What Do You See When You Look at Her Face? How Is She Feeling Now?
Right now, not later, is the time to begin to find a way to confront racism, and bigotry when it occurs in public. Hundreds of years of abhorrent behavior do not justify another minute of it. Enforced governmental equality mandates and laws would be helpful, but until then, on a person to person basis– in our everyday lives, every single incident of bigotry needs to be fished out of the pool interaction like so many turds.
Yesterday, when a Muslim woman sat down next to a little old white lady on the subway, the old lady hesitated and then moved to a seat in the next car. From where I sat I saw the Muslim woman watch the elderly woman move to another seat. The politics of the airwaves became intensely personal.
The climate of hate that is being brewed is going to increase this sort of incident, as well as much more volatile ones. When this happened in front of me I found that did not know what to say or do. I know in my bones that I should have done something, but I do not know what. I wonder how many times a day on this train this scenario is repeated. How many more people will be relegated to this shame today?
The humiliation that the Muslim woman had been subjected to was appalling. But I hesitated to speak out. I was held back by the suspicion that any sort of public confrontation seemed as though it would further put her in the hot seat. I did not want to add to the suffering that was already underway. I wanted to scream out in disgust of the behavior of the old lady, and of the entire population of spite spewing bigoted ignoramuses.
What can be said or done that will be effective in these situations as they arrive day-to-day, subway-by-subway, and scene-by-scene?
Perhaps it would have been more effective if I had confronted the old lady. She was the perpetrator of this disgusting behavior. But what could I have said? Should I have accused her of being a racist? Of being rude? I am quite certain that she would have said she had some other reason for moving, and deny any wrongdoing. She had not said anything when she decided to switch seats, she just moved so there was nothing to "call her out on."Creating public confrontation is risky. More than that though, there seem to layers of unseen, unspoken, and unbreakable protocol around publicly causing a scene in a casual interaction. There is a thick wall of silence around all who would sacrifice the peace of a shared moment with strangers for the sake of making a stand politically. I have never seen anyone in an informal situation effectively address someone who has made a statement (physical or verbal) of homophobia, racism, misogyny, verbal abuse, or other cross- cultural bigotry. I have occasionally seen fierce polarity flare up that resulted in escalating the conflict. But mostly I have seen "bystanders" say nothing at all.
Granted- these stories are not broachable in the 30-second window one has to address them on a moving train. The old woman on that train that so rudely changed seats developed her world view through many threads of her life over decades. Media, religion, and political discourse have framed her inside an ideology and history that incident merely illustrates. Likewise, the complexity of the layers of reasoning behind the silence of the other people on the train is patterned into the depths of the invisible rules of social behavior. Respect for the elderly, not upsetting the silence of the train, not embarrassing the Muslim woman, not inciting a group conflict in the event that others in the shared space take sides–There are thick blocks everywhere, and no authorization for sidestepping them.
In the flash of public exchange on a train, there was not time to truly meet this complexity. But, I am not sure time is what is actually needed. With more time it is possible that the situation could be analyzed and dissected from several directions. While that process may be informative, the double bind remains. The task here is to find a way, in relatively little time, to take the interaction up a level. Above the density of the interwoven reasons for not addressing the wrongness in our public sphere is another realm, where the way we approach the situation is free of these shackles.
I have seen passengers on trains publicly scold other passengers for putting their feet on the seats. But when it comes to scolding for racism there is a veil of silence. Why is this– and how can the spell be broken?
I don't want to live in a world where people are horrible. I do not want to contribute in any way to that horror. As it is, just by living my life I am enmeshed in the web of capitalistic exploitation that trails to countless crimes against humanity and nature. Even my iPhone is a testament to my ability to overlook the hideous labor practices, international trade injustices, rare earth depletion, and advertising propaganda… I am far from innocent in this world of violent inequity. Let me be quite clear that the hubris of colonization, and all that the industrial world has wrought on the globe is visible in my living room. In that sense I am not a better person than the old woman on the train. In a sense, I have no right to say anything at all. Simultaneously I have every responsibility to do every thing I possibly can to address and heal the pain that history has left for us.
I know that saying nothing is not an option. What future lies that direction? I did not know what to say to the old lady that moved down the train to get away from the Muslim woman– I feel the need to practice an approach that I have never seen. I am running scripts through my mind today of all the things I could have said. Because to do nothing is so deeply wrong.
On the train, at the store, in the bar, with my family and friends – no more of these little transgressions that infer the normality of disrespect can be brushed over. There is not room for discretely condoning these moments with hesitation. How shall we break through the hidden veils that silence the witnesses?
Sadly, I believe that in the coming months and years there will only be more situations like the one I witnessed on the train. Societies are dividing. Europe, Canada, and US are all sprouting right wing groups. Tolerance of intolerance is not going to do much good. Polarization with polarized groups will increase the dividing rhetoric. Shaming the old lady probably would have increased her conviction. What privilege exists in her assumptions that she can expect to behave in that way and NOT be scolded for it?
Perhaps I should have gone and sat down with her and tried to describe the pain her actions unleashed into the world. I could have explained the pain with consequences of consequences that future generations will have to live in.
Yes. Now is always the time to stand up for humanity. So well put. Thank you Nora.
My instinct would be to stand up and go sit beside the Muslim woman. Sarah F.
I'm having another curiosity. Did the old woman move because shedid not want to sit next to the Muslim woman, or because she was afraid of what others would think of her for sitting there? Hmmm – an interesting question that would shift the focus of an intervention. In that case, even having one person tell her it was all right for her to stay next to that other person would not be enough. She would be responding to that context of guilt by association that is growing, an amorphous context of threat and social disapproval larger (Dang, the Neutonianisms are sneaking in.) than an individual opinion. I think, perhaps, the most constructive intervention would be to go sit in the vacated place, showing that, yes, this can be done. It could allow the old woman to reflect, if she is willing, on her own action, reassure the Muslim woman that she is not alone in a hostile situation, and test the response of the other riders.


