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/**
 @private
 @class A Picking class
 */
c3dl.Picking = function (scene)
{
  var scn = scene;
  var cam = scn.getCamera();

  /**
   @private
   Returns an array of 2 elements. The mouse button clicked and an array of object
   index number in the current scene in sorted order (closet to farthest).

   @param {} event

   @returns {Array} The mouse button clicked and the array of object index number.
   */
  this.onMouseDown = function (event)
  {
    // user may have switched the camera or the user may have moved the camera
    // and then clicked, so everytime the user tries to pick something, get the
    // camera being used at the time of the click.
    cam = scn.getCamera();

    var canvasTag = scn.getCanvas();

    // Get the viewport coordinates, that is the coordinates where the user clicked
    // on the canvas.
    // The viewport coordinates system:
    //
    // 0,0  _______ w, 0
    //     |       |
    //     |       |
    // 0,h |_______| w,h
    //
    var clickedCanvasCoords = getClickedCoords(event);

    // Convert the viewport coordinates into NDC. Since NDC is normalized,
    // it's as if we are calculating percentages. Note Y is flipped for NDC.
    // NDC space:
    //
    // -1,1   _______ 1, 1
    //       |       |
    //       |       |
    // -1,-1 |_______| 1,-1
    //
    // go from viewport coords to normalized device coords
    var normalizedDeviceCoords = [(2 * clickedCanvasCoords[0] / canvasTag.width) - 1, -((2 * clickedCanvasCoords[1] / canvasTag.height) - 1), 1, 1];

    var iproj = c3dl.inverseMatrix(scene.getProjectionMatrix());

    // To get the clip coords, we multiply the viewspace coordinates by
    // the projection matrix.
    // Working backwards across the pipeline, we have to take the normalized
    // device coordinates and multiply by the inverse projection matrix to get
    // the clip coordinates.
    var clipCoords = c3dl.multiplyMatrixByVector(iproj, normalizedDeviceCoords);
    // perspective divide
    clipCoords[0] /= clipCoords[3];
    clipCoords[1] /= clipCoords[3];
    clipCoords[2] /= clipCoords[3];

    // flip Y
    clipCoords[2] = -clipCoords[2];

    // The start of the ray is wherever the camera is.
    var rayInitialPoint = cam.getPosition();

    var x = clipCoords[0];
    var y = clipCoords[1];
    var z = clipCoords[2];

    // After this code was written a small bug was found in the freecamera class
    // until I have time to fix it, I'm putting in a quick fix.
    var kludge = c3dl.multiplyVector(cam.getLeft(), -1);
    var viewMatrix = c3dl.makePoseMatrix(kludge, cam.getUp(), cam.getDir(), cam.getPosition());

    // place the ray from clip space into view space
    //
    //
    var rayTerminalPoint = c3dl.multiplyMatrixByVector(viewMatrix, new C3DL_FLOAT_ARRAY([x, y, z, 0]));
    var rayDir = c3dl.normalizeVector(rayTerminalPoint);

    // This array will hold the indices of the objects which pass the boundingSphere/Ray test.
    // The indices are the ones the scene uses to identify objects.
    // All the objects which passed the rough bouding volume test can later on be more thouroughly
    // tested against the ray.  Objects which do
    var passedBoundsTest = new Array();

    // Collada objects must pass an enclosure test first before their individual
    // triangles are tested against the ray, to speed up this test.
    for (var i = 0, len = scn.getObjListSize(); i < len; i++)
    {
      var currObj = scn.getObj(i);

      // Make sure the object is a Collada before calling getPickable() since
      // not all objects in the scene will have that function.
      if ((currObj instanceof c3dl.Collada ||  currObj.getObjectType() === c3dl.SHAPE) && currObj.getPickable() && currObj.isVisible() && currObj.isInsideFrustum())
      {
        // do the bounding volumes of the geometry nodes intersect with the given ray?
        if (currObj.rayIntersectsEnclosures(rayInitialPoint, rayDir))
        {
          passedBoundsTest.push(currObj);
        }
      }
    }

    // references of objects which have passed their respective picking tests.
    var objectsPicked = new Array();

    // if the user only wants to only run the test against bounding volumes, just
    // make the array which holds the objects which passed the triangle test point to
    // the array we just filled up with object indices.  There is no need to recopy
    // everything into the array which holds the passed triangle tests.
    if (scn.getPickingPrecision() == c3dl.PICK_PRECISION_BOUNDING_VOLUME)
    {
      objectsPicked = passedBoundsTest;
    }

    // otherwise we will need to run the ray/triangle tests for every object
    else
    {
      // We only test the objects which have passed the bounding volume test.
      // If the ray has not intersected the bounding volume, it can't possibly intersect
      // with any triangle in the object.
      for (var i = 0, len = passedBoundsTest.length; i < len; i++)
      {
        var currObject = passedBoundsTest[i];

        if (currObject.getObjectType() === c3dl.SHAPE) {
          objectsPicked.push(passedBoundsTest[i]);
        }
        else {
          // if the collada object confirms the ray has intersected it, it will be
          // added to the list of objects the user picked.
          if (currObject.rayIntersectsTriangles(rayInitialPoint, rayDir))
          {
            objectsPicked.push(passedBoundsTest[i]);
          }
        }
      }
    }

    // POINT PICKING
    // get the projection tranformation (either perspective or orthographic)
    var projMatrix = cam.getProjectionMatrix();
    var viewMatrix = cam.getViewMatrix();
    var viewProjMatrix = c3dl.multiplyMatrixByMatrix(projMatrix, viewMatrix);
    if (scn.getPointRenderingMode() == c3dl.POINT_MODE_POINT)
    {
      // for every point in the scene
      for (var i = 0, len = scn.getObjListSize(); i < len; i++)
      {
        if (scn.getObj(i) instanceof c3dl.Point)
        {
          // save attenuation factors for the pointList
          var attenuation = scene.getPointAttenuation();
          var point = scn.getObj(i);

          // get the distance from the point to the camera. The distance is
          // used to calculate the attenuation of the point.
          var pointCoords = point.getPosition();
          var d = c3dl.vectorLength(c3dl.subtractVectors(pointCoords, cam.getPosition()));

          // save the points pixel width.  Get the pixel width by calculating
          // the attenuation factors of the point.
          var pointPixelSize = 1.0 / (attenuation[0] + (attenuation[1] * d) + (attenuation[2] * d * d));

          // the coordinates in world space.
          var worldSpaceCoords = [pointCoords[0], pointCoords[1], pointCoords[2], 1];

          // project current point to 2D plane
          var clipCoords = c3dl.multiplyMatrixByVector(viewProjMatrix, worldSpaceCoords);

          // perspective divide.
          var normalizedDeviceCoords = [clipCoords[0] / clipCoords[3], clipCoords[1] / clipCoords[3], clipCoords[2] / clipCoords[3]];

          // transform the point from NDC space to viewport space.
          var viewportCoords = [(normalizedDeviceCoords[0] + 1) / 2 * canvasTag.width, (1 - normalizedDeviceCoords[1]) / 2 * canvasTag.height];

          // if points are rendered as circles,
          // test if x,y coords of mouse click falls within circle
          // if passed, add point index to list of points that passed test.
          // add pointList as a list which has one of its points picked.
          if (isPointInSquare(clickedCanvasCoords, viewportCoords, pointPixelSize))
          {
            objectsPicked.push(point);
          }
        }
      }
    }

    // We can run the rayBounding Sphere test if the points are rendered
    // as spheres.
    else if (scn.getPointRenderingMode() == c3dl.POINT_MODE_SPHERE)
    {
      // for every point in the scene
      for (var i = 0, len = scn.getObjListSize(); i < len; i++)
      {
        if (scn.getObj(i) instanceof c3dl.Point)
        {
          if (c3dl.rayIntersectsSphere(rayInitialPoint, rayDir, scn.getObj(i).getPosition(), scn.getPointSize()))
          {
            objectsPicked.push(scn.getObj(i));
          }
        }
      }
    }

