A Pitcher teen remains in critical condition this morning after his car struck a utility pole Wednesday night on Lower Cincinnatus Road.
An accident at 3:30 p.m today snarled traffic at the intersection of Main Street and Tompkins Street.
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 3 a.m. Thursday.
Temperatures could reach as high as 50 degrees today, but wind speeds will increase to the 30-40 mph range by late this afternoon.
We can look forward to a relatively warm weekend in central New York.
Temperatures will begin to rise above freezing today after a wintry mix brought ice and freezing rain to the area Wednesday.
Another light wintry mix moves in today and tonight across the region, along with gusty south winds, according to the National Weather Service.


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Q: Rails Bundle Options for Getting Gems back into your Local Application I ran bundle --without development on my machine and now I want to include the dependencies in my development group in my local rails app.
I ran bundle thinking it would including everything again including development, but I receive this message Gems in the groups development were not installed still. Can you tell me the option I need to pass into the bundle command to get the development gems back into my application? I tried running  bundle --include development with no luck.
Can you also tell me where you found the option (if thats the solution)? I can't seem to locate a list of bundle options.

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then both the with and without options are documented. Note that without is listed as being a  "remembered option" i.e. it is persisted for subsequent calls.
Remembered options are stored in .bundle/config at the root of the project. You can either edit this file directly or view them using
bundle config

Which will also take into account user level configuration or environment variables that affect bundler

A: I was surprised to confirm this behavior. It seems like the without --development flag is saved, so even if you rm Gemfile.lock, running bundle again will not install the development group. bundle update also doesn't work.
You were close, though, with bundle --include development.
What works is bundle --with development. You don't need to delete your Gemfile.lock before doing this.

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Testing sensors in cars isn't always the easiest task. In the new 2019 Volvo V60 for example, there's a new technology called Oncoming Lane Mitigation that can scan ahead of you and detect when there's a car coming right at you. The automated braking system will engage if needed, but from a journalistic perspective, that's not a great test scenario.
That said, I can attest to the new sensors working better than they have in the past. That's one of the great blessings (and curses) of all technology: it's always improving, but it's also always in a state of improvement. There are no perfect sensors in cars today – we know that because some of the autonomous driving tech has caused serious accidents.
Driving the V60, you can also tell the sensors react differently, and at higher speeds. Volvo first introduced Pilot Assist in 2015 with the 2016 Volvo XC90, and I tested it back then. To engage the adaptive cruise and automated steering, the car had to follow behind another car at speeds up to 30mph. It was meant for stop-and-go traffic on a highway.
With the V90, there doesn't need to be a car in front of you, and the adaptive cruise and automated steering work at speeds up to 80mph. A Volvo spokesperson told me the second generation Pilot Assist was a software update that added the new features. And it's much easier to test. In the V60, the automations worked at all normal speeds.
It's not exactly a new feature – Tesla offers automated driving as well without the need for a pilot car, and so does Cadillac with its Super Cruise feature.
I was more interested in Oncoming Lane Mitigation because that's something I have not tested and has not been included in a car I've tested. It works by constantly scanning in front of the V60 for an oncoming car.
If the sensors detect that you are on a two-lane road and someone is passing a car coming toward you and is now in your lane, the V60 will start braking automatically. To me, it's proof that sensor technology is progressing.
It reminds me of another sensor technology in the Infiniti Q50 that's a little hard to explain. A sensor scans in front of the car that's in front of you. So that's two cars ahead. It can bounce the signal off of the second car and see that is is swerving or braking.
Volvo was also quick to point out that the V60 isn't making constant software updates, and doesn't use actual driver data. What's really happening is a hardware revolution.
As the sensors become more affordable and prevalent, the algorithm that tap into that data improve. At one time, only the high-end luxury cars with the best LIDAR sensors could detect other cars. Now it is so common that adaptive cruise control is available in budget cars.
It's important to note as well that the V60 can brake when it detects a pedestrian, another car, or a large animal jumping in front of you. These safety features are designed to help the car stay vigilant at all times – something that human drivers never do.


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Cancer Trials Ireland funds genetic sequencer
Mon 6th Jul 2020, 16:15
Professor Ray McDermott, Dr Niall Swan, Eibhlín Mulroe, Pat Smullen & Professor Kieran Sheahan Pic: Peter Mooney
Nine-time champion Flat jockey Pat Smullen recently presented a cheque for €100,00 from Cancer Trials Ireland to doctors in St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin to fund a state-of-the-art next generation sequencing (NGS) machine.
This donation is a direct result of the money raised on Pat's behalf at last September's Longines Irish Champions Weekend, which culminated in the Pat Smullen Champions Race for Cancer Trials Ireland at the Curragh.
"I'm delighted the generosity that people showed is having impacts like this, and I look forward to seeing more opportunities for people with pancreatic cancer open up very soon", said Smullen.
Professor Ray McDermott, Clinical Lead for Cancer Trials Ireland, said: "The sequencing machine enables users to define the genetic sequence of pancreatic cancer patients in Ireland.
"The NGS machine will enhance the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer in the hospital, and it will also allow the team to participate in more pancreatic research and clinical trials for the benefit of pancreatic cancer patients."
Providing further detail about the NGS machine, and its uses, Dr Niall Swan, Consultant Histopathologist and Clinical Director Diagnostics, said: "The Irish National Cancer Strategy 10-year plan has called for the introduction of precision diagnostics and therapeutics into the frontline of cancer care.
"Next generation sequencing (NGS) is the most important advance in terms of clinical cancer diagnostics today.
"As St Vincent's University Hospital is the national surgical centre for pancreatic cancer, the laboratory will be able to specifically focus on new cancer therapies for these patients which will allow a broader understanding of the mutational profile of tumour samples to more precisely guide personalized treatment decisions.
"NGS testing on-site will enable us to give a detailed report to our oncologists and patients within one week, thereby speeding up the treatment decision process rather than outsourcing requests."
"Deciphering the genetic code of these tumours will allow the identification of clinically relevant genomic alterations, assist in guiding clinical decision making and help to enrol more of our Irish patients in international cancer clinical trials."
Cancer Trials Ireland CEO, Eibhlín Mulroe, said: "Pat's vision has made new pancreatic treatment on trials a reality. Patients will benefit from the support he inspired — and continues to inspire. Once again, thank you Pat."

