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'A Glitch In The Matrix' Documentary Explores The Dark Side of Simulation Theory
What happens when simulation theory becomes more than a fascinating thought experiment?
By Stephen Johnson | Big Think
Simulation theory proposes that our world is likely a simulation created by beings with super-powerful computers.
In "A Glitch in the Matrix," filmmaker Rodney Ascher explores the philosophy behind simulation theory, and interviews a handful of people who believe the world is a simulation.
"A Glitch in the Matrix" premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is now available to stream online.
Are you living in a computer simulation?
If you've spent enough time online, you've probably encountered this question. Maybe it was in one of the countless articles on simulation theory. Maybe it was during the chaos of 2020, when Twitter users grew fond of saying things like "we're living in the worst simulation" or "what a strange timeline we're living in." Or maybe you saw that clip of Elon Musk telling an audience at a tech conference that the probability of us not living in a simulation is "one in billions."
It might sound ludicrous. But Twitter memes and quotes from "The Matrix" aside, simulation theory has some lucid arguments to back it up. The most cited explanation came in 2003, when Oxford University philosopher Nick Bostrom published a paper claiming at least one of the following statements is true:
The human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a "posthuman" stage
Any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof)
We are almost certainly living in a computer simulation
The basic idea: Considering that computers are growing exponentially powerful, it's reasonable to think that future civilizations might someday be able to use supercomputers to create simulated worlds. These worlds would probably be populated by simulated beings. And those beings might be us.
In the new documentary "A Glitch in the Matrix", filmmaker Rodney Ascher sends viewers down the rabbit hole of simulation theory, exploring the philosophical ideas behind it, and the stories of a handful of people for whom the theory has become a worldview.
The film features, for example, a man called Brother Laeo Mystwood, who describes how a series of strange coincidences and events — a.k.a "glitches in the matrix" — led him to believe the world is a simulation. Another interviewee, a man named Paul Gude, said the turning point for him came in childhood when he was watching people sing at a church service; the "absurdity of the situation" caused him to realize "none of this is real."
But others have darker reactions after coming to believe the world is a simulation. For example, if you believe you're in a simulation, you might also think that some people in the simulation are less real than you. A few of the film's subjects describe the idea of other people being "chemical robots" or "non-player characters," a video-game term used to describe characters who behave according to code.
The documentary's most troubling sequences features the story of Joshua Cooke. In 2003, Cooke was 19 years old and suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness when he became obsessed with "The Matrix." He believed he was living in a simulation. On a February night, he shot and killed his adoptive parents with a shotgun. The murder trial spawned what's now known as the "Matrix defence," a version of the insanity defence in which a defendant claims to have been unable to distinguish reality from simulation when they committed a crime.
Of course, Cooke's case lies on the extreme side of the simulation theory world, and there's nothing inherently nihilistic about simulation theory or people who believe in it. After all, there are many ways to think about simulation theory and its implications, just as there are many different ways to think about religion.
And as with religion, a key question in simulation theory is: Who created the simulation and why?
In his 2003 paper, Bostrom argued that future human civilizations might be interested in creating "ancestor simulations," meaning that our world might be a simulation of a human civilization that once existed in base reality; it'd be a way for future humans to study their past. Other explanations range from the simulation being some form of entertainment for future humans, to the simulation being the creation of aliens.
"If this is a simulation, there's sort of a half dozen different explanations for what this is for," Ascher told Big Think. "And some of them are completely opposite from one another."
To learn more about simulation theory and those who believe in it, we spoke to Ascher about "A Glitch in the Matrix", which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and is now available to stream online. (This interview has been lightly edited for concision and clarity.)
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Throughout 2020, many people seemed to talk about the world being a simulation, especially on Twitter. What do you make of that?
I see that just as sort of evidence of how deep the idea [of simulation theory] is penetrating our culture. You know, I'm addicted to Twitter, and everyday something strange happens in the news, and people make some jokes about, "This simulation is misfiring," or, "What am I doing in the dumbest possible timeline?"
I enjoy those conversations. But two things about them: On the one hand, they're using simulation theory as a way to let off steam, right? "Well, this world is so absurd, perhaps that's an explanation for it," or, "Maybe at the end of the day it doesn't matter that much because this isn't the real world."
But also, when you talk about the strange or horrifying, or bizarre unlikely things that happen as evidence [for the simulation], then that begs the question, well what is the simulation for, and why would these things happen? They could be an error or glitch in the matrix. […] Or those strange things that happen might be the whole point [of the simulation].
How do you view the connections between religious ideas and simulation theory?
I kind of went in [to making the film] thinking that this was, in large part, going to be a discussion of the science. And people very quickly went to, you know, religious and sort of ethical places.
