On this Good Friday, simply meditate on the Scriptures above. The Journey to the Cross has come to completion.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your sacrifice on the Cross. You suffered for me. You bled for me. You were tortured, beaten, spit upon, scourged — Your body was broken and Your blood spilled out, for me. Lord, I am so unworthy of Your sacrifice. I am so unworthy of Your love. I cannot fathom the great cost You paid for me, it is beyond my understanding. I am filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude, and an awe of Your lovingkindness toward me. All I can say is thank You. And all I can do is give all I have, and all I am in worship, and service to You. You are my Lord, my King, and my God! Amen and Amen.
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they slapped him in the face. Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him." When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!" As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify! Crucify!" But Pilate answered, "You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him." The Jewish leaders insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God." When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. "Where do you come from?" he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. "Do you refuse to speak to me?" Pilate said. "Don't you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?" Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin." From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar." When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge's seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. "Here is your king," Pilate said to the Jews.
Lord Jesus, I remember that You were ejected by men. You were despised and mistreated for me. When I am rejected, I need only remember that You suffered first at the hands of sinful men, I should expect no less in following You. Lord, You stood before Your accusers, innocent. I stand guilty. You were pronounced guilty, I am pronounced innocent. There is no fairness in this, and for that I am supremely grateful. Amen.
Jesus has already confronted the Jews (the power of Religion), he has confronted Death (the power of Nature), he has even confronted Satan himself (the power of Evil). Lastly, He confronts Pilate (the power of Humanism). Pilate is the ultimate representation of the human ideology of the day. Pilate is charged with finding the truth of the claims the Jews are bringing against Jesus. But Jesus is in charge of the conversation throughout. Pilate asks if Jesus is the King of the Jews. Jesus does not answer him, but instead asks Pilate if that is his own idea, or if someone else put him up to this line of questioning. Taken aback, Pilate quickly retorts that he is not Jewish, and that Jesus' own people turned Him in, but then asks Jesus what he has done. Again, Jesus doesn't answer him, but instead makes a statement that His kingdom is not of this world. Pilate thinks he has made progress — "Aha!" So You are a King then! Jesus has now gotten Pilate to state it so He does not have to! You said it, "In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me." And finally Pilate glibly replies, "What is truth?" Jesus has just gotten to the heart of the matter. The man charged with finding the truth, has no idea what truth is! Man cannot determine truth without God…because Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your truth. You confront the hearts of man and challenge us know truth. When we find that we do not, and cannot know truth apart from You, we must surrender our understanding to Yours. Help me to know truth. Help me to live the truth. And help me to introduce others to the Truth. Amen.
"You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?" she asked Peter.
He replied, "I am not." It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself. Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. "I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said." When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded. "If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?" Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Jesus' predictions always come true. Even the ones we wish would not. Peter was hoping that maybe he had simply misunderstood Jesus' words. Never-the-less, standing around a fire for warmth, Peter was questioned once, "You aren't one of this man's disciples too, are you?" "I am not." A second time, questioned, a second denial. Finally a relative of the man whose ear Peter cut off questioned, "Didn't I see you with him in the garden?" A third time Peter denies and the rooster crows. Where was the stalwart friend, the bold defender of Christ, the professor of Jesus as Christ? The shame. The bitterness. The failure. One of Jesus' most loyal friends, failed. Peter helplessly watched as his Friend, his Lord, journeyed to the cross alone…because he too had betrayed Him.
Lord Jesus, sometimes I forget that the betrayal was not just Judas, not just Peter, but all Your loyal disciples left You alone. I don't want to admit that I too have betrayed You. I have disowned You more than I care to admit. Forgive me. Help me to be more faithful to You. Help me to never be ashamed of You as my Lord. Thank You, Lord. Amen.
When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons. Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, "Who is it you want?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "I am he," Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground. Again he asked them, "Who is it you want?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they said.
There is power in the Name of Jesus. As Jesus is in the garden, Judas comes with a detachment of soldiers (and officials from the chief priests and Pharisees) and Jesus, almost casually, asks "Who is it that you want?" Their reply, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus responds, "I am he." At this statement, "they drew back and fell on the ground." Trained, battle-hardened soldiers, chief priests, and Pharisees alike — all fell to the ground at Jesus statement. If there was any question that Jesus could have simple wiped these men from the face of the planet, it is set to rest. Jesus then protects His disciples by His Name — I am Jesus of Nazareth…I am He…let these men go. The Name of Jesus is powerful, for it is the Name above all names.
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your Name. Help me never to take Your Name in vain, but rather use Your Name appropriately to bring down the forces of darkness and bring others into Your light. You have give me Your Name, for I am a Christ-one, a Christian. Help me to bear Your Name honorably among the people of this world, that all may know I belong to You. I pray all these things in the Name of Jesus, Amen.
As Jesus continues His Journey to the Cross, He prays for His Disciples. He knows that they cannot be taken out of the world, for their mission is to impact the world for the Kingdom of God. But He does pray that the Father would protect them from the evil one. For clearly, the evil one is in the world and seeking whom he may devour. He also prays that they would be sanctified by the truth. Since God's Word is truth, He is really praying that they would be sanctified by the Word. The Word cleans, sanctifies, purifies, makes us fit for God's service. Lastly He prays, and this now includes all believers of all time, that they would be one as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are One. This unity is a most incredible thing, for it will be so unique, so amazing, that the world will know that Jesus loves them. All men will know that we follow Christ, when we are united in Christ Jesus as Lord.
Lord Jesus, please help me to live as an alien and a stranger in this world. Not as one who belongs to the world. Protect me from the evil one. Set me apart for Your work and will, cleanse me through Your Word and may I only be about Your Truth. Help me to live in Unity with others who bear Your holy Name. Help me to bring Unity to those who are far from You and from each other. Help me participate in Your ministry of reconciliation for all mankind. Thank You for praying for me right now, and for Your promises that are always true. Amen.
This Advocate will lead us into all truth. He will convict of sin, so that we know what is wrong in our lives — but also convict us of righteousness, what we do right! He will tell us everything that we need to know from our Lord, Jesus. But Jesus also tells us that, "All that belongs to the Father is mine." Jesus has access to everything that belongs to the Father. And Jesus will make known to us through the Spirit all we need to know. Ultimately, Jesus' Journey to the Cross was about restoring us to the Father. And He does this right now! We have access to the Father through His son Jesus, and we have access to Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Everything the Father has, Jesus has. Everything Jesus has, the Spirit has. Everything the Spirit has, we have. We have all things through the Spirit!
Lord Jesus, thank You for giving us what we need through the Holy Spirit. Teach me to listen to the Spirit that leads me into all truth. Give me what I need to know, when I need to know it. Help me to be patient when it is not my time to have or to know. Thank You for sending Your Spirit to be with me. Speak, Lord. I'm listening. Amen.
Jesus was concerned about his disciples. He had shared so much with them over the last three years. He spent practically every waking moment with them. So when His time had come to back to the Father, He was genuinely concerned for their safety and their continued growth. To equip them for His departure He armed them with the most powerful weapon He could — the Truth. He warned them that they would be cast our from the places of worship, and one day even be killed for their faith in Him. But He also told them that He would not leave them without help. Because He was leaving the Advocate (the Helper, the Comforter, the Counselor) would now be able to come. And now they would have a constant partner and guide, even in the midst of their darkest moments. Even when He goes away, Jesus never leaves us or forsakes us.
Lord Jesus, thank You for taking care of Your disciples. As hard as it is to see you go away, You have sent the Holy Spirit to be an Advocate for me. And now we are together through the power of the Holy Spirit. Help me listen to the Advocate and follow everything that He directs me to do. Help me in the midst of persecution and let me not fear anything that man may do to me. I love You, Lord. Amen.
Jesus really is a friend that is closer than a brother. Part of abiding or remaining in Jesus, is keeping or obeying His commands. Jesus said, "You are my friends if you do what I command." Jesus lays His life down for His friends, and there is no greater love than this. We are to do likewise and lay our lives down for Him. Not counting our lives as our own, but allowing Him to guide us and command us. And His command? Love one another. When we do this Jesus' joy will be in us and our joy will be complete. Jesus calls us Friend.
Lord Jesus, thank You for calling me Friend. I am not always the best friend to You. Please forgive me for not remaining in Your love. Help me to love others the way You loved me. I want to lay my life down right now for You…it is Yours, it belongs to You. Do with my life as You please. Fill me with Your joy and make my joy complete in You. Thank You for loving me, as the Father loves me. Amen.