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It was a Sunday morning in 2003 when I awoke from the most vivid dream I have ever dreamt in my life. It was the sort of dream where you wonder if you have actually awakened from it; the kind that stays with you for the next few days.
This was no ordinary dream for me. It has remained with me in its entirety since I experienced it.
I am usually the type of person that looks a bit skeptically at the "dreams and visions" of others. I did not grow up in a "charismatic" faction of Christian faith and practice. Naturally, I proceed with caution when examining the spiritual experiences of others.
So, as a disclaimer, you must know that I consider myself a level-headed person that has tendencies to choose logic over faith; the objective over the subjective; empirical evidence over personal experience.
I was never encouraged to seek out dreams or visions from the Lord. This one was thrusted upon me and lives with me everyday. I would be a fool to ignore it. Therefore, I can't help but believe it to have some level of truth in reality.
I often casually joke about my death with others who know me, but I assure you it is no joke to me. It shapes my entire view of the present and the days to come.
I see my life leading up to this event. Sure, it could be that this dream will not have a full and literal fulfillment. I know others may want to interpret it, and they will. No matter what others may say or think about my dream, for me it has already happened.
I crawled out of bed and started getting ready for the morning. I was a youth pastor at a small church in a small East Texas town. We lived right next to the church building. I quickly got my stuff together and rushed over to the youth department to prepare for that morning's many activities.
This entire time the dream was on my mind, but I didn't have time to think about it because I had responsibilities to carry out. And so I did my thing and postponed further reflection until I had a moment of stillness.
Later that morning when all of my duties had been fulfilled, I sat in my chair next to my wife to listen to the sermon. In the beginning I was listening and then my mind began to drift back to my dream. I slowly began to see my dream play over again in my head. I left myself for a moment and began to relive the dream from the night before.
What did I see? What did it mean? It wasn't a long dream, but it was enough.
In my dream I am walking with a group of men. From what I remember, there were no women and children with us. We were in a concentration camp of some kind. I don't remember seeing barbed wire and all that you can imagine would fit the description, but I do remember the soldiers. I do not know whose soldiers they were. But I am certain they were not Nazis.
I was living in the modern world and was experiencing something in the future.
I was walking with a group of men in a single-file line. There was no noise or any talking, only the sound of footsteps in the sand and gravel. We were walking toward a building. Soldiers were shoulder to shoulder on our left. They had weapons, but they were not doing anything. They just watched us walking toward the building.
We walked into a large building through large iron double-doors. I know they were iron because I remember the sound they made when they closed behind us. The doors closed with a loud creak and "CLANG!" I heard the shuffling of feet, as all of us men were crowded together. I heard the faint whimpering of someone close. I felt the moment building as the sound of something turned on and the high-pitched noise grew louder.
Fear started to come up against me and then at the climax of the sound I saw a bright light. It wasn't a tunnel with a light at the end. The light illuminated the room and then there was a peace that came over me—then silence.
That was when I awoke from the dream.
Something seemed to be missing though. As I was reflecting on the entire dream and within myself asking the Lord, "What does this mean?" I went back to the moment in the dream where we were coming up to the doors of the building and were about to walk inside. I could see something else.
As we were approaching the doors there were soldiers to the left seeing to it that we walked quietly inside. Then I could see us laying open Bibles at their feet. We laid the open Scripture at their feet and walked in quietly. As I reflected, I was wondering what this was about. I looked more intently and the Lord showed me that the Bibles were open to the book of Malachi.
"Malachi?" I thought to myself. All I could remember from the prophet Malachi was that God hates divorce and something about giving the tithe. Of course I knew it was the last book of the Old Testament.
The next year I would translate Malachi in my Hebrew class. But at that time I didn't really know anything off the top of my head that could shed some light on my dream.
As the service continued around me, I quickly turned to the book of Malachi. I was certain not to be noticed by others that anything was out of the ordinary.
I started with the first chapter in Malachi. The book only has four chapters so it wasn't going to take me long to find out whether or not this dream had a supernatural origin or if it was an invention of my own neurological processes during sleep. I began reading at verse one. I read the entire first chapter. Nothing! So I kept reading.
At that moment I knew that my mind had not conjured up some twisted thoughts resulting from my knowledge of WWII or my past viewing of Schindler's List. This dream definitely had the signature of God all over it. How exactly did I interpret this dream in that moment?
It was very clear to me.
Those men who were laying this Scripture at the feet of the soldiers were humbly pronouncing the judgment of God that would soon "burn like a furnace." As we were being led to our death in this "furnace" we were declaring our hope in the Lord.
I believe the Lord has led me to share this dream with you. I pray that it will be an encouragement to those of us who have been called by His name to be a testimony of Jesus Christ. For those that do not know Jesus as the resurrection and life, I pray you will consider the word of our Lord. Lord, bless your church in this final hour.
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What intrigues me is wondering what made you decide TODAY to share this on your blog. Something must have triggered afresh this memory…what was it?
As I have told those who receive my blog updates by e-mail… I have been intending to share this since November. I had the time to share and felt like others needed to hear it. I pray the Lord will use it for his glory.
Thank you brother for sharing!
I am very grateful that you shared this David… I actually had a dream about 13 years ago that was strikingly similar… It too was the only dream I ever had that felt so "significant" like you described, that what I was seeing and experiencing was not originating in my imagination. In my dream, I was in a single file line, inside what seemed to be some huge, modern structure, with lots of glass and steel, like the lobby of some corporate high-rise or something. Oddly, all of us "prisoners" were wearing white robes. One by one, we were ushered into to some giant stainless steel machine. Once the door was closed behind me, I had to crawl down a narrow passage-way, until it opened up slightly. There, I was in a small chamber, to low to stand up in, made completely of stainless steel, like the inside of a giant microwave. As the machine "turned on" I knew I was being cooked alive, and was stricken with fear, but strangely, there was no pain. I looked up to see someone I knew, inside the chamber with me, and his flesh was sort of melting off his body, like something in a bad sci-fi movie. He looked up at me, in the eyes, which somehow communicated to me that all of this was very profound, very serious, and signifying something very real in the future (and like I said, I'd never had a dream like that, before or since) I woke up soaked in sweat, and have only ever shared this dream with my wife, up till now.
Ultimately, I don't know either if this was a literal depiction of the future, or more metaphorical, but either, it burned into my soul that there is coming a very real, very trying time for those of us who follow the Lamb of God… Thank you for sharing.
We both see the Lord is speaking to his people. Some find it disquieting… I believe it is sobering. May the Lord prepare us for what is to come. Riches blessings in Christ, my brother. Thank YOU for sharing your own dream. I pray many more will share what Christ has revealed to them. Peace.
This text out of Malachi you apparently connected with your dream seems to be a misapplication. If you continue reading, this text is about the coming of John the Baptist. Not sure you should make the leap you did.
Nevertheless, I did not seek out this passage in Malachi. I wrote that this was in my dream. I had never read it before… to my knowledge. If I had read it years before… I certainly didn't remember it. You can be the judge of whether or not this dream is from the Lord or something my subconscious mind invented while sleeping. What troubles me more than some sort of "misapplication" of Scripture… is that your concern stands in the way of you gaining from this dream what the Lord has clearly communicated throughout the entire Bible.
Malachi 4 speaks of God's judgment any way you look at it. It had significance when it was written, in the day of Jesus, and today as well. I hope that your concern for proper biblical interpretation does not cloud your spiritual vision. I personally take issue with those who carelessly proof-text passages and cut and paste Scripture to fit their agenda. I assure you this is nothing of the sort. I have simply reported my dream to those who would take the time to read. I made no effort to make my dream in someway biblical by isolating a passage in Malachi. I read the book, particularly chapter four, and found it to be consistent with the message and events in my dream.
As I said, people will have their opinions about it. I'm just telling you of a dream that I believe came from God and was confirmed by Malachi 4:1-3; a passage that I was not familiar with in the past. I was never a person who sought out dreams or tried to find secret messages in everything that moved. But for me… there is no denying that this dream was from God and that it was confirmed by these few verses in Malachi… verses that foretold of God's judgment in language that corresponded exactly to the events in my dream. Had I gone looking through the Scripture on my own to find these chilling verses… that's one thing. But for God to show me Malachi in my dream and then for me to go and read this passage I did not know…. well… there is only one response for me.
Fair enough. I see we come from different traditions so I assume we will look at dreams differently. The content of your dream is theologically accurate, it just seems your exegesis of Malachi is a bit messy. I am talking as one studier of God's word to another. It seems that if you say your dream is consistent and on par with Malachi, you are implying that God has given you special revelation. I have not read all various interpretations of Malachi but the most obvious seems to imply that this text is referring to the coming of Christ and the coming of John the Baptist, not necessarily the final judgment. However, if your dream is on par with the revelation given to Malachi, then we must canonize this dream.
Special revelation? That seems to be a bit of a jump. I do think you should read my post and the book of Malachi again.
"if your dream is on par with the revelation given to Malachi, then we must canonize this dream"… I don't follow this logic at all. Does the Lord not continue to reveal his Word through the dreams and visions of his people today?
Casey, I'm really not interested in squabbling over the text. I have come out of (left, moving away) that tradition that wants to hail the Bible itself as God. It would appear that you should reconsider your own understanding of Scripture… or find a blog that is concerned about textual criticism and that believes the Bible is an end of itself. My desire is to move past these words on the page, not stop short of Christ and the beauty of the Scriptures for a religion that worships the biblical text. That may seem like a stretch… but I'm convinced that is just what many Christians have done to the Bible. We have placed rules on how God speaks. We have moved past a verifiable and consistent method of biblical interpretation and created divisions in the Body based off our biblical traditions and what we find as "orthodox." I find this deeply disturbing that we are telling God how he can and cannot speak.
Once you are ready to move off this point… I am interested to hear what you think about the dream.
"Your dream, indeed, is of spiritual origin and that of goodness. A souls dream is merely a reflection of the self, but a spiritual dream carries with it a spiritual reality and must be warranted a spiritual consideration. I know that your dream originated from the spirit because you say that it felt real and the fact that you remembered it vividly. In a soul dream very rarely will one remember or does it affect a person's disposition the way this dream had done so for you.
Listen, and with the guidance of our Father I will show you what this dream means.
