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Further this library is not limited to adding reporting capabilities to web-based applications only; it can also be used to generate reports from desktop and console applications as well. The first one it the input stream document. Next, let's open command prompt and go to the directory where build. In the Java class we are creating a report from a model of table data.
Now post the classpath, since that's relevant, and referenced in the task you just posted. Javx report template compilation is more like a design time job than a runtime job, JasperReport library has a custom ANT task.
We can preview this jasper file, executing ant viewDesign. Tired of head-butting your desk in frustration when programming Java? You can download it from http: Report output in JasperView. For this project it works very good.
As far as I can tell, the only sensible directory where the class file could be is ". The good news is that JasperReport project contains everything we need. Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which QuinStreet receives compensation. The nested source tag allows compiling report templates that are scattered through many different locations and are not grouped under a single root report source folder.
Below is the given program to compile the. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. December 9, 2. We are also using JasperCompileManager to compile the jrxml file and produce. The second argument is a map of parameters that we have conveert in our report. It is saved at directory C: JasperReports jrxml to a java file Ask Question.
It is a Java library and can be used in a variety of Java-enabled applications to generate dynamic comvert. Compile the design it is also possible to load the compiled reports directly, but for learning purposes I have chosen to load the template and compile it from here.
The application just needs to know the filesystem location at runtime.
The XML tab of iReport show the content of this file. As it is not a standalone tool, it cannot be installed on its own.
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Now you can change this report design from source view by manually writing the. In future articles we will delve a little deeper into how we can use JasperReport further to meet our reporting needs. The details about the library and other needs, to go hands on in accordance to this article are as follows.
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Besides that it contains the output content type and size and finally the report output in base64Binary format. Check out this complete tutorial on how to create and use JasperReports to provide document reporting capabilities. Antuan on March 10, It has to be compiled to JasperReport' native binary format, called Jasper file. Developers can supply data in multiple ways.
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Q: jQuery to click select button on a gridview row I have a simple gridview with autogenerated select buttons:
<asp:Gridview runat="server" id="gvChemDates" CssClass="c_gvv"
    onselectedindexchanged="getValues" AutoGenerateSelectButton="True" />

I want to hide the select column and allow my user to select it by clicking anywhere on the row. Using jQuery, I tried several variations of this:
$('#gvChemDates tr').click(function () {
    $(this).closest('input[type=submit]').trigger('click');
})

But nothing I do seems to click that autogenerated select button. Can someone tell me the correct syntax to do this? Thanks.

A: $('#gvChemDates tr') will not work (#gvChemDates not exist) because ASP.NET generate random id when using runat="server"
Use ClientIDMode="Static" to ensure client id matches server id:
<asp:Gridview runat="server" ClientIDMode="Static" id="gvChemDates" CssClass="c_gvv"
    onselectedindexchanged="getValues" AutoGenerateSelectButton="True" />

Note: when you use runat="server" ASP.NET generate random id for client id. So we use ClientIDMode="Static" to make client id matches server id.

A: Jquery function with GridView select button
<asp:TemplateField>
     <ItemTemplate>
            <asp:Button ID="moreDetail" runat="server" CommandName="select" Text="More Detail" onclientclick="pageLoad()" />
     </ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>

JQuery function
function pageLoad() {
    var gvid = '<%=GridDetail.ClientID %>';
    $('#' + gvid + ' input[type=button]').removeAttr('onclick');
    $('#' + gvid + ' input[type=button]').click(function () {

        //$('#' + gvid + ' tr').css('background-color', '#FFFFFF');
        var row = $(this).parent().parent();
        //row.css('background-color', '#669999');
        var cells = row.find('td'); // busca el valor de cada columna en el record releccionado.

        var premAmount = row.find('td').eq(7).html();
        var commAmount = row.find('td').eq(8).html();
        var account = row.find('td').eq(9).find(':input').val();
        var loan = row.find('td').eq(10).find(':input').val();
        var tranType = row.find('td').eq(11).find(':input').val();
        var semsys = row.find('td').eq(12).find(':input').val();
        var prodName = row.find('td').eq(13).find(':input').val();
        var contact = row.find('td').eq(15).find(':input').val();

        var commPercent = (parseFloat(commAmount.replace(/[$,]+/g, "")) / parseFloat(premAmount.replace(/[$,]+/g, ""))) * 100;

        $('#Span1').html(cells[0].innerHTML); // 1
        $('#Span2').html(cells[1].innerHTML); // 2 certificate
        $('#Span3').html(tranType);
        $('#Span4').html(cells[2].innerHTML); // 4 insured
        $('#Span5').html(cells[4].innerHTML); // 5 eff date
        $('#Span6').html(cells[5].innerHTML); // 6 exp date
        $('#Span7').html(cells[6].innerHTML); // 7 cancel date
        $('#Span8').html(cells[3].innerHTML); // 8  type
        $('#Span9').html(loan);
        $('#Span10').html(account); // ******
        $('#Span11').html(premAmount);
        $('#Span12').html(commAmount);
        $('#Span13').html(prodName); // *****
        $('#Span14').html(semsys); // *******
        $('#Span15').html(commPercent); //****
        $('#Span16').html(contact); // ******

        $('div#Div_Details').slideToggle("slow"); //animation
        $('div#Div_Details').slideDown("slow");

    });
};

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New Research Shows Regulations Account for 40.6 Percent of Apartment Development Costs
Contacts: Elizabeth Thompson
ethompson@nahb.org
Stephanie Pagan
spagan@nahb.org
Regulation imposed by all levels of government accounts for an average of 40.6 percent of multifamily development costs, according to new research released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
"The U.S. is facing a serious housing affordability crisis, in part, because of this overly burdensome regulatory environment," said Doug Bibby, NMHC President. "We need to do all we can to lower the cost of housing, and that should start with eliminating duplicative and unnecessary regulations. Those extra costs make many projects financially unviable given that housing providers are already dealing with sky-high land, materials and labor costs.
"This study clearly shows how burdensome regulations are exacerbating the nation's housing affordability crisis and that officials at all levels of government need to make it a priority to reduce excessive regulatory costs to allow developers and builders to boost housing production and ease affordability challenges," said NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter, a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga.
Apartment developers are subject to a variety of regulations at all levels of government. Among others, they include zoning requirements, building codes, impact fees, permitting requirements, design standards, public land requirements, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and other labor requirements. Smart regulations play an important role in ensuring the health and well-being of the American public, but many regulations such as design standards go far beyond those important goals, and impose costly mandates on developers that drive housing costs higher. Others are duplicative and require resources to confirm compliance with multiple regulators.
This new research, based on a survey of 49 developers across the United States, also examined regulations and other factors that can impact whether development even occurs. Three quarters (74.5 percent) of respondents said they encountered "Not In My Backyard" (NIMBY) opposition to a proposed development. Confronting that opposition adds an average of 5.6 percent to total development costs and delays the completion of those new properties by an average of 7.4 months.
The research asked detailed information about affordability mandates. Slightly less than half (43.8 percent) of respondents said their typical project was in a jurisdiction with inclusionary zoning, a regulation that requires developers to offer a certain number of apartments at below-market rents. Covering the costs of those lower rents, on average, resulted in a 7.6 percent rent increase.
As a result, 47.9 percent of developers said they avoid building in a jurisdiction with inclusionary zoning requirements. Fully 87.5 percent avoid working in jurisdictions with rent control. This translates into housing not being built in many areas where it is so desperately needed.
Identifying duplicative and unnecessary regulatory costs is a critical factor as we work to address the critical shortage of affordable housing facing this nation.
Find the full report here.

