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The city of Lawrence, MA lies in the heart of the Merrimack Valley near the border of southern New Hampshire. It is located in Essex County, along the Merrimack River, and is about twenty-five miles north of Boston. Lawrence enjoys a rich history as a city of immigrants, and has a large number of massive old brick textile mill buildings.
For decades, the city has hosted a significant winter crow roost. The winter crow roost consists of mostly American Crows, along with a much smaller number of Fish Crows. Typically, an hour before sunset, the crows gather in smaller pre-roost groupings. These pre-roost (staging) locations may change on any given night. The crows then converge after sunset time, into the final roost location. Some Crows may start as anchors in the final roost just before sunset, and then most other Crows join after sunset. They will fly in over the following 60 minutes, until the roost quiets down completely for the night. For many years, the final roost location had been along the south side of the Merrimack River, by the New Balance building complex. Over the last three winter seasons, from October 2017 until spring 2020, the final roost location has changed many times. The size of the winter roost typically grows from an initial group of a couple of hundred Crows, as early as September, to over 10,000 crows by Februrary.
The Crow Patrol was established during the 2017-2018 Winter Crow Roost season. Craig Gibson, along with Bob and Dana Fox got the ball rolling with an expanded fascination of the local Winter Crow Roost along the Merrimack River in Lawrence, MA. Over that first winter season, they spent over 160 combined observation nights. During the following two winters, they had about the same number of combined observation nights observing, monitoring, documenting, and photographing the amazing crows. They are already ahead of this pace during the fall/early winter of 2020, with a constant eye on streaming, staging, and roosting behaviors and patterns. Many others have participated in small and large groups over the past three winters. The Crow Patrol is promoting wider community involvement among birding, conservation, environmental, and educational groups as well as expanding a series of citizen science projects with grade school, high school, and college students. The "2019 Recap" report (see link above to PDF) provides the most comprehensive overview of our activities and a look at future plans. All are welcome to join us and become members of the Crow Patrol! Don't forget to subscribe to the new "Crow Patrol" podcast, and check back for very regular updates!
It is an amazing sight to see and you are invited to take a closer look, through this blog, to learn more and enjoy this awesome avian experience!
Bird Observer Article
MassWildlife Article
2019 Recap Report
Photography Guide
Get Directions to Roost
The 2020 Crow Patrol
Craig Gibson
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Craig Gibson is a well known bird and conservation photographer. His current focus is on expanding awareness about the Winter Crow Roost in Lawrence, MA, the extended Merrimack Valley area, and Eastern Massachusetts. Craig designed and launched the blog and continues to oversee all editorial content. He has also been the lead on initiating and coordinating a range of activities and events with local arts, education, and community groups as well as working with a growing number of conservation and environmental organizations. He wrote and published a comprehensive 14 page report to recap the 2018-2019 winter season. Overall, his efforts have raised much greater awareness of the Winter Crow Roost, and he has been a catalyst for new citizen science initiatives.
In the fall 2017, Craig worked together in close collaboration with Bob Fox, and his wife, Dana, to form the Crow Patrol in the Lawrence area. Over the past three winter seasons, they have documented more than 250 observation nights, while monitoring, documenting, and photographing the overnight staging and roosting of American and Fish Crows. Craig has made over 275 Crow Roost specific postings to eBird, an especially important data portal for open access citizen science projects around the globe.
Craig worked closely with Cathy McLaurin, Executive Director of the Essex Art Center in Lawrence, MA to establish the "Celebrating the Winter Crow Roost" art exhibit in 2019. The exhibit was a big success with record turnouts and a lot of media coverage. The EAC hosted the exhibit for a second year in 2020, with an expanded group of participating artists. He has worked closely with staff at El Taller Cafe and Bookstore in Lawrence, MA for a Crow-themed art exhibit that opened on February 18, 2020.
On the first weekend in November 2019, Hunt's Photo and Video, hosted one of their photo walks. Hunt's Photo Walks are hands-on workshops that immerse participants in different aspects of photography, both technically and aesthetically. This photography workshop, "The Crows of Lawrence" provided participants with background on this winter crow roost, and ways to capture unique and special images around sunset and civil twilight as the Crows converge into the overnight communal winter roost. The Sunday afternoon outing was a big success with Craig serving as one of the co-leaders for the workshop. In an effort to inspire other photographers, Craig recently authored, designed, and published the "Winter Crow Roost: Photography Guide" to help both beginner and advanced level photographers out in the field.
Craig's Crow photos and articles have appeared in the Essex Art Center exhibition; Bird Observer, the bi-monthly birding journal; a number of Mass Audubon Society publications, the local Eagle Tribune newspaper, the Cornell Lab Bird Academy's new online course, "Anything but Common: the Hidden Life of the American Crow," Muse an award winning magazine for students; a feature article in MassWildlife Magazine, a feature article in Bird Observer, as well as in a new Peterson's Reference Guide book on bird behavior published in Sept. 2020 by well-known author and naturalist John Kricher. Craig was recently profiled in a major article in the Eagle Tribune, Newburyport News, on WBZ Radio, Canadian Wildlife Magazine, and in a front page story in the Boston Globe. He was recently interviewed by Ray Brown on the Talkin' Birds radio show, and is also a frequent speaker and presenter on the Winter Crow Roost phenomenon.
Members of the Crow Patrol
Dana Fox
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Bob Fox
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Winter Crow Roost: staging more to the west
Winter Crow Roost: flight swirls galore!
Winter Crow Roost: flight swarm!
John Kricher: social groupings and Crow Roosts?
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Jeff Imada (born June 17, 1955) is an American martial artist, stuntman, and actor. He has performed stunts in over 100 films and television programs and authored one of the first books published in the US about the balisong. Jeff Imada is trained in Jeet Kune Do, Eskrima, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Karate, Shaolin Kung Fu, Kendo and Boxing.

Life and career
Imada was born in Inglewood, California, US, where he began studying martial arts at the age of fifteen. At El Camino College and UCLA, he majored in pre-med and minored in music as a classically trained pianist. While in college, he started working as a film "extra", which led to his becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Stunts Unlimited and the Directors Guild of America. Jeff Imada has been the technical advisor on numerous films, including Dutch (1991), Tango & Cash (1989), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Dreamscape (1984) and Streets of Fire (1984), and such television series as Magnum, P.I. (1980), Remington Steele (1982), Dynasty (1981), Matt Houston (1982), Airwolf (1984), Stingray (1986), Hart to Hart (1979) and Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982).

He was a close friend to Brandon Lee with whom he studied Jeet Kune Do under the tutelage of Dan Inosanto. He was the primary fight choreographer on Lee's final film, The Crow.

Imada has authored two books on the history and use of the balisong and designed a particular grind known as the "Imada High Hollow" for Pacific Cutlery that was ground by knifemaker Jody Samson. The Balisong Manual was one of the first books published in the US about this unusual knife.

Jeff Imada has recently come to further attention by being the chief fight coordinator in the Matt Damon action films The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, as well as participating as the motion capture artist for the Xbox and PlayStation game The Bourne Conspiracy.

In 2015, Imada was recognized by East West Players (EWP) with the Visionary Award for raising "the visibility of the Asian Pacific American (APA) community through [his] craft." He had been involved with EWP "off and on" for many years due to his personal connection to Mako, one of the founders of the theatre company.

