A waste and pollution watchdog has warned the Department of Tourism (DOT) that an open skies policy would have an enormous impact on the environment as it would allow unlimited flights by foreign airlines into the country.
EcoWaste Coalition member Rene D. Pineda, Jr., president of the Citizens' Organizations Concerned with Advocating Philippine Environmental Sustainability (COCAP), said the targeted six million tourists by the DOT is also alarming considering the huge waste that these visitors would be leaving behind and the destruction on ecology.
Pineda said DOT Secretary Alberto Lim, an advocate of open skies, clearly disregarded the tourism industry's additional burden to the country's solid waste woes and completely ignored the mandate of DOT Memorandum Circular No. 2005-04 declaring "Zero Tourism Waste" as a goal and direction for sustainable tourism and development.
He said the planned six million tourist arrivals annually, projecting that each would stay an average of one week, would translate to additional 21 million kilos of waste requiring 7,000 truck-trips to existing environmentally critical dumpsites.
At current P500 per capita appropriation for hauling and dumping waste, he added, about P58 million worth of public funds is required to manage the projected waste.
Pineda, also president of the Partnership for Clean Air (PCA) and member of the executive committee of the Metro Manila Airshed Governing Board, emphasized that the volume of added pollution and greenhouse gases emitted into the air due to the planned increase in aviation traffic due to open skies will inevitably render the National Capital Region uninhabitable.
"It's frightening that Secretary Lim, in his efforts to attract more tourists, is blindly courting danger and putting the health of the nation at risk for advocating an aviation policy without first studying its impact on the environment," he said.
Pineda explained that aircraft emissions, air-side support vehicles and airport related traffic contribute to the accumulation of deadly gases like oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and ozone.
They also produce particulate matter (PM) sized at 2.5-10 microns that are not visible to the eye as a singular unit and can easily penetrate the lungs.
He said clinical studies conducted at the School of Public Medicine, University of Illinois-Chicago, estimated that as many as five-million people's health could be affected as a result of just one airport, O'Hare.
The United Nations has released a report that aviation is responsible for over half of the pollution caused by transportation.
The European Union's (land) transport emissions are up 34 percent since 1990, while its aviation emission has since gone up by 110 percent due mainly to increased aviation traffic resulting from open skies, he added.
Pineda pointed out that the aviation sector is no different from EDSA's current situation in terms of lethal level of pollution, chaos, cutthroat competition, and near-empty buses during off peak hours.
He said this information is frightening considering the National Air Quality Status Report of 2008 disclosing the life-threatening level of air pollution in Metro Manila, particularly in EDSA, where the allowable level set by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been breached by more than 300 percent.
The report said the total suspended air particulates (TSP) in Metro Manila stood at 138 micrograms per normal cubic meter, way above 90 micrograms set by the DENR under the Clean Air Act.
And during the first six months of 2010, air pollution in Metro Manila worsened with TSP rising at 163 micrograms, with EDSA reaching a level of 282.
The 2009 World Bank study stated that "over 1.5 million Filipinos of varying ages afflicted with respiratory illnesses annually are due to air pollution in urban areas, notably Metro Manila.
A Department of Health study in 2004 said that considerable morbidity and mortality due to respiratory and cardiovascular disease could have been prevented if the air quality in Metro Manila is not higher than 50 micrograms of pollutants per normal cubic meter.
"Other countries, particularly the US and European Union, are moving aggressively to limit carbon emissions in the aviation industry yet here we are encouraging more flights on the misguided notion of attracting more tourists," Pineda stressed.


Beneath the surface of bilingual students there lies a different culture, a different dialect, a different language, and different struggles. Students who come from families that speak a different language, or have different ethnic backgrounds, may find challenges going to a predominantly white English speaking school.
"It's different because at school, there's different races- mainly white- but at home I can speak my own language and be myself with my family," Mexican-American sophomore, Sofia Garcia said.
This double-life affect really comes into play when the culture at school, or restaurants, or the grocery store is completely different than the culture at your home. Students have described it as putting on a mask before they come to class everyday, a mask that looks and talks like everyone else.
"Sometimes you do gotta act different, if you're trying to fit in, or make friends. But usually I just think to myself, I don't gotta change for nobody," senior, Jeff Joseph said.
Joseph was born in Florida, but lived in Haiti, his family's native country for three years. He speaks English as his first language along with French and Creole. He pointed out that Haitian schooling differed greatly from American schooling.
"The education back there is not really good, at all… seeing how kids act out in schools here, it's not the same in Haiti because- I'm not saying they beat them- but they definitely keep them in check," Joseph said.
It's rare for bilingual Americans to speak their native tongue without facing some sort of inconspicuous judgement or reaction of any sort. Some get ridiculed, mocked, or taunted. Some are acknowledged with fascination and curiosity. Many Americans live with tunnel vision, and are oblivious to other cultures that exist in our country.
"They react weird. They think that you're from another planet or something. Kinda shocked." Junior German exchange student Laura Seline said.
When it comes to being marginalized, or treated differently because of their culture, students have a lot to say about misinterpretations or misjudgements made about them because of their language.
President Donald Trump has deeply impacted the way Mexican-Americans are viewed in American society. From strange looks, to ignorant comments, to even threats and hate crimes, they don't seem to ever catch a break. And unfortunately, students aren't immune to the hate.
"People are using Trump as an excuse to be blatantly racist. They hide behind the president when they're being ignorant. Because it's being publicly displayed every day by the Trump, it suddenly makes it okay to say racist things," Lopez said.
Despite this backlash, it's important to be open to everyone's background. Speaking with bilingual students can be looked at as an opportunity to expand your knowledge of new languages and culture. Students should feel comfortable to freely speak their native tongue in ay settings, especially at school.


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When you watch documentaries and games shows you never think about what goes on behind the scenes – except for perhaps wondering how they got a particular camera shot. So we're about to pull back the curtain a little.
The first time we got involved in celebrity action was early in 2017 when Bedford Translations was asked to do some translations of consent documents for Saturday Night Take Away.
Regular viewers of this popular programme with Ant and Dec pulling gags and other features using the general public will be familiar with the Sofa Watch feature. A sofa is placed in a secret location and by the end of the show people have to find the sofa and go to the location.
To celebrate the RBS Six Nations 2017 Sofa Watch went international and sofas appeared in Paris and Rome. Clearly for members of the public to consent to appear on TV the forms needed to be in the native language – and these important legal documents needed to be signed.
The latest TV programme to use the Bedford Translations service was the two-part documentary Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine, that recently appeared (October 2017).
Gordon Ramsay lost his friend, chef David Dempsey, in 2003. David fell to his death after taking cocaine and Gordon set off to investigate the source of the drug and how it's produced.
As much of the action took place in Colombia, South America, all the legal documents had to be translated into Spanish – specifically Colombian Spanish. This had to be done before filming started to ensure that everything was signed off and permissions granted.
Although not a word of our translations appears on screen, the accurate translation of documents is essential for these programmes to be aired. Maybe a small cog in a much bigger wheel, but one without which the wheel wouldn't turn.


