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#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    #include <windows.h>
#else
    #include <pthread.h>
#endif

namespace tigl
{

struct CMutex::CMutex_Impl
{
#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    CRITICAL_SECTION mutex;
#else
    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
#endif
};

CMutex::CMutex() : pimpl_(new CMutex_Impl)
{
#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    InitializeCriticalSection(&pimpl_->mutex);
#else
    pthread_mutex_init(&pimpl_->mutex,NULL);
#endif
}

int CMutex::lock()
{
#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    EnterCriticalSection(&pimpl_->mutex);
    return 0;
#else
    return pthread_mutex_lock(&pimpl_->mutex);
#endif
}

int CMutex::unlock()
{
#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    LeaveCriticalSection(&pimpl_->mutex);
    return 0;
#else
    return pthread_mutex_unlock(&pimpl_->mutex);
#endif
}

CMutex::~CMutex()
{
#if defined (_MSC_VER)
    DeleteCriticalSection(&pimpl_->mutex);
#else
    pthread_mutex_destroy(&pimpl_->mutex);
#endif
    delete pimpl_;
}

} // namespace tigl


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Diary (1994)
Sub Pop Records
Reviewer RENALDO69
Some albums leave that mark on you, something forever etched, imprinting words that showed why music is and will always be...a science, an art, a labor of love...and simply put, pure unadulterated passion. In essence, these particular records show that music is...well, it's something more. I'll let you in on a little secret. A year or so ago, I suffered a mental breakdown (family, friends and love issues —— the whole nine) and well, depression set in, in the worst way possible —— and one of the bands that pulled me out this slump was Sunny Day Real Estate. They were the definition of substance and Diary embodied that in spades. It was an album I was addicted to in the 2000s (when I understood more about life) and a record that I forgot about as life passed by. I didn't forget about it because it lacked quality —— in fact it's the total opposite. It was jammed with heart and soul and comforted all your anger and despair. The reason it slipped away from me is because as I matured, I lost a lot of that heart, and a lot of myself along the way. These tracks, however, were the magic and the light that brought me back.
Diary reminded me a lot of myself growing up, struggling and longing to find a place in the world in the 90s and 2000s. It was a coming—of—age album back then and come 2013, there I was — heartbroken, a hopeless romantic, wistful but still, fighting for a sense of optimism and for those pieces of me I desperately had to regain. Then I remembered I could turn to SDRE and the memories came flooding back. It was the best friend I hadn't spoken to in ages. It further spoke to me as music that indicated where I wanted to be —— somewhere better. It transitioned from being a playbook to being a remedy. Jeremy Enigk had that kind of power and this album showed why. The inception of Diary is rife with a revolving lineup and uncertainty as to who should front the band and be the final product. The band struggled with their identity and how to shape their debut and this shows up at times in the incoherent music, but this kind of non—linearity and abstract, muddled mess often yield something beautiful. Think I'm wrong? Listen to "Seven". SDRE to me were my personal pioneers for emo. They crafted lovely melodic rock and roll with quiet, twinkly melodies and then brought me crashing back down to earth with dynamic, heavy and complex guitars. I often don't like discussing who influenced them or who SDRE influenced but if I had to explain it to you, I'd say go pick up records from Penfold, Mineral, American Football, Small Brown Bike, Braid and The Promise Ring.
The slow builds into loud chaotic rhythms were a formula they mastered and something which I think really drove the emo—revival (and yes, let me say...it never died). Diary was a template many bands pulled from but dare not carbon copy because something so real (while not totally unique) is hard to capture. Amid the multitude of lineup shifts, the reunions, the leaked music and the ever—present rumors of NEW albums, these all punctuated that the carousel of news regarding these guys will always have us up in arms craving more SDRE. Why not? They live on in so many bands. You can hear the twinkly vibe in Jimmy Eat World records at all turns and also, the passion that Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith injected into Foo Fighters to this very day are hard to ignore. Oddly enough, Texas Is The Reason and Foo were in my player last week and I kept thinking of Enigk. I had to immediately dive back into "In Circles" and it dawned again how they really laid the law down for variant tempos, slow to fast to melodic, brilliant backup/dual vocals and all in all, drowned you in emotion. Sure, the tracks are kind of long but Enigk as a poet needed this to elaborate on his driving guitars and a musical focus assembled to tell the band's character and true nature. Helped on by Goldsmith's smacking, clean kitwork and Dan Hoerner's slicing guitars, it proved an aura hard to imitate. "48" showed another nice feature in their diversity — from distant to heavy to contemplative. In short, SDRE revealed how to be full of range while singing about love, loss and life in a soothing, drawn—out and hard—hitting manner.
"Pheurton Skeurto" as a throwback to Cap'n Jazz also impressed me because it reminded that they didn't want to swarm and allowed a breather —— something their follow—up records kind of lacked. "Grendel" also lofted the user into a musical interlude a la Thursday which again got me thinking how many vocalists were influenced by the relatable Enigk and the arrangements SDRE laid down on the whole. Their distinct, clean and well—produced music was interspersed with so many connective, personal daggers and fluctuating sounds that could touch the fabric of a post—punk fan, a post—hardcore fan and well, an emo fan. Even the demo—tracks and bonuses on the reissue had an enormous amount of the raw energy that made the band one of those that had mainstream prowess yet had you silently wanting to keep them as your own hidden gem.
As Enigk's style and religious stance evolved, many said they lost their essence but to me, they still remained solid. It's just so fucking difficult to reimagine something like Diary. You're left in its shadow and that must have been very intimidating. "Lipton Witch" this year was a sign that good things still remained but it was up to SDRE to explore. Would they? Could they? That's when Diary comes back into the fold. It's like the first love you never get over. SDRE helped coin what emo meant and will always mean musically, to me. They paved the way for my high school days with Thursday, Taking Back Sunday, JEW and The Used and now, this track remains open for so many emo bands to walk through (queue Evan Weiss and the lot of them). This pathway must be noted as one that leaves me grateful and sincerely humbled to have listened to such a powerful group that will resonate with me until I'm gone.
In ending, to SDRE, I'd like to say —— thank you for your diary. I'm sure I'm not the only one who was saved by it.
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October 20, 2019 October 21, 2019 12 Step Jedi Action, Community, Compassion, Service
"Have they asked you to betray the Jedi code" – Palpatine
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened." – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Have you ever been betrayed? How did it make you feel? Were you angered by the actions of the person you trusted? Did you berate yourself for giving them your trust and resolved never to do it again? Did you grieve the act and the loss of trust that came from it? Were friendships and illusions of trust shattered?
Betrayal is such a terrible thing. Betrayal feels like a stab to the heart but it does not always kill but it does burns the soul and hardens the heart.
In the last ten days I have come to realize that to suffer betrayal is to suffer the five stages of grief. There is denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. I have felt them all. The thing is, the betrayal did not happen to me. I was not betrayed. I don't even know the people who were betrayed and have never been to the place where it happened. Their betrayal is the worst kind, because they are dying from it. It still feels as if it happened to me and to those close to me such is the insidiousness of the betrayal.
I'll explain later.
"They will betray you, just as they betrayed me." – Palpatine to Anakin
We have all been betrayed at one time or another. Some of us have been betrayed by our parents, lovers, friends, partners, workplace, religious leaders as well as our government. I know I've been betrayed at least once by all of the above. To describe it all in detail would fill a book. It should have made me bitter and unable to trust anyone. For many years it did and my grief lasted that long. I coped from the pain and anger of it with alcohol.
"You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them. You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness" – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Mythology teaches many lessons. The stories may be fantastic and far from reality but they hold a mirror up to the foibles, follies, failures, tragedies and triumphs of the human condition. Betrayal is an act which has a special place in our collective mythology.
The myths are brimming with betrayal. The Norse God Odin was a God of betrayal as was Loki. The Greek God Dolos inspired betrayal. The Slavs had Czernobog and the Hindus have Vibishana in their epic myths of betrayal. People often complain being betrayed by God. Yet betrayal is a very human trait.
Jason of the Argonaughts was married to Medea and betrayed her for another. In return she did the unspeakable and slew their children. The war between Sparta and Troy started when Helen betrayed her betrothed, Menelaus for Paris.
Prometheus defied the will of Zeus and during creation gave humans the ability to make fire and use free will. This betrayal enraged Zeus, who creating Pandora gifted her to Prometheus's brother Epimetheus. Pandora carried with her a box that Zeus had filled with every evil and misfortune that she would inevitably release upon the Earth.
"Vader betrayed and killed your Father" – Obi-Wan Kenobi
In Star Wars there are many acts of betrayal. The relationship between the Sith Master and apprentice led to eventual betrayal. Dooku betrayed Darth Maul and Asajj Ventress. Darth Sidious betrayed Darth Plagueis and killed him as he slept.
Lando Calrissian turned over his friend Han Solo to the Bounty Hunter Boba Fett. The Mandalorians were betrayed by their own Prime Minister who handed the seat of power to Darth Maul. Finally, Anakin betrayed the Jedi Order by turning to the Dark Side and setting a chain of events that would lead to the destruction of the Jedi, the exile of survivors, the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Sith.
Obi-Wan Kenobi betrayed Anakin on the lava flows of Mustafar leaving him for dead. Later he told Luke that Vader had betrayed and killed his father.
"Their betrayal will be dealt with. After you have killed all the Jedi in the Temple, go to the Mustafar system. Wipe out Viceroy Gunray and the other Separatist leaders. Once more, the Sith will rule the galaxy, and we shall have peace." – Darth Sidious to Anakin
