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Introduction to Ephesians
General background to the letter
The letter to the Ephesians was written by the Apostle Paul (Eph. 1:1) while he was under house arrest in Rome in AD61-62 (Eph. 3:1, 4:1, 6:20). Paul was surrounded by his friends like Luke, Timothy, Aristarchus, Epaphrus, Onesimus and Tychicus (who delivered this letter to Ephesus – Eph. 6:21). It seems likely that Paul also wrote the letters of Colossians and Philemon during this imprisonment.
The letter is addressed to the church in Ephesus (Eph. 1:1), which was the chief city of the Roman province of Asia (modern day Western Turkey). However, we know that the letter to the Ephesians was widely circulated and read by the churches in the surrounding region.
Ephesus and the church
Ephesus was a thriving and important city with a population of around 200,000 making it the third largest in the Roman Empire after Alexandra and Rome. The city was a major commercial centre located on important transport routes (it was at the end of the Silk Road from China), and people travelled there on business from all over the Middle East. Ephesus was home to a pagan temple dedicated to the Roman goddess Diana (Greek name – Artemis) and home to her cult. The temple was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and it would have attracted many pilgrims and tourists. Diana was a goddess who represented fertility and sexuality, and writers who lived during these times described a high level of immorality within the city.
Paul had founded the church here on his second missionary journey (Acts 18:18-21). However, he had quickly moved on leaving Priscilla and Aquila to continue the work, which Apollos later joined them in (Acts 18:24-26). On a later visit Paul stayed at Ephesus for three years (AD53-55) and during that time he taught regularly at the lecture hall of Tyrannus (Acts 19:8-10). Some of those who believed were visitors to Ephesus, and they took the gospel back to their own cities (Acts 19:8-10).
Why did Paul write the letter?
Paul had founded this church and he had spent a considerable amount of time working with them and living alongside them. However, he was now under house arrest in Rome, facing an uncertain future, and he wanted to strengthen and prepare them for present and future challenges.
Paul was aware that the church faced twin pressures from the successful and powerful money-driven business sector on one side, to the highly influential sexually immoral cult of Diana on the other. To be an effective witness, the church would have to be secure in Christ and strongly united in Him (Eph. 4:1-7), united in their diverse roles (Eph. 4:11-13) and united in their relationships with each other (Eph. 4:25-5:2) to show that they were all members of one body.
Paul advised them to be careful to live in the light, and to make the most of every opportunity because the days were evil (Eph. 5:8-16). They were to seek the filling of the Holy Spirit and encourage one another daily, always looking for God's hand at work and giving thanks for His goodness to them (Eph. 5:17-20). Paul also told them to submit to one another (Eph. 5:21) and explained the importance of having strong close relationships between wives and husbands, children and parents, slaves and masters (Eph. 5:22-6:9). In this way Paul hoped that the church would be able to stand firm and not let the devil gain a foothold (Eph. 4:27).
Paul had not written to address a particular error or heresy that was threatening the church. Instead he wrote to expand the horizons of his readers so that they might better understand the dimensions of God's eternal purpose and grace. Paul also wanted them to come to appreciate the high goals that God had for His church.
The message of Ephesians
God's design for the church runs throughout this letter and can be seen in several recurring themes.
The first thing that we see is that the church is not buildings and land, but people whom God has called to follow Him. These people were chosen before the creation of the world (Eph. 1:4, 11), predestined to be adopted as God's sons (Eph. 1:5, 11), redeemed and forgiven through the blood of Jesus (Eph. 1:7).
The sovereign purpose of God in establishing the church fills the first half of the letter (Eph. 1:4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 20, 2:1-10, 2:11-22, 3:11) in which God's divine plan of redemption is elaborated. The church on earth is God's means of displaying His wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms (Eph. 1:17-23, 2:6-10, 3:4-6, 4:1-16, 4:17-5:21). The practical daily life of the believer continues to be lived out on earth, and the importance of the believer's conduct on earth is emphasised in the second half of the letter (Eph. 4:1, 17, 5:1, 8, 15). However, the sphere of the Christian's activities is not limited to the earth upon which he lives, but includes the heavenly realm (Eph.1:3, 10, 20, 2:6, 3:10, 6:10).
It is through the church that God wants to manifest His glory and salvation to the whole world. In order to accomplish this, He has made the church the one place where all people can be united. In Ephesians 2:11-22 we learn how differences of race, ethnicity, tribe and religion are dissolved, or broken down, in Christ. Ephesus was a great centre of trade and commerce, a mixing together of people from many different cultures and beliefs. Within this mixture of peoples and religions, Christ's church was to be the powerful witness to the peace and unity that the gospel brings.
Through the church, God has revealed His victory over everything that is in rebellion against Him. In Jesus we are forgiven our sins which the devil used to hold us captive (Eph. 1:7) and God has placed all things (including Satan) under Jesus (Eph. 1:18-23). God has made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our sins (Eph. 2:4-10). We who were once far away have been brought near to God through Jesus' blood (Eph. 2:13-18), and Gentiles and Jews are now heirs together in Christ (Eph. 3:6-13). Christians are now free to live God's way (Eph. 4:17-5:21), and we have armour from God to help us win the fight (Eph. 6:10-20).
Finally, through His work in the church, we see the power of Jesus Christ displayed. Jesus is the one who chose us (Eph. 1:4-14) and in Him we have redemption and forgiveness (Eph. 1:7-8). Paul prayed that we might know Jesus' incomparably great power and position (Eph. 1:18-23); he explained that it was Jesus who united us and brought us near to God (Eph. 2:13-22), and that Jesus was God's mystery revealed (Eph. 3:3-13). Jesus appointed us to our different jobs (Eph. 4:9-13). His example urges us to live in a new way (Eph. 4:17-5:21) and it is in Jesus that we stand strong (Eph. 6:10-20).
Why should I read this book?
We tend to think about church as the single building which we visit to sing, pray, listen to the Bible and talk with other Christian friends. However, in Ephesians we see a picture of the church as many different people all functioning together as a single body. This is how God sees His church, and we all need to understand church through our Father's eyes if we are going to play our part within it, in the way that God wants us to.
The church today faces the same pressures from money, sex and power that the Ephesians faced. We are also tempted to live like others in the world around us. We are tempted by other religions and secularism to put Jesus aside and try things their way. If we are to be effective witnesses in our world, then, like the Ephesians, we too must be strongly united with Christ and to other members of His body. We too must live in the light, be prepared to submit to one another, and be committed to right relationships with our fellow Christians.
Many of today's societies (especially Western ones) encourage us to be individuals who compete against each other to make progress through life. Ephesians reminds us that God wants us to work together to move forward, united despite our differences and stronger because of them.
In a world that is dominated by Satan and his demons and that is becoming more and more accepting of doing things his way, Ephesians shows us that Satan is already defeated. The devil's plans for us lose their authority when we turn to Jesus in faith. We are then free to live life God's way, and He has already given us the armour that we need to wear to defend our freedom.
Finally, Ephesians reminds us of the incomparably great power and position of Jesus Christ. The world around us offers many different lords and masters for us to follow, but Jesus is over them all. In the face of great pressure to make Jesus less than He is, we need to be disciplined in regularly reading Ephesians to ensure that we submit to Jesus Christ as our only Lord and King!
