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Strengthening Ethiopia's crime response plan
The relationship between the police and the citizens in Addis Ababa has been characterised by mutual mistrust and hostility.
Building on efforts from the ratification of the country's first ever Police Doctrine in 2021 to improve police-community trust and professionalising the police, Interpeace's trust-building programme is enhancing the trust between communities and the police by promoting collaborative problem-solving skills. The programme employs the four-stage SARA (scan, analyse, respond, and assess) problem-solving methodology to promote the active and genuine participation of people, community groups, and police officers in detecting, prioritising, and addressing community-level problems. Currently, the programme is in the response phase, in which communities and the police department have formulated a response plan to address the primary causes of crime and disorder in the four woredas (district-level administrative units).
In early November, Interpeace convened a consultative meeting to brief and receive feedback on the response plan from all key stakeholders, including senior commanding officers from Addis Ababa Police Commission (AAPC), Ethiopian Police University (EPU) utility companies, municipality authorities, members of the Inter Africa Group (IAG), NWP, and community representatives. The consultative meeting had three major objectives. First, by engaging all relevant stakeholders, the meeting aimed to promote enabling conditions for the successful execution of the response plans across the four woredas. Second, collecting feedback on the response plan. And finally, the meeting served as a major learning and experience-sharing platform, where EPU and Interpeace communicated findings and progress of the trust-building project to key stakeholders.
The forum was also used to gain invaluable feedback from participants, which will be used to improve the programme.
One of the participants of the meeting, Misrak , a member of the IAG in woreda 10, said.
"I have been living in the Kolfe neighbourhood for many years. I have seen the police service across different governments, and this is the first time I have ever sat at the same table with the Addis Ababa Police Commissioners to talk about peace. This is simply amazing," she said.
She said the local police used to invite them to attend meetings at the community level to discuss community problems. However, in many instances, community members had a limited voice to decide on matters that affected their wellbeing. It was the police who decide everything, including setting the agenda, defining problems, and addressing problems.
The Interpeace trust-building programme, funded by the Government of the Netherlands, has developed crucial activities to help the police employ innovative approaches to community engagement and problem solving. The communities are now sitting down and having a genuine discussion with the police in the course of identifying and prioritizing problems at the neighbourhood level.
Another resident, Henok Tesema, said: "I am now feeling that the police, at least at the Ketena level, can listen to my concerns. Although there are still many problems in the police service in our woreda, I would like to acknowledge the initial progress brought by the programme, and I am hopeful that this will be expanded to other woredas and sub-cities so that the police will be more democratic, inclusive, and responsive to communities."
Largely, the consultative meeting was successful on all three fronts, gaining the commitment of the senior police officers present. The commanding officers, utility companies, and municipality all expressed their commitment to the successful implementation of the response plan.


100 meters outside of the hotel we are staying, there is a forest reserve on both sides of the road providing perfect soft surfaces all through. A mix of cinder and hard packed mud makes it very soft on the legs. It sort of reminds me of Italy last year where we had similar great running conditions. There, I managed to put in probably one of the most consistant training camps in the last few years due to the surface and good training temperature. Hopefully this will be the case this year also.
A huge group of Scandinavian runners will be down here. Just in our hotel we will be over 150 (!) Then there are other hotels with Norwegians around here plus groups from other nations. So it should be close to 250 runners in total. Quite different than Kenya, when I sometimes was the only white man within miles. But is is nice with some change sometimes. Plus, as in South Afria, the living conditions here are excellent. Adds to the total atmosphere..
We will be doing the first quality session down here today. About 15-20 of our group have arrived already, but about ten more will come Monday.


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News National 2016 05 31 Night ride held to stress cycling safety
Night ride held to stress cycling safety
31 May 2016 Arifubillah Masli National 1 minute, 18 seconds
AROUND 100 cyclists from the public and the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) took part in a "Night Safety Ride" last night in the bid to raise awareness on the proper use of safety gear.
A representative from the Traffic Investigation and Control Department said such initiatives were necessary following the recent rise of road accidents involving cyclists and motorists.
"For example, just recently (last Sunday) there was an accident involving a cyclist who luckily only sustained minor injuries (fractures) along the Seria Bypass, so there is a need for these kind of initiatives," he said.
The representative said the 100 cyclists in the event had adequate bike lights and safety gear including helmets and flourescent clothing to highlight that safety should be a priority for bicycle riders.
He said that the event was also to show that cyclists and road users could share the road safely.
It was reported that two cyclists died in Brunei roads last year.
The three-hour and 52km-night ride was flagged off and ended at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.
The group of bicycle riders went via highway through checkpoints at Jerudong Park Playground and waterfront in the capital then made their way back to the stadium.
The representative said the cycling event, organised by the RBPF cycling club, was the first of its kind together with the public.
Present as the guest of honour to start off the race was Acting Director of the RBPF Traffic Investigation and Control department Hj Mohd Hassan Pehin Penyurat Hj Awg Ahmad.

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The contributory parent category has 3,500 places and normally a shorter waiting period than the already-mentioned parent visas.
Parents of any age residing outside Australia will be able to apply, but only aged parents residing in Australia will be able to apply. Aged refers to men over 65 and women the qualifying age is 62.5.
Temporary visa: pay a A$15,000 second VAC per person (A$1050 for dependents under 18) which would entitle parents to a two-year temporary residence visa including Medicare access and work rights. During that period, parents may apply at any time for a permanent visa at which time the remaining payment of A$10,000 is required (nil for dependants under 18).
The contributory parent visa category also requires a 10-year, A$10,000 AoS bond for main applicants and A$4,000 for adult secondary applicants (for temporary visa holders, this is payable during processing of the permanent visa).
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Ontario's Tories say no plan to slash child care as indicated in leaked report [CA-ON]
Szklarski, Cassandra
Canadian Press
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's Conservative government is not planning to slash its $470-million child-care budget by almost half as indicated in a leaked report, the province's social services minister insisted Thursday.
John Baird said a draft report suggesting $200 million in cuts won't be implemented, as child-care workers and advocates have accused the government of planning to gut the cash-strapped service and close child-care centres across the province.
"The Ontario government is not considering any plan to cut $200 million from child care. Period,'' Baird said in a release.
"I don't know how I can make it any clearer than that.'' The draft discussion paper, dated October 2001 and leaked in November, outlines policy options for the future of regulated child care if $200 million were chopped from the budget.
The suggestion horrified child-care workers and advocates, who said Thursday that the overstressed child-care system cannot afford to lose one cent from its budget.
"It will decimate a system that we have been working on since the 1940s,'' said Mary Anne Bedard of the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care.
Bedard said the proposal would eliminate wage grants for child-care workers, subsidies for working parents and force the closure of child-care centres.
"It's disgraceful. . . . They are going in the wrong direction and they're moving fast toward irreparable damage.''
When the document was leaked last fall, Baird said the proposal was a preliminary draft on the creation of a provincial child benefit and wasn't something being seriously considered.
But he has not guaranteed that the province's current level of funding is secure.
"He can't tell you that funding is going to go up, he can't tell you that funding is going to go down,'' said Baird spokesman Ben Hamilton.
Bedard and New Democrat social affairs critic Shelley Martel said they won't be satisfied until Baird says there will be no cuts whatsoever.
"How can he make this clearer?'' Martel said.
"He can say clearly and emphatically as I urged him to do today that this government will continue to spend $471 million on regulated child care today, tomorrow, next week into the next fiscal year and that not a single cent won't be cut.''
Ontario's child-care system provides 167,000 licensed day-care spots in regulated centres and homes.
Under the current $471-million system, almost $300 million is spent on fee subsidies that help an estimated 70,000 families pay for regulated child care.
Another $116 million subsidizes the wages of some 20,000 day-care workers across the province. The remaining money helps fund child-care resource centres and programs for disabled children.
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The following letter from H. P. B. to W. Q. Judge is reproduced from the magazine "The Theosophical Forum", June 1933, pp. 299-301, where it was published under the title "Leaves of Theosophical History".
The original is held in the Archives of The Theosophical Society, Point Loma/Pasadena.
In this letter, once again one can see two of the main founders of the theosophical movement, not as legendary fictionalized masks of would-be human perfection. The reader here meets instead real people. He sees two brave and honest souls struggling with all kinds of obstacles and difficulties, including their own personal limitations, in their work for mankind.
Therefore there is no reason for theosophical leaders to be hypocrites or pose as saints. They are not supposed to act as the whited sepulchres whom Jesus denounces in those authentically theosophical and "Blavatskian" lines which one can find in Matthew, 23:13-27.
This is why H.P.B. frankly discusses Judge's "Irish" temper and his tendency to create personal conflicts, which she makes an effort to prevent and to avoid. She opens her valuable letter saying that this sort of personal emotion is a significant obstacle for Judge, as a candidate to initiation.
 "Isis Unveiled", H.P. Blavatsky, Theosophy Co., Los Angeles, Vol. I, p. 600.
tomorrow, by New York City.
My dear W. Q. J.
Sorry to find that the Irishman is ever smothering the candidate to ∆. You are wrong & unjust to Parker. He is an eccentric, a character jumped out of a novel by Dickens, yet the most honest man in the world, too stupidly honest for this world. Not mean. He gives almost all he has; but $4,000 he was going to give for the S. D. & the T. S. were borrowed from him by a F. T . S. & an Esotericist of Chicago (!!) whose name he will not divulge & when he had made some 40,000 dollars out of the 4, he never gave back Parker back a two penny dam; Parker gave here, right & left, & is going to work for us. What he was told of you by one who hates you, he does not believe in it now, for he believes in me, & I told him I knew you better than any one of his acquaintances. Now he says he loves & respects you & repeats it 20 times a day. Now do not lose a friend & a true one, you infernal Irish goose of the age! I send Bert with him on a solemn mission & Bert may stop with you for three months & more. Bert will explain all. Parker is the oddest and dearest little crank that you can set your eyes upon. He is the soul of honour, Judge, & you will find it out. Believe me when I say this I speak on authority; and he now believes you too, the same soul of honour; for I told him that you were a great deal better than I am, or Olcott ever was, & such is my honest opinion. As for temper, you are - what I just said - an Irish goose.
Now I ask you one thing. Can't you take back poor George Cheiney who is here, and readmit him into the T. S.? It is this infernal E who pitched him out. Please do, if you can. He is a magnificent orator & I want him here in the "Blavatsky Lodge" but unless you take him back I cannot make him a member of the British Section or the Blavatsky Lodge, or can I?
And now my old comrade & friend, be of good cheer. I'll do the work myself now. You reproach me with having done this & that sending telegrams & letters, outside of you & the devil a bit I knew that I had to do this! Now be so kind as to write to me plainly (so that I could read) what you expect me to do, & what I must not do. And I give my word that I shall follow your instructions. Let us understand each other, both of us, mutually. But till now no one ever said to me a word about your asking to do this or that. Write to me direct & I will do it. But if you write it to the Countess or Arch or Bert - they all forget.
Lucifer: What's In a Name?


