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To make summer show pop, Rockettes turn to light wizards
NEW YORK (AP) - Madonna has turned to them for a little stage magic. So have Muse and Nine Inch Nails. In search of their own visual bang, companies as different as Chevy, Cirque du Soleil, Royal Caribbean and Oakley have sought them out.
NEW YORK (AP) � Madonna has turned to them for a little stage magic. So have Muse and Nine Inch Nails. In search of their own visual bang, companies as different as Chevy, Cirque du Soleil, Royal Caribbean and Oakley have sought them out.
Now the Canadian-based multimedia production studio Moment Factory faces one of its biggest tests: Its new canvas is literally the largest indoor theater in the world.
Producers behind The Radio City Rockettes' big summer show at the 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall have turned to the group to create jaw-dropping visuals that spill out far past the 100-foot-wide stage.
They've responded with a heady mix of high-definition photos, bright animation, 3-D elements, live-action footage and complex LED sequences. They doubled the number of the venue's digital projectors to 22.
"Our approach is always: How can we meld the virtual world with the real world?" said Henry Hilge, multimedia director at Moment Factory. "How can we make it immersive on these multiple levels?"
"The New York Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes ," written by Douglas Carter Beane and directed by Mia Michaels, will focus on a pair of siblings visiting New York with their family who get separated from mom and dad.
The youngsters try to find them, with the help of the city's various statues, including the Wall Street bull, the pair of lions protecting the New York Public Library and the George M. Cohan statue in Times Square. The Rockettes will play a sort of dancing chorus.
Moment Factory was tasked with making the famous city sites come to life on multiple moving screens and even massive chunks of the theater's walls and ceiling. Few jobs compare.
"Here we're talking about almost 90 minutes of full content production. It never ends. The screens are on all the time. The length we're dealing with is totally different," said Hilge. "It's way more."
The show has been completely revamped from last year's spring spectacular at Radio City. Some elements of that show � including a 26-foot-tall animatronic puppet of the Statue of Liberty and the Rockettes wearing LED jackets � will return.
But even a few minutes spent watching the multimedia planned for the new show indicates that much has changed from that often overstuffed, unfocused show.
A scene set in Grand Central Station includes gorgeous images of sun streaming though the station's huge windows and its famous zodiac mural spilling onto the Radio City ceiling.
An actor portraying the terminal's statue Mercury, god of travel and commerce, comes down to help the young boy and soon stardust and clouds crash through the windows. Soon, he's rocketing through the Milky Way in a breathtaking sequence.
If the last show was superclean in 3-D, Hilge chose a more artistic, surreal approach. "We went into another direction because I think it's a Moment Factory approach to treat things more poetic, in a way."
The show will feature pop songs like Taylor Swift's "Welcome to New York" and also classic tunes like "New York, New York." Tony Award-nominee Emilio Sosa did the costumes, Tony-winner Steve Kennedy did sound design and Alain Lortie was in charge of lighting.
One thing Moment Factory has imported from designing live concert experiences is something fans at Radio City can take home: Hundreds of tiny lights attached to little wings � resembling the maple seedpods that flutter down in fall � will be dropped from the rafters like butterflies.
"This is where Radio City gains from our experience. This is a technique that they may not be aware of but we can bring our vision into the show," said Hilge.
Online: https://www.rockettes.com/newyork
Follow Mark Kennedy at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/mark-kennedy


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Q: PostgreSQL 13 Partition Global Indexing Strategies Based on my research so far, I understand that it is not possible to create an out-of-the-box global index across partitions in PostgreSQL 13.
Are there any alternative strategies that can facilitate the requirement of a global index across partitions?
Greatly appreciate any resource references on the topic.
Thanks!

A: No, there is no simple, cheap and reliable way to guarantee uniqueness of a column that is not the partitioning key.  The only option is a trigger, but that requires that you use SERIALIZABLE transaction isolation.

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Q: Mapping two List<> into HashMap I have a two List List of ColumnIndexMapping and other is List of String
One list contains an Object of a class. Structure is look like below-
public class ColumnIndexMapping {

    private int index;
    private String columnname;

    public int getIndex() {
        return index;
    }
    public void setIndex(int index) {
        this.index = index;
    }
    public String getColumnname() {
        return columnname;
    }
    public void setColumnname(String columnname) {
        this.columnname = columnname;
    }
}

Now I have to make a Map using both List. I have to read only those indexes from second list (List of String) for which we have index property in first list. like below -
List<ColumnIndexMapping> colMapList =  [
   {
     "index": 0,
     "columnname": "accountname"
   },
   {
     "index": 2,
     "columnname": "source"
   },{
     "index": 4,
     "columnname": "customField13"
   } ]

List<String> secondList = {"Nitin","India","1234","fnf","qwerty"}

Output would be ->

HashMap<String,String> outputHashmap =
{
"accountname":"Nitin",
"source":"1234",
"customField13":"qwerty"

}

tried approach with Java7
Map<String, String> output = new HashMap<>();
for (ColumnIndexMapping colMap: colMapList) {
    output.put(colMap.getColumnname(), secondList .get(colMap.getIndex()));
}

Now what is the best way to doing this in Java8.