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Bradford, the City which needs to smile
Flicking between channels during The Simpsons advert break one weekday recently, I was shocked to see Valley Parade appear as part of the backdrop behind a BBC national news reporter. The piece actually had nothing to do with Bradford City, it was about how the life expectancy of people living in poorer places like Bradford was a couple of years less than people who lived just a few miles down the road, in nicer areas.
My surprise turned to annoyance. As a Skipton resident, it was great that the reporter was telling me people who lived down the Aire Valley from Bradford are statistically likely to live a bit longer, but why did this national news story have to focus on Bradford at all? It was just another negative media piece about the UK's sixth largest city, at a time when it seems to be getting especially kicked in the teeth from all sides.
During the recent General Election campaign, the plight of Bradford was highlighted when local resident Emma Heal attacked David Cameron for the way the Conservative Bradford Council had allowed the city to go into decline. She was referring to the embarrassing hole in the city centre where a shopping centre was supposed to have been built long before the term "credit crunch" was heard of by most people.
Then there's the on-going saga with the Bradford Odeon, an iconic building allowed to rot away through no one having the ambition or vision to do something worthwhile with it. More serious was the recent Bradford murders which generated huge national media coverage, little of which gave a positive impression of the city.
And the negative headlines may not yet be over. Recently Bradford City announced its home game with Southend had been switched from Saturday 28 August to the evening before, without providing any explanation. But it's recently become clear why, as the English Defence League (EDL) is scheduled to be holding a protest in the city on that day, which has forced the police to ask for the League Two fixture to be moved (the demo is advertised on its website, and there are rumours Bradford businesses will be closing for fear of trouble).
You need only watch footage secretly filmed by the Guardian in May, or check out local media reports of demonstrations the EDL has held in other English towns, to appreciate what might be in store for Bradford that Bank Holiday weekend. One of the organisers told the Guardian reporter, "Bradford will be huge…(it) is a place that has got to be hit." Memories of the Bradford race riots in 2001 remain fresh, the prospect of similar scenes would have the vast majority of Bradford people despairing, and TV crews charging up the M1.
Far be it from me to influence your political views, but if you are against the EDL's protest you might wish to visit Centenary Square on Saturday to add your signature to a petition to stop the event.
Regardless of whether or not the demo does go ahead, the problems in Bradford remain. The way the City has been allowed to decline is heart-breaking, and the reputation it has among people who live nearby shows just why it has such a poor national one. So many of my friends talk of going shopping to Leeds or Manchester or Harrogate or anywhere but Bradford, and who can blame them? A few years ago I organised a trip around the pubs of Bradford for my birthday night out. Some friends were genuinely fearful of coming, having pre-conceptions of what the City is like. In the end they were pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable the City Centre pubs were. Not that they've been back since, mind.
The City needs shaking up, it needs people with a vision and sense of realism to tackle the issues and give every resident the sort of place to live they deserve. It needs a pro-active commitment that won't be abandoned when problems arise, it needs more than short-term thinking or a belief that a magic wand can solve everything. It needs help now, but sadly we won't hold our breath.
And what does this have to do with Bradford City? Not much, but as the new season approaches and we largely remain optimistic about the prospects of glory, perhaps it's worth reflecting on whether the football club can play a role in lifting some of the gloom.
Of course winning football matches doesn't remove the problems. We've just seen a World Cup held in the World's poorest continent, which had sparked over-optimism from some people that a football tournament could change these issues. It couldn't, but it could have helped a little. And even though it's inevitable that, in years to come, we'll be treated to media stories about how the World Cup didn't change Africa and how those lovely stadiums are now under-used, we shouldn't forget it did some good.
Which Bradford City Football Club could also do locally. For all the negative media stories and problems that affect the City's image, how good would it be to have Bradford associated with success through reports of the club's success? "Bradford win again" we might hear every Saturday night on the BBC Football League Show. "Bradford are top of the league" would make a change from hearing about all those league tables the City inevitably appears near the foot of.
In our Bantams bubble we sometimes allow ourselves to believe only those of us inside Valley Parade on a Saturday afternoon care about the team's fortunes. But who listens to the home radio commentaries BBC Radio Leeds is so jubilant to have agreed again for this coming season? Who else scans the back page of the T&A every day? Who else would join us in Centenary Square to celebrate a promotion? Bradford City does matter to more people than just those of us committed enough to go to the games, and it can do some good in difficult times.
As we prepare for the big kick off, hoping that this time it will finally go in the manner we dream it, it's worth considering whether who most of all needs Bradford City to get promoted this season is the City of Bradford itself.
More about Bradford Council, Bradford Odeon, Supporters.


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Robert Hormats
Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy & the Environment
Robert Hormats is Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., the New York-based strategic international consulting firm that assesses and navigates emerging market geopolitical and macroeconomic risk. Immediately prior, he served as Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (at the time, entitled Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs) from 2009 to 2013.
Hormats was formerly Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International), which he joined in 1982. He served as Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary, from 1977 to 1979, and Assistant Secretary of State, from 1981 to 1982, at the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (formerly Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs). He was Ambassador and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1979 to 1981. He also served as a senior staff member for International Economic Affairs on the United States National Security Council, where he was senior economic adviser to Henry Kissinger, General Brent Scowcroft, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. He helped to manage the Nixon administration's opening of diplomatic relations with China's communist government. He was a recipient of the French Legion of Honor in 1982 and the Arthur S. Flemming Award in 1974.
Hormats has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University and served on the Board of Visitors of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and the Dean's Council of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Completed: April 21, 2016
Tackling the Global Unemployment Crisis in the Interests of Peace
Series: Reinvent American Foreign Policy
Widespread unemployment, especially among young men, creates conditions that are ripe for social unrest, radicalization, and crime. This was the case in Europe and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s, and is the case in the Middle East and elsewhere now. How can the U.S. government and private sector investors accelerate economic development in countries with high unemployment and rising violence?
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Boosting Employment in the U.S. and Around the World
Given the explosion of the global population over the last few decades and increasing scientific evidence on the detrimental effects of unemployment, we need to rethink how we approach global unemployment.


Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Is the first Indegenously Built Fighter Aircraft By India of International Standards.
How Well Do You Know HAL LCA Tejas ? Here are some interesting facts about Tejas You Don't Know And Also In Depth Analysis Of Tejas Fighter Aircraft.
Tejas, India's first indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which is all set to replace the MiG-21 series, is a result of several years of design and development nearly 3 decades work from the DRDO.
Right from the drawing board, the aim of the LCA program was to deliver the best single engine lightweight fighter in the world. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters. LCA was officially named "Tejas" in 2003, meaning "Radiant" in Sanskrit by the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Tejas project has cost India just Rs 7,000 crore ( USD 1 Billion Dollar ) – peanuts when compared to costs of similar aircraft in the world. The DRDO is also working on making an advanced medium aircraft with twin engines.
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and its partner agencies are developing four versions of Tejas – LCA for the IAF, LCA trainer for the IAF, LCA for the Indian Navy (IN) and LCA trainer for the IN. To aid the development of the navy variants of the aircraft, a shore based testing facility was created in Goa, including a ramp that mimics the take off / landing deck of an aircraft carrier.
Tejas is the best in its class in the world. It is a four plus generation aircraft. The wings are made entirely of composite structures. The contemporary aircraft has a totally digital fly-by-wire control system.
Another feature that is special to Tejas is the 'unstable configuration' technique with which it has been built. Tejas employs a delta wing configuration (wings shaped like a triangle) with no tail planes or canard, and a single dorsal fin. The aircraft is, by design unstable. The unstable design makes it extremely maneuverable, giving it a distinct edge over its competitors when it comes to dogfights. To explain it in lay-man terms, between a bike and a car, a car is much more stable, but is unable to exhibit the same maneuverability as a bike. Combat aircraft need to be highly maneuverable.
Tejas has a pure double delta wing configuration (wing root leading edge sweep 50°, outer wing leading edge sweep 62.5° and trailing edge forward sweep 4°), with no tailplanes or canard, and a single dorsal fin. It integrates technologies such as relaxed static stability, fly-by-wire flight control system, multi-mode radar, integrated digital avionics system, composite material structures, and a flat rated engine. It is the smallest and lightest in its class of contemporary supersonic combat aircraft.
With all major militaries investing significantly in radars to detect incoming aircraft and air defense systems to shoot them down, stealth is the new cornerstone for any new aircraft development. The idea is to keep the Radar Cross Section (RCS) as low as possible. Tejas employs various features to keep the RCS low, including Y-shaped air inlets, extensive use of composite materials (which do not reflect radar waves) and a generous coating of radar-absorbing materials over the control surfaces.
LCA has 8 weapon hardpoints (a special station on the airframe designated to carry an external load) – three under each wing, one under the central body and one under the air inlets on the left side of the plane. This allows Tejas to use a wide range of the weapon systems. This includes mid and close-range air-to-air missiles, precision-guided weapons, air-to-surface (including anti-ship) missiles, conventional bombs, cluster bombs and unguided rockets. The pylons can carry a maximum of 4 tons of weapons. This is in addition to the plane's main gun, a 23mm twin barreled cannon with 220 rounds.
The Tejas also incorporates a 'glass cockpit' in which information is displayed 'real-time' to the pilot. Tejas also has open architecture software for avionics. DRDO can update it as and when required.
The capability of any advanced platform can only be proven through relentless and repeated testing. In fact, the LCA prototypes had completed over 1000 test flights and over 530 hours of flight testing by January 2009. In 2013 alone there were over 450 test flights. The various prototypes underwent rigorous hot weather training in Jaisalmer in the heights of summers. For cold weather and high altitude tests, the planes were taken to Ladakh.
Tejas has the Multi Mode Weapon multirole capability, can fire Laser Guided Bombs, has passed all the tests for "All Weather Clearance" and has been cleared for fly without any telemetry support. It will enable the IAF to carry out air superiority and offensive air support missions, forward air field operations, all weather multi role operations, electronic counter measures and night flying operations. Moreover, Tejas is capable of flying non-stop to destinations over 1700 km away and its Radius of Action is up to 500 km depending upon the nature and duration of actual combat.
Tejas marks an important chapter in the books of Indian defense industry towards self-reliance. The development also opens up an opportunity for India's public and private sector to work in tandem to develop and produce world-class military systems of the highest quality.
How good the LCA is , will depend on the situation and type of mission (SEAD, DEAD) that it is entrusted wit.
If the enemy IADS is dense and overlapping like in the case of China the LCA ( or for that matter any other fighter aircraft ) will have a hard time in penetrating it. So , the obvious question would be what constitutes a credible IADS ?
1. Sensors: radar is obvious, but this can include other detection systems like IR sensors, passive detectors, and so on.
2. Weapons: AAA, SAMs, interceptors…you need some way of stopping people from getting into your airspace.
3. C3 network: this is what makes the whole thing integrated, providing functions like situational awareness and target de confliction.
The complexity of the whole system and the individual components depends on the volume of airspace you want control over and the perceived threat. Having, say, a few un-integrated S-75 batteries will get you nowhere. But a few S-300PMU-2 batteries coupled with a battle management radar system capable of talking to the overall EW network makes things a whole lot different. In India's immediate neighborhood only China boasts of all these above three things.
The maximum projected weapons payload for the LCA (distributed among seven pylons) is 3.5 tonnes. In the CAS role, the LCA Mk1 will be required to target mostly hostile field artillery emplacements & probably some hostile second-echelon armoured regiments. Usage of 100kg/150kg laser-guided PGMs is the only viable option for such strikes. Similarly, for LCA Mk1s tasked with defensive counter-air missions inside friendly airspace & tactical air-superiority missions in support of CAS strikes, usage of dual-ejector racks for R-73E WVRAAMs & Derby MRAAMs along with twin external fuel-tanks is the only viable option.
1) The number of kills produced per round fired, per engagement .
2) Basic LPI capability of the SAM's engagement radar.
With no SAMs deployed in a theatre, the effectiveness of visually aimed and radar directed AAA is poor, as aircraft can attack unhindered from medium and high altitudes, out of the useful envelope of barrelled weapons. The corollary to this is , in a SAM rich environment where AAA would be absent, aircraft can attack unhindered from low altitudes, exploiting terrain masking and performance limitations in SAMs and their supporting radar systems. AAA's are also more difficult to kill due to smart use of mobility, camouflage and emission control.
Leave aside the LCA, even stealth fighter like the F 22, F 35, J 31 will find it difficult to enter this airspace.
Therefore , how good or bad the LCA is will depend what the adversary has in store in terms of SAMs , AAA, C3 and of course fighter aircraft .