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Bob Robertson
Bob, a resident of the area since the late 60's started radioKair in July 2017. For years Bob was aware the local area did not have a local radio station that was focused on local community affairs only. After much research Bob determined the future was in streaming radio as that format offered the most ways to listen, better fidelity music and the latest technology for a better listening experience in radio. radioKair moved from a warehouse location in Kingwood to Historic Downtown Humble in March of 2019. " I hope to bring quality informative radio to Atascocito, Humble, Kingwood, New Candy and Porter Communities". Most of our programs and broadcasts are from local citizens who all feel they are offering quality content that the communities will enjoy. Our station members number over 13,000 as of this writing.
Doc Marty
Doc Marty, host of Doc Marty's Mental Wellness Show" Live show Mondays 10am, rebroadcast Wednesdays 12 noon, Sundays 12 noon and 9pm Dr. Marty Lerman earned his masters and doctorate degrees in counseling from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. For more than 30 years he has provided mental health services as a counselor, therapist, college instructor, lecturer and consultant to businesses, hospitals and government agencies. He's owned his own successful private practice in the Houston area since 1985. Initially specializing in working with adolescents and families, he began seeing more and more of the parents change their concerns and problems apart from the children. This led him to obtaining additional post-doctoral training in the areas of hypnotherapy and sex therapy. Dr. Lerman completed advanced training at the Ericksonian Institute for Hypnotherapy in Houston and at the Texas Institute for Hypnosis in Dallas. He is nationally board certified as a hypnotherapist, sex therapist and clinical supervisor, and medical psychotherapist. Dr. Lerman is the proud father of four incredible children and grandfather of two
Tim Colomer
Host of The Colomer EncounterI joined the Marine Corps in 1993, I was 17. My Dad was a retired police officer and my Mom was a stay at home Mom that raised us three boys. My first job in the Marine Corps was aviation ordnance; I assembled bombs, missiles, and rockets. It was a good MOS, but I accelerated quickly. I was an instructor at the schoolhouse by the time I was a Corporal (E-4). When it came time to reenlist, I made the move to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (bomb squad). The selection process was rigorous, and it is still the only MOS in the Marine Corps that is strictly voluntary – you can quit at any time. EOD school lasted nearly 2 years for me; I was there for 9/11 waiting on my security clearance to clear. Once it did, I was assigned to The Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF). I was stationed there with my younger brother; he is also a Marine. My first mission was to decontaminate Anthrax from a Senate office – not what I had expected when I made the move to EOD. We did some amazing training, worked with all types of first responders from around the US and developed some interesting procedures for EOD Techs working in a contaminated environment. I was deployed to Iraq in 2006 to support Multinational Forces West. I was the SNCOIC of a small FOB. We had two EOD teams responding around the clock. Our average day consisted of 10-15 improvised explosive devices, car bombs, booby trapped buildings, and unexploded ordnance. We destroyed tons of enemy weapons and explosive stashes. We worked our asses off, but it felt good that we were keeping our brothers safe. On December 11, 2006 I was blown up while in route to an enemy weapons stash. That was one of the most intense days of my life – it changed me, and it changed my team forever. I left the Marine Corps in 2007 and started my life as a civilian. I trained EOD Technicians for nearly 7 years as a government contractor (over 3500 students). I was the Program Manager for the USMC EOD field. I served nearly 2 years at the FBI Explosives United in Quantico. When I finished grad school at the George Washington University, I decided to try corporate America – I was recruited to be the Global Explosive Safety Officer for Halliburton Oil. When oil crashed I bought a franchise that expanded to 8 locations across the US, we had ~100 employees, a reality show, and heavy Veteran mission… my investor walked away and left me to basically give control over to the managers at each location. Now I am helping business grow by implementing some time-tested business tools, called the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).
Diane Blanco
Host of East Texas Talk. I've lived in this area for nearly 30 years and I love it because there is so much heart here, for our community, and those in need. And so many good people. I want to shine a light on the good work that is happening here and the opportunities to be part of something greater than yourself. And when I come across information that might help you live longer or healthier or safer, I plan to share that as well. Some of you know me from Lone Star College where I worked for over 26 years in Continuing Education, College Relations and most recently as the director of the Women's Center. Others might know me from my newspaper columns, Over the Edge in the Tribune. I came up with that title because as a working mother, I frequently felt I was living life on the edge and any day could just slip right on over. I love to read (and talk) and I will be sharing some of my favorite books, new and old and hope you will tell me about yours. I also love movies, especially great romantic comedies, which today are few and far between today. I think I am drawn to them because first, there is generally a low body count, people are, at last, finally happy and there are no dragons, raptors, sharks or other things that keep me awake at night. I think I saw Jaws about 25 years ago and I still can't go in the water! I plan to have local guests on each show who are doing great things to benefit our community and the individuals who live here. If you know some local citizens who fit that bill, I hope you will let me know so we can recognize them on the air and share what they do and how others can get involved.
Jarrett Murray - Producer
Producer, roaming reporter. Jarrett Murray, better known as Murdawg on the Mic. Graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelors in Mass Communication. While in school, he worked for a nonprofit station, KSAU 90.1, an East Texas alternative station.
John Douglas - Producer
John Douglas is the lead producer helping to bring all of the shows and podcasts to the listener. He also plays the personalities of Johnny D and Johnny Fire Ball when recording promos and programs. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Degree in Political Science and a Minor in National Security.
Linda Robertson - News Director
Linda Robertson is our news editor at RadioKAIR. Previously, she worked for local school districts for 30 years as a speech therapist, teacher, and special education supervisor. Linda moved to Kingwood with four children and a husband in 1973. Her children attended Humble ISD. Linda and her husband Bob have owned a generator company and in 2017, opened RadioKAIR, which is now on Main Street in Humble.
Neil Sperry - Host of Plant Talk Texas
Neil Sperry grew up in College Station. He's been a plant geek all of his life, tracking along with his dad, a Range Management professor at Texas A&M University. Neil owned and operated a nursery and landscaping business in high school, and many of his trees still line major streets of his hometown. He attended Texas A&M, but transferred to Ohio State University and received both his B.S. and M.S. degrees in horticulture. He taught high school horticulture in Shelby, Ohio, for two years before joining the Texas AgriLife Extension for seven years (1970-1977).
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13.10.2021 14:27 News >> UPDATE – Abraham Accords Won't Bring Peace As Long As Occupation Continues: Qatar
UPDATE – Abraham Accords Won't Bring Peace As Long As Occupation Continues: Qatar
Remarks come during Global Security Forum being held in Doha.
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani on Wednesday ruled out that Arab-Israeli normalization agreements will resolve the Middle East peace crisis.
This came during the second day of the Global Security Forum held in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Bin Abdul Rahman stressed that regional peace process does not have any horizon and therefore the Abraham Accords between Arab countries and Israel cannot contribute to resolving the crisis.
"We do not see any prospects for the peace process, and therefore we believe that the Abraham Agreement (signed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan with Israel) cannot contribute to resolving the crisis," the top diplomat said.
"We should not focus on economic normalization and forget the (Israeli) occupation of Arab lands."
Last year, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed US-sponsored agreements to normalize relations with Israel. Sudan and Morocco followed suit.
The Qatari minister said his country's relations with the US "extend for decades".
"We have strong relations with various American administrations, and even with the administration of Trump," he said, adding that the relation between Doha and Washington "is important for security and stability in the Gulf region."
On the situation in Afghanistan, bin Abdul Rahman said his country "has engaged with the Taliban and Washington with the aim of reaching solutions to the situation in Afghanistan."
Doha is a "neutral mediator and has maintained its neutrality and good relations with the various Afghan sides," he said. "We should not view Afghanistan as an arena for competition, but rather a cooperative approach must be adopted by various international parties."
Regarding the Gulf relations, the Qatari minister said, "there was no winner in the Gulf crisis, but rather we wasted three years, and that the real victory was only when the Al-Ula agreement was signed."
On the Iranian issue, the Qatari foreign minister said that his country "deals with Iran as a neighboring country and is considered a major player in the region".
"It is in our interest that the nuclear agreement with Iran returns to what it was in order to avoid a nuclear race in the region," he said.
Bin Abdul Rahman expressed his optimism about the Iranian-Saudi communication, saying: "We encourage the positive momentum that is taking place between Iran and Saudi Arabia."
On Oct. 4, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan revealed that Riyadh held a fourth round of direct negotiations with Tehran on Sept. 21, and that the talks were still in their "exploratory" stage.
Saudi Arabia and Iran severed diplomatic ties in January 2016 following an attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr was executed by Saudi authorities. Relations between the two rivals deteriorated further after Iran in September 2016 accused Saudi authorities of deliberately causing the deaths of around 400 Iranian pilgrims in a 2015 stampede in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
The two sides have since been engaged in a strong regional rivalry, often accusing each other of waging a proxy war for regional influence.
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I come from reading a newspaper article. He says that some researchers expect the rise in the maximum speed on some roads 130 km / h increase the accident rate. I guess it's an expected prediction.
What amazes me is who makes it and in what context.
The manual of yore, in Spanish edition. If it seems expensive, they know that the English edition costs about twice as much.
The piece seems to come from the presentation of a book of the Mapfre Foundation, the Manual Action for Road Safety. Briefly They interview Rune Elvik, researcher at the Transport Institutt, a Norwegian center with public funding that deals with the economy and transport safety. The team of Mr. Elvik has written the book and the Mapfre Foundation has been commissioned to translate into Castilian. If you are interested, there preview of the English edition of 2009.
When a dependent foundation of a company does things like this, you want them to look, and sends press releases to all my neighbors. That seems ordinary. They called corporate social responsibility to do good things this related to your sector. In theory, without expecting anything in return.
Elvik said that "as long as the speed is increased traffic accidents increase." He explained the driver to certain limits, speed then moved to other roads, breaking speed limits, even on cruises habituated. The fact is the high number of departures of track collisions and accidents that occur in the first few kilometers after joining from a conventional road.
Regarding the reform of the Road Safety Act, the president of the Mapfre Foundation, Julio Laria said leaving "bittersweet" because it "could have been used to advance" in certain aspects, such as security of cyclists in cities, "a phenomenon that is growing and we have lost the opportunity to have well protected." "We presented scientific evidence and finally threw a political decision," he said, by requiring only those under 16 years to circulate in bicycle helmet on urban roads.
I find it extremely curious that cite the Mapfre Foundation Mr. Elvik only what interests him. We can only thank Mapfre Foundation and translating publications investing in road safety, but is it legitimate to try to sneak his message?
Mr. Elvik is a highly cited researcher, specialist in security and transport economics. As such, it advocates Elvik numerical evaluations of proposed safety measures, what is known as analysis of cost / benefit, to decide based on whether a measure metric is positive for society or not.
According to these data, it seems that constitute scientific evidence, Elvik Elvik – just, Mr. Laria- proposes that promote active transportation such as walking or cycling round, it is positive and safe for society, because the risk of accident is not follows a linear relationship with the number of pedestrians / cyclists, but decreases in proportion when a certain critical mass is reached, and because there are clear health benefits when people move more.
In the same vein, Elvik has reviewed a number of studies on the effectiveness of cycle helmets and their conclusion is that it is not as effective as it seems.
With these wickers, what is the position of Mr. Elvik on cycle helmets compulsory? Have you asked anyone?
The authors also evaluate the measures concerning the design of the road and its equipment based on their cost-benefit balance. In this regard note that the bicycle lanes, turn lanes to the left at junctions, roundabouts at intersections, ring roads and intersections at different levels are some of the measures whose benefits far outweigh its costs.
Also listed are the most effective and least costly measures that deal directly with the design of vehicles and personnel safety equipment such as seat belt and helmet. Topping this classification belts, the benefit-cost ratio is 31.7. This means that for every euro invested in this retention system, which reduces by half the risk of death in a crash, almost 32 euro save on the costs of a traffic accident.
Part of this classification also laminated windshields, with a ratio of 30 cost-benefit; motorcycle helmet (17.2), intelligent speed control (3.7 to 16.7), and daytime running lights for cars (2.5), which are not yet mandatory in Spain, between other.
What action is absent in this summary? Perhaps because it is not considered good in the book, I say. Does the mandatory cycle helmets, perhaps? Because in the English edition, the effectiveness of cycle helmets in not very favorable terms is assessed.
The handbook of road safety Measures, p 593, table 4.10.2: Efects on injuries of wearing bicycle helmets and rechargeable bicycle lighting. If you wanted evidence, Mr. Laria could have asked Elvik, without going any further. Maybe a surprise wore. And if what you want is to see Mapfre its corporate responsibility program, which is legitimate, it could simply announce what the Mapfre Foundation, without introducing spurious opinions – as the helmet in the press releases you send. Not when the author has sent evidence to support the opposite view in his public writings. at a minimum, out of respect for this author.


