The need is so great. There's really no other way to put it. Meridian, Miss., one of the poorest cities in the poorest state in the country, has need heaped on top of need, compounded by even more need. One can't see the end with an amateur telescope, let alone with squinted eyes.
Hurricane Katrina was only a Category 1 hurricane when it plowed through Meridian in late August. The devastation experienced by Biloxi, Gulfport, Pass Christian and of course media-baby New Orleans was and still is far worse. But the need of Meridian is still so great. And people just now seem to be getting a handle on it.
Our group traveled by 10-passenger van-and-trailer to Meridian in early February, nearly six months after the storms. With the coming of Mardi Gras, rebuilding efforts in New Orleans are getting some attention, but for the most part, Mississippi and its residence have faded back into the oblivion of their pre-Katrina days.
One would assume that after five months, things would be back on track for a town three hours north of ground zero. That's certainly the understanding I brought with me. For sure, I knew I would be working on something; that's why I came. But I never thought that two days into my stay I would be realizing that I could stay for six months. Heck, one thousand of me could stay for six months. Then, maybe then, there would be a handle on the situation. The need is so great.
Rebuild East Mississippi is an organization recently created to help advance the efforts. One of the members of our group helped at their office the past couple days. Her job has been to process assistance claims by citizens of the four-county area surrounding Meridian. A typical claim would be: elderly couple unable to do yard work needs fallen trees cut up and hauled away; or: disabled citizen needs roof tarped or shingled; or: a perfectly healthy resident needs a looming limb cut down before the next strong wind knocks it through their second floor. They'd do it if they had the equipment–or they'd hire someone if they had the money.
These claims are just now being processed. And if we weren't down here volunteering and actually processing them ourselves, who knows when they'd be processed? "The land of the free and the home of the brave?" I doubt many Meridian residence where singing along to that line before the Super Bowl.
The thing that just boggles my mind is that this is the state of affairs in Meridian five months after the storms. Five months. And as stated before, this is a town three hours north of the real bad situations along the coast.
From my limited exposure, I can only conclude that I've experienced a microcosm of the need… and I'm already overwhelmed. Or maybe that's the fact that overwhelms me… knowing there is so much more to be done. Maybe Meridian isn't the median situation of southern Mississippi. Maybe the town's residents are suffering more because their homes were already rickety and were pushed over the edge by Katrina. Maybe the help response has been slower because money talks and the citizens of Meridian have nonelittle to offer. I don't know. I just know the need is so great.
How is it that almost a half year after the hurricanes struck, people still need their roof tarped? You're telling me rain has had access into these homes for over 150 days?
A neighbor to the home we're working on stopped by Monday and offered to use his cherry-picker to cut down a dangerous limb far beyond the reach of our chain-saw crew. We were grateful, for sure. Our guys sorta paid-it-forward and asked our work organizer if they could cut up the large fallen tree in the back yard of the lady next door. The lady teared the minute the question was asked… and the minute our guys showed up the next day… and the minute the job was over. That's how great the need is.
But why are situations like this just now being addressed? Why is it OK that people are on pins and needles when a big breeze blows and the cracked tree limb shakes? Why is it OK that when the rain falls, the attic is soaked and the ceiling leeks? Why is it OK?
It's OK because I have bills of my own that demand my attention… and I have a job to do and pictures to take and Web sites to build and obligations to fulfill. I do have a living to make, you know. I only get two weeks of vacation each year and I sure as heck won't give it all up to help some people out because I deserve some time off to enjoy myself and recharge. I've earned it by working 40-hours a week, clicking a mouse and punching letters, making two or three times as much money as most Meridian homeowners.
And these people have it good compared to the inner-city homeless, the poverty-stricken of Appalachia and the starving in Africa, Mexico, India and countless other countries of the world. Sadly, we're OK with it–even though the need is so great.
We're not OK with it in our mind. We wrestle with it from time to time–when Bono gets us fired up about The One Campaign or when some Compassion International commercial comes on the TV or when Jim Wallis writes about it in Sojourners magazine or when we avoid some homeless people on the way to the Lions game or Sacks Fifth Avenue or the Chicago Cheesecake Factory. We think about it and we're not OK with it.
But what separates a person like Jesus apart from the crowd is that he isn't OK with it and he does something about it. He does something dramatic about it. He doesn't write a $32 check to Compassion International each month and go on a mission trip once a year. He lives a lifestyle in opposition to the devastation. He lives a lifestyle that is a remedy to the problem, not a faux-solution to the symptom.
I hate when people raise a bunch of issues and offer no solutions. But I'm going to do it. I also hate publicly acknowledging problems and making myself accountable to doing something about them. If you didn't notice, I referenced myself up and down a few paragraphs above when citing reasons why we find it OK that people live as they do in the world.
I am part of the problem. The need is so great because of people just like me.
People just like me, full of the Holy Spirit and completely capable of offering the power of God to people in practical and supernatural ways, sit on that gift and let it rot, just like in Jesus' parable of the talents. We fall in line with the systems of the world, earning our degrees, getting our jobs, finding our mates, buying our homes and having our kids, going to church and making a difference once in a while. And we're OK with it–heck we long for it–because that's what we're taught to do.
People just like me dig through the scriptures looking for all of God's promises, remembering occasionally that those promises are means to two ends: love God more and love others more. Somewhere down the line–far down the line–is: make our lives more comfortable and enjoyable.
And yet, the need is so great. The need is so great for people just like me to, "in view of God's mercy, offer our bodies as a living sacrifices… as our spiritual act of worship"… and "not conform any longer to the pattern of this world…" There is way too much hearing going on in the church and not enough doing. Faith without works is dead. Period. And if you want to know what the standard is for works, look at Jesus' life as recorded in the Gospels and the apostles' lives as record in Acts.
…and the scriptures call us out once again.
part of the problem is growing up in a church that doesn't really know God, doesn't seek His heart and doesn't understand that our lives aren't about us. if we cared more about Him and getting to know Him, we would weep for what He weeps for and we would rejoice when our community rejoices. money and time are important to give, but more than that, actually caring and praying and feeling God's feelings. I think people forget that He has them. As a percusor to actually doing, knowing what God feels and bonding with Him in that, then giving out of that knowledge and not out of guilt or religion. Moving in the Spirit because you just love Him. It's easy to give with the perspective.
Wow Joel!! It looks like God is challenging and touching you on a deeper level! It makes such a difference to see hurting people with your own eyes vs just reading about it, or seeing it on the news. These are people that you spoke with, physically touched, connected with on a very human level. In the end we are all the same. We all have the same basic needs and we were all created by the same God. I always think of Matthew 20: 16, "And so it is, that many who are first now will be last then; and those who are last now will be first then." We have so much, and in our society there is a rat race to see who can generate more "things" than the other. Keeping up with the Jones is killing our spirits. Most of us don't think twice about buying the newest and best of everything. In the end it is all going to turn to dust and the people we could be helping with that money will still be hungry. It's like a disease. Most of us don't even realize how materialistic we are b/c that is all we've ever known. We are complainers. When someone gives up something they have wanted, worked for, and waited for, that is an act of love. I know I don't do that as often as I should. I shutter at the thought of God's judgement on His people for being so stingy. (That includes me.) I remember when I was about six years old, I went with my grandparents to Texas for three months. I missed my brothers so bad when I was gone. I remember watching a Feed the Children or Compassion commercial and there were little boys that resembled my brothers. In my little mind I thought I could see my brothers in the midst of the crowd. I remember saying to my grandma that I had to help my brothers b/c they were hungry and the thought of them made me cry. My grandma tried to explain to me that those children were in Mexico and my brothers were in Michigan but I just couldn't put the two together. I think that so many of us think that just b/c it's not our family or neighbors that are in need we don't have an obligation to help or sacrifice. It's a disease of our American minds. We want everything to be fluffy and nice so we ignore it or we give a couple dollars in the missions plate. What would Jesus do?
i looked at your pictures. there is so much sorrow and loss. and i can see it in you, you're not exactly the same. you are changed, but it's good because you saw a little bit of God's heart. He sees this all the time and He doesn't sleep. He weeps and He mourns His people and yet He is so filled with hope. Nothing overwhelms our Abba. How often do we forget God's feelings... and for the people...it's really not about the material things, but being torn from your home, your community, your life. i mean, of course, i thought of not storing up treasures on earth but in heaven. and i thought about how short our lives are and all of that. but more than that, i thought about the lost people of the south. mississippi was still desperately poor before this and where were we? i thought about the religion, the mixed theology, the depraved, the bewildered, the confused, the suffering and that felt more like loss than anything. missionaries sent into religious areas to speak truth and break strongholds. is that me? how honored are we to represent God on earth. let's make Him proud.
looking forward to talking with you more about this good work God is doing in you. i spoke this morning at ww on the poor in our society to help people engage. it's the 3rd in a series of 4 where we're trying to help people tap into the generous spirit God gives us each to love each other in practical ways. wish i'd have read your blog before i spoke.
Thanks, all, who prayed and supported me while I was in Mississippi. A guy at church reminded me that the intercessors hit it for me the Tuesday I was away. That was good to hear, because that's when things really started sinking in down there.
I accidentally ran across the blog entry while searching for something else and I have to comment. I am not sure where you are from, or what you are used to, but your comments on Meridian are way off base. I am telling myself to not jump to conclusions.... because I am sure that some people have exaggerated the state of affairs where they helped out after Katrina to make themselves look better. Maybe you just went into a bad neighborhood and did not take time to really see what the area you were in is like. Because there certainly *are* bad neighborhoods in Meridian, just as there is in any town in any state in this nation. I am trying to find some census statistics because having lived all over the US, I find it hard to believe that Meridian is "one of the poorest cities in one of the poorest states." Yes, Mississippi is poor. However, numbers don't prove everything. We have a very low cost of living compared to "richer" areas. And we also tend to have a simpler way of life, which makes money go much further. If you want to see poor, try going to the Delta where there are still people living in something like sharecropper shacks. Not too many years ago there was a tv show (20/20 maybe) that featured some towns in the Delta where there were open sewers in the community. But honestly, most of that is gone now and things have improved greatly (especially the education system). I grew up in Lauderdale county, just a few miles outside of the city limits of Meridian. I moved away but came back to raise my kids here by choice. I bought a house.... dirt cheap. And no, it's not rickety. I sustained MAJOR damage in Katrina but a house doesn't have to be rickety to be destroyed by a 100 year old tree going through it. My kids graduated high school in a school system that has drop out rates way lower than the national average and exit test score higher than the national average. In every high school in this county (city schools included) you will find 17 year olds driving brand new SUV's, wearing designer clothes, and carrying cell phones and iPods. The picture you painted of my home town is one of abject poverty, of people barely scraping by and living in houses where a strong wind would blow it over. Sure, there are a few small sections like that. I bet you can find the same level of poverty within 20 miles of your hometown though. Your assumption that things would be back on track 5 months later shows how little you know about post-Hurricane rebuilding. It's not unique to Meridian. I lived inland from Myrtle Beach SC when Hugo hit. I discovered that a week after the storm hit there were still people trapped in their homes because roads were still closed from fallen trees. Some homes were never repaired. I had friends in Florida for Ivan. People were still living in FEMA trailers (much of the home loss there wasn't structural but areas that weren't directly hit were without power for so long that they lost homes to mold and mildew) when Katrina hit nearly 2 years later. A large disaster takes time to recover from, and especially one with the number of victims that Katrina had because there just aren't enough contractors to go around, and never enough money to go around no matter what state you are in. It isn't OK when rain falls in a hole in the roof. But it took me almost 4 months of living under a tarp before I could find a contractor to just get my house dry again. It was over a year before the new roof and siding were done. It isn't my extreme poverty. (My husband makes six figures, in case you wondered, and I am a fairly successful photographer/artist.) It was lack of contractors because so many went to the coast and New Orleans. And a lack of building materials. I am not sure what kind of "oblivion of our pre-Katrina days" you were referring to.... it makes no sense. I am grateful for everyone who came from other areas to help after this disaster. But please, don't paint such a negative picture of this area. Lauderdale county (where the city of Meridian is) has so much new home construction that there is almost a year wait to get a home builder right now. This isn't because of people losing their homes in Katrina. We had very few homes completely lost, mostly just roof damage. It's because the residents can afford new homes and are building them. While we do have some pockets of poverty like any town and we do have several government owned housing projects, we also have some very successful and happy residents building 2500+ square foot homes in gated subdivisions while driving SUV's, sending their children to expensive private schools and dance and gymnastics and cheerleading coaching and owning every toy that every other "successful" person in this country owns. I personally find much of the excess unnecessary and somewhat obscene and don't participate, but it exists here too. Thanks for helping out the victims of Katrina, but before you go about telling your readers how desperately poor Mississippi is, maybe you should look closer to home and see that there are desperately poor communities in every state in the US, and most likely there are people in your immediate area who are living in conditions that would frighten and disgust us all. Starting at home is always the best place to start. If you really want to know what Meridian is like, just email me. As a photographer, I can show you the side of this town that you so obviously missed. We are a small town with problems like most other towns right now, but it's a great place to live. We have a mall and shopping centers and a concert hall, a great local symphony, an arts district, wonderful schools, thriving businesses..... and very low crime rates. Maybe on charts the area is "poor" but with lower cost of living, that's deceptive. I hope you get a chance to see the good side of this area one day. BTW, did you know that we have had a large number of people come here for relief work who have moved here permanently because they loved it so much? The friendly people, the low cost of living, the beautiful weather, the educational opportunities..... Makes you stop and think, doesn't it?
Rebecca: I apologize if my post came across as being critical of Meridian. That certainly was not my intent at all. I wanted to stir my few readers of this blog to prayer and service. Katrina's impact had all but fallen off the media radar at that point--besides the occasional update on New Orleans. And being from Michigan, even those were few and far between. While in Mississippi, our exposure to Meridian was pretty limited, as you pointed out. We had local contacts who connected us with Habitat for Humanity and other relief organizations. I have no doubt there were "nicer" parts of town that we didn't drive by. Since we came to work and not sightsee, we didn't get around much. Jackson, Mich., the city in which I live, would probably be considered by many to be one of the poorest cities in our state. We're home to the state penitentiary and a flailing manufacturing industry crippled by a flailing Detroit auto business. But that doesn't bother me. I'm not critical of my town, as I'm not critical of yours. I recognize both Jackson and Meridian need help in some areas, as all cities do. Jackson has its mansions and wealthy areas on the south side of town. Yet, I don't consider those with energy-consuming monster houses and gas-guzzling Escalades and Hummers to be rich and therefore better off; I consider them wasteful and poor stewards of what they have been given. There's lots more I could say and I might e-mail you with more thoughts... But it's hard for two people who don't know each other to have conversations like these that are productive, because written words can only communicate so much. And we don't know each others hearts, nor each others homes. I respect your defense of your city and am glad it is a great place to live. I never concluded otherwise. I just saw a lot of people that needed help (which isn't the same as being helpless) and I hoped to stir others to join the cause.


