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Benjamin Philip Finegold ou Ben Finegold est un joueur d'échecs américain né le  à Détroit dans le Michigan.

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Biographie et carrière
Benjamin Finegold est le fils de Ronald (Ron) Finegold (1937-2014) qui était un joueur d'échecs classé dans le Top 50 américain dans les années 1960 (il perdit une partie contre Bobby Fischer au Western Open de 1963). En 1986, après le lycée, Benjamin Finegold fit une tournée en Angleterre où il rencontra Viswanathan Anand à Oakham dans un tournoi junior. Il déménagea à Columbus dans l'Ohio pour commencer une carrière de joueur d'échecs. Il obtint le titre de maître international en 1990. En 1994, il remporta le championnat open des États-Unis (l'US Open des échecs) à Chicago. De 1995 à 1999, Benjamin Finegold arrêta sa carrière de joueur en  pour étudier à l'Université de Wayne State.

En 2002, il finit premier ex æquo du World Open de Philadelphie. En 2005 et 2008, il finit premier ex æquo du National Open de Las Vegas. En 2007, il finit à nouveau premier ex æquo du championnat open des États-Unis.

Finegold participa neuf fois au championnat des États-Unis d'échecs de 1994 à 2013, finissant septième ex æquo en 2008 et 2010.

Il reçut le titre de grand maître international en 2009.

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 Chess with Ben Finegold. Chess Tactics for Scholastic Players. 3 DVD.

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Naissance en septembre 1969
Grand maître international américain


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El Marquesado de Sagnier es un título nobiliario pontificio creado en 1923 por el papa Pío XI y otorgado a Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia, originario de Barcelona.

Su denominación hace referencia al apellido del primer titular.

Marqueses de Sagnier

Historia de los marqueses de Sagnier
 Enric Sagnier i Villavecchia (1858-1931), I Marqués de Sagnier.
 Casó con Dolors Vidal i Torrents (†1938). Tuvo cinco hijos:
Josep Maria Sagnier i Vidal (1890-1976).
Manuel Sagnier i Vidal (1891-1976).
Enric Sagnier i Vidal (1894-1968).
Maria Assumpció Sagnier i Vidal (1898-1909).
Ignasi Sagnier i Vidal (1901-1977).

Le sucedió su hijo:

 Josep Maria Sagnier i Vidal (1890-1976), II Marqués de Sagnier.
 Casó con Mercè Balasch i Cuyàs (1900-1987), cuyos hijos fueron:
 Raquel Sagnier i Balasch (1923).
 Assumpció Sagnier i Balasch (1927-1979).
 Isabel Sagnier i Balasch (1929).
 Joan Josep Sagnier i Balasch (1942).

Le sucedió su hijo:

 Joan Josep Sagnier i Balasch (1942-2013), III Marqués de Sagnier.
 Casó con Mari Mey Prat García (1948), cuyos hijos fueron:
Josep Maria Sagnier i Prat (1966).
Joan Josep Sagnier i Prat (1967).
Alexandre Sagnier i Prat (1969).
Marta Sagnier i Prat (1972).

Le sucedió su hijo:

 Josep Maria de Sagnier i Prat (1966), IV Marqués de Sagnier.
 Casó con Silvia González Giralt (1965), cuyos hijos fueron:
Alexandra de Sagnier i González (1997).
Eduard de Sagnier i González (2004).

Escudo de armas
En tres franjas: arriba a la izquierda, de azur, una cruz patada y floronada de oro; arriba a la derecha, de oro, un monte moviente de la punta de sinople con el Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de plata aclarado de sable; abajo, entado en punta curvilíneo de gules, un capitel de oro surmontado de una estrella de plata.

Referencias

Bibliografía

Sagnier
Sagnier
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Q: Windows Explorer search command with exact file name match How to filter the result to the single result item only, not "any" similar items.
Using Windows Explorer Search syntax
Sample file name: config.config
Search string in Windows Explorer: name:config ext:config

Wanted: one single item in result like the syntax is working with "add" instead of "or" methode.

A: You can use the name:= filter for this, like so:
name:=Foo.bar

Note the equals character, this will give you an exact match.

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It's easier than ever to self-publish. Since there are so many people doing it, there is a lot of advice on the internet about what to do and what not to do and yet I never hear the advice I'm about to give you. In fact, I often hear the opposite. People often say you have to put the money down for a good, eye-catching ebook cover.
I've spent a lot of time looking at the higher-cost ebook covers people have pre-made, or just the samples of what designers have to offer. Often, they look professional, but most of them are of the same style. They seem to suggest that more is better. There's an overwhelming color scheme and there're usually people or characters depicted.
I would offer the opposite advice. I would say, while you might want your cover to be eye-catching, it doesn't need to be so busy, that is, not if you don't want it to. If you're like me and you've never heard of a book's author before, you're more than likely going to be attracted by the title. If it's original or suggestive of something you'd be interested in, then you might read the synopsis on the back. Only then is the cover interesting to me. If fact, the cover might not even be interesting until I've read a sample page or two.
Also, if you're like me, you appreciate simple covers. If you like a lot of dead authors, you might be pretty used to reading books with a two-color scheme: one for the title and author name and another for the background. Sometimes, that's all you need. Maybe you want to incorporate a small photograph you took and put it on your ebook cover.
I won't get into it here, for this isn't necessarily a how-to blog, but you can make your own ebook covers for free in photoshop and paint. I'm told this is a no-no, but you can do it and it'll save you a lot of money. A simple cover can still look professional. Also, at the moment, if you're publishing through Amazon's personal publishing platform, they have an ebook cover-making program which allows you to upload your own images, use stock images, and play around with the background color.
Also, people seem to try to over-compensate when it comes to ebooks. They want the flashy cover and the pristine format because they feel they need to prove that this is a real book. But you don't need to prove anything to anybody. People often forget that traditionally printed books, if they're good and if publishers think they're worth selling, come out with multiple editions of the book, and usually, with new additions come new covers. Why not treat it the same for your ebook?
If you're just starting out, and unless you have a one-hundred percent fail-safe method for self-promotion (which nobody has) you're probably going to start off selling your book to friends and family. You can always use some of that royalty money to buy a better, flashier ebook cover later with a new edition, if you like. Most platforms allow you to change the cover pretty easily. I have a firm conviction that good promotion and a memorable title can go further than a flashy cover. Will not having a flashy cover prevent people from looking at the book? It might, but I really don't feel like it would prevent that many-at least, not enough to warrant putting money down for expensive cover-making software or hiring someone else to do it for you.
I just thought I'd offer my opinion. As I said before, I won't get into dos and don'ts here, but I should warn you that you'll have to do some research. Depending on the platform you're publishing through, they might have different requirements as to the dimensions of the JPEG file you're using for your cover, which will affect how big you can make the font for the title and author name, as well as the imagery. I'm not going to tell you something like 'Never use quirky or cursive font,' because maybe that's your thing, but I will say the letters should be bigger, since most eyes are only going to skim over a thumbnail image of your book. I personally like big, blocky letters people can easily read.
Other than that, feel free to make your cover as simple or as complicated as you like. You can always change it when it's in that early pre-print stage.
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June 4, 2016 by Shane Eide.


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Kanzaki District is associated with:

 Kanzaki District, Saga
 Kanzaki District, Hyogo
 Kanzaki District, Shiga

See also
Kanzaki (disambiguation)


The Mash Tun was opened in 2005 to combine Christian Bravard's love of brewing with his many years of experience in the restaurant industry. It seeks to provide a friendly and comfortable place for locals to gather, and enjoy great food and beer. The Mash Tun Brewpub has become a popular destination not only for its neighbors but for folks all aroundPortlandand beyond. It uses fresh, local and organic ingredients whenever possible.