1:1-2 Introduction
1:3-3:21 The believer's position in Christ
1:3-14 The formation of the church
1:15-23 The consciousness of the church
2:1-10 The life of the church
2:11-22 The agreement of the church
3:1-21 The calling of the church
4:1-6:20 Christ-like conduct in the world
4:1-6:9 The conduct of the church
4:1-16 It's ministry – diversity in unity
4:17-5:21 It's moral standards
5:22-6:9 Standards of behaviour within the church
6:10-20 The weapons available to the church
6:21-24 Conclusion


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In what authorities called a great blow to gang leadership in McHenry County, three reputed leaders of a gang operating in Woodstock and Harvard were sentenced to prison terms Wednesday for two gang fights.
One of the reputed gang leaders, Fredrico Hernandez, 17, of 131 Willow St., Woodstock, is a student at Woodstock High School, and another, Thomas Jensen, 18, also of the Willow Street address, is a former student, said Supt. Joseph Hentges of Unit District 200.


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Hikers present at many skill levels. Some are looking for back country, real out in the woods, might see wildlife or bear scene and some are just looking for a cool, informative walk in a new city.
Our urban trail provides the later experience in spades. At first glance, the city of Miami and the city of Asheville might seem to have nothing at all in common. Geographically, one is on the east coast of Florida while the other enjoys a Western North Carolina exposure but both are awash in Art Deco architecture.
We hope you will enjoy this hike and it is likely the only one on our hiking list in which you can stop after a bit, listen to a music busker, have a cup of cappuccino or find a bathroom you don't have to lean on a tree to make use of. Now note, I did not say you wouldn't see a bear. They have been known to find the downtown area too. We don't know whether it is the art, the music, the culturally diverse and excellent cuisine or the vibe and they're not talking!
Where is the hike: Downtown
Duration: 1.7 miles Hard to put a time frame on this as it will depend upon how much information you choose to obtain about each point of interest on the hike and how much shopping and coffee/beer drinking you subscribe to as you stroll. This can be self guided with the the assistance of an audio tour or every Saturday at 3 p.m. April-November- a guided tour is available.
What can you see: The Grove Arcade, Saint Lawrence Basilica, an arbor edged bench in honor of the country's first female doctor, Pack Place, functioning both as an entertainment venue as well as educational art museum & more. You can pick up an audio tour at Pack Place to really help you locate the markers on our urban trail and appreciate their significance.
Enjoy the exercise and have a fine time.
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The world is standing still
I pray for the night to come
to reach you
and take you away with me
to fulfill my darkest dreams.
I am not an angel
and if I was once
now I've learned to fly
on broken wings.
Longing for you
I leap into the mirror
and on the other side
there is no more light.
Diving into the spotless night
I'm leaving all my memories behind.
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This is not a simple story. This is not even just one story. There's a boy, and there's a girl. But there's so much more than that.
I was going home. Not forever; only long enough to watch my eternally irresponsible father marry a girl who happened to be my childhood enemy. There were no plans to embark on some crazy sex odyssey with a wild 19-year old baseball player. Easton Malone is insufferable, crude, and far too close. The hot, reckless days we shared should never have happened. I would forget him. Yes, I had to forget him. Through the years, triumph or heartbreak would bring us together. Only to shatter us once more. It was never over, though. It never will be. In the beginning we found lust. At the end we found each other. Along the way we found everything else.
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On the practical side, I loved the two narators. Both , in particular Richards, have terrific tone in their voices. And both performed their chapters with great flair, affording a fabulous imagery to a very moving story.
And the story. The story just bleeds emotion for Anya and Jack..the secondary couple...while drawing stark comparison to the younger less wiser main leading couple who have their own journey to travel thats as frustrating as it is normal.
This story and it's performance is an easy recommendation to anyone wanting a bit impact, more thought,far more depth and more impact to their romance story other than just another romance with a dash of naughty, while knowing the leading couple will be ok. It's beautiful while achingly sad in its HEA.
"Slow start, but good overall."
It took a LONG time for me to get into the story. At a high level, the plot was surprisingly compelling, but it took way took long to get there. It was also confusing how the author jumped around from first to third person, depending on who the chapter was about. Ultimately, it made sense. Still, I think it would have been more fluid if she had kept to third person omniscient. I also felt it wasn't well edited. While I listened to the book instead of reading it, I still caught some problems. In fact, the saying that grates on my nerves the most, "could care less," was included. I know, I am nitpicking, but any editor should have caught that. Back to the big picture... I think that if this book was half as long as it was, it would have been a lot better. The last couple of chapters were what changed my opinion from questioning, "Why am I continuing to listen to this," to "I'm glad I listened."
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I DID like this book. I liked the characters & even the story line, but something just didn't get me over the "hump" to really liking this book
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Found this one in my KU and was able to listen as well as read! I liked it but I didn't love it. Story was just ok. Very emotional though. Had some sexy time. Without giving spoilers....I just feel like I need more info about Anya.
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text: Risk-on rally in the equity markets and dollar strength is keeping investors away from Gold, owing to which prices fell to a low of $1240 ahead of the US data release. Eyes US data The immediate focus now is on US data release, which could show retail sales rebounded in March after having declined 0.1% in February. The data could easily influence demand for the US dollar and thus would be tracked by metal traders. Meanwhile, focus would also be on whether US stocks follow Asian and European equities higher. At the time of writing, metal was trading around $1244 levels. Gold Technical Levels The immediate support is seen at $1236.41 (hourly chart support) under which losses could be extended to $1208.91 (Apr 1 low). Conversely, break above previous day's high of $1263 would shift risk in favor of a rally to $1283 levels (Mar 11 high). For more information, read our latest forex news.


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A Few Words About Mold Test Macon
What does ISCT offer?
Mold Test Macon specializes in consultation, inspections, testing and analysis for mold in residential, commercial and industrial property. Our services are used by individuals and Companies who know or suspect they have a mold problem. mold is part of the natural environment. Outdoors, mold plays an important part in nature by breaking down dead organic matter such as fallen leaves and dead trees, however mold growth inside the home should be avoided. Mold spreads by spores floating through the air. The spores are invisible to the naked eye and can flow through outdoor and indoor air. Mold may begin growing indoors when spores land on a surface that damp or moist. There are many types of mold, but none of them will grow without moisture.
Real Estate Agents can call us for consultation on transactions, where the home inspector has seen what is believed to be a mold problem and would like a professional evaluation. We also do many pre-listing mold Inspections to Make sure the home is mold free or at acceptable levels.
Many Mortgage and Real Estate Brokers are now asking for a professional mold inspection and report along with a home inspection. It is becoming a regular practice to have these tests done prior to closing. Remember that most home inspectors are not qualified to inspect for mold.
Home Builders can call us during the construction process to evaluate their projects for potential mold problems, and a good baseline before selling, For instance, Erin Brockovich sued the sellers and builders of her new home for over $1 million in damages because of alleged mold damage.