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National Park Michigan
Wolf in winter
The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf, has been the prevailing predator of Isle Royale National Park since its arrival to the island in the late 1940s.
The gray wolf gets its name from the thick, gray fur coat covering its body. While most wolves are gray, their coats can range in color from reddish to solid black. On average, adult wolves are five to six feet in length, with females weighing 50-85 pounds and males weighing 70-110 pounds. A wolf will hunt small prey such as snowshoe hare and beaver, however, they often live in small packs of four to eight members and work together hunting larger prey like moose.
Wolf Population
It is largely accepted that wolves arrived on Isle Royale by crossing an ice bridge that formed between the island and the Canadian mainland during the winter of 1948. Since this initial population of island wolves, the population has varied from 50 animals in 1980 to a low of two animals between 2016 and 2018. Wolf population variation is driven by the availability of its primary food source of older moose and calves, and the spread of canine diseases to the island. Furthermore, genetic inbreeding has led to physical deformities and has, at times, resulted in low productivity and survival.
A graph showing the number of wolves and number of moose on Isle Royale since 1980.
Wolf & Moose Population
The prey to predator relationship of Isle Royale's moose and wolves has a direct effect on both species' populations. Wolves help stabilize the moose herd by preying on the old, young, injured and ill. Strong moose numbers allow for stable winter hunting for the wolves. Check out the correlation between wolf and moose populations of Isle Royale since 1980.
Where Are The Wolves?
Isle Royale wolves can be found throughout the island. They are very elusive, but your best chance of seeing them would be along lakeshores, open areas, or hiking trails.
Wolf with pups
In the hierarchy of wolf packs, there is typically one dominant female who breeds with the dominant male. A female wolf can breed by the age of two. Breeding occurs in February and March with pups born in April and May. A typical litter consists of four to seven pups, which will remain in the den for their first six to eight weeks.
Safety in a Wolf Sanctuary
Wolves are usually wary of people and will leave an area when they hear or smell humans. Help keep yourself and Isle Royale wolves safe by following these guidelines:
Do not provide food directly or indirectly. Stow your food properly to limit the smell and do not leave food or garbage in campsites or picnic areas. Dispose of fish remains in water that is at least 50 feet deep or at least 200 feet from campgrounds, water sources, and trails.
If you meet a wolf at close range (less than 25 feet) and it does not leave or is advancing, do what you can to terminate the encounter. Back away or make noise, but do not run away. If you observe them at more than 25 feet, leave the area but do not run.
If a wolf appears to show unusual behavior, such as lack of fear of humans, please report your sighting to park staff.
If you come upon a dead moose, keep moving away from the carcass. Wolves may be present and will be more aggressive to protect the food source. Let park staff know the location of the carcass.
No pets are allowed on the island. Wolves are territorial and will view a domestic canine as a threat. Domestic dogs can also spread canine diseases like parvovirus and distemper, which are deadly to wolves.
Beaver create important aquatic habitat for other island creatures.
Moose are the largest mammal on Isle Royale.
Wolf Reports
Read about the ongoing efforts to augment the wolf population of Isle Royale.
Predator-Prey Relationships
Wolves, moose, and beavers play important roles in Isle Royale's ecosystem.
Why Relocate Wolves?
Wolves have been a part of the island's wilderness for decades, so why relocate?
Wolf Relocation
Nineteen wolves were relocated to Isle Royale from the Great Lakes Region.
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In the electric solar system that the Sun's Primer Fields are a part of, the resulting vast electromagnetic system that powers the Sun, effectively orders and maintains the orbits of the planets, and also their axial spinning.
That the spinning is externally powered is evident in phenomena on Earth that move with the Earth's rotation, but faster, like the atmospheric jet streams, and also the ocean currents' global recycle system that recycles a portion of the atmospheric CO2.
With the recycle times ranging from 350 years to over 1000 years, the modern increase in CO2 reflects high concentrations of CO2 being recycled from the Little Ice Age and from earlier cold periods.
In addition the video notes Prof. Zbigniew Jaworowski's discovery that the actual historic CO2 increase is far less than the CO2 hockey-stick curve in ice cores indicates, for reasons that much CO2 is lost by the evaporation of dissolved CO2 during the compaction of snow into ice. With these two factors, the foundation is invalidated that the massive Manmade Global Warming Climate Scare is built on.
As a sideline, the video also notes the point that Prof. Zbigniew Jaworowski raises in a letter to the U.S. Senate (2004) where he states from years of personal observation that a large portion of CO2 is lost in the ice compaction process with water-vapor evaporation, so that the CO2 hockey-stick curve gleamed from the ice core data is invalid. He cites that in comparing CO2 found in fossils from a few thousand years ago, with the modern atmospheric concentration, the difference is slight, rather than being enormous as the ice core data indicates. Evidently the slight difference is the recycled effect of historic CO2 from earlier cold periods, and also the reduced CO2 solvency in the oceans in the modern warm period. The combination of these effects clearly invalidates the foundation that the massively tragic CO2-carbon-gas Manmade Global Warming Scare campaign is based on.


The idea is to encourage scentific curiosity and exchange the knowledge between women and girls in science.
From the ICMAB, Arántzazu González participates in this initiative, called "Nuestras científicas: Jornada de investigadoras actuales y futuras" on Monday, 11 February, at the Escola Can Maiol (Barcelona) with students of 6-7 years old (1r Primària). She will be with four other scientists, explaining their research to the young students: Gemma Fabrias (IQAC-CSIC), Julia Rose Zinsmeister (CRAG), Neus Ibáñez and Teresa Garnatje (Institut Botànic de Barcelona).
Apart from this initiative, two other scientists from the ICMAB will go to secondary schools on 11 February, to give some talks about their research and life as a scientist, in the framework of 11defebrero.org.
At the ICMAB, we also partipate in the 11F with a seminar on Lise Meitner by Xavier Roqué (11 Februrary, 11 am), and a presentation of the STEM-AMB-TU initiative from AMIT-CAT (11 Februrary, 12 pm).
On Wednesday, 13 February, and Tuesday, 19 February, we will receive the visit of two schools, who will come and see our dramatised reading "Madame Châtelet and her Instagram followers", performed by scientists and support staff of our center, which features different women scientists from our history: Hypatia of Alexandria, Rosalind Franklin, or Vera Rubin, to name a few! The students will also participate in some workshops and lab visits to know more about our research in nanotechnology and materials science.
We also have a photocall in our hall, so that everyone can take a picture and share it on the social networks.