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Rules to Greet the Nuclear Dawn By (Wargaming Rules suitable for Twilight 2000, Part 1 - Skirmish Rules)
Welcome to our first post for this blog. Today we're going to talk about the various rules sets we can use (and abuse) for a suitable Twilight 2000 game. We'll be talking about the various rules sets out there, a little something from this author's times playing them, and then how hard I think any conversion might be.
A warning. These aren't so much a review as more a "what's out there". That said, YMMV when it comes to rules (one of the great debates of miniature wargaming, hell, even Empire Napoleonic Rules has its fans, flow charts for cavalry charges and all).
Force on Force by Ambush Alley Games/Osprey (2011)
(A Disclaimer: I helped playtest these rules, as well as a good chunk of the supplements. I cannot say I can give an impartial review.)
Force on Force is a very solid set of rules if you're looking to run anything up to platoon level (which is what most Twilight 2000 fights are going to resemble, but not all mind you (Something like out of Ruins of Warsaw might require something a bit bigger, we'll have some suggestions out there later).
Force on Force has an asymmetrical turn system that, admittedly, takes some getting used to (I am still not 100% sure I get it right all the time) and to be honest, if you don't have enough on the table in terms of terrain, both sides are going to sit back and shoot each other to pieces, (but this is a flaw of MANY modern wargames, not just Force on Force).
Force on Force is very, very adaptable as a set of rules, and with the die types (anywhere from D4 to D12) being the modifiers rather than the usual litany of DRM, this is on the whole, an easy set of rules to pick up.
I would state these are one set of rules you could not go wrong with, you could use the low supply rules for all sides to reflect the nature of Twilight 2000, and adapt the Fog of War Deck from Cold War Gone Hot to give the game a more "Twilight 2000" type feel.
There is a 2nd edition being worked on, with an indeterminate release date.
Where to get it: Amazon.com (it's pricy through 3rd party sellers)
Ambushalley.net (PDF Only)
Cold War: 1983 by Wessex Games (2005, PDF version 2011)
These rules are a no-nonsense, no frills product that is geared mainly towards the 28mm market, but you can easily use these rules with 20mm figures with little to no adjustment. The rules are D6 based and revolve around a "bottle" system which synthesizes a variety of soft factors like morale, training, friction and the like. Failures against one's bottle can decline the score to where the morale of the individual figure collapses. Bottle tests factor into everything, including movement, so there is a big factor of unpredictability in the rules.
There are optional rules for skill levels which add a role playing element into the game, and vehicles are handled very simply.
In short, these would make a good set of rules to use to run combats for the RPG, but anything bigger than a couple squads a side might bog the game down.
A bonus feature of the rules? It mentions Twilight:2000 and the Zone novel series by name.
A 2nd edition is supposedly being worked on, but there has been no word for a while.
Where to get it: Wargame Vault (PDF only)
Firefight: Modern Skirmish Rules by Tabletop Games (1985)
These rules are definitely a product of their time. I played them a couple of times, and while they have a following in the UK, they were a bit clunky when I played them. In one game, a Sagger shot on a T-34/85 (it was a Yugoslav Civil War game) took at least 3-4 charts and much leafing through the rules to resolve.
That said, they were comprehensive, and the charts, while hard to read, had stats for every small arm and infantry weapon you could possibly need. The rules aren't in my opinion, going to handle anything more than a few squads a side well, but then again, it's not the stated purpose of the rules to do so. While it may not be my cup of tea, the crunchy nature of the rules do appeal to some, and if that's your bag, then you can't go far wrong by grabbing this set of rules.
Where to get it: ebay, Amazon (it's been out of print for a while, and is hard to find).
Hell by Daylight by Anchluss Publishing (?)
I owned a copy of these rules when I was a teenager and I used them for everything from WWII to Science Fiction, and they did the job well. The clarity of the rules was a bit to be desired, but the rules themselves worked well, and was one of the first rule sets I remember being more about the "soft factors".
Wounded cause more morale penalties than dead figures do (the screaming of the wounded having something to do with it, according to the designer) and leader figures are very prominent in these rules.
While the rules are set to be an insurgents vs. government set, I have run them with two symmetrical armies in contact with little if any trouble.
The rules themselves are long out of print, but if you can get a copy, you cannot go far wrong IMO for a Twilight:2000 milleu.
Where to get it: You're really going to have to look hard for this gem. I remember getting my copy second hand in the 90s at an HMGS con.
UPDATE: Jim Webster recently republished the rules in Miniature Wargames Magazine in a 4 issue series.that began with Issue 418 and recently concluded with Issue 421 this month.
Maxim to Minimi by Jason R. Weiser (1994)
These rules are meant to be the ultimate in simple, and they live up to it (I should know, I wrote them). They really are bare bones, and to be honest, could use a lot of work. The rules are mostly D100 percentage based, with a D8 for wind/arty drift.
The rules cover wounds levels, and would probably do well with a lot of counters..which would not do much for table aesthetics. Movement is unpredictable, and is one of the things I like about the game.
The system is simple IGUGO, and there really isn't much more to say than that, as it's not my first recommendation for a set of rules. That said, they are free.
Where to get it: http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaron/MtoM.html
No End in Sight by Nordic Weasel Games (2014)
Ivan Sorensen of Nordic Weasel cannot be called anything less than prolific. And as a bonus, he writes some pretty good rules. I have not played No End in Sight (have a copy, but haven't done much modern skirmish lately, part of the reason for this blog). The rules are in their 2nd Edition now, and in short, read very well.
