Last month I drove by Western Seminary in Portland Oregon where I studied in 1988 and got my introduction to postmodernism. I also drove by the Horse Brass Pub where I ate lunch every day. The Horse Brass has become quite well known now with Don Miller talking about it so much (Get PDF) but back then it was just an English style pub and a much better alternative to the Seminary's cafeteria. Bob Hyatt (another Western Seminary student) also prefers the Horse Brass. Bob is a leader in the emerging church but doesn't like the term. He prefers "organic church", or so he said at our pizza party in Portland.
Speaking of organic church, one of the teachers who has greatly influenced the house church movement is George Patterson who also teaches at Western Seminary. George yelled at me in the early 90's when he found out I was starting things OTHER than churches. Dang! I like the guy. Despite his grouchy-old-man personna. He let me go through his files which were later published as the Church Multiplication Guide – one of the only resources for house church training in the nineties and much appreciated when we were doing house church in 1997.
Did I start off saying the "P" word?
I hesitate to use the word "postmodern" because the conversation belongs to a different decade, and I hardly ever use the word anymore, but it was 1988 when I became a full time student at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary and so its appropriate to bring it up now. That was my introduction to postmodernism and some concepts that were relevant to my course of studies.
In Cross Cultural Communication, with Dr Donald Smith, we studied communication theory and the anthropology of Paul Hiebert. Hiebert is a professor at TEDS (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) whose book Cultural Anthropology was the main text for our course. Cultural Anthropology is a fascinating subject. It is influenced by the thought of Claude Levi-Strauss who was influenced by Ferdinand de Saussure, the Swiss linguist who laid the foundation for postmodern thought during the 20th Century. Anyway, regardless of the many connections between Saussure and Strauss and Hierbert, we were rightly instructed that communication happens when people hear and understand the gospel, and not when we speak it. Communication is therefore "creating understanding." This was a huge breakthrough for me.
Hiebert had some thoughts on 'bounded sets' and 'centered sets' that also impacted me. And not just me. But over the years, this thinking would impact the entire emerging church. NextReformation have done a good job in laying out this teaching and its connection to emerging church and the teachings of Frost and Hirsch.
Doug Pagitt and I were chatting last month on these models. Doug offered a third alternative – a "networked set" with a more distributed structure. This model has Christ located in his body as well as a distant point and will probably challenge the previous two models of bounded and centered.
A visiting speaker at Western named JP Moreland spoke to us on apologetics. He told us that the leading thinkers of the first century were often the followers of Christ. The challenge was to be the critical philosophical thinkers in today's world. Good challenge. JP has been putting out books on postmodernism. I haven't read any of them yet. I think his understanding of postmodernism is the more the Derridian deconstructionism and epistemological questions of truth rather than the more cultural understanding of postmodernity that i carry. Heck – I might be wrong . .. but I am sure even JP Moreland lives in a postmodern world and goes home each night listening to postmodern music in his postmodern car to a post-modern house with postmodern architecture and styling. My world of modern-colonial missions ended in 1991 and a new world started. I wish there was a better word for it than "post-modern" (meaning AFTER the period of cultural modernity) but I just cant think of one.
Another visiting speaker was researcher George Barna who has recently published a book called Revolution. I helped George get back to the Portland airport that day – nice guy – and I am soooo glad he has finally set his sights on the emerging church.
Lamin Sanneh spoke to us about Africa. I got hooked on the idea of non-western theologians and have made a special effort to find their teachings ever since.
Dr. J. Carl Laney taught Old Testament. His teaching on the book of Job later inspired an article I wrote in 2002 called "Postmodernism and Global Worldviews", part of the Skinny on Postmodernity Series for The Ooze.
Dr Mary Wilder taught History of Missions. We share the same birthday – September 7. But her birthday happened a long time before mine. A long . . long . . time before. Dr Wilder told me where the boyhood home of martyred missionary Jim Elliot was located. Jim used to pray on Mt Tabor, where he lived. I also used to walk up Mt Tabor to pray over Portland. I did that almost every day I was at Western Seminary. There are places on that mountain where i used to pray for the same things each day. It was a labyrinth or prayer path for me. I wanted to walk up and pray there again but didn't have time.
Anyway, back to the subject. Dr Wilder's course was excellent. I was attracted to the monastic movements that made up most of missions history. My evangelical background was biased against anything Catholic, but this course helped me to see the bigger picture of what God had been doing over the last 1500 years.
Dr Gerry Breshears never taught me but my friend Paul Jackson speaks highly of him. Paul pastors Glenwood Community Church where I was on staff for a few years as their Outreach Pastor. Great church!
So Gerry gave a talk recently (hear the MP3) where he gave a critical view of the emerging church. Although he spent all his time critiquing Brian McLaren's book "A New Kind of Christian" which he believes is the "systematic theology of Emergent". I think if Dr Breshears knew how many Western Seminary students are starting and leading emerging churches around the world, then he might give a bit more space in his definition and critique of Emerging Church. Same for D.A. Carson (from TEDS – same seminary as Hiebert) whose students seem to do quite well leading emerging churches.
Multnomah Bible School is down the road from Western. I also studied there. They were behind some incredible initiatives for Portland such as a strategic project called Mission Portland and an ecumenical prayer movement among pastors and ministry leaders. Western Seminary was too stodgy to do such things back in the late 80's when i was there. But things have changed. I have heard on the grapevine that Multnomah has stopped supporting these missional projects in favor of focusing on their academic credentials. And Western have picked up what Multnomah has dropped.
If thats true, I would bet that Western Seminary will be a better environment to study than Multnomah. And if Western keeps attracting emerging church leaders, then it might become one of the best places to study in USA. Lets wait and see.
I did the MA in Exegetical theology, finishing in 97 before heading to the Netherlands for 2 years, and then came back to work on an MA in Counseling in 2001. I almost finished that before getting sidetracked by this little adventure God has us on (marriage, baby, church planting).
And we're at the Brass on Monday nights at 7pm. Ya'll should drop by for a Gorby's and a Scotch Egg.
i didnt mention mark driscoll, mainly because once we were talking about western seminary and he said he didnt have a really good experience there. I think he said he was basically "kicked out" but you would have to ask him about that.
ooops. well . .. . just forget that last comment. I am sure he was a fine upstanding student during his [attempted] studies at Western.
And anyway – his church rocks and he has done really well . .. despite any hiccups with his seminary training.
For the record, my money ran out and I stopped studying at Fuller, I was not able to get student loans, being a foreigner, and did not want to put it on the plastic.
Thanks for the perspectives on Western. I read your blog for insights on lots of things. Didn't figure I'd be seeing this.
Mark Driscoll did have a tough time at our Seattle extension. But when he came to Portland he had a super time. He and I became good friends in the process. We've done some partnering and there's more to come. Interesting to see where that leads now.
The talk you linked was specific to Brian McLaren and my assessment of his theology. Emergent is a far wider phenomena. Impossible to cast in any mold. There are super examples. There are ones that are pushing the theological limits way to far.
As I see it there are three essentials for effective church: confession, relation and mission.
We have to confess the theological basics the church as always affirmed in various forms: unique authority of Bible, Trinity, Jesus as personal incarnation of God, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, future judgment and so on.
We have to have a life changing experience of entering into relationship with God through Jesus. He is the only way to the Father, but there are many ways to Jesus. Life in the Spirit will mean a whole new set of loves.
Finally, we have to join in the mission of Jesus to reach out to lost and hurting people with this new life.
Traditional church as gotten too much into confession and lost mission. Emergent has corrected this, happily. But some emergent churches have gotten so excited about mission that they have lost confession.
All of us try to get our balance right and our service excited because of joining Jesus.
And He smiles . . .
Don't know if you'll see this, and it might be better discussed here, but…A question- since the Bible (I think I learned this in your theology class at Western) gives us a many-faceted view of the atonement, speaking of Christ's death on the cross as a ransom, a victory, a model, a cleansing and covering, and a substitute… why is substitute the only one on the list? Shouldn't we be pursuing a comprehensive view of the atonement rather than valuing one facet over all the others?
Ooooh, no good representation for George Fox Evangelical Seminary, where Leonard Sweet teaches and Brian McLaren recently frequented – ouch. 🙂 I just heard that they're going to approve a program that's a more "practical" degree – something to give folks seminary training but who plan on being supported not-monetarily by the church: that's something I could get behind.
I've heard a lot of talk about the wonderful experiences folks have had at seminary, and others have encouraged me to enroll; but the mere thought gives me the willies. I don't know why, but I get the sense that that's the least-likely place to foster and encourage my God-placed calling. A course here and there: yes; but a full-fledged degree? Negatory. Maybe I'm getting my Quaker on; maybe it's the genetically-derived obstinance; maybe it's the taste left in my mouth after interacting with a lot of seminary folks who seemed to go there for the wrong reasons. Did y'all ever feel like you had to jump through hoops? Did you feel like you encountered God, or rather encountered learning more about God? I hope I'm not causing any defensiveness: they're just some honest questions.
To be honest, I loved seminary… not because it prepared me to pastor- it was very… uh… unpractical. But because it prepared me. It was a very valuable, key part of God forming and shaping me.
Which I suppose prepared me for ministry/to pastor.
I know this- In the postmodern context (I can still say "postmodern" right?), my seminary training was/is the grounding that lets me deal with/interact with culture and those I encounter there without floating off into some very weird places. As I work with young(er) pastors and future planters (guys like my associate pastor) I know I'm going to do everything I can to see them get through seminary.
Churches should be paying for it!
always good experiences for me. but i went for preparation and not a degree – never actually got my degree.
when i first attended bible college in australia (WABC), i didnt realize they even gave a degree.
for me, it was about the mentors and teachers.
if you want to learn something from someone, you pay any price to go to them and get it. those people may be teaching at a seminary or they may not.
Ah – you both sound like my kind of boys. 🙂 Thanks for the input.
Why only substitutionary atonement on the list of essentials when I strongly believe in a multifacted view of atonement?
Partly because it's a short list and because it's the "must have" stuff. This the aspect that gets attacked. So it becomes a place where if you have it you are in the camp, but if you deny it, you are going places away from the Bible.
It's also a place where the defensive folk hit on, unfortunately. They are looking for certain words or become exclusive on this point. The shrillness of their stuff is quite offensive.
BTW, Western is inaugurating a "mission and culture" track in our MA in Specialized Ministry. It's designed for folk who are working in the emergent type churches. Pretty exciting.
confession, relation and mission – excellent stuff!
i think the link to that program is here – look forward to seeing how the new track works out.
Hey there. I wonder, since these posts were all made three years ago, if anyone will respond. I'm considering taking on the graduate certificate program at Western but I fear I might be a tad bit too liberal for the campus. I know next to nothing about it other than I woke up this morning thinking about going. Happy Friday.
I see God calling a lot of people to study at a place they would not normally choose. me included. keep listening.