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Trophies for Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD revealed!
Giving a Leg Up No Bronze Get to Last Legs.
Dam Sekto! No Bronze Enter the Lower Dam.
Elevate yourself No Bronze Take out a Gloktigi.
Regain that spring in your step No Bronze Reach the Upper Dam.
Now there's two? No Silver Take out Sekto's personal bodyguards.
Smack down Sekto! No Gold Defeat Sekto.
Mo Moolah No Gold Have 20,000 Moolah when you take the barge to Doc's Mongo Retreat.
Go with the Flo … No Bronze Find a hidden bottle of medicne.
Crystal Mess No Silver Collect 15 orange crystals.
Finders, Filchers No Silver Collect 25 Moolah chests.
Free the Meat No Gold Destroy the 10 hidden barrels.
Stranger's Wrath HD will be released via digital download on the PSN for the Playstation 3 – most probably in the upcoming weeks.


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Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately affecting women in science and engineering
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Initial studies show that the pandemic is disproportionately affecting female researchers, even if some have been at the vanguard of responding to the crisis.
Less job security, less research time
A report released in May by the Australian Academy of Science (AAS, 2020) found that job insecurity was more of an issue for women than for men, as a higher proportion of women were employed on short-term contracts.
Myers et al. (2020) surveyed 4 535 faculty or principal investigators in the USA and Europe, primarily. All else being equal, female scientists reported a 5% larger decline in research time than their male peers during the Covid-19 pandemic. For scientists with at least one child five years old or younger, the decline in research time was even 17%. The authors recalled that women tended to be the primary care-givers of young children.
Initial analyses also suggest that women's publishing rate has fallen relative to men's amid the pandemic and that women are posting fewer preprints and starting fewer research projects than their male peers (Viglione, 2020).
In the media, male voices have dominated scientific commentary on the pandemic in many countries. In the UK, there was an imbalance of 2.7 men for every female expert featured on the UK's flagship television and radio news programmes on the political handling of the coronavirus outbreak across the country, according to data gathered by the Expert Women Project from the University of London.
Survey finds widespread disruption to research
In the developing world, the closure of universities and other institutions, along with the redirecting of funding in those remaining open, has brought ongoing research projects to an abrupt halt.
This was one of the findings of a survey conducted by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), a UNESCO programme unit, of its more than 5 000 members between March and June 2020.
Among OWSD members, the most commonly cited negative impact of the pandemic on work was the inability to travel to conferences or other important events (67% of respondents). This was followed by interruptions to experiments or field work (56%), teaching duties (31%) and course attendance (22%), as well as publishing delays (20%).
Members also regretted delays in, or the suspension of, ongoing funding and difficulty in finding collaborators (17% each), being unable to submit funding proposals (16%) or publications (14%), missing out on business opportunities or losing clients (13%) and being unable to take exams as scheduled (11%). Just under 5% of respondents reported directly losing their employment as a result of the pandemic.
Women actively participating in pandemic response
The survey responses also illustrated how scientists can find solutions even in the most challenging circumstances. There was the Sudanese molecular biologist leading an initiative to make ventilators using 3D printers, for instance, and the Sri Lankan biochemistry professor who had volunteered her lab for diagnostic testing, not to mention the professors at a Palestinian university who had organized a special course on Covid-19 to teach students the principles of epidemiology.
Many members reported being involved in the pandemic response. A small share (4%) were undertaking research directly on the Covid-19 virus itself, such as to develop treatments or vaccines, and 14% were studying the impact of the coronavirus on other health conditions, or its societal or economic impact. One in four scientists (26%) was raising awareness or disseminating information about the disease and a further 8% were involved in co-ordinating a policy response to Covid-19 at an institutional level. With the pandemic having made policy-makers, governments and the general population actuely aware of the importance of science, some respondents saw an opportunity in adversity to push for greater investment in research and in public health.
Women have made the most of shorter working hours
Although 44% of survey respondents have had to cut back their working hours to assume greater household or care responsibilities during the pandemic, other respondents reported some positive outcomes. Most notably, 54% said that they had enjoyed more flexible working hours. Four in ten (42%) had been able to expand their professional skills or experience, 27% had found more time to work on their research, 26% stated that their employer had invested in new technologies for telework or telestudy, 20% had found an opportunity to broaden their public engagement and 19% had augmented their scientific publications.
Over half of respondents reported spending much more time than usual on household chores (52%) and childcare (61%) during the pandemic. On average, respondents indicated that the share of childcare falling to them had risen from 51% to 66% during the pandemic. They also reported being responsible for 69% of homeschooling.
However, the vast majority (83%) appreciated spending more time with their families, with some reporting a closer relationship with their children (41%) or with their partner (37%).
Case study from To be smart, the digital revolution will need to be inclusive : excerpt from the UNESCO Science report
Source: adapted from Johnson, Erin (2020) The Impact of Covid-19 on Women Scientists from Developing Countries: Results from an OWSD Member Survey, 20 June, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD).
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Q: How to use webpack-dev-middleware with split web/server packages? I've just split up my monolith webpack/koa project into multiple packages using yarn workspaces. I have one package that I call "web" which is just the webpack build. Then I have another one called "server" which is koa serving both the webpack artifacts as well as an api.
The problem I have is that the webpack build seems to resolve dependencies from the server package at run time and therefore fails.
I expose the webpack compiler from my web project to be consumed in dev from the server project:
const webpack = require('webpack')
const devConfig = require('./webpack.dev.js')
const compiler = webpack(devConfig)
module.exports = compiler

And I stick this into Koa as middleware:
import devWebpackCompiler from '@kb-front/web' // the web package
const webpackMiddleware = await koaWebpack({ compiler: devWebpackCompiler })
app.use(webpackMiddleware)

Here I'm using koa-webpack, but I've tried to use 'webpack-dev-middleware' and 'webpack-hot-client' manually with my own wrapping and I get the same exact behaviour.
What I get is things like:
ERROR in multi @babel/polyfill ../web/src/marko/marko-bootstrap ../web/src/materialize/kb-materialize.scss
Module not found: Error: Can't resolve 'babel-loader' in '/Users/viktor/dev/projects/kb-frontend/packages/server'
 @ multi @babel/polyfill ../web/src/marko/marko-bootstrap ../web/src/materialize/kb-materialize.scss main[1]

and such. I've tried to add deps to my server project to fill these out, but its a deep rabbit hole I shouldn't need to dive into, should I?
What's the right way to use webpack-dev-middleware with separation of web build and express/koa server node packages?
I'm using ES6 modules in my server project with --experimental-modules, could that be the culprit?


News Avalanche at iTunes No. 1!!
It's incredible to see our new album Avalanche has made it to number 1 in the UK iTunes World Music charts! Not only that, but it is also number 1 in the German World Music charts, number 7 in the USA World Music charts, and number 8 in the Ireland main album charts!… wow!