Filmography
 Furious 7 (2015) (fight choreographer)
 Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 The Green Hornet (2011) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 Hanna (2011) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 Repo Men (2010) (fight choreographer)
 The Book of Eli (2010) (stunt coordinator)
 Eclipse (2010) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 New Moon (2009) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 Twilight (2008) (fight/stunt coordinator)
 Mask of the Ninja (2008) (stunts)
 Role Models (2008) (stunt coordinator)
 Balls of Fury (2007) (stunts)
 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) (fight stunt coordinator)
 Planet Terror (2007) (stunts)
 The Gene Generation (2007) (stunt action director)
 Park (2006) (stunt coordinator)
 When a Stranger Calls (2006) (stunt coordinator)
 In Her Shoes (2005) (stunt coordinator)
 Serenity (2005) (stunts)
 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) (utility stunts)
 The Hard Easy (2005) (stunts)
 Collateral (2004) (stunts) (uncredited)
 The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (fight stunt coordinator)
 The Ladykillers (2004) (stunts)
 Spartan (2004) (stunt coordinator)
 Stuck on You (2003) (stunts)
 Daredevil (2003) (stunt coordinator) (wire choreographer)
 8 Mile (2002) (stunt coordinator)
 Serving Sara (2002) (stunt coordinator)
 The Time Machine (2002) (stunt coordinator)
 Rock Star (2001) (stunts)
 Ghosts of Mars (2001) (stunt coordinator)
 Ticker (2001) (stunts)
 Little Nicky (2000) (stunt coordinator)
 Forever Lulu (2000) (stunt coordinator)
 Disney's The Kid (2000) (utility stunts)
 Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (stunts)
 Wonder Boys (2000) (stunt coordinator)
 Hanging Up (2000) (stunts)
 The Green Mile (1999) (stunt coordinator)
 Fight Club (1999) (stunt coordinator)
 Crazy in Alabama (1999) (stunt coordinator)
 Enemy of the State (1998) (stunt player)
 Rush Hour (1998) (stunts)
 Blade (1998) (stunt coordinator: additional photography) (stunts)
 The Negotiator (1998) (stunts)
 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) (stunts)
 Armageddon (1998/I) (stunts)
 Vampires (1998) (stunt coordinator)
 U.S. Marshals (1998) (stunts)
 The Replacement Killers (1998) (stunts)
 Most Wanted (1997) (stunts)
 Nothing to Lose (1997) (stunts)
 L.A. Confidential (1997) (stunt coordinator)
 Volcano (1997) (stunts)
 Spy Game (1997) (stunt coordinator)
 Dante's Peak (1997) (stunt coordinator: second unit)
 Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) (stunts)
 Marshal Law (1996) (stunts)
 The Glimmer Man (1996) (stunts)
 Escape from L.A. (1996) as 'Mojo' Dellasandro (stunt coordinator)
 Spy Hard (1996) (stunts)
 From Dusk till Dawn (1996) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Heat (1995) (stunts)
 Money Train (1995) (stunts)
 Jade (1995) (stunts)
 To the Limit (1995) (stunts: Los Angeles)
 The Last Word (1995) (stunts)
 Waterworld (1995) (stunts)
 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) (stunt coordinator)
 Mortal Kombat (1995) (fire stunt double: Scorpion)
 Village of the Damned (1995) (stunt coordinator) (stunts)
 In the Mouth of Madness (1995) (stunt coordinator) (stunts)
 One Tough Bastard (1995) (stunts)
 Double Dragon (1994) (stunt coordinator)
 The Puppet Masters (1994) (stunts)
 The Crow (1994) (stunt coordinator)
 Naked Gun 33: The Final Insult (1994) (stunts)
 Vanishing Son (1994) (TV) (stunts)
 On Deadly Ground (1994) (stunts)
 The Criminal Mind (1993) (stunts)
 Showdown (1993/I) (stunt coordinator)
 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Undercover Blues (1993) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Body Bags (1993) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
 Rising Sun (1993) (stunt coordinator)
 Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) (stunts)
 Excessive Force (1993) (stunts)
 Robot Wars (1993) (stunts)
 Falling Down (1993) (stunts)
 Rapid Fire (1992) (stunt coordinator)
 Raven (1992) TV series (stunt coordinator)
 Patriot Games (1992) (stunts)
 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) (stunt coordinator)
 Kuffs (1992) (stunts)
 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) (stunts)
 Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) (stunts)
 V.I. Warshawski (1991) (stunts)
 Point Break (1991) (stunts)
 Fever (1991) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
 The Perfect Weapon (1991) (stunts)
 Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) (stunts)
 Kindergarten Cop (1990) (stunts)
 Captain America (1990) (stunts)
 The Rookie (1990) (stunts)
 The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (TV) (stunt coordinator)
 Marked for Death (1990) (stunts)
 Come See the Paradise (1990) (stunts)
 Ghost Dad (1990) (stunts)
 The Last of the Finest (1990) (stunts)
 Angel Town (1990) (stunt coordinator)
 Tremors (1990) (stunts)
 Why Me? (1990) (stunts)
 Vietnam, Texas (1990) (stunts)
 Tango & Cash (1989) (stunts)
 Road House (1989) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Hyper Space (1989) (stunt coordinator)
 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) (stunts)
 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) (stunts)
 Gleaming the Cube (1989) (stunts)
 One Man Force (1989) (stunts)
 They Live (1988) (stunt coordinator)
 The Dead Pool (1988) (stunts)
 The Presidio (1988) (stunts)
 Prince of Darkness (1987) (stunt coordinator)
 Beauty and the Beast (1987) TV series (stunts)
 Steele Justice (1987) (stunts)
 Lethal Weapon (1987) (stunts)
 The Golden Child (1986) (stunts)
 Big Trouble in Little China (1986) (as "Needles") (stunts)
 Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) (stunts)
 Gung Ho (1986) (stunts)
 Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) (stunts)
 House (1986) (stunts)
 Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) (stunts)
 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (stunts) (as Jeffrey Imada)
 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) (stunts)
 Dreamscape (1984)
 Uncommon Valor (1983) (stunts)
 Breathless (1983) (stunts)
 Fire and Ice (1983) (stunts)
 Blue Thunder (1983) (stunts)
 The A-Team (1983) TV series (stunts)
 Matt Houston (1982) TV series (stunts)
 Blade Runner (1982) (stunts)
 Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1981) (Wine steward)

References

External links

 MSN Movies
 Interview At FarEastFilms.com

American Jeet Kune Do practitioners
American male taekwondo practitioners
American wushu practitioners
American kendoka
American male karateka
American male film actors
American film actors of Asian descent
Living people
American stunt performers
Male actors from Inglewood, California
1955 births
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
American male actors of Filipino descent
American male actors of Japanese descent
Action choreographers

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L'arhuaco ou l'ika est une langue amérindienne appartenant à la filiation des langues chibchanes. Elle est parlée par les Arhuacos, peuple concentré au nord de la Colombie, dans la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, massif montagneux de la cordillère des Andes.

Son écriture se décline en alphabet latin.

Histoire de la langue

L'arhuaco (ou ika) est la langue parlée par l'ethnie des Arhuacos (outre l'Espagnol), un des peuples descendant des Tayronas, important groupe amérindien précolombien dont les survivants de la conquête espagnole s'enfuirent sur les hauteurs de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

L'arhuaco appartient à la filiation des langues chibchanes , famille de langues amérindiennes parlées en Amérique centrale et en Amérique du Sud, notamment en Colombie.

En 1916, les missionnaires capucins s'installent au cœur de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta et créent un orphelinat où les enfants, enlevés à leurs parents, sont placés et demeurent jusqu'à l'âge de dix-huit ans. Ils ne peuvent donc apprendre la langue arhuaco, l'espagnol étant la seule langue qui leur est enseignée.

En 1975, les enseignants arhuacos fixent en dix points leur position sur la culture et la langue autochtones, ainsi que sur le contenu des programmes.

En 1980, les Arhuacos expulsent de leur territoire les missionnaires capucins qui font peser de graves menaces sur leur langue et sur leur religion.

