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Marquis de Sade est un groupe de rock français, originaire de Rennes, en Ille-et-Vilaine. Actif entre 1977 et 1981, il est formé par Philippe Pascal, Franck Darcel, Pierre Thomas et Christian Dargelos. Il se scinde ensuite entre les groupes Octobre et Marc Seberg. Le groupe se reforme en 2017.

Biographie
Issu de l'association de trois membres du groupe Rats d'égouts (Christian Dargelos, Pierre Thomas et Frank Darcel) et de deux membres de Penthotal Lethaly (Philippe Pascal, Anzia), Marquis de Sade est l'un des groupes les plus représentatifs de ce qui s'appellera la scène rock rennaise à partir de 1979. Ce courant musical du rock français répondait à la new wave anglaise dans un style où se mélangeaient aussi bien les influences du Velvet Underground, de la trilogie berlinoise de David Bowie (les albums Low, Heroes, Lodger), des vigoureux concerts des Stranglers (les albums Raven, No More Heroes), mais également du funk blanc des Talking Heads. Les autres meneurs de cette scène rennaise étaient Kalashnikov, Tohu Bohu, Ubik, Sax Pustuls, Niagara, Étienne Daho et d'autres, leur dénominateur commun étant le duo de saxophonistes Daniel Paboeuf et Philippe Herpin, qui participaient sur quasiment chacun des albums de ces groupes, y compris bien sûr de Marquis de Sade. Le festival des Rencontres Trans Musicales de Rennes est l'héritier de cette scène depuis sa première édition en 1979.

Au-delà de la fusion musicale qui a donné naissance à cette scène rennaise, le style de Marquis de Sade était celui d'un rock adulte, volontiers sombre et dépressif. Les paroles des chansons étaient en français ou en anglais avec quelques traits d'allemand. Ces chansons abordent des thèmes « européens », durs, complètement dénués d'humour et parfois un peu prétentieux : drogues, maladies, soumission, violence, endoctrinement, camps de travail, apocalypse. Très soutenu par le magazine branché Actuel, Marquis de Sade a posé en couverture avec la légende : « Les jeunes gens modernes aiment leurs mamans ».

La carrière de Marquis de Sade est brève puisqu'ils n'ont sorti que deux albums. Le premier, Dantzig Twist (1979), contient les classiques Conrad Veidt, Set in Motion Memories et Walls. Le son brut, très marqué post-punk, fait ensuite place sur Rue de Siam (1980) à une production plus sophistiquée et un mélange d'influences new wave et funk. Le groupe n'a malheureusement connu qu'un succès public limité et seul le public « branché » le soutenait. De nombreux changements de personnel ont émaillé la carrière pourtant brève du groupe. En 1989 ces deux premiers albums sont réédités par Barclay Records avec single (Rythmiques + inédit Die).

En 1981, des différends d'ordre artistique entre le guitariste Frank Darcel et le chanteur Philippe Pascal font éclater le groupe, le premier fondant Octobre, le second Marc Seberg. L'écoute des albums de ces deux groupes rend perplexe sur les différends artistiques des deux leaders, car le style de Marquis de Sade s'y retrouve quasiment à l'identique. Marc Seberg continue jusqu'en 1990, et sort plusieurs albums, Philippe Pascal continuant ensuite sa carrière au sein de diverses formations. Octobre ne survit que deux ans, sortant deux albums, Next Year in Asia (en fait un EP six titres) et Paolino Parc, jamais réédités en CD. Plusieurs membres d'Octobre forment le groupe Senso, dont fait aussi partie Pascal Obispo.

Avec du recul, Marquis de Sade apparaît comme un groupe culte.

Le décès en 2013 du guitariste Frédéric Renaud met un terme au projet d'une reformation du groupe prévue lors des Transmusicales.

En 2017, Patrice Poch, un artiste et plasticien rennais, souhaite organiser une exposition pour les 40 ans du groupe, avec un tableau réalisé par un artiste différent pour chaque morceau des 2 albums. Les membres du groupe sont informés de la démarche et ils acceptent de donner un concert à l'occasion de l'exposition aux ateliers du vent à Rennes. Ils commencent à répéter et embauchent Xavier « Tox » Geronimi aux guitares qui est contemporain du groupe, ayant commencé dans le groupe rennais Ubik, puis ayant collaboré avec Alain Bashung, Indochine et Étienne Daho. Le concert prévu initialement dans une petite salle se tient le <ref>{{lien web|auteur=Albert Zennou|titre=Frank Darcel, l'âme du Marquis de Sade|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/2017/09/15/03006-20170915ARTFIG00287-frank-darcel-l-ame-de-marquis-de-sade.php|site=Le Figaro, encart « Le Figaro et vous »|date=samedi 16 septembre 2017|page=44}}.</ref>. Il a lieu au Liberté et est complet. On y croise dans la salle notamment Pascal Obispo, Dominique A ou encore Étienne Daho. Un CD / DVD du concert sort peu de temps après.

L'engouement étant réel, une tournée de cinq dates suit. Elle commence le  à Saint-Brieuc dans le cadre du festival Art Rock, puis Paris la Villette (avec une apparition d'Étienne Daho pour une reprise du Velvet Underground, Ocean. Pascal Obispo montera sur scène pour interpréter un titre du groupe, Wanda's Loving Boy), les Vieilles Charrues à Carhaix en juillet, puis Strasbourg, la Rochelle et enfin Tarbes le . Pour cette occasion, Dominic Sonic est présent et fait office de roadie, de même que Patrice Poch qui co-produit une série numérotée de l'affiche du concert de Tarbes. À la suite de sessions dans un studio breton en décembre, un concert surprise est donné en marge des Transmusicales au bar le Marquis de Sade le samedi . De nouvelles compositions sont jouées, puis deux nouvelles dates de concert sont annoncées. Le groupe se produit le  à Paris au Petit Bain.

Marquis de Sade travaillait sur un troisième album, projet interrompu par la mort de Philippe Pascal le . Dans une interview, Frank Darcel évoque cependant une possible sortie de l'album en 2020 sous une forme encore à déterminer, Philippe Pascal n'ayant pas enregistré les voix sur les différents titres envisagés.

Depuis la mort de Philippe Pascal, le groupe renommé Marquis continue de tourner avec Simon Mahieu comme chanteur. Ensemble il sortent l'album "Aurora" en mars 2021.
 Membres
 Membres actuels
 Philippe Pascal - chant (1979-1981, 2017-)
 Frank Darcel - guitares (1979-1981, depuis 2017)
 Thierry Alexandre - basse (1979-1981, depuis 2017)
 Éric Morinière (alias Eric Morgen) - batterie, percussions (1978-1981, depuis 2017)

 Anciens membres
 Christian Dargelos - chant, basse (1977-1978)
 Pierre Thomas - batterie (1977-1978)
 Sergeï Papail - basse (1978-1979)
 Frédéric Renaud - guitares (1979-1980)
 Anzia (nom de scène de Gilles Rettel) - guitares

 Invités
 Arnold Turboust - piano (album Dantzig Twist)
 Daniel Paboeuf - saxophone (sur les deux albums)
 Philippe Herpin - saxophone (album Rue de Siam)
 Éric Le Lann - trompette (album Rue de Siam)
 Mico Nissim - claviers (album Rue de Siam'')
Xavier "Tox" Geronimi - guitares (tournée 2018-2019)
Paul Dechaume - claviers (tournée 2018-2019)

Discographie

Albums studio

Albums en concert

Singles

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Article sur eurock.blogs.liberation.fr
Le site "Rock à Rennes" qui référence Marquis de Sade et un certain nombre de groupes ayant un lien.

Groupe français de new wave
Groupe français de cold wave
Groupe musical de Rennes
Groupe musical français des années 1970
Groupe musical français des années 1980
Groupe musical formé en 1977
Groupe musical séparé en 1981
Artiste de Pathé-Marconi


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Restaurant Shuffle Mar. 28, 2011
Bummer in Bella Vista: James Gears Up to Move
By Collin Keefe
Photo: Courtesy James
James, Jim and Krisitna Burke's well-received restaurant at 8th and Christian that ushered in a new era of elevated dining for the Bella Vista neighborhood when it opened in 2006, plans to pull up its stakes and move, according to the Insider. The restaurant's lease is up in June. The husband and wife team behind James are eager to find a new location. Apparently the existing spot doesn't give them enough traffic and isn't suited for fine dining. James will remain open through the spring, and there's no word on where it will land after leaving its current home. [Insider]
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Q: Catch-all phrase for IPs, domain names, and virtual directories Assume there is a page named page.html that is accessed on a server through HTTP and port 80.  Not counting the name of the page at all, nor the protocol or the port number, what is the general, catch-all phrase for things like this:
10.1.4.7
10.1.4.7/DirectoryWherePageExists
www.UserFriendlyDomainName.com
example.UserFriendlyDomainName.net.ca
UserFriendlyDomainName.net/SomeDirectory/AndAnother/DirectoryWherePageExists

(I wanted to tag this with something like "terminology", but nothing like that seems to be available.)

