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Camille Claudel 1864-1943
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Camille Claudel was a French sculptor and graphic artist. In 1882 the sculptor Auguste Rodin agreed to supervise a small group of young women students, one of whom was the seventeen-year-old Camille Claudel. Auguste and Camille fell in love almost at first sight.
Within a few years, however, it appears that Rodin exhausted her, demanding all her time and energy in his service. By the time she broke off the relationship, in or around 1893, she had become anxious to escape Rodin's overwhelming influence and devote herself exclusively to her own art. Almost as soon as her relationship with Rodin ended, Camille began to neglect herself, showed signs of paranoia and became increasingly introverted. She began to exhibit a pattern of creating her sculpture in a state of euphoria and subsequently destroying it when depressed. Then her brother, the poet and diplomat Paul Claudel, stepped in to seal her fate, having her committed to a lunatic asylum. She remained confined for 30 years, until her death in 1943. She was not allowed to practise her art, and when the staff psychiatrists wanted to release her into the family's custody, her mother refused to hear of it.


Happy Moon Festival everyone! Hope you had some tasty cakes and enjoyed the nice full moon.
That's a very nice photo. Do you get away with using your SLR in restaurants? I feel obtrusive even using my tiny point-and-shoot.
Nice photo!! Happy Moon Festival!
Happy Moon Festival CP! Well, belated I guess. I totally missed the festival this year, didn't get any cake. :( I was too lazy to brave the crowds in Chinatown.
The dSLR is so big that I don't usually try using it in restaurants. Instead, I stick with my point-and-shoot and try to take the pictures really fast with ninja stealth.
Heh. I love the Chinatown crowds. But it is a bit of a trek from your place.


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Kinckel ist ein deutscher Name.

Familien:
Kinckel (Adelsgeschlecht)

Namensträger:
 August Wolfgang von Kinckel (1710–1768), ritterschaftlicher Rechtskonsulent und kaiserlicher Rat
 Georg August Heinrich von Kinckel (1741–1827), bayerischer Generalleutnant und Kämmerer
 Heinrich August von Kinckel (1747–1821), niederländischer Marineoffizier und Diplomat

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New Shopko Optical Center to Open in Mankato, MN
Shopko Optical opening on Madison Avenue
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A new Shopko Optical center is opening in Mankato Nov. 11 at 1701 E. Madison Ave. The location will provide the comprehensive eye care and superior eyewear that have made Shopko Optical a staple in communities for over 40 years.
"With the help of Optometrist Dr. Jacqueline Jones, this new location will be a leading provider of optometry services in the Mankato community," said Shopko CEO Russ Steinhorst. "We look forward to continued service in Mankato and the lasting relationships we build there."
Dr. Jones graduated from the University of Houston College of Optometry and is Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agent (TPA) certified.
Shopko Optical accepts most major vision plans including EyeMed Vision Care and Spectera. To certify coverage, book an appointment with an optometrist or find a Shopko Optical center, visit Shopko.com.
About Shopko Optical
Shopko Optical, which formerly operated under Shopko Stores Operating Co., LLC, is the trade name of Shoptikal LLC, an affiliate of Monarch Alternative Capital LP. For more than 40 years, Shopko Optical has provided excellent patient-centric care and high-quality eyewear through its dedicated team of nearly 700 optometrists (independent doctors of optometry in IA, ID, MT, SD and WA) and opticians. Shopko Optical expects to open 80 locations in 2019 with further growth expected in 2020 and beyond. For more information, visit Shopko.com.
About Monarch Alternative Capital LP
Monarch Alternative Capital LP is a private investment firm with approximately $5 billion in assets under management across various investment vehicles. Monarch was founded in 2002 and focuses primarily on opportunistic investing across distressed debt, special situations equity and real estate. The firm's headquarters is located in New York, with a subsidiary office in London.
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Procopius: Buildings
Text and Translation on LacusCurtius
This part of my site presents a transcription of the Buildings, edited and translated into English by H[enry] B[ronson] Dewing, as printed in Vol. VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition of Procopius, published in 1940. I found myself transcribing the original Greek text as well — after having sworn I wouldn't — since I couldn't find it anywhere else online; very late in my transcription, I discovered (with mixed feelings, as may be imagined) that it's also online on Philippe Remacle's site, although possibly from a different edition.
The Author, the Manuscripts
As with most ancient authors, not that much is known of Procopius; biographical material may appear onsite by and by: for now see the Catholic Encyclopedia article. The Loeb edition gives very little information about the manuscripts, at least not in Vol. VII of its edition of Procopius, but the Introduction by H. B. Dewing is useful in other respects.
βιβλίον
Α´α
Chapter 1: Introduction; the church of S. Sophia in Constantinople
Α´β
Chapters 2‑5: Other churches and buildings of Constantinople
Chapters 6‑11: Churches and buildings in and near Constantinople
Chapters 1‑11: Fortifications and cities on the Persian frontier
Chapters 1‑7: Fortifications and cities in Armenia, Tzanica, and on the shores of the Black Sea
Δ´α
Chapters 1‑3: Illyricum: mostly fortifications
Δ´β
Chapters 4‑6: Epirus, Macedonia, Dardania, Thessaly, and inner Illyricum
Δ´γ
Chapters 7‑11: Thrace, Haemimontum, and Moesia
Chapters 1‑9: Buildings in Asia
Chapters 1‑7: North Africa, from Alexandria to Morocco
Appendix I
The Equestrian Statue of Justinian in the Augustaeum
The translation is now in the public domain pursuant to the 1978 revision of the U. S. Copyright Code, since the copyright expired in 1968 and was not renewed at the appropriate time, which would have been that year or the year before. (Details here on the copyright law involved.)
Chapter and Section Numbering, Local Links
The small section numbers mark local links, according to a consistent scheme; you can therefore link directly to any passage. Similarly, for citation purposes, the Loeb edition pagination is indicated by local links in the sourcecode.
As almost always, I retyped the text by hand rather than scanning it — not only to minimize errors prior to proofreading, but as an opportunity for me to become intimately familiar with the work, an exercise which I heartily recommend: Qui scribit, bis legit. (Well-meaning attempts to get me to scan text, if successful, would merely turn me into some kind of machine: gambit declined.)
This transcription has been minutely proofread. In the table of contents above, the sections are therefore shown on blue backgrounds, indicating that I believe the text of them to be completely errorfree. As elsewhere onsite, the header bar at the top of each chapter's webpage will remind you with the same color scheme. Should you spot an error, however . . . please do report it.
Depending on what part of my site you're coming from, you'll have seen one or the other of the above as the representative icon for the Buildings. The first, which I use more often, is a colorized version of the architectural drawing of the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul inserted by the Loeb editors on p15: the full-size, uncolorized, captioned original is found at its place in the text. The second, which you may have seen on my Roman Military History orientation page, emphasizes the military aspect of the Buildings, about two‑thirds of which is devoted to forts or the fortification of cities: the handsome photograph is of Zenobia on the Euphrates, and comes to this site courtesy of Jona Lendering of Livius.Org; I've inserted a large version at the appropriate place in Procopius' text.
Roman Military History
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The Maha Ganapati Temple is the eighth Ganesha Temple to be visited during the Ashta Vinayaka yatra, the lord's shrine is at Shirur taluka at Ranjangaon and 50 kms away from Pune. This temple is facing east, and bears a distinct resemblance to the architecture reminiscent of the 9th and 10th Centuries.
The temple has been designed in a way that the sun rays fall on the Idol face.Mahaganapati is portrayed, seated on a lotus, flanked by his consorts Siddhi and Ridhi. The temple dates back to the period of Peshwa Madhav Rao.The trunk is turned on left side. Shivshankar had killed here the demons Tripurasura and Grutsamadputra.
It is said that the original idol is hidden in the basement, having 10 trunks and 20 hands and is called Mahotkat, however, the temple authorities deny existence of any such idol. Legend has it that a demon by name Tripurasura,caused suffering to all beings in the heaven and on earth.On hearing the pleas of the Gods, Shiva intervened but he realized that he could not defeat the demon. Later on listening to Narad Muni's advice, Shiva saluted Ganesha and then shot a single arrow which destroyed the demon and Tripura citadels.
Shiva, the slayer of the Tripura citadels is enshrined at Bhimashankar nearby. In South India, a legend is commonly known that Ganesha broke the axle of Shiva's chariot, since Shiva was heading to battle the demon Tripurasura without meeting Ganesha.
Upon realizing his act of negligence, Shiva met his son Ganesha, and then proceeded to battle against the powerful demon and achieved the victory.