Documentation
L'UNESCO publie en 1955 The International Registor of current team research in the social sciences. Il s'agit d'une étude des dialectes arhuacos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Cette étude a pour objet de préparer une grammaire comparée des langues chibchanes parlées dans cette région de la Colombie.

Jon Landaburu, linguiste et philosophe, né en 1943 à Paris, décrit, en 1983, le système verbal en arhuaco (ou ika) du groupe chibcha : les temps primitifs, les temps composés, le statut des formes négatives, les modes et les aspects.

Locuteurs
Selon la publication, en 1985, de Paul Frank ,  locuteurs de l'arhuaco sont dénombrés dans la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Beaucoup d'entre eux ont une culture traditionnelle très forte et sont monolingues, ne s'exprimant que dans leur langue maternelle, l'arhuaco. Un petit nombre d'Arhuacos sont alphabétisés en espagnol, principalement les hommes. Les jeunes Arhuacos d'âge scolaire emploient plus l'espagnol que les adultes, spécialement sous la forme écrite.

Spécificités

Classification du langage
La classification de l'arhuaco s'établit dans les branches suivantes : chibchane, chibchane de l'est, colombienne, colombienne du nord, arhuacane, arhuacane du sud, arhuacane de l'est.

Ce langage est aussi appelé : aruaco, bintucua, bintuk, bintukua, ica, ijca, ika, ike.

Typologie
La structure des phrases est de type SOV : sujet - objet - verbe.

Son écriture se décline en alphabet latin.

Écriture

Phonologie

Voyelles

Consonnes

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Linguistique
 Liste de langues
 Langues par famille
 Langues amérindiennes
 Langues chibchanes
 Arhuacos
 Tayronas

Liens externes

  Native Languages (Arhuaco ou Ika)

Inventaire de langues
Inventaire de langues amérindiennes
Langue chibchane
Langue amérindienne en Amérique du Sud
Langue amérindienne dans les Caraïbes
Langue amérindienne en Colombie


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The latest, eighteenth episode of the popular TV show on History Channel, aired on March 26, 2019. The team of Oak Island continues their numerous operations in order to find the truth and the treasures about the mysterious island, than has been drawing explorers and scientists for decades.
At the Wat Room, Rick and Marty Lagina have a meeting with Craig Tester about the Smith's Cove excavation. After the dye test, they must decide how to continue. They agree that they should look for the flood tunnel. They next plan to dismantle the wooden crane pad, after getting the permission to leave the dam standing.
After the meeting, Rick joins the team at the Money Pit, to continue exploring the S6 borehole. The excavation brings out sediments and wood, as the drilling goes on. At 101 ft., they penetrated a wooden construction. They next found a hand crafted oak timber. All of this could be the debris from decades ago, when the tunnel collapsed in. To examine the excavated material, they are using a wash plant, to be cleaned and sorted according to size. This helps them look for anything precious. Glass, pottery pieces and other small objects continue to come out of the wash plant. The findings are old, and similar to those from the H8 borehole. Many pieces are new and never before seen on the island, so they take them to archeologist Laird Niven.
The next day, Craig, Rick, historians Doug Crowell and Paul Troutman, meet with Laird in the War Room. The topic are S6 pieces of old pottery and glass. One of the pieces is from between 1810 and 1840. Another, a piece of pipe, is thought to be from after 1850. A piece of stoneware could be from the early 1700s. This can prove the presence of humans on the island in those times.
Later in the day, Rick comes to the Money Pit, after Urban Equipment Limited calls him regarding S6. He puts Craig on the speaker, while the workers tell them what is going on. They tell him about the material coming up, and that at 190 feet, the drill hit limestone. The Lagina brothers are disappointed at this.
A new day arrives, as Rick and Billy Gerhardt arrive to Smith's Cove. The team is eager to start removing the wooden crane pad area they previously used.
Rick than goes to the Research Center to meet with Paul Troutman and Doug Crowell to discuss the Money Pit plan that is to come. The S6 plan failed unfortunately, so now they must decide on a new hole to dig. Thanks to the previous research, they decide on the next logical location. Paul suggests one area to put the next "X" on, the FG – 5.5. Everything from earlier is close to it, so something must be there.
Next, Jack Begley and Gary Drayton, a metal detection expert, explore one area for metal pieces. They try to follow Daniel McGinnis and his explorations from centuries ago, at the Lot 21. The pair manages to find two nice piece of led that is a part of something bigger, which also fit together. It has some symbols and decorations on it, and potential connections to the Tree of Life. They take it to Marty and Rick to find more about it. It is similar to the Smith's Cove cross they found earlier. The finding is very promising and interesting, so they decide to laser-test it.
Three days later, Rick, Doug, and Paul arrive to the Money Pit area. The S6 contraption are being taken down, and will be used for the new hole. They measure where it is going to be, and name it GG1.
Back at the War Room, Craig, Marty, Rick, and Gary find out the results about the lead artifact from Lot 21. They meet with a German scientist Tobias, who tells them that it could be different from what they expect. He believes that it had once been an art object, on which a special decorating method was used as early as 1300. The lead isotopes on it are identical tot hose on the cross they found before. Both pieces probably come from before the 15th century, which are astonishing news. A Templar connection is back in consideration. Found on opposing ends of the island, it is one of the greatest findings on Oak Island yet.


