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Our swing speed training programs have made many golfers drive it farther.They have been constantly improving their swing, swing speed and overall golf game. Read their stories below:
"Just wanted to say thanks again. I now drive easily between 260 and 270 yards on a drive. I have hit 300 yards three times this summer each one straight. My last nine hole round (yesterday) I shot a 40 on a par-35 9-hole course. My best over a month ago was 7 over par on an 18-hole par-61 course."
"Last Monday (yesterday – Labor Day) I smoothed out the drive swing a little, practice some drives, and then played eighteen holes. I hit two drives for 320 yards and one for 300 yards! I almost could not believe it. The ground was soft and fairly level, and the grass was a little high; so my drive may have gone farther if the grass had been cut. My golf partner was so shocked he started asking my advice on his drives. What a day! Just had to let you know."
— Jay D, 54 years old, 18 handicap
"I've increase my swing speed by 12-15 mph to about 120 mph…I feel stronger and less vulnerable to injury and sore back since doing the training."
— Dan S, Australia, 38 years old, +1 handicap
"After 7 days of training…I can already feel the power."
– Steve T, 6 handicap, Zurich
"I am about 2.5 weeks into my training and my average speed is up from 94 to 103 mph on 30 driver swings."
– Robert J, 60 years old, 12 handicap, California
"I'm up to 125 mph in swing speed now from 107, aiming for 130 this summer, thanks to your site"
– David L, Sweden
"I've used your basic swing speed training routine…which I worked diligently for 30 days. My overall distance has increased up to 30 yards."
— Robert L, 63 years old, 6'0″, 185 lbs
"Jaacob, enjoying the program. started at 96 now up to 117."
— Tom M, 54 years old, 6 handicap
"Jaacob, this is some very valuable information. I am starting to see the light again thanks to you."
— Matt L, 22 years old
2x ALDA Super Senior National Champion
5x Re/Max World Long Drive Finalist
Nominated for Golf Digest's Best Teachers in Georgia
— John M, 66 years old
"I know I've said it before, but it seems every time I need some assistance, you and your staff are always there with not only a reply but, the answer. I have mentioned to others about what a great investment a membership in your Swing Man Golf is! I review it most every day during the golf season. Thanks again!"
-Rick E
My swing speed was 100 on average. My average today was 109 with a high of 112.
–Deron S, Kentucky
"My SS was probably down to the low 90's. My swing speed the other day was averaging around 110 with my high of 122 and a low of 105. I had a dozen or more swings at 115. I really didn't think that it was going to be possible but, without even much work, there it is. Thanks for all the great advice."
— Tom C, 6 handicap, Cancer Survivor, California
— Scott Dawley
"I'm up to 125 mph in swing speed now from 107, aiming for 130 this summer, thanks to your site."
"Very excited today working in my net with my swing speed radar. 9-iron 75 mph up from 62 mph. 6-iron 90 mph up from 76 mph. 5-wood and this is the best, 120 mph up from 85 mph."
— Terry S, St. Andrews
"I have worked hard with your program and have increased swing speed from 95-to-105."
— Tomas R, 57 years old, 8 handicap, Oregon
"Just reporting my first trial on the main course of your simple tips to use the hands and arms better. I practiced the throwing action with the right arm at the driving range for an hour, then went to the course for 9 holes the next day. I usually struggle to play to my 19 handicap, but with this tip alone I hit all fairways off the tee and shot 38 on a par 36. This is my best score ever on 9 holes. The new path created by the throwing motion helped square up the clubface, gave me a faster and more fluent swing, and started to feel very reliable. Many thanks again for a great tip."
— Geoffrey W
"The Swing Man Golf swing speed training program helped me tremendously with my golf game. My club head speed increased 23 mph over a 10 week period! And believe it or not, the exercises improved my stability, allowing me to hit straighter too! This program is simple and incredibly effective."
— Greg D, Golf Professional of the Michael Breed Golf Academy at Trump National Golf Club – Ferry Point, New York
"I am a scratch player and have been doing swing speed training for the last month or so and have gotten about 10 MPH increase."
— Shone F, 47 years old, California
"Usually, I was shooting around 85mph or so with my driver before the training…so, just a few days ago I have reached the 110 mph club head speed."
— Zoltan N, North Carolina
"Your swing speed training has helped me to add 20 to 30 yards to my drives…during the first 4 to 6 weeks training, I improved my swing speed from low 80's mph to the low to mid 90's mph."
— Ian C, Nevada
"Thanks I watched your videos and got my swing speed from 105 to 115 on my driver dead straight."
— Nat T
"I really liked your instruction, and it's the first time in a long time I took a lesson and saw immediate improvement on the long swing and can't wait to try out the sand setup you like to use. It really makes sense!"
— James Y, 54 y/o, 14 handicap
"I've been doing Basic Speed Training for a month. Gained 25 yards on my drives and increased distance on my irons. My swing speed started at 85, progressed to 95 "
— Bill C, 71 years old, 9 handicap, Maryland
"I truly believe that swing speed training has been a major benefit to my entire game. My drives and irons fly longer and straighter than ever."
— Brandon M, 30 years old, Swing Man Golf Member
"I have already started into your program and the first day have seen good improvement in my driving distance. I have been giving up distance as age (and laziness) has caused a gradual reduction in my swing speed. Thanks for your program and encouragement. I WILL get those lost yards back with your help."
— Craig J, 64 years old, 3 handicap
"Thx to Jaacob Bowden speed training I m now able to match more or less the ball speed of PGA tour with the Driver 257 kph = 169.7 mph. Thx buddy."
— Steve Thom
"Jaacob- your eagle opportunity is real life. As a matter of fact, and I am looking at My plaque right now. It reads, John Cain Painted HIlls Golf Club Double Eagle Hole #4 August 26, 2013. A driver and 3-wood got me there on the 462 yd hole. We couldn't see the cup as the green was over a rise. We were all 4 searching for the ball, but there in the hole was my yellow Bridgestone. Shot a 75, net 63. I don't get to tell anybody about it much anymore but now you came along. Thanks, Now, I only need to get smart enough to use it on the course. "
— John Cain
"Went on to your website…and have to thank you as on helped me figure out the proper release of the club. Went to Sandy to hit a few balls and it's going to take time but much improved connection and possibly gaining between 5-10 yards. Played a few holes too, the first 3 iron 7 iron and sand wedge to 4 feet and birdie 'as it plays a par 5 for us mortals. So seems I'm thanking you again."
— Tej S, England
"When I began losing distance, I figured it was a matter of advancing age and didn't think there was much I could do about it. My drives were down from 240-260 yards to the 200-220 range, and I had to hit one or two clubs more on my other shots. But after using your training methods, my distance is nearly back. My drives are going 240 consistently, and I haven't sacrificed accuracy to get that extra length."
— Joe B, 70 years old, 12 handicap
"I started this a month ago and I'm hitting it really far. You should do this workout because it's easy and lets you hit it farther."
— GJ, 12 years old
"Jaacob Bowden has put together a program that doesn't exist anywhere else. He understands the relationship between strength and speed better than any other instructor I've encountered. After less than a month of doing the workouts I was hitting the ball to places I had never been before on my local golf course. My distance improved from 250 yards to 290 yards-and I had several drives over 300 yards. At my age, I never expected to get longer. The workouts were easy to do and took less than 15 minutes."
— Phil R, 55 years old, 10 handicap
"I am always searching for ways to increase my club head speed and therefore my distance. As I consider Jaacob to be one of the world's foremost authorities on increasing speed in the golf swing, I got on the Swing Man site. After just two weeks my club head speed has already increased by five miles per hour with a very small investment in workout time. That translates to an extra 12 to 15 yards of distance!!! Any golfer wanting to hit the ball further and to improve their golf can benefit from this terrific program."
— John M, 59 years old, 4.7 handicap
"Working with Jaacob's speed training programs I increased my speed by 12 miles per hour in one month. The game is a lot more fun with the distances I'm hitting them. Now I'm reaching par-5's in two more often. Speed training really works."
— Gary S, 38 years old
"Hey Jaacob!! My handicap is just over 10. My swing speed use to be around 90 mph. My playing partner would always out drive me by 20 to 25 yards. I started working my fast twitch muscles using a shaft with a grip and no head. After about two weeks my club head speed went to 100 and I started driving equal to my playing partner. Now I want to keep increasing my speed. I just ordered the radar and can't wait to see my new speed. I have been following your exercises and already feel the increase. I will see it in my drives and fairway woods and irons when I play this Thursday and Saturday. I'm so excited to keep working hard and increase the speed and distance on all of my clubs. Thank You for sharing your workouts and expertise. I'll keep you posted as to my progress!!"