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Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone Among Those to Testify About Daily Life Along Pipeline
The first of two days of local hearings on the Mariner East pipeline included impassioned testimony from Chester County and Delaware County residents and officials about their safety concerns, as well as demands that Sunoco Pipeline cease construction of the Mariner East pipeline.
County Commissioners Michelle Kichline, Kathi Cozzone and Terence Farrell climbed the steps of the Chester County Historic Courthouse in West Chester alongside residents who are parties to the proceedings.
"A Chester County Commissioner was present during all of today's proceedings, and will continue to be so as hearings continue Thursday," said Chair of the Chester County Board of Commissioners Michelle Kichline. "Today's testimony tells the personal stories that fuel the County's continued demands for Sunoco to implement an early detection and advanced notification system to alert residents of any problems; the addition of odorants to products so that leaks can be detected; and an independent life study performed on the efficacy of the pipes in the ground."
The Chester County Commissioners offered to hold the hearings in Chester County after the Administrative Law Judge presiding over them allowed for local testimony instead of in Harrisburg, PA. Two weeks ago, Sunoco asked the Judge to prevent testimony from lay witnesses who would offer "inadmissible, irrelevant, immaterial, and/or unduly repetitive" statements. The request was denied in part.
Nine residents of Chester County and Delaware County were scheduled to testify Wednesday, seven of whom were among the original complainants to contend that Sunoco failed to create a legally compliant public safety program for the Mariner East pipeline project and should permanently cease operation. They spoke before an Administrative Law Judge presiding on behalf of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), which recently lifted an injunction against pipeline construction in Chester County. The PUC has jurisdiction over the safety and adequacy of public utility projects, compliance with state and federal regulations and potential safety violations.
Eric Friedman, president of the Andover Homeowners' Association in Thornbury Township, PA, was the first to testify, and his testimony lasted throughout the first half of the day's hearing. He described the 42-acre tract containing 39 homes where he lives. Friedman shared results of a study conducted by Quest Consultants on maximum hazard distances for the Mariner East pipeline. He said that based on the study, "My understanding is that every residence inside the Andover subdivision and many outside it are potentially in the fatality zone."
Dr. Emilie Lonardi, Superintendent of Downingtown Area School District, testified on the safety of Shamona Creek Elementary School, including the need for an early detection system in case of an emergency.
"Parents ask me all the time, 'Are my kids safe at Shamona Creek?' I cannot look them in the eye and say 'yes,'" said Lonardi.
The hearings allow for lay witnesses only. Expert witnesses are scheduled to testify in July 2020 in Harrisburg, by court order. The July testimony will include Chester County Emergency Services personnel who will address the public safety and emergency planning concerns that have prompted the Chester County Commissioners, the Chester County District Attorney's Office, residents and local municipalities to take legal action.
"While we appreciate the opportunity for lay witness testimony here at home, the timeline for these proceedings places a decision likely a year from now, even as pipeline construction continues and draws closer to completion. This is extremely frustrating for all of us in Chester County," said Chester County Commissioner Terence Farrell.
Rebecca Britton, of Uwchlan Township, is scheduled to testify Thursday and spoke outside the courtroom about her experiences living 450 feet from the pipeline.
"My children and I spend 24 hours a day, 7 days a week between home and school in blast zones," said Britton. "I feel a lot of weight on me, representing the public, so it's emotional."
Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone is also scheduled to testify on Thursday and will describe her personal experience living near pipeline construction, as well as sending her son to high school in close proximity of the pipeline. Commissioner Cozzone cannot comment in an official capacity on these proceedings due to her participation in testimony as a Chester County resident. She has been involved with pipeline issues for several years and sat on Governor Tom Wolf's Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force.
The Chester County Commissioners continue to utilize an independent pipeline engineering expert to review concerns raised by residents as construction continues in Chester County's usually quiet neighborhoods. In addition, the Commissioners have ordered the Department of Emergency Services to oversee a comprehensive, independent and scientific evaluation of all hazards and threats concerning the Mariner East pipeline. The evaluation will verify that first responders in Chester County have the most comprehensive emergency preparedness plans.
In August, the Commissioners created a Pipeline Safety Advisory Board which will bring residents and industry together with emergency response officials to review pipeline safety actions throughout Chester County and make recommendations to the Commissioners for action. As part of the Commissioners' commitment to listening to residents, the Commissioners authorized five new positions in the Department of Emergency Services to focus on increasing communication, about all incidents, to the public.
Finally, in September the Commissioners submitted comprehensive comments to the PUC about ways to enhance pipeline safety. Those comments will be considered by the PUC as they consider changes to pipeline safety regulations.
At the end of February, the Chester County Commissioners announced that the County planned to take legal action against Sunoco Pipeline, LP. It began with a Petition to Intervene filed in March in ongoing pipeline proceedings before the PUC and the termination of two temporary easements on the Chester County Library property and a portion of the Chester Valley Trail that were granted to Sunoco in 2017.
In April, Commissioners Kichline, Cozzone, and Farrell filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas against Energy Transfer Partners, the parent company of Sunoco Pipeline, seeking to block construction on the County Library property and trail. The move came after the Commissioners blasted Sunoco in March for releasing a heavily redacted and unusable version of an emergency plan. Chester County's Department of Emergency Services has since received the information they requested, in a usable format, which has been used to review Chester County's own long-standing, all-hazards plan.
This week's hearings continue Thursday at 9am in Courtroom No. 1 at the Chester County Historic Courthouse in West Chester.
Further information can be found on the pipeline project at the Chester County Planning Commission's Pipeline Information Center at https://www.chescoplanning.org/.
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Schooley Caldwell teamed with Chambers, Murphy & Burge, Restoration Architects, for the renovation and preservation of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio, which was transformed into a museum and educational center. The Westcott House was built in 1907 and is one of eleven of Wright's designs in Ohio. After WWII it was divided into eight apartments, and years of neglect left it in very poor condition.
The design team began with emergency stabilization work: mitigating water intrusion, repairing and reinforcing the structure, removing infill and insignificant additions, and restoring the clay tile roof. Once the structure was stabilized, the design focused on restoring Wright's design while integrating modern systems with extraordinary sensitivity.
Schooley Caldwell led the efforts to design custom lighting fixtures according to Wright's drawings, to meet modern life safety codes, and to make the building accessible to people with disabilities. We also provided mechanical and electrical engineering services. Incorporating new HVAC and electrical systems into the house required extraordinary creativity and care, as they needed to be as invisible as possible. The HVAC system routed ductwork inconspicuously to minimize disruption to original fabric; tucked it into tiny wall cavities, the original radiator cabinets, and casework; and even used furniture as a hiding place (the living room's Inglenook benches do double duty as return air ducts). Despite its invisibility, the air conditioning system provides the cooling capacity necessary to accommodate large groups of people.
The award-winning project was completed in 2004 and has enabled the Westcott House Foundation to pursue their goal of maintaining the house as a "must-see" attraction.


