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The Talents We Lost in 2020 and the Indelible Marks They've Left on Design
We look back at the careers of industry figures whose genius inspired their peers and enriched our everyday lives with style and ease.
It's a profound understatement to say that 2020 has been a year of loss. COVID-19 has taken the lives of more than a million and a half people worldwide, while others, of course, have died from causes unrelated to the pandemic.
The past 12 months have brought the deaths of so many who have shaped us as individuals, some intimately close — a parent, a spouse, a friend — and some admired from afar, personal heroes whose creativity, vision and wit endeared them to us and brought their ideas into our lives and homes.
The design community has lost several such leading lights this year. Here, we celebrate a handful of those talents, whose efforts — from creating a brilliantly simple children's puzzle to founding a multinational design empire — will continue to be a source of joy for years to come.
Christian Liaigre
Liaigre in his Paris apartment. Photo by Claire Delfino/Paris Match via Getty Images
Before Christian Liaigre became a furniture designer, in the 1980s, he worked for his grandfather as a horse breeder, and his appreciation for barn wood and saddle leather stayed with him.
His minimalist pieces could be rough (like his cracked wooden stool resembling an African totem) or smooth (like his pale lavender sofas). They were luxurious but not showy, comfortable but never slouchy.
With his interiors for Paris's Hôtel Montalembert, in 1990, and New York's Mercer Hotel, in 1997, the well-mannered perfectionist showed what rooms filled with his creations could look like. Liaigre's residential clients included Karl Lagerfeld and Calvin Klein, both of whom knew a thing or two about design, as does the Mercer's owner, André Balazs, who called Liaigre's style "sensual simplicity." He died in September at the age of 77. — Fred A. Bernstein
François Catroux
Catroux at his country house in Provence. Photo by François Halard
François Catroux tended to avoid publicity. According to the interior designer and writer David Netto, who finally persuaded the jet-setting interior designer to do a monograph in 2016, "The people who needed to know, knew."
The Algerian-born grandson of a French general and a Spanish heiress, Catroux had the good looks of a star de cinéma and in-crowd connections (his wife, Betty Catroux was a YSL muse). He also had an instinctive flair for luxury, which, paired with his preference for mod chic, made him an instant hit among trendsetters. He began his career in 1963 and, under the influence of clients like Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, soon mastered a style that would have suited Louis XIV.
However, as the designer of choice for the world's superrich, including moguls like Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg, he could manage any style brilliantly. As von Furstenberg wrote in the introduction to the 2016 monograph, "To live in a Catroux interior makes you forever thankful." The 83-year-old designer died of a brain tumor in November. — F.A.B.
The Catroux-designed Los Angeles home of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and media mogul Barry Diller. Photo by François Halard
Left: Glaser in 2013. Photo by Michael Somoroff. Right: His 1966 poster of the singer Bob Dylan
Milton Glaser may be best known for a 1977 doodle that became his hometown's unofficial slogan: I ♥ NY. But the Bronx-born graphic designer had many other successes during his nearly 70-year career.
In the 1950s, American graphics tended toward a Swiss-influenced precision. Glaser, however, pulled from the whole of art history for his designs, inspired by his studies with the painter Giorgio Morandi while on a Fulbright scholarship in 1952. His famous Bob Dylan poster, a landmark of the psychedelic age, was inspired by a Marcel Duchamp self-portrait and the jewel-like colors of Islamic art.
A cofounder of New York magazine, he went on to design for scores of other publications, and in 2009 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. "There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no and wow!" he said. "Wow is the one to aim for." Glaser rarely, if ever, missed the mark. He died of a stroke on his 91st birthday in June. — F.A.B.
Ann Getty
Left: Getty's San Francisco living room, featured on the cover of her book Ann Getty: Interior Style. Right: Getty at home, dressed for work. Photos by Lisa Romerein
Ann Getty grew up in California farm country and studied anthropology and biology at UC Berkeley before marrying Gordon Getty, son of the oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, in the 1960s. Inspired by her father-in-law's legendary collection, Getty developed a love of art and antiques that led her to start her own residential interior design firm, Ann Getty & Associates, in San Francisco in the '90s.
Although she thought of herself as a shy person, she threw herself into her profession. "She's not at all an ivory tower," one former client, Trevor Traina, told Introspective in 2010. "My fondest memories were of her sprawled on the floor of our construction site surrounded by drawings." She delighted in French and English antiques, as well as Chinese porcelain, and the Ann Getty House Collection, her line of period-inspired furniture, took its cues from the antiques in her own home.
Her best projects are collected in the 2012 Rizzoli book Ann Getty: Interior Style. Design, however, was only one of her many interests. Her career included work as a paleoanthropologist, a book publisher and a wide-ranging philanthropist. She died of a heart attack in September at age 79. — Liz Logan
Terence Conran
Left: Conran in 1985 (photo by Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Right: Catalogues from Habitat, the store he founded in 1964 (photo courtesy of Conran Octopus)
Born in 1931, and blinded in one eye as a teenager, Terence Conran had the timing — and vision — to market cheerfully modern furnishings in Britain after years of grim wartime austerity. Following a visit to Sweden, he introduced the duvet to England, a move he cheekily said promoted "liberated sex and easy living."
By the late 1980s, the prolific entrepreneur owned 900 stores, under the names Habitat and the Conran Shop. He also ran an architectural design firm, wrote dozens of books (among them, Conran on Color and Terence Conran: My Life in Design) and founded London's estimable Design Museum. He was a successful restaurateur, to boot, opening more than 50 establishments that made dining out a total aesthetic experience. Conran died at age 88 in September. — F.A.B.
Left: Mari's Cuginetto steel and glass side tables. Right: The Italian designer with some of his furniture models in 1974. Photo by Adriano Alecchi/Mondadori Portfolio by Getty Images
An industrial designer and artist, Enzo Mari was known for his deceptively simple forms as well as his colorful critiques of commercialism. Although he disdained mass production — objects could be sold for "cheap because of the blood of the people," he said — he nevertheless conceived products for Italian companies like Danese, Artemide and Alessi, which made design available to a wider audience after World War II.
His iconic pieces include Putrella, a platter made from a bent piece of an I beam; a graphically bold perpetual calendar; and a puzzle composed of 16 animals jigsawed from a single piece of oak, beloved by generations of Italian children. He received Italy's highest honor for industrial design, the Golden Compass, several times. Mari, who died at age 88 in October, is among a number of Italian design luminaries who have succumbed to COVID-19, including Luigi Feltrin, founder of the furniture brand Arper, and architect Vittorio Gregotti. — L.L.
Hester Diamond
Left: A photo of Diamond taken by Carla van de Puttelaar for the portrait series "Artfully Dressed: Women in the Art World." Right: Diamond collaborated with designer Jim Walrod on the interiors of her Manhattan home (photo courtesy of Jim Walrod).
Hester Diamond lived many lives over the course of her 91 years. In the 1950s and '60s, she and her husband, Harold Diamond, were private dealers of modern art. She then became a prodigious collector in her own right, of modern masterpieces — Picassos, Brancusis and Légers — and, later, of Old Masters, helping to found two organizations dedicated to advancing art history: the Medici Archive Project and Virtual Images of Sculpture in Time and Space (VISTAS).
In the '70s and '80s, she took up interior design, dauntlessly mixing antique furniture with contemporary art well before such a hybrid approach was in vogue. A 2008 article in T: The New York Times Style Magazine likened her Manhattan living room to a "postmodern cocktail party set in a 16th-century Florentine church." Her younger son, the Beastie Boys rapper Mike D, told Bloomberg in October, "It really is something that's rare in our world, that we have people like my mom, who are so comfortable in their own point of view." Diamond died of breast cancer in January. — L.L.
David Easton
Left: Easton-designed light fixtures in the gallery at Albemarle House in Charlottesville, Virginia (photo by Oberto Gili/Conde Nast via Getty Images). Right: The designer in his Manhattan apartment in 2012 (photo by Björn Wallander)
An architect and interior designer, David Easton was renowned for the opulent English-style mansions he designed for the ultra wealthy in the 1980s. His most famous project was Albemarle House, in Charlottesville, Virginia, owned by billionaire John Kluge and his wife, Patricia.
Easton filled the 23,000-square-foot, 45-room manor with English and European antiques. He had a vast knowledge of — and love for — Regency furniture, Chinese antiquities, Delft pottery and Roman statuary. He began his career in the '60s, working for the furniture designer Edward Wormley and then deepened his expertise at the legendary interior design firm Parish-Hadley.
Despite the dignified style of his decor, Easton had a notoriously fun-loving personality, throwing birthday parties for clients' pets and Valentine's Day dinners for friends. He died in October of complications of dementia at the age of 83. — L.L.