For instance, suppose there's an XML element that has different bits of information separated out that can be used to get the URL of a couple of asmx pages for some web services:
<WebService>
    <Protocol>HTTP</Protocol>
    <IPAddress>10.1.4.7</IPAddress>
    <Port>80</Port>
    <MainServiceName>Service1</MainServiceName>
    <SecondaryServiceName>Service2</SecondaryServiceName>
    <!-- Optional element <SubdirectoryPath>folder1/folder2 ...</SubDirectoryPath> -->
</WebService>

So the URL in this case would be http://10.1.4.7:80/Service1.asmx for Service1 and http://10.1.4.7:80/Service2.asmx for Service2.  And the field IPAddress is appropriately named, because in this case, the value (10.1.4.7) actually is an IP address.
But what if you want the URLs to look like one of these:
1. http://www.somewebsite.com.uk:80/Service1.asmx
2. http://somewebsite.net:80/somedirectory/anothersubdirectory/services/Service1.asmx

Neither is an IP address.  In the second case, what I'm referring to would actually be on either side of the port number, but in the first case, you could clearly substitute 10.1.4.7 in the XML element with www.somewebsite.com.uk.
So especially for the first case, where you can just change the value of IPAddress, and that would work just fine, what would be a better name for IPAddress?  What is a good catch-all phrase for this?

A: Instead of "IP address", use "Host", which can be identified by either DNS name or IP.
Everything in a URL after the host (and possibly port number) will be the path, followed possibly by queries or fragments. Doesn't look like you're accounting for anything other than path.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Locator

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Q: Pandas rolling with date offset From the main documentation, here is an example of pandas with rolling dates.
import pandas as pd
times = ['2020-01-01', '2020-01-03', '2020-01-04', '2020-01-05', '2020-01-29']
s = pd.Series(range(5), index=pd.DatetimeIndex(times))
s.rolling(window='2D').sum()

2020-01-01    0.0
2020-01-03    1.0
2020-01-04    3.0
2020-01-05    5.0
2020-01-29    4.0
dtype: float64

Would it be possible to do a 2 day rolling window with a one day offset, so that, for example, on the 29th the window would be starting on the 27th, and ending on the 28th, instead (in which case, the last row, for example, would be zero)?

A: Use closed='neither' to exclude the end of the window in addition to the default exclusion of the start of the window (default is 'right', 'neither' amounts to 'right' and 'left' simultaneously), increase the length from '2D' to '3D' to accomodate for exclusion:
s.rolling(window='3D', closed = 'neither').sum()

A: IIUC, you want to exclude the current row of rolling. To do that, you have to recreate the full index without missing days then apply your rolling. Finally, you have to shift your values to exclude the current from the result:
>>> s.resample('D').first().fillna(0).rolling('2D').sum().shift().reindex(s.index)
2020-01-01    NaN
2020-01-03    0.0
2020-01-04    1.0
2020-01-05    3.0
2020-01-29    0.0
dtype: float64

Before rolling, your data look like:
>>> s.resample('D').first().fillna(0)
2020-01-01    0.0
2020-01-02    0.0
2020-01-03    1.0
2020-01-04    2.0
2020-01-05    3.0
2020-01-06    0.0
2020-01-07    0.0
2020-01-08    0.0
2020-01-09    0.0
2020-01-10    0.0
2020-01-11    0.0
2020-01-12    0.0
2020-01-13    0.0
2020-01-14    0.0
2020-01-15    0.0
2020-01-16    0.0
2020-01-17    0.0
2020-01-18    0.0
2020-01-19    0.0
2020-01-20    0.0
2020-01-21    0.0
2020-01-22    0.0
2020-01-23    0.0
2020-01-24    0.0
2020-01-25    0.0
2020-01-26    0.0
2020-01-27    0.0
2020-01-28    0.0
2020-01-29    4.0
Freq: D, dtype: float64


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Work really feels different with my new office space. I came to work today morning excited and I spent all day really chilled out, listening to my music, and working on some layouts. I got a lot of work to do and I am under a lot of pressure, but sitting at my desk now, staring outside the window is just really relaxing. I am starting to notice the pigeons a lot more now since they live right outside my window. One thing I noticed, pigeons are really horny... all the time. They are always kissing each other and trying to hump one another. I don't know if this is how pigeons play but to me it looks all very sexual. Its cool though the way they just hangout all together. Its like starbucks but for pigeons outside my window. We seem to be a very popular location, I guess because of the view and the great nesting area. Maybe I should draw some stuff and stick it on the window, this way I can add a bit of sophistication to their place.
put a scare-crow and some cat photographs..
my advice would follow suit to edjamacated guy lol! how come the birds get most of the action! damn birds!