In December 2017, the US branch of Chinese oil and gas firm Sinopec sued the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA and a settlement was reached in the same month. PDVSA agreed to pay $21.5 million in two installments, but it will take a long time to recover the huge amount of loans China provided for various infrastructure projects. What makes it worse is that oil production in Venezuela has plunged to a 28-year low because of a lack of investment in oilfields. The oil shipped to China has also been decreasing. The idea of paying back the loans with oil has become less realistic.
But if the loans cannot be paid back through oil, perhaps Venezuela's new cryptocurrency, petro, could offer a solution. Presales for petro - so-called because it is backed by Venezuela's natural resources, oil in particular - began on February 20, 2018 and the currency is likely to have its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on a public blockchain-based platform in March. The value of a single petro token is equal to a barrel of oil, or approximately $60.
However, in order for the cryptocurrency to be used to pay back Venezuela's debts, petro will have to maintain a certain rate of liquidity. And adequate liquidity is based on demand, which is linked to its credibility.
So far, most countries and investors have shown little faith in the credibility of petro. US President Donald Trump banned any US purchases of petro earlier this week.
Some of the doubts about petro are related to the circumstances of its release. The cryptocurrency was designed to serve the Venezuelan government, which has been forced to seek new options by the collapse of the country's economy. Venezuela's official currency, the bolivar, has plummeted since 2017 and inflation has soared. Thus, issuing the cryptocurrency is seen as a last-ditch measure.
Another reason for doubts about petro is the possibility that it could be created in unlimited amounts. Venezuela claims there is a limited number of petro tokens, which will be sold in batches. But this could just be a kind of hunger marketing, with the apparently limited quantity designed merely to boost demand. Generation of petro is similar to that of Bitcoin, in that it relies on mining. It is also suspicious that government white papers for petro have offered conflicting information and have not mentioned how the currency is mined. It has even been stated that all the petro tokens have already been mined by the government of Venezuela. Therefore, nobody knows if it was designed so that more could be created whenever needed.
But it's hard to dismiss petro as a fraud, partly because an ICO for a cryptocurrency is a simple process. Technically, anyone can hold their own ICO as long as there is a project, a team, official information about it and publicity for it. A secondary market will be created and can start trading tokens with interested investors, and the primary market will likely be moved by the secondary market. This secondary market is just like a stock market. Investors have no way to verify the credibility of a company's information, but it does not stop the ongoing trading. Therefore, it is hard to identify it as a fraud.
However, since petro has been pegged to sales contracts for crude oil, it is hard to know if the oil industry of Venezuela can provide sufficient backing, given the lack of investment. In the foreseeable future, the country's oil output may be even lower.
There are too many uncertainties about accepting petro as a form of payment for loans to Venezuela. If the cryptocurrency has inadequate liquidity, investors will be trapped in the petro market. And, since petro is pegged to sales contracts, it will directly influence the primary market, which is composed of refiners and distributors such as Sinopec. Many downstream companies have signed long-term agreements with Venezuela, and scrapping of the contracts could cause great losses. If Venezuela changes its methods of settling oil trading, the downstream players will likely be trapped as well.
However, petro may see some initial success, as other cryptocurrencies have, and if the liquidity is adequate, Chinese creditors may yet be willing to accept it as a type of financial investment.


