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André De Shields
André De Shields at home in New York on February 11, 2009
actor, singer, director, dancer, choreographer
www.andredeshields.com
André De Shields (born January 12, 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor, singer, director, dancer, and choreographer. His Broadway credits include Warp!, Ain't Misbehavin', Play On!, The Full Monty, Impressionism and the title role in The Wiz.
He is currently performing on Broadway, playing the role of Hermes in the musical Hadestown. He received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Hadestown on his third nomination for that award. He has also appeared on television, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin'.
De Shields graduated from Baltimore City College in 1964. He then attended Wilmington College, where he starred in a production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. De Shields transferred colleges and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After graduating from Wisconsin, he earned a Master of Arts from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, where he now serves as an adjunct professor.
De Shields began his professional career in the 1969 Chicago production of Hair, which led to a role in The Me Nobody Knows and participation in Chicago's Organic Theater Company. He performed in a number of off-off-Broadway productions at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. These included Ken Rubenstein's Sacred Guard (1973),[1] Lamar Alford's Thoughts (1974),[2] and the Cotton Club Gala with music by Aaron Bell and directed by Ellen Stewart (1985).[3] He co-wrote (with Judith Cohen) and directed an evening of songs called Judith and the Cohen Sisters in Midnight in Manhattan at La MaMa in September/October 1984.[4] He directed a production of Chico Kasinoir's The Adventures of Rhubarb: The Rock and Roll Rabbit in 1985[5] and a production of his own work, Saint Tous, to celebrate Black History Month at La MaMa in February 1991.[6]
He made his Broadway debut as Xander in Stuart Gordon's 1973 Warp! and next appeared in Paul Jabara's 1973 Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It), which closed during previews.[7] He then appeared in the title role of The Wiz, Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown's 1975 musical directed by Geoffrey Holder.[8]
After choreographing two Bette Midler musicals, De Shields returned to Broadway to perform in the musical revue Ain't Misbehavin' in 1978.[9] The original production ran for over 1,600 shows and De Shields earned a 1978 Drama Desk nomination for his performance. Three years later, he returned to Broadway to perform in Stardust: The Mitchell Parrish Musical, a musical revue featuring the lyricist's work with Hoagy Carmichael, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Leroy Anderson.
In 1984, De Shields wrote, choreographed, directed, and starred in André De Shields' Haarlem Nocturne, a Broadway musical revue featuring standards from the American songbook, pop hits from the early 1960s, and De Shields' own songs.[10] The revue was produced at the Latin Quarter and at La MaMa (with music by Marc Shaiman).[11] He appeared in a revival of Ain't Misbehavin' in 1988, and next appeared on Broadway in 1997 as the Jester in Play On!, a musical based on Ellington's songs. De Shields earned Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his performance.[12]
In 2000, De Shields originated the role of Noah "Horse" T. Simmons in the Terrence McNally / David Yazbek musical adaptation of the film The Full Monty. As with Play On!, De Shields earned both Tony and Drama Desk nominations for this performance.[13] In 2004, he appeared in the Broadway production of Mark Medoff's Prymate at the Longacre Theatre.[14] In 2008, he received a Drama Desk nomination for his performance in an off-Broadway production of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity. In 2009, he appeared on Broadway opposite Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in Impressionism.[15] The play ran through May 2009 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.
De Shields' regional theatre credits include Play On!, The Full Monty, Waiting For Godot, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Death of a Salesman, Dusyanta: A Tale of Kalidasa, The Gospel According to James, and Camino Real. In 2013, he portrayed Akela and King Louie in the world premiere of Mary Zimmerman's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, a co-production of the Goodman Theatre and Huntington Theatre Company. De Shields received his 3rd Jeff Award (Outstanding Achievement in the category of Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical) for his role as King Louie, and garnered an Elliot Norton Awards nomination for Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor as well as an IRNE Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Musical.
De Shields has portrayed Barrett Rude Sr. in The Fortress of Solitude, the musical based on Jonathan Lethem's novel The Fortress of Solitude, since its inception in 2012 at Vassar College. The Fortress of Solitude premiered at the Dallas Theater Center in spring 2014[16], and the off-Broadway production of The Fortress of Solitude, co-produced with The Public Theater, ran through November 2014. De Shields, Lillias White, Stefanie Powers, and Georgia Engel starred in the new musical Gotta Dance, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell. The musical began performances on December 13, 2015 at Chicago's Bank of America Theatre and ran through January 17, 2016.[17][18] He is currently on Broadway playing Hermes in Hadestown, which began previews on March 22, 2019 at the Walter Kerr Theatre. He received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for Hadestown on his third nomination.[19]
De Shields has appeared on television on Another World, Cosby, Sex and the City, Great Performances, Lipstick Jungle, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Achievement for his performance in the 1982 NBC broadcast of Ain't Misbehavin', and played Tweedledum in a 1983 televised production of Alice in Wonderland that also featured Eve Arden, Richard Burton, Colleen Dewhurst, James Coco, Kaye Ballard, and Nathan Lane.
De Shields is openly gay.[20]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Ain't Misbehavin' Nominated
1982 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Won
1984 AUDELCO Recognition Award Outstanding Direction of a Musical Blackberries Won
Outstanding Choreography of a Musical Won
1991 Excellence in Black Theatre Saint Tous Won
1992 Haarlem Nocturne Won
1997 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical Play On! Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominated
2001 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical The Full Monty Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Won
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Prymate Nominated
AUDELCO Recognition Award Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Play Dream on Monkey Mountain Won
2007 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin–Madison Won
Obie Award Sustained Excellence of Performance Won
2009 AUDELCO Recognition Award Outstanding Performance in a Musical [Male] Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe Won
National Black Theatre Festival Living Legend Award Won
2013 Jeff Award Outstanding Achievement in the category of Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical The Jungle Book Won
IRNE Award Best Supporting Actor - Musical Nominated
Elliot Norton Award Outstanding Musical Performance by an Actor Nominated
Fox Foundation Fellowship Grant for Distinguished Achievement ($25,000 to support his work at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago)[21] Won
2014 AUDELCO Recognition Award Special Achievement Award[22][23] Won
2018 Bistro Awards Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award Won
2019 Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a Musical[24] Hadestown Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Won
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance[25] Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical[26] Won
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Sacred Guard (1973)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Thoughts (1974)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Cotton Club Gala (1985)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Judith and the Cohen Sisters in Midnight in Manhattan (1984)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Adventures of Rhubarb: The Rock and Roll Rabbit, The (1985)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Saint Tous (1991)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ League, The Broadway. "Warp – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
^ "Giants in the Earth: A Tribute to Geoffrey Holder". AmericanTheatre.org. October 17, 2014.
^ Wilson, John S. (February 20, 1978). "'Here 'Tis' - A Musical Bow to Fats Waller; The Cast". The New York Times. pp. C13. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^ Wilson, John S. (January 31, 1984). "Cabaret: De Shields's 'Harlem Nocturne'". New York Times.
^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Haarlem Nocturne (1984)". Accessed June 20, 2018.
^ Armstrong, Linda (August 12, 1997). "Black Fest '97: Andre De Shields Back After Play On!". Playbill.com.
^ Ehren, Christine (May 29, 2001). "PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Andre de Shields". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014.
^ Murray, Mathew (May 5, 2004). "Broadway Reviews: Prymate". Talkin' Broadway.
^ Kachka, Boris (March 22, 2009). "The Impressionist: André De Shields". New York Magazine.
^ "Hopes are high and sights quietly Broadway-set for 'The Fortress of Solitude,' premiering in Dallas". Dallas Morning News. March 9, 2014.
^ Cox, Gordon. "Stefanie Powers, Georgia Engel Join Cast of Broadway-Bound 'Gotta Dance'" Variety, June 29, 2015
^ Gans, Andrew (December 14, 2015). "Gotta Dance, Helmed by Jerry Mitchell, Extends Chicago Run; Broadway Debut Set for Fall". Playbill.
^ Hetrick, Adam (March 12, 2019). "Hadestown Begins on Broadway March 22". Playbill.
^ Teeman, Tim (April 30, 2019). "Broadway Star André De Shields on 'Hadestown,' Tony Awards, Racism, Sexuality, and Fulfilling His Parents' Dreams". The Daily Beast.
^ "Andre De Shields Awarded Fox Foundation Grant for Distinguished Achievement; Heads to Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre in 2013". BroadwayWorld.com. October 3, 2012.
^ Newdesk. "Andre De Shields to Receive Audelco Special Achievement Award at 42nd Annual Gala, 11/17". BroadwayWorld.com, November 13, 2014.
^ Audelco Awards "The VIV's"-2014 Vivian Robinson Recognition for Excellence in Black Theater on YouTube