In our reality we see betrayal played out on the stage of life. Recently civilized nations, in particular America, chose to abandon and betray their true friends and staunchest allies in the Middle East, the Kurds. The ethnic and religious minorities of that place so far away are now at the mercy of a merciless invader, Turkey and its Jihadi proxies.
The reasons are purely geopolitical. The American, British and French soldiers that fought alongside their Kurdish counterparts are still devastated by the betrayal. They were there to safeguard the people from genocide. They grieve as I grieve. No one should be left behind like that especially the Kurds who sacrificed and suffered so much in the fight against ISIS. I learned this as a soldier and believe it as a Jedi.
"You're with him. You've betrayed me! You brought him here to kill me!" – Anakin to Padme
We can now watch the tragedy of betrayal play out in real time as if we were watching the fall of Mandalor or the purge of the Jedi by Darth Sidious and the brutal ascendancy of the Empire. Genocide and ethnic cleansing. The blood on the streets, the destruction, death and fleeing masses are real. They are the victims of betrayal. How can one not grieve? How can they ever forgive? Why did it happen?
Still the people we let down, do forgive us.
"Forgive me, Master." – Anakin
The Bible tells us that Jesus was betrayed for 12 pieces of silver by Judas. I wonder what went through the mind of Judas. How did Jesus feel? The Bible says that Jesus kissed Judas and forgave him. This drove Judas to insanity of regret and despair at his actions, so much so that he hanged himself from a tree. Joseph, the son of Jacob was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. Taken to Egypt he became a friend and advisor to the Pharaoh and rose to the the rank of Vizier. Later he reunited with his brothers and forgiving them sent for his people in Canaan to live in Egypt till a famine had passed.
Forgiveness opens the door which leads to freedom from the pain of betrayal. We must be willing to let go of the past if we expect others to accept our amends. It is the path to peace and serenity. To do otherwise is to keep a deep resentment alive with us. We can never be free if we do. You can really only betray yourself.
"I will not betray the Republic" – Anakin
There is a Kurdish saying "Berxwedan Jiyane" which means "Struggle is Life". After centuries of suffering they know that the price of freedom is to struggle. I hope our friends and allies in North-East Syria forgive us for what we have done. They have been betrayed and proven once again that they have "no friends but the mountains".
It is not the first time they have been betrayed. Each time they forgive and put renewed trust in those who cannot be trusted. My heart goes out to them. There is nothing more I can do but pray and hope for a miracle.
In betrayal there are no winners, only tears and regret. Can you betray the Jedi Code? Betray none least of all yourself.
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June 14, 2018 June 14, 2018 12 Step Jedi Commitment, Community, Service, Uncategorized, Virtues
"Impossible to see … The Dark Side clouds everything. But this I am sure of…Do their duty the Jedi will" – Yoda
Duty is a word that is synonymous with the Jedi. The purpose of the Jedi was to serve the Republic. Duty was at the forefront of Jedi training and conduct. Even as the Jedi Order collapsed and only Luke Skywalker remained alone on the ancient Jedi Refuge of Ach-To the call to Duty was strong and could not be denied. Luke finally answered the call to action because he was Jedi and bound to do his Duty.
"We are born for cooperation, as are the feet, the hands, eyelids, and the upper and lower jaws" – Marcus Aurelius
Whether we know or not, each of us has a duty to perform. As human beings our first duty is to live in cooperation and collaboration with others. We are social animals and it is in our nature to depend upon each other. In fact our survival as a species relies on it. No person is entirely an Island by nature.
We also have a duty to ourselves. As competent adults each of us has a responsibility to safeguard and maintain our own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. This is necessary for us to function in our roles within society.
Our final duty is that which society accords us in our role. People who earn a living have a duty to their employer. Businesses have a duty to their customers. Teachers a duty to their students and school. Doctors to their patients. Parent a duty to raise their children. All of us interact within the relationship obligations and expectations of duty. We all have a role to play whether we like it or not.
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." – Marcus Aurelius
Do your Duty!
When I was a Soldier I understood the concept of Duty. Through school I had been instructed in the merits of being a dutiful student. We were taught to respect the flag and honor country and God. Duty it was explained was the most honorable virtue bestowed on Man. Without it we were less than savages and had no honor or belonging. We owed it to our families, school, community, country and the church to be dutiful. I thought that to be a good person one was duty bound to serve.
The Army reinforced this concept. To shirk one's duty was seen as a crime. The worst offence was to abandon one's duty through desertion or "by refusing to soldier". Insubordination was one thing but conscientious objection or "abandoning one's weapon" while in uniform was seen as the worst betrayal of duty. There were those who felt it was their personal moral and ethical duty to object to orders by "refusing to soldier". Some expressed that through desertion. Either way was punished by imprisonment.
"Into exile, I must go. Failed, I have." – Yoda
Dereliction of Duty
I was not one of those men who saw duty to personal values as being more important than following insane orders. My constant insubordination and eventual desertion was driven by alcohol and a selfish and destructive attitude. As I got deeper in to the mess of alcoholism I faced one charge for dereliction of duty after another. I found more ways to infuriate the system even more. Eventually I learned that I could not beat the system. Full of anger and resentment I went AWOL. With little ceremony I was discharged on return and unceremoniously cast out back in to the world. I had failed in my duty. The rejection was a deep blow.
The years after my dishonorable discharge followed a similar pattern. I seldom remained in one place for long. With little warning I would leave. My loyalties were near non-existent or they lasted as long as the booze did. I could swear a blood oath to complete strangers in a Bar but not recognize them the next day. I could not hold down relationships unless they benefited my drinking and gratified my desires. None lasted long. Duty seemed like a foreign word. In the end I despised the notion of duty as it evoked control, obligation and restriction to my freedom. Duty did not go with drinking.
"Happiness is the natural flower of duty" – Phillips Brooks
Deon is the Greek word for binding moral and spiritual duty. It is also means "Of Zeus". The Ancients placed great importance on personal duty marking it as almost holy. Coming in to recovery I had to embrace a new kind of Duty. This was a spiritual duty I owed to myself and others. Unlike the Duty that I had known in the past there was no need for self-sacrifice or submission to others. I was not compelled to do anything I did not want to do. I only had to follow my heart and act in accordance with my own principles and values.
What was required was a willingness to change and putting faith in a Higher Power I call the Force. I had the freedom to think for myself. My Duty was to not pick up that first drink and to follow some simple principles like self-honesty, humility and gratitude. Others showed me that they had a duty to help me stay sober because it also helped them. In time I could also help others and it would help me stay sober. Duty in that sense made complete sense to me.
"The reward of doing one duty is the power to do another" – Rabbi Ben Azai
These days we sometime hear the word "Duty" thrown about. People use it to remind society that it owes them a duty around their personal security, health, welfare and education. The Police, Military, Emergency Services, Hospitals, Teachers and Public Servants are there to provide us with a "Duty". We live in a hedonistic and individualistic society where personal pursuits are valued more than the collective good. Many people seldom consider what Duty they owe to others and to the community.
Over the recent decades society has seen a decline in personal responsibility and accountability. Self-Discipline is becoming a rare commodity as is faith. Virtues are increasingly considered less importance than entitlement, celebrating diversity, political correctness, instant gratification, fame and physical appearance over character. We can still care about all of these things if they are important to us but we should find a sense of duty and purpose in our lives.
"Do your duty and a little more than the future will take care of itself" – Andrew Carnegie
The Stoic and Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote a lot about finding one's Duty in life. Forgoing a life of luxury and pomp in Rome he sought instead to make his contribution in the defense of the Empire in the wilderness of the northern frontiers. In his works "Meditations", the Emperor records his doubts and anxieties at the enormity of the task. A sense of moral duty re-calibrates his resolve.
Luke Skywalker consumed by self-pity on Ach-To finally came to his senses and sought to fulfill his Duty as a Jedi. The Last Jedi only had to remember his purpose and his purpose was service.
Luke Skywalker and Marcus Aurelius shared common traits of responsibility, self-discipline, faith in a Higher Power and belief in a cause greater than themselves. That's all we need. When you know what it is go out and do your duty. In that pursuit you will achieve the greatest gift; the feeling that you have fulfilled a purpose and lived life well.
"It is our duty as men and women to proceed as though the limits of our abilities do not exist" – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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Oikeiôsis
February 21, 2018 March 6, 2018 12 Step Jedi Community, Perception, Uncategorized
Oikeiôsis is the Ancient Greek word meaning belonging. The concept of the human need to feel belonging was first theorized by the Stoic Zeno of Citium. To the Stoics Community was everything. Buddhism uses the term Sangha which roughly translates as the "group" or "community" of practicing Buddhists.
Community is also important to us. As social beings we all need to belong to a community where we can contribute and be valued. No one really lives in isolation by choice. To be part of the group is in our make up as a species. We need each other to survive and to flourish and from that need civilization emerged, grew and persists.
The importance of community in the recovery movement is expressed through the pillars of fellowship, unity and service. People come together to share and to learn from one another. By helping others we help ourselves in the process. We understand that sitting alone at home may work for some people some of the time but true progress is made when we join with others in a common purpose. Through others we come to learn that we are not unique but share common problems, hopes and fears. We begin to realize that it is our similarities that bind us together and our diversity of thought and opinion that makes the community resilient. From that we find the strength to recover.