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Usually we spend our time trying to get interviews with the top bods from across the tech world. This has been getting steadily harder lately as there is far more competition these days to write about technology.
As such we've decided to stay one step ahead of the curb by interviewing people at the beginning of their career, thus ensuring if they make it we can say 'we found them first'. Another cunning move from TheStack I think.
This week I headed over to sunny Slough which apparently boasts the best ice hockey team in the country? (You can thank Google for that useful piece of information). Slough also hosts some of the world's most modern data centres and I was meeting with Tom Davy 25, who is close to completing an electrical engineering apprenticeship with Equinix. I wanted to find out a bit more about this and what had started him on a career working in data centres.
How did you end up on this apprenticeship scheme?
'I did a couple of years of multimedia production at Uni but it seemed like the only people who got jobs in this sector did so because they knew someone. I then went to East Berkshire College to study electrical engineering and whilst I was there the college got approached by Equinix to support an apprenticeship scheme'.
When you started electrical engineering did you want to work for a data centre?
'Honestly when I started I didn't even know what a data centre was. When the opportunity came up to apply for the apprenticeship I applied and was one of two people chosen for this. I'm really glad I did though as this is way more exciting than I thought it would be and much better than rewiring a house'.
What do your family think of your job?
Is there anything really cool you'd like to see happen with data centres?
'There has been talk recently about building a data centre on the moon. It sounds mental but actually it could happen sometime soon. You could power it with solar panels, also it's pretty cold on the moon so you wouldn't need to worry about cooling and you could use satellites for connectivity'. (I've paraphrased here. Actually we continued to discuss data centres on the moon for most of the interview. If anyone actually does this I want to go. I will give you loads of free advertising on TheStack and my sister's hand in marriage if you let me visit your Moon based data centre).
So now you're finishing your apprenticeship what happens next?


"Scrooge and Bob Cratchit," or "The Christmas Bowl"
Last illustration in A Christmas Carol, dropped into the text of p. 164.
In his last illustration Leech reinforces the notion expressed by Thomas Carlyle that mutual goodwill between man and master should replace the attitude that "business is business" and that the only bond between the capital and labour is monetary (the "cash nexus"). Thus, Leech's final image complements the highly nostalgic frontispiece Mr. Fezziwig's Ball.


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Q: Collect the result with only a stream (without external loop use) Is there a way to do the following code only with lambdas ?
// translate someList1 to someList3
// .. get sublist
List<String> someList2 = someList1.stream()
        .map(i -> i.getField())
        .collect(Collectors.toList());
// .. create new (target) list
List<SomeClass> someList3 = new ArrayList<>();
for (String item : someList2) {
    SomeClass someObj = new SomeClass();
    someObj.setField(item);
    someList3.add(someObj);
}

A: Just one collect is required :
List<SomeClass> someList2 =
someList1.stream()
         .map(i -> {
                    SomeClass someObj = new SomeClass();
                    someObj.setField(i.getField());
                    return someObj;
                  }
         )
        .collect(Collectors.toList());

But note that with a constructor  in SomeClass that accepts the value of getField(), it would be really more neat :
List<SomeClass> someList2 =
someList1.stream()
         .map(i-> new SomeClass(i.getField())
         .collect(Collectors.toList());

Or by spliting the map() operation in two distinct transformations, you can use method references, which improves the readability :
List<SomeClass> someList2 =
someList1.stream()
         .map(OneClass::getField)
         .map(SomeClass::new)
         .collect(Collectors.toList());

A: You can achieve that with a multiline lambda and another map operation:
List<SomeClass> someList3 = someList1.stream()
    .map(i -> i.getField())
    .map(f -> {
        SomeClass someObj = new SomeClass();
        someObj.setField(f);
        return someObj;
    })
    .collect(Collectors.toList());

A: No need to map it to a String then back to SomeClass, do it in the one map:
 List<SomeClass> someList2 = list.stream()
            .map(i -> new SomeClass(i.getField())) //in case you have such constructor
            .collect(Collectors.toList());

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Ukrainians may refer to:

 in terms of ethnicity: Ukrainians, an East Slavic people, from Eastern Europe
 in terms of citizenship:  Ukrainians (citizens), citizens of Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe
 in music: The Ukrainians, a band from the United Kingdom
 The Ukrainians (album), a 1991 album by the band
 Montreal Ukrainians, a sports team in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 Toronto Ukrainians, a sports team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

See also

 Ukrainian Orthodox Church (disambiguation)
 Ukrainian (disambiguation)
 Ukraine (disambiguation)
 Ukraina (disambiguation)
 Ukrainia (disambiguation)
 Afro-Ukrainians
 Languages of Ukraine
 Name of Ukraine

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Emily's family live in Verwood Dorset and Emily wanted to keep the wedding close to home, so Will and Emily chose the beautiful Edmondsham House in Dorset as their wedding venue in a beautiful marquee next to the house. They had their wedding ceremony at St Nicholas's Church which is on the grounds of Edmondsham House.
The day started at Emily's family home with her two bridesmaids, mum, gran and grandad as well as a multitude of family pets which were very entertaining! When I arrived, the trees in the grounds of Edmondsham house looked beautiful with lots of shabby chic hearts and a huge love sign (courtesy of Simply Flowers) next to the fabulously laid out marquee.