^ McPhee, Ryan (2019-04-30). "2019 Tony Award Nominations: Hadestown and Ain't Too Proud Lead the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^ Lefkowitz, Andy (2019-04-17). "Nominations Announced for 85th Annual Drama League Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^ Lefkowitz, Andy (2019-04-23). "Hadestown, Tootsie & Oklahoma! Lead 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Ted Ross (1975)
Ken Bichel / Michael Mark / John Miller / Joseph Saulter (1977)
Ken Jennings (1979)
Bob Gunton (1980)
Tony Azito (1981)
Cleavant Derricks (1982)
Charles Coles (1983)
Martin Vidnovic (1984)
René Auberjonois (1985)
Michael Rupert (1986)
Michael Maguire (1987)
Robert Westenberg (1988)
Michael Jeter (1990)
Bruce Adler (1991)
Scott Waara (1992)
Mark Michael Hutchinson (1993)
Jarrod Emick (1994)
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Gregg Edelman (1998)
Roger Bart (1999)
Stephen Spinella (2000)
Gary Beach (2001)
Shuler Hensley (2002)
Dick Latessa (2003)
Denis O'Hare (2005)
Gavin Lee (2007)
Gregory Jbara (2009)
Christopher Fitzgerald (2010)
John Larroquette (2011)
Michael McGrath (2012)
Bertie Carvel (2013)
James Monroe Iglehart (2014)
Christian Borle (2015)
Gavin Creel (2017)
André De Shields (2019)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Perry Como / Dinah Shore (1959)
Harry Belafonte (1960)
Carol Burnett (1962)
Art Carney / Pat Paulsen (1968)
Arte Johnson / Harvey Korman (1969)
Harvey Korman (1971)
Tim Conway (1973)
Harvey Korman / Brenda Vaccaro (1974)
Jack Albertson / Cloris Leachman (1975)
Chevy Chase / Vicki Lawrence (1976)
Tim Conway / Rita Moreno (1977)
Tim Conway / Gilda Radner (1978)
Sarah Vaughan (1981)
Nell Carter / André De Shields (1982)
Leontyne Price (1983)
Cloris Leachman (1984)
Whitney Houston (1986)
Linda Ronstadt (1989)
Tracey Ullman (1990)
Billy Crystal (1991)
Bette Midler (1992)
Dana Carvey (1993)
Barbra Streisand (1995)
Tony Bennett (1996)
John Leguizamo (1999)
Eddie Izzard (2000)
Sting (2002)
Wayne Brady (2003)
Elaine Stritch (2004)
Barry Manilow (2006)
Don Rickles (2008)
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
David Wayne (1947)
Myron McCormick (1950)
Russell Nype (1951)
Yul Brynner (1952)
Hiram Sherman (1953)
Cyril Ritchard (1955)
Russ Brown (1956)
Sydney Chaplin (1957)
David Burns (1958)
Russell Nype / Leonard Stone (1959)
Tom Bosley (1960)
Dick Van Dyke (1961)
Charles Nelson Reilly (1962)
Jack Cassidy (1964)
Victor Spinetti (1965)
Frankie Michaels (1966)
Ron Holgate (1969)
Keene Curtis (1971)
Larry Blyden (1972)
George S. Irving (1973)
Tommy Tune (1974)
Sammy Williams (1976)
Henderson Forsythe (1979)
Mandy Patinkin (1980)
Hinton Battle (1981)
Bill McCutcheon (1988)
Scott Wise (1989)
Anthony Crivello (1993)
Chuck Cooper (1997)
Ron Rifkin (1998)
Michael Cerveris (2004)
Dan Fogler (2005)
Christian Hoff (2006)
John Gallagher Jr. (2007)
Levi Kreis (2010)
Gabriel Ebert (2013)
Daveed Diggs (2016)
Ari'el Stachel (2018)
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Do what you love: Undoubtedly you have heard the quote, "do what you love and the money will follow?" I was lucky enough to have a great role model that made this quote come alive. My Dad was a Chiropractor when it was illegal. As a young athlete he had been helped by a Chiropractor and decided that he wanted to do the same.
He fought long and hard for his beliefs and for his profession and taught us (my brother and sisters, who are all entrepreneurs) to do the same. It's not always easy and you don't always get it right the first time in being an entrepreneur or tackling a profession or career that you love but once you find that "thing" that makes your heart sing, with patience and nurturing the pay off is huge in more ways than one.
Doing what you love for me is a layering process. There were many "things" that I loved doing throughout my life. Many "things" that I enjoyed learning about. It wasn't until I began noticing a trend that everything began to click. I noticed that I was always placed or gravitated toward leadership positions, I noticed that the teams I built were solid, strong, with little or no turnover, I noticed that these skills could be used anywhere in the world, I noticed that my one on one relationships were more comfortable and deeper with my female clients.
Doing what you love is a mastering of a few small skills or interests and doing it better than anyone else you know. One of my biggest lessons in doing what I love is just being authentic and those that are ready for the message will gravitate toward you.
Live where you love: This seemed to take me forever to understand or grasp. As a mother and now grandmother I had all kinds of perceived ideas of who and what I was supposed to be. Yet, somehow in my mind that did not equate to the life I dreamed about or the life that was playing out in actuality. I was racked with guilt and shame as my role of a mother seemed to veer of course. I was sure that my children would be damaged for life and that there was no one to blame but myself. I had no other role models that I could look up to for inspiration or support.
Then the grandchildren came. I began to have anxiety about what that role meant. I didn't have the big house with the wrap around porch that I saw in all the movies. I had a career that took me all over the country and parts of Europe. How could that possibly compare to what being a good grandmother looked like in my head? Then the big blow came, the blow that changed everything.
One night while on a Skype call with my granddaughter, who was 6,000 miles away, she said, "you're the Grammy that lives at the airport." Although some or many of you may be chuckling at this statement, for me on the other end of the phone I struggled to hold back the flood of tears. What I heard was, I was the Grammy that was not around, I was the Grammy that had no home, I was the Grammy that was not there. My heart felt shattered into a million tiny pieces. All the voices of friends and family that told me I would never last living overseas were blaring in my head.
Then, after the sobbing ceased, I saw the other side of the conversation. I saw the Grammy that could show my little granddaughter the world, I saw the Grammy that could instill a confidence that anything is possible, I saw the Grammy that could help her bridge the gap in cultural understanding and acceptance of others. This Grammy could now stand up tall. This Grammy didn't have to fit the mold, this Grammy could provide something else. I love living a life abroad. I learn something new every day, either about the place I am visiting or myself. It is an ongoing love affair. One that I hope more people will venture to discover.
Money: It is impossible to talk about life long advice without touching upon money matters. Money is said to be an exchange of services rendered. Ok, sure, in your chosen profession the dollars you are paid may not seem enough and usually are not. But that's not all that this is about. How do you take care of your money? What are the things you spend your money on that are not worthy of it? How many things do you purchase that you don't need but what you want? How many things that you purchase do not enhance or provide joy in your life?
After reading the book, "The life-changing magic of tidying up" by Marie Kondo, I realized just how much money or exchange of energy that we waste. Moving to a foreign country and going through the process of down-sizing or in my terms "right-sizing" was life altering. My husband and I had accumulated lovely antiques throughout our life together. Our home was welcoming and warm. Yet when the time came to leave it all behind, the never-ending task of emptying the drawers, closets, garage and storage seemed too much to handle.
None of our children wanted anything. We were burden with stuff, mementos, furnishings that somehow, we thought defined who we were. Then the process of giving it all away began. We struggled in letting go. We moved things from one pile to another seeking to hang on for just a while longer. Then the deadline came. The home was sold, the airline tickets purchased, this was real. It was happening. We dreamed it, we are doing it. Sadness, joy, elation, anxiety came flooding in all wrapped up into one big mixed up emotional mess.
We were told by financial advisers that we needed several million dollars in order to retire or live this lifestyle. We were told that the life we dreamed of was not achievable with our current financial forecast. We were told we didn't have enough. There is it, that not enoughness again. It took me years to get rid of that scarcity thinking and I wasn't about to begin adopting it again. So, I began to research. An all-consuming research of others that had lived a life abroad. Of others that didn't have millions or that had lost their savings in the stock market or poor investment choices.
I knew there was a way, and that meant that keeping scarcity and fear out of the conversation was important. There was no place for the word "no" without a conversation of where it came from. I left no stone unturned. I looked to the internet and found articles on grandparents.com and Time magazine on couples that threw in the towel for plane tickets. I joined internet communities of people that were transferred for career opportunities around the globe, looking at what they did for work, how often they moved and where to, as well as how they lived. Come to find out, it was achievable. I wasn't making this up and I certainly wasn't the first one to do this. Fear and scarcity have no place here, the money conversation is about what you want out of life. Stuff or experience. We each have our own answer. By becoming convicted to your dream, seeking a way to make that happen (legally), and then stepping into it without guilt, shame or embarrassment can be done. "What your mind can conceive and believe, your mind can achieve" and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
So, to you, my younger self, I know we must learn from our own mistakes. Each of us uses life lessons in a different way and they mean different things to each of us. Try to remain present, stay away from the blame game, and keep your eye on the prize – no matter how big or small. Live your life, not that of those around you. Listen to your heart, not of those that you see in the movies. Create your world full of the richness that beautiful friendships can offer, work to become special and unique at one thing and share it with the world, do what makes your heart sing, love wherever it is you lay your head at night, and believe that your experiences are not limited to the amount of money in your pocket but are limited to whether or not you choose to have that experience.
What are the things that you would tell your younger self?
To your journey, make it yours!