To be Jedi is also to be part of a community. Jedi are active participants in society. They are neither cloistered Monks nor Hermits seeking perpetual solitude. At times we all seek solitude and time away from others to recharge. Once ready we are ready to take our place among others and participate, share, learn, work and contribute in our own way. This is in our nature as human beings.
Sometimes it is easy to get pessimistic about the world around us. Society can seem hostile or indifferent. People often feel disconnected and alone in the world. A person may have thousands of Face Book friends but no one they can lean on and trust. We can create an online persona and profile which attracts thousands if not millions of followers and admirers and still feel lonely. Some of us feel alienated in the real world and eventually in the online realm as the hostility and toxin that pervades it forces us to disconnect even further.
Many of us live in sterile suburban neighborhoods where we live behind locked doors and barely recognize the neighbors let alone know their names. We commute in cars to work in a sea of traffic feeling disconnected from, if not frustrated with, the blank faces in the cars around us. We sit or stand on trains or in waiting rooms our eyes fixed on our phones, not speaking, not making eye contact.
In the Netflix Documentary "Happy" (2011) we see people living in supportive communities in Calcutta and Copenhagen. Despite the enormous gap in wealth between the two cities there is an undeniable "sameness". Both communities are close knight, supportive and non-competitive. The members of different families and generations live together communally, share responsibilities and look after each others kids. There is a strong sense of belonging and unity which is increasingly rare today in general.
These people are among the happiest alive. The normal indicators of happiness and wellbeing; gross domestic product, employment rate and housing indices do not apply to these people. The strong sense of community is what makes these people feel happy and fulfilled.
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I would be the first person to admit that I am not and never was the most sociable person. Being a strong introvert means I can be quite happy standing alone at a party without engaging anyone. Acutely aware that I was a quiet and reserved type when I was younger I naturally wanted to be liked by others. Alcohol was the remedy which allowed me to be gregarious, outgoing, funny and friendly. Drunk, I became approachable and my awkwardness was replaced with a confidence and a cocksure attitude that won people over and made me friends. Over the years I kept going back to booze and never really learned how to just be myself and connect with people on a deeper level. By the time I hit forty I realized I had all the social skills of a man in his early twenties, if not his teens.
Being alcoholic is to live in a delusion. To find recovery is to see the falseness for what it is. The illusion of social acceptance and community which alcohol creates becomes apparent. We think that we "fit in" but we realize that we don't. People who we thought were friends turn out to be nothing of the sort. Our own motivations with people become clearer and we realize they were selfish and self centred. We used people and prized things.
Getting sober we realize the relationships we had with people outside of our sphere of drinking, professional and personal, was often dishonest and sometimes abusive. Along the way we have hurt and damaged those we care about. If we are honest with ourselves we realized that we lived on the fringes of community, never in it. We did not really belong. All of this had to change if we were to truly recover and take our place in society.
Being in recovery and becoming sober has forced me to re-evaluate my place in society. I have come to realize how easily I could have ended up in jail, dead or in an asylum had I continued. In recovery we learn to re-enter the community and find our place and purpose. The attitude of entitlement and "special treatment" that we used to demand in abuse is gone. We realize that in life we must earn our place and make our way without expecting dispensation because we are somehow "special".
The community is about the whole not the individual. By being part of that whole and contributing in some small way we start to feel belonging in a real sense.
Most of us are not in a position to move in to a commune or co-housing arrangement where strong community is fostered as in "Happy". There are still a number of ways we can improve our connection with others and feel part of our broader community:
Embrace your identity and what makes you unique. Also look for the common humanity in all people. Very often we find our community is divided along ethnic, religious, racial, nationalist or social class lines. We flock to those we most identify with, those with whom we resemble and share the most in common with. There is nothing wrong with identifying with a group or ideology but we must be careful not to shut out others simply because they seem "different". This enforces the identity mindset, victim-hood mentality and "us and them" culture which pervades society today. We have more in common than we think.
Be kind and compassionate; this extends from the previous point. We should respect and treat all people the same. Humans respond well to kindness and compassion, it is a universal language common to all. Donating to local charities and supporting local businesses is one small way we can express care for others.
Be prepared to help. Offering our time and skills as volunteers brings us closer to the community. You may find a particular cause or charity which appeals to you. Organisations that deal in disaster relief and emergency aid will register people who can assist in times of crisis. Even just being willing to respond to a request for assistance, where safe, is being Jedi. Those in recovery know the benefits of being of service to others.
Get active in issues that concern you; whether it is a social justice cause, the environment or a local issue such as better public amenities and services there are many ways to get active. People can organise petitions, attend public meetings, form online groups, write letters, submit public comments on projects and proposals and participate in rallies and protests. Even just participating in public surveys and voting is getting involved.
Join community groups; sporting and recreational, social and cultural clubs. Finding and meeting with common minded people who enjoy similar interests builds a strong sense of community.
Stoic philosophy challenges people to consider themselves not only members of their community and country but citizens of the world and cosmos. The "View from Above" exercise is used to remind us that we are part of a whole which extends far beyond ourselves and our immediate circle. The Circle of Hierocles was drawn more than 2500 years ago to depict cosmopolitanism. The ancient Stoics word for "belonging" to community was oikeiôsis. The ancients saw themselves as belonging not only to themselves but in expanding concentric circles, their family, city state, country, the world and cosmos.
The Circle of Hierocles (Source: https://howtobeastoic.wordpress.com )
We should take the time to broaden our perspective as human beings. Every action and choice that we make has a broader consequence and reach than we imagine. By understanding our place in society and our role in the community we can live more mindfully and in accordance with our nature. We become connected with the whole.
A View from Above Meditation by Donald Robertson
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October 20, 2017 October 20, 2017 12 Step Jedi Community, Compassion, Uncategorized
The Jedi believed that the Force was a kind of universal consciousness that manifested itself in life. Obi-wan Kenobi in a "New Hope" described it as "an energy field that is created by all living things. It surrounds us; it binds the galaxy together". In Star Wars, the idea of a unitary system is often imagined. The Force was seen as the spiritual and natural balance regulating the order of all existence in the Universe and beyond. The reach of the Force transcended the physical plane in to the spiritual spheres, creating a bridge between life and the afterlife. The Force binds life together as a community.
Star Wars is obviously a work of fiction but does offer a parable to the real world. If we look at the Star Wars mythology we see how the Force, the fictional archetypes and the greater community of life interacted as a whole. The struggle depicted in the Star Wars saga is one between unity and disunity, balance and imbalance, light and darkness.
"The Force is an energy field that is created by all living things. It surrounds us; it binds the galaxy together" – Obi-wan Kenobi
Our physical form is limited. We live but a few decades and most of us never travel far. In our generation at least few people will venture outside of Earth's orbit. Our reach with people is also limited despite the advances in technology. We might be able to reach the masses through social media but we actually only ever meet and get to know so many people. We will only ever get to reach a minuscule fraction of those that live. Most of us will also realize that we only have a few intimate friends while the rest are acquaintances whom come and go.
Despite our limited reach we have a natural sense of belonging to something far greater than ourselves. We look at the stars in the milky way galaxy and feel a deep connection as if we are looking back in time to our own past and destiny. A sense of the spiritual can be felt when we consider the enormity of the cosmos and the span of time. We are conscious and alive and the mystery and purpose of life pulls something deep within us. We also feel part of the global community, a unique member of humanity.
In our lives we are constantly reminded of our identity. We are given labels that assign us to a race, a country, an ethnic group, a sexual orientation and a religion. We are tuaght to seek out and identify with our tribe and we build walls around us to protect what it safe and familiar. All of these labels are human constructs that have evolved over time to enable the survival of one group over the other. The division that boundaries create lead to the separation and estrangement of one human from another. In fact all of the differences that exist are mere illusions. All people essentially have the same hopes and aspirations and all people feel the same pain and suffer the same fate. We are all part of an indivisible humanity.
The Star Wars universe represents a "Galactic Cosmopolitan". The sentient beings that resided within the reaches of the Galaxy were seen as citizens of one large community. The same constructs and problems that plague our world also plagued the Star Wars Universe. There was conflict and hatred between different star systems and confederate groupings of planets.
The role of the Jedi was to bring a resolution to conflict and peace to the Galaxy. The Jedi wanted to restore balance to the Force. Each of the myriad of intelligent life forms represented were seen as part of a whole. While seeking unity, the Jedi also sought to preserve the identity and freedom of self expression of the individual. Perhaps George Lucas was trying to hold a mirror to the world through his work. Through the parable of Star Wars we can see vestiges of our own society, how we are and how we could be.
