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EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Harry Jackson has left us, hear him speak about Martin Luther King
Herland Report: We received news that Bishop Harry Jackson has left us and transitioned to be with the Lord on Monday and therefore release an exclusive interview with him about Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate this great, spiritual leader.
Bishop Jackson with Hanne Nabintu Herland and Woodley August.
Below is one of our last interviews with the Bishop, not before published, as the Herland Report TV host, Hanne Nabintu Herland speaks to Bishop Harry Jackson about the Christian preacher, martyr and civil rights icon, Martin Luther King Jr.
Why is Dr. King not popular anymore? Why does the marxist Black Lives Matter movement reject his message of racial reconciliation?
The interview touches upon topics such as the waning respect for the US Constitution, Christianity and the need for moral reform.
"America is losing her ability to call the nation back to accountability, because we no longer honor the Christian preacher Martin Luther King's Bible and the Constitution, at a level that we once did," says Bishop Harry Jackson, a leading American social conservative activist, commentator, a famous lecturer who held an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was also the Chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition and a best-selling author.
Bishop Harry Jackson was a spiritual leader with impact and friendships all across the political spectrum in the United States, even reaching us here in Scandinavia, where Bishop Jackson was a spiritual advisor and favorite guest at The Herland Report TV on YouTube.
A participant in numerous Herland Report interviews, he was a highly respected guest of honor for us who are working with these projects. He was a regular guest at CBS, 700 Club, CBN, featured in articles in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The Washington Times and many more.
Fox reports, the Maryland pastor and unofficial faith adviser for President Trump, died Monday at age 66, his church announced. "It is with a heavy heart that we notify you that our beloved Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr. has transitioned to be with the Lord on November 9, 2020," Hope Christian Church wrote on its website.
EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Harry Jackson has left us, hear him speak about Martin Luther King: The Bishop says: "The Constitution was meant to be a philosophical/strategic overview of how our society should be constructed, and in a lot of ways it had to be divinely inspired, simply because of clarity, and brevity, and the fact that it has lasted so long. We are drifting away from our Constitution just as quickly."
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Bishop Jackson continues: "The secular community as a church in America has drifted away from the biblical moorings of our society, and it is because we have not taught and handed-down to next generations these truths that we hold to be self-evident."
The Bishop in The Herland Report TV studio.
"Back in the civil rights days, Martin Luther King Jr. was esteemed by most Americans as an iconic classic American. If you go past him, you have got to go all the way back to the revolutionary days to have people that seemed to embody 'Americanism'."
"Martin Luther King put his case to the American public by lifting up a Constitution in his left hand and a Bible in his right hand. Meaning, he had a higher framework, a way of referencing truth and righteousness. He was a pastor of a church. His father's original name was Michael King and he changed his name to Martin Luther King because of his belief in Martin Luther, the great reformer of the Christian church."
EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Harry Jackson has left us, hear him speak about Martin Luther King: "I think America is losing her ability to call the nation back to accountability, because we no longer really honor the Constitution or Martin Luther King's Bible, at a level that we once did."
"When the U.S. had universally Christian values, even people who did not choose to live by the Bible were aware of biblical framework. They created the Constitution as a derivative of truths found in the Bible."
"I think Martin Luther King Junior saw from his childhood his role was to reform and change fundamental things about American thought life, by how they viewed the value of human life and free speech was at the heart of it. I talked to many of the civil rights leaders that are still alive, and they all said that they wanted to use free speech to show America how bad racism was."
EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Harry Jackson has left us, hear him speak about Martin Luther King: Bishop Jackson says: "I think Martin Luther King Junior saw from his childhood his role was to reform and change fundamental things about American thought life, by how they viewed the value of human life and free speech was at the heart of it. I talked to many of the civil rights leaders that are still alive, and they all said that they wanted to use free speech to show America how bad racism was."
Bishop Jackson: "It would be a catalyst for repentance or change that would transform American culture. The truth is, that is exactly what happened."
"A minority of people who are descendants of former slaves did regional campaigns to show up in equities and eventually some of those images created the Voter Rights Act of the middle 1960s, and all of the laws that changed public accommodations and people's ability to be educated."
"It is possible to have a revival that affects America and our sense of moral boundaries, what we should be about. In our communities, there can be activism based on that morality that could advocate for specific social change, and thirdly, any lasting change is going to be codified in our laws, in Congress and Senate and our president. We need to make these adjustments, like Martin Luther King did."
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This page is the latest version of this documentation. If you are using an older version of Formulate, you will want to refer to the previous version of this page, which you can find here: legacy documentation for custom field types.
Formulate comes with a few common field types, such as text, checkbox, drop down, and upload fields. However, you aren't limited to just these. You can create your own custom field types. Read the sections below for instructions on how to do this.
The markup is what is displayed below the main components (name, alias, label) of each field. In this example of the drop down, it is just displaying a data value picker (so the user can choose the items to appear in the drop down).
// Note that it's "templateUrl" rather than "template".
Directive. This property indicates the AngularJS directive to render in the back office in the form designer.
TypeLabel. This property indicates the text to display to the user in the dialog that allows them to add a new field to their form in the form designer.
Icon. This property indicates the icon to display to the user in the dialog that allows them to add a new field to their form in the form designer.
TypeId. This property is a GUID that uniquely identifies the field type (e.g., when serializing the form definition to the file system).
DeserializeConfiguration. This function deserializes the string version of the field's configuration. Since the text field doesn't have any configuration, it just returns null.
For a more extensive example of a field type class, refer to DropDownField.cs.
// This function renders the "hello" field.
// The options used when rendering the "hello" field.
// If true, a label will be included before the field.
// This is what registers the field renderer.
// When set to true, this element will get the "form-control" class.
In the future, this function might become public so it can be called outside of the core Formulate code base.
Create a C# class that implements the IFormFieldType interface.
Render the field renderer used by the Responsive Bootstrap Angular (RBA) template (on the frontend of the website).
If you have created a custom field type, be sure to let me know so it can be considered for incorporation into the core of Formulate. If you have any questions, feel free to post a message in the forum.


