text:
Western Balkans footprints: Innovation in media training makes an impact
Davor Marko
Digital Reporting, Digital Transformation, Trending in Media
🔊 Read this article
Running a media organisation in the Western Balkans (WB) is far from easy. A region beset by instability, corruption with challenges to media freedom which provide a fertile space for disinformation and biased reporting.
Thomson Foundation is working to support media in the region and its recent programmes have made significant progress in creating stronger more financially resilient organisations through increased digital presence, audience engagement strategies, better quality content and new revenue streams.
We have chosen to work with local media who face multiple challenges such as limited resources but who have increasingly become a trusted source of information for the communities they serve.
The foundation has taken part in several ongoing programmes in the region, the most significant support has been provided as part of the three year 'Media for All' programme, implemented by the British Council, the Balkans Investigative Reporting Network: BIRN, Intrac and Thomson Foundation and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
How did we support the media?
Thomson Foundation team encouraged media outlets to design, test and implement innovative models of monetisation and audience engagement strategies, to improve quality of the content production and dissemination and to rationalise their operational processes. We:
Supported 59 media outlets across the region to develop localised, feasible and innovative business plans;
Supported 55 media outlets with financial investment of £1.26 million to test their innovative business ideas;
Provided more than 23.000 hours of mentoring and capacity building trainings for more than 300 people;
Worked with more than 60 mentors and trainers with expertise in media business, production and marketing from 12 countries from the WB, EU, and UK.
"Our approach was flexible, adaptive to different contexts and to the variety of media needs and gaps our team identified," explains Davor Marko, programme manager – Central and South East Europe.
From the start of the process, Thomson's WB team intended to be flexible, to follow realistic media needs and adapt its support to help them. We also systematised and shared educational resources, lessons learned and success stories through our e-learning platform https://journalift.org/.
What we achieved?
Amongst the many successes, there are a number of mid and long-term achievements of note but primarily and most importantly there has been a change in the mind-set of key management and editorial staff to apply more market and business oriented logic.
Media outlets also:
Significantly improved their digital presence and operation;
Introduced innovative services, formats and products.
Acquired sustainable skills in mobile journalism, data visualisation, visual storytelling, marketing and sales, web analytics, podcast and crowdfunding amongst others. These skills enabled editorial teams to produce their content in a more attractive and accessible form leading to an increase in readers.
In addition, all the activities have been considered through gender and minority sensitive lenses.
Why business support matters
Thomson Foundation provides 'business support' with the aim of increasing the financial resilience of media by encouraging them to introduce and pilot innovative business ideas. Here dedicated mentoring has shown to be one of the keys to achieving successful results.
Seventy-six per cent of the local media outlets managed to earn revenue through their services, products, and businesses or increase their incomes. Sixty-nine per cent made money from newly introduced revenue streams such as advertising, merchandise, subscription, donation and membership.
"We have improved the quality of our broadcasting and created a new marketing offer and price list," says Fatmira Prodani, Owner Durres Lajm, Albania. "Thanks to that, new local businesses became our clients and started advertising in our media outlet."
The programme and processes that Thomson Foundation trialled and adapted in the Western Balkans, has helped us understand the changing nature of media development. The organisations with whom we worked were predominantly small, with limited capacities and overstretched between their primary task to produce content and to plan for the future.
Hence we developed a flexible approach based on the "learn as we go" philosophy.
It's an approach we think will be of benefit to independent media outlets elsewhere.
"Our task at the Foundation is to help media innovators take their skills and export them, to media businesses large and small in Central and Eastern Europe and beyond," says David Quin Managing Director, Development Thomson Foundation. "So, we're currently developing a range of programmes that are taking the ever evolving, highly sophisticated, market ready media skills we see in the Western Balkans and gearing them for a wide and diverse set of issues, in places like Moldova, Ukraine and Central Asia, taking the lessons learned to where they are most needed."
To read the whole report, click here.
Davor is Thomson's Central Europe and South East Europe programme manager. He is actively involved in designing, running and overseeing programmes in this region.
He has extensive experience in media development and supports media capacity development, digital operation and innovations, content production and revenue diversification. Davor also participates in communication with media development community, including donors, media development organisations, and start up and tech actors. He holds PhD in media and communication and he is also a non-resident research fellow at the CEU's Center for Media, Data and Society in Budapest.
Digital Transformation, Traditional Media
Future on wheels
November 5,
Dušan Mašić
For decades, the media in our region, struggling to survive, have been divided into those that "find their way"
Serbia, KrusevacGrad: New knowledge for a safer future
February 14,
KrusevacGrad, a small local outlet based in the town of Kruševac in central Serbia, managed to increase commitment and
Digital Reporting, Digital Transformation, Traditional Media
The importance of multimedia content
Slađana Lučić
Imagine a situation in which, as a journalist, you received another in a series of official reports of a
Rethinking sustainability strategies for small independent media in the Western Balkans
Tarik Jusić
In the region of the Western Balkans, donors and international implementing agencies have played a crucial role in supporting
Top stories from Journalift:
Digital Reporting, Trending in Media
Radio and podcast: (Fr)Enemies?
Uroš Bogdanović
Podcasts are the fastest growing content delivery channel in the last few years. However, there seems to be a growing gap between the radio industry and podcasters. By commercializing radio in the Balkan region, in the Balkan way, which mostly means "formatting" (I wanted to write "freaky formatting", and I wouldn't want anyone to be offended; the format is
Free webinar: How can newsrooms engage with younger audiences?
Newsrooms have a difficult task – not only are they under constant pressure to keep and retain their audiences,
Branding and Marketing, Digital Reporting, Trending in Media
Journalism today: Media newsrooms in a race with social media algorithms
Toshe Ognjanov
If this article was written around 2010, it would probably start with a phrase like "Social media are the
Branding and Marketing, Digital Reporting
Visual storytelling extends the life of journalistic stories
Aleksandar Manasiev
Many have probably seen the video made from the front pages of every print edition of The New York
Trending in
Podcasts are the fastest growing content delivery channel in
Newsrooms have a difficult task – not only are
If this article was written around 2010, it would
Digital Reporting-Trending in Media
Podcasts are the fastest growing content delivery channel in the last few years. However, there seems to be a growing
Newsrooms have a difficult task - not only are they under constant pressure to keep and retain their audiences, but
Branding and Marketing-Digital Reporting-Trending in Media
If this article was written around 2010, it would probably start with a phrase like "Social media are the future
Branding and Marketing-Digital Reporting
Many have probably seen the video made from the front pages of every print edition of The New York Times