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Police try to identify east side home invader suspects caught on camera
GROSSE POINTE - A string of break-ins is scaring neighbors in normally quiet neighborhoods of Grosse Pointe.
Take a look at two men captured on surveillance camera buying Band-Aids at the CVS store at Warren and Mack.
They were fresh from a break-in on Bishop in Grosse Pointe Park early Friday morning, where the guy in the white shirt - cut his right hand and was bleeding badly.
"They got cut in the first one, got Band-Aids and went to another one," said David Hiller, Grosse Pointe Park chief. "They are very brash, very bold; we want to stop them as quickly as we can."
They bought Band-Aids and then police say they were on their way to the next location on University in the city of Grosse Pointe at 4:30 a.m. A homeowner had just returned from walking his dog when he heard someone at his back door.
"He went to the back door, confronted the subject at the door and chased him for a short period," said Chief Stephen Poloni, Grosse Pointe public safety. "The subject got in a vehicle and drove away."
Investigators found blood and other evidence at both scenes their investigation led them to the 24-hour CVS.
"He went there, talked to the staff and they said one of the suspects was cut," Hiller said.
CVS turned over a photo of both suspects. Though they did not get into the house on University, police say they did steal jewelry from the home on Bishop - no one was home at the time.
Now police are looking to put both men behind bars they are asking for the public's help and reminding residents to take safety precautions and lock their doors.
"These are bad guys, they're out there and we need them to tell us who they are," said Hiller.
The suspect in the white shirt also walks with a slight limp.
Anyone with information should call Grosse Pointe Park police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.