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Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban
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This article is about a United States law. For other related topics, see Outline of domestic violence. For the gun violence restraining order, see Extreme Risk Protection Order.
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The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, often called the "Lautenberg Amendment" ("Gun Ban for Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence", Pub.L. 104–208,[1] 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9)[2]), is an amendment to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, enacted by the 104th United States Congress in 1996, which bans access to firearms by people convicted of crimes of domestic violence except for military/police officers charged of felonies under 18 U.S.C. § 925(a)(1). The act is often referred to as "the Lautenberg Amendment" after its sponsor, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D - NJ).
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The act bans shipment, transport, possession, ownership, and use of guns or ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, or who are under a restraining (protection) order for domestic abuse that falls within the criteria set by 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8). The 1968 Gun Control Act and subsequent amendments had previously prohibited anyone convicted of a felony and anyone subject to a domestic violence protective order from possessing a firearm. The act also makes it unlawful to knowingly sell or give a firearm or ammunition to such persons.
The definition of 'convicted' can be found in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(33)(B)(i) and has exceptions:
(i) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, unless—
(I) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and
(II) in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried, either
(aa) the case was tried by a jury, or
(bb) the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise.
(ii) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.
Restraining order restrictions[edit]
Restraining order noting the potential firearms ban
For restrictions arising from a restraining order there are several requirements before the restrictions apply as follows:
Hearing--the defendant must have had the opportunity to be heard at a hearing
Intimate Partner--the defendant and petitioner must be intimate partners
Restrains Future Contact--must restrain the defendant from harassing, stalking, or threatening behavior
Credible Threat or Physical Force--defendant must be deemed a credible threat to the petitioner or be barred from the use of physical force[3]
The hearing requirement ensures that the firearms restrictions will not apply after an initial ex parte hearing during which a temporary order is granted, but only after a longer term order is granted following a hearing in which both parties have the opportunity to be heard. The intimate partner requirement says that the relationship must be both sexual and involve cohabitation or a child in common. A Brady indicator trigger is generated when the requirements apply, resulting in the restraining order being noted in a federal database as prohibiting the possession of firearms. However, the state forms used for restraining orders do not always clearly indicate whether the specific federal criteria apply, making it difficult to determine whether the firearms restriction applies without a detailed reading of the order, the petition, and other court records.[3][4]
Court history[edit]
This law has been tested in federal court with the case United States v. Emerson (No. 99-10331) (5th Cir. 2001).[5] See also U.S. v. Emerson, 231 Fed. Appx. 349 (5th Cir. 2007) (Same defendant seeking review of judgment). The case involved a challenge to the Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8)(C)(ii), a federal statute that prohibited the transportation of firearms or ammunition in interstate commerce by persons subject to a court order that, by its explicit terms, prohibits the use of physical force against an intimate partner or child. Emerson does not address the portion of the Lautenberg Amendment involving conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence. It was initially overturned in 1999 for being unconstitutional, but that case was reversed upon appeal in 2001.[citation needed]
The case Gillespie v. City of Indianapolis, Indiana, 185 F.3d 693 (7th Cir. 1999) also challenged this law, and the case was rejected.[citation needed] The ex post facto aspects of the law were challenged with:
United States v. Brady, 26 F.3d 282 (2nd Cir.), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 246 (1994) (denying ex post facto challenge to a 922(g)(1) conviction) and
United States v. Waters, 23 F.3d 29 (2nd Cir. 1994) (ex post facto based challenge to a 922(g)(4) conviction).
Both of the challenges were denied.
Likewise this law was invoked in United States v. Jardee [6] where it was ruled that the threat of being subjected to the gun ban did not turn an otherwise "petty" crime into a "serious" one requiring a jury trial.
Most recently, United States v. Castleman (2014) challenged the application of the law to misdemeanor convictions which did not involve "the use or attempted use of physical force". In a 9-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that Castleman's conviction of "misdemeanor domestic assault" did qualify as a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" under Tennessee state law. Specifically holding that the ""physical force" requirement is satisfied by the degree of force that supports a common-law battery conviction — namely, offensive touching", thereby preventing him from possession of firearms.[7]
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^ "Criminal Resource Manual 1117 Restrictions on the Possession of Firearms by Individuals Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence".
^ a b "Protection Orders and Federal Firearms Restrictions". BATF. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Retrieved 5 Nov 2017.
^ Sack, Emily (2005). "Confronting the Issue of Gun Seizure in Domestic Violence Cases" (PDF). Journal of the Center for Families, Children and the Courts (6): 3–30. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code".
^ "Order striking jury trial". Retrieved 2010-03-13.
^ United States v. Castleman (2014), March 26, 2014.
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Alabama official recorded using N-word at council meeting
By Jordan Smith
Video shows Alabama official saying N-word at city council meeting
Attendees and a livestream audience watched John "Tommy" Bryant, who is White, stand up and use a racial epithet at a city council meeting. (Credit: City of Tarrant via Storyful)
TARRANT, Ala. - Calls are mounting for the resignation of John "Tommy" Bryant, an Alabama city councilman who was caught on camera saying the N-word during a public meeting on Monday.
Attendees and those watching the meeting on a livestream could see Bryant, who is White, stand up during an exchange with colleagues and ask "do we have a house n****r in here? Do we? Hey, do we? Would she please stand up?"
Bryant later told WVTM that he was repeating what Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton, who is Black, called Councilwoman Veronica Freeman, who is also Black. But Newton denied ever using the racial slur, AL.com reported.
"Tommy Bryant is an unapologetic bigot and he needs to resign," said Newton, Tarrant's first Black mayor. "He has become a distraction to all of the positive change my administration is bringing to the City of Tarrant."
The incident left those in attendance gasping in shock. The state's Democratic and Republican parties condemned Bryant's language in separate statements.
Democrats called for Bryant to resign, calling him racist and "unfit to serve."
"Alabama still has a long way to go when it comes to race, but cozying up to the KKK and using the N word should make you unfit to serve," the Democrats' statement read. "These racists belong in the history books with Bull Connor and George Wallace, not on the taxpayer's payroll."
John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Republican Party, did not call for Bryant's resignation. But he called Bryant's language "completely unacceptable in any setting, and even more concerning coming from an elected official."
"We are proud to have Mayor Wayman Newton as a member of the Jefferson County Republican Party and deeply appreciate his commitment to serving his constituents honorably, even in the face of adversity," Wahl said.
This story was reported from Atlanta.