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Q: "http error:404 Prblem accessing/.Reason not found" while accessing any page/url AEM6.3 I am working in AEM6.3 on a Redhat Linux system. I am getting a blank page when I try to access AEM after startup with this message-
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<title>Error 404 </title>

HTTP ERROR: 404

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I am not getting any error in error.log and stdout.log.
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13.09.2017 22:46:33.947 *INFO * [Apache Sling Control Listener@/127.0.0.1:41783] /127.0.0.1:36152>stop
13.09.2017 22:46:33.948 *INFO * [Apache Sling Control Listener@/127.0.0.1:41783] /127.0.0.1:36152<OK
13.09.2017 22:46:33.952 *INFO * [Apache Sling Control Listener@/127.0.0.1:41783] Apache Sling terminated, exiting Java VM
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: ignoring option MaxPermSize=1024; support was removed in 8.0
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: ignoring option PermSize=512M; support was removed in 8.0
13.09.2017 22:50:15.167 *INFO * [main] Setting sling.home=crx-quickstart (command line)
13.09.2017 22:50:15.173 *INFO * [main] Starting Apache Sling in /mnt/crx/publish/crx-quickstart
13.09.2017 22:50:15.178 *INFO * [main] Sling  Extension Lib Home : /mnt/crx/publish/crx-quickstart/launchpad/ext
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13.09.2017 22:50:15.202 *INFO * [Apache Sling Control Listener@/127.0.0.1:36225] Apache Sling Control Listener started
13.09.2017 22:50:15.203 *INFO * [main] Existing launcher is up to date, using it: 5.6.0.2_6_10-B001 (org.apache.sling.launchpad.base.jar)
13.09.2017 22:50:15.205 *INFO * [main] Loading launcher class org.apache.sling.launchpad.base.app.MainDelegate from org.apache.sling.launchpad.base.jar
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13.09.2017 22:50:15.236 *INFO * [main] HTTP server port: 4503
13.09.2017 22:50:17.012 *INFO* [FelixStartLevel] org.apache.sling.settings.impl.SlingSettingsServiceImpl Read Sling ID a491a8be-10ae-4736-bc87-5868855a67e4 from file /mnt/crx/publish/crx-quickstart/launchpad/felix/bundle1/data/sling.id.file
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Want to hear the full version of Lea Michele singing "Let It Go" on Glee? Oh, you do? I was being kind of sarcastic, but—uh—here it is, I guess.
On the upside, Lea Michele is a very proficient singer and does a more than fine job on a notoriously difficult song. The downside, of course, is that not only did you just listen to "Let It Go" again, you listened to the version from Glee. It's okay. So did I. Let's examine our life choices together.
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I believe that churches, social organizations or funds should have every right to be represented in global networks unlike fake startups.
I mean enough mooching money from ICO/SCO you fools and start developing useful DApps! You can create the most part of MVP in 1–2 weeks if you understand the business model and have a team of professionals.
Just now I'm going to prove it and we will develop a real DApp together — CryptoChurch.
Blockchain is a commodity. If you agree, then we can start.
First off, we need to select the main technology.
It's very easy for developers since the tools have already been developed.
A lot of worshipers have collected free Ethereum from praying to cryptogods from their home PC.
What is the most important thing for CryptoChurch?
I can't guess your thoughts, but I can say ….
gatherDonation — function for transferring donations (keyword payable permits translations), which must be at least a given amount.
Then we need to launch smart contracts in a test network. Remember that we use Google Chrome. Go to https://metamask.io to install MetaMask plugin.
MetaMask is the best liaison with the Ethereum world. It proactively wedges into the web browser allowing to interact with Ethereum network by launching Ethereum DApps without full-fledged blockchain node. The plugin also activates the keystore, which allows to conduct comprehensive transactions without understanding what a private key is.
Download, install and log in to your account. Save the mnemonics phrase in case you need to restore the access and keys.
Look closer, zero balance on account. So what's to be done?
Since it's a test network, you can get a free refill. Go to https://faucet.rinkeby.io/. You can see that you need to complete a simple task. Copy your account address from Metamask plugin and paste into the post field, for example, Google+ ( https://plus.google.com) , fortunately this social network died long time ago. Copy the link to faucet form and choose — what the hell — as much as 3 days.
Look, our friend Google has recently added a cryptocurrency calculator to its engine. Enter into the search field — 18.75 ETH to USD.
Let's get back to the editor: http://remix.ethereum.org. Look through the Contract carefully not to miss any critical (red) mistake.
Choose the bookmark on the right — Run, Environment option and select "Injected Web Rinkeby" using mouse — this is an active MetaMask account.
Make sure your account has pulled in from MetaMask with non-zero balance by checking Account field.
Click on Deploy button, MetaMask window will pop up showing transaction details for contract creation. Click on the green Submit button and confirm transaction.
In the open MetaMask choose the last transaction for "SEND" section and go to transaction record on etherscan.io. Use my link to etherscan as an example. If you were able to see Success as in the screenshot below — Congrats, your CryptoChurch just went live!
Then go to remix editor and train to donate money to make sure gatherDonation() function works.
For training purposes, you can transfer 0.11 ether to my contact — thus I'll know that you've read my article. Reminder — this is a test network.
Don't forget that all transactions require MetaMask confirmation. Now, it's all set up and you can launch the CryptoChurch.
It's still too early to reveal — there is one very important aspect to be addressed.
Probably, the worshiper will try to transfer the money directly to the smart contract address instead of donating (as in bringing them straight to the church). The current configuration won't let that happen. As an exception, you can use the priest address.
What if someone wants to donate anonymously, without making the lists? Or what is a person wants to transfer a small amount which can't get through the limits of donation collection? Then you need add a special function that will allow one to transfer directly to the smart contract.
Final editing, we check the smart contract, hit Deploy and confirm the operation in the popup MetaMask window.
Then we go the Contract and look for the desirable"Success" word.
You can have a look at my example here.
Have you managed to launch? If so, congrats on opening your СryptoChurch!
We're talking about Blockchain, right? It means that everything should be transparent!
Upload your contract's text to etherscan in Code section where the worshipers can see how the contract works and check the source code. I won't go into detail because I believe that you can make it. See my source code as an example — you'll need to achieve a green tick Code and publicly accessible contract's source code.
Remember that it's a public Blockchain, which means that a savvy worshiper can see the transaction details and check the balance of CryptoChurch anytime.
CryptoChurch is a simple in its creation and maintenance tool.
The funds will be transferred to the Church's account and not that of a priest.
The transactions are full transparent and the smart contract is available for monitoring.
The worshipers can donate money that come from mining or cryptotrading.
Good luck to all and stay in a good mood!
If you enjoyed my article, feel free to like, comment and share. Thank you!
Building a Crypto Church From Scratch in Fifteen Minutes. Step-by-Step Instruction was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.


