I have to say that the photos are truly fantastic - they have captured our "big day" so wonderfully. My favourites I think are the beach shots - anyone would think we chose the colours to match the sky! Everyone who has seen the photos has said how fantastic they are - we really can't thank you enough. Thank you again for everything and especially all your help on the day itself.
Thank you so much for everything, you are so much more than a photographer. I hadn't realised that wedding planner, dress assistant and psychiatrist were within your remit! Oh and the photographs are a delight, you caught my father smiling and I will treasure that image along with so many of the others.
In short you are a star!
That's brilliant, we can't wait to see them all! We've been sending your blog round to friends and family and everyone's said the photographs are amazing!
I thought you might like to know that we've had some fantastic feedback on the images that are already online - as well as absolutely brilliant feedback about you on the day.
Everyone has been saying how well your photos have captured the essence of the day and some of the best memories of it all. There have also been a number of people who have commented that you did an amazing job of being approachable and professional all at once, and that they enjoyed you being there.
Both Sam and I would echo this 100%; I know that this is what's allowed you to really get in there and catch everything, so thank you - and I can't wait to see the rest of the photographs.
I just wanted to let you know that the photos arrived on Wednesday. Just....wow. I've said it all in my previous email, so I wont say it again. But we're just completely and utterly thrilled with them. Thank you. I'm now trying to schedule catch ups with all my friends so I can show off the little box of prints - its a smashing idea!
The photo's look fantastic! We're both very impressed with them all! Thank you so much. If you need any testimonials for an Edinburgh wedding photographer from happy clients, just let me know.
You were fabulous on the day (also amazingly calm amongst the chaos) and the photos we've seen on the website are outstanding. Everyone's favourite is the one you captured of us entering into Doune with the thunder cloud above. It's genius (and many have said award winning)!! Thanks again for everything.
Those photos are beautiful. You have really captured the essence of everyone. I knew you were the right person to choose - you don't have any photos of anyone looking anything but their best! I'm very much looking forward to seeing the rest.
We've just got round to looking through the photos you sent, and they are absolutely fantastic. We love them. There aren't any that we don't like. You've really captured the essence of the day, and everyone looks so happy. You've also managed to get pictures of so many different people, and the one of Eliot and Layna is lovely.
I just wanted to thank you very much again for all your hard work.
Thanks for the photo's, they really are lovely. We only just saw them last night, the first weekend we've been together since the wedding! Thanks very much for the day. It was really worth having someone who knew what they were doing photography wise!
The photos are GREAT and thanks for all your efforts on the day, I was sorry not to get a chance to say goodbye! It was more like having a friend or guest there than a photographer and many guests commented on your lovely manner.
THANK YOU for the lovely photos you have posted so far. We love them. Also, you were wonderful to work with and have at our wedding. Very friendly, helpful with so many things (many not photo-related); you were constantly working, picked out a lovely spot for photos – we would highly recommend you!!
The photos arrived in the post today… wow.
From the exquisite presentation to the pictures themselves, that so perfectly captured the mood and ambiance of the day. Through you beautiful photography, each picture had us re-living the emotion of the day. Thank you.
Just wanted to say that we have seen our photos and love them. You really did go above and beyond what was expected on the day and it was really appreciated by us and our family.
You've captured everything that we could want and more, we're so glad that you agreed to be our wedding photographer.
I cannot begin to tell you how completely thrilled we are with the pictures! We are so grateful for the time you have put into us. You are incredibly talented and the memories you have given us with these pictures is priceless. And a HUGE thank you as well for being our witness. I don't think we even said a proper 'thank you' to you that day, but we truly appreciated it!
My mom likened what you did to what it would look like to be in a fairy tale. You really captured something in us we didn't know could be caught! It means so much to me that she could feel that without even being there.
Thanks Simon, as well as doing us a fantastic set of photos, you were an endless source of wedding wisdom, and Mr fix-it on the day going way beyond your remit, not to mention a nice character to have mixing with our guests!
We had a wonderful day and thank you so much for being part of it, quite apart from the photography we both really enjoyed your company and your energy kept us going when we were ready to collapse!
The B&W's and disc arrived yesterday. Absolutely fantastic! There are lots of wonderful "moments" caught. Everyone who has seen the online images has been hugely complementary and they do capture an essence of the day. Many many thanks.
Just a quick note to say thank you for all your hard work on our wedding day. As expected you were always in the right place at the right time taking unobtrusive and unposed pictures. We are really looking forward to seeing the finished article when we get back.
Sorry it has taken us so long to get back to you.
We love our pictures, they are an excellent representation of our day. You have done an amazing job with them. The majority of them we have no memory of you taking, which goes to show how unobtrusive you are. Neither of us are particularly keen on having our picture taken but your style of unposed shots really suited us and made our day so much more enjoyable. We love all the candid shots of our guests and I'm sure they will all be asking for a copy from us.
.......We also had some photos enlarged & displayed at our reception. People could not get over them and how beautiful they were. Simon was terrific and I can't get over the quality of his photographs. We had thank you cards made with one of his photographs and they came out beautifully.
Thank you very much for all your hard work last Saturday. I was very impressed by the amount of effort you put into the occasion and "unobtrusive" sums it all up. This was exactly what we wanted and I look forward to seeing the end result.
Hi, we just got back from South Africa today, we love the photos you've put up on your website and can't wait to see the rest!
We have now gone through the album and the CD of photos you sent in detail. First, thanks a million for all the photos. We love the black&White and (edited to maintain the surprise!) you sent!!!
I just want to say thank you so much for all you did for us on the day and for the wedding albums.
We absolutely love our album and our parents are still raving about it!!
The photos are absolutely amazing and captured the day perfectly for us.
Thank you so much for the photos which we received last week. They are absolutely fantastic and your thoughtful addition of the (deleted to retain the surprise!) was a lovely surprise. We can't stop looking through them all and it has been great to see all the extra images on the cd.
Your help to Caroline on the day was really appreciated and so many of our guests have complimented you to us on your approach on the day and of course the images afterwards. It has been great to hear so many positive comments.