OpenDial is a Java-based, domain-independent toolkit for developing spoken dialogue systems. OpenDial was originally designed to perform dialogue management tasks, but it can also be used to build full-fledged dialogue systems, integrating e.g. speech recognition, language understanding, generation, speech synthesis, multimodal processing and situation awareness.
The purpose of OpenDial is to combine the benefits of logical and statistical approaches to dialogue modelling. The toolkit relies on probabilistic rules to represent the domain models in a compact and human-readable format. Supervised or reinforcement learning techniques can be applied to estimate unknown parameters from small amounts of data (see Lison (2014) for details). The hybrid approach adopted by OpenDial makes it possible to easy incorporate expert knowledge and domain-specific constraints within a robust, probabilistic framework.
OpenDial is designed as a blackboard architecture in which all modules are connected to a central information hub representing the dialogue state (encoded as a Bayesian Network). A collection of plugins is available to connect external components for speech recognition, parsing, speech synthesis, etc.. New modules can also be easily implemented and integrated into the architecture.
The toolkit has been originally developed by the Language Technology Group of the University of Oslo (Norway), with Pierre Lison as main developer.
[05.04.2016] New release: version 1.5 of OpenDial! The new version includes new functionalities such as the support for custom functions and the ability to directly manipulate relational structures - such as dependency trees or hierarchical tasks - in the probabilistic rules.
Version 1.4 of OpenDial is out! It includes an interactive domain editor to easily design and evaluate dialogue domains. The build framework is also switched to Gradle.
[07.05.2015] A new release of OpenDial (version 1.3) is available. The release includes bug fixes, performance improvements and new functionalities (such as Voice Activity Recognition).
[25.03.2015] Due to Google Code's shutdown, the OpenDial toolkit has migrated to a new website: http://opendial-toolkit.net, while the code repository is moved to GitHub.
[08.12.2014] The version 1.1 of OpenDial is out! See the release notes to know more about the latest upgrades and extensions. One important change is the switch to Java 8.
[18.04.2014] An updated version (0.95) of OpenDial is now released! One can now connect various plugins into the architecture. There is also basic support for incremental processing.
[04.02.2014] See here to watch OpenDial deployed in a situated dialogue system for human-robot interaction (using the Nao robot as robotic platform).
[31.01.2014] Version 0.9 of OpenDial is finally available! The version contains a refactored and documented code base, an improved graphical interface, concrete examples of dialogue domains, and a collection of unit tests.


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But honestly, x-callback-url support is something I would have never dreamed of being excited about. But, damn it, I am. I am not going to make a long story about how that happened. Just this much: Spend a few minutes on how Shortcuts works, and in a breath, you can send clippings and entire articles to iA Writer, with title, copied text, and tags.
I have made it no secret that iA Writer is my favourite way to write, i.e think, ever since it was released on the iPad way back then. I do have some obsession with that app, and even though every now and then I get tempted and use something else, I find myself either replicating it's design and features, or simply missing it and eventually switch back one the wiser.
For a long time I wanted to built a system for notes, quotes, texts, journals (I am currently building a somewhat convoluted workflow for this), drafts and what not, in plain-text and got often rather close but it never was quite-there-yet (my Evernote-replacement-setup, with Atom.io comes to mind, worked, but what a mess) but I have the feeling, that with tags and the inclusion of x-URL-callback into iA Writer I can make it work.
One of my biggest issues always had been, getting the workflow-part of this to work, thankfully the folks at iA have provided two shortcuts in the article, which do exactly what I was looking for.
So, but I will tag some files now.
Totally unrelated: I have switched from Inoreader to Feedbin.


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Q: Npm not installed I recently downloaded node.js from nodejs.org and installed it correctly on windows, from gitbash I ran node -v,it gave me a version number,but when I ran npm -v, I get bunch of error message like these;
Internal/module/cjs/loader.js:330
Throw err;

Error: cannot find module 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\nom-registry-fetch\node_modules\fighy-pudding\index.js'.
Please verify that the package.json has a valid "main" entry

And other bunch of errors...
How do I fix these please

A: Well, i tried alot of replies, still ended up the same.
I reinstalled windows and installed the same nodejs.exe i downloaded and npm was installed...lol

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Apollo 11 emergency decal sells for $147,500
An emergency access decal recovered from the Apollo 11 command module has sold for $147,572 at RR Auction.
The sign is marked "RESCUE" and indicated the location of the emergency access hatch to the recovery team.
The sign was stripped from the Apollo command service module after landing
The consignor was a retired inspector and quality control engineer for North American Aviation (NAA), the company that produced the Apollo command service module.
He explained to the Antiques Roadshow how he came by the decal: "When the spacecraft would come back to Downey, we would strip them all down.
"And so this arrow... they were scraping all this stuff off and throwing it away in a big pile, so they just gave it to me."
A British flag flown on the Apollo 13 mission realised $11,500.
This Union Jack was flown on the Apollo 13 mission
While US flags are fairly common, this is the first example of an Apollo-flown British flag we've seen.
It has exceptional provenance, originating from the collection of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell – who writes: "I hereby certify that this National Flag of Great Britain was on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft…
"This flag was from my personal collection of space artifacts and has been in my possession since the mission."
The lot is mounted on a certificate signed by all three members of the crew.
Buyers were clearly intrigued by this particular piece. It soared past an opening bid of $3,000.
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If you have a sweet tooth and happen to be in Chicago, Ice Max is your must-see destination. At this colorful joint, dessert lovers can indulge in a variety of Thai-style rolled ice creams with delicious toppings. If you haven't heard about it before, Thai rolled ice cream is a worldwide phenomenon, an ice cream that is chopped, mixed, spread and rolled right in front of you on a frozen pan. Not only is it fun to watch, but the taste is also unique. And during colder months, you can opt for more traditional crepes, like Chocolate Delight, Matcha Red Bean, and Banana Nutella. Or you can combine both, because why not. At Ice Max, you don't deny yourself any pleasure.