Stay with Casas Cantabricas in the heart of the Picos de Europa, self-catering holidays in one of Europe's most rugged and dramatic mountain ranges.
We offer a choice of carefully selected self-catering properties with great walking straight from the front door.
In Cantabria, the medieval market town of Potes is a centre for mountain excursions or activities and well supplied with shops, bars and restaurants. On the Asturian side Arriondas and Cangas de Onis, once the capital, are the focus of activities.
Graet days out include the cable car at Fuente Dé, walking the Cares Gorge or canoeing down the Sella and Deva rivers.
Straddling the border of Cantabria and Asturias the Picos de Europa mountains offer an incredible range of contrasting landscapes in a relatively compact area.
Picos de Europa self-catering holidays with Casas Cantabricas let you get to the heart of the region and its communities. Let us give you personal advice in order to get the most out of your holiday.


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The 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team represents Marist College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 28th-year head coach Jim Parady and play their home games at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

Previous season
The Red Foxes finished the 2018 season 5–6, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Red Foxes were picked to finish in fourth place.

Preseason All–PFL teams
The Red Foxes had four players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

Offense

First team

Juston Christian – WR

Defense

First team

Willie Barrett – LB

Brandon Miller – DB

Second team

Enmanuel Soriano – DL

Schedule

Game summaries

at Georgetown

Stetson

Cornell

Drake

at San Diego

Dartmouth

at Davidson

Butler

at Dayton

Jacksonville

at Valparaiso

References

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Squash: Uganda's silent indoor sporting jewel
Over the years, the squash has been also ably represented on the sporting front of the country in domestic competitions, regional championships, continental events, the Common wealth games and in the Olympics.
by David Isabirye August 13, 2020 August 14, 2020
1992 Uganda Squash Team
Squash is one of the numerous indoors games played in Uganda.
Over the years, the Uganda Squash Rackets Association (USRA) has evolved from one leadership to another, all intended to surge its elite leadership forward.
The limitation of this sport facilities has restricted this game to only elite "first world" institutions as secondary schools, universities, hotels, the main courts at Kampala Club Limited as well as the newly opened state of art facility in Tororo.
There are squash courts at Makerere University, Kabira Country club, Sheraton Kampala Hotel, Divine Pearl of Africa Hotel, Mbale, Jinja, Soroti, Mbarara, Hoima, Kabale, Bombo, Entebbe Resort Hotel, Tororo Classic Hotel, Golf Course apartment hotel, Bamboo Hotel, Muyenga Club, the American Squash courts and a privately owned one by Tom Muganga.
The Uganda Squash Rackets Association has its main headquarters in the heart of the capital city, Kampala (sandwiched by the Nakasero State House and Sheraton Kampala Hotel).
The association president is John Bosco Tamwesigire Ahimbisibwe.
The 1992 Squash team legends
Over the years, the squash has been also ably represented on the sporting front of the country in domestic competitions, regional championships, continental events, the Commonwealth games and in the Olympics.
Outstanding teams such as the 1996 bronze winners that competed in the first Africa Squash championships in Cairo, Egypt out to be remembered in a special way.
This team had the likes of Dr Alex Bangiriana, Simon R. Kajubu, Stephen Musisi (R.I.P) and Christopher Musaazi.
Bangiriana won two Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) awards in 1992 and 1996 with one Nile Breweries squash title in 1997 and the Castle Carnival Squash championship for three years.
Others of special recognition include; Simon R.Kajubu, Michael Raymond Kawooya, Ian Rukunya,Paul Kasirye Kadoma among others.
Kajubu won the Kampala Club Limited Open tournament in 1994 and 1997, Nyanza Open in Kisumu (1995), Makerere University Open (1996).
Musaazi won the Castro Oil tourney in 1995, Kabake Coronation in 1996, Castle Open in 1999, FINA open (2002), MTN Open (2002).
Since 2000 when Kawooya became the country's number one, he has carried the banner todate.
Michael Kawooya with racket
Kawooya represented Uganda at three CommonWealth championship games in New Dehli, India (2010), Glasgow, Scotland (2014) and Gold Coast, Australia (2018) as the Squash team captain for Uganda.
He was voted the Nile Special Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) squash player of the year in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2017, winning the Rwanda Open International in 2013 – Kigali, Kabaka Open in 2017, Nakuru Open (2015) at Nakuru Rift Valley Sports Club, champion of Prime General Supply Open (2016), Labour Day open (2010), Diani Beach Invitational open, Mombasa (2015), Castle Lite Open (2002), youngest squash player award at the Castro Oli Mogas Corporate tournament held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel in 2002, Champion Muyenga Open (2015), GTZ Open winner (2004), Nile Special Open Squash champion (2009), Champion Castro Oil Mogas Open (2011) among others.
Raymond Kawooya (second from left) on the podium after an international tournament in Hungary
In 2010, Kawooya signed a three year sponsorship equipment contract with United States (US) based Harrow International Company through Tony Lusiba, a Ugandan stationed in the USA.
By and large, Squash as an indoor game has continued to take great strides and paces over the years.
There is however need to lure more corporate companies on board, develop academies and training schools, as well as the development of more squash playing facilities across the country.
Paul Kasirye Kadoma wheels off his laggage at Entebbe International Airport from Belgium and Germany Credit:
These initiatives will definitely give the game the right benchmarks, path and the vivid sense of direction.
It is therefore incumbent for the Government through the National Council of Sports (NCS) to develop more Squash facilities across the different corners of the country to ensure the game is widely spread throughout the country.
Squash players take a selfie at Kampala Club Limited courts holding Kabaka Mutebi's portrait
Squash sport in Uganda on recovery path after dark patch of COVID-19 pandemic
In "Squash"
Uganda's Squash Cream to battle with foreign legion for $ 8200 prize money
Uganda squash players join world for 2020 Olympics bid


The local band Lost Colony will be playing live in front of Dig It!
Lost Colony is a local 5 piece alt-rock band with lots of late 60s psychedelic and 90s alternative rock influences.
They play all original music.


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Q: Specifying Nuget Package version in Octopus Deploy Basically I am trying to specify the Nuget package version on a step in a process in octopus.
We have a fairly straightforward process where we use Teamcity to create a Nuget package and upload it to the octopus, we then ask octopus to create a release for a given project and this fires off the Octopus process that installs 2 other nuget packages and then our new package that we just uploaded.
The problem we have is with the 2 other packages.  I'll call them PackageA and PackageB.  I want to install version 1.0.0.0 of PackageA and version 2.0.0.0 of PackageB and then always the latest for the NewReleasePackage I just uploaded.  The basic step of Deploy a Nuget Package has a field for "NuGet package ID" which helps me identify PackageA and PackageB. However this doesn't let me specify a version.  If I have two clients, one that uses version 1.0.0.0 of PackageA and another that uses version 2.0.0.0 then I will have two versions of PackageA in my octopus package repository and I need to be able to specify at the step level the version of the package I want installed for a given process/client.  However I cant seem to find a way to do this.  Can you help?
Thanks
Will

A: I'm assuming you're using the octo.exe to trigger your deployment through teamcity. What's unclear is how your deployment process is setup. So you're deploying three packages - of which you only want one to update.
You can specify the specific version of each package within your octo.exe call using the parameter:
package=StepName:Version

What you're looking for can be done, at the expensive of hard coded values within your octo.exe call. If packages A and B seldom change, it's not a problem. But if changes are made infrequently, you'll have to change the parameters for the octo.exe call.
It's all in the documentation on their website here. If you have more details, please provide them as my answer is highly speculative.
Theoretically speaking, I think there is an alternative option: break out the frequently changed NuGet package in it's own project within the same project group as the original project in question. This way, when you do a build and you're only deploying the one NuGet package to be deployed, as its the only change necessary to make.
By breaking up your project into two, you'll avoid the changing your script parameters altogether for the octo.exe - which, let's face it, is an ugly hack. It's not automating your deployments and ultimately making a hassle for yourself in the long run. If packages A and B don't change - why redeploy them with the one package that does change frequently? This is why I'm suggesting (without all the necessary info) breaking your project into two projects.
There are more creative solutions that I can conjure up, but the best practice/principle for deployment automation is the simpler and more autonomous, the better. When you're getting into the nitty gritty details about package versions for your deployments and only deploying the newest version for one package while sticking with the other older, static versions of other packages, it's time to rethink your deployment process as a whole from the ground up.