I think that connection made itself clearest when I talked to Erik Davis, who wrote a book called "Techgnosis", which is specifically about the convergence of religion and technology. He wanted to make it clear that, from his point of view, simulation theory was sort of a 21st century spin on earlier ideas, some of them quite ancient.
To say that [religion and simulation theory] are exactly the same thing is sort of pushing it. […] You could say that if simulation theory is correct, and that we are genuinely in some sort of digitally created world, that earlier traditions wouldn't have had the vocabulary for that.
So, they would have talked about it in terms of magic. But by the same token, if those are two alternative, if similar, explanations for how the world works, I think one of the interesting things that it does is that either one suggests something different about the creator itself.
In a religious tradition, the creator is this omnipotent, supernatural being. But in simulation theory, it could be a fifth-grader who just happens to have access to an incredibly powerful computer [laughs].
How did your views on simulation theory change since you started working on this documentary?
I think what's changed my mind the most in the course of working on the film is how powerful it is as a metaphor for understanding the here-and-now world, without necessarily having to believe in [simulation theory] literally.
Emily Pothast brought up the idea of Plato's cave as sort of an early thought experiment that is kind of resonant of simulation theory. And she expands upon it, talking about how, in 21st century America, the shadows that we're seeing of the real world are much more vivid. You know, the media diets that we all absorb, that are all reflections of the real world.
But the danger that the ones you're seeing aren't accurate—whether that's just signal loss from mistakes made by journalists working in good faith, or whether it's intentional distortion by somebody with an agenda—that leads to a really provocative idea about the artificial world, the simulated world, that each of us create, and then live in, based on our upbringing, our biases, and our media diet. That makes me stop and pause from time to time.
Do you see any connections between mental illness, or an inability to empathize with others, and some peoples' obsession with simulation theory?
It can certainly lead to strange, obsessive thinking. [Laughs] For some reason, I feel like I have to defend [people who believe in simulation theory], or qualify it. But you can get into the same sort of non-adaptive behaviour obsessing on, you know, the Beatles or the Bible, or anything. [Charles] Manson was all obsessed on "The White Album." He didn't need simulation theory to send him down some very dark paths.
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Why do you think people are attracted to simulation theory?
You might be attracted to it because your peer group is attracted to it, or people that you admire are attracted to it, which lends it credibility. But also like, just the way you and I are talking about it now, it's a juicy topic that extends in a thousand different ways.
And despite the cautionary tales that come up in the film, I've had a huge amount of fascinating social conversations with people because of my interest in simulation theory, and I imagine it's true about a lot of people who spend a lot of time thinking about it. I don't know if they all think about it alone, right? Or if it's something that they enjoy talking about with other people.
If technology became sufficiently advanced, would you create a simulated world?
It'd be very tempting, especially if I could add the power of flight or something like that [laughs]. I think the biggest reason not to, and I just saw this on a comment on Twitter yesterday, and I don't know if it had occurred to me, but what might stop me is all the responsibility I'd feel to all the people within it, right? If this were an accurate simulation of planet Earth, the amounts of suffering that occurs there for all the creatures and what they went through, that might be what stops me from doing it.
If you discovered you were living in a simulation, would it change the way you behave in the world?
I think I would need more information about what the nature of the purpose of the simulation is. If I found out that I was the only person in a very elaborate virtual-reality game, and I had forgotten who I really was, well then I would act very differently then I would if I learned this is an accurate simulation of 21st century America as conceived by aliens or people in the far future, in which case I think things would stay more or less the same — you know, my closest personal relationships, and my responsibility to my family and friends.
Just that we're in a simulation isn't enough. If all we know is that it's a simulation, kind of the weirdness is that that word "simulation" starts to mean less. Because whatever qualities the real world has and ours doesn't is inconceivable to us. This is still as real as real gets.
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'Intransigence' Prolongs Commercial Boycott of Qatar
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Riyadh- Observers believe that the anti-terrorism states' boycott of Doha is heading towards prolongation as some western officials declared that there isn't an imminent solution for the Qatari crisis with expectations for additional sanctions which would put more strains on Qatar's economy.
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Zain added that the Qatari crisis is heading towards prolongation and probably additional sanctions, in a way that leads to the greatest damage in the history of Qatar's economy.
In the same context, Dr. Salem Baajaja said all indicators show that the boycott of Qatar will be prolonged and this will expose the country to more economic losses due to the isolation.
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package com.auth0.spring.security.api;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.springframework.security.authentication.AuthenticationProvider;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