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Does Your Use Of Lumber In Mission Viejo CA Really Suit The Neighborhood?
Mission Viejo is located in the Saddleback Valley area of southern Orange County and it is amongst the largest master-planned communities in the United States; maybe there are some portions that might be a little under cared for; but, by and large, it could be considered something of a "posh" place and prime real estate. People living there probably feel obliged to maintain their homes to a reasonable standard.
The log cabin home is now a part of American history; but, we do use a lot of wood in many of our houses. The timber frame construction method is very popular for a number of reasons and will probably remain so for as long as trees are still growing and being felled for their lumber. I would hazard a guess that the most widespread use for Lumber In Mission Viejo CA is construction.
This would be basically raw lumber; the tree is cut down and taken to a saw mill where the useable wood is sawn into planks or boards. There are a number of standard sizes that are cut; the standardization being on width and thickness dimensions (length being something of a variable – as was the height of the original tree). Constructional lumber is usually from coniferous trees such as pine, fir or spruce (which are classified as softwoods).
When sawn it is basically of a white color and the dimensions are stated in a method that is based on the figure four – a 2 by 4 having a nominal dimension of 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide (these are the nominal cut size before the wood has been dried and before the rough sawn surface has been planned smooth; the actual size sold as Lumber In Mission Viejo CA is 1½ inches x 3½ inches). For construction work; the lumber is often sold in pre-cut (stud) lengths of 8, 9, or 10 feet. Generally the longest length available from the mill is 24 feet. Since this lumber forms the frame of the house and will be covered up by cladding on walls and roofing overhead; not much notice is paid to the appearance of the wood – although things like knots and other natural characteristics that could weaken the strength of the wood have to be taken into account.
For the visible wooden parts of our homes; fully smoothed and stained lumber will be used; typically in hardwoods like Birch, Teak, Mahogany, Maple or Oak. The staining process will take care to highlight the natural grain in the wood to give it a good visual aspect so that your front door (for example) is making a statement about the quality of your home that is clearly visible to all who approach it.
When you need to purchase Lumber In Mission Viejo CA; you should go to the showrooms of Capistrano Hardwoods in Orange County for everything from bare boards to finished doors. Take a look at their website at to find out more.


Fintan Keenan – engineer and farmer at Mørdrupgård (organic grain growers and millers) in Denmark. He is also growing heritage Irish wheats that he sourced from gene banks with the aim of bulking seeds and eventually trailing them on his brothers farm in County Monaghan.
Monika Walecka – Polish wholegrain sourdough baker who uses freshly milled flours and many single grain breads – 100% rye / 100% einkorn etc.
Sarah Richards – owner of Seagull bakery, Tramore, Co Waterford. Currently installing a mill into their bakery and testing out small batches of Irish grown grains.
Andrew Workman – Fourth generation farmer of Dunanny Farm in Co. Louth. They have been producing full symbol organic cereals since 2006 and mill their own flour on site.
With more and more bakers wanting to make bread with ancient and heritage grains and source their produce locally, what does this mean for Irish grain growers.
Can we sustain a commercially viable grain industry?
If so, why are there not more people already doing it. Incentives for farmers?
Can we learn from other cultures with similar climates?
9.28 – Is Dunany Farm successfully growing bread flour in Ireland?
13.56 – Sarah Richards of Seagull Bakery talks about the tradition of blaa baking in Waterford, and how it was naturally fermented.
14.36 – Monika Walecka, a Polish baker and home-miller ask about the potentials for better milling of Irish grain to improve its performance. Andrew and Fintan reply.
17.32 – Monika talks about new types and techniques of milling in the USA.
18.50 – Monika talks about her path towards bread baking and wholegrain wheat milling in USA and Poland. She argues for the importance of home-milling.
29.50 – Sarah Richards tells the story of the Seagull Bakery and it's future plans to mill flour on site.
37.28 – Fintan on Per Grupe on Mørdrupgård grain research farm and mill in Denmark.
43.33 – Andrew Workman talks about the Irish obsession with yield versus quality, and the roll of Monsanto's Round-Up in crop harvesting.
44.08 – Andew discuss the potential for other grain growers and millers in Ireland like Dunany.
46.50 – Fintan discusses the potential for growing high quality, high protein, strong flour in Ireland.
48.28 – Andrew urges us to start planting the old varieties again; to revive the traditions of growing enough grain for the household.
50.15 – Fintan on the importance of investing in new mill technology in Ireland.
51.47 – Who are the clients and customers who buy the expensive and experimental flours that Per Grupe's Mørdrupgård farm produce?
53.49 – Keith from Real Bread Ireland offers overview of the new small craft bakers in Ireland.


Robin Clifton's 21-day arson trial, for which 800 potential jurors had been called, has been postponed for an expert witness to continue preparing. Stephen B. Spies, a retired special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, is the arson expert witness mentioned in the motion. Clifton is accused of setting four fires on Sept. 5, 2005, two of which destroyed the Rifle Amoco station. He allegedly set other fires at a restaurant and a townhouse under construction.
According to the Post Independent, the size of the jury pool was a result of heavy pretrial publicity of the case and the anticipated length of the trial. Clifton had sought unsuccessfully to have the trial moved elsewhere because of the amount of local media attention the case had received.


