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Australian minister dismisses job criticism of new trade agreement with China
by Ray Clancy on July 22, 2015
in Jobs in Australia
A claim by trade unions that Australia's new trade agreement with China could result in Chinese firms being able to bring in their own workers has been dismissed by government ministers.
According to the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), fewer jobs will be available for people in Australia under the new China Free Trade Agreement and it also goes against a planned FTA with India due to be signed later this year.
Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash dismisses trade unions' assertions that Australian jobs are in jeopardy
It says it has done an analysis based on Department of Immigration figures which it claims show that the number of 457 visa applications that require employers to advertise the jobs to Australian workers first could slump to just 25% because of Australia's free trade agreements.
In the nine months to May this year 38,134 primary 457 visas were granted to overseas workers with only around one third of those, 12,084, requiring the employer to test the local labour market first to ensure there was no Australian who could do the job.
The analysis says 2,416 fewer jobs would have been offered to Australian workers during the same period under the new agreements as labour market testing would only cover one in four 457 visa nominations.
ACTU also claims that under new Investment Facilitation Agreements in the China FTA, companies with projects worth more than $150 million will also be able to negotiate to bring in lower-skilled workers at wage rates that fall below the current wage floor for the standard 457 visa program of $53,990 per annum.
'Australia's temporary visa system is reaching crisis point and the government is making it easier for companies to bring in temporary workers at the expense of local jobs. Our temporary visa system needs more regulation to protect job and training opportunities for Australian workers, not less. Free trade agreements must support local jobs and industry and the deal with China does not do that,' said ACTU president Ged Kearney.
West Australians are at greater risk than most if free trade agreements with India and China further weaken labour market testing requirements, according to Owen Whittle, ACTU's acting secretary for the state.
'Western Australia's economy is highly dependent on the resources sector and over the past three years unemployment has been rising. It is also important that temporary overseas labour in Australia are not exploited through poor wages, poor safety or, in some cases, slave-like conditions. Stronger monitoring, penalties and whistle-blower protections are urgently needed,' he added.
But Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash, said that the unions are demonising China, which is Australia's biggest trading partner, adding that the China FTA will create thousands of Australian jobs.
She described the claim that Chinese companies will be able to bring in their own workforces at the expense of Australian jobs as 'baseless' and pointed out that the guidelines state that Chinese companies wishing to bring in workers must provide a comprehensive written statement of the labour market need for the request and provide evidence that they have made significant efforts to recruit workers from the Australian labour market within the previous six months.
'The department will only enter into a project labour agreement where it has been satisfied that Australians have been provided first opportunity for jobs,' she added.
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Yoshi raises an excellent issue, this is something thats been bothering me for a while but I thought as we progressed further it might self-fix but unfortunately thats not the case.
6pm raids, that is how it works. If you give me some notice (e.g Jerilo told me he might be 5-10 late from trying to find a parking space) I will gladly wait, but if you find yourself in a heroic at our raid time there is no excuse for making 8 other people wait.
If you have issues making raid days / times, talk to myself and I can help sort something out, if I find a majority of people are going to be running late on a set day, then I can put the time back.
But making your guild wait because you want to finish a heroic, unacceptable.
Attitudes is something ive been watching morph over these last couple of weeks, players within the guild are starting to call each other out on mistakes. Not just raid mistakes, but builds, gear, gems, chants and rotations, again it is unacceptable.
If you think this is an issue that MUST be brought up then you privately tell myself or Koby. DO NOT publicly humiliate a guild member, I do not mind harmless trolling as long as it stays at that. If people are blatantly getting offended then you stop.


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Indian Pariah Dog: History, Training & Care
So you're all set to greet the joyous bundle of joy that is a puppy!
Now comes the tricky part: are you prepared to have a dog? And which dog is ideal for an Indian household?
The Indian Pariah Canine is the most primitive dog breed from the Indian subcontinent, with a history dating back over 15,000 years.
The Indian Pariah Dog puppy is a naturally formed breed that is excellent for tropical conditions. It is exceptionally alert and gregarious. More information about this dog breed may be found here.
Official Breed Standards for the Indian Pariah Dog
The Indian Pariah dog is a medium-sized breed with a sturdy, rectangular build. These canines have a lot of endurance and stamina, and they can survive in practically any type of habitat.
The Following are the Indi-Official Dog's Standards:
Size Medium in size
Indian pariah dog lifespan: Over 14 years of life expectancy
Popularity: No major kennel club recognizes it.
Indian pariah dog price in India: 4,000 to 7,000 INR
Availability in India: Very Easy to Get
Guide Dog: No.
Dog Breed Group: Hound Group
Why Would We Recommend an Indian Pariah over a Foreign Dog Breed?
An Indian pariah dog is a perfect dog breed for an Indian household. Almost equally referred to as a desi, mixed breed, mongrel, or indie dog. The Indian Pariah dogs meet all of the criteria to be an excellent choice for any dog owner in India. These dogs are widely accessible, inexpensive, low-maintenance, and have a good tolerance for extreme heat.
Desi Dog, Desi Kutta, Indian Feral Canine, Indian Pariah Dog, Indian Pye Dog, Street dog breed, and South Asian Pariah Dog are various names for this native dog breed.
This breed would be an excellent choice for any dog owner, whether experienced or inexperienced, and anybody would be thrilled to raise such a wonderful and trustworthy dog.
The Grooming Requirements of Indian Pariah Dogs are Modest.
When it comes to grooming and vet appointments, indie dogs are low-maintenance. The majority of them have a short coat that allows them to survive in India's tropical environment.
Short coats require infrequent brushing, nail clipping may be done on an irregular basis, and bathing requirements are minimal because they tend to stay clean and neat.
Indian Street Dogs (also known as "Indian pariah dogs") are Vigilant and Gregarious.
They're one of India's most flexible and adaptable dog breeds, being both clever and kind. Desi dogs are devoted, affectionate, and streetwise. Because of their versatility, kindness toward loved ones, and strong protective instincts, these dogs make fantastic home companions.
They are excellent watchdogs and can immediately alarm their owners if intruders are around.
Pariah Dogs Are Intuitive and Simple to Train
Pariah Dogs are simple to train since they are intelligent enough to pick up on cues and orders and like pleasing their masters. They may make wonderful pets if they are socialized and trained early on.
They may be forceful and active, and they have a pack leader attitude.
The Indian pariah dog turned out to be the dog squad's best performer!
Desi Dogs Have a Remarkable Level of Immunity
The Indian Pariah dogs are incredibly healthy dogs who stay that way for the bulk of their lives.
Because they have evolved many generations to suit subcontinent circumstances, Indian pariah dogs are the least vulnerable to the illnesses that plague the lineage.
Pariah Dogs in India are Wonderful Companions
Human friendship has a long history with Pariah dogs. Their loyal and dedicated personality is described in ancient legends.
Many people get confused and use the term "pariah" to describe all stray or wild dogs, although the pariah dog is not the same as stray dogs.
They are Self-sufficient and Accustomed to City Life.
Although these dogs have a reputation for being village or country dogs, they adapt well to apartment living if given enough regular exercise. In recent years, they've become popular as a superb home pet for city residents.
In terms of Appearance, They are One-of-A-Kind.
When exercised, they are a stocky and short breed that is robust and muscular. Their muzzles are sharp, and their heads are wedge-shaped. They have a unique look with their almond-shaped eyes, which are dark brown and sometimes turn gold.
Having a Pariah Dog as a Pet
Exercise these dogs are very active and athletic, and they need a lot of it to be healthy and happy. They like going on long runs and walks with their owners, playing numerous games with their loved ones, and being involved in any work that requires them to expend energy.
Providing Nourishment
The Indian Pariah dog puppy isn't a particularly picky eater. They thrive on a well-balanced, nutritious home-cooked dinner. They can be fed commercially produced food if it appeals to their taste buds and benefits their health.
Pariahs are excellent pets and are becoming increasingly popular among India's burgeoning middle classes, as well as across the world. Unfortunately, these pups are sometimes overlooked simply because they are familiar and resemble many stray dogs. Our love, care, and attention are owed to these loyal, alert, and clever canines.
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A federal jury in San Francisco has found beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. liable for $147.2 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Mformation Technologies Inc.
Amar Thakur, a lawyer for Mformation, said Saturday that the verdict late Friday followed a three-week trial and a week of deliberations by an eight-person jury.
Mformation, of Edison, N.J., sued Research in Motion in October 2008, alleging that Canada-based RIM infringed on its 1999 invention for remotely managing wireless devices. Mformation's software allows companies to remotely access employee cell phones to do software upgrades, change passwords or to wipe data from phones that have been stolen.
Officials at RIM, which has been struggling with plummeting sales, a declining stock and other problems, did not provide a comment Saturday.
Thakur said the jury ruled that Research in Motion should pay his client $8 for each of the 18.4 million Blackberrys that were connected to the Blackberry Enterprise Server, from the day the lawsuit was filed until the time of the trial. That's a total of $147.2 million.
He said the software at issue is the heart of the business of Mformation, a privately held company with several hundred employees.
"We believe it's been fundamental to the success of Research in Motion," Thakur told The Associated Press.
The patent at issue was filed in 2001 and issued in 2005, he said.
RIM, of Waterloo, Ontario, has previously denied it did anything wrong.
RIM has seen its business crumble as it increasingly loses market share. Today's consumers want smartphones that go far beyond handling e-mail and phone calls, with built-in cameras and other cool functions.
Particularly telling is the plunge in the Blackberry's U.S. market share. It's dropped from 41 percent in 2007, the year the first iPhone came out, to below 4 percent in the first three months of this year, according to research firm IDC.
Meanwhile, RIM will miss a chance to bounce back because of repeated delays on its BlackBerry 10 operating software, which is intended to help Blackberrys catch up to rivals such as the iPhone and smartphones running Google's Android software. Not only will devices with the new Blackberry software miss the crucial holiday shopping season, they'll have even more competition when they do go on sale, including a new iPhone expected from Apple this fall.
Last month, RIM reported weaker than expected results. For the quarter that ended on June 2, it lost $518 million, or 99 cents a share. Even after excluding impairment charges, the loss was 37 cents per share. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting a 3-cent per share loss. Revenue fell 43 percent to $2.8 billion, and RIM said it will be cutting 5,000 jobs, or 30 percent of its workforce.
The company's stock, which traded for more than $30 less than a year ago, has recently dropped below $8, near a nine-year low. On Friday, the stock dropped another 2.4 percent to close at $7.24.