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Despite what many might think, there are actual, real, black CEO's who run actual, real Fortune 500 companies, not just the MySpace rapper/$30 business card types. However, the herd was just thinned by one.
The still unfolding mortgage-related credit crisis has claimed its biggest corporate casualty so far: Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal. The announcement Tuesday that O'Neal is retiring immediately came days after the world's largest brokerage posted a $2.24 billion quarterly loss, its biggest since being founded 93 years ago.
Board members and staff had expressed unhappiness with O'Neal's management, reports CBS News correspondent Randall Pinkston, especially his strategy of investing in securities backed by risky loans and sub-prime mortgages, which resulted in a loss of $8 billion.
O'Neal, 56, who rose to power five years ago, was known for shaking up top management and putting a greater emphasis on riskier bets, rather than the safety of just selling stocks. That strategy - which handed Merrill Lynch record results during the market's peak - came with a heavy cost during the tumultuous third quarter.
O'Neal is the descendant of a former slave, and grew up in poverty in Alabama before rising to become one of the highest-ranking African-Americans on Wall Street. He worked his way through a Harvard business degree by working at General Motors Corp., and in 1986 joined Merrill as a banker in its junk-bond department.
Of course, this is a black man after all, and no story of such a dismissal could end without the typical parting shot.
His elevation to CEO was seen by some as an experiment by the company's board, most of which have since retired. O'Neal mostly held positions on the client-contact side, which goes against the trading background most of its other CEOs had.
Experiment? Being given the keys to a Fortune 500 company, an experiment? I think not.
Don't feel too bad for the brother though. Unlike Fannie Mae's Franklin Raines, he isn't leaving under the suspicion of corruption, so he'll likely get another gig elsewhere. And if he doesn't, that Golden Parachute sure won't hurt.
It was not known how much O'Neal would receive as an exit package, though there have been some reports it would be nearly $200 million. He was paid roughly $48 million salary in 2006, and had $160 million in stock and retirement benefits.
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Two people were arrested as police struggled to keep the peace while students knucked, bucked and fought Saturday (Oct. 27) during a Harvard Society of Black Scientists and Engineers (HSBSE) step-show after party in the Lowell House dining hall at Harvard University. The partygoers were taken into custody for disorderly conduct, according to the Harvard Crimson.
According to the newspaper, fights ensued after the party's DJ played the Crime Mob hit "Knuck If You Buck." More than 20 police patrol cars, including six state police cruisers and several Cambridge and HUPD cars, were deployed to the scene as additional brawls broke out in the Lowell courtyard.
I'm sure those kids parents, who have probably double mortgaged their homes to send their children to Cambridge are proud of this one. And dag, wasn't "Knuck if You Buck" made in like 2000 or something? They could at least wild out to "I'll Still Kill" or something more recent.
That's Hot... But I Ain't Goin' To Rwanda
A few weeks ago when Parasite Hilton announced an upcoming trip to address the plight of our African brethren, I told ya'll if this ever happened, it would be little more than a photo op.
Her trip to Rwanda has been postponed, but Paris Hilton is still determined to use her celebrity status for good causes. Hilton announced the mission in September, several months after serving a 23-day jail sentence.
"I want to travel the world," the 26-year-old socialite says in an interview posted on the Web site of the syndicated entertainment TV show "Extra." "I feel like there's a lot I can do, and a lot I can do to help."
The Playing for Good Foundation announced last week that Hilton's philanthropic trip to Rwanda has been postponed due to restructuring of the children's charity. On her itinerary: visits to schools and health-care clinics. Hilton told "Extra" she will now pack her bags for the African country sometime next year.
"We were supposed to be going in November, but then the charity is doing restructuring and figuring things out. It's going to be for next year," she said. "I know (Rwanda) went through a lot of traumatic experiences, and I feel like if I go there, I can help save some people's lives."
So we'll have to wait a few more months for Ms. Hilton to save the chill'rens. I'm sure they're waiting on pins and needles.
Note to Rwandans, don't hold your breath.
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A shooting in a New York suburb not far from the Statue of Liberty left a police officer dead on Tuesday, and reports said several other people may have been killed during two hours of gunfire. The local prosecutor said that one officer was killed and three other people -- two of them police -- had been wounded in Jersey City, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York.
NBC and Fox television reported that the death toll may have reached six, including two people suspected of firing on officers from a grocery store. "We can confirm there's multiple deceased inside the building," Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop said.
Media reports said the Jersey City shooting began when an officer, investigating a homicide, approached the store, which is near a synagogue and a school. Hundreds of rounds were fired in the ensuing shootout. The incident is the latest high-profile shooting in the United States, where firearms were linked to nearly 40,000 deaths of various kinds in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Learn about the basics of the CAV system, to understand the main parts and how it works.
What is a CAV System?
CAV stands from Constant Air Volume. It's a type of HVAC air distribution system used in buildings where the volume of air suppled is kept constant but the temperature of the air is varied.
CAV is an older design method; we still find this used in existing buildings but it's less common in newer buildings because VAV systems are now the preferred choice of installation. VAV stands for variable air volume. This method provides superior zone control and reduced energy consumption.
By the way we have also covered vav systems in detail in our previous article. Check that out HERE.
Now, although Constant Air Volume systems are becoming less common in newer buildings, you might still find them being installed in smaller buildings and that's because they're easier, quicker and cheaper to install. Although the initial install cost is lower, the running cost of the system will potentially be far higher than a VAV system, because CAV it is less energy efficient. Other than small offices, you might still find these used in places such as operating theatres of hospitals as well as animal care centres to provide dedicated zone control.
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Here we have a simple model of a CAV system for a simple small office. First of all we have the main air handling unit in the mechanical room. Then we have the supply duct. The fresh ambient outdoor air is sucked into the AHU, it is then filtered and heated up or cooled down within the AHU and a fan pushes this out down the ductwork to be distributed throughout the building. Coming off of the main supply duct are a number of branches.
Each branch has a diffuser at the end, the diffuser has metal fins which are at an angle to direct the stream of air and distribute it across the room. This air is then circulated around the room and pushes the dirty used air into the return grille. The return grille is typically on the opposite side of the room, sometimes at floor level, sometimes at ceiling level. The placement of the return grille will impact the effectiveness and the efficiency of the ventilation system. Industry bodies such as ASHREA, CIBSE, BSRIA provide guidance on the design of such system.
By the way you can download a personal copy of video HERE along with a PDF ebook, which you can store on your devices and use whenever you need HERE.
The return grille is connected to the main return duct. This again runs the length of the building and returns to the AHU. A separate return fan pulls the air in through the grille and brings this back to the AHU. This used air can then be rejected from the building, although some designs of AHU allow a portion of this air to be recycled back into the supply. This will reduce the energy consumption of the system. This does require some more advanced controls to determine when conditions are right to recirculate the air, some local regulations do not always permit this system to be used.
CAV System Operation
Now, CAV systems do have some limitations because their supply air temperature is varied but the volume or flow rate of air being supplied is kept constant. So, while the system is operating, it provides air at a consistent and constant volume and only the temperature of that air changes.
Typically, the air is provided at around 13 degrees Celsius, or 55 degrees Fahrenheit, but this can be adjusted to suit the needs of the building. Keep in mind that heating or cooling the air does consume a lot of energy and this increases the operating costs of the building.
As we mentioned, the volume flow rate of the entire system and therefore each room is kept constant. We have to calculate how much air each room will receive during the design phase. That depends on the size of the room as well as the purpose or what's happening inside each room. For example a server room is going to require much more cooling than a storage room. There are industry guides available which will tell you how to calculate this. Each branch has a mechanical damper which is manually adjusted during commissioning to ensure the correct air flow rate as per design.
For example, this small room in the centre might require just 3 cubic meters per second or 6356 cubic feet per minute. Where as these two larger rooms on either side might require 20 to 30 cubic meters or 42377 to 63566 cubic feet per second. The size of the ductwork, the damper and obviously the AHU fan will let us achieve that.
The total system flowrate depends on the size of the building. Perhaps a small building only requires a total flow rate of 30 cubic meters per second or 63,566 cubic feet per minute. But it could be an old 40 storey building with an enormous AHU on the roof which is pushing air down through the entire building, that's obviously going to be an incredible amount of air moving.
Now, one of the main problems with the CAV system, is that everything connected to the AHU and supply duct is classed as one zone. That means all the rooms connected to it receive the same temperature air regardless of their heat load.
For example, this room here could be a busy meeting room in the middle of summer, so we have a very large cooling demand with all the solar thermal heat gain etc. But this room will receive the same temperature air as this little room which might be a tiny office for one person. That's going to be very uncomfortable for that person.
This means the rooms are not receiving their required cooling demand, that means the system is very inefficient because we're generating a lot of cooling which is simple being wasted, because the rooms do not require it.
The AHU fans would also run at 100% the entire time the system is running. Although you could fit a variable frequency drive to the fan motor and slightly reduce the flow rate for periods of low occupancy, although keep in mind this will impact how much fresh air is entering each room. Fitting just a VFD will not convert this system into a variable air volume system, we need a lot more controls, vav terminals etc. It takes a lot of time and money to convert a system but it can be done. It might not be economical to convert a system, it depends on the size of the building and the life span of both the equipment and the building.
We have also covered how AHU's work in detail in our previous article. Do check that out HERE.
From this schematic representation of the CAV system, you can see how it's all connected. Notice that all of the rooms are connected to this main duct here, and the only form of temperature control is in the main AHU. That means all these rooms receive the same temperature air at a constant volume. As I mentioned earlier in the video, some AHU's have the ability to recirculate a portion of the air back into the supply steam, this will save energy but we don't always find this used or perhaps building regulations do not always allow this.
Coming back to the rooms, the CAV design would work very well if all of the rooms have a similar cooling demand. Say the building was underground or just had minimal solar heat gains, and each of the rooms had a consistent heat load inside them that didn't vary too much. Then a VAV system would be ideal. Although it is difficult to change the design if the purpose of the room is ever changed. Sometimes we will have multiple CAV systems in a building, to give us that zone control, so each CAV system is providing a different temperature air to suit the zone otherwise every room receives the same temperature air regardless of what's happening inside the room.
A possible solution to this, is to install terminal reheaters. These are usually found just before the diffuser in the ceiling, and these are typically electrically powered heaters although they could also be from your hot water system. These units will heat the local incoming air up to a higher temperature, to suit the individual room. But obviously that is very energy inefficient because you're already cooling the air down in the main AHU which costs a lot of money. Then we're also paying to heat the air back up again to suit the rooms. So we're wasting energy and money on both cooling and heating.
Typically, the air temperature for this type of system is supplied at the coldest temperature possible to satisfy the room with the largest cooling load. So, for example, this room might have the largest cooling load so the system provides the air temperature to suit this room. These other rooms use reheaters because the air is too cold.
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You might come across dual duct CAV systems. It's very uncommon to see these days but some older buildings still use them. With this system we have two ducts running along and supplying the rooms. One of these will be carrying cold air and the other will be carrying warm air. The air streams are then mixed by some dampers to suit the individual room. The air is then collected in the main return duct and sent back to the AHU to be either rejected to atmosphere or recycled.
Now, this system does provide an improved thermal control, compared to the standard single supply duct CAV system, but there is little control of the humidity. Again, it's not energy efficient either. As you're supplying air through two streams, you've have high frictional losses in the ductwork which the fan is going to have to overcome. You're also unnecessarily heating and cooling air.
If you have one of these systems and you want to make it more energy efficient, then you should ensure that a temperature reset is enabled on the system. This will monitor the demand and reduce the hot air stream temperature to the lowest acceptable temperature, meanwhile also increasing the cold air stream to the warmest acceptable temperature. That way we're minimising our heating and cooling energy demand and thus operating costs.
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Here, we are talking about the Deluxe edition which was released in 2019 for PCs. Take a look at the specifications and system requirements of this game before we go on to discuss other important aspects of it. The version that we are talking about was released in 2019 by Rekov having a total size of 46.5 GB. In order to play this game on your PC, it should have the following specifications.
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This game was released as a continuation of the famous series from Respawn and Electronic Arts. Kel Kastis is the main character in this game. And the gameplay involves him going through several trials. As he remains the last Jedi from the group that has been destroyed by the Empire. You should know that the game takes place right after the happenings of "Revenge of the Sith". Order 66 tried to kill every possible Jedi in the empire but only a few of those Jedis survived and Kel Kastis was one of them.
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GNAM is the acronym for Galleria Nazionale D'Arte Moderna (National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rome) and is located in Via delle Belle Arti in Rome.
The Cesare Bazzani-designed neo-classical building is known as Palazzo delle Belle Arti (Palace of Fine Arts) and it was completed in 1915.
Amongst all the paintings and sculptures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, you can also find artists of the likes of Antonio Canova, Giorgio de Chirico, Amedeo Modigliani, Giacomo Manzù. The museum also holds some works by foreign artists, among them Braque, Calder, Cézanne, Degas, Duchamp, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Monet, Jackson Pollock, Rodin, and Van Gogh.
I was very impressed by the exterior of the building and the dialogue between modern and classic also highlighted by the current exhibition theme Time Is Out Of Joint – that is displaying classical Roman statues with modern and contemporary pieces of art.
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Channel 4 News foreign editor Ben de Pear has been named the new editor of the broadcaster's flagship news programme.
De Pear will replace Jim Gray, the longest-serving editor of Channel 4 News, who stepped down at the end of June after 14 years heading the broadcaster's news output.
The role is one of the most-sought after in UK broadcast journalism, with a number of well-respected names linked to the vacancy since April, when it was announced that Gray would be departing, including deputy editor Martin Fewell, Sky News associate editor John McAndrew and Ed Harvard, the former editor of BBC1's Question Time who now works at Channel 4.
As head of foreign news, de Pear has led Channel 4 News's investigation into the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, which prompted a United Nations investigation and calls for a war crimes tribunal.
This formed the basis of last year's award-winning Sri Lanka's Killing Fields programme, produced by ITN for Channel 4.
"This is a very special job and we wanted someone who could deliver on the expectation our viewers and users have for in-depth news and analysis delivered with personality and passion that you can't get anywhere else," said Dorothy Byrne, the Channel 4 head of news and current affairs.
The post, which is offered on a rolling contract, is reported to carry a salary of up to £160,000 a year, considerably more than BBC2's Newsnight, and the new editor will be required to boost the show's audiences, which are currently at about 750,000 after the peaks created by the dramatic news events of 2011.
De Pear has worked for seven years at Channel 4 News, joining in 2005 as a senior foreign producer.
Previously, de Pear worked at Sky News. He was a foreign producer and moved to become the channel's Africa editor based in Johannesburg. During his time at Sky, he obtained the only interview with Robert Mugabe since 2000.
"Channel 4 News is the programme I've always wanted to work for, so I feel truly honoured to be given the opportunity to lead this remarkable team," he said.
"I want us to continue to do what we do best, and even take it up a level – to take risks, to challenge authority and to hold the powerful to account."