You walked with men for this reason: These men symbolize the spiritually mature ones. For you to be walking alongside these men, shows that you cling to the spiritually mature and follow a similar path such as they. The concentration camp symbolizes the oppression of the world around you that suppresses the truth which you men were incarcerated for. The soldiers are the forces of the evil one. They cannot touch you because of your status. They only mean to control you through intimidation, thus they show their force by allowing you to see their weapons.
The soldiers aligned on the left of you because they assume weakness to be to your left.
The large building that you walked into from the iron doors is this: The Building is what you have been accused of being. It is the "religious box" they have labeled you with. The iron doors are the doors of Religious Law. You men stepping through those doors symbolize that your persecutors are locking up all your ideas into a new religion. You heard the CLANG because it is the nature of the 'iron' grip of religion to capitalize on another's convictions. The shuffling of feet are those of people who will be affected by the religion and also the whimpering of someone close is actually part of you realizing what just happened.
This something that turned on, was the power grid [the core truth of the gospel you preach]. As this noise became louder it drowned out the sound of the feet and the whimpering for this sound was the sound of the absolute truth devastating the oppressor's stronghold. The bright light is the testimony of Jesus which illuminates with the truth being spoken [the loud sound]. The peace and silence that came over you is when you realized that your job was over and that Jesus Christ had vindicated His servants giving you peace and rest in the light of His Word.
I'm still inclined to believe my dream will in some way be realized literally. I don't believe it was all symbolic. I do appreciate this brother taking the time to comment.
All dreams are symbols that point to a literal manifestation. The brother that interpreted your dream recognizes that its meaning is literal, but does not neglect the fact that all spiritual dreams are symbolic. Look through scripture and find a dream that is not symbolic in nature: Jacob, Joseph, Pharoh, Nebechanezzar, Peter, ect..They are all symbols. Dreams are always symbols I'm convinced. The literal manifestation is acquired through understanding the spiritual correspondances. The brother's interpretation looks authentically spiritual and it would be to all of our benefit to heed its message. And praise Jesus for the truth found in its revealing.
Thanks for commenting. I am very familiar with the dreams of men in the Scriptures. But where do you see that the commentator recognizes a literal interpretation. I saw a completely symbolic and analogous interpretation from what he said. Help me understand what you both mean.
I have understood this dream to be literal as well as spiritual from the moment I woke from my sleep. Furthermore, the dreams in the Old Testament were very weird and apocalyptic in nature. It would be ridiculous to interpret them literally. This is why they needed someone to interpret them. Without some interpretation from a prophet or seer… it seemed almost impossible to know its meaning.
Why is it less spiritual to understand MY dream as being strictly literal? Is it less spiritual to see my dream as a vision of what is to come in my own life? Why is it not enough to see this as a simple dream of martyrdom and God's judgment on the world?
Hey David, Let me try to explain this better. All dreams are figurative, because they have to be; it's their nature. They are all symbols of 'literal' things. That is the way the spirit communicates with the mind.
The brother who revealed your dream to you, gave you a 'literal' interpretation of the 'symbols' in your dream. You will recognize how literal the dream is as you are going through these moments in your life. Just like Joseph realized the truth of his dream: Sun, moon, stars bowing down to him. It was symbolic of Him ruling over his family someday. Notice how the dream was figurative with a literal interpretation. And so it is with your dream. It's meaning is literal. The 'pictures' in your dream are not literal. I promise you that.
It does not matter who dreams the dream, all spiritual dreams come from the same God. Also the man's spirit and mind are the same as they were since Adam and Eve, and so goes the process by which we dream.
Allow me to answer this also. You are not actually interpreting the dream if you take it literally. Futhermore, this has nothing to do with spirituality. Dreams are given to everyone, spiritual and soulish.
Your dream is about martyrdom and God's judgment on the world. But this too was revealed in that other interpretation, and through that verse in Malachi. Either way you take it, the Lord has revealed to you the meaning of the dream through a corresponding verse in Malachi. Does this not confirm exactly what you suspected in your heart to be true?
Your dream is a true dream and personable and it, obviously, was given so that you could understand more precisely what it means to be a martyr [one who testifies].
I had a dream last year in Iraq, I was in the outer court of the temple yard. I was down on my knees praying to God, and a huge blade lobbed off my head from above. Then I went to the inner court and received a new head. After praying again in the inner court, I received a new body. Then I went into the holy of holies and saw Jesus.
It simply corresponded to my attitude as a martyr. The outer court was that place where my persecuters could assail me. And the blade from above was the Lord taking away my mental ascension to His Word and believing with my heart and not just my head. So thereafter, I was able to go further into the temple, leaving behind my persecuters. I received a new head that symbolized the mind of Christ and soon my body was transformed. I then entered the holy of holies and there I saw my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
What do you mean by "the pictures are not literal." I appreciate you further explaining where you are coming from. Let me give this some more thought. I have some reservations about some things you have written. Particularly, that "all" dreams are symbolic. I enjoyed reading about your dream. Please give me some time to think it over and seek the Lord about it. I like some of the things you are saying and I can see their biblical foundations. I do wonder why the Lord would give me a dream that I have understood as spiritual and literal… to discover five years later that the dream was completely symbolic. Thanks for your patience.
Certainly brother, I completely understand. It is your dream and so it will need your full understanding. I don't think you are misleading yourself by looking at it literaly. It was a dream given to you and so you have the freedom to learn from it as God wills.
Well, you certainly know my history in certain "charismatic" churches so I don't need to rehash that history. And, I'm not going to hold myself out as an authority on either scripture or theological relevance of dreams and visions. I'm pretty much just a simple guy who's been through an awful lot the past few years and has only recently begun to understand the grace and love of the Father and how deep his concern for ME goes.
What I do know is this — in the end I don't know that it matters whether or not your dream literally comes to pass. That doesn't make it any less real. After all, you're not promoting yourself as a prophet, you're only relating something that was very real to you both at the time you had the dream and even all these years later.
I think in squabbling over whether or not your interpretation of the dream in light of scripture is too literal (or whatever the argument is) misses the point. The point, in my view, is ultimately that God may be preparing his Church — his people — for that day that we all agree is coming. Do we really need to debate each other on whether or not God revealed himself in this dream using the correct book, chapter and verse? To do so is harmful I think.
Of course, this is all just my opinion. But, I for one appreciate the dream. I appreciate its meaning literal or metaphoric. It is encouraging to me in these days of uncertainty.
Thanks for sharing it, David.
Thanks for the encouraging word bro!
Your dream is obviously very personal. Thank you for taking the risk and sharing it. For others to quickly assume they can interpret it, is a far stretch. It may be the interpretation is as unique as the dream. God bless.
interesting dream. have had similar and have been interested in dreams as a means of how the Lord speaks to us. Had a dream several years ago that was very specific and I wrote it down had no clue to what it meant but a year later the dream became a reality. There were things in the dream that were symbolic and things that were literal. but when it came to pass there was no doubt it was a fullfillment of that dream. This came as a huge confirmation that God was with me in this instance and I needed to know that to go through this situation. Since then when I have a vivid dream I write them down and if the interpretation isn't there at the time I suspect it will come later.
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I have read some Brian McLaren. I have not read Bart Ehrman. What do you suggest?
David, thank you so much for your courage in sharing such a personal thing. I agree with your interpretation. For many years I've had a strong conviction that we will see martyrdoms in the West again. Am hesitant to share this, but do so because I think the majority of Christians have little idea what is coming and given half the chance, would bury their heads in the sand if they could. So it's a possible confirmation of what you have written, as well as a warning to some, as well as a call to be on the watch and be prepared for His coming, or persecution if He permits.
Thank you Frances! I appreciate the word you share. I am encouraged to know the Lord is speaking to the church here in the States.
Avoid McLaren, and look to a Brennan Manning or Jim Palmer.. Jim Palmer wrote a book called Divine Nobodies thats great. And Manning is just incredible all around. McLaren comes from the Emergent Village camp and while I have read several of his books, you will find the focus off balance… Not trying to trash him, just saying I think Palmer, Manning, Miller, or Batterson would be more to your liking… I could be wrong!
I am familiar with the guys you mentioned. I was wanting to know about Bart Ehrman. What books of his do you have in mind?
Note in the scriptures that most, if not all, of the people who had a dream did not know the meaning. Frequently, they asked for, and received, interpretation. Somehow we got the idea that something figurative that points to spiritual is less "real" than something that specifically occurs in the natural. Sometimes it is both. Israel passed through the Red Sea, was fed manna and drank water from the rock. All significant natural miracles. Yet, are we to say that the spiritual fulfillment in Christ that they were similitudes for are somehow less "real." The answer depends on whether or not you have experienced them personally. Once you have they are very real indeed.
He does this in many ways, however, it appears to me that His purpose is not to enable us to understand what is to come before it happens, but rather to give us a heads up so that the dream will be interpreted by the event when it happens. Once again, John quotes Jesus regarding this.
(29) "And now I have told you before it comes to pass, that when it comes to pass, you may believe.
The Lord rarely seems to want us to understand the details of what is to come, for then we are leaning on our own understanding. Rather, He desires us to remain in a state of faith so that we learn to trust Him in all situations, in all things, regardless of how things may appear to us. Examples of this in scripture to too numerous to list.
As to the dream in Iraq, quoted above, I am quite certain this is of the Lord and is a very great and precious promise. Do a study of the scriptures as to who attains to the first resurrection. It's in Revelation, though Paul referred to it several times as well.
And, after reading a bit of David's testimony, it looks like he has already tested some refining fire in one sense.
I need to follow up on my comment from all those months ago… I said McLaren was someone to be avoided. In the past several months I've gotten to know Brian. He has been the most gracious and Christlike example of a servant that I've seen in my life. I thank God for him. The issues I took with his ministry were founded upon half truths and assumptions. Brian doesn't speak the language of religion, he speaks the language of people and of love and for that reason he has my respect and admiration. Please don't shut anyone in the body of Christ out, even if there are a few disagreements. Use discernment and seek as much as possible. McLaren is a great author and I highly recommend him to you.
We all have blind spots. I believe his blind spots aren't any worse than mine. I recommend him to others as well. Thanks again for stopping by the blog.
Yeah that's what I'm saying… He is not someone to be avoided. I said that in a comment 9 months ago and spoke ignorantly. Peace!
Oh, I see what you're saying. Thanks for the word!