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FortisBC urging people to prevent heat loss, use less energy
Temps down, energy up
It's cold outside and expected to get colder, so FortisBC is encouraging people to pay attention to energy usage.
Typically, January is the coldest part of the year and with many people spending more time at home as a result of COVID-19, more energy will be used during those cold days and weeks.
"Because the majority of energy used in B.C. at this time of year is for heating, our customers tend to experience their highest energy bills after periods of colder winter temperatures," said Michelle Carman, director, customer service, FortisBC.
"That means any heat loss is an opportunity for energy savings, so steps taken to detect and reduce heat loss could help you stay more comfortable while also saving some money on your energy bill."
FortisBC's records show last winter's peak use for both its natural gas and electricity services occurred on Jan. 14.
According to Environment Canada, temperatures dropped below -10 C in the Lower Mainland, and lower than -30 C in places like Prince George. As a result, natural gas use was up more than 75 per cent across the province as compared to an average January day.
Electric use was also up by four per cent over the coldest week from the previous year.
FortisBC historically sees demand for natural gas, the most commonly used energy for space heating, triple in the winter compared to the summer months. On average, customers who use electricity for home heating increase their use by approximately 80 per cent in the winter months.
There are a number of low cost and no cost ways to lower energy use in homes, including:
sealing gaps and cracks around windows and doors to prevent heat loss,
turning down the heat in unused rooms can also save on space heating,
cleaning furnace filters and vacuuming out baseboard heaters to help ensure the heating system is working as efficiently as possible, and
installing a programmable thermostat.
To learn more about how seasonal weather can affect bills and ways to reduce energy consumption, click here.
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More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in B.C.: Health Ministry
More variant cases expected
More cases of a new, highly transmissible COVID-19 variant strain are expected in B.C. in the coming weeks, after the first incidence was reported on Vancouver Island over the weekend.
"While everything is being done to prevent spread to other people in the community, we do expect to see more cases of this variant in B.C. in the coming weeks, just as other jurisdictions are seeing," a Health Ministry spokeswoman said Monday.
It's for this reason that health officials are asking British Columbians to keep to their household members, avoid all non-essential travel, and use layers of protection including physical distancing and masks. "All British Columbians have to remember the virus spreads quickly but shows up slowly," said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix in a joint statement.
A pre-symptomatic person returned to B.C. on flight AC855 from London to Vancouver on Dec. 15 and developed symptoms while in quarantine, Henry and Dix said.
The Health Ministry won't say how the person travelled to the Island or where specifically they are located.
Flight AC8265 that arrived in Nanaimo from Vancouver later that same day is also on the B.C. Centre for Disease Control's list of COVID-19 exposures.
On Dec. 19, the person on the Dec. 15 London-Vancouver flight tested positive on Vancouver Island for COVID-19.
The person's test sample was sent to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control on the Lower Mainland for whole genome sequencing and on Dec. 26 it was identified as positive for the U.K. variant.
Whole genome sequencing is complex and take on average five days to complete, the Health Ministry said.
Ongoing reviews may identify additional cases in the coming days, Henry and Dix said.
On Dec. 21, Henry said "to date, we have not seen this variant here in B.C.."
The Health Ministry confirmed Henry "was not aware of a case of the variant in B.C. at the time of her Dec. 21 media availability."
The variant, which researchers say is more contagious than previous forms of the COVID-19 virus, has caused record numbers of infections in the U.K., accounting for more than 60 per cent of cases in London. It prompted Canada to suspend flights from the U.K. Dec. 20 to Jan. 6, 2021. Other countries have taken similar action.
Alberta has also confirmed a case of the variant.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, in her first news conference since before Christmas, said the infected person recently arrived in Alberta from the U.K. The person did everything they were supposed to upon arrival, staying isolated from others, and there is no evidence their illness has spread, she said.
Health officials in Alberta are working with the Public Health Agency of Canada to obtain a list of people who were sitting near the infected person on their flight to Alberta, she said.
The variant has been confirmed in three people in Ontario — a couple from Durham Region who had been in contact with a recent traveller from the U.K. and a person in Ottawa who had recently travelled from the U.K.
"B.C. continues to support the Canada-wide travel ban on all flights arriving from the U.K. until Jan. 6, 2021, and urges all British Columbians to continue to avoid all non-essential travel to keep people and communities safe," Henry and Dix said.
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, so does the province's response, but "greater restrictions are not being considered at this time," the Health Ministry said.
"What has arisen in the U.K. is a new variant with a number of mutations, as many as 17 mutations, different changes in parts of the virus," said Henry.
The variant strain can transmit more quickly and easily but does not seem to cause more severe illness, nor interfere with the effectiveness of vaccines, nor affect the ability of testing for the virus, she said.
Neither the province nor Island Health has updated the number of new COVID-19 cases since Dec. 24. An update is scheduled for 3 p.m. today.
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PlayNow taking bets on where 1st BC baby of 2021 will be born
Bet on BC's 1st baby of 2021
Which B.C. hospital will welcome the first baby of 2021?
PlayNow.com is taking your bets.
Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster was home to the first baby of the year in both 2019 and 2020, but will it hold its title in 2021?
According to BCLC, the odds-on favourites are B.C. Women's Hospital, home to the first B.C. baby born in 2017, and Surrey Memorial Hospital, after holding the title for first B.C. baby of 2018 only nine seconds into the New Year. Both are giving 4/1 odds.
Although the Lower Mainland homes most betting favourites, a hospital elsewhere could swoop in.
PlayNow.com says Fort St. John Hospital (41.00), Penticton Regional Hospital (46.00) and Cowichan District Hospital (51.00) all have big payout potential.
Kelowna General Hospital (21.00), Vernon Jubilee (46.00) and Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops (26.00) are all also available for betting.
Wagering is available on the site until 9 a.m. tomorrow (Dec. 30).
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Despite challenges of a worldwide pandemic, 2020 was a year of accomplishments in West Kelowna
West Kelowna in review
Some projects had to be put on hold or scaled back, departments reduced costs and hiring for new positions were delayed.
That was part of the price the City of West Kelowna paid in responding to the economic crisis felt by residents and businesses resulting from COVID-19.
"It put a much heavier workload on staff, on council and the whole community," said Mayor Gord Milson during a year-end interview.
The city slashed its tax rate by two per cent to help taxpayers soften the blow, and felt the loss of revenues, specifically from recreation, transit and a deferment of penalties for late taxes and utility payments.
"We approved some short-term borrowing of up to $6 million, but we never had to use that.
"We received $4.6 million in restart funding. I think we are using about $1.2 million to cover any shortfalls in revenue and additional costs as a result of COVID-19.
"We got through it OK. By and large we are in good shape."
He also praised the community for the way it has come together in a time of crisis.
"I am grateful for the compassion showed by businesses, non-profit organizations, faith organizations and individuals who have helped people deal with the financial and emotional issues we have been dealing with through COVID-19," he said.
"Council is really proud of those efforts. I believe it has made our community stronger, and more compassionate."
Despite an uncertain future, Milsom says signs continue to indicate West Kelowna is a desirable place for both residents, and businesses.
He says the value of new building permits reached $95 million by the end of the third quarter, putting it on pace to be one of the best construction years since incorporation in 2007. The city also saw 433 new business licenses approved through the end of September, an all time high.
"Having said that, there are some businesses that have been impacted more than others. Businesses related to travel, accommodations, tourism, some retail businesses, entertainment and the arts.
"Council is concerned about that obviously, but some were able to adapt. We have quite a diversified economic base. We're not dependent on one particular sector as maybe some other communities are."
While some projects were scaled back, other large infrastructure projects were started, or completed.
The largest of those, the $75 million Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant, which broke ground in 2020.
Preliminary work began earlier this year while, at the same time, the 18,000 residents who will get water from the new plant approved the city's long-term borrowing for the project.
A tender for construction of the plant itself will be awarded in January, with construction expected to begin in February.
Milsom highlighted several other projects, including:
The Gellatly Road bridge complete with new bike lanes and sidewalks.
Completion of a majority of improvements to Glenrosa Road which included new storm drainage and sidewalks on both sides of the road from Glenrosa Middle School to McGinnis road.
2.2 lane kilometres of new sidewalks
1.9 lane kilometres of new bike lanes
14.1 lane kilometres of rehabilitated city streets
"Another big win for the community is the announcement of the new urgent and primary care centre. It's been a priority of council since we incorporated in 2007," said Milsom.
The centre is only open for limited hours on weekdays, but Milsom says the centre will be open seven days a week and hours will be expanded in the new year.
Milsom also pointed to the response of residents for the visioning exercise the city began in 2020, which asks for a vision of the future as the city gets ready to update its Official Community Plan.
Looking ahead, a new set of regulations around what is presently an unregulated short-term rental industry is expected to be adopted in 2021.
The city will also continue to advocate for for density, development, and redevelopment of its downtown core.
"We'll continue to move forward in so many positive ways," said Milsom.
"Given that this year has been such a tough year, our community has met those challenges with both compassion and resiliency.
"We are proud of everything our staff, our businesses and residents have accomplished."
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BC distillers call for federal tax reform on par with US
Distillers call for equality
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Tyler Dyck, President of the Craft Distiller's Guild of B.C. and co-owner of Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery.
B.C. distillers are calling for swift action from the federal government to match American tax reforms.
The U.S. Craft Beverage Modernization Tax Reform Act was recently passed south of the border, which began as a temporary measure but is now permanent. It decreases the excise rate on the first 100,000 proof gallons of produced spirits per distillery.
The stimulus measure was first introduced in 2017 to increase domestic distillery start-ups, expand American-made spirits production and increase job creation and agricultural development.
"The plan worked so well south of the border, that it has now been made permanent," says Tyler Dyck, president of the Craft Distiller's Guild of B.C. and co-owner of Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery. "Over the last three years, it has led to thousands of new distilleries popping up all across the U.S., with hundreds of thousands of jobs created and has been a massive boon for the U.S. agricultural sector."
Now, Canadian distillers are urging the federal government to match the program in hopes that Canada will see the same growth as the United States.
"First, it will lead to the creation of tens of thousands of jobs, mirroring the positive effects already proven to work in the U.S., and second, if they do not match the U.S. CBMTRA, they will be holding Canadians at a cross-border trade disadvantage with our U.S. counterparts," says Dyck. "All we are asking for is balancing the playing field for 'Made in Canada' and that the Canadian government allow Canadian industry and innovation to power our economy in the post-COVID reality."
According to the Craft Distiller's Guild of B.C., Canadian distilleries pay over seven times the federal excise tax rate compared to the U.S., which puts Canadian distilleries at a distinct disadvantage.
The guild has penned two letters to federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland regarding its concerns.
"This massive cross-border tax excise imbalance has essentially made it impossible for the Canadian domestic distilling industry to compete and has stunted our domestic distillery and agricultural sector growth potential," states Dyck's letter.
Okanagan Spirits, based in Vernon, has spent over $500,000 of its own money during the pandemic to supply free hand sanitizer to frontline and health care workers.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that the federal government had paid $375 million to bring in hand sanitizer from other countries, shutting out Canadian distilleries.
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Penticton elementary school getting playground upgrade
Early Xmas at playground
An early Christmas present has arrived at Wiltse Elementary School in Penticton for kids at the school and the community in general to enjoy.
"The Apollo", a two-story, climbing, spinning playground has arrived as a unique addition to play equipment for the school and wider community.
"It's so cool," said Wiltse Grade 4 student Maxwell Hodges, "It's like a spaceship had a 4-metre-high baby with a merry-go-round and then someone turned it into a spiderweb."
Wiltse principal Travis Bond said they are working alongside the school district with an aim to install the piece early in 2021.
"The staff and students of Wiltse Elementary have always appreciated the support that we receive from PAC, parents and the local community. This is truly an example of coming together to achieve a common goal. Hundreds of current and future students will enjoy this new play structure."
The project was a product of the Wiltse's Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) who have raised over $40,000 to purchase the equipment and put towards installation costs.
The parent group sold everything from hot dogs to potted plants to raise the funds, and in 2019, they held an inaugural "playground-a-thon." The event raised over $8,000.
"There has been such generosity from our parent community and Wiltse's entire neighbourhood," said Tina Lee, chair of Wiltse's playground committee. "We're so close to our fundraising goal. We have about $5,000 to go to cover installation costs and then we're ready to get the Apollo in the ground."
The playground installation has been buoyed by a generous in-kind contribution from Wendy and Wade Wagstaff of Grizzly Excavating who stepped-up to cover considerable excavation and trucking costs associated with the playground installation.
Wiltse PAC is making one last appeal for contributions before the new year hoping that any local businesses or individuals may want to take advantage of charitable tax credits available to playground donors.
Contributions can be made by contacting Wiltse PAC at wiltseschooplac@gmail.com or online.
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Surrey approves bylaw to ban single-use shopping bags, foam cups, other plastics
Surrey bans plastic bags
Plastic shopping bags, foam cups and takeout containers should soon be banned in Surrey.
Councillors have adopted a bylaw that would seek provincial permission to ban single-use plastic items.
The B.C. government confirmed in September that it would approve all such municipal bylaws and has already signed off on bag bans for Victoria, Saanich, Richmond, Ucluelet and Tofino.
Vancouver operates under different legislation and did not need provincial certification to ban bags effective Jan. 1, 2022, while its prohibition on foam containers and other single-use items has been in effect for almost a year.
Surrey's bylaw mirrors those already approved in other municipalities requiring merchants to charge fees for paper or reusable bags, in order to encourage consumers to use their own.
Surrey council has also more than doubled penalties for illegal cutting of trees, raising fines to as much as $5,000, depending on the type of tree, while also hiking the penalty to $20,000 for damaging or cutting any of the city's "significant trees."
The Surrey Board of Trade says in a statement that it approves of council's move to ban single-use plastics and although the bylaw "does not align completely" with the board's request for a phase-out of the items, "it is a step in the right direction."
Board CEO Anita Huberman has called on the city to consult with business owners to prepare for the ban, and says her organization is ready to ensure a "smooth and cost-effective transition."
"There are innovative industry opportunities that are available now, or that can be developed, that will lead to new employment opportunities," Huberman says.
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Up to a foot of fresh powder at ski resorts across the Thompson-Okanagan
Fresh pow blankets ski hills
Monday's winter storm that caused havoc on highways brought an early Christmas present to Thompson-Okanagan ski hills.
Resorts received up a foot of fresh snow across the region.
Vernon's Silver Star Mountain Resort saw 24 centimetres fall. As of midday Tuesday, conditions were mild, with the thermometer at -8 C and an alpine base of 136 cm.
"Looks like Santa is planning on giving us all an early Christmas present," the resort posted as the snow began falling yesterday.
Big White Ski Resort east of Kelowna saw the most snow in the region, with 33 cm over the past 24 hours.
The alpine base is currently 148 cm, with a temperature of -10 C.
At Apex Resort near Penticton, it's -6 C.
The resort received 23 cm of fresh snow during the storm, bringing its alpine base to 91 cm.
As of midday, its Quickdraw Quad lift was on standby due to high winds.
At Sun Peaks, near Kamloops, not quite so much snow came down, but the mountain still received 9 cm of fresh powder.
Its alpine base is 122 cm, and it was -11 as of midday.
"Powder Alert! … 33 cm over the last seven days means there are plenty of fresh turns to be found out there," the resort posted on its Facebook page.
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Michelline star chef Francesco Mazzei wanted a website that reflected the brand he has build over the past 20 years. The website needed to be modern, clean and user friendly.
Altitude designed a mobile first website that directs the user to focus on large images of the delicious food and Francesco's flagship restaurant Santorini. The clean, clear design ensured that the website concentrated on the end product, but enabled the user easy navigation around the site without compromising on the stylish design.
The client now has a hub for all his TV appearances and a place to put all his signature dishes which he can update himself to keep visitors coming back for more.