— Walt, 10.1 handicap
"On hole 11 which is uphill (probably 10-20 feet) 290 yards, everyone complemented me on my drive that it was straight and long, we spent about 15 minutes looking for my ball, once everyone hit their second (some third) shots we got on the green and noticed there was an extra ball. It was my drive, I had driven from the tee to the middle of the green on a 290 yard uphill shot! So I was pretty stoked about what I learned on your site!"
— Jered B, 32 years old, shoots in upper 90's to low 100's
"When I began losing distance in my late fifties, I figured it was a matter of advancing age and didn't think there was much I could do about it. My drives were down from 240-260 yards to the 200-220 range, and I had to hit one or two clubs more on my other shots. But after using Jaacob Bowden's methods, my distance is nearly back to where it was five years ago. My drives are going 240 consistently, and I haven't sacrificed accuracy to get that extra length."
"just wanted to tell u thnx for supporting me when i needed it the most"
— Akshay S
"i really enjoyed reading your lessons and i think it's working good 'coz i noticed when I'm relax i just let the head of my club hit that ball with a follow thru my ball goes longer i mean double sometimes it surprise me too with my 5 iron. I'm so happy thanks a lot to swing man golf."
— Amy E
"It's amazing how simple it really is. Swinging 'fast' does not mean swinging 'hard'. Yes, I know this intellectually (I've been golfing for 30 years) but I didn't really "get it" until I saw your swing and applied your instructions. In just the last two weeks I'm hitting a number of drives, seemingly effortlessly, that go extremely straight and much longer than usual, into the 300-plus yards arena. Again, it's just been two weeks, and I've got to practice more for consistency, but already I'm seeing dramatic improvement. In my second round last week, I shot 1-over par on the back nine, with five good birdie opportunities on the greens. When you hit it long and straight, you get a lot of greens-in-regulation. This translates into low scores."
— Alan C, 50 years old, 8.5 handicap
"Many people are aware of Jaacob Bowden's phenomenal power and grace off the tee, but what they may not know is what an amazing coach of the entire game he is. Not only is he an unbelievable athlete and striker of the ball, he's a gifted teacher with a tremendously broad repertoire of knowledge. He looks at the game and his students holistically and gets them tremendous and lasting results very quickly.
With Jaacob's guidance and tips, I probably cut about 10 to 15 strokes off my score by improving just about every part of my game: driving, pitching, chipping, putting, course management, managing the mental and emotional aspects of the game, scoring, etc. All of this information can be found on this website in concise and well organized form so that you can understand it quickly and apply it to your game immediately.
Perhaps best of all, as a coach of the game, Jaacob possesses the wisdom, integrity, and clarity of a Jedi Knight. Not only does this mean that he can communicate clearly and directly essential concepts to improve your game, it also means that he is balanced, centered and mindful in his approach to the game. With the information he has put in this website, you will be opened up to a whole new relaxed and positive way of looking at the game, that will enable you to enjoy the game far more, with less stress and much more effective results.
Jaacob's not a typical teaching pro and this website is not your typical golf website. He's not looking to make a few bucks promoting gimmicks or unrealistic results with little substance. Nor is he spouting off conventional teaching cliché's or useless information. He genuinely cares about his students, goes far deeper than other teachers and websites, and he makes sure members of the Swingman site receive maximum value and improvement for their time and money.
I can't recommend him and this site highly enough."
— David O, 41 years old
"Watching Jaacob hit, the thing that impressed me most was the seemingly effortless power. It didn't really look like Jaacob was swinging hard. His swing was tight and compact, yet the ball just exploded off the club face. It sounded different, looked different, the trajectory was different. It just looked like the way a golf ball should come off the club. I think even greater than the distance is the accuracy you pick up when you adopt the Mike Austin square-face method. I have started to adopt the method and I have seen gains in distance and accuracy. It is also easier on my body because there is little to no torque on my back and is just an easy, fluid motion. I plan on using this method to hit the ball from here on. It is making golf much more enjoyable."
— David H, 31 years old, 10 handicap
"When I worked with Jaacob on the driving range I was amazed by his compact and athletic swing. The results were high trajectory golf shots that seemed to squirt off the club face with huge distance for what seemed like very little effort. After only a few lessons I took my dream honeymoon trip to Maui with my newly wed wife. I got in one round at the Wailea Emerald Course and scored two birdies! Not bad for a 20+ handicapper at the time."
— Chris A, 37 years old, 13.5 handicap
"Loved your interview with the golf channel."
— John Y
"Hi thanks for ur assistance ur guidance I've started hitting 30-40 yards more."
— Dhruv R
"… your tips are rapidly changing my golf game."
— Odiernod
"I must say I found a couple of your tips very helpful … I shoot in the high 80's, but with a couple of your tips, I've already brought that down to the low 80's."
— TWF Ike
"Jaacob,great site and it has helped me hit the ball longer."
— Ed S, 65 Years Old
"As usual you have come to the rescue. Your schooling on the mental side of the game has helped me more than I ever expected.When I started your program I was an 18 handicap down to 13 now looking for a single digit.My goal of a single digit handicap is in sight."
"Saw all ur videos loved each one of them.i have really inproved my swing."
"… excellent information and video instruction, I really enjoy the honesty that you portray throughout your work … it isn't all hyped up like some websites."
— William W, 44 years old, 5 handicap
"I started your training only 10 days ago and I can see and increase in distance from 240 to 270."
— Ernesto C
"On the golf front, I've played twice, 9 holes each time, since incorporating your tips. I noticed the swoosh on my driver is a lot louder and I hit a couple of drivers well past my normal length. Suddenly my swing seems simple, yet maybe more powerful."
— Pete D, 15 handicap
"I've been using your basic speed tips since I signed up and have gone from 95-100 on a regular basis to 110-115 pretty consistently but every now and then I'll hit 120+ during the same session."
— Steve C
"Wow, I'm really blown away … I was striping drives all day in the fairway. I think I only had one real serious mis hit and it turned out okay. I actually drove the green on a short par 4, I hit it too far and went into a hazard :), but the ball hit the green pin high like 15ft from the pin before chasing off into the hazard. On another hole, I hit it so far on a par 4 that I almost went into the water hazard in front of the green. That's a new experience for me! Hitting longer and straighter off the tea is going to really change the dynamics of my game and give me more opportunities."
– Ryan S
"For me, it's well worth the $50 for all the excellent content. Heck, a golf lesson costs more than $50 for 45 minutes and I probably forget what the pro tells in less than a week."
— Anonymous User
"First of all I really enjoy your site. What is really awesome about it is the swing speed training, simple and easy."
— Jeremy A
"… by the way, your website is one of the best I've ever seen with REAL AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING METHODS. No fluff, just good information! You've truly done your homework."
— Warren B
"I have already gone from around 110mph with my old driver to 117mph+ consistently with drives carrying around 310. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This should lower my handicap!"
— Brent, 1 handicap
"… am already extremely pleased with the results."
— Thomas M
"… thanks for a great site. You provide the information that I have been seeking."
— Mike F
"I am a golf pro who over the last few years has lost a little clubhead speed and would love to get it back and some more. I love all of your information!"
— Tony D, Golf Professional
"I had started your swing speed program 9 days ago and now hitting balls further and it gives me more confidence in hitting balls, will keep you posted."
— Eng W
"Many thanks for your help and the info on this site. My swing speed is steadily getting better. I'm now in the 120's on a regular basis."
— Steve C, Super Senior
"The video on 'Using your Legs to Power Your Swing' is the most effective instruction I've ever had!! I'm 72 y/o and have never known my swing until now. I used to shoot low, now and then,but quit for 15 yrs. Last year I started again and could not break 95 until this very informative video. Now, I'm scoring in the low 80's or better from the intermediate tees. (I also have had back surgery for spinal stenosis) Thanks for a great lesson."
— Wilbur H, 72 years old
"Had finished your 37 days basic training program and can testifies that it was really great and it works well for me. Now I can easily drive about 270-280 yards which I only managed 250 before this program. Will continue your program and looking forward to see the 300 yds mark soon, thank you very much for your sharing, it is great and playing a round of golf is much easier now."
— Chen W
