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Q: Get data from Feed I am using AFNetworking for JSON parsing in my application.here is my response feed
{
    "query": {
        "count": 1,
        "created": "2017-10-24T13:05:28Z",
        "lang": "en-US",
        "diagnostics": {
            "redirect": [{
                "from": "test.com",
                "status": "307",
                "content": "test.com"
            }, {
                "from": "test.com",
                "status": "307",
                "content": "test.com"
            }]
        }
    }
}

I want to get count and created field.
I have tried but I am getting nil values.
func getJson() {
        let configuration = URLSessionConfiguration.default
        let manager = AFURLSessionManager(sessionConfiguration: configuration)
        let targetURL = URL(string: url)
        let request = URLRequest(url: targetURL!)
        let dataTask = manager.dataTask(with: request, completionHandler: {(_ response: URLResponse, _ data: Any, _ error: Error?) -> Void in

            guard let dict: [String: Any] = data as? [String : Any] else{
                return
            }
            print(dict)
            print(dict["count"] as? Int as Any)
            guard let dataString = dict["query"] as? [String : Any]  else{
                return
            }

            print(dataString)

        })
        dataTask.resume()
    }

A: May be you just forgot import AFNetworking?

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Home Free MMO Games 2D MMO Gunbound
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Title: Gunbound
Genre: Shooter / Strategy
Developer: Softnyx
Publisher: Softnyx
GunBound is a free-to-play, turn-based, room-to-room, MMO game with many similar features to the popular Worms game series, where players take turns shooting each other while trying to calculate the proper angle and strength of each shot to compensate for wind and other interferences. Gunbound is a game you can pickup and play for 10 minutes and still have fun.
Large community.
Gameplay is addicting and fun.
Variety of Game Modes.
Gunbound Minimum System Requirements:
OS: XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8
Processor: Pentium III 866MHz
Memory Ram: 512MB
Hard Disk Space: 500 MB of free disk space
Video Card: Any 3D Accelerator Card
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The good old days were I played this game and the impressive shots!
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte begins an official visit to Vietnam on April 9 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
He is accompanied by Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen; Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Marjolijn Sonnema; State Secretary for Finance Menno Snel; and President of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers Hans de Boer.
Amidst the growing Vietnam-Netherlands relations, the visit is an important event marking a new stride in bilateral ties. It is also an occasion for the two countries' leaders to discuss measures to enhance collaboration in politics-diplomacy and trade-investment and intensify existing cooperation frameworks, especially the strategic partnership on climate change adaptation – water management and on sustainable agriculture – food security.
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Slovenia: Exclusive! Interview with BQL "Our song follows a popular trend of pop music nowadays, so any listener can find it familiar and catchy"
BQL are one of the competing contestants for the Slovenian national selection of "EMA 2017". They will compete in the second semi-final on 18th February 2017 with the song "Heart Of Gold". Listen to a snippet of the song here..
A few days ago we spoke to BQL about their participation in the Slovenian national selection. Read our interview with them below to find out what they hat to say...
Hey guys, first of all gratulations that you are one of the qualified participants for the Slovenian national selection "EMA 2017".
How does it feel to be part of national selection and who had the idea for the participation?
BQL: We're truly honored to be one of the 16 artists who may represent Slovenia on the ESC. When we were recording our song, we all came to an agreement that it would do well on EMA or ESC, so we decided to give it a shot.
If people outside Slovenia never heared about you before – what should they know about you?
BQL: We're brothers, who love music more than anything else. At first we had our own "careers" as musicians but we found out we had common goals and tastes, so last year we decided to form a duo called BQL.
Your song isn't known yet – can you tell us something about the style and the message of the song?
BQL: The song is called "Heart Of Gold" and follows a popular trend of pop music nowadays, so any listener can find it familiar and catchy. It's about heartache, a theme well known by music lovers anywhere.
What are you expecting in the national selection "EMA 2017", are you excited?
BQL: We seriously couldn't be more excited, we hope people love our song as much as we do! We're expecting a lot of fun and new experiences.
BQL: Right now we're trying to get the song "encoded in our brains", so that the performance will be a thing of routine. ☺
Are you Eurovision fans and was it always a dream of you to be part of it?
BQL: It's always been a family tradition to watch ESC together. We always thought it was a goal that's waaay too far away for us to achieve.
Which are your favorite Eurovision songs and what are your all time favorites from Slovenian entries?
BQL: Our favourite song from Eurovision was Molitva. The best Slovenian entry was "Here for you" from Maraaya in our opinion ☺
BQL: Like we said, it was a family tradition to watch it together and have good time. We remember that the most.
What are your plans for 2017 besides EMA, are you working on a album?
BQL: We're working on a few singles, right now there's not an album release date (yet ☺).
Why should the Slovenian audience vote for you to represent Slovenia at Eurovision 2017?
BQL: We promise to not let anyone down. We have a goal to stay down to earth, but still push the boundaries for Slovenian music.
BQL: Set your goals higher than you ever have but still stay humble and grateful for what you have! Love ya! ☺ Cheers.
Thank you so much for answer those questions. Good luck for you and your song in the EMA 2017 and maybe we see us in Kyiv!
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We believe that culture has a critical role in advancing racial justice, and that the arts are a powerful tool for addressing our most pressing challenges. For real change to manifest in organizations and positively impact communities, we must understand structures of racism, and apply creative strategies for dismantling oppressive policies and practices towards racially equitable outcomes.
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This post contains affiliate links where, if a purchase is made through the link, I will receive a small commission. Today I'm sharing patriotic cupcakes as a three-fer. A group of bloggers and I are sharing patriotic recipes, it's also #CookoutWeek and Taste of Home Tuesday. Whew! Need less to say there are lots of great recipe to check out today. Hope you have time to visit many, if not all, of them.
I found this recipe in the Simple & Delicious cookbook from the editors at Taste of Home. It's on page 567 under the Holiday Highlights tab. This is a cookbook I simply love. I reviewed a copy of the book last year and you can find it here. I love that these cupcakes start with a mix. You must use a white cake mix or the colors will be off. The challenge is getting each color into the cupcake liners evenly. I got about 18 cupcakes.
These cupcakes are not only the perfect dessert for July 4th or Memorial Day but also for a military deployment send off or to welcome home a soldier from duty.
I happened to have the traditional red, white and blue sprinkles, or jimmies, but you you could use nonpareils or fun star sprinkles. You can also use patriotic cupcake liners, although I used white ones, because I had them and it's kind of fun to see the colors of the cupcake through the liner.
Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a small bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and the blue food coloring. In another bowl, combine 1-1/3 cups batter and the red food coloring. Leave remaining batter plain.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups with evenly with the red batter, then evenly with the plain batter and finally evenly with the blue batter. Bake at 350° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with vanilla frosting; decorate with sprinkles of your choice.
July 4th, 1776 is the date the Second Continental Congress adopted The United States Declaration of Independence effectively ending British rule. Now we celebrate our independence each year on July 4th with fireworks, picnics, parades and backyard barbecues across our nation. Join these 11 bloggers as we celebrate and share some patriotic themed recipes!
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These cupcakes are so fun for the 4th!
These are soo adorable and festive! my kids would love them!!!
What a fun collection of patriotic goodies!
So cute! And I love that they are easily adaptable to our own Canada Day holiday for July 1st! Cupcakes are one of my go-to desserts for outdoor celebrations since no utensils or plates required!
Love these cute little patriotic desserts!
These cupcakes are so much fun! Pinning them everywhere! Thanks for sharing at Celebrate365!
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These are SUPER cute–I pinned them and I think my sons and I will make them this weekend! <3 SO fun.
These are so fun! I love the colors that are in the cupcakes. I can see these being a hit at any get together!