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Further deployment of America's global anti-ballistic missile defense poses a threat to the US and those European countries that agreed to host it, because it builds up a dangerous illusion of invincibility, President Vladimir Putin said.
"This [ABM] constitutes a threat not only to the security of Russia, but to the whole world, in view of the possible destabilization of the strategic balance of powers. I believe this is dangerous for the US itself, as it creates a dangerous illusion of invulnerability and reinforces the tendency of unilateral, often ill-considered decisions and additional risks," Putin said in his annual state of the nation address to the Federal Assembly.
Russia will not get involved in an expensive arms race, the Russian president said, yet the country's defensive capacity in the new conditions will be securely guaranteed.
Russia is considering the system to be a major threat to its own security and has threatened to increase its own arsenals and missile shield piercing capabilities in response.
"Talking to Russia from a position of strength is meaningless," said Putin, stressing that 'deterrence policy' towards Russia is nothing new.
Disabling Russian banks from the international payment system SWIFT would have meant war, the head of VTB Andrey Kostin in an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, which is published in Wednesday night online edition.
"In my personal opinion, if you will put this kind of sanctions, it would mean war," – he said, adding that in this case, the US Ambassador to Russia should leave the same day.
Kostin also said it is the banking system, which is largely dependent on the euro and the dollar is one of the most vulnerable of the Russian economy.
Anyway, Russia has a backup plan, and in the event of such a development, said Costin. Previously, he pointed out that the VTB Group is in talks with the Savings Bank on the establishment of an alternative payment system.
SWIFT – Society for Worldwide Interbank telecommunications system provides 1,8 billion messages per year; per day via the SWIFT network are payment orders over 6 trillion dollars, it involves more than 10 thousand financial institutions in 210 countries.
By statute SWIFT, in each country are community group members and group members. In Russia, they are united by association "ROSSWIFT." According to "ROSSWIFT", the number of users of the SWIFT system, Russia ranks second in the world after the United States.
Primarily, we should realise this as a nation. I would like to emphasise this: either we remain a sovereign nation, or we dissolve without a trace and lose our identity. Of course, other countries need to understand this, too. All participants in international life should be aware of this. And they should use this understanding to strengthen the role and the importance of international law, which we've talked about so much lately, rather than bend its standards to suit someone's strategic interests contrary to its fundamental principles and common sense, considering everyone else to be poorly educated people who can't read or write.
It is imperative to respect the legitimate interests of all the participants in international dialogue. Only then, not with guns, missiles or combat aircraft, but precisely with the rule of law will we reliably protect the world against bloody conflict. Only then, will there be no need to scare anyone with imaginary isolation, and without any self-deception in the process, or sanctions, which are, of course, damaging, but damaging to everyone, including those who initiate them.
We remember well how and who, almost openly, supported separatism back then and even outright terrorism in Russia, referred to murderers, whose hands were stained with blood, none other than rebels and organised high-level receptions for them. These "rebels" showed up in Chechnya again. I'm sure the local law enforcement authorities will take proper care of them. They are now working to eliminate another terrorist raid. Let's support them.
No one will ever attain military superiority over Russia. We have a modern and combat ready army. As we say, a polite but formidable army. We have the strength, will and courage to protect our freedom.
In this context, I will cite one quote: "He who loves Russia should wish freedom for it; above all, freedom for Russia as such, for its international independence and self-sufficiency; freedom for Russia as a unity of Russian and all other ethnic cultures; and finally, freedom for the Russian people, freedom for all of us: freedom of faith, the search for faith, creativity, work, and property." Ivan Ilyin. This makes a lot of sense and offers a good guideline for all of us today.
Concerning small business, I propose establishing 'supervisory holidays'. If a company has acquired a good reputation and if there have not been any serious charges against it for three years, then for the next three years it should be exempted from routine inspections by government or municipal supervisory agencies. Of course, this does not apply to emergencies, when there is a danger to people's health and life.
Businessmen talk about the need for stable legislation and predictable rules, including taxes. I completely agree with this. I propose 'freezing' the existing tax parameters as they are for the next four years. Not revisiting the matter again. Not changing them.
Today we are faced with reduced foreign exchange proceeds and, as a consequence, with a weaker national currency, the ruble. As you are aware, the Bank of Russia has switched to a "floating" exchange rate, but this does not mean that the Bank of Russia has withdrawn from controlling the exchange rate, and that the ruble may now be the object of unchecked financial speculation.
The sixth United States-European Union Energy Council met today in Brussels, chaired by EU High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Vice-Minister Claudio De Vincenti of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development represented the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Acting Assistant Secretary Jonathan Elkind represented the U.S. Department of Energy. The Energy Council, a forum on EU-U.S. energy priorities, promotes transparent and secure global energy markets, fosters policy and regulatory cooperation on efficient and sustainable energy use, and pursues joint research and development on clean energy technologies. These actions boost economic growth and jobs, enhance energy security and international cooperation, and highlight the importance and urgency of tackling global energy and climate challenges.
The Council welcomed the trilateral gas accord of 30 October 2014 mediated over the course of the last eight months by the European Union, and acknowledged the support of the United States and other parties in this achievement. The accord is an important contribution to ensuring Ukraine's security of gas supply this winter, provides relief to the citizens of Ukraine, and ensures the reliable transit of gas to Europe. Beyond its immediate impact on the supply of gas, it demonstrates that it is possible to de-escalate the conflict, and provides a template on which further action could be built. Without prejudice to the outcome of the cases lodged with the Stockholm International Court of Arbitrage, the Council reaffirmed the importance of reaching a long-term gas agreement between Russia and Ukraine. The Council reiterated the resolve of the EU and the United States to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in their support for Ukraine's new government, and underlined the necessity of continuing the reforms in Ukraine's energy sector in line with its Energy Community commitments to integrate progressively the Ukrainian energy market with that of the EU, while highlighting the need to protect vulnerable segments of the population. The Council welcomed the Plan established by the Ukrainian Government with active U.S. support regarding contingency measures in the energy field for the coming winter, and underlined the importance of ensuring continued close cooperation as the Plan is implemented to ensure optimal use of assistance by the United States, the EU and its Member States. The Council also acknowledged U.S. and EU medium- and long-term efforts to improve Ukraine's energy security, including support for reform of Ukraine's energy sector and for enhancing the legal and policy framework and technical capacity for increased domestic production. Increased energy efficiency and the expansion of renewable energies also play a crucial role in enhancing Ukraine's energy security. The Council also welcomed efforts undertaken in financing energy efficiency investments within the Eastern Europe Environment and Energy Efficiency Partnership (E5P). The Council reaffirmed that the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Ukraine must be respected and stressed its determination to help end the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the human rights violations of the affected populations. The Council urged all parties fully to implement the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum swiftly and without further delay, and underlined the Russian Federation's responsibility in this context. The Council called in particular for a halt to the continuous violations of the ceasefire, a withdrawal of all illegal and foreign forces, mercenaries and military equipment, as well as for securing the Ukrainian-Russian border with permanent monitoring by the OSCE. Assessing the present situation, we concurred on the need to coordinate the application of our respective sanctions regimes, while reinforcing measures against separatists as well as in relation to the non-recognition policy related to the illegal annexation of Crimea.
The Council recognised the growing potential of the new gas resources in the Black Sea, North Africa, and Eastern Mediterranean for the energy security of the EU and the wider region as demonstrated in the recent Malta and Rome Euro-Mediterranean Conferences. The Council stands ready to facilitate the development of these resources, underlining the need to respect international law. The Council underlined the importance of continuing to promote the development of Iraq's energy resources and electricity infrastructure, and also welcomed the planned inauguration in early 2015 of the EU-Iraq Energy Centre.
The Council concurred that research and innovation have a critical role to play in increasing energy security and in mitigating the threat of climate change by expanding the share of low-carbon options in the energy mix, and by reducing costs. Enhanced cooperation between the EU and United States in energy-related research should support the development of coordinated and harmonised technologies, solutions, programmes and projects. This will provide the base for developing expertise, science and technology capacity and excellence that will directly benefit competitiveness and contribute to green growth as a source of new jobs and prosperity. The Council emphasised the importance of intensifying and streamlining co-operation in this area, including but not limited to the areas of renewable sources of energy, critical materials, energy efficiency, nuclear fusion, hydrogen and fuel cells, smart grids and storage, Carbon Capture and Storage, unconventional resources, ocean energy and systems integration. The Council welcomed the continuing exchange on energy policy issues of mutual interest, including on the EU's 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, the U.S. Department of Energy's Quadrennial Energy Review, the EU's 'Connecting Europe Facility', smart grids and electric vehicles, energy efficiency, unconventional resource development, and LNG and Carbon Capture and Storage, recognising the joint objective of accelerating the transition to a competitive and sustainable low-carbon economy. The Council will explore further opportunities for energy research collaboration, potentially to include new exchange opportunities for academics and other researchers and business community engagement.
Coordinated action by the EU, the United States and all major and emerging economies will be essential to tackling the threat of global climate change, which remains the defining challenge of our generation. The Council reaffirmed the strong determination of the United States and the EU to work towards the adoption at the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris in 2015 of an ambitious protocol, legal instrument or agreed outcome with legal force, under the Convention and applicable to all parties, which would strengthen the multilateral, rules-based regime. This agreement must be sufficiently ambitious, robust and dynamic in light of the goal to limit global temperature increase to below 2 degrees Celsius . The latest findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change serve to emphasise the importance of urgent and effective action. The EU and the United States are committed to taking the lead in the fight against climate change and note the increasing evidence that action on climate change can be combined with improved economic performance and have positive co-benefits in areas such as health and energy security. The EU and the United States also intend to continue their strong efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. The Conference of Parties COP 20 in Lima this December is an important stepping stone towards success in Paris in 2015. It is important that in Lima countries reach agreement on draft elements of a negotiating text, including the requirement for transparent, quantifiable, verifiable and ambitious mitigation contributions, elaboration of the international process to consider and analyse contributions prior to COP 21, and a commitment to continue raising mitigation ambitions before 2020. In order to ensure a successful outcome in Paris it will be essential to work also in fora outside the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, such as the Major Economies Forum, the G20 and the G7. Initiatives and organisations including but not limited to the Clean Energy Ministerial, the International Energy Agency, the International Energy Forum, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the International Renewable Energy Agency, could also play an important role.
The Council encouraged other parties who have not yet done so to pledge commensurate amounts. The Council discussed opportunities for co-operation in promoting sustainable energy in other parts of the world, including mobilising the necessary long-term investments needed to operate a transition to low-carbon economies. Energy efficiency and renewable energy are among the priorities for support globally, in the context of climate change as well as development. The Caribbean was discussed as a region that is highly vulnerable to climate change, where clean, renewable energy sources could be particularly productive and useful. The Council welcomed initiatives in the region to promote a cleaner and more sustainable energy future for the Caribbean, including those reflected in the Joint Caribbean-EU Partnership Strategy and the U.S.-Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI), and discussed ways to work collaboratively in support of the region's own sustainable energy strategies.