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Q: Floating Point Calculation with mantissa i have a function f(x)=$\sqrt{x+1/x}$ - $\sqrt{x-1/x}$  (x $\ge{1}$) and want to calculate $f(2.0004 * 10^{18})$ in floating point arithmetic with a mantissa t = 4.
First, I rounded the input to 2 * $10^{18}$ (since the 4 at the end would require a mantissa of at least 5).
Second, calculating 1/(2*$10^{18}$) we get 5.0 * $10^{-19}$.
Adding/Subtracting this value to/from 2*10$^{18}$ inside the square root however has to be rounded to 2*10$^{18}$ since $10^{-19}$ is extremely small and would require a mantissa of at least 19 to affect the result.
This way I get an result of $\sqrt{2*10^{18}}$ - $\sqrt{2*10^{18}}$ = 0, which is not the expected result according to my notes.
Also the problem seems to be numericaly well conditioned for large input values, so I would expect only a small error in the end.
Is this problem caused by the given algorithm being "bad", e.g. is there a way to write the same function avoiding such errors (e.g. by avoiding addition which is bad conditioned in case x1 ~= -x2 or is there simply an error in my calculations.
Thank you in advance for any help and suggestions

A: Yes your formula suffers from 'catastrophic cancellation'. You can transform it to a formula with better properties:
$$\sqrt{x+1/x} - \sqrt{x-1/x}=
\sqrt{\frac{x^2+1}{x}}-\sqrt{\frac{x^2-1}{x}}$$
$$= \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}-\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)$$
$$= \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}-\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)
 \frac{\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)}{\left(\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)}$$
$$=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\frac{(x^2+1) - (x^2-1) }{\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2-1}}$$
$$f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\frac{2}{\sqrt{x^2+1}+\sqrt{x^2-1}}$$
With this form of $f(x)$ you get $f(2.0004\cdot10^{18}) = 0.35344\cdot10^{-27}$.
And if you are working with large numbers for which $x^2 \pm 1 \approx x^2$ (e.g. if $x>1000$ in your case),  you can simplify the function even further:
$$f(x) \approx \frac{1}{x \sqrt{x}}, \quad \text{if}\; x^2-1 \approx x^2$$