text:
Finally after giving an elaborate description to Gauri, of all the sadhanas performed by different deities , Siddhas , Kings , Human beings and the all the pilgrimage they visited to get effects of there Sadhana , Gautama comes back to his own sadhana.
The last 6 months , I have been writing in these forum about Gautama Maharishis description of all the sadhanas to Mother Gauri.We find in Puranas and also the epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana , that these kind of conversation, where a Rishi[ a Sage] and a God are undergoing discussion over the subtle points of sadhana like we find here between Gauri and Gautama. There are also similar kind of instances of conversation in case of Mahabharata with Sage Ved Vyasa and Lord Ganesha , in case of Maharamayana between Sage Vasistha and Lord Rama.
These is a very interesting construct of conversation between a Sage and Goddess which makes the subtle theories of spirituality and there applications in forms of stories and examples very easily understood. In the cases of mantras, also we find there is a specific rishi who is the author of themantra, and the mantra is addressed to a particular diety , embodying the principle of mantra and the kind of benefits the mantra is intending for. This is how,we see a general pattern of how the wisdom is expressed, and how the consciousness which is represented by certain rishis, and the shakti which represented by certain devas , interacts between themselves for creating the higher level of wisdom and transforming the consciousness of masses. The same kind of construct are also seen in these series of "Glory of Arunachala" . There are different paths of sadhana are given which is practised by different kinds of gods , and rishis and there are different boons and benefit , they received by this, which can be termed as certain forms of siddhis . Gautama also had the opportunity to do intense sadhana, by the Grace of Siva, and he adored Him in the form of Arunachala and worshipped the invisible Linga for the benefit of the entire world. A celestial pavilion was constructed there by Visvakarma. Various festivals and celebrations were introduced. Sages found several kinds of scriptures dealing with dharma and conducted the worship of Siva in accordance with them.
Gautama, also appointed seven noble maidens sprung from the sacrificial fire, for the worship of Siva. In olden days the Lord of Sonasaila was specially worshipped by many kings who had regained their kingdoms after conquering their enemies. This Linga in the form of a hill is blemishless and is named Annamalai. The Lord of Arunagiri, who grants boons, should always be meditated upon. Fortunate indeed are the noble souls who have acquired boundless merit by worshipping the Lord of Arunachala who protects his devotees and absolves them of sins the moment they think of Him.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Thermos® double wall vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, hot or cold. Durable stainless steel interior and exterior. Non-slip, scratch-resistant base. Cool to the touch with hot foods. Ergonomically designed lid. Light, compact and portable.
Dimensions: 3.7" w x 3.7" d x 5.8" h.