A: If you are looking for Java 8 stream-based approach specifically, the following would do.
Map<String, String> outputMap = colMapList.stream()
            .collect(Collectors.toMap(ColumnIndexMapping::getColumnname,
                    (colMap) -> secondList.get(colMap.getIndex())));

A: Assuming you have populated the colMapList and secondList correctly, the conversion code is relatively simple:
List<ColumnIndexMapping> colMapList = ...; // assumed this is populated correctly
List<String> secondList = ...;             // assumed this is populated correctly

Map<String, String> output = new HashMap<>();
for (ColumnIndexMapping mapping : colMapList) {
    output.put(mapping.getColumnname(), secondList.get(mapping.getIndex()));
}


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Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists? the United States the United Nations South Korea China
Of the following participants in the Korean War, CHINA fought on the side of the Communists.
Asked 1/2/2015 7:32:52 AM
Updated 1/2/2015 7:57:26 AM
alfred123
Added 1/2/2015 7:57:26 AM
Confirmed by selymi [1/2/2015 8:00:46 AM]
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war? Italy Japan the Soviet Union Germany
Wallet.ro
The actions of Japan finally forced the U.S. to enter the war.
Which nation was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted? Great Britain the Soviet Union the United States Japan
JAPAN was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted.
Who made the vow, "I shall return," when he was forced to abandon the Philippines? Chester Nimitz Hideki Tojo Douglas MacArthur Franklin D. Roosevelt
yumdrea
Douglas MacArthur made the vow, "I shall return," when he was forced to abandon the Philippines.
The blacklist was a list of people whom Hollywood executives condemned for having a Communist background.
Updated 1/3/2016 7:13:08 PM
The blacklist was a list of people whom Hollywood executives condemned for having a Communist background. TRUE.
Added 1/3/2016 7:13:08 PM
Confirmed by Andrew. [1/3/2016 11:22:35 PM]
Japan took over French military bases in _________, causing the United States to place a trade embargo on Japan. Russia Hawaii China Indochina
Updated 1/2/2015 11:27:39 AM
Japan took over French military bases in Indochina, causing the U.S. to place a trade embargo on Japan.
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It's been a crazy week here at 7 Generation Games. Maria was first at the Native Innovation Ed Tech Summit debuting our new game, and then at the White House speaking on a panel on women entrepreneurs. As for most of the rest of our crew, we have been busy making version 1.0 of Making Camp, our first game that runs on a tablet.
Last night, coincidentally, Maria and I were both in Washington and she stopped by my hotel room to commiserate for 15 minutes before falling asleep from exhaustion.
We were talking about the need to focus more on marketing – but how can we do a podcast, blogs and interviews with everything else on our plates? Look at us, we're having this conversation on the other side of the continent from our homes!
I happened to be in DC as part of a trip I took with a group of middle school and high school students. (Random fact about me: I teach judo. ) Once a year, we take the students with the best attendance at judo practice and the best grades to an event out of state that combines judo and education. This year, it was judo training in Washington.
All teachers are extremely busy but elementary teachers have a particular catch. They have to teach math, language arts, social studies, science, art and PE. One of the teachers on the trip mentioned helping his friend cut up and staple 48 construction paper pink hearts for some art project being done by 24 second-graders the next day.
That's when it hit me – what if teachers thought like CEOs? We wouldn't have math in schools. Don't believe me?
Right, I KNOW math is important but I'm teaching social studies, science, reading and art. Plus, the kids need time to play outside, that's important, too. Between preparing lessons for those other subjects, grading papers, meeting with parents – all important, right – there's just no time. The only option is to not spend weekends with my family or not have summer vacation and I'm already spending my weekends and summer doing lesson plans and not paying enough attention to them as it is. I'm sorry, we'll just have to have math next year.
The brilliant thing that teachers do is SCHEDULE every subject and then the disciplined thing they do is KEEP to that schedule.
Making a schedule is the easy part. Anyone can make a schedule, just like anyone can make a budget. Keeping to it is the hard part.
So, here is where I think CEOs should imitate teachers.
Identify everything that you truly think is important – marketing, financing your business, software development, making widgets, administration, accounting – make a list.
Schedule every activity you truly believe is important. They don't all have to be scheduled for an equal amount of time or every day but they all DO need to be on your calendar.
We didn't do math this month because Ms. Grundy was really busy teaching us all of the other subjects so we just ignored the schedule.
Now, Mr/Ms/Dr CEO, you may claim that your job is more demanding or chaotic than teaching elementary school, in which case I will just say HA!
In your spare time, check out Forgotten Trail – play it on your computer in any browser. Canoe rapids, catch fish, learn math all for under five bucks!