Say the word 'grammar' to teenagers and you might be met by yawns or icy stares. But don't be daunted – the experience can be positive, or even fun.
Here are some ideas for making grammar teaching more teen-friendly.
If your students are very resistant to grammar, show them why it's necessary. Record someone (yourself or a teen) using correct vocabulary but confusing grammar and ask them what the problem is. You could also give them written messages without any grammar words and ask them to make sense of them.
Sometimes students are put off by metalanguage, such as the names of tenses, or the G–word itself, so avoid it! Talk about language for –ing instead, e.g. 'Today we're going to look at language for telling stories'.
Present grammar in the context of a reading or listening text, an authentic video extract or a song. This way it's easier to see how the language is used and work out the meaning from the context. Often the key to motivating a class is an interesting topic, so choose a text which will engage your learners. Many grammar areas can also be reinforced through extensive reading or listening. Graded readers are very useful for teenagers. If your students use public transport, encourage them to read on their e-books or look at magazines etc. on their mobiles or listen to podcasts while travelling.
Beware of over-generalisations about grammar which are not true. In the long term you won't be doing your students any favours if you teach them, for example, that we only use some in positive statements and any in questions and negatives ('Would you like some more?' 'You can have any of the books.') Sometimes course books give unclear grammar rules, or omit useful language. Back up your course book with reliable grammar books based on corpus research. If you're looking at a tricky area, it's always best to consult a few different books. Don't trust all the rules you find on the internet - they aren't necessarily correct.
Avoid lecturing on grammar – nothing is more boring – but continually question the students, either in a whole class situation, or by giving questions about the language to groups/pairs/individuals. Experiment with getting the students to teach each other grammar areas. You could get them to research new areas or revisit areas that you have looked at but which are still problematic. You'll need to provide or recommend ways of researching the items. Remember the saying: if you want to learn something, teach it to somebody else!
Get students to 'notice' how the language is used, what it means, what the form of the language is. One way of doing this is by using the dictogloss technique, or a variation of it. Read a paragraph at natural speed, then repeat and allow students to take notes. Get students to try and reconstruct the text in twos or threes, then have them compare what they have written with the original text. As they compare, they will notice the elements of grammar which they have got right or wrong. Hopefully if students are used to noticing in class, they will continue to do it outside the classroom.
Whenever possible find engaging ways to practise grammar such as online games and videos. Have a look at the Grammar section on LearnEnglish Teens. Grammar is presented in an animated video and explained in a conversation-style text. There are also online practice exercises.
It's good to have a few games up your sleeve which can be used with different grammar areas. For example, have some laminated snakes and ladders boards and dice which can be used with correct/incorrect sentences. When the students have a turn they pick up a card with a sentence on and have to say whether it is correct or incorrect (and correct the incorrect sentences), otherwise they move back to where they started before they rolled the dice. The others in the group decide whether the student is right or not, and they can check with the teacher if necessary. You can write the sentences or get the students to do it for other groups. Other flexible games based on correct/incorrect sentences are blockbusters or grammar auction.
Often teenagers get bored if tasks are too easy, or switch off if they are too difficult. Getting the level of challenge right is essential. In a mixed-ability class this might mean having different tasks prepared for stronger and weaker students, which means a bit more extra preparation time on the teacher's part, but the pay-off is usually well worth it. Also consider the level of vocabulary in texts for presenting grammar or practice activities. Keep it below the level of the grammar you are focusing on – you don't want to be looking at new vocabulary at the same time as new grammar.
Be careful how you treat mistakes while playing grammar games or doing practice activities. The only way we can learn a language is by playing with it and taking risks with it, and in so doing mistakes are inevitable. Learners who don't make mistakes are those who are afraid of risks and will often be slower learners. Obviously the final aim is accuracy, but mistakes are part of achieving that aim.
Your course may be strictly tied in to a syllabus, if not you have some leeway to incorporate student needs into your course. If you hear the learners trying to use a certain structure and failing, because they haven't met it yet, you could change your syllabus and look at the area sooner than you had planned. You can also think about real life future needs, as opposed to exam needs. Teenagers who listen to songs, i.e. nearly all teenagers, could benefit from an awareness of common non-standard grammar, e.g. double negatives. It might be useful for teenagers going to the US / UK to look at the like / go forms of reported speech, which most course books don't touch (e.g. I was like 'What do you mean?' and he goes 'You know…' ). Make sure that your students know when to use (and not to use!) this very informal language.
When you introduce or revise a language area, think about any relevant pronunciation areas, e.g. how to pronounce the final –ed of regular past endings, the /l/ sound in I'll, He'll etc. If you don't look at the phonology there is a danger that the students will form erroneous ideas about the phonology which will be hard to unlearn.
Ask students how they prefer to learn, or give them a questionnaire to find out. Do they prefer to study on their own or work with other people? Do they like 'listen and repeat' drills or working with background music on? Do they like walking around while thinking / studying? Do they respond to visual stimuli? As far as you can, cater for the students' learning styles within the class, e.g. use grammar chants for aural learners. Also, get your teens to plan how they can best learn outside the classroom.
Talk to your students about how memory works. If they are to do grammar practice on one area, it is better to spread it out over a period of time, e.g. one exercise on the same day as the lesson, one two days later, one a week later. Recycling language is very important; without looking at an area a few times, over a period of time, it is impossible for most people to retain it. Build reviews and recycling into your course, but also encourage students to recycle language on their own.
Personalising a grammar area is also effective, e.g. inventing a story about something familiar, such as a friend or relative, incorporating the target language area. Conversely, something strange, funny or surreal can also be a memory aid. Students can write stories, e.g. on an electronic pad, or record them to listen again.
Find ways of encouraging your teenagers to take responsibility for their own learning, e.g. by getting them to reflect on what they have learnt and to test themselves. Explain that language development does not always follow an upward learning curve. Learners sometimes feel they are not making progress, but what matters is the bigger picture: experiencing a sense of gradual progress over time.
Working on grammar with teenagers can be challenging, but with a bit of preparation it can be very rewarding, for them and for you!
Grammars is a touchy área for teachers. I consider myself novice in this área but articles like this help a lot. Thank you very much.
I like the idea of teaching grammar with the help of videos or other media. But, for me there is another problem if you could help. My students come to me when they are in 7th standard and their grammar is not only poor but also holds strong roots in their minds. It becomes difficult for me to decide where to start. They don't have enough knowledge about grammar and I find that I'll have to take extra efforts. Please let me know if you have any solution to this.
i had a similar problem as a teacher. My students had difficulties with verbal grammar. To help them navigate across numerous English tenses I developed an organizer of English verbal grammar - Grammar Cube.
now playing with tenses on interactive board is fun and they learn quickly and naturally.


Writer's Strikes wreak havoc like riots. Little good comes out of disruptions and loss of revenue and ratings. The devastating effects truncated seasons for several favorites and delivered a record low number of laughers at 26, dropping below the 1984-85 season's 27 entries. As scripted fares were forced to go quiet until the dispute was resolved, a plethora of forgettable reality TV fluff. CBS sitcoms reigned strong, and the few entries NBC boasted followed suit. FOX held a mixed bag, and ABC had troubles with commercial gimmick comedies with only Samantha Who? and an ailing According to Jim returning.
NBC owes The Office a promotion for carrying it through one of the bleakest eras for sitcoms. The observational humor scheduled a welcome departure from the bumbling antics of canned laughter and asinine familial issues. After 7 heralded seasons, Scrubs moved to ABC after NBC shoved it off the schedule, lending a hand to the decimated network. My Name is Earl lost its creative thunder as the title character rest in a coma and in prison for the season, and 30 Rock delivered another workplace delight.
CBS belched out success with toilet humor on Two and a Half Men, counteracted with a sophisticated taste of How I Met Your Mother. New Adventures of Old Christine delivered at the same bar as HIMYM, and Rules of Engagement held durable and retained much of the toilet overflow of 2.5M. Oh, and a gaggle of nerds debuted to mediocre ratings on The Big Bang Theory. That show never stood a chance. Elsewhere on FOX, King of the Hill received a welcome dose of TLC as it returned to the Simpsons/Family Guy 8:30 valley on Sundays after a disastrous 11th season. 'Til Death was ho-hum, and a trio of sitcoms ended, forgotten.
Most disappointing was ABC's atrocious offerings. Carpoolers blew out its spare ratings, and Geico gimmick Caveman repulsed viewers. Critical darling Samantha Who? had great promise and was shelved after the writer's strike. And According to Jim ailed in its 7th season. Sitcoms became critically endangered on CW was only Everybody Hates Chris survived and Girlfriends ended after 7 seasons. Signs pointed toward extinction for the sitcom brand after this season, and it would be some time before sitcoms hit their stride again. Cue the nerds and their hot centerpiece in 2010.


When have you recently demonstrated commitment to someone or something in your sport?
Who is the most highly committed player you've ever known? To what or to whom was he/she committed?
Join me in reading about a great demonstration of commitment from I Kings 19:19-21.
What did Elisha do that looks like commitment to you?
How would you judge his commitment level on a 1-10 scale?
How would you judge yours on the same scale?
To what or whom does it seem that Elisha is committed?
How are you affected when a player shows commitment like Elisha's?
How can you best demonstrate commitment in your life as a competitor?
Regularly evaluate your commitment level.
Commit strongly to the people and principles in which you believe.
Live out your commitments daily.