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Architect Toyo Ito Presented with the 2013 Pritzker
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ON May 29, 2013, Tom Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, presented Toyo Ito with the Pritzker Architecture Prize medallion for 2013 and a $100,000 grant. In his acceptance speech, Architect Toyo Ito said, "This is the best day of my architectural life so far!" Mr. Ito was the 38th recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which has been sponsored by The Hyatt Foundation since its founding in 1979. A black-tie audience of more than 300 guests, including previous prize laureates, witnessed the ceremony in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. tj
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These sweet vintage t-shirt is a souvenir from Epcot Center at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. The shirt shows off a graphic of one of the park's most iconic attractions, a geodesic sphere containing the ride Spaceship Earth. Epcot was first conceived by Walt Disney as an experimental planned community, but after he passed away in 1966 plans for Epcot seemed uncertain until Walt's brother, Roy stepped in.
Plans for a community were scrapped and the company instead began working on a second amusement park to supplement Magic Kingdom. Epcot was created with two themes in mind, human achievement and international culture. Keeping these concepts in mind, Epcot was built with two main sections: Future World which showed off technological innovation and The World Showcase, which acted as a permanent world's fair. The park officially opened in 1982 and since then it has been home to attractions like Mission: Space, Test Track, Journey into Imagination with Figment, and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!.


Georgian women's team keep fighting for medals at the 43rd World Chess Olympiad. However, unexpected failure in the 8th round changed their plans. Firstly, two main favorites became visible in the tournament table, China and Ukraine. They have been in the top 3 for the recent years. Secondly, in the top of the list there is a great density, so the teams, fighting for medals, can't afford to lose not even points, but the additional points as well. There is a great chance that additional points will be counted in the end. Unfortunately, out team doesn't have a good situation in this matter, because opponents manage to do more.
In the 9th round Women's team's opponent was Mongolia. Elizbar Ubilava's team desperately needed winning, they had to defeat the opposing team convincingly, not only with the points, but psychologically as well. Fortunately, it turned out exactly like this – 3:1. Nana Dzagnidze's victory and Nino Batsiashvili's draw happened simultaneously.
Soon after that Bela Khotenashvili's opponent stopped the watch and one more point was added. Lela Javakhisvhili agreed on a tie with white figures.
Now the most important is analyzing the results and tomorrow's round, which will determine much. The opponent teams' points are also important, but most of them are in our advantage. China is the leader of the tournament table and is considered as a future champion. Georgian team gained 14 points and will have to compete with one of the opponents tomorrow in the 10th round.
The second team agreed with Serbia on 2:2. The third team got defeated by Vietnam – 0,5:3,5.
Men's team defeated Belarus – 2,5:1,5. Nino Gurieli gave Baadur Jobava a chance to rest and intead of him Mikheil Mchedlishvili played on the first board. The only game of our team was won by Ivan Cheparinov with black figures. Others ended with draw. It should be mentioned, that Cheparinov is the only one who didn't concede his games. Out of 8 games he has 4 wins and 4 ties and is the best in our team. With this win Georgian team will have 12 points and will improve their position a bit. However, it will be hard to change the big picture in the next 3 rounds. Unfortunately, our men lost many unpredictable points, which excludes the chance of improving the results.
The second team defeated Latvia with 2,5:1,5, the third team defeated Algeria – 2,5:1,5. All three of the men's teams won, all of them with the same scores.


On August 25th, 1835 a man by the name of William Harris recorded a plat of land under the name of Harrisburgh. This land had been purchased by him and other family members during the early 1830's. At the time he recorded the plat in Danville, he mostly owned the land to the north of what is now SR 136 and Joshua Harris owned the land to the south side extending west of White Lick Creek.
As William seemed to be determined to develop the area, Joshua sold a portion to William on September 17, 1836 making William the sole owner of the area around what is now SR 136 and Green St. William then divided the area into lots to establish the town center at this point to be known as Harrisburgh. When the first post office was to be setup in the new town, it was determined there was already a town named Harrisburgh in Indiana (that no longer exists) so the town name was changed to Brownsburgh in honor of James B. Brown, the original settler of the area.
In 1848 the town was incorporated and a chairman and 5 trustees were elected to oversee town affairs. Due to reasons not clear this status was lost afterwards until 1893 and the county commissioners revived the status but the "h" was dropped from the name.
So if not for a town that no longer exists, we would be cheering on the Harrisburgh Bulldogs.
This information from a great book, "The Village of Brownsburg" by Peg Kennedy and Frankie Konovsek.