Kids can accumulate a lot of stuff. Between toys and clothes, there seems to be a never-ending amount of clutter around the house. Here are some easy solutions for storage in your kids' rooms.
You can place a fabric organizer with large pockets so it hangs down at the side of the bed. The other half of the organizer fits neatly under the mattress where it will stay secure. Just fill the pockets with items that do not fit anywhere else. It is ideal for books, small toys and even stuffed animals.
Loft beds are popular in college dorms for a reason: they create additional space in an otherwise small room. Once the loft bed is constructed, you can place bookcases, dressers or anything else you need to have out of the way right under the bed.
Grade school teachers know bins and cubbies are a convenient way of storing lots of items. You can use this same principle in your home. Fill your child's room with wooden or plastic storage bins and make a game out of placing items in them so your child sees cleaning up in a positive light. Cubbies can be used for hanging up clothes or pajamas, so they do not end up rolled up in a ball on the floor.
Finding innovative ways to increase storage for your child's room is easy with a little intuition. Now you no longer need to stress about where all of your kids' stuff is going to go.


The economic wellbeing of a large number of rural Kosovar families depends heavily on migrants' remittances. This paper aims at analysing the impact of migration on rural poverty and inequality in Kosovo. It draws on the 2009 nationally representative Kosovo Remittance Study. Analyses are based on a comparison with counterfactual migrant household incomes derived from Propensity Score Matching. We find that remittances have no impact on the extremely poor, but lift around 40% of migrant households above the vulnerability threshold. Gini coefficients show a tendency to increase due to migration. Determinants of different outcomes of migration are explored in a logit regression on migration success. Household and income structure as well as education play a role in how migrant households climb up the income ladder.


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Museum PassesJill Davis2023-01-20T16:50:59-05:00
Museum Passes Now Available
Hendrick Hudson Free Library Cardholders may reserve family passes for the following museums:
Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art *
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum
The New York Historical Society
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
Storm King Art Center
Boscobel House & Gardens
Empire Pass (Free parking at many New York State parks and historic sites.)
AKC Museum of the Dog
Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
FDR Presidential Library & Museum
Children's Museum of Manhattan
*Note: This includes the Bruce, the Aldrich, the Hudson River Museum, Wave Hill, the Neuberger, and the Katonah Museum.
Speak to the Reference Librarian for further information.


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Jonathan Turley: DOJ IG Report Is Damning for the FBI
by Breitbart News
George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley writes in an op-ed for The Hill that the Justice Department inspector general report's criticism of the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia probe is "damning" and should concern Americans.
Turley writes:
The analysis of the report by Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz greatly depends, as is often the case, on which cable news channel you watch. Indeed, many people might be excused for concluding that Horowitz spent 476 pages to primarily conclude one thing, which is that the Justice Department acted within its guidelines in starting its investigation into the 2016 campaign of Donald Trump.
Horowitz did, in fact, say that the original decision to investigate was within the Justice Department's discretionary standard. That standard for the predication (or start) of an investigation is incredibly low, simply requiring "articulable facts." He said that, since this is a low and discretionary standard, he cannot say it was inappropriate to start. U.S. Attorney John Durham (who is heading the parallel investigation at the Justice Department) took the usual step of issuing a statement that he did not believe the evidence supported that conclusion on the start of the investigation.
Attorney General Bill Barr also issued a statement disagreeing with the threshold statement. Nevertheless, the Justice Department has a standard requiring the least intrusive means of investigating such entities as presidential campaigns, particularly when it is the campaign of the opposing party. Putting that aside, that threshold finding is then followed by the remainder of the report, which is both highly damaging and unsettling. Horowitz finds a litany of false, even falsified representations used to continue the secret investigation targeting the Trump campaign and its associates.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/09/jjonathan-turley-doj-ig-report-is-damning-for-the-fbi/
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The addition of 14% Cabernet Franc gives this medium-bodied wine a lovely savoury, slightly tannic bite, a nice contrast to the ripe blackcurrant fruits.
Perfect with your steak, or any other grilled red meat.
Susana Balbo is one of the leading winemakers of Argentina. For this wine she used grapes grown in Tupungato, part of the cooler Uco Valley south of Mendoza. The wines tend to be a little more perfumed and elegant.