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John Carpenter Cryptically Kinda Sorta Confirms Reboot For The Thing Happening With Blumhouse
Are you like us? You hear the word "reboot" and one of two things happen-
You immediately shudder in horror.
You try to remember the difference between a reboot and a remake so you can post on the internet accordingly about it.
We'll let you take care of the latter before reading on.
Its not our job to explain to you how the world works, ok?
This past Saturday, August 22nd at the 2020 Fantasia "Edition Virtuelle" Film Festival in Montreal, John Carpenter was speaking on live stream about the score for "Halloween Kills", the sequel to the 2018 installment of another Carpenter reboot when he was asked if he had talked with Jason Blum(chief of Blumhouse) about rebooting The Thing.
Carpenter then states there will be a third installment called "Halloween Ends", and the next two movies in the franchise are "stunning" and "the quintessential slasher film, it even stuns me how incredible it is".
Are you keeping up?
Carpenter's response was cryptic.
"I have? I don't know about that," Carpenter said. "But we've talked about — I think he's going to be working on 'The Thing,' rebooting 'The Thing.' I'm involved with that, maybe. Down the road."
Knowing Carpenter, if he didn't just say "hell no" and scoff it off, you know there's more to it.
You can see Carpenter neither confirm nor deny the sentiment at 27:15 of the video below, but I highly recommend watching its entirety. He refuses to state whether it is a prequel, sequel, or remake.
This story was first reported on and confirmed by Variety.
History Lesson: The original version of "The Thing" is based on a story called "Who Goes There?" in 1938 by John W. Campbell, Jr. It was first put on film in 1951 in a movie titles "The Thing From Another World", and then the classic story we know in 1982, followed by a 2011 prequel which was done without Carpenter's involvement.
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Lawyer: If Twitter Hadn't Banned Milo, Leslie Jones Would Not Have Been Hacked
Marc Randazza, a First Amendment lawyer based in Los Angeles, told The Wrap that if "Twitter [had] not banned Milo Yiannopoulos," the release of nudes taken by the Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones to the internet on Wednesday "would not have happened."
From The Wrap:
"There's zero chance that this wasn't a fan of Milo's (Yiannopoulos)," [Randazza] said. "The other zero percent here is it's zero percent Milo's fault."
Also a fat goose egg are the chances that Breitbart editor Yiannopoulos — who was recently suspended from Twitter for "targeted abuse" of Jones via the social media platform — will face any legal trouble over this ordeal, Randazza said.
"If this was somebody who was a fan of Milo Yiannopoulos, unless he directed it, he has no liability at all," Randazza continued. "If he just created a culture of it — as he has been accused in the past — that's legally nothing."
"Had Twitter not banned Milo Yiannopoulos, I bet it wouldn't have happened," he opined.
After all, "This guy's got millions of fans, so just do the numbers, man," the revenge porn lawyer explained. "All you need is one out of 10 million to have the motivation to do this. Now, I'll bet there was one in 100,000 that had the motivation to do this … maybe one in 200,000 had the motivation and the ability."
You can read the rest of the article here.
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» Plan du site » Revue de presse » Asie » Asie du Sud-Est » Vietnam : House church leaders attacked near Hanoi Gang presumably doing bidding of authorities seriously injures men, women, children. Special to Compass Direct News HANOI, Vietnam, November 16 (Compass Direct News) – A gang of men attacked leaders of a Baptist house church network near Hanoi on Sunday (Nov. 13), leaving one pastor unconscious and seriously injuring several others, including women and teenage children. Leaders of the Agape Baptist Church were participating in a spiritual renewal meeting at the home of pastor Nguyen Danh Chau in Lai Tao village, Bot Xuyen commune, My Duc district, when the gang intruded at 9:30 a.m., sources said. Beating people and smashing property, the gang seriously injured more than a dozen participants and warned Nguyen Danh Chau that they would kill him if he continued gathering Christians, the sources in Vietnam said. With the attack underway, the sources said, some gang members ran outside and announced to the neighborhood, "Oh heavens, the Christian pastors are savagely beating up people!" This attracted a large crowd, which the gang hoped would prevent any Christians from escaping. The seriously injured Christians included five male pastors, four female pastors and other church leaders, and several of the leaders' teenage children. The worst wounded, Nguyen Danh Chau, lay unconscious for many hours, and as of midnight Tuesday (Nov. 15), he was still suffering severe chest, stomach and head pain. One pastor's wife, Nguyen Thi Lan, was still unable to walk and function normally at press time after she was struck in the stomach and groin. Others remained weak from loss of blood. The Christians were punched in the mouth and face, the chest and the back. Some were savagely kicked as they lay on the floor. The denomination's top leader, Nguyen Cong Thanh, who rushed up from the south to visit the beleaguered leaders, reported that he planned to take the injured to a nearby hospital today; he feared, however, that he would encounter resistance. When doctors in Vietnam learn that religious motives play a role in violence, commonly they do not dare to treat or even examine the victims of persecution. Attacking on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, observed worldwide by thousands of churches affiliated with the World Evangelical Alliance, the gang smashed a dozen plastic chairs, overturned a pulpit and tore a cross from the wall and threw it into a nearby pond, leaving no doubt as to their motivation. They also stole valuable parts from four motorcycles belonging to the pastors before smashing the remainder of the vehicles. Valued at more than US$1,000 each, the motorbikes represent a huge loss for the church leaders. Before leaving, the gang stopped long enough to destroy the family's kitchen garden and fruit trees, sources said. The Agape Baptist Church is an unregistered house church organization of some 2,200 members who worship regularly in 38 congregations. It was established in 2007. Many of the congregations are located in or near Hanoi and nearby provinces. Agape Baptist Church head Nguyen Cong Thanh said in a statement Tuesday morning (Nov. 15) that he had met with the injured. "All they could do was weep, and I also could not prevent my tears from flowing," he said. "Why do they gratuitously beat servants of the Lord like this – what crime have they committed, what enemies have they made? All we want to do is gather people to worship and serve God and our fellowman. And not only that – the gang destroyed four motorcycles and stole safety helmets, shoes and rain coats from people with very modest means. God have mercy!" In the past few years, official policy toward religion in Vietnam is ostensibly more tolerant than it was previously, so it has become a pattern for police and higher authorities to employ gangs for such anti-Christian attacks, according to Christian leaders in Vietnam. The gang members are rarely identified and never prosecuted. Vietnam's ranking among countries with persecution of Christians slipped slightly on Christian support organization Open Doors' 2011 World Watch List. With No. 1 being the worst, Vietnam's place on the list deteriorated from No. 21 to number No. 18 last year.