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Aespire is celebrating its twentieth year of business in Northeast Ohio. Aespire has kicked off a year of celebration with a book giveaway of the top-rated book, "Raise Your Voice: A Cause Manifesto" by agency president Brian Sooy, and the best selling "Louder Than Words" by Todd Henry.
Aespire has evolved from a generalist design firm to an agency that specializes in aligning purpose, strategy, and design for mission-driven organizations.
"It's exciting to consider the hundreds of leaders and organizations that Aespire has had the privilege to work with over the last 20 years. Along the way, we've received some recognition and won some awards; but what is most meaningful is the impact that Aespire continues to have on our client's brands, communication practices, and impact in the community," says Brian Sooy, President of Aespire.
Over the last two decades, Aespire's regional presence has expanded and the creative agency has become nationally known for its work with colleges, nonprofits, non-government organizations, and foundations.
Aespire has kicked off a year of celebration with a book giveaway of the top-rated book, "Raise Your Voice: A Cause Manifesto" by agency president Brian Sooy, and the best selling "Louder Than Words" by Todd Henry.
Aespire also released the new Raise Your Voice poster, featuring 12 resolutions for mission-driven communication and culture, for subscribers to its ChangeMakers Movement learning program.
Community impact is an important aspect of Aespire's business. Over the last 20 years, Aespire has practiced impact philanthropy through sustained and focused support of select nonprofit organizations.
"Lorain County Community College, Open Door Christian Schools, Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio, Cottage Cove Urban Ministries (Nashville), and other regional and national organizations have been strengthened by our support," says Sooy.
Founded in 1985 as Brian Sooy & Co., and operating as Aespire since September 2012, the agency formally changed its name to Aespire in February 2015 to reflect its mission to help causes and organizations create change through design with purpose. Aespire relocated after 19 years from Elyria, Ohio to Sheffield Village, Ohio in April 2015.
Aespire® is a leading creative agency that empowers passionate leaders and change makers to align purpose, strategy, and design for the greater good. We work with mission-driven organizations to design communications that influence, inspire, and engage the communities they serve.


Height: 40–150 cm (16–60 in.). Stem long-haired, grooved.
Flower: Corolla regular (actinomorphic), yellow, approx. 10 mm (0.4 in.) broad; petals 5, often with notched tips, 4–5 mm (0.15–0.2 in.) long. Calyx 5-lobed. Stamens usually 12. Gynoecium separate, pistils 2. Inflorescence a long spike, flowers fragrant.
Leaves: Alternate, stalked, stipulate. No basal rosette. All leaves almost the same size, usually longer than internodes. Blade pinnate, 3–7-pairs, with terminal leaflet. Leaflets lanceolate, large-toothed, underside sparsely haired, with abundant glandular hairs, green–greyish green. Small, lobed–almost entire leaflets intermixed with large ones. Crushed leaves have a powerful fragrance.
Fruit: With hooked hairs, upper part weakly grooved, approx. 11 mm (0.44 in.) long pome. Lowest hooked hairs spreading backwards.
Habitat: Broad-leaved forests, coppices, pastures, meadows. Calciphile.
Fragrant agrimony grows in Finland at the northernmost limits of its habitat, and its stands are limited to the south-western archipelago. It is quite common only on the Åland Islands where there are 30 known areas that it grows in: on the mainland it can only be found around Inkoo and Korppoo, but apart from that it doesn't seem to grow on the mainland. Fragrant agrimony thrives especially well in areas of human activity, especially in a traditional environment and areas that have been marginally affected.
Fragrant agrimony thrives in shady places, just like its relative common agrimony (A. eupatoria), and it can even temporarily benefit from being choked by other plants. The demise of meadows and grazing land, and their subsequent replacement by thickets and forest, is bad news for the plant, however. It is not always able to propagate itself by seed among thick growth, and it spreads slowly organically compared to other meadow plants. Fragrant agrimony was probably able to take advantage of traditional cattle-farming methods as its ripe fruit has curved hairs which allow it to stick to a mammal's fur, birds' feathers or people's clothes, spreading efficiently from place to place.
Finnish agrimonies grow largely in the same habitats and can even grow together in the same spot. It is a waste of time however to start looking around fragrant agrimony's base for the kind of basal rosette that is typical of common agrimony, and another difference is that its leaflets are more tapered and less hairy. It's easiest to differentiate between the species during the fruiting stage as fragrant agrimony's receptacle is broader, weakly grooved and its lowest prehensile barbs are clearly spread towards the base. Each species is however adapting, so there are plants that are difficult to identify. In keeping with its name, fragrant agrimony's leaflets are very aromatic when crushed.
The very rare hairy agrimony also grows in compact areas on the mainland, from Hollola to Kuhmo. Like fragrant agrimony it went along with old-fashioned ways of using the land that have since declined. Hairy agrimony is classified as endagered species and is protected.