Maricopa County leaders had little but cyncism for the surprising announcement by County Attorney Andrew Thomas this morning to hand off the Don Stapley prosecution.
Trusting Thomas will be difficult despite his call for peace, says County Manager David Smith, who somehow wound up under criminal investigation during the fight. Smith says the county attorney is only caving now because he's already lost.
Thomas "is waving the white flag of surrender because his conflicts have been discovered by two different judges," says Smith, according to county spokesman Richard De Uriarte. Whether the board accepts Thomas' offer to have the dispute mediated will be up to the board, he says.
"This entire case has been one of the biggest backstabbing cases that I have seen," Smith says. "How do you build back trust with the Board?"
Wade Swanson -- director of the county's new civil lawsuit bureau, created to thwart Thomas' attack on the Board of Supervisors -- says Thomas' move "reeks of a political decision, not an ethics decision."
"I don't know why the county attorney didn't do this months ago," Swanson says. "It's too little, too late. He's boxed himself into a corner and realized that he's losing in court."
"The Board of Supervisors welcomes this long overdue action by Andrew Thomas. We believe this action should have taken place months ago. Tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars were wasted getting Mr. Thomas to this point.
Why wouldn't he talk to us before? In the four years since he has been County Attorney, he has never been in my office or allowed me in his, so I find his timing interesting."
On mediation: "There is a lot of dirty water under the bridge but in the interest of good government, I'll talk, but I am not optimistic."
On mediation: "Our door has always been open but it will be a long mediation to overcome the mistrust that has developed over the years. Our attorney has to be our trusted confidant."