Everything is handled simply, and the rules are based around an idea of units accumulating shock, and through that, becoming ever harder to control. Most fire is pinning fire, with assaults being the decisive measure (as it should be IMO). Three campaign systems come with the game, and more can be generated very easily.
While the rules say they are meant for 15mm, it wouldn't take much to convert them to 20mm.
In short, these are a very go to set of rules, for a very economical price.
Where to get it: wargamesvault.com
Living on the Frontline by Partizan Press (2016)
Living on the Frontline is the first in a series of supplements for the Winter of '79 milleu. I own a copy, mainly because the background is cool as heck, and while I haven't taken that close a look at the rules, I will state that they look solid for the subject matter.
The main thing, is that you're going to have a lot of work converting in the Americans, Germans, Soviets and everybody else you're going to need for Twilight:2000, that said? It shouldn't be too difficult and considering the rules are already geared towards the "chaos in the streets" one finds in Twilight:2000, I don't see a reason why these rules would not work?
Where to get it: Living on the Frontline Page
Black Ops by Osprey Wargames (2015)
Black Ops is another set I own, but have not played. It's more geared towards the kind of Special Operations-type stuff you see in today's news. It has a lot of nice bells and whistles, but it would take a lot of work to convert it for Twilight:2000. That said, to me it looks doable. The main thing I think would be adding AFV.
But that said, the rules are very fast, clean and have a mission generator and campaign system. These rules would work very well if you're playing a campaign of a bunch of PCs raiding, oh say, the New American enclave in Florida for Civgov or Milgov?
Where to get it: Osprey Publishing Page
Bolt Action, 2nd Edition by Osprey/Warlord Games (2016)
Bolt Action is very much a "beer and pretzels" skirmish game. It's written in the "Warhammer roll to hit, then roll to kill style", with D6 being the dice of choice. It has a unique activation system, with a side's order dice being put into a bag, then shuffled and pulled one at a time. Op Fire is resolved by putting a unit on "Ambush" and it works pretty neatly, all told.
We've used it pretty easily for everything from WW I to Chechnya, and with a bit of tinkering, one could easily use these rules for a Twilight: 2000 milleu game. I will confess, I wasn't overly impressed with the game at first (I sold my first ed copy!) but 2nd Ed has done a lot to allay my issues with the game, and it plays pretty well.
Where to get it: Amazon, Warlord Games, Osprey Publishing
So, Part 1 is done. Part 2 will cover rules meant for larger engagements, there are not a lot of modern sets for this, and most are meant for 6mm, but with a little work, most of them can be easily converted to other scales.
Labels: rules, skirmish
Ivan Sorensen February 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM
Whoo, I'm excited I made the cut :-)
I don't think 20mm for NEIS should pose any problem whatsoever, though I tend to prefer 15mm just for the larger variety of figures available.
Keith Armstrong February 16, 2017 at 1:55 PM
Top rules are NEIS Ivan!
Gwarh February 15, 2017 at 2:23 PM
It's very cool you got to playtest the Force on Force supliments! And I didn't realize a 2nd edition is in the works. I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
Buckeye February 15, 2017 at 3:56 PM
I am a fan of Force on Force, perfect scale for T2000. Weapons in the old T2000 books will be slightly "off" (that cool 4.7 caseless German bullpup being one I can think of), but as FoF really doesn't focus as much on weapon differences between similar types, I guess that isn't much of a problem at all.
Ty February 15, 2017 at 6:42 PM
Some others -- Tractics, TacForce, Fistful of TOWs (it has a 1:1 supplement), Firepower (an AH board game I always thought might make a good set of mini rules), Striker (a Traveller miniatures game that would work very will for T2000; Striker II sucks in my opinion).
Jason Weiser February 15, 2017 at 9:10 PM
Ty, a lot of these I will cover in part 2,, rules for larger battles. Many of these will be discussed. I admit to owning, but never playing Firepower, found it a mite difficult myself.
Ty February 16, 2017 at 6:51 AM
Sorry, I missed the Skirmish qualifier. In that case Firepower and Striker (with very modest changes) would be my suggestions for this list.
GJD February 17, 2017 at 8:13 AM
I'd suggest "Warfare in the Age of Madness" as worth a look as well. 15mm platoon level rules built around a "company" of assorted infantry and maybe a couple of vehicles (but only platoon sized - go figure). The background is very Twilight 2K and many of the scenarios are based around securing weapon and supply caches. Has some sci-fi elements that can easily be ignored. Rules seem fairly straightforward and fast playing and it has a fairly flexible force building system. You'll need to stat up your own vehicles, though.
Jason Weiser February 17, 2017 at 8:37 AM
Bought a copy..never did anything with it however...
GJD February 17, 2017 at 1:18 PM
I'm in the same boat. I bought it BECAUSE the write-up reminded me of T:2K. Rules look OK.
Have you thought about Flying Lead from Ganesha Games?
Took a look, but I never thought much of it. Personal taste I suppose.
Dartfrog May 17, 2017 at 9:44 PM
I am late to the game, but really enjoying your blog. I picked up this game at the same time you did bought everything I could get back in the 80s. I used the Battleground WWII rules back around 98-99 to play some scenarios set in the original breakout campaign. I found the granularity was perfect for playing a small squad trying to evade roadblocks and break for the west.
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A Brief Look at Early Welsh Literature
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When you think of Welsh literature, a few names are likely to spring to mind – names such as Dylan Thomas and RS Thomas, amongst many others. But Welsh literature has a far wider spectrum than these more modern writers, as it spans back almost 1500 years, all the way back to the late 6th century.
Early Poets