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THIS is what Oxford University hopes Osney Mead industrial estate will look like after its £600m transformation.
The 1960s site has been called "run down" in the past, but pictures shared exclusively with the Oxford Mail reveal plans to make it a futuristic-looking 'knowledge park'.
They also show tree-lined avenues, a "promenade" along the River Thames and a plaza on the current site of Osney Yard Depot.
The university wants to revamp the area into a site featuring laboratories for scientists alongside small and big businesses who can spin out their ideas into new companies.
More than 600 homes for graduates and staff are also planned to provide affordable housing for top talent.
From left to right, the estate now to what the university has proposed.
If the university wins planning approval, it hopes the 20-year project could begin by 2019.
The scheme was hailed as a "great opportunity" by Oxford City Council leader Bob Price, who called for formal plans to be presented "speedily".
A public consultation is being held by the university until July 22.
Professor William James, pro vice-chancellor for planning, said: "Everyone recognises this is a central Oxford site that has great potential – but is desperately in need of a major revamp.
The Environment Agency depot where the development's proposed 'social heart' would go.
Early work at the site is likely to focus on graduate housing – which the university says is needed urgently – but by the end of the project some 4,000 people could be working there.
The park would be split into housing and engineering facilities to the east, laboratories and start-up company offices to the south, larger companies and university buildings to the east and a main square at the north, where the Kings Centre and Environment Agency depot currently stand.
Under a 'masterplan' unveiled last night, existing buildings such as the university library services building, Alden Press, the Ruskin School of Art's 'Green Shed', FishMarket, Borders, Oxford Calor Centre and Newsquest Oxfordshire – the parent company of the Oxford Mail – would eventually be bulldozed to make way for the new development.
Top, the 'meadow' area of the development next to Bulstake Stream. Directly above, an aerial view of the proposed scheme.
The university is in discussions with several landowners and is understood to have acquired a number of sites already.
There are also plans to build a new pedestrian and cycle link between Osney Mead and the city's West End, where several other major redevelopments are planned at the Oxpens, the Westgate Shopping Centre and Oxford Station.
OSNEY Mead industrial estate is set to be linked to the city centre by a new bridge. Oxfordshire County Council has won government funding worth £3.3m to fund the bridge and towpath improvements.
Work is expected to start as soon as possible following a feasibility study as the cash must be spent by March 2018.
The bridge would connect the potential new look Osney Mead site – where some 4,000 people are eventually expected to work – to the city's West End and other major developments such as the Westgate Shopping Centre, as well as the planned new Oxford Station and Oxpens sites.


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Fundstrat's Tom Lee believes 2019 holds a significant positive turnaround for the cryptocurrency market as a whole despite the prolonged bear market conditions that characterized 2018. The Fundstrat co-founder says an imminent tailwind of positive incremental improvements will drive another bullish rally for cryptocurrency prices. As part of its 2019 cryptocurrency outlook, Lee says the company expects marked improvements in the cryptocurrency market after a difficult 2018.
According to the report, there are now far more positive influences than negative ones on the cryptocurrency market as a whole. Some of the positive improvements that form part of the coming tailwind for the cryptocurrency market include weakening dollar, institutional-grade custodial solutions, and improved fiat-to-crypto inflows. As part of the report, Fundstrat analysts say the convergence of these positive market fundamentals will manifest in higher cryptocurrency prices.
The counterargument for Fundstrat's analysis potentially comes from ascertaining the impact, if any, of these market fundamentals given the changing dynamics of the cryptocurrency ecosystem as a whole. There are a slew of reports that claim many of the prolonged price pumps of the past were orchestrated via wash trading and other forms of market manipulation. The market of stricter regulations across Asia and the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2018 could severely affect the impact of such activities.


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What a delightful day it has been! And soon we'll be having a feast fit for hungry hobbits, and with this spread it's a good thing these new clothes are a little loose, especially the waistline. This is the first I've been down here since Gary brought me home, down the stairs with Gary's and Celly's assistance. Everyone's busy buzzing about getting everyone settled in--Gary is making sure all necessities are available over at the cottage across the yard and hobbits are working in the kitchen, even the little ones.
I'll just sit here by the fire enjoying being useless.


The simulation of a vertical compression test performed on open style crate the size of 3600x3600mm. FEA allows us to test the effects on what if traditionally tested, would be impractical.
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Sinestro Corp Series in the Works?
Bleeding Cool reports today that among the announcements that DC will be making at next month's San Diego Comic Con is the news of a sixth title in the Green Lantern franchise. The rumored book will focus on the Sinestro Corps. Given the ending of Green Lantern #20 the book could potentially deal with the fallout of Sinestro's recent actions against his own army and given that he is bonded with Parallax at the moment things could get very interesting for everyone's favorite Korugarian.


You want to progress onto the Level 3 Plymouth Argyle FC Football Programme.
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The aim of this qualification is to provide those learners who already possess a valid fitness instructor qualification with the additional knowledge; understanding and skills required to plan and instruct group circuit training sessions. The content therefore reflects the competencies required to become a safe and effective group circuit training instructor.


Have you ever wondered which libraries, archives and historical/genealogical society could help in your genealogical research?
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InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that it expects its total second quarter 2015 revenue to be between $89 million and $91 million.
"We are very pleased to announce that we expect to record total revenue in the range of $89 million to $91 million in second quarter 2015, comprised almost entirely of recurring revenue," noted Richard J. Brezski, Chief Financial Officer. "As expected, our guidance is below the record level of recurring revenue we reported for first quarter 2015, when we benefited from the first full quarter of royalties on major product introductions in late 2014."
This revenue guidance is based primarily on royalty reports received to date, and does not include the potential impact of any new patent license, technology solutions or patent sale agreements that may be signed, or any arbitration or dispute resolutions that may occur, during the balance of second quarter 2015.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include information regarding our current expectations with respect to the company's second quarter 2015 revenue. Words such as "expects," "projects," "forecast," and variations of such words or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes could differ materially from those expressed in or anticipated by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) the entry into additional patent license, patent sales or technology solutions agreements; (ii) the accuracy of market sales projections of the company's licensees and timely receipt and final reviews of quarterly royalty reports from the company's licensees and related matters; (iii) amounts of royalties payable following routine audits, if any, and the timely receipt of such amounts during second quarter 2015; and (iv) the timing and outcome of the company's litigation and arbitration proceedings and the payment of any related awards. We undertake no duty to update publicly any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law, regulation or other competent legal authority.