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Discuss with your adult partner and/or family where your family originated. Discuss their history, traditions, and culture -- your family heritage. Share a story or bring something to share with your den about yourself and your family.


Mark Isfeld hosted the senior boys basketball North Island tournament this past week with the Ice finishing third and qualifying for the Island tournament this week in Victoria.
In their first game Isfeld took on top 15 Wellington, losing 69-65 in overtime. No team led by more than eight points for the entire game. At the half Wellington led 29-26. Leading scorers for the Ice were Nic Xylinas with 23 and Davis Malton with 14.
The Ice then played Carihi for third and fourth and were able to avenge the previous weekend's loss with a 69-51 win. Xylinas again led the Ice in scoring with 31 and Malton scored 18. The Island tournament starts Thursday at Parklands with Isfeld facing Reynolds at 3:45 p.m.


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Q: Chai-http request returning undefined Below is my code:
server.js
const app = express();
app.listen(port, () => {
  logger.info(`App running on http://localhost:${port}`);
});

export default app;

test.js
import server from "../../src/index.js";

chai.use(chaiHttp);

describe("GET Balance API Tests", () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    const userBalance = mockUserBalances;
  });

  it("should return correct value", async () => {
    const res = await chai.request(server).get("/balance/user-1");
    console.log(res.status);  // this correctly returns 200
    res.status.should.equal(200);  // this throws an error stating res is undefined
  });
});

What am I doing wrong here? Why is res always undefined whenever I try to make any assertion?

A: Since res.status is "200", I don't think it would have a should attribute on it. I think the correct assertion should be like this:
expect(res).to.have.status(200);

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Q: Typescript hybrid type I am currently writing a *d.ts files for a private JavaScript file that I cannot modify. I'm currently trying to define a property in an interface that can be either a string or a function:
var obj = {
    href: function(data) { return "/page/" + data.id; }
}

OR
var obj = {
    href: "page/list.html"
}

After looking at the typescript doc about interfaces I came across the follow example but it won't let me define the function as an optional type as shown below:
interface IObj {
    href: {
        (...any)?: any;
        string? ;
    };
}

Is this even possible? Or am I approaching this the wrong way?

A: What you are really looking for is a Union Type (denoted by |). For your case:
interface IObj {
    href: string | { (...any): any };
};

var obj: IObj = {
    href: "page/list.html"
}

var obj: IObj = {
    href: function (data) { return "/page/" + data.id; }
}

// ERROR
var obj: IObj = {
    href: 123
}

See an example


When desinging a solution/convention for sharing data between any asynchronous execution enitities, the first thing to do is analyze who will touch which data when. Specifically, you want to know how many enities may concurrently attempt conflicting shared data operations.
The analysis of the problem should yield information as to what exactly are the issues involved with the concurrency. If most of your execution entities are doing reads and not modifying state, then you can often simplify your assumptions. If they are only doing writes, again you may be able to simplify things. If you can reduce things down to one producer or one consumer, your problem complexitry drops drastically. So before trying to solve any shared data problem, analyze where concurrency occurs and try see if you can reduce the number of concurrent operations.
Locking is an important concept and is often necessary to avoiding corruption of shared data in asynchronous systems.. If you have something that is dynamically sized, has more than one producer, has more than one consumer, or requires iteration, you are almost assured that you need to use locks. However, locks are slow and clunky. They also basically say "for this momment, we will stop all concurrency in this function." This causes problems in many areas including deadlock, realtime deadlines, responsiveness, etc.
If you ever try using Microsoft Outlook XP when it tries to sync with an Exchange server that has gone down, you'll notice that all your Office and IE windows will freeze and not refresh for the minute or so that Outlook is trying to find Exchange. This is because it is holding some global lock on resources. Why does it do this? There's probably a number of reasons including some combination of ensuring data consistency and having stupid programmers.
Rampant use of locks is bad. Try to keep your critical sections small. Try to make the number of steps required to update a structure small. It also cuts down the number of errors. If you can get your structure to run without locks, you can usually sidestep a large number of issues.
So, lets propose a simple problem. We have a bounded buffer that has one producer (that enques data) and one consumer (that deques data). These two execution entities run asynchronously. Your enqueue and dequeue functions need to ensure that they do not try to enqueue onto a full queue and dequeue onto a full queue.
All other data about the queue (like the size) can be inferred from the data above if we are a bit smart about our head and tail usage. The basic trick is if the empty state is head == tail and then to make the full state be (tail+1)%size == head which wastes one spot, but allows for the exclusion of a size variable.
There are only 2 execution entities involved with this structure, a producer and a consumer. The producer only enqueues and the consumer only dequeues. These two do not interfere with each other.
If you look at the "code" above, the enqueue function only ever reads the head pointer. It, however, reads and modifies the tail pointer. Thus the producer only reads the head state, but it modifies the tail state.
For the denqueue function it only ever reads the tail pointer, but it reads and modifies the head pointer. Thus the consumer only reads the tail state, but it modifies the head state.
The "data" item of the queue is only ever evaluated (read) between the head and tail pointers. Thus, the region outside of [head,tail) isn't really marked a valid and no one cares what we do with it. The data only has to be consistent between [head,tail).
If the enqueue function, the only error state occurs if the queue is full. We don't care if we jump the gun a bit (that is, if the queue becomes unfull in the middle of execution) because we will only corrupt data if we try to enqueue onto a full queue. So, as long as we can guarantee that our the part of our function that actually does the enqueuing only happens while the queue has space, we are good.
The code above reads head and tail when entering. We are the only ones who change tail (this is assured by us being the only producer and by enqueue being the only function that mutates tail), so the value we read will be valid until we decide to change it.
As for head, the dequeue function changes it. This function may execute at any point in our code. However, the dequeue function only moves the head closer to the tail (opening up more space in our queue). Thus, we don't care if our value for head is a bit old; that won't screw the consistency of our data structure up.
Knowing this, we can check for "fullness" and be sure that our enqueuing code only executes if there is space. Now, we just have to verify that our enqueueing code is valid.
We write to the position queue.data[tail]. This is okay because we are outside our valid region of [head,tail) and no one else is writing to this (we are the only producer). This line is safe.
We update tail with ATOMIC_WRITE(newTail) which atomically increases our valid region from [head,tail) to [head,tail+1) wrapping around where necessary. Thus, our update happens atomically and we are safe.
The proof for dequeue is essentially the same.
If you read a variable that may be modified by another execution unit, make sure your correctness can depend on an outdated value of that variable.