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Q: ExtJS remote combo - add additional filter parameters (from other combo selection) I have 2 combos, I want to force to select the first combo (employer combo), after it's selected then the combo 2 (employee combo) is enable.

ExtJS 4.2.1

The code of the combos is:
{
    xtype: 'combobox',
    store: Ext.create('SoftHuman.store.catalog.Employer', {
        autoLoad: true
    }),
    displayField: 'Description',
    valueField: 'EmployerId',
    fieldLabel: 'Company',
    name: 'EmployerId',
    queryMode: 'local',
    allowBlank: true
}, {
    xtype: 'combobox',
    anchor: '100%',
    store: Ext.create('SoftHuman.store.employee.EmployeeCombo'),
    displayField: 'FullName',
    valueField: 'EmployeeId',
    queryMode: 'remote',
    fieldLabel: 'Employee',
    editable: true,
    hideTrigger: true,
    queryParam: 'searchStr',
    name: 'EmployeeId',
    allowBlank: true,

    listConfig: {
        loadingText: 'Searching...',
        // Custom rendering template for each item
        getInnerTpl: function () {
            return '{EmployeeNumber} / {FullName}';
        }
    }
},

Right now my remote combo employee combo send into the query param "searchStr" that is the string typed in the combo. I need to pass also the selection from combo 1 (employer combo).
How can I achieve this? Thanks.

A: use something like this.
Ext.ComponentQuery.query('EmployerId').value
Ext.getCmp('EmployerId').value
var empValue = getComponent('EmployerId').value
if .value not work then try getValue() method.
Hope this helps.
in your second component(EmployeeId) add configuration disabled:true on load.
then add afterrender listener to the first one. and then set the other combo available.
Then do this............................................................................
{
    xtype: 'combobox',
    store: Ext.create('SoftHuman.store.catalog.Employer', {
        autoLoad: true
    }),
    displayField: 'Description',
    valueField: 'EmployerId',
    fieldLabel: 'Company',
    name: 'EmployerId',
    queryMode: 'local',
    allowBlank: true

    listeners: {                              <---------------------here
        select: function(combo, selection) {
            if (combo.getValue() != undefined) {
                 Ext.ComponentQuery.query('EmployeeId').setDisabled(false)
            } <----------------------------- to here
}, {
    xtype: 'combobox',
    anchor: '100%',
    store: Ext.create('SoftHuman.store.employee.EmployeeCombo'),
    displayField: 'FullName',
    valueField: 'EmployeeId',
    queryMode: 'remote',
    fieldLabel: 'Employee',
    editable: true,
    disabled:true, <------------add this
    hideTrigger: true,
    queryParam: 'searchStr',
    name: 'EmployeeId',
    allowBlank: true,

    listConfig: {
        loadingText: 'Searching...',
        // Custom rendering template for each item
        getInnerTpl: function () {
            return '{EmployeeNumber} / {FullName}';
        }
    }
},

Hope this helps :)

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Deena's hands clapped together, and around them swirled a dark violet energy that manifested quickly—a chaotic but skillfully contained power. She thrust them forwards, and from the tips of her fingers came a piercing, black arrow, that soared through the air and directly through the chest of the stone-like beast. The area around the point of contact cracked and crumbled but it otherwise unperturbed. Death Arrow!
She had read much about demons, and it was true that they were unpredictable, but having no inner organs was a bother. None of her curses would work, nor would a stab through the chest. They would have to knock it to pieces.
There was an eternity of silence after she took her last breath. How much time had passed? Minutes. Hours. The man stood looking over a fallen angel, to the greatest emptiness he'd felt in his heart, and thus he was unable to move. Lately, he hadn't eaten, and he barely slept. The man's frame was naught but skin and bones. When he finally moved, he pressed his hands against the window, and stared at the city he so deeply despised. No. It wasn't the city. It was the people. To him, they were monsters.
Rage boiled up inside of him. He snapped, and slammed his fists against the wobbling glass, over and over again. The frame cracked, and his hands bled, but it didn't satisfy him.
The screen flickered. In that dark room, the only light came from the looming glow of street lamps sneaking between the closed blinds over the windows, as well as the television Kevin faced upon the couch. The scene was night, and a young man was stepping carefully down the street, beneath a clouded moon. There were no sounds beyond a wispy wind, nor were there people around, yet the character knew he was being followed. It was felt down his spine.
Suddenly, a hand grabbed Kevin's shoulder, and he screamed like a girl.
At first, he thought it was a ghost, but when his heart stopped pounded at a rapid pace, his eyes focused, and he saw Deena looming behind his sofa with a blank face. Kevin fell to his side with a hand over his forehead.
Once again, the crew sat around Deena's home in an eager interim but it was one of leisure, as many of the stresses that plagued them had faded compared to the previous days. Eldrian had explained to them to the best of his ability what occurred that day. He said that his focus simply clicked, and he used the intense powers of the Ley Point to send Tyreth back from whence he came, but much of it was a blur.
Not only did he see the man and woman rise from the dead, but his vision was torn beyond comprehension of his own reality. He saw the front of his head before his own eyes, like a shadow casting forward, and he decided that maybe his memories of the event were skewed do to himself simply being unable to understand.
Arlandria finally approached them with her hands crossed politely in front of her waist. While they expected to see her garbed once more in her elven attire, she was wearing Earthen clothes instead.
Never before had she seen such a view. Her homeland was a gorgeous paradise of whites and golds, blanketed by a sky of violet, yet it was all relative to her. It was the norm. Here, when she cast her elven eyes off the cliff face, she saw seemingly endless mountains of nothing but green—a comforting loneliness, despite her not being alone.
Around her were the ruins of a civilization that once stood proud atop the mountain peaks, but now there were only ruined walls of stone. She could see it. Children, mothers, and fathers, walking up and down the emerald grass betwixt the homes high above the world. Arlandria stood for some time to embrace the feeling of the cool wind through her hair.
"Watch me jump!" the little boy shouted only a moment before he leapt from the stones to plunge twenty feet down into deep water.
He surfaced from the lake, and swam with a bright smile and chuckle over towards land. He pulled himself up, and water dripped down from his short black hair, and his pointed ears. Garbed in a pair of black trunks, the little elf stood triumphantly at his accomplishment of bravery.
The Silver Stars were out and bright, filling the violet sky with beautiful light, which also caused the water to glitter like magic.
Another boy of similar age sat nearby—trunks green, hair blonde and short. He laughed as well as his friend boasted.
"Hey. Do you think Earth has lakes like this one?
The sheer weight behind the creature's blow was enough to crack straight through the tree trunk, sending the entire thing crashing to the ground. The creature stood at only seven feet tall, but its body was round with bulging muscles, and the unnatural strength of a demon made it that much more dangerous.
Renatta flipped backwards away from the strike and landed beside her friends. Daveon, who was directly beside her, had hung up his phone just a moment before.
"Who called you?" asked Deena, who was standing on his opposite side.


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//
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
//
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text;
using UnityEngine;

namespace HUX.Buttons
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Icon profile that returns font characters
    /// For simplicity's sake this profile is hard-coded to use the HoloSymMDL2 font
    /// However it could easily be rewritten to use any font asset, or a dynamically generated OS font
    /// /// </summary>
    public class ButtonIconProfileFont : ButtonIconProfile
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Name of the font this profile uses
        /// </summary>
        //public const string DefaultUnicodeFont = "Segoe MDL2 Assets";
        public const string DefaultUnicodeFont = "HoloLens MDL2 Symbols";

        // Used to make renderer scales more manageable
        const float RendererScaleMultiplier = 0.01f;

        // Scale factor is the more intuitive way to adjust font size
        // So we use a default font size value
        const int FontSize = 75;

        /// <summary>
        /// Default is set to the default range of usable characters for the hololens font
        /// </summary>
        public static string[] UnicodeKeys = new string[] {
            "E700","E70D","E70E","E710","E711","E71E","E720",
            "E722","E72A","E72B","E72C","E72E","E738","E760",
            "E761","E765","E767","E76B","E76C","E77B","E783",
            "E7BA","E894","E8A7","E8FB","E930","E9EA","EA39",
            "EBD2","EC90","EC97","EC98","ECA2","ED17"
        };

        /// <summary>
        /// The name of the font being used
        /// </summary>
        public string OSFontName = DefaultUnicodeFont;