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An X-band Block Up-converter in a Small, Lightweight, Rugged Package
Locus Microwave Inc., Boalsburg, PA
In modern "on the move" military communications there is an increasing emphasis on performance in adverse conditions requiring compact, efficient and ruggedized packaging with a cost-effective price tag. With this philosophy in mind, Locus Microwave Inc. introduces the UB61000 series medium power X-band Block Up-converter (BUC) featuring an L-band input interface with X-band (7.9 to 8.4 GHz) power output ratings at 30 or 50 W.
This X-band BUC utilizes innovative packaging technology that combines rugged durability, compact size and low weight. The dimensions of the UB 61000 series are 11.0" x 6.8" x 5.25". The package is designed for outdoor military communication applications where it is critical to maximize use of limited space without sacrificing performance or durability.
The UB61000 is a single assembly, which eliminates the need for what would traditionally require a separate frequency converter and solid-state power amplifier. This entire unit tips the scales with a total weight of 13.6 pounds, which is believed to be the lowest weight and least volume of any similar unit on the market today.
The advanced packaging used by the UB61000 is also weatherized for the most rugged of conditions, including resistance to rain, sand and temperature extremes, making it an extremely reliable amplifier/frequency conversion solution. The UB61000 series includes precise thermal management based on forced air cooling over a custom designed heat sink assembly, keeping operating temperatures low within the unit.
The reliability and convenience of an integrated amplifier/up-converter along with a price comparable to a multi-unit approach makes the UB61000 an attractive solution for any commercial or military system integrator or other end user.
The Locus UB61000 series converts the L-band, 950 to 1450 MHz, input frequency range to the X-band, 7.9 to 8.4 GHz range using a phase-locked 6.95 GHz local oscillator and mixer, as illustrated in the system block diagram (see Figure 1). Amplification is provided at both the L-band IF frequency range and the 8 GHz output range, wherein a gain of 59 dB is typical. Key performance specifications for the UB61000-045 30 W Block Up-converter are shown in Table 1. In addition to the 30 W unit highlighted in the table, a 50 W version is available as well.
Figure 2 provides actual test data covering a variety of different performance parameters. The UB61000 series features temperature compensation included in the IF section of the converter to hold a nearly constant gain level over an approximate 100°C operating range. As illustrated in the figure, the output of the 30 W version of the UB61000 series at 1 dB compression is typically 45 dBm.
The X-band frequency range is generally considered the "military band." The intended application for the Locus UB61000 series X-band Block Up-converter is military field operations. The phase noise, as shown in Figure 3, exceeds the standards of both MIL-STD-188-164 and IESS-308 requirements. Due to a combination of package durability, size and weight this unit is ideal for "on the move" applications as well as any satellite or point-to-point communications within the 7.9 to 8.4 GHz transmit frequency.
The Locus Microwave UB61000 series medium power X-band Block Up-converter offers a cost-effective solution for military communications where the transmit band is between 7.9 and 8.4 GHz. The industry leading size and weight coupled with cutting-edge performance provide an excellent alternative to traditional multi-unit solutions for satellite signal amplification. Additional information on the UB61000 or any Locus Microwave product may be obtained via e-mail at sales@locusmicrowave.com.
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What is Laser Engraving Equipment and Why Should you Own it?
Many companies make use of laser engraving processes and laser cutting processes as part of their everyday activity. This is commonplace for UK businesses, where there is a great deal of manufacturing and lots of creative, design and technology-based businesses making a very good living for themselves. In order to complete these processes, laser engraving equipment is going to be required. These can be highly sophisticated piece of equipment that will serve you will into the future, giving you the opportunity to carry out all your own processes in house and make the most of technology. It can also help you save money in the long run as well! There is lots to think about, so here, we are discussing some of the most important points relating to laser cutting and engraving equipment, its benefits, and why you should think about ownership rather than outsourcing.
The most popular type of laser engraving machine is the Co2 cutting machine. This uses a laser to engrave and also cut materials like wood, acrylic, paper, card, fabric and certain types of thin sheet metal. There are many different types of Co2 laser machine, so it is perfectly possible to find one that will suit your business and will fall within your budget, whatever that might be.
Co2 laser machines also come in lots of different sizes, meaning you can find something to suit your floorspace. Don't be put off by the technicality of these machines – in reality, they are very simple to use.
Who uses laser engraving equipment?
If you fall into any of these categories, you could very much make use of an engraving machine.
Why own an engraving machine?
It saves time. You won't have to brief in projects to somebody else.
It can save you money. The machine will cost a lot initially but over time, it can save you significant amounts of money.
You have complete control over quality. All processes take place in house, so you know they will come out well.
A laser purchase is not something to be taken lightly. The main thing to factor in is cost, though many laser suppliers will be happy to offer you a payment plan. Space is another important consideration – make sure you have enough of it and get the installation professional to come and measure up beforehand. You will need to have people trained in laser design and operation – if this isn't the case, think about training options now.