Modal windows present several alternatives to setup Contexts and Actions for modularity. Consider following examples for a guidance on best practices.
Once the action in the modal is performed, application navigates to a fixed page always (regardless of where it was initiated from).
Consider "New Lead" modal in Salesforce application. This can be initiated either from the top header, Leads-Tab drop down menu or from Lead-listing page. When you create a lead, the modal exits and the application always lands in the "Lead Information Page" for further editing.
You may think about following design attributes for Context and Action definition.
Setup the modal as a separate View in one of the contexts where it is accessible from (e.g. Leads listing page) or alternatively, define it as a separate Context in itself.
Separate the actions for initiating the modal and the steps in the modal itself. In other words, create two different actions, "Initiate new Lead" which will just invoke the modal from a given page, and "Create New Lead", which actually accomplishes the functionality to create a new lead.
Share the action "Create New Lead" with all the contexts where such modal can be invoked from. (e.g. Salesforce Home Page). How to share an action?
"Invoke new Lead" will be an action that is defined individually in each of the originating contexts.
Set up the destination of "Create New Lead" as "Lead Information Page" as it always lands in that page after the creation of a lead.
After the action in the modal is performed, modal exits and the application lands in the same page where it initiated from. Differentiate this from the first example, where the application lands in a fixed destination page.
Consider "entity search" modal in Salesforce (classic version). This modal is invoked from multiple places during various actions such as creating an opportunity or creating a quote etc. It does not have a standalone functional significance. It supplements one of the core functionalities by allowing comprehensive search to populate a field such as Account Name. When this modal closes, application lands back in the same page where it was initiated from.
Consider this modal a separate view in one of the existing contexts such as "Lead Info Page". Do not treat this a separate Context.
Separate the actions for invoking the modal ("Invoke Search Modal") and the action performed in the modal itself ("Search and Select Item").
Share the "Search" action with all relevant contexts/pages.
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How Does A Baby Grow in The Womb In 9 Months?
Ashish 9 May 2015 (Updated: 20 Nov 2019)
Being a mother is far from an easy task. From fertilization to the final delivery of the baby and beyond, the road of pregnancy and motherhood is a difficult one, both emotionally and biologically. Let's look at this 9-month journey of pregnancy and understand a bit more what every mother actually goes through to bring a child into the world.
Fertilization: We were only cells in the beginning. Cells that were formed when our father's sperm fertilized our mother's egg. Fertilization takes place in a female's Fallopian tube, which connects the uterus (womb) with the ovary.
The mother's egg and the father's sperm cells contain only 23 chromosomes each, which allows for them to be added together at fertilization. When combined together, they make one completely new cell – the human embryo, zygote or conceptus – with 46 chromosomes, which carries a fresh, unique combination of genes.
Implantation: Implantation usually happens around 6-12 days after fertilization. The fertilized egg has now completed its journey through the Fallopian tube and becomes attached to the lining of the uterus.
At the end of the 4 weeks following fertilization, the nervous system, spinal cord, liver, and kidneys start taking shape.
From the 5th week on, eyes, legs and hands begin to develop. In the 6th week, fingernails start forming, and the mouth and lips become present.
At the end of 8 weeks, a baby's bones, nose, eyelids, and toes start appearing and most of the organs are in place. Embryos have even been found to respond to touch at this stage.
Over the next month, teeth begin to form. The baby can turn its head, hiccup and begin exploring its limited range of movement. The circulatory system starts to work and a skeletal structure is definitely present. The baby can feel certain things, including pain. The vocal cords are present and almost all the systems are in place and functioning.
Baby at 12 weeks
By the next month, the baby has developed taste buds and is pumping several quarts of blood every day. It can also suck its thumb!
By the end of 5 months, the baby measures 140mm, just over one-third of the size it will be at full term, and weighs around 200g. The heart now starts pumping quite a lot of blood, almost 30 liters each day. The baby shows sensitivity to light and responds to sound. The pregnancy begins to show externally as the uterus expands and changes shape to accommodate the growing baby.
At the end of 6 months, the baby practices breathing by inhaling the amniotic fluid into its developing lungs. The mother also begins to feel the baby kicking or will feel the hiccups that an unborn baby often gets after drinking the amniotic fluid or while practising breathing. The oil and sweat glands of the baby start functioning.
7 months and beyond: The baby can now open and close its eyes, and the fetus starts using four senses (out of five). These are vision, hearing, taste, and touch. Its skin thickens considerably and a layer of fat develops beneath the skin of the baby. The weight of the baby also increases gradually. Now, the baby can identify the difference between waking and sleeping, and can relate to the moods of the mother. The baby's heart becomes quite mighty and is able to pump 300 gallons of blood per day, preparing for the eventual release from the womb!
Delivery: The baby is finally ready to enter the world. The baby is positioned upside down, with its head facing downwards, as the head is usually the first part that emerges during childbirth. The cervix gradually opens to allow the baby to pass into the vagina, and from there, the baby is born!
Needless to say, a mother goes through a lot over this period of 9 months, not to mention a lifetime of worries and challenges as a mother. There are ups and downs on this pregnancy path where a mother must stay strong while undergoing many physical and mental challenges just to usher a new life into the world. Therefore, how about a round of applause for mothers all over the world and give yours the thanks she deserves, as well as a big hug!
The entire journey of motherhood is a tremendous one, yet mothers selflessly take it in a beautiful way. Below is a video that shows some common, yet amazing, facts about pregnancy:
For more detailed information on fetal development, follow the links provided below:
University of Maryland Research Paper
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Ashish is a Science graduate (Bachelor of Science) from Punjabi University (India). He spends a lot of time watching movies, and an awful lot more time discussing them. He likes Harry Potter and the Avengers, and obsesses over how thoroughly Science dictates every aspect of life… in this universe, at least.
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USC travels to Head of the American Regatta
By LIAM MISTRAL
October 21, 2015 in Rowing, Sports
On Saturday, the USC women's rowing team will compete in the 2015 Head of the American Regatta, in Gold River, California.
The one-day event hosted by the Sacramento State Aquatic Center will take place on Lake Natoma at the Nimbus Flats State Park.
The 5,000-meter course starts just south of Rainbow Bridge and continues down to the finish line situated near the Nimbus Dam. Competitions range from the junior-level to the elite-level.
The Head of the American Regatta is the Women of Troy's second rowing competition of the season.
The first was last week's renowned 51st annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. It featured two days of intense competition among teams from all over the globe including the U.S. National team and a couple of German national boats.
In its first appearance since 2003, the women's rowing team came home with a respectable 17th place finish (with a time of 17:06.610) in the Women's Championship eights, which featured 32 boats.
This weekend, the Women of Troy will represent USC in Women's Collegiate twos (Event 21), fours (Event 47) and eights (Event 39) events. The 10:45 a.m. twos race will feature two USC boats among a strong line-up of Stanford, Loyola, Berkeley, Chico and University of Washington. Later, the Women of Troy will participate in the 1:45 p.m. eights event.
In it, they will battle for first place against Chico, Loyola, Mills, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, UC Davis, Berkeley, Washington and reigning champion, Stanford.
Finally, at 3 p.m., three USC boats will take part in the fours event, which will include Berkeley, UC Davis, Saint Mary's and Mills College.
Last year, Stanford took home the gold, with a time of 17:56.0, in an eights competition that did not feature USC. In their quest to dethrone Stanford, the Women of Troy will have to watch out for Berkeley. Cal placed first at last week's eights in the Head of the Charles Regatta, besting USC's seventeenth place effort by over a minute.
Conversely, the Women of Troy will have to do their best to avoid getting upset in the twos and fours events, which they swept in 2014, with times of 20:02.0 and 18:51.0, respectively.
The Head of the American marks the last competition of the calendar year for the USC women's rowing team, who is led by 14th-year head coach Zenon Babraj.
The Women of Troy's next official meet will be the 2016 Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas, on March 25-26.
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Madelyn Robinson To Return For Another Season With Utah Volleyball
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SALT LAKE CITY - Utah volleyball outside hitter Madelyn Robinson will return for the 2022 season as a fifth year student for the program, using her extra year of eligibility by means of an NCAA COVID-19 season of competition waiver. Robinson is coming off an All-Pac-12 and All-Region season this past fall as a senior for the Utes.
Robinson's selection to the All-Pac-12 team comes after posting 2.92 kills per set in Pac-12 play, which ranked second on the team behind all-time kills leader Dani Drews. Robinson averaged 3.01 kills per set overall in the 2021 season and totaled 340 kills en route to earning a spot on the AVCA Pacific South All-Region team. She totaled seven double-doubles, which included four coming in conference play. During her senior year, Robinson recorded a career high in kills (20), a career high in digs (16) and posted a career high in blocks (5).
She reached 10 or more kills in 19 matches this season to aid Utah's offense. Robinson improved averages in kills per set, aces per set, digs per set, blocks per set, and points per set from last year's spring season.
Robinson played a crucial role in pushing the program to its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and a third-place finish in the Pac-12 for the third consecutive season. Utah finished 22-9 overall and went 14-6 in Pac-12 play.
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Celebrity News January 26, 2015
Patrick Dempsey Hints at Reason He and Wife Are Divorcing
"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey may have given some insight as to why he and wife Jillian Fink are ending their 15-year marriage.
The actor and racing enthusiast spoke to AP on Friday (via People.com) at the Rolex 24 race in Daytona Beach, Florida, right before the split announcement.
Dempsey explained he has trouble managing his time. "It would be nice to be one-pointed and not spread so thin sometimes. I think where I'm going is to really streamline and be much more specific in balancing things a little bit better than I have in the past."