    // Give the option for the user to do whatever they want to objects
    // which were behind the objects picked.
    c3dl.sortObjectsFromCam(scn, cam, objectsPicked);

    // the picking callback is the function the user wants the library to call once
    // someone clicks on the canvas.
    var pickingCB = scn.getPickingCallback();

    // create the object which will contain the methods the user will need to call.
    var pickingResult = createPickingResult(canvasTag, event.which, objectsPicked);
    pickingCB(pickingResult);
  }

  /**
   @private

   @param {HTMLCanvasElement} cvs;
   @param {int} btnUsed The button clicked
   @param {Array} objList Array of renferences of objects
   @param {Array} pointLists Array of references of pointsLists which had at least one of their
   points picked.
   @param {Array} points Array of

   @returns {c3dl.PickingResult} a pickingresult with added variables and overridden methods.
   */

  function createPickingResult(cvs, btnUsed, objList)
  {
    var pickingObj = new c3dl.PickingResult();
    //
    pickingObj["canvas"] = cvs;
    pickingObj["getCanvas"] = function ()
    {
      return this.canvas;
    };
    //
    pickingObj["buttonUsed"] = btnUsed;
    pickingObj["getButtonUsed"] = function ()
    {
      return this.buttonUsed;
    };
    //
    pickingObj['objects'] = objList;
    pickingObj['getObjects'] = function ()
    {
      return this.objects;
    };
    return pickingObj;
  }

  /**
   @private

   Is the 2D point pointCoords within the squre located at squareCoords with
   a width and height of pointPixelSize

   @param pointCoords {Array} Two components [x,y] which defines the
   point which will be tested to see if is lies within the square.

   @param squareCoords {Array} Two components [x,y] which defines the
   center of the square.

   @param squareSize {float} The number of pixels from the center of
   the square to each edge.

   @returns {bool} true if the point is within the square, false otherwise.
   */

  function isPointInSquare(pointCoords, squareCoords, squareSize)
  {
    // if the clicked coordinates are inside the square
    if (pointCoords[0] >= squareCoords[0] - squareSize / 2 && pointCoords[0] <= squareCoords[0] + squareSize / 2 && pointCoords[1] >= squareCoords[1] - squareSize / 2 && pointCoords[1] <= squareCoords[1] + squareSize / 2)
    {
      return true;
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   @private

   Is the point 'pointCoords' within the circle with position circleCoords and diameter
   circleDiameter? If points have a small Diameter, only a few pixels in width, either
   this of isPointInSquare can be called. However, if the diamater get larger, we have to
   reject clicking on the circles 'corners' as valid 'hits'.

   @param {Array} pointCoords

   @param {Array} circleCoords

   @param {Array} circleDiameter

   @return {bool} true if the point is within the cirlce, otherwise false.
   */

  function isPointInCircle(pointCoords, circleCoords, circleDiameter)
  {
    // Get the vector from pointCoords to circleCoords
    var vec = [pointCoords[0] - circleCoords[0], pointCoords[1] - circleCoords[1]];
    // distance from point to circle
    var d = Math.sqrt((vec[0] * vec[0]) + (vec[1] * vec[1]));

    return (d < circleDiameter / 2 ? true : false);
  }

  /**
   @private
   Get the coordinates where the user clicked on the canvas.

   Screen space is left handed with 0,0 at the top left of the canvas.

   @returns {Array} Array of 2 integers, x and y coordinates where the user clicked
   on the canvas.
   */

  function getClickedCoords(event)
  {
    var canvas = scn.getCanvas();
    var canvasPosition = c3dl.getObjectPosition(scn.getCanvas());

    // event.clientX and event.clientY contain where the user clicked
    // on the client area of the browser
    // canvasPosition holds the coordinate of the top left corner where the canvas resides
    // on the client area.
    // window.pageXOffset, window.pageYOffset hold how much the user has scrolled.
    var X = event.clientX - canvasPosition[0] + window.pageXOffset - 1;
    var Y = event.clientY - canvasPosition[1] + window.pageYOffset - 1;
    return [X, Y];
  }

}

/**
 This will sort the objects which have been picked.  This function is O(n2).

 Should this function be sped up?  It is currently O(n2), however using a faster sorting algorithm may
 create more overhead than a bubble sort.  If less than 10 objects need to be sorted, the speed of
 this function should not be an issue.

 @param {c3dl.Scene} scene Scene is needed because we have an array of indices, not actual objects. Since
 scene has the actual list, we can query it with getObj(i) to get the actual object, then its position.
 @param {Array} pickedObjects An array of indices of objects which have passed a bounds test or triangle test.
 @param {c3dl.FreeCamera} camera The camera used in the scene.

 @private
 */
c3dl.sortObjectsFromCam = function (scene, camera, pickedObjects)
{
  var cameraPos = camera.getPosition();
  var objAPos, objBPos;
  var distA, distB;
  var camToObjADist, camToObjBDist;
  // used to swap objects
  var temp;
  // Sort all intersecting objects from closet to farthest
  for (var i = 0, len = pickedObjects.length; i < len; i++)
  {
    for (var j = 0, len2= pickedObjects.length; j < len2; j++)
    {
      objAPos = pickedObjects[i].getPosition();
      objBPos = pickedObjects[j].getPosition();

      // calculate the distance from the camera to the object's center.
      camToObjADist = c3dl.subtractVectors(cameraPos, objAPos);
      camToObjBDist = c3dl.subtractVectors(cameraPos, objBPos);

      // Objects distance from camera
      distA = c3dl.vectorLength(camToObjADist);
      distB = c3dl.vectorLength(camToObjBDist);

      // Swap
      if (distA < distB)
      {
        temp = pickedObjects[i];
        pickedObjects[i] = pickedObjects[j];
        pickedObjects[j] = temp;
      }
    }
  }

  return pickedObjects;
}

/**
 Does the given ray intersect the sphere? When using this function to test
 the ray created by a user click against a boundingsphere, keep the following
 in mind:  When trying to pick the bounding sphere the test will fail if a few
 pixels from the edges of the sphere.  Either it will seem that the test is passing
 when it should not or the test is failing when it should should pass.

 This could be because the 'pixel point' associated with the cursor is not at the
 very tip of the cursor where it is expected it to be.  This occurs on osx.

 @param {Array} rayInitialPoint The initial point of the ray in world space.
 @param {Array} rayDir A normalized vector which has the ray's direction.
 @param {Array} spherePos position of the sphere.
 @param {float} sphereRadius radius of the sphere.

 @returns {boolean} true if the given ray intersects the boundingsphere, otherwise false.
 */
c3dl.rayIntersectsSphere = function (rayInitialPoint, rayD, spherePos, sphereRadius)
{
  // this will hold the result if there was an intersection.
  var hasIntersected = false;

  var rayDir = c3dl.normalizeVector(rayD);

  var v = c3dl.subtractVectors(rayInitialPoint, spherePos);
  var a = c3dl.vectorDotProduct(rayDir,rayDir)
  var b = 2.0 * c3dl.vectorDotProduct(v, rayDir);
  var c = c3dl.vectorDotProduct(v, v) - (sphereRadius * sphereRadius);

  var discriminant = (b * b) - (4.0 * a * c);

  // these will hold the intersection values.
  var q;

  // If the discriminant is less than 0, we cannot get the square root
  // since it would result in an imaginary number.
  if (discriminant >= 0)
  {
    var discriminantsqrt = Math.sqrt(discriminant);
	if (b < 0) {
     q = (-b - discriminantsqrt) / 2;
	}
	else {
     q = (-b + discriminantsqrt) / 2;
	}
    var t0 = q / a;
    var t1 = c / q;
    // make sure t0 is smaller than t1
    if (t0 > t1)
    {
        // if t0 is bigger than t1 swap them around
        var temp = t0;
        t0 = t1;
        t1 = temp;
    }
	if (t1 < 0) {
        return false;
    }
    if (t1 > 0 || t0 > 0) {
        hasIntersected = true;
	}
  }
  return hasIntersected;
}

/**
 Test if a ray defined by point 'orig' and direction 'dir' intersects with
 triangle defined by vertices vert0, vert1 and vert2.