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Wingate, General Sir Reginald
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Papers relating to Wingate's Egyptian Army career, 1883-1899
Letters, telegrams, reports, maps etc. covering Wingate's service in the Egyptian Army during the Nile campaigns, firstly as Staff Officer to Sir EvelynWood (from 1884) and then as Assistant Military Secretary to Sir Francis Grenfell (from 1886), Assistant Adjutant General Recruiting (also 1886), Assistant Adjutant General Intelligence (from 1887) and finally as Director of Military Intelligence(from 1889). Papers from 1883-1885 are chiefly concerned with the movement of men and supplies in support of the Anglo-Egyptian force. From 1889 the papers increase in volume and cover Wingate's intelligence gathering activities in the FrontierDistrict; the campaign against al-Najūmī and the Battle at Tushki (1889); arrangements for the escape of European prisoners held at Omdurman; the "frontier incident" of 1894; Wingate's brief service as Governor of the Red Sea Littoral and Commandantof Suakin in 1894; and the final advance towards Omdurman culminating in the Battle of the Atbara (April 1898), the Battle of Omdurman (September 1898) and the Fashoda incident (September 1898). Although chiefly related to affairs in the Sudan,there are numerous references to Emin Pasha and Stanley and affairs in Abyssinia, Uganda, Egypt and Somaliland.
Papers relating to Wingate's Sudan career, 1899-1916
Papers covering the short period of Kitchener's Governor-Generalship and the death of the Khalīfah, 1899; and Wingate's service as Governor-General of the Sudanand Sirdār of the Egyptian Army from 1899-1916. The papers reflect all aspects of the government and development of the Sudan, both civil and military. Each file consists chiefly of correspondence to and from Wingate but filed with the letters arereports, memoranda, maps, newspaper cuttings etc., most of which are itemised in the catalogue of the Wingate Papers. Among the subjects covered are the following: the capture of `Uthmān Diqnah (1900); the rebuilding of Khartoum; the development ofa civil administration, both in Khartoum and the provinces; the control of missionary work; the establishment of Gordon College; tribal disturbances and punitive patrols; securing of frontiers, particularly between the Sudan and Abyssinia;encouragement and control of commercial investment in the Sudan; the promotion of tourism; investment in railways, roads and bridges; control of archaeological expeditions; delimitation of national boundaries (see also section 1e.); development oftrade and agriculture; negotiations with the Sudan Plantations Syndicate and the development of the Gezira; public health; the opening of the Nile-Red Sea railway, 1906; relations between Cairo and Khartoum and the takeover of the Lado Enclave;repercussions of the First World War; and the 1916 campaign against `Alī Dīnār. There are numerous references to affairs in Sinai, Somaliland, Abyssinia, Uganda and Yemen.
Papers relating to irrigation in the Sudan and Egypt. These include correspondence, telegrams and reports on Dongola Province basin cultivation, the Gezira irrigation scheme, cotton growing at Tokar, andNile control. These topics are also covered in more general terms in the sections containing material from Wingate's career in the Sudan and Egypt.
The Darfur Campaign, 1916
Papers relating to the military campaign against `Alī Dīnār, last Sultan of Darfur, including correspondence, reports etc. on deteriorating relations between the Sultan and the SudanGovernment, transport and communications problems facing the convoy, the capture of El Fasher and death of `Alī Dīnār in November 1916
Boundary Commissions
Papers relating to the delimitation of national boundaries: Mahagi strip boundary by a joint Sudan/Belgian Congo Commission, 1910-1914; proposed commission to delimit the Sudan frontier with theBelgian Congo, Uganda and Abyssinia, 1912-1914; Sudan/Belgian Congo boundary, 1913-1914. For further papers on boundaries see the section containing material from Wingate's Sudan career for the Sudan/Uganda boundary and section on Abyssinian Affairsfor the Abyssinian boundary.
Papers relating to Wingate's career in Egypt, 1917-1919
Papers concerning Egyptian affairs from 1913 and more particularly Wingate's High Commissionership, 1916-1919. The papers cover all aspects of Egyptianadministration. In addition there is a great deal of material on the progress of the war in the Middle East and of the Arab revolt, the crisis of 1919 and the Milner Commission.
Egyptian Sultanate
Papers relating to the Egyptian Sultanate, consisting chiefly of correspondence between Wingate and the Khedive `Abbās Ḥilmī (1900-1914) and between Wingate and the Sultan Ḥusayn Kāmil(1914-1917), and papers concerning the activities of `Abbās Ḥilmī after his abdication and the death of Ḥusayn Kāmil.
Arab Affairs
Papers relating to affairs in the Arabian Peninsula, 1907-1920 including reports on the Hijāz Railway (1907-1909), repercussions of the outbreak of war on the Arabian Peninsula, the progress of the Arabrevolt in great detail and peace negotiations after 1918
Abyssinian Affairs
Papers relating to affairs in Abyssinia, 1897-1899 including the British Mission to the court of King Menelik, 1897 and correspondence, reports, etc. concerning frontier delimitation (see alsosection on Boundary Commissions), operations against frontier tribes, the Tsana Commission, Italian involvement in Abyssinia and political developments
Aden Affairs
Papers relating to affairs in Aden, including supply of arms to the Idrīsī, military activities in Aden during the First World War and trade
Sanūsīyah Affairs
Papers relating to Sanūsīyah affairs, including reports on Siwa and Jaghbub, 1889-1892 and letters and telegrams concerning the boundaries of the villayet of Tripoli, jurisdiction over Kufra Oasis,relations between the Sanūsī and the Egyptian and Turkish Governments, military developments on the western frontier of Egypt, (1915-1916) and Anglo-Italian negotiations with the Sanūsī (1916-1918)
Somaliland Affairs
Papers relating to affairs in Somaliland, including British policy in Somaliland, Special Mission to Somaliland, headed by Wingate (1909), military actions and exploitation of minerals
Ecclesiastical Affairs
Papers relating to ecclesiastical affairs in the Sudan and Egypt, including mission schools in the Sudan and the Roman Catholic Church in Egypt
Personal Papers
Chiefly correspondence of a more personal nature, but includes letters to and from serving officials and therefore many official matters are covered, particularly the crisis in Egypt in 1919 . There are detailed letters from Wingate to his wife during the campaign in the Nile valley, 1889 and describing his experiences at Omdurman and Fashoda, 1898. There is also aseparate series of correspondence between Wingate and Slatin, 1913-1936.
Personal diaries of Wingate containing a mixture of private and official news: Bombay, 1881; Aden, 1882; Bombay, 1883-1884; Battle of Abu Klea and the fall of Khartoum, 1884-1885; Wingate as Staff Officer toWood, 1885-1886; inspection tour to Aswan, 1888; Khedive's visit to the frontier, 1894; battle of Omdurman and Fashoda incident, 1898; expedition against the Khalīfah, 1899; inspection tour of Mongalla Province and the Lado Enclave, 1902; inspectiontours of the White and Upper Nile areas, 1903
Articles, Lectures and Speeches
Draft articles, lectures and speeches by Wingate and others covering such topics as the history of Gordon College, the Gordon relief expedition, history of the Egyptian Army, thesieges of Sennar, history and geography of Suakin, the military revolt of the 4th Sudanese battalion (1865), the planning of Khartoum and Omdurman, notes on the history of the Transport Corps, the Nuba Territorials and the Arab Battalion, etc.
Manuscripts of Published Works