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What keeps us calm during the chaos: Nozomi Naoi on "Yumeji Modern" and finding the "moon-viewing" moment
In such uncertain times, it is important to remember the things that keep us human, keep us who we are, and allow us to persevere.
My book, Yumeji Modern: Designing the Everyday in Twentieth-Century Japan, has a chapter on the artistic reception and visualization of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 (Chapter 5). As tempting as it is to focus on the disaster and suffering, I want to introduce one newspaper illustration and accompanying text that focuses on a moment of serenity, beauty, and humanity amidst the chaos and wreckage.
The modern Japanese artist and main subject of the book, Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934), wrote and illustrated a newspaper series called Tōkyō sainan gashin ("Sketches of the Tokyo Disaster"), which was published daily in the newspaper Miyako shinbun. Comprising both texts and images, Yumeji's series records his reactions to the catastrophe and its aftermath and participate in a collective making of memory in modern Japanese history. His visual and literary observations showcase feelings of empathy and shock, as well as disappointment due to the inaction on the part the Japanese government in helping its citizens. Tokyo Disaster began its serialized, daily release merely thirteen days after the earthquake struck, running from September 14 to October 4, and the series presented some of the earliest responses to reach the public.
Out of the twenty-one issues in the series, one stood out: the twelfth issue from September 25, Chūshū no meigetsu (Moon-viewing; fig. 5.09, p. 161). It is a tranquil night scene with a mother and her two children, seen from behind, sitting in a field and looking up at the moon. It is a poignant scene and all the more so with Yumeji's sensitive portrayal of the woman, as his interest in the female image made him popular with his iconic "Yumeji-style beauty." The romanticized natural setting and the figures communicate a beautiful moment even within a series that dwells on the theme of destruction.
The text recounts how people had to spend many nights in the open due to a lack of shelter and then describes the mother:
I saw a woman pulling pampas grass in the field at Aoyama. I passed by casually, then realized that tonight was "moon-viewing" (chūshū no meigetsu). Some do not forget the offerings to the full moon even in such destitute times when people are living in shacks. Tonight there must be people gazing at the bright moon from the eaves of the galvanized iron roofs, grateful for their survival . . . (pp. 160-161)
Moon-viewing festivities celebrated the beauty of the autumnal moon and prayed for an abundant harvest. The appreciation of mother nature, which had just struck against humanity is nonetheless breathtaking. By homing in on the attempts of one woman to preserve the tradition of moon-viewing for her children despite the tragedy, the image and text also reflect Yumeji's focus on the experience of the individual in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.
The desire for people to recreate and preserve normalcy even during a time of trauma touched Yumeji.
Serialization also allowed Yumeji's reactions to the earthquake to reach a broad audience every day for three weeks, and the series became a platform that expanded and built upon itself, enabling a kind of memoristic journey that the artist and his audience experienced together.
The series finds its source in Yumeji's artistic beginnings as an illustrator for socialist bulletins during the time of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) and demonstrates on a more personal level his concern for the place of the common people, of the voiceless within a climate of mounting government oppression and militarism. In addition, his keen observation and focus on the figure and its interiority was germane to his development in the portrayal of the female figure, one that evolved from his prolific production of bijinga (beautiful women) imagery, mostly for publications targeting a female audience.
Tokyo Disaster is an important series in the examination of the artist Yumeji and his role in the early twentieth-century mediascape. But it also holds a more personal meaning.
While doing research for this book in Japan, the Tōhoku Earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, followed by countless aftershocks and a massive tsunami. It was in the aftermath of this event and during Japan's collective efforts to restore, reconcile, and narrate this disaster that led me to Yumeji's responses to the Great Kantō Earthquake, the greatest natural disaster during his lifetime. This experience permitted me to approach this series with a better understanding of and insight into Yumeji's heartfelt reactions to the 1923 earthquake, and I decided to devote my last chapter of the book on this series and include the entire series translation in the appendix. I completed the translations and analysis of this series with the 2011 disaster in mind, which even years later affects the many people who are still unable to return to their homes.
In our current circumstance in 2020, I now feel that the many reactions and critiques seen in this series are ever more relevant, and I hope that in our times today each and every one of us is able to find our own "moon-viewing" moment.
Nozomi Naoi is assistant professor of humanities (art history) at Yale-NUS College and author of Yumeji Modern.
This entry was posted in Art and Art History, Asian Art, Guest Post, Japan, Uncategorized on July 15, 2020 by UWP Publicity.
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There is a lot of pressure for someone starting a film franchise.
The film has to be good, otherwise, the franchise could be over before it even really starts. Universal has tried twice to start the soon to be known Dark Universe, but those films have failed so far, but now they think they have a real winner. 'The Mummy' will be the first film in the Universe, with Johnny Depp to be the Invisible Man, and Frankenstein with Javier Bardem.
In the above interview from the New York Premiere of 'The Mummy' stars talk about starting the Dark Universe. Jake Johnson tells us how excited he is for people to see the film, Annabelle Wallis says how this film and the Dark Universe will change what people think of Monster films, Sofia Boutella discusses bringing the Mummy to modern day, and Tom Cruise respects the history and what it could bring to the public.
The Mummy is in theaters tomorrow, June 9, 2017.