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I thought someone might be interested in exploring how Storyline objects can be continuously rotated.
Fun Michael! I wish there was a way to reverse direction too! Just dreaming big here with all your recent sharing!
Sure, technically there is a way to reverse the rotation. All it would take is an additional set of objects that have counterclockwise spin animations, additional triggers to show/hide these objects and some object(s), e.g. radio buttons to select the rotation direction.
It would be more of the same, just in the reverse direction!


So, Maurice is saying that for most people who don't save money, it's more a matter of they won't than they can't. What do you think? I agree with Maurice. Taking the Bankrate article at face value, well over half of Americans are not saving. Given what people earn who are in the 51st-60th percentiles in income, by definition they must be "wasting" money.
A certain segment of the population believes that all people who are less well-off are simply oppressed and/or unlucky. I vehemently disagree. One does not have total control over life outcomes, but luck is not 98% of those outcomes and many, if not most, of those less well-off are not oppressed, they just make bad decisions.
No one is owed anything just because they're here. However, it seems as though many people are irresponsible with money perhaps because they think someone else will take care of them.
The lack of financial education in America's public schools will have very negative consequences. It already has.


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More than a third of the elderly questioned reports symptoms of anxiety and depression. Women seem to be more affected than men.1
The social isolation of the elderly in times of quarantine puts them at risk of developing symptoms of anxiety and depression.2,3
Fear of contracting SARS and social isolation were found to be statistically significant factors contributing to elderly suicides in 2003 in Hong Kong.3
Psychological interventions targeting the elderly must be implemented to reduce the distress caused by the disease, and further mental health conditions.1-3
Measures such as psychological assistance hotlines, online consultations and seeking help at a professional institution are recommended in case of important distress within the older population.1,2
The data from the first article comes from a survey made thought the Internet, in various parts of China. A total of 1556 older Chinese citizens (≥ 60 years old) took part in the study. It was made available on Psychiatry Research, an established peer-reviewed journal, as a pre-proofed article.
The second source consists of a commentary published on the Lancet Public Health, a branch of The Lancet, a reputable peer-reviewed medical journal.
The third article is based on case studies of 22 suicide deaths amongst the elderly during the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong followed by a quantitative analysis. It was published on Crisis, the Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, an international periodical that publishes articles on suicide and crisis intervention.
Meng, H., Xu, Y., Dai, J., et al. (April 11, 2020). Analyze the psychological impact of COVID-19 among the elderly population in China and make corresponding suggestions. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112983
Armitage, R., Nellums, B. (March 19, 2020). COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating the elderly. The Lancelet Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30061-X
Yip, PS., Cheung, YT., Chau, PH., Law, YW. (April 23, 2010). The impact of epidemic outbreak: the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and suicide among older adults in Hong Kong. Crisis. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000015.
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Q: Converting Data Type of a full Column/Field I have a primary key ID column I want  to convert to a string, any type of string.
Now, I know how to do this for a specific value, by using either CAST or CONVERT. But how do I go about doing it for the whole field? I guess we use some type of Transact SQL , but I would appreciate some pointers on how to do this.
Thanks.