 @param {Array} orig The ray's origin, which is a vector of 3 values.
 @param {Array} dir The ray's direction, a vector of 3 values.
 @param {Array} vert0 Vertex 0 of the triangle, going counter-clockwise.
 @param {Array} vert1 Vertex1 of the triangle
 @param {Array} vert2 Vertex2 of the triangle

 @returns {boolean} true if ray intersects with triangle, false otherwise.

 @private
 */
c3dl.rayIntersectsTriangle = function (orig, dir, vert0, vert1, vert2)
{
  // find vectors for the two edges of the triangle which share vert0
  var edge1 = c3dl.subtractVectors(vert1, vert0);
  var edge2 = c3dl.subtractVectors(vert2, vert0);

  // to calculate the area of the triangle:
  // first calculate the area of the parallelogram the two vectors define,
  // then take half of that result leaving us with the area of the triangle.
  var area = 0.5 * c3dl.vectorLength(c3dl.vectorCrossProduct(edge1, edge2));

  // we'll need the normal of the triangle
  var norm = c3dl.vectorCrossProduct(edge1, edge2);

  // calculate this first to see if we can stop processing.
  var normDotDir = c3dl.vectorDotProduct(norm, dir);

  // if the dot product of two vectors returns 0, that means the vectors are perpendicular. If
  // that is the case, the ray will never intersect the plane and we can return false right here
  // to prevent further processing.
  if (normDotDir == 0)
  {
    return false;
  }

  // If the ray is not parallel to the plane, we need to do the following:
  // 1) find out at what point the ray will intersect the plane (which is defined by the triangle).
  // 2) find out if that point is within the triangle if it is, we have a ray/triangle intersection.
  // The parametric equation of a ray is:
  // R(t) = p + tu
  // where,
  // p is a point, which is the origin of the ray.
  // u is a vector, which is the direction of the ray.
  // t is a scalar value, which scales the direction of the ray.
  // by passing in values greater than 0 into the equation, we can generate
  // different points along the ray.
  // The equation of a plane is:
  // Ax + By + Cz = D
  // where,
  // (ABC) is the normal of the plane.
  // (xyz) is a point on the plane.
  // we can re-write the equation for a plane
  // n . x = d
  // n is the normal of the plane.
  // x is a point on the plane.
  // So, with the equation of the plane and the ray, we can now
  // substitute the ray equation into the plane equation. What this does
  // is it tells us what value we need we have to set 't' to in order for
  // the ray to intersect the plane, which gives us the point of
  // intersection. Or, what scalar value must we multiply the direction
  // of the ray for it to intersect with the ray?
  // we substite R into the plane equation
  // n . R(t) = d
  // R(t) is expanded...
  // n . [p+tu] = d
  // distribute n
  // n.p + tn . u = d
  // We isolate t because we need to find out what scalar value the direction
  // of the ray needs to be scaled by for it to intersect with the plane.
  // t = (d - n.p) / (n.dir)
  //
  var d = c3dl.vectorDotProduct(norm, vert1);
  var normDotRayorig = c3dl.vectorDotProduct(norm, orig);
  var t = (d - normDotRayorig) / normDotDir;

  // Now we have 't', which is the scalar value needed to scale the ray's direction
  // for it to intersect with the plane the triangle defines.
  // We scale the ray's direction 't' times and then add it to the ray's origin to
  // get the point of intersection, POI.
  var scaledDir = c3dl.multiplyVector(dir, t);
  var POI = c3dl.addVectors(orig, scaledDir);

  // area of smaller triangles formed by the 3 vertices and the point of intersection
  c3dl.subtractVectors(vert0, POI,edge1);
  c3dl.subtractVectors(vert1, POI,edge2);
  edge3 = c3dl.subtractVectors(vert2, POI);

  // get the area of the three triangles 'created' where the
  // ray intersects the triangle's plane.
  var area1 = 0.5 * c3dl.vectorLength(c3dl.vectorCrossProduct(edge1, edge2,c3dl.vec1));
  var area2 = 0.5 * c3dl.vectorLength(c3dl.vectorCrossProduct(edge2, edge3,c3dl.vec1));
  var area3 = 0.5 * c3dl.vectorLength(c3dl.vectorCrossProduct(edge3, edge1,c3dl.vec1));

  // get the difference between the area of the triangle and the area of the three triangles
  // created where the user clicked. If the user clicked inside the triangle, the difference
  // should be near zero.
  var diff = area - (area1 + area2 + area3);

  if(Math.abs(diff) <= c3dl.TOLERANCE) {
    //get vector from ray origin to poi
    var otherdir = c3dl.subtractVectors(POI,orig);
    //get unit vector of that
    var normOtherDir = c3dl.normalizeVector(otherdir);

    //get unit vector of original dir (uvd)
    var normDir = c3dl.normalizeVector(dir);
    //find the angle between those two vectors
    var angle = c3dl.getAngleBetweenVectors(normOtherDir,normDir);
    //if it is less than 90, the object is probably visible
    if(angle < 90) {
      return true;
    }
    else {//if it is greater than 90, this is behind the point of origin somewhere
      return false;
    }
  }
  else {
    return false;
  }
}

c3dl.rayAABBIntersect = function (orig, dir, maxMins) {
  var tmin, tmax, tymin, tymax, tzmin, tzmax;
  var divx = 1 / dir[0];
  var divy = 1 / dir[1];
  var divz = 1 / dir[2];
  if (divx >= 0) {
    tmin = (maxMins[1] - orig[0]) * divx;
    tmax = (maxMins[0] - orig[0]) * divx;
  }
  else {
    tmin = (maxMins[0] - orig[0]) * divx;
    tmax = (maxMins[1] - orig[0]) * divx;
  }
  if (divy >= 0) {
    tymin = (maxMins[3] - orig[1]) * divy;
    tymax = (maxMins[2] - orig[1]) * divy;
  }
  else {
    tymin = (maxMins[2] - orig[1]) * divy;
    tymax = (maxMins[3] - orig[1]) * divy;
  }
  if ( (tmin > tymax) || (tymin > tmax) ) {
    return false;
  }
  if (tymin > tmin) {
    tmin = tymin;
  }
  if (tymax < tmax){
    tmax = tymax;
  }
  if (divz >= 0) {
    tzmin = (maxMins[5] - orig[2]) * divz;
    tzmax = (maxMins[4] - orig[2]) * divz;
  }
  else {
    tzmin = (maxMins[4] - orig[2]) * divz;
    tzmax = (maxMins[5] - orig[2]) * divz;
  }
  if ( (tmin > tzmax) || (tzmin > tmax) ) {
    return false;
  }
  if (tzmin > tmin) {
    tmin = tzmin;
  }
  if (tzmax < tmax) {
    tmax = tzmax;
  }
  return true;
}