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All You Need To Know About Top 10 Richest Musician In Nigeria And Their Net Worth
Nigerians are a people who love entertainment. We love to dance and love our Music tremendously. Today in Nigeria ,there are alot of Musicians who make songs that makes us shake our waist and sing aloud in occasions , festivals, Club houses etc. These artists serve us different tunes and there music have extended it's tentacles far and wide and this comes with a lot of Fame, fandom and financial rewards.
The music industry in Nigeria is a money spinner for the Musicians and promoters alike. Over the past decade, the Nigerian music and entertainment industry has become not just a source of livelihood for talented entertainers but also an asset base that has made these musicians flamboyant and wealthy. The infusion of the Afrobeat have transcended the walls of Nigeria to other nations in Africa and many parts of the World. Diaspora Africans now seek for more Afrobeat songs from Nigerian artists and this has helped with the sale of their songs via digital means.
Now, this list seeks to explore the potential wealthiest musicians in Nigeria who have made our airplays and Televisions sets a mini club. This list is by no way a 100% because all we can do is speculate via the endorsement they have, social media fellowship, sold out concerts , merchandise sells and other factors in play.
1.Don Jazzy
Don Jazzy, is one of Nigeria's wealthiest record producer and The CEO of Mavin Records. He co-founded Mo' Hits Records in 2004 with his former Business partner and star, Dbanj ,which saw the likes of super stars Wande coal,The prince come to the limelight. As the CEO of Mavin records, he has produced a lot of songs and also talents in the persons of Reekado banks, Dija, Koredo Bello in the Nigerian music industry.
Don Baba J as he is called bears Michael Collins Ajereh as his name . He is reported to charge about N500,000 or more to produce a song which explains how he makes his money. The Talented Producer/Musician signed various endorsement deals that at the moment run in the millions of Naira. Don Jazzy lives in his own mansion in Lagos and has exotic cars which is a testament to being Wealthy. He also is one of the very Generous celebrities in Nigeria who acknowledges his fans through different social medias.
His Networth is reportedly estimated at $45 million.
2. Tiwa Savage
Tiwa savage is Known as the First Lady of Mavins Record and the richest female entertainer in Nigeria today. Prior to her rise in the Music industry,Tiwa Savage resided in USA and was a backup singer for the likes of George Michael, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Emma Bunton, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea Bocelli, and Ms. Dynamite.
Tiwa studied music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. While she was at the college, she participated in the UK edition of X Factor where she was among the top 24 finalists.
On returning to Nigeria , she started singing and shortly after ,her song was making waves everywhere . To her credit ,she has hits like Malo with Wizkid ,All over,Eminado, My Darling ,Bad etc.
Tiwa Savage is currently worth $9 million and charges up to N10 million per show.
3. Wizkid aka Starboy
Starboy is undoubtedly leading as the richest musician in Nigeria. Wizkid's real name is Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun and is the founder and CEO of Starboy music record label. Wizkid is a multi award-winning act who is recognized not only in Africa but internationally. His hit songs continue to top the musical chart and have recorded financial success in the musical industry.
Wizkid garnered International game when the Canadian Rapper Drake jumped into his 2014 hit track from his Ayo Album Ojuelegba alongside The British Grimme Rapper of Nigerian Origin,Skepta. Starboy has collaborated with acts like Drake, Treyz Songz, Dua lipa, Wale, Chris Brown, Tinie Tempah,Ty dolla Sign, Cardinal point, Justin Skye,Kranium,Major Lazer but to mention a few.
Some of the endorsement/deals signed by Wizzie is said to be worth millions of Naira and helped him rack up enough wealth are: Being an ambassador for Pepsi, Globacom (top telecom company in Nigeria), MTN deal worth N40 million.
Wizkid has got cars, mansions in various countries plus other investment, businesses and assets. Star boy is known to charge a minimum of 5 million Naira per show and he has an estimated net worth of $40 million according to Forbes.
Recently, he sold out a 20,000 hall concert in London and reportedly made Over $1million from the One night show!!! Wizzy baby Lokeloke for a reason.
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4. Davido
Davido aka Omo baba oluwo is the son of one of the wealthiest man in Nigeria and the second richest musician in the country at the by the measurement of Forbes. His real name is David Adedeji Adeleke. He took the music industry by storm from 2012 producing interesting songs. He has won series of awards such as the Mobo award, and also emerging the best African Act for the year and many more.
He also owns his own record label which is worth billions of Naira. OBO as he is fondly called is currently signed with world music giants SONY records, which is widely known to parades the best musicians in the Nigerian music industry like Tiwa Savage, Tekno and Wizkid.
Davido has got mansions, cars and series of investments due to his background. As for his shows, he charges from N3 to N5 million per show. Davido has endorsements with some of the big brands in Nigeria and abroad like First Bank, Guinness, Pepsi and MTN. His current Pepsi Endorsement is worth an estimated N100 million.
Davido just bought a private jet which cost N9.7billion last month. He also bought a N45 million Porsche car for his current girlfriend, Chioma. Davido got an edorsement from infinix which is worth over N350 million while Chioma got hers for N150 million too.
Davido's net worth stands at $36 million.
5. 2BaBa
One of the best male singers in the country at the moment is 2baba whose real name is Innocent Idibia. 2baba was a major part of the defunct plantashun boiz and had since then been one the successful/richest musician in Nigeria and Africa for so many years before the likes of youngest artiste Davido and Wizkid ursuped his position.
2baba has endorsement deals with alot of top organizations in the country which runs in millions. It is said that 2Baba charges about 2.5 million naira for a show. 2baba has an estimated sum of $22 million.
6. Olamide
Olamide Adedeji known by his stage name Badhoo or Olamide is another wealthy Nigerian rapper and musician and the founder and CEO of popular music record label in Nigeria – YBNL Nation. Olamide is one of the most hardworking entertainers in the industry. He has released a studio album every year since 2011.
Olamide's song,'Wo' broke the record of being the fastest Nigerian music video to amass 1 million views on YouTube ans This feat was attainable in just 6 days then.
Olamide has an endorsement deal with Ciroc worth N30Million. Other endorsements that he signed includes being the brand ambassador for Guinness Nigeria worth N80Million, Etisalat deal worth around N50Million which has since being renewed with an additional N30 million Naira.
Olamide net worth in dollars in thought to be in the region of $8million.
7. P-Square
Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye are twin brothers, who sang and danced together Under the name P-square. They produced and released their albums through Square Records which was headed by their elder brother Jude.The dynamic duo were stellar together in delivering hot hits back to back. From their Bizzy body song around 2004-05 to Do me, to ifunnaya and more ,the ruled the airplay of numerous African nations. Unfortunately, the Twins couldn't resolve their family issues and decided to go their different ways.
While they were still P-Square , they signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik record label. It was said that P-Square charges N7 Million Naira per show. They made real cash and won series of awards domestically and internationally.
Forbes ranks their Networth at a whopping $60 million.
8. D-BANJ
Dbanj alias the kokomaster is one of the most influential musicians that have graced the Nigerian and African entertainment scene for decades now . He is a good lyricist who has been able to set the clubs onfire with his songs and Melodies. Dbanj is also one of the celebrated African artist of all time due to his smash Single Oliver twist which sold him to a greater Audience. Dbanj is an Afrobeat and Afropop musician. Dbanj is a brand and has so many endorsement deals with various companies and co-operations.
According to Forbes magazine, D'Banj's current net worth this is estimated to be at an impressive $13.5 million. This is possible from his Numerous endorsement deals including Sony Music ,Apple ,Slot etc which ensures the cash keeps pumping in.
9. TIMAYA
Mr Timaya aka "Dem mama" began his career in 2005 and has since became one of the most respected artiste in the entertainment industry. His second album Gift and Grace was released in 2008 which sold about 10 million copies in Africa. His real name is Alfred Odin and he haiks from Bayelsa state. Timaya enjoyed early fame from his earliest album when singles like Dem mama and Timaya dropped. He went on to release more songs over the years and he is one of the certified hit makers in the country. Timaya's Ukwu song was a global phenomenal and went viral quickly and thus became a hit. In 2015,he linked up with Don jazzy to release the song "I concur " which was a certified club Banger.
Not much is know about Timaya and Endorsements but he has one with Globacom and some with food processing companies from the southern region of the country. His Networth is at the time of this post pegged at about $6 million.
10. FLAVOUR
Chinedu Okoli also known by his stage name "Flavour N'abania" is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer.
He began his musical profession as a drummer for a local church in his home town in Enugu State. He also is a popular musician in Nigeria. The singer is valued at an estimated net worth of N2.5 Billion Naira. He has many investments in the south eastern part of Nigeria.
He has Endorsements running in Millions with Globacom Nigeria and Hero Alcoholic beverage. Flavour also has a lot of hit songs ranging from Ashawo, baby oku, shake ukwu, Golibe, Most High to the 2013 eternal wedding anthem in Nigeria Ada Ada.
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Top of the Charts: Rihanna grabs No. 1 spot
Erik Ernst
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Rihanna might have skipped out on her scheduled Grammy performance, but she ended up being the pop star to find herself on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the week after the award show. See her new big single below and then see which songs were number one this week back in 2001, 1991, 1981 and 1971.
No. 1 hit Feb. 26, 2016
Rihanna featuring Drake "Work "
Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" finds itself falling back to number two on the Hot 100 as the pairing of Rihanna and Drake proves a potent combination that has taken "Work" to the top of the charts one month after its release. The song is Rihanna's 11th number one hit - and her second with Drake on board. Watch the pair perform their new hit at this week's Brit Awards Show.
No. 1 this week in 2001
Joe featuring Mystikal "Stutter "
One year after Georgia-born R&B singer Joe reached the top of the Hot 100 as a featured guest on Mariah Carey's "Thank God I Found You," he accomplished that feat as a lead artist for the first time when "Stutter" hit number one. The song spent four weeks at number one and is still Joe's sole number one pop hit to date.
Whitney Houston "All the Man That I Need "
A decade after Linda Clifford first recorded "All the Man That I Need," Whitney Houston took a shot at it on her "I'm Your Baby Tonight Album." It was a good choice, as the song became her ninth career number one hit, spending two weeks on top of the charts.
Eddie Rabbitt "I Love a Rainy Night "
A country songwriter in his early years who had penned hits for Elvis Presley, Eddie Rabbitt was also a hit maker in his own right with a string of number one country hits. One of those hits, "I Love a Rainy Night," crossed all the way over to the top of the pop charts, where it spent two weeks at number one.
The Osmonds "On Bad Apple "
One of the 1970s' biggest teen idol groups, The Osmonds only reached the peak of the Hot 100 once. "One Bad Apple," a catchy bubblegum dance tune, spent five weeks at number one in early 1971.