"Yesterday i played golf and did score 5 under my handicap of 24 and it was such a awsome feeling i thought i could share with you , thanks for the tips i am definetly improving my game."
— Rashid A
"… am absolutely amazed at the results. I seldom miss the sweet spot now and my shots are long and straight. The ball just seems to shoot off like a rocket. Playing golf is fun again!"
— Paul L
"Working very hard at it and seeing positive results. Last week I hit it pin high to a 570 yard pin on a par-5. Not bad for a 56 yr. old. Thanks again!"
— Michael H, 3-5 Handicap
"… thanks for having such an informative website."
– John M
"Over the last year I tend to hit the ball realitivly strainght , but not very long. Swing speed mid 80s to low 90s. After 3 weeksÖmy highes swing speed recorded is 117. My average swing speed is about 108 now and I still am looking to improve."
— Steve E
"You're a genius! No one ever pointed this out to me. Suddenly my whole swing is much easier and more natural. My swing speed was around 105 mph, occasionally with a lot of uncontrolled effort I'd get it faster. The speed seems to still be increasing, I was up to a 121.40 mph average yesterday with no effort. On the golf course as of two months ago I've exceed all my longest drives and on one hole I beat my previous longest by 70 yards."
— Pete D
"… my compliments on your speed training, ive been adding your stuff to my workouts, and it is top notch. Keep up the good work."
— Eric P
"Jaacob helped me to increase my swing speed from an average of 103mph to an average of 110mph with just one 'lesson' while he was in my shop getting fitted for a 4 degree drive (I witnessed him 'backing up' his old 7 degree driver by three feet!)."
— Brad C, 51 years old, 19 handicap
"I am still a little in shock at the quick results but here goes, (These speeds are average speed that I made solid contact, not top speed)
Monday the 16th, 98-100 MPH, 5 days later, Friday the 20th. 110-112 MPH.
Not only that, but Jaacob, when I let go of the tension, the ball flight was dead straight. I am hitting the ball to areas of the range I never even new were there. This after just one week!
… the 15th hole, par 4, uphill about 75 feet, over a large waste area. 315 yards to the center of the green. My playing partner laid up but I wasn't scoring well enough for me to worry about it. Pulled driver, relaxed and swung as free as I did all day. The ball flew high, straight and carried the green to 12 feet. Unbelievable, I couldn't hit the ball that far when I was 25 much less almost 50. I am a believer.
Thanks, thanks, thanks."
— Stephen P, single-digit handicap
"I have been at it for a little over 3 weeks and have seen at least a 10-20 yd improvement with most of drives!"
— Anthony K
"… and you are an excellent teacher, as shown by your ability to talk plainly, and in a manner that's easily understood. I dig people who don't try to act as big as God. Thanks, my friend, and keep up the excellent work."
— Butch
"Good people like you are hard to find"
— Bill S
"I have only one word: GREAT!"
— Phillippe B
"The part of your program that I like so much is that you provide tools to improve."
— Dennis O
"… your program is working for me, I'm way more consistent, longer, and confident thanks again."
— Edgardo E
"Dear Mr. Bowden, I have purchased your exercsize program and after only two weeks. I am 65 years old and before starting your program my average speed was between 85 and 88. I am now averaging 88 to 91 … But … I have recorded one swing at 99 mph and the ball was out or sight … WOW. I have recorded 4 drives on the course of 260 to 280 … yes I said 280. It was a feat but my buddies are already talking about making me tee off the blue tees."
— Bob L
"Within the first 7-10 days I saw an increase of about 7-9 MPH"
— Rick L, 62, 162 lbs, 11.8 handicap (but shot a 76 today!)
"You have made working out fun again! 131mph last night if the medicus power meter is accurate. If not, at least its an 18mph increase over Decembers starting number … Thanks Again."
— Randy C
"This is a great site."
— Peter V
"I have been doing the Basic Swing Speed Training Program for the last month with great results. I started with an average driver speed of 85-94 mph. I have been "stuck" for the last week on a maximum speed of 115-116 mph."
— Dushi P
"Jaacob, I enjoy the site and I'm working on improving my swing speed. I've boosted it 10 mph so far."
— Jim G, 8 Handicap
"I want to congratulate you on your recent video additions. Your explanations are concise and eloquent. Your website is easy to maneuver and packed with great tips. I was at first reluctant to sign on. I'm glad I did."
— Paul R
"I want to thank you for your amazing video lessons."
— Richard M
"Have been at it now for 5 weeks and unable to play golf for 8 weeks due to climatic conditions. do not have a speed radar but can tell from the power that is now there that there has been a dramatic increase in swing speed. Thank you without your input it would not have happened."
— Jim M
"I just wanted to let you know that I have been using your techniques the latter part of the summer when I learned about your site – and have now qualified for the World's in Mesquite! … I am extremely happy and your training has really helped!"
— Debbie
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The IIHF has selected 16 referees and 16 linesmen from a long list consisting of 62 names to officiate at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
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Here at Southern Oaks Apartments, kids are back in school, high school and college football has started and fall is in the air. And, so is ragweed. Weather conditions hear in the metro Atlanta area have provided just the right climate for the fall allergy season to be a whopper.
Stay indoors with windows and doors closed as much as possible, especially between the hours of 10 am and 4 pm. This is when ragweed pollen is at it's highest concentration in the air.
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CML's home – the spectacular St Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield, Farringdon. London's oldest parish church!
CML is currently on the lookout for new singers.
We rehearse every Wednesday in London's oldest parish church, the spectacular (and adequately heated!) St Bartholomew the Great, in West Smithfield, central London. The choir attracts a wide variety of singers from different age groups, occupations and ethnicities, and prides itself on the variety of its repertoire and ability to attract large audiences.
CML is a sociable and enthusiastic chamber ensemble which seeks to achieve high standards. New members are always welcome, so If you can read music, and want to sing with a dynamic and varied group, just fill out the form below to arrange a very straightforward audition.
The choir aims to sing around four concerts per year. Rehearsals take place on the day of the concert (generally Saturdays), and for however many Wednesday evenings are required to produce a polished performance (usually seven or eight weeks). Rehearsals run from 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm, at the Church of St Bartholomew The Great in West Smithfield, EC1 (nearby tubes: Farringdon, St Paul's). Most rehearsals are rounded off with a few drinks in a nearby pub.
Re-auditions are also held for the whole choir roughly once every four years.
Please note: members are expected to sing in all concerts, unless work or family commitments make it impossible.
If you are looking to join us, please fill in the form below.
Some of our concerts are quite expensive to stage, as often the choir collaborates with some of the leading soloists and instrumentalists in the country. In common with nearly all other choirs, our members pay subscriptions to assist towards expenses.
Membership fee for the calendar year: – £60 (concessions – £40).
All singers, including those on probation, must also pay a £40 concert subscription per programme they take part in (concessions – £30). A 'programme' may either be a single concert or a concert which has more than one performance.
These include all those in full-time education or the unemployed. Special consideration will be made for others finding difficulty in paying subscriptions.
There's a special concessionary rate for those under 25: pay just £10 to sing in any concert. No annual subscription, no per concert fee – just £10 to sing.
In order to reduce admin time, you are encouraged to pay all annual and concert subs at the beginning of the year.
Please fill in the form below or email the choir Fixer here with any queries you may have or to arrange an audition.
Following your audition, we will confirm within a day or two – usually by e-mail – if you have been accepted as a probationary member. During your probationary period you will be able to decide whether CML is the right group for you, and the choir will assess your singing standard, ability to blend with the existing voices, and whether the level of commitment you have shown is acceptable.
Probationary membership will extend for one of CML's programmes.
Our Musical Director will write again, after your first concert, to say if he is happy for you to become a full member. And if you are content to continue singing with the choir at this point you will be required to pay the annual subscription (yearly or half-yearly rate, depending on the time of year you become a full member).
Please prepare for your audition two songs of your own choice. One of these should be an unaccompanied folksong. If you wish to be accompanied for the other, please bring two copies of the music with you. You will also be given a sight-reading/quick learning test.
In case you have any questions before filling in the form, please email the choir Fixer here.