        /// <summary>
        /// Scale of the text generator's mesh
        /// </summary>
        public float RendererScale = 0.001f;

        /// <summary>
        /// Size of the rendered font
        /// </summary>
        public int FontScaleFactor = 16;

        public Font IconFont
        {
            get
            {
                return iconFont;

                // If our OS font name is null, nuke the generated font
                /*if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(OSFontName))
                {
                    if (iconFont != null)
                    {
                        // Destroy to prevent leaks
                        if (Application.isPlaying)
                            GameObject.Destroy(iconFont);
                        else
                            GameObject.DestroyImmediate(iconFont);

                        iconFont = null;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // Check to see if our font has been outdated
                    if (iconFont != null)
                    {
                        // If it's been outdated, destroy the font
                        if (iconFont.name != OSFontName || iconFont.fontSize != FontSize)
                        {
                            // Destroy to prevent leaks
                            if (Application.isPlaying)
                                GameObject.Destroy(iconFont);
                            else
                                GameObject.DestroyImmediate(iconFont);

                            iconFont = null;
                        }
                    }

                    if (iconFont == null)
                    {
                        Initialize();
                        // If it's null at this point, generate it now
                        iconFont = Font.CreateDynamicFontFromOSFont(OSFontName, FontSize);
                        iconFont.name = OSFontName;
                        // Pre-load the values set in the profile
                        iconFont.RequestCharactersInTexture(charactersInFont);
                    }
                }

                return iconFont;*/
            }
            set
            {
                if (iconFont != value)
                {
                    // We'll need to re-initialize
                    initialized = false;
                    iconFont = value;
                }
            }
        }

        public override List<string> GetIconKeys()
        {
            Initialize();

            return new List<string> (UnicodeKeys);
        }

        public override bool GetIcon(string iconName, MeshRenderer targetRenderer, MeshFilter targetMesh, bool useDefaultIfNotFound)
        {
            Initialize();

            if (targetRenderer == null || targetMesh == null)
            {
                return false;
            }

            Texture2D icon = null;
            if (useDefaultIfNotFound)
            {
                icon = _IconNotFound_;
            }

            bool useDefaultMesh = true;

            if (IconFont != null)
            {
                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(iconName))
                {
                    if (GetIntValueFromHex (iconName) == 0)
                    {
                        if (useDefaultIfNotFound)
                        {
                            icon = _IconNotFound_;
                        }
                        return icon != null;
                    }
                    string textValue = GetCharStringFromHex(iconName);
                    // If we've gotten this far, there's no need to use a default mesh
                    useDefaultMesh = true;

                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(textValue))
                    {
                        Mesh sharedMesh = targetMesh.sharedMesh;
                        // Use the character info to generate text
                        if (generator == null)
                        {
                            generator = new TextGenerator(1);
                        }

                        // Prep our text settings
                        settings.font = iconFont;
                        settings.fontStyle = FontStyle.Normal;
                        settings.fontSize = FontSize;
                        settings.verticalOverflow = VerticalWrapMode.Overflow;
                        settings.generateOutOfBounds = true;
                        settings.textAnchor = TextAnchor.MiddleCenter;
                        settings.color = Color.white;
                        settings.richText = true;
                        settings.pivot = Vector2.zero;
                        settings.resizeTextForBestFit = false;
                        settings.scaleFactor = FontScaleFactor;

                        // Create the text mesh
                        generator.Populate(textValue, settings);
                        CreateMeshFromGenerator(generator, ref sharedMesh);

                        // Assign our mesh and texture
                        targetMesh.transform.localScale = Vector3.one * RendererScale * RendererScaleMultiplier;
                        icon = (Texture2D)IconFont.material.mainTexture;
                        targetRenderer.sharedMaterial.mainTexture = icon;
                        targetMesh.sharedMesh = sharedMesh;
                        useDefaultMesh = false;
                    }
                }
            }
            targetRenderer.sharedMaterial.mainTexture = icon;
            if (useDefaultMesh)
            {
                targetMesh.sharedMesh = IconMesh;
                targetMesh.transform.localScale = Vector3.one;
            }
            return icon != null;
        }

        private void Initialize()
        {
            if (initialized)
                return;

            // Get our requested characters
            List<string> iconKeysList = new List<string>();
            StringBuilder charsInFontString = new StringBuilder();
            foreach (string hexString in UnicodeKeys) {
                charsInFontString.Append(GetCharStringFromHex(hexString));
            }
            charactersInFont = charsInFontString.ToString();

            if (iconFont == null)
                return;

            // Make sure we have all the characters we need
            iconFont.RequestCharactersInTexture(charactersInFont, FontSize, FontStyle.Normal);

            initialized = true;
        }

        private void CreateMeshFromGenerator(TextGenerator gen, ref Mesh targetmesh)
        {
            if (targetmesh == null)
            {
                targetmesh = new Mesh();
            }

            int vertSize = gen.vertexCount;
            Vector3[] tempVerts = new Vector3[vertSize];
            Color32[] tempColours = new Color32[vertSize];
            Vector2[] tempUvs = new Vector2[vertSize];
            IList<UIVertex> generatorVerts = gen.verts;
            for (int i = 0; i < vertSize; ++i)
            {
                tempVerts[i] = generatorVerts[i].position;
                tempColours[i] = generatorVerts[i].color;
                tempUvs[i] = generatorVerts[i].uv0;
            }

            // If the temp verts is zero, something's gone wrong
            // Possibly an empty character
            // Don't assign anything
            if (tempVerts.Length == 0)
                return;

            targetmesh.vertices = tempVerts;
            targetmesh.colors32 = tempColours;
            targetmesh.uv = tempUvs;

            int characterCount = vertSize / 4;
            int[] tempIndices = new int[characterCount * 6];
            for (int i = 0; i < characterCount; ++i)
            {
                int vertIndexStart = i * 4;
                int trianglesIndexStart = i * 6;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart++] = vertIndexStart;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart++] = vertIndexStart + 1;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart++] = vertIndexStart + 2;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart++] = vertIndexStart;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart++] = vertIndexStart + 2;
                tempIndices[trianglesIndexStart] = vertIndexStart + 3;
            }
            targetmesh.triangles = tempIndices;
            targetmesh.RecalculateBounds();
        }

        private static int GetIntValueFromHex(string hexString)
        {
            int code = 0;
            int.TryParse(hexString, NumberStyles.HexNumber, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out code);
            return code;
        }

        private static string GetCharStringFromHex(string hexString)
        {
            int code = 0;
            if (int.TryParse(hexString, NumberStyles.HexNumber, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out code))
            {
                return char.ConvertFromUtf32(code);
            }
            return string.Empty;
        }

        [SerializeField]
        private Font iconFont;
        private TextGenerationSettings settings = new TextGenerationSettings();
        private TextGenerator generator;
        private bool initialized = false;
        private string charactersInFont;

        #if UNITY_EDITOR
        public override string DrawIconSelectField(string iconName)
        {
            if (iconFont == null)
            {
                return iconName;
            }

            List<string> iconKeys = GetIconKeys();
            int selectedIconIndex = -1;
            for (int i = 0; i < iconKeys.Count; i++)
            {
                if (iconName == iconKeys[i])
                {
                    selectedIconIndex = i;
                    break;
                }
            }

            int code = 0;
            float buttonSize = 50f;
            string textValue = string.Empty;

            Color tColor = GUI.color;
            GUIStyle fontStyle = new GUIStyle(UnityEditor.EditorStyles.miniButton);
            fontStyle.font = IconFont;
            fontStyle.fontSize = 24;

            UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.BeginVertical(UnityEditor.EditorStyles.helpBox);

            if (showChooser)
            {
                // Show a list of all the icons
                int maxPerRow = 6;
                int rowCount = -1;
                editorScrollView = UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.BeginScrollView(editorScrollView, false, false, GUILayout.MinHeight(buttonSize * 1.5f), GUILayout.Height(Mathf.Max (buttonSize * 1.5f, (iconKeys.Count / maxPerRow * buttonSize))));
                UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
                for (int i = 0; i < iconKeys.Count; i++)
                {
                    if (int.TryParse(iconKeys[i], NumberStyles.HexNumber, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out code))
                    {
                        textValue = char.ConvertFromUtf32(code);
                    }

                    // Don't display 'empty' characters
                    if (!iconFont.HasCharacter(textValue[0]))
                        continue;