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LRGS retain festival trophy
The successful LRGS team.
Lancaster Royal Grammar School 1st XI have retained the Royal Grammar School Cricket Festival trophy for the second year in a row.
Only twice before has a team defended and retained the trophy in the history of the competition.
Mr Mason, Head of Cricket at LRGS said: "The boys were absolutely brilliant, both on and off the pitch and this was commented on by a number of staff and umpires and even groundsmen.
"I was very proud of them and what they have achieved and they were absolutely shattered by the end of day five.
"Going into the final round of fixtures the boys knew that if they beat the host school RGS Worcester they would lift the trophy and, sure enough, 50s from Ben, Hamza and Charlie allowed us to post a very competitive total of 242 in our 50 overs.
"In reply, some tight bowling and a terrific spell of spin bowling from skipper Rohan in his last LRGS game (five wickets) allowed LRGS to bowl Worcester out some 40 runs short and to win the trophy outright for the second year in succession. Honourable mentions should also go to Joe, who scored an unbeaten 120 versus RGS Newcastle, Ben and Jivitesh, who both scored 50s against RGS High Wycombe and both James and Joel consistently picked up wickets in every game."
Mr Mason added: "Thank you to all staff who have had to cover lessons in our absence or have been affected by boys being absent.
"Your patience and support is not taken for granted and both Mr Ledward and I are very grateful."
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My eyes are growing weary trying to navigate through the recently enacted state budget, looking for what is and is not included. So far, i find very little in there to like.
I've mentioned the cigarette tax - soon to be $2 a pack.
No relief from rising gasoline prices. On the contrary, we'll see the price inch up another 2-cents per gallon thanks to the legislature.
No real property tax relief - despite on the clamoring about it being a priority.
And no relief from rising electric rates.
Not a banner year for Hartford lawmakers at all.
But ordinary folks, the only good news is that they're just about done - which means they can do us no more harm for another six months.


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Biografia

Matěj Krsek ha maturato la sua prima esperienza internazionale al XIII Festival olimpico estivo della gioventù europea (EYOF) a Tbilisi nel 2015, dove ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nei 200 metri in 21,90 secondi. L'anno successivo è arrivato settimo ai  Campionati europei allievi 2016, ancora a Tbilisi, in 21,69 secondi. Nel 2018 ai Mondiali U20 di Tampere è arrivato in semifinale nei 400 m, dove è stato eliminato in 46.59, mentre è arrivato quinto con la staffetta ceca 4x100 m in 39.75. L'anno successivo è arrivato quarto ai Campionati europei U20 di Borås, in Svezia, in 46.37 secondi ed è stato squalificato nella staffetta 4x100m nelle manche, ma ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nella staffetta 4x400m 3:08.50. Alle World Athletics Relays 2021 a Chorzów, in Polonia, ha corso la finale nella staffetta mista con un tempo di 3:21.05 minuti. A luglio è stato eliminato agli Europei U23 di Tallinn con 47.18 s in semifinale sui 400 metri e ha corso la staffetta con 3:09.79 min la finale. L'anno successivo chiude ai Mondiali di Eugene con il nuovo record nazionale di 3:01.63 in finale all'ottavo posto con la staffetta e poi si ritira agli Europei di Monaco con 45.92 s in semifinale nei 400 metri e ottiene nella staffetta il tempo di 3:01.82 min, piazzandosi al sesto posto.

Batte il suo record personale indoor per diventare finalista ai Campionati europei indoor 2023.

Nel 2020-2022, Krsek è stato il campione ceco nei 400 metri.

Record
200 metri: 20,94 s (0,0 m/s), 18 luglio 2020 a Kladno
200 metri (indoor): 21.54 s, 9 febbraio 2019 a Lipsia
400 metri: 45,55 s, 25 giugno 2022 a Hodonín
400 metri (al coperto): 46.77s, 24 febbraio 2019 a Praga (record ceco U20)

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Q: Send data to wcf webservice from jquery I am trying to send a json string to a wcf webservice from a html page using jquery. But it is giving error and not returning the desired result. The html page is showing error. How to debug a service to see if the page is actually calling the webservice. Please help.
IService1.cs
public interface IService1
{

    [OperationContract]
    string GetData(int value);

    [OperationContract]
    CompositeType GetDataUsingDataContract(CompositeType composite);

    // TODO: Add your service operations here
}

// Use a data contract as illustrated in the sample below to add composite types to service operations.
[DataContract]
public class CompositeType
{
    bool boolValue = true;
    string stringValue = "Hello ";

    [DataMember]
    public bool BoolValue
    {
        get { return boolValue; }
        set { boolValue = value; }
    }

    [DataMember]
    public string StringValue
    {
        get { return stringValue; }
        set { stringValue = value; }
    }
}

Service1.svc.cs
namespace WcfService2
{

public class Service1 : IService1
{
    public string GetData(int value)
    {
        return string.Format("You entered: {0}", value);
    }

    public CompositeType GetDataUsingDataContract(CompositeType composite)
    {
        if (composite == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("composite");
        }
        if (composite.BoolValue)
        {
            composite.StringValue += "Suffix";
        }
        return composite;
    }
}
}

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var markers = [{ "value": "128" }];

    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        async: false,
        data: JSON.stringify({ Markers: markers }),
        url: "http://localhost:13008/Service1.svc/GetData",
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "json",
        success: function (data) {
            alert(data);
        },
        error: function () {
            alert("Error");
        }
    });

A: Remove the data part in the AJAX call and pass the parameter in the url. Like this:
http://localhost:13008/service1.svc/GetData?value=128

A: I think you need to mention webHttpBinding for configuring endpoint for restful services. By default it might be using basicHttpBinding when u start a service in visual studio.
You also need to add attribute [WebInvoke(Method="GET", ResponseFormat=WebMessageFormat.Json,uriTemplate="/json/{id}")] not checked in ide. But something similar to it is what you need to add.