Individuals sensitive to the presence of mold can call us for an inspection and testing, before purchasing or renting a home or apartment. Today there are lots of unoccupied foreclosed homes, sitting for months without electricity or heat, today's homes are meant to be energy efficient, (keeping the elements out, or in) so any water intrusion can create a mold problem. Warning! Some unscrupulous sellers will paint over mold, only to have it return a few weeks after you move in.
What Not To Do?
Absolutely, positively, do not even think about hiring a Certified Mold Inspector that also does remediation work or even recommends one! Let's face it, mold remediators make their living on a property owner's misfortune. Mold remediation is a big and expensive business. There are a number of reasons not to use a mold remediation company to do the initial first home inspection. Here are a few:
1. Fraudulent Mold Testing: Some unscrupulous contractors will bring back to you mold test results showing extremely serious mold problems in your home or on your property. Unfortunately, the mold samples are not actually from your home but are in fact samples that had been intentionally infected (inoculated) with large amounts of the "bad" mold spores from other locations or from mold collections maintained by these same contractors. The purpose of fraudulent mold testing is to frighten homeowners into authorizing more remediation work than what is actually necessary.
2. House Cooking: "House cooking" is an old scam designed to get the worst possible test results. The inspector turns on the furnace in order to elevate the number of mold spores in the air before taking samples. Some will even turn on ceiling fans and humidifiers full blast. The purpose is to cause high levels of detectable mold to justify expensive mold remediation work. This scam can also be avoided by not hiring a mold inspector who also profits from remediation work.
3. Mold Sniffing Dogs: Yes, we said mold sniffing dogs, we're not making this stuff up. If you haven't seen them yet, you probably will before long. Their owners are banking on you being as gullible as they are. All buildings have some mold, can they identify the fungi and levels? When we see them going around with microscopes, we will revisit our opinion.
4. Ozone Generator: Ozone schemes claim that tenting a home or building and then injecting massive amounts of ozone gas into it will kill all of the mold in the structure. Ozone can only kill what it comes into contact with. Ozone cannot get at, and thus cannot kill, mold growing inside drywall, walls, carpeting, upholstered furniture, wall cavities, ceiling cavities and floor cavities. Besides being ineffective at killing hidden mold (the worst type), ozone readily damages all rubber and plastic parts it comes into contact with such as rubber and plastic components of appliances, electronics of all types, exposed electrical lines, extension cords and HVAC controls. Ozone is also unhealthy to humans according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
As you can see, there is room in the mold remediation business for deception and abuse. Don't get us wrong. most certified mold remediators are honest businessmen. Their job is to remove mold if their services are needed. Note that certified mold remediators are the only qualified contractors to remove this dangerous mold. In some cases, a homeowner can handle their own remediation as long as the mold problem is found in the beginning stages.


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I had the pleasure of attending the Spring Convening of the America Achieves NY Educator Voice Fellowship in Albany recently. The night before our meeting with lawmakers (which I'll also be blogging about), I met great Fellows that shared some of the very same issues that my school faces with
I have been doing PD for a long time now. We fully utilize the School Improvement Engine (SIE) tools, which include data driven practices (TERC), curriculum mapping, instructional rounds, and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The beauty of the SIE tools, which will be the basis of my research for my
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to attend a hearing at LaGuardia College, sponsored by the Governor's office as a New York Educator Voice Fellow through American Achieves. The event was officiated by Common Core Task Force members Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Brooklyn teacher Kishayna Hazlewood. After so


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The U.S. Department of Defense will significantly draw down its forces over the next five years despite the increasing threats from foreign and domestic terrorists. According to a recent AP article, "Senior Army officials are warning they may have to cut as many as 100,000 more soldiers over the next decade unless the automatic spending reductions forcing the military services to slash their budgets are stopped." The Army is already planning to trim its ranks by 80,000 active duty troops due to previously planned budget reductions approved by Congress in 2011.
But these layoffs could actually prove beneficial to communities across the country – including Washington. If, and only if, we plan smartly.
The federal impact of this will result with an increasing number of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) service members transitioning over the next five years in Washington State. The same goes for those in the Navy. While Army Secretary John McHugh told a Senate committee last Tuesday "the losses would undermine the service's ability to be prepared for wartime missions," the skills, training, and experiences of those who are let go could very well be positioned as an asset in times of crisis or disaster in our local communities.
Many service members transition without a plan, leading to $32-35 million in unemployment benefits paid annually for WA State residents. Washington State also has the distinct honor of consistently being one of the highest in the nation for service members receiving unemployment benefits immediately after leaving active duty (Lewis-McChord, 2012).
But what if we could trim these costs by getting some of our transitioning service members into a program that would leverage their experience with volunteer management, decontamination protocols, and crisis information management, and requires working with community-based companies and organizations to shore up response protocols? The cost savings benefit to the Army and to the community could be substantial – not to mention the benefit of "being valued" to the Veteran.
Most importantly, the communities would be better prepared and managed in times of crisis, despite what happens at the national level.
Bottom line: The Army's share of the automatic cuts over the next six month is $7.6 billion – that is a big budget cut, no matter how you want to spin it. The cut will affect national readiness. But the end result could be a benefit to local communities if we position the strengths of the returning Veterans to serve our hospitals and communities in times of crisis.


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exoteric said:Rob Relyea said:*snip*
Thanks for the answer Rob. I'll go read how these type converters work.
The reason I care about this is that 1) the classes are supposed to be invariant, they're designed this way; 2) XAML is actually a great way to quickly debug your code by dumping out an object graph; I'm projecting binary files into an object graph and want to verify that the projection is not completely foobar; XAML is actually quite nice in this regard - it's also possible to toss out some data to some folks who can then possibly use XSLT, XLinq and whatnot to do further processing on the data - maybe injecting it into a SQL store and whatnot - without needing my code (although the code is freely available.)
I guess my reason for disliking the settability requirement is because it forces me to abandon a declarative/functional style of programming. I want to maximize the compiler's (hypothetical) ability to perform optimizations without needing too much analysis and to have strong guarantees about how the data can be used ("reuse":projection over "use":mutation). This is somewhat a purist stance but it is actually reasonable to not want to have classes have the property of mutability. The WPF freezable properties is pretty nice but I prefer static guarantees whenever possible; I don't want any code to even try and attempt to modify the data; or more precisely, I don't want any codepath to have this possibility. I'll admit that these design principles are overkill for the hobby framework I'm building but I believe they are quite sound in general.
It's pretty cool that XAML can project (almost) any object graph to X(A)ML with just one line of code; it's an extremely quick and easy way to generate data, even if for prototyping or analysis purposes.
That being said, you could of course argue that my use-case is silly and I should simply use XLinq projection for this - it's just that this is a use-case XAML could (it appears) easily support with no downsides. I suppose the reasoning behind the design may also be to help developers in their class design so that they can read in the data again
I wonder if someone should build static analysis for this situation as well and just warn in this case; maybe the Load method should have a type-parameter as well to make it easier to tell, in case the cast doesn't happen right away. Maybe put a "XamlReady" attribute on the classes.
I think I understand your scenarios for XAML:
1) Want immutable types.
- Hope that the immutability part can work with non-default constructors for you.
2) Want to write down most of the state of the object
- What rules would be ideal for you? Some R/O properties (like a parent pointer, get a bit tricky). We use DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute to Hide some properties that would normal be written. In your scenario, please review all R/O properties, and see what rules would work for you.