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Tragedies: Medea and Modine
Hosted by James C. Taylor Oct. 08, 2009
This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk.
Two great tragedies are currently running in Westwood. One dates back 2,500 years; the other feels twice as old (and dated) even though it was written earlier this year.
The first is Euripides' Medea. In Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael's translation, the ancient Greek myth of Medea (husband trades in wife and mother for a younger, wealthier model…things get ugly) feels as if it was written yesterday.
Sadly, Lenka Udovicki's production lacks the timeless of the story. She covers the Freud Playhouse stage with sand. What looks like the Israeli-West Bank barrier looms over everything as Middle Eastern music wafts from an avant-garde quartet stage left. The live band combined with the capable acting of the ensemble makes Udovicki's production difficult to dismiss. This is UCLA Live's first foray into producing and the caliber of the artists gathered, plus the professionalism of the staging rivals what you might find at festivals in London or Vienna.
The problem is: despite its first-class components, the experience as a whole is dramatically underwhelming. Udovicki's staging is easy to chuckle at: it features a choir of women in rubber suits and red bustiers that look like fan girls dressed up as their favorite Japanese Manga character. King Kreon and his aides are dressed like Jedi warriors and Medea — despite wearing Vivienne Westwood-esque gowns — appears to live in a tin shack.
As goofy as all this sounds (and looks on stage) Udovicki's gimmicks are a harmless sideshow — Euripides' text is rarely undermined by the director. It's just that the depths of the play are un-mined by the performers. Angus Macfadyen's schlubby Jason is interesting and Daniel Davis is a nice bit of luxury casting as Kreon, but the lack of drama at the core of this production is the Medea of Annette Bening.
Ms. Bening's performance seems dedicated to not letting Medea become a hysterical woman. She clearly wants to let the stillness in Medea's voice and gestures speak louder than frenzied screams or histronics. This is not bad choice, but Bening and Udovicki have not solved how to radiate Medea's inner turmoil through such a cool exterior. The result is a Medea who seems neither unhinged and insane — nor perfectly sane and just fed up with the injustice around her. The beauty of Fiona Shaw's Medea (seen in London and New York earlier this decade) was that she conveyed both these conflicting sentiments — and seemingly every other emotion in between.
Bening's Medea, like her Ranyevskaya at the Taper and her Hedda at the Geffen, looks striking but comes off as flat, aloof and disinterested. With her commanding stage presence, rich voice and training at A.C.T., Bening would seem to be natural on the stage; yet she is now zero-for-three playing leading ladies in classic dramas here in LA. In a few months, Bening will be starring in a new play, rather than an established masterpiece, at the Geffen. We'll see.
Speaking of the Geffen, now we turn to the other tragedy playing in Westwood: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas. Blair Singer's tired, behind-the-curve "satire" of celebrity is the theatrical equivalent of US Weekly. On second thought, this description demeans that magazine which is put together by intelligent professionals who at least are aware that they're just churning out product — and entertain no illusions that they're making art. The creative team of Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas seems to be under the delusion that they're not peddling the same vapid crap their "play" is trying to make fun of. Pity Matthew Modine who stars — nothing is as tragic in the theater as watching an actor incapable of playing himself.
Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas at the Geffen Playhouse and UCLA Live's Medea both run through October 18.
This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk for KCRW.
Images: Michael Lamont
James C. Taylor


A new alternative jailbreak called TinyUmbrella now lets you save your SHSH blobs so you don't lose your jailbreak if you upgrade to new firmware after jailbreaking your device.
An SHSH blob or ECID SHSH is basically a unique signature which is checked against Apple servers whenever you decide to restore the firmware on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Once a new firmware is released, Apple stops signing the older firmware, making it impossible to restore back to the older firmware from iTunes. So, you must save your SHSH while Apple is currently signing them as you won't be able to downgrade back to older firmware to re-jailbreak your device if you lose your SHSH.
The facility is currently not available from Cydia but the creator of Cydia has setup a new server which basically mimics Apple's verification server and can save your older signature (SHSH blob) so that you can downgrade or restore back to the older firmware easily.
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3.	Under "Device / Version," select the firmware version you want to Save (You can only restore to versions that have SHSH saved).
5.	Repeat to save other firmware hashes if you wish.
6.	Now, click on "Display SHSHs." It should listed all hashes you have saved on your computer for all your iDevices.
1.	Backup iDevice in iTunes and then close iTunes.
2.	Open TinyUmbrella and make sure you don't get any errors on startup or else you will need to make sure that port 80 is open and that your host file is not set to Read-Only.
6.	After your firmware is restored you might get a 1004 error. Not to worry, simply click "Kick Device out of Recovery" if you get it.
7.	Restore Settings from Backup in iTunes and sync.


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Q: Txtfile search not working Ok so i have inputted a number of records to a text file and i can both write to and read from this file, but i am now attempting to search through this textfile and have encountered a problem.
package assignmentnew;

// Import io so we can use file objects
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;

public class SearchProp {
    public void Search() throws FileNotFoundException {
        try {
            String details, input, id, line;
            int count;
            Scanner user = new Scanner(System.in);
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println();
            System.out.println("Please enter your housenumber: ");
            input = user.next();
            Scanner housenumber = new Scanner(new File("writeto.txt"));
            while (housenumber.hasNext())
            {
                id = housenumber.next();
                line = housenumber.nextLine();
                if (input.equals(id))
                {
                    System.out.println("House number is: "  + id + "and" + line);
                    break;
                }
                if(!housenumber.hasNext()) {
                    System.out.println("no house with this number");
                }
            }
        }
        catch(IOException e)
        {
            System.out.print("File failure");
        }
    }
}

No matter what value i enter i am told that the house number is not present in the file, but obviously it is, any ideas?
Addendum:
File Structure in textfile.
27,Abbey View,Hexham,NE46 1EQ,4,150000,Terraced
34,Peth Head,Hexham,NE46 1DB,3,146000,Semi Detached
10,Downing Street,London,sw19,9,1000000,Terraced

A: The default delimiter for a scanner is white-space, and not ,.

A: You have to use housenumber.useDelimiter(","); and the code will work.
EDIT:
Set it before the while.
And that is what I get for example for 27.
Please enter your housenumber:
27
House number is: 27 and ,Abbey View,Hexham,NE46 1EQ,4,150000,Terraced


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Biographie

Jeunesse et débuts dans la vie
Né le  à Mouilleron-en-Pareds (Vendée), village de naissance de Georges Clemenceau et de De Lattre de Tassigny, il était le fils aîné de Charles Chevalley, un émigrant suisse de religion protestante établi comme horloger en Vendée, et de Marie Balin, fille adoptive du pasteur de Mouilleron.

Brillant élève à l'École normale de La Roche-sur-Yon, il est reçu premier à l'École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud en 1887; il poursuit sa formation comme boursier en Angleterre (1889-1892), puis est nommé professeur au Lycée Tewfik du Caire (1893-1897).

Reçu premier à l'agrégation d'anglais en 1897, il est nommé professeur au Lycée Voltaire puis au Lycée Louis le Grand à Paris, et devient le Président de l'amicale des anciens élèves de Saint-Cloud. Dans de nombreux articles et discours, il promeut l'enseignement des langues vivantes et propose une vision novatrice de l'enseignement populaire.

Il entame parallèlement une carrière de journaliste au journal Le Temps, où il donne des articles sur l'Égypte puis collabore à la rubrique internationale à la suite de Francis de Pressensé. Il y défend un rapprochement entre la France et le Royaume Uni et publie dès 1902 une biographie de la reine Victoria.

Carrière politique

Remarqué par Théophile Delcassé, ministre des Affaires Étrangères, qui conclut en 1904 l'Entente Cordiale, Abel Chevalley est chargé de concrétiser ce rapprochement à l'issue de la seconde Guerre des Boers: il est nommé de 1905 à 1910 consul général à Pretoria puis Johannesbourg, en Afrique du Sud.

Il poursuit sa carrière diplomatique avec l'appui de Georges Clemenceau, de 1910 à 1914 comme sous-directeur d'Amérique au Quai d'Orsay, puis de 1914 à 1918 comme ministre plénipotentiaire représentant la France en Norvège, enfin en 1920 comme représentant français à la Commission interalliée pour le plébiscite d'Allenstein (Prusse Orientale), et de 1920 à 1921 comme haut-commissaire en Géorgie.