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Al-Qaeda terrorist behind Glasgow Airport bombing confesses to plotting attack
Sabeel Ahmed, a former NHS doctor, was jailed for 18 months for his involvement in the attack and is currently in custody in a Delhi prison on charges relating to a terror recruitment plot from 2012.
Sabeel Ahmed, a former NHS doctor, was arrested following the attack and sentenced to 18 months in prison. (Image: PA)
The Al-Qaeda terrorist who helped 'mastermind' the Glasgow Airport terrorist attack has confessed to his involvement in planning the suicide bombing and revealed exactly how the plot was hatched.
Sabeel Ahmed, a former NHS doctor, was arrested following the June 2007 attack and sentenced to 18 months in prison in the UK after pleading guilty to failing to disclose information that could have prevented an act of terrorism.
He was then deported to India after his release.
His brother, Kafeel Ahmed, died of his injuries in Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 2007, two months after the attack - which saw him attempt to drive a burning jeep loaded with propane canisters into the airport terminal building.
Fellow perpetrator, Bilal Abdullah, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in December of 2009 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 32 years.
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Ahmed, nicknamed 'Motu Doctor' by Indian security services, is currently in custody in Delhi's Tihar Jail having been detained in Saudi Arabia in September last year and extradited to India in connection with an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorism recruitment plot.
Hindi News have labelled Ahmed Sabeel 'probably the single most highly educated terrorist of India' and report that he 'used his ancestral property worth to fund terrorism, recruit terrorists and buy arms to create havoc' in the country.
A Jeep loaded with gas cannisters burst into flames when it was driven into an entrance at Glasgow Airport back in 2007. (Image: PA)
They report that Ahmed, in his confession concerning his role as 'mastermind' of the Glasgow Airport attack, says he was radicalised alongside his elder brother Kapil while on repeated visits to the Tipu Sultan Masjid mosque and surrounding areas in Kolkata, India.
While working as a doctor at a hospital near Liverpool, Ahmed added that he was in constant contact with his elder brother and that during that time his brother would constantly talk to him about committing Jihad.
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Sabeel told the news outlet: "After some time in May 2007, my elder brother Kafeel Ahmed came to visit me in England. My brother told me that something big has to be done for Jihad and for that we have to plan together".
Sabeel revealed that he and his brother were planning a suicide attack in London and he assured Kafeel of all possible help. Despite this, Kafeel returned to India. Things then started happening when Kafeel went to Iceland and during that period the pair kept talking by email and other communication methods and planned Jihad.
A week before the Glasgow Airport attack, Kafeel told Sabeel that all the preparations for the attack had been done and the rest of the planning would be sorted out soon.
Sabeel added: "Just before the Glasgow bomb blasts on June 30, 2007, my brother Kafeel sent me a message in which he had sent the password of an email. I read the message, which was about Mission Jihad.
"There was a suicide attack at Glasgow Airport on the day the email was sent. Kafeel was badly injured in this attack and was immediately admitted to hospital, where he died one month later".
Sabeel was subsequently arrested in Liverpool by anti-terrorism officers and sentenced to jail for failing to disclose information that could have prevented the attack - having misled detectives probing the attack for five days.
The Economic Times of India reports that he also failed to tell them that Kafeel had texted him half an hour before driving into Glasgow Airport, directing him to the "drafts" section of an e-mail account and that when he logged in an hour after the attack, he found his brother's suicide note and Islamic will as well as instructions to lie to police about his whereabouts.
After having served his sentence, he was then deported back to India in 2008, with Sabeel also revealing in his confession to Hindi News that he met and became involved with Al Qaeda operatives in the country and plotted further attacks there.
Ahmed is currently in custody in India having been charged in connection with an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorism recruitment plot in 2012.
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Osun police nab 2 for assault
From Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo
Osun State Police has arrested two friends, Kamoru Ajibola and Ismaila Mohammed for allegedly attacking a man.
It was gathered that the man attacked, Tunde Ajayi, is the husband of Ajibola's concubine.
It was learnt that the victim, Ajayi had earlier alleged that Ajibola was dating his wife, an allegation which was said to have led to a hot argument between the two.
However, unsatisfied with the outcome of the argument, Ajibola went to Ajayi's house located at Amuda Oba in Modakeke area of Osun State around 4am on Monday in the company of his friend Ismaila to rekindle the argument.
The argument on Monday morning, according to eyewitness account led to a scuffle and Ismaila allegedly injured Ajayi's hand during a fight.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola said the victim was attacked early morning on Monday at his house over an argument the previous day that one of his attackers, (Ajibola) was having an affair with his wife.
She added that the duo have been arrested and were in police custody pending the conclusion of investigation.
"The Commissioner of Police Johnson Kokumo had ordered full investigation into the matter with a view to ensuring that the culprits are made to face full wrath of the law.
Presently, the duo are in police custody and are being interrogated in order to curb injustice and ensure that whoever perpetrates the act is punished according to the dictates of the law", she added.