He added, "I've been incredibly fortunate to have 'Grey's' run as long as it has. It's been a tremendous gift, and it's allowed all of this to happen. That's been taking up a lot of time, and of course, you have a life off the track and your family and trying to balance that out and make that work and then focusing on the racing."
Later on Friday, Dempsey and his wife said in a joint statement, "It is with careful consideration and mutual respect that we have decided to end our marriage. Our primary concern remains the wellbeing of our children, and we ask with profound gratitude that you respect our family's privacy at this very sensitive time."
TMZ was first to report that the couple has no prenuptial agreement. Jillian's filing cited irreconcilable differences, and she is seeking joint custody of their three children and spousal support (see papers below).
On Sunday, Patrick was spotted wearing his wedding ring at the Rolex 24 race at Daytona International Speedway (see the pics here). The star reportedly skipped out on an autograph session with fans.
The avid car racer may have a future in that sport, but in 2013 he told "Extra" that he couldn't walk away from acting entirely to race because, "Racing is expensive, but I like doing both, quite honestly."
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Florence Travel Guide
Florence is one of the most visited cities in Italy for both first-time and experienced travelers. The picturesque capital of Tuscany, Florence (Firenze, in Italian) is known for its Renaissance art and architecture and the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Marcel Proust called it "a miracle city enbalmed."
Florence's skyline is defined by the monumental Renaissance-era cathedral, the Duomo, as well as by the Palazzo Vecchio, a medieval building with a crenelated tower. Florence's cityscape is a compact and cozy collection of medieval and Renaissance structures, austere palaces, broad public squares, and intimate alleyways, not to mention churches, museums, restaurants, cafes, bars, and gelato shops.
The Arno River splits Florence into a right and left bank, the latter of which is known as the Oltrarno ("Beyond the Arno"). The Ponte Vecchio, famous for the jewelry vendors that line both sides, is Florence's most iconic bridge.
It is hard to overstate the significance of Florence and its influence on the culture and history of Italy.
Florence is the city that produced Dante, the father of the Italian language. Niccolò Machiavelli, the author of The Prince and the so-called Father of Political Science, was also Florentine.
Moreover, the most famous names of the Renaissance, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Botticelli were born or lived here. All three of them, including many more of their contemporaries, left behind the incomparable art on display in museums like the Uffizi and the Accademia.
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Though the city is fairly small, there is an awful lot to see and do here. The beauty is overwhelming to the point that it inspires a psychological condition known as Stendhalism, Stendhal Syndrome, or Stendhalismo. The phrase is named after the French writer Stendhal who is said to have experienced hallucinations and fainting when visiting Florence.
Of course, you can have a more easygoing visit to Florence. When planning your Florence itinerary, put the must-see sites on your schedule first, then sprinkle-in visits to smaller attractions as your schedule allows. Make sure you give yourself ample time to eat, drink, people-watch, and stroll through the piazzas.
Street view of Florence Duomo and Campanile
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore is the symbol of Florence and the easiest-to-find attraction in the city. Its distinctive terracotta dome was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The Duomo is a lot more fascinating from the outside than it is on the inside—the interior is not as decorative as the exterior.
The Duomo is part of a complex of religious buildings that is common in Italy. In addition to the church, there is a baptistery (battistero), a bell tower (campanile), and a museum.
The octagonal Baptistery of Saint John is one of the oldest buildings in Florence, dating from the early 12th century. It is notable for its "Gates of Paradise" bronze doors designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti. Dante and other notable Florentines, including members of the Medici family, were baptized here under the gold mosaic ceiling.
The bell tower was designed by Giotto and is the perfect place to get a view of the Duomo and the city below.
The museum, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, is behind the church and houses many of the original statues, paintings, carvings, and fixtures from the Duomo and its complex.
Florence Duomo Tickets
Florence Duomo Website
"Birth of Venus" by Sandro Botticelli. One of the highlights of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
One of the best museums in the world, the Uffizi Gallery contains some of the most recognizable paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance.
You will want to give yourself several hours to visit the Uffizi. I recommend you purchase timed tickets online as long lines are common, both to buy tickets and to enter the museum. By buying your ticket in advance, you save yourself having to wait in another line. If you don't buy your ticket in advance, you can purchase a ticket at the museum or from the ticket office at a few other museums in town, including the Pitti Palace and the Bargello. The biggest drawback here is that you will have to take whatever time is available and that may not fit with your travel schedule.
Uffizi Gallery Skip-the-Line Tickets
Uffizi Gallery Website
David By Michelangelo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
One single jaw-dropping work of art draws crowds to the Accademia Gallery — Michelangelo's David. The towering statue, set on a pedestal in the center of a light-filled hall, is truly a masterpiece and you can inspect it from every angle. Michelangelo's four unfinished sculptures of slaves/prisoners are also on view here as are numerous other works of art from lesser-known artists.
The David is incredible to see in person. Note that there are several other copies of the David in the city, the most famous of which are in Piazza della Signoria (where the work originally stood) and in Piazzale Michelangelo. These are hardly comparable to the original. But they give you a sense of the scale of the sculpture.
Florence Accademia Priority Entrance Tickets
Florence Accademia Website
Add these other Florence attractions if your itinerary allows it. They are all more than worthy of a visit but don't merit "must-see" status unless you have ample time in your travel schedule.
Santa Maria Novella. 13th-century church with Renaissance masterpieces. Near Florence's central train station of the same name.
Santa Croce. Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Rossini are buried here, among many others.
San Lorenzo. Parish church of the Medici family. Contains the Medici Chapels.
Brancacci Chapel in Santa Maria del Carmine. Famous for its early Renaissance fresco cycle by Masaccio.
San Marco Monastery and Museum. Notable for the frescos painted by Beato Angelico. Home monastery of firebrand Dominican preacher Savonarola.
Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens. Imposing stone palace on Florence's left bank filled with artistic and royal treasures. Its Boboli Gardens are a classic ideal for Renaissance landscaping.
San Miniato al Monte. Romanesque church high on a ridge above Florence. Popular place to hike to.
Bargello Museum. One of the first museums in Italy, with sculptures by Michelangelo, Donatello, Giambologna, and other big names.
Orsanmichele. Medieval grain warehouse turned church with statues by famous Renaissance sculptors.
Palazzo Vecchio. City Hall of Florence with a distinctive central tower. The center of secular Florence for centuries.
Ponte Vecchio. Famous bridge across the Arno known for its gold workshops.
Piazza della Signoria. The main square of the city. Here you will find the Loggia dei Lanzi with its Renaissance sculptures, the Palazzo Vecchio, and the starting point for many tours of Florence.
Piazzale Michelangelo. Large piazza above Florence with a fake David statue but with sweeping views over the city and countryside.
Save yourself time by booking a tour. These are the best ones to get the most out of the city. Browse more itineraries from Context Travel Florence Tours and Take Walks Florence Tours.
Florence In A Day With David, Duomo, Uffizi & Walking Tour. Full-day tour that covers all the main highlights.
Best of Florence with Special-Access Florence Duomo Tour, David & City Stroll. Three-hour tour in the city center with line-skipping access to Florence's Cathedral sites.
Florence is a fantastic city to visit year-round, as there is plenty to do both indoors and outdoors.
Spring is the best time to visit Florence for traditional events:
March 25 – Feast of the Annunciation aka Florentine New Year
March 25 – National Dante Alighieri Day
Easter – Scoppio del Carro
May – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
June 24 – Feast of St. John the Baptist, Florence's patron saint and Calcio Storico, a soccer match played in Piazza Santa Croce
See the Italy calendar for details on public holidays in Italy.
Summer is the high season in Florence, starting from mid-May and running through September. August may be slightly less crowded due to the absence of Florentines, who leave for their summer holidays. Early May and the month of October are typically the best times to visit the city thanks to milder weather.
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January 10/1 50/35
February 12/2 54/37
March 15/5 59/41
April 19/8 66/46
May 23/11 74/52
June 28/15 81/59
July 31/17 88/63
August 31/17 87/63
September 27/15 80/58
October 21/10 70/50
November 15/5 59/42
December 10/2 51/36
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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King
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The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall by Christopher Hibbert
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Foreign Minister calls on the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on H.H. Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in Manama today.
Highlighting the close and fraternal relations between the two countries that are rooted deep in common faith, shared history and people-to-people contacts, Foreign Minister Qureshi reaffirmed the commitment to further broaden these relations in all fields.
The Foreign Minister thanked Bahrain for its valuable support on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and other issues at the international fora. He also lauded the support extended by Bahrain during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Foreign Minister underscored the importance of enhancing economic, trade and investment cooperation between Pakistan and Bahrain in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan for economic security, which is centered on the three pillars of peace, development partnerships, and connectivity.
While exchanging views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, the Foreign Minister apprised the Deputy Prime Minister on the human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK); and the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The Foreign Minister highlighted Pakistan's support for the efforts for an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement in Afghanistan.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Bahrain reciprocated the warm sentiments extended by Foreign Minister Qureshi and shared the desire to work in close collaboration with Pakistan to advance cooperation on all areas of mutual interest.