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Here are wiring diagrams for connecting underfloor heating zones to S Plan and Gravity Hot Water systems. Also how to connect UFH Control Centres such as Wunda, Pipypipe and Honeywell.
This schematic wiring diagram shows how to connect a single zone Underfloor Heating to an S Plan. This is a fully pumped system , which means that the pump is in operation for both Hot Water and Central Heating modes. The system pump is controlled by boiler and has a timed "over run". You'll often hear the pump circulating through the bypass loop and ABV (Automatic Bypass Valve) after the boiler has turned off and all the zone valves have closed.
As the system pump is controlled automatically from the boiler it makes the wiring of additional underfloor heating controls quite straight forward. A typical UFH system has it's own independent manifold pump.
An S Plan system uses 2 port zone valves connected to the pipework. One for HW and one for CH. These valves can open and close to allow circulation when heat is required by either the HW cylinder thermostat or CH room thermostat.
Under floor heating zones can be connected to an existing S Plan system via additional 2 port valves which can be controlled by local room thermostats.
A 2 port zone valve such as the V4043 has its own internal relay switch which sends a feed to the boiler (on the orange wire) when the valve is open and prevents a backfeed when the valve is closed.
Here's a wiring diagram for the Honeywell S Plan Plus 3 zone system which can be used for connecting additional zones for radiators or UFH.
It's standard practice to use a 2 channel programmer to control the HW and a single (CH) heating zone. Additional heating zones can be controlled with separate time switches or programmable room thermostats.
An option that keeps all the time controls in one place would be to use a 3 channel programmer for adding UFH zone control- such as the Horstman H37 for S Plan Plus. The Series 2 H37XL is a direct replacement for the H37 and fits on the same backplate.
The live feed wiring connection to an UFH room thermostat would be connected to the 3rd channel output of the programmer rather than from the permanent live at the wiring center.
Can an Underfloor Heating Zone be connected to Y Plan?
A Y Plan heating system uses a 3 port "Flow Share" valve to give priority to either the hot water or heating as required. The valve never actually shuts off, so to connect an underfloor heating zone to a Y Plan you'd need to install two 2 port zone valves. One to feed the UFH before the 3 port and one to close off the supply to the Y plan.
There is a good deal of work involved in altering pipework to accommodate the extra zone valves, so I'd recommend converting a Y Plan to an SPlan "plus" an additional zone (as described above) for connecting underfloor heating.
If you need to know how to connect Underfloor Heating System to a Gravity Hot Water central heating boiler then these wiring diagrams may help.
The problem with connecting an under floor heating circuit to a older gravity hot water system is that there are often no pipework valves and the pump is only used for circulating to the central heating radiator circuit.
This wiring diagram shows an underfloor heating zone connected to a system without a 2 port UFH valve. A 2 port valve has been fitted to the CH zone, however a relay is required to bring the boiler on for UFH operation. This system is controlled from a basic old style Randall 1020 programmer.
A much simpler way of connecting an underfloor heating zone to a system with gravity HW is to install a 2 port zone valve with an internal relay switch to the UFH pipework.
As you can see from the wiring diagram a 2 port valve is installed to the central heating radiator circuit. This opens when the room thermostat calls for heat and turns on the central heating pump. The relay switch of the UFH zone valve is used to turn on the boiler when needed for underfloor heating operation.
With larger underfloor heating installations there is a need to separate the UFH pipework runs into smaller zones using an UFH manifold, wiring control centre and often a slave unit for additional zones.
The UFH Wiring Centre enables control of individual pipework zones with room thermostats and zone actuators. These may be ELV or 230 volt and the wiring centre will often contain a transformer for this. Most slave systems limit to 4 actuators per zone thermostat.
An UFH wiring control center may seem confusing in relation to the S Plan or Combi wiring. The systems vary slightly but I've found that Wundafloor, Polypipe, Honeywell etc. control centres are similar. Basically the job of the Control Centre is to switch on the manifold pump and open the S Plan zone valve (which in turn triggers the boiler) when required by the room thermostats. The zone actuators also open and close depending on demand from the room thermostats.
Typically you'll need to run 3 cores and earth from the S Plan wiring centre to the UFH wiring centre as per the diagram.
I would recommend installing a 3 pole switch to this cable to make it easy to isolate the UFH from the rest of the system.
You would normally connect the S Plan zone valve flex directly to the UFH Control Wiring Centre.
Some Control Wiring Centres will require you to add or remove links depending on the system you're using.
Here is an example of a wiring diagram for how to connect an UFH Control Wiring Centre to an S Plan. It's typical of Wunda, Polypie and Honeywell UFH connections.
NB- Please note that Wundafloor controls has a 2 minute delay after calling for heat before the controls switch.
A single zone wiring control centre will normally have connections for manifold pump, S Plan two-port zone valve, boiler switched live connection (230V or volt free) and a programmable room thermostat.
For wiring a single under floor heating zone to a Combi boiler without an UFH Wiring Centre you'll simply need to connect the switched output from the room thermostat / programmer to bring on the UFH Pump and to open the UFH motorized zone valve.


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Biografia

Gioventù e matrimonio
Figlia di Luigi Filippo I, duca d'Orléans, rimase orfana di madre all'età di nove anni: la nuova compagna del padre riuscì, per gelosia, a convincere il Duca a mandare la figlia al convento di Panthémont, luogo che Batilde lasciò solo all'età di vent'anni, quando ne uscì per sposare il cugino, il duca di Borbone, figlio del principe di Condé, che all'epoca era un adolescente di soli quattordici anni. Egli si stancò di lei dopo appena sei mesi e dai loro sporadici e presto inesistenti rapporti intimi nacque un unico figlio, il duca d'Enghien, nel 1772.

Nel 1775 fu nominata Gran Maestra della Massoneria d'Adozione, ma il suo grado, approvato dal Grande Oriente di Francia nel 1781, fu in pratica solo onorifico.