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Product Idea | Feb 24, 2019
Sonic Mania - Green Hill Zone
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You're my number one
Congrats to Bricks & Blooms for reaching the 10k mark. Now we are number one (hey!) on the most supported list! It's not QUITE the credits sequence, but I was listening to this and realised it'd be appropriate for the situation, if you want a Classic Sonic jam to listen to ^u^
I've been saying "not long to go" for a while, but now it's a matter of days, not weeks. (EDIT: Turns out it was hours instead!!) Thank you all - this truly is way past cool. <3
FANART!? (by Dave Lite)
Something different today. I just got this exceedingly wonderful, downright GORGEOUS piece of art, and I'm bamboozled. Someone loving the project enough to put this much care and attention into a traditional painted yet digital artstyle... it's MAGICAL and I'm screamin' over here, and y'all have absolutely gotta see this too!!
His name is Dave Lite, and he's a very creative member of a Sonic community I frequent - so it was very appreciated when he showed up to surprise me with this. Thank you, Dave!
If you're wondering where the 95% supporter update is: After the 90% update, I'm not sure I have anything else to contribute. The project's so close to the final goal, with less than 333 people to go. Things have been rocketing up with Sonic's trademark speed, and I dunno what to say about that except thank you all so very, very much, and I love you all. <3
PS: congrats to the Indiana Jones Trilogy vignette for reaching 10k (we'll be joining you soon...) and special thanks to just2good sharing the project on Twitter! ^u^
What does the scouter say about its power level..?
It's been one year since this all began.
So much has happened, hasn't it? It's incredible. And, at risk of resurfacing ancient internet memes, over nine thousand people have come together to help make the concept real. This is the futhest any Sonic concept has gotten on the Ideas platform, and I am so thankful for the love and support that has been shown for it - but it wasn't the first. As we look forward, let us also look backwards - to see how far we've come.
In some interviews, I've said that there was only one project before this one came along that got anywhere substantial - but I didn't realise that when LEGO CUUSOO became LEGO Ideas, some projects' data was lost, damaged, or otherwise made inaccessible from the site's Search function. The truth of the matter is that the first project to appear on the platform based on the Sonic series, as far as my research has shown, is 2012's "Sonic the Hedgehog (Green Hill Zone)" by user @gtrocks1111. This project is so old that it doesn't even show up on their account page's personal list of entries! It predates the LEGO Dimensions partnership, and this is evident in the brick-built construction they employ for Sonic himself. Unfortunately, the age of this concept works against it - it was made during the era in which another company held the building toy license, and so was archived at 1,003 supporters.
The rejection of the above concept must have really put a damper on things for a while, because projects only start appearing again in June 2016 - the year of the Dimensions partnership coming to light, removing the conflict! There are a bunch of small concepts with lots of love put into them - several Green Hills, but also a gorgeous-looking action figure, a solid rendition of the Tornado, and a number of boss battles and character-focused pieces quickly created and iterated upon by JackSparrow5432 in short order!
Unfortunately, none of these projects ever really set the world on fire in a way which had a chance to reach 10k until 2017's "Sonic The Hedgehog: Green Hill Zone Modular Level Set" by megaMit. I voted for this project under an account I lost the login information and email account to in the years hence, and was very sad to see it expire at 1,367 supporters. It was a little parts-count heavy, but was dripping with character and had the visuals refined to polishing point.
I've often been requested to include a loop running mechanism and a spindash in the Sonic Mania concept, but having seen megaMit's concept before working on my own, I avoided doing so because I didn't want to potentially fall afoul of plagarism. However, since starting this, I actually found out he was a friend of a friend - it's a small world! We've offered each other tips and suggestions on how to refine our builds, and for the 1 year anniversary he's generously donated some ideas from his own work to be adapted to fit with the Sonic Mania concept's world. If you want to thank him for his generosity, you should check out his current project, the Earthbound-themed "Brick Road & Dungeon Man" build! It's toastergrl approved ;D
Since megaMit's project, there's been a few others in the Sonic sphere. The one that's most worth mentioning is victorvey300's expired "Lego Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Dr.Eggman concept", which had a few weeks left at around 800 supporters when my project came on the scene, and basked in the halo effect to get the current high score for expired Sonic-themed projects at 1,536. It was a solid concept for sure, and they've iterated upon it with a new rendition with the same basic conceit. If the Sonic Mania project somehow doesn't get selected for review, I invite you to rally around their "Sonic the Hedgehog UCS Dr. Eggman's Death Egg Robot" idea as a back-up! DivingFaces_5018's "Sonic the Hedgehog - Mini Play-Set" is also worth your attention should the worst come to pass.
But of course, we shouldn't be preparing for the worst... we should be hoping for the best! The Sonic Mania - Green Hill Zone project has come the furthest out of all of these, and is so close to the final goalpost. I *know* we can do it - especially for the Second Review Session of 2019 deadline, which is coming up around May 7th. Thank you all so much for lending your support, and to all the people who've helped promote it. Rob in the SRB2 server, Chris McFeely and DisapprovingOwl and all my pals on Twitter... It's wonderful! <3
What are my plans for the immediate future? I've been promoting the project really hard to get to the 9k mark before the yeariversary, and I succeeded - so methinks after today it'll be time to take a break and recuperate. Remember, kids - working hard to achieve your dreams is important, but it's always worth treating yourself with compassion! That's why they call it a work-life balance ^u^
PS: congrats to the Retro Bowling Alley project, which has also entered this review session! It'll be a packed one for sure... but I look forward to the final battle ;D
THE BIG SCREEN
Happy Valentines day, everybody! The Sonic movie is out now, so you should go watch it. Congrats to everyone who worked on it for a certified fresh movie!!
It's been interesting watching the movie develop alongside this project, so I feel a sense of pride-by-association just thinking about it. I can't wait to see it (EDIT II: I loved it!), so just to say that I'll be reporting any comments made in the next week that contain spoilers for it!
Hope you have a goodn', everybody - whether you're alone on a Friday night or having a fun time with the people you care about, know that we're all in this together. It's exciting knowing we're almost to the home stretch - just a little further... ^u^
Also, 10 days until the anniversary!! See you then~
Proud of that pun
EDIT: Much thanks to Neo Hazard at fansite Sonic Retro for doing a project spotlight on this concept! Take a look if you're curious as to some of the stuff behind the scenes of the project, or wanna see some of my earliest working shots I took while developing this!
Somehow, we pretty much immediately jumped up from 80% to 85%, and it's totally my fault that I was completely unprepared!
So, here's a piece of art I've been working on since I passed it that I actively challenged myself to render in a visually interesting fashion! Pure filled in outlines may be quick to do, but the closer we get to the end, the more fine detail I think is appropriate to indulge in. Yeah, it's not a build - we're so close to the finish line and I'm so happy with how the January 2020 update turned out that I don't think it'd be right to suggest any further changes unless I think of something particularily essential and refined. You understand, right? I don't wanna muddy the waters now we've truly found our footing.
In any case, I'm very thankful that not one but two members of the 10k Club, Brick Project and Ben Alder, both chose to share my Idea onwards, along with over six hundred people on Twitter - AND the Ideas team, who had this and my very first Activity entry both visible in the most recent Platform Update blog post's images!! The more this looks like it's going to happen, the more I am in debt to everyone around me who's chosen to back this concept. Thank you so, so much TuT
This project has a few events coming up. One is an interview and spotlight with a certain Sonic fansite, and that should go up any day now (EDIT: See the top of this post!) - then I'll take a bit of time to hibernate cuz of the Sonic movie's advertising blitz. But you know what happens once that all dies down? It'll be the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of this project's publication. What do I have in store, you ask? Well...
You'll have to wait until February 24th to find out <3
Of course, I'd be foolish to leave this Update off without shouting out all the Ideas that have reached 10k since the last one. The UCS Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the SpaceX Falcon 9, the Studgate train station, the minifig-scaled Gemini capsule, and... oh, the humanity! It may be a wonderful day, but a horrible goose has broken into the LEGO Ideas offices and is knocking over all the completed projects! Will Sonic be fast enough to stop them, or will the dastardly bird cause a world of trouble for him too!?
I make zero apologies for the reference
Eight thousand supporters, huh? Absolutely wild. Thank you SO much, everybody!
No new builds because I kind of expected it to take a little longer than literally two weeks since the 75% update, and also because I exhausted all my build energy making sure the January 2020 update was as good as could possibly be, so I hope you enjoy this throwback... both to the early days of the project when I didn't know what to do for updates and just did sketches instead, and to vintage memes. :P
Congrats to the Mary Poppins and Cybertruck projects for reaching 10k! Hope to join you soon ;D
75% + the January 2020 Update!
Yeah, that's right. After about 10 months of minor Updates, I figured it was high time to incorporate what I've learned into the main face of the project!
The LEGO Ideas team have been working very hard this past year, and the ability to update Product Ideas directly with new images and descriptions rather than simply adding to an embedded blog is quite frankly a lifesaver. Over time I'd become less and less enamoured with some of the decisions encapsulated in the original pitch for this concept, such as Sonic using short legs, the fact that the modules conncted with plus axles rather than frictionless pins, and the blocky shape of the Egg Robot - so I'm happy to report that all of those things have been fixed!
The Egg Robot now uses twin Technic Panels 87080 and 87086 to provide a more graceful shaping and sturdy construction to its front panel, rather than Curved Windscreen 41751 and a collection of plates and slopes attached only by a few studs and clips - plus a brick-built moustache! And as much-requested, Sonic uses the coveted medium length legs I was worried that would be restricted to a handful of licensed themes, now that they've been showing up in more and more sets since their introduction in late 2018. But that's not all...
Due to my improvements to the Eggman Robot seriously reducing the number of parts needed by about 100, there was plenty of room to expand the set concept without going way over budget. The big appeal increase comes with the introduction of the Heavy Magician and Heavy Gunner! Some compromises have been made to their designs since the Hard Boiled Heavy team-up in the 55% update in order to make them not require too many specialised (recoloured/stickered/printed) parts each, but they're recognisably themselves and maintain their fantastic play value.
Slightly less glamorously, there are also now four modules instead of two - the spring and palm tree module has been split into two half-size, more flexible modules, a very popular bridge module has been included from one of my minor updates, and the loop-de-loop module has gotten a major aesthetic makeover. And that's not where it stops...
People really, really, really loved my Hard Boiled Heavy and additional module Updates, and I wasn't sure how to work them all into a design update of the main project without making it way too expensive or parts-heavy. Then it hit me - much like Creator sets, it's totally possible to incorporate them into an alternate build with only about 20 more pieces!
To that end, I introduce to you all the "Encore mode" build - featuring all three remaining Hard Boiled Heavies (including the Rider, now with Jimmy the Motobug!), four more modules, the Master Emerald, the Tornado, and an Eggman Bomb with catapault - together using about 70% of the parts in the main design. Quite frankly, that's an absurd amount of play value in one set, isn't it? If this project gets approved, you might even want to get two copies just to get the full experience ;D
Of course, the impetus for this update definitely shouldn't be forgotten: we're 75% (well, almost 77% now!) of the way to the goal. That's incredible; thank you all so very, very much for helping this project out, and it couldn't be anywhere near as good as it is now without your love and support.
I hope you enjoy the redesign as much as I did working on it! For those who want to look at the old version to see how far we've come, check this Flickr album! <3
PLEASANT SOLSTICE
Just a small Update to let y'alls know I haven't forgotten about this project.
Yes, I have noticed what milestone we just hit - but I'm not going to draw too much attention to it right this second. I've got a big thing coming for this, don't you worry - but it won't be ready until early January. In the meantime, here's a teaser~
I hope you all have a wonderful winter tidings, whatever you celebrate <3
(Congrats to the Winter Chalet, Toronto Subway Train and Clockwork Aquarium projects for reaching 10k, too!)
THE TRUE BLUE
Remember when I did a mini-build for the first trailer? I had to for the second one now they're no longer using that demon as the model. :P
Congrats to the BIONICLE and Huascar projects for reaching 10k, by the way! <3