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It's opening night of Verdi's Rigoletto by Verismo Opera. I'm playing a small part, Borsa, and I'm still ambivalent about my participation. It cost me a lot of time rehearsing and driving to rehearsals and hanging out with people I don't know much or much want to know.
As I peak between the slats of the set I see only ten people in the audience. What the hell! So much effort with only ten people to witness? Hacks. I'm a hack. We're all hacks. What am I doing here?
I gather up my attitude, remembering I had practiced my part hard and worked on my technique very hard because I'm a Hard Tryer by nature but also because performing in an opera aligns, at least indirectly, to one of my life goals of singing through my bridge with ease.
My goal tonight is especially challenging: Sing out (to the ten) with clarity, ease, and presence. Breathe so my tongue stays loose and doesn't pinch me on the high notes. Enjoy it. Really. Find a way to love it. I can do this.
Then we step on stage and start belting out our lines. We casually discuss his most recent sexual conquest as the Duke reigns with glee over a ballroom filled with women he's either schtooped already or plans to schtoop soon. My part, Borsa, is to point out the risks of each endeavor. We both chuckle; the Duke couldn't care less.
Even funnier are my instructions from my voice teacher. To keep my mind present and my abdomen relaxed, in between my lines I'm panting like a dog. It's working! I sound pretty good. I'm totally amused. I'm actually having fun.
I deliver well enough for my first opera on stage with an audience (of ten), and it's time for me to watch the Duke launch into his first big song, Questa o Quella, translated This One or That One in which he explains his deal with women: Whomever he happens to be consuming will be the focus of his love and desire, and isn't that grand!
As the climax of the song approaches Fred puts his hand and my shoulder like a buddy. He's fully engaged. From 18 inches away I actually see the dots of sweat swell up on his forehead. Spit pops out of his mouth, and when those high notes come, his face screws up into what looks like terror, his mouth gapes, and his tongue arches like a little gymnast hitting her mark.
The sound coming out of his gaping mouth, over the orchestra, over the ten, and into the next town.
My ambivalence withers. I scan the cast on stage. These are not hacks. The young soprano just out of school, who's singing her first big duet with Fred, looks tense but dishes up her best reluctant succumbing, and it's convincing. The baritone who spent the afternoon making a scar across his face steams to life his insidious villain, while the sad hunchback jester, Rigoletto, watches from off stage, ready to bring us to tears.
And when he does sing, he brings it!
I know why I am here. It's for the love of rare opportunity and the joy and the difficulty of so many things that matter. Only a few people ever get to sing opera on the grand platforms of world class theaters with the best of the best backing them up. Where do the rest of us sing? How is it possible to perform an entire opera to an audience of any size?
We do it with what we can muster. We do it because it's worth the effort to have even one small moment when everything aligns, the word, the vocal chords, the piano and strings, the theater, and the people we invite to be there with us. For that instant the world vibrates in unison.
Resonance. It doesn't come often. It doesn't come easy. But sometimes, when you line up enough of the ingredients, it does—eventually—pay a visit.
And there is nothing like it.
"Should" is a dogmatic word, so please understand I only use it to provoke you, to coax you, or maybe goad you to consider what is merely a suggestion. Excellence and the resonance it affords come from hard work. This list gives you some good reasons to do it.
1. It's difficult. Focusing on doing something just at the edge of frustration is how you grow your skills quickly, and the best way to find deeply rewarding Flow.
2. You may never get another chance. Extraordinary experiences often come when you leap toward a rare opportunity, even if it's not exactly what you were hoping for.
3. You contribute to one of the most awesome things in the world. Doing your best work for something that is bigger than yourself will inspire everyone else to do the same.
4. You fail in public. When you try something hard, you will fail at some point. Get used to being witnessed in your failures. That's where real courage comes from.
5. You do incredible things you didn't imagine you could do. Something unexpected and awesome will happen, and at some point, you will be the cause.
6. You try your best. Knowing you tried your best is the best feeling in the world, so do it.
7. You will respect yourself and the crazy people around you. Inspiring each other is a bond that goes deep, even with people you don't like so much.
Then go home and gargle. Tomorrow you can rest.
I played Borsa last Autumn. Next week is closing night for an 8-week run of Carmen. As Morales, I sing the opening song over the top of an orchestra and a chorus. It's hard. Being the first solo voice puts me center stage, setting the tone of the story to come. During my short part, I need to watch the conductor for cues, listen to the bass for pitch and rhythm, ignore the violin that plays flat, do my business with a cigarette, hit on a girl, get rejected, and recover.
Oh, and sing—sing from a totally open, relaxed body.
It's a meditation. It's an act of "being in the moment." I have it down. Even when I forget a line, even when I lose the orchestra, I know how to get back on track. I've done my work, and as a result, for many small and medium-sized moments, everything lines up just right.