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Anchor Bar Brings America's Favorite Food to Illinois with Grand Opening of World-Famous Chicken Wing Franchise in the Village of Oswego
OSWEGO, Ill., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Anchor Bar, home of the original, world-famous Buffalo chicken wing since 1964, celebrated the grand opening of its 16th restaurant location in the Village of Oswego with many local dignitaries, family, and friends in attendance. Samm and Laura Dimech are the Franchisee Owners of the 1st Anchor Bar in Illinois located at 2440 Rt. 34 at Prairie Market.
Celebrating the opening of the first Anchor Bar world-famous Buffalo chicken wing franchise in Illinois in the Village of Oswego are Jonathan Henderson, Matt Kellogg, Troy Parlier, and Anchor bar owners Laura and Samm Dimech.
"Laura and I have raised our family of three in the Oswego area for over 15 years and appreciate all Oswego has to offer. We love the competitive sports environment, local dining and fully support the remarkable growth in our hometown. We thought this is the ideal location and partnership for our new venture, "said Samm Dimech. "In addition to the mouthwatering signature chicken wings, there's something on our menu for everyone! Whether it's a date night, family celebration, sports team event or a night with friends, Anchor Bar is your destination."
Following a ribbon cutting ceremony, President/CEO of the Oswego Chamber of Commerce Angie Hibben welcomed Anchor Bar to the community. "We're pleased to welcome Anchor Bar and its famous Buffalo wings to Oswego," Hibben said. "It will be a tremendous place to enjoy great food and drinks and watch sports. Oswego has so many great things happening right now, including Anchor Bar choosing Oswego as their first location in the state."
In addition to welcoming comments from Hibben, many other local officials and dignitaries were in attendance, including: Kit Kuhrt and Jennifer Jones Sinnott, Village Trustees and Chamber members; Matt Kellogg, Kendall County Board Chairman; Jason Peterson, Kendall County Board Member; Dan Koukol, Chamber member; Mark Sandstrom, Chairman of Oswego Chamber; Jonathan Henderson, and Chamber Board members Karen Kulzer and Wendy Greenslade; Chamber Ambassadors Don Howard, Mark Wrasman, Tracy Hodges, Janice Van Riper, and Laura Witt; Troy Parlier, Village of Oswego President, and Kevin Leighty, Economic Development Director for the City of Oswego.
The new Anchor Bar restaurant features a family dining area and sports bar, both with views of televisions from every angle with more than 50 large flat screens and multiple audio zones. The casual, inviting space is outfitted with décor that includes sports memorabilia, pictures of celebrities, and awards. The menu features Anchor Bar's classic fare, including the original signature wings and sauces, boneless wings and fingers, beef on weck, pizza, salads, burgers, and signature sandwiches. Guests can also choose from local and national beers on tap, wine, and a craft cocktail menu. The location is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
"We are thrilled to offer the community of Oswego the opportunity to experience our James Beard Gold Medal Award Winning Wings," said Mark Dempsey, President and CEO of the Anchor Bar Franchise & Development Company. "Our history and tradition of sharing America's favorite food is built on family, and that's why it's important that every Anchor Bar is run locally, by community business owners like Samm and Laura Dimech. We're excited to support them in this new endeavor and look forward to a long, fruitful partnership."
The Anchor Bar Franchise & Development Company opened its first franchise location in 2009. Today, the company has 16 locations with restaurants in Western New York, Texas, Maryland, Illinois, and Georgia. For more information on franchising with Anchor Bar visit www.anchorbar.com.
About Anchor Bar
Owners Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first opened the doors to Anchor Bar in 1935, offering a menu that specialized in Italian cuisine. When Anchor Bar invented the chicken wing in 1964, the restaurant became a local treasure and foodie hot spot.
Today, Anchor Bar serves more than 10 million pounds of chicken wings a year, and its bottled wing sauce now retails in over 4,000 supermarkets worldwide. Consumers can even purchase Anchor Bar's famous wings online and have them shipped anywhere in the country.
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Laptops start to get a higher temperature while you are gaming or working for a longer period of time. Performance can decrease when the laptop gets to warm. The GXT 220 provides a built – in fan, which keeps your laptop cool and increase its efficiency and battery life. The silent cooling fan ensures an ideal airflow for optimal heat dissipation.
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L-R: Dr Benjamin Seet, Executive Director of the Biomedical Research Council, A*STAR; His Excellency Bruce Gosper, the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore; Dr Steven Fang, Chief Executive Officer / Founder, Invitrocue Ltd; The Hon Martin Hamilton Smith, Minister for Trade and Investment, South Australian Government; Dr Raj Thampuran, Managing Director, A*STAR; Professor Ng Huck Hui, Executive Director, Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS); Professor Noel Lindsay, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Entrepreneurship), University of Adelaide.
Key Note Address "Innovation, Technologies and Entrepreneurship: The Global Context" delivered by Dr Steven Fang, Chief Executive Officer / Founder during The Australia – Singapore Relationship Conference 2017.
Dr Steven Fang (above picture) joined His Excellency Mr Bruce Gosper and The Hon Martin Hamilton Smith to unveil the commemorative plaque.
Singapore, July 24, 2017 – Invitrocue, a leading healthcare bio-analytic solutions provider at the forefront of personalised medicine, has established a first-of-its-kind joint laboratory with A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) to better guide clinical decisions in cancer management. The GIS-IVQ Joint Laboratory aims to boost expertise and develop tumour models to enhance decision-making for clinicians, enabling them to personalise treatments that will help patients manage the disease and prolong survival.
The laboratory is the first in Asia-Pacific to focus on the integration of phenotypic and genomic data with patient response performed prospectively. This means that patient-derived tumour models, functional genomics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) or data mining will be used to identify novel biomarkers of drug resistance and response, and to provide real-time guidance of treatment in a clinical setting.
Located at the Genome building in Biopolis, the laboratory will focus on the development and integration of Invitrocue's Onco-PDOTM platform for four oncology indications, which include head and neck cancer; colorectal cancer; liver cancer; and triple-negative breast cancer. These cancers were specially chosen as they are diseases with no biomarker-guided therapy, and are prevalent in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
The GIS-IVQ Joint Laboratory was officially launched today as part of the University of Adelaide's Third 2017 Australia-Singapore Relationship Conference held in Singapore. The event was graced by His Excellency Bruce Gosper, the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, and the Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith MP, Minister for Investment and Trade, Government of South Australia. View Video.


We are using SharePoint Social Feed as a social component in our company network, but without using the SharePoint UI.
All things are done in a modern React based webapp using the REST API.
In the social feed there are normal threads and reference threads.
Instead of normal threads, reference threads are automatically created when people are following a site or liking an item. They are just notifications, not likeable or commentable.
We need to create own reference threads, but all documentations and samples are creating normal threads using SP.Social.SocialPostCreationData.
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Archaeologists to start huge dig in Harefield ahead of HS2 construction
It follows the discovery that Ruislip was on the coastline of a subtropical continent 56 million years ago
Qasim Peracha
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A huge new archaeological dig in Harefield is set to take place ahead of HS2 construction work.
The London Museum of Archaeology is expected to spend around five weeks at a site near the Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre.
The archeology work follows the discovery that Ruislip was once a subtropical coastline, millions of years ago.
The group of five archaeologists will dig two trial trenches starting on Wednesday, July 18.
The team will use two excavators to help dig the trenches and aim to replace the holes with the same soil they remove.
An artist's impression of the Colne Valley viaduct, which would be part of HS2, passing over Harefield Lakes
The diggers have been restricted to running from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, while there will be HGV movements to start with, as all the equipment is delivered, and again when the survey is complete.
The site will have 24-hour security and the trenches will be fenced off.
In March, HS2 revealed that evidence had been found that Ruislip was on the coastline of a subtropical continent .
A depiction of what the area would have looked like during the Paleocene period (Image: HS2 Limited)
During preparation work for constructing the Northolt Tunnel - a 14km tunnel from West Ruislip to Old Oak Common - engineers found evidence that 56 million years ago Ruislip was on the coastline.
Located 33 metres below the surface, a previously unknown layer of black clay was found.
The new soil type has been named "Ruislip Bed" and dates from the Paleocene period, after dinosaurs had become extinct.
The soil is believed to have formed from densely wooded marshes on the edge of a sub-tropical sea.
The HS2 team have been investigating ground conditions along the route so they can "design the railway in the safest and most efficient way".
What is HS2?
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway directly linking London, Birmingham, the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester.
Due to open in phases between 2026 and 2033, it will have 330 miles (530km) of track, and high-speed trains will travel at up to 250mph.
Peak hour capacity at London Euston will more than triple when HS2 is fully operational, increasing the number of passengers from 11,300 to 34,900.
The line is to be built in a "Y" configuration, with London at the bottom of the "Y", Birmingham at the centre, Leeds at the top right and Manchester at the top left.
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Freehold, New Jersey - A Visitors Guide
Freehold is one of the nation's oldest cities,with numerous monuments and landmarks familiar to people all over the country. It enjoys a colorful American Revolution History.
And --- Freehold, NJ is more than just Bruce Springsteen's home town that became popularized when he introduced Freehold to America by his song "My Hometown" describing his thoughts about his hometown and later in more detail in his best seller book " Born To Run".
Today Freehold is a community with a revamped downtown that mixes the best of mom and pop establishments, fancy eateries, and Victorian houses. A walking tour of the downtown area is a must.
Many of the Victorian buildings along Main Street date back to the 1800's. The American Hotel, built in 1824 and renovated in 2009, makes claim to Abraham Lincoln having stopped here on the way to the White House in 1861.
The oldest building in town is St. Peter's Episcopal Church, built in 1683. Check out the old cemetery – you'll be fascinated by dates going back to the times of the pilgrims.
The Freehold area has sometimes been referred to as the "largest little city" in NJ. In addition to the downtown area with numerous shops and restaurants, the area boasts of many top attractions and things to do.
Battleview
Each year from May to October, they offer pickers the chance to select and "Pick Your Own" the areas best fruit.
91 Wemrock Rd
732)-462-0756
Their mission is to to bring enrichment through the performing arts to the diverse community it serves.
35 South Street
The gallery features all mediums of art from both emerging and established local New Jersey artists, and select works by artists from around the world
7 West Main St (second floor, one flight up, above CVS)
The nation's oldest half-mile harness racing track and the only operating daytime harness racing track in America.
130 Park Ave.
An indoor amusement park with a boardwalk on the Jersey Shore theme. It features rides and attractions, and a high concentration of fun things to do indoors, including iPlay America's Game Time Bar & Grill, Topgolf Swing Suite, live music and concerts.
119 Schanck Road
Swamp Park
This wooded park features a 17-acre lake for fishing, boating, and ice-skating, along with miles of trails, camping facilities, and playgrounds.
200 Georgia Road
One of the largest battles of the American Revolution, Preserves the 18th-century landscape along with hiking and horseback riding trails, and picnic areas
Business Route 33
Monmouth County Historical Association's Headquarters houses the main Museum and Research Library & Archives.
he Museum's collection is of national significance. One of the many highlights of the collection and a centerpiece of the Museum is the painting "Washington at Monmouth Emanuel Leutze, the artist best known for his famous work "Washington Crossing the Delaware."
Old Beth AME
AKA The Squirrel town Historical Cemetery serves as the final resting place for many Black Civil War veterans and their families who hailed from the Freehold area. Many of the headstones bear the rank of the soldiers and the letters USCT for United States Colored Troops. Most of the ranks on the gravestones were those of Private.
Old Monmouth Road, off Freehold-Englishtown Rd
American Hotel
Located in downtown Freehold, this newly renovated hotel has a history dating back when it was built in 1824 as a stagecoach stop.
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Located just outside the downtown area near the Freehold Racetrack.
Radisson Hotel
Located on the west side of Freehold on West Main St., this hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and free Wi-Fi
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The federal government is making an unusual proposal. It's suggesting allowing food manufacturers to inject a cancer-fighting drug into fried goodies to counteract a substance in the foods that may be carcinogenic.
Health Canada is inviting public comments until Feb 21 on its idea to allow food manufacturers to add small amounts of the leukemia-fighter asparaginase to foods such as potato chips and french fries.
Research suggests asparaginase reduces the production of acrylamide, a potentially dangerous compound that is created during the high-temperature frying and baking of starchy foods.
Acrylamide made headlines a few years ago when Swedish scientists discovered high levels of it in deep-fried foods. It's thought that the substance is produced accidentally when sugars and other items in potatoes are exposed to high cooking temperatures. It has also been detected in cereals, pastries, cookies, breads, cocoa products and coffee, although at levels far below those in fried potato products, such as chips.
Studies have shown that acrylamide causes cancer in lab mice and rats. But its effect on human health is not clear; several studies have failed to prove that acrylamide is carcinogenic in humans.
Nevertheless, Health Canada is worried about the frying by-product. Earlier this year, it recommended adding acrylamide to the country's toxic substances list. And there are also regulations in the works that would limit levels of the chemical in food.
Rather than regulating acrylamide, food manufacturers would rather be allowed to add small amounts of asparaginase in food.
Asparaginase breaks down asparagine, an amino acid. In leukemia patients, asparagine allows cancer cells to grow. In food, asparagine is key ingredient in the production of acrylamide.
"Studies have definitely shown that using this enzyme in the manufacture of foods reduces the level of acrylamide," nutrition expert Leslie Beck told CTV News.
"Whether, at the end of the day, that reduces our potential, theoretical cancer risks, we don't know."
Health Canada says on its website its scientists have finished a detailed safety assessment on asparaginase and haven't found any health concerns. Asparaginase is destroyed in cooking so it's thought to have no impact on food or those who eat the foods.
Health Canada notes that the enzyme is already used in food manufacturing in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Denmark. And it has been given a favourable evaluation by the Joint U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization /WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.
Food manufacturers, too, are eager to be given permission to use the adrug as well.
"Food & Consumer Products of Canada has encouraged the federal governemnt to move swiftly towards its approval, as other modern countries in the world have," said the group's senior vice-president, Derek Nighbor.
Health Canada announced over the weekend that it's accepting feedback on the proposal for 75 days. If accepted, new rules could be implemented in six to eight months.