Pearland drivers can soon step up the pace on Dixie Farm Rd. and parts of Magnolia Rd. After reviewing findings from a recent traffic study, the Pearland City Council voted to approve raising the speed limit on Dixie farm Rd, and portions of Magnolia at a council meeting held Monday (Feb. 13).
On Dixie Farm Rd., the speed limit zone from Clear Creek to Mary's Creek was raised to 45 miles-per-hour. From Mary's Creek to FM 518, the speed limit was increased to 40 miles-per-hour.
From FM 518 to Oakbrook on Dixie Farm Rd., the speed limit was raised to 40 miles-per-hour; and from Oakbrook to SH 35 the speed limit was changed to 45 miles-per-hour.
Speed limit changes were approved on portions of Magnolia Rd.between Morgan Rd. and Pearland Parkway.
With a few weeks, residents can soon drive up to 40 miles-per-hour from Morgan Rd. to Harkey Rd and from Pearland Parkway to McLean Rd. From McLean Rd. to Harkey Rd., the speed limit will remain 35 miles-per-hour on Magnolia Rd.
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There is little doubt sellers want to sell their home for the highest possible price. Who could blame them? But, do they always price their house right? Will their asking price get the number of showings required to get an offer? I know from my 18 years of experience most sellers will get an opinion of price from various sources before they call me. Often, a seller will quote me estimated values of their home from sources such as Zillow, neighbors, other Realtors®, or their cousin Vinny who has a real estate license in a completely different market on the other side of the country. The truth is, your home is worth what the market says it is worth. Period. The end. Let me elaborate on what the market is, though. Part of what makes up the market is the buyers. But, digging deeper you'll find another part of the market most people, agents included, do not account for in pricing a home. The other part of the market is "affordability". The concept of affordability is not only about income and down payment. It is also about what a buyer is "willing" to buy for a given price. In seller's markets home prices rise. As home prices continue to rise what is acceptable to buyers eventually starts to decrease. Prices will increase to a point where buyers stop looking because the type, or condition, of the homes in their price range becomes unacceptable. Basically, they say, "I ain't paying that much for that house. I'll wait." The buyers leave the market and, before you know it, prices start to fall as homes sit on the market longer and longer. The real estate market pendulum starts to swing in the opposite direction. This is a very subtle swing and most people are not aware the market is shifting. Unless they follow sales data religiously they continue believe prices are increasing and, as a result, ask too much for their home in a real estate market that is either leveling off, or in decline.
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The Minister for Education, Michelle McIlveen MLA today launched a week-long event aimed at encouraging young people across Northern Ireland into a career in digital technologies. The region has one of the fastest growing tech sectors in the UK, with both home-grown and global digital technology companies now accounting for one in every seven job vacancies.
NI Digital Awareness Week, an initiative by locally based, global smart software provider Civica and partners across the worlds of industry and education, will give 11-18 years olds a chance to try their hand at coding and hear first-hand from experts in the worlds of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
Running from 18-22 October, the event will feature over 20 virtual talks, panel discussions and live demos from organisations including Microsoft, BT, IBM, NI-based software consultancy Instil, Ulster University, Queen's University Belfast. The Department of Education and Department for the Economy are jointly funding the event to provide all participating schools with micro:bits to support the teaching of coding.
Speaking at the launch of NI Digital Awareness Week, Minister for Education, Michelle McIlveen MLA said: "Northern Ireland has such a fast-growing and exciting technology industry and it's vital that we encourage and nurture digital and STEM skills in our young people for the future.
"I'm pleased to show my support for NI Digital Awareness Week, which is an excellent opportunity for students to get more involved in new technologies. From coding to artificial intelligence, I look forward to seeing the inspirational ideas and innovation which will follow in the time ahead."
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said: "Northern Ireland's digital sector is already recognised as hugely competitive on the global stage and, as set out in the Department for the Economy's '10x Economy' Vision, continues to hold significant potential to grow further.
"Digital Awareness Week is an excellent opportunity for teachers and pupils to work with businesses to find out about the importance of digital skills, their value in the workplace and the many exciting and different careers in the growing digital sector. It's important that we aim to increase the number of qualifications undertaken across all levels of education in key areas like computer science and software engineering to keep pace with demand. Events such as these help to raise awareness with our young people and their parents of the growing significance of digital skills."
Civica Managing Director (Northern Ireland) Mark Owens said: "The past year has really brought home for each of us how much we've come to depend upon digital technologies to live our lives.
"Northern Ireland's tech sector is going from strength to strength, but to remain competitive, we need to get more young people excited about a career in digital tech and that's what NI Digital Awareness Week is all about. Over the course of the week, we hope to inspire as many young people as possible to follow in the footsteps of the innovators who created the digital technologies we now take for granted and which have transformed our lives for the better."


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LINCOLN, Nebraska – Kyle Kinman struck out a season-high 10 batters over 6.2 innings, and Ryan Long broke a tie with a solo homer in the 8th inning and the Saltdogs held on for a 3-2, rain-shortened win over the Kansas City Monarchs at Haymarket Park on Friday night. BOX SCORE Kinman's 10 strikeouts were [...]
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LINCOLN, Nebraska – Thursday's game between the Lincoln Saltdogs and Sioux City Explorers has been postponed due to ongoing inclement weather in the area. The game will be made up as part of a seven-inning double-header on July 6th, starting at 5:00 p.m. The 'Dogs continue the homestand with the first of three against the [...]
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LINCOLN, Nebraska – Forrestt Allday doubled, walked twice and scored two runs, but a rally fell short in Lincoln's 7-6 loss to the Sioux City Explorers at Haymarket Park on Tuesday night. BOX SCORE Lincoln (15-15) fell behind 7-3 in the 5th inning before Vidal scored Allday with a two-out single and Louis Martini later [...]
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Q: Magento - using custom variables to allow end user to modify styling from admin panel - Cached? I'm planning on using Magento's inbuilt Custom Variable system to allow users to alter aspects of the styling. It is easy enough to bring this in to the header and have the styling options used with statements like:
Mage::getModel('core/variable')->loadByCode('backgroundColour')->getData('store_plain_value');

in a custom block, and including a this in the head block:
<block type="page/template_links" name="customvars" as="customVars" template="page/html/customvars.phtml"/>

However, I am concerned about performance. Are the Custom Variables Cached? If I were to have, say, 40 such variables, would this be a drain on resources at all?
I know I could include them all in one as a css block, but I want to keep the additional ease-of-use gains from separating them out.

A: The values from the "Custom Variables" feature in
System -> Custom Variables

are not, as far as I can see, cached specially.  If it helps you solve your client's problem I wouldn't let this stop you from using them.  Other things will cause performance problems sooner.
If you look at the primary place Magento uses these variables
#File: app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Email/Template/Filter.php
public function customvarDirective($construction)
{
    $customVarValue = '';
    $params = $this->_getIncludeParameters($construction[2]);
    if (isset($params['code'])) {
        $variable = Mage::getModel('core/variable')
            ->setStoreId($this->getStoreId())
            ->loadByCode($params['code']);
        $mode = $this->getPlainTemplateMode()?Mage_Core_Model_Variable::TYPE_TEXT:Mage_Core_Model_Variable::TYPE_HTML;
        if ($value = $variable->getValue($mode)) {
            $customVarValue = $value;
        }
    }
    return $customVarValue;
}

You can see they're loaded with the following chained method call
$variable = Mage::getModel('core/variable')
    ->setStoreId($this->getStoreId())
    ->loadByCode($params['code']);

So you know there's no caching at this level of code.  If you jump to the core/variable model class file
#File: app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Variable.php
public function loadByCode($code)
{
    $this->getResource()->loadByCode($this, $code);
    return $this;
}

you can see theres no caching logic in the loadByCode method.  A quick grep through the entire file also reveals no mention of the string "cache".
Then, if you look at the model resource
#File: app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Resource/Variable.php
public function loadByCode(Mage_Core_Model_Variable $object, $code)
{
    if ($result = $this->getVariableByCode($code, true, $object->getStoreId())) {
        $object->setData($result);
    }
    return $this;
}

again there's no special caching logic. Also, a grep through this file for the string "cache" reveals nothing.
Finally, running the following code in an otherwise empty controller action will dump the variable values.
public function indexAction()
{
    $values = Mage::getModel('core/variable')
    ->setStoreId(1)
    ->loadByCode('abc');
    var_dump($values->getData());
    exit;
}

If you do this, then use a separate tool to update the core_variable_value table and reload the page, you'll see the values are updated.
All of this points to the values not being cached.