public class JwtWebSecurityConfigurerTest {

    @Test
    public void shouldCreateRS256Configurer() throws Exception {
        JwtWebSecurityConfigurer configurer = JwtWebSecurityConfigurer.forRS256("audience", "issuer");

        assertThat(configurer, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.audience, is("audience"));
        assertThat(configurer.issuer, is("issuer"));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(instanceOf(JwtAuthenticationProvider.class)));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldCreateRS256ConfigurerWithCustomAuthenticationProvider() throws Exception {
        AuthenticationProvider provider = mock(AuthenticationProvider.class);
        JwtWebSecurityConfigurer configurer = JwtWebSecurityConfigurer.forRS256("audience", "issuer", provider);

        assertThat(configurer, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.audience, is("audience"));
        assertThat(configurer.issuer, is("issuer"));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(provider));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldCreateHS256ConfigurerWithBase64EncodedSecret() throws Exception {
        JwtWebSecurityConfigurer configurer = JwtWebSecurityConfigurer.forHS256WithBase64Secret("audience", "issuer", "c2VjcmV0");

        assertThat(configurer, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.audience, is("audience"));
        assertThat(configurer.issuer, is("issuer"));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(instanceOf(JwtAuthenticationProvider.class)));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldCreateHS256Configurer() throws Exception {
        JwtWebSecurityConfigurer configurer = JwtWebSecurityConfigurer.forHS256("audience", "issuer", "secret".getBytes());

        assertThat(configurer, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.audience, is("audience"));
        assertThat(configurer.issuer, is("issuer"));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(instanceOf(JwtAuthenticationProvider.class)));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldCreateHS256ConfigurerWithCustomAuthenticationProvider() throws Exception {
        AuthenticationProvider provider = mock(AuthenticationProvider.class);
        JwtWebSecurityConfigurer configurer = JwtWebSecurityConfigurer.forHS256("audience", "issuer", provider);

        assertThat(configurer, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.audience, is("audience"));
        assertThat(configurer.issuer, is("issuer"));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(notNullValue()));
        assertThat(configurer.provider, is(provider));
    }
}

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Initiated and supported by Saarstahl AG and the Stahlstiftung Saar the new children's day-care center "Stahlsternchen", which is close to the company and belongs to the state office of the Workers Welfare Federal Association (AWO), was officially opened today. The operation in the Siemensstrasse 1 has been running since February 1st this year and it is financed by public funds and parental contributions within the legal regulations. In addition, Saarstahl AG takes over the annual operating costs. The management of the children's day-care center is in the hands of Petra Haben, who is supported by a team of 8 professional educators.
"The promotion of reconcilation of work and family is a natural part of our business culture" said Peter Schweda, Chief Human Resources Officer, Saarstahl, in his opening speech. "The closely located day-care center makes an important contribution, not only for its own employees. We therefore also assume social responsibility and with the state office of the Workers Welfare Federal Association we have a good partner in the field of professional and pedagogical support on our side."
The name of the day-care center results from an employee survey at Saarstahl. From a total of 75 different name suggestions, a jury of representatives from the HR Department and the Work Council chose the name "Stahlsternchen" which can be translated as "little steel stars".
"We are delighted that the steel industry of our region values our expertise and that we have been called to operate the new children's day care center "Stahlsternchen" here, after opening the day care centers "Hüttenbären I and II" in Dillingen. " said Marc Dubois, chairman of the state office of the Workers Welfare Federal Association (AWO). "Education and care as well as attractive opening times, where family and job be connected very well, show the specifics of the children's day-care center."
As responsible of now 21 children's day-care centers, the AWO get involved actively in (the) Saarland in expanding the demands and qualitiy care services, Dubois said. "In this regard I would not miss it, federal and state governments to thank for helping to build this day-care center" said the chairman.
Distinctive architecture
From the outside, the warm yellow and orange tones of the artistical designed facade provide a distinctive look of the new building. In combination with the natural materials used, it blends harmonically in the surrounding landscape. In the entrance the individual design of the floor catches your eye. Fresh touches of colour in the logo-colours of the AWO and the Saarstahl symbols make the seamles plastic base into a real eye-catcher. In the buidling there a 30 rooms, including 3 group rooms, 2 silence rooms and 2 baby changing rooms and in addition a kitchen which is suitable for children and a room where parents can talk and exchange. The light-filled corridors are often used by childern as a play area, the L-shaped form protects the area of younger children from a high noise level. The day-care center is equipped with a modern fire alarm and an intrusion detection system that is connected directly to the fire department and the works security from Saarstahl. In protected outdoor areas the children have access to several climbing frames and swings, as well as to a paved Bobbycar track.
Family-friendly opening times
In the children's day-care center, the children of Saarstahl workers and other working parents from Völklingen are looked after from 6.30 am until 6 pm, occasionally until 8 pm. On Saturdays it is on demand from 8 am until 3.30 pm. Altogether it can accommodate 53 children aged 8 weeks to school age.
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<?php

namespace GenTux\Jwt\Support;

use GenTux\Jwt\Http\JwtMiddleware;

class LumenServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{

    /**
     * Register middlewares for JWT that can be used in routes file
     */
    protected function registerMiddleware()
    {
        $this->app->routeMiddleware(['jwt' => JwtMiddleware::class]);
    }
}