c3dl.rayOBBIntersect = function (orig, dir , pos, axis, sizes){
  var tmin, tmax, tymin, tymax, tzmin, tzmax;
  var divx = 1 / dir[0]*axis[0];
  var divy = 1 / dir[1]*axis[1];
  var divz = 1 / dir[2]*axis[2];
  if (divx >= 0) {
    tmin = (pos[0]*axis[0] - sizes[0] - orig[0]*axis[0]) * divx;
    tmax = (pos[0]*axis[0] + sizes[0] - orig[0]*axis[0]) * divx;
  }
  else {
    tmin = (pos[0]*axis[0] + sizes[0] - orig[0]*axis[0]) * divx;
    tmax = (pos[0]*axis[0] - sizes[0] - orig[0]*axis[0]) * divx;
  }
  if (divy >= 0) {
    tymin = (pos[1]*axis[1] - sizes[1] - orig[1]*axis[1]) * divy;
    tymax = (pos[1]*axis[1] + sizes[1] - orig[1]*axis[1]) * divy;
  }
  else {
    tymin = (pos[1]*axis[1] + sizes[1] - orig[1]*axis[1]) * divy;
    tymax = (pos[1]*axis[1] - sizes[1] - orig[1]*axis[1]) * divy;
  }
  if ( (tmin > tymax) || (tymin > tmax) ) {
    return false;
  }
  if (tymin > tmin) {
    tmin = tymin;
  }
  if (tymax < tmax){
    tmax = tymax;
  }
  if (divz >= 0) {
    tzmin = (pos[2]*axis[2] - sizes[2] - orig[2]*axis[2]) * divz;
    tzmax = (pos[2]*axis[2] + sizes[2] - orig[2]*axis[2]) * divz;
  }
  else {
    tzmin = (pos[2]*axis[2] + sizes[2] - orig[2]*axis[2]) * divz;
    tzmax = (pos[2]*axis[2] - sizes[2] - orig[2]*axis[2]) * divz;
  }
  if ( (tmin > tzmax) || (tzmin > tmax) ) {
    return false;
  }
  if (tzmin > tmin) {
    tmin = tzmin;
  }
  if (tzmax < tmax) {
    tmax = tzmax;
  }
  return true;
}

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Does BTS Have a New Release Coming in August?
By Whitney Pierce On 16 July 2018
South Korea's Sports Donga reported on Saturday (July 14) that Korean septet BTS will be putting out new music in August.
A special release featuring 2-3 new songs from the chart-topping act is reported to be a separate entity from the group's No. 1 album Love Yourself: Tear, which made history upon its release in May. In the past, the group has put out extended reissued albums, known as "repackages" in South Korea, but this reportedly will be a stand-alone release.
The group will reportedly film a music video for the upcoming release, and perform the new music in South Korea for the first time at the kick-f their Love Yourself world tour on Aug. 25 and Aug. 26 in Seoul. They will then head to North America for over a dozen sold-out stops their concert series.
Neither BTS nor their label Big Hit Entertainment have confirmed the report at this time, though fans on social media reacted with excitement. The group's ARMY trended #BTSISCOMINGBACK for several hours on Saturday in response to the news report. (Billboard has reached out to the act's representatives for confirmation.)
The upcoming release would be the first new music from BTS since they made history as the first Korean artist to top the Billboard 200 with the first non-predominantly English album to achieve the feat in over a decade. Love Yourself: Tear went on to become one the best-selling physical albums Stateside in the first half 2018.
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The software upgrade, its fourth update, will be offered from 17 October to existing customers of Windows 10 running on more than 500 million devices, the company said.
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Today is my last as a 35 year old.
This past year has seen a lot of change in my life and realisation of what changes need to be made in order to reach my/our goals.
My work has been a constant challenge; from coming out of a project which was a solid year on a client site working exclusively for them, to managing a multimillion dollar global project and then having to audit and remediate 4 projects back to back that were off the rails with hostile clients, it's been very tough. Some days I felt powerful and confident, and others I would duck into the bathrooms and have a cry. Many sleepless nights on deployments or worrying about my workload, but when I sum it all up and take time to reflect, it's been character building and has provided me with more experience to be better in my career. My career hasn't taken the path I thought it would when I was starting out, but most days I like what I do and the company which I work for. I did some study too which was hard but rewarding.
My extended family has had a tough year; My cousins lost their Mum, who I hadn't seen in years, but who I love and respect deeply.
My father-in-law is almost 2 years into battling cancer, which is terminal however he's going through palliative chemo and it's still working although there are good and bad days, like all cancer treatments.
My brother 'walked out' of rehab 6 months into a 12 month program and I've been so angry with him I haven't spoken to him since February. I just had enough of all of the lies and manipulation. It's hard because I just want to magically fix his addiction and the bad choices he makes with his life because of it, but I can't. I can't continue to bail him out and have my emotions manipulated. I love him deeply but after trying every way to get through to him, my silence is my last resort.
On the upside I have had a few conversations with my estranged father, which have been good. It's obvious that our relationship will never be the same as it was, he's such an oddity, but I have completely let go of the anger and hurt I felt and carried around with me for 10+ years. It's not so much a 'light at the end of the tunnel' but rather a 'soft glow' that I can see with our future relationship.
I didn't get to see much of my most darling Mum this year, with her travelling around Australia, but we had a few days here and there which was nice. I miss her terribly and wish she just lived closer dammit.
On the upside, I have grown a lot closer to my sister-in-law this year. It's always been hard for Jay because he is so much younger than his siblings so it was like they always saw him as "younger" but gradually over time that perception has been changing and this year we've had some quality time with one of his sisters and her family and I really love and respect them. As I get older I am starting to appreciate family a bit more.
Jay & I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary earlier this month. I continue to be in awe of my husband, who is just brilliant, kind, caring, funny, so smart and handsome. We've been together 19 years (high-school sweethearts) and he still gives me butterflies. I'm very thankful for him.
The dynamics of many of my friendships changed this year; I made new friends, reconnected with old friends and farewelled some too. One of my best friends said something to me the other day about how some people just come into your life for a finite time where your friendship is intense and has a specific purpose. Afterwards you stay in touch and you're still friends but the need has been met and the intensity has faded. Other friends are always there, in the background, and you know your love and affection will always be constant no matter the situation. I think it's true and take comfort in that idea.
This last year my fitness declined a little as different priorities took over, but I recently did the Whole30 which kicked off my desire to make my fitness a priority once again. Im going to do the 12WBT again in the lead up to the New Year; with the goal to drop a few kgs before summer and really just get back into a solid routine. I'm apprehensively excited about it!
I didn't do much travelling this year; we had a week holiday in Byron Bay in April which was relaxing although the weather was disappointing for a beachside vacation. I took a week off in September just to chill. Jay was at work, so I had some alone time to do day trips out of the city, walk with Harley, see some movies and do some cooking. It was therapeutic.
Last night I celebrated my impending birthday with close friends Janine, Ian, Jared, Pete and of course Jay. We went to a fancy bar for cocktails and then to an even fancier restaurant to dinner. It was so much fun! Here's a few snaps of our night….
With all that in mind, it's been a busy year but a good one!
Here's to a better 36th trip round the sun!
Melly, I love this post. I think we have some similar feelings towards our fathers clearly, reading your words, are what I have in my head so much, but it's so complicated to even go into!
Ps. what kind of projects do you manage? I'm curious as I used to work in civil engineering, so the "projects" I think up are like that, but obviously I know there's all sorts?
Lovely post… and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Thanks Holly, I do hope we can share a glass or ten one day!
I'm in IT so different projects to civil engineering but I've done many where we had to dove tail all the tech into a greenfields building site and work with the engineers on data centre fitouts and things like cooling & power requirements so I've seen a little of that side too!
Yes, I can imagine all that goes on in your head about your Dad. It's a complex thing the father/daughter relationship and when it goes wrong it's just almost too painful for words.
I love this post. Good reflections.
You're awesome and I know that you and Jay will always, always, always be a special part of our lives.
Love your gutz. Happy birthday!
Sounds like a bit of a roller-coaster of a year, I'm glad you had such a fun birthday. That's so lovely you have been with your husband for 19 years!