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Should the Catholic Church Sell St. Peter's Basilica and Give the Money to the Poor?
I made a new friend on the train this week. Mark described himself as a Christian but not a Catholic. As Amtrak #358 sped along the track from Chicago, where I'd been attending a conference, to Dearborn, Mark and I chatted about a lot of things: about our families, about our work, and about faith. When he heard that I was a Catholic writer, he embraced the opportunity to raise a few questions about Pope Francis and to express some concerns that he had with the Church, as he understood it.
I know that Mark's questions are echoed by many others who see the Church from the outside, but who have never talked to a real Catholic to get an insider's perspective. So here goes, in what will likely become a series of Quick Takes on the Catholic Faith.
Mark had a good point: Certainly there are widows and orphans to feed, refugees to house, expectant mothers to assist and abandoned spouses to comfort. Mindful of all of these profound needs, shouldn't the Church divest itself of its great wealth and give it all to the poor?
I'd like to suggest four key reasons why selling all is NOT the approach mandated by the Scriptures.
1. Gratitude Requires That We Preserve the Gifts of Those Who Have Gone Before Us.
Wouldn't you seem ungrateful if your parents had scrimped and saved to give you a pricey wedding gift, only to have you cast it aside? Likewise, past generations of the faithful–grateful for God's beneficent care, and eager to share their appreciation by giving of their blessings–have donated the funds, or contributed the artwork, or supported the artist, with the expectation that their gift will be appreciated and will serve as an inspiration to prayer for future generations.
2. Jesus himself expected that we would honor him with our wealth.
3 Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor?
6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.
7 Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying.
8 For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always.
Jesus was God, and was worthy of devotion. Even though there were poor people to be served, it was fitting that he should have been honored by her anointing with the precious oil. In the same way, it is right and good to build something (or paint something, or sculpt something) truly beautiful for God.
3. The Poor Deserve Beauty, Too.
If the great art of the Church were sold, it would most likely be preserved behind closed doors, in private collections of the very wealthy. Better, I think, to allow everyone–even persons of humble means–to enjoy the works of the Masters, to allow their hearts and minds to be drawn upward toward heaven by the rich imagery of the saints, by the glow of alabaster and the sheen of marble and the intricacy of fine metalwork. The Church has been a repository of great art, and has made its treasures available for all to enjoy.
4. Beauty Leads Us to Holiness.
Thomas Aquinas named three characteristics of beauty: integritas (integrity), consonantia (proportion), and claritas (clarity). Beauty is something which we recognize in creation, and it leads us to greater understanding of God, who in creating the Beautiful has shown us a little of His boundless Beauty. As we appreciate the beauty of a flower, we begin to understand a little more of the beauty of its Creator, and we are drawn to love Him more. Likewise, when a stained glass window enraptures us with its shimmering color and its profound imagery, we appreciate the creator (the artist), and the Creator of the creator (God).
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The first time I entered St. Peter's Basilica, I was astounded by is monumental size and grandeur, far greater than I had ever imagined. It was a seminal moment in my life. The Vatican is one of the world's greatest repositories of art from throughout the ages. To sell off and scatter it's irreplaceable art collection would be a crime against civilization.
What would be the benefit to the poor if it were sold and the money spent on the poor. Diluted by their vast numbers, they may get an extra meal. How many would remember it a year later. But the rich storehouse of human civilization's greatest achievements would be lost forever.
I agree wholeheartedly with all these points. Also, if St. Peter's were put on a balance sheet, I'm not sure it would go on the asset side. The amount of money it takes to maintain the building and the artwork is quite substantial.
Most of the material gifts the Church receives were / are given in perpetuity. Which means they cannot be sold, they were not meant to be sold.
Even if the Church sold St. Peter's Basilica and gave the money to the poor, all that would do is to pass the supposed "problem" on to someone else. Then we could start pestering the new owner of St. Peter's, and ask why *he* doesn't sell St. Peter's, and give the money to the poor. Or we could ask, why didn't he give his money to the poor in the first place, instead of using it to buy St. Peter's Basilica?
Meanwhile, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world would have gone from being a public treasure that can be seen by anyone for free, to (most likely) a private holding that is either closed to the public, or that can be seen only for a fee.
Why don't we just sell the White House, with everything in it; that would feed and house the poor for a little while.
This silly idea keeps coming up all the time but the people who support it are both naïve and ignorant. Naïve because the money thus acquired would at some point run out and the hungry would be hungry again. Ignorant because St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums belong as much to the pope as to the Italian government and the latter wouldn't look kindly at the selling of it.
Whenever someone tells me that the Church should sell all of its "wealth" and give the money to the poor, I first agree. Then I go a step further and say that here in the U.S., we should also sell everything in the Smithsonian to help underfunded schools. Then we could sell all that granite in the Vietnam memorial to make counter tops and give the money to the poor. Before I get to auctioning off the Lincoln Memorial and the Grand Canyon, they've usually gotten my point. These are part of our history, our heritage, our land, and they belong to everyone. Also, I wonder how those folks think we should help the poor of the next generation after we've sold off all of these treasures.
There was a time when like Mark I was uneasy with the Church's "wealth," but of all people Dorothy Day made your point #3, which besides the logic you expressed so clearly, there are few who could make this point as credibly. Actually the Church pursues her worldwide mission on a veritable shoestring relative to other large-scale organizations.
As with Judas (could he be the patron saint of misers?), the thinking that goes into saying that the Church should liquidate everything it can in order to "feed the poor" is the product of very cynical, calculating, & selfish attitudes. It seems those who point to the Church's art treasures are motivated in part by guilt over their own lack of generosity. When giving a parish mission, Bishop Sheen lunched with some of the young priests there and listened as one of them railed at length of the sinfulness of the Church's wealth. He fixed his eyes on the complainer and asked quietly, "How long have you been stealing from the collection, Father?" To his credit the priest confessed and was on his way to healing from the temptations of avarice. One cannot succumb to this sort of temptation without first lacking gratitude and respect for the gifts of others. Indeed those who suggest such treasures are fungible must necessarily assume their creators would have done them anyway, completely missing their profound inspiration.
Truth, Beauty, Love, Goodness, & Simplicity are all perfections of God we should honor for their own sake whenever we encounter man's best reflections of them in any medium.
To whom is this man suggesting St. Peter's be sold? For how much? And to be turned into what?