This first group of Welsh writers were known as Y Cynfeirdd (The Early Poets) and included such famous luminaries as Taliesin and Aneirin. There's a curious thing about these very first Welsh writers though – they didn't actually write in present-day Wales, as at their time Wales spread far into northern England and southern Scotland. It wasn't until the Anglo-Saxons arrived that the boundaries of Wales were pushed back to where they sit today. It was these poets who set the standard for years to come though, praising their subjects lavishly.
This so-called "praise poetry" continued into the time of Y Gogynfeird (otherwise known as the Fairly Early Poets). The difference between the Early Poets and the Fairly Early Poets is large though, as the latter were poets by profession, earning their daily crust by providing prose to anyone willing to pay them.
The 12th and 13th centuries were extremely important times for literature in Wales – as well as the UK as a whole – as it was then that the
Mabinogion was written. This is a collection of stories, compiled from the oral tales told by much earlier authors. This collection of stories speaks of, among other things, the Arthurian legend, and is the earliest piece of prose from Great Britain. At the time they didn't go by this name, as The Mabinogion was not coined until the 19th century.
The Nobility
The poets of the 14th century to the 16th century were known as the Poets of the Nobility, as by this time there were no more kings in Wales, so instead they had to ply their trade writing for the aristocracy. This meant that the famous tradition of praise poetry continued, but with a different set of customers. Some poets were beginning to break the mould though…
Perhaps the most famous poetic figure of this time was Dafydd ap Gwilym, a sculpture of whom can be seen in City Hall, Cardiff. While other poets of the time concentrated on writing for their clients, he was one of the first to introduce his own personal feelings into his work, often addressing his feelings of love for two particular women. Many of his poems still survive to this day, however some of the more famous ones include Merched Llanbadarn, Yr Wylan and Morfudd fel yr haul.
Women poets seem to be almost invisible in early Welsh poetry, but there is one exception: Gwerful Mechain. She is the only female Welsh poet from the time who still has work around today, and was mainly active during the late 1400s. Her poems were particularly notable for their sexual themes, which further marked her out from the normal poets of the time.
These poets and writers of the early times undoubtedly shaped Welsh literature in huge ways. So, next time you read Dylan Thomas, just think that he might not have been around had it not been for those poets from many centuries past.
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Wilfred Owen, a poet who fought in the First World War and died a few days before it ended, was the first poet I admired. We studied his book of poems at school, and it had a profound impact on my understanding of the First World War – as a war in which the lives of hundreds of thousands of young men were wasted – and when I studied modern history, this view was reinforced. It led me towards pacifism and to value the story of a great-aunt who drove ambulances alongside conscientious objectors from 1917-18.
Growing older, I became aware that many of my friends held quite different views, especially those who had relatives who had fought and died in the First and Second World Wars. Our understanding of the past, is affected by the way it is presented to us, through our study, the media and personal experience. And it changes, as we hear new stories, and in recent years as a result of media campaigns. I suspect that my view of the First World War is a distant, academic one, because I don't know any relatives who fought in France. My grandfather was just 18 when the war ended and he was sent to Ireland as part of the army to suppress the Irish uprising. It's that conflict that had the greatest impact on our family history. (That's another story)
I am no longer sure whether my early understanding of the First World War is correct or not. A TV series about it, a year or so ago, both challenged it and reinforced it. So, it's no longer the black and white story I once thought it to be. What I am sure about though, is that it matters, and it matters to us all.
On August 4th 1918, King George V met to pray with members of the Houses of Parliament as part of a National Day of Prayer. One hundred days later, the war ended. Since August 4th this year, many people have been reflecting on the past and praying for peace, reconciliation, and hope for the future, using resources that begin with this thought. "The risk of the incarnation was huge. If we take seriously the humanity of Christ, we take seriously his vulnerability: the vulnerability of a baby, the vulnerability of a man on a cross. Jesus himself took the risk of crucifixion and we know from Gethsemane the cost, pain and fear of that. There is an obvious risk in reconciliation: you can easily get caught up in fighting. But that's not the primary risk. The primary risk is failure. Reconciliation always involves bringing people together and when that goes wrong the outcome is often worse than before you tried. But behind that risk is the hope of something great – of restored relationships and the flourishing of whole societies. After all, it is through the risk of the incarnation that we see the glory of the resurrection."
It's easy to lose sight of the fact that the decision to go to war is one possible response to the search for reconciliation. And I find it helpful - whether or not we agree with our nation's involvement in any particular conflict, with the nationalist sentiments sometimes expressed, or with the views of conscientious objectors – to see the decisions people made in their own time as decisions to be respected and honoured. Each choose to risk their, and some lost them in the search for reconciliation, restored relationships and the flourishing of whole societies. So, we remember them all, in every generation.
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Q: Active Directory authentication through ssl as anonymous user I'm able to authenticate Active Directory with a user configured for ContextSource lifetime using Spring-ldap. My Spring xml configuration looks lilke this:
<bean id="ldapTemplate" class="org.springframework.ldap.core.LdapTemplate">
    <property name="contextSource" ref="contextSource" />
</bean>