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In the two poems 'My Last Duchess' and 'Porphyria's Lover', Robert Browning portrays two very different stories both being about murder. The way that Browning presents these poems with such expression and forcefulness makes it seem like he is just reliving the moment in the form of poetry, as if he is the killer himself. The two main important differences with these two poems are how the murder is talked about.
My Last Duchess' is written after the murder has happened in which Browning reflects on the Dukes feelings towards the Duchess; whereas in 'Porphyria's Lover' the poem is written at the time of the murder where we get more of an insight on the mans thoughts and feelings as it is written in first person. What we understand from both poems is that both of the male characters conducting the murders are abnormally overly obsessed with two things most people wouldn't consider perfection and power, and in the cases of the poems these two things are put together with relationships with women.
In 'Porphyria's Lover', is about a man who kills a women who he believes he is destined to be with, but it the way Browning presents the relationship between them is as if their relationship would only work if the woman was dead; because he would only see her as perfect if she was dead, and he becomes even more obsessed with her as he slowly kills her by strangling her with her hair. In the other poem, 'My Last Duchess', the Duke is talking about his Duchess who he had killed, and during the poem, he explains to the reader about his point of view towards her after showing the painting off.
The Duke in this poem is obsessed with power, and probably with himself too. He was in fear of his power being taken from him because his last Duchess was so changeling towards him; even though she didn't realise it. The Duke seemed to show that he wanted to have the girl to himself and no one else to even look at her in such a way that they may even be thinking about becoming involved with her and taking his power away at the same time. We see this when the Duke explains that 'her looks went everywhere', showing that she probably had power, and the Duke didn't like that.
It also informs us that the Duke was a jealous man as people admired something of his that in a sense, he couldn't control; but the first line, 'That's my last Duchess painted on the wall', makes us feel like the Duke only saw her as an object he owned which he likes to now gloat upon because she isn't there anymore. This would mean that the Duke could make her out to be perfect and boast about how she belongs to him. Browning represents how powerful the Duke is when he explains about the curtains, 'since none puts by the curtain I have drawn for you but I,' to be able to see the painting of his last duchess.
This line represents the power that the Duke holds as we imagine him sounding proud of himself. It also informs us that he is the only one to be able to draw the curtain and as the line 'And seemed they would ask me, if they durst,' convinces us that people are even scared to ask him to draw the curtains to see the painting; putting them in fear of the amount of power the Duke holds because they know that he is capable of doing anything to them. It's almost as if if anyone pulls the curtains back to see the painting, the same thing would happen to them.
Browning demonstrates the level of the Dukes power and confidence at the line 'She had a heart… how to say… too soon may glad'. The use of pauses here gives us a feeling that the Duke is gloating on the amount of power he holds by trying to sound more innocent than he thinks he is. Although both of the male characters in the poems are power obsessed, the Duke in 'My Last Duchess' knows how much power he holds, but the guy in 'Porphyria's Lover' in theory, doesn't know how much power he really has until he kills the woman.
We can tell this because before he kills her she seems to be controlling him when Browning describes as 'she put my arm about her waist,' and 'stooping, make my cheek lie there'; showing that he felt like an object being act upon as if he was a dummy and couldn't do anything for himself. However, this all changes once Porphyria's is murdered and we see this when the guy notes how he 'propp'd her head up as before' showing that he is now the one in control and it appears that he has now become 'alive' and becomes the active whereas Porphyria's is now the passive.
The guy in this poem comes across as proud and we can demonstrate this when he tells the reader 'Porphyria worshipp'd me,'; which is almost as if he should be looked up to like some sort of God and only sees things in his point of view. This is also demonstrated at the very end of the poem, 'And yet God has not said a word! ' This signals that he really truly believes that he is in the right. Browning also may have used this line as a symbol to say that if there really was a God, he would have done something to the guy as a punishment, but nothing has been done.
This leads on to say that neither of the men in the poems think they've done anything wrong and appear to have no remorse what so ever for the crimes they have committed; and we see this all through 'My Last Duchess' as we imagine him as being proud of himself all through the poem. Even though he is proud of himself the reader doesn't see him this way; and it is ironic because this poem is written in heroic couplets (AABB) but he is not heroic in any way; only in his own mind.
Porphyria's Lover' is written in octosyllabic lines, and because it's in an ABABB rhyme form, it symbolises the unbalanced state of mind of the man and because this poem is written in first person. Therefore the reader feels more involved as it increases the dramatic effect. The verse structure in both the poems are the same, both not having any verses; and because of this there is no break from the tension Browning builds in them, especially in 'Porphyria's Lover' as it leads up to the murder itself. In 'My Last Duchess' there are pauses and punctuation used to break up parts and it seems to become more frequent towards the end of the poem.
This could represent how the Duke is talking; in short and snappy sentences as if he is getting agitated and worked up by what he is saying; 'Much the same smile? This grew; I gave commands; Then all the smiles stopped together. There she stands as if alive'. This is a particularly interesting part of the poem as it gives away that the Duke had the Duchess killed and because of the amount of pauses Browning used at that part, it lets the Duke have a chance to deliver the tension and anxiety of the story he appears to be feeling across to the reader.
During these parts in the poem, the reader might get the feeling that the Duke is hiding something as his speech seems so rushed. In both poems Browning frequently uses enjambment to increase the dramatic effect and obstruct the flow of the poems. This is a good technique as it shows the unbalanced and megalomania personalities of the two male characters as it rushes on and pushes the poem forwards in a crazed way; possibly just like their minds are working. A good demonstration of this appears in 'Porphyria's Lover'; 'And I untighten'd next the tress About her neck; her cheek once more Blush'd bright beneath my burning kiss,'.
Both poems are written as a dramatic monologue, and are both narrated by males both with issues with women and love and show similarities; one of which being that the only way either of them could handle their situations with their lovers was to murder them and neither of them seemed to feel any shame. They are looked to as both being troubled and megalomaniacs by the reader. A couple of bold differences between the to male characters is that the guy in 'Porphyria's Lover' radiates a feel to him that he isn't a high class, rich man like the Duke in 'My Last Duchess'; and if anything, he is far from it.
The Duke seems to be an attention seeker, especially because of his social status. This is probably what led him to kill his Duchess as he explains how she was 'Too easily impressed; she liked whate'er She looked on, and her looks went everywhere'; symbolising that she attracted a lot of attention; much more than the Duke wanted her to. But in 'Porphyria's Lover' it's the guys feelings towards Porphyria that become so strong and unable to control, which leads him to murder her to have her forever.
We see that he is overly obsessed with Porphyria when he leads himself to think, 'at last I knew Porphyria worshipp'd me,' when really the reader knows that this isn't the case, and the reader continues to see the increasingly unbalanced state of the man that Browning portrays. In this poem there are many metaphors and it's full with personification. An example of this is when Browning explains to us about how the 'sullen wind was soon awake', as we get to know that there is a storm outside.
As we progress through the poem we come to understand that the storm could symbolize the storm in the guys head. Browning also uses alliteration a great deal throughout the poem, so much that this also symbolises how much of a mad and unbalanced mind this guy has. For example, we see this alliteration when he is explaining how Porphyria 'Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss' and he tries to make it seem as if she is enjoying his 'burning' kiss, so much that she starts to blush even though she's dead. This also represents that he still thinks of her being alive and happy.