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Tailoring Therapy Ups Cure Rates for Children With Rare Kidney Cancer
Anna Azvolinsky
Conference | ASCO
According to the AREN0532 and AREN0533 trials, adding additional drugs to a therapy regimen for Wilms tumor in children with high-risk disease improved outcomes.
Adding additional drugs to a therapy regimen for Wilms tumor-a rare form of kidney cancer-in children with high-risk forms of the disease improved outcomes. The therapies for high-risk patients, who have a specific chromosomal aberration linked to poorer outcomes, were studied in two phase III Children's Oncology Group clinical trials, AREN0532 and AREN0533.
At a median follow-up of 3.6 years, the 4-year relapse-free survival rate was 83.9% for patients with stage I or II disease and 91.5% for patients with stage III or IV disease. Outcomes with the standard therapy were 75% for early-stage disease and 66% for late-stage disease.
These data were presented by study author David B. Dix, MD, a physician at the British Columbia Children's Hospital in Vancouver, at a presscast ahead of the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
"It's very encouraging that we're making progress for kids with a rare, high-risk form of this disease. The ability to easily identify a small subset of patients with a poorer prognosis means these children can receive treatment that's right for them, while decreasing side effects for lower-risk patients," said ASCO President-Elect Julie M. Vose, MD, at the presscast.
Wilms tumors predominantly affect children under the age of 5 years. These tumors make up about 75% of all pediatric kidney cancers. About 500 such cases are diagnosed in the United States every year. About 5% to 6% of Wilms tumors harbor a loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosomes 1p and 16q that has been previously linked to a higher risk for relapse.
These results "clearly show evidence that augmentation of therapy can overcome a known adverse biomarker," said Dix.
Thirty-five children with stage I/II disease and 52 with stage III/IV disease harboring the LOH on 1p and 16q were identified and treated with vincristine and dactinomycin plus the addition of doxorubicin. Patients with late-stage disease received a regimen of vincristine, dactinomycin, doxorubicin, and radiation therapy to which 4 cycles of cyclophosphamide plus etoposide were added.
This study is an example of how adding additional therapies to a pediatric cancer regimen can improve outcomes for a high-risk group of patients.
According to Dix, the toxicities that patients experienced were expected and manageable. Among patients with stage I/II disease, the addition of doxorubicin did not significantly increase short-term side effects. Among the stage III/IV patients, the most common severe side effect was suppression of bone marrow function, which occurred in 60% of patients. According to the study authors, this regimen reduces the proportion of patients who would require subsequent intensive therapy upon relapse, although the regimen does carry a risk of reduced fertility.
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This was the moment of comic cuts defending when Sunderland squandered a couple of points at Wigan on a day when, despite playing poorly for much of the game, we should have won.
Should have known it would not be a day for solid, workmanlike attention to duty and detail. In the UAE we were, after all, shunted by Showtime TV from its sports channels to Comedy Extra Live. Click on the picture of Kevin Kilbane and you'll see what I mean.
The view from the away end at Wigan will be stern. Pete Sixsmith has already posted his verdict: "Little pleasure in watching this scrappy showing." With his Soapbox column still to come, that may be the kindest thing he has to say about his afternoon at the JJB.
My verdict from Abu Dhabi, which survived in Sixer's Sevens for only a couple of minutes before Pete's text arrived, had not been much more upbeat: "Pending Sixer, what an awful second half."
In that awful second half, we lived dangerously for long periods. Fortunately, Wigan were not very good either. And Kilbane made a complete hash of a reasonable chance to score; I suppose we could count on KK, bless him, not being one of those former players who find a way of proving a point against us.
Wigan's limitations meant we had chances at the other end on the break. Cissé in particular should have doubled the lead when one on one with the keeper, albeit at an angle. Whitehead looked as likely to score from his chance as he did when limbering up to take a penalty at Blackburn last season.
Even after the equaliser, Murphy had one of those late Murphy chances. After winning a series of headers in unmenacing positions, he had a glorious opportunity to win the game when he rose to meet a great Chimbonda cross. We've seen him bury them, we saw the miss against Liverpool. This was a Liverpool moment.
Overall, we played some neat football, we played rather more sloppy football and we gave away possession with alarming ease in midfield.
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More positives? McCartney had a decent second debut for SAFC, including one incredible block of a goalbound shot, and Rio Ferdinand's brother did well, too, on his first.
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Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall: Visit to Sweden - March 22-24, 2012
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The Prince of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall's Official Visit
On March 22 to 24 visit the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Sweden.
The visit is part of a trip to the Scandinavian countries and will be held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II took the British throne.
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Program for the Visit
Thursday, March 22:
-The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrive in the afternoon and will be met by Prince Carl Philip. Following the arrival, the couple will visit a hanger where they will inspet the JAS Gripen.
-The King and Queen will welcome the Princely Couple at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
-The day ends with a visit to 'Fryshuset', a youth centre.
Friday, March 23:
-The Prince of Wales and the King visit the Stockholm Resilience Centre.
-The Duchess of Cornwall and Queen Silvia visit the British International School.
-The King and Queen will host an official lunch at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
-Visits to the St Erik area and a kindergarten are also on the Friday program.
Saturday, March 24:
-The visit ends with a visit to the Vasa Museum and the Saltå Mill.
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Prinsen av Wales och Hertiginnan av Cornwall besöker Sverige - Sveriges Kungahus [NS4 version] *** translation
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. - Robert Frost
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http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article14563589.ab ****Google translation -> At 13:27 today landed Prince Charles and Camilla in Sweden with his private jet.
The airport's runway was Prince Carl Philip and welcomed the couple.
Now they go on to the Royal Palace.
Now, the British royals landed at Arlanda airport. Exactly at 13:27 touched their private jets Swedish ground and shortly thereafter the red carpet was rolled out.
On the runway was none other than Prince Carl Philip and waited to welcome Prince Charles and his Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Charles wore a dark blue suit and Camilla a light gray coat and a plaid dress underneath.
Smiled at Carl Philip
Prince Charles smiled and took Prince Carl Philip in hand before they went on to an aircraft hangar near the airport.
In the hangar began kingship 'initial activity in Sweden. They were in a position to see a copy of the Swedish fighter plane JAS Gripen.
Camilla had all the time Prince Carl Philip at her side. As they walked around the plane, he told her about the Swedish fighter plane.
Prince Charles took it a step further. He was in a position to sit in the plane's cockpit.
At 14:10 left the royal airport to go on to the Royal Palace where the Queen received them in the guest floor.
Three days in Sweden
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles's mother, is celebrating 60 years on the throne. As part of the anniversary celebration visit of Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
The visit to Sweden is the second stop on Prince Charles Scandinavia tour.
Charles has not visited Sweden in 43 years. He visited Sweden last 1969th
"We look forward to welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall welcome to Sweden. The visit includes several program items that show on Sweden and Britain share many common interests in different areas," greet the royal couple in a press release .