You may remember our post a few weeks ago about Jason Schwartzman's involvement in Pacific Standard Time.
Courtesy of Pacific Standard Time, we are giving away a $30 Visa gift card (which we encourage you to use at the LACMA Shop!). To enter, tell us what your favorite Pacific Standard Time exhibition is and why by commenting on this post.
Deadline to enter is Friday, 18 November at 11:59 EST.
I think my favorite exhibition is "Eames Designs: The Guest-Host Relationship." On top of the beautiful simplicity of Eames furniture, the guest-host dynamic is an interesting one. I'm intrigued by the idea of furniture designed in anticipation of the guest.
"LA Xicano: Mapping LA" at UCLA's Fowler Museum is a jaw-dropping exhibit collecting work from Chicano artists in LA. A giant mural at the entrance, depicting a mythical union of native American and Spaniard, sets the stage for an incredibly unique and eclectic show. Go for the mural alone.
unfortunately not in CA, but if I were I'd be at the LACMA exhibit: California Design, 1930-1965: "Living in a Modern Way" — it looks like such a fantastic collection/time capsule!
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I have a wireless card brand D-Link (model DWA-160 [USB]). Apparently it is easily detected when you start your computer (although I must unplug it and that I put back on the stand) but when I choose my connection, I request WPA 2 (normal) and sometimes not connect and I do not understand why. Can you help me? I use the LiveCD version stable.
Have you covered the basics? Checked for installed drivers or looked at using ndiswrapper? Doublechecked your WPA2 authentication? Distance from your router? Windows drivers under ndiswrapper sometimes result in weaker performance.
This doesn't sound paldo-related so much as a wireless hardware or installation issue. There are a number of posts on the Ubuntu forums for your adaptor that might help.


Every expecting woman worries about that critical time when they are supposed to bring in new life to earth. That time when the nine or so months of the pregnancy you have been carrying finally come to an end with the delivery of a baby who so many people including the world itself seem to have been expecting. You need to prepare yourself for that time because it can either bring joy or misery to you. That is why I am proposing this very powerful spell for you whose work will be to insure you and your baby during that critical time.
The pain of unsuccessful delivery can be very intense, be it is Physical pain, emotional or mental, it is all devastating. Think of how long you have to wait get pregnant again? What will you tell your husband? So, it is very important that you prepare adequately for delivery by putting in place a safety guarantee. That guarantee for you is this effective spell which works to enable you have a successful delivery without any disappointment.
You love your husband so much and the baby you are carrying. Your husband has given you his seed to carry and you don?t want to disappoint him. He trusts you to carry his children so that the two of you can start a family together. Why should you disappoint that trust?
It?s high time you proved to your husband that he can always trust you with his children because you will safely carry them and also bring them out to earth. You understand how important kids are to him and so take advantage of this powerful spell and secure for yourself a successful delivery.