Since I can remember, I have been a bleeder. It was even more difficult because I was born in another country where it is more difficult to get access to all the resources for my bleeding disorder. I dealt with tremendous nosebleeds and gum bleeds since I was 1 years old. By the age of 8, I had been in the hospital more than 500 times with inexplicable bleeding episodes. My poor mother didn't know what to do; she was young and inexperienced but also doctors never told her what to do. My most vivid memory was at the age of 7, looking at the hospital in the distance laying down in my mom's lap under a tree with a bed sheet full of blood waiting my turn to see the otolaryngologist. I had hundreds of nosebleed cauterizations. I remember the look of desperation, frustration and sadness in my mom's eyes to have to see her daughter like that. I was always anemic and full of infections because my immune system wasn't strong enough despite my mother's effort to give me supplements and iron rich food. The amount of blood I was losing didn't let my body recover. My menstrual cycle was always irregular and heavy. However, my cycle was not an issue to limit me from being active in my teenage years and adult life.
Well I realized that for the first time in my life at the age of 36 I knew the name of my disorder!!! I never, never realized that I had a genetic disorder, that my DNA passed an incurable awful disease to the person who we loved the most. To the person we were fighting to have after one miscarriage and several years of trying to have a kid!! I was lucky because I had finally a daughter. I was also lucky because years before I knew of my disorder I had an invasive open surgery and C-Section (with an epidural) without any DDAVP, Factor, or any kind of medication I would have needed for my condition in these procedures.
I sat down and spent hours, days, months reading about my new old disease and all the complications a person can have without a prophy treatment. "But wait? what about me? I need to find out for real about this disorder with a test." I had so many health issues, so many pains, so many bleeds, and blood transfusions. I needed the test, the genetic test to confirm what my daughter has. I was diagnosed at the age 42. That was a special day for me when the hematologist handed me the paper confirming my diagnosis. I was happy that finally I had proof about this disorder. But of course, I was crying because after 42 years ... a long 42 years I had a paper that indicated why my health was so complicated. At the age of 45 I had my first DDAVP infusion. I felt in Heaven!
1 Comments on "IT WAS TOUGH TO BE A BLEEDER WITHOUT KNOWING IT"
I am a von Willie! A strong, capable, warrior bleeder woman with an incredible von Villie 10 year old daughter and a super awesome husband who support and love us 100% with our illness. I am a Chair Of The Board at the Connecticut Hemophilia Society, also part of th New York City Hemophilia Chapter von Willebrand Committee, I"m volunteering with National Hemophilia Foundation as a Guia Cultural (Cultural Guide) for our Latin Community and I am co Founder of Daniela's Little Wish a organization my little daughter founded 7 years ago and we bake, decorate and deliver birthday cakes for kids with severe illnesses or disabilities all around CT, NYC and other states around USA. I'm a strong advocate for the rights in our community and I never will stop doing this. Spreading my voice about von Willebrand is one of my wishes for the rest of my life!