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ISSA Reschedules 2021 Cleaning & Hygiene Expo
In light of ongoing global COVID-19 concerns, ISSA has made the decision to reschedule the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo, previously set for October 19-20, 2021 to March 16-17, 2022, at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.
Lauren Micallef, ISSA Oceania Manager, said the decision was made following consultation with industry and the ISSA Oceania advisory council.
"Our focus is the health and safety of our exhibitors and their staff, as well as speakers and attendees. While it's disappointing that we can't hold the expo in 2021, we want to ensure we are putting forward the best possible event for all those involved and ensure that everyone has a chance to participate and attend," said Micallef.
"We remain as determined as ever to deliver a bigger and better event for the industry and its stakeholders," Micallef continued. "The ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo is a national event and a time when the industry, as well as related industries, can come together to share their experiences and insight as well as showcase their latest products, services, and innovations. Delivering an event like this takes an enormous amount of planning and dedication from everyone involved. We would especially like to thank all exhibitors and sponsors for their patience and support throughout these challenging times."
Simon Cooper, managing director of Interpoint Events, organizer of the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo, said Interpoint actively monitors the COVID-19 situation and keeps abreast of information from local and national authorities, public health advice, and World Health Organization guidelines.
"The safety and wellbeing of our sponsors, exhibitors, visitors, and staff is of paramount importance and remains our top priority," said Cooper.
ISSA INCLEAN Excellence Awards 2022
The INCLEAN Excellence Awards will be a major drawcard and highlight of the ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo.
"We plan to make the awards bigger and better than ever," said Micallef. "The new and improved awards program will feature a diverse and professional panel of judges from different sectors of the industry, as well as a robust and comprehensive judging process that guarantees transparent, fair, and independent results. We look forward to welcoming you to the rescheduled ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo in March 2022."
All current bookings for the previously scheduled show in October 2021 will be transferred to the new show dates.
For more information about the ISSA Cleaning and Hygiene Expo, please contact Samantha Ewart at (612) 8586 6106 or [email protected].
About INCLEAN
INCLEAN is the leading trade publication for the Australian commercial cleaning and hygiene industry. Published for 30 years, INCLEAN's bi-monthly magazine and quarterly New-Zealand-based publication reaches all major professionals in the sector. The magazine covers the latest industry news, insights and opinions as well as in-depth feature articles on a broad range of issues relevant to the commercial cleaning sector.