Durant la Première guerre mondiale, Abel Chevalley agit pour faire pencher la neutralité norvégienne du côté des Alliés, pour empêcher la livraison de nitrates à l'Allemagne par la société franco-norvégienne  Norsk Hydro, et il analyse dans sa correspondance officielle et privée les bouleversements stratégiques induits par les révolutions russes et l'entrée en guerre des États-Unis.

Carrière littéraire
De santé fragile, critiqué au sein du Quai d'Orsay pour son anglophilie et ses liens avec Clemenceau (qui refuse de se présenter à la présidence en janvier 1920), Abel Chevalley quitte la carrière diplomatique pour se consacrer à la littérature.

Il avait publié dans sa jeunesse aux éditions Fischbacher des recueils de poésie: Première Étape (1894), Stèles et Cippes et Le Vain Exode (1896). Il publie simultanément à Oxford et à Paris Le Roman anglais de notre temps (1920). Il présente au public français et traduit les œuvres de Thomas Deloney aux éditions de la NRF (1926), et collabore comme critique littéraire à la Revue de Paris, au Mercure de France, à la Saturday Review of Literarure et à la Fortnightly Review.

Il prépare une série de trois récits qui sera publiée par les éditions NRF Gallimard en 1936, après sa mort, sous le titre Histoires Extraordinaires (La Bête du Gévaudan, Psalmanazar, l'Affaire Overbury). Le premier de ces récits, La Bête du Gévaudan, sera régulièrement réédité jusqu'à nos jours et  vaudra à Abel Chevalley une gloire posthume sans rapport à ce qu'avait été sa carrière.

Avec sa femme Marguerite (1880-1979), née Sabatier et fille du théologien réformé français Louis Auguste Sabatier, il est également l'auteur du Concise Oxford French Dictionary (1934). Ils avaient déjà traduit le roman de James Stephens, Deirdre (1923), racontant ce mythe irlandais.

Claude Chevalley, mathématicien, cofondateur du groupe Bourbaki, était le fils d'Abel et de Marguerite Chevalley.

Publications
 Première Étape (1894), Stèles et Cippes et Le Vain Exode (1896). Recueils de poésies.
 Le Roman anglais de notre temps (1920).
 Concise Oxford French Dictionary (1934) avec son épouse Marguerite et Louis Auguste Sabatier, présentation en ligne.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Naissance en juillet 1868
Naissance à Mouilleron-en-Pareds
Diplomate français
Consul de France
Décès en décembre 1933
Décès en Indre-et-Loire
Décès à 65 ans


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Alfons Karabuda
Alfons Karabuda is a Swedish composer of music for television, radio, stage and screen (BBC, SVT, DR, SR, Zentropa among others). He was re-elected as the President of ECSA in February 2019 and is the president of SKAP (Swedish Society of Songwriters, Composers & Authors) and as of September 2019, he is also the President of the International Music Council. He is a UN Human Rights Council Expert in the fields of Artistic Freedom, Freedom of Expression and Authors' Rights. He is a member of the Board of STIM, (Swedish Performing Rights Society), president of the Polar Music Prize Award Jury, chairman of the Polar Music Prize Award Prize Committee, and was the 2010-2012 spokesperson for Network Culture Creators.


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Iolaphilus iulus är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av William Chapman Hewitson 1869. Iolaphilus iulus ingår i släktet Iolaphilus och familjen juvelvingar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Juvelvingar
iulus


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package org.apache.jackrabbit.jcr2spi.nodetype;

import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.nodetype.NodeType;
import javax.jcr.nodetype.NodeTypeManager;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.spi.commons.conversion.NameResolver;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.test.AbstractJCRTest;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.test.NotExecutableException;

/**
 * NodeTypeImplTest...
 */
public class NodeTypeImplTest extends AbstractJCRTest {

    private NodeTypeManager ntMgr;
    private NodeTypeImpl nodeType;
    private NameResolver resolver;

    @Override
    protected void setUp() throws Exception {
        super.setUp();

        ntMgr = superuser.getWorkspace().getNodeTypeManager();
        NodeType nt = ntMgr.getNodeType(testNodeType);
        if (nt instanceof NodeTypeImpl) {
            nodeType = (NodeTypeImpl) nt;
        } else {
            cleanUp();
            throw new NotExecutableException("NodeTypeImpl expected.");
        }

        if (superuser instanceof NameResolver) {
            resolver = (NameResolver) superuser;
        } else {
            cleanUp();
             throw new NotExecutableException();
        }
    }

    public void testIsNodeType() throws RepositoryException {
        NodeType[] superTypes = nodeType.getSupertypes();

        for (int i = 0; i < superTypes.length; i++) {
            String name = superTypes[i].getName();
            assertTrue(nodeType.isNodeType(resolver.getQName(name)));
        }

        // unknown nt
        String unknownName = "unknown";
        assertFalse(nodeType.isNodeType(unknownName));

        // all non-mixin node types must be derived from nt base.
        if (!nodeType.isMixin()) {
            assertTrue(nodeType.isNodeType("nt:base"));
        }
    }

}


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Jacob Cats (Hamburg-Altona 11 juni 1741 - Amsterdam, 9 november 1799) was een Nederlands schilder, tekenaar en behangselfabrikant.

Jacob werd geboren als enige zoon van de Amsterdamse doopsgezinde boekhandelaar Johannes Cats (1699-1772) en diens tweede vrouw Elisabeth van Rhee. Johannes Cats had het land moeten verlaten wegens het uitgeven van een verzameling controversiële geestelijke liederen. Zoon Jacob werd geboren toen de familie Cats tijdelijk in Duitsland in Altona bij Hamburg verbleef, waar een grote doopsgezinde gemeente was. Nadat zijn vrouw was gestorven ging vader Johannes terug naar Amsterdam. Jacob was toen ongeveer twee jaar. In 1765 huwde Jacob Anna Hemme.

Na een tijdje te hebben gewerkt in de lakenhandel en een boekbinderij werkte hij voor de graveur Abraham Starre. Vervolgens kreeg hij tekenles van achtereenvolgens Pieter Louw en Gerard van Rossum en zou hij drie jaren in de behangselfabriek van Jan Hendrik Troost van Groenendoelen werken. Met hulp van zijn vermogende vrienden Johan Goll van Franckenstein, Johannes de Bosch en Willem Writs richtte hij een eigen behangselfabriek op, waar ook Egbert van Drielst werkte.

Maar hij was in de eerste plaats tekenaar. Naast kopieën van enkele beroemde schilderijen, als De Nachtwacht van Rembrandt en de Schuttersmaaltijd van Bartholomeus van der Helst, tekende hij vooral veel landschapsvoorstellingen met mensen en dieren. Al gauw werd hij populair door onder meer zijn vermogen om figuren heel realistisch weer te geven en grote diepte in zijn tekeningen te scheppen. Toen de vraag naar beschilderd behang in de jaren tachtig afnam, legde Jacob Cats zich dan ook helemaal toe op de tekenkunst. Ook maakte hij aquarellen en enkele etsen, terwijl ook al snel tekeningen van zijn hand, w.o. historie-tekeningen, door anderen in prent werden gebracht. Door zijn inkomsten uit tekenlessen en de grote populariteit van zijn tekeningen kon hij zich uit de fabriek terugtrekken. Nadat al zijn kinderen jong waren gestorven overleed hij zelf in 1799.
Zijn nalatenschap, waaronder 182 kasteeltekeningen van Roeland Roghman, werd een jaar later verkocht. De grootste verzameling (topografische) tekeningen bevindt zich in het Stadsarchief Amsterdam maar ook de andere grote publieke collecties (museum Boijmans, Rijksmuseum, Teylers museum, Amsterdam Museum) bezitten veel werken van hem, evenals veel Duitse, Engelse en Amerikaanse publieke en particuliere verzamelingen.