But Prince Charlse looks set to thrive. At Arlanda airport laughed and chatted happily with Prince Carl Philip.
The couple came flew directly in the morning from Norway where they have spent a few days. Now wait three days in Sweden, including dinner at the castle tomorrow night.
Thank you for the pictures, MagMil!
Upon arrival in Sweden, Prince Charles and Camilla were greeted by a delegation led by Prince Carl Philip.
Their first engagement was at Arlanda Airport. Prince Charles inspected fighter jets, including Gripen fighter jet.
Not content with mere superficial inspection, Charles actually got into one - and appeared to have the time of his life: the broad grin says it all.
He did have some difficulty getting out of the jet though and at one point the Duchess even offered a helping hand.
This visit promises to be as pleasant and relaxed one as the visit to Norway.
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Charles can't seem to help himself when it comes to trains, planes, boats. You know what they say about boys and their toys.
Queen Silvia looks so beautiful Just lovely
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Here, Silvia received Prince Charles and Camilla.
The British royals will be staying at the palace - and the Queen have been looking forward to visit a long time.
- We are very close and I and the king is pleased us very much, says Silvia.
Today at lunch landed Prince Charles and his wife Camilla in Sweden.
The visit, part of a trip to the Scandinavian countries, takes place on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II took the British throne.
At the airport the couple were received by Prince Carl Philip - and at the airport, they looked even on a Jas Gripen fighter planes and got an introduction to the Swedish mission in Libya.
After it went royalties to the Royal Palace, where they were welcomed by Silvia.
Aftonbladet was talking to the queen for Prince Charles and Camilla's arrival in Sweden. Silvia said she has been looking forward to visit a long time.
- It is very nice because Prince Charles unfortunately not had the opportunity to come here earlier in my time. Although he of course has been to Sweden before. But we have a very close contact with the English royal family, so we are very happy their visit.
How are you near?
- The king's grandmother Margaret was Queen Victoria's grandson. So now we've made a small exhibition of Margaret's letters and books. And there are many links with the English royal family, even the king's mother's side. There are many who do not think about it, but we are very close.
In the afternoon continue the British royal to visit Fryshuset, together with, among others, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
And in the evening is a reception at the British Ambassador's residence.
On Friday visit Silvia and Camilla an international school in Djursholm and a kindergarten in Stockholm, while the King and Prince Charles will travel to Stockholm Resilience Centre at the University.
After lunch at the palace and then goes all on to look at the St. Erik area.
- The program in Sweden reflects Prince Charles's great interest in sustainable development, integration and climate, says Paul Johnston, Britain's ambassador in Stockholm.
This is Prince Charles's first official visit to Sweden. He and Camilla will stay at the castle and on Friday evening they are invited into a private dinner at Drottningholm.
According to Silvia may come to a meeting with Estelle.
Will Estelle to meet with Prince Charles?
- Yes, we'll probably be able to organize, said Silvia and laughed when Aftonbladet met her on Wednesday.
If you want to see the British royals during their visit to Sweden is the best opportunity outside the Vasa Museum, at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning.
After that they go to the Saltå mill in Järna along with the royal couple. Then fly Prince Charles and Camilla from Skavsta on towards Copenhagen.
Thanks for the video, fairy tale!
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were received by Queen Silvia. They posed for an official photograph, along with Prince Carl Philip.
Both ladies look really great today!
Originally Posted by MagMil
That's so cute! Wonder whether Crown Princess Victoria will interrupt her maternity leave during TRH's visit; I'd love to see her again.
Me too, but that probably gonna be in private, before private dinner at Drottningholm Palace
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Nice pics! Can't believe it's been so long since they've visited Sweden!
What is Prince Charles height? Carl Philip seems to be as tall as Charles.
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Thanks for the translation! I didn't realize they were so close to the British royals. Never would have thought that.
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After meeting the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla visited Fryshuset Youth Centre. While there, Prince Charles played basketball! I have to say, playing basketball (or any other game) in smart suit is not the best idea, but Prince Charles looks rather nice. He certainly concentrated hard on scoring!
Mind you, that's not the first time Charles played basketball in a suit; he did the same at Harlem Children's Zone in New York in 2007 - and scored too!
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Great pictures, thank you MagMil!
Love the official photograph, and the picture of Queen Silvia greeting Prince Charles is really sweet.
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Looks like its shaping up to be as fun and relaxed as norway was :) Are there any videos of them yet? Haakon and Mette marit gave them such a warm welcome in oslo, would love to see better how they go along with prince carl philip in stockholm?
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Does anyone know where the King of Sweden is? Is it usual for the Queen to receive visitors on her own?
Originally Posted by timtonruben359
I read somewhere that the King is attending a engagement with some scientific organisation that has been arranged for sometime, hence his absence at the welcoming, he'll be joining them later today though and your right i don't think its usual for the Queen to welcome guests like the P of W alone.
If you read the royal calendar, you will find out that the king attended at environment seminar, "The King's environmental professors" in Royal Palace today. A video of his speech there at the thread of the king´s and queen´s events.
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I want to give you a moment to look back when you were accepted as a member of the school publication.
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Oh, Hannah. Getting in SSI Linkage was actually the start of a lifelong dream for you. You claim that you only like English classes, but you get so excited when asked to write essays. You're always excited to share your stories with your English teachers.
You want to write stories. You want to share your experiences, insights and thoughts to the world. Even if you're aware of people not liking them, you remain unfazed. You smile, pick up your pencil, and continue to write anyway.
I admire that trait of yours. At present, there are moments when every bullying remark or criticism gets to me. I get a mental breakdown, and have to pray that I'll be healed.
Oh, Hannah. You have a relentless spirit for telling stories.
Those newscasters on TV and names you read on newspapers, you want to be like them deep down. You write and train so hard, believing you'll make it someday, too. You're hopeful that you will get the chance to tell stories about society.
Continue to train yourself. The world isn't ending. In fact, the world is shaping you as you head toward your purpose. You don't know how much telling stories is needed in the current state of the world.
Press freedom will become endangered in many parts of the world. In our own country, our President will threaten media organizations when they publish stories that supposedly tarnish his administration.
The world needs you. The world needs fearless storytellers like you. You don't know how much having a relentless spirit in telling stories will save the world.
And yes, it's going to be hard. In fact, it will be the hardest but most life-changing journey of your life. Telling stories is a never-ending process.
But hang in there. I know you want to tell stories, Hannah. Your actions have always been louder than your words. Someday, you're going to thank me for this.
However, I have to teach myself again to regain that relentless spirit of yours.
Hannah Mallorca, 21, is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Literature from De La Salle University-Manila.