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Author: Alys Murray
This book is perfect for those that like: elite secret societies, stories of forgiveness, and swoony dance scenes.
You might not like this book if you aren't into: messy heroines who don't always do the right thing, abusive situations, or the song, Danny Boy.
Samantha Dubarry, an American, grew up in the foster care system, only to discover that she's the daughter of an English aristocrat. Desperate to prove she belongs, she vows to join an all-male secret society that both her father and brother are members of– the Animos Society. And she's prepared to do whatever it takes to become a member, including possibly destroying the one good thing that has happened to her– Daniel Best.
Rich man/poor man love stories are one of my favorite tropes– I blame the movie Pretty and Pink. I was obsessed with this movie as a teen and wanted to be Andie more than anything in the world. I LIVED for the prom confrontation between Andie and Blane at his locker. She knew he was avoiding her to save his reputation and that he was going to lie to her, but she faced him anyways. When she punched that locker while yelling, "WHAT ABOUT PROM"? The way Blane looks at her, agonized, wanting to choose her, but just stands there? My teenage heart consumed that painful scene over and over again because it was TOO MUCH and yet, SO GOOD.
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Daniel Best on the other hand was literally the BEST. He believes that Samantha's The One he's been waiting for all these years, even if he can't quite figure her out. Daniel's absolutely certain that if he can just shower Samantha with love, romance, and dancing, it'll be the key that unlocks her heart. That and writing the perfect love song. He's nothing but a gentleman with her and is so trusting and full of hope.
Which makes their Pretty in Pink locker scene that much worse. But we know It's coming. That It has to. That the entire story won't be worth telling unless It happens so these characters can learn and grow. And yet, even with the giant blinking runway lights guiding you to the Big Moment, it's still so exquisitely painful.
This is why I love Alys Murray's writing. She crafts situations that feel real and gives her characters motivations and decisions that make sense. Both Samantha and Daniel are acting in ways that they truly believe are best for them. They are both willing to do almost anything to get what they want, even if we the reader can see that they are making HUGE mistakes. Alys lets them make those mistakes and takes us through to the other side. Samantha and Daniel's love story is everything you remember young love to be– uncertain but so swoony and lovely. And with a bit of revenge.
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El Día Nacional de la No-Ficción (National Non-Fiction Day) es una celebración anual de literatura de no-ficción para niños que se celebra en Reino Unido.

El día lo crea la Federación de grupos de libros infantiles junto con "Scholastic Children's Books" y se celebra en Reino Unido cada año el primer jueves de noviembre, aproximadamente las mismas fechas que el anuncio de los ganadores que otorga la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolares).

Ese día se aprovecha en bibliotecas, escuelas, revistas, ateneos literarios y familiares de los niños para destacar la mejor información sobre narrativa infantil de no-ficción y enseñar como no sólo existe la ficción para disfrutar con la lectura.

Cada año la celebración versa sobre un tema nuevo. En 2012 el "National Non-Fiction Day" ha sido el 3 de noviembre.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 NNFD.org Sitio oficial
 Autores de no-ficción para niños

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Homes in the area can date back over 100 years although few remain today. After the war Lorne Park as we know it today came to be. Large homes were built on spacious lots in the 50's and 60's, and were considered to be luxurious. Many of these homes were bungalows which were in vogue at the time and the large properties provided the space required for these sprawling homes. Starting the 1980's, and continuing into the 90's and on still today large custom homes started to appear in Lorne Park. These homes were typically 2 storey with 4 or more bedrooms on sprawling lots. In the last 10 years many of the existing bungalows and even 2 storey homes have been torn down and replaced with modern architectural show homes that are finished with the best finishes available. Skilled craftspeople are sought after to produce some of the most luxurious homes in Mississauga right here in Lorne Park.
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The schools in Lorne Park are also another big reason why people love living here. The Lorne Park Secondary School is considered to be one of the best in the City. Hillcrest Middle School and the public schools including Whiteoaks, Lorne Park. and Tecumseh, consistently rank very highly.
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Speaking of their current relationship, the source said, "Brad and Jen talk or text once in a while".
We chose to look back at Jen's transformation through the years to mark her 50th birthday.
While we don't have any photos of Pitt inside the event, a few of Jen's celebrity guests broke the "No Social Media" rule - "with permish", according to Kate Hudson - to share some pictures from the party's photo booth.
Rese had partied until the early hours with the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow, Laura Dern, Sandra Bullock and Courteney Cox and had appeared to have over-indulged as she made a very bleary-eyed exit from the party. The source from People commented that while the two were seen chatting and having a good time, Aniston wanted to make sure all of her guests were happy.
He went on to marry Jolie in 2014, while Aniston married actor Justin Theroux in 2015. They've come so far since their marriage and plan to stay friends for life.