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Bushido Blade is the only fighting I've ever really loved: an outlier in a genre of ridiculous costumes and complicated Super-EX-Ultra meters that dared to strip everything back to the basics. There were no health bars; your opponent's limbs could be permanently buggered just by striking their arms or legs; they could even be killed in a single hit if you were able to strike them in the right spot. Stages took place not in single-screen arenas but in massive multi-screen locations - if you found yourself on a losing streak, or you were just a bit of a coward, you could simply run away until you were in a more advantageous location. It's style of fighting game that lamentably slipped by the wayside - but isometric brawler Kyoto Wild looks like it might be bringing it back. It's a four-player, weapons-based fighting game featuring an open, Feudal Japan town setting and one-hit kills. Yes please.
Here's a bit more info from the site, now that I've stopped banging on about Bushido Blade.
"Four players face off in a one-hit-kill battle. The surviving ronin moves on to face more opponents in a new part of town, controlled by the three slain players. And the fight goes on."
Kyoto Wild is the work of Teddy Diefenbacher, one of the developers of Hyper Light Drifter, and before you start to worry that development of that gorgeous GIF machine might suffer, he's working on Kyoto Wild in his spare time.
There's nothing more to go on on the site , but Diefenbacher did reveal a bit more about the game to Eurogamer .
"The main thing about Kyoto Wild is that you travel around the town mid-fight, and control new characters each time you die."
"Each weapon controls differently, and characters largely control the same outside of that. You can carry a few weapons at a time. You can either attack with your main weapon or throw it as a projectile. When you throw a weapon, you equip the next weapon you're carrying as a backup, so there's sort of an economy of weapons to the game."
It sounds like fascinating stuff, but it doesn't really come across in the few still images released so far - I can't wait to see Kyoto Wild in motion.


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Just a update article to let you know some plans I have for the news few days. Will be releasing articles for various news coverage for the new few days but it will be more frequent.
Also plan on putting up the new Sonic Anniversary Piece covering more of the Classic Series, anime reviews on Sword Art Online Season 2 & Toradora, and two game reviews for Mega Man Legacy Collection and Psychonuts.
Hope you all enjoy the upcoming flow of content and lets all get hyped for E3 2016, which we will be having extensive coverage on the event.


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Q: Entity Framework children collection I have a table named "Notaries":
NotaryID int,
NotaryName nvarchar(MAX)

and table named "NotaryPhones":
PhoneID int,
NotaryID int,
PhoneNumber nvarchar(50)

So, relationship "one-to-many". Now I want to clear all phones, depending on the notary. My code:
            Notary.Models.Notary notary = (from i in db.Notaries where i.NotaryID == model.NotaryID.Value select i).FirstOrDefault();
            notary.CityID = Convert.ToInt32(model.City.SelectedItem);
            notary.NotaryPhones.Clear();
            db.SaveChanges();

but I get an error:

The operation failed: The relationship could not be changed because
  one or more of the foreign-key properties is non-nullable. When a
  change is made to a relationship, the related foreign-key property is
  set to a null value. If the foreign-key does not support null values,
  a new relationship must be defined, the foreign-key property must be
  assigned another non-null value, or the unrelated object must be
  deleted.

If I remove the string
notary.NotaryPhones.Clear();

it works. I understand, that this is a trivial thing, but don't understand how to fix it

A: What's going on is that your notary.NotaryPhones.Clear(); is removing the foreign-key reference from your NotaryPhone table to your Notary table. Because this is set up as a non-nullable key so that you don't have orphan phone records, you're receiving that error.
What you'll want to do instead is set up a method in your repository that will call context.NotaryPhones.Remove(**instance variable pointing to one of the phones to delete**); and that will delete them from the database.
CLARIFICATION
The reason why it removes the foreign key reference is that notary.NotaryPhones.Clear() just removes those objects from the notary object. The objects will continue to exist the way that you have written this.
So when the .Clear() is executed, it takes your phone.NotaryID property and gets rid of the ID pointer to the notary. Since you're not assigning it anything else, the value it tries to assign is null (the only value that couldn't possibly point to a Notary object). But, because you have it set up as an int, and not an int?, it can't make that assignment and it throws the error you see.
You said you're trying to delete the objects, so you need to remove them from the database. To do that, you do what I explained above.

A: please excuse the example if there are syntax errors, I am currently working in VB but the approach is the same
foreach (NotaryPhones np in notary.NotaryPhones)
{
      db.NotaryPhones.DeleteObject(np);
}

then save your changes with
db.SaveChanges();

A: Clear just removes entity from the related collection. it doesn't remove entity from database. you have to delete each NotaryPhone from corresponding DbSet.