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As a nonprofit association, AKTI's role is to be the reasonable and responsible advocate for the knife-making and knife-using community; educating, promoting and informing that knives are important tools. He loaded it and fired a couple of warning shots over the heads of the criminals intent on murdering him and, like the cowards they are, they ran for their lives. Find your answers here, and put your fears to rest! It depends on the province. To learn more, please visit www.akti.org. Knives illegal by state. Lépine had purchased the rifle less than a month earlier on November 21 in a Checkmate Sports store in Montreal. It is the same issue knife as issued on surface ships. 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For example, if you live in Seattle, Washington, you must follow Washington state's knife laws as well as Seattle's knife laws. Number Three: Unless you've done something terribly wrong, the odds of you being convicted are on your side. Keeping Knives in American Lives Since 1998. See the thumb stud with no blade protrusion? ), type of knives (switch, butterfly, gravity), where they can be carried (public places, concealed, schools, planes), and anything else that may be of any concern? Number One: Defending yourself, contrary to popular belief, is NOT against Canadian law… 5. In almost every conceivable case, no matter how right you are, you will go to trial and tell your story to a judge. The geniuses over at the Canada Border Services Agency decided that they weren't going to let the United Kingdom beat them in the Stupid Olympics and have opted to ban the import of basically all folding knives (if the new law is applied indiscriminately). Reply Delete. Interpretation. Alabama: Here, there is a freedom of purchase and ownership of many and different kinds of knives. Knife Laws in Canada. Penal Law Sec. Canadians are NOT restricted from defending themselves. Knives, MultiTools & Axes in Canada We only ship to Canadian & U.S. addresses. He then shot one armed robber. This law is about intent. Discussion in 'Canada' started by Trouble_The_Tacoma, May 17, 2018. 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,082. Some of the most important laws regarding knives include the following: It is illegal for any person to sell a knife to somebody under the age of 18 unless the knife has a folding blade that is under 3 inches in length. (a) they believe on reasonable grounds that force is being used against them or another person or that a threat of force is being made against them or another person; You absolutely must understand the law and your responsibility under it once you engage the individual or individuals attempting to do harm to you and/or your loved ones. Dear Customers - We offer free shipping on orders above $49.99 CAD, to anywhere in Canada! The American Knife & Tool Institute and Canadian stakeholders have been working towards a solution since mid-January. Unknown September 25, 2016 at 12:49 AM. (h) whether the act committed was in response to a use or threat of force that the person knew was lawful. Knife laws in Canada (Ontario) is this legal to carry? Many forums are wrestling to define what folding knives are legal under Canadian Law. Most of us ignore these fools and go about our lives, content that if need dictates, we will rise in the defense of ourselves and those whose care we are responsible for. Need another example? Is this legal in Canada? When Dievert's Jewellers in Port Alberni was robbed at gunpoint, the owner, Dennis Galloway, retrieved his legally-owned and stored handgun from the store's safe. 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The CITT, in its November decision, evaluated whether it needed to determine a new standard or test for "determining whether a knife opens automatically by centrifugal force." The CBSA, for example, proposed a test that determined whether the knife fully opens "with an arm and wrist motion, which may involve some skill and manipulation, applying the force of a normal person." In this case, AP-2017-012, the appellant, LaPlante, opposed broadening the test, arguing that a "flick of the wrist" test has long sufficed. But im not sure if this knife is still legal to keep on my at all times. He was charged with the only thing the vindictive Crown thought they could make stick: unsafe storage of firearms. The wounded thief's accomplice fled for his life and was never apprehended. 22407. Here is the how New York City knife law reads in regards to criminal charges: 265.01. 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Has anyone read Variety's recently tacked-on apology for Dennis Harvey's disparaging remarks about Carey Mulligan in a Promising Young Woman review that was written 11 months ago?
Harvey filed the review during last January's Sundance Film Festival, but the apology coda didn't appear until Mulligan complained to the N.Y. Times' Kyle Buchanan in a 12.23 profile, referencing Harvey's 1.26.20 review.
"I read the Variety review because I'm a weak person," Mulligan told Buchanan. "And I took issue with it. It felt like it was basically saying that I wasn't hot enough to pull off this kind of ruse."
Variety's apology, tacked on to Dennis Harvey's 1.26.20 review after Carey Mulligan's complaint to N.Y Times profiler Kyle Buchanan in a 12.23 article.
Harvey excerpt: "Mulligan, a fine actress, seems a bit of an odd choice as this admittedly many-layered apparent femme fatale. Margot Robbie is a producer [of Promising Young Woman], and one can (perhaps too easily) imagine the role might once have been intended for her. Whereas with this star, Cassie wears her pickup-bait gear like bad drag; even her long blonde hair seems a put-on."
I don't agree at all with Harvey's opinion of Mulligan. I've always found her fetching, for one thing. And young male party animals looking to take advantage of a seemingly drunk woman is not a syndrome triggered by exceptional Margot Robbie-level attractiveness. It's basically a heartless predatory thing, whether the woman is a 9.5 or a 7 or whatever.
On top of which Harvey's remark slipped right through Variety's editors 11 months ago and nobody said boo.
And it was reasonable to suppose that Harvey's remark, however insensitive, might find a certain resonance in the general culture when PYW opens. He was basically saying that as far as the popcorn crowd was concerned, Carey's casting as a femme fatale might not have been the most arresting choice from a commercial perspective.