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It's hard to talk about tonights game and not get drawn into all the transfer speculation. Celtic have been linked with so many players over the past month but very few of them are been snapped at Glasgow Airport. Does tonights team selection give anything away with outgoing players?
Brendan Rodgers confirmed Dembele and his agents are speaking with Lyon representatives but that no official offer had come in for the player. Does Dembele's exclusion from the squad this evening tell more of the story?
With Edouard still fighting for fitness, Leigh Griffiths is tasked with leading the line tonight as he seeks to fire himself 100 goals for the club. Mikey Johnston makes it back into the starting 11 as it was his tricky wing play that set up Celtic's goal last week. Tom Rogic is on the bench with James Forrest.
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HomeIn DepthArt & CultureFrench Ambassador to UAE meets Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
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July 4, 2017 Dubai Bonjour Art & Culture, Business & Economy
HE Ludovic Pouille, French Ambassador to UAE, meets Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
French Ambassador to UAE welcomed by senior management of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority
The French Ambassador to the UAE, HE Ludovic Pouille, met Monday, July 3rd, with the Chairman, and Director General of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) at TCA's Abu Dhabi headquarters for informal discussions on extending bilateral ties between the UAE and France.
France is currently the emirate's 4th largest European source market, welcoming in 2016 some 65,000 hotel guests, an increase of 9% on the previous year, generating 226,000 guest nights. These figures are expected to markedly improve with the opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi later this year, one of the highest levels of cultural cooperation ever between two sovereign countries.
Relations between France and the UAE were further strengthened in December last year when Abu Dhabi hosted the Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference attended by presidents, Heads of State and senior dignitaries from more than 40 countries.
The global conference was a partnership between the two counties and concluded with the ratification and adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration to establish an international fund for the protection of endangered cultural heritage and the establishment of an international network of safe havens for the protection of cultural property at risk.
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Other cultural initiatives developed and delivered in partnership with French entities this year include the hosting of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse for the Abu Dhabi Classics music program, and a series of activities across the emirate as part of the Emirati-French Cultural Program.
HE Ludovic Pouille – French Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
HE Ludovic POUILLE
Since 2 July 2017, French Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
Since 1 September 2014, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate
2010-2014 – At the French Embassy in Rabat – Deputy Head of Mission
2007-2010 – At the central administration (Middle East and North Africa Directorate) – Head of the Egypt-and Levant Department
2004-2007 – At the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York – First Secretary (responsible for Middle East and North Africa/Sanctions)
2001-2004 – At the French Consulate-General in Jerusalem – Deputy Consul (politics and press)
1997-2001 – At the central administration (Middle East and North Africa Directorate) – desk officer for Iraq and Kuwait, then Syria and Lebanon
1997 – Entered the French Foreign Ministry as a Secrétaire des Affaires étrangères (Orient section)
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St. Paul talk to the Ephesians today about the mystery that had been made known to him by Revelation. It was something that no one ever understood before, and that was that God had now invited non-Jews into what had been the birthright only of the Hebrew nation. All these years God had chosen only one people as his heirs, but now he was opening his kingdom up to all people. This revelation was indeed an 'epiphany' for Paul, if by the word epiphany we mean "seeing the light" and coming to a new understanding. As a practicing and devout Jew Paul had taken pride in the fact that he was among the chosen people and had been very strict in his following of the letter of the law of the Jewish commandments, not admitting even free thinkers into that company. That was why he had persecuted the early church. But Paul literally saw the light on one of his journeys, and was thrown off a horse and blinded by it. And in that epiphany, he saw Christ and learned that he was to open the gate to the Gentiles allowing them to become the chosen people of God.
While the feast of the Epiphany we celebrate today isn't about Paul's own epiphany, it is quite fitting that this reading was chosen because the Gospel today describes an Epiphany in which men who were not Jews but probably astrologers, saw in the sky a star or a falling star which they believed heralded the birth of someone who would change the world as they knew it. They sought out this person in the story we hear today, following the trajectory of the star and arriving in Judea sought this person. It came to the attention of King Herod who was fearful of someone removing him from the throne, especially since his own counsellors recount the prophecies of the prophets, like Isaiah, telling of this event.
There were, of course, prophets who talked about all the nations worshipping the one Hebrew God. The first reading we have of the prophet Isaiah today is probably the most influential of these. The idea of seeing the light is expressed as God's glory shining in the darkness, and because of this, kings and nations shall realize that God exists, and all shall come to God.
In the Gospel today the wise men from the East are possibly used by Matthew to express the truth that Christ, by his Incarnation, has started the process whereby all men and women can be the heirs of God. By using the references to Isaiah and creating the Kings who bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to the child, Matthew is able to tie in the non-literal prophecy of Isaiah with he reality that he wants to present – that this child was to redeem all people, and with his death, salvation was open to all nations. It is interesting that Matthew added myrrh to the story – you may have noted that in Isaiah the kings just bring gold and frankincense. The myrrh is an important addition because myrrh was used in the embalming of someone, and it is Matthew's way of preparing the reader of the death and sacrifice which was to com in his story.
It is not important whether or not we believe there were actually three wise men or not because it is the truth behind the story that we need to get to in order to have the Gospel affect out own lives. The truth is that God has sent Jesus, the light that shines in darkness, to bring about the salvation of all the world. The truth is that we have been saved, that we have been given a gift that we don't even deserve, all because God has chosen us, and in his infinite mercy and seen fir to reward us this way. It is not that we have been good and so have been rewarded, but actually the reverse. We have been rewarded not for anything we have done, but must now express our thanks by acting in a good way. As usual, God has reversed the human way of thinking and interacting.
If we get anything from the feast of the Epiphany today, I hope it is that we need to express our thanks to God more often, we need to realize that in trying every day to be a better, more perfect human being, we are just reciprocating what God has done to us. It is a different way of thinking about things – and so, maybe we all can have an epiphany of sorts today as well, as we look at our relationship with God in a new light.
And this is the bright and glorious Good News I present to you today.
"The Angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid." I read somewhere that the phrase "Do not be afraid" occurs around over 100 times in the Bible. There is a lot of fearfulness going round, and you might think it strange that I would choose the theme of fear to talk about this evening. But I think it is a really important concept with regard to Christmas.
Ancient people, more so than today, were afraid of the dark. Today we protect ourselves from the dark and so we may not be quite as fearful, but darkness was always something to be frightened about throughout history.
So when Isaiah calls us a people of darkness in the first reading, one of the images that connotes is that we are a fearful people. And though now we have night lights to protect us from the dark, we are today still a very fearful people. Our world has become very complex in its global boundaries. We find ourselves being drawn in by the exaggerations and fear mongering of the media, for example. Ebola was one such issue this year.
And if we don't worry about dying from some horrible disease or catching it when we travel, we may worry about the state of the economy, the loss of our jobs, the fear of a penniless retirement, constant anxiety about our health and the high cost of maintaining it. God knows there are so many things to be fearful of today.
The world was smaller for Mary and Joseph, yet they had their worries in the Gospel stories: what would Joseph do when he discovered Mary was pregnant, how would they get all the way to Bethlehem to be registered, and where would they stay, what if she delivered the baby wile they traveled, and even after tonight's section, would the child be murdered by Herod, how could they leave everything and flee into Egypt?
I could go on and on, and still haven't gotten to the many times in the Gospels that Jesus himself tells us not to be afraid and offers us his peace.
So, all through Bible history, this recurring theme has been one of casting aside our fears because we walk with God, and that is why on this Christmas Eve we celebrate the actuality of the promise and the request made of us by our God: Do not be afraid.
Why? Why do we no longer need to be afraid? Because to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ, the Lord. God has provided because he is now incarnate, God is with us in the person of Jesus. This little child, this wholly dependent person, this God who has chosen to become one of us because he loves us. And one of the purposes of this is to take away our fear.
And that is one reason that Christmas is for me such a joyous season. If we recognize the immensity of the incarnation, of God becoming a human, we can cast aside our fears, and trust that a 'history' of promises has been fulfilled, that Christ is Emmanuel – God with us – and we no longer need to be fearful of anything.
Whenever you look at the image of the Christ child this week, think about how giving yourself up to trust in God's Son can free s from the many fears that surround us today, and to help us live as Paul has said to Titus today: self-controlled, upright and godly… a people who are zealous for good deeds. If we can do that, we will have no fear for we will know that our reward will continue in the world to come.
A blessed Christmas to all of you, and help spread the Good News, not to be afraid.
There are four Masses composed for Christmas Day, which really shows how important this feast is to the Church. The first three, the Vigil, Midnight Mass and Mass at Dawn all use the Nativity story that we are so familiar with regarding the birth of Christ. The fourth, the one we are celebrating during the day today, does not tell that story. Instead, it draws from the Gospel of St. John, written a decade or so after the other three Gospels, and which takes for granted the birth narrative. What this Gospel does, is raises the story of Christ's birth to the level of symbol and archetype, and looks at the theological meaning behind the Incarnation, the becoming human, of Jesus.
It is the beginning of his Gospel and is exceptionally poetic in its language. In this prologue John sets out to establish the natural and supernatural, the human and the divine origin of Jesus.
John symbolically says that Jesus is the Word of God. If you remember, the very opening of Genesis in the Bible starts the same way with the words "In the beginning…" and the first thing God does is "says" something. Jesus is then equated with that act of saying, that "word". He is God, he has always existed with God – Jesus existed before God created, and he was involved in the creation.
So now what John has done is establish the divine origin of Jesus and so, he moves into the human origin of Jesus. But again, he does not tell a story as do Matthew and Luke, but he talks about Jesus coming into the world as light, a theme which was often in Isaiah when Isaiah talked about a Messiah.
John treats John the Baptist very quickly, only saying that his purpose was to let people know that the light was soon coming. And this light comes into the world as a human being: "and the Word became flesh and lived among us". God becomes human in order to enlighten the world. Before Jesus they only had the law, but now, John says, with the light they will be able to see that they also have grace and truth, and the way we come to know God, because no one has ever seen God, he says, is to see Jesus – God made visible.
Paul in the letter to the Hebrews says the same theological teaching even before John did: Jesus "is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word". So the Incarnation for both Paul and John is a cosmic event, an event like no other. That is why for them the celebration of Christ's birth would be so important a feast.
I was never really very good at science but I thought to look up in a lighting book I had, what were the physical qualities of light according to Physics. There were five listed: Intensity, Form, Color, Direction and Movement.
If 'intensity' refers to the strength of a light source, we can see that this metaphor in John says that the strength of Jesus' light is very great for it shines over the whole universe. Isaiah today and our Psalm response says: all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. It is that intensity of light which allows for all people to see and recognize Jesus.
The second quality of light was 'form' which allows us to see things in depth and in dimension because it has variances in shades. It is why the whole world can see Jesus but don't all accept him. They didn't allow themselves to see his form clearly but allowed interference and shadow, so that John can say: yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own and his own people did not accept him.
And finally, light has 'movement' which means it can change. Perhaps it is that metaphoric quality of light which allowed God to change – to become a human child, helpless and insignificant. For John, this becomes the fact that no-one has ever seen God, but the reflection of this child will make known the heart of God the Father.