- If you look at http://robrelyea.com/demos/xamlpadsample and the way I write down Pad.config.xaml, you'll see that I'm using XAML for a similar purpose...and it is helpful during development/debugging. I'm also focusing on using that file for config settings, so I'm sticking to normal rules for which properties get written, as I am going to load it later.
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Human Rights
The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) proclaimed that the "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world". It has been said that at a time when international public support for human rights has never been so great their suppression has never, on a global scale, been so massive. These rights are called human rights because they are considered to belong to every human being for no other reason than they are human. Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status".
This is a central concept in human rights law. Virtually every government in the world now says that it is prepared to recognize the importance of "rights", although in practice many of them do not. The Iranian government is one of the countries among those that signed and ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran
The Bahá'í community of Iran has been persecuted from its inception to the present day. The persecution has been, in the worst periods, intense and unrelenting, and even in the best times, it has been an ever-present threat.
The early history of the Faith consisted of dramatic and violent episodes against the Bahá'ís. For a short time the persecution mainly took the form of mere pressure and harassment, punctuated by frequent outbursts of violence. The 1979 Revolution in Iran revived an atmosphere of hatred and terror like the early days of the Faith. At this time the persecution of the Bahá'ís became an official pogrom of the religious-run Iranian government. Membership in the Bahá'í Faith became an official violation of the Iranian laws, punishable with death. All individuals whose affiliation with the Bahá'í Faith became known were under a great deal of pressure. They and their families were subjected to persistent abuse, dismissal from employment, boycott, beatings, denial of education and confiscation and looting of their properties. The murderers and looters would plead to the authorities that as apostates from Islam, Bahá'ís could be killed at will by any good Muslim. There are no examples of anyone being punished by the authorities for any actions taken against the Bahá'ís, even where murder was involved. There are many examples of denial of basic civil rights of Bahá'ís. In one instance a Bahá'í was killed by a taxi while in a pedestrian crossing. In this case the court made a ruling that the driver was to pay the family of the victim a sum of money, but when the driver made it known that the victim was a Bahá'í, the victim's family was ordered to pay for the damage to the vehicle instead. In other cases, when the government executed Bahá'ís, it did not release the bodies to the family members until the family paid a large sum of money for each bullet that was used to kill the person.
History of Persecutions
History of Persecutions
Following the inauguration of Rezá Shah Pahlavi, there was great hope among the Bahá'ís that a new era of toleration of the Bahá'í Faith in Iran would arise from the anti-clerical and secularizing stance of the new regime. At first fulfillment of this hope seemed to be in prospect and there was a general improvement in the conditions for Bahá'ís. The new regime took measures that limited the influence of the clergy over such areas as education and law. Although the Bahá'í Faith was not officially recognized, the Bahá'ís were allowed to do a number of things that had not previously been possible. Large public meetings were held in the 1920s at which government officials were often present. The Bahá'ís expanded the number of new schools, modern public baths, libraries, and cemeteries owned and run by the community. Steps were taken to increase the role of women in the community and to find ways of developing the community socially and economically. National conventions with elected delegates were held from 1927 on, electing the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Iran. A national Bahá'í center, was begun in about 1930, and progress was made in identifying and purchasing Bahá'í holy places throughout Iran. The free publication or importation of Bahá'í material was, however, never permitted nor was Bahá'í marriage ever officially recognized.
Whatever benefits there may have been to the Bahá'ís from the new regime were abruptly reversed in 1934 when the government moved to close all of the Bahá'í schools throughout the country as well as forbidding Bahá'í meetings and dismissing Bahá'ís from government employment in several places. Bahá'ís were imprisoned for contracting Bahá'í marriages and on such charges as closing their shops and businesses on Bahá'í holy days. The tide of attacks swelled during the 1940s with increasing violence used against the Bahá'ís and decreasing efforts on the part of the authorities to subdue the trouble-makers. Events culminated in the murder of three Bahá'ís by a mob in 1944. This was followed by a period of several months during which Bahá'ís in almost every part of Iran were attacked, many injured and much property looted.
A further serious episode occurred in 1949 when, following the death of a woman and her children, her murderers tried to throw the blame onto the Bahá'ís. A large number of area Bahá'ís were arrested, including all of the Local Spiritual Assembly members. After months in prison awaiting trial, the accused were brought to Tehran. A mockery of a trial ensued; four Bahá'ís were sentenced to ten years imprisonment, while the members of the local spiritual assembly were sentenced to three years.
The Iranian Bahá'í community was developed greatly in organization and complexity. By the 1950s there were some 150 national committees. The Tehran Bahá'í community became increasingly the focal center of the Iranian Bahá'í community. The national center came to house the national offices, the Tehran Assembly's offices, as well as a library, a printing facility, a youth club, and a guest house. In Tehran alone there were by 1950 some 3,000 Bahá'ís serving on various administrative bodies and about the same number involved in the education of Bahá'í youth and children. The growth and vibrancy of the Tehran Bahá'í community, however, encouraged many Bahá'ís from the less privileged towns and villages to migrate to Tehran, thus weakening many of these local communities.
Plans were proceeding for the building of a Bahá'í House of Worship in Tehran when there was a sudden outburst of persecution in 1955. Shaykh Muhammad Taqí Falsafí, a clergyman in Tehran, made a number of bitter attack on the Bahá'ís and their beliefs in his mosque. These speeches were repeated every day and broadcast on the radio, inciting the populace to attack the Bahá'ís. On 7 May 1955 the Bahá'í center of Tehran was closed and persecutions of the Bahá'ís erupted in all parts of the country. The dome of the Bahá'í center was destroyed and the military authorities occupied the National Bahá'í Office for use as their own headquarters. Bahá'ís were attacked, young women raped and, and seven Bahá'ís were killed. Bahá'í cemeteries were desecrated and many Bahá'ís lost their jobs. Bahá'í houses, shops, and businesses were looted and razed to the ground. It was the international pressure that eventually caused the persecution to be brought under control by the Pahlavi government.
As result of the international campaign launched in 1955, there was some improvement of conditions for the Bahá'ís during the 1960s and early 1970s. No official recognition was given to the Bahá'ís, but on the other hand they were not harassed by officials either.
This period of relative peace came to an end in 1975 when the shah introduced his single political party, the Rastákhíz Party. When the Bahá'ís, in obedience to their strict rule of not becoming involved in partisan politics, refused to join, they were again subjected to harassment. A short time later in 1979 the Iranian Revolution erupted.