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Sundance-Bound Iranian Filmmakers Feel Chill Of Jafar Panahi Imprisonment
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EXCLUSIVE: The Christmas holiday has so far made it difficult to rally a collective outcry from directors Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Francis Coppola, who spoke out for Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi when he was first arrested. But two Iranian filmmakers who are debuting politically-charged films at next month's Sundance Film Festival say that a groundswell of publicity and support from the international film community could play an important role for Panahi as he appeals yesterday's harsh 6-year prison sentence and 20-year ban from filmmaking. Panahi and Muhammad Rasoulof both drew 6-year sentences from an oppressive regime that has cast a chill on Iranian filmmakers who want to tell honest stories.
"The support will help," said Ali Samadii Ahadi, director of the documentary The Green Wave. "It is on us to make noise and create pressure so they will understand they have a duty to the Iranian population, to care about human rights and the rights of artists. Filmmakers like Jafar are the mirror of society, they reflect what you are doing that is right and wrong. That mirror has just been broken into pieces, and society loses so much. With Jafar, the Iranian government regime has sent a message. If you involve yourself in human rights issues, you will have to pay a high price for it. They said he was part of a demonstration and was making propaganda against the regime. He never acted against Iranian law, but they are using him to tell other filmmakers and journalists to shut up. According to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, within the last 17 months more journalists and filmmakers have been put in prison than in China, and more of them have received death sentences. China is a population of 1.5 billion while Iran is 70 million. This is a horrible development, and it shows the brutality of how this dictatorship works. The right to demonstration and freedom of speech is within the human law and the human rights charter, but they don't care. If upheld, this sentence not only means the end of Jafar's career, but also the end of film making in Iran completely. It this can do this to him, a very famous person, they will do it to any artist."
Ahadi's The Green Wave deals with the violent aftermath of last year's presidential elections. A groundswell movement called Green Wave backed the candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and waged a real challenge to the regime of incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Despite polls that predicted a new leader would be elected, Ahmadinejad was declared victor. What followed was a backlash of oppression and human rights violations. Some reports indicate that Panahi was arrested for joining protests against those killed in the election aftermath.
"The election forever change the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Ahadi, who now lives in Germany. "I'm so sure that Iran can never go back to the situation before the election. But that wasn't the question people were asking. It was, why are you killing me, why are you raping me just for asking what happened to my vote." Ahadi said people were tortured for simply transmitting images through cell phones. He has used some of them in his film as well as other footage smuggled out of the country, and blogs written by Iranians trying to chronicle the madness. He is weighing distribution offers on the film before its premiere next month.
Another Iranian-born filmmaker bringing a film to Sundance and looking for distribution is Maryam Keshavarz, whose film Circumstance explores the complex relationship of two girls in Iran as they grapple with sexual rebellion and volatile adolescence. Because of the sexual overtones in the film, Keshavarz (a dual citizen of the US and Iran) set the film in Iran but shot it in Lebanon, because she didn't think she would ever get it by the censors. "I wanted to work in Iran, but I worried about putting people in danger," she said. "This film deals with sexuality, fanaticism and obsessions and I wanted to be sure the members of my filmmaking team would not be compromised. This is about a family, it's not a political manifesto, but it deals with issues that are right now sensitive in Iran."
She met Panahi at festivals and was shocked at the sentence he received: "It's devastating to all us. We're artists. What we say reflects on society and politics, but we need to be separate to do the work we do. He is not an obscure filmmaker, he has won prizes at Cannes, Berlin and other festivals. It is devastating to see such a symbol of Iranian filmmaking incarcerated, but it is vital for the international film community to support him. Even if he's prohibited from making films from 20 years, they cannot stop his mind, or his writing."
The high-profile directors who stood up for Panahi at Cannes–Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola–were scattered to the winds this week with the holidays approaching. Will fellow filmmakers rally in support? The clock is ticking as Panahi readies his appeal.
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Wasserfreunde Spandau 04 je njemački vaterpolski klub iz Berlina.

Klupski uspjesi

Višestruki je njemački prvak, a okitio se i naslovima europskog klupskog prvaka. Najjači je bio koncem 1980-ih.

Kup prvaka: 1983., 1986., 1987., 1989.
Europski superkup: 1986., 1987.
Nacionalni prvak
Njemačka: 1991., 1992., 1994., 1995., 1996., 1997., 1998., 1999., 2000., 2001., 2002., 2003., 2004., 2005., 2007., 2008., 2009., 2010., 2011., 2012., 2014., 2015., 2016., 2017., 2019.
Zapadna Njemačka: 1979., 1980., 1981., 1982., 1983., 1984., 1985., 1986., 1987., 1988., 1989., 1990.

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Jurassic Park Lego Set Is Stomping This Way
By Nick Venable | 5 years ago
How many times have you had a glass of water and slammed your hand against the table to trick yourself into thinking that a Tyrannosaurus is outside your house? Now you'll have small toy versions of the characters (hopefully including Tim and Lex Murphy) to look all worried, as Universal Partnerships & Licensing have teamed with Lego Group to put out a Jurassic Park Lego set to coincide with the release of Universal's Jurassic World. Also, diluting pain medication in the water glass helps that fantasy along.
According to the press release (via Brickset), we can look forward to building the world of Jurassic Park in May 2015, roughly a month before Colin Trevorrow's long-awaited sequel hits theaters. Lego gave no sign as to exactly how big of a set this will be, or what characters, locations, or props it includes, but UP&L Vice President of Global Licensing and Entertainment Jill Wilfert says, "The film's imagery and branding are iconic, with a rich array of landscapes, vehicles and dinosaurs that are perfect for inspiring a line of building sets that will encourage hours of creative play."
The use of the phrase "rich array" makes me hopeful that this will be a fairly expansive set, not just the Jeep, the T-Rex, and a bunch of plants. Granted, I wouldn't look a gift dinosaur in the mouth if that's all they came out with, but it sounds like they're putting a lot of effort into this. It seems unlikely that they'll show off Jurassic World-themed locations and dinosaurs before the film comes out, but it's possible the trailers will introduce audiences to these elements ahead of time anyway. We all know Jurassic World is going to blow up summer cinema next year, and Universal is going to push the hell out of it across every platform imaginable.
Beyond the Lego set(s), they've announced a slew of other licensing deals, so we can expect to see Jurassic World underwear, umbrellas, birthday cakes, R/C toy vehicles, costumes, puzzles, dinnerware, and stationary. You will not be able to escape the marketing onslaught.
Last year, we'd talked about a Lego Cuusoo (now Lego Ideas) project for Jurassic Park blocks, but nothing ever came of that. It probably showed Lego that a bunch of people would be interested in such a set though. After all, that's how the Ghostbusters Lego set came into being.
So warm up your building cap (or whatever clothes choice you prefer) and get ready for Lego Jurassic Park! Shouldn't Jeff Goldblum have had his own Lego set by now anyway?
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Q: Why are foo(double d, Object...) and foo(Object...) ambiguous in Java, but not foo(Double d, Object...) and foo(Object...)? Note: this question has been marked as a duplicate of Ambiguous varargs methods but it is not a duplicate. That question deals with confusion between Integer/int (here, it would be Double/double). But my question deals with ambiguity between double/lack of double, and puzzles about the lack of ambiguity when using Double instead.
Why does Java disambiguate based on Double but not double in the cases below?
public class Ambiguity {