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15/03/2018 10:01 AM AEDT | Updated 16/03/2018 11:09 AM AEDT
Toys R Us May Shut Down All U.S. Operations, Impacting Thousands Of Workers
The liquidation could put up to 33,000 U.S. jobs at risk.
By Antonia Blumberg
Toys R Us, an iconic U.S. retailer of children's toys, has announced plans to file liquidation papers and likely close most if not all of its remaining stores, potentially impacting up to 33,000 U.S. workers.
In a conference call with staff on Wednesday, reported on by The Wall Street Journal, CEO David Brandon said the company would file the papers ahead of a bankruptcy court hearing Thursday.
"I have always believed that this brand and this business should exist in the U.S.," Brandon told employees.
The CEO blamed the liquidation on a number of factors, including vendors who didn't support the company during the crucial holiday season and customers who choose to shop elsewhere.
They "will all live to regret what's happening here," Brandon said.
A representative for Toys R Us on Wednesday confirmed the Journal's report and noted that there would not be an immediate shut down.
Administrators for the retailer also said Wednesday that the company plans to close all 75 remaining stores in the United Kingdom, which will affect roughly 3,000 workers.
The big box retailer, which has some 1,600 Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores around the world, filed for bankruptcy in September over $5 billion in long-term debt. The company said the debt had prevented it from investing to compete in what it called "an increasingly challenging and rapidly changing retail marketplace worldwide."
The company missed payments to several suppliers in recent days, Bloomberg reported, prompting some to speculate that liquidation was likely on the horizon.
The toy chain is already in the process of closing down about 180 of its more than 800 U.S. stores. A CNBC report Wednesday cited people familiar with the situation who said the retailer was working on a proposal to keep about 200 stores open even after the liquidation.
The plan may include selling the company's Canadian operations, along with roughly 200 of the company's most profitable U.S. stores, to a new buyer, according to CNBC.
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On such a special day, it's important to take a step back and appreciate those important mothers in your life. Whether its your sister, daughter, mother, grandmother, friend or wife… they all are special and deserve their own unique Mother's Day gifts. This is why we have come up with the perfect gifts for each and every one of the extraordinary mothers in your life.
This present is about letting your sis know how important she is, and how wonderful of a mother she is! You want to show her how much you love her, and let her know that you see how great of a job she does as a mom. For all of you that have sisters who are moms, we suggest getting her a Classic Birthstone Mother's Band! Simple, elegant, and the perfect mother ring for your sister.
Your daughter is the most important person to you. Now, she's become a mother of her own. Mother's Day is the perfect opportunity to let her know how proud you are of her accomplishments, and of her motherhood. Show her how meaningful it is for you to have grandchildren, and how special her efforts as a mother. For your daughter whose also a mother, we think that a Heart Birthstone Mother's Ring will tell her just how important she is!
Sometimes we don't spend enough time expressing how much we love mom. Mother's Day is the day to really show her how much she is loved! It's the perfect time to let her know how much you appreciate everything she does, and show her why she is the best mom you know. For your mom's gift, you need something really unique and special. That is why we think the Double Layered Birthstone and Diamond Accent Ring is just the piece of jewelry for her. Beautifully personalized, individual and just as special as your mom is!
Grandmothers are very special people. Wise and beautiful. There aren't many days when you can devote yourself to showing your grandmother how important she is in your life, and the lives of those who love her. That's why we think getting your grandmother a Birthstone Family Tree Necklace is so perfect for the occasion. Grandmothers pride themselves on their families. Why not show her how much she is loved by personalizing a necklace with the birthstones of all of her children and grandchildren. It will be a truly meaningful and amazing gift to give.
It's easy to see the love that your friend has for her children. You are there through all of those meaningful stories she shares with you about her family and her kids. This is a very special day for someone very close to you. Why not surprise your friend with a present on Mother's Day. Show her how all of her stories and conversations about being a mom have impacted your own life, and give her something she'll always remember. We think that the Elongated Mother's Birthstone Band is the perfect gift. You can customize this ring to represent her children's birthdays and names. This special ring will be the most memorable gift you can give.
Mother's Day is the best time to show how important your wife is to you. To show her that you appreciate and notice all of her hard work. To show her how much you love her and how important she is in your life. It's a great opportunity to go above and beyond and get her something special that she will cherish and love forever. We know just the gift to give. The Square Birthstone and Diamond Family Ring is just the jewelry you've been looking for. A spot for her birthstone, a spot for your birthstone, and two special engravings that stay together forever. This will be the most meaningful gift she can receive, and she'll just love you for it!
Mother's Day comes once a year. Spend this time with her to make her feel special, important and show her how much you just love her! Gifts are special, but the time you share together will be priceless. Happy Mother's Day!
Chocolate. Flowers. Jewelry. I think everyone knows that some combination of any of these would make a good valentine's day gift. Its completely fine to stick to the traditional gifts, however, it will be even more appreciated if you try and find some new variation on these classics. Your goal should be to create a memorable experience for your loved one, instead of just another bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates.
When it comes to Flowers it is a bit more difficult to be creative. This year instead of simply giving her a bouquet of roses try and spice it up and get creative. There are a number of ways to do so. One is to buy more exotic flowers like the Blood Lily, Blue Dawn Flower, or the Calatheas. All of which are very beautiful and very exotic. A nice vase is also a good touch.
Finally, Jewelry is always a difficult thing to buy for your loved one. The key is to avoid potentially buying the wrong thing. To do so consider buying an engraved couple's ring. This will not only show her that you had been thinking about this day for a long time, but it is also extremely personal and difficult to dislike. I came across a number of these rings on www.jewlr.com.
This valentine's day do something different and make her happy.
Diamonds are such an easy choice when deciding on jewelry. It's classic, it always looks good, and it's almost always the stone being advertised. But aren't we forgetting some of the most beautiful stones available? What happened to those beautiful rubies, glowing amethysts and dazzling sapphires … just to name a few.
These colourful palettes of striking gemstones are often overlooked but should be reconsidered because they make perfect presents! Giving a personalized gift with a unique stone that is completely attuned to a special someone is so meaningful. Birthdays are one-of-a-kind. It's about time we celebrate the inimitability of those we love most by cherishing them with something special!
But these stones are great gifts for any special day! New mothers love to treasure the birth of their child with birthstone jewelry. Grandmothers can keep their family close to her heart at all times with a necklace that showcases the birthstones of all her children and grandchildren. Couples can embrace and cherish the love they share with a matching birthstone couples ring. We love birthstone jewelry for every occasion!
Birthstone jewelry is amazing because of the large range of styles and prices. Online stores tend to have a wide selection to help you pick the perfect piece, which is perfectly personalized for you. We've found that Jewlr.com has a huge assortment of rings, necklaces, and bracelets that can be customized to express individuality and unique birth months. Their personalized pieces make the perfect presents for mothers, daughters, sons, grandchildren, grandparents or husbands and wives.
Are you looking for pieces of jewelry to add some sparkle to your December? For this month, we think you should try out some jewelry with gorgeous December Zircon! Zircon ranges in so many different shades and hues of blue, from a very light white colour to beautiful icy blues. These stones go beautifully with the natural colours of December, and will brighten up your everyday outfits! Give it a try!!!