Chrome's developers are testing a permanent mute for Websites that insist on running autoplay videos the instant they load.
Having a loud car advertisement or "listen to our editor talk about this story you're trying to read" is a scourge for those who vist sites to read text, and that's why Chrome's François Beaufort posted this brief announcement of the feature-test.
As privacy researcher Lukasz Olejnik noted on Twitter, there's a happy side-effect of the auto-mute, if it makes it into the stable release: it would let users kill-off "ultrasonic tracking", at least on pages they view in Chrome.
Olejnik pointed to a request he made in 2015 that the Web Audio API should incorporate automatic muting so users could kill ultrasonic beacons.


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Planning: the latest applications in Wiltshire this week
Planning decisions made in Wiltshire this week
By Matthew McLaughlin @matthew_wilts Local Democracy Reporter
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
THE following planning applications have been decided by Wiltshire Council recently.
Melksham: Sue Spurrier of 48 Longford Road has been granted planning permission to build a single-storey side extension at her property.
Chirton: A planning bid for a new agricultural access at Manor Farm has been refused.
Future Farm UK Pty Ltd, who made the bid, was turned down by the council's planning officers because the creation of the new access would "act to visually extend the influence of the built development".
The officer added that proposed wide entrance and hard-surfacing would have a negative impact on the setting within the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty.
Issues were additionally raised over the applicant not adequately demonstrating visibility splays for a 50mph road which would result in a substandard access, the officer's report adds.
"The proposed development will also result in vehicles turning right into the site from the A342 at a location where forward visibility from and of such vehicles is substandard and will create additional risk to the safety of highway users."
Trowbridge: Mr and Mrs Lewis Hulin of 24 Heddington Close have been given the green light to build rear two-storey extensions and to rebuild the existing garage at their property.
Trowbridge: Building works are due to take place at Cranmore Close following a successful planning bid.
Su and Stuart Macgregor of 11 Cranmore Close will be demolishing an existing conservatory at the property to replace it with a new single-storey extension.
Chippenham: Mr and Mrs Pocock have received planning permission to build a detached garage and convert their existing garage into a home gym.
The approved plans for 37 Ridings Mead will see the couple build a one-and-a-half-storey garage in a "typical design".
The existing garage will then be turned into a residential gym with the garage door replaced by windows.
Potterne: A bid to convert a former storage building into a dwelling has been turned down by the council's planning officers.
Amy Towill of 35 The Fairway wanted to convert the storage building at the rear barn on land at Devizes Road.
However, planning officers said that because of the proposals' siting in open countryside the plans conflicted with Potterne's neighbourhood plan and the county's core policy.
The report stated: "The proposed development is therefore deemed to be unsustainable and would conflict with the Council's plan-led approach to sustainable development."
It added that the number of works needed to convert the building for residential use was considered to be "major rebuilding" and fell outside the scope of conversion.
Calne: Darren Burbidge of 1 Pinhills has been granted planning permission to build side and rear two-storey extensions at the property.
Warminster: A change of use bid by Benjamin Colin of 34 Norridge View has been rejected by the council.
Mr Colin's plan would have seen the land at 34 Norridge View changed to "domestic curtilage" and saw the construction of a 1.8m high fence.
In their report, the council planning officer noted that the plans would result in the loss of public open space land.
The parcel of land, according to the report: "provides an important spatial gap and green buffer between the residential curtilages of Norridge View and the adjacent highway, which positively contributes to the feeling of openness and offers a pleasant character within the immediate locality."
They added that the plans do not retain or enhance the green infrastructure of the area and there was no green infrastructure offered as compensation.
Biddestone: Derek Walters of The Barn at Notton Park, Lacock has been given planning permission to install floodlights at the fourth tennis court at the Biddestone Tennis Club Recreation Field Yatton Road.
Bradford on Avon: Maggie Keith of 90 Winsley Road has been given the go-ahead to build a single-storey extension to form a porch, study and storeroom at her property.
The plans also include permission to extend the raised patio area at 90 Winsley Road.
Melksham: Planning permission has been given to extend the shop building at the Melksham Service Station on Semington Road.