Manuscript and typescript drafts of a number of publications including Fire and sword in the Sudan by R. Slatin (1895), Mahdiismand the Egyptian Sudan by Wingate (1891), Ten years captivity in the Mahdi's camp by Wingate (from the notes of Fr. Ohrwalder) (1892); manuscript of Father Rossignoli's account of his captivity in Omdurman(later published as I miei dodici anni di prignonia in mezzo ai Dervisci del Sudan); Equatoria, the Lado Enclave by C.H. Stigand; and miscellaneous notes intended for use in a projectedautobiography by Wingate
Albums, loose photographs and postcards covering Wingate's service in the Sudan as well as Abyssinia (1897), Egypt (ca. 1900), Somaliland (1909), Arabia (1916), Lake Tsana (1916), the Hijāz(1917) and Palestine (1917)
Chiefly of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, but including sketch maps from the Nile campaigns and maps of Egypt, Hijāz, Asia Minor, Uganda, Sinai, Syria, Cyrenaica, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Turkey andYemen
Newspaper Cuttings
Loose and bound press cuttings, chiefly concerned with events in the Sudan and Egypt
Includes many government and army publications
Governor-General of the Sudan, 1900-1916 , High Commissioner for Egypt, 1916-1919
Open for consultation.
Presented by Sir Ronald Wingate, 1962-1964
Part of : Sudan Archive
Other Finding Aids
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.
Daly, M.W., The Sirdar: Sir Reginald Wingate and the British Empire in the Middle East, (Philadelphia, 1997)
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Who the devil wears Prada on 'The Real Housewives of Orange County'?
Shannon Storms Beador and her boyfriend John Janssen prep for her housewarming party on "The Real Housewives of Orange County." (Photo by Casey Durkin/Bravo)
By Peter Larsen | plarsen@scng.com | Orange County Register
Shannon Storms Beador had to face some tough news on "The Real Housewives of Orange County" on Wednesday night and it wasn't easy.
No, thankfully it did not have to do with the coronavirus, which grounded her from a trip to Lake Arrowhead with Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Kelly Dodd, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Elizabeth Lyn Vargas over the past few episodes. Shannon's better now.
No, this time it's eldest daughter Sophie, about to leave the nest of Newport Beach for life as a freshman at Baylor University in Texas, a departure just days away that Shannon is not handling well. At all.
The episode opens with the arrival of organic headboards for Sophie and her roommate. Why did she get the roommate one too, one of the younger twins asks Shannon?
"Well, I don't want toxicity!" Shannon exclaims, forgetting, perhaps, that in college dormitories the headboards are probably the least likely source of toxic substances.
Shannon announces that she's also put together "a Covid box" for Sophie, with a heating pad, pulse oximeter, nebulizer, and so on — so much that Sophie rolls her eyes and mumbles, "Ah, geez."
By the time Shannon announces that "my tailor is making your bedskirt because I needed to make sure it was done right," Sophie — and me — both have had enough.
"This is what's frustrating to me," Sophie says. "It's Sophie's dorm, not Shannon's dorm."
"It is time to let Sophie fly," Shannon tells the camera later. "It's not because she wants to get away from her mother — "
Cut to a shot of Sophie whispering, "Oh, God."
"– that's what I keep telling myself," Shannon finishes.
It's almost exactly what Dr. Seuss wrote, if memory serves: "You're off to Great Places! / Today is your day! / Tailored bedskirts are waiting / So… get Shannon out of your way!"
With the fish murder and cult revelations of Lake Arrowhead behind them, Gina, Kelly, Braunwyn, Elizabeth and Emily Simpson, who now also has recovered from her own bout with Covid, get back to doing what they do best — talking about each other behind each other's backs.
Some of that talk expands upon what the housewives, and we, the viewers, have picked up about Braunwyn and her husband Sean. There's trouble in paradise, BraunSean stans, and everybody's talking about it, even Braunwyn and Sean.
"I know very little about you after 25 years," Braunwyn tells the father of her seven children with whom earlier this season she renewed her marital vows.
"Really?" Sean says with just the right amount of incredulity.
Later, Braunwyn admits she's being a pill — not her word — to Sean on purpose.
"I'm very uncomfortable with a big part of who I am," she says, referring to her growing realization that she's lesbian. "And instead of addressing or acknowledging that I've decided that I'm just going to be mean to Sean, push him away.
"And then he grabs on tighter, and then I push him away. And now we're just in a circle … trapped in a house with seven kids."
This is probably not a technique that Braunwyn's therapist would recommend.
Elizabeth welcomes her brother Andrew for a visit, which starts off with her telling him she'd opened up in Lake Arrowhead to the other wives about their childhood in a religious cult in "miserable Missouri."
She's feeling good about that, though part of her sunny demeanor might also be because she'd finally signed her divorce papers, putting an end to the saga that preoccupied her earlier in the season.
Gina and Emily talk about Shannon and her boyfriend John, wondering if there's trouble in that paradise, given that both of them have been drinking up a storm during quarantine.
We see them get together mid-afternoon and Shannon turns down a vodka and soda for a White Claw and they seem good together.
Speaking of which, the episode ends shortly after Shannon tries to unsuccessfully force her $2,000 Prada coat on Sophie to take with her to college.
"When am I going to wear it? Tell me," Sophie demands of her mother.
"When it's cold?" Shannon weakly offers.
"I can't take the Newport life," Sophie later tells the camera with all the world-weariness of an 18-year-old who has seen too many Birkin bags and Hermes scarfs in her life. "The culture in Orange County, it's really about superficial things."
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Peter Larsen has been the Pop Culture Reporter for the Orange County Register since 2004, finally achieving the neat trick of getting paid to report and write about the stuff he's obsessed about pretty much all his life. He regularly covers the Oscars and the Emmys, goes to Comic-Con and Coachella, reviews pop music, and conducts interviews with authors and actors, musicians and directors, a little of this and a whole lot of that. He grew up, in order, in California, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oregon. Graduated from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. with degrees in English and Communications. Earned a master's degree at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Earned his first newspaper paycheck at the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat, fled the Midwest for Los Angeles Daily News and finally ended up at the Orange County Register. He's taught one or two classes a semester in the journalism and mass communications department at Cal State Long Beach since 2006. Somehow managed to get a lovely lady to marry him, and with her have two daughters. And a dog named Buddy. Never forget the dog.
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Discussion in 'General Music Discussion' started by Miijk, Nov 8, 2017.
Recently started to write some electronic music again and while I'm working on a concept EP I whiped this up last night! This song will not be on the EP tho, but I liked it so much I just had to upload it as a first release for the project! It tackles the subject of mental health since some people closed to me suffer and have suffered from it(myself included), therefore I thought it was a subject "closed to heart" so to speak.
It's a rather heavy track with distorted synths, some other strange sounds and the drums are all GetGood Drums, love that plugin!
Anyways, I hope you'll like it!