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Describe the notion of a missional community as a site for engaging in outreach, ministry of presence and liberation today. Draw from Paul's Epistles, the Pastoral Epistles and contemporary literature to describe Biblical and current strategic approaches to ministry.
23 December 2011 By Robert Atkin Leave a Comment
"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us."[1] Thus the writer of the Gospel of John records how God became incarnate, that is he took on human form, as Jesus Christ, and began a ministry of reconciliation between God and man. Jesus, quoting from the prophet Isaiah, explained that his purpose was "to proclaim good news to the poor … to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour."[2] The incarnation and ministry of Jesus is perhaps the ultimate example of missional community.
The examples of the early church and the church today
Alan Hirsch asks the question, how did the church grow from as few as 25,000 Christians in AD100 to nearly 20 million only two centuries later? This was despite Christianity being an "illegal religion," and not having "any church buildings as we know them," nor the Scriptures in their finalised form and without the institutions and methods that are present in the church today. [3] To counter a claim that this may have been an historical aberration, Hirsch further illustrates the point by drawing parallels with the present day church in China. Despite the efforts of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution with the explicit aim "to obliterate Christianity (and all religion) from China," Christianity actually "flourished beyond all imagination," growing from an estimated two million believers at the start of the purges to over 60 million and counting when the "Bamboo Curtain" was raised in the eighties.[4]
Hirsch explains that the common theme between these movements, and others, such as the spread of Methodism in the eighteenth-century and Pentecostalism in the twentieth-century, is that "persecution forced them away from … reliance on any form of centralized religious institution and caused them to live closer to … their primal message, namely the gospel."[5] In other words, the primary focus of each of these Christian communities was mission; fulfilling the Great Commission as Jesus had instructed his disciples at the end of his ministry. The Rutba House, a missional community in the USA, describe how throughout church history, new monastic movements have risen up to form community in "the abandoned places of society."[6] It is in these abandoned places that numerous expressions of missional community have been established over the last few decades.
Hirsch claims the origins of the terms "missional and missional church" are "in the work of a group of North American practitioners, missiologists, and theorists called the Gospel and Our Culture Network (GOCN), who came together to try and work out some of the implications of the work of … Leslie Newbigin."[7] However, an alternative claim is made by Mike Breen, of 3D Ministries, who formed missional communities out of St Thomas' Church in Sheffield during the nineties, which have spread throughout the UK and Europe.[8]
The presence of God, Hirsch writes, identifies with the people Jesus came to save, and it also calls those people to "respond in repentance and faith." He says that God "initiates the gospel invitation, which is active to this very day."[9] Charles Mellis argues that "for a truly Christian community, the only authentic foundation is personal commitment to Jesus Christ." He calls this commitment an "indispensable foundation."[10] The distinguishing mark of a missional community is that it shares the good news of Jesus Christ to the people it serves.
The Apostle Paul, writing to the young church leader Timothy, urges that, "supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people … This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."[11] Scott Bessenecker calls mission "looking outside ourselves."[12]
Hirsch outlines the problem with what he calls "the contemporary church growth model" that is subscribed to by the majority of evangelical churches.[13] This model uses contemporary forms of worship with "seeker-friendly language and middle-of-the-road music forms." It appeals to a mainly middle class section of society and market research in Australia has shown that the model attracts only about 12 percent of the population. The main problem with this approach is that although these churches are very successful in "reaching non-Christian people fitting the same demographic description,"[14] they do not have the same success in reaching across cultural barriers to the "vast majority of the population (in Australia's case, 85 percent; in the United States, about 65 percent) [who] report alienation from precisely that form of church."[15]
Hirsch was the leader of a church in Melbourne, Australia. He discerned the need to "engage [with] our culture on its own turf (missional), rather than expecting them to come to ours (attractional)." He reached this conclusion by asking these two questions: "What is good news for this people group?" and "what would the church look and feel like among this people group?"[16] Hirsch describes a missional church as "a community of God's people that defines itself, and organises its life around, its real purpose of being an agent of God's mission to the world." He says the church is mission and not just the product of mission and it is "obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible."[17]
The ministry of presence
Bessenecker writes that "Church leaders and missionaries lose touch when their realities differ greatly from the people they serve." He quotes Ash Barker, a missionary working in Thailand, who found that "few foreign Christian workers in Bangkok today live in the same neighbourhoods as those they are serving, never mind learning and seeking transformation from within the community."[18] Incarnational living means becoming like the people you serve. As Jesus lived among those he came to save, so too a missional community needs to live in and around the people they serve.
The Apostle Paul calls on the early church to be imitators of Christ in order to be an example to those around them. Paul, writing to the church at Philippi, explains how although Jesus Christ "was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men."[19] He also writes to Timothy about the incarnation by reminding him "that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners."[20] He calls on Timothy to "set the believers an example" in his behaviour. Writing to the Thessalonians, Paul commends them because they "became imitators of us and of the Lord" when they "became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia."[21]
A contemporary example of a missional community is provided by Thomas Rausch. The community of Taizé in the Burgundy region of France was founded by Roger Schutz in the closing years of the Second World War.[22] Under German occupation, Brother Roger cared for refugees, including many Jews, who were fleeing the Nazis. After the war, he and the other brothers of the community ministered to the German prisoners of war.[23] The community outgrew the small church in the village of Taizé and so the larger Church of Reconciliation was built in 1962.[24] The community lead a simple monastic life described in the Rule of Taizé.[25]