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D100 List – Their Dying Breath
June 17, 2011 June 14, 2011 TheDungeoneer
Suggested by reader Nick Wright, I just had to do it. You have felled the big-bad-evil-doer. But then what? He just lays there? She says nothing? No, we must have a dramatic death! It is a moral imperative!
Here's a list of actions and phrases you can drop in as the enemy dies. They may be meaningless ways for your NPC to mess with the players' heads. It may be the lead to the next adventure. Your call. Remember to change any language to make it appropriate to your setting. Change "you" to "thou" or "thee" and stuff like that.
Remember, you can always re-roll if the result makes no sense.
"[Deity's name], watch over me."
"A rain of fire shall cleanse the world!"
"And I shall rise again…even stronger…"
"And now I shall sleep…"
"And now my beloved and I will be together at last…"
"And the dark legions of Hell will embrace me as their new god…"
"At last, an adventure truly worthy of me."
"Burn! Burn for all eternity!"
"But…the prophecy said…how could this be?"
"Can we not talk this over?"
"Could you keep it down, I am trying to think."
"Death cannot contain me!"
"Death's sweet embrace…"
"Death is only the beginning."
Disintegrates into dust.
Dissolves into a pool of slime.
"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
Draws a dagger from within their clothing, but dies before they can stab or throw the weapon.
"Everyone must dance with Death."
Exclaims "Of course! I see it now."
"It comes to this at last. I am grateful, for this world bores me so."
"Fate…has a different plan it seems."
"Fools! Fools, jesters, and half-wits…"
"Filthy peasants!"
Fumbles a locket out of their shirt and stares intently into the picture therein.
Gasps then says "It's me! It's [insert NPC name here]! I'm trapped inside this body. Help me…"
Giggles uncontrollably.
"Go away. You all stink."
"Gods, I need a drink."
"Gods! That hurts!"
Goes rigid for a few seconds, then moves no more.
"Good people are always so sure that they are in the right."
Grips their head screaming in agony then suddenly drops and goes silent.
Holds out a photo/cameo of a little girl and whispers "Watch over her…"
Howls in fury then falls silent.
"I am ready."
"I fear nothing. Not even death!"
"I go to my glory!"
"I have never felt better!"
"I have so much more to accomplish."
"I live!"
"I shall be avenged."
"I shall be waiting for you…on the other side."
"I was only doing what I thought was right."
"I'll see you again…in Hell!"
"I'll see you all, quite soon."
"I'm glad it was you…my son/daughter."
"It has been an honor…"
"Just…just wait one moment…"
Laughs maniacally.
Lifts their chin, bearing their throat. "Go on! Finish it, if you have the nerve!"
Looks at his wounds and mutters "Curious…"
Looks meaningfully at one of the party members and says "Our work is not yet finished."
Lunges at the closest player, but falls short and dies.
"Justice! Where is my justice?!"
"Kill them. Kill them all."
Makes a complicated hand gesture, then dies.
Makes a rude hand gesture, then dies.
"Master…I have failed you…"
"Mother…" (or Father)
Mutters something in an unknown language.
"My ring! Where is my ring?"
"My work is done. Why wait any further?"
"No! NO!"
"No, no. A god cannot be killed."
"Oh the pain. The sweet, exquisite pain." Then shudders, happily.
Points a finger at a party member and says something in a strange language, then dies.
Pulls out a ring and tries to put it on, but fumbles it and dies, the ring clattering to the floor.
Pulls out a vial/device and uses it to immolate themselves.
"Righteous shall be my vengeance!"
Smiles happily and says "And now my suffering is, at last, finished. Thank you."
"So cold. So very cold…"
"So little done and so much still to do."
Sobs like a child.
Spits blood into the nearest player's face.
Spits on the ground at the player's feet.
Stares pitifully at one of the party members and says "But, I did this all for you!"
"Such is life."
"Surrounded by fools and pretenders. What an end."
"'Tis but a scratch!"
"The curse is now broken. I am free."
"The debt…has been paid."
Their body dissolves into a foul-smelling cloud of gas, leaving empty clothing behind.
"This isn't over. Not by a long shot."
Throws themselves off the nearest balcony/cliff/chasm.
"Time to go home…"
Tosses a coin (or equivalent currency) to a player. "First round is on me."
Twitches violently for a few seconds, then goes still.
"Unbelievable!"
"Villains! Villains all!"
"Watch over [NPC name]."
"Why? WHY?!"
Winks at one of the players.
"You don't get it, fools. I've still won…"
"You should be screaming about now…"
"You still do not understand. And you never will…"
"Zounds!"
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I saw this and something from Dawn of War popped into my head: It is better to die for the Emperor than live for yourself. It really fits here.
TheDungeoneer July 25, 2011
Substitute as you see fit. The idea is for the villain to not go quietly. To leave something behind that makes the moment more intense (bitter, celebratory, uncertain, or whatever).
Chase December 12, 2011
This is really good. Thank you fro coming up with this. A lot of these could pretty much double the length of a campaign!
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What's New in Office 2016
It's September 22! And for those of us who pay very close attention to Microsoft updates, this is a long awaited moment as Office 365 will begin rolling out Office 2016. Julia White, General Manager at Office 365, initially announced this earlier this month.
Here are a few things you should look for in your update:
Improved Connectivity
Office 2016 takes an increased focus on allowing users to be able to connect from any device or location, making it much easier for users to work while on the go. As we have mentioned previously, Outlook will allow you to share attachments from OneDrive. However, where this becomes interesting is that now Office will automatically configure permissions to the intended recipient. This drastically improves the ease at which coworkers can share and collaborate.
A welcome feature to most security professionals, Office 2016 will be able to support multi-factor authentication mechanisms via the Active Directory (AD) Authentication Library.
Compliance and Transparency Control
IT Professionals have been asking Microsoft for a while to increase the level of control around various compliance and transparency features. Office 2016 provides many of these features. Data Loss Prevention, which has previously been available only in Outlook, will be available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. And IT Admins will be able to create, manage, and control policies that control users rights around content authoring and document sharing. End users will be notified when the apps detect a potential policy violation. This is on top of the Lockbox feature that was announced back in April that protects data from being accessed by Microsoft employees.
Most users never use the entire Office suite to its full potential. This feature is meant to help with users who are looking for a feature but don't know what it would be called or where to look for it. Tell me works by having users type in a query such as desired result or function into the search box. For example, if you are trying to figure out how to mark your document as confidential, simply type "confidential banner" into the search bar and Tell Me will bring back the how to instructions for inserting a watermark.
Improved BI Features
Business intelligence features that are new in Office 2016 bring a whole new level of capability to the Office suite. One of the exciting new features is Excel Power Query integration. What this will accomplish is essentially the consistent experience for discovering, combining, and refining data across a wide variety of sources. You will also now be able to link a Visio diagram to data that is contained within an Excel spreadsheet. This level of sophistication will allow you to utilize your Visio diagram as a dashboard, making it much easier to track and manage projects throughout the entire development lifecycle.
Information Rights Management (IRM) Features
One of the great control features that is new in Office 2016 is Information Rights Management controls have been extended and strengthened to provide for more protection over your data. For one thing, while this feature has been around for a while, it can now protect Visio files as well. This essentially allows you to share your data while controlling whether or not other users have the ability to edit the content itself.
Tutorial Video for Visio and Projects
Both Microsoft Visio and Projects have become invaluable tools for project management professionals over the years. One of the features that they both will receive new in Office 2016 is that they will have a "Getting Started" tutorial that will make it easier for first time users to get a feel for the features and functions of the applications.
Create Work Groups via Outlook
This is a great new collaboration feature that is new in Office 2016. The groups feature is intended to allow for users to collaborate more efficiently in the modern workplace. When in a group, you can keep tabs on communication, access conversation history, and manage communication in a specially marked sect of your Outlook. Additionally, all files and notes that are applied to the group will be able to be cross-referenced from OneDrive.
There are many other great features that are new in Office 2016!
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You're a smart, thoughtful engineer who wants to work on a small, product-focused team. To you, the user experience is just as important as decisions made with the codebase. You love learning about new technologies, and appreciate how business goals ultimately drive engineering and product decisions.
You'll be a core developer to our Next.js / React web application that accompanies our mobile navigation product for carriers, fleet managers, and shippers. This means you should have experience with React and understand when to use libraries like Redux. We'll ask you to show some code and talk about it, whether it's a web or mobile app you've shipped, open-source code you've contributed, or any other projects you've worked on.
This doesn't just mean you'll be writing code, though. As part of the product team, you'll also be involved in brainstorming, feature planning, and design.
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NY Gov. Cuomo — who fumbled the coronavirus pandemic — to publish a book about handling the coronavirus pandemic
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who by all accounts bungled his response to the coronavirus pandemic in his state, plans to publish a book about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
What are the details?
The new book, titled "American Crisis," will highlight the governor's leadership in responding to the outbreak even as more than 33,000 people have died in the New York as a result of the virus — more than twice the number of deaths in any other state. Not to mention the fact that Cuomo will be cashing in on the project even as the pandemic rages on.
The announcement came just one day after Cuomo called the coronavirus response "beautiful" and the disease a "metaphor" during his speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday night.
The book will be released Oct. 13, just three weeks before the general election.
In a news release by Crown Publishing, "American Crisis" is billed as "a powerful testament to true leadership" and a "remarkable portrait of leadership during crisis and a gritty story of gut-wrenching choices that point the way to a safer future for us all," the New York Post reported.
But that summary doesn't exactly square with the reality of the situation. Though at times praised for his resolute demeanor during the early stages of the outbreak, Cuomo has been widely criticized for several leadership decisions he made, including instituting a highly questionable policy that forced nursing homes to accept people who had COVID-19 but had been discharged from the hospital.
Cuomo didn't end that policy until May 10 and it is estimated that 6,600 people died as a result of it. In the aftermath, Cuomo has defended his decision and refused any investigation into the matter.
In an excerpt of the book shared with the Associated Press by Crown, Cuomo talks about confronting fear.
"The questions are what do you do with the fear and would you succumb to it," the governor wrote. "I would not allow the fear to control me. The fear kept my adrenaline high and that was a positive. But I would not let the fear be a negative, and I would not spread it. Fear is a virus also."
The AP reported that financial terms for "American Crisis" were not disclosed. The New York Post noted that Cuomo made $783,000 off his 2014 memoir, "All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics."
The announcement of the book met with sharp criticism from those on the right.
As an example, here is a zinger from former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:
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Today I installed two new accessories produced by Touratech. One of the them is just a simple oil filler cap. It is made of aluminium (probably). It is a good thing mainly because of safety and it also looks better than original part.
The other part that I bought is "Hard Part LA steering stop". In case of dropping the bike this should prevent further damages on telelever and whole front fork. Also cutting of brake lines should be avoided by this product. So let's hope that I will not need it, and if I will let's hope it will minimize the damages.