                    GUI.color = selectedIconIndex == i ? Color.grey : Color.white;
                    if (GUILayout.Button(textValue,
                        fontStyle,
                        GUILayout.MaxWidth(buttonSize),
                        GUILayout.MaxHeight(buttonSize),
                        GUILayout.MinWidth(buttonSize),
                        GUILayout.MinHeight(buttonSize)))
                    {
                        selectedIconIndex = i;
                        showChooser = false;
                    }

                    rowCount++;
                    if (rowCount >= maxPerRow)
                    {
                        rowCount = -1;
                        UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();
                        UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
                    }
                }
                UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();
                UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.EndScrollView();
                iconName = (selectedIconIndex < 0 ? string.Empty : iconKeys[selectedIconIndex]);
                if (GUILayout.Button ("Hide button icons"))
                {
                    showChooser = false;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Just show the main icon
                if (int.TryParse(iconName, NumberStyles.HexNumber, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out code))
                {
                    textValue = char.ConvertFromUtf32(code);
                }
                UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.LabelField("(Click button to choose icon)", UnityEditor.EditorStyles.miniLabel);
                if (GUILayout.Button(textValue,
                    fontStyle,
                    GUILayout.MaxWidth(buttonSize),
                    GUILayout.MaxHeight(buttonSize),
                    GUILayout.MinWidth(buttonSize),
                    GUILayout.MinHeight(buttonSize)))
                {
                    showChooser = true;
                }
            }
            UnityEditor.EditorGUILayout.EndVertical();
            GUI.color = tColor;
            return iconName;
        }

        private bool showChooser = false;
        private Vector2 editorScrollView;
        #endif
    }
}

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text:
Catholicism in China Discussed at a Seminar in the European Parliament
Experts convened in Brussels to discuss religious persecution and the aftermath of the Vatican-China deal of 2018, one year after it was signed.
by Marco Respinti
What is happening to the Catholic Church in China is so important that even non-Catholics, and in a secular institution like the European Parliament, pay close attention to it.
On September 25, the seminar Ecclesia Catholica in Sina took place in the very same room, JAN 6Q1, where, on January 31, 2019, the seminar Freedom of Religion in China had been held. The title of this new workshop was in the (old) Catholic language, Latin, and means, "The Catholic Church in China." This was an appropriate title indeed, since one thing is to discuss the universal Church of Rome in its historical presence in China, while it would be very much different to speak of the "Chinese Catholic Church," the expression used by CCP to indicate a "sinicized," government-controlled Catholic entity in China.
Two MEPs hosted the event, Ms. Michaela Šojdrová, vice president of the Czech delegation in the European People's Party (EPP), and Mr. Bert-Jan Ruissen, a Dutch MEP from the European Conservative and Reformists Group (ECR). Four speakers took the floor: Prof. Olga Lomová, director of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation International Sinological Center at Charles University, Prague; Mr. Mervyn Thomas, founder and chief executive of Christian Solidarity Worldwide; this present writer, in his capacity of Director-in-Charge of Bitter Winter; and Ms. Anna Hill, European Union (EU) Advocacy Officer for Open Doors International.
Mr. Ruissen, who is a Protestant Christian, opened the workshop stressing that in China all religions are persecuted. Describing the predicament of Protestant house churches, he mentioned one piece of news he found particularly disturbing, the substitution of the Ten Commandments in a state-run Three-Self church in a county of Luoyang city, Henan, with quotes from President Xi Jinping. Mr. Ruissen acknowledged he had read about the incident in Bitter Winter.
Ms. Šojdrová chaired the panel discussion, and commented on the various speeches.
Prof. Lomová offered an in-depth description of the structure of Chinese power. In China, everything is both an agency and a strengthening tool for the power of the CCP. The Party functions as the very center of the state structure, in total command of every aspect of public life. She also gave an overview of the ideological background on which religious persecution takes place, emphasizing the solid Marxist-Leninist framework still connotating the Chinese regime.
Mr. Thomas, another Protestant Christian, took the floor expressing his concern for the Vatican-China deal of 2018. He believes the Vatican conceded too much to the Communist government in Beijing. Mr. Thomas also mentioned the persecution of all religions in China, including Islam, Tibetan Buddhism, traditional folk religions, and new religious movements. He emphasized the desperate situation of Uyghurs, detained in the millions in the transformation through education camps of Xinjiang, and of Falun Gong, whose practitioners have been decimated and subject to the horror of organ harvesting. Finally, he called for a different and more comprehensive media approach to religious persecution in China.
In turn, I illustrated the "three markets" of religion in China according to the categories of sociologist Yang Fenggang. He distinguished the "red market" of state-controlled groups, the "gray market" of groups more or less tolerated, and the ill-famed "black market," including the groups banned and harshly persecuted as xie jiao. The Church of Almighty God, the largest and fastest-growing Christian new religious movement in China, is also the most severely repressed today. Its spectacular growth since it was founded in 1991 is a main reason for the persecution.
After this introduction, I focused on the Catholic Church and the effects of the Vatican-China deal, one year after it was signed. Building on the idea that the CCP sees God as its mortal enemy, I summarized both the importance and the ambiguity of the deal. The subsequent Vatican Guidelines of 2019 tried to clarify, with partial success only, that, contrary to what the CCP claims, the Vatican does not oblige all Catholics to enroll into the state-controlled Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, and ask that the conscientious objectors who refuse to do so should be respected. Quoting Massimo Introvigne's comments on Bitter Winter, I also noted the most dangerous aspect of this complicated question, namely the position expressed by pro-agreement Catholic intellectuals close to the Vatican, particularly in Italy, that the "Western" notion of human rights is foreign to Chinese culture and cannot be imposed to the CCP.
Ms. Hill focused on the Chinese government's effort toward "sinicization" of all faiths. "Sinicization," she noted, in fact means "Communistization" of every aspect of society, including religion. She then called for a practical approach. In her opinion, China should be deemed accountable for its human rights and religious liberty violations in all bilateral and multilateral meetings, including by EU. Ms. Hill also suggested that the EU should officially ask China to allow independent observers to visit the country, including those the CCP ironically calls "vocational facilities" in Xinjiang.
The second part of the seminar was opened to contributions and questions from the audience, including those by Czech MEP Mr. Alexandr Vondra (ECR) and his British colleague Mr. Phil Bennion (Renew Europe Group), the Taiwanese Representative to the European Union, Dr. Harry Tseng, and former German MEP Mr. Frank Schwalba-Hoth (Greens). Important comments on the topic of generalized persecution of all faiths in China were offered by Mr. Tseng and by Mr. Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress. He presented a moving tale of personal suffering and, as usual, made his affection for Bitter Winter publicly known.
A great input to the discussion was given by Mr. Schwalba-Hoth, who asked for appropriate symbolic public initiatives to call attention on the persecution, possibly including a monument to the victims and the naming of a public space after religious liberty in China. Finally, the hosting MEPs announced their intention to continue focusing on religious persecution in China through other intergroup initiatives.
The event demonstrated that, in dealing with religious persecution in China today, it would be wrong to single out the fate of just one church or group. Of course, there are aspects of the persecution that are peculiar to single groups. However, the larger context is always important. It may be appropriate, given the seminar's focus on Roman Catholicism, to evoke Pope Francis's formula of the "ecumenism of blood," by which he means that believers of different faiths, while disagreeing about theology, are united by persecution and can protest against it together. Of this "ecumenism of blood," China is a macroscopic example.
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Marco Respinti is the Editor-in-Chief of International Family News. He is an Italian professional journalist, member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), essayist, translator, and lecturer. He has contributed and contributes to several journals and magazines both in print and online, both in Italy and abroad. Author of books, he has translated and/or edited works by, among others, Edmund Burke, Charles Dickens, T.S. Eliot, Russell Kirk, J.R.R. Tolkien, Régine Pernoud and Gustave Thibon. A Senior fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. educational organization based in Mecosta, Michigan, he is also a founding member as well as Board member of the Center for European Renewal, a non-profit, non-partisan pan-European educational organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands, and a member of the Advisory Council of the European Federation for Freedom of Belief. He serves as Director-in-Charge of the academic publication The Journal of CESNUR and Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights.
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Violin Sonata No. 1 may refer to:

 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Beethoven)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Bloch)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Brahms)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Fauré)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Grieg)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Ives) by Charles Ives
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Mozart)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Prokofiev)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Schumann)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Stanford)
 Violin Sonata No. 1 (Ysaÿe)


Sohjoa Baltic researches, promotes and pilots automated driverless electric minibuses as part of the public transport chain, especially for the first/last mile connectivity.
Sohjoa Baltic consortium has partners from Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Norway and Denmark with area and public transportation planning expertise as well as legal expertise combined with strong technical understanding which are the requirements for enabling autonomous traffic.
Sohjoa Baltic brings autonomous small buses to drive demo routes in six Baltic Sea Region cities in the following years.
Autonomous bus drives along its route like a lift. It scans its surroundings and knows when to slow down or stop completely, if there are obstacles in the way. During the pilots there is always an operator on board, like there used to be one inside a lift when they were introduced.
The Sohjoa Baltic project is funded from Interreg – Baltic Sea Region programme.
Communications Guide for Robotbus Operators Published!