1979 Onwards
1979 Onwards
In 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran was overthrown in a popular uprising. The Shah was closely linked to the Western world, and many of his subjects had resented the way Western influences had permeated what was an Islamic nation. Opposition to the Shah had grouped itself around a religious leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, later known as Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini had been steadfast in his opposition to the Shah and was in exile in the neighboring state of Iraq between 1965 and 1979. He was a shrewd politician and religious leader who, through the network of clergy, maintained a strong influence in Iran. When the Shah fell Khomeini, although already in his late seventies, used his influence and the strong anti-Western feeling of many Iranians to ensure that the new government would be one based on the ideals of the Islamic religion. Khomeini himself emerged in the role of faqih, an expert on Islamic law, who under the new Constitution was given the bulk of power in the state. Khomeini used his position ruthlessly to enforce his own personal dictatorship. At the same time he insisted that the state should be run on purely Islamic principles. For instance, all lawsmust be based on those decreed by Islam. In effect as Islam was enshrined as the state religion, this meant severe curtailment of religious freedom, the return of traditional Islamic punishments life. For the more traditional Muslims the will of God is assumed to overrule the right to individual freedom. As a result, the Bahá'ís of Iran have been subjected to intense persecution. Every attempt has been made to eradicate the community.Members of the Tablíghát-i-Islámi (Hujjatiyyih), an organization that had been set up specifically as an anti-Bahá'í society, achieved important positions in the revolutionary government and were given a free hand against the Bahá'ís.
In the early days of the Revolution, the offices of the National Spiritual Assembly were raided and membership lists and other information removed. Based on this information large numbers of the leading Bahá'ís of Iran were arrested and many of them were executed. All property held by Bahá'í institutions was confiscated. As this included Bahá'í cemeteries, great problems were created for Bahá'ís whose family members died. Bahá'í children and youth were expelled from schools and universities; Bahá'í government employees were dismissed and ordered to pay back salaries that they had received while employed; other employers were also put under pressure to dismiss Bahá'ís and to refuse them pay or pensions; Bahá'í businesses were boycotted; many Bahá'ís had their property looted and suffered beatings and harassment.
The Iranian government claimed that no one was punished on account of religion and that anyone suffering must have committed other offences. Numerous documents exist, however, that demonstrate that these measures were taken solely because the victims were Bahá'ís and frequently the offer was made in writing to reverse such measures if the person would convert to Islam. The Bahá'í institutions were formally declared illegal in August 1983, whereupon they were disbanded and remain so.
An intense effort was made by the other Bahá'í communities of the world to mitigate these persecutions. Representations were made directly to the Iranian government. When these failed, other national governments and international organizations such as the European Community and the United Nations were approached. These efforts culminated in the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1985 of a resolution on human rights in Iran, in which the Bahá'ís were specifically named, and the appointment of a special representative to monitor the situation.
From about 1985 until 1996 the situation of the Bahá'ís in Iran improved to the extent that few executions occurred and most Bahá'í prisoners were released. Some unofficial relaxation of some of the other measures taken against the Bahá'ís also occurred. In recent years, once again there have been a number of new arrests and executions. Under the Islamic government the Bahá'í children and youth are expelled from schools and universities and are denied access to education, as a result the Bahá'í community started an underground university called the Bahá'í Institute of Higher Education, or the Open University. In late 1998 the Iranian government closed this Institution and arrested 32 of the professors. Overall presently the Bahá'ís of Iran remain unable to exercise their full human rights and the Bahá'í administrative institutions remain disbanded.
Documents & Press Coverage
Documents & Press Coverage
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1998 -- HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE (Extension of Remarks - October 16, 1998)
RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PASSAGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT -- HON. FRANK R. WOLF (Extension of Remarks - October 16, 1998)
FACT Sheet US Efforts to Promote Human Rights and Democracy
Exacutive Order Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
Presidential Proclamation Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week 1998
Congressional Record RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN IRAN (Senate - October 16, 1998) , [Page: E2218]...
Congressional Record RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN IRAN (Senate - July 30, 1998), [Page: S9484]...
Congressional Committee Told That Persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran Continues Unabated...
Ending Religious Intolerance Statement to the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
Freedom From Religious Persecution Act 1997 (Introduced in the US Senate)
Religious Persecution Bills Introduced In
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Persecution Bill; Uncertainty Exists in
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THE club versus country debate is again in the spotlight, highlighting this ongoing dilemma in world soccer.
First, we had the news of Danny Tiatto announcing his international retirement after a great career for the Socceroos.
I've known Danny for a long time and he is enjoying one of the best spells of his career as captain of Leicester.
Danny's a player who typifies the Australian mentality.
He's always committed to the cause, he's a winner and he'll always be remembered like that.
International retirement would have been a big decision for him, as there's no higher honour in sport than being picked to represent your country. But no one apart from the players know the pressures of balancing a club and international career. So-called experts question players' commitment to their country, but unless you are at the coal-face you have no idea how difficult a situation it can be.
I was lucky, as I was generally in a good position with my club to negotiate my Socceroo appearances without too much drama. But some other players at big clubs seriously jeopardise their club careers by putting the national team first.
We're seeing that with Everton's Tim Cahill forced out of the Socceroos training camp this week by his club.
He's such an important part of the Everton team that it's exerting pressure on him, especially when it is at the bottom of the Premier League and paying his wages.
Leeds chairman Ken Bates got in on the act this week, claiming he would never sign an Australian again. He says the best Aussies will be lost to national duty for too many games and come back to their clubs jet-lagged and worthless.
I find this a strange comment from a club that enjoyed its most successful period over the past decade with two Australians, Harry Kewell and Mark Viduka, leading its attack.
He knows, like all clubs in England know, that Australian players have valuable qualities. There's little risk in signing an Australian. We adapt to the culture easily. The food, the language, everything is like back home. We have the right attitude and a determination to win. Sign a continental European player or a South American and there are question marks over a player's character or ability to acclimatise before they even step out on the park.
With Aussie players, we're judged purely on our ability.
Attitude is never in question, which is probably why Australians, such as Tony Popovic, Craig Moore, and myself have all captained our European clubs.
We're seeing the other side of the club or country battle at Melbourne Victory with Archie Thompson this week joining the Socceroos in London.
Archie's absence against New Zealand Knights opens up a chance for another player on Monday at Olympic Park.
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» Bowing to The General's pressure, UAE has shut down Geo TV transmissions from Dubai. Even though it was shut from cable, Pakistanis could catch Geo over satellite or the internet. Not any more. Prior to November 3rd, the people in Pakistan could enjoy news and analysis from Dawn News, Aaj, Geo, Ary One World, as well as BBC World, CNN and Al-Jazeera. They now have PTV – the state channel. The White House says they are "bothered."
It is shameful that such a "progressive" and "capitalist-friendly" nation such as the United Arab Emirates has succumbed to the pressure from the Pakistan State. I can wager, though, that they didn't need too much convincing. The role of media (TV and the internets) in the upheaval against the dictatorial regime in Pakistan cannot be stressed highly enough. It is not simply the fact that these channels have carried live footage of riots and police brutality since February 2007 into the living rooms of millions of Pakistanis. More pointedly, it is the sharply delineated public space that has emerged in news-analysis and commentary pieces since 2004. Al-Jazeera deserves tremendous credit for changing the face of media, and one of the seismic changes was in Pakistan. Sitting in the United States, with a TV media that is as fiercely scripted by market and ideological forces as anything the politburo could have imagined, it is hard to conceive of government officials, opposition folks, intellectuals and live call-ins mingling on the same stage. Often vehemently. UAE is protecting its own royal future.