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    void bar() {
        foo(1.0d, "Hi"); // complains about ambiguity
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    void foo2(Double d, Object... o) {}

    void foo2(Object... o) {}

    void bar2() {
        foo2(1.0d, "Hi"); // fine
    }
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Peruvian poet and one of the leaders of modernismo. During a life of Latin-American wandering, Chocano was closely linked both to brutal dictatorships and idealist revolutionaries. His most popular volume, Alma América [the soul of America] (1906) led Rubén Darío, the greatest of the modernistas, to develop native themes. Well-known collections of his poetry are Fiat Lux (1908) and Primicias de oro de Indias [first fruits of gold from the Indies] (1934). Having killed a political enemy, the writer Edwin Elmore, Chocano moved to Chile where he was himself murdered by a lunatic.


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This Week at the 2020 Virginia General Assembly--Week 8
February 28, 2020 by Jeff Caruso
The Virginia General Assembly is nearing the conclusion of its work for 2020, so this past week saw long hours spent debating bills in committee and on the floor. The 2020 session is scheduled to end next Saturday, March 7. We appreciate your taking action on the many alerts we've sent over these past two months. And we're not done yet! Be on the lookout for a few more alerts next week as we reach critical points on a few final issues.
Attend Virginia Vespers March 5! Please register now. Bishop Knestout, Bishop Burbidge and the Virginia Catholic Conference will host the fifth annual Virginia Vespers: Evening Prayer for the Commonwealth on Thursday, March 5 at the beautiful historic Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond. The liturgy begins at 5 p.m. A reception follows, and all are invited. Registration closes on March 2, so don't wait: register now!
Attend a Pro-Life Rally on the Steps of the U.S. Supreme Court! The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments next week in the case of June Medical Services v. Gee. The Louisiana law in question requires abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at local hospitals – a common sense protection for women. On Wednesday, March 4 there will be a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC 8:00am - noon. As Virginians, many of us live close enough to participate locally!
Extreme abortion bills pass both chambers: We are deeply disappointed to report that HB 980 and SB 733 both made it through the rest of the legislative process this week and are on their way to the Governor's desk. If Governor Northam signs them into law, it would mean that Virginian women will be able to obtain first trimester abortions from nurse practitioners and nurse midwives, with no ultrasound or 24-hour waiting period, and without obtaining informed written consent information like the risks involved, the gestational age and written materials/ alternatives. These bills would also repeal health and safety protections at abortion facilities. On Monday the Senate passed HB 980 on a 20-20 tie vote broken by the Lieutenant Governor. The House passed SB 733 Thursday night on a vote of 53-45.
Religious Liberty: Activity continued this week on three bills (SB 868, HB 1049 and HB 1663) to make "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" protected classes in various areas of state law including housing, employment, public accommodations and public contracts. On Monday, Delegate LaRock (R – Hamilton) offered a floor amendment to SB 868 that attempted to make clear that religious employers can follow their religious tenets in their employment practices. The language he offered would have conformed the bill's language to a religious exemption found in federal law. His amendment, however, was rejected 54-46. The bill then passed the House 54-46. HB 1663 (identical to SB 868) passed a Senate committee last night and will be debated on the Senate floor sometime next week. Be on the lookout for another alert from us on Monday, as we continue to seek amendments to enable religious employers and ministries to follow their beliefs regarding marriage and sexuality. Meanwhile, we are pleased to report that, on HB 1049, the Senate committee added language to protect the ability of Catholic Charities and other faith-based organizations to partner with the state to provide refugee resettlement and other services. We appreciate the extensive time the committee spent discussing this concern and especially thank Senator Siobhan Dunnavant (R - Henrico) for offering the amendment and for her persuasive and effective presentation of it in the committee meeting.
Protecting Consumers from Predatory Lending: Last week, SB 421, a bill to extend a 36 percent interest rate cap to "short term" (payday) loans, passed the House 61-36. SB 421 would also apply the laws regulating consumer finance companies to loans contracted over the Internet. The House companion version (HB 789) passed the Senate Wednesday 28-12 (with an amendment) and the amended legislation was approved by the House (62-30).
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In prayer and in public, your voices are urgently needed to bring Gospel values to bear on vital decisions being made by those who represent you.
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Currently the genre is ripe with creation. Kevin Tetz of Paintucation has delivered the first book ever on the many variables involved with patina. In step-by-step format, Kevin walks you through creating patina from existing paint, preserving *already there* patina, and painting patina (steel, plastic, glass). Each process is unique and requires its own set of skills, procedures, and tools.


Channy's Liver: Clean Bill of Health!
Late afternoon Friday, (August 21/09) I got a call from the transplant office. The results of my biopsy came back clear and everything is a go!! Whew! All that worrying for nothing! I was also given a new surgery date 2 days earlier than originally posted. T-Day is now September 14th, 2009. I still have some minor appointments at the hospital, ( ECG, surgical consults & pre-admin stuff) which could be scheduled this coming week. The testing may be done, but this journey is far from over.