I tradimenti del suo consorte vennero scandalosamente alla luce nel 1778 e le conseguenze ricaddero interamente sulla donna: si separarono nel 1780 ed ella, in quanto sposa separata, non fu più ricevuta negli ambienti aristocratici e dovette riorganizzare la sua vita nella dorata solitudine del Chateau de Chantilly. Dalla relazione con un ufficiale di marina ebbe in segreto una figlia, che fu ufficialmente dichiarata figlia del suo segretario, in modo da consentirle di tenerla presso di sé. Nel 1787 comprò il Palazzo dell'Eliseo da Luigi XVI e fece costruire piccoli villaggi, simili a Le Hameau di Maria Antoinietta al palazzo di Versailles. Abbandonò il cristianesimo per dedicarsi all'occulto, studiando le arti della chiromanzia, l'astrologia, l'interpretazione dei sogni e il mesmerismo, come il magnetismo animale. Di tutti i suoi familiari l'unico che amò fu il figlio. Tenne un salotto che presto acquistò grande notorietà in Europa, per la libertà di pensiero e per gli spiriti brillanti che lo frequentavano.

Rivoluzione francese
Durante la rivoluzione francese, come il fratello Filippo, Batilde si scoprì democratica. Mentre l'ancien régime crollava, suo marito e suo figlio, entrambi realisti, fuggivano all'estero dopo la presa della Bastiglia: lei, invece, prese il nome di Citoyenne Vérité (cittadina Verità). Minacciata, offrì la sua ricchezza alla Prima Repubblica Francese prima che le venisse confiscata.

Nell'aprile 1793 suo nipote Luigi Filippo, duca di Chartres, si schierò con l'Austria. Per vendetta la Convenzione Nazionale decretò l'imprigionamento a Marsiglia di tutti i Borbone ancora residenti in Francia; ricompensata così per la sua fedeltà agli ideali democratici della rivoluzione, visse un anno e mezzo in una sinistra cella, mentre nel novembre dello stesso anno suo fratello veniva ghigliottinato. Risparmiata miracolosamente durante il Terrore, Batilde fu liberata durante la reazione del Termidoro e poté tornare nella sua residenza nel Palazzo dell'Eliseo a Parigi. Costretta a condurre una vita misera e grama dovette affittare la maggior parte del palazzo.

Esilio in Spagna
Nel 1797, il Direttorio decise di esiliare gli ultimi Borboni ancora in Francia che non erano già stati giustiziati. Fu caricata in una vecchia carrozza assieme ai pochi oggetti che ancora possedeva e mandata in Spagna con la figlia illegittima. Durante il viaggio, che durò parecchi mesi, intrecciò, a quarantasette anni, una relazione con il prestante gendarme ventisettenne che la scortava. Mantennero una corrispondenza fino a quando lui non fu richiamato in Francia.

Relegata nei pressi di Barcellona, Batilde fondò, malgrado gli scarsi mezzi, una farmacia e un dispensario per i poveri e la sua casa si trasformò in un luogo d'accoglienza per tutti coloro che avevano bisogno di aiuto. Divenne anche completamente repubblicana durante questo periodo, nonostante la sua condizione di esiliata.

Nel 1804 Napoleone, che lei ammirava, rapì e fece fucilare il suo unico figlio nel fossato del Castello di Vincennes: per i dieci anni successivi, l'imperatore impedì alla madre della sua vittima più famosa di mettere piede in Francia. Batilde poté godere la sua vendetta nel 1814, quando la gente, vedendo in lei la madre del martire di Vincennes, la applaudì lungo le strade che la riportavano a Parigi.

Ritorno in Francia
Nel 1815, all'inizio della Restaurazione, Luigi XVIII scambio l'Hôtel Matignon col palazzo dell'Eliseo. Batilde installò subito una comunità di suore negli ambienti di Palazzo Matignon, perché pregassero per le anime delle vittime della rivoluzione francese. La sua famiglia, secondo l'ordine morale che caratterizzava la nuova era, spingeva perché tornasse a vivere con il marito dopo una separazione durata quaranta anni, ma lei rifiutò. Anzi, come provocazione, si mise in casa il bel gendarme che l'aveva accompagnata fino in Spagna nel 1797, ma egli morì di malattia tre anni dopo.

Nel 1822, mentre partecipava ad una processione verso il Panthéon, perse conoscenza e morì nella casa di un professore di legge alla Sorbona. Il nipote Luigi Filippo, che possedeva il manoscritto delle sue memorie e molte informazioni sul giovane gendarme, bruciò ogni cosa nel tentativo di dare un'aria di rispettabilità ad una donna che per tutta la vita aveva combattuto per affermare la propria identità e le proprie inclinazioni.

Figli
Luigi Antonio di Borbone, Duca d'Enghien (2 agosto 1772 – 21 marzo 1804) morì senza figli.

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Before ensuring the parties have fulfilled all the formal elements of a contract, a more fundamental issue to consider is whether both parties have capacity to enter into a contract. Capacity refers to a party's legal ability to enter into a contract. It will not assist a party if they've simply made a mistake or misunderstood a contract. Rather, the requirement is intended to protect people from being taken advantage of who may not fully understand what they're doing by reason of age, mental disability or intoxication. As a starting point, there is a presumption that a contracting party has full capacity. If it does become an issue after a contract has been entered into, it will be the job of the party alleging incapacity to prove capacity was absent at the time the contract was entered into. Although it is not always possible to ascertain capacity, it is an important consideration to keep in mind and may be worth double-checking before entering into a contract.
In Australia, the age of majority is 18 years old. Once a person reaches this age, absent any other incapacitating factors, they are presumed to have capacity to enter into contracts.
However, a minor also has capacity to contract in many circumstances, almost all of which in NSW are governed by an extensive legislative code. In general, minors are presumed to be bound when they enter into contracts if the contract is for their benefit or if the contract was entered into pursuant to a court order granting the minor capacity.
Capacity may also come into question if a contracting party has a mental disability. A person with a mental disability will not necessarily lack capacity and is subject to the same presumption of capacity as everyone else. If their capacity is brought into question, it must be shown that they understand the broad nature and effect of the transaction when it is explained to them. They don't necessarily have to comprehend the finer details of the arrangement, if they can understand its broad significance and importance.
This often becomes an issue when dealing with elderly people with dementia or people with intermittent mental illnesses whose conditions cause capacity to fluctuate. It is possible for such people to validly contract during a lucid interval. We would recommend in such circumstances to have lawyers or doctors present to attest to the person's capacity at that point in time.
A person whose mental faculties have been impaired as a result of drugs or alcohol may also suffer from a lack of capacity. A similar test to mental disability is used when deciding whether an intoxicated person has capacity to enter into a contract, requiring that they understand the general nature and significance of the contract.
Generally, where there is incapacity due to mental disability or intoxication, the court will only set aside the contract if the other contracting party knew or ought to have realised the person's mental incapacity.
When people are bankrupt they still have general capacity to enter into contracts. However they are subject to some limitations and their trustee in bankruptcy can intervene and disclaim contractual obligations for a number of reasons. Therefore, it is important to be cautious when conducting contractual dealings with a bankrupt.
Corporations need to be especially careful in authorising agents to enter into contracts on its behalf. It is often difficult to back out of contractual arrangements if an agent oversteps the authority granted to them, if the other party believed the agent was acting with authority of the corporation.
Just because a party lacks capacity, this doesn't necessarily mean they were taken advantage of or didn't want the contract. In most cases, if a contracting party is found to lack capacity, the contract is not automatically void. It is only voidable, giving the incapacitated party a chance to affirm the contract if they or their authorised representatives desire.
If there is any question in your mind about a person's capacity, it is always safer to err on the side of caution, whether this be insisting on proof of age, having a health assessment or requiring proof of authorisation. A lawyer can be extremely helpful in situations such as these, as they will often know the right questions to ask to test a person's capacity.
Please be aware that this article was written in October 2014 and the law may have since changed. If you require any assistance in regards to contracts, please don't hesitate to contact us.