The word "cosmopolitan" comes from the Greek literal meaning "citizen of the world". The Ancient Greeks did not have the same level of understanding of the cosmos as we did but they understood the concept of a universal citizen. The Stoics took this further and while they understood that a person could be patriotic and loyal to their tribe they could also welcome all people as fellow humans sharing the same nature. City States and Empires went to war and the Stoics fought in these wars but they never saw their enemy as less than human. The Stoics looked past the apparent shallow differences between people and saw the common rationality and humanity that still exists in all people.
The United Nations was originally built on the premise of unity among people and nations for the betterment of all. In many ways the UN has failed in its mandate and continues to fail being a victim of old bureaucracy and pulled by vested interests. So have our leaders. As individuals, as Jedi, we can still do our part to foster unity and partnership between people. To do so is to express the Force and our own humanity.
The 12 Step program is a good example of grass roots unity between people. We are all seen as sufferers of the same disease. Political opinions are absent, in fact the traditions exempt the fellowship from siding with one opinion or another outside of the fellowship in order to avoid controversy and conflict. In the fellowship we are all the same regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion or sexuality. We all have a shared experience and a common history and we all desire the same thing. In a way we are members of the same family. We are made to help each other.
Imagine if the world was like that; a true global community? If all nations could put aside their differences and embrace our common and shared humanity war and poverty would be rare. If all people began to work together and truly care for one another the world would be a far better place.
Most of us live in a bubble. We are surrounded by family and friends that are familiar to us. We keep close to home. Some of us get wander lust and break out of the bubble deciding to travel and open ourselves to new experiences. Those that reach out in to the community and volunteer or work with people can also appreciate the idea of "one humanity". This is all it takes; a willingness to step outside your comfort zone and to get to see and understand how others live. Be willing to help the person who comes seeking help. Act in small ways to make the world a better place through gestures of kindness and compassion.
There is less of a difference between people than we are sometimes led to believe. Fear keeps people apart and drives a wedge between them. It should not be that way and it does not have to be. Look past your current horizons and reach past your boundaries, be ready to help your fellow human. We are all in this together and our survival as a species depends on it.
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Jedi believe in working together
September 11, 2017 September 12, 2017 12 Step Jedi Community, Force
Jedi work for mutual advantage or Symbiosis
Jedi try to live in harmony with those around them, and believe in mutual trust and respect.
Symbiosis is defined as a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups. Symbiosis is the glue which holds systems together. The order behind the web. Symbiosis appears in nature; bees pollinate flowers, ants grow and harvest fungi, bacteria in our stomachs help process food and the African oxpecker removes ticks from the backs of large African animals. The cell mitochondria is the power house of the cell and is in fact the descendant of bacteria that took up residence in a larger bacteria. The outcome of this symbiotic event was the evolution of multi-cellular organisms and the explosion of complex life on the planet. We are the products of symbiosis.
In the Star Wars Universe the Midichlorians reside within the cells of sentient beings and act as physical medium which manifests and amplifies the Force. Without the host's body the Midichlorians would not be able to survive and harness the Force. The Host is "rewarded" by being Force sensitive and is able, with guidance and training, able to wield incredible power. Symbiosis created the Jedi.
Life would be unable to persist without symbiosis. Our own Cosmos is an intricate system based on the complex symbiotic relationships of physical and metaphysical laws. The Universe is a story of symbiosis and harmony.
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together" – Desmond Tutu
The Stoics believed that it was in the nature of people to work closely together and support each other. Civilization is based on the concept of mutual advantage. Society survives on a symbiotic system. Without it there would be no governance, no transport system, electrical and water distribution would not occur, communication networks would fail. Without symbiosis civilization could not exist, society would be unable to survive.
"We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural." – Marcus Aurelius
No human can truly live in isolation. Each person is somehow dependent on others. We are all dependent on the continuation of a food supply, the provision of water and access to medical care. Some people find that they can minimize their interaction with society and even live "off grid" but that does not remove their part dependency on society. Survivalists stock food, equipment, fuel, clothing all produced by other people. If society did fall apart survivors would soon need to band together in groups for protection and survival. To be completely self-dependent would be almost impossible in such a world.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much" – Helen Keller
Hunter-gatherer groups that continue to exist despite the advance of modern technology and environmental destruction show the importance of symbiosis in the survival of the group. To be isolated from the group or cast in to the wilderness alone is a death sentence. People need people to survive. Mutual trust and respect is a natural outcome of that. Groups that lived intimately close to nature were harmonious. Nature provided for them and in return they looked after the provider. They relied on each other to survive and lived as large extended families rather than small discreet units.
Jedi Symbiosis
Some Jedi craved isolation but none truly sought to isolate. The Jedi understood the importance of mutual trust and respect. Working together toward a common purpose was the Jedi way. Because of their sensitivity, the Jedi could feel "disturbances" in the Force. They knew when a major calamity such as a massive loss or life had occurred. If the system was out of balance, its harmony disturbed the Jedi could feel it. The Force works off symbiosis, penetrating all things and flowing through them, connecting all that is. Life was precious to the Jedi as life contains the Force.
The Sith sought to control that natural relationship and direct it to their own purpose. Anakin wanted to change destiny by controlling the Force. Doing so was contrary to the natural order of things. That desire led him to the Dark Side. Instead of becoming a ruler, Anakin became a servant.
"Don't you see? We don't have to run away anymore! I am more powerful than the Chancellor, I… I can overthrow him! And together, you and I can rule the galaxy! Make things the way we want them to be!" – Anakin Skywalker
In our own reality we see the effects of working against the system that supports us. Pollution, famine, drought, flooding, landslides, disease and war are some of the consequences. Humanity is in conflict with nature and with itself. As the system buckles under the strain we feel the consequences around us. Society also suffers and the principles of mutual trust and respect begin to erode. Hate, anger and conflict replaces cohesion and harmony.
"Together we can rule the Galaxy" – Darth Vader
Jedi Community
Being a Real World Jedi is by nature being part of a community. That community may be largely online but it still relies on symbiosis to exist. Mutual respect and trust between its members is not only crucial for harmony but it is also essential for the survival of the community.
By nature the online world can be very hostile. Egos get inflated and people use the medium to spread disconnect and incite hatred. This only drives people away and erodes the community that supports us. By working together the movement and philosophy will spread. Disunity and disharmony will undermine the good work of many and ultimately destroy the Jedi community.
Sober Symbiosis
Being sober is also being part of a community. Recovery is a shared experience. As humans we search out support and understanding when we are in a bad way. Some of us isolate in our suffering but find solace in the group. A recovering alcoholic is perfectly placed to help another alcoholic through knowledge and personal experience. The relationship is symbiotic because both benefit from the interaction. The newcomer is helped on to the path of recovery and the person helping fortifies their own recovery by being of service.
In some ways being a recovering alcoholic feels like being part of an exclusive group. We are tied by the common bond of experience and circumstance. Some of us have been through the wringer so bad that we have the mark of a war veteran. We feel close because we can understand each other's pain. People may disagree and get upset with each other at times, that's normal.
All of us are cautious in our dealings particularly in the online world but at the same time there is a default mutual respect and trust for all. We treat others with the same level of courtesy, dignity and empathy we would expect for ourselves. The way I see it, anyone I meet has my respect and trust, whether they keep it or not depends entirely on them.
"You can do what I cannot do. I can not do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things" – Mother Teresa
We are all on a life raft, a chunk of rock hurtling through space on the edge of the Galaxy. We reside on an obscure blue planet in a back water of the neighborhood basking in the glow of a star approaching midlife. Our lives are protected from cold and indifferent space by a thin atmosphere. We are supported by a complex and fragile natural system which has existed with some variation and brief interruptions for hundreds of millions of years.
Thousands of millions of other people just like us share this chunk of rock. They have the same aspirations, the same dreams and hopes that we all do. We also share similar problems and the same fate. Each of us want to live, we want to grow and share. Despite the apparent differences there really is none but those we create in our own minds. Isn't it time we began to embrace that reality and live in harmony and peace for the sake of all? Isn't it time we began to work together to make a better world?
"Together we can face any challenges as deep as the oceans and as high as the sky" – Sonia Gandhi
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Q: Using ManifestMerger to remove am activity component Can anyone show me how to remove an activity component that has an intent filter with ManifestMerger?
I have in my main's AndroidManifest.xml this:
<activity android:name=".GoodActivity">
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            <action android:name="open.good.activity"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
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</activity>