<bean id="contextSource" class="org.springframework.ldap.core.support.LdapContextSource">
    <property name="url" value="ldap://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:389" />
    <property name="userDn" value="myName@xxx.xxx" />
    <property name="password" value="password" />

</bean>

The java code to authenticate the user is :
public boolean login(String username, String password) {
    AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
    this.ldapTemplate.setIgnorePartialResultException(true); // Active Directory doesn't transparently handle referrals. This fixes that.
    filter.and(new EqualsFilter("objectCategory","****"));
    filter.and(new EqualsFilter("objectClass","****"));
    filter.and(new EqualsFilter("sAMAccountName", username));
    return this.ldapTemplate.authenticate("OU=myBaseOu,DC=xyz,DC=def", filter.encode(), password);

    }

The same works with Linux open Ldap v3 also even if I don't set userDn and password property inside contextSource bean.
All I need is to configure this xml such that I can access Active Directory as anonymous user(Without setting userDn and password).
Also I need to authenticate user through SSL. For that I used
<property name="url" value="ldaps://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:636" />

but I got exception like:
Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.ldap.CommunicationException: simple bind failed: 192.168.0.13:636; nested exception is javax.naming.CommunicationException: simple bind failed: 192.168.0.13:636 [Root exception is javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: sun.security.validator.ValidatorException: PKIX path building failed: sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target]

While searching though, I got solution that I need to point out the keystore where the certificates are stored. Here I'm not sure where to this(Either in java class or in xml file).
Your quick response will be appreciated.
Thanks.

A: I did some research and found other applications having similar issues.

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*Make sure you have imported your certificates into the keystore according to the Connect to LDAP or Other Services Via SSL instructions.

*Make sure any certificates have been imported into the correct keystore; you may have multiple JDKs.

A: Some addition on DevZer0's answer on my SSL issue.
Just follow the instruction given in this link to get the certificate and put it into the jre\lib\security\ folder.
http://www.mkyong.com/webservices/jax-ws/suncertpathbuilderexception-unable-to-find-valid-certification-path-to-requested-target/