I strongly disagree — Mulligan is one of our greatest actresses not just because of her Streep-level chops (did anyone else see her in Skylight on Broadway?), but she has a sadness about her, a weight-of-the-world aura. She carries the ache of the world in her eyes, in the slightly downturned corners of her mouth, and most certainly upon her shoulders.
Read the wording of Variety's apology — they've completely washed their hands of Harvey in this instance and have more or less thrown him under the bus.
If I were a senior Variety editor I'd offer Harvey a chance to explain his remark in greater depth, or to amend his gut reaction or expand upon it or whatever. I'd say that "while Variety editors and senior staff don't share Harvey's opinion and feel he missed what the film was saying and/or expressed himself somewhat insensitively, we've respected his skills and perceptions as a film critic for years, and we will continue to do so."
Journo pally #1: "Carey Mulligan is great in the movie, but Harvey is allowed to state in his review that he would have preferred Robbie in the role — instead he's being called out as a sexist by the wokesters for stating what is, essentially, a casting preference."
Journo pally #2: "[Harvey's remark about Mulligan] was stupid and wrong. Not offensive, just dumb. It's not like this is a movie that has men falling all over Mulligan all of the time, as they would with Robbie. The point is she's drunk and they can take advantage of that. I don't think people realize how low standards go [when bars are about to close and everyone's had a few]. If anything, Mulligan is TOO attractive to make that point. Imagine Amy Schumer in that part then you're getting closer to the truth.
"I personally do not care that Harvey wrote what he wrote, and Variety should not apologize. How gross."
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I had the pleasure today of watching a youth production of West End favourite 'Cats'. The last time I saw it was when I was a kid in the eighties and I had forgotten how good the soundtrack was. 'Jellicle' cats was one of my favourites. My daughter was tapping her toes to the beat the whole way through and I kept having to remind myself that the oldest actors on stage were teenagers. 'Memories; is another timeless classic with a melancholic verse that is sad and beautiful all at once. It is a shame it is no longer on the West End.
Starlight Express is also experiencing another come back with a tour that commences in Brighton. I really want to see it but it only runs until the beginning of January. Again, the last time I saw this I was 8. I remember everything about it was an assault on your senses – from the pyrotechnics to the costumes and the music.
Another musical I particularly enjoyed was 'My Fair Lady' – particularly the scene at the racecourse with amazing choreography as they sing while swinging their binoculars from one side of the stage to the other as if the racehorses have just shot past. The Woman in Black has been at the West End since the 80s and is still on show today. It is successful because it plays on the audience's imagination with excellent acting and an electric atmosphere.
I am so glad my daughter enjoys the theatre and acting. I have always had a mild interest in theatre but her enthusiasm has rekindled a childhood enjoyment of theatre that went as years passed.
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SureWest adds video subs, beats Q4 earnings estimates by 57 percent
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SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW), which is in the process of being acquired by Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL), surprised analysts by reporting earnings per share of 11 cents on net income of $1.48 million, 57 percent higher than Wall Street's anticipated 7 cents per share, but down from a year ago when the company had net income of $1.95 million and EPS of 13 cents.
The company said strong growth in its broadband product line, which now accounts for 77 percent of its revenue, helped it to a 2 percent increase year over year for the fourth quarter.
SureWest said revenue for the quarter came in at $63.54 million versus the consensus estimate of $62.69 million.
The stock was up 7 cents in mid-morning trading to $22.57. Its 52-week range has been $9.12 to $22.81.
"Our strong 2011 results were highlighted by top-line business and residential services revenue growth, driving an increase in adjusted EBITDA," said Steve Oldham, SureWest's president and chief executive officer. "SureWest's business services revenues continue to be an important part of delivering long-term, sustainable growth due to positive trends in Kansas City and increased bandwidth demands for backhaul services to wireless carriers."
Oldham said SureWest continued to increase the take rates of its residential products like Advanced Digital TV, high-speed Internet and Broadband Voice over IP. During the year, he said, SureWest also added 15,400 new fiber homes in Kansas City.
During the quarter, the Sacramento region's Advanced Digital TV product continued to drive growth, helping to increase net video RGUs by 2,230 year-over-year and 530 sequentially.
SureWest had 66,400 video subscribers at the end of the year, a 4,600, or 7 percent, increase from a year ago, and up 1,500, or 2 percent sequentially.
SureWest said 98 percent of its ADTV subscribers bundle Internet and 79 percent subscribe to a triple-play with ARPU of $148.
The telco also attributed a drop in churn from 1.6 percent to 1.4 percent in large part to its Advanced Digital TV video upgrades.
The company said voice line loss was slowing; it lost 3,800 lines compared to 4,800 a year ago, and said telecom revenues dropped 12.5 percent to $14.5 million.
Earlier this month, SureWest agreed to be acquired by Consolidated for $340.9 million in cash and stock. The deal will give Consolidated a presence in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kan., and in the Sacramento, Calif. area, and brings together two Tier 2 companies with different IPTV middleware solutions.
Consolidated is using Siemens Communications subsidiary Myrio for its IPTV delivery--which includes features like client personal video recording, pause live TV, video on demand, on-screen caller ID, favorites and reminders and Web portal capabilities, SureWest, meanwhile, currently uses Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Mediaroom to deliver its product.
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