In another flavor's AndroidManifest.xml, I have:
<activity
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But I can see that in the generated, merged AndroidManifest.xml, the activity is still present.

A: Okay, I just just need to enclose <activity> in an <application> tag just like I normally do in an AndroidManifest.xml.
So, in the flavor's AndroidManifest.xml, I should have:
<application>
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As a Windows Outlook user, I was having a good 2-years of using Google Calendar Sync until the service was discontinued is discontinued back in 8/1/2014. After the "doom day", I was panicing and wandering around to seek for an alternative to Google Calendar Sync. Then I found a blog that discusses about another add-in called EVO Collaborator for Outlook which you can google it. Why I recommend it is that this add-in enables me to sync more than a handful of cloud services including gmail, icloud, yahoo, fruux plus on-premises servers like zimbra, owncloud and baikal. It does not matter what kind of service you use; you can sync them all with Outlook in two-way fashion. Best of all, I no longer had to import my contacts through so many steps taught by Google.


It was not long ago when Bitcoin was riding high and seem unstoppable, due to the recent fall in value of this great crypto coin, and to add that the experts had predicted it rising this year 2018. I wonder what will be the outcome if it never reaches it's goal again. 20K is the minimum but it is expected to go higher, so they say.What do you think?
I think as long as its value is based on the dollar- it will will always be volatile at best.


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Mercury's 88-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its closest point to the Sun – its perihelion – at a distance of 0.31 AU from the Sun.
Unlike most of the planets, which follow almost exactly circular orbits around the Sun only varying in their distance from the Sun by a few percent, Mercury has a significantly elliptical orbit.
Its distance from the Sun varies between 0.307 AU at perihelion (closest approach to the Sun), and 0.467 AU at aphelion (furthest recess from the Sun). This variation, of over 50%, means that its surface receives over twice as much energy from the Sun at perihelion as compared to aphelion.
However, this makes little difference to Mercury's telescopic appearance, since little if any detail on its surface can be resolved by ground-based telescopes. Although its changing seasons have an incredible effect upon its surface temperatures, there is little change that is visible to amateur observers.
The position of Mercury at the moment it passes perihelion will be:
Object Right Ascension Declination Constellation Angular Size
Mercury 12h38m40s 2°48'S Virgo 8.0"
Sun 13h38m -10°13' Virgo 32'07"
From San Diego, Mercury will not be observable – it will reach its highest point in the sky during daytime and will be no higher than 9° above the horizon at dawn.
The sky on 19 Oct 2021
The sky on 19 October 2021
Never attempt to point a pair of binoculars or a telescope at an object close to the Sun. Doing so may result in immediate and permanent blindness.
13 Sep 2021 – Mercury at greatest elongation east
25 Oct 2021 – Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
24 Oct 2021 – Mercury at greatest elongation west
07 Jan 2022 – Mercury at greatest elongation east
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Q: Shorter way to access name of class in static method? Is there a better/shorter way to write the whoAmI method in the following code? It seems a bit unnecessary to create a new object just to get the static class' name.
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abstract class baseClass {
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A: Try get_called_class().
http://php.net/manual/en/function.get-called-class.php