It has continued to grow and attracts many thousands of, mainly young, people throughout the year, who make a pilgrimage to spend a week sharing in the life of the community. There are now over a hundred brothers from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds who live in the community. Brother Roger was killed at evening prayer in 2005 and Brother Alois became the new prior.[26]
Rausch notes that not all the brothers live in Taizé. He writes that "part of the community lives in small groups, known as 'fraternities,' in places such as the northeast of Brazil, Kenya, Korea, and Bangladesh." One of the fraternities is located in the "Hell's Kitchen" area of New York – a largely Hispanic neighbourhood in central Manhattan.[27] The fraternities work with those at the margins of society. These are the people that Bessenecker says are too "peripheral to mainstream church life." He continues that "most of the historic mission orders found themselves bound to people at the margins: desperately poor, the 'uncivilised,' plague victims, lepers, slaves, outcasts – people whom nobody else really want to be around."[28]
Hirsch comments that in "the study of the history of missions, one can even be formulaic about asserting that all great missionary movements begin at the fringes of the church, among the poor and marginalised, and seldom, if ever, at the centre."[29] It was for these captives and oppressed that Jesus came to proclaim liberty. However, Hirsch adds, "in becoming 'one of us', God takes the form of a servant and not that of someone who rules over us." Jesus did not rule as an earthly king, instead he grew up in the home of a carpenter, far from royal cities or palaces. Hirsch explains that "in acting thus he shuns all normal notions of coercive power and demonstrates for us how love and humility (powerlessness) reflect the true nature of God and of the key means to transform human society."[30]
The Apostle Paul urges the church to be a transforming power for the people they serve. They should do this by being a fragrance or aroma. He writes to the Corinthian church: "For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life."[31] Liberation is not brought from a position of worldly power, but of seemingly powerlessness. Bessenecker argues that the Genesis command to subjugate the earth finds its meaning when men and women "oppose evil and all the works of God's enemy." He adds that "Paul says that God's people have power to destroy strongholds and 'every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God' (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). His kingdom is one of righteousness and justice, and that is always a double edge sword. It is good news to some and bad news to others. It means bending our world back into the shape God intends, and involves both demolition and construction."[32]
Rausch has provided another contemporary example. The Canadian Jean Vanier founded the l'Arche community in 1964, when he "invited two mentally handicapped men to live with him in a small house in Trosly-Breuil," a village north of Paris. Rausch explains the name l'Arche is the French word for the Ark, and the house was intended to be a place of refuge like Noah's ark. The community attracted young men and women and has continued to grow rapidly.[33] As of June 2010, there are 137 l'Arche communities in 40 countries around the world caring for men and women with mental health and physical disabilities.[34] Rausch describes how Vanier had been "deeply moved by the dismal life of the handicapped people he encountered."[35] He continues by adding that "life at l'Arche is centred around prayer and the Eucharist."[36] In these communities, some of the more vulnerable people in society are given "the common human need to be loved and cherished,"[37] and, although held captives by their bodies, are given liberty.
Hirsch concludes, "If God's central way of reaching his world was to incarnate himself in Jesus, then our way of reaching the world should likewise be incarnational."[38] A missional community reaches out to the fringes of society, which the rest of the world has ignored. It has to inhabit the same neighbourhoods and identify with the people it wants to reach. Finally, it will preach the gospel in order to fulfil the Isaiah 61 prophecy of proclaiming liberty to captives.
3D Ministries, 'About', http://www.3dministries.com/, November 2010.
Bessenecker, Scott A., The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor, (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006).
Claiborne, Shane, The Irresistible Revolution, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006).
Hayes, John B., Sub-merge: Living Deep in a Shallow World, (Ventura, CA: Regal, 2006).
Hirsch, Alan, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church, (Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2006).
Mellis, Charles J., Committed Communities: Fresh Streams for World Missions, (Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1976).
Rausch, Thomas P., Radical Christian Communities, (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2002).
Rutba House, The, School(s) for Conversion: 12 Marks of a New Monasticism, (New Monastic Library: Resources for Radical Discipleship; Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2005).
Taizé Community, The, 'About Taizé', http://www.taize.fr/, November 2010.
Wikipedia, 'L'Arche', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Arche, November 2010.
[1] John 1:14, ESV.
[2] Luke 4:18–19, ESV.
[3] Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church, (Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2006), p. 18.
[4] Ibid., p. 19.
[6] The Rutba House, School(s) for Conversion: 12 Marks of a New Monasticism, (New Monastic Library: Resources for Radical Discipleship; Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2005), p. ix.
[7] Hirsch, p. 81.
[8] 3D Ministries, 'About', http://www.3dministries.com/, November 2010.
[9] Hirsch, p. 132.
[10] Charles J. Mellis, Committed Communities: Fresh Streams for World Missions, (Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 1976), p. 81.
[11] 1 Timothy 2:1–4, ESV.
[12] Scott A. Bessenecker, The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World's Poor, (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2006), p. 172.
[13] Hirsch, p. 36.
[14] Ibid., pp. 34-35.
[15] Hirsch, pp. 36-37.
[18] Bessenecker, p. 125.
[19] Philippians 2:6–7, ESV.
[21] 1 Thessalonians 1:6–7, ESV.
[22] Thomas P. Rausch, Radical Christian Communities, (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2002), p. 118.
[23] Ibid., pp. 119-120.
[24] Ibid., p. 121
[26] The Taizé Community, 'About Taizé', http://www.taize.fr/, November 2010.
[27] Rausche, p. 123.
[31] 2 Corinthians 2:14–16, ESV.
[33] Rausch, pp. 157-158.
[34] Wikipedia, 'L'Arche', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Arche, November 2010.
[35] Rausch, p. 159.
[38] Hirsch, p. 133.
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Rather, public libraries from New York City to Alameda, Calif., are letting patrons download Tom Clancy techno-thrillers, Arabic tutorials and other titles to which they can listen on their computers or portable music players — all without leaving home.
Librarians say such offerings help libraries stay relevant in the digital age....