In this week's marketing strategy, I break down The Lightworker's Sales Pipeline – an authentic, love-filled sales process that will help Lightworkers and purpose-driven entrepreneurs with selling their services to their ideal clients.
Hey everyone, it's Jill Celeste from the Celestial Marketing Academy and jillceleste.com, where I teach purpose-driven entrepreneurs all they need to know about marketing so they can become the Directors of Marketing for their business.
Today, I'm just shooting this quick video because I have been working on a graphic. Albeit, it's imperfect, but I wanted to share it with you today in this week's marketing strategy, because I felt like this was information I really wanted to get out there. So, pardon the impromptu and informal thing, but what I'm going to do is I'm just going to share my screen, and share this with you. It's something I have called The Lightworker's Sales Pipeline, and this title might change as well. Here's what I wanted to share with you today.
If you're a Lightworker, or you're a purpose driven entrepreneur, chances are you might feel very icky about the sales process, and I am with you on that. I am not a fan of high pressured sales, anything that makes me feel like I'm just not being authentic. I started to think about how I bring people through my sales process, which I've prided myself in being very no pressure, and then I started thinking about all the things I've learned about selling, and all the things I've learned about authentic marketing.
And I came up with what this pipeline is here that you see on your graphic. So I'm going to just take you through this and hopefully this will help you rectify any sales hiccups you may be having in your business.
The first thing you want to do in your sales process is you want to attract your ideal client, and that's what's here under the attract section. You want to pull people up to you, you want them to self-select and just say "yes, this is the healer for me." So how do you do that? Well there's really no shortage of ways of doing this. I listed some things there, webinars, livestreams, speaking referrals, network, et cetera, you can read the slide. But these are ways you can authentically attract people. Get them into your sales pipeline.
As you get them into your sales pipeline, you want to gently guide them through this process, and you want them to stick around and do some more. So you need to offer a CTA, which is an abbreviation for "call to action". This is something you bring them into, you brought them in initially and you're like "now I'm going to offer you something else", and the something else doesn't have to be your most expensive program. It could be something such as having them opt into email list, or downloading another gift, or registering for a class, or another webinar, or a workshop, or inviting them to your introductory sales call so they can have a conversation with you. Or perhaps you have a low-cost program, you know $59 program, a $99 program.
You can invite them there, and the whole idea is that you're wooing them. Just like if you think about a suitor wooing a love interest, you're wooing them. This is where you bring the flowers and the chocolates, and you say authentic but good things to these people to really let them know it's okay to continue in this cycle with you.
So you go through, you woo them and as you bring them further down into the pipeline, you continue to follow up with love. You follow up with your heart, and you let them know that you're thinking about them. I recommend following up in many different ways.
Phone calls, emails, if you're friends with them on Facebook, send a Facebook message, if you're connected to them through LinkedIn, send a LinkedIn message, if you have permission to text that person, text that person. Send them articles that might be of interest to them. Mail them things, through the snail mail, mail them things even if it's a greeting card.
Think of all the different ways you can touch that person, so to speak. Just know that you probably have to do this multiple times. It often takes people up to seven to eight touches for them to finally make a purchasing decision with you. Woo them, love them, and then you'll be in a position to serve.
This is where you offer your more higher investment programs, you private coaching, your VIP days. If you have an online academy like I do, you would offer that. Or if you do retreats, or big events, or if you do intensives, whatever that looks like for you, this is how you get people there. Very few people are going to go from a speaking gig to a $6,000 program. There's the process in the middle.
I hope this pipeline helps you understand what needs to happen to get you from point A to point Z. It's all the letters in the alphabet in the middle that make this process so authentic, and so full of love, and so full of you.
This should be in synchronicity with your energy. So take a look at this. I will include a PDF of this with the marketing strategy so you can print it out. I hope it helps you understand how to do selling in a way that doesn't make you fell like you're on a used car sales lot.
So, if you have any questions, you know I'm here for you. You can leave a comment here on the blog post, and I'll be happy to help you in any way I can. And of course, here's to your marketing success. Have a great day, bye.
This entry was posted in General Marketing and tagged call to action, entrepreneur, following up, lightworkers, marketing, pipeline, purpose-driven entrepreneurs, sales on April 26, 2017 by Jill Celeste.