(http://peregrina.zoryburner.com) Recording of Zory Burner's nature-themed song-cycle, performed by vocal ensemble Peregrina EnChantica in support of wildlife conservation. We are looking to fund the organization of new concert series, and music from "Jesus Christ: The Challenge of Love".
The project aims to provide new musical programmes and experiences to UK and international audiences, by spreading Peregrina EnChantica's music by composer Zory Burner, through recordings and live performances.
The ensemble will record the completed nature-themed song-cycle and will present a new series of concerts 2018-2020.
Peregrina EnChantica seeks support for recording, mixing and mastering of 11 original songs.
» Organisation, music arrangement and score preparation, promoting and presentation of a series of concerts with vocal ensemble Peregrina EnChantica.
To produce and publish 11 original songs.
» Through our choral song-cycle, we aim to attract and involve more people of various ages and backgrounds, who are passionate about this cause.
Presenting to new audiences music from the new musical, Jesus Christ: the Challenge of Love.
With an objective of filing in at least 80% of the capacity of the venues for all concerts, we'll provide entertainment, enjoyment and social interaction, involving more people, interested both in our musical initiatives and the causes that our music represents.
An initial risk assessment of the project has been completed and we'll continue monitoring and analysing any likelihood and impact of potential risks around the organization and promotation of the concert series, as well as during the rehearsal process and the concerts themselves.
Reports will be available on request by email to donors at any time, before or after each series, detailing our plans as they unfold for each concert. Personal invitations will be sent to each of our donors to attend at least one of our concerts.
£4,040 Artist's Fees Fees for 11 ensemble members for 4 concert performances, choral arrangement, score preparation work.
Our target audiences are young people, families with teenage children, as well as elderly people within the culture focused communities; the concerts will offer opportunities for all of them to enjoy quality time together.
Being among the first collectives in UK, specialising in concert performances of the time-honoured Byzantine chants, as well as in performing original choral music, we aim to enrich people's lives and bring communities together in appreciation of high quality artistic events.


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Story: FRIDAY RESULTS/LONE STAR KICKING CHALLENGE
Kickoff and Field Goal Titles Decided
John Nelson of Corpus Christi Carroll and Ansel Berber-Thayer of Fredericksburg were the individual Gold Medal winners on the first day of the 9th Annual Lone Star Kicking Challenge in Austin on Friday. Nelson defeated Joe Graham of Irving Cistercian to win the kickoff competition, while Berber-Thayer edged Kollin Kahler of Waco for the Field Goal title. Kickers competed in a preliminary round to determine seeding for the Championship Tournament, with the Top 12 advancing to the Finals.
Trevor Tumlinson of Shiloh Christian in Springdale, Arkansas became the first out of stater to medal, taking home the Bronze Medal in the Field Goal, while Taylor Trahan of Nederland was the Bronze medallist in the Kickoff.
In the Underclass Division, Samuel Fowler of Crosby won the Gold Medal in Kickoff, while Josh Lambert of Garland was the gold medallist in the Field Goal. Lambert also made the finals in the overall field goal competition but was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the championship tournament.
Competition concludes on Saturday with the Snapping and Punting competition. San Antonio Clark's Robert Chapman returns to defend his Gold Medal in the Snapping Competition. Kickers who participate in all three kicking events also compete for the Overall Gold Medal and Kahler would appear to be the favorite have secured a 2nd and a 5th today as well as returning as the defending champion in the Punt.
Over 145 kickers, punters, and snappers are expected to participate in the two day event.