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'This is a misguided idea': UFO whistleblower Bob Lazar warns people not to storm Area 51
Trump digs in on racist tweets against lawmakers, says 'if you're not happy here, you can leave'
Swanson leads HR derby as Fried, Braves beat Brewers 12-8
By CHARLES ODUM, AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) - Max Fried allowed two hits in six scoreless innings, Dansby Swanson hit a drought-breaking, three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-8 Friday night in a matchup of second-place teams.
Swanson, Josh Donaldson and Tyler Flowers hit home runs off right-hander Corbin Burnes in a nine-run sixth inning. Freddie Freeman homered and drove in two runs.
Fried (6-2) had five strikeouts and walked two batters. The Braves led 12-0 before three relievers gave up eight runs in three innings.
Swanson ended a 0-for-17 slump with his homer into the left-field seats. Flowers' two-run shot knocked Burnes out of the game after he allowed seven runs on five hits - including three homers - and two walks while recording only two outs.
Atlanta snapped Milwaukee's three-game winning streak. Jacob Nottingham homered and drove in four runs for the Brewers, who began the night a half-game behind Chicago in the NL Central.
The Braves, chasing Philadelphia in the NL East, have won three straight.
Braves rookie left fielder Austin Riley had two singles, giving him six hits in three games since he was called up from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Braves improved to 6-1 with Ronald Acuña Jr. hitting leadoff. Acuña had three hits and drove in three runs.
Acuña's hustle paid off in the first inning when he kept running for a double when Milwaukee's Lorenzo Cain had a lackadaisical approach to the ball in shallow center field. Acuña moved to third on Swanson's fly ball to right field and scored on Freeman's grounder to second base.
Freeman's homer off Jhoulys Chacin in the third traveled 433 feet before hitting the front of a restaurant behind the first section of right-field seats.
Chacin (3-5) allowed three runs in five innings.
Atlanta led 12-0 before Josh Tomlin gave up three straight hits, including a run-scoring single by Orlando Arcia, in the seventh. Nottingham hit a two-run homer off Tomlin in the eighth.
Ryan Braun drove in two runs in the ninth with a bases-loaded single off Jonny Venters. Nottingham added a two-run single off Wes Parsons. Luke Jackson recorded the final out for his sixth save.
The Braves sent 13 batters to the plate against Burnes and Jacob Barnes in the long sixth inning. Fried walked and doubled in the inning.
Hernán Perez, who started at third base, became Milwaukee's first position player to pitch this season. The scoreless eighth, despite two walks, was his fifth career appearance on the mound, including three in 2018.
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (right shoulder) could be moving closer to his first start in the majors since Sept. 8, 2017. Nelson gave up three hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a minor league rehab start for Triple-A San Antonio. He missed the 2018 season while recovering from shoulder surgery and was shut down with elbow soreness following two spring training appearances.
Braves: LHP Jerry Blevins was sent to Triple-A Gwinnett. He was designated for assignment on Tuesday.
Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (right middle finger) is expected to come off the injured list to start Saturday night's game. Anderson is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA in seven games, including two games started, this season. He was placed on the IL on May 1.
Braves: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 4.50) allowed one run in eight innings in winning his only career start against the Brewers in 2018.
Boxing great Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker killed after being hit by car
By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News
Retired boxer Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, who held world titles at four weight classes, has been killed after being hit by a car, Virginia Beach police said Monday.
An emergency call came in Sunday night about a vehicle-pedestrian accident and when officers arrived at the scene they located an adult male who was hit by a vehicle, police said in a news release.
Whitaker, 55, of Norfolk, Va., was identified as the victim. Police said he died at the scene.
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By barely emerging to win 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3), Djokovic claimed his fifth championship at the All England Club and second in a row.
By Paul Milliken, Good Day Atlanta
We get to work early around here, so it's not often that the Good Day feature team shows up to a location and finds people who have already been awake for hours. But this morning, we spent some time with a group of golfers who'd literally been playing all night long – and for very good reason.
Mason's Twenty-Fore Straight is an annual 24-hour golf tournament that takes place at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. General manager Mike Maloney created the event in honor of his friend's son, Mason, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, at the age of seven.
Mason passed away just a few short years later, but his courageous battle led to the tournament, which raises money for the Georgia chapter of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation , the 1 Million 4 Anna Foundation , and SIDES . How does it raise that money? By challenging teams of two and three people to keep one ball going for 24 straight hours at TPC Sugarloaf.
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How to use Carling in a sentence
In the north of England Passion Sunday was formerly known as Carle or Carling Sunday, a name corrupted from "care," in allusion to the sorrowful season which the day heralds.
It was the universal custom in medieval England to eat on this Sunday a grey pea steeped and fried in butter, which came from its association "Carling Nut."
The more imaginative, elfin quality, familiar in Dunbar's Ballad of Kynd Kittok and his Interlude of the Droichis Part appears in such pieces as Gyre Carling (the mother-witch), King Berdok, and Lichtounis Dreme.
We took a quick trip to the Carling Stage where we caught Youth Group, who apparently feature the bassist from the Vines.
He was often taken off during the games and he was dropped from the starting lineup in the Carling Cup final against Chelsea.
The venue's new general manager is Carl Bathgate, previously based at the Carling Academy Birmingham.
The month ended with a lengthy midweek Carling Cup trip to Middlesbrough in the fourth round.
They 're going to have some second-string team in the Carling Cup !
After touring the album, and an appearance at the Carling Weekend Reading Festival, she suffered a nervous breakdown due to pressure surrounding the release of her next LP.
The band played a number of festivals, including Glastonbury, The V Festival in Stafford, and the Leeds and Reading Carling Weekend Festivals.
Carl Mydans
Carl Mydans (born 1907) was an American photojournalist. He worked briefly for the Farm Security Administration during the 1930s documenting rural American life. In 1936 he joined the newly formed LIFE magazine where he became well known for his photographic coverage of World War II. He continued as a war photographer through the early 1970s.
Carl Lotus Becker
American historian Carl Lotus Becker (1873-1945) was a proponent of the doctrine of historical relativism. He is best known for his book "The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth Century Philosophers."
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I happened to be in Copenhagen several times, either passing by or coming for shorter or longer visit. Once I even lived there for some time. I got up in the morning and just like other Danes I cycled into town. This was the most convenient way to meet local people and get to know the city. Probably any person visiting Denmark will notice that it is a country that has been extremely well organized and structured. Therefore, to make an overall contrast I would like to share some of my subjective thoughts and experiences in a less structured way hoping to offer some travel tips for those traveling to Danish capital.
For the beginning, it is worth to mention that one of the highlights that drives young people into Copenhagen is Christiania. Formally, it is not part of neither Denmark, nor Copenhagen. It remains a self-proclaimed independent state with roughly 850 inhabitants and size of 35 hectares. It has aroused much controversy since its inception in 1971. It was started out by some squatters settling down an abandoned military base. Over time, Christiania became an integral part of urban folklore and even the ever existing conflict with Danish authorities regarding the possession, use and sale of cannabis was finally given up. Today, it is merely a quiet hippie town. Before you leave Christiania you will see a sign "You are now entering the EU".
Copenhagen is crossed by multiple canals. It attracts enthusiasts of kayaking, rowing and those who prefer to live on the water. It also provides the opportunity for sightseeing by a tourist boat. Nyhavn is a historic seventeenth-century harbor, which originally was a hub for merchant ships from around the world. An entertainment center was needed for the thriving harbor. Many restaurants, pubs and playhouses with girls were built up in the area. All that visiting sailors would need to have a bit of fun after their long voyages. Hans Christian Andersen used to live in Nyhavn and this place was his good inspiration.
Over time, as full ocean vessels grew larger and larger, much of the Nyhavn's traffic was overtaken by larger harbors. Nowodays, Nyhavn is beautifully renovated boulevard of buildings with colorful facades and historic boats moored by the shore.
Some more kilometers to the north there is another interesting site. Jægersborg Dyrehave is a park with an area of 11 square kilometers. It has a population of more than 2,100 deer. Come there if you like to see these animals. Meeting some of them it is absolutely inevitable!
Speaking of animals, the Copenhagen zoo one of the city's highlights. There's also been quite a lot international controversy around it. Particularly those concerning purposeful killing of giraffes, lions and other animals by zoo staff. Whether it has been done in the name of science, or to preserve the best genes, to infuriate people or just for any other reason, it does not justify it. What matters though, is the simple observation: the strength of propaganda and people's trust in local authorities made most of them believe it was rightful decision!
Now it's time for Copenhagen in a nutshell, in other words, a 42.2 km run along city streets. Running a marathon is one of the best ways to discover interesting parts of any given city. At least that is the intention of the organizers. The Nykredit Copenhagen's Marathon route will guide runners through selected parts of the city that are considered notable. The start and finish of the marathon are located on the Islands Brygge boulevard on the island of Amager. Runners will pass great Langebro bridge and run towards in the central part of the city. Running through the city center, as well as districts of Østerbro, Nørrebro and Vesterbro lets you see the iconic monuments of architecture, as well as various places of historical and cultural importance. The route takes us through green Østerbro, multicultural Nørrebro and modern Vesterbro. Most important factor are the crowds of cheering supporters. There is loud music, concerts, orchestras, choirs and DJs, all of them scattered along the way. Cheering gives you so much energy – I completed the first half of the race in less than hour and a half, completely forgetting about the remaining half of the race. As I was passing a Kenyan girl running like an antelope I woke up to the fact that I'm perhaps running a little bit too fast. Eventually, I managed to finish the race in 3 hours and 13 minutes. It is enough time to discover main parts of the entire city. Those in a hurry are able to finish the race in less than three hours, but some who like to do more sightseeing, took it easy and used as many as six hours to finish the race.
Another great way of experiencing Denmark is cycling through it. The route from Gedser to Copenhagen runs across the islands of Falster and Sealand. Covering a distance of 150km at moderately recreational pace takes an average of eight hours. In the south of Denmark at some points you will see abandoned villages where nobody wants to live. Every second household is for sale. The road towards the capital is a perfect quality cycling lane mostly separated from the car traffic. For several hours you will ride through many fields, meadows, forests and villages and once in a while you will see a subtle hill breaking the prevailing flat landscape.