Landschappen
Cats specialiseerde zich in 'pendants' (bijv. een zelfde landschap in zomer en winter), jaargetijden en maanden. Hij werkte veel in opdracht en werd meermalen gevraagd om levensechte topografische gezichten en landschappen te tekenen. Zo maakte hij in het Gooi vier panorama's Vier gezichten van de Tafelberg naar Laren. Cats tekende deze voor Pieter Cornelis Hasselaer, bewoner van kasteel Groeneveld in Baarn. De afbeeldingen van de Tafelberg (Gooi) bevinden zich inmiddels in de collectie van het Rijksmuseum.
Panorama met gezichten vanaf de Tafelberg

Nederlands kunstschilder


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Bright Side prepared this selection to show that imagination has no limits.
1. Can't afford a jacuzzi? No problemo, just check the local junkyard.
3. Hopefully, you drained the gas first.
4. We are not sure about the rules, but it looks like fun.
6. That is simply brilliant.
8. You can never have too much green.
10. That's so cool, I wish we had it on our street.
12. He should be a city council architect.
14. No idea what it is, but it looks fun.
15. Set a police car on fire and don't get into trouble.


I find self promotion completely mortifying and I'm cringing already, so I'll just pretend I don't feel embarrassed about doing this and will resist the temptation to apologise profusely. Sorry, oh crap.
In the last six months I have been really privileged to appear in a number of online publications and blogs as guest writer.
I still can't believe they said yes.
Included in the following are direct links to my articles, but also the opportunity to have a nosy round to see what else is on offer – trust me – there are many a humdinger I wish I had had the honour of writing myself!
Sometimes the comments can make me take a big deep breath and have a word with myself (and a large glass of wine) before I remind myself that I'm not always a terrible parent, person or in one comment 'Exactly what's wrong with America'. What an amazing opportunity to get candid feedback on a site that makes me cackle regularly. The Scary Mommy crew are a wicked bunch. I love the site, the articles and I'm so grateful for the inclusion.
When the submissions editor asked if I would like to publish one of my blog posts it was a huge compliment and incidentally one of my favourite pieces.
The pieces I've shared with Mamalode are some of my favourites; definitely more of the sentimental side and some of these I still find hard to read. Not because they're dreadful, well, they may be, but more because they are subjects so dear to my heart. I love Mamalode for its warmth and sincerity, there are so many lovely things posted on a daily basis inspiring parents to accept things they can't change and embrace what's wonderful about raising children.
What would I tell my husband to expect before we had our babies? If I knew what I know now… and because, Binner.
One of my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE sites with some really fantastic pieces (so much better than mine…). One of my blogs was syndicated on here to my great delight and eternal shame – if you read it you will know why. I'm still embarrassed!
Yvette and Big Trouble in Little Nappies was the first to give me a guest post and I am so grateful and honoured to appear on her amazing blog – she has the ability to make me laugh and cry all in the same post, you should definitely read her pieces.
Thank you so much for reading. I realise most of you are probably obliged to, in fear of intense interrogation from me on the school run or from either of my parents (thanks guys). I will continue to ramble a while longer.


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"Wet N Wild My australian cousin has come back to Wales to see what the British summer really has to offer. He likes his theme parks and bungee jumping so what better way than to 'wet suit' him up and throw him (safely) off of cliffs and quarries. Wasn't our first time with Celtic Quest and certainly wont be our last. Picturesque setting with a great qualified team to take you round the beautiful scenery of West Wales. We've done it with a group of 20 and a group of 4 both times incredible accommodating both with the activities and the gear supplied (which is all top quality-no holes).
There is a reason that it was awarded the Best experience in Wales – Bloody Crakin'.
Equipment: Very Good. They'll keeps you warm Instructors: Excellent. Professional, relaxed, attentive – absolutely on the ball.
We conducted a coasteering session on the afternoon of 03/08/14 out of Abereiddy beach. The staff are young and relaxed, but very experienced and absolute professionals. Equipment is well maintained – they provided all the necessary bits, and carried spares for any items you may have forgotten to bring (which they tell you in the email). Wetsuits are good quality 5mm, and they have a whole range of sizes – they also provide a DRY wetsuit which is great….no one likes putting on a wet wetsuit. Briefing was succinct – not too much info you start to forget, not too little that you worry you don't know what you've let yourself in to.
After a brief walk in, we started off in a progressive fashion, getting the lower level drops and tumbles in to build confidence. The instructor to participant ratio was high, and they are always there ready to assist; consistently guiding you through everything individually. Having coasteered before, myself/friend were fortunate enough to break away from the larger group and go off and do some higher jumps, and get turned over in an ocean washing machine – all fantastic stuff, and much gratitude to Will who took for this. Without a doubt, this is the most demanding and rewarding coasteering session I have done….but through my choice; they make it as hard or as easy as you want, or can do. I've nothing negative to say at all – I would absolutely endorse them.
Thanks to all the team.
"Awesome Experience by Awesome Guide! Absolutely fantastic experience. Family of five ranging from 9 – 50 yrs old. Gaz was a superb leader and made their experience totally awesome. If you don't all fancy having a go it's just as fun watching (from up high) – we could hear a lot of what was being said 🙂 Honestly Billy is still buzzing now and planning to go back when he's old enough to do the BIG jump. He went as high as he was allowed and all the groups were so supportive cheering him on!
"Fantastic Experience This was my third coasteering event and I have to say it was the best of the lot. I would like to thank Clio and Gaz for providing the right balance of safety advice coupled with some well judged banter for a group of 10 lads.
The reasons for rating this event so highly.
The location. We went straight from the changing area into the sea. On previous occasions there has been a 20 minute walk or a minibus ride to the start area.
The kit. It may have been good fortune or good judgement from Clio but the wet suite actually fitted this time.
The final jump. The reality it that with a group like ours it is all about how high the final jump is and the lagoon jump at the end was the highest jump I have done so far. It was high enough that the whole group fell silent as we prepared to make the final leap.
The pictures and videos. Within 15 minutes of us getting back to the changing area we had a USB stick with all the pictures and some videos of the day at a price I would consider great value.
On a few occasions when we were jumping off some of the lower levels we were encouraged to perform various poses when entering the water. When you see the pictures at the end you can see why. There are some stunning pictures.
"5th year running! CQC must be good because we keep on coming back! As usual our trip on 27 July was well organised, plenty of good kit, sensible but fun safety precautions and 4 guides who know what they are doing and full of enthusiasm to share their knowledge with the visitors. Cleo, Will, Gaz and Dave surely have the best office space in the Universe and today the sun shone, the sea sparkled and the swell was enough to make the 'washing machine' a brine filled, disorientating and laugh racked experience!
They were not wrong, as the clouds gave way to blue skies and in there capable hands we scrambled, flopped, bombed, dove, swam, and thanks to one massive wave our 10 legged ninja crab wiped out….it was a great adventure and I would definitely recommend this to anybody. If your in Wales give these guys a call and go have some wet fun…you will not regret it!
"The stuff of lasting Holiday Memories – Fantastic Fun for the Whole Family Last year the kids went with their Dad while I took the role of official photographer from a safe vantage point. It looked so fantastic and they were so hyped afterwards that I was sorry I didn't go. So this year we all went and I wasn't disappointed! Quite the opposite – thrilled, terrified, excited, exhilarated, proud, smug and because of the great kit they provide – comfortable and warm too!
Will, Gaz and Morgan took us out and they were great fun – always encouraging, ready with a helping hand and a little bit crazy (think you would have to be a little bit crazy to do that day in and day out). The jumps steadily got bigger and bigger culminating in the highest jump into the beautiful blue lagoon. What a spot!
Also, the instructors carry a little waterproof camera, taking photos and videos of your stunts which make a fabulous keepsake at the end at a very reasonable price. Great idea. We were lucky with stunning sunny weather this year but this activity would be just as great if it were raining – after all you are going to get wet. Very wet! Booking is easy over the phone, there are toilets and a tea van at Abereiddy. Parking is free.


> Which version of uClibc are you using?
> anything useful even with full debugging enabled (-ddd on command line).
If tried trace ddd and ltrace, same results.
hostapd is not printing a single error line, not even in trace.