The addition of Wishpond on the Ready to Rocket record is a nod to How the nature of digital marketing is shifting, and Wishpond is set to capitalize on the growing demand for enhanced lead generation and marketing automation tools ~ Ali Tajeskandar, CEO of Wishpond.
True to the hilt, Nature of electronic marketing is evolving to acquire better and smarter. Wishpond fits perfectly in the present market. As automation takes over the Advertising business, Wishpond was nominated as High Performers in the Fall 2016 Marketing Automation Software Grid report from G2 Crowd.
Wishpond is an Impressive tool which caters nearly all of your advertising needs. The highlight of the tool is lead creation and the following analytical procedure. Wishpond can help in building interactive landing pages and design contests, track leads, send emails, and do so much more.
Wishpond Allows one to understand"where precisely" and"the way" to measure forward. In other words, it is"fully automated" and"free forever" advertising tool which catalyses the simplest process of generating and nurturing prospects.
A/B testing feature can be found in popups too. You can test and see which one is Giving you desired results before finalising one. Other important features include Social Share Buttons. It's possible to add societal sharing buttons to your popups (for Facebook, Twitter( and G+).
Stats provides a global Summary of activity taking Place within all of your Wishpond campaigns through different links. The analytics provides metric info to take note of the amount of leads opening emails, switching on campaigns and page views.
Leads provide you with a comprehensive view of Different leads sorted by most recent action. With each click on a lead, you can get all the specifics of the lead, including their activities, profile information and which lists they are a part of.
Visitors include those that viewed the page but did Not convert on your form. With the use of the system of collecting visitor information, you can track even before they've converted. When they finally fill out among your forms, all the tracking data related to their account merges into their new lead profiles.
Wishpond has Beautiful templates to get your job easy. Together with the pre-built templates, you can just drag and drop elements to make your landing page. Elements such as text boxes, picture, video, social networking buttons, forms, etc.. Testing is seamless on Wishpond. The WYSIWYG editor allows you customize colors, font, and the rest of the elements of this landing page. One slight issue which I faced while using the editor would be , I needed to click several times to pick a text. You have to double click it to select and edit, but I figure that I double-clicked it for two or three times. But what I got at the end is a thoroughly professional landing page. I guess with the result; I could can click few times extra! Each of the templates are cellular responsive. With over 100 templates, you may produce a high-definition landing page for virtually any business.
You can run A/B Evaluations for multiple variants of your landing page. Wishpond runs the test for you and provides you detailed reports. Depending on the precise findings, you can zero on the best version of your landing page. You will need no coding knowledge to create these interactive and all-device-compatible landing pages.
You can add Auto-submit hyperlinks to your emails. This allows your leads to register immediately for a training or marathon or enjoys of these by simply clicking on the hyperlink. They do not have to provide any other additional details.
You can run Exciting contests and promotions on Wishpond. It's possible to collect email addresses . Afterwards, these email addresses may be used for email campaigns. Wishpond lets you encourage social sharing. It gives an option to use Facebook Like Buttons as vote methods. This facilitates likes and share. Another choice is to add share buttons for Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. You can also encourage benefits for referrals. In these benefit contests, the entrants get rewarded when they refer their friends to enter your contest. I have discussed the customizable types above. You can use this feature here as well.
Wishpond integrates Using a help desk app UserVoice, and also with SurveyMonkey for successful polls. Integrations using Webinar apps like ClickWebinar and GoToWebinar will allow you to run smooth webinars for your prospects as soon as they sign up on a few of your own campaigns.
Marketing automation is A boon for entrepreneurs, this I mentioned in this post — 7 Drip Mail Campaign Software. Wishpond has it covered. Whether you're looking for trickle email campaigns or wish to send customized emails, Wishpond has all of the features ready for you.
Not only this, you Can add scores to your own leads and segment them based on their actions. Add to this; you get real-time analytics to assist you measure the performance of your automatic workflow. You can use combine tags to customize your emails based on the information you've got on your database. Wishpond integrates with various email advertising tools like MailChimp and AWeber to make the jobs easier for you.
You Can choose from three different programs Wishpond provides — Basic, Pro and Development. Aside from the typical features, the fundamental plan has a limit on the prospects up to 1000, Email marketing per month up to 10,000 using one user which comes with a price tag of $45 for each month.
Wishpond Also provides affiliate advantages to site owners, owners or internet advertising pros. It supplies a recurring 30% commission with no payment for your ceremony. You receive consistent online payouts that will be readily tracked through GetAmbassador. When you join an affiliate, you'll be given with a exceptional tracking link. When Wishpond receives any visitor through your affiliate link, it will directly link it with your own affiliate accounts; and when the visitor buys a subscription, either on the exact same visit or later, you'll be paid a 30 percent commission. The commission is renewed if the subscription is renewed on a monthly or yearly basis.
As An affiliate in Wishpond, you receive a more than marginal access to innovative marketing tools such as GetAmbassador and Tracking Dashboard which allows you to monitor all of your tasks including clicks, commission, and revenue. Banner ads can be easily posted on sites or websites. Case Studies and Testimonials are used in websites, blogs, and landing pages. You get access to affiliate a landing page wherein you are able to go via the templates, engage effectively in Wishpond's official Academy and post Banner ads that can be embedded. You can get the HTML code for Banner Ads right on the Wishpond's Affiliate page. However, for Marketing Automation Banner Ads, you will need to await a short time!
Wishpond is praised And applauded by different startups and agencies across the globe. One such company is TrueCaller. A very common name, Truecaller lets you recognize who's calling you and from where. The success of TrueCaller is unmatched, and Wishpond has been a component of this success story.
Strutta does not Supply any free support, and their strategies are quite expensive. The bundle of $249 $399 and $999 called Turnkey, Designer and Professional respectively. The amount of sharing apps is limited to Facebook, Instagram, microsite, site, iframe, along with several other channels.
Struta Doesn't have the site popups feature. The variety of templates is also less. No marketing automation or direct information analyzer, unlike Wishpond. Strutta lacks app integration that's disappointing. There's a deficiency of lead information analysis that may be used for turning leads into loyal clients. I think with Strutta, I had to spend more time. To the contrary, Wishpond did save a great deal of time.
Rafflecopter and Wishpond have many similar attributes. But, I think Wishpond beats Rafflecopter with its integrations. Though Rafflecopter supplies Pinterest entry alternative and Facebook entry alternative, I'd still vouch for the numerous marketing apps from Wishpond. Wishpond offers advertising automation, which can be missing in Rafflecopter.
Rafflecopter, on The flip side, has a FREE program which may attract users. But I am sure those who are reluctant to compromise with their marketing needs, will go ahead and'buy' a plan that suits their requirements.
Aritic PinPoint is a full Stack advertising automation instrument with advanced automation features. Designed for SMBs largely, Aritic PinPoint shares all the features present in Wishpond. However, Aritic PinPoint exhibits a much richer attribute list. For instance, Wishpond provides international stats for all the campaigns while Aritic PinPoint shows you region-wise or country-wise reports. The marketing automation package from Wishpond is also very basic. Together with Aritic PinPoint, marketing automation forms the center. You receive deep e mail segmentation based on lead behavior, events, period in which the lead/customer is presently in with regards to the buyers' journey, and demographics like location, age, gender, linking date, etc.. Email campaigns are advanced because of this in-depth segmentation.
Additionally, Aritic PinPoint operates on a multichannel approach towards marketing. It's possible to join and nurture your leads via emails, SMS campaigns, push notifications, landing pages, cellular notifications, and societal media integrations. Wishpond has only SMS, landing pages, and mails. This brings us to the pricing section. Considering that Aritic PinPoint is quite a bit more sophisticated than Wishpond and has a great deal of attributes, it's costlier. For an organization, Aritic PinPoint provides account-based marketing that's sprinkled in Wishpond.
I Was naturally lured towards Shortstack by simply taking a look at the price! Their services begin from zero and move on to $29 for the basic plan. The Enterprise plan at $499 gives you access to all the features. Shortstack provides just over 30 pre-design topics unlike the countless options from Wishpond. Another serious lapse is the lack of real-time testing for customized layouts. Another point of difference is, together with Shortstack the amount of consumers or group members can also be strictly restricted to one. In circumstances where multiple users are wanted, a cost of around $29 per month is achievable; unlike Wishpond that can provide a number of users with restricted access to data.