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Sure, most of us wanted to create something unforgettable. Whether your dream became a true or not, that is different story.
Do you think that artists are still people who use easels, brushes and chalk? Or they still use pianos and violins? Sure, some of them do. But in modern era some of them became electronic-based artists. Those who use computers as their tools. Most people think (and maybe they are right) that Mac is the best friend of artist or musician. But are there any open-source projects oriented to people with creativity talent?
Yes, there are. I have already told you about one of them: dynebolic. Today I will tell you about another one. Puredyne. Actually, Puredyne is not a project grown on the empty space. I would say it has dad and even granddad.
Dad is... dynebolic. Yes, Puredyne project was inspired by Dynebolic. They have lots in common. And most important, both are oriented to creative people.
Granddad is... Ubuntu. Yes, Puredyne is based on Ubuntu. To be more precise, Xubuntu, one of many Ubuntu remixes.
Latest release of Puredyne has version number 9.11 and nickname "Carrot and coriander". It is dated March 2010.
Puredyne is initially oriented to Live usage, although it has installation features. But native method of Live USB creation is too long and windy. Even quick glance on that method fought off any wish to start it.
That was a time for me to try methods of Live USB creation. Unfortunately, Unetbootin does not support Puredyne. USB drive created by Unetbootin was not bootable.
That's why I tried methods with command dd and command cat. And miss again. Unfortunate for 3rd time in a row, I decided not to waste more time and use more classic method. Finally, CD-RW was burnt. It is in the drive of my Compaq C300 laptop. Reboot. Choose to boot from CD. Let's go!
Puredyne booted itself OK. There was only one question: which version to boot, normal or failsafe. Of course, my first attempt was for normal version, and I got it right.
Once booted, I got to XFCE 4 desktop environment. Yes, as I wrote before, Puredyne is based on Xubuntu, which is Ubuntu with XFCE Desktop Environment. All the control elements of Puredyne are well known to people who ever worked with XFCE, or even GNOME. Yes, from certain point XFCE and GNOME are very similar Desktop Environments.
Desktop of Puredyne is not something fancy. It is simple and neat. Grey background with Puredyne logo on it. Of course, this is red Swiss army knife. Yes, there is about a dozen of other XFCE-centered wallpapers in the distribution, but for my taste, default wallpaper is the best. There are no "eye-candy" toys on default screen. It underlines that Puredyne was created for work, not for entertainment. Yes, creative work, but still work.
Network: to be or not to be?
Unfortunately, Broadcom 4311 WiFi card was not activated automatically by Puredyne. Sure, it was only included in Ubuntu version 10.10 released more than half a year after Puredyne. I found a Launchpad bug report about this WiFi card and its firmware. That bug report advised to deactivate (delete) driver for Broadcom devices and install another one via Synaptic. I connected my laptop to wired Internet and tried to follow the instructions, and I found necessary item in Synaptic. It requested a dozen of other packages to be downloaded as dependency, mostly kernel update to 2.6.31 level. Unfortunately these updates were not found on server, and therefore Broadcom STA driver was not installed. That might be an issue of server actually, not Puredyne. I tried to update my Ubuntu same day using same UK mirror, and again some packages were not found there. That's why I can't tell for sure whether this is Puredyne issue or not. Anyway, all my network-oriented activities were cut short.
Basically, the b43 driver is broken.
We are turning this bug into a question as it seems this is more related to installation troubleshooting and process rather than reporting a defect.
Maybe I missed something in my life, but since when broken driver became installation troubleshooting? If something is broken in the distro, it has to be fixed by developers, not troubleshooted by users!
Applications: what is in the box?
Puredyne is Linux distribution for creative people from creative people. That is a slogan from official web site (yes, slightly reworded). That's why software in this distribution has very specific orientation.
Of course, there is a lot of Audio and Multimedia tools. What is nice, VLC is included into the distribution, and this hints the fact of MP3 support out of the box. VLC is actually a default player for MP3 files. Although, there is a huge issue with VLC. It starts with HUGE fonts, making it unusable without proper adjustment. Anyway, MP3 files played fine in VLC, Audacious 2 and GNOME MPlayer. Other than MP3 players, there are mixers, Brasero disk burner and couple of dozens of other multimedia applications purpose of which I cannot even imagine. Did I ever mention that work of electronic artist/musician is easier than work of pianist or violinist? No, I did not.
Graphical section of menu has several applications, including Inkscape and GIMP. But there is no graphical screenshot tool. Quick search in the Internet gave me advise: command import. So, screenshot which you see here was taken by this tool.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8 and Links 2 are browsers included in the package. gFTP is FTP client and also there is Sun Java starter. That's all for network tools. Not much, errgh?
Office applications in Puredyne are represented by ePDFViewer and Orage. No text processor (except Gedit), spreadsheet or presentation tool. I can understand first and second, but later would be useful for multimedia-oriented distro somehow. Anyway, that's not a big deal to install it, I believe since Puredyne is based on Ubuntu and uses Ubuntu repository.
Puredyne found all the partitions on HDD of my laptop. But none of them was automatically mounted. I do not understant why. What is wrong about this? I had to give mount command manually. Of course, it worked OK even for NTFS partition.
Russian keyboard layout can be easily added in Settings menu section. But, as in Linux Mint XFCE, it does not automatically put any kind of indicator at the taskbar. In order to have layout indicator, I had to add element to the taskbar by right click.
Puredyne is pretty much purpose-built Operation system. It clearly positions itself as OS for artists. That's why I see no point for other users to install it.
Unfrotunately, latest release of it is dated March 2010, i.e. even before current LTS version of Ubuntu, on which Puredyne is based. It means that lots of components of Puredyne are currently outdated and require update. But that should not stop people who prefer good collection of targeted applications under one roof. Puredyne is irreplaceable tool for them.
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Please consider a fresh review or a rewrite as there seems to be a few errors here that put PD unfairly in a bad light.
I thought I clearly stated that I used CD. I prefer to use CD because of my hardware problems.
I don't think this review is negative. It is neutral from my perspective. If you see any errors here, please let me know either here or by e-mail. I will re-consider the text.