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Diddy tells GQ: 'I want to be an authentic, unapologetic warrior for black culture'
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He has just as many ventures and accolades as he does nicknames. Business tycoon, music magnate, television personality, fashion icon, cool Dad, dancing Machine, liquor titan, messenger of positive vibes, award-winning actor, soon to be co-owner of the Carolina Panthers (fingers crossed, prayers up). Revolt TV Chairman Sean "Diddy" Combs stunted for the world as the subject of the cover story of the April 2018 edition issue of GQ Magazine.
Puff first appeared on GQ back in the 90s, and in the article he talks about dreaming of accomplishing that goal as a child. GQ, Essence, Ebony, and Jet were publications he wanted to be on the front of. Obviously in his three-decade-long career, Diddy has made a legacy out of making his dreams come true. But there's one nightmare he has yet to reconcile: the death of Notorious B.I.G.
'The Breakfast Club' | Sean "Diddy" Combs
March 9 marked 21 years since Biggie, born Christopher Wallace, was assassinated in Los Angeles. For Diddy, it was more than losing a once-in-a-lifetime, game-changing artist. His best friend was murdered.
"Nah, I haven't dealt with any of that yet," he told GQ about Big's passing and the brutal way it occurred. "I try to get into it, but...that's something that just hurts so bad. That's a time that's still suppressed."
"Love," as he is referred to throughout the article, also revealed that almost three years ago he had a bout with depression and went to Sedona, Ariz. to revitalize himself.
Puff's zeal for life and his quest to build up black people has been on full throttle, and he works towards uplifting and exemplifying "Black Excellence" on the daily.
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"I want to be an authentic, unapologetic warrior for black culture," Combs said, "and the culture of the street and how it moves. My thing is most importantly to change the narrative of the black race. I can't relate to anything that isn't about that."
"Black Excellence" is not just a term but it's a way of life that Diddy and JAY-Z frequently converse about. Puff is also in the developing stage of an app that helps users locate all the black-owned businesses in every city.
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Screening is looking for signs of disease, such as breast cancer, before a person has symptoms. The goal of screening tests is to find cancer at an early stage when it can be treated and may be cured. Sometimes a screening test finds cancer that is very small or very slow growing. These cancers are unlikely to cause death or illness during the person's lifetime.
Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. For example, they look at the person's age, their family history, and certain exposures during their lifetime. This information helps doctors recommend who should be screened for cancer, which screening tests should be used, and how often the tests should be done.
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If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests, rather than screening tests.
The breast is made up of lobes and ducts. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes, which have many smaller sections called lobules. Lobules end in dozens of tiny bulbs that can produce milk. The lobes, lobules, and bulbs are linked by thin tubes called ducts.
Each breast also has blood vessels and lymph vessels. The lymph vessels carry an almost colorless, watery fluid called lymph. Lymph vessels carry lymph between lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped structures that filter lymph and store white blood cells that help fight infection and disease. Groups of lymph nodes are found near the breast in the axilla (under the arm), above the collarbone, and in the chest.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in American women.
Women in the United States get breast cancer more than any other type of cancer except for skin cancer.
Breast cancer is more likely to occur as a woman ages. It occurs more often in white women than in black women, but black women die from breast cancer more often than white women.
Breast cancer rarely occurs in men. Because men with breast cancer usually have a lump that can be felt, screening tests are not likely to be helpful.
Different factors increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer.
For information about risk factors and protective factors for breast cancer, see the PDQ summary on Breast Cancer Prevention.
Mammography is the most common screening test for breast cancer.
A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammography may find tumors that are too small to feel. It may also find ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In DCIS, abnormal cells line the breast duct, and in some women may become invasive cancer.
Mammography is less likely to find breast tumors in women with dense breast tissue. Because both tumors and dense breast tissue appear white on a mammogram, it can be harder to find a tumor when there is dense breast tissue. Younger women are more likely to have dense breast tissue.
The size and type of tumor.
Where the tumor has formed in the breast.
How sensitive the breast tissue is to hormones.
The timing of the mammography within the woman's menstrual cycle.
The quality of the mammogram picture.
The skill of the radiologist in reading the mammogram.
Women aged 50 to 69 years who have screening mammograms have a lower chance of dying from breast cancer than women who do not have screening mammograms.
Fewer women are dying of breast cancer in the United States, but it is not known whether the lower risk of dying is because the cancer was found early by screening or whether the treatments were better.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to screen women who have a high risk of breast cancer.
MRI is a procedure that uses a magnet, radio waves, and a computer to make a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. This procedure is also called nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI). MRI does not use any x-rays and the woman is not exposed to radiation.
Certain gene changes, such as changes in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
An MRI is more likely than mammography to find a breast mass that is not cancer.
Whether a woman should be screened for breast cancer and the screening test to use depends on certain factors.
Women with risk factors for breast cancer, such as certain changes in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene or certain genetic syndromes may be screened at a younger age and more often.
Women who have had radiation treatment to the chest, especially at a young age, may start routine breast cancer screening at an earlier age. The benefits and risks of mammograms and MRIs for these women have not been studied.
Elderly women who, if diagnosed with breast cancer through screening, will usually die of other causes.
In women with an average risk of developing breast cancer, screening mammography before age 40 has not shown any benefit.
In women who are not expected to live for a long time and have other diseases or conditions, finding and treating early stage breast cancer may reduce their quality of life without helping them live longer.
Other screening tests have been or are being studied in clinical trials.
Studies have been done to find out if the following breast cancer screening tests are useful in finding breast cancer or helping women with breast cancer live longer.
A clinical breast exam is an exam of the breast by a doctor or other health professional. He or she will carefully feel the breasts and under the arms for lumps or anything else that seems unusual. It is not known if having clinical breast exams decreases the chance of dying from breast cancer.