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by Rosa Fairfield May 30, 2018
Self-Help Advice: My Top Tips on How To Overcome Fear
If you find your life is ruled by irrational, or rational fears, then this post is definitely for you, by Rosa Fairfield.
Photographs by Linda Smith
I thought I'd write a post about fear, because, like, I'm the queen of fear. That's not some arrogant bid to say I'm completely fearless. That's more an admission that I'm probably the biggest scardy-cat on the planet. My life has been one long string of embarrassing, irrational fears.
It started when I was 6 years-old and it was windy outside... I became convinced the school would blow down and had to run to the toilet to hide and cry. Then, at playtime, I'd cling to the fence for dear life and refused to leave it because I was convinced one of the other kids would knock me over and I'd get hurt. Then there was my fear of escalators, I refused to get on the downwards ones because I thought I'd fall and die. I could really go on and on... but you've probably got the message.
The point is, yes I do have one, you can't let fear control you. I assure you, it's actually a lot less scary to just do the thing you're afraid of, than to be in a state of constant worry. After a while of just doing it, it gets a lot easier. I mean, that's not to say your pervious fear and worry won't just be replaced by a new one (I'm living proof of that), but you can deal with that too. Talking about that, here are my tips:
This is the only solution really. I personally find thinking to be extremely unhelpful because it just leads to overthinking. If I want to push myself to do something, even if it's terrifying, I completely ignore my thoughts and act with my instincts and body instead. It does work and, at first, doing that is completely terrifying and you end up embarrassed but after a while it gets easier and you realise embarrassment isn't something to be ashamed of.
I think this is the most important one. Some people may think this sounds silly and kinda crazy, each to there own, but I think it's helpful to check in with yourself. Acknowledge how something makes you feel, your current capabilities and accept that. To give an example:
"Hey, so we're a bit socially awkward. That's okay. Let's just take it easy and do what's comfortable for us and we can take some small steps in order to expand our comfort zone. Some people may pass judgement on us for this, but that's okay. It's just there own opinion it doesn't make us less than."
It's never too late
That speaks for itself... but no matter how old your are, it's never too late to take a leap into the unknown... says the 20-something that has yet to live most of her life.
Fear isn't always bad
This sounds kinda weird but it's true... at least I think it is. It can be exhilarating; when you're doing something you love even though it scares you. Also, with fear, comes excitement. Yes, it's terrifying to do something you're afraid of but it's also exhilarating.
So, I'll leave you to decide if that was helpful at all... or just a load of waffle that the basic human being such know anyway. I'd love to hear your thoughts bellow.


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Carey Law Helps Publish School-to-Prison Report
January 28, 2019 | By Frank Lancaster
The Maryland Commission on the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Restorative Practices has released its Final Report and Collaborative Action Plan. The commission, chaired by Barbara Sugarman Grochal, MAT, MBA, director of School Conflict Resolution Education Programs for the Center for Dispute Resolution (C-DRUM) at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, spent 18 months studying discipline in Maryland public schools.
In the 117-page document, the commission reviewed the empirical evidence surrounding school discipline. Based on that evidence, the commission found no support for zero tolerance or exclusionary discipline; it has been widely declared ineffective and its disproportionate application among different groups of students is especially troubling. Alternately, restorative practices, such as proactive and problem-solving circles, mediation, and mindfulness, were found as preferable methods of school discipline.
The primary authors of the final report were Grochal, Deborah Eisenberg, JD, professor of law and director of C-DRUM, and Gail Sunderman, PhD, of the Maryland Equity Project at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Reflecting its commitment to social justice, Maryland Carey Law was proud to welcome the commission, consisting of 26 policymakers, educators, administrators, conflict resolution and legal experts, and advocacy group representatives, to the school for commission meetings.
C-DRUM has been a leader in the school discipline reform movement since its founding in 2003. Mediation clinic students have been visiting area schools for years, first instructing students, teachers, and administrators in conflict-resolution skills and now teaching restorative practices.
Grochal, as commission chairwoman, served as the crucial link between C-DRUM, Maryland Carey Law, and the commission, but, she insists, the connection was obvious. She says, "We have a law school that shares and really promotes C-DRUM's mission to 'promote the power of conflict resolution to build a more just society.' "
Now that the commission's report has been submitted, C-DRUM remains committed to advocating for school discipline reform. The center has been honored with a grant from the Charles Crane Family Foundation to fund a training in restorative practices for educational leaders and hold a roundtable for representatives from different school districts to share their work and experiences with restorative practices.
The Final Report and Collaborative Action Plan can be found here: School-to-Prison Pipeline Commission Final Report.
More information about the commission and Alternative Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law can be found here.


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Spotlight On: Dead Fish Handshake
Dead Fish Handshake make the kind of Rock that hits the spot.
Today we want to shine our spotlight on Dead Fish Handshake (stylised also as DFH) because their new album Lies... and All That Jazz is getting released soon, on the 18th of September to be precise. The record is co-produced by Dead Fish Handshake and Shane Stanton of Architekt Studios, and was preceded by the single 'No One's Island' on the 7th of August... But let's take a few steps back and see who Dead Fish Handshake are.
Track of the Week: 'Working Machine' by Perfectparachutepicture
Perfectparachutepicture's new single and lyric video 'Working Machine' is out now.
"...sounds like they've taken some extra inspiration from bands like, and probably including: Biffy Clyro and Queens Of the Stone Age, which when added to what was already in the mixing pot, causes it blow up in an awesome, riff heavy mess of tunes."
The duo from Sheffield, UK, known as Perfectparachutepicture (AKA PPP), made up of Edward James on bass and Kyle Ernest on drums and lead vocals, is back with their new single 'Working Machine' which was released on the 28th August and follows their independently released debut album, No Modern Desire from 2019.
The 10 Most Promising Music Acts Right Now - August Edition
The cover of the album Kuiper Belt by 8SNAKE
The column where you can discover the best new artists of the moment is back with its third edition, because there is no greater feeling than starting to listen to someone when they're underground and then see them succeed. That's why here we are trying very hard to give the most notable musicians out now a launching pad where they can be seen by a wider, international audience.
So it's time to open your Spotify and get ready to save your next favourite act from the ones we have selected for you this month.
Spotlight On: Hot Sunday Blood
Italy, why are you hiding these awesome bands from us?
Photo by Andy Zanellato
One of our recent discoveries, the Italian band from Turin, Hot Sunday Blood, have created their own and very distinctive version of Alt/ Heavy Rock, thanks to each member of the five piece having quite different backgrounds. Their current sound fuses Metal, Stoner, Grunge, Black Metal, Prog and even New Wave.
Spotlight On: My Hopes Instilled
The latest Alt Rock band from Northern Italy to blow us away.
Photo by Pietro Rizzato
My Hopes Instilled is a band from Udine, North Eastern Italy, who formed in early 2017. Later that same year the boys lost no time and released their first EP Dancing in the Crisis on the 9th of June, that was preceded by the title track on the 29th of May, and it was soon followed by a string of live shows in their home country as well as in neighbouring France and Switzerland.
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If you bumped into me during last Friday's General Homecoming and I gave you my customary grin but you failed to see any signs of recognition in my eyes, not to worry. You were not the only one.
Besides, I probably recognized you; but only not as you stood in front of me. My processor was still busy reading the cache and digging into the database somewhere inside the hard drive. You were dutifully queued.
Remembering people's names and faces in chance one-off encounters is difficult enough at the best of times; but Friday was nothing if not processor overload. I mean, if I was my computer, I would have given up and rebooted.
It was a lot easier when I had just arrived at the venue. I was with my advisory class the other night; so I made it a point to mingle with former students from the other classes. A few I immediately recognized; but a few were, shall we say, challenging.
Take this guy who we shall call Edwin. The image etched inside my head of him was as a snotty little imp of a senior who was probably still waiting to grow curly little hairs that he should have done so three years earlier. As this tall man walked confidently towards me, I thought I recognized the face. Sweet Mother of Jesus! It was Edwin; and I had to look up at him!
There were so many people saying hi and hello all at the same time that the processor was starting to really lag behind real time. It was a good thing that the organizers thoughtfully provided ID cards for everyone to wear. When memory failed, I did the sensible senior moment thingy and stooped down to read the cards.
My classmate from elementary and high school; and, in fact, his family and mine were Air Force friends. At least, the recognition jumped the queue and spared me from real embarrassment.
We went to get our food stubs, lined up at the food counter, found ourselves a table and were soon engaged in a catching-up-on-each-other conversation. I noticed this lost-looking man with a familiar face striding aimlessly towards us when again something clicked inside my head. "Brile!" I cried out as I hastily got up. Another classmate… I hadn't seen him, like, forever…???
Frankly, I was expecting to sit at the table of my former students from my advisory class of 1986. But hey; it was a reunion, after all. I had been a lot of things to the damned school; but these were my own classmates.
Of course, I brought my camera. Soon I was off to take pictures of former students from other classes; a few former players; and some people who I frankly didn't even know existed on God's earth.
For instance, I was encouraged to take a picture of two classmates from my homeroom; and would I please PhotoShop everyone else off from the picture, was somebody's request. As you might have surmised, it was one of those high school love stories that eventually fell under the things-didn't-work-out category.
I had been with the group for something like half-an-hour when my eyes suddenly focused on a distinguished looking middle-aged man with grey hair all over his head and a pair of spectacles sitting just a couple of feet away from where I sat.
He was in my advisory class. So that explained why he sat with us… I had been helping myself to lavish amounts of Merlot and San Miguel, not to mention some Red Label; but I was still sober. I swear it's an upgrade that I need.
The struggle was not all uphill, though. Thank God for Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook! Of course, being the good former academician that I am, I had dutifully done a little research by looking up some profile pictures.
It's a shame that some people use Disney Characters or Japanese animé as profile pics. The reason it's called Facebook is for people to show their faces; and the picture that you use has immeasurable value for events such as reunions.
At any rate, I had a fabulous time. I arrived just as lanterns were being released into the night air. They looked lovely; albeit, I was half-expecting to hear the sirens of the fire trucks soon after.
The fireworks before the program, that was innovative. I mean, some people prefer the fireworks to culminate an event. Unfortunately, this also means after most everyone has already left.
The food was excellent; the company even better; and the members of the host class even managed to put together a song and a dance number. The part that I loved the most, however, was the audio-visual presentation of classmates and former teachers who had passed on into the afterlife. It was thoughtful, loving and appropriate.
There was spontaneous applause from the neutrals as the faces were flashed one at a time onto the big screen. Wherever they were, they couldn't have failed to smile upon hearing the applause. They were reassured that they had not been forgotten.
I sneaked away just as the concert band was starting to play. Of course, I nodded mysteriously when some of my former students said that they wanted to see me dancing with them. Yeah, right. Me, dancing? Duh… Bring me a football, instead!
Truth be told, I was sleepy. Those who saw my cheeks flushed red, it wasn't the spotlights at all. Besides, I had stayed longer than I ever did in a reunion. I needed the batteries recharged because the processor was working on overload for practically the entire night.
When I hit the sack, though, the last image flashed on the screen before shutdown was a five-letter word: H A P P Y.