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Posted By: Al-Sahawat Times 13th February 2018
By Mustafa Efendi
Talks begin to find the successor for Queen Elizabeth
Commonwealth leaders 'begin formal talks on who should replace Queen Elizabeth II'
Prince Charles of Wales is not hereditary heir to position that the monarch has held since her 1953 coronation contrary to popular belief.
Senior Commonwealth officials are to hold formal talks in London about who will succeed the Queen as its head, it has been reported by sources from London's MI5 and GCHQ.
The "high level" group was set to discuss the sensitive issue during an all-day summit on Tuesday (Today) before reporting their conclusions later this year, according to insiders.
The meeting's agenda, seen by the BBC and leaders from Al-Sahawat Times includes consideration of "wider governance", which sources told the broadcasters was code for the succession.
The Queen was proclaimed Head of the Commonwealth at her coronation in 1953, when she was head of state in seven of the organisation's eight members.
But it is not a hereditary position that will pass automatically to the Prince of Wales when the monarch dies.
Charles could only be head of state in only 15 of the 53 nations and territories that now make up the Commonwealth.
Any decision about the future would have to be made by the Commonwealth heads of government at the time of the Queen's death, but there is no formal process for choosing her successor, if any. As Brexit has already seen the U.K. hand over overseas territories it is possible the Commonwealth or U.K. itself may liquidate.
While many Commonwealth figures presume there will be no realistic alternative to Charles, there has in the past been talk of electing a ceremonial leader to improve the organisation's democratic credentials. This leader would be an elected head in the same manor that many Middle-Eastern Tribal Princes are elected by community elders.
According to documents seen by the press, the high level group will not just confine itself to bureaucratic changes.
One insider said: "I imagine the question of the succession, however distasteful it may naturally be, will come up."
The agenda for the meeting is reported to say: "Discussions will take into consideration the issues raised in the first session and also the wider governance considerations of the Commonwealth."
The high level group is expected to report to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London in April, which is likely to be the last that the 91-year-old Queen will attend.
The group is chaired by Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati. It also consists of Lord Howell, former British energy secretary; Louise Frechette, former United Nations Deputy Secretary General; Robert Hill, former Australian defence minister; Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados; Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian finance minister; and George Vella, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malta.
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Olympus kills off the legacy Four Thirds system
Mar 14, 2017 by John Aldred 1 Comment
Now, steady yourself, this might come as a bit of a shock. Olympus have now officially killed the Four Thirds camera system. Ok, so perhaps it's not really that much of a surprise. It's more than six years since the last new Four Thirds camera, so we all knew it was probably coming. DPReview reports that the news comes as four-thirds.org releases its latest lens catalogue.
The system was initially developed by Olympus along with Kodak, as a new lens format for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras and introduced in 2003. The format saw no less than 15 cameras from Olympus, two from Panasonic, and the lone Digilux 3 from Leica. But in the end, it couldn't compete against in the DSLR market. In the mirrorless scene, it had already been made obsolete with the introduction of Micro Four Thirds in 2008.
Four Thirds seems like it was kind of doomed from the beginning. The sensor used in Four Thirds systems is the same size as that which currently resides in Micro Four Thirds cameras. It was the first interchangeable lens camera system developed specifically for the new digital age.
The other two big players, Nikon and Canon, were leveraging their existing lens legacy. Enticing users with new digital bodies compatible with lenses they already owned. Many users already complained at the size of APS-C sensors compared to the larger 35mm film frame size they were used to. So, the even smaller Four Thirds sensor did not really inspire. Having to buy all new lenses, too, just wasn't an option for many photographers at the time.
The goal of the smaller sensor system was to make cameras lighter and easier to manage. The problem was, lens design meant they were often just as big and heavy as DSLR lenses. This eliminated pretty much any weight advantage they might've otherwise had. I can remember many photographers being very interested in it at the time of the original announcement. A couple I know even bought into it, then promptly switched back to Nikon or Canon within a year or two.
Then, five short years after the release of the first Four Thirds body, the Olympus E1, Micro Four Thirds was announced in 2008.
Now, with MFT, the mirror box had been removed, the cameras themselves were smaller, as were the lenses. The Four Thirds systems now sat in a kind of no-man's land in the middle. Not compact and small enough to compete with MFT, and not enough choice to compete with Nikon and Canon. But, without Four Thirds, we wouldn't have the Micro Four Thirds systems we have today. It's possible that we may not have mirrorless cameras at all, had they not paved the way.
While some long dead format cameras have become collectors items, I can't see that happening with Four Thirds. Well, except perhaps for the Leica Digilux 3.
Olympus have now firmly planted themselves in the Micro Four Thirds arena, and are concentrating their efforts on that format. With cameras like the hotly anticipated Panasonic Lumix GH5, it doesn't look like that format's going away any time soon.
[via DPReview]
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It's clear to me that in my time visiting Nottingham city centre pubs, for some thirty years now since my first student layabout phase, things have changed irrevocably. It's easy to take the familiar stance that 'things aren't what they used to be' and that would indeed be accurate, but let's not forget how some things have changed for the better. Perhaps the most successful pubs for me are the ones that have embraced both change and tradition. A scarcity of those places leads me through the doors of a much shortened list of Nottingham pubs these days. One or two real nuggets will hopefully always remain though. A classic example of this is the splendid Lincolnshire Poacher, perched half way up the main arterial Mansfield road, amidst what has been a classic Nottingham pub crawl for many years.
It's difficult to remember sometimes that 'The Poacher' has only been around in its present form since the late 1980s. The pub rising like a phoenix from what remained of The Old Grey Nags Head – a past still reflected by an odd engraved window or two. The pub is owned by the Castle Rock Brewery group which as many would agree is normally a recipe for good and varied beer choices and inexpensive yet imaginative meals. For me, Castle Rock appear to have things about right, the drink and food is always interesting and of good quality whilst the pubs have a genuine 'pub' feel about them rather than the 'eating house with room for drinkers' that is sometimes the case these days. The Lincolnshire Poacher always offers a healthy suite of excellent beers, continental lagers and ciders, whilst the top shelf has a truly formidable array of single malts for those with the inclination for a dram or three.
Certainly, I love the atmosphere of the Poacher, it reminds me of a genuine 'alehouse' as such but one in which you can find any walk of life within its walls. The pub has an extremely wide customer base but retains its cosy 'ordinary' feel. Anecdote has it that a previous landlord, when asked at the bar by a group of bright young things on their way to town for an alcopop-type frenzy, directed them towards the city centre with the words 'sorry, we don't serve disco drinks in here' That's such a great part of the pub's appeal, apart from the products they sell being of quality, variety and at a fair price. Additionally, people watching is always a feature of this place, if one is so inclined!
From the outside, the Poacher is unassuming. The interior is belied by that first impression however. Front and side bars on two levels lined with leaning shelves and wooden tables adorn the room and yet don't deter the bar fly and casual pub crawlers that walk along the Mansfield Road between hostelries who want to stand with a pint. Further back in the pub lies a small and delightful snug bar – a very cosy place indeed for a winter drink especially. It has its own serving hatch too which precludes the customer from having to dive out into the fray of the main bar during those busy times. This is also one hatch that is certainly not ignored by the staff as can be experienced in some pubs with lesser service. At the rear is an attractive conservatory with tiled floors and access out onto the yard beyond. Ideal for those overspill times on a Friday or Saturday evening when the pub can get very busy. The yard itself is surrounded by tall red brick walls adorned with vintage signage and for me personally, really comes into its own when live music is provided out there. Notably, on a couple of occasions, I've watched the excellent Kelly's Heroes in the yard on warm early autumn evenings. What could be better, great music, a great glass of beer in your hand and listening to a superb band provided free of charge. Well done to the Poacher for all those terrific nights. I should add that Sunday and Wednesday evenings provide a further dose of free music inside the bar itself.
It's a thumbs up from me then for the friendly and attentive staff. The Lincolnshire Poacher is a credit to them all. It's also the little matter of a thumbs up from the local CAMRA organisation too who recently awarded it their 'Pub of the Year' accolade. Although a little walk from Market Square and the centre of things in Nottingham (some would offer that as a great advantage) you won't be disappointed if you seek out this pub, it's one of the very best that Nottingham has to offer, in my humble opinion.