Owners corporations must ensure that all windows fitted to common property, above the ground floor, comply with the window safety devices legislation by 13 March 2018. This is a mandatory requirement which is imposed on the Owners Corporation.
It is contained in the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW) (SSMA) and the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2016 (NSW) (SSMR).
Section 118 of the SSMA sets out the requirements for window safety devices – child safety. Rule 30 of SSMR provides information regarding what is a building, window and screen for the purposes of s 118.
Note that subsection 118(4) of the SSMA applies to an owner of a lot who installs a window safety device. If the owner installs the device then he or she will be responsible to repair any damage caused by the installation and 'ensure that the device is installed in a competent and proper manner and has an appearance, after it has been installed, in keeping with the appearance of the building' (s 118(4)(b)). The owner is also required to provide notice of the installation of the window safety device to the owners' corporation within 7 days after completion of the installation.
Further information is available on the Window safety devices requirements page on the NSW Fair Trading website.


Village Manager Steve Sarkozy reported on the need to replace the recent vacancies to the Design Review Board (DRB) and Planning & Zoning Board (PZB). The DRB's landscape architect position will be advertised. The PZB position will be appointed at the next Council meeting with one of the recent applicants who were interviewed for the board positions.
Community Development Director Mary Gibbs gave an overview of the many projects underway to date, including the Comprehensive Plan which should be ready for a final public hearing for adoption in May.
Staff is currently negotiating with the number 2 ranked consultant, Clarion Associates, to prepare the Village's Land Development Code. Negotiations with the number 1 ranked consultant were not successful.
Upcoming zoning cases for April and May include the Phoenix Assisted Living Center, Arcos Executive Center office building and the Coconut Point hotel next to the Estero Fire Station.
Executive Director Tiffany Esposito, Council Directors Harlan Parrish and Bill Daubmann, and Estero Community Improvement Foundation's Wayne Smith gave a presentation on building a strong relationship between the EDC, the Village and the business community. They are requesting that the Village become a member of the EDC again this year.
No voting takes place during workshops. Council will vote on this at their next meeting.
Public Works Director David Willems gave an overview of the stormwater maintenance projects which have been completed as well as those currently underway to make sure the Village is ready for the upcoming rain events this season.
Four sub-watershed groups were identified which received flooding during the two major rain events last year. These groups include the railroad ditch, the Estero River north branch, Estero River south branch and Halfway Creek.
Meetings were held with HOA presidents and property managers of affected communities to exchange information.
Public Works Director David Willems gave a presentation on the updated preliminary FEMA maps relating to the Village of Estero.
The next Council meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018.


It's Tuesday, April 9, so the time has come once again to take a look around the college world and appreciate some of the standout students and rising social media influencers at various colleges in the country for the COED Girl of the Day which features a college student that stands out among their peers. Today, we feature Tiffany Suarez, a former student-athlete at the University of Virginia.
Suarez, a former member of the Cavaliers' women's basketball team, is the perfect choice for today as Virginia celebrates the first-ever men's basketball national championship following the Cavaliers' overtime win over Texas Tech on Monday.
You can check out more photos of Tiffany in the gallery below or by heading over and clicking that follow button on her Instagram account.


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Bryce Dallas Howard Says She Was Asked to Lose Weight For "Jurassic World: Dominion"
On screen, Bryce Dallas Howard is no stranger to running through brush-filled terrain in the dark while wearing high heels to fight off blood-thirsty dinosaurs. Behind the scenes, the "Jurassic World: Dominion" star was fighting a separate battle against studio executives who wanted her to lose weight for her role as Claire Dearing in the upcoming Jurassic World sequel film, which she stars in opposite Chris Pratt, DeWanda Wise, and Jeff Goldblum. Speaking with Metro in a recent interview, Howard opened up about the taxing conversation — one that, as a woman in film, she's had on multiple film sets over the course of her career — and credited director Colin Trevorrow with rejecting the studio execs' demands.
"On the third movie, it was actually because there were so many women cast, it was something that Colin felt very strongly about in terms of protecting me . . . because the conversation came up again: 'We need to ask Bryce to lose weight,'" she explained. "He was like, 'There are lots of different kinds of women on this planet and there are lots of different kinds of women in our film' and I got to do so many stunts that wouldn't have been possible if I had been dieting."
"I got to do [the stunts] with my body, she was at her maximum strength, and I hope it is just yet another indication of what's possible."
Echoing Howard's sentiments about the unrealistic expectations of women on screen, Wise added, "It's always something. There was a lot of resistance to Kayla [Watts, Wise's character] having muscle, to what it means to be a woman, look like a woman. It's just every side, it's relentless and impossible."
Differentiating "Jurassic World: Dominion" from the previous two films in the series, Howard, who performs several potentially body-breaking stunts in the Jurassic World movies, said the third film allowed her to more fully present herself and other women as actual human beings. After being "asked to not use my natural body in cinema," the "Mandalorian" director says she's "thrilled [at] all the action I got to do." She continued, "And I got to do it with my body, she was at her maximum strength, and I hope it is just yet another indication of what's possible."
For Howard and Wise, the upcoming sci-fi movie is one small step toward ensuring more accurate representation of women in film. In addition to delivering realistic portrayals of women on all levels, the actors hope to normalize having more women than men in movies and normalize showcasing women with humanity, rather than defining them by their body types. "[The film introduces] these heroines who aren't perfect," Wise said. "There's a story there, a sense you can be heroic even if you don't feel heroic. I'm interested in the future of action and blockbusters really allowing women to be the entire human beings that we are."
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Donne ai primi passi (Mignonnes), meglio noto con il titolo inglese Cuties, è un film del 2020 diretto da Maïmouna Doucouré.

Il lungometraggio è stato oggetto di polemiche per l'ipersessualizzazione delle pre-adolescenti, nonostante il film sia stato ideato proprio per denunciare questi comportamenti, e per il poster realizzato da Netflix.

Trama
L'undicenne senegalese Amy vive con la madre in una banlieue di Parigi. Attende ardentemente il ritorno del padre dal Senegal, ma assiste impotente alla sofferenza di sua madre dovuta alla poligamia dell'uomo, che sta per tornare in Francia insieme a una seconda moglie. Amy si sente anche oppressa dall'ambiente religioso nel quale sono immerse le donne senegalesi immigrate, si annoia durante le preghiere islamiche e più in generale è insofferente verso i valori religiosi che sua zia cerca di trasmetterle.

Le cose cambiano rapidamente, da quando Amy è affascinata da un gruppo di ragazzine disinibite nel quale rientra la sua vicina coetanea, Angelica. Il gruppo di pre-adolescenti forma una compagnia di danza in stile adulto che ha caratteristiche spregiudicate contrastanti con i costumi, i valori e le tradizioni religiose della famiglia di Amy, e si allenano per una gara di ballo per la quale non esitano ad adottare abbigliamenti e atteggiamenti provocanti. Incoraggiata dal successo e dalla ricerca del riconoscimento sui social network, Amy decide di incorporare nella coreografia dei passi di danza sessualmente suggestivi che ha visto in alcuni video su Internet.