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Munro's 'Stories in Light' is transcendent — and not just for 'Narnia' fans
Bruce Munro covered the Great Lawn of the Montalvo Arts Center with thousands of glass bulbs lit by fiber optics for "Silver Sea," one of ten exhibits on display in "Stories in Light," on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Volunteers install glass bulbs on the Great Lawn of the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, as they install one of the features of the Bruce Munro "Stories in Light," exhibit. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Bruce Munro talks about the process of creating "Stories in Light," an illuminated display of the British artist's work at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Plastic lawn flamingos glow under colored flood lights during a preview screening of "Stories in Light", an illuminated display of Bruce Munro work at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Plastic white lawn flamingos catch the sunlight at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, as the installation of British artist Bruce Munro's "Stories in Light," exhibit is installed. The piece features nearly 1000 of the birds in a work entitled "Ramandu's Table." (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
British artist Bruce Munro and Kelly Sicat, the director of the Sally & Don Lucas Artists Program, tour the Montalvo Arts Center Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, before the opening of his show, "Stories in Light," in Saratoga, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Amy Pike uncoils fiber optic cables as the lead installer for British artist Bruce Munro's "Stories in Light" show going up at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 10 , 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Thousands of plastic mussel shells are hung from fiber optic cables by Taylor Zachary and Amy Pike, installers of British artist Bruce Munro's "Stories in Light" installation at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 10 , 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Volunteer Dave Carter clips plastic mussel shells onto fiber optic cables on artist Bruce Munro's "Reepicheep's Wave," a display being installed at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 10 , 2018. It is one of ten works by the renowned British artist that will be featured in his "Stories in Light" exhibit. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
A visitor to the Montalvo Arts Center is dwarfed viewing "Reepicheep's Wave," a 20-foot tall mixed-media exhibit, one of ten works by renowned British artist Bruce Munro's "Stories in Light," show during a preview Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Saratoga, Calif. The wave is made of thousands of fiber optic cables holding plastic mussel shells. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Bruce Munro is dwarfed by the "Good Seed," his dandelion of Victorian iron lampposts, one of the displays on exhibit at "Stories in Light," on the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
The "Good Seed," a dandelion-like structure made of Victorian lampposts, glows in the dusk light on the Montalvo Arts Center grounds hosting Bruce Munro's "Stories in Light" in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
With recycled plastic bottles and optical fiber, Bruce Munro created "Bacchus' Spring," an addition to the permanent leering sculptures in the Italianate Garden at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. The piece is one of ten works by the British artist on display in a show titled "Stories in Light." (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Bruce Munro created "Light Shower" as a permanent display for the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif. The piece was one of ten works by the British artist on display in a show titled "Stories in Light," Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Fluorescent dye-cut clothes pins hang from wires in the Italianate Garden at the Montalvo Arts Center, one of the new Bruce Munro works being prepared for display at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. The piece is called the "Gathering of the Clans," and was inspired by the cockatoos the artist encountered when living in Australia. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Fluorescent dye-cut clothes pins hang from wires in the Italianate Garden at the Montalvo Arts Center, one of the new Bruce Munro works on display at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. The piece is called the "Gathering of the Clans," and was inspired by the cockatoos the artist encountered when living in Australia. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Thousands of fiber optically-lit spheres cover the Great Lawn of the Montalvo Arts Center in "Silver Sea," one of ten exhibits by British artist Bruce Munro on display in "Stories in Light," Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Saratoga, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
A photo shoot takes place among the thousands of illuminated spheres covering the Great Lawn of the Montalvo Arts Center in "Silver Sea," one of ten exhibits by British artist Bruce Munro on display in "Stories in Light," Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Saratoga, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
By Angela Hill |
PUBLISHED: October 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 28, 2018 at 7:29 p.m.
Imagine for a moment that the grand villa at Montalvo Arts Center is a very large, old, wooden wardrobe, the likes of which a venerable professor might have kept in his English country house.
Now open it, push through the musty clothes and step through to another world where "flowers" in a playful garden of light gently bob on a moonlit autumn night. Nearby, a thousand flamingos bask in a rosy glow, a sailing ship rides a kaleidoscope seascape and neon-clothespin cockatoos chatter cheekily, as neon clothespin cockatoos are oft inclined to do.
And there's nothing imaginary about them.
We've never left Saratoga, yet entered another dimension, exploring the brilliant realms of British artist Bruce Munro's light-based installations in the West Coast premiere of his exhibition, "Stories in Light," on display through mid-March.
With 10 glittering, glowing, pulsating pieces scattered throughout Montalvo's expansive grounds, this is the largest number of Munro's works ever displayed together and the first with a unified theme: the magical realms of Narnia.
Munro got this bright idea from books he loved as a child, the C.S. Lewis series, "The Chronicles of Narnia," yet you don't have to be a Narnia-nerd to enjoy them. He's combined their themes with dream images, childhood memories and other artistic visions, and he welcomes individual interpretations.
"This is for everyone, to come up with your own story," the modest Munro says at a recent preview. "When an artist makes something, it's not really about the artist, it's about the feelings they express and how we all have that inside us. We're all artists. It's about telling our stories."
"For me," he adds, "this (exhibition) is what I feel about being alive."
Known internationally for his spectacular, large-scale pieces — first famously illuminating the vast Australian landscape near Uluru — Munro's work is a cultural coup for Montalvo and a comfortable fit for the Bay Area, with its vital collection of light sculptors, many from Burning Man, whose works dot cities up and down the region.
But Munro's pieces — though they're as high-tech as it gets with miles and miles of fiber optics, projection systems and more — have a distinctive, playful, childlike quality. And the setting is perfect for "Stories in Light" — the hidden-from-the-outside-world feel of Montalvo, up winding oak-lined roads into the foothills and through a large wardrobe door, I mean, iron gate, to the historic 1912 villa.
Stepping into this realm, the first installation is hard to miss. "Silver Sea" covers the Great Lawn with clusters of hundreds of glowing orbs, swaying gently on long stems, pulsating white and blue. It's a reference to a scene in "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," the third installment in the Narnia series, when King Caspian sails to a freshwater sea filled with lilies. Or is it a giant Lite Brite board? Perhaps the old Electrical Parade at Disneyland retired here?
Farther down the glade is the "Gathering of the Clans," hundreds of fluorescent die-cut clothes pins, alive with ultraviolet light and a chattering soundtrack — the cacophony of bird songs that used to wake Munro on mornings when he lived in Australia.