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package org.apache.cloudstack.framework.jobs;

import java.util.Date;

import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.jobs.impl.SyncQueueItem;
import org.apache.cloudstack.jobs.JobInfo;

public interface AsyncJob extends JobInfo {

    public enum JournalType {
        SUCCESS, FAILURE
    };

    public static interface Topics {
        public static final String JOB_HEARTBEAT = "job.heartbeat";
        public static final String JOB_STATE = "job.state";
        public static final String JOB_EVENT_PUBLISH = "job.eventpublish";
    }

    public static interface Constants {

        // Although we may have detailed masks for each individual wakeup event, i.e.
        // periodical timer, matched topic from message bus, it seems that we don't
        // need to distinguish them to such level. Therefore, only one wakeup signal
        // is defined
        public static final int SIGNAL_MASK_WAKEUP = 1;

        public static final String MS_ID = "MS_ID";

        public static final String SYNC_LOCK_NAME = "SyncLock";
    }

    @Override
    String getType();

    @Override
    String getDispatcher();

    @Override
    int getPendingSignals();

    @Override
    long getUserId();

    @Override
    long getAccountId();

    @Override
    String getCmd();

    @Override
    int getCmdVersion();

    @Override
    String getCmdInfo();

    @Override
    Status getStatus();

    @Override
    int getProcessStatus();

    @Override
    int getResultCode();

    @Override
    String getResult();

    @Override
    Long getInitMsid();

    void setInitMsid(Long msid);

    @Override
    Long getExecutingMsid();

    @Override
    Long getCompleteMsid();

    void setCompleteMsid(Long msid);

    @Override
    Date getCreated();

    @Override
    Date getLastUpdated();

    @Override
    Date getLastPolled();

    @Override
    String getInstanceType();

    @Override
    Long getInstanceId();

    String getShortUuid();

    SyncQueueItem getSyncSource();

    void setSyncSource(SyncQueueItem item);

    String getRelated();
}

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LSD 1 was the first enzyme identified to actively demethylate lysine residues, and holds promise as a therapeutic target for a number of cancers. The LSD1 Fluorometric Drug Discovery Kit provides human recombinant LSD1 and all reagents for measuring its activity in a sensitive, real-time fluorescent assay.
Histone acetyltransferases (HATs), a group of transcription regulators, covalently modify the epsilon amino group of lysines found in the N-terminal tails of histones, or other proteins, by the addition of an acetyl group from acetyl coenzyme A. Acetylation of lysines inside histone tails generally leads to transcriptional activation and deacetylation results in silencing. In addition, the stability and function of many non-histone proteins are regulated by the acetylation state of specific lysine residues [1, 2]. Known protein families with histone acetyl transferase activity include GNAT (GCN5, PCAF), CBP/p300, TAFII250 (TFIID), SRC-1, ACTR and MYST [3,4,5,6,7,8]. HAT complexes are involved in such diverse processes as transcriptional activation, gene silencing, DNA repair and cell-cycle progression. Dysfunction of these enzymes is often associated with diseases, ranging from neurodegenerative disorders to cancer .
Methylation of proteins on the epsilon-amino group of lysine or the guanidine group of arginine using the S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as the methyl group donor has been described for some time [1,2]. Lysine can be mono-, di- and trimethylated, while arginine can be both monomethylated symmetrically or asymmetrically dimethylated.
Multiple lysine and arginine residues present in histone N-terminal tails, many of which are methylated in vivo, and the various degrees of methylation has the potential to encode a great deal of regulatory information into chromatin. Histone lysine methylation is catalyzed by a family of proteins that contain a SET domain and by yeast Dot1 and its mammalian homologue, DOT1L, which use a novel enzymatic domain [3,4]. Arginine methylation is performed by the PRMT class of histone methyltransferases.
LSD1, a flavin-containing amine oxidase homolog and component of various corepressor complexes, was the first enzyme demonstrated to be capable of lysine demethylation and is elevated in a number of cancers [1,2]. The identification of LSD1 demonstrated that methylation is reversible and opened the door to the identification of a much larger family of demethylase enzymes, namely the Jumonji C (JmjC) domain proteins, a large family comprising 28 enzymes in humans . The recent identification of histone demethylase enzymes, and the characterization of their role in cancer in other diseases, provides a new avenue for research into epigenetic regulation and a set of novel targets for pharmacological intervention.
Gene silencing through methylation is a well conserved and important feature of gene expression in virtually all eukaryotic and many prokaryotic organisms. In animals, the process is complex and essential in growth and development. There is additional evidence that inappropriate silencing can lead to serious genetic defects as well as cancer. Specifi cally, there is new evidence to suggest that the balance between growth promoting (oncogenes) and growth suppressing (tumor suppressor) genes is altered by inappropriate methylation. This can lead to aggressive cell growth associated with cancer. Inappropriate silencing can be partially reversed using hypomethylating agents such as the drug aza-deoxycytidine (aza-dC). Aza-dC (also aza-C) is in fact a useful tool to explore methylation events in vivo with endogenous methylation enzymes (DNA methyltransferases or DNMTs).
The methylation of mammalian genomic DNA is catalysed by DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts), which play a special role in the initiation of chromatin remodelling and gene expression regulation. The mammalian Dnmts are Dnmt1, Dnmt3, Dnmt3A and Dnmt3B, which are responsible for methylation pattern acquisition during gametogenesis, embryogenesis and somatic tissue development. Dnmt1 and Dnmt3 proteins comprise two domains: the N-terminal "regulatory" domain and C-terminal "catalytic" domain; in contrast Dnmt2 has only the "catalytic" domain. The Dnmts use S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) as a donor of methyl groups. The only modifi cation of mammalian genomic DNA is the methylation at the 5- position of the cytosine (C) residue within the cytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpG) resulting in the formation of 5-methylcytosine (m5C).


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Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellens Gesang III, D839, Op. 52 n. 6, 1825), Terza canzone di Ellen in italiano, fu composta da Franz Schubert nel 1825 come parte della sua Opus 52, un gruppo di sette canzoni tratte dal poema epico dello scrittore scozzese Walter Scott, The Lady of the Lake, tradotto in lingua tedesca.

Essa è divenuta una delle più note composizioni di Schubert, con il titolo Ave Maria, abbinata a versi molto differenti da quelli originali del poema.

The Lady of the Lake e Ave Maria

Il pezzo faceva parte di sette lieder su testi di Walter Scott tratti dal suo poema The Lady of the Lake, in una traduzione in tedesco di Adam Storck (1780-1822), e tutti facenti parte dell'opera di Schubert, Liederzyklus vom Fräulein vom See.

Nel poema di Scott, il personaggio di Ellen Douglas, la Lady del Lake (Loch Katrine nelle Highlands scozzesi) è quello di una ragazza andata in esilio con suo padre e che vive nella "grotta di Goblin", in quanto il padre ha rifiutato di unirsi a Roderick Dhu, in ribellione contro il re Giacomo. Roderick Dhu, capo di un clan scozzese, vive sulla montagna con i suoi guerrieri e si attarda ad ascoltare il suono lontano del suonatore di arpa, il bardo Allan-Bane, che accompagna Ellen mentre canta una preghiera rivolta alla Vergine Maria, invocando il suo aiuto. Roderick Dhu si ferma ad ascoltarla e poi prosegue verso la battaglia.

La canzone di Schubert sembra sia stata eseguita, per la prima volta, presso il castello della contessa Sophie Weissenwolff nella cittadina austriaca di Steyregg e a lei dedicata tanto che ella divenne nota come "la signora del lago".

Le parole iniziali pronunciate da Ellen, "Ave Maria", non hanno alcun rapporto con l'omonima preghiera della tradizione cattolica, il cui testo latino è stato in seguito solo adattato alle note di Schubert, e non musicato dal compositore.