Dopo aver subito un'umiliazione a scuola, Amy decide di postare in rete una foto della sua vagina per essere definita una ragazza adulta, fatto che causa invece il rifiuto da parte dei suoi compagni di classe nei suoi confronti: a causa dello scandalo, le altre ragazze decidono alla fine di escludere Amy dal gruppo di ballo. Anche se il secondo matrimonio di suo padre è lo stesso giorno della gara finale al Parc de la Villette, lei è determinata a ballare con loro: sgattaiolando infatti fuori di casa nel suo costume da ballo, spinge in un lago un altro membro del gruppo, Yasmine, in modo che le altre non abbiano altra scelta che permetterle di ballare con loro.

Il numero di danza altamente stimolante sconvolge il pubblico. Pensando però, durante lo spettacolo, che tra il pubblico c'è anche sua madre che la sta guardando, Amy scoppia in lacrime e se ne va prima che la loro esibizione finisca, per unirsi alla donna.

Al suo ritorno incontra sua zia, che la incolpa per il suo abbigliamento e il suo atteggiamento recente definito da "sgualdrina", ma la madre di Amy stavolta interviene, dicendole di lasciare in pace la figlia e abbracciando la ragazzina per rassicurarla. Amy implora sua madre di consentirle di non partecipare al matrimonio, al fine di dimostrare la sua disapprovazione; la madre di Amy le permette di non andare, ma afferma che lei stessa deve andare per adempiere al suo dovere di moglie. Amy poi abbandona sia l'abito da sposa tradizionale sia il suo vestito da ballerina sexy e, in jeans, maglietta e capelli sciolti, esce a giocare a saltare la corda con un gruppo di ragazzine del quartiere.

Produzione
Il film fu annunciato dalla regista Maïmouna Doucouné, come sua prima opera d'esordio alla regia. La regista si era fatta notare in precedenza con il cortometraggio pluri-premiato Maman(s) del 2015, che era stato selezionato e proiettato in oltre duecento festival cinematografici internazionali.

Fu la stessa Doucouné a scrivere la sceneggiatura del film, prendendo spunto dalla propria esperienza di vita come rifugiata. Nel 2017 il copione si aggiudicò il Global Filmmaking Award al Sundance Film Festival. Maïmouna Doucouré disse anche di aver cominciato a scrivere il film dopo aver visto un talent show a Parigi, raccontando anche come il contrasto tra i balli e gli abiti tradizionali delle famiglie nel pubblico fosse stato affascinante.

Il casting del film richiese circa sei mesi di tempo: fecero l'audizione per il personaggio della protagonista approssimativamente 700 ragazzine, e il ruolo alla fine venne assegnato all'undicenne Fathia Youssouf.

Doucouné disse di aver instaurato un "clima di fiducia reciproca tra lei e le bambine" durante le riprese: «Ho spiegato loro tutto quello che stavo facendo e le ricerche che avevo fatto prima di scrivere questa storia. Sono stata anche fortunata che anche i genitori di queste ragazze fossero attivisti, quindi eravamo tutti dalla stessa parte. Alla loro età hanno visto questo tipo di danza. Qualsiasi bambino con un telefono cellulare può trovare queste immagini sui social media in questi giorni». La regista affermò anche di aver lavorato con uno psicologo infantile durante le riprese del film.

La Doucouré trascorse quasi 18 mesi alla ricerca di studi su come i bambini giovani e pre-adolescenti vengono esposti a contenuti per adulti e immagini sessualizzate sui social media al fine di mostrare la realtà accurata del film. «Le nostre ragazze vedono che più una donna viene eccessivamente sessualizzata sui social media, più ha successo. E i bambini imitano semplicemente ciò che vedono, cercando di ottenere lo stesso risultato senza capirne il significato, e sì, è pericoloso».

Le riprese si svolsero in varie location in Francia, specialmente a Parigi.

Distribuzione
Cuties è stato proiettato in anteprima al World Cinema Dramatic Competition del Sundance Film Festival 2020 il 23 gennaio 2020, dove la Doucouné vinse il premio "Miglior regista", ed è stato uno dei tre film francesi ad essere proiettato al festival. Precedentemente l'uscita del film in sala era prevista per il 1º aprile 2020, ma a causa della pandemia di COVID-19 in Francia, l'uscita è slittata al 19 agosto.

A gennaio 2020, poco prima dell'anteprima del film al Sundance Film Festival, Netflix acquistò i diritti mondiali del film, escludendo la Francia. È stato pubblicato a livello internazionale su Netflix il 9 settembre 2020.

Accoglienza

Critica
Sul sito web aggregatore di recensioni Rotten Tomatoes, il film ottiene una percentuale di approvazione dell'89%, basata su 44 recensioni, mentre il sito Metacritic gli assegna un punteggio medio di 68 su 100, basandosi su 13 critici, indicando che le "recensioni sono generalmente favorevoli".

Riconoscimenti
 2020 - Sundance Film Festival
 Miglior regia drammatica a Maïmouna Doucouré
 Candidatura per il Gran premio della giuria a Maïmouna Doucouré
 2020 - Festival internazionale del cinema di Berlino
 Candidatura per il Generation Prize a Maïmouna Doucouré e Bien Ou Bien Productions
 Candidatura per il Crystal Bear a Maïmouna Doucouré

Controversie
Prima della sua distribuzione su Netflix, il film non suscitò particolari polemiche quando fu mostrato al Sundance Film Festival e poi distribuito nelle sale in Francia. Quando invece Netflix acquistò Cuties, il manifesto e il trailer internazionali del film furono criticati per aver sessualizzato delle ragazzine di undici anni e vennero tacciati di pedofilia, essendo differenti da quelli utilizzati per promuovere il film in Francia. Il Parents Television Council (PTC) chiese che Netflix rimuovesse interamente il film dalla sua piattaforma di streaming, e Change.org promosse una petizione per la cancellazione degli abbonamenti a Netflix a causa della presenza del film, che raccolse oltre 600,000 adesioni.