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Three Jewels in the Lotus I - Ram Dass
At the Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, November 18, 1978, people gather for a moving experience of unparalleled depth. Ram Dass (1931-2019), Jack Schwarz (1924-2000) and Patricia Sun speak extemporaneously about teachers, the perils of the spiritual path, and bringing the experience of transformation into our daily lives. Features a 3000-jewel audience in a joyous finale. Three of the most dynamic persons to emerge for our time came together in one forum. They spoke separately and then appeared together as a group. The experience has been preserved on audio recordings so that others can share the extraordinary depth and quality of "Three Jewels in the Lotus." Here is Ram Dass' individual presentation.
Richard Alpert, Ph.D. (1931-2019) was a prominent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr. Timothy Leary. He continued his psychedelic research until he first went to India in 1967. There he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji, who gave Ram Dass his name, which means "servant of God." He then became a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words "Be Here Now" ever since. Ram Dass' spirit has been a guiding light for three generations, carrying along millions on the journey. He has pursued a panoramic array of spiritual methods and practices from potent ancient wisdom traditions, including bhakti or devotional yoga focused on the Hindu deity Hanuman; Buddhist meditation in the Theravadin, Mahayana Tibetan, and Zen Buddhist schools, and Sufi and Jewish mystical studies. Perhaps most significantly, his practice of karma yoga or spiritual service has been his path.
In 1974, Ram Dass created the Hanuman Foundation, a non-profit foundation meant to embody the spirit of service inspired by his Guru. The Hanuman Foundation developed the Prison-Ashram Project, directed by Bo and Sita Lozoff, which helped prison inmates grow spiritually during their incarceration and the Dying Project, conceived with Stephen Levine, which helped many bring awareness and compassion to the encounter with death. The Prison-Ashram Project, now called the Human Kindness Foundation, continues under Sita Lozoff in North Carolina and the Living/Dying Project, now a separate non-profit headed by Dale Borglum in the Bay Area, provides support for transforming the encounter with life-threatening illness into an opportunity for spiritual awakening.
Ram Dass suffered a stroke in 1997 that once again changed his life. It curtailed his travel but he continued to teach through his website, podcasts, and annual retreats on Maui.
Ram Dass is the author of many books including:
The Only Dance There Is (Anchor/ Doubleday 1974)
Be Here Now (Harmony 1978)
Grist For The Mill: Awakening to Oneness (with Stephen Levine, Harper Collins 2014)
How Can I Help? (with Paul Gorman, Knopf 1985)
Miracle of Love: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba (Hanuman Foundation 1995)
Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service (with Mirabai Bush, Harmony 1995)
Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying (Riverhead Books 2001)
One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life (Bell Tower Press 2002)
Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart (Sounds True 2014)
Changing Lenses: Essential Teaching Stories from Ram Dass (Love Serve Remember Foundation 2018)
To learn more about the work of Ram Dass go to www.ramdass.org.
Host: Live Event Interview Date: 11/18/19778 Program Number: 1330
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Napoli and the Royal Danish Ballet (plus: A Folk Tale)
Posted on June 12, 2011	by Marin Rose
Choreography: August Bournonville
Music: Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann and Niels W. Gade
Debut: Royal Danish Ballet, 1854
View a prior staging of the entire ballet online (before it's inevitably taken down)
I have just returned from a most unexpected evening of absolute pleasure at The Kennedy Center, where the Royal Danish Ballet performed a totally enchanting August Bournonville classic: Napoli.
Having attended a dress rehearsal earlier this week for A Folk Tale, the company's other program and another Bournonville creation, I was not primed for the sheer delight of Napoli. Despite several complimentary reviews of A Folk Tale online, I found the ballet, my first Bournonville, to be even more confusing and ridiculous than the average classical ballet. The sets were immaculate, taking me away to a troll-inhabited fantasy land, Danish style. Current artistic director Nikolaj Hubbe is said to have toned down the religious aspects of the story but the overriding theme of Christian goodness still pervades – in overly simplistic, literal terms. Perhaps I should forgive in this respect, as the ballet is very much a product of the time and place in which it was created: 1854 Denmark. Bournonville called A Folk Tale, "The most complete and best of all my choreographic works." However, the utterly silly plot (it's too long and difficult to summarize here) and, moreover, the favoring of pantomime almost entirely over actual dancing had me questioning the greatness of this great choreographer and founder of the Danish school.
Hence, my surprise and delight at Napoli. Although the first ten minutes or so of the ballet were light on dancing, which is typical of the era in which Bournonville choreographed, the ballet suddenly gets balletic and never stops through the grand finale. The steps are the old-fashioned kind that we still practice in ballet class but rarely see onstage anymore. Petite allegro abounds; the Royal Danish cast executes each beat and jump – each jete, cabriole, ballone, brise – with alacrity and style. Every leg is turned out and every foot invariably stretched to a beautiful point, every face is serene and smiling, and every arm held roundly in place as both male and female dancers demonstrate their trademark quick, airy approach to some most difficult choreography. Contrary to many world class ballet companies today, the Danish seem to favor control over showmanship. Pirouettes rarely exceed a double but each is finished neatly and with an easy grace. It's a refreshing style today.
As in A Folk Tale, the sets for Napoli were wonderful. Hubbe places the Italian town in the 1950s, cigarettes and high heels included. Also as in A Folk Tale, videography and non-orchestral sound was incorporated. However, the effect was a success in the latter ballet and not so much in the former. The Danish honor their 19th century roots, which means, for better (as in Napoli) or for worse (A Folk Tale), they tell stories through an overall setting of theatricality, with dance as one element. Audiences can expect not just pantomime but clapping and stomping, too, onstage. It's an old-fashioned approach to story telling (prior audiences demanded humor, mime and more than just dancing from their ballets) that somehow feels a little avant-garde now.
Nowhere was the talent of the company to create real atmosphere more apparent or appreciated than in Act II. Set in an underwater grotto, this all too brief scene depicts hero Gennaro rescuing heroine Teresina from a destiny of Naiad-ism…which is like dryad-ism except under water. Gennaro's love for Teresina overcomes the evil sea demon Golfo's power over her and the lovers ascend toward light and life together. The entire scene was breathtaking from start to finish, thanks to both choreography and theatricality. Golfo was powerful and sympathetic, and the lovers tender and romantic. The fleeting scene was so majestic that I thought I'd like to skip Act III and simply see an encore instead.
However, the final act, despite its predictably charming peasants and the incongruity of the 1950s costuming combined with the traditional balletic dress of the soloists, was not in the least anticlimactic. The stellar cast performed a lively series of delightful divertissements with precision and color. As the curtain fell in the final moment, I was genuinely inspired to join in the well-deserved standing ovation.
I'm grateful for this week's opportunity to finally experience the Danish school of ballet, which holds a unique and respected place in ballet history and today. The style is undoubtedly distinctive. I am intrigued and amused by the fable-inspired themes – and more than slightly confused by the cross-dressing characters appearing in both ballets (having arrived at the theatre direct from the Capitol Pride Parade, Napoli's "drag queen" scene felt either playfully appropriate or uncomfortably mocking). But more than anything, I am entirely impressed by the quality of dancing and elaborate theatricality that combine at the Royal Danish Ballet, which make for some captivating story-telling.
Reading the story of Napoli in "101," I recognize many changes and reductions to the original production, which was performed, according to Danish tradition, in exactly the same manner for well over a hundred years. Hubbe's break with tradition is welcomed in my case.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Folk_Tale
http://www.ballet-dance.com/200404/articles/royaldanish20040319.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/11/arts/dance/royal-danish-ballet-in-a-folk-tale-and-napoli.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/royal-danish-ballets-a-folk-tale-has-the-human-touch/2011/06/08/AGZCVQMH_story.html