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Q: Trigger apache authentication depending on URL parameter I need to trigger the apache authentications depending only on a URL parameter. For instance, The following URL http://mySillyApplication.com/items/browse?collection=9&sort_field=Title&num_items=10&... I need to trigger the authentication only if collection=9 . I've tried many things but I couldn't find how to do it. I think the key is to find a RewriteRule that could activate the LocationMatch .... just a guess:
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (.*(?:^|&))collection=9((?:&|$).*) [NC]
    RewriteRule (.*) - [R=401]
   <LocationMatch "....don't know...">
           AuthType Basic
           AuthName "Login Required"
           AuthUserFile /var/www/.../.htpwd
           Require valid-user
           Order allow,deny
           Allow from all
           Satisfy any
   </LocationMatch>

Thanks.

A: You could use <If> Directive if Apache is 2.4.26 and later http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#if
So, try the following code :
<If "%{QUERY_STRING} =~ /(collection=9&)/">

       AuthType Basic
       AuthName "Login Required"
       AuthUserFile /path/to/.htpasswd
       Require valid-user
       Order allow,deny
       Deny from all
       Satisfy any
</If>


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NoMad, Manhattan, NY 10001
Own a piece of history in the landmarked Wilbraham Building! This stunning spacious studio loft is truly a gem. Beautiful south-facing oversized windows enhance the soaring 11+ foot ceilings, filling the home with airiness and light. The charming original fireplace anchors the main room. The classic windowed bathroom (designed by Emery Roth in the 1930s) has an original basket weave tiled floor. Walnut parquet floors and a very spacious walkin closet completes the home. The open kitchen is very efficiently... laid out and features stainless, full-size appliances including dishwasher, honed granite counters, solid wood cabinets and copious storage. There is even a dining area for your intimate dinner parties. Once the Annex to the Waldorf Hotel, the Wilbraham is a strikingly beautiful Romanesque Revival-style building, the façade features intricate stone work and caving details. The elegant lobby and mail room recently underwent a complete renovation, it is adorned with original hand-painted mural from the 1930s, molding details and a cast iron staircase. The building has a live-in super, elevator, storage cage for rent, and a laundry room for your convenience. NoMad is an outstanding location, walking distance from Madison Square Park, Flatiron, Chelsea, Midtown, The Empire State Building, Herald Square, Penn Station, and Park Avenue South. Easily accessible to subways 4, 5,6, N, R, W, Q, B, D, F, M and the Path train at 33 St. Nomad is one of Manhattan's most exciting neighborhoods, features many fine restaurants such as Eleven Madison Park, Atomix and Eataly, and shopping opportunities. Low overhead, a liberal sublet policy and no flip tax make this co-op a sound investment. Guarantors, co-purchasers, pied-a-terre, parents buying for children allowed, & pets welcome.
Schools near 5th Avenue
Holy Cross School Private PK-8 —
New Design High School Public 9-12 —
New Design High School
An elegant stopover between midtown and downtown.
516 West 47th Street, Unit N4J
340 West 11th Street, Unit 3EF
88 Greenwich Street, Unit 501
23 Waverly Place, Unit 2H
420 East 55th Street, Unit 1FF
More information about 5th Avenue, NoMad, Manhattan, NY 10001
5th Avenue is for sale in NoMad, Manhattan, NY 10001. Nearby schools include Holy Cross School, Guardian Angel School and Manhattan Bridges High School. 5th Avenue is a 0-bed, 1-bath, .
Listing Courtesy of Elliman; Elliman


Call of Duty: Ghosts' first DLC pack is called Onslaught, and features Michael Myers himself -straight from John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic.
While it's still a perfectly capable shooter with high production values, Call of Duty: Ghosts just feels a bit stale and unambitious.
Activision has released a new trailer for its upcoming FPS Call of Duty: Ghosts, called "Sqauds".
Activision has released the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance DLC Pack on PlayStation 3 and Windows PC.
Get ready for your first look at next-generation COD multiplayer in an upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts livestream.
Activision has revealed the release date and details for the third DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Infinity Ward and Activision look to "set a new bar for the next generation" with Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Black Ops 2's Revolution DLC pack offers a solid amount of fun new content.
The Black Ops 2 Revolution DLC is now available to PlayStation 3 and PC owners of the game.