This raw healthy nutella spread aka Rawtella tastes like hazelnuts, it is creamy and smooth, like fluid chocolate! Something a few people in our household are crazy about and now they can enjoy this lovely creamy taste without the added baggage of sugar, milk, bad fats and E numbers. This Rawtella is quick and easy to make, loaded with vitamins, nutrients and healthy fats.
Blend all the ingredients, except the cacao powder, on medium speed nice and smooth. If you can't get hazelnut butter you can make your own by processing whole raw or lightly roasted ( on a low temperature like 110C / 230F ) hazelnuts until it becomes creamy and soft. This can take a while, be sure to give your food processor a break every few minutes and keep scraping down the sides of the bowl.
In the vid below I make sprouted almond butter, the same procedure, in action.
Click here for more chocolate love in the shape of frosted vegan chocolate low fat cupcakes!


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The Crime Committed in France, by France
Speech given by President François Hollande
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French President François Hollande, center, arrives at the Jewish memorial prior to ceremonies to mark the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, Paris, July 22, 2012
The following is the speech given by President François Hollande to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv Roundup on July 16 and 17, 1942, when the French police arrested 13,152 Jewish men, women, and children from Paris and its suburbs, and confined them to the Vélodrome d'Hiver, a bicycle stadium in Paris. They were later deported to German concentration camps. Eight hundred and eleven survived the war. President Hollande delivered his speech at the original site of the demolished velodrome on July 22, 2012.
Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly, ambassadors, Mayor of Paris, President of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France, Chief Rabbi, representatives of the religions, ladies and gentlemen:
We've gathered this morning to remember the horror of a crime, express the sorrow of those who experienced the tragedy, and speak of the dark hours of collaboration, our history, and therefore France's responsibility.
We're also here to pass on the memory of the Holocaust—of which the roundups were the first stage—in order to fight the battle against oblivion and testify to new generations what barbarity is capable of doing and what resources humanity may possess to defeat it.
Seventy years ago, on July 16, 1942, early in the morning, 13,152 men, women, and children were arrested in their homes. Childless couples and single people were interned in Drancy, where the museum created by the Mémorial de la Shoah will stand in the autumn.
The others were taken to the Vélodrome d'Hiver. Thrown together for five days in inhuman conditions, they were taken from there to the camps of Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande.
A clear directive had been given by the Vichy administration. "The children must not leave in the same convoys as the parents." So, after heartrending separations, they departed—the parents on one side, the children on the other—for Auschwitz-Birkenau, where the deportees of Drancy had preceded them by a few days.
There, they were murdered. Solely for being Jews.
This crime took place here, in our capital, in our streets, the courtyards of our buildings, our stairways, our school playgrounds.
It was to prepare the way for other roundups, in Marseille and throughout France—in other words, on both sides of the demarcation line. There were also other deportations, notably of gypsies.
The infamy of the Vel d'Hiv was part of an undertaking that had no precedent and has no comparison: the Holocaust, the attempt to annihilate all the Jews on the European continent.
Seventy-six thousand French Jews were deported to the death camps. Only 2,500 returned.
Those women, men, and children could not have known the fate that awaited them. They could not even have imagined it. They trusted in France.
They believed that the country of the great Revolution and the City of Light would be a safe haven for them. They loved the Republic with a passion born of gratitude. Indeed, it was in Paris in 1791, under the National Constituent Assembly, that Jews had become fully fledged citizens for the first time in Europe. Later, others had found in France a land of welcome, a chance at life, a promise of protection.
Seventy years ago, this promise and this trust were trampled underfoot.
I would like to recall the words that the [future] chief rabbi of France, Jacob Kaplan, wrote to Marshal Pétain in October 1940, after the introduction of the despicable Statute of the Jews. "As the victims of measures that undermine our human dignity and our honor as Frenchmen, we express our profound faith in the spirit of justice of the Eternal France. We know that the ties uniting us with the great French family are too strong to be broken."
Therein lies the betrayal.
Across time, beyond grief, my presence this morning bears witness to France's determination to protect the memory of her lost children and honor these souls who died but have no graves, whose only tomb is our memory.
That is the purpose of the requirement set by the Republic: that the names of those martyred victims should not fall into oblivion.
We owe the Jewish martyrs of the Vélodrome d'Hiver the truth about what happened seventy years ago.
The truth is that French police—on the basis of the lists they had themselves drawn up—undertook to arrest the thousands of innocent people trapped on July 16, 1942. And that the French gendarmerie escorted them to the internment camps.
The truth is that no German soldiers—not a single one—were mobilized at any stage of the operation.
The truth is that this crime was committed in France, by France.
To his great credit, President Jacques Chirac recognized this truth, in this very spot on July 16, 1995.
"France," he said, "France, country of the Enlightenment and human rights, land of welcome and asylum, France, that day, was committing the irreparable."
But the truth is also that the crime of the Vel d'Hiv was committed against France, against her values, against her principles, against her ideal.
Honor was saved by the Righteous, by all those who were able to rise up against barbarism, by those anonymous heroes who hid a neighbor here, helped another there, and risked their lives to save those of innocent people. By all those French people who enabled three quarters of France's Jews to survive.
France's honor was embodied by General de Gaulle, who stood up on June 18, 1940, to continue the struggle.
France's honor was defended by the Resistance, the shadow army that would not resign itself to shame and defeat.
France was represented on the battlefields, with our flag, by the soldiers of the Free French Forces.
She was also served by the Jewish institutions, like the Oeuvre de secours aux enfants [Children's Welfare Organization], which secretly organized the rescue of more than five thousand children and took in orphans after the Liberation.
The truth does not divide people. It brings them together. In that spirit, this day of commemoration was established by François Mitterrand, and the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah was created under Lionel Jospin's government. Set up under that same government, with Jacques Chirac, was the Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Spoliation Resulting from Anti-Semitic Legislation in Force During the Occupation, whose aim was to put right what still could be put right.
In the chain of our collective history, it now falls to me to continue this common duty of remembrance, truth, and hope.
It begins with passing on the memory. Ignorance is the source of many abuses. We cannot tolerate the fact that two out of three young French people do not know what the Vel d'Hiv roundup was.
The Republic's schools—in which I hereby voice my confidence—have a mission: to instruct, educate, teach about the past, make it known and understood in all its dimensions. The Holocaust is on the curriculum of the final primary and junior school years and the second lycée year.
There must not be a single primary school, junior school, or lycée in France where it is not taught. There must not be a single institution where this history is not fully understood, respected, and pondered over. For the Republic, there cannot and will not be any lost memories.
I personally shall see to this.