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Cougars clutch Conference Championship
Brett Zeck
While the Cougar Crazies spent more than $100 on flour for their kick-off rituals this conference season, the 2014 squad totaled 222 points during these seven games, only allowing 93 from their opponents, and went undefeated.
The football team is this year's CAP-8 champions, a title not seen by the Cougars since 2010.
The straight 14 games won so far equal the most games won in one season in school history.
"Anytime you can win a conference championship in a tough division like the CAP-8, you are very proud," head coach Reggie Lucas said. "It also gives the school pride knowing their school won the championship."
What is the secret ingredient to this success on the field?
The difference between the previous season's gameplay and this season's is that the team, while remaining aggressive as ever, is more knowledgeable of their plays, according to senior linebacker Garratt Brannock.
"In our minds, we definitely thought we would attain this position," Brannock said. "We put in the work early mornings. Sweat. Blood. Hardship. You have to think positive to get somewhere."
Senior running back Bryce Love, who is sought after by many recruiters for his talents on the gridiron and track, has the same mentality.
"In order to achieve something, you must believe it first."
Offensive coordinator Hancil Phipps sees the major difference this year as "the performance of our offensive line."
"They have steadily gotten better each week and their hard work has paid off as we have progressed into the playoffs."
During last year's first nine games, the collective offense of our opponents gained 152 points. This year, that number fell to 111.
The points per game average dropped to 12.33 from 2013's 16.88.
Senior offensive lineman, Chaska Moon, said the title and statistics don't affect the team's performance in the playoffs.
"It doesn't change anything. We play 100% in every game and always plan to win."
The 2014 Cougars are 14-0, and will be at Trentini this Friday against Garner, ranked no. 2 in The News & Observer high school football rankings.
Wake Forest is ranked no. 1.
Friday will be the first time both of these history-rich teams will have met in a state semifinal.
"We were lower ranked in the beginning of the season," sophomore Jake Campbell said. "Now we've progressed so that we're one of the best in the state."
Senior Charlie Costantino views his teammates as more energetic since their first game and win against Panther Creek, 23-6, in Aug.
"Playoffs is only four games, and we could lose at any moment. We're ready to go. Pumped and hyped," Costantino said prior to the team's playoff run.
Reclaiming the conference championship title has given the team and the school a "renewed sense of pride," according to Phipps.
"We feel like the team represents not only the school but our community as a whole. So, our success on the field will hopefully improve the attitude of our community," Phipps said.
Phipps, as offensive coordinator, prepares the offensive game plan each week and calls the plays each Friday under the lights. In order for the players to travel to Winston-Salem for the state championship, he says they need three things: "focus, luck and no major injuries."
"I'm proud that the team has been able to focus on one game at a time," Lucas said. "They have not looked past the opponent that they play every week."
The honor of meeting NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell and being recognized for incorporating the Heads Up program sponsored by USA Football and the NFL are also factors Lucas contributes to the dexterity of this year.
According to Phipps, it's not the statistics or the titles that have been the greatest achievements this year.
"Seeing them grow and learn the great lessons that playing football teaches is by far the greatest accomplishment of each year."
Love agrees with Phipps on the sentiments.
"You learn a lot of life lessons from football," he said. "The players, the family, it all helps ultimately in the long run."
Ethan Standley