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Classixx and Local Natives link up for anthemic new track "Weekends"
By Cerys Kenneally / 20 November 2020, 15:33 GMT
Photo by Pia Riverola
Classixx and Local Natives have joined forces on their first collaborative single "Weekends".
"Weekends" is Local Natives' first outing since their Sour Lemon EP landed last month, and marks the first release from Classixx since their Roosevelt collaboration "One More Song" dropped in March.
"Weekends" is one of two collaborative tracks from Classixx and Local Natives, with the second song "Francesca" due for release in two weeks.
Classixx say of working with Local Natives, "These two songs were made as a collaboration in the true sense of the word. We met the Local Natives guys at a wedding in Mexico and immediately connected. They're such a vibrant live band and it was important to us that their musicianship and vocal harmony came through. The tunes were a group effort and it was a privilege to work on them together, it felt like being a part of a small community."
"Weekends" by Classix and Local Natives is out now. "Francesca" will follow on 3 December via Innovative Leisure.
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Singer and Songwriter Willow Woodward Releases New Album & Video
Los Angeles, CA - Following up on the breakout success of her debut singles "Superman" and "For the Love," singer-songwriter Willow Woodward returns with her first album, Hideaway, available now. The nine-song collection spans Willow's broad range of musical styles and influences, touching on dance, bop, country and indie ballad, while at the same time holding true to her pop roots.
The album opens with the upbeat anthem "Out of the Shadows," a metaphor for the album's journey, which has Willow belting out on the song's triumphant chorus "You can't hold me back!" Songs of love, longing, heartache, forgiveness and joy follow, as the album winds its way to a surprising conclusion – the country-flavored holiday teaser "Christmas in July." The enchanting, acoustic-guitar ballad, which recalls Kasey Musgraves and Colbie Caillat, seems destined for holiday playlists everywhere.
The success of her debut singles impressed industry watchers. Released in July, "For the Love" reached #122 on the Global Top 200 digital radio chart and was spun in heavy rotation around the U.S. on iHeart Radio, the country's largest radio broadcaster. Earlier in the year, her single "Superman" was heard by an audience of over 1.4 million on digital radio. Willow is now signed with Sapphire, a subsidiary of Sony Orchard.
Hideaway is the result of two years of meticulous effort from Willow in writing the lyrics, arranging the melodies on her piano and working in the studio to get the feel of each song just right. She explains: "After writing the songs, I took some time before recording to play them for lives audiences, allowing them to breathe, grow and mature. By the time we went into the studio, I felt like the songs had been fully brought to life, and I'm excited now to share them with a broader audience."
Connect with Willow:
INSTAGRAM: @willowwoodwardofficial
Listen to "HIDEAWAY" Album:
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October has finally arrived and I'm crazy excited this year, so let me fill you in on exactly what to expect.
Like last time I'll be posting every day all month and featuring scary movies I recommend watching. Selections this year will fall into one or more of 13 categories I've selected. Some of this year's selections will be deeper cuts – and some will be movies from last time that deserve a place again this year.
We are starting this year with vampires, glitter, sexual tension – but don't worry it isn't Twilight. I wouldn't do that to you.
Today is October 1st It's been a long couple years – things have been stressful and depressing so let's start with a film equivalent to comfort food!
#Vampires will be self explanatory within the first few minutes. #ScaredButNotStraight category is earned not only because director Joel Schumacher is openly gay but also because the film features pretty intense sexual tension, initially between Michael and Star then increasingly between Michael and David (Kiefer Sutherland). The result is a love triangle with an unmistakable gay element. Throw in plenty of attractive guys, chants of "You're one of us!" as well as the first vampire's death resulting in a burst of glitter and you've got yourself a gay old time!
Of course it isn't just creatures of the night and GayCred™ that make The Lost Boys great. This beloved movie is sure to make 80s and 90s kids smile with nostalgia, but even newcomers will be pleased to find that the movie has aged incredibly well. Visually it still looks great, effects don't look dated, the soundtrack is awesome, the story makes sense, the characters have a bit of depth and have you rooting for them and the casting/acting won't disappoint (in addition to Kiefer we have both Coreys!). How many 30+ year old scary movies can you say even just a few of those things about? Don't believe me? Head over to Rotten Tomatoes and you'll see it's 74% fresh with an audience score of 85%.