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Michael Osborne Waddell MC (22 December 1922 - 22 May 2015) was a British Army officer of the 50th Royal Tank Regiment who won an immediate Military Cross for his actions during the invasion of Sicily in 1943 when he saved the lives of eleven men after his column was hit by enemy fire. He studied agriculture at the University of Durham before joining the army and claimed that he only enrolled because he feared he would fail his exams. After the Second World War he returned to Durham where he studied medicine and spent the rest of his life as a general practitioner.

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After breakfast we will drive for an hour to the Sarıçayır Plateau. Both the road there and the plateau itself are breathtaking. You will not believe the flower variety in the summer. We will be so close to the Georgian border that you can actually walk there. This plateau still has not received electricity but it has a stabilized road; however we will use the Erikli Plateau uphill road to get there on foot. We will have arrived at the plateau with marvelous views within 1,5 hours. On one hand we will see the plateau and its hills, while on the other side we will be able to see the Georgian border and the view from Şavşat all the way to the Karçal Mountain. We will walk through the Erikli Plateau and enter the path to the Sarıçayır Plateau. Our walk will continuously be accompanied by hill views and carries on via the military road opened for the border. Another 15 minutes and we will be at the Sarıçayır Plateau which is home to our founder and guide Mikail's mother. We will have a delicious lunch here at Mikail's uncle's house. After a nice rest we might carry on to Mikail's father's home village – Ilıca (Cinal) but we cannot promise this as it depends on the weather and road conditions, our timing and the group. Today will be a rather full day as it is. If we can, we will go to the village of Ilıca, if not we will walk back to our hotel passing through other beautiful villages.
After breakfast we will drive for 45 minutes and arrive at Balıklıgöl Lake passing through Şavşat's largest village Pınarlı. After a short tea break we will start our hike. The views we will see on either side from the foot of the Arsiyan Mountain are breathtaking. Our path will be occasionally decorated with oxcart tracks and will take us to the first and smaller one of the Şirata Lakes. The water level depends on the time of year. Afterwards, we will carry on walking up to the second and larger lake known as the Larger Şirata and here we will take a long break. If we are lucky we might see Ruddy Shelducks that make the most of this quiet environment. After another short uphill we will enter the forest. If the weather is clear we will see the Karçal Mountains and further. Next we will go down steep hills to meet the oxcart path again. After another 30 minute walk we will have completed our circle and we will be ready to have lunch. We will have a delicious lunch comprised of meatballs and side dishes at Fevzi & Nazire's Place. After a siesta break we will head out towards Şavşat Karagöl Lake. We will both drive and walk to get there. We will take a break according to our arrival time. Then it will be time to drive back. We will visit the Cevizli Church en route to our hotel.
After breakfast we will say our farewells to Şavşat. We will drive for approximately 1 hour to reach the beginning of our hike on the banks of the Karçal River. We should warn you here that the hike will begin at the construction site of a hydroelectric power plant. Your guide will inform you about what is happening. Our walk will be on a stabilized village road and will end after two hours on a bridge. Today we have a packed lunch so you can either have it here or at the plateau with nice hot tea. Here at the bridge we will meet our vehicle and start driving up towards the Lekoban Plateau. We will be driving below the path that we will be using tomorrow and come out of the forest. When we see the Indastvinda passage we will also start seeing the highland houses. Without wasting any time we will get to our guesthouse and settle in. Those who want to can take walks in the surroundings until it gets dark. We can also walk up the Z shaped stabilized road across from the guesthouse. We will end the night chatting in front of the fireplace.
After a magnificent breakfast we will begin our 4 hour walk right in front of our guesthouse. This hike does not involve a lot of steep ups and downs. Up to the passage we will be slightly ascending. Our whole hike will be through valleys. When we get to the ridge from where we see the Cancir Plateau we know that it is time for the downhill. After this slight descent we reach the ridge from where we will have a complete view of the Cancir Plateau from above. If we are lucky we might be invited to have tea in one of the highland houses and then we will meet up with our vehicle, say goodbye to this almost untouched Cancir Plateau and drive to the Lekoban Plateau for 30 minutes. After lunch we will drive for another 30 minutes and reach the Indastvinda Pass. If the weather is clear we can see the Macahel Valley and the Batumi coastline from here. We will take a photograph break here and then carry on driving up for another 15 minutes and arrive at a point just below the Naçadirev Lake. We should keep our fingers crossed for clear weather here because this is the point where we will be closest to the Karçal Mountain. A 5 minute walk will bring us to the lake side. We would love to see the courageous to take a dip in the lake. After enough time on the lake side we will start heading back to our guesthouse. Those who want to can take a 45 minute walk from the Indatsvinda Pass to the guesthouse.
After breakfast we will say farewell to the Lekoban Plateau. After checking out we will begin our walk right from the guesthouse. Our first stop is the Indatsvinda Pass. From here we have a 2 hour downhill walk to the Fındık Plateau. We will have lunch at the highland house of the owners of our guesthouse in Macahel. They do not hold back from sharing whatever delicious dishes they have depending on the time of year. After lunch and a siesta break we will continue walking down to Macahel from the highland road. Today's hike in total is 23 km. If the weather permits our vehicle will follow the same road down to Macahel and those who feel tired may use the vehicle whenever they want to. We will be staying at Bumbulay Bungalow Guesthouse. Dinner will be at the guesthouse.
After breakfast we will drive to Hopa via the panoramic Şavşat-Artvin-Borçka route for 3,5 hours. We will be able to see the Artvin and Deriner Dams during this journey. We will say goodbye to our guests who will depart from Hopa and carry on to Trabzon with our guests who will fly out of Trabzon Airport.
This tour can be classified as Alternative Tourism within international standards (Ecotourism). It cannot be carried out with big groups of 40-50 people in large busses. The maximum capacity of the tour is 13 people.
You will see that everyone from the driver to the waiters at restaurants will greet us with smiling faces and they all do their job vey willingly.
On nature tours all activities will be carried out unless there is a natural disaster and all guests should bring the required gear.
This is a tour that everybody with a little bit of hiking experience can join. All the experiences that you live here on this tour will make you want to come back to the unique nature of the Eastern Blacksea region.
You will feel in a completely different world in this magnificent geography that is a must for ecotourists that want to experience new things.
Your guide will always be giving you interesting information that is not written in the program so we advise you to keep your eyes and ears open at all times.
Wearing layers while in the nature is always an advantage and definitely more comfortable. If you have the suitable gear in your backpack in accordance with the weather, the activities will not seem torturous. If you keep away from unnecessary clothing and pinpoint the really necessary items you will be more in harmony with the nature and thus you'll enjoy your time out even more .
Days 4-5: Macahel Yaylaevi Guesthouse. There are 5 wooden bedrooms with bathrooms. The walls are not very soundproof so we should be careful about what we do and say in the room.
Days 6-7: Macahel Bumbulay Guesthouse. All bungalows and rooms in the guesthouse have bathrooms.


Another 'Catastrophe' for US Navy – USS McCain limps into Singapore – Coercion Code – "Dark Times are upon us"
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis announced a pause in operations of the fleet so officials can take a deeper look at its performance, including personnel, navigation capabilities, maintenance, equipment, surface warfare training, munitions, certifications and how sailors move through their careers.
Navy Admiral John Richardson later clarified in a Twitter post that the review would include the possibility of 'cyber intrusion' or sabotage, although there were "no indications right now".
"But review will consider all possibilities," he said.
Speculation has been building that the USS McCain was hacked ever since news broke about the collision.
Itay Glick, founder of cyber security firm Votiro said he had immediately become interested in the potential for cyber interference when he heard about the accident yesterday.
"I don't believe in coincidence," Mr Glick told news.com.au.
Mr Glick worked in the cyber-warfare unit of the Israeli intelligence agency for seven years and he believes countries like Russia and China may have the capability to launch an attack on the warships.
"China has capabilities, maybe they are trying things, it is possible," he said.
He believes there are two main ways the warship could have been interfered with, including an attack on its GPS that impacted its navigation, or a malware attack on its computer network that gave it incorrect information which may stopped it from seeing the tanker.
Some have dismissed the idea the warship could have been subjected to a GPS spoof as unlikely, because the signal would have to be wide enough to affect dozens, if not hundreds of ships in the region.
But Mr Glick said there had already been evidence of this type of technology being used to set at least 20 ships off track in the Black Sea near Russia, and experts have speculated there is potential for it to be isolated to just one target.
"There is already a lot of interest in cyber protection of cars and autonomous vehicles, we can deduce from that, there might be a way to control ships and airplanes," Mr Glick said.
While investigation of the USS Fitzgerald's collision in June has not been completed, it has already pointed to some human error. The captain has since been relieved of his command and other sailors were punished after the Navy found poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to the collision.
But Mr Glick said unless the warships were at a high readiness level, they were probably relying more on the computer for navigation than on human eyes.
"Blaming a human is often easier than considering the possibility of a cyber attack," he said.
He believes the latest collision strengthens the case for the possibility of cyber espionage.
The USS McCain had been heading to Singapore on a routine port visit after conducting a sensitive freedom-of-navigation operation last week by sailing near one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea.
The accident happened at the start of a designated sea lane for ships sailing into the Singapore Strait, one of the world's busiest.
Admiral Richardson, the chief of naval operations, said the comprehensive review of the 7th Fleet would look at operational tempo and trends in personnel, matériel, maintenance and equipment.
Adm. Richardson wants to ensure there aren't bigger problems in the fleet that may be masked by the high pace of operations and budget uncertainties, according to a Navy official.
He has directed Admiral Phil Davidson, head of the Navy's Fleet Forces, to lead the investigation.
"This review will be on a very tight timetable," Richardson said.
David Hodges publicly stated, on June 21, that the USS Fitzgerald was hit by an EMP.
His belief is rooted in several factors which will be discussed by the end of the article. However, the foundation for my belief comes from a two-year-old declassified intelligence report.
A 2015 declassified intelligence report, obtained by the private National Security Archive, provides details on China's EMP weapons as well as the plans for their use.
The report details how much of China's military is developing EMP weapons that the Chinese plan to use against targeted U.S. aircraft carriers with regard to any future conflict over Taiwan. Parts of the National Ground Intelligence Center study on the lethal effects of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons revealed that the arms are part of what China refers to as the "assassin's mace". This arsenal of EMP weapons allows a technologically inferior China to defeat U.S. military forces while leaving much of the surrounding infrastructure intact. It is like the neutron bomb of EMP weaponry.
The report further states "For use against Taiwan, China could detonate at a much lower altitude (30 to 40 kilometers) … to confine the EMP effects to Taiwan and its immediate vicinity and minimize damage to electronics on the mainland." After I aired my opinion that the Fitzgerald was hit by an EMP, I heard from an old reliable deep cover source, as well as a new source, in which both sourcesstated pretty much the same story. The Fitzgerald was hit with a Chinese based EMP and that the new generation of Chinese EMP weaponry is capable of targeting a select area and take down a tank, a plane or a ship without damaging surrounding electronics.
Both sources and the once labeled "top secret " report, revealed that Chinese military writings have emphasized the importance of building low-yield EMP warheads. The report said that future Chinese EMP weapons should emphasize developing "any low-yield strategic nuclear warhead (or tactical nuclear warheads) could be used with similar effects. The DF-21 medium-range ballistic missile was prominently mentioned as a platform for the EMP attack against a country such as Taiwan". Of course, this strategy has definitive applicability in its use against the United States.
According to the report, this "trump card" or "assassin's mace" weapons that are based on new technology, has been developed in high secrecy. Trump card would be applicable if the Chinese have developed new low-yield, possibly enhanced, EMP warheads, while assassin's mace would apply if older warheads are employed, the report said. But as stated, individual aircraft carriers would be prime targets for the newest generation of Chinese EMP weapons.
Americans have been told by our corporate controlled media that EMP weapons will have no impact on human beings. These reports are a bold faced lie as this same report went on to detail how the Chinese have conducted EMP tests on mice, rats, rabbits, dogs and monkeys. The results of the mammal directed EMP test results produced eye, brain, bone marrow and other significant organ injuries. It stated that "it is clear the real purpose of the Chinese medical experiments is to learn the potential human effects of exposure to powerful EMP and high-powered microwave radiation." The report also concluded that these human based EMP tests may have been conducted to determine safety or shielding standards for military personnel or weapons.
In conclusion, with regard to this exotic weaponry, it is clear that the Chinese plan for nuclear EMP strikes against the United States are part of Chinese military doctrine and there is also evidence that China has already developed a set of super-EMP nuclear weapons that produce powerful EMP fields, but with EMP related effects that can be contained to specific geographic locations. There is no doubt that the Chinese are perfecting task-specific EMP weapons to a degree that is now known outside of classified circles.
After speaking to my sources and reviewing the previously classified report, I have no doubt that is what the Fitzgerald was hit with.
The US Navy has presented a scenario in which we asked to believe the highly improbable scenario in which the Fitzgerald was accidentally struck by a cargo ship. This bold faced lie could only be true if the crews of both ships simultaneously had an electronic failure resulting in radar and sonar malfunctions and the lookouts of both ship simultaneously went to sleep. The Navy cover story is simply not believable.
Why Would China Perpetrate Such an Attack?
Previously, China has issued stern warnings to the US Navy to avoid the South China Sea. On multiple occasions, the ships from the US Navy have mocked the warning by sailing into the area. This time, the Chinese mean business.
China just delivered a message to the United States government that they will not tolerate any more US Navy incursions into the South China Sea. The irresistible force meets the immovable object.
Disrupt any resurrection of the TPP so no nation gains an economic advantage over China in its own backyard.
Isolate Taiwan geographically and militarily. Closing down the South China Sea moves China in the direction of accomplishing this kind of action. The short-term goal is to economically diminish Taiwan. The final goal is the take-over of Taiwan.
China is increasingly aggressive, almost to the point of forming a quasi-naval blockade in and around the disputed territories which are a point of disagreement between China, her neighbors and the United States. In fact, China's actions within the last few days are clearly indicative of a nation determined to defend its claims, just ask the seven dead sailors from the Fitzgerald. The attack upon the Fitzgerald was a clear warning that the Chinese are capable of defending the South China Sea. From the Chinese perspective, the Fitzgerald may very well have been an aircraft carrier, like the Nimitz.
Speaking of the Nimitz, the US is not to be deterred.
The Nimitz is sailing to the area where the Fitzgerald was attacked. Will the Nimitz task force enter the South China Sea and dare the Chinese to start World War III?
Please take a look at the following maps. It is clear that the Nimitz could easily turn South as the US calls out the dogs of war.