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Putin's police attack Russian Communists for calling out election fraud
September 27, 2021	10:39 AM CST By Steve Sweeney
Demonstrators hold posters that read: 'I am against corruption and political terrorism,' and 'There are no elections in Russia,' during a protest against election fraud in Moscow, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. The Communist Party called for the rally and was ordered by government authorities Friday to remove the announcements from its website, otherwise it would be blocked. The warning preceded a police raid on the party's headquarters. | Pavel Golovkin / AP
Russian Communists vowed Sunday to continue their fight against state corruption after authorities raided their Moscow offices and detained a number of leading cadres.
The party headquarters was part-occupied by police during Saturday's operation, which followed accusations of ballot-rigging in the recent parliamentary elections.
"They surrounded them on all sides—emergency exits, windows, and so on," Pavel Ivanov said, explaining that authorities were looking for organizers of Saturday's protest against the alleged fraud.
"I know that for several days they were looking for me at different addresses, where I have not even lived for years. They want to detain me…so that there is simply no one to physically deliver the sound equipment to the event," he said.
Security forces were posted outside the homes of election candidate Nikolai Volkov and deputy leader of the Moscow State Duma Elena Yanchuk, who was taken into custody.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the second-largest party in the State Duma, has refused to recognize the outcome of last week's elections in Moscow, citing allegations of fraud.
Results in the capital were reported later than in other regions, with the final tally changing dramatically once electronic votes had been counted, tipping the balance in favor of the candidates of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in a number of areas.
Although a "reconciliation of results" was agreed upon after numerous complaints, this was to have no formal standing and the Communists called a street mobilization to protest against the alleged fraud.
Authorities sent a car equipped with sound-amplifying equipment to Moscow's Pushkin Square in order to drown out speeches by deputies from the CPRF.
But crowds continued to swell the public square as they joined the rally in support of the Communists, angered over allegations of corruption and a flawed election process.
Communist Party members gather in Moscow's Pushkin Square, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, to protest election fraud. | Pavel Golovkin / AP
CPRF General Secretary Gennady Zyuganov slammed the government actions, including the arrests and threats to block the party's website.
He accused Putin of trying to "break the will of the people" and stifle dissent. But, he said, large numbers refused to stay at home and gathered in Pushkin Square.
"To protest against the violation of the law and justice, against the dictatorship of the criminal comprador bourgeoisie, against the final destruction of democracy, against falsification of elections, and against electronic voting," he said.
At the rally, speakers denounced the "predatory policy of the capitalist regime" and said the electronic voting system was a way "to steal votes from the disaffected."
They demanded a rerun of the election in Moscow as the only way "to remove the stranglehold from the neck of the Russians."
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How Hawaii Lost Its Last Queen, Liliuokalani, to the Fruit Tycoons at Dole
By Kristin Hugo On 11/10/17 at 2:08 PM EST
A mural of Queen Liliuokalani. Photographed by Mark Faviell on Flickr
Tech & Science Hawaii Colonialism Royalty
Today, Hawaii has a democratically elected governor. Until 1893, it had a queen, who died 100 years ago today. But plantations, the American government and a coup changed all that.
Smithsonian recently published an article on Liliuokalani, just shy of the hundredth anniversary of the former Hawaiian queen's death. As the story details, her rise to power involved the deaths of a former king, which led to her brother ruling; his death led to her queenship. The fall of Liliuokalani, and of Hawaii as a kingdom, is stranger, and involves sugar and pineapples.
In the 1880s, American sugar and pineapple companies grew tremendously on the islands which at the time were subject to the rule of a native monarchy. The businesspeople had a problem with the royalty of the island, and in 1887, people who were affiliated with pineapple and sugar plantations forced Liliuokalani's brother, who was king at the time, to sign a new constitution. The Bayonet Constitution, which was signed at literal gunpoint, reduced monarchy rule and mandated that only people of certain ethnicities and who were rich enough could vote.
When Liliuokalani inherited the throne, she had no interest in this new constitution and proposed her own. The move angered the businesspeople, and only a coup to overthrow Hawaiian royalty entirely would do.
Sanford Dole led the coup with the help of the American government. His cousin once removed, James Dole, started The Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which is now Dole Food Company, on the islands. American militia came to the island, threatening battle, and Liliuokalani surrendered. After the coup succeeded, Sanford Dole was named president of the Republic of Hawaii.
Hawaii later became a state, of which David Ige is the current governor. Some descendants of Hawaiian royalty are trying to reinstate a monarchy.
Liliuokalani's life before the coup was more picturesque and fitting of a tropical queen. She married an American, adopted several children and was a songwriter. One of her songs, "Aloha Oe," remains to this day the most well-known Hawaiian song. Translated as "Farewell to Thee," it ultimately became a somber allusion to the sun setting on the Kingdom of Hawaii.
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Any omnipotent deity that wants me to believe will know how to sufficiently convince me.
chongjasmine wrote: Jesus had been good to me. I had seen His miracles happening in my life, time and again.
What would qualify a miracle in your opinion?
Something unexpected that happens which is beyond coincident.
For instance, I have a toothache. I pray for healing, but it isn't healed.
So, I went to see a dentist. I was upset at having to go to the dentist.
I switched on my internet, and the first thing that come to my screen is a picture of Jesus guiding a dentist.
I believe that God is telling me that He heals me, but through a dentist.
Another instance. I was sitting in an examination and I couldn't answer the questions.
I panicked and wanted to leave the examination hall. But I felt Jesus telling me to try my best.
I answered the examination to the best of my abilities, with the presence of Jesus by my side.
I got distinction for the paper.
Yet another instance. I was at a birthday party.
And the birthday girl tells us to seek after God's presence.
I felt an urge to tell a girl I had never met before that God wanted her to be a social worker.
The urge is very strong. I went to the girl and asked her whether social work meant anything to her.
She broke down and cried. She had always wanted to be a social worker but felt that she was not qualified to do so.
God had used me to encourage that girl to be a social worker.
These three instances are what I mean by miracles.
I'm a theist myself nowadays, but your examples of 'miracles' are fairly poor even by your own definition of a 'miracle'. None of your examples display unexpected outcomes or ones any near 'beyond' coincidence. You're free to believe as you wish, and I encourage you to do so, but if you set such a low threshold that everyday occurrences caused by human power then almost anything may qualify as a 'miracle' and the word loses significance. Also, good fortune becomes fodder for self-fulfilling prophecies.
I agree with both of the above to a certain extent. As I believe in an all powerful God and I don't believe in coincidence when things like what chongjasmine describe come up I certainly believe that they are from God. However I wouldn't describe them as miracles in the way Suke was implying, those things are more like the miraculous signs that Jesus performs and we see throughout Acts. I've certainly been told by many people I trust about miracles they've seen performed but sadly I'm yet to be present.
Sun Fin wrote: I agree with both of the above to a certain extent. As I believe in an all powerful God and I don't believe in coincidence when things like what chongjasmine describe come up I certainly believe that they are from God. However I wouldn't describe them as miracles in the way Suke was implying, those things are more like the miraculous signs that Jesus performs and we see throughout Acts. I've certainly been told by many people I trust about miracles they've seen performed but sadly I'm yet to be present.
As much as it pains me to hear coincidence described as divine communication with mortals, I'd much rather that then the description of all coincidences as miracles. At least leave the word some meaning.
Interesting, why do you think coincidence gives the world meaning?
Sun Fin wrote: Interesting, why do you think coincidence gives the world meaning?
I don't think it provides it meaning, I think it merely is reality. I understand it's simply a matter we'll likely have to choose to disagree but I don't believe in divine communication or intervention, though I'm sure my faith would disagree. It's something I've never been able to accept, and I think to deny coincidence and replace it with a divine message would be to deny what happens. Plus with the amount of coincidences that happen on a daily basis, God would have to be a chatty entity delivering some random and irrelevant messages (unless people arbitrarily choose to assign 'communications' only to those coincidences which they like and not all of them).
Shikanosuke wrote: At least leave the word some meaning.
I agree with Shika, strongly.
I would say that claiming that the little meaningful coincidencies which influence us come directly from God would imply that he also is directly responsible for sufference.
Sun Fin wrote: [...]miraculous signs that Jesus performs and we see throughout Acts.
Honest curiosity here, why is it Jesus rather than God?
Careless phrasing? In the gospel's Jesus is the one who performs the miracles but always in the name of his father.
Aygor wrote: I agree with Shika, strongly.
Not even broaching my deist viewpoint, I agree as well. Not something I wish to condone. The whole system seems only to serve self interests. As if the good coincidences are god's will, but the meaningless or bad are just coincidences or ignored.
I trust Sun Fin here per the gospel's reason (him and WWD have that on lock), but the godhead deal has perplexed me to the point where I just accept it (like many other things) as mere tradition and accepted vocabulary.
All good! I figured we would, and lord knows I'm a terrible theist/catholic.