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Saudi Arabia 2017 | TELECOMS & IT | INTERVIEW
An enterprising and avid visionary with a strong entrepreneurial track record in various successful startups, Ayman Abdullah Alfallaj's success has been underpinned by extensive investment banking experience across three continents. With Thiqah since its inception, he has been a key contributor to the successful enterprise it now is. He remains very active in the start-up scene and is a board member of various reputable institutions.
How you have grown to your current size from a small initial capital base?
We began our journey in 2012 with limited capital and means, which we supplanted with the boundless energy and innovation of young enterprising Saudis. Our success was underpinned by pioneering a true PPP model in Saudi Arabia that delivered a strong and lasting value proposition. Naturally, we reinforced this approach with an operating and business model geared towards generating commercial opportunities by enabling and delivering better public services. Government entities are our key customers, and our goal was to enable them to serve every citizen better.
How do you support and finance your operations? How do you generate revenue?
Whenever we come up with a solution we think about it from a multidimensional perspective; stakeholders, sustainability, and financials. In this sense, we assure an added value to all stakeholders that the solution will have direct positive impact in which we generate revenue. We believe that if you create a truly innovative and smart solution, something of true value, then the revenues will follow. There is no one revenue generation method here at Thiqah, such as a supermarket.
What are some of your most recent products, and how do they fit your business model?
One recently launched product with the Ministry of Housing was "Wafi" or off-plan sales. Essentially, this is the licensing map-located sales for real estate units. This enables developers to engage in large-scale real estate projects, such as apartment complexes, and sell units as they progress in their build-out, organically funding later stages with earlier ones. Wafi provides full integration with the Ministry of Justice for the seamless electronic transfer of deeds, automates all requests for complete licensing, and electronically evaluates real-estate developers and their projects. Of greatest value is perfecting the virtual integration of all stakeholders along the same value chain. This embodies our business model because it is innovative and provides a great benefit to the country, much like our award-winning 180-second CR registration, which saved over 2 million workdays. The economy-wide impact of such an initiative is enormous. OPS "Wafi" will reduce the price of real estate units for end-users and developers and lower the cost of funding for banks and investors while generating improved returns. The overall process is also streamlined, automated, and instantaneous.
What about future areas of growth?
When the National Transfromation Program (NTP) was released, we examined our activities and realized that our business model truly embodies just what privatization is all about. We want to introduce this model to other entities and have expanded our portfolio with the Ministry of Commerce and Investment (MCI). Today, we are proud to have solidified partnerships with over 12 governmental entities who replicate our proven partnership model.
Is there an opportunity to privatize this organization?
We are a 100% private entity. If the question is about going public, we are ready in terms of all policies and procedures to go to the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and satisfy its requirements.
What are your most immediate ambitions in the next 12 months?
The country is on a very fast track to development. Going at the same pace requires Thiqah to be more dynamic than ever and means we must double our efforts to fulfill our purpose of leading change. With that in mind, we have major programs with many initiatives. We have to maintain strong relations with every governmental entity, innovate, and enable entrepreneurs to become key factors in what we do.
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St. Teresa of Calcutta spoke these words to American Ambassador Philip Habib in 1982. War had consumed Lebanon, making it impossible to cross from the eastern side to the western side of Beirut without begin killed. In the midst of the crisis, humanitarian organizations found out that more than 100 mentally ill orphans had been abandoned in west Beirut. Their caretakers had fled the crisis in panic, leaving the orphans without any care at all. These children were dying in the midst of chaos.
With little belief, Mr. Habib told St. Teresa that, if there was in fact a ceasefire, she would be able to cross Beirut to rescue the children.
The next day, silence fell over the city. No bombs fell. The fighting paused, and a miracle took form as St. Teresa was escorted to the orphanage. One by one, she loaded every single child into cars to be taken to the closest Missionaries of Charity home to receive proper care. She was a woman on Christ's mission, and heaven had her back.
As the Synod of the Youth approaches, its members will discuss the ever-evolving, ever-expanding role of women in the Church. This has been a theme of Pope Francis's pontificate, and many feel the full scope of women's influence as leaders in the Church has yet to be realized.
Pope Francis has invited women into round-table discussion at the Vatican on several occasions and has even commissioned a committee to explore the possibility of women in the diaconate.
These are wonderful steps to see where women can be more involved in the decision-making of the Church — but St. Teresa's life reveals to us that we already have what we need to have greater influence. Pope Francis recognizes this and addresses it.
Our Pope is right: The Church needs our feminine genius. The good news is we never need permission to contribute our very selves to the faith. Women have a unique nature. We reveal God's touch in a way that is different and complementary to men. We have a power that the world desperately needs.
St. Teresa singlehandedly changed the world. She gave her entire being to Jesus Christ, and He used her unique feminine qualities to challenge the world and make it more humane through her. She — in her beauty, her humility, her boldness, her holiness — gave the world a bigger heart because she could see and nurture the other. She started with one; by 1982, she had reach 42,000 men and women whom she had personally impacted. By the time of her death, it was countless.
Encounter and accompany. By the nature of her feminine genius, woman focuses on the other. She cares about the individual as a unique person who has unique needs. She encounters others in a special way and invites them into a community. Pope Francis has said that the Gospel must be spread in our culture through encounter and accompaniment, one at a time. A woman does this naturally, just at St. Teresa started her work, one at a time. The Lord is asking us to harness what is in us to step out of our comfort zones and to encounter the other in our churches and in our society. He wants us to accompany those around us in their own journeys so that we can lead them to the God who loves them so much.
Act for righteousness.St. Teresa never stopped challenging those around her to live righteously. She hungered for righteousness, and where she saw that it was needed, she humbly called those around her to the task. Woman naturally desires virtue. Beauty exists within her, and so she desires beauty around her. That beauty is created within a society of virtue and systems of righteousness. Women in the Church can humbly yet boldly challenge her leaders to live righteously and work to make sure her members are striving for holiness.
Hold up the Church in prayer. Relationship is one of the main drivers of a woman's soul. Much of her behavior is driven by the need for relationship. The strongest relationship in her live should be with God. Of all her activism, Mother Teresa spent more time praying than anything else. Women can set the example of what it means to have a thriving prayer life as the very foundation for our lives. Prayer and fasting will open a space for the Holy Spirit to move and do the work of the Gospel. Women can fight for the Bride of Christ by increasing their prayer and fasting and teaching the rest of the Church to do the same.
St. Teresa of Calcutta was a woman of the 20th century. She knew well the modern problems that we face today, and yet she had a deep and lasting effect on the culture. She didn't wait for permission, but she acted on her love for Jesus and the feminine nature that lived within her. When I think of Pope Francis' desire for the feminine genius to have a larger leadership in the Church, I think of her: beautiful, feminine and completely fierce for Jesus, His Church and His people.
Following St. Teresa's example, let's not wait. Let's instead bring our influence to the table now as the formal discussion is taking place.