Watch this broadcast on the attack on the Geo office in Islamabad on March 16th, 2007. The anchor Kamran Khan is speaking on the phone with the Minister (at 2:12): What are you doing? What are you doing, Mr. Minister? What is your goverment doing? These scenes are not just being seen in Pakistan but across the world, Mr. Muhammad Ali Durrani. You have spent your life in this country, have you ever seen such a spectacle? You are the minister of information and broadcasting, what will you do? Stay there and protect our workers.
Or just watch this, broadcast on AAJ tv on the program Bolta Pakistan (Pakistan Speaking):
I could never imagine even a portion of such critiques leveled at the politicians of this country on our TV channels.
» Nawaz Sharif has an op-ed in WaPo, Pakistan's One-Man Calamity. Very Hemingwayesque. I would like to see Mian ji back in Pakistan and contesting with Bibi. Bhutto's niece, Fatima Bhutto, had a piece in the LAT, Aunt Benazir's false promises which is more Dorothy Parker than Hemingway. (Fatima Bhutto sadly failed to introduce "Auntie" to the American audience. Auntie Benazir. Not Aunt Benazir).
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Last year, girls out performed boys in SSC results. About 18 lakh boys and 14 lakh girls appeared for the 10th Class examinations in UP. Usually Mau, Gonda and Maharajganj districts perform better and Ferozabad, Kaushambi and Farrukhabad districts stand at the bottom, most of the times.
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"I told her: 'Richard Griffiths. Actor. Born 1947. Died 2947," he joked.
The actor, one of Britain's best-loved and most recognisable stars of both stage and screen, did not quite achieve his goal.
The larger than life entertainer died at the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire on Thursday from complications following heart surgery. He was 65.
As the news broke yesterday morning, tributes flooded in from friends, fans and colleagues who had worked with him throughout his long and hugely successful career.
Griffiths, who played the self satisfied Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, was probably best known among older generations for his role as the predatory Uncle Monty in the cult Withnail & I.
Co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Richard E Grant led a stream of heartfelt condolences, in which the actor was hailed a "comic genius" and praised for his "encouragement, tutelage and humour".
Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter and also appeared alongside him in the West End play Equus, said Griffiths had put him at ease as he prepared to shoot his first ever scene as the boy wizard.
"Richard was by my side during two of the most important moments of my career," he said.
"Any room he walked into was made twice as funny and twice as clever just by his presence. I am proud to say I knew him."
Grant said he would be "raising a figurative glass" to his old friend and commiserated with Radcliffe that both had "lost an uncle".
"My beloved 'Uncle Monty' Richard Griffiths died last night," he wrote on Twitter. "Chin-Chin my dear friend."
Griffiths won a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his portrayal as inspirational teacher Hector in Alan Bennett's The History Boys
Sir Nicholas Hytner, director of the National Theatre, described his performance as "a masterpiece of wit, delicacy, mischief and desolation, often simultaneously" and said Griffiths's unexpected death would devastate his "army of friends".
"His currency as an actor was truth; as a colleague it was hilarity," he said.
"His anecdotes were legendary. They were, literally, endless. They would go on for hours, apparently without destination, constantly side-splitting.
"The only way to stop them was to tell him you were walking away, though there were always others in the audience so, as far as I know, he never stopped. He was the life of every party."
Thea Sharrock, who directed Griffiths in Equus, Heroes and The Sunshine Boys, said: "Everybody knew he was my favourite. He was the most tender, gentle, kind, generous, loving man.
"His curiosity was unending, as was his striving for perfection. I cannot imagine a world without all those stories. I will miss him so very very much."
Griffiths was born in North Riding, Yorkshire, to deaf parents. His upbringing was a hard one and he frequently ran away from home.
He began his acting career as a Shakespearean clown with the RSC, and later landed bit parts in television shows such as Minder, The Sweeney and Bergerac.
Although as an aspiring actor he initially struggled, he soon realised that he could use his physical bulk, said to have been down to a thyroid problem in adolescence, to great effect as a character actor
Withnail & I, released in 1987, was shot on a shoestring budget and was largely ignored when first released, despite subsequently becoming a classic.
Griffiths went on to star as a crime-solving chef in TV series Pie In The Sky during the 1990s, and made his first appearance as Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001.
The portly actor was famed for his zero-tolerance approach to mobile phones in theatres, halting several performances to demand that the perpetrator leave the theatre.
Sir Trevor Nunn, the director who took Griffiths into the RSC, said the actor inspired great love and spread much happiness. "As the Shakespeare he loved put it, 'There's a great spirit gone," he said.
Griffiths is survived by his wife, Heather, with whom he lived near Stratford-upon-Avon.


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Fatu went to answer the insistent knocking on the door. The visitor handed over a scroll, bobbed his head as a salute and left. Fatu closed the door and broke the seal on the scroll. He was reading it as he came back to the table where Jake was sitting with his drink waiting.
"Well, we're being punished," Fatu said as he sat back down at the table. "Rand is sending us to Assa on a scouting mission. We're to check out the tribe's strength and defenses."
"Isn't Assa west of here?" Jake asked. "I didn't think there was anything worth having west of here."
"As I said, we're being punished - me, for introducing you to him and you for 'stealing' his blaster."
"I didn't steal it," Jake said with a grin. "I won it fair and square. Can't help it if the guy has a 'tell' a rookie could read." Jake took a swig of his drink. Wine. Yuk! He hated the stuff, but they seemed to live on it around here. "You'll have to go without me. If 3su doesn't show up in a two days I'm headed east to get her."
"Can't do that," Fatu said with conviction. "You'll have to leave with me and then circle back here when it gets dark to wait or go on to Mazala." Fatu leaned back in his chair and propped his feet up on the table. "Rand has spies everywhere. You can't just 'not show.' He'd know in a heartbeat. He'd like nothing better than to relieve you of your weapons and lock you up. As for me, I'd spend the better part of the hottest months on Alta III in the god forsaken sand trap of Assa." He downed his drink.
"He'd have a harder time getting my blaster away from me then he did getting 3su's away from her." Jake refilled Fatu's cup. "When do we need to leave?"
"Rand expects us out of here by first light. We need to get to Assa by mid-day. You don't want to be between here and there during the dark time. Whole caravans have been known to disappear on that stretch of sand."
"I'll leave 3su a note."
"Nope, that's out of the question too," Fatu informed him. "What Rand lacks in technology he makes up for in bodies. He trusts no one. He has my place searched each time he sends me out scouting. He thinks I don't know, but I have my ways." Fatu smiled as he popped a grape into his mouth.
"Toothpick in the door jamb?" Jake asked?
"Piece of straw," Fatu confirmed. "Less obvious and easier to find on Alta then a toothpick." Fatu drained his cup. "I'm going to throw a few things together. The sun will be up before we know it and I want to catch a little sleep before we leave. You'd better too," Fatu advised as he rose to his feet. "If 3su doesn't find me here right away I told her to wait. She'll probably be here when you get back."
Jake gulped down the last of his wine. Fatu didn't know 3su like he did. He needed to be here when she arrived otherwise there was no telling what trouble she would get herself into. Sometimes that woman was just an 'accident looking for a place to happen.'


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After tweeting about it earlier in the week, Justin Bieber has finally released the remix to his current radio hit, "Boyfriend" which features rap verses from 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth. Read More
Mac Miller, the number one most dope knuckle head, spent some time catching up with Karen Civil in Los Angeles to discuss his next moves. Read More
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Tour begins July 26th in Cincinnati.