Making original art with the brilliance of a computer display always seemed impossible until I discovered dyed silk. The colors are bright and silk is a renewable substrate produced by living organisms. The problem was that it is a challenge to work with. Many techniques have restrictions and limitations that held me back from how I wanted to paint. Finding my own way was the answer.
It was my silk screen experience and knowledge of sublimation and decal printing that helped me apply "dry transfer" techniques to "free hand" art. My monotypes have dazzling colors and are done similar to making finger paintings. I brush the thickened dyes onto a non pours surface and then transfer the "dry" painting onto stretched silk. The dyed image becomes the silk through the steaming process without leaving any "hand" or feel. This was a perfect way for me to create my lava and volcanic landscapes. I have been sharing this technique for years and it is used by a surprising number of artists with many of variations.
"Hotpoint" batiks are a different story. I wanted my rainforest botanicals to "pop" with detail and clarity. Melting wax and using tjantings on location wasn't an option but wax paper and a small battery operated soldering pen was. Combining heat and pressure with wax paper makes it as easy as drawing with a ballpoint pen. I found that using travel watercolor brushes that have a built in tank that I fill with dyes, gave me the freedom and results I wanted.


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Comprehensive Immigration Fairness Act
H.R. 4885, the Comprehensive Immigration Fairness Act, would create an amnesty for illegal aliens who have been physically present in the U.S. for five years and have never been convicted of a criminal offense. In addition to this general amnesty, it would include special amnesties for Haitians and Liberians. The bill would also increase annual admissions of refugee and aslyees by allowing refugee/asylee status for certain adult unmarried children of refugees and asylees and would establish gender based persecution as grounds for refugee status.
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H.Res. 720
Published: Wed, Jan 29th 2014 @ 9:32 am EST
H.Res. 720 was a resolution expressing the disapproval of the House of Representatives of the Social Security totalization agreement between the United States and Mexico that would allow illegal aliens from Mexico to apply for Social Security once they either leave the U.S. or obtain legal status.
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Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act
S. 2616, the Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act, would exempt from the annual H-2B cap (for low-sill foreign workers), workers who work in rural areas that are less than 50 miles from an international border.
Read more about Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
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Identification Security Act of 2004
H.R. 4440, the Identification Security Act, would make possession of foreign-issued consular ID cards such as the matricula consular evidence that the holder of the card is an illegal alien. This would have removed the opportunity for illegal aliens to use foreign-issued ID cards to open bank accounts, etc.
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Safe, Orderly, Legal Visas and Enforcement Act of 2004
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Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes.
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American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act
H.R. 4166, the American Workforce Improvement and Jobs Protection Act, would exempt from the annual H-1B cap aliens holding a Master's degree or higher, up to 20,000. However, the bill would have reinstated tougher employer attestation requirements, a $1,000 application fee, and Labor Department investigative authorities, that expired in the fall of 2003.
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Seaside Rendezvous es un tema del disco A Night at the Opera, de Queen. Fue escrito por Freddie Mercury. El tema es un foxtrot con un aire de blues de los años 1920. En una parte se escucha unos alegres y agudos sonidos de un kazoo, producidos vocalmente por el mismo Freddie Mercury y por Roger Taylor.
Es una de las canciones más alegres, felices y divertidas de la banda

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Fort Wayne Area Community Band
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About 40 years ago, a small teaser article in the News-Sentinel announced the forming of a community band and invited interested parties to dig their horns from the depths of their closets, dust them off, and bring them to the Neff Hall auditorium at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) to be in a concert band. Thirty-five musicians, many who had not touched their instruments since their days in high school or college bands, showed up at that first rehearsal in November 1979. The result was the Fort Wayne Area Community Band.
The man who had the idea to start the ensemble, and served as its conductor for seven years, was Dr. William Schlacks. As director of instrumental music at IPFW, he made it possible for the newly established band to practice every Tuesday night at IPFW. Schlacks helped them establish an internal governing organization and elect officers for a board of directors.
From its inception, the Fort Wayne Area Community Band has brought high-quality live music to the surrounding communities, performing at local venues such as Foellinger Theater, Embassy Theatre, Civic Theatre, and Auer Auditorium (on the campus of IPFW). The Fort Wayne Area Community Band has also performed in the Elkhart Festival of Bands, the Indiana State Music Educators Association Conference in Indianapolis, and annual graduation ceremonies of Ivy Tech State College and the University of St. Francis.
Current Conductors
Dr. Scott Humphries
Head Conductor
Dr. Scott Humphries serves as associate professor of music, and Director of Bands and Music Education at Manchester University. He is the founding director of both the Gold and Black Attack basketball pep band and The Spartan Pride Marching Band. He conducts the university symphonic band, jazz ensemble, and teaches music education courses. He also teaches saxophone and clarinet. He is also the principal conductor for the Fort Wayne Area Community Band. In addition, he was the artistic director and conductor of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra for 12 years.
Humphries earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music education at Boston University. He received a Master of Arts in Education from Virginia Tech, and a Bachelor of Music Education from James Madison University. He studied saxophone with Gunnar Mossblad. He studied piano with Marion Perkins, Mary Louise Hallauer, and Ruth Slenczynska. He studied conducting with Patrick Rooney and James Glazebrook. His research area includes community and lifelong music making, intergenerational ensembles, and Serious Leisure Perspective.
Dr. Humphries was named the 2020 Indiana Music Educators Association College/University Outstanding Music Educator. He has published works for young bands through MSB Publishing, Inc. He has co-authored an article in the journal Psychology of Music and presented research at the NAfME national conference and the IMEA Professional Development Conference. He has also presented at faculty seminars on assessment practices as well as online teaching methods. Additionally, he remains an active clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States. He maintains membership in NAfME (collegiate chapter advisor), IMEA, CBDNA, and the Indiana Bandmasters Association.
David Blackwell
Associate Conductor
David Blackwell joined FWACB in 1988 and has been an associate conductor since 1992. He is a graduate of Indiana University, receiving a B.S. in Music Education and an M.S. in Education. He taught in the Ridgefarm, IL music department for three years before moving to the Wawasee Schools music department in Syracuse, IN, where he taught for the next thirty-five years and served as its chair.
David is a jazz clarinet player who performs regularly with several groups and an arranger/composer writing arrangements for FWACB and the Embassy Anniversary Shows, as well as for many school groups.
Susan Jehl
Susan Jehl has been with FWACB since 1980 and has been a long-time associate conductor of the band. She graduated from Ball State University with a B.S. and an M.A. in Music Education. She served as band director at Summit Middle School for 40 years until her retirement in 2020.
Susan calls the clarinet section of the FWACB home. She says, "The band has been a blessing for the performance opportunities it gives me, and for the music we have been able to share with the community."
Past Conductors
Dr. William Schlacks
Founding Conductor, 1979-1985
The man who had the idea to start the ensemble, and served as its conductor for seven years. As director of instrumental music at IPFW, he made it possible for the newly established band to practice every Tuesday night at IPFW. Schlacks helped the Fort Wayne Area Community Band establish an internal governing organization and elect officers for a board of directors.
Dr. George Cavanagh
Head Conductor, 1985-1998
Dr. George Cavanagh took over the baton as director of bands at IPFW when he replaced Dr. Schlacks, who took a position at Muskingum College in Muskingum, Ohio. He led the Fort Wayne Area Community Band until his retirement in 1999.
David Cooke
Interim Director, 1998-1999
Principle trombonist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor of the Community Orchestra, David Cooke served as interim director of the IPFW Wind Ensemble and the Fort Wayne Area Community Band during the yearlong search for Cavanagh's replacement.
Dr. Reed Thomas
Dr. Reed Thomas brought the band to new heights through his own love of music and challenging skills. Thomas left after four great years to take a position at Middle Tennessee State College, and so David Cooke was called upon to lead the Fort Wayne Area Community Band again during the search for a new director.
Dr. Gregg Gausline
Dr. Gregg Gausline brought great excitement and musicality to the band until he took a position with the University of Georgia.
Dr. James Colonna
Dr. James Colonna received his doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University. As a trumpet performer, he performed with the 113th Army Band, the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony, as well as numerous community events. The Fort Wayne Area Community Band is proud to have been under the direction of Dr. Colonna with all of the great talent he has to offer. In the summer of 2008, Dr. Colonna took a position with the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, WI.
Dr. Chad Nicholson
Dr. Chad Nicholson was the Associate Director of Bands at Colorado State University, where he conducted the Symphonic Band, assisted with athletic bands, and taught conducting. Dr. Nicholson received a DM in wind conducting from Indiana University under the mentorship of Ray Cramer and Stephen Pratt. While at Indiana University, he was a guest conductor with the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band. Additionally, he was an instructor with the IU Marching Hundred. Nicholson also holds degrees from New Mexico State University (MM/Conducting) and from the University of Oklahoma (BME). With such an excellent resumé as his, Dr. Nicholson brought a high level of talent with him as he lead the Fort Wayne Area Community Band for two years.
Sally Hinkle-Teegarden
Maureen Watson
Kelly Hornbarger
Susan Nash
Rod King
Julie Cox
Don Cox
Paul Ostrander
At-Large Members:
Jan Gidley
Debi Kennedy
Lynn Emrick
Josh Barkey
Isaac Embree
Purdue Fort Wayne Department of Music
College of Visual and Performing Arts
2101 East Coliseum Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
The Fort Wayne Area Community Band is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.
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Q: How to create a link In my VF page i want to add a link to an another object for creating new record of the object.
Can anybody help me to find the solution for this problem.
Thanks
Anu

A: If you are looking to get to the standard 'new record' page for an object, you can use the global $Action variable with URLFOR like so:
<apex:page>
  <apex:outputLink value="{! URLFOR( $Action.Account.New ) }">New Account</apex:outputLink>
</apex:page>