A: I'm not sure what you mean by 'whole field", but this is how you'd convert an Integer to a varchar string.  The 'second' select proves it's a string because you can concatenate brackets around it.
You'd apply the same technique when selecting rows from a table.
DECLARE @IntColumn int = 5
select convert(varchar(20),@IntColumn)
select '[' + convert(varchar(20),@IntColumn) + ']'

A: Changing the data type of a field used in the primary key of a table is a task not to be entered into lightly!
First you would need to drop the primary key constraint, then change the data type, then add a new primary key constraint. This will surely result in an outage and probably lots of other potential gotchas, so you'll need to think through all those implications.
Alter Table my_table Drop Constraint pk_my_table;
Alter Table my_table Alter Column ID varchar(11) Not Null;
Alter Table my_table Add Constraint pk_my_table Primary Key Clustered (ID);

(Note, this assumes that you don't have IDENTITY specified for the column. If you do then see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8230257/remove-identity-from-a-column-in-a-table).
An alternative which may meet your needs is to add a computed column to the table (or to a view over the table) that contains the same value as the ID field but converted to a character type. This is less likely to interfere with other things, but still might cause trouble if there are SELECT * FROM my_table statements being used in applications.
Alter Table my_table Add ID_string As Convert(varchar(11), ID);

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Couple's one-year sojourn to see America…
Couple's one-year sojourn to see America is headed for its fifth year
'And if that isn't the American dream, I don't know what is,' says Rae Miller, who along with husband Jason, are on the road in a diesel truck pulling an RV. The Millers have become well know in the RV community from their website, blog and YouTube channel.
Rae and Jason Miller, and their dog, Carmen. They were newlyweds in July 2017 when they quit their jobs, and left Woodland Hills to travel the country for one year in a diesel truck pulling a 42-foot fifth wheeler RV as their home. It's been almost five years now, the last two during Covid. They've been to every state except Alaska, which they're planning this year. They've become ambassadors for the RV lifestyle with their website, blog, and YouTube Getaway Couple channel. They flew to Hawaii and rented an RV there to live in for two weeks. (Photo courtesy Rae and Jason Miller)
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PUBLISHED: January 7, 2022 at 12:01 p.m. | UPDATED: January 7, 2022 at 12:21 p.m.
"The scariest part of this whole lifestyle is just starting it." – Jason Miller
Nobody believed them. Not their families in Simi Valley, not their friends. Give it time, everyone said. They'll come to their senses and stay put.
You don't just chuck it all at 28 and drive off into the sunset in a diesel truck pulling your new home — a 42-foot long, 16-foot high, top-of-the-line, fifth wheel RV.
It'll be five years this July — three of them BC, Before COVID-19 — that newly-married Rae and Jason Miller quit their day jobs and left their rented Woodland Hills home to set off on a one-year adventure with their dog, Carmen, to see America. They're still out there looking.
"We were doing well in our careers (Rae was a project manager for Farmers Insurance and Jason was a cyber security engineer for Warner Brothers), but we weren't ready for kids, and homes were just so expensive," Rae said.
"We were going to give it a year, figuring what's the worst thing that could happen?" Jason said. "We could always come back to 9 to 5 jobs."
They said this last week from Orlando, Florida after spending Christmas with some RV friends from Michigan escaping the freezing cold. Instead of shoveling snow, they were passing the Coppertone.
The Millers have become well know in the RV community from their website, blog, and YouTube channel on life in an RV. It pays the bills. Half the time they're in vacation mode, half the time they're working from home — somewhere in America.
"We've been to 49 of the 50 states, and we're preparing for Alaska this year, upgrading our RV's suspension for the rougher roads. It takes a lot of planning," Jason said. For Hawaii, they flew over, and rented an RV to stay in for two weeks.
Officially, they're residents of Texas, where there is no state income tax, and they've both been fully vaccinated with a booster shot, and mask up in public.
The first year was the toughest, Rae said. They missed their family and friends, and it got pretty lonely not having people your own age to talk to. They'd pull into an RV campground and sit around a campfire at night with people old enough to be their grandparents.
"Some were very excited for us and wished they had hit the road earlier," Jason said. "Others thought we should work and wait until we retired to be out there, like they had to do.
"In the last couple of years, though, we're seeing a lot more young people out there in RV's thanks to the internet and being able to work remotely."
One of the keys to this unique lifestyle is having a strong relationship with your partner, Rae said. "If you have any issues, they're going to be amplified immediately. Your relationship, your communication, can't be just good, it has to be stellar.
"You can't be fighting and angry when you're sitting in the same space with each other. I used to stress out at any little inconvenience, not anymore. You have to keep your cool and know there is always a solution to any problem. And there will be problems."
Like the one they encountered camping on a beach in Baja in March 2020 when people started talking about this viral strain going around the world called COVID-19.
"We came back into the country a day before the southern border was closed," Jason said. "They took most of our food at the border, and there was slim pickings in the stores."
"We made the decision to move to a beautiful RV resort outside Zion National Park, which was closed because of coronavirus so the resort was empty. We stayed there for a month, then went boon docking (camping on public land) with some friends for the next 100 days just outside other national parks.
"We got to experience them all when they reopened without the huge crowds. It was awesome."
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They miss their family and friends, and try to make it home to visit once a year during the winter months. The rest of the year they stay in touch by zoom and FaceTime.
"We're just winging it," Jason said. "We were always the people who had a five-year plan, but because our life in the last five years has always been up in the air we find it really hard to plan long distance things right now."
Summing up their journey so far, Rae said, "the RV lifestyle isn't always easy…but everyday brings new people, new surroundings, new natural wonders, and new memories.
"And if that isn't the American dream, I don't know what is."
If you want to follow the Millers on the road, check out their website – getawaycouple.com – for more information.
Dennis McCarthy's column runs on Sunday. He can be reached at dmccarthynews@gmail.com.
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Q: make active while click using javascript I have some content which I have displayed by id when click. I need a javascript function for active links (class name is .active), and it will remove(.active) when other links have been active,
An example of the code structure is:

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A: Try something like this:
$('ul.product a').click(function(){
    $('ul.product a').removeClass("active");
    $(this).addClass("active");
});