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You might be walking along and feel a pain near the ball of your foot, like there's a little pebble inside your shoe. If the ache stays with you, a condition called Morton's neuroma might be the cause.
Women are more likely than men to get Morton's neuroma.
Why? You can probably guess: High-heeled shoes are among the main culprits, because they put pressure on the feet. The cure may be as simple as switching to shoes with lower heels.
The tingling may get stronger as time goes on.
You may feel shooting pains around the ball or your foot or the base of your toes.
Your foot may feel like there's a pebble in your shoe or a sock is bunched up. Your toes might burn or feel numb.
The discomfort may get worse when you're walking or wearing shoes that squeeze your feet.
The pain tends to ease off at night.
Shoes: High heels can put pressure on your toes or the balls of your feet. Shoes that are tight or don't fit right also can do it.
Sports: High-impact activities such as running or tennis can cause stress on the feet. Snow skiing and rock climbing, which involve tight shoes, can put pressure on your toes.
Your feet themselves: Flat feet, overly high arches, misshapen toes ("hammer toes"), or other abnormal conditions can make you more likely to get Morton's.
If pain lasts longer than a few days, don't ignore it. Switch to shoes that are easier on your feet. Don't exercise as hard for a while or do something (like swimming) that doesn't pound on your feet.
After that, if your feet still hurt, go to your doctor. Finding the problem fast can make it much easier to deal with.
When you go to the doctor, be ready to tell her about the pain you're having, when it started, the kinds of shoes you wear, and your work and other activities.
Your doctor will probably first press on your foot to check for a tender spot. If you feel a sort of click between the toes, that can also be a sign of Morton's neuroma.
An X-ray might help your doctor rule out other potential problems, such as a fracture. An ultrasound test, which uses sound waves to create images, is a good way to spot Morton's neuroma and other conditions that involve soft tissue.
When you have Morton's neuroma, your doctor will probably try something simple first.
Pads that fit inside your shoe and reduce the pressure on your foot may take care of you. Drugstores sell some kinds over the counter, which means that you don't need a prescription. But your doctor may prescribe a custom-made one that has been molded to fit your foot exactly.
Foot massages and ice packs may help. If you're overweight and lose some of those extra pounds, that may help, too.
A corticosteroid shot: The medicine in the shot may ease the irritation of the nerve.
"Decompression" surgery: If you need an operation, this procedure cuts some areas inside your foot that are near the affected area. It may reduce the pressure on the nerve. Taking out the nerve is also an option, but only if all other treatments fail.
Cold therapy: This involves applying extremely cold temperatures to the irritated nerve, which kills some of the nerve cells. People who get the cold treatment are less likely to have Morton's neuroma come back.
Don't wear high heels or tight shoes for long periods.
Buy shoes that are wide enough at the toe that they don't squeeze.
Choose athletic shoes with enough padding in the soles to cushion your feet when you run or play sports.