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Xi Jinping's Internet anti-corruption campaign
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Written by Ping Shum and Zheng Yongnian.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) plays an increasing role in fighting corruption worldwide. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has extended e-government in the fight against crime and against corruption in particular.
By promoting Internet anti-corruption efforts and encouraging the general public to participate, the Chinese party-state under Xi Jinping's leadership has projected an image of caring for people's concerns and combating corruption. This not only meets the demand of public opinion but also serves as a way for the central leadership to control the state.
Corruption is one of the problems the CCP has faced ever since the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. With the introduction of reforms and an open door policy in 1978, China has experienced rapid economic growth. One of the inevitable by-products of a socialist market economy is widespread corruption.
Although CCP's top leaders have over the past three decades emphasised the importance of combating corruption and launched a series of anti-corruption campaigns, the situation did not improve considerably. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International, China's ranking in the world has been on a steady decline, from 41st in 1997 to 100th in 2014, indicating a deteriorating international perception.
The Internet has diversified information sources and changed the information flow from one-way to two-way. Public opinion formulated in the cyberworld has translated into public pressure and, on many occasions, brought down corrupt officials or forced the party-state to adjust its policies. Although ICT have given netizens more leverage to influence state's policies, it has also provided the party-state with new opportunities to utilise the Internet to better serve the people and direct public opinion, increase transparency and promote better governance.
The party-state has recognised the importance of the Internet as a new tool in fighting corruption for several years. The Supreme People's Procuratorate established a team in 2008 that specialises in collecting corruption data as well as monitoring online public opinion on corruption issues. In 2010, the CCP's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) called for the expansion of (online) channels to make it easier for people to participate in fighting corruption. China's first white paper on corruption, which was released in the end of 2010, reiterated the importance of the Internet as a new tool in the campaign against corruption.
Instead of pushing reform, promoting greater transparency or enhancing government accountability, the emphasis of China's Internet anti-corruption campaign is on encouraging netizens to report corruption via official channels rather than via social media. Corruption cases posted on social media can be read by everyone and disseminated in a split second, whereas cases reported on an official website cannot be seen by anyone other than the official handling the case. As well as an attempt to centralise the once decentralised anti-corruption platform, it is also a move to reduce the transparency of netizens' reports on corruption.
In April 2013 news websites of major state media, such as Xinhua and the People's Daily, and mainstream commercial portal sites, such as Sina and Sohu, provided links to five government websites for reporting corruption. Traffic to the website set up by the CCP's Organisation Department increased from 6,000 per day to more than 20,000 and it received 100 tip-offs from netizens daily by September 2013.
On 2 September 2013, five official websites dealing with anti-corruption were integrated into one and relaunched. The new website is smart phone- and tablet-friendly. An associated official Weibo account and Wechat service for mobile phone users were also scheduled to open later on. The main website consists of ten sections, including information on anti-corruption campaigns and investigations, as well as an online forum for netizens for leaving comments, making proposals and filing inquiries. One of the most important sections of the website is dedicated to reports of corruption cases where an informant may choose whether to report to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or its local branches, depending on the location of the informant.
China's state media have called the new integrated anti-corruption website a 'regular army', comparing it to the haphazard nature of non-official anti-corruption reports. This 'regular army' is said to minimise the chance of slander, sometimes characteristic of reports given through non-official channels. While social media platforms are run by commercial companies beyond the direct control of the state, the strategy adopted by the party-state, of encouraging netizens to participate in combating corruption, are the party's attempts to bring the public to its own websites. As the common wisdom goes, 'if you can beat them, join them'.
In fact, it has become a norm in the post-Deng Xiaoping era that whoever succeeds as China's top leader takes a strong position in fighting corruption at the beginning of their term. Punishing corrupt officials and pushing an anti-corruption campaign also help establish the authority of the central government as well as the new leader. Jailing 'corrupt' officials is at the same time a common expression of party infighting and the reshuffling of power within its ranks. In this view, fighting corruption can be seen as a double-edged sword: not only is the new leader seen as tough on corruption, but he also consolidates power by removing political opponents. However, such campaigns fail to protect ordinary citizens from corruption, especially at the local governance level.
Although Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping have each brought down a member of the CCP's Politburo on corruption charges, without genuine political reform and independent media to provide checks and balances the effectiveness of the campaign is questionable. While the party-state found it difficult, if not impossible, to control social media, it utilised the opportunities brought by ICT to centralise an anti-corruption platform to serve its interests.
In short, the CCP has tried to centralise the way anti-corruption investigations are conducted by discouraging the publicly exposure of officials' wrongdoing via social media and urging netizens to report corruption cases to the state directly through the government website. By promoting Internet anti-corruption efforts and encouraging the general public to participate, the CCP projected an image of sharing a common goal with the people.
Ping Shum is a PhD candidate at King's College London-National University of Singapore. Zheng Yongnian is Professor and Director of East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. This article is an excerpt from SHUM, Ping and ZHENG, Yongnian. 2014. 'Information and communications technology and the transformation of the Chinese Communist Party', in Anthony Butler ed. Remaking the ANC: Party Change in South Africa and the Global South, Jacana Media. pp.84-100. Image Credit: CC by Day Donaldson/Flickr.
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Where can I find out information about how to help the boys in my class catch up with the girls?
You say you are aware that you find girls easier to teach and are already, this early in the term, slipping into your normal patterns in the classroom. Congratulations on being this self-aware, and especially in a school climate that does not sound particularly supportive to teachers who want to close the gender gap. Now you need practical help and advice.
You could start by looking at the research report on a national push to raise boys' achievement, published by the then DfES, now the DCSF, two years ago (you will find it on the Department's – whatever it is now called -- Standards Site). It stresses that helping boys not only to read well, but to enjoy reading, can bring results, and that this can be done by having the confidence to encourage pupils to debate and talk about what they are reading. Talk also helps boys' writing. They seem to benefit from exercises like paired writing, and being given the chance to explore what they want to write about, as well as having opportunities to write just for the pleasure of it, maybe in journals or reading diaries, without being pulled up short on questions of grammar and spelling. Individual target setting and mentoring also seem to be useful.
Also turn to the work of people who have been doing this for a long time. Gary Wilson is one who saw the issues and acted on them almost before anyone else had logged there was a problem. His website (www.garywilsonraisingboysachievement.co.uk) lists articles and books on the subject. And check out work done in Bradford, Essex, London and Devon, among other places, for additional pointers.