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Expat's time in Zurich inspires racy novel
Catherine McLean - [email protected] • 4 Aug, 2015 Updated Tue 4 Aug 2015 10:34 CEST
Zurich's high standard of living makes it a popular destination for expats, but linguistic and cultural hurdles can make for a lonely and alienating existence for trailing spouses, as depicted in Jill Alexander Essbaum's erotically-charged novel Hausfrau.
Hausfrau — the German word for housewife — is the story of Anna, an attractive American married to a Credit Suisse banker whose life as the mother of three in Switzerland takes an adulterous turn when illicit sex becomes a way to combat boredom.
Just like Emma in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Anna feels trapped, depressed and alienated by her small-town, middle-class life.
Hausfrau was inspired in part by Essbaum's own experience living in Dietlikon, a suburb outside Zurich, for two years. A poet from Texas, Essbaum moved across the pond so that her then-husband could study Jungian psychoanalysis in Switzerland's largest city.
While Essbaum saw much to like about Switzerland – its idyllic beauty, clean air, punctual trains and ubiquitous church bells – she also keenly felt the loneliness of expat life.
"My inspiration, in the end, turned out to be my own self," Essbaum told The Local in an email.
"I wanted to write a story that approximated my own, which in the end turned out to be an unhappy one."
Essbaum began the novel upon her return to the United States following the breakdown of her marriage.
She felt as if her two years in Switzerland had been a waste — she describes herself at that point as devastated, sad and tired — but she nevertheless sought to explore this difficult period of her life in her writing.
"I'd been isolated and alone – like Anna – and I never quite learned the language well enough to settle into a day-to-day routine that would make me feel as if I belonged," Essbaum says.
"The story began as a way to enflesh that phantom sadness."
Part of this alienation is a natural outcome of Essbaum's profession, as she herself admits. As a writer, she spent much of her time in Switzerland alone rather than surrounded by colleagues in a busy office.
But language also proved to be a hurdle to integration, just like it is for Anna in her novel.
"I wish I could have spoken German better," Essbaum says.
"I took lessons and I got better but I was crippled by my ultimate inability to understand how to translate the things I thought into comprehensible sentences."
The pace of life in pastoral Switzerland also took time to get used to, Essbaum says. In North America's 24-hour society, the sleepless can mingle with others in a shop or restaurant in the middle of the night.
Not so in Switzerland, where stores close in the early evening and on Sundays.
Compared to Essbaum and most expats, Anna has plenty of opportunities to connect with Swiss society, including through her husband, mother-in-law and young children. But she shows little interest in doing so.
Searching for a way to fill up the loneliness inside of her, Anna effortlessly embarks on a string of mindless affairs, described in graphic detail throughout the novel.
Essbaum points out that while alienation may be more visible as an expat, it's not the only place where it occurs. Anna brings most of her isolation and loneliness on herself through her very nature, and circumstances "push her over the edge"
"There's so many ways to be exiled from a community, from oneself," Essbaum says. "It's simply more evident in the case of expatriation, when things like language and geography come into play on a daily basis.
Then, everything's a barrier to connection. Or, it can be, if one isn't careful."
Intriguingly for a novel focused on expat life in Switzerland, featuring everything from train rides and shopping trips to the Coop supermarket to German language classes with other expats, it has resonated within the English-speaking world far beyond the Alps.
Hausfrau was published in English in March and became a New York Times bestseller. The Observer called it a "seductive debut" and a "page turner about depression", while the Huffington Post hailed it as a "powerful, lyrical novel."
Publication of the German translation of the novel is slated for September.
The novel, unsurprisingly, has already attracted the attention of Swiss papers, which have focused on Anna's affairs and dubbed it Fifty Shades of Dietlikon.
The Swiss are asking themselves if life is really so difficult for expats. The answer is "jein."
Many women and men find themselves following a spouse or partner to Switzerland. It's not easy to learn a language, make new friends, or master the small details of a foreign life even in Switzerland.
Essbaum's novel sheds light on those foreigners, like herself, who struggle to find contentment in the world's happiest country.
For more about the author, check here.
#marriage #children #divorce #expats
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Op-Ed: Old Glory gets celebration of its own today
Service members salute the American flag during a retreat ceremony Oct. 2, 2014, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The four military members represented each branch of the U.S. military and assembled to show solidarity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Harry Brexel)
June 14, 2018 Yakima Herald-Republic
You don't have to wait to unfurl an American flag that's ready for the annual July 4 celebration of our nation's independence. You can bring it out today for the annual June 14 celebration of our nation's flag itself.
Today is Flag Day — not a day to take off from work or school, but a notable one nonetheless. Its first celebration came before Washington gained both statehood and its status as the 42nd star in Old Glory's field of blue.
In 1885, a 19-year-old teacher named Bernard J. Cigrand laid out a 38-star flag on the desk of his Fredonia, Wis., schoolroom and assigned students to write an essay on the flag and its meaning. The next year, Cigrand wrote his own essay in the now-defunct Chicago Argus newspaper titled "The Fourteenth of June."
There is a reason for the particular date. On June 14, 1777, almost a year after the Declaration of Independence that we celebrate every July, the Continental Congress adopted a flag designed by Francis Hopkinson, a New Jersey congressman and signer of the Declaration.
While the colonists sought to distance themselves from the mother country of England, they didn't discard everything; Hopkinson took the red, white and blue from the British Union Jack. But America did declare its flag-design independence with the Stars and Stripes — stars representing states and stripes the 13 original colonies.
The decades-long advocacy by the Wisconsin teacher eventually led to a 1916 proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson calling for a national flag day. Congress did act, but it took awhile — actually, about 30 years. It wasn't until 1949 that President Harry Truman signed into law the designation of June 14 as National Flag Day.
Today is a day to unfurl Old Glory — now with 50 stars, of course — and fly it proudly as a symbol of the nation that it represents.
• Members of the Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board are Sharon J. Prill, Bob Crider, Frank Purdy and Karen Troianello.
© 2018 Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, Wash.)
Today is Flag Day, celebrate freedom and justice for all
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