2. Can't stop, won't stop grinding- Keep pushing toward my career goals.
4. Blog more- I've been slacking lately, so I'm going to try and do better this year.
6. Go on a mission trip- It could be one in the States, but I would LOVE to go on one outside of the country.
7. Eat healthier- No, ice cream for dinner and an assortment of junk food doesn't count.
9. Work harder on my Ugly Christmas Sweater business- I got real sales this year, hoping to get more this year! Link here. 10. Organize my closet- I feel like this needs to be done seasonally, but nonetheless, it needs to get organized soon because it is getting out of hand.
These are my goals for 2018, I'm sure there will be more throughout the year, but for now, these will do! What are your goals?


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Retail footfall improved in February as more shoppers visited the UK's high streets, according to figures released by the British Retail Consortium.
The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows that total footfall rose 0.8% year- on-year in February, compared to a 4.6% decline in January. Footfall on high streets grew by 2.7%, the strongest growth since December 2011. Footfall in shopping centres dropped 1.6% while out-of-town locations saw a 1.5% fall. However, the declines still represented a significant improvement on January's figures.
Helen Dickinson, BRC director general, said: "This is a respectable result, which tallies with the signs of gradual improvement shown in our February sales figures. Even though overall footfall is only marginally up on last year, the signs are that conversion rates were good. New ranges gave shoppers a spring in their step and end-of-season promotions also proved popular."
The BRC attributed the rise in high street footfall to the milder weather in February compared to the snow-hit month in the previous year.
Dickinson added: "This is definitely the standout story for February, but it's only the third time in twelve months that high street footfall rates have edged over zero. Retailers will be hoping that Wednesday's Budget delivers concrete measures to build on this boost and put more money in people's pockets."
The BRC noted the link between the number of shops and shoppers in the month. The lowest footfall was seen in the North and Yorkshire, the areas with England's highest vacancies rates.
Diane Wehrle, research director at Springboard, said: "For the high street, one swallow does not make a summer, but these results might hint at the green shoots of recovery, or at least some stabilisation in the current environment."


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I can't tell you how wonderful it felt to enter the funeral home parking lot and see so many men and women standing holding flags around the building and through the parking lot and area. It truly was uplifting. I wanted to tell you what a great thing it is that you you do. As friends of the family we can only be there to show our support but it was nothing compared to the honor they felt at having all of you there today.
I have been a Guard Rider for a couple of years now, and will proudly stand with you all whenever I can. As the father of a 22 year old Marine Sergeant, I know how important it is to have support for 'our kids'. My son is based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
He called yesterday and said, 'Pops, I saw some of your friends from the Patriot Guard Riders in Jacksonville today. The Westboro Church idiots had gotten a permit to hold one of their moronic protests'. The Guard was there to help all the service man and women stay out of trouble by handling the protesters.
I was extremely proud when he said the riders he saw were my friends.
I want to send out my heartfelt thanks to all my brothers and sisters that rode in Jacksonville yesterday 1-25-08. Thank you for watching out for my son, and all the other sons and daughters when we parents can not be there to do it. I realize we ride for all service members, both living and passed on, but this one was for my kid.
I will continue to proudly call myself a Patriot Guard Rider, and hopefully a friend to all other riders. Thank you again, and let's continue doing what we are doing. Be safe!


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Q: Kendo Grid Time Format Filtering I got Local Json data is
var MYDATA=[{"StartTime":'19:00:12.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"John"},
            {"StartTime":'20:09:15.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"Alan"},
            {"StartTime":'20:22:22.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"Liza"}
];

I make kendo grid has properities are sortable,groupable,filterable,reziable.
When I Try to filter to StartTime , it is not working. Can I put schema model field type is time?
StartTime:{ type:time}

If I dont define StartTime field in to schema model . Kendo grid thinks "it is string".
I define it date then defined it in column below;
 { field: "StartTime", title: "Start Time" ,format: "{0:hh:mm:ss}", filterable: {
                    ui: "timepicker",

                }}

But Not filter or Show in my grid.

A: No, you have to put it a "date". Valid data types are: "string", "number", "boolean", "date". The default is "string".
Valid type can be found in here : http://docs.telerik.com/kendo-ui/api/framework/model#methods-Model.define
Example here: http://jsfiddle.net/OnaBai/B8G6X/
var MYDATA=[
    {"StartTime":'19:00:12.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"John"},
    {"StartTime":'20:09:15.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"Alan"},
    {"StartTime":'20:22:22.000',"StartDate":'2014-02-11',"Name":"Liza"}
];

var ds = new kendo.data.DataSource({
    data : MYDATA,
    schema : {
        model : {
            fields : {
                StartTime : { type : "date" },
                StartDate : { type : "date" },
                Name : { type : "string" },
            }
        }
    },
    pageSize: 10
});

var grid = $("#grid").kendoGrid({
    dataSource: ds,
    editable  : false,
    sortable  : true,
    pageable  : true,
    columns   :
    [
        { field: "StartTime", title: "Time", format : "{0:HH:mm:ss}" },
        { field: "StartDate", title: "Date", format : "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}" },
        { field: "Name", width: 200 }
    ]
}).data("kendoGrid");