So it is significant that this fourth Mass of Christmas raises the birth event to new theological heights and puts a perspective on it that has made this prologue to John's Gospel one of the most stirring and beautiful documents in the Bible. It may not have the sentimentality and story line of the other two Evangelists, but it can make us better understand why Jesus is the true light and why his coming into the world today is such an important event and always be.
I wish you all a wonderful Christmas celebration and hope that the light of Christ can enlighten your hearts and your homes today. And this is the very Good News of the Incarnation that or Gospel writer gives us today.
The LORD spoke to Ahaz: Ask for a sign from the LORD, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, "I will not ask! I will not tempt the LORD!" Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary men, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.
Reflection on the readings: God is tricky: the Lord of surprise and master of the expected. When Isaiah uttered his prophecy, he almost certainly did not appreciate the deepest meaning of what he was saying; he was telling Ahaz that God was faithful and a new king, Ahaz's son Hezekiah, was to be born. But the words echoed in a small town of Galilee centuries later when a young girl said yes to God's plan. God is the God of the big picture. Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. When viewed close up, the points are indecipherable, but viewed at a distance, the painting is intelligible and full of meaning. God is the great pointillist. Isaiah, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Mary, you, me–we are dots of color on this huge canvas God is painting. What we shall become is only to be revealed at a distance: we cannot know now what surprise God is creating. Advent is the season of expectancy: what we are waiting for is coming but all we can know is that it will surprise us when it arrive.
There was a certain man from Zorah, of the clan of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had borne no children. An angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Though you are barren and have had no children, yet you will conceive and bear a son. Now, then, be careful to take no wine or strong drink and to eat nothing unclean. As for the son you will conceive and bear, no razor shall touch his head, for this boy is to be consecrated to God from the womb. It is he who will begin the deliverance of Israel from the power of the Philistines." The woman went and told her husband, "A man of God came to me; he had the appearance of an angel of God, terrible indeed. I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. But he said to me, 'You will be with child and will bear a son. So take neither wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb, until the day of his death.'" The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The boy grew up and the LORD blessed him; the Spirit of the LORD stirred him.
Once when he was serving as priest in his division's turn before God, according to the practice of the priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense. Then, when the whole assembly of the people was praying outside at the hour of the incense offering, the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense. Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him.
Then Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years." And the angel said to him in reply, "I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news. But now you will be speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time." Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary. But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was gesturing to them but remained mute.
Reflection on the readings: Advent is nothing if it is not the season of hope. The central figures in both of the readings today are women who have aged too far to give birth to children. In both readings, an angel announces that God has chosen these women to bear offspring with special missions. In both these cases, God defies every natural expectation and turns lives that were winding down into fresh and unexpected adventures.
All of us enter periods in our lives when our creativity diminishes, and we are certain we have nothing more to give. The readings, and the season of Advent itself, tell a very different story about our temptation to despair. When we are sure that time has passed us by, and we are certain we are finished and nothing more will change, God is always prepared to make everything new again. God is never finished with us until we have breathed our last, and even then, God continues to renew the world we have left behind with the lessons inherent in our lives.
Léonie Duquet and Alice Domon were French nuns who were arrested in December 1977 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and subsequently disappeared. Léonie Duquet was born in 1916 in France, where she grew up in a Catholic family. Interested in service in the Church, Léonie joined the Institute of Sisters in Foreign Missions Notre-Dame de la Motte. After taking vows as a nun, she traveled and worked as a missionary internationally. She was assigned to work in Argentina in the early 1970s and dedicated herself to helping Argentina's poor. She worked among them in Buenos Aires province as well as in the capital city.
Alice Domon was born in in 1937 in Charquemont in France's Doubs region. As a girl she entered the Sisters of the Foreign Missions. Sister Alice moved to Argentina in 1967, where she lived in Hurlingham and Morón, of the industrial corridor of Buenos Aires. She taught catechism to handicapped persons and worked with the poor. Domon was dedicated to her social work with the inhabitants of shanty towns. In 1971 she went to Corrientes to collaborate with the Ligas Agrarias organization, which was formed by the small producers of cotton.
Following the military coup of March 24, 1976, the junta began extreme repression of political opponents and state terrorism. Domon decided to get involved with human rights organizations. Upon her return to Corrientes, she lodged at Léonie Duquet's house. In December 1977, Sisters Alice and Léonie, along with the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo and other human rights activists, prepared a request for the names of those who disappeared and for the government to divulge their whereabouts. Between Thursday, December 8 and Saturday, December 10, 1977, a group under the command of Alfredo Astiz, a Marine captain and intelligence officer, kidnapped a group of 12 people connected with the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Among them were Sisters Alice and Léonie. Astiz had infiltrated the group, posing as a family member of a desaparacido and using a false name. Either on December 17 or December 18, 1977, the two Sisters and the rest of their group were "transferred" (a euphemism used by the military when murdering dissidents) to the military airport in Buenos Aires. They were put in a Marine plane and thrown out of the plane while still alive, landing in the sea off the coast of Santa Teresita, where they died as soon as they hit the water.
Therefore, the days will come, says the LORD, when they shall no longer say, "As the LORD lives, who brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt"; but rather, "As the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of the house of Israel up from the land of the north and from all the lands to which I banished them"; they shall again live on their own land.
Reflection on the gospel reading: Under Jewish law, Joseph as Mary's betrothed had a right to sexual relations with Mary. Mary is pregnant, and though the neighbors likely suspect nothing, Joseph knows he is not the baby's father. Joseph, of course, is horrified, and within his cultural milieu, marrying a woman capable of such a thing is unthinkable to him. But Joseph is a good man, and he doesn't want harm to come to Mary. Accordingly, he decides to quietly end the engagement with Mary and move on with his life.
God, of course, has other ideas. He sends word to Joseph in a dream that the baby has a unique origin. Joseph now must put faith in his dream. Joseph, the man of faith, does that. And out of Joseph's faith comes the fertile ground for the world's salvation; indeed, the name given the baby by the angel in the dream, Joshua (rendered Jesus in Greek, the language of the New Testament), means, Yahweh saves. And thus it is, as the Prophet Jeremiah foretold, that in his days Judah shall be saved, Israel shall dwell in security.
And so it is true with us that whenever we choose to put our faith in God we dwell in security.
Today's gospel is the story of the Annunciation by Gabriel to Mary. But today I would like to talk of two Annunciations, Mary's and the one to Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. What we see are two different responses to a messenger of God. Zechariah was the skeptic and supposedly the realist who said his wife was old and barren well beyond the age of child-bearing. For him it was open and shut, impossible. On the other hand Mary had an open heart and mind. She was curious as to how it could happen. She could accept that God could do it, even though much of her wonderment and curiosity went unanswered. She basically said what in our parlance would be "whatever" and went on to face the eventualities that would occur. Zechariah was struck dumb as a reminder of his inability to speak to God and probably for his demeanor in the holy of holies where he was at the time.
Much throughout history has been made of Mary being a virgin. Yet when all being said and done, it was not an issue of sexuality, but ultimately a question of fatherhood of Jesus the Savior. Jesus was fully human, a man like any other, yet he was conceived and fathered by God himself who chose a young virgin, untouched and faithful and open to God. She was the first to fully contain the very body and blood of Jesus Christ. She was new and fresh and young and ready. Her consent and God's action showed Christ's uniqueness and humanity as well as his divine nature. His conception was to be fully human, yet it was an act of God, not of man. Even we, when we begin something new, prepare and clean and start afresh whatever we do. Sexuality was not really a question to God. Our vision of it is often shaded by a sense that something is shameful or wrong about it. Humanity so often has taken and twisted what is truly God's gift to the expression of human love. How could this be since God gave us nothing bad, only we by our own choice can make it bad. Human love is founded in God's love and is a good thing unless we somehow abuse or twist it ourselves.
Like Mary today we should have a simple faith and open heart ready to hear God's call. Christ comes to us probably not as Gabriel came to Mary, but through the Spirit we have received, he is in us and calls us and guides us. Just as Mary received Jesus, so can we receive Jesus not only as we celebrate Christmas, but he comes to us in each Eucharist we celebrate. We too can receive him often and make him part of our body and our blood in the Eucharist we receive. Let us not forget He with us now. He is present to show us the way.
Venerable István (Steven) Kaszap was born the third of five children, on March 25, 1916 in Szekesfehervar, once the Roman town of Alba Regia, southwest of Budapest, Hungary. His father was chief supervisor at the local post office. Steven was sent to a Lycee, a school run by Cistercian monks. Until his graduation from the Lycee, Steven was an active member of the Boy Scouts. At the Lycee, Steven had an excellent gym instructor and excelled in gymnastics becoming a champion. As was customary in his high school, a Jesuit priest led one of the student retreats. A classmate of Steve's arranged for Jesuit Fr. Kovacs to see them; the meeting took place; and then on June 21, Steven visited the Jesuit Novitiate, Manresa and was subsequently admitted to the Society of Jesus.
When Steven entered the novitiate, he appeared to be in excellent health but the medical check-up at the time detected fever. On the warm summer afternoon of July 30, 1934, he entered Manresa, the Jesuit novitiate. As a Jesuit novice, Steven reflected an inner maturity, coming across as a warm, calm, reserved individual who was, at the same time, informal and friendly. After recurrent illness and a surgery, the Jesuits had to send him home in his second year because he could not fulfill the requirements of the novitiate; even so, the Jesuits invited him to return as soon as his health permitted.
On December 16, 1935, the doctor diagnosed a tumor in Steven's throat and admitted him to the hospital. At five o'clock in the morning on the day after he was admitted, the night nurse was relieved. The patient wrote: "I have great difficulty breathing," then, "I would like to be washed. The nurse brought him water and washed his sweat-soaked face and hands. Steven wrote again: "I cannot make my confession, but I request absolution for I am repentant. I cannot take communion either because I cannot swallow. I would like the last rites." He underlined the last sentence. The nurse nodded that she understood. She arranged his bed. Steve was grateful, "The fresh water feels good on my hands," he wrote in appreciation. The nurse went to fetch the priest. What happened after the nurse left him will remain a secret forever. By the time she came back with the priest, Steven Kaszap was no longer conscious, but his last message lay beside him! "God be with you! We will meet in Heaven! Do not weep, this is my birthday in Heaven. God bless you all!" Steven Kaszap's eyes were still open, fixed on the crucifix and the Marian medal in his hands, but he no longer saw the nurse nor priest. The priest gave him absolution, anointed him with the sacrament of the sick, and gave him the papal blessing. In less than half an hour, at ten minutes past six on December 17, 1935, he stopped breathing. The townspeople came to believe he was a saint. An investigation into his virtues commenced in 1994, and in 2006, he was declared venerable.
Jacob called his sons and said to them: "Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob, listen to Israel, your father. "You, Judah, shall your brothers praise-–your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down to you. Judah, like a lion's whelp, you have grown up on prey, my son. He crouches like a lion recumbent, the king of beasts–who would dare rouse him? The scepter shall never depart from Judah, or the mace from between his legs, While tribute is brought to him, and he receives the people's homage.
Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, Jesse the father of David the king.
David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon became the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asaph. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud, Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ.
Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Christ, fourteen generations.
Reflection on the readings: When Jesus entered human history, he entered it with all its ambiguities. The list of Jesus' ancestors as Matthew presents it suggests that Jesus' ancestors include not just holy men and women but also people who had committed sins as serious as murder and acted out of weaknesses as great as adultery. This list tells us that when God entered human history, God used both what is best and worst about us to do that. And that is the breathtakingly elegant and poetic commencement God's redemption of humanity.