This syntax also supports dynamic binding:
<apex:page>
  <apex:repeat var="object" value="objects">
    <apex:outputLink value="{! URLFOR( $Action[object].New ) }">New {! object}</apex:outputLink>
  </apex:repeat>
</apex:page>

You can also pass parameters to the new page using the optional arguments of URLFOR:
<apex:page>
  <apex:outputLink value="{! URLFOR( $Action.Account.New, null, [acc2='Account Name'] ) }">New Account</apex:outputLink>
</apex:page>

If you want to navigate directly to another Visualforce page you can use the $Page global variable:
<apex:page>
  <apex:outputLink value="{! $Page.MyVfPage }">Go to my VF Page</apex:outputLink>
</apex:page>


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Link Consulting, an award-winning Portuguese IT services and consulting company, is pleased to announce that it established a partnership with Solace (Solace.com), a leading enterprise event-driven messaging platform, to offer their PubSub+ Platform as part of its portfolio of integration and data services offerings to their clients.
The PubSub+ Platform is an industry-leading platform that is capable of addressing all Digital Transformation scenarios that the organizations face today, handling both data (for instance, as the event broker for all real-time streaming scenarios) and application (enabling Event-Driven Architectures and Microservices) use-cases.
The PubSub+ Platform has proven itself as high-performant and secure in some of the toughest conditions such as stock trading, in which even a few microseconds can represent millions in gains or losses. The platform has at its core a super lightweight event broker, which can connect to any source or target of events, like data services or applications, independently of the type of protocol used or where they are running (cloud or on-premise). You can even connect other event brokers, such as Kafka so that you can control and govern all your events in a single glass pane.
Furthermore, the PubSub+ platform includes other important features, such as the recently launched Event Portal, which allows developers and architects to design, create, discover, share, visualize, secure, manage and govern all events within the organization, no matter the actual technology producing and consuming events.
The shift towards Event-Driven Architectures and Microservice patterns is much easier with the PubSub+ platform, as it handles not only the publish/subscribe pattern, but also others as request/reply and queueing directly over events, complete with fail-over and HA mechanisms directly implemented in the event broker, which significantly reduces project effort and costs.
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Fauna Europe poznata je u svijetu zbog mnogih različitih staništa, od
arktičke tundre, preko bjelogoričnih šuma i planinskih područja do sušnih i vrućih predjela uz Sredozemno more. Na ovom popisu nedostaju samo pustinja i tropska šuma. Fauna Europe nije bogata kao nekoć. Djelovanje čovjeka na krčenju poljoprivednih i šumskih prostora, kao i širenje ljudske populacije, smanjuje broj životinja. U još netaknutim šumama i močvarama zadržala se velika raznolikost svijeta prirode. U proljeće i ljeti, kada drveće ponovo prolista i biljke procvjetaju, bjelogorične šume omogućuju život mnoštvu kukaca, ptica i sisavaca, kao što su vjeverice i miševi.

Crvena lisica živi sama ili u malenim obiteljskom skupinama u podzemnim brlozima. Najaktivnija je noću kad lovi zečeve, glodavce i crve. Može jesti i ribu i voće.

Šuma predstavlja zaklon i izvor hrane jelenu loptaru. Ženke i mladi žive u malim krdima. Mužjaci imaju rogove i žive sami ili u manjim skupinama. Mužjaci i ženke sastaju se u jesen tijekom sezone parenja.

Živi svijet močvara

Europske močvare bogate su različitim živim vrstama. Trska, rogoz i druge močvarne biljke osiguravaju hranu i skrovište močvarnim životinjama, kao što su voluhari i vidre. Kukci i ostali beskralježnjaci su hrana ribama i žabama kojima se pak hrane mnoge vodene ptice.

Europski vodomar je ptičica koja lovi ribu i ostale vodene životinje s grana duž obale potoka i jezera. Kada uoči plijen, vodomar zaroni i zgrabi ga svojim dugim, šiljastim kljunom te se vraća na granu kako bi pojeo svoj obrok.

Vidre su snažni plivači i prilagođeni brzinoma kretanja u vodi. Tijelo vidre je duguljasto i aerodinamičnog oblika, a njezino krzno je vodootporno i ima plovne kožice na nogama. Vidre love pod vodom i hvataju plijen poput riba, vodenih ptica i žaba. Jednako su pokretne i na tlu, a love voluhare i druge životinje što žive uz obalu.

Vodeni voluhari su dobri plivači. Grade tunele na obalama jezera i sporih rijeka. Ti tuneli imaju komore za spremanje hrane i gnijezđenje, te ulaze koji se otvaraju iznad i ispod vode.

Zelena žaba živi u barama i jezerima, ponekad izlazi noću i hrani se na kopnu. Svojim dugim i ljepljivim jezikom lovi kukce. Veći plijen, poput daždevnjaka i manjih riba, hvata čeljustima i ugura ih u usta nogama.

Planinski svijet

Alpe i Pirineji su najveće planine u Europi. Vegetacija se mjenja s promjenom visine; svaka zona ima svoj karakterističan živi svijet. Tijekom hladnih zimskih mjeseci, kad ponestaje hrane, životinje se spuštaju na manje visine.
Ljeti galice žive iznad granice stablašica. Hodaju po stjenovitom tlu pretražujući vegetaciju i pukotine za kukcima i puževima. Jedre u zračnim strujama, lako odolijevajući snažnim naletima vjetra kojih ima na većim visinama.

Muflon je divlja ovca koja živi u zabačenim planinskim područjima. Hrani se danju travom i drugim biljkama, a noću se odmara. Muflon ima sigurne noge i lako se kreće neravnim terenima. Kad se bore za partnericu, mužjaci odmjeravaju snage svojim glavama i rogovima.

Mrki medvjedi porodica su velikih medvjeda koji žive u zabačenim šumovitim planinskim područjima i u tundri na krajnjem sjeveru. Nemaju prirodnih neprijatelja osim čovjeka. Zimi se mrki medvjed obično povlači u brlog gdje spava zimski san.

Živi svijet šuma četinjača

U crnogoričnim šumama raste zimzeleno drveće, poput smreke i bora, a prostiru se sjevernom Europom. Guste su i mračne s vrlo malo prizemnih biljaka. Ljeta su u njima topla, a zime hladne s puno snijega. Mnoge životinje se hrane lišćem i sjemankama četinjača.

Kune zlatice love ujutro i navečer, a ptice, vjeverice, zečeve i štakore lociraju svojim izvrsnim sluhom i vidom.

Obični ili crveni krstokljun živi u šumskoj krošnji i rijetko se viđa na tlu, osima kada slijeće piti. Njegov ukršteni kljun pruža ovoj životinji snažno oruđe za otvaranje ljusaka češera bora ili smreke. Potom sjemenke vadi jezikom.

Arktički zec živi u crnogoričnim šumama i u tundri na dalekom sjeveru. Boja njegovog krzna mjenja se od smeđe ljeti do bijele zimi da bi se prikrio od grabežljivaca poput lisice.

Sredozemni živi svijet

Sredozemlje je područje Europe s vrućim i sušnim ljetima te blagim i vlažnim zimama. Tamo rastu aromatične biljke poput majčine dušice te drveće kao što je cedar. Mnoge životinje tamo opstaju jer se za velikih vrućina sklanjaju, dok ostale migriraju.

Zerynthia rumina je šareni leptir koji živi uz obale Španjolske, Francuske i Portugala. Može se vidjeti od kraja zime, kad postaje toplije, pa do početka ljeta, kad se okončava parenje.

Španjolski ris je mačka koja je nekoć živjela diljem Španjolske, danas je ograničena samo na borove šume, šiprag i pješčane dine Nacionalnog parka Coto Donana na jugozapadu Španjolske. Ris se hrani zečevima i kunićima, mladim srnama i patkama.