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/s8nky/

A: but to add to Davids answer this is what you are going to want to do:
first check if the link you are clicking has the class of active before you do anything so you can avoid flicker (I am assuming you are going to jump to divs either animated or not)
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Jeremy Tabor: Character & Blendshape Artist
Jaytabor@yahoo.com | (443) 643 – 6804
Hello! My name is Jeremy Tabor. I am a Character Modeler with experience in the Games, Film, and Medical industries.
I'm always interested in exciting new opportunities and challenges, so drop me a line so we can discuss how I can help out with your project!
Résumé: PDF / Word
Sony VASG
While at VASG, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to focus exclusively on photo-realistic human heads. It was a fun challenge, and I enjoyed the high level of scrutiny that comes with working in this department. The following images are a sample of the type of Modeling, Texturing, and Blendshape work I've done.
For the Ghost of Tsushima trailer, I modeled and textured realtime faces, as well as authored blendshapes for each character shown in this trailer.
I had the privilege of working on both of the trailers for Death Stranding. I contributed to the model and texture for the heads of Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and Guillermo Del Toro.
Real-time Models
El Portero
On this model, I was responsible for the Skin textures, Shader work, Arm Sculpt, Base Body and Pose, and Cloth Sim. Modeled in Maya,Zbrush, and Marvelous Designer. Textured in Mari. Real-time Rendered in Marmoset. Materials are physically-Based.
Murmillo
Realtime assets of a Murmillo-Class Roman Gladiator. Modeled in Maya and Zbrush, Textured in Mari. Materials are physically-Based.
Apollo 11 Suit
Modeled in 3ds Max and Zbrush. Textured in Photoshop. Rendered in Marmoset.
The Fixer
Texture Work
I contributed textures to various environments and props throughout the movie "Seventh Son."
The following shots show my primary contribution to the film – The Nabatean Temple environment. I was responsible for texturing and detail sculpting a majority of the buildings, pillars, rubble, etc. The final shots feature a composite of the live action set with the digital set extensions.
In the two shots below, I was responsible for additional detailing of the Bridge, Exterior Wall, and Buttresses.
Stylized Material Fun
This little experiment was for a prototype in which the gameplay required the player to inspect an environment for clues. So my proposal for the art direction was this impressionistic and more graphic approach with line art and simplified color palettes, which I proposed would help facilitate the central 'investigation' mechanic. The prevailing rule being that as the player drew nearer to an object, more intricate line-art and colors would dynamically be exposed on the model, and conversely, as the player moved away from the area the Line Art would fall away and the area would be gradually reduced to more simple swatches of color, relying on silhouette and tonal difference to distinguish the separate elements.
I set up a simple example in Unreal 4 to demonstrate the concept. The brick wall is composed of 5 'layers' which are revealed as the player draws closer to the a section of the geo.
In the shader, the falloff parameters of the layer swapping can be tweaked per object (The falloff is multiplied by a perlin noise so that it appears more organic). So for instance, a designer could opt to have an object of interest reveal it's most detailed state from further away the the surrounding environment, which could create a point contrast and draw the eye of the player, or vice versa.
The 5 layers of the material are stored in 2 textures and a single color node. The first layer, is the most detailed texture. It contains color, value, and the most intricate lineart of all of the textures.
The next 3 layers used a texture which contained a pattern in each R, G, and B channel of the map, which were multiplied over a color node. So obviously in this case, I have sacrificed hue variance for the sake of storing this all in a single map, but that is OK since the lower layers are supposed to be more simplistic anyway.
With more time, I would have done away with the naturalistic lighting, and come up with a more graphic solution for conveying depth – likely through a hue and value shift based on pixel depth, similar to the set-up I established for the mesh material.
I would also finish an aspect of the post-processing volume which would clamp the shadows and AO in the scene into 3 ranges, which would be replaced by a tiling hatch texture. The darkest shadows would receive a hatch in one direction, and both the mid-tones and darks would receive a hatch in the opposite direction, so that the darks would have a cross hatch and the mid-tones would have a single hatch. This concept is demonstrated in a fixed way in the brick texture and perhaps more clearly in this helmet prop which I used to experiment with this technique:
Zbrush Fun
Vis dev experiments and a conceptual sculpt for a personal project.
Lincoln, 1874.
A quick conceptual sculpt.
Lebowski Busts
Quick (< 8 hours) likeness studies from my favorite Movie.
An old DnD Character 😛
© 2011 - 2014 Jeremy Tabor


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New CEO Jeff Robertson optimistic about Airbus DS Communications' role in next-gen 911
Next-generation 911 (NG911) promises to provide significant benefits to citizens and first-responder agencies, so public-safety answering points (PSAPs) should not wait for federal funding to become available to transition to the new all-IP platform, according to Jeff Robertson, the new president and CEO of Airbus DS Communications.
Airbus DS Communications readies company to evolve with fast-changing 911 market
Airbus DS Communications hopes to have 60% of its public-safety answering point (PSAP) customers offering text-to-911 services during the next three years as part of a larger company initiative that is designed to help call centers migrate to next-generation 911 (NG911) technology, according to CEO Bob Freinberg.
Airbus DS Communications remains for sale after more than two years
LMR and 911 solutions provider Airbus DS Communications remains on the selling block more than two years after its international parent firm—Airbus Group—announced plans to divest itself of Airbus DS Communications and other global public-safety-communications assets in the fall of 2014, according to a company official.
"I have no update on the sale of the company," Airbus DS Communications CEO Bob Freinberg said during an interview with IWCE's Urgent Communications.
Airbus DS Communications: CEO Bob Freinberg explains how VESTA NEXT addresses gap between carriers and PSAPs
Airbus DS Communications CEO Bob Freinberg highlights features of VESTA NEXT, the company's new platform that provides next-generation 911 (NG911) services from a carrier's central office to a public-safety answering point (PSAP) during this conversation with IWCE's Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson at ACPO 2016 in Orlando.
Airbus DS Communications, NICE announce technology integration, expanded strategic partnership
Airbus DS Communications and NICE announce that the companies are completing integration tests of their 911 solutions—both in the laboratory and in the field—that confirm compatibility in a next-generation 911 environment that supports multimedia communications.
Fairfax County, Va., upgrading PSAPs to NG911-compliant system from Airbus DS Communications
Public-safety answering points (PSAPs) in Fairfax County, Va., are scheduled to migrate by the end of the year to an Airbus DS Communications VESTA call-handling solution that complies with next-generation-911 (NG911) standards and is designed to promote efficiencies across all five PSAP locations.
Florida PSAPs turn to Airbus DS Communications for 911 upgrade, interoperability features
A Florida county has upgraded its public-safety answering point (PSAP) equipment to an Airbus DS Communications VESTA solution that will let its two 911 centers interoperate seamlessly and accept text-to-911 messages in the near term, as well as supporting next-generation 911 (NG911) communications in the long-term future.
Kodiak-Airbus: Bruce Lawler, Marty Christensen demonstrate push-to-talk interoperability between standards-based P25, LTE solutions
Bruce Lawler, chief product officer and co-founder of Kodiak Networks, and Marty Christensen, product area business manager for Airbus DS Communications, demonstrate push-to-talk interoperability between a P25 network and an LTE network utilizing the Kodiak solution, which is embedded within carriers' network with quality-of-service assurances instead of being an over-the-top offering.
Michigan jurisdictions 'happy' with VESTA Radio for regional P25 system, prepare for ISSI interoperability
Public-safety personnel utilizing the regional P25 network for the Downriver Mutual Aid (DMA) district in Michigan have been pleased with the coverage and flexibility provided by the VESTA Radio system from Airbus DS Communications during its first year-and-half of service, according to a DMA official.
Airbus DS Communications still looking for a buyer, plans to sell global division as one unit
Airbus DS Communications remains on the selling block and current plans call for all Airbus public-safety-communications assets worldwide to be sold as a single package, according to Airbus DS Communications CEO Bob Freinberg.