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Libraries Pitch In
Sonya Chung October 6, 2009
Libraries are doing double-time. At NPRs Planet Money, a librarian writes in about how her local library is offering recession resources to those most affected by unemployment.
Sonya Chung is author of the novels Long for This World (Scribner 2010) and The Loved Ones (Relegation Books 2016), which was a selection for Kirkus Best Fiction 2016, Indie Next List, Library Journal Best Indie Fiction, TNB Book Club, Buzzfeed Books Recommends, and Writer's Bone Best 30 Books 2016. She is founding editor of Bloom and teaches fiction writing at Skidmore College. Learn more about Sonya here.
Who do you Write Like?
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Identifying in the First Person
Kaulie Lewis August 8, 2014
Jessica Love writes for The American Scholar about some recent psychological studies on the art and perspective of storytelling. Of particular interest is the way "the first person does seem to encourage us to identify with the narrator, especially when that narrator is a lot like us." Not that identifying with narrators is the primary purpose of reading, as the New Yorker reminds us in a piece against "relatability," but it's something to consider the next time you pick up a novel and find a character who seems to be just like you.
Kaulie Lewis
Feeling Very Still
Brian Etling January 11, 2016
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Greatest Geek Books
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On Bad Reviews
Bruna Dantas Lobato October 21, 2015
Recommended (Archival) Reading: "The language is too rich and poetic for my liking" and other gems from Amazon one-star reviews of classic novels, dredged up in 2014 by Electric Literature. Pair with the worst book review ever written.
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The Sound of Privilege
Thomas Beckwith May 3, 2013
On Friday, May 10th, Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby hits theaters. To get ready, check out the soundtrack, which the folks at NPR were kind enough to post online. (h/t Salon)
Tarantino on Writing
Garth Risk Hallberg August 23, 2009 | 1
Say what you want about Quentin Tarantino; the man thinks like a writer. You can hear him doing so out loud on the current episode of KCRW's The Treatment, with Elvis Mitchell.
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The Fifth Borough
Thomas Beckwith March 10, 2015
Enlightenment comes in many guises, and though we usually think of it as arriving in a koi pond or a distant mountaintop, we can also find it, as the protagonist of Year in Reading alum Tom McCarthy's new novel attempts to do, on Staten Island. In The New Republic, David Marcus reads the book.


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TechFreedom Search Engine Regulation Event today
Geoffrey A. Manne
Geoffrey A. Manne is president and founder of the International Center for Law and Economics and a distinguished fellow at Northwestern University's Center on Law, Business, and Economics.
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Geoffrey A. Manne June 14, 2011 (updated: November 23, 2022)
Today at 12:30 at the Capitol Visitor Center, TechFreedom is hosting a discussion on the regulation of search engines: "Search Engine Regulation: A Solution in Search of a Problem?"
The basics:
Allegations of "search bias" have led to increased scrutiny of Google, including active investigations in the European Union and Texas, a possible FTC investigation, and sharply-worded inquiries from members of Congress. But what does "search bias" really mean? Does it demand preemptive "search neutrality" regulation, requiring government oversight of how search results are ranked? Is antitrust intervention required to protect competition? Or can market forces deal with these concerns?
A panel of leading thinkers on Internet law will explore these questions at a luncheon hosted by TechFreedom, a new digital policy think tank. The event will take place at the Capitol Visitor Center room SVC-210/212 onTuesday, June 14 from 12:30 to 2:30pm, and include a complimentary lunch. CNET's Declan McCullagh, a veteran tech policy journalist, will moderate a panel of four legal experts:
Prof. Frank Pasquale, Seton Hall University School of Law, author of Federal Search Commission? Access, Fairness and Accountability in the Law of Search
Prof. Geoffrey Manne, Lewis & Clark Law School, TechFreedom Adjunct Fellow, and Director of the International Center for Law & Economics, author of If Search Neutrality Is the Answer, What's the Question?
Prof. James Grimmelman, New York Law School, author of The Structure of Search Engine Law
Prof. Eric Goldman, Santa Clara University School of Law, author of Search Engine Bias and the Demise of Search Engine Utopianism
More details are here, and the event will be streaming live from that link as well. If all goes well, it will also be accessible right here:
http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf
Live Broadcasting by Ustream
Filed under: administrative, announcements, essential facilities, google, law and economics, monopolization, regulation, technology Tagged: Declan McCullagh, Eric Goldman, frank pasquale, geoffrey manne, google, james grimmelmann, techfreedom, Web search engine
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Q: Manifest Errors after upgrading Gradle I have recently decided to upgrade my Android project to gradle 4.4 (because jack was way too slow), but I now have another issue.
Please, do NOT reply with "android.enableAapt2=false" as this is not a solution, it basically just ignores all these errors.
50% of my AndroidManifest.xml reports errors. (you can see the contents below)
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="app.puresecure"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="19"
        android:targetSdkVersion="26" />

    <provider
        android:name="app.puresecure.MailSender"
        android:authorities="com.purescure.MailSender"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:exported="true"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true" />

    <supports-screens
        android:largeScreens="true"
        android:normalScreens="true"
        android:smallScreens="true"
        android:xlargeScreens="true" />

    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.camera2"
        android:required="true" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />

    <supports-screens
        android:largeScreens="true"
        android:normalScreens="true"
        android:smallScreens="true"
        android:xlargeScreens="true" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DEVICE_POWER" />

    <!-- Optional permission for Analytics to run. -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" /> <!-- Required by older versions of Google Play services to create GCM registration tokens -->
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />

    <uses-feature
        android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
        android:required="true" />