What do I do, if my dog eats a bone from a fish or a piece of glass?
The dog owner will most likely see it happen and it is too late: the dog has eaten its catch!
Give the dogs some canned asparagus. Those who are white coloured and slippery.
The asparagus will wrap them self around the object in the stomach.
Thereby the stomach and intestines are projected, and won't be damaged by the foreign object.
The foreign object will pass through the digestive system without damaging the dog.
Always visit the vets if your dog is not well!
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Reverend Wilfredo De Jesús is Senior Pastor of New Life Covenant Church (NLC), one of the fastest growing churches in Chicago.
Wilfredo was born and raised in Chicago's Humboldt Park community. It seemed his choices were few and his future held little promise. When he was 14 yrs. old, Wilfredo applied for a city summer job and was prepared to clean streets; instead he was assigned to work at a small neighborhood church with the children's day camp. Wilfredo showed up to work daily and was surprised by the youth who loved Jesus. By the end of summer, on a day Wilfredo will never forget, he was led to Jesus and received Him as his Lord and Savior – from that moment on his life was forever transformed.
He remained in that same little church for over 20 years before he was appointed Senior Pastor in July 2000. Since then the church has grown from a weekly attendance of 120 to 17,000 globally through church plants and more than 130 ministries reaching the most disenfranchised – the broken hearted, poor, homeless, prostitutes, drug addicts and gang members.
Wilfredo began his ministry at New Life Covenant in 1992 as an Administrative Assistant. He maintained an unwavering commitment to his calling although he was obligated to find employment outside the church for a term. From 1998 to 2000 Wilfredo held two positions, one as Assistant Pastor and the other as the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.
Rev. De Jesús has been instrumental in the development of several community-based programs. New Life Family Services (NLFS) was incorporated in 1998 as an extension of the church to serve the community. NLFS is a not-for-profit agency located in the heart of the Humboldt Park Community. Today NLFS operates River of Life, a homeless shelter for women with children and an after school program. Some of the church's other vital ministries include the Chicago Master's Commission, an intensive discipleship program for college age students, and Gangs to Grace, a ministry effective in reaching gang members for Christ. The Chicago Dream Center (CDC) opened its doors in 2007, providing homeless women with food, shelter and spiritual guidance. The clients who participate in this program are guided through a 3-phase residential/recovery experience. Through funds raised entirely by church members, New Life Covenant purchased a farm for the rehabilitation of the women who are part of CDC struggling to overcome addiction and/or prostitution. New Life for Women, opened its doors in August 2002 and in 2007, an annex was added to the farm to accommodate more women. The most recent addition to the CDC has been the New Life for Men shelter that opened in April 2013.
De Jesús's vision is simple, to be a church for the hurting that reaches people for Jesus. This calling has birthed ministries as well as domestic and international missions. In 2006, NLC inaugurated HopeFest, which has grown to become the largest annual back-to-school event in the City of Chicago. Over 800 church and community volunteers serve approximately 10,000 families in this one-day event. Families are provided with comprehensive services from immunizations, physicals, dental checks, backpacks with school supplies, groceries, haircuts and more to ensure children are ready to succeed in the new school year.
Rev. De Jesús also wanted to encourage other Pastors and leaders by equipping them with the tools necessary to develop sustainable ministries in their home communities. As a result in 2010 the 1st Annual JumpStart Pastors and Leaders school was created and has grown exponentially in the last couple of years. Churches throughout the United States attend NLC's three-day conference.
De Jesús had also served as the Vice President of Social Justice for the nation's largest Hispanic Christian organization, The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, which serves 18,000 churches and close to 15 million born-again Christians.
To his surprise, in April 2013, Rev. De Jesus was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and recognized for his leadership and influence with the Evangelical and Latino audiences. De Jesús was also featured on the cover and in the accompanying story of TIME's April 15th edition, "The Latino Reformation," which explored the growth of Latinos among Protestant churches across the U.S.
Rev. De Jesús often makes others understand, his accomplishments are based on a life dedicated to God and His purposes. In other words, whatever the accomplishment, to God be the Glory!
A graduate of Trinity University and North Park Theological Seminary, De Jesús is sought after as a motivational speaker at various church events, leadership conferences and assemblies throughout the nation and abroad. He resides in the Humboldt Park community of Chicago, with his wife Elizabeth and their three children, Alexandria, Yesenia and Wilfredo, Jr.
Pastor Choco has the honor of ministering across the US and Latin America.
If you would like to book Pastor Choco for a speaking engagement or interview, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!