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Strouhal (feminine: Strouhalová) is a Czech surname. It may refer to:

 Vincenc Strouhal (1850–1922), Czech physicist
 Grzegorz Strouhal (1942–2016), Polish sport shooter

See also

 Strouhal number
 7391 Strouhal

Czech-language surnames


The Rift Valley Festival was hosted at Lake Naivasha in the Rift Valley, the Cradle of Mankind, where rhythm originated. It provided the perfect occasion to celebrate culture and diversity. A little bit of chocolate here mixed with vanilla there and the environment had the feeling of a nice cold sundae on a warm afternoon.
The three day event staged at the shores of Lake Naivasha grew even bigger this year, attracting a respectably huge crowd. Established acts from the country (Suzanna Owiyo, Yunasi) as well as the USA (Joe Driscoll, Denise Gordon), UK (DJ Sofrito), Guinea (Sekou Kouyate) and even a Congo/Japan mash-up (Rumba Japan) were on the lineup. A host of B-List and niche artists including The Beathogs, Maia Von Lekow and Olith Ratego also appealed to the audience that seemed to enjoy the creativity of the singer-songwriters and instrumentalists. More performers included Owiny Sigoma Band, Yam Yam, DJ Racubah (UK), DJ Mr Sean, JimBish, Reggae/Ska/Root Sound System and many others.
The pattern of the event days was more or less the same. The afternoon sessions were laid back with the revelers spreading their shukas on the grass and swaying back and forth as they got serenaded by the performers. The tempo would pick up as the evening transitioned into night time as crowds gathered around the stage and dance to every tune.
The Saturday session was nothing short of epic. The afternoon begun with the Afro-Ohangla sounds of Olith Ratego on the main stage. Despite the music being in his native Luo tongue, he still managed to get the sitting crowd on their feet. The Beathogs, featuring the phenomenal Denise Gordon, were up next on stage. The outstanding percussionist already had everyone grooving even before a single vocal was uttered. When Denise and her backup vocalist stepped on stage, everyone knew they were in for a treat. And they didn't disappoint, belting one classic after another from the 70's. They covered everything from Jazz to Funk and Soul. The notables were Stevie Wonder's Superstition, Diana King's Shy Guy and the crowd-pleasing classic, Celebration by Kool and the Gang.
They set the stage well for the anticipated mashup between Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate. It was an interesting juxtaposition of cultures and their performance embodied the true spirit of the festival- the fusion of traditional African roots and global styles. Driscoll from New York, with his modern guitar and beat-box inspired hip hop connected amazingly well with Kouyate from Guinea, with his Kora and sounds heavy on the Western Africa genres.
But the performance of the evening had to be reserved for the ever-thrilling Suzanna Owiyo. Under the glare of the full moon, she moved the crowd to a rousing climax leaving them calling for an encore which she duly obliged. Her eclectic performance incorporated traditional folk music, Chakacha and some elements of Salsa.
The mellow Maia Von Lekow kicked off the Sunday session. Her sing-along friendly songs struck a chord with the listeners as she took them on a musical journey. Her easy performance was enhanced by the cool early afternoon ambience. She was followed by an impressive DJ set by DJ J Star of the UK. The melodious sounds of Winyo were up next on the stage. The composer, vocalist and guitarist along with his 4 piece band were nothing but blissful. The Afro Fusion tunes of Abbi and a mash-up of Davey Ska-face and POP of Ukoo Flani later took to the stage as the curtain fell on the unforgettable festival.
Landscape: Few festival venues can match the lakeside location of the Rift Valley Festival. The grounds are fully covered with lush grass and you can virtually lie down anywhere tiredness kicks in. The canopy trees create a sense of safe enclosure and provide beautiful filters of sunlight during the day.
Crowd: Largely cosmopolitan and friendly. Ranged from families, friends and tourists. Everyone seemed familiar with each other despite the fact that most had just met. The warm environment brought out the best in dressing and everyone looked beautiful. Quick to applaud the artists and everyone was well behaved.
Stages: Rift Valley Festival has a main stage and a smaller, more interactive stage. The lighting was extra-ordinary and it seemed to be in tune with the music, the sound was crispy clear except for the few occasions where there were little hitches.
Organization: Everyone from the ticket takers at the gate to the people on the ground was helpful. Food stands and fully-stocked bars were available all night. The bathrooms were kept clean and were adequate. Security was tight and they even had the police deployed. Paramedics were also on stand-by all through. Enough tents and camping areas were provided. It is pretty impressive how quickly they managed to clean up the grounds for the next day.
Overall: The event is a musical rabbit hole that leads to three days in wonderland. It looks a sure shot to keep growing and become an established world-class international extravaganza.
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Drink and drug driving warning ahead of Hogmanay
Road policing officers in the Highland and Islands are reminding road users of the dangers and consequences of driving after drinking or taking drugs ahead of the New Year's celebrations.
Local officers have been supporting a national campaign, with high visibility patrols across the region throughout the festive period.
The campaign aims to reduce the number of people drinking and driving, while detecting those who do.
Mobile and static patrols are continuing across the Highlands and Islands. Officers will continue to be on the roads this weekend to watch for anyone suspected of being over the limit.
Sergeant Gregor Hay of the Road Policing Unit, based in Dingwall, said: "Despite the varied and well-publicised consequences of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, we still catch drivers who ignore the risks and get behind the wheel.
"This weekend many people will be attending parties and events to celebrate Hogmanay and New Year's Day.
"Our advice would be to make travel plans in advance to so that the temptation to drive under the influence is removed. If you are planning to drive then it is best not to consume any alcohol at all - there is no safe limit.
"I would also urge people to think about any journeys they have to make the following day, taking into account the period of time alcohol remains in a person's system the morning after.
"Driving under the influence is a selfish act which puts all other innocent road users at risk of injury or worse.
"We will not tolerate it and anyone caught over the limit will be arrested and then runs the risk of losing their licence and their vehicle.
"Please enjoy yourself this weekend but don't let alcohol or drugs ruin the start of 2018 for yourself or anyone else."
Anyone with concerns about a suspected drink or drug driver is urged to contact 999 if it is an emergency or 101 to play their part in helping road policing officers keep people safe.
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I have designed a SAPUI5 screen where I need to upload multiple files along with multiple table entries into the SAP Backend system. I was able to SAVE table entries using CREATE_DEEP_ENTITY but could not find any solution to upload multiple files using this method.
I am aware of CREATE_STREAM method which is used for file upload but in my case I cannot use it because I need to submit the payload in a single batch operation in order to complete my workflow.
One possible way would be to return a status flag from CREATE_DEEP_ENTITY and then call CREATE_STREAM subsequently but this will only increase the complications in my workflow.
Did you manage find a way to handle this!! We are also struck at the same point.
I have used the same method(CREATE_STREAM) to upload multiple files(one request per file) using promises so that loading indicator will be shown till all the files are uploaded..