    <permission
        android:name="app.puresecure.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
        android:protectionLevel="signature" />

    <uses-permission android:name="app.puresecure.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:debuggable="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/logo_transparent"
        android:label="PureSecure"
        android:roundIcon="@drawable/logo_transparent"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:testOnly="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.DevicesActivity"
            android:label="My devices"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" />
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.SignupActivity"
            android:label="Sign up" />
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.LoginActivity"
            android:label="PureSecure" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="@string/google_maps_key" />

        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.MapsActivity"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_maps" />
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.MainScreen"
            android:label="Device Info"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" />

        <service android:name="app.puresecure.BackgroundService" />

        <receiver
            android:name="app.puresecure.DeviceAdmin"
            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN" >
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.app.device_admin"
                android:resource="@xml/device_admin_policies" />

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.app.action.DEVICE_ADMIN_ENABLED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <activity android:name="app.puresecure.PINActivity" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <intent-filter>
                    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                </intent-filter>

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity android:name="app.puresecure.SetPINActivity" />
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.GoingOutActivity"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" />
        <activity android:name="app.puresecure.ControlActivity" />
        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.FriendsActivity"
            android:label="Friends"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar" />

        <!--
            <service
            android:name=".PictureCapturingServiceImpl"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true" />
        -->

        <activity
            android:name="app.puresecure.Splash"
            android:label="Settings" />
        <activity android:name="app.puresecure.SettingsActivity" />
        <activity android:name="app.puresecure.LocationActivity" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.VERSION"
            android:value="26.1.0" />

        <receiver android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaIntentReceiver" />

        <service android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.media.MediaNotificationService" />
        <service android:name="com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.ReconnectionService" /> <!-- Include the AdActivity and InAppPurchaseActivity configChanges and themes. -->
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.AdActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
            android:exported="false"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" >
        </receiver>

        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />
        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsJobService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false"
            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.appinvite.PreviewActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.AppInvite.Preview" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.appinvite.ACTION_PREVIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity"
            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
            android:exported="false"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
        <!--
            Service handling Google Sign-In user revocation. For apps that do not integrate with
            Google Sign-In, this service will never be started.
        -->
        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.permission.REVOCATION_NOTIFICATION" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.firebase.auth.internal.FederatedSignInActivity"
            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
            android:exported="true"
            android:launchMode="singleInstance"
            android:permission="com.google.firebase.auth.api.gms.permission.LAUNCH_FEDERATED_SIGN_IN"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity"
            android:exported="false"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
        <!--
             FirebaseMessagingService performs security checks at runtime,
             no need for explicit permissions despite exported="true"
        -->
        <service
            android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.FirebaseMessagingService"
            android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter android:priority="-500" >
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManagerService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.tagmanager.TagManagerPreviewActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:noHistory="true" > <!-- optional, removes the previewActivity from the activity stack. -->
            <intent-filter>
                <data android:scheme="tagmanager.c.app.puresecure" />

                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" >
        </receiver>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementInstallReferrerReceiver"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />
        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.measurement.AppMeasurementJobService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false"
            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE" />

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />

                <category android:name="app.puresecure" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <!--
             FirebaseInstanceIdService performs security checks at runtime,
             no need for explicit permissions despite exported="true"
        -->
        <service
            android:name="com.google.firebase.iid.FirebaseInstanceIdService"
            android:exported="true" >
            <intent-filter android:priority="-500" >
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.INSTANCE_ID_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>

        <provider
            android:name="com.google.firebase.provider.FirebaseInitProvider"
            android:authorities="app.puresecure.firebaseinitprovider"
            android:exported="false"
            android:initOrder="100" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
            android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.arch.lifecycle.VERSION"
            android:value="27.0.0-SNAPSHOT" />

        <provider
            android:name="com.android.tools.ir.server.InstantRunContentProvider"
            android:authorities="app.puresecure.com.android.tools.ir.server.InstantRunContentProvider"
            android:multiprocess="true" />
    </application>

</manifest>

Some of the errors I get:
error: unknown element <provider> found.

error: unknown element <intent-filter> found.

Attribute android:theme is not allowed here.

A: This block should be in  tag
<provider
    android:name="app.puresecure.MailSender"
    android:authorities="com.purescure.MailSender"
    android:enabled="true"
    android:exported="true"
    android:grantUriPermissions="true" />