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Vail Resorts Continues Expansion with Acquisitions of Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Crested Butte & Stevens Pass
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Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont has always enjoyed a loyal following with a very special feeling of community; the resort, known for outstanding service, was one of the first in New England to offer bubble chairs © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com
By Karen Rubin
Vail Resorts is continuing its buying spree, giving it more reach and penetration in New England with the acquisition of Okemo Mountain Resort, Vermont, which had been owned and operated by the Mueller family for 36 years. The acquisition from the Muellers also includes Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. For good measure, Vail also announced a separate acquisition of Stevens Pass in Washington State.
The acquisition of Okemo and Mount Sunapee vastly increases the value of Vail Resorts' Epic Pass for eastern skiers, especially with the acquisition last year of Stowe Mountain in Vermont. In recent years, Vail acquired Whistler Blackcomb in Canada (the largest ski resort in North America), Park City and Canyons in Utah (which it combined into one, making it the largest ski resort in the United States). The Epic Pass is also valid its other owned resorts, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in Lake Tahoe; Afton Alps near Minneapolis, Mt. Brighton near Detroit, Wilmot Mountain near Chicago, and Perisher in Australia. Epic Pass holders also have limited access to 30 European ski resorts including Verbier and Les 4 Vallées in Switzerland, Les 3 Vallées in France; Arlberg in Austria; and Skirama Dolomiti Adamello Brenta in Italy.
Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Triple Peaks, LLC, the parent company of Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, Mount Sunapee Resort in New Hampshire, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado. Vail Resorts stated it will purchase Triple Peaks, LLC from the Mueller family for $82 million, subject to certain adjustments. At closing, Triple Peaks will pay $155 million to pay off the leases that all three resorts have with Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate, with funds provided by Vail Resorts.
As part of a separate transaction, Vail Resorts will also purchase Stevens Pass Resort in Washington from Ski Resort Holdings, LLC, who was advised on the sale by Houlihan Lokey, for a total purchase price of $67 million, subject to certain adjustments. Both transactions are subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
"Together, the acquisitions of Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Crested Butte, and Stevens Pass will significantly enhance the Vail Resorts' network of resort experiences, adding even more variety and choice for all of our pass holders and guests. Okemo and Mount Sunapee are terrific complements to Stowe in the Northeast, as is Crested Butte to our four Colorado resorts, and Stevens Pass for our Whistler Blackcomb and Seattle guests," said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of Vail Resorts. "Additionally, each of these resorts will individually offer guests from around the world entirely new and distinctive experiences in extraordinary locations from coast to coast."
"We know our guests and employees will benefit from Vail Resorts' outstanding track record of resort and community investment, environmental stewardship, and employee development," said Tim Mueller, president of Triple Peaks, LLC. "We care deeply about the legacy of these resorts, and have absolute confidence in Vail Resorts to celebrate what makes them so special, while also providing long-term stability for the communities."
"Triple Peaks, LLC and the Mueller family and Karl Kapuscinski, the tenant and operator of Stevens Pass Resort, have been outstanding operators of these resorts and we have valued our association with them," said Steven Orbuch, founder and president of Oz Real Estate. "We are excited for the opportunities that these transactions create for Vail Resorts and its guests while providing a beneficial outcome for our investors."
When the transactions close, the 2018-19 Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass, Epic Australia Pass, and Epic Military Pass will include unlimited and unrestricted access to all four resorts, with seven and four unrestricted days for the Epic 7 Day and Epic 4 Day passes, respectively. Whistler Blackcomb Edge Card holders will be able to use any of their U.S. days at Stevens Pass, subject to the restrictions on each card. "We are thrilled that the Epic Pass and our other season pass products will now provide our pass holders around the world with even more variety and unique experiences to choose from," said Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer of Vail Resorts.
After closing of the two transactions, Vail Resorts plans to invest $35 million over the next two years across the four resorts to continue to elevate the guest experience. In addition, annual ongoing capital expenditures are expected to increase by $7 million to support the addition of these four resorts. Together, these acquisitions are expected to generate incremental annual EBITDA in excess of $35 million in Vail Resorts' fiscal year ending July 31, 2019.
Closing of Transactions
The transactions are expected to close this summer. Operations at the four resorts for the remainder of the 2018 summer season will continue in the ordinary course of business, as will future winter seasonal hiring. Upon closing, Vail Resorts plans to retain the vast majority of each resort's employees and will be working with the local leadership teams in the coming months to determine the right long-term management structure for the resorts.
Vail Resorts will, subject to approval, assume the state land leases for Okemo Mountain Resort and Mount Sunapee Resort and will obtain new Special Use Permits from the U.S. Forest Service for Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Stevens Pass Resort. The state land lease transfers in Vermont and New Hampshire are subject to administrative review and consent from their respective states.
About the Resorts
Crested Butte Mountain Resort, located in southwest Colorado's Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests, is known for the colorful and historic town of Crested Butte, renowned mountain peaks, and legendary skiing and riding terrain. The resort was established in 1961 and has since passed through three families. The Muellers added Crested Butte to their family of resorts in 2004, following their 1982 acquisition of Okemo Mountain and 1998 acquisition of Mount Sunapee.
Rising above the Vermont village of Ludlow, approximately three hours from Boston and four hours from New York City, Okemo Mountain Resort has developed a reputation for superior guest service, incredible snow quality, grooming, terrain parks, and family programs.
Jackson-Gore at Okemo Mountain Resort, a self-contained base area within the resort, offers ski in/out convenience, a spa, pool, hot tubs, and restaurants © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com
Mount Sunapee, the premier ski area in southern New Hampshire, is just a short 90-minute drive from Boston. The four-season, family-focused ski area has breathtaking views overlooking Lake Sunapee and consistently receives accolades for excellence in snowmaking and grooming.
On the other side of the United States, Stevens Pass, with its exciting terrain and plentiful snowfall, will be the Company's second resort in the Pacific Northwest. The resort, less than 85 miles from Seattle, sits on the crest of Washington State's Cascade Range within two national forests, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on the west side of the crest and the Wenatchee National Forest on the east.
Pass Access Details
Skiing at Park City, Utah, part of Vail Resorts © Karen Rubin/ goingplacesfarandnear.com
Vail Resorts 2018-19 Epic, Epic Local, Epic Australia, Epic 7-Day, Epic 4-Day, and Military Epic Pass holders will offer these benefits, subject to closing of the transactions:
Epic Pass™: Ski or snowboard unlimited and unrestricted from opening day to closing day for only $899. The Epic Pass pays for itself in just over four days of skiing or snowboarding. Enjoy full access to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte Mountain Resort and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe; Stowe Mountain Resort and Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont; Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Stevens Pass in Washington; Whistler Blackcomb in Canada; and Perisher in Australia for the 2019 season. New for the 2018-19 season, Epic Pass holders will receive seven days of skiing or snowboarding with no blackout dates at Telluride in Colorado; seven days at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which includes Fernie Alpine Resort, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Kimberley Alpine Resort in British Columbia, Nakiska in Alberta, and Mont Sainte Anne and Stoneham in Quebec; and up to five total consecutive days with no blackout dates at Hakuba Valley's nine ski resorts in Japan. The Epic Pass also grants limited access to Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D'Isere in France; 4 Vallées in Switzerland; Arlberg in Austria and Skirama Dolomiti in Italy. A child pass (ages five to 12) is $469.
Epic Local Pass™: For $669, receive unlimited and unrestricted skiing or snowboarding at Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Crested Butte, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Stevens Pass, Wilmot, Afton Alps and Mt. Brighton with limited restrictions at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, and Stowe, plus a combined total of 10 days at Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb with holiday restrictions. New for the 2018-19 season, Epic Local Pass holders will receive five total consecutive days with no blackout dates at Hakuba Valley's nine ski resorts in Japan. The Epic Local Pass pays for itself in just over three days. A child pass (ages five to 12) is $359.
Epic 7-Day Pass™: For $669, receive a total of seven unrestricted days at Whistler Blackcomb, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Stowe, Crested Butte, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Stevens Pass and Arapahoe Basin, plus seven additional free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. New for the 2018-19 season, Epic 7-Day Pass holders will receive up to seven days of skiing or snowboarding at Telluride and at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies with no blackout dates as part of their seven total days on the pass. After the seven days, regardless of the resort at which they were redeemed, pass holders can get 20 percent off additional lift tickets at Telluride. A child pass (ages five to 12) is $359. The pass pays for itself in just over three days.
Epic 4-Day™: A convenient option for a short ski trip as the pass pays for itself in just over two days and includes a total of four unrestricted days valid at Whistler Blackcomb, Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Stowe, Crested Butte, Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Stevens Pass and Arapahoe Basin, plus four additional free days at Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton or Wilmot Mountain. New in 2018-19, Epic 4-Day Pass holders will receive up to four days of skiing or snowboarding at Telluride and at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies with no blackout dates as part of their four total days on the pass. After the four days, regardless of the resort at which they were redeemed, pass holders can get 20 percent off additional lift tickets at Telluride. The Epic 4-Day Pass is $439 for adults and $239 for children (ages five to 12).
Military Epic Pass: In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Epic Pass on March 18, 2018, Vail Resorts is honoring the epic service of the Company's founders from the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, and the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force with the introduction of a new $99 Military Epic Pass for active and retired military personnel and their dependents – an almost 90-percent discount to the regular Epic Pass price. Additionally, as the first of its kind in the mountain resort industry, all other U.S., Canadian and Australian veterans and their dependents are eligible for a $499 Military Epic Pass, which offers more than a 40-percent discount off the regular price ($269 for children under 18 years of age). Vail Resorts will donate $1 for every 2018-19 season pass sale to Wounded Warrior Project® to benefit wounded veterans and their families, which would exceed $750,000 based on last year's sales. Visit www.epicpass.com/military for all details on military pass options.
Vail Resorts' 2018-19 season passes are on sale now at the lowest guaranteed prices. Visit www.epicpass.com for details and to purchase.
Vail Resorts will continue to honor previously sold 2018-19 season pass products for Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Crested Butte, and Stevens Pass.
Skiing Kirkwood, Tahoe, California © Eric Leiberman/goingplacesfarandnear.com
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts' subsidiaries operate 11 world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher in Australia; Stowe in Vermont; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.
Letter "To Our Okemo Community"
In a letter addressed "To our Okemo Community," Tim, Diane, Ethan & Erica write:
"Over the years, we have seen an amazing amount of change in the ski industry. Much of the evolution has been good: improved technologies around ski gear; the onset of snowboarding; grooming equipment; energy efficient snowmaking; and probably the most heartening is how many more people ski and ride or simply come to the mountains now versus three decades ago.
"Our business model has always been somewhat unique in this industry; operating large, successful ski resorts that are family owned. It is something we have always enjoyed, been proud of, and worked hard to preserve. Another reason this decision has been incredibly difficult for our family.
"When approached by Vail Resorts, all of these thoughts, memories and realities stirred through our heads. What does this mean for us? For our teams? What does this mean for our communities? What does this mean for the mountains that we have poured a lifetime of energy into? We were not naïve in understanding this would mean changes in the future. We spent a lot of time contemplating all of this, and ultimately decided that moving forward with the sale was the best option for Okemo and its future. We realize the idea of a large company like Vail Resorts overseeing operations at each of our unique resorts may feel unsettling. However, the reality is they are mountain operators and run some of the best and most successful resorts in the industry. Putting Okemo in their hands will ensure a good future for the ski area, and will therefore support a good future for the Okemo Valley. They are great operators and good people, and they will invest in the mountain and our community.
"Please know we have entered into this transaction with the best intentions for the ski area, our fellow employees, and the community. If we did not think this was going to bring more opportunity for the resort in the years to come, we would not have made this decision. We feel that Vail Resorts is poised to continue Okemo's excellence and bolster its legacy. We hope you will be open to their approach and give them the opportunity to prove their good intentions.
"It has been the greatest pleasure of our lives operating and growing this awesome ski area for the last 36 years. Thank you for accepting us into this community so long ago and thank you for sharing the greatest joy of our family's life.
"With mountains of gratitude"
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