July 26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
July 27 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 28 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
July 29 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre**
August 01 Boston, MA Comcast Center
August 02 New York, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater*
August 03 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
August 04 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
August 05 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Mac's Macadellic mixtape is set to drop within the hour, so until then peep his latest video "Loud".
Paid Dues Stage
Wu Tang Clan
Odd Future
Living Legends
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LA Symphony (Reunion)
Swim Team (Open Mike Eagle, DFD, VerBS, Alpha MC)
Surf Club (Kent Money, Chase N Cashe, Hit Boy SC)
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Alchemist and Oh No are Gangreene
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Grind Time Battles:
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WebConversation wc = new WebConversation(); WebRequest req = new GetMethodWebRequest( "http://www.meterware.com/testpage.html" ); WebResponse resp = wc.getResponse( req );The response may now be manipulated either as pure text (via the
method), as a DOM (via the
or by using the various other methods described below. Because the above sequence is so common, it can be abbreviated to:
WebConversation wc = new WebConversation(); WebResponse resp = wc.getResponse( "http://www.meterware.com/testpage.html" );
class, above. That page could therefore be obtained as follows:
WebConversation wc = new WebConversation(); WebResponse resp = wc.getResponse( "http://www.httpunit.org/doc/cookbook.html" ); // read this page WebLink link = resp.getLinkWith( "response" ); // find the link link.click(); // follow it WebResponse jdoc = wc.getCurrentPage(); // retrieve the referenced pageImage links can be found as well. The
method can look up links by examining
the ALT text, or the
method can cause ALT text to be treated as
ordinary searchable text.
method will return an array of the top-level
tables in the page (that is, those which are not nested within other tables), in the order in which they appear in the
document. Given a table, you can ask for one of its cells, and treat the result either as text or a DOM or ask for
and tables, links, or forms nested within it. For example, the following code will confirm that the first table in the page
has 4 rows and 3 columns, and that there is a single link in the last cell of the first row:
WebTable table = resp.getTables()[0]; assertEquals( "rows", 4, table.getRowCount() ); assertEquals( "columns", 3, table.getColumnCount() ); assertEquals( "links", 1, table.getTableCell( 0, 2 ).getLinks().length );In most cases, the purpose of a test is to verify the text, rather than the formatting. HttpUnit provides shortcuts to do this. For example, imagine that the second table in the page should look like this:
The following JUnit code will verify it:
String[][] colors = resp.getTables()[1].asText(); assertEquals( "Name", colors[0][0] ); assertEquals( "Color", colors[0][1] ); assertEquals( "gules", colors[1][0] ); assertEquals( "red", colors[1][1] ); assertEquals( "sable", colors[2][0] ); assertEquals( "black", colors[2][1] );Note that the
method, used to convert an entire table into an array of String ignores all formatting tags.
At times, entire rows or columns of a table may be used for appearance purposes only. You can ignore rows or columns consisting
only of images or empty tags by invoking
on the table.
In many cases, tables begin with some fixed text and the purpose of the test is to verify the dynamic portion. As a general rule,
the first cell will contain something fixed and you can search for it - even if the table is nested inside other tables. Thus,
the above table could have been found with:
String[][] colors = resp.getTableStartingWith( "Name" );which has the advantage of being immune to many page formatting changes which might make it the third or fourth table.
A dynamic web site tends to have many html forms, each of which contains various kinds of controls: text boxes, pull-down menus, radio buttons, and so on. The HTML for these controls vary widely; however, the intent is roughly the same, so HttpUnit makes them look the same.
There are a few basic things that a tester is likely to want to do with a form. The most obvious first step is to verify the controls and their default values; if they are correct, the tester will generally make some changes and submit the form to see how the system responds. HttpUnit makes both tasks easy.
The examples below assume the following form definition:
WebForm form = resp.getForms()[0]; // select the first form in the page assertEquals( "La Cerentolla", form.getParameterValue( "Name" ) ); assertEquals( "Chinese", form.getParameterValue( "Food" ) ); assertEquals( "Manayunk", form.getParameterValue( "Location" ) ); assertEquals( "on", form.getParameterValue( "CreditCard" ) );Note that all controls are treated alike, with the exception of the checkbox.
Simulating the submission of the form can be done most simply by obtaining the form object and calling its 'submit' method, possibly modifying the form parameters beforehand. For example, to correct the restaurant type and indicate that it does not accept credit cards:
form.setParameter( "Food", "Italian" ); // select one of the permitted values for food form.removeParameter( "CreditCard" ); // clear the check box form.submit(); // submit the formAnd of course the test could then proceed to examine the response to this submission as well, obtaining it from
Without frames, web interaction tends to be straightforward and sequential. There is one current active page at a time, and each new page replaces the old one that referenced it. Frames change that, allowing multiple active pages simultaneously, and allowing for the possibility that a link from one active page could result in the replacement of a different page.
HttpUnit supports frames by providing methods on the WebConversation class to examine those frames which are currently active. Each response replaces the contents of the appropriate frame, which is not necessarily the topmost frame ("_top"). In the following scenation, there are two active subframes, named "overview" and "details":
WebConversation wc = new WebConversation(); WebResponse top = wc.getResponse( "http://www.meterware.com/Frames.html" ); // read a page with two frames WebResponse summary = wc.getFrameContents( "summary" ); // read the summary frame WebLink link = summary.getLinkWith( "Cake Recipe" ); // find the link (which targets "details" ); link.click(); // click on it WebResponse response= wc.getFrameContents( "details" ); // retrieve the details frame


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Esher visit Championship side London Scottish this Saturday for their final pre-season friendly. Last weekend Scottish defeated Richmond, resoundingly 45-5, Richmond are the team who Esher take on in their league curtain raiser on 7 September. With that in mind it will provide Esher with a good barometer as to how they will get on this season, not only against teams in the league above, but also against teams in their own division this season. For Scottish this will complete a triumvirate of local pre-season derbies, having lost to Premiership outfit Harlequins 40-15 earlier in the pre-season too. Here is how the squad looks for Saturday.
1. David Millard
2. Neil Sweeney
3. Stewart Maguire
4. Kris Chesney
5. Cameron Gentles
6. Mike Macfarlane
7. Peter Synnott
8. Brandon Walker
9. Patrick O'Grady
10. Mickey Wilson
11. Paul Olima
12. Tom Cheeseman (Captain)
13. Jack Cooke
14. Andy Wright
15. Luke Daniels
16. Ollie Mines
17. Alex Mount
18. Simon Edwards
19. Ian Kench
20. Steve Wood
21. Robbie Shaw
22. Tom Whelan
23. Arran Cruickshanks
24. Spencer Sutherland
25. Freddie Strange
26. Ashley Smith
The new look squad is close to completion for the season ahead, however there will be one or two new faces in next week, who will be announced shortly. Keep an eye on the website for updates.


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Makes 1 1/3 cups
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 2/3 to 3/4 cups water (as needed)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
- Black pepper to taste
- Whisk or blend all ingredients together, starting with 2/3 cup water and adding more until you reach a desired consistency. Dressing will keep 5 to 6 days in the refrigerator.