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Finnish pension fund picks Pantheon for €100 million commitment
Sophie Baker
Valtion Elakerahasto, Helsinki, hired Pantheon to run a €100 million ($124.8 million) commitment to emerging markets private equity, said Maarit Saynevirta, head of alternative investments.
The Finnish state pension fund, which has €17 billion of assets, committed to a customized diversified portfolio of primary private equity buyout and growth funds across Asia and the emerging markets.
Ms. Saynevirta said in a telephone interview that a search was launched last year.
Finland's state pension fund looking for emerging markets private equity manager
Finland's VER taps BNY Mellon as custodian
Pantheon closes second global infrastructure fund
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Pakistan considers TikTok ban over 'vulgar content'
China's stalwart ally looks to mirror curbs imposed by US and India
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan may curb TikTok over content deemed unacceptable in the Muslim-majority country. (Source photos by Reuters)
ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer October 1, 2020 17:55 JST | Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -- While the U.S. has threatened to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok and India already has shut it down, Pakistan -- ostensibly China's all-weather friend -- may cancel it as well. This new threat comes not for data privacy and security reasons, but for the app's "immoral content."
Pakistani information minister Shibli Faraz recently told media that Prime Minister Imran Khan believes social media applications, particularly TikTok, should be banned because they are harming societal values.
The statement came two days after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, a government regulator, said it approached TikTok, owned by Beijing tech giant ByteDance, to remove "vulgar, indecent, immoral and nude content" for in-country viewing and warned that action will be taken otherwise.
PTA issued a final warning to TikTok on July 21 over concerns of "immoral" content, while Bigo Live -- a less popular Singapore app -- was temporarily blocked for the same reason.
TikTok has become a worldwide sensation with its 15- to 60-second video clips. In Pakistan, it has become the third-most-downloaded app only after WhatsApp and Facebook, generating 4.6 million downloads this year, according to market research company Sensor Tower.
However, PTA has been under pressure after receiving over 500 mainly obscenity-based complaints. In July, a Punjab provincial lawmaker submitted a resolution in the legislature to ban TikTok across the country while some residents asked provincial courts the same.
"The regulator has not finalized any decision on the ban and TikTok has already blocked over 93,000 accounts in Pakistan for having offensive content," a PTA official told Nikkei Asia, requesting anonymity due to the government ban on speaking to the media.
But analysts believe the obscenity complaints are mainly aimed at women who use the platforms to express beliefs that the heavily patriarchal society frowns upon. Islamabad banned Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps on Sept. 2 for disseminating "immoral content."
The Khan-led government has recently been heavily criticized over an alleged gang rape of a mother traveling with her children on a highway in Punjab Province last month. In addition, a girl in the eastern city of Lahore was allegedly gang-raped in July by three men, including a "friend" whom she met on TikTok.
Dating app Tinder, Grindr and three similar apps have been banned by Islamabad for disseminating "immoral content." © Reuters
Usama Khilji, director of Bolo Bhi, an Islamabad-based digital rights group, said that banning TikTok because of "vulgarity" distracts the public from the government's own failure to protect women from sexual violence.
"On one hand, the government is promoting the face of a digital Pakistan, but how will this work with the threat of bans?" Khilji asked Nikkei. "Banning TikTok will not only hamper development of Pakistan's digital economy, but also decrease freedom of expression, increase censorship, and diminish digital rights."
TikTok and other similar apps have been facing severe backlash in Pakistan and other conservative Islamic countries such as Bangladesh, mainly over "blasphemous" content, analysts said.
Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan as opposed to other Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia and Iran, said Muhammed Israr Madani, head of the International Research Council for Religious Affairs, an Islamabad-based think-tank.
Pakistan previously outlawed Facebook for hosting allegedly blasphemous content for two weeks in 2010 while YouTube was unavailable from 2012 to 2016 over an amateur film about the Prophet Muhammad that led to global riots. "In Pakistan, individuals are often accused of blasphemy as a result of content posted on social media and therefore tech companies should be more cautious about free speech and the country's anti-blasphemy laws," Madani told Nikkei.
But not all Muslim-majority countries feel the same as Islamabad.
In Indonesia, Tiktok and other similar apps are subject to anti-porn laws. The communications ministry said it blocked 591 TikTok uploads in 2018, mostly due to "vulgar clothing." But Jakarta has no plan to ban the app over privacy or questionable content.
"Indonesia continues to follow policies taken by other countries in regards to the TikTok ban for security reasons. But Indonesia will not take similar moves only because other countries do," Grata Werdaningtyas, director for international security and disarmament in the foreign ministry, told reporters last month. "In general, as long as there is no evidence of violations to Indonesia's laws, social media applications can continue to operate in Indonesia."
For Pakistan -- a close Chinese ally and core partner of China's Belt and Road Initiative -- proposing a ban on TikTok is more surprising, especially when India and the U.S. have already targeted the app, experts said.
The U.S. head office of TikTok in California: The company may be forced to shutter its American operations if President Donald Trump has his way. © Reuters
Days after a violent border clash between India and China left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, New Delhi banned TikTok in July among other Chinese apps due to data security issues.
Citing India's move, U.S. President Donald Trump issued in August orders that will effectively ban TikTok and WeChat, another Chinese app, from the American market due to national security concerns. A federal judge in Washington, however, temporarily stopped the ban on Sept. 28, just hours before it would have have taken effect.
For its part, Beijing has prohibited Twitter, YouTube, Google and Facebook, and restricts access in China to foreign news and information.
"Pakistan wouldn't annoy China by banning TikTok in a time when Beijing has a tense relationship with Washington and New Delhi," Raees Ahmed, a Karachi-based academic focusing on Sino-Pakistan relations, told Nikkei.
Instead, Pakistan has been pressuring TikTok to remove objectionable content -- particularly that related to blasphemy -- that has been causing security problems in the country, Ahmed said.
"Proposing a TikTok ban will not hurt Sino-Pakistani relations because Islamabad is taking its cue from Beijing to control the free flow of information," Khilji of Bolo Bhi also added.
Additional reporting by Erwida Maulia in Jakarta.
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English actress Victoria Atkin voices Thora, Clip and Powerchord in Fortnite Save the World. She also is Evie Frye in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the first playable female character for the Assassin`s Creed series on next generation consoles. Not only did Victoria provide the voice for the characters but she performed the full motion and facial capturing as well. Victoria's performance as Evie has been highly acclaimed in the gaming world and since she has gone on to work with Warner Bros, Sony Playstation, Guerrilla Games, Respawn Entertainment, Monolith Productions and Blizzard.
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author: Jehan Perera
Make Use Of Bid To Postpone Provincial Elections
By Jehan Perera –
Jehan Perera
The further postponement of provincial council elections will be necessary now that the report of the Delimitation Commission has been rejected in parliament. The majority in parliament rejected the report with all 139 of those present voting against it while 86 MPs including those of the JVP, who supported the report being absent at the time of voting. The fact that no party voted in favour of the Delimitation report is an indication that all parties are wary of elections. Different political parties gave different reasons for their rejections. The ethnic minority parties felt that the proportional representation system which had previously existed offered them a better outcome in terms of the numbers of members they could get elected. The bigger parties objected to the 50:50 proportion between those elected on a first-past-the-post basis at the constituency level and those elected through the party lists as it contributed toward unstable outcomes.
In the debate in parliament, the JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake stressed the importance of approving the report saying the Elections Commission could have called for the much postponed provincial council elections the following day if the report was approved. Joint opposition parliamentary group leader Dinesh Gunawardena said it would be possible to hold the provincial elections under the proportional representation system if the delimitation commission was rejected but abstained from the vote. A key problem with the mixed system that the Delimitations Commission endorsed is that it is not conducive t stable majorities being formed. The first-past-the-post system enables locally popular persons to be elected who are not tied to the major parties. This enables them to function more independently and to switch sides as and when they want, leading to unstable administration.
The problem of forming administrations with a stable majority came to the fore at the local government election held earlier in February this year which yielded outcomes that required a considerable amount of time and horse-trading to settle down and enable an administration with a majority to be formed. Notwithstanding these demerits, President Maithripala Sirisena was a supporter of the new mixed system and commissioned the report that has now been shot down. The president appears to be conscious of the responsibility upon him to change the electoral system from being one of a proportional system with preference voting that leads to both inter-party and intra-party competition for votes and preferences respectively. But on this issue of electoral reform it appears that he has been left isolated.
It appears that at the present time narrow considerations of party politics has taken the upper hand, with everything being done with a partisan political motivation in mind. The vote against the Delimitation Commission's report is an example. The commissioners were appointed after their selection by the Constitutional Council set up by the 19th Amendment to the constitution and consisted of persons who were qualified for their tasks. If there had been areas in their report that needed to be changed, this could have been done without rejecting the entire report and opening the door to having to start again from the beginning. It is especially ironic that the government parties should have not voted in favour of the report of a committee that the president had appointed on the recommendation of the constitutional council. The tension between the president and the rest of the government is indicated by this outcome.
On the other hand, even though the president has been unable to have his will prevail on the issue of electoral reform, he has been able to exert his presidential authority on other issues, but this has been to undermine other plans of the government. An example would be his recent objection to the proposal that government MPs who are responsible for rural development work that the Prime Minister is spearheading should be paid an extra allowance. The government stance with regard to the strike action that has been taken by railway union workers and which they threaten to relaunch is also weakened by the different positions taken by President Sirisena who had negotiated directly with the strikers and reached an agreement with them and the government which has taken the position that the railway demands cannot be dealt with on an ad hoc basis but as part of the general restructuring of government sector salaries.
At the present time Sri Lanka is in a period of uncertainty in which the way forward is difficult to see. There appears to be no team work on the part of the government to secure the future. The opposition too is fragmented and looking for a focus for unity. This may explain the bid to revive the aspirations of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa to become a third term president despite the 19th Amendment that precludes those who have been twice elected to the post of president from contesting again. At a recent discussion with community leaders from nine districts there were two important points that were made. The first was the complaint that they did not know, nor did their compatriots know, what was happening in the country. A key example would be the constitutional reform process which has been ongoing for over two years, but with limited transparency, only to be periodically exposed in a controversial manner.
Holistic Campaign
In the context of the rejection of the Delimitation Commission report it is likely that the country will continue to have a respite from elections for another year. The political parties need to use this period to identify their candidates for the different elections that are to come, especially the presidential and general elections. They also need to create greater awareness amongst the general population about the issues in economic development, reconciliation and governance and how they plan to overcome the challenges in each of these spheres in the national interest. The opposition has been particularly weak in this regard. They focus on criticizing the government for what it is doing and not doing, and promise to topple it from power without further delay. But apart from this negative campaigning they do not spell out their own responses to the challenges they accuse the government of failing to meet. If they wish to build on their previous success at the local government elections at the forthcoming national elections, they need to come up with a programme for positive campaigning.
In recent months the government has been making an effort to communicate its political reform and economic development projects to the general population. An example would be the Ahanna campaign that is being led by the Secretariat for Coordinating Reconciliation Mechanisms which operates under the office of the prime minister. The Ahanna campaign is supported at the local level by the police and government departments. As the exercise gathers strength it is also receiving support from civil society. It explains what the government is doing in terms of national reconciliation, including the setting up of new institutions such as the Office of Missing Persons. However, it also needs to be supported at the macro political level by government leaders who publicly explain the need for continuing to give priority to national reconciliation and constitutional reform as being two sides of the same coin. There is a need to reassure the general population that the fears articulated by ethnic nationalists such as the division of the country will not come to pass.
The second point made by the community leaders in their discussion was that the benefits of the large scale economic programmes that are being launched by the government are failing to reach the majority of people at the bottom of the economic hierarchy. The government is doing considerable advertisement of these programmes especially through the state media. But such media campaigns by themselves are not enough. If those at the bottom levels of society are to benefit, there is a need for decisions made at the top to be cascaded down through mentoring programmes. The community leaders pointed out that the government's economic development programmes are benefiting those who know about them and have access to those who provide those resources. They stressed the importance of people at the community level being made aware of the new opportunities that are being provided and how to access them. There needs to be a nationwide campaign of awareness creation about how best to access the new opportunities which encompasses both the local and higher levels and state mechanisms need to be structured to support those who ought to benefit.
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shankar / August 27, 2018
proportional representation is the best form of pure democracy.One vote for one person and make your vote count and be precious.The LG elections should have been held on PR basis.Candidates will have to work harder to get elected and first past the post makes it easier and does not show their true strength with electorate.Also i believe that in the new constitution we should mandate it that it will be proportional representation only for all elections and if less than two thirds of the electorate came out to vote,the elections are null and void and have to be again held within 3 months.The protest vote has to be taken into consideration that the voters have no confidence in the candidates put forward.This will result in better quality candidates,otherwise it is like voting for tweedle dee or tweedle dum wih all the nepotism and bum sucking going on.
Don Stanley / August 27, 2018
Jehan, this UNP-SLFP govt is a bi-partisan corruption racket. In the name of (Fake) Reconciliation it is looting the people of Lanka. This is why post war we have a massive foreign development aid and advice induced Debt Crisis. NO good will come from a new Constitution or Delimitation Report as long as this Generation of Corrupt clowns are in Parliament.
So, like Columbia, Civil society in Lanka needs to:
1, demand reduction by 40 percent of the salary and perks of Parliamentarians.
2. force declaration of assets of parliamentarians
3 Enact legislation to make the award of govt. contracts transparent
4. Demand stop of Militarization of Sri Lanka and US support to the Lankan Navy and Army as it is occupying civilian prime land in northeast, and ask for foreign "aid" transparancy from donors like US and their front organizations like MCC and Asia Foundation.
5. Sri Lanka needs such a public education campaign and legislation (as in Columbia) to reduce the numbers of politicians and their salaries and perks and FIRST reduce corruption and money politics
S. Modaya / August 28, 2018
Lanka is a land of Fake Democracy where corrupt politicians play games with New Constitution drafts and delimitation reports to confuse, distract, divide and rule the masses who are being looted by them in the Diyawenna Parliament of corrupt clowns.
Fake news and the post-war weaponization of culture and religion in Lanka by Trumpland and buddies (India, Japan, Singapore, Aussi) , ensures that our neo-liberal puppet, Bondscam Ranil (who should be impeach for grand larceny at Central Bank), will do their bidding –Against the Interests of the people of Lanka. Hence land, labour,capital and marine resouces are being sold off now that the IMF controls the Debt Trap "Bail Out Business" and is crashing the rupee to gain more leverage over hapless Lankans.
Long live poor, moda Jehan !
Laxmi / August 27, 2018
Shame on you JP!
You should call for resignation of the clown Minister who came through back door who was in charge and then voted again the report.
Steve / August 27, 2018
"The majority in parliament rejected the report with all 139 of those present voting against it while 86 MPs including those of the JVP, who supported the report being absent at the time of voting." 86 MPs absent at the time of voting ? What a bunch of morons. And they want Salary increases !!!
Burt / August 27, 2018
This report cost over 20 million and the 139 that showed-up to vote and the 86 that showed up but was absent for the vote got their allowance for attending parliament.
Your money at work.
Mallaiyuran / August 27, 2018
Urgent need is Sudu Matahya coming back again with his horse whip. Can some Ehelepola wake up at least at this stage? Sudu Matahya needs to roll back to the flawed Soulbury constitution, the least. Thirukkai Vaal will not work. Only he can run the Lankawe cart. Sinhala Intellectuals know only to celebrate annual ceremonies of Pogroms against minorities and annual reform to election law and constitution to make Modayas vote for whom the Royals wants. Kahu Mathatha and Hat Mathya are corrupting more and more with commission. This Paisa Must Appa is a direct agent of New Colonial Master AbdulAzeeze. AbdulAzeeze wanted Paisa in the parliament to ensure the constant supply of home coolie women and Halal, but no Muslims Sinhalese and Tamils elected him. He has very badly punished Canada for talking about human rights and women rights.
Japan, India, USA and EU stampeding to make sure that their post are not wiped out when the Ranil induced China Tsunami wash off Lankawe. Nobody is telling the truth of how many development contracts China holding in its hand in North. Army is not releasing private lands. Nobody knows for how many this lands' deeds are with China. The common lands or Public lands are at free disposal of China.
Tamils has to go alone soon. Sampanthar has to wake up now. We don't want "Wonder of Asia". "Pichchai Veadaam Nayai Pidi". (The beggar went to beg alms from the house was crying "I don't need alms, please restrain your dog before it tear me off".) We don't need Ranil's and Sampanthar's Secret Solution. We want only Tamils ancestral land.
K A Sumanasekera / August 28, 2018
What Economic programs this Dr Jehan talking ?.
STFA is to build two Garabage Recycling Plants , One in Puttalam and One in Kurunegala.
Wonder how many will be in Hindian ETCA.
Dr Ranil wants to do a Gam Peraliya.
But first he wants to give UNP Politikkas extra LKR 200.000 Thou a Month .
Wonder how much they got for the Yahapalana Car Permit.
Kirra collected Billions perhaps to build the Expressway .And two contractors got busted in Japan as I understand.
The word is there are some juicy names in the Bond Report which Sira has put in Quarantine.
What can Dr Ranil tell the majority about his so called" Good Deeds"
And the reconciliation is so cool,in the North that Vellala CM is forming his own Political Party with Ponnambalam and Premachandran
Dr Jehan got a point.
This " break"or Time Out 'will give Wiggy enough time for sure to get ready for the Election..
kolla / August 28, 2018
What unprincipled nonsense is this ! This government has lost the people's mandate.
Ranil is the most unwanted leader we have ever had.
Any honest man should tell them to go the people and have an election.