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Darby finally found an apartment in Oakville. She had planned to find one a few months after starting her new job, but soon discovered that the commute was a little tiring. The apartment hunting alone is a whole other story, but she finally found a really great one and is now in the throws of trying to get furniture, kitchen ware and decor gathered together before her actual moving day. As luck would have it, Nat and I still had our previous kidney-shaped coffee table, its' matching side table and a floor lamp that we wanted to donate to Darby's cause, and she was more than willing to take them off our hands.
As Nat and I were returning to Niagara Motors on Thursday to pick up our new vehicle, I had the brilliant idea of delivering the furniture to Darby and her Mom while we still had possession of the Van. So Nat and I loaded up our cargo and drove into St. Catharines early Thursday morning where Claudia was waiting. The ladies said they were really excited about our donation, as Darby would now have a coffee table, end table and floor lamp to go along with her newly purchased Sofa to complete the ensemble. With what Nat and I could see of Darby's decor, we could tell the apartment was going to be stunning and fun!!
After a quick (and I do mean quick) catch-up with Claudia about their trip to Las Vegas, Nat and I headed home for a quick lunch and then Nat had to make his phone call to his nephew in England. They had planned to have an actual telephone conversation so Nat could ask his nephew exactly how things were going with his sister, Jenny. Finally some relatively good news, as Jenny now seemed to be on an even keel with the pain medication, that her depression was being treated and was told she could probably go for home visits for a few hours when she felt ready. She's still going to have a biopsy, but only until she can keep on an even path for a few days. Nat and I both took sighs of relief and hope and pray that this good news continues.
Right after Nat's phone call, we were headed back into Virgil and Niagara Motors to pick up our new beauty. A 2014 Buick Encore with all kinds of gadgetry and technical wizardry that will take Nat and I quite a few days to get use to. We were at the dealership, naturally, for an hour or so getting the paper work signed and a demonstration of how to work some of the gadgets that we've never had before. The salesman paired our cell phone via Bluetooth with the vehicle, so we now have "hands free" calling, and demonstrated the Satellite Radio we would have the use of for 3 months. Our heads were now spinning at everything the salesman was demonstrating and we knew we'd forget it all as soon as we arrived home. We told ourselves that we'd have to sit in the vehicle while at home and read the Manual to refresh ourselves.
Pulling into the garage, we were still in disbelief that we had actually done this. A totally, totally new and different vehicle from anything we've had in the past. Each of our cars – the Buick LeSabre, Jimmy and the Uplander – have all been brown or variations thereof. Ruby in all her red glory was such a departure for us and she looked great and even took up less space in the garage – bonus!
Friday, Nat and I were back into our usual routine. It had been a busy week and we decided to just pick up a few groceries that were necessary and then take it easy the rest of the day. As Nat took Ruby down the road I could see it on his face – that smile he gets when he's quietly pleased – he was loving this woman!
Today, Saturday, was my day. I had a few errands I wanted to run at Niagara Square but was just a bit hesitant. Somehow one gets a little extra cautious and overly protective of a brand new vehicle. You want to keep it shiny and new for as long as possible. So, as the rains were coming down this morning, I decided to do my errands in the afternoon when it got dry. Afterall I didn't want to take Ruby out into the cold and damp right away. As I sat in the driver's seat, Nat reminded me again about a couple of items – the new spot for the windshield wiper, the buttons for the air-conditioner and how to adjust the seat and steering wheel. Little short me needs a wee bit of a boost sometimes. I was loving the new automatic stick-shift on the floor. Reminder of days of yore when I drove a standard and loved it. Still miss standard-drive today but this I could handle. A cute little sporty stick shift on the floor, a couple of cup holders, a small covered compartment all aligned behind one another. Vrooommmm, Vroooommmm!!
I made it to Niagara Square all in one piece. I did feel, however, that I was a bit further back from the windshield than I was use to. I felt like I should have the back of the driver's seat a bit further ahead to give me just a bit of that "wee boost" to see more of the windshield. I managed to buy a few good deals at my favourite store, TanJay, Alia, where summer bargains were now to be had as the new Fall line-up had arrived. I then wandered into Michael's Craft Store for a wicker basket that could hold magazines and sit on the living room floor to compliment some other wicker pieces. Having found exactly what I wanted, I headed back to our new beauty and as is my usual practise, I called Nat to let him know I was on my way home. We have a habit of always checking in with each other whenever one of us is out and about. I felt now was a perfect time to adjust the driver's seat to my liking and test out the "hands free" calling. I started the engine, turned on the radio (volume down) and pressed the Call button; Ruby asked for directions. Call Home, I asked of Ruby wherein she did and I was soon connected to Nat and having a bit of a giggle. Nat had replied that "Yes, Ruby called home".
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Well, what can I say…we all thought that the Summer Of 2016 was an interesting summer for the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate what with the Brexit Referendum, but the summer of 2017 has been almost as equally interesting.
What with a snap UK General Election called by Theresa May, the start of the Brexit negotiations between the UK Government and the European Union and a bid for independence by Catalan has all played its part in a turbulent summer for the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate.
Following the UK General Election on the 8th June 2017 you can see that the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate continued its trend to fall with uncertainty after a hung parliament. It then took a couple of weeks for the Conservatives to form a new minority government with the DUP.
The uncertainty continued for the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate as the Brexit negotiations were due to start a few weeks after the UK General Election on the 19th June 2017 where Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis arrived in Brussels to start the negotiating process.
Between the 17th July and the 20th July 2017 the Brexit Negotiations continued with four days of talks which as you can see above affected the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate with it falling further again during this period of time and afterwards up until the end of August 2017.
On the 29th August 2017 the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate hit its lowest point at 1.064 in the last five years. This of course meant right in the middle of the summer holidays consumers travelling to Europe where the Euro Currency is accepted would get a lot less in return on their British Pound especially if you weren't shopping around for your Travel Money.
Fortunately, though as the summer came to an end the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate started to recover especially during the last month or so where the Bid For Independence By Catalan following a controversial referendum affected the Eurozone and of course the value of the Euro Currency.
If, the uncertainty over Catalonia continues to drag on for Spain and the European Union this of course will work in the favour of the British Pound and against the Euro Currency. It might even have an effect on the Brexit negotiations if the European Union continues to lose control over its members.
But, your guess is as good as mine as to what will happen in the coming months and next year for the Pound To Euro Exchange Rate. However, if you look at where we are now currently we are seeing similar exchange rates to 2013 or just below when exchanging from the British Pound to the Euro Currency.
If you are interested in looking at our Historical Euro Exchange Rate graphs we have data that goes back to 2011 which includes all other major currencies based on our Historical Exchange Rates from all our major Travel Money Companies listed on our comparison tables. For today's Euro Rate just click here to get the best Euro Rate Today.
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Cancer Patients Social Network Developer Belong.Life Raises $14 Million
Belong.Life operates a social media network for cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers with over 200,000 users
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Israel-based startup Belong.Life, incorporated as Belongtail Ltd., has completed a $14 million series B round led by New York-listed life science research company IQVIA Holdings Inc., the former announced Monday.
Founded in 2015 and based in Bnei Atarot, a rural community in central Israel, Belong.Life operates a social media network for cancer patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Belong.Life's mobile app has over 200,000 users, according to the company's website.
Belong.Life's Ohad Rubin (left), Eliran Malki, Assaf Reginyanu, and Irad Deutsch. Photo: Sagi Cohen


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package io.github.orionhealth.xbdd;

import javax.ws.rs.ApplicationPath;

import org.glassfish.jersey.media.multipart.MultiPartFeature;
import org.glassfish.jersey.message.GZipEncoder;
import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ResourceConfig;
import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ServerProperties;
import org.glassfish.jersey.server.TracingConfig;
import org.glassfish.jersey.server.filter.EncodingFilter;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.AdminUtils;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Attachment;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.AutomationStatistics;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.BuildReOrdering;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Environment;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Favourites;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Feature;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.MergeBuilds;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Presence;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.PrintPDF;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Recents;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Report;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Search;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.Stats;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.TagView;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.UploadAttachment;
import io.github.orionhealth.xbdd.resources.UserResource;

@Component
@ApplicationPath("/rest")
public class JerseyApplication extends ResourceConfig {

	public JerseyApplication() {

		// Need to register all resources manually as spring fat jar doesn't like the resource scanning
		register(AdminUtils.class);
		register(Attachment.class);
		register(AutomationStatistics.class);
		register(BuildReOrdering.class);
		register(Environment.class);
		register(Favourites.class);
		register(Feature.class);
		register(MergeBuilds.class);
		register(Presence.class);
		register(PrintPDF.class);
		register(Recents.class);
		register(Report.class);
		register(Search.class);
		register(Stats.class);
		register(TagView.class);
		register(UploadAttachment.class);
		register(UserResource.class);

		EncodingFilter.enableFor(this, GZipEncoder.class);

		register(MultiPartFeature.class);