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Metal Church Lead Singer Mike Howe Passed Away At The Age Of 55
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The official Facebook page of Metal Church announced the death of their 55-year-old lead singer Mike Howe yesterday.
Howe joined Metal Church in 1988, replacing their previous lead singer David Wayne. The singer quit the band in 1996 because it was hard for him to balance his life and music at the same time. He was gone for almost 20 years and during his absence, he worked as a carpenter which was his family business.
He rejoined the band in 2015 and released 4 more albums in addition to the 3 albums they had released before their breakup. Howe stated in an interview with Sticks For Stones in 2018 that he didn't want to come back to the band because of 'nostalgia' but because he wanted to produce something better than they did before. Howe was so satisfied with the end result of 'Damned If You Do' that he went on the road with the band afterward.
Going through a lot together, the band expressed their sadness through their announcement on Facebook. They stated that Mike Howe is a 'true legend' of heavy metal. They also asked the fans and others to respect their mourning.
Here is what they stated in their Facebook post:
"It is with our deepest regrets that we must announce the passing of our brother, our friend and true legend of heavy metal music. Mike Howe passed away this morning at his home in Eureka, California. We are devastated and at a loss for words. Please respect our privacy and the Howe family's privacy during this most difficult time."
Although it was announced that he passed away in his home in Eureka, California, there has been no statement about the cause of his death. His fans from all over the world are sending their condolences and expressing deep sadness in the comments section. They stated their shock upon receiving the news and wondered why he died as he was in such good shape.
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Sometimes one of the secretariat managers write the study of the issue in question, but normally an external person, for example a researcher in Sweden or abroad who have specialist knowledge in the area in question, will be assigned to write a report to the EBA.
In essence, this constitutes a working method which has been successfully used elsewhere, such as at the Expert Group for Studies in Public Finance, ESO, and which has come to be known as "double independence". That is, firstly EBA is independent from its client and funding body, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. And secondly the individual author is independent also from EBA.
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I found this recipe just in time to post it for the upcoming 4th of July picnics, potlucks, and parties. A hearty and satisfying meat free bbq option, the peanut butter really shines and compliments the barbecue sauce well. Use your favorite store bought or homemade barbecue sauce as I believe the tangy/spicy and sweet/smokey sauces will both work well. Serve with greens, in a sandwich, or in a salad.
-Mix peanut butter, paprika, salt, garlic powder, pepper, and vegetable oil in the bottom of a 9x13 glass baking dish using a spatula. Gently toss the tofu with the peanut butter sauce. If the peanut sauce doesn't spread easily, bake the tofu for ~10 minutes and toss again. Bake for about 1 hour, tossing halfway through baking. Coat the tofu with barbecue sauce and toss to coat. Bake for another 30 minutes.


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Q: How to add region in packer ami data source We have a number of aws ami's, now in my pipeline i would like to use the latest ami but its failing on the following error
   Error: Datasource.Execute failed: Error querying AMI: MissingRegion: could not find region configuration

I have given the region in the source block but when i specify region in data source block its not working. Can you please suggest how can i accomplish this
packer {
   required_plugins {
     amazon = {
       version = ">= 0.0.1"
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/amazon"
     }
   }
}

data "amazon-ami" "my_ami_ds" {
  filters = {
    virtualization-type = "hvm"
    name                = "my-test-ami*"
    root-device-type    = "ebs"
  }
  owners      = ["${var.aws_account_id}"]
  most_recent = true
  region      = "${var.aws_region}"
}

Workflow yaml
      name: packer

      on:
        workflow_run:
        workflows: [msbuild]
        types:
  - completed

jobs:
  packer:
  runs-on: my-runner
  strategy:
   matrix:
    environment: ['dev','test','prod']

steps:
  - name: Ensure previous build succeeded
    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'success' }}
    run: exit 1

  - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.2

  - name: Setup AWS configuration
    run: scripts/actions-setup-aws-config

  - name: Setup Packer
    uses: hashicorp-contrib/setup-packer@v1
    with:
      packer-version: 1.8.2

  - name: Get release info
    id: release_info
    uses: actions/github-script@v6
    with:
      script: |
        const allArtifacts = await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRunArtifacts({
           owner: context.repo.owner,
           repo: context.repo.repo,
           run_id: context.payload.workflow_run.id,
        });
        return {
          artifactId: artifact.id,
          version: artifact.name.replace(artifactBaseName, "")
        };
  - name: Set release info
    id: release_output
    run: |
      ARTIFACT_ID=$(echo '${{ steps.release_info.outputs.result }}' | jq '.artifactId')
      ARTIFACT_URL=https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/artifacts/$ARTIFACT_ID/zip
      VERSION=$(echo '${{ steps.release_info.outputs.result }}' | jq '.version')
      echo "::set-output name=artifact_url::$ARTIFACT_URL"
      echo "::set-output name=version::$VERSION"
  - name: Packer init
    working-directory: ./work_dir
    run: packer init .