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If you have ever had a garage you know it is the "black hole" of most homes. No matter how hard you try to keep things organized everything that doesn't have a dedicated spot in your home ends up in the garage!
Here are 10 great tips from CasaGURU to get that garage organized for the winter!
10 Steps to Tackling a Garage Organizing Project:
1) Set a Date
Give yourself a deadline (like a neighborhood garage sale) as an incentive to get the job done. Then determine how far in advance of that deadline you would like to begin and write the date on your calendar.
2) Assemble Your Supplies
Gather all your supplies ahead of time. You'll need:
- Cardboard boxes
- Heavy-duty trash bags
- Garbage can
- Work gloves
- If necessary, a dumpster (which you can rent)
3) Bring in Reinforcements
Depending on the size of your project, it may be necessary to bring in some support. Who can you enlist for help? Consider calling in family members, a paid helper or a professional organizer.
4) Divide and Conquer
Divide the project into small steps so you can stay on task without becoming overwhelmed. Following a written plan of action will keep you focused. Begin in the area that will give you the fastest visible results; immediate gratification is a great motivator.
5) Set Up the Sorting Area
As you empty out the garage, you will need a place to sort items in categories, like the driveway or the front lawn. This will free up some space to move around inside the garage. It's a good idea to have a large tarp close by in case of unexpected rain. Some zones to create are:
- Donate
- Sell
- Recycle
- Toss (dumpster)
- Keep
The 'keep' area will be subdivided into categories like: sporting gear, toys, gardening supplies, etc. Use labeled boxes to sort into categories.
6) Weed Out the Excess
When we don't know where to store an item in our home or we can't decide whether we should keep it just in case, it usually ends up in the garage. As a result, there will be many items that can be eliminated with little thought. I call this the 'no-brainers'; discard these first. Place them in the donate zone if they can be reused, in toss area if they are obviously garbage, and in the recycle area if they fall into this category. As you put items in the keep area, begin to group similar items together.
7) No Time for Visits Down Memory Lane
If you happen to come across any boxes of old mementos that will be time consuming to go through, and perhaps difficult to make decisions on, it's best to put them aside to deal with later so you don't get bogged down.
8) Making the Tough Decisions
Only you can decide what to keep and what to toss. However, if you want to reclaim some space in your garage, you will have to be ruthless. If you find yourself using excuses like: "I might need it someday" or "I paid a lot of money for it", you may need someone to encourage you to just let go. If you haven't used it in years (or ever), can you really justify having it occupy valuable space? Remember, you could always borrow or rent tools if you need them.
9) Finding Homes for Your Stuff
Now that you have edited down to the essentials, it's time to put everything back in the garage. Store like things together; this will be easy because you've already sorted them in categories.
10) Go Vertical or Go Home
In order to clear as much floor space as possible so you can park your cars, maximize the vertical space. There are several methods for storing your items on the walls:
- A no-cost solution is to nail slats of scrap wood horizontally between the studs of an unfinished garage and store long-handled tools behind them and/or place nails on the wall to hang other supplies.
- If you are on a budget but willing to spend a little money ($75 and up) Rubbermaid has a hook-and-rail system called FastTrack. What I like about this type of system, besides the ease of installation, is its versatility. There are a variety of accessories and shelves that snap into place and can hang anywhere on the rails. They can be moved around without the use of tools, which means you can rearrange your items with the seasons; in the summer, store the bikes near the exit and in the winter, move the snow shovels to that prime spot.
Regardless of which solution you choose, the most important step is to begin. Before you know it, your garage will be transformed from a source of embarrassment to a place of pride.


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Dr. Jamye Foster, assistant professor of marketing at The University of Southern Mississippi, wants to show her students that "you don't have to live in New York or Los Angeles to make a living as a high-profile professional."
Foster hopes to illustrate that point as part of the Spring Art Walk set for Saturday, April 16 in downtown Hattiesburg. Foster and her husband, Barry Herring, are owners of Southern Fried Comics which opened on Front Street in the downtown area last August. On Saturday, they will host acclaimed comics creators Kody Chamberlain and Rob Guillory.
Louisiana natives who both currently reside in Lafayette, Chamberlain and Guillory will be on hand from 4-9 p.m. signing their work, selling original designs and creating live artwork.
"These are critically acclaimed up-and-comers in the comics world and it would be great to show them that Hattiesburg can support such big names," said Foster. "And the fact that they're becoming quite famous and still able to work from an area such as Lafayette is a great example for our students who might not be able to pursue their dreams in a big city."
Chamberlain is the creator/writer/artist of "Sweets," set in pre-Katrina New Orleans where detectives are tracking a serial killer who leaves behind traces of pralines. Guillory is the co-creator/artist of "Chew," a high concept detective series spotlighting Tony Chu, a cibopath – someone who can take a bite out of anything (except beets) and feel a psychic sensation of what happened to that particular object.
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Are you using a social media automation system to send out your posts? If so, you'd be happy to hear that Google+ can now be automated through various third-party apps. Google has recently launched a pilot program that will enable Google+ Page owners to manage their accounts through six companies that have access to the Google+ API including Hootsuite, Buddy Media, Context Optional, Hearsay Social, Involver, and Vitrue.
Through these social media automation systems, not only will you be able to automate your posts, but you'll also be able to manage your circles and monitor usage.
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In All-Time Largest Sports Domain Name Sale, Rockies.com Sells For $1.2 Million
Astounde had the privilege to speak to Rockies owner Dick Monfort in mid-2012, and we asked Mr. Monfort why the Rockies were one of only five MLB team that didn't own the .com of their team name.
Mr. Monfort informed us that it wasn't up to him, that Major League Baseball owned all of the league's internet properties, including ColoradoRockies.com, and it would be up to them to acquire it. Now, six months later, they finally have.
Baseball America has altered their initial report, now saying the actual sales price of Rockies.com was confidential. Forbes and NBC among others similarly covered the story of the $1.2 million sale, but now the exact number is up in the air.
Rick Schwartz, one of the most well-known and respected names in the domain industry said of the retraction:
"I DO think the domain sold for a number very close to that. The REASON the guy denied the price was a simple one. He does not want to have to pay that number to other transactions he is negotiating on. So there is a HUGE motive. If it was even $1 difference, his claim is technically right. Sometimes you gotta read between the lines."
Here is the rest of our original story that we had posted per Baseball America's initial report:
In the largest sports-related domain name sale of all time, Rockies.com changed hands for $1.2 million. Up until today, the most money Major League Baseball had ever pitched out for a domain name was $200,000 for Angels.com in 2010!
As you may have previously noticed by trying to access Rockies.com, the site had been an online Canadian tourism hub promoting the Rocky Mountains.
Major League Baseball now owns 26 of the league's 30 .com team domain names, with the Rays, Giants, Rangers and Twins being the only exceptions.
In this digital era we find ourselves in, brand protection is not only important for customer service and satisfaction, it's also a vital means towards controlling and preserving your image, as some people have to learn the hard way. This acquisition will undoubtedly pay supreme dividends for both Major League Baseball and the Colorado Rockies franchise for years to come.
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