		property(ServerProperties.TRACING, TracingConfig.ON_DEMAND.name());
	}
}

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A guide to Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals, the animals represented and its best recordings
We explore Saint-Saëns's musical menagerie, Carnival of the Animals, and name its best recordings
Jessica Duchen
Published: July 22, 2021 at 10:00 am
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Saint-Saëns was a prodigy polymath from whom music flowed effortlessly. Symphonies, concertos, chamber works, opera – there was seemingly nothing he couldn't turn his hand to. 1886 witnessed the single greatest success of his career, as his epic Third 'Organ' Symphony thundered its way around the globe.
That same year he composed a 'grand zoological fantasy' in 14 movements, scored for two pianos, string quartet, double bass, flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, xylophone, and glass harmonica/celesta, which sprang from the opposite end of the musical spectrum: The Carnival of the Animals.
Saint-Saëns was so worried about the harm this plaisanterie might do to his reputation as a serious composer, that after two private performances he placed it under lock and key where it remained until after his death. Only one movement survived this embargo: The Swan.
What is Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals?
Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals, a 'Grande fantaisie zoologique' no less, lands with all four paws in the territory of the most popular pieces ever created. Through its pages its creatures roar, twitter, swim, rattle, bray, scamper and practise their scales with such joy and relish that it could only have been created by a mind whose freshness and imagination was second-to-none.
What inspired The Carnival of the Animals?
Parts of the piece sprang naturally from the Societé Nationale de Musique's explorations of the French baroque for inspiration. The era of the claveçinists was full of evocations of birdsong: Couperin's Le coucou and Rameau's Le rappel des oiseaux are just a few examples of the former. Still, this wasn't purely a French pursuit. There are precedents everywhere, if nothing quite so concentrated as Saint-Saëns's effort. We can find barking dogs and spring-happy birds in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, donkey sounds in Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, a priceless Duetto buffo di due gatti (the 'Cat Duet') attributed to Rossini, bird-calls galore in Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, and a wood-bird in Wagner's Siegfried – to say nothing of the swan in Lohengrin. During the pro- and anti-Wagner fuss, Saint-Saëns had been protesting to Angelo Neumann, director of the opera house in Prague, that he had been one of the first advocates for Lohengrin. Soon he had a swan of his own.
What animals feature in Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals and how are they represented?
The Carnival involves a bizarre instrumental line-up: two pianos (played at the premiere by Saint-Saëns himself and Louis Diémer), string quartet, double bass, flute/piccolo (Paul Taffanel its first performer), clarinet, glass harmonica and xylophone. Whatever made him choose this odd ensemble, it works wonders, furnishing him with a terrific palette of colours and facilitating the textural clarity he valued.
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I. The Carnival opens, like any good circus, with a fanfare-like Introduction and parade. For March of the Lion, Saint-Saëns specifies 'style persan' – Persian style – implicitly adding grandeur, swagger and drama to the music's progress, interrupted by surges of chromatic roaring from the King of the Beasts. The two pianos are joined by what sounds deceptively like a conventional string quartet plus double bass.
II. Hens and Roosters are incarnated by the upper strings and clarinet, imitating crowing, clucking and pecking galore. Ultimately they are cut off by the pianos as if abruptly beheaded by a carving knife.
III. Hémiones. Trust Saint-Saëns to include an animal that almost nobody else had heard of. These are Tibetan wild donkeys, also known as dziggetai, blessed with extraordinary fleetness of hoof. He conjures them by giving the pianists a workout that surpasses some of his own studies. Each pianist plays one line, but they are in unison throughout this fearsome sprint, and coordination must be… fun.
IV. This affectionate portrait of the supremely laid-back Tortoises finds the strings meandering along in the melody of the Galop (or Can-Can) from Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers, but at a sleepy-sounding Andante maestoso, accompanied by Mozartian triplet pulsing on the pianos.
V. The musical references and send-ups have only just begun. Now along comes the Elephant, its second theme a none-too-subtle take-off of the 'Dance of the Sylphs' from Berlioz's La damnation de Faust, transferred to the hefty double bass. There's also a sideswipe at the scherzo from Mendelsohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream and a whiff of Meyerbeer's ballet music Les patineurs ('The skaters'). It all combines into a deliciously affectionate piece.
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VI. We've been to Tibet; now we're in Australia. The Kangaroos are a swift, light-hopping variety, darting around the piano keyboards in turn with a grace-noted figuration that bears some resemblance to Chopin's Etude Op. 25 No. 5, before pausing to rest and graze.
VII. For the Aquarium, Saint-Saëns brings in the glass harmonica, which is sometimes replaced by a glockenspiel or celeste: it is used to mirror the flute on the offbeats and provide some watery glissandos. This aquarium is a flowing, mysterious waterscape, flute and string quartet providing the melodic lines, pianos and glass harmonica the ripples and bubbles.
VIII. Thought we'd had enough donkeys? We hadn't heard them bray yet, and violins take the spotlight to do so in Personages with Long Ears. The expression was then in use to describe uncritical opera lovers of limited sophistication – one writer talked about 'The possessors of long ears who admire [the operas] La Juive and Hamlet but regard the word "Symphony" disdainfully.' There's also the possibility, of course, that they are music critics…
IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods is a moment of magic: the dark forest is conjured by deep chords on the pianos and a distant clarinet, which the composer said should be off-stage, sounding the bird's call. It is sometimes played as a comedy number, which is rather a pity.
X. Now other birds have a turn in the Aviary: the music, mainly on strings and flute, with occasional chiming and trilling from the pianos, flutters and rustles, with tremolando and pizzicato evoking the lightness of creatures on the wing. The flute solo presented a chance for the great Paul Taffanel to display his formidable abilities.
XI. Saint-Saëns, former teacher at École Niedermeyer where everyone practised in the same room, is getting his own back in Pianists. These finger exercises, scales and switches of key, aided and abetted by the strings, would leave infuriated neighbours concurring that a menagerie is exactly where they belong. The music gears up and leads straight into:
XII. Fossils. Saint-Saëns was an enthusiastic collector of these stony marvels and here relishes bringing them to life. He sends up his own tone poem Danse macabre, in which a virtuoso violin solo is played by the devil in hellish revelries eventually dissolved by dawn. The original was a waltz, but this time the fossils clank their xylophonic bones in up-tempo duple time. For contrast there are references to night-time songs 'Au clair de la lune' and 'Ah, vous direz-je, Maman' (aka 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'), a Rossini aria from The Barber of Seville (perhaps Saint-Saëns thought this the musical equivalent of a fossil) and a song called 'J'ai du bon tabac'. Ogden Nash's verse for this piece captured it perfectly, concluding: 'It's kind of fun to be extinct'.
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XIII. The high-jinx of the past two numbers disappears and, in The Swan, the most beautiful melody in the work sings out on solo cello, sailing over the rippling waters of the two pianos. Transcribed for other instruments innumerable times, adapted for a solo 'The Dying Swan' by the choreographer Mikhail Fokine for the great Anna Pavlova in 1905, the piece has rarely been out of the spotlight – but the streamlined gorgeousness of the original takes a lot of beating.
XIV. And so to the Finale, for all the instruments. In balletic fashion, there's a grand round-up of our furry, feathered, floaty or four-footed friends, with some of their musical characters enjoying brief reprises in the rondo episodes of this light-hoofed can-can. It opens by recalling the start of the whole piece and we catch galloping glimpses of the Tibetan donkeys, chickens, kangaroos and… the personages with long ears.
And so they gallop off into the sunset. Though perhaps curiously one creature is missing: Saint-Saëns's beloved dog.
Words by: Jessica Duchen
What is the best recording of Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals?
Güher & Süher Pekinel (piano)
Radio France PO/Marek Janowski (1990)
Warner Apex 25646 21252
With its hilarious send-ups – slow-motion can-can in 'Tortoises', Rossini's Barber of Seville in 'Fossils', Berlioz's Waltz of the Sylphs in 'Elephant' – and a rollicking finale that brings everyone back for a curtain call, a first-rate performance of The Carnival of the Animals should light up the musical sky.
And that is just what Marek Janowski, working alongside one of the world's most celebrated piano duos, achieves here. By electing to gently cajole Saint-Saëns's humorous asides rather than milking them for all their worth, this is more Hardy than Laurel, and none the worse for that.
In 'Tortoises', the Pekinel twins create a magically veiled sonority that creates the impression of being experienced through a heat wave, while 'Aquarium' – in which the glass harmonica takes a star turn – quietly glistens like an iridescent jewel. The octave scales of 'Pianists' are played dead straight until the change to thirds – the real point of the joke – is signalled by a sudden relaxing of tempo and subtle change to a more 'effortful' sonority.
Strangely, the very opening is played as repeated notes rather than the customary tremolandos, but in the context of such a beguiling performance this is hardly a major distraction. Janowski and colleagues join in the proceedings with alacrity and the engineering combines ambient warmth and detail to perfection.
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Three more great recordings of Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals
Patricia Prattis Jennings & Joseph Villa (piano)
Pittsburgh SO/Previn (1980)
Philips 442 6082 (2 discs)
For a performance with a large string ensemble, André Previn's Pittsburgh classic reigns supreme. The humour is deftly handled and deliciously understated, tempos are superbly judged, and in 'Personages with long ears' Previn insists on the donkeys' whinnying being thrown off by the violins as flying harmonics rather than taken in the safety of first position.
Jennings and Villa play their vital roles as true ensemble players rather than 'star' soloists, and so natural and unforced is Previn's direction, immaculately balanced by Philips's engineers, that one can sit back enjoy this immaculately crafted score without any distraction.
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Michel Dalberto & Frank Braley (piano)
Renaud Capuçon, Esther Hoppe, Beatrice Muthebet, Gautier Capuçon, Janne Saksala, Emmanuel Pahud, Paul Meyer, Florent Jordelet (2003)
Virgin 545 6022
For something a little more adventurous, which reveals Saint-Saëns's mini-masterpiece in all its original chamber-scale glory, the Capuçon brothers and distinguished colleagues cry out to be heard. Things arguably go a little too far in 'Pianists', in which the protagonists get wildly out of synch with one another, but elsewhere the uncontainable exuberance of this performance carries all before it.
Rarely has the 'Cuckoo' sounded quite so absurd in the context of the pianists' chorale-like musings, while these particular 'Fossils' dust themselves down and lift their skirts in the air for some well-aimed high-kicks. Gautier Capuçon's 'Swan' and Emmanuel Pahud's 'Aviary' are sublime, and the whistle-stop finale is guaranteed to send spirits soaring.
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Pascal Rogé & Cristina Ortiz (piano)
London Sinfonietta/Charles Dutoit (1977)
Decca 444 5522
If Güher and Süher Pekinel are gently persuasive and chamber-scale in their responses, pianists Pascal Rogé and Cristina Ortiz play with an outsize virtuosity that is enormously imposing. Their 'Lion' has very broad, powerful shoulders, their 'Wild Asses' gallop at phenomenal speed, and their 'Hens and Cockerels' peck and strut their stuff with imperious indifference.
These 'Tortoises' appear to float past balletically and even the 'Elephant' sounds as though he may have been caught off-guard wearing a tutu. Yet there is an unmistakably Gallic charm and joie de vivre about this reading which suggests that everyone is having a good time. Charles Dutoit makes rather a meal of the introduction – more César Franck than snappy curtain-raiser – but maybe that's another in-joke.
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A bit of a naughty indulgence from Eugene Ormandy and his fabulous Philadelphians. Solo lines register clearly enough – although the pianos tend to come and go a bit – but it's those Tchaikovsky-in-overdrive strings that dominate. For 'Elephant' read 'Herd of Elephants' as the entire double-bass section gives your woofers an aerobic work-out. It's gloriously OTT, but probably not quite what Saint-Saëns originally had in mind.
This article originally featured in the June 2010 issue of BBC Music Magazine.
Jessica DuchenJournalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine
Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others.