Kostoberina živi u planinskim predjelima. Hrani se strvinama, zajedno s kostima, koje spušta na stijene s velikih visina kako bi se razbile i izašla mekana srž.

Obični gušter je česta slika na jugu Europe koji se sunča na jutarnjem suncu kako bi zagrijao svoje tijelo i bio pokretljiv u potrazi za kukcima.

Poveznice
Fauna Azije
Fauna Australije
Fauna Afrike
Fauna Sjeverne Amerike
Fauna Južne Amerike

Literatura

Illustrated family enciclopedia, str. 199, urednik; Jayne Parsons

Zoologija
Europa


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Posts Tagged 'Andrei Bondarenko'
Andrei Bondarenko, Christian van Horn, Fanie Atonelou, Maria Forsstrom, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Music Aeterna, Nikolai Loskutkin, Simone Kermes, Teodor Currentzis
Figaro – It's A Man's World
In Classical Music, Mozart, Opera, Review on February 22, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Review – Le Nozze di Figaro (W. A. Mozart)
Figaro – Christian van Horn
Susanna – Fanie Atonelou
Count Almaviva – Andrei Bondarenko
Countess Almaviva – Simone Kermes
Cherubino – Mary-Ellen Nesi
Marcellina – Maria Forsstrom
Bartolo – Nikolai Loskutkin
Don Basilio – Krystian Adam
Don Kurzio – James Elliott
Barbarina – Natalya Kirillova
Music Aeterna
Teodor Currentzis (Conductor)
In the twelve minute film that accompanies his new recording of Le Nozze di Figaro, Teodor Currentzis is undoubtedly passionate about music and music making – it is "not profession, not a reproduction, it's a mission".
No arguing with that.
There's also no arguing with the idea that the problems that Mozart captures in this opera are the same problems people face today. There's passion, love, betrayal and forgiveness within the span of this magnificent work.
So why does this recording sound so old fashioned, dry and most importantly lacking any sense of emotion – passion or otherwise – at all?
Perhaps it's to do with his theories in terms of how singers should sing. In interviews he has criticized the "lifeless perfectionism" of classical music; that operas have been disfigured by the diktat of "volume at all cost" and "simplification" and that the original vocal palette of colours has been lost and that opera recordings today contain the "least operatic singing".
Of course there are times when voices – both on stage and in recordings – don't fit that particular music, but listening to this recording I did wonder if Currentzis had his own balance quite right?
During the course of the video interview Currentzis refers to Le Nozze di Figaro as a "fantastic monument of architecture with the finest lines … [into which] Mozart puts the defect inside". By defect I assume he means the twists of the social commentary within the story itself and how the music underlines this commentary.
But in reality, Currentzis missionary zeal has injected the opera with a greater defect – his own in terms of the performance.
The opera starts well enough with a well-paced overture and with an attention to the orchestral detail that is immediate. Indeed the orchestral playing throughout is exemplary with a vigour and muscularity that shines a spotlight on the beauty and skill of Mozart's scoring. There is a warmth of tone to the strings, the wind playing is light and airy and the trumpets and horns are more audible than normal, adding a frisson to the texture which is – when their enthusiasm doesn't get the best of them – exciting. I have to admit that I am not convinced about the authenticity of the orchestra playing on their feet throughout and there were times when the orchestral volume threatened the chance of the singers being clearly heard.
Sadly however it's the 'over-attention' that Currentzis pays to the singers that undermines the totality of this recording.
There is no doubting the forcefulness of the men in their roles. The Figaro of Christian van Horn and Andrei Bondarenko's Count dominate the proceedings and it was sometimes be difficult to tell them apart, not only because of the – if at times one dimensional – forcefulness of their characterisations but because they often seem to be exceedingly loud. Take the trio Susanna or via sortite in Act One – it lacked an equality between the Count, Countess and Susanna that's so necessary to impart the drama of this moment.
Indeed the only moment when Bondarenko does rein in the volume is at that critical moment in the Fourth Act finale when he begs Rosina's forgiveness. In what should be a magical moment, this Count strangles his voice to such a diminuendo that the impact is lost.
Van Horn makes for a strong Figaro vocally. All his arias demonstrate his robust vocal ability and there's a pleasant rhythmic spring to both his singing and his diction. But it seems that Currentzis cannot but tinker – the weird sound effect at the end of Se vuol ballare – I think created by holding down keys no the fortepiano so that they resonate – was simply distracting.
Bartolo fares a little better even if La Vendetta was a little faster than unusual. But in the ensembles Loskutkin seems forced to compete with the two other alpha males and the finesse of the music is lost.
But it is the women who suffer the most from Currentzis' approach. There isn't the 'original vocal palette of colours' that he refers to in the interviews he has conducted. Almost to a person, Currentzis has stripped these singers of their individuality and character, their vibrato-less voices bled of any emotion range or tone.
Personally I don't believe that the use of vibrato didn't exist in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Books on both performance practice and singing from the period refer to vocal techniques that clearly relate to the use of vibrato and it is remarked on by the commentators of the day. I don't deny that vibrato has to be used sparingly in music of this period therefore to remove it completely as Currentzis has encouraged his singers to do effectively strips them of a fundamental and critical emotional dimension to their voices.
This is particularly evident in the Countess of Simone Kermes. In other recordings of music of this period and earlier, Ms Kermes demonstrates that she is an expert at using vibrato most effectively to colour the vocal line and add a real sense of emotional intensity. While listening to this recording I fancied that perhaps as her character developed from Porgi Amor onwards, she would begin to slowly but surely colour her singing to reflect her growing characterisaton. Sadly, it wasn't so. Dove Sono was a particular 'low-light' – not only was the voice bland but the expected fluidity of the vocal line was uneven as a result. Essentially we have been given a Countess singing the notes without communicating them.
It was a similar case in point with Fanie Atonelou's Susanna. A lack of vocal characterisation made this a bride-to-be without any bite. This was evident from the opening numbers when she is clearly not Figaro's musical equal but also highlighted in numbers such as the sextet of the Third Act when we all discover Figaro's parentage and she lacks the necessary vocal weight. Venite, inginocchiatevi was beautifully paced, but the use of 'sound effects' only served to highlight the blandness of the singing itself.
And the beautiful almost sensuous Che soave zeffiretto of the Countess and her maid passed – as it definitely should not – without any notice. A tragedy.
I admit to being most disappointed with this recording's Cherubino. Mary-Ellen Nesi is an incredible mezzo but casting her in this role was a mistake. I'd like to think that perhaps Currentzis was trying to underline the fact that Cherubino is an adolescent boy whose voice is breaking which is why Nesi was given the role, as there was undoubtedly a 'huskiness' – almost a matronliness – to the vocal delivery. But in reality her voice is not suited to this role. Voi che sapete sounding particularly uncomfortable with embellishments that pushed Nesi's voice uncomfortably at points.
Indeed of the women, only Maria Forsstrom's Marcellina was strongly cast, well characertised and it was a nice surprise to hear Il caro e la capretta.
Currentzis follows the vogue of embellishing the fortepiano line. There are contemporary reports of Mozart embellishing from the fortepiano himself and I have to say that the recitatives are handled well and are fleet of foot, with the improvisations on the fortepiano adding to the detail rather than distracting.
I can't deny that once my ear had got used to Currentzis approach it was refreshing. But I did rather listen to this performance in terms of its 'theoretical' approach and argument rather than as a performance in its own right.
Ultimately however it is Currentzis' theorising and the resultant unevenness of the voices that – despite well-judged tempi – undermines this Figaro. Le Nozze di Figaro and Beaumarchais' original play discomfited the ruling classes not only because Figaro was an 'upstart' but because it offered a glimpse of women – of all classes – as equal both in intellect and power.
Currentzis has undermined the very "defect" that he himself recognizes that Mozart wrote into this opera.
It will be interesting – and hopefully not as disappointing – to hear Currentzis' Cosi Fan Tutte and Don Giovanni due later this year and next.