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Q: Python: split file into mulitple lists by empty lines I have the following text file:

Singapore Smith's Crew

Leader
Singapore Smith
d10
3d8
3d10
3d10
2d8
3d10
2d10
Sharp
Deadeye
Hardened Veteran

Sidekick
Arge
d8
4d8
3d8
2d6
3d8
2d6
2d6
Athletic
Fierce

Ally
Enki
d6
2d6
3d6
1d6
1d6
1d6
1d6
Marksman

Ally
Kazak
d6
2d6
3d6
1d6
1d6
1d6
1d6
Marksman

Ally
Little Skeet
d6
1d6
1d6
2d6
1d6
1d6
2d6
Crafty

I would like to split them into multiple lists in python to have for example the following structure:
["Singapore Smith's Crew]
[Leader, Singapore Smith, d10, 3d8. etc.]
[Sidekick, Argue, d8, etc.]

and so on...
Does somebody knows how to do that?
The idea is that I can send the arrays afterwards to Character classes to instantiate objects.
Thanks in advance

A: You can pass your file into itertools.groupby with a key that specifies the line (after stripping whitespace) is not empty. Then make lists of the non-empty groups:
from itertools import groupby

path = "some/file/path"

with open(path) as f:
    l = [list(g) for k, g in groupby(map(str.strip, f), key=lambda line: line != '') if k]
    print(l)

This prints:
[["Singapore Smith's Crew"], ['Leader', 'Singapore Smith', 'd10', '3d8', ...],..etc]

groupby makes an iterator, so you can alternatively loop over the values if you don't want to make a big list:
for k, g in groupby(map(str.strip, f), key=lambda line: line != ''):
    if k:
       # use g

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