Registrazioni della versione latina dell'Ave Maria sulla melodia Ellens dritter Gesang sono state eseguite dai seguenti artisti:

 Ave Maria di Joan Baez contenuta nell'album Noël, 1966
 Ave Maria di Al Bano contenuta negli album A cavallo di due stili, 1970 e Corriere di Natale, 1990
 Ave Maria di Stevie Wonder contenuta nell'album Someday at Christmas, 1967
 Ave Maria di Perry Como contenuta nell'album The Perry Como Christmas Album, 1968
 Ave Maria di José Carreras contenuta nell'album Merry Christmas, 1986
 Ave Maria di Luciano Pavarotti contenuta nell'album Oh Holy Night, 1990
 Ave Maria di Aaron Neville contenuta nell'album Warm Your Heart, 1991
 Ave Maria di Frank Sinatra contenuta nell'album Christmas Songs by Sinatra, 1994
 Ave Maria di Frank Patterson contenuta nell'album Amazing Grace, 1996
 Ave Maria di Andrea Bocelli contenuta negli album Viaggio italiano, 1996 e Sacred Arias, 1999
 Ave Maria di Paula Seling contenuta nell'album Paula Seling, (Fundația Culturală Phoenix) 1996
 Ave Maria di Jewel contenuta nell'album Joy, a Holiday Collection, 1999
 Ave Maria di Barbra Streisand contenuta nell'album Christmas Memories, 2001
 Ave Maria di Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge contenuta nell'album Peace on Earth, 2002 e Songs of Inspiration, 2007
 Ave Maria di Chanticleer contenuta nell'album Let It Snow, 2007
 Ave Maria di Kousuke Atari contenuta nell'album Yurai Bana, 2007
 Ave Maria di Chris Botti contenuta nell'album Italia, 2007 (Columbia Records, 88697 07606 2)
 Ave Maria di Mylène Farmer come bonus track contenuta nell'album Point de suture, 2008
 Ave Maria di Beyoncé, contenuta nell'album I Am... Sasha Fierce, 2008
 Ave Maria di Generation Gap contenuta nell'album A New Beginning, 2009
 Ave Maria di Hollie Steel contenuta nell'album Hollie, 2010
 Ave Maria di Daniel Sax, strumentale, 2015
 Ave Maria di Labrinth, contenuta nella colonna sonora di Euphoria, 2020

Collocazione nel ciclo
Nel 1825 Schubert compose una selezione di sette liriche tratte dal poema di Scott, The Lady of the Lake. Esse vennero pubblicate nel 1826 come op. 52.

Le canzoni non erano scritte per un unico esecutore: le tre canzoni di Ellen furono scritte per pianoforte e voce femminile, mentre le canzoni di Norman e del conte di Douglas furono scritte per il baritono Johann Michael Vogl. Le rimanenti due canzoni furono scritte, una per coro maschile e l'altra per coro femminile.

 Ellens Gesang I D 837 Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus
 Ellens Gesang II D 838 Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd
 Bootgesang D 835 Triumph, er naht per quartetto di voci virili
 Coronach (canzone funebre di donne e ragazze) D 836 Er ist uns geschieden per coro femminile
 Normans Gesang D 846 Die Nacht bricht bald herein
 Ellens Gesang III (inno alla Vergine) D 839 Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild!
 Lied des gefangenen Jägers D 843 Mein Roß so müd

Schubert compose le canzoni su testi in tedesco. Comunque, ad eccezione della n. 5, esse erano chiaramente intese come da pubblicare nel loro testo originale in lingua inglese.

Testo di "Ellens dritter Gesang"

Hymn to the Virgin di Sir Walter Scott
Ave Maria! maiden mild!
Listen to a maiden's prayer!
Thou canst hear though from the wild;
Thou canst save amid despair.
Safe may we sleep beneath thy care,
Though banish'd, outcast and reviled -
Maiden! hear a maiden's prayer;
Mother, hear a suppliant child!
Ave Maria

Ave Maria! undefiled!
The flinty couch we now must share
Shall seem this down of eider piled,
If thy protection hover there.
The murky cavern's heavy air
Shall breathe of balm if thou hast smiled;
Then, Maiden! hear a maiden's prayer,
Mother, list a suppliant child!
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria! stainless styled.
Foul demons of the earth and air,
From this their wonted haunt exiled,
Shall flee before thy presence fair.
We bow us to our lot of care,
Beneath thy guidance reconciled;
Hear for a maid a maiden's prayer,
And for a father hear a child!
Ave Maria.

Uso nel film Fantasia di Disney
Walt Disney utilizzò il lied di Schubert nel finale del film Fantasia, unendola a Una notte sul Monte Calvo di Mussorgsky. La fine del tema di Mussorgsky viene miscelata, senza alcuna pausa, all'inizio del lied di Schubert. Le campane di Una notte sul Monte Calvo, che originariamente avevano lo scopo di segnalare l'arrivo dell'alba, ora sembrano essere le campane della chiesa che invitano i fedeli alle funzioni religiose.
Il testo di questa versione è cantato in lingua inglese e venne scritto da Rachel Field. Questa versione ha anch'essa tre strofe, come l'originale di Schubert, ma solo la terza è inserita nel film (una riga dell'ultimo verso è parzialmente ripetuta per mostrare come cantata nel film):

Ave Maria!
Now your ageless bell
so sweetly sounds for listening ears,
from heights of Heaven to brink of Hell
in tender notes have echoed through the years.
Aloft from earth's far boundaries
Each poor petition, every prayer,
the hopes of foolish ones and wise
must mount in thanks or grim despair.
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria!
You were not spared one pang of flesh, or mortal tear;
So rough the paths your feet have shared,
So great the bitter burden of your fear.
Your heart has bled with every beat.
In dust you laid your weary head,
the hopeless vigil of defeat was yours
and flinty stone for bread
Ave Maria!

Ave Maria!
Heaven's Bride.
The bells ring out in solemn praise,
for you, the anguish and the pride.
The living glory of our nights,
of our nights and days.
The Prince of Peace your arms embrace,
while hosts of darkness fade and cower.
Oh save us, mother full of grace,
In life and in our dying hour,
Ave Maria!

La versione in Fantasia venne realizzata dal direttore d'orchestra Leopold Stokowski appositamente per il film, e diversamente dall'originale, che è scritta per voce solista, viene eseguita per soprano e coro di voci miste, accompagnati dalla sezione degli archi della Philadelphia Orchestra. La voce solista è quella di Julietta Novis.

Il libretto delle note accluso alla colonna sonora LP di Fantasia, pubblicato da Disneyland Records (mono) e Buena Vista Records (stereo), e il booklet allegato al CD, pubblicato da Walt Disney Records, non contengono i testi di Rachel Field.

Curiosità
Non essendo un brano prettamente liturgico, in molte diocesi Italiane è stato disposto di non far cantare il brano o di eseguirlo solo strumentale durante le celebrazioni; può però essere cantato prima dell'inizio della messa o dopo la fine. In occasione dei matrimoni, molti sacerdoti ne autorizzano l'esecuzione, data la tradizione, con la restrizione all'uso del testo in lingua Latina.
Accanto all'Ave Maria di Bach/Gounod e all'Ave Maria di Offenbach, l'Ave Maria di Schubert è entrata nel repertorio di funerali, messe nuziali e quinceañeras.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 spartito libero da Cantorion.org per voce e pianoforte.
 di William J. Rolfe, Boston 1883 pdf, con parole a p. 58 e note a p. 177
 The Lady of the Lake (Gutenberg e-text #3011) Intero testo del poema di Walter Scott, compreso Hymn to the Virgin

Lieder di Franz Schubert


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