Il senatore degli Stati Uniti Josh Hawley dello Stato del Missouri, tramite un tweet invitò formalmente Netflix a discutere del film "prima che lo facesse il Congresso". Il senatore Mike Lee dello Utah inviò una lettera direttamente al CEO di Netflix Reed Hastings, chiedendo chiarimenti circa le tematiche trattate nel film. Il membro della Camera dei rappresentanti delle Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard definì esplicitamente "pedopornografico" il film e il suo contenuto atto a "stuzzicare l'appetito sessuale dei pedofili [e] favorire il traffico sessuale di bambini". Il senatore Ted Cruz del Texas spedì una lettera al Dipartimento di Giustizia affinché "investigasse se Netflix, la sua direzione, o i registi avessero violato qualche legge federale contro la produzione e distribuzione di pornografia infantile".

Christine Pelosi, figlia della portavoce della Casa Bianca Nancy Pelosi, dichiarò che Cuties: «Senza dubbio iper-sessualizza le ragazzine per la gioia dei pedofili come quelli che ho perseguito in carriera». Il senatore Tom Cotton criticò il film chiedendo che fossero intraprese delle azioni legali nei confronti di Netflix, dichiarando: «Non ci sono scuse per la sessualizzazione dei bambini, e la decisione di Netflix di promuovere il film Cuties è rivoltante come minimo se non un vero e proprio reato». Gli uffici dei procuratori distrettuali di Ohio, Florida, Louisiana e Texas scrissero tutti a Netflix chiedendo la rimozione della pellicola. Particolarmente accese furono le proteste in Sudamerica, dove ancora prima dell'uscita del film su Netflix, cominciò a circolare su Twitter l'hashtag NetflixPedofilia.

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Q: Don't we need a quantity that would be a higher generalization of vector? (Please note here by just tensors I mean higher order tensors. I know vector is a tensor of rank 1 though).
Consider the following vector:
$\vec v=v^i \vec e_i$
Clearly $v^i$ is not a vector. It is a matrix or array of vector components (more specifically contravariant vector components). It is $\vec v$ that is the vector. $\vec e_i$ is unit vector. So we can see here $\vec v$ & $\vec e_i$ are vectors. Why? because they have both magnitude & direction. You can see the 'vector sign' on v & $e_i$ (unlike $v^i$).
$v^i$ is just an array of magnitudes(or scalars).
Lets move on to tensors.
$T= T_{ij}^{k} δ_{k}^{ij}$
$δ_{k}^{ij}$ is the Kronecker delta.
I thought tensors were generalizations of scalar or vector in a complete sense i.e. it applies to both magnitude & direction.
When I read this- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_stress_tensor , the Cauchy stress tensor (the typical example of a tensor) is an array of only magnitudes; no directions. So doesn't a tensor then have to contain components with direction as well? -I thought.  This link too suggests that tensors have components that doesn't have direction- What is the magnitude of a tensor?.
If tensors don't have direction for their components (so basically array of tensor components=tensor unlike for vectors ...& tensor is a generalization of array of vector components; not of vector), wouldn't we need a quantity that would be the generalization of vector per se? (Maybe one can say if vector has a magnitude & a direction, the next immediate higher generalization of vector has magnitude, 1-direction & 2-direction...where 2-direction is the next immediate higher generalization of 1- direction & 1-direction=conventional direction. One may call the new quantity as 2-vector & the conventional vector as 1-vector.And similarly one can do for 3-vector or even n-vector).


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Pros: The beautiful music of Handel, expertly sung.
Cons: The staging sometimes feels artificial.
A delightful production of this pastoral opera.
Welcome to Arcadia, a mythical land where nymphs and shepherds frolic, and the divine and human mingle. This is the setting of Acis and Galatea, Handel's 'little opera', which showcases the composer's characteristic dainty and lyrical style. This production is the latest offering from Eboracum Baroque, a talented troop of young singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the Baroque repertoire.
The Arcola Studio Theatre is an intimate space, and so and ideal setting for a Chamber Music piece like this one. The set is simple: the exposed brick walls of the theatre are accompanied by logs and glowing candles. It works well at evoking a mythical forest, and its simplicity allows the music to take its rightful place of prominence.
The plot of Acis and Galatea, which comes from Greek mythology, can fit on a post-it note: Galatea, a divine nymph, and the shepherd Acis fall blissfully in love. But, alas for them, beautiful Galatea also attracts the attention of the monster Polyphemus. In a jealous rage, Polyphemus murders Acis, whom Galatea then transforms into a spring. Handel pads out this simple plot with beautiful arias and choruses. Eboracum Baroque stages the story as the wedding of Acis and Galatea and envisions Polyphemus as a drunken uninvited guest.
Acis and Galatea is usually presented as a concert piece and I suspect it is fiendishly tricky to stage dramatically. The problem is that it's hard to find activities for the performers to do. How exactly do you dramatize Handel's echoing lyrics and motifs? Some productions address the problem by introducing dance. In this production, the cast is constantly engaging in all sorts of 'filler' actions: shepherds and nymphs must fuss with jars of an ambrosial drink, lovers must hold countless meaningful gazes, Acis and his buddies must exchange far too many brotherly hugs. The cast make a valiant effort, but their actions often look contrived.
I suppose another challenge is the paper thin story. The first half's only subject is the happiness of Acis and Galatea, which doesn't invite many opportunities for drama. Matters improve in the second half, when big bad Polyphemus appears and the element of tragedy is introduced. And there were some aspects of the staging that I thought were successful. The wedding ceremony between Acis and Galatea worked well, and a candlelit procession following the death of Acis created a memorable image.
Anyway, what matters most is the music, and here the production excels. Eboracum Baroque's beautiful and assured singing is this show's greatest strength. Gareth Edmunds and Naomi Sturges are exquisite as the title lovebirds. Charlie Murray is a hugely entertaining Polyphemus with a powerful bass voice and impressive range. The supporting cast is equally excellent. Damon, Acis's best mate, is the most technically challenging role and is expertly sung by Nils Greenhow. Playing a nymph, Angela Hicks impresses with a stunningly beautiful soprano voice; her Would You Gain the Tender Creature was one of the evening's highlights for me. And the chorus of Acis and Galatea's merry band of friends sings with perfect togetherness and clarity. Their performance of Wretched Lovers, a highly complex piece, was another one of my favorites. The small size of the venue also meant I could enjoy hearing each of their gorgeous voices individually.
The singers are supported by a small orchestra of period instruments under the direction of Chris Parsons. Admittedly, the opening Sinfonia sounded a touch under rehearsed, but on the whole, the orchestra is a delight to listen to. One minor complaint: the songs are energetic and taken at a sprightly pace; though this is lots of fun, I would have also liked to have heard a few songs interpreted more quietly and reflectively as a contrast. But overall, Acis and Galatea is a charming, frothy treat for a summer's evening.


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