The challenge is to fight tirelessly against all forms of falsification of history: not only the insult of Holocaust denial, but also the temptation of relativism. Indeed, to pass on the history of the Shoah is to teach how uniquely appalling it was. By its nature, its scale, its methods, and the terrifying precision of its execution, that crime remains an abyss unique in human history. We must constantly remind ourselves of that singularity.
Finally, passing on this memory means preserving all its lessons. It means understanding how the ignominy was possible then, in order that it may never recur in the future.
The Shoah was not created from a vacuum and did not emerge from nowhere. True, it was set in motion by the unprecedented and terrifying combination of single-mindedness in its racist frenzy and industrial rationality in its execution. But it was also made possible by centuries of blindness, stupidity, lies, and hatred. It was preceded by many warning signs, which failed to alert people's consciences.
We must never let our guard down. No nation, no society, nobody is immune from evil. Let us not forget this verdict by Primo Levi on his persecutors. "Save the exceptions, they were not monsters, they had our faces." Let us remain alert, so that we may detect the return of monstrosity under its most harmless guises.
I am aware of the fears expressed by some of you. I want to respond to them.
Conscious of this history, the Republic will pursue all anti-Semitic acts with the utmost determination, but also all remarks that may lead France's Jews even to feel uneasy in their own country.
In this area, nothing is immaterial. Everything will be fought with the last ounce of energy. Being silent about anti-Semitism, dissimulating it, explaining it already means accepting it.
The safety of France's Jews is not just a matter for Jews, it is a matter for all French people, and I intend it to be guaranteed under all circumstances and in all places.
Four months ago, in Toulouse, children died for the same reason as those of the Vel d'Hiv: because they were Jews.
Anti-Semitism is not an opinion, it is an abhorrence. For that reason, it must first of all be faced directly. It must be named and recognized for what it is. Wherever it manifests itself, it will be unmasked and punished.
All ideologies of exclusion, all forms of intolerance, all fanaticism, all xenophobia that seek to develop the mentality of hatred will find their way blocked by the Republic.
Every Saturday morning, in every French synagogue, at the end of the service, the prayer of France's Jews rings out, the prayer they utter for the homeland they love and want to serve. "May France live in happiness and prosperity. May unity and harmony make her strong and great. May she enjoy lasting peace and preserve her spirit of nobility among the nations."
All of France must be worthy of this spirit of nobility.
To tirelessly teach historical truth, to scrupulously ensure respect for the values of the Republic, to constantly recall the demand for religious tolerance, within the frame of our laïque [secular] laws never to give way on the principles of freedom and human dignity, always to further the promise of equality and emancipation. Those are the measures we must collectively assign ourselves.
In thinking of the lives never allowed to blossom, of those children deprived of a future, those destinies cut short, we must raise still further the demands we make of our own lives. By refusing indifference, neglect, and complacency, we shall make ourselves stronger together.
It is by being clear-sighted about our own history that France, thanks to the spirit of harmony and unity, will best promote her values, here and throughout the world.
Long live the Republic! Long live France!
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9-1 History is a textbook designed to act as a free and reliable guide for students taking the 9-1 History GCSE.
The course has been structured around the AQA Specification.
Unlike most 9-1 Books, History has various optional modules. As it is recommended to read the modules that apply to you, also, History requires various techniques when answering questions which applies to everyone, so please read the techniques section.
The notes are a brief, concise overview of a course that provide the theoretical minimum knowledge you need to know for a good grade. That being said, if you want a higher grade, you will have to read further by following some of the many links provided.
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As a centre for the Jesuits of the 1500s, Cordoba as a city is an interesting blend of the new and the old. Seen as the educational capital of Argentina ever since, it houses no less than 7 different universities. As a cultural destination it is very interesting, both in the city itself and in the surrounding countryside. The main reason to come here is certainly for the Jesuit ruins that lie just outside.
To start with, the city itself has a whole host of interesting churches and buildings to take and a look at, all within walking distance from one another.
One of the main structures in the city, it was constructed by the Jesuit order as a centre for prayer and learning in the city. Completed in 1671 the highlight of a visit here is the church, the Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus, which is a fascinating combination of architectures and features, as its centre piece, what was designed as an inverted ship for a roof.
Also in the block is the Capilla Domestica or domestic chapel which again, has an interesting roof, made out of stretched cowhide and ornately decorated using pigmentation made, in part, from bones.
Argentina's oldest library, this is another highlight of Cordoba, and it still houses some of the original books brought across by the Jesuits. On the whole, we recommend taking guided tour around the city centre as there is plenty to see and do.
Outside of the city, heading up to the Sierras Chicas, the Jesuits had also constructed several small monasteries that are, to this day, still in their original condition. Probably the most beautiful of these is the monastery of Jesus Maria, which is often visited on the way into the hills.


How to Prepare a Will?
No matter what age you have reached, preparing a will is important ahead of any unfortunate happen. A legal and recognized will is the best way to ensure your wishes in the event of your uncertain death. It could be in regard to your burial ceremony and how you would desire to divide your estate among your family members.
Your will must contain everything essential and pertaining to your personal conditions. Anything you wish to happen after your death must be mentioned in it. On the other side, if you don't want something to happen, in particular, this also should be stated clearly.
About creating your own will, it can be written on a sheet of plain paper. The legality of the document is confirmed once it is properly signed and done in presence of two independent witnesses.
That being informed, there is a compulsory use of language in relation to legal documentation so it is suggested that you must follow the template examples available online. Such templates contain an essential terminology and are available with correct headings.
Indeed, wills are the complex documents adhering to your circumstances. It is advised that the straightforward requests are considered by a will that has been penned down by your own.
ü You're married and desire your property or wealth to be only inherited by your surviving spouse.
ü In the event where your spouse dies before you, you select to leave your wealth to your surviving children.
To simplify the complications, it is best to appoint a solicitor for advice.
The ownership of property lying abroad.
You have persons dependent on you who're otherwise not related to you directly.
Any specific wishes that might be misinterpreted due to complexity.
The list mentioned above is not really exhaustive, so if you have any doubts then it is always proposed to avoid any challenges later on.
Appointing an advocate means they're here to handle all the issues and in the event of any mistakes, they will be liable. The mistakes must be corrected by the hired solicitor but in case it's not possible you can seek an advice of Legal Ombudsman.
In a nutshell, drafting a will is a foremost step – in the event of death, you need someone to act as your legal executor to handle all the practical arrangements of your wealth and that is undertaken by a solicitor. They not only assist you in creating a will but counsel you as and when required.
Hence, it's never too late to ensure that your interests are being extended due care. If you haven't done it yet, make your will sooner than never.