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Shawn Mendes addresses his old "ignorant and offensive" tweets in fan Q&A
Shawn explained why he had never addressed his problematic tweets when a fan pulled him up on it at a recent Q&A session.
Over the past few months, Shawn Mendes's tour stop Q&A sessions have become quite a place for fans to ask him some hard hitting questions - most of which he genuinely takes the time to answer.
Back in July, he awkwardly dodged a question about his relationship with Camila Cabello and then a few days later, he appeared to walk out of a session after he was asked by a fan about the inspirations behind the song 'Señorita' (he responded to the fan criticism over that sitch...)
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Shawn took part in another fan Q&A at one of his tour stops recently where he was asked about his old problematic tweets by a fan in the crowd.
Shawn Mendes has addressed his old problematic tweets at a Q&A. Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage
"Ok, so this is kind of a hard question and I don't want you to take any offence to it at all," the fan said in the recording that was shared on social media. "I just kinda wanted to do it for black Twitter, black Shawn stans everywhere out there."
"In the past, there's a lot of kind of ignorant tweets I guess I could say, kind of hurtful offensive tweets that you have tweeted before. I just want to know like, why have you– and I think recently it's been deleted, and I don't know if it was you or if it wasn't. But if it was - or if it wasn't - why hasn't it ever been acknowledged and why hasn't there ever been anything about it.
We just kinda wanna know because we get a lot of hate for us supporting you knowing this has been your past. Not to say this is you now or anything like that but it's just really important for us to know how you are."
Fan asks Shawn Mendes why he hasn't addressed old racially insensitive posts:
"A lot of things I think need to be moved on from, but also I had friends when I was like 14 who would take my phone and post things of them and they thought it was funny...I apologize for everything." pic.twitter.com/lP49WUzmXi
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 20, 2019
The fan is referring to several racist and offensive tweets about skin colour, including one that said "i can see the black coming out in you lauren!" in response to a friend who was ranting on the timeline. The tweets were tweeted from Shawn's account back in 2013 when he was a Viner. Most of those tweets have now been deleted but Shawn has never really acknowledged any of them.
At the Q&A, Shawn took the time to listen to the fan's question in full and then responded to her answer, saying: "I just think that a lot of things need to be moved on from, but also I had friends when I was like 14 who would like take my phone and post things of them and they thought it was funny that I had like 2 thousand followers." (Fans believe he was referring to an Instagram picture of his friend, posted back in 2012, with a caption containing the N-word.)
"At the time I was not thinking about it," he continued. "I had no idea I was going to have 50 million followers - which doesn't make it any better. But I apologise for everything insensitive that I said in the past but with that being said, yeah I think - that's not my personality."
His response has been met with a mixed reaction. Some fans are applauding him for answering the question in the first place but others aren't happy that he passed blame on to his friends and didn't take responsibility himself.
It's literally obvious it was him and all he needs to say is "I was young, ive learned and I apologize" and move on. The fact that he refuses to take responsibility and blames it on ""friends"" is incredibly immature and pathetic. Your actions are your fault, nobody else's.
— Britney Spears Updates (@updatingbritney) August 20, 2019
he did not just blame his friends for what was most likely his actions pic.twitter.com/vJvWSjmVpK
— stacey | 165 ४ ⎊ (@lokisrevival) August 20, 2019
It's funny that he put the blame on his friends, but what's funnier is how he didn't apologize until someone called him out in front of people.
— Nella (fan acc) (@shadysmj) August 20, 2019
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