Last week, I had a great brunch with a great friend. There was chicken and waffles, special family recipe egg rolls, and bottomless mimosas. Trust me, we tried for three hours to find the end of those glasses. Anyway, after such a splendid experience because of the hard work of a wonderful chef/host, I felt compelled to write a review. I wanted to show my appreciation to the world and encourage others to visit the restaurant. I wanted to use my words to help a friend.
Last week, a professor asked my graduate student cohort to help him proofread a book chapter he's sending off for publication. Time crept up on him (as it does to all of us) and he was up against a deadline. He needed help. So I did what I could to review his chapter and find any typos I could. I put my editor hat on because I knew that he would do and has done the same for in the brief time I've known him. I wanted to use my words to help a colleague.
Last week, I felt conflicted about a decision I made. In a moment of desire and excitement and maybe love, I crossed a line. I didn't know if the line was worth crossing, if the new territory I was exploring was dangerous, if what I was doing would cause more harm than good, if I were sacrificing something beautiful for the hope of more, if I were acting from a place of greed and selfishness or a place of joy and care. So I wrote these words. And before these words I wrote notes on my phone and in my journal and on random scraps of paper at my desk day after day.
I wanted to use my words to help myself.
This week's post is about maintaining "focus" as a writer. When I think of focus, I think of the kind of discipline and concentration required in martial arts. But, to be honest, I'm not a disciplined writer. I don't have a set schedule, I don't have a routine, and I don't write as much as I should. But there's another way to think about focus that is very important to consider. Let's think about focus in terms of vision and re-vision.
The thing that most people need to work on is seeing themselves as a writer and viewing the world as a story that needs to be told. So the first step in maintaining focus is learning to see in a way that might feel a bit different. The first step is opening your eyes to the dramas and conflicts and decisions and issues that surround you on the daily. Learn to see yourself and your world for what it is–lyric and narrative.
The second step is to see the writing that you do all the time. The three examples I started this post with seem like the everyday for me…and it's because they are. We all have writing practices that we engage in regularly, it's just a matter of realizing these and appreciating them. Part of this step is also to try and discover your underlying motivation for writing. For me, the theme became apparent when I put those three separate writing activities together on the page. I write to help people. I write praise and love and health and joy. I write to build things, to fix things, to beautify and worship things. So, you have to ask yourself why before you ask how.
Maybe you write poems about pretty flowers. That's great. But why do you do it? Is it like taking a photograph? Do you write the poem as a way to keep that flower forever? Or is it more like a postcard? Do you write that flower down to share it with someone who couldn't be there to see it with you? Maybe you write the flower so you can focus on something beautiful and distract yourself from all the ugly things in the world. Maybe you don't write about flowers at all and I sound like an idiot right now. But whatever you write has an underlying reason or assumption or ideology that you bring to it–you can't be afraid to ask what those are.
Your answer is all your own, but it's something worth paying attention to. How can you see yourself as a writer if you don't examine why you want to write? How can you develop good habits and discipline for your craft if you don't know your purpose and position?
So what's my advice? Listen to yourself. See yourself. Know that every time you send a text or scribble a grocery list or reply to a Facebook post, you're performing the identity of a writer. Know that most of these activities could stem from some foundational motivations you carry around with you in your life. If you can figure those out, you can see your work more clearly and look at the story of our world with fresh eyes.
My impression of maintaining focus is more akin to maintaining balance. A writer's job these days is much more than just writing. There is a heavy emphasis on the business end as well as the writing end.
Case in point came to light this week as I was preparing for our first book signing engagement. For the past two weeks we have prepared for TV appearances and radio interviews as well as contributing to magazine and blog articles to promote the event. In addition, we were introducing our book to six local libraries to further promote the book and make it available in the community.
While doing this, we still had social media and weekly blog responsibilities. These are ongoing and coupled with the day to day accounting and reporting duties make for a full day, without much time for writing, or for that matter, house tasks.
Oh, and I forgot, I needed to edit the first nineteen chapters of our second book during this period.
Now, I am a person who lives by the day planner. Always have. It's my mental survival tool to keep me on track with daily activities. I run two other businesses and without it I would be paralyzed before 10:00 in the morning. But the thing that I love is something I learned a long time ago. List your ten priorities (no more,could be less) for the day and tackle each item on your list, one at a time until completion. Cool thing is, once you complete your ten tasks you are done for the day. It doesn't matter whether it's 10 am or 7 pm, you're done!
But, if you can't finish, you simply add it to the next day. Believe it or not, this doesn't happen often if you stay on task.
I know a lot of writers who write in the morning and do business in the afternoon. Some switch it up. There does have to be a discipline that you can stick to even when emergencies arise, but with my system I seem to have a lot more time and a lot less stress.
By the way, the book signing and interviews, although hectic, were a lot of fun and all went smoothly due to a well-planned event and proper time in promotion. We, as writers, have to realize that our job entails much more than just writing and it's up to us whether or not we have fun or are running around at the last minute like chickens with our heads cut off. We can't expect to have others do it for us, so stay organized and balance your day and your life. Breathe!
A friend of mine once told me that we get what we expect and inspect, so stay on top of both your writing and your business.


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František Kaván (Vichovská Lhota, bij Jilemnice, 10 september 1866 - Libuň, bij Jičín, 16 december 1941) was een Tsjechische schilder en dichter.

Hij studeerde van 1889 tot 1895 aan de kunstacademie in Praag, onder Julius Mařák die landschapsschilderkunst onderwees. Naast Otakar Lebeda en Antonín Slavíček was Kaván een van Mařáks belangrijkste leerlingen. Een tentoonstelling in Praag in 1892 van werken van de pas overleden schilder Antonín Chittussi maakte een grote indruk op Kaván en heeft hem blijvend beïnvloed. Hij bekeerde zich tot het symbolisme, zowel in zijn schilderkunst als in zijn literaire werk.