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Spreading faith in a violent land
HEAVEN and hell co-exist quite visibly in the Mexican parish of Columban Missionary priest Fr Kevin Mullins.
During a conversation, the priest spoke of funeral parties being broken up by gun battles, injured people dragged from ambulances and shot, operating theatres with bullet-proof glass, and joining in prayers with families of three of his parishioners who were stoned to death in a gully not far from his church.
For it is Fr Mullins' privilege – and ongoing source of personal danger – to minister to the Corpus Christi parish in the city of Ciudad Juarez, which has become one of the world's most violent cities as a result of the Drug Wars which have engulfed Mexico.
The northern frontier of Fr Mullins' parish is on the US-Mexican border, a major point of entry for drugs to the United States.
About 1605 people were executed last year in the city and more than 700 had already been killed in 2009 when I spoke with the 55-year-old priest who spent much of his childhood in outback Queensland.
This number now stands at 1200, according to a newspaper report last month which described Ciudad Juarez as "the epicentre of Mexico's spiralling drug cartel violence".
The report revealed gunmen had taken to executing people in drug treatment clinics in the city, killing 28 people in this way through the month of September.
The more horrific the killing the better, in the twisted logic of these gangs as each seeks to outdo the other in sowing terror.
Fr Mullins spoke further of the three parishioners who had been stoned to death at the same time, giving some indication of the ties that bind him to this tortured community.
"They were only young men and I knew two – Mario and Lalo, both 21 – very well," he said.
"Some days after the funeral my Columban colleague Fr Denis O'Mara and I accompanied the immediate families and friends of the dead.
"We celebrated an outdoor Mass next to the now infamous gully for the repose of the souls of the dead men.
"We felt it was important to bring the symbols of Christ's love for us to such a place and to console their parents and friends."
But nothing, not even a funeral Mass is sacred to the drug gangs.
"I've always got a sense of relief when a victim's family notifies me that they'll not be having a funeral in church but out in the bush," Fr Mullins said.
He speaks of a funeral Mass in the neighbouring parish of Sts Peter and Paul where a mother was shot and killed at the funeral of her son.
"The poor parish priest was forced to scamper out, at times crawling on his belly to the hearse," he said.
"'Get going quick', he told them, 'or we'll all be shot!'"
Yet in this most seemingly inhospitable of terrains, Fr Mullins' perseverance is bearing fruit.
Nine years ago when he arrived, the parish was priestless with about 30 people in the faith community. Now active parishioners number in the hundreds.
Often this close friendship and sense of belonging to a community is what keeps Fr Mullins going.
"I admit the danger occasionally tempts me to leave," he said.
"But a missionary priest tends to form close bonds with his people … so it's not faith alone that keeps you going sometimes, but the great bond you form with the people.
"Given this connection, I'm glad to be able to walk alongside these people as a Catholic priest and accompany them in their most tragic moments such as losing children through executions.
"In times like this I'm glad the Church has something to offer these people; something it can say during these frequent atrocities."
It's also the camaraderie with other Columbans which keeps him going.
Asked when he was ordained he says, "1978, the same year as Burleigh Heads parish priest Paddy Molony".
On the day The Catholic Leader caught up with him, also attending the meeting was director of the Columbans in Australia, Fr Noel Connolly.
Fr Connolly had taught him at Sydney's Columban seminary from 1976 to 1978.
"I was hoping to catch up with Kevin when he was down Essendon way, but it turned out I had to go to Lima so I've managed to catch him here," Fr Connolly said.
"We often won't see each other for years so (it's) very important to make effort when we get the chance."
Sydney-born Fr Mullins spent his childhood in various Queensland country towns including Wondai, Roma and Mount Isa as his father was a magistrate.
He gives a simple explanation of his vocation.
"God led me to the order in the first place.
"What I liked about Columbans was that they were normal, ordinary blokes.
"At the same time I sensed some idealism as they served poor people in multiple capacities."
Once ordained, Fr Mullins decided to work overseas and had a choice between Pakistan and Chile. He opted for Pakistan but was sent to Chile.
This was during the Pinochet dictatorship, "a very tough time", he describes it.
"It was a dangerous time to be a priest, a time when the Catholic Church there was very committed to human rights.
"I saw a lot of violence in my 12 years in Santiago.
"I also ministered out in the bush with the Mapuche, indigenous people, at a place 800 kilometres south of Santiago – Puerto Saavedra.
"It was a volcanic area and I stayed there about 10 years.
"I had a wonderful, mainly peaceful time, except when they were murdering each other over land squabbles – issues such as where to put fence.
"However, they were a very hospitable, gracious people with a wonderful sense of humour."
Fr Mullins then returns to the topic of his current parish.
He presents some newspapers from his city to share with me.
These are most definitely not like your everyday Australian family newspapers but rather a terrible reminder of the ongoing battle for control being fought between warring drug lords.
The formula for the front page is quite simple – and horrifying.
And judging by the selection of newspapers Fr Mullins offers, the formula rarely varies.
It consists of photos of the latest killings: armless corpses, battered severed heads, bodies of those pulled from ambulances and shot, and, sadly recently, he says, images of his young parishioners found stoned to death.
Beautiful bikini-clad Mexican models, perhaps to assuage the horror, sit perched in the top right-hand corner of these confronting front pages.
He's developed a dry sense of humour, possibly as a coping mechanism.
"I've never met such a collaborative people as Mexicans. They're wonderful to work with."
He jokes, "I may become a Catholic if I stay here much longer."
More seriously, he notes that in the past six months he's back to "saying the Rosary with extreme regularity", reminded to keep this religious observation by the "tell-tale popping of Kalashnikov assault rifles at frequent intervals both day and night".
Among his many dreams for his besieged parish is a youth centre.
"The idea is to offer sporting events to young people as an alternative pastime to involvement in drug trafficking," he said.
"The parish recently held a weekend sports program at a broken-down place on top of a plateau and got a terrific response, so taking this track seems to offer a lot of advantages."
Fr Mullins said those wishing to donate money to help get the youth centre up and running could send funds to: Fr Kevin's Youth Project in Mexico, Columban Mission Centre, 69 Woodland St, Essendon Vic 3040.
Finally Fr Mullins had this to say to those of us fortunate enough to live in Australia.
"We Australians should give thanks to God for our system of government, imperfect as it is.
"The way of life here is outstanding and we must be grateful.
"At the same time we should also maintain our commitment to and collaboration with the Catholic Church given the great good it accomplishes.
"Also please, pray for the Mexican people as they respond to the Lord's invitation to love and forgive even in the midst of injustice, impunity and corruption."
Written by: Paul Dobbyn
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