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Romeo is 9 years old.
He wants to be a Jedi.
Or a footballer or an Architect. He loves God, his family, Star Wars, Dr Who, playing in the park, swimming and lego.
I wrote this, 6 months after the birth of my son Romeo. It was supposed to encourage and support new mothers whose babies were born pre-mature. I thought I'd share it with you.
Baby Romeo was finally discharged from hospital to the care of my mother and husband while I waited in hospital for a decision on whether I was to be operated on.
Six weeks after his birth I was discharged and spent the first night with my son. He would stiffen and cry when I held him and the knowing glances and little coos were reserved for my mother and husband. It was clear that he had bonded with them and what made things even more difficult was that included in my daily medication of 22 tablets was steroids, meaning breast feeding was not an option.
I knew I had a lot of work to do and that it was going to take time, but that was not a problem - I had all the time in the world.
24 weeks on and Prince Blessing is a cheeky, chubby 6 month old who smiles endlessly, laughs, chatters and loves to be kissed and cuddled. I am amazed at how strong he is and how far he has come from his early days in Homerton's Special Care Baby Unit. Amazingly, those days are a distant memory.
When I look at my little miracle, I thank God for every day, every smile and every laugh.
Today we are miles away from home bonding, on a beach in Sharm El Sheik and I am reflecting on the journey my little Romeo has taken over the last 6 months. I'm still suffering from Crohns, but I know I and my family are blessed.
As I look out into the Red Sea I promise to enjoy every precious moment with my little miracle because today, Prince Romeo is The Prince in Egypt.
No parent expects their child to die before them, so when my husband's eldest passed away at 22, with a brain haemorrhage on Father's Day 2006, the whole family was devastated.
A year on at 42, I was shocked to discover I was pregnant with my third child. The whole family was excited with the prospect of a new addition and we planned a family Christmas holiday to Tunisia in North Africa. I fell ill and was hospitalised at the beginning of the fortnight and was diagnosed from the doctors as suffering from pneumonia. Even though I was twenty weeks pregnant, I was subjected to numerous x-rays, put on an intravenous drip, overloaded with medication and my heart was regularly monitored. At one point it was touch and go and I spent 3 days being closely monitored in isolation in intensive care.
After two weeks under close observation, it was agreed that I could go home and on New Year's eve, I was transported from the hospital to the airport and flown back to the UK, only to welcome in the New Year by being admitted straight to Queen's hospital in Essex.
My condition deteriorated and after extensive tests and a blood transfusion, it was revealed that not only did I have pneumonia, but I was also suffering from Crohns disease and would need to have a piece of my colon removed. In order for this to happen, my baby would have to be delivered by emergency caesarean 8 weeks early.
My little 2.43 kilogram miracle Romeo was born on Mother's Day, Sunday 2nd March 2008. Very weak and in intense pain, my first look at my son was 8 hours after he was born on a Polaroid, given to me by a kind nurse. He was smaller than my husband's palm and spent the first weeks of his life in an incubator in Homerton Hospital's Neo-natal Unit.
The operation for the Crohn's was prosponed until I was stronger and I had to stay in Hospital to be monitored closely by the medical team. I was wheeled over to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) daily and the nurses fed, changed and cared for little Romeo in my absence.
He was nicknamed by the family: 'Prince Blessing' and my Prince grew stronger and stronger by the day. The wires that covered him were eventually removed and he was given a daily dose of iron and vitamins.