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Singapore can provide good base for Indian companies: Teo Chee Hean
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day ASEAN India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2018 held here, Teo made a vigorous pitch on the opportunities available for Indian businesses in Singapore.
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Singapore can provide a good base for Indian companies as a civil aviation, trading and financial hub, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said.
"As a civil aviation, trading and financial hub, we are a good base for Indian companies to work from in order to expand to South-east Asia and beyond," he said at the PBD gala dinner.
The annual conference, that celebrates the achievements and contributions of the Indian diaspora, is being held with an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) theme this year, to mark 25 years of dialogue partnership between India and the regional bloc.
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Singapore, the ASEAN chair, is hosting the meeting for the first time in South East Asia.
ASEAN is India's 4th largest trading partner, accounting for 10.2 per cent of India's total trade.
India is ASEAN's 7th largest trading partner. Trade is back on track and registered an 8 per cent increase in 2016- 17, as compared to the previous year.
Many multinational companies have their headquarters in Singapore, noted Teo.
Today, Indian companies form the largest contingent of foreign companies here: there are more than 8,000 of them, double the number in 2009.
Singapore, he said, plays a key role in connecting many companies from all corners of the world who use the country as an operational base, among them more than 7,500 Chinese ones registered here.
These Singapore-based companies form a vibrant community, and can work together to tap on the country's business infrastructure and its network of 20 implemented free trade agreements with 31 trading partners to help them expand abroad, said Teo.
Noting the strong turnout from Indian and Singapore businesses - many of which operate across the region - at the conference, Teo also made a pitch for businesses to urge governments to facilitate the ease of doing business and to enact policies to attract greater investments and cross-border partnerships.
"Businesses can play an important role by encouraging governments, both at national and state levels, to be more competitive, responsive and plugged into global value chains," The Straits Times quoted the deputy premier as saying.
He added that, as ASEAN chair, Singapore is committed to deepening the group's relations with its key partners, including India.
Two events on the horizon will help further enhance ties: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's trip to India later in the month for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit - his first ASEAN-related summit as 2018 chair - and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore later in the year to deliver the keynote address at the Shangri-la Dialogue.
Teo also detailed three key areas in which ASEAN and India can work together more closely: economic integration, connectivity and digital technologies.
Southeast Asia and India represent a quarter of the world's population - 1.8 billion people - and a combined GDP of more than USD 4.5 trillion.
By 2025, India's consumer market is expected to become the fifth largest in the world, while South-east Asia will see a doubling of middle-class households to 163 million.
"Against this backdrop, we are starting from a modest base," said Teo, noting that ASEAN-India trade accounted for only 2.6 per cent of the bloc's external trade in 2016.
"There is much scope to strengthen our linkages and trade ties," the daily quoted Teo as saying.
He called for ASEAN and India to press on with economic integration, pledging that Singapore, as ASEAN chair, will do what it can to secure the support of India and all other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership countries to advance negotiations on the pact.
Connectivity can be boosted too, said Teo, noting that with India's strategic location, maritime and air connectivity can be expanded to bring the country closer to the rest of ASEAN.
He noted that India has many airports ready and available to connect many more points in ASEAN.
"The key to unlocking this potential is to further liberalise air services as Singapore has done," said Teo, adding that India could start, as a pilot project, to allow one or two of its key cities to have open skies with those in ASEAN.
Thirdly, ASEAN and India - both fast-changing markets with an appetite for innovative solutions - can cooperate in digital technologies.
There are opportunities for platforms such as India's e- payment and digital identification systems to be harmonised with those in the region.
On the security front, Teo, who is also Coordinating Minister for National Security, was heartened to see that defence cooperation between India and ASEAN has intensified.
India, which is located strategically along important sea-routes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is integral to the security in the region, he noted.
"ASEAN and India share a common interest to keep these vital conduits of trade and economic exchange open," said Teo.
"And it is crucial that we continue to uphold our shared principles of the freedom of navigation and respect for the rule of law."
Earlier today, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is on two-day visit to Singapore, said that India's dialogue partnership with ASEAN has evolved into a strategic partnership and the Indian diaspora provides a platform for stronger ties with the grouping.
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In Germany, Assumption Day is a public holiday in the provinces of Saarland and Bavaria, which have a higher concentration of catholics.
According to Roman Catholic tradition, Assumption Day is the most important feast to "the Blessed Virgin," who gave birth to Jesus Christ. It is not exactly the belief that Mary "ascended" to Heaven, but it is believed that her body and soul were "assumed," meaning taken by God into Heaven, on this day.
Not until the fifth century A.D. does belief in the Assumption first appear in the historical record, and it was not established officially as a Catholic feast day until 451 A.D. at the Council of Chalcedon. The date of 15 August however, was not fixed until about 700 A.D.
Mary is thought to have lived with the Apostle John, into whose care Jesus entrusted her as he died on the cross, and to have travelled with him to reside in Ephesus when John became pastor of the church there. Both Ephesus and Jerusalem lay claim to the death-place of Mary. Her grave has been identified by some in Jerusalem, but Catholic tradition continues to maintain her tomb is, like Christ's, an empty one.
In Bavaria and Saarland, there are many special masses, ringing church bells, and religious pilgrimages on Assumption Day. When two churches are close to one another, they often ring their bells in unison. In some areas, there are processions and summer festivals on 15 August as well.


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Q: Java bean server not running properly I am currently using java beans to create an application with a remote interface, i have very simple methods like printDetail which returns "abcd", just a test method. I have a session bean like this:
@Stateless
public class MySession implements MySessionRemote {

@Override
public void businessMethod() {
    System.out.println("aaaababa");
}

when i deploy the server, i get this error:

SEVERE: CORE10012: Application previously deployed is not at its
  original location any more

I use Glassfish 3.1

A: I Found the solution, go to your browser type localhost:4848, select applications in left list, disable any other running apps that was deployed. e.g mine was saying something like
SEVERE: CORE10012: Application previously deployed is not at its original location any     more "C:user/ .... / XYZ "

Then you should disable the app XYZ because apparently the server is still running this app even if you have created a new one.


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Grytehamn ist eine kleine Fischerstelle () bei Gillberga zwischen den Dörfern Gunnarstorp und Hörlösa, nördlich von Sandvik auf der schwedischen Insel Öland.

Die Straße von Gillberga windet sich teilweise auf einer steinigen Piste um einen Steinbruch westlich von Gillberga zur Küstenstraße und den Bootshäusern am Hafen. Hier sind mehrere der Buden () aus Kalkstein errichtet. An den Bootshäusern mit Ausblick auf die Insel Blå Jungfrun befinden sich auch die charakteristischen Winden, mit denen die Boote auf den Strand gezogen werden. In Strandnähe liegen drei Gräberfelder mit etwa 35 Gräbern.

Siehe auch
 Bruddesta
 Gotländische Fischerstellen

Weblinks
 Beschreibung (schwed.) und Bild
 Video

Ort auf Öland
Geographie (Gemeinde Borgholm)

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Bluetooth / Zigbee / etc.
replaced, fixed, done as a separate chip, etc.
Everything should be encrypted, signed, nonced, timestamped, and strongly protected under one or more security modes.
etc.) is probably going to be preferred for at least some modes.
Need to avoid having slow devices slow down channels for fast devices.
Need to balance power vs. bandwidth.
Should support private, hidden as possible, and levels of public mesh, broadcast, unicast, etc.
Ideally, should support direct web-browser use or debugging, probably as an option, maybe via a standard mapping proxy.
with a smarter device that does PKI etc.
>> That sounds like a good idea.  Or a Wiki page somewhere, perhaps on Github with an associated project.
>> What are the currently perceived requirements, constraints, and best practices?
> The physical constraints are power and bandwidth for platforms that are operating at very high raw data rates. The weakest silicon typically embedded in these platforms is recent 32-bit ARM and 64-bit Intel is increasingly common. You need quite a bit of beef at the edge.
> The network is high latency but often locally high bandwidth, so TCP is right out. There is not enough bandwidth or too much latency to push all coordination and logic into a data center. The topology is decentralized, mobile, somewhat ad hoc, and needs to be spatially aware. Not exactly like a mesh network but with similar routing challenges. Lots of authentication concerns. There are some interesting use cases for blockchain-style technology here.
> Wire format does not need to be over-engineered but it does need to be efficient, compact, and binary. Versioning yes, complex schemas no. Data rates are way too high to do any kind of complex schema wrangling — few people ever check as it is. Wire formats designed to support vectorizable encode/decode — typical silicon has capability -- would be a big win but are not common for this use case. Most binary wire codecs are traditionally optimized for byte streams or, for some recent codec designs, integer streams. Vector length framing is a more complicated format but with integer factor gains in efficiency for many implementations.
> That is just off the top of my head at the moment.