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Inside Julia Roberts' Blissful Family World 3 Teenagers as a Mother
Not that Hazel, Finn (as Mom and Dad call him) and their brother Henry, Born June 18, 2007, starting at a young age their parents didn't have the usual 9-to-5 seconds formula, it was all played on travel or film sets and in Broadway theater dressing. Rooms or occasional Oscar winners (excluding their mothers) stop near their home in Malibu, where they have been living since they became a family of five.
"We are grateful for the feeling of being like another family down the street," Roberts said. WSJ. "I don't question it, to be honest."
Unlike their neighbors, though (or, perhaps, like them, Malibu is a beautiful place), they have a few more homes, including a 30-acre farm near Taos, NM, where Roberts and Moder tied the knot in July 4, 2002. And where the actress likes to spend as much time as possible historically. But since kids go to school in Southern California, that's where most of the magic — family meals, holiday baking, honey-jungle with friends, knitting and sweeppoints, birthday parties, soccer games, surfing and skateboarding লাগে takes place.
"There are some days when it's time to start breakfast as soon as you cook breakfast and clean the kitchen and when you're done thinking you're having dinner and thinking there should be a menu that we can order from," Roberts told the UK. Telegraph In 2009. "But then come the days when it's very creative and a lot of fun and my kids will help me and like mom or wife it becomes a part of your day. Some days it's great-fun and some days it's a job."
And as the kids got older, things changed for Roberts to be more important as a mother.
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Q: Open random script files from folder using Applescript Set theFolder to (Macintosh HD:Users:jr:Desktop:Dsource)

Set rnd to (random number from 1 to 3)

Set myScript to load script file (rnd) of theFolder

Run script myScript

This is the script I am attempting to use to open random script files from a folder and execute them.  I have written 3 or 4 different types of scripts to try and do this but none seem to work.  Can someone point out the error or show me how to do this.  Thanks

A: ==> 1. make a folder on your desktop named "Dsource"
==> 2. create a script and name it "1". The script shall contain display dialog "Script 1" so when you start it it shows the script-number. Save/put it into the Dsource folder and repeat that (but change the number in the display dialog) until you have 3 scripts. Note: often the file name extension is hidden in Finder but such scripts have the extension ".scpt".
If above things are given this should work:
run script (load script file (((path to desktop) as text) & "Dsource:" & (((random number from 1 to 3) as text) & ".scpt")))

ADDITION:
Longer version which does the same but does it step by step:
try

    set pathToMyFolderOnDesktop to (path to desktop as text) & "Dsource:" as alias

    set rnd to (random number from 1 to 3)

    set rndFileName to (rnd as text) & ".scpt"

    set FullPath to pathToMyFolderOnDesktop & rndFileName as text

    set myScript to load script (FullPath as alias)
    run script myScript

on error the error_message number the error_number

    display dialog "Error: " & the error_number & ". " & the error_message buttons {"OK"} default button 1
    return

end try

This also displays an error if - for example - the folder isn't there (-43).

A: Strings aren't folders in Applescript
You are trying to access files using a string. "Macintosh HD:Users:jr:Desktop:Dsource" is not a folder until you make it one. So, this line
Set myScript to load script file (rnd) of theFolder

is getting the rnd character from the string (i.e. M if rnd is 1) and trying to do load script on it.
To make a string into something that Applescript recognizes as a folder, you can add alias to the front so it's alias "Macintosh HD:Users:jr:Desktop:Dsource"
You need to target a file
Assuming, you could get all the files of a folder with the following line, your logic is still a little off.
Set myScript to load script file (rnd) of theFolder

This line would be targeting a file named rnd. Not the rnd file of the folder. In other words, this line evaluates to
Set myScript to load script file "Macintosh HD:Users:jr:Desktop:Dsource:1"

The easy way to do it
Applescript provides the some command, which allows you to choose a random item from a list
some item of {1, 2, 3}
--> 2
some item of {1, 2, 3}
--> 1

So, gather your existing script files in a list, and choose a random one from that list.
tell application "System Events"
    set scriptFiles to files of alias "Macintosh HD:Users:jr:Desktop:Dsource:" whose kind is "Compiled OSA Script"
end tell

if (count scriptFiles) > 0
    set myScript to load script (some item of scriptFiles)
    run myScript
else
    display dialog "No script files were found."
end if


What will you see when you hire an auto repair service center?
Mike's Tire Auto Repair > Blog > Uncategorized > What will you see when you hire an auto repair service center?
Years of operation – You should check how many years the service center is operating. It will give you an idea that they may be very old and still survive the market without any problem. So, you should know the years of operation and then make a move.
Skilled technician – Check whether the technician is skilled or not. It will help you know about their work and whether they are comfortable in repair the car in a good manner or not. It will actually give you an about the skill of the technician.
Certified – Check whether the organization is certified or not. If yes, then you should move ahead and repair the car from the service provider. If not, then you should avoid such auto repair center or else it can put you in danger.
Market price – Check the service package that the service provider is asking is worth competitive to market price or not. If it is, then you can easily make a move and the service will easily come under your budget.
Quality of work – you should collect reviews on the service so that you can get a tremendous help and you can ask for the help from the service provider. It will actually help you get the good return of work. The quality of work matters a lot and you need to check what kind of service you want. Therefore, it will give you a better result and you should always find a solution that is effective for you.
These days, many auto repair centers are available online. You need to find the best repair center only after a thorough research. It will not disappoint you rather it will give you a better idea on whom to choose and how you can balance the idea. It will surely make a huge difference and your car will run again in a good condition.
Whatever is the car brand, this auto repair service is very efficient to take all the pains and repair the car with utmost care. You do not have to look here and there and the service is always there with just a phone call away. You can book an appointment online, talk with customer care executive and fix an appointment to get the service done in a perfect manner. Therefore, it is very important for you to have a detailed discussion with the service provider or technician to get an old car in a new way.


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Gnome-Rhône 9K
Tumansky M-75
Weiss MW 9K Mistral
I.A.R. 9KIc40
The Gnome-Rhône 9K Mistral was a nine-cylinder 550 hp (405 kW) to 700 hp air-cooled radial engine, that started life as an enlarged Gnome-Rhône 7K with two extra cylinders.
The Gnome-Rhône 7K itself was an enlarged version of the Gnome-Rhône 5K which was derived from a licensed version of the Bristol Titan . A redesign of the cylinders is indicated by the K suffix. The 9K was followed by the larger and more powerful 14-cylinder twin row Gnome-Rhône 14K.
The 9K was also produced in the Soviet Union as the M-75 at factory No. 29 in Zaporozhye. Only small numbers were built and it was dropped in favor of the M-25 a version of the Wright Cyclone and the M-85 a version of the 14K Mistral Major.
The 9K was license produced by Hungarian company Weiss Manfréd Repülogép- és Motorgyár Rt. (WM Rt, the aircraft engine factory of Manfred Weiss). The engine was used successfully in the MÁVAG Héja and Weiss WM-21 Sólyom aircraft.
Licence production in Romania by Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) was carried out as the I.A.R. 9KIc40.
9Krs
9Krse
9Kdr
9Kfr
9Kbr
Weiss MW 9K Mistral Tumansky M-75
IAR 15
Breguet Calcutta
Morane-Saulnier MS.225
Savoia Marchetti S73 (license build Piaggio Stella P.IX)
Savoia Marchetti SM81 (license build Piaggio Stella P.IX)
SNCAC NC.510
Wibault 313
Type: Nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine.
Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
Stroke: 6.5 in (165 mm)
Displacement: 1,517in³ (24.9 Liters)
Fuel system: Carburetor
Cooling system: Air-cooled