Na zijn expressieve, symbolistische fase, keerde hij rond 1900 terug naar de zuivere landschapsschilderkunst met realistische impressies. In zijn schilderkunst richtte hij zich vooral op de bergachtige gebieden van Krkonoše (waar hij was geboren en zijn laatste jaren doorbracht) en Vysočina. Het bekendst zijn zijn winterlandschappen.

Kaván schilderde meer dan 4000 werken. De meeste schilderijen gaf hij weg.

Met andere leerlingen van de Academie in Praag heeft hij de ontwikkeling van de Tsjechische kunst in de twintigste eeuw mede beïnvloed.

Zijn gedichten werden al snel vergeten. Kaván vertaalde ook Russische literatuur.

Tsjechisch dichter
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Q: How do I find the package providing an alias? Using apt-file I am able to find the packages providing certain executables like this for example:
sudo apt-file search {/bin,/sbin,/usr/bin/,/usr/sbin}/wget

Well actually:
sudo apt-file search {/bin,/sbin,/usr/bin/,/usr/sbin}/wget | grep "/wget$"

(Because otherwise it would just return all packages containing executables starting with wget.)
Now I was running:
EXEC_NAME="x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++"
sudo apt-file search {/bin,/sbin,/usr/bin/,/usr/sbin}/${EXEC_NAME} | grep "${EXEC_NAME}$"

And surprisingly it doesn't return anything. Why? Because no package provides a file with that name.
If I run:
EXEC_NAME="x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++"
sudo apt-file search {/bin,/sbin,/usr/bin/,/usr/sbin}/${EXEC_NAME}

I get the following result:
g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix: /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix
g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32: /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-win32

implying there is no package providing x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.
But after a while I found that g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix doesn't just provide the executable g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix, but also an alias or symlink called g++-mingw-w64-x86-64.
In this case it was easy to figure out because the package happened to contain another binary with a very similar name. Now my issue is that I need to automate this in a way that works for any alias/symlink, even for ones that have a completely different name.
How can I do this?
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The alias is created in the file g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix.postinst of the g++-mingw-w64-x86-64-posix package, in case that helps:
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix 30 \
  --slave /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++ x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++ /usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++-posix

Edit2:
Is there maybe a way to search the file content of all packages' .postinst files? Maybe by downloading all .postinst files into a cache? Maybe that could be done by downloading the file header of each package first to see at which bytes in the archives the .postinst files are located and then use HTTP range requests to download them?
Edit3:
This doesn't change anything, but I found instead of grep and cut, you can just use the -x and the -l flag. This makes the command a bit shorter:
sudo apt-file search -l -x "^/(bin|sbin|usr/bin|usr/sbin)/${EXEC_NAME}$" | head -1

A: If you download dwww with the command
sudo apt install dwww

you can use dwww-quickfind, one of its sub-packages, in order to, well, quickly find it. The following is from the dwww man-page:

dwww-quickfind(8)
        Used by dwww-find(8) to  quickly  find  which
        package a program belongs to.

Just to test out the interface, from the terminal, ran it for 10 - 15 commands, some GNU, others not, without issue. For example, when I ran
:~$ dwww-quickfind man

and the result was
man-db
VIRTUAL: man-db

It obviously follows symlinks, so I would guess that it tracks aliases as well. Either way, It is worth a shot. Even if it doesn't, just getting dwww is worth the trouble. Type dwww <any-pkg> and you will understand.
It is like the man command on steroids.

A: The problem with symlinks is they aren't necessarily installed by packages.
You can use readlink -f [/path/file] to (try to) get the path to the real file.  If /path/file is a symlink, readlink will return the file that the symlink points to.  If there is a chain of symlinks, readlink will follow them until it gets to a break in the chain or the real file.
Then you can use apt-file to search for the packages.


If the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has any lifeline left to reclaim its lost territories that were swept away by the APC/Buhari bandwagon tsunami in 2015, then it must be ready to field competent and experienced candidates for all elective offices, especially for the National Assembly elections.
From all indications and the results of the PDP's primaries, it is evident that the party seems to have put this into consideration and looks more serious to win the National Assembly elections in 2019, especially in Ondo Central.
In the district, the party is fielding former Senator Ayo Akinyelure, also as Allover. A ranking lawmaker who served in the 7th Senate, party members have described Akinyelure's emergence as a masterstroke for the PDP.
Ondo Central swung dramatically towards the APC in 2015 when the APC candidate Tayo Alasoadura defeated Akinyelure, a result that has not stopped to amaze the people of the senatorial district and the state at large, with many questioning why a performer will be voted out for a new comer?
"Allover is perhaps the only one in the central senatorial district who have the record and the war chest to give the APC a run for their money and falling popularity in Ondo central" a PDP chieftain said.
During his one term at the Senate, Akinyelure was credited with many landmark achievements which left many in awe when he lost to the APC in 2015.
"We fell for the APC propaganda, there was no justification for voting out Allover in 2015, we just followed the Buhari bandwagon because of the hatred for then President. Allover performed well while he was in Senate; comparing him with the present senator, you'll see the huge difference. It was a great mistake and I think many people have since realised this," Ayotunde Adewale, a resident of Akure, said.
The 2019 elections won't just be about promises of what to do, it is about what has been done, a case of candidates and parties showing their report card to the people and let them decide if they are truly worthy of their vote. Akinyelure is not just running on promises. As a senator, it is on record how he used his position to reduce unemployment in Ondo Central by helping many graduates to secure jobs at the Federal Civil Service. Over 348 graduates benefitted from this in 4-years.
Aside from his proven antecedents in politics, Allover brings to the table 30 years of active practice as a chartered accountant and a successful business owner who has thousands of people employed in his business.
He is the proprietor of Allover Polytechnic in Ogun State with another campus recently established in Akure, Ondo State. Since opening the polytechnic in Ondo, the institution has also taken many unemployed graduates off the streets.
"All over is a smart businessman who wants the best for Ondo Central and we cannot but support him and wish him good luck in his campaign for the Senate," said Sola Adesida, the Coordinator of an Akure-based Youth Advocates for Good Governance.
On a more fundamental level, the Ondo Central race will be an important test case for the PDP to know whether it can still contend strongly in areas where it was once popular but lost in 2015.
*Olubunmi is an Akure based political commentator.


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William Lok (Hongkong, 7 oktober 1973) is een Hongkongs autocoureur.

Carrière
In 2010 nam Lok deel aan twee races van het Aziatische GT-kampioenschap. In 2011 eindigde hij als veertiende in de Chinese Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup. In 2012 reed hij opnieuw in de Scirocco R-Cup, waarin hij ditmaal met één podiumplaats als achtste in het kampioenschap eindigde. Dat jaar reed hij ook in de Aziatische Lamborghini Super Trofeo en behaalde zijn eerste overwinning, waarmee hij vijfde werd in het kampioenschap. In 2013 reed hij opnieuw in beide kampioenschappen, waarbij hij in de Scirocco R-Cup vierde werd met twee podiumplaatsen en in de Super Trofeo als gastrijder één overwinning behaalde. Ook nam hij deel aan de Formula Masters China-race van de Grand Prix van Macau, waarin hij als twaalfde eindigde.