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Group: Activist arrested in ongoing crackdown in China
File photo shows police at a demonstration in Hong Kong on February 27.
The activist spent five days in detention before he was arrested, the group says
He is part of about 26 people arrested after an internet campaign called for protests
Chinese officials have taken measures to avert major demonstrations
Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese officials have jailed another activist in what some have called an ongoing government crackdown on would-be protesters, a rights group said Thursday.
Activist Chen Wei was formally arrested Friday after spending five days in detention, the Hong-Kong based China Human Rights Defenders said.
CNN was unable to reach Chinese authorities for comment on the case.
The rights group said Chen is part of about 26 people arrested since late February when an anonymous group began an internet campaign calling for anti-government protests in China similar to ones that have taken hold in the Middle East.
The web campaign urged protesters to gather in public places in Beijing and a dozen other Chinese cities. While there have been no visible signs of major demonstrations, Chinese officials have taken measures to avert them.
Authorities have deployed heavy security along major thoroughfares, especially in Wangfujing, a busy shopping street in downtown Beijing that had been designated by the online group for protests.
China also has tightened rules on foreign reporters, explicitly warning them that they risk detention, suspension of press cards and expulsion if they show up at planned demonstrations.


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Was there a message in the music?
On June 12, 2019 September 19, 2019 By BillIn Music, Uncategorized
I have hundreds of songs on my iTunes, but I tend to fall into ruts depending on whatever I'm into at the moment, or whatever I last downloaded to my phone.
Sugarland and Jennifer Nettles will always be there, but lately I've basically been playing Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban in pretty heavy rotation.
This morning, though, I decided to hit the shuffle, to just go with whatever came out next. It's a pretty good way to remind myself that I have a lot of different stuff that I like.
Pretty quickly, Halestorm and Evanescence came on back to back … a little harder than I've been listening to lately, but that's cool. (Warning: If you're going to watch the video above, it's not the edited version.)
Not long after were two Shania Twain songs in a row … nothing strange about that, except I don't have as many of her songs as others, so I just thought it was funny.
Then came Taylor Swift and Adele … a couple women known for their songs about breakups. (Admit it, when you heard Adele was getting a divorce, your first thought was "Her new album is going to be EPIC!" Yes, I know it's terrible, especially since they have a child, but sometimes humans think terrible thoughts.)
I'd like to say I'm not happy about Adele's divorce but… that has to mean there's a lil' 8 Grammy worthy album on the way that I can cry to SO BYE SIMON THANK U
— Ana Ochoa (@ana8A_) June 6, 2019
I don't know how exactly how the shuffle function in iTunes works. I'm guessing it's somewhere between the musical version of 52 pickup and a selection curated to my recent activity that probably works as well as my buddy Al Gorithm did with his concert recommendations.
But I couldn't shake the feeling my phone was trying to tell me something.
If I could only figure out what it was.
"Like a loathed relation we all must pitch in to bury, iTunes will always seem sweeter in hindsight than it ever was in person. Yes, it helped make the Internet a more musical place, and sure, it was, in its own clunky little way, the beating heart at the core of the smartphone revolution.
But iTunes also kickstarted what feels like a grand devaluation of music — turning tracks into 99-cent snacks, and ultimately paving the way for today's streaming services to turn our music from honored art form to something more like a basic utility — something we pay for that flows through our houses, but that we never quite possess. The birth of iTunes signaled the start of a revolution, but its death just feels like the end of an error."
— "Dancing on iTunes' grave," Michael Andor Brodeur, The Boston Globe
I'm finding it interesting, in reading stories — and the occasionally overdone column — about iTunes going away, all of the effort spent on figuring out What iTunes Meant, How Horrible It Turned Out To Be and What It Means Now That iTunes Is Going Away.
It meant I didn't have to go to the store or get on Amazon to buy music. It meant I could buy an album, or a few songs, with a couple clicks. It meant I didn't have to buy an entire album if I didn't want to, or listen to an entire album if I didn't want to.
I'm assuming it has done the same for TV shows, podcasts and the occasional book.
I used iTunes for several years, switched to Google Play for several years and recently switched back. Why? Because at one time it was more convenient to get music through Google Play, and then it wasn't. In particular, we have a slow home computer, and it's easier to use iTunes on an iPhone or iPad.
Apple can do whatever it wants with its various services. As long as I can keep putting songs or albums on my phone, I really don't care about the rest of it.
I wanted to do something else with my phone as I was listening to music, so I tried to minimize whatever song was playing, but I swiped up instead of down.
And it was there that I saw the magic words … "Up Next."
And my iTunes experience started spinning off its axis.
Like I said, I was off iTunes for several years. Is this new? Is this something that had always been there and I just never noticed?
I didn't know how I'd feel about it. After all, part of the shuffle experience is wondering what's next, especially in that few seconds when one song is over but the next one hasn't come on yet.
But I was curious, so I scrolled through the list. I was about to shut my music off for a little quiet, but then I saw "She Used to Be Mine," an insanely gorgeous song that I may or may not be about to play for the fourth time in a row as I write this, was coming up.
Well, now I couldn't shut it off, could I? And then, a little further along (I can scroll forever, but my phone shows the "Up Next" graphic, followed by nine songs) was "Just Might (Make Me Believe)" by Sugarland, which is only my favorite song ever.
Lots of good stuff in before and after, too.
When I listened to music on the radio, which I hardly ever do anymore (another Thing That iTunes Has Meant), right before the commercial, the DJ would come on and excitedly tell us we didn't dare change that dial — "Coming up … the new ones from Britney Spears and Aerosmith."
I chose to go back to high school and college with that reference. Your mileage, and artists, may vary.
But I realized that's what that felt like. It was pulling me along with the promise of what was to come.
So that's what my phone was trying to tell me.
The pictures at the top of the post and below are from Leslie Odom Jr. and the Boston Pops last week at Symphony Hall in Boston, which I didn't write about and didn't listen to today, but which I'm including anyway because Leslie Odom Jr. is amazing and so was the concert.
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Alcohol, without the pesky … alcohol
What's that word I'm looking for? Wait … there is none.
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I am using process builder to invoke a exe file, The exe file has 2 entry points Initialize and TransactionProcess, I need to do a request/response(xml) using this entry points(similar to soap webservice but not a web service), Let me know how to achieve this?

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