  - name: Packer build
    working-directory: ./work_dir
    run: |
      packer build -timestamp-ui \
        --var-file "variables/${{ matrix.environment }}.pkrvars.hcl" \
        --var build_version=${{ steps.release_output.outputs.version }} \
        --var artifacts_url=${{ steps.release_output.outputs.artifact_url }} \
        --var artifacts_token=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} .
  - name: Get AMI ID
    working-directory: ./work_dir
    run: |
      AMI_ID=$(jq -r '.builds[-1].artifact_id' manifest.json | cut -d ":" -f2)
      echo "Created AMI with ID $AMI_ID" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
     service-company-api-pipeline/packer.yml at master ·
     HavenEngineering/service-company-api-pipeline

aws config script
      #!/bin/bash

      set -o errexit
      set -o pipefail
      set -o nounset

     source "$(dirname "${0}")/common"

     #ensure_invoked_from_repo
     #ensure_invoked_in_github_actions

     repo_root_path="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
     aws_config_path="${repo_root_path}/.aws_config"

     rm -f "${aws_config_path}"
     touch "${aws_config_path}"

     source "$(dirname "${0}")/aws-account-ids"

    for env in "${!aws_account_ids[@]}"; do
       cat <<EOF >>"${aws_config_path}"
       [profile company-${env}]
       region            = eu-west-1
       role_arn          = arn:aws:iam::${aws_account_ids[${env}]}:role/ciadmin
      credential_source = Ec2InstanceMetadata
      EOF
      done

      echo "AWS_CONFIG_FILE=${aws_config_path}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"

New packer build command
   - name: Packer build
    working-directory: ./work_dir
    run: |
      packer build -timestamp-ui \
        --var AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=eu-west-1

Added as env variable in workflow file still same
  name: packer
  env:
      AWS_REGION: eu-west-1
  on:
    workflow_run:
    workflows: [msbuild]
    types:
        - completed

A: The error indicates that var.aws_region is undefined.
You have two options:

*

*You pass the region as a variable from the pipeline:
packer build -timestamp-ui \
  ...
  -var "aws_region=..."
  ...

*You export the region as an environment variable in your pipeline:
export AWS_REGION=...

and then reference it in the packer file:
variable "aws_region" {
  default = env("AWS_REGION")
}


TALLAHASSEE, FLA.—A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state capitol Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill.
The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of the Everglades. They held signs, chanted slogans and burst into lawmakers' offices demanding to be heard.
Also, teens in at least a dozen South Florida schools walked out of class to protest gun violence and commemorate the shooting victims. About 2,000 students, parents, teachers and supporters held hands and chanted outside the Parkland campus.
Megan Mui, a 15-year-old, walked two-and-a-half hours from her school to Stoneman Douglas.
"I want to show my support for the changes we need to make so this never happens again," she said, adding that she would like to see a ban on weapons like the AR-15. "They should be strictly for military" purposes.
The suspect, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, has been jailed on 17 counts of murder. Defence attorneys, state records and people who knew him indicate that he displayed behavioural troubles for years, including getting kicked out of the Parkland school. He owned a collection of weapons.
Negron did not answer directly. "That's an issue that we're reviewing," he said.
Florida lawmakers have rebuffed gun restrictions since Republicans took control of both the governor's office and the Legislature in 1999.


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Q: Setting Date() object to specific time if I know the timezone in string I am trying to do something in node.js
So now if a user inputs a date, example 21/10/2020 at 1pm, I would like to create a Date() object with that date but adjusted to the User's timezone.
The only information I have about the timezone is the IANA(?) name, such as "Asia/Shanghai"
so is there anyway to do something like
const adjusted = new Date(2020, 9, 21, 13, 0, 'Asia/Shanghai');

to get the correct date? I am open to using packages.
Edit: Similarly, is there any easy packages out there to find the time offset (e.g. UTC + x) given the name? For example it would return +8 if the input is 'Asia/Shanghai'
Edit 2: To anyone else who came upon this, you can do what I want using dayjs.
for example, dayjs.tz("2020-12-01 12:30", "Europe/London") would give you a dayjs object with the correct time stamp.

A: You can use moment-timezone to create a date with a certain timezone:

const date = moment().tz("Asia/Shanghai");
console.log(date.format());
<script src="https://momentjs.com/downloads/moment.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://momentjs.com/downloads/moment-timezone-with-data.min.js"></script>

A: That's a great answer from @eol.
I'd also consider giving the new Luxon module a look, it does a lot of this kind of thing very nicely and it has an IANAZone class too!

const timeZone = "Asia/Shanghai";
const DateTime = luxon.DateTime;
const dt = DateTime.fromObject( { year: 2020, month: 10, day: 21, hour: 13, zone: timeZone})
console.log(`Time (${timeZone}):`, dt.toString());
console.log(`Time (UTC):`, dt.toUTC().toString());
const IANAZone = luxon.IANAZone;
let zone = IANAZone.create(timeZone);
console.log("UTC Offset:", (zone.offset(dt) >=0 ? "+": "-") + (zone.offset(dt) / 60));
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/luxon/1.25.0/luxon.min.js" integrity="sha512-OyrI249ZRX2hY/1CAD+edQR90flhuXqYqjNYFJAiflsKsMxpUYg5kbDDAVA8Vp0HMlPG/aAl1tFASi1h4eRoQw==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>