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Locally grown, locally made
by Kathy Marcks Hardesty
During a recent appearance on Dave Congalton's "hometown radio" show I was shocked, quite frankly, over the number of people calling in to discuss chain restaurants. I don't review fast-food places for one simple reason: if you dine in Applebee's, Chili's, McDonald's or Wendy's, and all the rest, you can expect that most foods they're serving were made at the corporate commissary and frozen for shipment. It's the same at every restaurant in these chains.
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SMILES WELL EARNED: Antonio Moline, the manager of Buona Tavola; Antonio Varia, the chef and restaurant owner; and Christian Mandarino, the marketing manager of Buono Tavola make diners exceedingly happy.
On occasion we all need a cheap meal fast, but I prefer spending my dining dollars in restaurants owned by locals who put their heart and soul into their eatery. And I encourage every foodie I meet to think the same way. During a recent visit to Buona Tavola on Monterey St. in SLO my dining experience exemplified this standard. As I read the new take-out menu it reminded me of owner/chef Antonio Varia's maxim since he opened there in 1992: "I cook with love!"
The truth of his statement is evident in every dish you're served. Admittedly I had not dined there in over a year. So when Varia's new marketing consultant, Christian Mandarino, a passionate young restaurant expert who boasts an impressive resume, invited me over to SLO to sample new dishes from the summer menu, I eagerly accepted.
I encouraged Mandarino to order foods we could share so I could taste more dishes. With the first course of the soulful duck and turkey dumplings ($12.75) smothered in a rich, onion confit, I hummed in delight and couldn't resist eating both dumplings. They paired them with a glass of Badia di Morrona 2005 Chianti ($7 a glass), an earthy red with plum and spice notes, which was a very good match.
The Parma salad ($10.75) was another excellent dish. Made of fresh arugula tossed with red apple, toasted walnuts, diced Roma tomatoes, parmesan shavings, and housemade balsamic vinaigrette, it including a generous serving of sliced Parma prosciutto. Although the Chianti was good with it, I would've liked it even better with the delightful Valle Isarco 2006 Pinot Grigio ($7.50) they poured next. Its clean crisp flavors with tangy citrus notes would have made a great counterpoint to the salty ham. We also tried a refreshing and tasty Masi Modello Della Venezie 2007 Rose ($5.50–a real bargain). Both of these wines were quite complementary with our pasta and entrées.
Even better than the first courses were the "primi and secondi piatti" courses (pasta and entrées). That day's specials included a housemade linguini with shrimp and calamari, in a white wine and spicy tomato sauce, so perfectly cooked I was impressed because they're so easily over-cooked. We also enjoyed a pristinely fresh ahi, seared a perfect rare with sides of fresh snow peas, julienne of carrots, and roasted potatoes.
We relished the perfect conclusion, which was a flourless chocolate torte with caramel sauce. While it's always fun to experiment at new restaurants, I came to realize we should never forget old favorites that endeavor to provide us with the finest locally grown and locally produced foods.
Mandarino pointed out that our local restaurants are nothing like the "high and mighty" places in Napa Valley wine country. He explained: "Here we get to realize what's readily available in local foods and Buona Tavola has a stand in SLO's Thursday night Farmers Market. We're in wine country and we don't take advantage of people by raising prices."
Although Varia wasn't cooking when I visited, I didn't realize that, considering the quality of the meal. Mandarino said Varia was away, but the food was just as delicious as if he had cooked it and served it to me himself. Mandarino explained the credit goes to the Flores family who've been cooking for Varia since Buona Tavola opened in 1992.
For our lunch, Mandarino chose a table on the sunny patio where I'd never dined. He mentioned that it's very popular among locals, and I could see why. Above the patio they've hung a cascade of small white lights, plus there's a bubbling fountain in the courtyard center, all of which creates a romantic ambiance, especially at night. During inclement weather they roll out the overhead covers and turn on heat lamps to make the patio every bit as comfortable as inside the restaurant at lunch or dinner. Undoubtedly it's much more romantic at night.
Mandarino moved to Paso Robles from Los Angeles, where he was trained in the art of fine dining at some of that city's most prestigious resort hotels. He was born in Argentina, where his mother was a native; his father, Domenik Mandarino, was born in Italy. Domenik, who was a mechanical engineer, relocated with his family to Los Angeles when his son was just 10.
Domenik began working in restaurants in L.A. and soon worked his way up to become a chef. He began teaching his son the basics when Christian was just 14 years old. Christian Mandarino's first job as a young adult was at the St. Regis Hotel; from there he moved to the Regent Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons hotel (featured in the movie, Pretty Woman). After he started working for Varia, and they came to know each other, they discovered Varia and his father, around the same age, had worked together at Silvio's restaurant on Melrose in L.A.
Mandarino left L.A. in 2004 for an opportunity to work for the Food Network's star chef, Bobby Flay, and moved to Las Vegas to work at Flay's new Mesa Grill in Caesar's Palace. Mandarino relocated to Paso Robles last year for the opening of the new steakhouse Bernick's. After helping them open, he moved to Buona Tavola, where he began working with Varia's wait staff, teaching them the art of upscale service.
Although I met Mandarino in SLO, you'll find him most often in Buona Tavola Paso Robles. There Varia's cousin, chef Mauro Zaretti, runs the kitchen, preparing dishes with fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs Varia grows sustainably in his home garden in Creston, just as the Flores use Varia's produce at Buona Tavola in SLO. Mandarino informed me Varia raises pigs and rabbits, too.
Let's face it, you'll never find these standards in any chain restaurant. So please, support your local restaurant and you'll find your dining dollars well spent.
Correction:
In my review of Cass House Restaurant in Cayucos, June 19, I mistakenly reported the bread is housemade. Most of it is, except the baguettes, which are made by Hush Harbor Bakery in Atascadero. Cass House Restaurant is open for dinner only, Thursday through Monday evenings.
You can reach New Times' Cuisine columnist at khardesty@newtimesslo.com.
© 2019 New Times San Luis Obispo


A form on page 1 which sends data to a PHP script via POST.
Page 2 is generated by that script and shows one or more graphs generated by an external program using the entries on page 1 and the back end database. This page also has another form with options to re-generate the graphs with new options (e.g. zoom in on or truncate the graph(s)).
If requested, page 3 will be generated with the same PHP script using POST data glued together from pages 1 and 2. Except for the graphs, its basic appearance will be the same as page 2.
Pages 4, 5, 6 ... should be generated in the same manner as page 3.
So, how can I put the POST data used to generate page 2 into the POST data for page 3?
EDIT: Due to organizational policy, cookies can't be used (so sessions are not feasible). GET is undesirable because we don't want the input to show in the URL.
I recall struggling with this issue long ago, wondering why I simply couldn't redirect with a modified POST header. The reason is a redirect is actually considered a GET.
Regardless, you need to store the post variables in hidden fields.
I would recommend prefixing all your field names from each form so that its easy to tell them apart during your consolidation phase at the end.
Edit: As others have mentioned, persisting data using sessions is one possibility, but this becomes a very complex matter of maintaining temporary state which things like page refreshes or using the back button can make difficult to maintain. Unless you're facing an extreme case, it's much easier to persist data using fields since they survive refreshes and other browser behaviour much more easily.
In my opinion, POST requests should modify something (e.g. add records to a database). GET requests should retrieve something (e.g. results of a search query).
If you want to use POST anyway, look into PHP sessions.
Sessions are a pain, and if you needed them you'd already have implemented them.
As @Soviut said above, hidden input fields are probably the way to go for this.
In the post he mentions that he always has to look up how to do this. Funny because he's one of the core developers!
If you decide to bite off the session route with the dbms option, I've had luck designing a state class to hold this stuff, and serializing an object using JSON to a single large field in the session record.
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FADA FabLab Opens!
The FADA FabLab, an initiative of the Department of Architecture with financial support from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and the GSA, opens on Tuesday 5 February 2019. The workshop is open to all GSA students who have completed the Induction Course which will take place in February 2019 and will be organised by the GSA Adminstration Officer, Steffen Fischer. The Lab is located in G092, on the same level as the GSA Studios. The first phase of the FabLab is a temporary facility which will be open for four hours a day during Semester 1 (see opening times below). The full lab is expected to open in Semester 2 2019 and disruption is expected in May and August whilst renovations take place. General Enquiries: Steffen Fischer (steffenf@uj.ac.za) Software Training & Fabrication Assistant: Jesse Dymond (fadafablab@uj.ac.za) Technical Workshop Assistant: Xylan de Jager (fadafablab@uj.ac.za) Director: Denver Hendricks, HoD DoA (denverh@uj.ac.za) Opening Times: Monday: 9h00-13h00 Tuesday: 12h00-16h00 Wednesday: 9h00-13h00 Thursday: 9h00-13h00 Friday: 9h00-13h00
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Born in Bagheria [Palerrno) on 4 June 1943, Provino rnoved to Rome as a young man. Here he used to visit the studio of his fellow citizen Renato Guttuso.
In 1964, at the young age of 21, in the Galleria Consorti in Rome the artist held his first solo exhibition, which evoked places from his childhood. Provino 's hometown, the faces of its citizens, marked by the passage of time and hard labour, and the countryside, with its dramatic, tragic colours reminiscent of ancient Greek culture, ail deeply influenced his artistic background.
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ln 1979, after a journey to Peru, Provino developed an extraordinary dialectic in his painting between geometries and philosophy, the visible and the invisible. This marked the beginning of what may genuinely be regarded as the mature stage in his career, where painting consistinfl of matter and colours served as the chief means of pursuing expressive research into a dynamic and infinite world: through a painstaking pictorial execution and gestural touches, the artist succeeded in conveying what the physical space of the canvas would not otherwise have allowed him to convey.
ln 1986, held in high repute, he was invited to take the Chair of Painting in the Palermo Academy of Fine Arts. He later joined the University of Naples. Since the1990s, the artist has held a range of solo exhibitions- along with some prestigious international ones in important public spaces in Italy the Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, Castel dell'Ovo in Naples and Magazzini del Sale in Cervia, to mention but a few.
ln 2002 he was the first Western artist to display his works in the National Museum of China in Beijing, as well as the most important museums in the cities of Shenzhen, Shenyang, Canton, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Changshu. This marked the beginning of a decade of international exhibitions that brought Provino to Greece, the United States, Bulgaria and Argentina. He continues to regularly exhibit his works in his native Sicily.