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"Star SPangled Banner" replaced with "Black National Anthem," Upsets People
Thread: "Star SPangled Banner" replaced with "Black National Anthem," Upsets People
I have mixed feelings on this. What do you guys think?
DENVER - Mayor John Hickenlooper's annual State of the City address may get more attention for what wasn't included than what was.
At the start of the event Tuesday morning, City Council President Michael Hancock introduced singer Rene Marie to perform the national anthem.
Instead, she performed the song "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," which is also known as the "black national anthem."
When she finished, the audience responded with mild applause. The national anthem was never performed.
Governor Bill Ritter (D-Colorado) discussed the incident on The Mike Rosen Show on 850 KOA on Wednesday morning, calling it "inappropriate."
"I don't think it's fair artistic expression," said Ritter.
Ritter went on to say he felt Marie's actions were "wrong" and "outside the bounds."
"It certainly is operating as a distraction," said Ritter.
Marie told 9NEWS she kept her plans to switch songs quiet until the very last moment. She says only she, her husband and a friend knew she was going to sing something other than the "Star-Spangled Banner."
She says she wanted to express her love of her country by mixing the lyrics of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" with the melody of the "Star-Spangled Banner."
"When I decided to sing my version, what was going on in my head was: 'I want to express how I feel about living in the United States, as a black woman, as a black person,'" said Marie.
Hickenlooper's staff picked Marie to sing the national anthem. The mayor says he believes Marie did not intend to offend anyone or make a political statement.
When asked if he was offended, Hickenlooper said, "You know I was more confused and I think I was more – what I was, was disappointed and confused and that's why I wanted to talk to her."
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1899 and set to music by his brother in 1900.
City Councilman Charlie Brown took to talk radio Tuesday afternoon to criticize the absence of the national anthem at the State of the City proceedings.
"There is no substitute for the national anthem, period," Brown said. "And that's what really bothered me. You know when we fly the flag, the American flag, it's always the highest flag, as it should be. And that didn't come across today, that didn't happen today."
In hindsight, both Brown and Hickenlooper say they should have stopped Marie or began singing themselves.
Marie says if she had the benefit of doing it over, she would sing the same song.
When asked if she would apologize for what happened she said, "No I do not."
Marie has been singing professionally for 10 years.
Brown says he doesn't have a problem with people expressing their views, but he says Marie chose the wrong venue.
Below are the full lyrics to "Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing"
LIFT EV'RY VOICE AND SING
Also known as "The Black National Anthem"
by James Weldon Johnson
Lift ev'ry voice and sing,
Till earth and heaven ring.
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise,
High as the list'ning skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chast'ning rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might,
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee,
Shadowed beneath thy hand,
May we forever stand,
True to our God,
True to our native land.
Re: "Star SPangled Banner" replaced with "Black National Anthem," Upsets People
A few weeks ago someone posted on here about singing the Baptist anthem before the national anthem and wondering if that was treason.
But then.... I guess this is PC
ALOHA..!!
San Diego, California (Native born and raised)
If nothing else she was hired to sing the "National Anthem" she didn't she lacks integrity and broke her contract. If she was getting paid they owe her nothing.
Is this the story where she sang the "Black Anthem" to the melody of the "National Anthem". If so that was even worse in my opinion.
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
Brigstow
Doesn't the National Anthem accuse African Americans of cowardice? Perhaps I'm reading it wrongly but it might seem that way to those who are sensitive to the use of the word "slave" in a song written in 1831. Even so it would be more polite for her merely to refuse to sing it rather than to make a substitution without prior agreement.
Daniyal
I See Your True Color's Are Showing Or Is That Your True Nature Showing ?
Originally Posted by Daniyal
I have true colours and you can distinguish them?
I have a true nature you can observe from such a distance?
You surprise me. What are my true colours? Can you put my true nature into words for us?
I Have A Question ,
Can Any One Here Type Out The PledgeOf Allegiance , And Its' Overstanding / Meaning ?
You have far too many questions. Do you have no answers to questions put to you?
What are my true colours? Can you put my true nature into words for us?
K.Snyder
Originally Posted by CARLA
...broke her contract. If she was getting paid they owe her nothing.
I agree with this...
However,..I think it's still important to understand what "freedom of speech" truly means and this incident shouldn't go down as anything other than her breach of contract...
It's far more concerning to allow a nation to demand what's said of it's people than someone who has admitted to her motives being primarily the emphasis of preference towards her singing "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" as opposed to her obligation to her contract...Her intention was to voice her enthusiasm for what she believes means alot to her people as opposed to her feeling her people wish to conspire against their belief in what the true implications are behind the "Star Spangled Banner"...
I can see alot of people take offense to her preference to sing "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" over the "Star Spangled Banner" but all I see is a woman singing a song that she knows full well means something great to those to whom she can relate to...
I see freedom of speech...
Originally Posted by spot
You spoke them in the above post didn't you ! Stop acting like you don't know what you say and meant , One thing for sure to late to clean it up . Now your trying to flip it LOLOLOLOLOL Talking about tell US . The Us you were talking about already know what you said .
"MEN" if you want kids, "Stop" talking on your cell
By cars in forum Men's Health
"Chat is Back" and so is our long lost "Spirit"
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"AIDS is a Black Disease" (Condoms in Prison)
By RedGlitter in forum Current Events


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 use Zend\ModuleManager\Feature\ConfigProviderInterface;

use Flick\Model\Flick;
use Flick\Model\FlickTable;
use Zend\Db\ResultSet\ResultSet;
use Zend\Db\TableGateway\TableGateway;

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             'Zend\Loader\ClassMapAutoloader' => array(
                 __DIR__ . '/autoload_classmap.php',
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                 'namespaces' => array(
                     __NAMESPACE__ => __DIR__ . '/src/' . __NAMESPACE__,
                 ),
             ),
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     public function getConfig()
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         return include __DIR__ . '/config/module.config.php';
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                     $table = new FlickTable($tableGateway);
                     return $table;
                 },
                 'FlickTableGateway' => function ($sm) {
                     $dbAdapter = $sm->get('Zend\Db\Adapter\Adapter');
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Q: Аналог "from module import something" в delphi В python я например пишу
from random import randint

Есть ли аналог этого в delphi?

A: Есть, конечно. Отдельные модули представлены в виде DLL или иных PE-файлов.
Возможны два основных способа подгрузки - статический и динамический.
Статический:
interface
...
function Nya(Arg1: Integer): Integer; stdcall; // соглашение вызова может быть и иным
...
implementation
...
function Nya; external 'Nya.dll';

После чего функцию Nya можно использовать везде, где данный .pas файл есть в секции uses.
Функция запишется в секцию импорта exe и при отсутствии библиотеки программа просто не запустится.
Динамический:
Необходимо объявить тип для функции - чтобы компилятор знал, какие аргументы она принимает и что возвращает. После чего подгрузить перед использованием библиотеку, найти функцию в ней, получить её адрес и использовать:
type
...
TNya = function(Arg1: Integer): Integer; stdcall;
...
implementation
...
function TestNya()
var
 hDLL: THandle;
 Nya: TNya;

begin
   // Попытка загрузки библиотеки
   hDLL := LoadLibrary('Nya.dll');
   // Если библиотека загрузилась
   if (hDLL <> 0) then
      // Попытка найти функцию в библиотеке и получить адрес
      @Nya := GetProcAddress(hDLL, 'Nya');
      // Функция имеется
      if(@Nya <> Nil)
         // Использование
         ShowMessage(IntToStr(Nya(123));
      end;
      // Выгрузка библиотеки - она больше не нужна
      FreeLibrary(hDLL);
   end;
end;

Таким образом можно сделать систему плагинов, например. Когда названия библиотек заранее неизвестны.
A: Я не знаком с питоном, но если речь идет об иницализации генератора случайных чисел,
то это
Randomize
Ну, а потом для генерации
Random()


Fresh Start Ministries is a community of believers who are passionate about Jesus Christ and His Kingdom cause.
We are a contemporary, charismatic, non-denominational, prophetic church that emphasizes families. We work to create an environment where people can come and experience the presence of God in a life-transforming way. We welcome the Holy Spirit into all of our services and believe He has called us to be overcomers. We believe that when Jesus taught us to pray "Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven," He meant upon all of us right now, not some time in the far off future. If you are looking for a church that has a heart for worship, that loves people and never judges them, that believes God's Word is exciting and relevant for today and proclaims it uncompromisingly, we invite you to visit us and experience God's goodness for yourself.
We want to be the light of Christ and demonstrate His goodness and power everywhere we go to everyone we meet.
His goodness compels us to walk like Him, talk like Him, think like Him, react like Him, give like Him, work like Him, and love like Him. If you have been disappointed by life or religion, let Jesus give you a fresh start in His true kingdom where His mercy is new every morning, where His presence empowers you to rise to your potential, where His people are always for you, where you can truly belong.
Let God help you become the person He always dreamed you could be!


Allows the attachment of files in rich text with full control over what the text and graphic of the file attachment is. Also, extends the information available about file attachments, including information on file size, creation date and modification date.
Extensive work with customers using HTML importing extensively has led to better handling of CSS attributes, better control over the addition of spaces and bettr list handling. The engine has been improved in a number of smaller ways to enhance both the performance and fidelity of the HTML to rich text conversion.
Additional work has gone into the HTML export engine, including settings to better support linked HTML exports. The engine has been further reworked to create better HTML with many small modifications and fixes due to suggestions made by and bugs identified by users and extensive testing.
In addition to the changes to the HTML generation engine which also improve the MIME generation, there is new support for automatic inclusion of Domino specific images such as doclink symbols. There are also additional options for including graphics from other sources.
While Notes/Domino 6.x and 6.5x have been supported since Version 3.00, additional work has been done improving layer support and support for other rich text structures and options.
Version 3.40a has been released for the Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP client and the Windows NT/2000/XP server. The AIX server version will be released shortly. More details on features, as well as enhanced samples and demos on our website, will be available on the Genii Software website.