In 2014 rijdt Lok opnieuw in de Scirocco R-Cup, waarin hij met twee overwinningen het kampioenschap leidt. Door deze prestaties mocht hij dat jaar zijn debuut maken in de TC2-klasse van het World Touring Car Championship voor het team Campos Racing in een Seat León WTCC op het Shanghai International Circuit. In de eerste race viel hij uit en liep hierbij zoveel schade op dat hij niet meer kon starten in race 2.

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Ahhhhh...now a couple of things from the debate make more sense.
I don't know, I think I'm with the "Yes" team on this. There are plenty of things that we just can't explain yet with reference to classical explanations (biomechanical ones), viz., for example, how spindle fibers/microtubules move down a cell during mitosis. In fact, there are plenty of microbiological processes that work and we just can't figure out how the cells parts know to move this way or that way--what is attracting them?? This doesn't mean that we will never discover a way to explain them with reference to classical physics, but I wouldn't be shocked if somebody comes up with a wacky and awesome quantum explanation. There does seem to be a gaping whole at the center of microbiology just waiting to be filled by somebody.
Oh yes there are some amazingly simple and elegant neurotransmitters, including all kinds of ions. Ca 2+ is a fav of mine.
Are you saying here that the quantum tendencies of a system cohere longer in a more complex system? Or can't this be expressed this way?
I don't think complexity is the main thing, it's more to do with size. Bigger systems decohere faster, meaning there's less time for quantum interference between different states, not more. Though it seems reasonable to assume bigger systems are generally more complex than smaller ones.
its actually pretty cool listening to tea talk about something he knows about.
Nomadologist had a favourite neurotransmitter! I would say we'd have been perfect together, but I fear craner would track me down and murder me in a jealous rage.
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Bursary Winners' Concert — 28 October 2014
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Music students at the North-West University have an annual opportunity to compete for study bursaries and prizes worth several thousands of rands during the School of Music's Bursary Competition. The finalists then perform during the Bursary Winners' Concert, after which the bursaries and prizes are awarded.
This year's Bursary Winners' Concert is scheduled for Tuesday 28 October 2014 at 19:30 in the Conservatory Hall and will once again be a showcase of the best young talent that the School of Music has to offer. With this concert, the annual concert series at the Conservatory also comes to a close, until March 2015.
Tickets at R60/R40/R30 are available at the Conservatory in Thabo Mbeki Drive (tel. 018-299-1692), PUK-Arts in the Heimat Building (F9) on the university campus (tel. 018-299-2844), Protea Book Shop on the Bult (tel. 018-297-1583), online at www.artema.co.za and www.facebook.com/NWU.Music, or 30 minutes before the concert at the box office.
Week 44 @ the Conservatory: 27 October – 2 November 2014 | NWU Potchefstroom Campus - School of Music - […] 17:00 — Award ceremony for the Helgaard Steyn Composition Prize at Crista Galli. • 19:30 — Bursary Winners' Concert…


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Student Demonstrators Take To The Streets Of Downtown Pittsburgh To Protest Police Violence - We Resist.
"Three shots in the back, how do you justify that?" was the rallying cry of the roughly 1,000 protesters on behalf of slain 17-year-old Antwon Rose II.
It was a crowd mostly comprised of students that had walked out of class and took to the rainy streets of downtown Pittsburgh today to protest the Friday acquittal of former police officer Michael Rosfield in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II.
Rosfield shot the unarmed 17-year-old three times as he attempted to flee a felony traffic stop at 8:40 p.m. on June 19, 2018. Thirteen minutes before the shooting Rose had been in a car implicated a drive-by shooting.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Rosfield's trial lasted four days, and included 23 witness and hundreds of exhibits. It was revealed in testimony that it took the officer 0.994th of a second to fire the three shots that killed Rose.
The jury had three options were they to find the shooting unjustifiable: first degree-murder, third-degree murder, or voluntary manslaughter.
It took them four hours to find Rosfield not-guilty on all charges.
Rebecca Rovins an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, organized the rally, bringing together students from more than a dozen schools.


Loneliness is pervasive in our society but is rarely addressed. It comes in many forms, from the loneliness of loss to that of sickness; from single life to marriage to divorce. In fact, even the most successful among us are not immune. Even achievement can be an avenue to loneliness. Through sensitivity, compassion and insight, this book provides the stories and tools we need to begin addressing loneliness in our lives and the lives of those we love. With masterful storytelling, Rabbi Marc Katz uses the pains of our ancestors to show us the unique ways loneliness appears in our lives. Drawing on the stories of such diverse characters as Isaac and Rachel, King Uzziah and Tamar, Jeremiah and Honi, Hagar and Aaron, Rabbi Katz helps readers understand the nuances of loneliness in their own lives. He helps them understand that although their pain may feel like an island, others have walked there before them. Thoughtful insights on loneliness also help family and friends have a better sense of how and why their friends, children, parents and co-workers suffer. Then, using the tools of the Jewish tradition, Rabbi Katz looks at concrete ways as individuals and as community members we may help those who are lonely in our midst. This book is for anyone who is or has suffered from the pain of loneliness as well as those loved ones who stand on the sideline feeling ill equipped to address the alienation they see.


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Here's alumni funding news that slipped beneath our radar: Canadian cybersecurity firm ISARA picked up a $10 million investment last month. The company, which specializes in developing quantum-safe cryptographic solutions that can be integrated into commercial products to defend against quantum computer-based cyberthreats, demonstrated its technology at our developers conference, FinDEVr London 2017.
The November investment was led by Shasta Ventures and adds to an $11.5 million investment ISARA received from Quantum Valley Investments in 2015. The company's total funding now stands at $21.5 million.
Because quantum computers are more effective at factoring large numbers compared to classical computers, there is a rising danger that cybercriminals will use quantum computing technology to take advantage of the fact that modern encryption standards are based on large-number factoring. Totzke has warned that cyber attacks leveraging quantum computing technology could be possible as soon as 2026, and that quantum risk assessment and transition planning should be a fundamental part of a company's cybersecurity strategy. To this end, ISARA provides quantum-resistant algorithms and integration tools – such as its ISARA Radiate Security Solution Suite – to empower organizations to integrate quantum-safe security into their products and networks.
Founded in 2015 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, ISARA Corporation partnered with BlackBerry in October, enabling the handheld device maker to offer a quantum-resistant code signing service to defend against quantum computer-powered attacks. Also this fall, ISARA launched its ISARA Catalyst Agile Digital Certificate Technology. ISARA Catalyst allows multiple cryptographic signature algorithms to be used in a single digital certificate. This lowers redundancy and enables users to switch easily from classical to quantum-safe encryption as circumstances require.
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The emerging quantum threat to cybersecurity affects global financial institutions. Next-generation security options can provide resistance to quantum computer attacks. ISARA will present a demo of those options for securing an online banking connection against current and future attacks, and give expert recommendations for quantum safe security transition strategies.
Fintech developers must respond to the needs of an industry making long-term strategic bets on emerging technologies while also protecting against emerging cybersecurity threats, including quantum computers. The quantum threat requires careful risk analysis, and quantum safe implementations can and must begin today to avoid future liability.
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Uya 四代目菊川 aims to offer affordable and authentic Japanese traditional unagi cuisine to the masses in Singapore. Our eels are carefully selected to ensure the ideal quality (colour, plumbness and tenderness) to match our own tare (sauce). The tare used in Uya 四代目菊川 is made using a sauce base that has been a family secret for over 4 generations and was specially brought over from Japan to Singapore.
Opening its doors at @wheelockplace just beginning of last year, @uya_sg aims to deliver a grilled unagi which is exactly the same as you will find in Nagoya. The tare used is made using a sauce base that has been a family secret and passed down over four generations.
Without any live killings of fresh eels and no DIY grated wasabi like Man Man Unagi, I was slightly disappointed that the grilled unagi didn't match up to their strong competitor. There were many soft bones here and there which destroyed the overall pleasant mouthfeel. Made with the condiments (Spring Onion, Wasabi & Nori) and Dashi broth, the Ochazuke (rice with soup) was underwhelming and lacked that umami kick.
P.S. I guess I'm left with the last specialty grilled eel restaurant, @unagiyaichinoji to decide who's the best 😋.
The menu hasn't changed much since the restaurant opened (only minor additions), but the place has become better known and justifiably popular in spite of the high prices, so do book in advance or be prepared to queue. The unagi here are crunchier, smokier, and more flavourful than those served at non-specialist restaurants. One must try the Hitsumabushi, which they recommend to eat three ways - on its own, with wasabi and other condiments, or with a broth; each is delicious in a different way. They use all parts of the eel: 'Crispy bone' is scrumptious, grilled liver is interesting, liver ponzu is less good than ankimo (monkfish liver) as it is less fatty. Efficient and polite service.


BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - Four years ago today I set out on a global storytelling project called the Out of Eden Walk. I am now overwintering in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, waiting for the mountain snows to melt enough to resume walking east, into western China.
This photo gallery highlights the sweep of human dramas I've encountered so far—across two continents, 1,460 days, and more than 10 million footsteps—as I follow our species' ancestral trail of Stone Age migrations from Africa to the tip of South America.
January 10, 2013, Herto Bouri, Ethiopia. I woke up in a village courtyard in the Rift Valley of Africa, and after yanking on hiking boots and kissing my wife goodbye, I struck out on foot toward the Gulf of Aden roughly 250 miles away—and onward across the plane.
Tiny groups of Homo sapiens had been taking similar strolls from this very spot for at least a hundred thousand years. Why? Climate change? Overhunting? Famines? Population pressures? Curiosity? Nobody knows for sure. But for early peoples, this first discovery of the Earth would be a key test of human survival, ingenuity, and problem-solving.
In the second year of the walk, I reached Jerusalem after traversing the Middle East, a long desert passage linking our biological cradle with one of the spiritual cradles of humanity. From the fading pilgrims' roads of the Hejaz in Saudi Arabia—the birthplace of Islam—I stumbled through the minefields of competing faiths in the West Bank and Israel. At night I sheltered in the homes of Palestinians and Israeli settlers. I navigated walls. I was shot at.
In the third year of my journey, the route was blocked by the imaginary glacial walls of the 21st century—by political borders. Iran denied my visa request. I plodded northward around it into the Caucasus, through a mosaic of dazzling mountain cultures, into a maze-like legacy of invasions, conquests, displacements. I rolled down a snowy peak into Georgia. I learned of the charms of honey and wine. I witnessed the ferocious love of a mother for her dying child. And I touched the wounds of a century-old trauma: the Armenian genocide. This tragedy represented yet another closed border—an immense gulf of loneliness.
During the past year I walked 1,400 miles across the steppes of Central Asia. I was following a delicate moth cocoon fiber that once bound East to West. The vanished caravan routes of the Silk Road were an early experiment in globalisation. Today its camels trails have morphed into pipelines: The 21st-century silk is gas and oil.
Australopithecus afarensis could have had a gorilla-like social structure, according to a provocative study of 3.6-million-year-old prints.


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Bhadrajun is considered to be an historically important village. It is situated in the Jalore district of Rajasthan. The village is well-known for the Bhadrajun Fort which was built by the Rathore kings of Marwar. It is located at the distance of 97 km from Jodhpur. It is very well-connected to places like Jalore (54 km) and Udaipur (200 km.) It is 618 km from Delhi. It is present in the Ahore tehsil, the headquarters of which is at a distance of 30 km.
There are good, budget-frienldy hotels near Bhadrajun. Some of them are Hotel Bhadrajun Fort (Tariff - Rs. 1550), Chanoud Garh (Tariff –Rs. 1000) and the Havelli Heritage at Ahore (Tariff – Rs. 950.)
The official language of Bhadrajun is Rajasthani. The other language that is spoken here is Hindi.
The Brij festival which is also known as Holi is celebrated with great enthusiasm in March. The festival of Teej falls in the period between July and August, and the Gangaur Festival in March is also quite popular.
Bhadrajun Fort is very famous in this part of the state and attracts tourist from all over India. It is 2000 feet above sea level.
The airport nearest to Bhadrajun is the Jodhpur Airport which is at a distance of 75.3 km.
The Jodhpur railway station is the closest one to Bahdrajun and is at a distance of 89 km from it.
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4/5 Nice school with good teaching staff. Overall experience is good, need improvement in fee tranperancy as it is on higher side and need to install cameras in school for safety.
1/5 We had opted for Hocus Pocus album package @20K out of which 12K were already paid till Feb 2018. There were quite a lot photoshoots missing for my daughter which were informed to the teachers. Since then I have received many calls for paying the remaining 8K but never received a call for the photoshoot schedule. I visited the school many times during past 10 months and asked about the schedule of photoshoots. After all the requests met deaf ears, I requested them to refund the amount as I was not getting the service I paid for. But I neither have received any call for photoshoots nor the refund.
This school was last reviewed on 26 Feb 2019 and first reviewed on 25 Jul 2017 at SchoolWiser.
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Q: Superpotential is Supergauge Invariant? I was studying by the X. Tata & Bauer and I'm stuck with something:
In Chapter 6 - Supersymmetric Gauge Theories, it states that the superpotential is already invariant by a supergauge transformation, and explains that is because "it's polynomial in the chiral superfields".
I'm thinking about it, but I guess i'm too tired or something, but I can't prove that every polynomial function of the chiral superfields will be supergauge invariant....
Could someone give me a tip?

A: A chiral superfield with variable change $x_\mu\rightarrow x_\mu+ \frac{1}{2}\bar\theta \gamma_5\gamma_{\mu}\theta$  will have similar gauge transformation as it's components and if the action does not contain derivative or complex conjugate of the chiral superfield and contains a polynomial part then under a local gauge transformation involving $exp(it_A\Omega_A(x))$ action will be invariant if it is invariant under global transformation with $\Omega$ independent of $x_\mu$.


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Common Sense for a Fair Economy
As the new century unfolds, we face a host of economic and social challenges - - jobs lost to ''''''''off shoring,'''''''' a huge and growing number of Americans without health insurance coverage, an expanding gap between rich and poor, stagnant wages, decaying public schools, and many others. These are difficult and complex problems, but our government's strategy for dealing with them has been essentially not to deal with them at all. Over and over, in subtle and not - so - subtle ways, we're told that we're on our own - - ''''''''Here's a tax cut and a private account; now go fend for yourself.'''''''' As Jared Bernstein points out, this approach doesn't make any sense as a strategy for solving the enormous systemic problems we face. It's just a way of shifting economic risk from those most able to bear it - - the government and the nation's corporations - - to those least able: individuals and families. The result has been greater wealth for the top 1% of Americans and stagnant living standards and increasing insecurity for the vast majority. In All Together Now, Bernstein outlines a new strategy, one that applauds individual initiative but recognizes that the problems we face as a nation can be solved only if we take a more collaborative approach. The message is simple: we're all in this together. Bernstein draws on recent and historic events to explore how the proponents of what he dubs the YOYO (you're - on - your - own) approach have sold the idea, exposing the fallacies and ulterior motives in their arguments as well as the disasterous consequences of their policies. More importantly, he details practical WITT (we're - in - this - together) initiatives in specific areas like globalization, health care, and employment that could improve the lives of millions of Americans without increasing overall national spending. And he offers advice on how to overcome objections to the WITT agenda and bring the country together so that both risks and benefits are shared more fairly. While the prevailing philosophy insists that all we can do is cope with massive social forces, each of us on our own, Bernstein argues that we can unite and shape these forces to meet our needs. The optimistic message of All Together Now is that the economic challenges we face are not insoluble; we can wield the tools of government to meet them in such a way as to build a more just and equitable society.
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The vaccine problem may continue to cause higher than normal case counts in the future, said Tom Clark, M.D., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last year, cases were up in 48 states and outbreaks were particularly bad in Colorado, Minnesota, Washington state, Wisconsin, and Vermont.
Also, a push last year to vaccinate pregnant women — a measure designed to pass immunity to infants - may have had some small measure of success, Dr. Clark said.
The nation just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, federal health officials say.