Breast self-exams may be done by women or men to check their breasts for lumps or other changes. If you feel any lumps or notice any other changes in your breasts, talk to your doctor. Doing regular breast self-exams has not been shown to decrease the chance of dying from breast cancer.
Thermography is a procedure in which a special camera that senses heat is used to record the temperature of the skin that covers the breasts. Tumors can cause temperature changes that may show up on the thermogram.
There have been no randomized clinical trials of thermography to find out how well it detects breast cancer or the harms of the procedure.
Breast tissue sampling is taking cells from breast tissue to check under a microscope. Breast tissue sampling as a screening test has not been shown to decrease the risk of dying from breast cancer.
Screening tests for breast cancer are being studied in clinical trials.
Screening tests can have harms.
Not all breast cancers will cause death or illness in a woman's lifetime, so they may not need to be found or treated.
Decisions about screening tests can be difficult. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have harms. Before having any screening test, you may want to discuss the test with your doctor. It is important to know the harms of the test and whether it has been proven to reduce the risk of dying from cancer.
Screening test results may appear to be abnormal even though no cancer is present. A false-positive test result (one that shows there is cancer when there really isn't) is usually followed by more tests (such as biopsy), which also have risks.
When a breast biopsy result is abnormal, getting a second opinion from a different pathologist may confirm a correct breast cancer diagnosis.
Younger women (under age 50).
Women who have had previous breast biopsies.
Women with a family history of breast cancer.
Women who take hormones for menopause.
False-positive results are more likely the first time screening mammography is done than with later screenings. For every ten women who have a single mammogram, one will have a false-positive result. The chance of having a false-positive result goes up the more mammograms a woman has. Comparing a current mammogram with a past mammogram lowers the risk of a false-positive result.
The skill of the radiologist also can affect the chance of a false-positive result.
False-positive results can lead to extra testing and cause anxiety.
If a mammogram is abnormal, more tests may be done to diagnose cancer. Women can become anxious during the diagnostic testing. Even if it is a false-positive test and cancer is not diagnosed, the result can lead to anxiety anywhere from a few days to years later.
Several studies show that women who feel anxiety after false-positive test results are more likely to schedule regular breast screening exams in the future.
False-negative test results can delay diagnosis and treatment.
Screening test results may appear to be normal even though breast cancer is present. This is called a false-negative test result. A woman who has a false-negative test result may delay seeking medical care even if she has symptoms. About one in 5 cancers are missed by mammography.
Have cancer that is not dependent on hormones (estrogen and progesterone).
Have cancer that is fast growing.
Finding breast cancer may lead to breast cancer treatment and side effects, but it may not improve a woman's health or help her live longer.
Some breast cancers found by screening mammography may never cause health problems or become life-threatening. Finding these cancers is called overdiagnosis. When these cancers are found, having treatment may cause serious side effects and may not lead to a longer, healthier life.
Mammography exposes the breast to low doses of radiation.
Being exposed to high radiation doses is a risk factor for breast cancer. The radiation dose with a mammogram is very low. Women who start getting mammograms after age 50 have very little risk that the overall exposure to radiation from mammograms throughout their lives will cause harm. Women with large breasts or with breast implants may be exposed to slightly higher radiation doses during screening mammography.
There may be pain or discomfort during a mammogram.
The phase of the woman's menstrual cycle.
How much pain the woman expected.
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Seven Card Stud
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Physics Question, Push and Drag on a car
Thread starter chembloke
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I was wondering, if the force that causes a car to move in one direction is matched by the drag force opposing in the other direction, why does the car move at a constant velocity rather than moving at zero velocity. I thought that when one force opposes the other equally, there is no net movement. Please help, thank you.
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rethipher
Ah, I understand what you mean. I was quite confused by this very same thing when I first encountered it. Enough chatter, I'll get straight to an answer.
You seem to be confusing equal and opposite forces, and acceleration. This is a classical matter of physics that fits well within the framework of Newtons laws, namely newtons first law. which states: (loosely)
That a body in motion will stay in motion, and a body at rest will stay at rest, unless acted on by an outside force.
If you look at the second law now which is simply the mathematical statement
F = ma (we'll stick with the simplest form here)
It simply states that a force is felt when there is acceleration.
Newton's third law which states,
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What you are missing is here in Newton's third law.
There is a force and a reaction force which cancel each other out.
Therefore, by the first law, the body should continue in it's same direction without any change because there is no acceleration present to enact a force.
Assuming there are no relativistic effects, i.e. velocities appreciable to the speed of light, that's the description you are looking for. I figure this is about what you are asking for correct?
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chembloke said:
I thought that when one force opposes the other equally, there is no net movement.
No thats not correct. When the forces balance there is no acceleration but there can be movement.
For example a space craft travelling to mars does not have to burn it's engine all the way there. During the cruise part of the flight it speeds along with the rocket switched off so the force acting on the rocket is zero...yet it's still moving through space.
Consider your car starting from a standstill. Initially the force due to air drag is zero (it's not moving through the air). As the car accelerates the drag forces increase until they match the thrust provided by the engine. At that point the forces balance and the car cannot accelerate any more...but it can still continue at a constant velocity.
As rethipher says the relevant equation is F=m.a
If the total Force F=0 then the acceleration a=0 but velocity doesn't figure in the equation so can be anything. What the velocity can't do is change because changing velocity is acceleration.
Thank you guys for all your help!
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Q: Android getAllCellInfo() returning unknown cells I'm using the getAllCellInfo() method in Android as part of a React Native app to try to get information about cell strength for different network operators.
The method is returning a number of LTE cells, but only the registered one has actual values for MCC and MNC when I get the cells' identities. All other cell identity methods return null except getPci() and getEarfcn() which seem to be correct.
My code looks like this:
@ReactMethod
public void getAllCarriers(Callback successCallback) {
    List<CellInfo> allCellInfo = this.telephony.getAllCellInfo();
    WritableArray preparedInfo = Arguments.createArray();