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import React, { PropTypes, Component } from 'react';
import NavigationBar from './NavigationBar';
import Snackbar from 'components/utils/Snackbar';
import Sidebar from 'components/sidebar/Sidebar';
import DialogRoot from 'components/dialog/DialogRoot';
import '../../../style/layout/layout.scss';
import '../../../style/pages/pages.scss';

class Layout extends Component {
    render() {
        return (

                    <NavigationBar />

                        <Sidebar />
                        { this.props.children }
                        <DialogRoot />

                <Snackbar />

        );
    }
}

Layout.propTypes = {
    children: PropTypes.object,
};

export default Layout;


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Type: LRNOT
Party: Notice of Public Hearing on February 9, 2023
Attorney/Contact: Monte Moore
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On February 9, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., in the Centre at University Park, 6401 W. 12th Street, pursuant to the provisions of Section 31 and 36 of the Code of Ordinances, the Little Rock Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on various proposals for the following properties:
1. S-1914-A – Lot 1, O. Jack Hartsell III, Inc. Subdivision – Replat, located at 7100 Beck Road.
2. Z-9751 – Masterminds Real Estate; LLC – Duplex – Conditional Use Permit, located at 1914 Dennison Street.
3. Z-9755 – HCS, Inc. – Duplexes – Conditional Use Permit, located at the Northwest Corner of W. 46th Street and Foster Street.
4. Z-7500-I – Hamilton Station – POD, located North of 14800 Cantrell Road.
5. Z-4156-C – GSBC – Hair Salon – PD-C, located at 5901 W. 57th Street.
6. Z-5817-L – Cantrell West Retail Center – PCD, located at 15122 Cantrell Road.
7. Z-5502-J – West Kanis Storage – Revised PD-C, located West of 17301 Kanis Road.
8. Z-9747 – York Accessory Dwelling – Conditional Use Permit, located at 319 S. Valmar Street.
9. Requested appeal of the Planning Staff's approval of a staff-level recombination of previously platted lots; Lots 33R and 34R, Grandview Addition
(5120/5200 N. Grandview Street).
10. Z-9739 – Love Family Care Facility – special Use Permit, located at 5918 Drexel Avenue.
11. Z-9746 – Rivera Event Center – Conditional Use Permit, located at 7521 Geyer Springs Road.
12. Z-9535-A – Ranch Creek Townhomes – PD-R, located on the West side of Tulley Cove, North of 16,100 Cantrell Road.
Interested parties may participate in the public hearing to be held at the above-mentioned place and time, by registering in-person at the public hearing, or in one of the following ways:
a. No later than 24 hours prior to the public hearing time, email written comments/written statement to lrzoning@littlerock.gov, including associated item name(s) or case number(s.) The comments/statements will be submitted for consideration to the Planning Commission.
b. The meeting may be attended in person. The meeting will be held in the Centre at University Park, 6401 W. 12th Street. The meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. For further information on meeting protocol, you may contact the Department of Planning and Development staff at (501) 371-4790, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Project applications and related information is available for visual review in the Department of Planning and Development, 723 West Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas. Interested parties are invited to contact the Planning and Development Department by phone at (501) 371-4790 to discuss application details or make arrangements to review available information.
The City of Little Rock complies with all civil rights provisions of federal laws and related authorities that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The City of Little Rock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, income status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, political opinions or affiliation, in admission or access to and treatment in the City's programs and activities, as well as the city's hiring or employment practices. Complaints of alleged discrimination and inquiries regarding the City's nondiscrimination policies may be directed to: Title VI Coordinator, 500 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501- 371-4583.
This notice is available from the Title VI Coordinator in large print or recording. Free language assistance for those with Limited English Proficiency is available upon request.
La ciudad de Little Rock cumple con todas las disposiciones de derechos civiles de los estatutos federales y autoridades relacionadas que prohiben la discriminacion en programas y actividades que reciben asistencia financiera federal. La ciudad de Little Rock no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, credo, religion, sexo, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, estado de ingresos, estado civil, orientacion sexual, identidad de genero, informacion genetica, las opiniones politicas o afiliacion, en la admision o acceso y tratamiento en los programas y actividades de la ciudad, asi como de contratacion de empleados de la ciudad. Las quejas de supuesta discriminacion y consultas sobre la politica antidiscriminatoria de la ciudad pueden ser dirigidas a Coordinador del Titulo VI, 500 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, 501-371-4583.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 17TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2023.
Monte Moore, Development Administrator, Department of Planning and Development DR1T-01/24/23