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Daniel Audritt is the director, co-writer and co-producer of Modern Horror Stories, the 11 part sketch show on Comedy Central International online as well as a number of Comic Relief Originals, including viral hits Stephen Hawking's New Voice and Modern Dating Horror Story.
A sought after gag-writer, Daniel Audritt has had his jokes featured on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Mock the Week, The News Quiz, Dead Ringers and NewsJack. A joke from his 2018 work-in-progress show was named Dave's fourth Best Joke of the Fringe last year.
Within eight months of his first stand-up performance, Daniel won a national New Act Competition, beating over 700 other comedians to be crowned Golden Jesters New Act of the Year 2014. As well as performing around the UK, Daniel has appeared at the UCB, Broadway Comedy Club and the QED, in New York. Daniel Audritt: Better Man is at Just The Tonic at The Caves 1st – 25th August (not 12th).
Better Man is coming to Just The Tonic at The Caves what can you tell us about it?
Better Man is my debut stand up hour and something I am incredibly proud of. I've tried my best to write an incredibly funny, punchline heavy stand up show that still has something to say about the world in 2019. Basically it's a show about love, relationships and masculinity from a guy who thought he'd learnt everything he ever needed to know about life from 90s rom-coms.
What inspired you to write Better Man?
Many different things influenced this show. The last few years have put a spotlight on men, their actions and behaviours so that was something I was thinking about a lot. Also, I've found myself in a new relationship which is unlike any other relationship I've been in. We were best friends first so she knew my whole personality, good and bad, before she got involved with me. That completely changed my perspective on relationships. I've learned most of what I know about love from Rom-Coms and I had no idea how poorly they prepared me for the real thing…
Why did you want to write about this subject in particular?
I really wanted to write about masculinity because I think it's an incredibly important subject which is in the forefront of the social consciousness. I think for years men acting the way they do has been a rich vein for comedy, but nobody has really stopped to ask why and what aspects of society have made this the case. It was a great challenge to study the subject through incredibly heady academic reading and then find ways to bring those concepts and ideas to people through what I hope is a very funny, joke filled stand up hour.
What's the one thing about Better Man makes it different from all the rest?
I've had a flick through the fringe guide and there aren't as many shows about masculinity as I thought there would be. To me, the evolution of masculinity and the ways in which it needs to improve is one of the biggest conversations happening right now so I'm surprised more comedians haven't tried to tackle it. I hope the topic alone makes it stand out, but if that isn't enough then obviously, I hope my joke writing helps too.
How does it feel to be at Just The Tonic?
I'm really excited to be performing at the Caves. I've been going to Edinburgh for the last few years and always knew I wanted to do my debut there. There is something about the low ceilings, quirky atmosphere and chance of catching trench foot that the cave venues have that I think is great for comedy, not to mention being on Cowgate which is a great place to find audiences.
Why should people come see Better Man?
Every year at the fringe, stand up shows tend to fit into two distinct categories – the funny shows, which value laughs over everything else, and the shows which have a social, societal message and point which they want to say. With Better Man I've really tried my best to do both. I have a topic which I am fascinated by but I love jokes and I love making an audience laugh, so hopefully people who like both styles of show should enjoy mine.
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Current: New road surface is set to cut emissions
New road surface is set to cut emissions
30 April 2021 | Muriel Cozier
'These life-long binders will contribute to achieving clients' decarbonisation goals...'
A section of road in the UK is to become the first in the country to be resurfaced with a new material which it is said will help increase the life span of roads and reduce the need for roadwork interventions.
The new product; Total Styrelf Long Life, is part of the Total Styrelf range. Total Styrelf is a high-performance polymer-modified binder bitumen, produced by cross-linking bitumen and thermoplastic elastomers, producing a three-dimensional matrix with a homogeneous, fault-free microstructure. This makes the product particularly hardwearing and well-suited to extreme environments. The new bitumen binder being used in the UK; is designed to be more resistant to the elements, oxidising more slowly. Total UK has worked in partnership with Highways England and Tarmac to resurface a stretch of road in Northamptonshire, UK, with the new product.
The product is being put to the test in a long-term study which could run for up to 15 years. Samples will be taken at regular intervals to measure the aging performance and key characteristics of the bitumen and to understand the degradation caused by oxidation and UV exposure.
Rick Ashton, Market Development Manager at Total UK said: '…These life-long binders will contribute to achieving clients' decarbonisation goals by reducing road works, saving manufacturing, transport and installation energy, and the associated emissions. This trial paves the way for enhanced highways asset management and predictive deterioration modelling for Highways England.'
Total UK estimates that getting the asphalt required to resurface a mile of single lane carriageway – not including transport to the site – can produce up to 26.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide. If roads lasted longer, reducing the number of resurfacing interventions, the reduction in asphalt production alone could save the equivalent of the carbon dioxide produced by one car driven 270 000 miles.
Mike Wilson, Highways England Chief Highways Engineer added: 'Longer lasting roads means fewer road works, less disruption for motorists and a more sustainable network for everyone.'
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Q: Apache POI Runtimeexception on close() I have a problem using Apache POI to read some .docx contents and show the result as unformatted preview. Im using POI version 3.11.
Code:
private static String POI2Text(File file) {
    POITextExtractor extractor = null;
    try {
        extractor = ExtractorFactory.createExtractor(file);
        return extractor.getText();
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        logger.warn("Error:", ex);
    } finally {
        if (extractor!=null) try { extractor.close(); } catch (Exception ex) { logger.warn("Error:", ex); }
    }
    return "";
}

The following Exception is thrown in the finally block (extractor.close()):
org.apache.poi.openxml4j.exceptions.OpenXML4JRuntimeException: Fail to save: an error occurs while > saving the package : part
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.ZipPackage.saveImpl(ZipPackage.java:503) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.OPCPackage.save(OPCPackage.java:1425) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.OPCPackage.save(OPCPackage.java:1412) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.ZipPackage.closeImpl(ZipPackage.java:353) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.OPCPackage.close(OPCPackage.java:425) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.POIXMLTextExtractor.close(POIXMLTextExtractor.java:87) ~[agent.jar:na]
     ....
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: part
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.OPCPackage.addPackagePart(OPCPackage.java:873) ~[agent.jar:na]
     at org.apache.poi.openxml4j.opc.ZipPackage.saveImpl(ZipPackage.java:448) ~[agent.jar:na]
     ... 15 common frames omitted

Any ideas how to prevent this exception? The biggest problem is, that poi doesn't release the file handle after the exception is thrown. I need to be able to move or edit the file outside of my app.

A: Just a quick feedback: I could resolve the issue by opening an inputstream as read-only and then using this stream to extract data with the POITextExtractor.
try (InputStream is = Files.newInputStream(path, StandardOpenOption.READ);
            POITextExtractor extractor = ExtractorFactory.createExtractor(is)) {
    return extractor.getText();
} catch (Exception ex) {
    logger.warn("Error in file {}", path, ex);
}