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7. A child's temperament is likely to be: A) difficult to observe. B) stable over time. C) a product of parenting style. D) a reflection of their gender schemas.
8. Compared to fraternal twins, identical twins are much more similar in: A) extraversion. B) neuroticism. C) temperament. D) all of the above.
9. Subliminally presented stimuli: A) can sometimes be consciously perceived. B) effectively influence purchases of consumer goods. C) increase our absolute thresholds for visual images. D) are usually mentally processed as completely as any other stimuli.
10. A psychophysicist would be most directly concerned with: A) our psychological reactions to physical stress. B) the effects of genetics on the endocrine system. C) the effect of neurotransmitters on depression. D) the relationship between the wavelength of light and the experience of color.
11. After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illustrates: A) Weber's law. B) accommodation. C) sensory adaptation. D) the volley principle.
12. Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to ________ as recognizing the sound sequence as a familiar melody is to ________. A) absolute threshold; difference threshold B) sensory interaction; feature detection C) feature detection; sensory interaction D) sensation; perception
13. If a partially deaf person's hearing ability ________, his or her absolute threshold for sound ________. A) improves; remains unchanged B) worsens; decreases C) worsens; remains unchanged D) improves; decreases
14. Damage to the fovea would probably have the least effect on visual sensitivity to ________ stimuli. A) brilliantly colored B) finely detailed C) dimly illuminated D) highly familiar
15. Visual information is processed by: A) feature detectors before it is processed by rods and cones. B) ganglion cells before it is processed by feature detectors. C) bipolar cells before it is processed by rods and cones. D) feature detectors before it is processed by bipolar cells.
16. Loudness is to amplitude as pitch is to: A) brightness. B) hue. C) rhythm. D) frequency.
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21. If two objects cast retinal images of the same size, the object that appears to be closer is perceived as ________ the object that appears to be more distant. A) overlapping B) smaller than C) larger than D) the same size as
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24. Psychologists are skeptical about the existence of ESP because: A) ESP researchers frequently accept evidence that they know is fraudulent. B) there is no way to scientifically test claims of ESP. C) many apparent demonstrations of ESP have been shown to be a hoax. D) all of the above are true
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28. Evolutionary psychology studies the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of: A) gender schema theory. B) gender-typing. C) temperament. D) natural selection.
29. According to evolutionary psychologists, behaviors that promote reproductive success are likely to be: A) socially prohibited. B) genetically predisposed. C) ecologically disruptive. D) disease-producing.
30. Compared with women, men are more likely to: A) initiate sexual activity. B) think about sex. C) comply with direct requests for casual sex. D) do all of the above.
31. Bottom-up processing involves analysis that begins with the: A) optic nerve. B) sensory receptors. C) cerebral cortex. D) feature detectors.
32. News about the supposed effects of briefly presented messages on moviegoers' consumption of popcorn and Coca-Cola involved false claims regarding: A) difference thresholds. B) kinesthesis. C) synaesthesia. D) subliminal stimulation.
33. Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina? A) accommodation of the lens B) transduction of the cones C) dilation of the pupils D) sensory adaptation of feature detectors
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36. Relative height is a cue involving our perception of objects higher in our field of vision as: A) brighter. B) farther away. C) hazier. D) smaller.
37. Psychics who have worked with police departments in an effort to solve difficult crimes have demonstrated the value of: A) clairvoyance. B) telepathy. C) precognition. D) none of the above.
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44. The absolute threshold for hearing is arbitrarily defined as zero; A) decibels. B) amps. C) phonemes. D) hertz.
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