http://www.theballetbag.com/2011/03/29/a-folk-tale/
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Marin Rose says:
P.S. Thank you, Kennedy Center, for quiet pointe shoes at tonight's performance. And thank you, RDB, for allowing so many videos of your past performances to remain online at YouTube. Wishing all could see you live but grateful many can see you online..
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Open channel flow equation
Mrinmoy Majumder
, Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology Agartala
Flow Equations for sluice gate.Introduces different flow equations to students which are widely utilized for the design of sluice gates connected to open channel.This tutorial will help to understand and articulate the basic flow equation utilized by designers all over the world.
1. Open Channel Flow Equation Through Sluice Gate By Dr.Mrinmoy Majumder, Founnding and Honorary Editor www.baipatra.ws
2. Content › Sluice Gates › Flow Equation through sluice gate
3. Sluice Gate SLUICE GATES ARE USED FOR CONTROLLING AND MEASURING FLOW RATES IN OPEN CHANNELS AND RIVERS, MAINLY IN CONNECTION TO HYDRO POWER PLANTS
4. Flow Equation through Sluice Gate The sluice gate flow rate measurement is based on the Bernoulli Equation and can be expressed as: 1 2 𝜌𝑣1 2 + 𝜌𝑔ℎ1 = 1 2 𝜌𝑣2 2 + 𝜌𝑔ℎ2 (1) where h = elevation height (m) ρ = density (kg/𝑚3) v = flow velocity (m/s) The pressure components in the equation are in general irrelevant since pressure upstream and downstream are the same (p1 - p2 = 0).
5. Assuming uniform upstream and downstream velocity profiles - the Continuity Equation gives: q = v1 A1= v2 A2 (2) where q = flow rate (m3/s), A = flow area (m2) (2) can be modified to: q = v1 h1 b = v2 h2 b (3) Where b = width of the sluice (m),h1 = upstream height (m),h2 = downstream height (m)
6. CONTD. Combining (1) and (3), gives the "ideal" equation: 𝑞 = ℎ2 𝑏 2𝑔 ℎ1 − ℎ2 1 − ℎ2 ℎ1 (4) Assuming h1 >> h2 (4) can be modified to: Q = h2 b [2 g h1]1/2 (5)
7. This is approximately true when the depth ratio h1 / h2 is large, the kinetic energy upstream is negligible (v1 is small) and the fluid velocity after it has fallen the distance (h2 - h1) ≈ h1 - is: v2 = [2 g h1]1/2 (6) The ideal equation (3) can be modified with a discharge coefficient:: q = cd h2 b [2 g h1]1/2 (7) where cd = discharge coefficient The discharge coefficient depends on different parameters - such as upstream and tail-water depths, gate opening, contraction coefficient of the gate and the flow condition. In practice the typical discharge coefficient is approximately 0.61 for free flow conditions and depth ratios ho / h1 < 0.2.
8. Sluice Gate Specifications The most commonly used specification for sluice gates in water and wastewater treatment plants is ANSI/AWWA C560-00. This specification should be used as a guidance for gates selection and operating equipment and associated hardware. Example - Flow Rate through a Sluice Gate Water flows under a sluice gate with an opening height of 0.4 m. The width of the sluice is 3 m and the height from the water surface to the bottom of the sluice is 10 m. Since ℎ1 >> ℎ2 and the depth ratio 0.4/10 < 0,2 - the contraction coefficient can be set to 0.61 - and equation (7) can be used for flow calculation: q = 0.61 (0.4 m) (3 m) [2 (9.81 m/𝑠2) (10 m)] = 10.25 𝑚3/s Specification and Examples
9. Flow Rate Calculated with the Velocity-Area Principle
10. Calculate flow rate or discharge in an open conduit, channel or river based on the velocity-area principle Velocities and depths across the stream are measured as indicated in the figure above. A partial discharge in a section of the stream can be calculated as qn = vn an (1) where qn = flow rate or discharge in section n (m3/s, ft3/s) vn = measured velocity in section n (m/s, ft/s) an = area of section n (m2, ft2) One simple way to express the section area is an = dn (ln+1 - ln-1) / 2 (2) The total flow in the stream can be summarized to Q = Σ1 n vn an (3) where Q = summarized flow rate or discharge in the conduit (m3/s, ft3/s) The accuracy of estimate depends on the profile of the conduit and the number of measurements. For conduits with regular shapes like rectangular channels a limited number of measurements are required. For irregular shapes - like natural rivers or similar - higher accuracy requires more measurements both horizontal and vertical.
11. Measured Values Calculated Values n v (m/s) d (m) l (m) a (m2) q (m3/s) 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 6 2 4 1.5 4 3 12 3 3 0.9 6 1.8 5.4 4 0 0 8 Summarized 23.4 From a conduit we have three measurements:
12. Example - Computing Flow Rate in a Channel The section areas can be calculated like a1 = (1 m) ((4 m) - (0 m)) / 2 = 2 m2 a2 = (1.5 m) ((6 m) - (2 m)) / 2 = 3 m2 a3 = (0.9 m) ((8 m) - (4 m)) / 2 = 1.8 m2 q1 = (3 m/s) (2 m2) = 6 m3/s q2 = (4 m/s) (3 m2)= 12 m3/s q3 = (3 m/s) (1.8 m2) = 5.4 m3/s The total flow can be summarized as Q = (6 m3/s) + (12 m3/s) + (5.4 m3/s) = 23.4 m3/s Note - there are alternative ways to calculate the section flow rates.
13. Simple Average Method Using the simple average of two successive vertical depths, their mean velocity, and the distance between them can be expressed as: qn to n+1 = [(vn + vn+1) / 2] [(dn + dn+1 ) / 2] (ln+1 - ln) (4) Midsection Method With the midsection method, the depth and mean velocity are measured for each number of verticals along the cross section. The depth at a vertical is multiplied by the width, which extends halfway to the preceding vertical and halfway to the following vertical, to develop a cross-sectional area. The section flow rate can be expressed as qn = vn [((ln - ln-1) + (ln+1 - ln)) / 2] dn (5)
14. Weirs - Open Channel Flow Rate Measurement Weirs can be used to measure flow rates in open channels and rivers - common for water supply and sewage plants
15. Weirs are structures consisting of an obstruction such as a dam or bulkhead placed across the open channel with a specially shaped opening or notch. The flow rate over a weir is a function of the head on the weir. Common weir constructions are the rectangular weir, the triangular or v-notch weir, and the broad-crested weir. Weirs are called sharp-crested if their crests are constructed of thin metal plates, and broad-crested if they are made of wide timber or concrete. If the notch plate is mounted on the supporting bulkhead such that the water does not contact or cling to the downstream weir plate or supporting bulkhead, but springs clear, the weir is a sharp- crested or thin-plate weir. Water level-discharge relationships can be applied and meet accuracy requirements for sharp-crested weirs if the installation is designed and installed consistent with established ASTM and ISO standards.
16. Rectangular weirs and triangular or v-notch weirs are often used in water supply, wastewater and sewage systems. They consist of a sharp edged plate with a rectangular, triangular or v-notch profile for the water flow. Broad-crested weirs can be observed in dam spillways where the broad edge is beneath the water surface across the entire stream. Flow measurement installations with broad-crested weirs will meet accuracy requirements only if they are calibrated. Rectangular weirs
17. Example The flow rate measurement in a rectangular weir is based on the Bernoulli Equation principles and can be expressed as: q = 2/3 cd b (2 g)1/2 h3/2 (1) where q = flow rate (m3/s) h = elevation head on the weir (m) b = width of the weir (m) g = 9.81 (m/s2) - gravity cd = discharge constant for the weir - must be determined cd must be determined by analysis and calibration tests. For standard weirs - cd - is well defined or constant for measuring within specified head ranges. The lowest elevation (h = 0) of the overflow opening of the sharp-crested weirs or the control channel of broad-crested weirs is the head measurement zero reference elevation.
18. The Francis Formula - Imperial Units Flow through a rectangular weir can be expressed in imperial units with the Francis formula q = 3.33 (b - 0.2 h) h3/2 where q = flow rate (ft3/s) h = head on the weir (ft) b = width of the weir (ft)
19. Triangular or V-Notch Weir The triangular or V-notch, thin-plate weir is an accurate flow measuring device particularly suited for small flows. For a triangular or v-notch weir the flow rate can be expressed as: q = 8/15 cd (2 g)1/2 tan(θ/2) h5/2 where θ = v-notch angle
20. Broad-Crested Weir For the broad-crested weir the flow rate can be expressed as: q = cd h2 b ( 2 g (h1 - h2) )1/2 (3)
21. Measuring the Levels For measuring the flow rate it's obviously necessary to measure the flow levels, then use the equations above for calculating. It's common to measure the levels with: •ultrasonic level transmitters, or •pressure transmitters Ultrasonic level transmitters are positioned above the flow without any direct contact with the flow. Ultrasonic level transmitters can be used for all measurements. Some of the transmitters can even calculate a linear flow signal - like a digital pulse signal or an analog 4 - 20 mA signal - before transmitting it to the control system. Pressure transmitters can be used for the sharp-crested weirs and for the first measure point in broad-crested weir. The pressure transmitter outputs a linear level signal - typical 4-20 mA - and the flow must be calculated in the transmitter or the control system.
22. Ultrasonic level transmitters
23. Pressure Indicator
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package org.apache.spark.deploy.yarn