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Semiconductor Foundry to Use GE's Water Purification System
GE has signed a contract to supply an ultrapure water system to GlobalFoundries' new semiconductor manufacturing facility currently under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, N.Y.
GE will design, supply and install an advanced ultrapure water system for the new $4.6 billion computer chip factory called "Fab 8." According to GE, the facility is the largest economic development project now underway in the United States. It is expected to be the largest, most advanced semiconductor "fab" in the world upon completion in late 2012.
"Reliable, long-term production of ultrapure water will play a vital role in the successful operations of our new Fab 8 facility. We chose GE based on its extensive experience and ability to provide ongoing reliable technical and field support," says Norm Armour, vice president and general manager of Fab 8, GlobalFoundries.
GE's ultrapure water system will filter millions of gallons of water per day to be used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. It will significantly reduce operating costs and increase efficiency.
Ultrapure water systems are often considered the lifeblood of a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility. During the production cycle, a wafer comes into contact with ultrapure water more than 35 times, and any disruption of service or "out-of-spec" water can compromise the wafers and even result in loss of product. In order to consistently manufacture superior semiconductor wafers, GlobalFoundries requires the reliable production of ultrapure water 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
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Synopsis: 'As she unpacks in her new bedroom, Ella is irresistibly drawn to the big old house that she can see out of her window.
Surrounded by overgrown gardens, barbed wire fences and 'keep out' signs, it looks derelict.
But that night, a light goes on in one of the windows. And the next day she sees a girl in the grounds.
Ella is hooked. The house has a story to tell. She is sure of it.
What a fascinating way to tell a tale. This book is set in two different time periods; one in 1982 and the other present time, 2017. The prose is set in 1982 and tells the sad and disturbing tale of Mary, an orphan living at Thornhill a home for abandoned girls. Alternatively is the story of Ella, set in 2017 and living with a mostly absent father and her tale is told by black and white illustrations.
Mary's story is haunting as she is mercilessly bullied. As a reader you want to jump in and point out all the wrongs to the adults. How can they be so blind? Why doesn't someone help her?
Ella is fascinated with the old spooky house next door and decides to uncover the imposing building secrets.
This is a chilling story, made even more haunting by the alternate style of pictures and prose.
Synopsis:'There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape.
Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut her mouth... but Becca's never been very good at either. Her sister Cassie was always the perfect twin.
This is a fascinating dystopian story, with a twist in the ending I did not see coming. I enjoyed the emotions this book evoked; the horror, the suspense and the devastation. I liked the characters, their strength and their faults. I also liked the setting and the world in this book. I did not enjoy the romance, that seemed like it was written in because someone suggested there be a love angle. It was out of place and seemed to come from nowhere. That aside, 'Crazy House' is an exciting read.
Spoiler alert: This is not a series.
It so deserves to be. I certainly would like to know what happens next. It feels like the ending is the beginning of something bigger.
What a powerful beginning this story has. Right from the start the reader is hooked and thrown into the deep end. I found myself holding my breath so as not to be heard and other times feeling breathless from running. Whatever Angel was feeling or fearing, I was right there alongside her, hoping not to be heard, discovered, hoping to make it to safety. Other times I wanted to scream at her to ask for help, from anybody, but true to form, Angel didn't listen to me.
This is a suspenseful read that has a powerful message. This story will keep the reader on the edge of their seats.