Back at the main mansion, more sparkles dance from the ceiling of the Solarium. It's the "Light Shower" chandelier, but calling it a chandelier is like saying the Crown Jewels are costume baubles. Here, tiny beads of light trickle along fiber optic threads to glass drops, and when you stand directly beneath them, craning your neck, you can imagine you're being sprinkled with magic glitter from a fairy godmother's wand.
There's a rosy glow out the side window. It's the flamingos. Lots of flamingos. They're white, but they turn bright pink as spotlights gently cycle from white to a deep red. These are not your neighbor's lawn ornaments. They're meant to hint at a flock of snow-white birds in "Dawn Treader," but also to share Munro's love of a plastic pink flamingo he and his siblings had In their childhood playroom.
Around the back, on Montalvo's Garden Theatre stage, you'll come across "Reepicheep's Wave," a gigantic installation 20 feet high and 46 feet across with 18,000 plastic mussel shells clipped onto more than 1,200 fiber optic threads hung vertically, undulating in blues and greens. It's supposed to evoke the huge, still wave on the Silver Sea that Munro says is a metaphor for what we all must do, moving through a portal at the end of one life and on to the next. But it also has the feel of some kind of alien technology, accompanied by a steady concert of tones on an ascending scale like a thousand people gently humming — a little reminiscent of the monolith scene in "2001: A Space Odyssey."
On your way back around the side of the mansion, you'll finally see Munro's inspiration for the entire Narnian theme – Montalvo's historic stained-glass window that depicts Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's galleon, the San Salvador. When Munro saw it two years ago while here on an artist's residency, he felt a shiver, he says. It matched the galleon on the cover of his old copy of "Dawn Treader." For this piece, he backlit the window with ever-morphing colors of a digitally animated projection on acrylic panels — alluding to a painting on the wall in the Narnia stories that changes when the children look at it.
"Seeing that galleon — it was such an instant Narnian experience," he says. "Narnia speaks in many different ways throughout your life. And when it does, you have to listen."
'MUNRO AT MONTALVO: STORIES IN LIGHT'
Through: March 17
Where: Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga
Tickets: General admission $20-$27, including free shuttle ride from nearby West Valley College; full schedule, tickets and more information at www.montalvoarts.org.
Angela Hill
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A First Book in English Literature
Autori: Henry Spackman Pancoast, Percy Van Dyke Shelly
A. RENAISSANCE IN EDUCATION.
Colleges founded; introduction of Printing, 1477;
Greek taught at Oxford (Grocyn, 1491). B. RENAISSANCE IN LITERATURE. 1. Early Writers. a. Wyatt and Surrey introduced respectively the
sonnet and blank verse, in poems published
in Tottel's Miscellany, 1557.
b. Gascoigne and Sackville.
2. Culmination of the Renaissance, from Spenser's
Shepherd's Calendar, 1579, to death of Shakespeare,
a. Spenser, descriptive and narrative poet,
b. Marlowe and Shakespeare, dramatists.
Other dramatists: Kyd, Peele, Greene, Mid
dleton, Dekker, Chapman, Ben Jonson, etc. c. Sidney, poet and prose writer, 1554-1586. d. Hooker, theologian and prose writer, 1553-1600. e. Bacon, philosopher and essayist, 1561-1626. f. Raleigh's History of the World, 1614.
2. The Decline of the Renaissance and the Expression of the
Reformation in Literature, from the death of Shakespeare, 1616, to the Restoration, 1660. A. LATER ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE.
1. Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher, dramatists. 2. The Spenserian School, poets following the manner
of Spenser. 3. Cavalier Lyrists, Herrick, Lovelace, Suckling, etc. B. RELIGIOUS POETS. 1. John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan,
Church of England. 2. John Milton, Puritan, 1608–1674. C. PROSE WRITERS. 1. Sir Thomas Browne, Isaak Walton, Richard Burton,
Jeremy Taylor, John Milton.
2. John Bunyan, 1628–1688, published Pilgrim's Progress,
Civil War and Protectorate, 1642–1660.
III. THE
OF THE FRENCH INFLUENCE,
1. The England of the Restoration, or The Age of Dryden, 16601700.
a. John Dryden, 1631-1700, satirist and writer
of comedies. b. Other Dramatists, Farquhar, Wycherley, Con
greve, etc., etc.
1688, Revolution, which results in placing William and
Mary on the throne, and shows the increasing
power of Parliament.
c. Milton writes Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained,
and Samson Agonistes, 1667–1671.
d. John Bunyan publishes Pilgrim's Progress, 1678.
e. Jeremy Collier writes Short View of the Im-
morality and Profaneness of the Stage, 1698, and in part purifies the drama.
2. The Age of Pope, 1700-1750.
A. POETRY.
Alexander Pope, 1688–1744; satire, criticism, and
philosophy in verse. B. PROSE.
a. Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift, political
writers and pamphleteers. They contribute
to the development of fiction. b. Richard Steele and Joseph Addison, Periodical
Essayists, who in the Tatler, Spectator, etc.
contribute to the development of the novel. c. Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne,
novelists.
3. The Age of Johnson. (Later followers of Dryden and Pope.)
a. Dr. Samuel Johnson, moralist, critic, lexi
cographer, and literary dictator of his day. b. Associated with Johnson were: Oliver Gold
smith, Edmund Burke, David Garrick (actor), Sir Joshua Reynolds (painter).
IV. THE MODERN ENGLISH PERIOD, ABOUT 1725–1909
1. The Beginning of Modern Literature.
A. THE NEW SYMPATHY WITH NATURE.
1. Allan Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd, 1725.
2. James Thomson's Seasons, 1730.
3. Collins and Gray.
4. Oliver Goldsmith's The Traveller, 1764, Deserted
Village, 1770, etc.
5. The Poems of William Cowper, 1731–1800.
6. The Songs and Poems of Robert Burns, 1759–1796.
7. The poems of Wordsworth and Coleridge, especially
Lyrical Ballads, 1798.
B. THE NEW SYMPATHY WITH MAN. The Rise of Modern
Democracy, as seen in the works of Thomson, Goldsmith,
Cowper, Gray, Burns, Wordsworth, and Coleridge. C. THE NEW INTEREST IN THE ROMANTIC PAST. 1. Dodsley's Old Plays, 1774. Percy's Reliques of
Ancient English Poetry, 1764. 2. Poems of Thomas Chatterton, 1752–1770. 3. David Garrick's performances of Shakespeare's
plays in London, 1741-1776. 4. Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832.
a. Poems, about 1805–1832.
b. Waverley Novels, 1814–1831.
D. THE INFLUENCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
(Fall of the Bastile, 1789.)
1. Burns, Wordsworth and Coleridge sympathize with
the Revolution.
2. Edmund Burke, opposes the Revolution.
3. Later Poets of the Revolution.
a. Byron, 1788–1824.
b. Shelley, 1792–1822. E. JOHN KEATS, 1795–1821, the poet of Beauty, interested es
pecially in classic Greek and romantic Medieval themes. F. ESSAYISTS: 1. Charles Lamb, 1775–1834, familiar essayist and
critic. 2. Other essayists, Thomas De Quincey, Leigh Hunt,
William Hazlitt, etc.
2. The Victorian Era (about 1832–1901).
Reign of Queen Victoria, 1837-1901.
Passing of the First Reform Bill, 1832, an important
step in the advance of democracy.
Publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species,
1859, the greatest single contribution to modern
A. PROSE WRITERS (historians, essayists, etc.).
1. Macaulay, 1800–1859, popular historian and critic.
2. Thomas Carlyle, 1795–1881, critic, idealist, and
prophet to his age. 3. John Ruskin, 1819–1900, art critic, social reformer,
prophet. 4. Cardinal Newman, 1801-1890, theologian, educator,
critic. 5. Matthew Arnold, 1822–1888, poet and literary and
theological critic.
6. Other prose writers: James A. Froude, E. A. Freeman,
J. R. Green (historians); Frederick Harrison,
Leslie Stephen, Walter Pater, J. A. Symonds
(critics and essayists).
B. NOVELISTS.
1. Charles Dickens, 1812–1870.
2. William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811-1863.
3. George Eliot, 1819–1880.
4. George Meredith, 1828-1909.
5. Thomas Hardy, born 1840.
6. Other novelists and story-writers: Charles Reade;
Anthony Trollope; Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
Brontë; Charles Kingsley; Wilkie Collins; R. L.
Stevenson; Rudyard Kipling, etc.
C. Poets.
1. Alfred Tennyson, 1809–1892, poet of democracy,
science, and faith. 2. Robert Browning, 1812–1889, poet of faith. 3. Matthew Arnold and Arthur Hugh Clough, poets
of doubt. 4. Rise of Pre-Raphaelite School of Poetry and Painting,
about 1848. Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, prominent poets in this school.
5. Algernon Charles Swinburne, 1837–1909.
6. Other poets of the period: Coventry Patmore,
James Thomson, George Meredith, Thomas
Hardy, Alfred Austin, Austin Dobson, William
Watson, Rudyard Kipling, etc.
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