    for (int i = 0; i < allCellInfo.size(); i++) {
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        String mcc = "";
        String mnc = "";

        if (info instanceof CellInfoGsm) {
            CellIdentityGsm identity = ((CellInfoGsm)info).getCellIdentity();
            mcc = identity.getMccString();
            mnc = identity.getMncString();
        }
        else if (info instanceof CellInfoLte) {
            CellIdentityLte identity = ((CellInfoLte)info).getCellIdentity();
            mcc = identity.getMccString();
            mnc = identity.getMncString();
        }
        else {
            continue;
        }

        extractedInfo.putString("mcc", mcc);
        extractedInfo.putString("mnc", mnc);

        preparedInfo.pushMap(extractedInfo);
    }

    successCallback.invoke(preparedInfo, allCellInfo.size());
}

Is this just a limitation of the technology or am I doing something wrong?
For some extra information, the Phone I've been getting these results on is a Xiaomi POCOPHONE F1 running Android 10.
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The boundary between hero and villain has collapsed. Some areas of darkness are awakened, behind the image of the hero, between the relationship between the hero and the fan. His picture is 'Fan'. In the end, however, he surrendered to the demands of trade.
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In this film, he has only one other name, like pseudonym – Aryan Khanna. Of course, there is no harm in that. The audience understands before entering the hall, know that the form of the film is also Shah Rukh Khan, the content is also Shah Rukh Khan. And maybe Shah Rukh himself was looking for such a film. In Salman's film, Salman does' packaging' himself, but he can't 'fit' Shahrukh himself in the formula of packaging'. He is a different actor. His audience's tastes, groups, needs are all different. The subject matter of the screenplay is like a lot of TV shows.
Aamir carries that image with his 'off-screen activist' image. That is not possible for Shah Rukh right now. And so maybe this time he is looking for a new screenplay. And his style is very similar to 'Fan' –. Where Shah Rukh is able to present his familiar commercial arrows everywhere in dance action expressions but again Shah Rukh is present here, whom the audience has never seen before.
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Gaurab is wounded by this unjust behavior of his own revered deity. He swears to take revenge. Then the second half is the story of taking revenge. Which, of course, made the video an overnight sensation. However, it can be written that the thrill is not as much as the thriller in the second half. Because thinking about the box office, the second half has gone a long way in the 'Echasing' and 'Action Sequence' of the familiar table.
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In this movie, Aryan has to go to dance at the wedding of a rich man's daughter for some money. Shah Rukh Khan is perfect in both Aryan and Gaurab characters. He also distinguished between walking and looking at money. However, the prosthetic make-up in the character of Gaurab for juvenile punishment, while surprising, has limited the expression of facial expressions.
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In Santa Rosa County last week four individuals from Escambia and Santa Rosa County entered pleas relating to state court charges of RICO, Florida Statute 895.03, which basically means "running a criminal enterprise by a pattern of criminal incidents." In this particular case, the pattern of criminal activity allegedly occurred over a seven year period and stemmed from using local "models" or actors and actresses primarily from Pensacola as performers in sexually explicit movies. The movies were then uploaded to a website known in cyberspace under the screen name "Ray Guhn." At it's peak the website had 5000 subscribers. The only way to access the sight was to pay the $30 per month access fee. The website still exists but has been sold to a new owner. There are 100s of other similar sexually explicit sites as well as many sites which involve "harder core" pornography. I represented the General Manager of the web site. In exchange for pleas the state dropped some of the charges against the defendants and agreed to a range of imprisonment of two to four years for the General Manager and three to five years for the owner of the website. They faced a maximum sentence of 60 years plus but if convicted after trial they may have realistically received sentences ranging from 10 to 20 years.
The prosecutor, by merely by using the RICO statute, made the "Ray Guhn" case much more serious than a "simple" distribution of obscene materials case. Jerome Mooney, Esq., a past president of the First Amendment Lawyer's Association, represented the owner of the web site. Mr. Mooney stated in a recent article about the case for the Adult Video News Magazine: "there were unique factual aspects of this case which made it different from the traditional obscenity case." Specifically, in addition to the allegations of distribution of obscene material, the allegations involved a few of the performers claiming they had been provided controlled substances by one or more of the named defendants, that the use of escorts to make these films was legally prostitution and the mere payment of adult to perform sexual acts was a violation of Florida's prostitution law. Most of these same performers have pending RICO charges alleged against them for their involvement in escorting services in Pensacola that will not be resolved until after the resolution of this case. These witnesses were cooperating with the prosecution in hopes their own sentences would be reduced.
If the case had proceeded to trial, the State would have attempted to offer evidence of numerous bad acts, charged and uncharged, of both my client and the other defendants. RICO carries with it a Level 8 on the Florida Criminal Code Punishment score sheet and enhances what otherwise might be simple misdemeanors to a first degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in state prison. The government would have had to have proven the Racketeering offense is supported by "predicate acts or incidents." Specifically in the Ray Guhn case those predicate acts were prostitution, distribution of obscene materials and distribution of controlled substances. Because the defendant's were additionally charged with Conspiracy, a level seven on the Criminal Code Punishment score sheet, to convict any of the defendants all a jury would have had to have found was that anyone one of the four defendants committed two incidents of either obscenity, prostitution or drugs within a five year period of time. A rather simple thing for the government to prove to establish such a serious crime. In exchange for pleas the government agreed to dismiss the conspiracy charges. The owner, who was solely charged with money laundering, entered a plea to that count, which is a Level 9 first degree felony.
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The community in which the obscene materials were to be judged was Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton Counties, probably four of the most "conservative" counties in the State of Florida. The case ultimately should have no precedential value on what is or is not considered obscene in the four county area because there was no finding of obscenity by a jury.
In light of the my client and the other defendants sentencing not being scheduled to be heard until August 11, 2008, it is not appropriate or ethical to discuss their case or the government's case in more detail at this time. This article regarding RICO and the reporting of the pleas in this case will be followed by an article attempting to make sense out of what is or isn't obscene and what material is legal or illegal to possess. The law establishing the test for obscenity was devised in a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Miller v. California, a case decided 35 years ago before anyone thought there would be a community called "cyberspace." This will be a challenging article to write. Last year I as invited to join the First Amendment Lawyers Association, an organization filled with intellectuls, professors of law and ardent defenders of the First Amendment. Although I am a just a trial lawyer, I have to say that the lawyers associated with this group are some of the best in the country at what they do, that is defend your right to be you and my right to be me.
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7 responses to "Ray Guhn "Obscenity" Prosecution in Pensacola"
KC says:
It's a shame that the "law" has to restrain consenting adults from performing in amateur adult films. As someone else said, I wonder if the case would have gone over differently if done in a more "liberal" area of Florida, or even north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Anwalt für Erbrecht says:
Very insightful. Thank you for your broad perspective.
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Very nice blog.
JT says:
In Los Angeles, Federal prosecutors will stop at nothign to lock up those involved in the adult business, trumping up false charges and using laws that are in no way appropriate. Florida apparently is facing the same sort of legal abuses.
AZ Law says:
The outcome may have been different if it was tried and produced in another county than two extremely conservative locations….will be interesting to see what comes out of it.
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Q: R Shiny valueBox and gauge not working together I'm having an issue with my Shiny App. My app has a valueBox that worked fine before I introduced a gauge   from the flexdashboard package.
With the gauge my valueBox not longer renders in the UI.
Reading other posts, I think this is an issue with the flexdashboard package.
Any work arounds would be much appreciated.
Some reproducible code below:
library(shiny)
library(shinydashboard)
#library(flexdashboard)

ui <-dashboardPage(
dashboardHeader(),
dashboardSidebar(),
dashboardBody(
fluidRow(
  valueBoxOutput("vbox1"),
  column(6,box(plotOutput("plt1"),width=12,title="Gauge Graph",background ="green") ),

column(6,box(plotOutput("plt2"),width=12,title="Graph2",background="yellow") )
),
fluidRow( actionButton("plot","plot") )
)
)

server <- shinyServer(function(input, output, session) {
observeEvent(input$plot,{
output$plt1 <- renderPlot({
  flexdashboard::gauge(56, min = 0, max = 100, symbol = '%', label = paste("Test Label"),gaugeSectors(
    success = c(100, 6), warning = c(5,1), danger = c(0, 1), colors = c("#CC6699")
  ))

})
output$plt2 <- renderPlot({plot(runif(100),runif(100))})
})

output$vbox1 <- renderValueBox({
valueBox(
  "Gender",
  input$count,
  icon = icon("users")
 )
})
})

shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)

A: You could use flexdashboard namespace instead of sourcing the library.
You could do something like this:
library(shiny)
library(shinydashboard)
# library(flexdashboard)

ui <-dashboardPage(
  dashboardHeader(),
  dashboardSidebar(),
  dashboardBody(
    fluidRow(
      valueBoxOutput("vbox1"),
      column(6,box(flexdashboard::gaugeOutput("plt1"),width=12,title="Gauge Graph",background ="green") ),

      column(6,box(plotOutput("plt2"),width=12,title="Graph2",background="yellow") )
    ),
    fluidRow( actionButton("plot","plot") )
  )
)

server <- shinyServer(function(input, output, session) {
  observeEvent(input$plot,{
    output$plt1 <- flexdashboard::renderGauge({
      flexdashboard::gauge(56, min = 0, max = 100, symbol = '%', label = paste("Test Label"),
                           flexdashboard::gaugeSectors(success = c(100, 6), warning = c(5,1), danger = c(0, 1), colors = c("#CC6699")
      ))

    })
    output$plt2 <- renderPlot({plot(runif(100),runif(100))})
  })

  output$vbox1 <- renderValueBox({
    valueBox(
      "Gender",
      input$count,
      icon = icon("users")
    )
  })
})

shinyApp(ui = ui, server = server)

Using this code the app looks like this:
Hope it helps!