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P/T Production Assistant
P/T Production Assistant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Careers at PA-Philadelphia;5001 Wynnefield Avenue (WPHL)
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Location US-PA-Philadelphia
Posted Date 1 month ago(6/10/2019 3:38 PM)
Production and Programming
The production coordinator assists and helps plan the execution of all station productions/news, takes a key role writing stories and editing video for our programs, and be able to fill in on camera on an as-needed basis.
Understand the editing process and all the technical aspects of Adobe Premier and Final Cut editing software
Maintain a schedule of promotional and news tapings
Write news scripts
Assist morning news team with the booking of guests
Must be able to work respectfully with others, including, but not limited to news managers, reporters, editors, anchors, engineers and producers
Work efficiently under multiple deadlines on a daily basis
Ability to shoot, edit, and track packages is a plus
Assist news team with social media content creation
As needed, appear on camera for either recorded or live television segments
College degree with communications or journalism background pred
Proficient with Adobe Premiere and/or Final Cut
Physically able to carry a minimum of 25 pounds of equipment
Must have a valid drivers license
Basic knowledge of cameras and Mac Book computers
Strong people skills
Must be a self-starter and self-motivated to work with a diverse group of people
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Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is home to a diverse portfolio of television and digital properties driven by quality news, entertainment and sports programming. Tribune Media is comprised of Tribune Broadcasting's 42 owned or operated local television stations reaching approximately 49 million households, national entertainment cable network WGN America, whose reach is more than 75 million households, Tribune Studios, and a variety of digital applications and websites commanding 49 million monthly unique visitors online. Tribune Media also includes Chicago's WGN-AM, the national multicast networks Antenna TV and THIS TV and Covers Media Group, an unrivaled source of online sports betting information. Additionally, the Company owns and manages a significant number of real estate properties across the U.S. and holds a variety of investments, including a 31% interest in Television Food Network, G.P., which operates Food Network and Cooking Channel. For more information please visitwww.tribunemedia.com.
Tribune is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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/**
 * authenticaion middleware
 * 인증을 위해 jwt 토큰을 decoded하고 저장한다.
 */

import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
import {
  Request,
  Response,
  NextFunction,
} from 'express'
import p from 'fourdollar.promisify'
import {
  JwtConfig,
  DecodedToken,
} from '../interface'
import {
  ErrorWithStatusCode,
} from '../utils'

export function authentication(config: JwtConfig) {
  return async function(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
    // read the token from header of url
    const token = req.headers['x-access-token'] || req.query.token

    // token does not exist
    if(!token) {
      return next()
    }

    try {
      // create a promise that decodes the token
      const decoded: DecodedToken = await p(jwt.verify)(
        token, config.secret)
      if(decoded.iss !== config.options.issuer
        || decoded.sub !== config.options.subject) {
          throw new Error('The wrong token.')
      }
      let now = Date.now()
      now = (now - now % 1000) / 1000
      if (!(now >= decoded.iat && now <= decoded.exp)) {
        throw new Error('The authentication has expired.')
      }
      req['decoded'] = decoded
      next()
    } catch(err) {
      // if it has failed to verify, it will return an error message
      next(new ErrorWithStatusCode((err as Error).message, 401))
    }
  }
}

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Diana Bishop, played by Teresa Palmer, is a brilliant academic running from her nature as a witch who, after discovering an old alchemy manuscript at Oxford's Bodleian Library, becomes the protagonist of a dangerous mystery. On her way she'll meet the enigmatic genetist Matthew Clairmont, played by Matthew Goode, who also has a dark family secret: he is a vampire.
He graduated with a degree in film studies and specialized in screenplay writing at Sorbonne. He has directed music videos for the BBC and made political and society features for Current TV International. He has made several short films and written screenplays for feature length films.


A break from monotony, this is what Monday Jan 7th, 2019 is likely to produce, but your attitude has to change accordingly for it to have a full impact.
Your health state could be the determining factor for your problems, making you have a great approach on all your problems.
Caution is advise for the Cancer natives on this day, naive thinking could lead to complications later on.
Advantages are set to pop-up for you, new opportunities and an increase of income from your daily routine as well.


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A shorter working week and other significant workplace law changes coming in the UAE
Middle East, UK & Europe
With the news that the UAE public sector will be transitioning to a four and a half day working week from 1 January 2022, focus is now on what the UAE private sector will do in response. But perhaps more widely for employers in the UK, could this move be seen as an example of perhaps the working week starting to shift away from the customary five days?
From 1 January 2022 all UAE federal government departments will move to a new weekend of half day Friday, Saturday and Sunday (instead of the current weekend of Friday and Saturday). Working hours for government staff will be Monday to Thursdays starting at 7.30am and ending on 3.30pm; Friday working hours will be 7.30am to 12 noon. There will also be flexibility for government staff to work from home on Fridays, as well as to arrange their working hours on a flexi-time basis. All schools will also operate from Monday to Friday.
It has been reported that the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources proposed the new workweek following "comprehensive benchmarking and feasibility studies", reflecting potential impacts of the move on the economy, on social and family ties and on the overall wellbeing of people in the Emirates.
What about the private sector?
The private sector is not required to follow suit. However, given that schools will also operate from Monday to Friday, as well as the courts and ministries, many businesses will want to consider a move in the working week as well. Depending upon the sector and a business's involvement with other parts of the Middle East, where the week remains Sunday to Thursday, employers have a range of options open to them, including shifting to a Monday to Friday week, maintaining a Sunday to Thursday week, or opting for a hybrid of the two.
If any change in the working week is needed, employers will need to consider how to implement that change lawfully and most effectively. They might also be considering whether to move to a shorter working week, allowing workers to finish early on Fridays. There will be a number of issues to consider. For example, if working hours are reduced, will there also be a commensurate reduction in pay? If an early finish on Fridays isn't permitted, will they allow more home working on Friday afternoons so workers can attend Friday prayers?
These changes could require changing current employment contracts and policies. Where these changes are not instigated by the employer, employers should be prepared to answer employee requests to work from home or work an alternate working week.
And what about the impact on this change for other jurisdictions around the world?
Is this just the beginning of something more significant? There has been talk of the potential for a shorter working week in Europe and the UK from some quarters and might this keep that conversation going? Much has already been written on the potential benefits of such a move, including claims of increased productivity and how fewer hours may lead to happier and more engaged workforces. According to a recent BBC report, trials of a four day week in Iceland have been "an overwhelming success", and consumer goods giant Unilever is giving staff in New Zealand a chance to cut their hours by 20% without hurting their pay in a trial.
And given the changes to hybrid working for office staff, will the increase in flexibility continue to increase?
Other news in the UAE
Also in the UAE, the UAE Cabinet recently approved a New Labour Law1 which will come into force on 2 February 2022, repealing the current labour law2 and replacing it entirely.
As well as consolidating many of the changes which have been introduced through various regulations over the past five years, the New Labour Law also introduces significant new changes and amounts to a radical overhaul of labour relations in the UAE. It will apply across the UAE, in each of the seven emirates and its free zones (with the exception of the DIFC and ADGM).
Whilst some of the detail of the New Labour Law is yet to be published, it is clear that there are a number of significant issues for employers operating in the UAE to grapple with, and changes will need to be made to employment contracts, policies and practices. In particular, there will be some significant changes around flexible working patterns which are to be covered in future regulations. The new law will only permit fixed term employment contracts not exceeding three years, instead of at present where unlimited contracts are allowed. There are some changes made to notice periods and termination of employment, End of Service Gratuity and compensation for unlawful termination, as well as to restrictive covenants. But perhaps the most significant change though is the extension of discrimination laws. Discrimination protection is currently limited to pay and pregnancy/maternity leave. The new law will extend protection to discrimination based on race, colour, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin and disability; it will also introduce new protections against sexual, physical, verbal or psychological harassment.
For more detail on the key changes and action points for affected employers see our article New Federal Labour Law issued in the UAE – An overhaul to a decades' old regime.
How can we help? We have a market leading employment team serving the MENA region, based in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh. Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can put you in touch to talk about the transition in the normal working week in UAE, or for any other assistance you need across the region.
1. Federal Law Number 33 of 2021
2. Law Number 8 of 1980
Rebecca Ford
Sara Khoja
Ruth Bonino
Employment & Advisory
An overview of the New UAE Labour Law
Emiratisation in the UAE: the new requirements at a glance
Top workplace issues
The long-awaited Implementing Regulations to the New UAE Labour Law: 5 takeaways for UAE employers
New Federal Labour Law issued in the UAE