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Discovering - Central Africa - Gabon - Ghana - Ivory Coast - Panafrica - South africa - Racism - Book review
Africans are primitive, pet-eaters and child-killers...
says VS Naipaul's controversial new book
Tuesday 24 August 2010 / by Muritala Bakare
A veteran novelist, VS Naipaul is stirring controversy over his recent book on Africa and its people. Since the tasteless headline of The Economist magazine in 2000 - "Africa: The Hopeless Continent", no other bad publicity has come close to it until the international author known for his provocative and controversial writing, published his latest book: "The masque of Africa."
VS Naipaul describes Africa as primitive and backward, a continent of people who still continue to eat animals and obsessed with magical powers to ruin lives. Travelling across Africa for six months in over four countries, Naipaul's finding is about witchcraft, sacrifice and pet eaters. In Ivory Coast, for example, he writes: "I found out what was the best way of killing a cat or kitten. You put them in a sack of some sort and then you dropped the sack in a pot of boiling water. The thought of this everyday kitchen cruelty made everything else in Ivory Coast seem unimportant."
The writer whose initial works have been criticised as racist and trouble-stirrer once wrote about the Caribbean culture of the seventies as "manufactured societies, labour camps", saying Tony Blair was like a pirate who impose on the British people, a "plebeian culture". He said of Islam in another book three decades ago, as potent global difficulty.
In his new book, South Africa, the Nobel Laureate writes, is a place he found very hard as a "place to have a point of view, and that is half the battle. I became very frightened in a way that I was never frightened before. I felt stymied in South Africa and saw here race was everything; that race ran as deep as religion everywhere. I thought that I may not be able to do this book there. To be frightened was a new experience. I do not know whether it was age or what but it went away." According to him, South Africa is a place where respectable middle-class citizens go to witch-doctors to make "battle-medicine".
In Gabon he further states, "There is a bad side, certainly in Gabon, they kill and the kinds of people they like to kill are children — it has to be a child or an older person, children because they are nearer to the beginning, an old person because they are near the end of life. All very sinister".
The Trinidad-born writer of Indian descent says that in Uganda there is an ancient tale of a man who wants to buy a kitten to eat and in north Ghana "they ate and loved dog; they called it red goat. In the south they ate cats and had almost eaten them out."
Indeed Naipaul is not new to controversy but his latest work seem more than provocative for a man of his age, said critics. A popular novelist, Robert Harris, who reviewed his book for The Sunday Times even describe his work as repulsive. Responding to a part of his description of Africa, Harris said: "I am afraid such passages remind me chiefly of Oswald Mosley, standing for election in 1959, accusing black African men of eating dog food and keeping white women locked in basements."
But unapologetic Naipaul defends, saying: "I am nervous that people see the book as anti-Africa or use it to make some sort of political point. Truth stares you in the face. You just pick it up and write it. It has not been my intention ever to create trouble, even from my very first book."
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BLACK COFFEE Release Official Music Video for "I Barely Know Her"
Posted byModerator May 14, 2018 May 22, 2018 Posted inNew Music, New Releases, videoTags:1972, Black Coffee, Blues, Columbus, debut album, Ehab Omran, hippies, Hurricane, I Barely Know Her, John Payne, Justin Young, Monica, OH, Payne Productions, raw music, real, Rock Band, rock n' roll, The Traveler, Tommy McCullough
Columbus, OH based Rock Band Black Coffee has released the official music video for their single, "I Barely Know Her," off of their debut album, Take One. Filmed at the Johnstown Opera House in Johnstown, OH, "I Barely Know Her" was shot, directed and produced by John Payne of Payne Productions.
"We are a band that write, record, and play like it's 1972. This album represents what we believe is real, raw music. No click tracks, no triggers, and no pitch correction. Just a bunch of hippies in a room." – Black Coffee
Click HERE to Download "I Barely Know Her" on iTunes!
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2. I Barely Know Her
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5. Born to Lie
6. The Traveler
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9. Away
Click HERE to Download 'Take One'!
Black Coffee formed in early 2017 after drummer Tommy McCullough introduced singer|bassist, Ehab Omran, to guitarist Justin Young. Within the first few days, these artists began songwriting and the chemistry was overwhelmingly apparent.
With the release of Black Coffee's debut album, Take One, on April 21st, the Columbus, Ohio rockers definitely possess the sound, style, confidence and work ethic to drive this album's success. The original single, "I Barely Know Her," is already available on all streaming services, and its accompanying video debuts Friday, April 20th.
Fans can expect a diverse selection of original music. From the raw and dominant 1st single to the blistering, "Hurricane," and funky, "Monica," . . . along with otherworldly, "The Traveler," and drive-with-the-top-down classic,"Born To Lie," Take One proves to be one of the most exciting musical debut's in modern history.
Black Coffee combines superb musicianship with a high-energy performance that is refreshingly both vintage and ground-breaking. This three-piece collaboration takes inspiration from classic rock bands of the 60's, 70's, and 80's, and fuses it with the root music of blues and rock n' roll from the 40's and 50's. Dedicated to re-inventing modern rock music, Black Coffee parts the proverbial sea for the next generation of artists.
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Fulfilling my voracious need to tell the world about Yulin Kuang and Shipwrecked
Posted on April 28, 2014 by Kendyl Bryant
I have a new obsession and her name is Yulin Kuang.
That sounds creepy, but if there's one thing I think I can trust internet fandom with, I hope it's understanding that stage where you have just discovered a new creator and then must proceed to watch everything they have ever created. This has recently happened to me when I came across Shipwrecked's series Kissing in the Rain.
Kissing in the Rain is a transmedia YouTube project of the Shipwrecked team that includes Yulin Kuang, Sinead Persaud and Sean Persaud. It's first chapter has just concluded and chapter two is due to begin May 5. Chapter one followed actors James and Lily, played by Mary Kate Wiles and Sean Persaud, as they are frequently cast as romantic leads in films that have them kissing in the rain. Each episode starts with the movie scene leading up to the kiss and then the director yells cut and the couple reverts to the actors awkwardly trying to fill the post-kiss silence.
The transmedia bit comes in with the encouragement and canonization of fan fiction. With each episode Yulin Kuang releases a companion drabble to add to the story of the two actors and then fans follow her lead. After going through the related tumblr tags and reading what the fans come up with, Yulin decides what to canonize and it gets reblogged on the official Shipwrecked tumblr and is official canon from that point forward.
If you're interested in starting to watch, there is a very helpful post that pulls everything together here. There's just a week until chapter two starts which will be following a different set of actors, Audrey and Henry, played by Sinead Persaud and Sairus Graham.
But at the risk of sounding like an infomercial, that's not all! After I got caught up on Kissing in the Rain, I needed more, so I moved on to a previous Shipwrecked series called A Tell Tale Vlog where Sean Persaud takes on the role of Edgar Allan Poe as he vlogs, writes poetry of questionable quality and gets haunted by Lady Lenore played by Sinead Persaud. EA Poe tends to bring to mind thoughts of a rather somber nature and Shipwrecked expertly takes advantage of that, turning somber into hilariously awkward. There's even something of a crossover in the last episode with Kissing in the Rain episode 4, which just happens to be my favorite.
And if you thought that I stopped there, you haven't been paying attention. After finishing A Tell Tale Vlog, I moved on to Yulin Kuang's personal YouTube page where she has a series called I Didn't Write This and various other original projects, including a trailer for an upcoming short film called Irene Lee, Girl Detective. But since this is a blog that focuses on adaptations, I think I should at least try to pretend that is what I'm doing.
In I Didn't Write This, Yulin creates visual representations for poetry such as T.S. Eliot's The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and excerpts from novels like John Green's Looking For Alaska. A personal favorite of mine is her adaptation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 and among the few videos that I haven't watched yet is an excerpt from Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl as I fear the potential spoilers. Even if poetry isn't your thing, I seriously suggest watching and continuing to follow this series. Yulin's videos are gorgeously created and will make you feel things, just like the rest of her work.
Finally, Shipwrecked used their week off from Kissing in the Rain to release their newest project- a music video featuring Mrs. Rochester from Jane Eyre as she sings a parody if "When Will My Life Begin" from Tangled. Titled Bertha's Attic Song, Sinead Persaud plays Rochester's neglected wife as she toes the line between her distress, her insanity and her obsession with fire. They even work in a little crossover at the end with Alysson Hall of The Autobiography of Jane Eyre web-series.
If you'd made it this far, I do hope that something on this list of creations has caught your eye enough for you to delve into the world of Yulin Kuang and Shipwrecked. Everything that I've seen so far has been impeccably executed with an obvious passion for film making and that sense of fun which keeps you wanting to see more.
Let us know in the comments if you've already been following one or all of these projects or if something in particular caught your eye. You can also talk to us on Twitter @AdaptationCast and Tumblr.
This entry was posted in Blog, Classic Literature, Film, Television or Web Series, Young Adult Fiction and tagged A Tell Tale Vlog, Charlotte Bronte, Edgar Allan Poe, Fangirl, I Didn't Write This, Jane Eyre, John Green, Kissing in the Rain, Looking For Alaska, Mary Kate Wiles, Rainbow Rowell, Sairus Graham, Sean Persaud, Shipwrecked, Sinead Persaud, Sonnet 116, T.S. Eliot, Tangled, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, William Shakespeare, Yulin Kuang by Kendyl Bryant. Bookmark the permalink.
About Kendyl Bryant
Working as an audiobook proofer at Brilliance Audio, Kendyl has an inexplicable love for young adult fiction (but not for love triangles), 80s music, TV and movies (John Hughes is perfection) and various fandoms, including but not limited to Harry Potter (Slytherin for life!), Doctor Who (even after Moffat ruined it), Nerdfighteria and anything by Joss Whedon. You can follow her on Tumblr where she is an active fangirl and proud feminist/social justice warrior or on Twitter where she basically just retweets the Adaptation Twitter… Your call.
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Ron Butler has some controversial opinions about the challenges currently facing the industry – and he doesn't care what you think about them.
Butler has worked in sales positions since he was in his early 20s and founded Butler Mortgage in 1997, so he's lived through various evolutions – and devolutions – of the mortgage industry. Because of this, he recognizes that the industry today is facing its fair share of challenges, despite years of consistent growth.
It's a situation that many homeowners – and, indeed, brokers – have never had to face.
That's a lot of doom and gloom to consider, but Butler believes all brokers should look toward the future with eyes wide open.
The benefit of buy-downs However, with every challenge comes a new opportunity, Butler points out.
"The reality of life, as indicated by the FICOM proposition, is that people being paid 115-125 basis points to complete a document and fund a mortgage with somebody else's money does not make sense," he says. "That's the future. What is Uber? Uber is something that was simply a better idea, more convenient. All the talk of no licensing, no insurance, is just clutter. If you like the system better, and if it's more convenient for you, you don't care." For his part, Butler has gotten ahead of the game by relying on a rate buy-down model that results in lower commissions but higher volumes. That business is predi- cated on making just 35 basis points per transaction.
It's a controversial stance, but Butler believes this business structure will become even more prevalent in the future as more and more clients embrace technology and the ease provided by operating digitally.
However, he remains skeptical about the average broker's willingness to adapt to this way of doing business.