import java.io.{File, IOException}
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets

import com.google.common.io.{ByteStreams, Files}
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.ApplicationConstants
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.ApplicationConstants.Environment
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.api.records.ApplicationAccessType
import org.apache.hadoop.yarn.conf.YarnConfiguration
import org.scalatest.Matchers

import org.apache.spark.{SecurityManager, SparkConf, SparkFunSuite}
import org.apache.spark.deploy.SparkHadoopUtil
import org.apache.spark.internal.Logging
import org.apache.spark.util.{ResetSystemProperties, Utils}

class YarnSparkHadoopUtilSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with Logging
  with ResetSystemProperties {

  val hasBash =
    try {
      val exitCode = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(Array("bash", "--version")).waitFor()
      exitCode == 0
    } catch {
      case e: IOException =>
        false
    }

  if (!hasBash) {
    logWarning("Cannot execute bash, skipping bash tests.")
  }

  def bashTest(name: String)(fn: => Unit): Unit =
    if (hasBash) test(name)(fn) else ignore(name)(fn)

  bashTest("shell script escaping") {
    val scriptFile = File.createTempFile("script.", ".sh", Utils.createTempDir())
    val args = Array("arg1", "${arg.2}", "\"arg3\"", "'arg4'", "$arg5", "\\arg6")
    try {
      val argLine = args.map(a => YarnSparkHadoopUtil.escapeForShell(a)).mkString(" ")
      Files.write(("bash -c \"echo " + argLine + "\"").getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8), scriptFile)
      scriptFile.setExecutable(true)

      val proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(Array(scriptFile.getAbsolutePath()))
      val out = new String(ByteStreams.toByteArray(proc.getInputStream())).trim()
      val err = new String(ByteStreams.toByteArray(proc.getErrorStream()))
      val exitCode = proc.waitFor()
      exitCode should be (0)
      out should be (args.mkString(" "))
    } finally {
      scriptFile.delete()
    }
  }

  test("Yarn configuration override") {
    val key = "yarn.nodemanager.hostname"
    val default = new YarnConfiguration()

    val sparkConf = new SparkConf()
      .set("spark.hadoop." + key, "someHostName")
    val yarnConf = new YarnSparkHadoopUtil().newConfiguration(sparkConf)

    yarnConf.getClass() should be (classOf[YarnConfiguration])
    yarnConf.get(key) should not be default.get(key)
  }

  test("test getApplicationAclsForYarn acls on") {

    // spark acls on, just pick up default user
    val sparkConf = new SparkConf()
    sparkConf.set("spark.acls.enable", "true")

    val securityMgr = new SecurityManager(sparkConf)
    val acls = YarnSparkHadoopUtil.getApplicationAclsForYarn(securityMgr)

    val viewAcls = acls.get(ApplicationAccessType.VIEW_APP)
    val modifyAcls = acls.get(ApplicationAccessType.MODIFY_APP)

    viewAcls match {
      case Some(vacls) =>
        val aclSet = vacls.split(',').map(_.trim).toSet
        assert(aclSet.contains(System.getProperty("user.name", "invalid")))
      case None =>
        fail()
    }
    modifyAcls match {
      case Some(macls) =>
        val aclSet = macls.split(',').map(_.trim).toSet
        assert(aclSet.contains(System.getProperty("user.name", "invalid")))
      case None =>
        fail()
    }
  }

  test("test getApplicationAclsForYarn acls on and specify users") {

    // default spark acls are on and specify acls
    val sparkConf = new SparkConf()
    sparkConf.set("spark.acls.enable", "true")
    sparkConf.set("spark.ui.view.acls", "user1,user2")
    sparkConf.set("spark.modify.acls", "user3,user4")

    val securityMgr = new SecurityManager(sparkConf)
    val acls = YarnSparkHadoopUtil.getApplicationAclsForYarn(securityMgr)

    val viewAcls = acls.get(ApplicationAccessType.VIEW_APP)
    val modifyAcls = acls.get(ApplicationAccessType.MODIFY_APP)

    viewAcls match {
      case Some(vacls) =>
        val aclSet = vacls.split(',').map(_.trim).toSet
        assert(aclSet.contains("user1"))
        assert(aclSet.contains("user2"))
        assert(aclSet.contains(System.getProperty("user.name", "invalid")))
      case None =>
        fail()
    }
    modifyAcls match {
      case Some(macls) =>
        val aclSet = macls.split(',').map(_.trim).toSet
        assert(aclSet.contains("user3"))
        assert(aclSet.contains("user4"))
        assert(aclSet.contains(System.getProperty("user.name", "invalid")))
      case None =>
        fail()
    }

  }

  test("test expandEnvironment result") {
    val target = Environment.PWD
    if (classOf[Environment].getMethods().exists(_.getName == "$$")) {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.expandEnvironment(target) should be ("{{" + target + "}}")
    } else if (Utils.isWindows) {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.expandEnvironment(target) should be ("%" + target + "%")
    } else {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.expandEnvironment(target) should be ("$" + target)
    }

  }

  test("test getClassPathSeparator result") {
    if (classOf[ApplicationConstants].getFields().exists(_.getName == "CLASS_PATH_SEPARATOR")) {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.getClassPathSeparator() should be ("<CPS>")
    } else if (Utils.isWindows) {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.getClassPathSeparator() should be (";")
    } else {
      YarnSparkHadoopUtil.getClassPathSeparator() should be (":")
    }
  }

  test("check different hadoop utils based on env variable") {
    try {
      System.setProperty("SPARK_YARN_MODE", "true")
      assert(SparkHadoopUtil.get.getClass === classOf[YarnSparkHadoopUtil])
      System.setProperty("SPARK_YARN_MODE", "false")
      assert(SparkHadoopUtil.get.getClass === classOf[SparkHadoopUtil])
    } finally {
      System.clearProperty("SPARK_YARN_MODE")
    }
  }

  // This test needs to live here because it depends on isYarnMode returning true, which can only
  // happen in the YARN module.
  test("security manager token generation") {
    try {
      System.setProperty("SPARK_YARN_MODE", "true")
      val initial = SparkHadoopUtil.get
        .getSecretKeyFromUserCredentials(SecurityManager.SECRET_LOOKUP_KEY)
      assert(initial === null || initial.length === 0)

      val conf = new SparkConf()
        .set(SecurityManager.SPARK_AUTH_CONF, "true")
        .set(SecurityManager.SPARK_AUTH_SECRET_CONF, "unused")
      val sm = new SecurityManager(conf)

      val generated = SparkHadoopUtil.get
        .getSecretKeyFromUserCredentials(SecurityManager.SECRET_LOOKUP_KEY)
      assert(generated != null)
      val genString = new Text(generated).toString()
      assert(genString != "unused")
      assert(sm.getSecretKey() === genString)
    } finally {
      // removeSecretKey() was only added in Hadoop 2.6, so instead we just set the secret
      // to an empty string.
      SparkHadoopUtil.get.addSecretKeyToUserCredentials(SecurityManager.SECRET_LOOKUP_KEY, "")
      System.clearProperty("SPARK_YARN_MODE")
    }
  }

}

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Q: How to keep list items that fall between two values I would like to keep a list of items that fall between two values in the list.
Below is a representation of the list I have:
List = ['Waste','Waste','Start','Data','Data','End','Waste','Waste']

I need to keep the 'Data' strings.
Desired result below.
Res = ['Start','Data','Data','End']

I'm currently converting the list to a string, splitting on 'Start', converting back to a string, and then splitting on 'End' whilst indexing the correct side of the split I want to keep. It's messy.
Thank you for any help.

A: Assuming 'Start' and 'End' elements exist, with 'Start' occurring before 'End', you can use:
List[List.index('Start'):List.index('End')+1]

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Q: Difference between these two new relic commands I see these two commands in newrelic installation guide.
https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/agents/php-agent/installation/php-agent-installation-ubuntu-debian
sudo apt-get install newrelic-php5

and
sudo newrelic-install install

When i run the first command, i get an interface to input license key and application name. Let's say i have given name Php Application Dev here.
When i run the second command i am only asked for license key in a command line interface and name is automatically set to Php Application.
When i log in to newrelic interface from browser i see two application Php Application Dev and Php Application. But i see data only coming to Php Application. What is the reason behind that?