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Q: Is the product of all objects of a finite category an initial object? If the product of all objects in a finite category exists, is it an initial object? I presume so, but I'm still learning this subject and I can't make a proof go through. Advice welcome. (Not a homework problem, except insofar as I set it for myself.)

By definition, if $x_1, \dots, x_n$ are the objects of the category, their product $\Pi$ is an object equipped with "projections" $p_i : \Pi \to x_i$, such that for every object $x$ of the category and collection of morphisms $f_i : x \to x_i$, there exists a unique morphism $f : x \to \Pi$ such that $p_i \circ f = f_i$.

A: Consider the category $\mathsf{C}$ with a single object $x$ and two morphisms: $\operatorname{id}_x$ and $f : x \to x$ such that $f \circ f = f$. Then $x$ is of course the product of all the objects in $\mathsf{C}$. But it's not an initial object, because there are two morphisms $x \to x$.


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RC Rd Lvl: 5.3 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 17 RC Quiz: 69005 Summary: Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day.
AR Rd Lvl: 5.1 AR Int Lvl: MG AR Pts: 11 AR Quiz: 175553 Summary: The kids from Mr. Terupt's fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school. There's a lot to be excited about, but there are new challenges, too. Everyone is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it's Mr. Terupt who needs saving.
RC Rd Lvl: 6.4 RC Int Lvl: 6-8 RC Pts: 14 RC Quiz: 50050 Summary: Olivia Peters, an aspiring writer, is selected to take a college fiction seminar taught by her idol, Father Mark, but when he tries to be more than a mentor, Olivia shifts from wonder to confusion to despair.
RC Rd Lvl: 4.8 RC Int Lvl: 3-5 RC Pts: 9 RC Quiz: 12115 Summary: Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, who chooses them to be in the Academic Bowl competition.
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Fobbing Road and Lion Hill, Corringham
1) The Borough Council of Thurrock, in exercise of their powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other powers, has made an Order the effect of which is to:
prohibit any vehicle from travelling along Lion Hill from a point approximately 82m west of its junction with High Road for approximately 193m in a westerly direction
2) The purpose of the Order is to enable UK Power Networks to carry out Tree works.
3) The alternative route for eastbound vehicles is Fobbing Road westbound, Church Road, Lampits Hill (B1420), Southend Road, link road from Southend Road and Bells Corner Roundabout, Five Bells Roundabout South and High Road and vice versa for westbound vehicles. Access will be maintained for residents.
4) The Order will come into force on Thursday 31 March 2022 for one day between the hours of 8am and 5pm. It only applies to those days and times when indicated on site by the presence of the appropriate traffic signs in accordance with The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016.
Julie Nelder, Assistant Director – Highways, Fleet and Logistics


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Articles of interest – December 17, 2012
Howard Friedman, Religion Clause
From SSRN:
Mark D. Rosen, The Educational Autonomy of Perfectionist Religious Groups in a Liberal State, (1 Journal of Law, Religion & State 16, 2012).
Thomas G. Field, Crimes Involving Intangible Property, (December 11, 2012).
Andrew M. Koppelman, The Story of Welsh v. United States: Elliott Welsh's Two Religious Tests, (Richard Garnett and Andrew Koppelman, eds., First Amendment Stories, Foundation Press, 2011).
Andrew M. Koppelman, Defending American Religious Neutrality, (Richard Garnett and Andrew Koppelman, eds., First Amendment Stories, Foundation Press, October 2011).
Chuck Henson, Title VII Works – That's Why We Don't Like It, (2 University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review 41, 2012).
Peter Nicolas and Mike Strong, The Geography of Love: Same-Sex Marriage & Relationship Recognition in America (The Story in Maps) Third Edition, (December 12, 2012).
Susannah William Pollvogt, Forgetting Romer, (Stanford Law Review Online, 2012).
Andrew Kim, 'Standing' in the Way of Equality? The Myth of Proponent Standing and the Jurisdictional Error in Perry v. Brown, (American University Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 6, 2012).


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Susan Savage talks about the impact the death of her mother had on her and her beliefs.
Galen Jones, an official in the Office of Education of the Federal Security Agency, describes his belief in the digity of human personality, in the existence of free will, and in the responsibility of individuals to make their own choices in life.
William Hubben describes how, despite his experiences in Nazi Germany and the popular lack of faith in social progress, he still maintains a belief in the meaning of life and faith in the moral values of the next generation.
Instructor of world literature and effective writing at the University of Baltimore, Ray Montgomery describes his belief that there is God in all men and that people must strive to find this inner God to create a better world in which people can live peacefully together in equality and cooperation.
Anne Donaldson describes her beliefs in the loving Fatherhood of God, the brotherhood of humanity, the triumph of good over evil, and the development of God's Kingdom through the efforts of individuals working with God's help for social reform.
Cal Farley describes the beliefs that led him to found Boys Ranch: that a boy given a good home with proper meals and clothes will turn into a productive citizen rather than ending up in jail or reform school.
Tinfu Tsiang describes his belief that China and the West each have valuable cultural insight to offer the other, and that the way to world peace is to focus on ulitizing existing resources more efficiently and to preserve human freedom in one's home country.
You Chan Yang describes his hope that he has made a difference in the lives of injured or disabled persons during his tenure on earth, and relates a story in which a boy discovers that only God knows the definition of goodness.
Betty Jacob describes her belief in the brotherhood of humanity, her disillusionment, and the final reaffirmation of her belief sparked by her work with international citizens via the United Nations.


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2021 Practitioner's Choice Awards: Immuplex® from Standard Process Named Top Choice in Immune Support Formula Category
PALMYRA, Wis. (February 22, 2022) – Immuplex® — an immune system support supplement from Standard Process® — has been named top choice in the Immune Support Formula category as part of the 2021 Practitioner's Choice Awards, presented by Natural Practitioner magazine.
The first-ever Practitioner's Choice Awards were the result of a Natural Practitioner reader poll in which health care professionals were asked for their most-recommended products. The winners were based on the number of votes in each category.
"At a time when immune system health is so important, we're thrilled that our practitioner partners are using products like Immuplex to help prepare their patients for challenges," said Standard Process President and CEO Charlie DuBois. "This collaboration is so important when it comes to changing lives."
Immuplex is a gluten-free, non-dairy supplement that includes a blend of essential micronutrients and minerals as well as Protomorphogen™ and Cytosol™ extracts to support the immune system.* It helps to maintain normal white blood cell activity already within a normal range* and provides ingredients with antioxidant activity. It's also an excellent source of iron, zinc, copper, chromium, folate, vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, and vitamin E and supports a healthy immune system response function.*
"Immuplex is a good example of what's possible with whole food-based nutrition," DuBois said. "When the body has the nutrients it needs, it gives patients a better chance to enjoy optimal health."
To view Standard Process's entire catalogue of immune system support supplements, visit standardprocess.com.
Standard Process is a family-owned, third-generation company that has been a leader in making whole food-based supplements since 1929. From the company's certified organic farm at its Palmyra, Wisconsin headquarters; to the Nutrition Innovation Center in Kannapolis, North Carolina; Standard Process is committed to clinical science that advances health and changes lives through whole food-based nutrition. Using regenerative farming practices and advanced manufacturing technologies designed to protect the vital nutrients found in each ingredient, Standard Process produces more than 300 high-quality supplements in its certified organic manufacturing facility. For more information about Standard Process and to find a health care professional who sells Standard Process products, visit standardprocess.com.