A consumer has prevented serious harm to herself and her spouse by questioning unusual side effects to her medication.
The consumer had requested two refill prescriptions from the pharmacy. The first refill was for warfarin, a blood thinner that had been prescribed for the consumer. The second refill was for trazodone, a medication that may cause drowsiness, prescribed for the consumer's spouse.
A few days after picking up the prescriptions, the consumer was feeling unusually tired and drowsy. Meanwhile, her spouse was not sleeping as well as usual. The consumer called the pharmacy to ask if the prescriptions had been filled with different brands of warfarin and trazodone, or if the wrong medications had been dispensed.
The pharmacy investigated and discovered that a medication error had occurred. The labels on the spouses' medications had been switched when the medications were being refilled. The container labelled as the consumer's warfarin actually contained trazodone, while the container labelled as the spouse's trazodone actually contained warfarin. Even though checks were in place at the pharmacy, the error was not noticed.
Although these consumers did not suffer serious harm during the short time they were taking the wrong medications, mistakes with warfarin can be very serious. People taking warfarin need to have regular blood tests to make sure that they are getting just the right amount of the medication. If the dose of warfarin is too low or scheduled doses are missed, a blood clot can occur. On the other hand, taking too much warfarin, or taking warfarin that is not prescribed, can cause bleeding. It was fortunate that these consumers took note of the unusual side effects they experienced and contacted the pharmacy before a serious problem occurred.
Check the names on the containers to verify that any medications you are given are intended for you.
Look at the contents of each container to make sure it contains the medication you were expecting.
Review each prescription with your pharmacist.
If you notice any unexplained changes in the appearance, packaging or directions of a refill prescription, ask your pharmacist to explain the changes.
Learn about the possible side effects of the medications you are taking. If you experience any unexpected side effects or symptoms, contact your pharmacist or doctor.
At home, take care not to mix-up medications belonging to different family members. In addition to checking the label before taking medication, some consumers find it helpful to store each family member's medication safely in separate baskets, or in different locations.
This report to SafeMedicationUse.ca shows how an involved consumer can prevent harm from medication errors. Also, as a result of investigating the medication incident, the pharmacy has changed the way they dispense prescriptions, and has put a system in place to alert pharmacy personnel when the prescriptions of two or more family members are being filled at the same time.
Have you ever wondered why the pharmacist sometimes asks you questions about your medication?
ISMP Canada has received a comment from a consumer who used to get annoyed when picking up prescriptions from the pharmacy. The consumer did not understand why the pharmacist asked so many questions, or why the pharmacist opened the containers to show the medication to the consumer.
Your pharmacist wants to be sure that you are receiving the correct medication and that you get the most benefit from it. Asking why you are taking each medication and showing you the appearance of each medication are examples of things your pharmacist may do to ensure that your prescriptions have been filled correctly and that you understand how to take them.
The consumer now understands how these steps may help prevent a medication error.