Introduction: For the first time on AudioBuko, we have Oriolus in the house, a company that is no stranger to the audiophile world. Oriolus is a brand of Cyras Co., Ltd. Japan, which began operations in 2015, and started making audio products like hybrid IEM designs and then later on, producing some of the more rare and interesting portable amps in the market, analog type portable amplifiers. Going through their lineup of amps like the BA-10 OAK and the NuTube VFD powered NT-1, their latest amp, the BA300S, is the most portable and least complicated amp to date. Made with a 4.4mm balanced input and output as well as having similar sizes to the ZX300, WM1A and WM1Z, it's pretty obvious that the target market are Sony DAP users. Now Sony players are not known for having the biggest power output compared to other DAPs in their class, but they sound amazing, and that creates a situation where users may need that magical touch so those hard to drive headphones can sing well, enter the BA300S with its hope of answering those wishes.
I'd like to thank Oriolus Japan for the discount on the BA300S so I can review the Oriolus BA300S in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. You can get more information at the Oriolus Japan website where it's listed at $415 USD and it's where you can get more information that I might not have covered at the time of this review.
BA300s uses two micro-tubes for amplification, Current-Mode Operational Amplifiers (they are flexible analog type amplifiers) with extended output and 4.4mm balanced input and output (can also accept 3.5mm single end and 2.5mm inputs). Superior power management ensures the performance of the whole amplifier. The amplifier does not set the volume control (all volume controls and effects are done from the source). The gain of the whole amplifier is +3dB, which improves the output amplitude of most front ends. The signal is amplified by micro-tubes, and the output is rich, satisfying the different sound experience of the user. Built-in lithium polymer rechargeable battery charges to full in 3 hours, with a battery life of 7 hours.
From my tests, the BA300S pushes out 3dB more from your current gear which proves the tech specs claim (You can CLICK THIS to see my setup). And using the Focal Elear and the WM1a at half max volume, the BA300S does a last a little over 7 hours of use, your mileage may vary.
Unboxing: The Oriolus BA300S came in a nice box, with a cardboard sleeve like cover for the internal hard cardboard box. There are pieces of branding and information on the outside of the box while the inside black box has a nice Oriolus branding on the center cover and Raosound Studio at the bottom right.
2. Micro USB charging cable.
Note: There was an additional 2 interconnects in the same style as the stock 4.4mm to 4.4mm (middle of pic) interconnect jacks, one is a 4.4mm to 2.5mm interconnect )bottom) and the other is a 4.4mm to 3.5mm jack (top).
Accessories are subject to change without notice. (and this explains the above information).
The extra accessories are, likely a sign of things one can pay for in extra to the package, as you can see the box was meant for one 4.4mm to 4.4mm interconnect but can allow unbalanced input or balanced from a 2.5mm source.
The sticky pad is quite effective in attaching both the BA300S to any player with any surface (even the WM1A/Z with its textured back) and is like silly putty, it can stretch when being peeled off but returns to that pad like shape. It can accumulate dirt, dust from use, either use a tape to take the dirt and stuff from one side (and do the same for the reverse side) or wash it, it's reusable and does a pretty good job of isolating the heat from both devices and wont bleed into each other.
Build/Design: The BS300S' matte black rectangular casing is made from sturdy CNC'd Aluminum which was likely chosen due to weight, ease of sourcing, cost and to make heat absorption and dissipation easier (Aluminum has a thermal conductivity of 237W/(mK), which is over half of the much more expensive and heavier Copper at 401W/(mK) and is more conductive than another popular material, stainless steel at 16.3W/(mK)). This means that you will feel the warmth that the BA300S' generate when in use, vacuum tubes generate a bit more heat than digital amps so you might be a bit surprised at how warm it gets, it's natural and it won't burn your hand, promise. Just make sure you it's not covered in leather or some other heat restricting material so it can dissipate the heat normally.
There are indents on the top and bottom part of the amp, one on each side to help guide those stacking bands (or plain old rubber bands). On the back are some information about the device including the model name.
At the bottom is the micro usb port for charging and a very small led that turns solid red when charging.
On the top of the the BA300S are two 4.4mm balanced plug ports ringed in Gold, too subtly carved on top of each port with IN and OUT. In the middle is a switch with a clear plastic lever that lights a solid red when flicked to the on position, the On and Off indicator is also subtly carved on the top and bottom part of the lever. Also note that when the battery is insufficient or getting low, the red led blinks fast.
On front, near the bottom, is the Oriolus brand carved into the cover and painted over for subtle branding, and the most visible and in my opinion, beautiful part of the amp (at least when you allow it to be seen) is the viewing window that shows both tubes and is also houses an led indicator. When you turn the amp on, the indicator led lights red, meaning the tubes are powerered and warming up; when the indicator led turns blue, the tubes are sufficiently warmed up and you can make out the orange glow of the tubes.
On a side note, it might have been nicer if the indicator leds did not shine directly onto the tubes, because the blue light makes it harder to see the soft orange glow of the vacuum tubes which can be mesmerizing to look at. The tubes are dual 6N16B type vacuum tubes, y'know, just in case you were wondering.
Sound Analysis: During my initial impression of the Oriolus BA300S I inadvertently called it Pandora's Amp, mostly because when I first listened to it, it's like the music that I knew, the music that I loved and cherished with my favorite combo (Campfire Andromeda/Focal Elear) suddenly was JUST better, and internally I felt there is no turning back. I had to scramble a bit to take down notes as to what changed, writing in my usual near-unreadable script. The more I listened, the more I realized that this is no ordinary amp, a device that on the base end, magnifies the source; The BA300S does not just amplify the music, it enhances the listening experience, the tubes in the process amplification, giving a portion of the stereotypical "tube amp" sound to the output you hear, making it quite a unique listening experience. So enough waxing poetic, letting the amp run itself through 200+ hours of use before doing the review proper, I let it sufficiently heat up with use before doing the review which was mostly done on the Sony WM1a, though I have used the Sony A35, Hiby R6, and Audirect Beam to corroborate the improvements provided by the BA300S. Headgear used included the Focal Elear, Campfire Audio Andromeda and Atlas.
Note that there is a slight hum (natural on amps like this, which is actually pretty low in comparison as some source shave noted) that is more apparent on sensitive IEMs like the Andromeda and cellular calls/sms give that interference sound if it's very near the amp. Beyond the noise numbers, real world effects of the hum are not as annoying as one would think (it's not a hissy fit which I hate) giving me the pleasure of hearing the Andro sound like this is worth the minor inconvenience (we do listen for pleasure here) and cans like the Elear will render it forgettable. The improvements mentioned below will be in comparison to the source at 85dB and with the amp at the same level of sound output.
Bass: In Dragonborn, there is more bass quantity that's quite palpable, it doesn't go overboard or become overwhelming and bass impact is greater with each it of the war drums, it's quite satisfying, there is a little more rumble linger in each instrument and is reflective of the slightly slower speed of decay. Lithium's bass guitar crunches through the music with a bit more realism and resolves well and sounds pretty natural. Way Down Deep shows a little more deepness to the reach of it's drums, more sense of depth and evidently displays a bit more linger. Overall, there is a little more sub-bass extension, more rumble, some more texture, impact, warmth and smoothness.
Mids: Pandemic's mids are more spacious, it gains some distance between the instruments and sounds more spacious. There is also a bit of a nudge in the forwardness of the mids with equal amounts given to both the upper and lower mid section of the frequency. There is a small amount of thickness added to the notes and a vibrancy that makes the area more present and more emotive when called for.
Treble: Has the least amount of boosting done by the BA300S but it does so in a manner that is still evident, Hit The Lights, there is more shimmer and sparkle with the hats and cymbals played in this track, the sense of air is enhanced to give more space. In Question Of Lust, treble reach is raised a bit and there is more presence in the cymbal crashes area, giving a better sounding expansion to the sound it delivers then decays smoothly. Overall the changes here are not as much as with the 2 other frequency ranges but they do add more to the pot and help give a better listening experience with space, shimmer, sparkle and smoothness!
Soundstage: There is a bigger stage granted when using the BA300S, almost an inch for the outer reaches of the ear in distance and a slightly less additional amount of space granted in he other axis of front/back, up and down. This additional space does give a better overall sense of depth, height, width and with the right recording, frontal and back space can be perceived as bigger as well.
Conclusion: The Oriolus BA300S is quite a marvel, a portable tube amplifier that can provide additional power to drive most headphones and an enhancement to the sound that is quite frankly near magical. The vibrancy BA300S adds to the music is the special ingredient to the whole as most amps can add the same boosts in the frequencies and stage, but the sense of extra life, energy, warmth and emotions you hear with the BA300S is unique to tube powered ones, and the Oriolus BA300S delivers it all in an uncomplex and sleek portable form with enough power to last up 7 hours. The BA300S is able to use both single and balanced sources so nearly any music source will benefit from this amp though the obvious brand that it targets for synergy is Sony, other manufacturers, especially those whose tonality is near neutral will quite enjoy the flavor this amp will bring to the table. The simplicity of having no separate volume knob and only one switch to bother with is pretty brilliant.
Pros: The magic of tubes in balanced, very good sonic improvements, portable, relatively light, good construction, adequate amplification to power a good number of difficult headphones, acceptable usage time, input accepts both single and balanced sources, simple interface.
Cons: Output is only in balanced, micro usb charging port could have been improved charging speeds if usb-c was used.