VIOSO Helpdesk - How to I apply a serial/activation key?
How to I apply a serial/activation key?
Sometime you need to apply a software licensing key. Such a key is a string of 6x5 characters separated by a dash (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx). Such keys can be a serial key (issued after purchasing a product) or a multipurpose key, also called "activation key".
VIOSO Player: Menu "Help" - "Info about this program" - Click button "License"
The license manager window opens. Click the button "Activation Key" and paste the key into the form field "Activation Key". Make sure you do not misspell any character (e.g. mixing "0" and "O", or "I" and "1", etc.). We recommend to use the "copy&pase" functionality whenver possible.
Not able to access license page to enter license key. Error message "License check failed, The application will closed."
Not able to access license page to enter license key. error "License check failed" The application will closed.
How to retrieve a "Hardware ID" for licensing?
Where are license files located (Anyblend, Player)?
Can I transfer a VIOSO Player license from one PC to another PC?
Can I transfer a VIOSO Anyblend license from one PC to another PC?


Just a small selection of our work.
Bespoke design, manufacture and installation of demonstration vehicles for a leading OEM.
A flexible, cost-effective and scalable process for thermoplastic carbon fibre chassis manufacture.
Race car design and race engineering for endurance racing and Le Mans.


Perforated Paddle Stainless Steel 30"
For brewers looking to go big, our heavy-duty mash paddle quickly and reliably stirs through the thickest mashes, especially in larger mash tuns.
The Blichmann Top Tier Stand provides flexibility in configuration, allowing home brewers to upgrade while still utilizing existing equipment or incorporating Blichmann products.
The Installation Kit contains the flexible gas tubing, mounting brackets, needle valve and hardware for properly mounting the burner to the central support of the stand.
The Top Tier Shelf for the Blichmann Top Tier Stand measures 16" X 16" and is rated to support a weight of 150 lbs.
For attachment to the Blichmann Top Tier Stand, the 10" X 10" Utility Shelf is designed to hold 50 lbs.
The Blichmann TopTier Therminator Mounting Bracket attaches theTherminator Plate Chiller to a TopTier Brewing Stand.
The Blichmann TopTier March 809 pump mounting bracket attaches a March 8098 pump a TopTier Brewing Stand.
The Natural Gas Conversion Orifice modifies Blichmann Burners, replacing the propane orifice installed as standard equipment in the burner.
The Natural Gas Conversion Kit modifies Blichmann Burners and includes an orifice and needle valve for control of gas flow and flame height.
The optional free standing RIMS plumbing tower offers a myriad of advanced features designed to improve and enhance quality during wort production.
For mounting 2 Tower of Power Modules onto the Tower Stand, the Mounting Plate attaches with 4 included #10-24 X 3/8" long pan head screws and is sold separately from the Modules.
Blichmann developed the Tower of Power Modular control system to be adaptable, operate accurately and create quality results batch after batch.
The Communication Cord provides accurate and precise correspondence between the Tower of Power module and a PC.


Do you ever have one of those days where you feel like you are sitting around all day waiting for someone to take their Scramble turn? And you keep opening the app and updating it just in case the badge didn't display?
Posted on March 14, 2013 by BRW.	Bookmark the permalink.


text:
Q: Как распечатать результат JS на странице? Нашел отличный js который конвертирует XML в JSON на лету
Скрипт быстро выполняет свою задачу но результат виден только в браузере.
Как отобразить результат в самой странице в json формате, чтобы можно было дальше с ним работать?
Спасибо!
var xml = (function() {
  /*

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<Results>
<show>
<showid>2930</showid>
<name>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>Mar/10/1997</started>
<ended>May/20/2003</ended>
<seasons>7</seasons>
<status>Ended</status>
<runtime>60</runtime>
<classification>Scripted</classification>
<genres><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Comedy</genre><genre>Drama</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre><genre>Mystery</genre><genre>Sci-Fi</genre></genres>
<network country="US">UPN</network>
<airtime>20:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
<akas><aka country="SE">Buffy & vampyrerna</aka><aka country="DE">Buffy - Im Bann der Dämonen</aka><aka country="NO">Buffy - Vampyrenes skrekk</aka><aka country="HU">Buffy a vámpírok réme</aka><aka country="FR">Buffy Contre les Vampires</aka><aka country="IT">Buffy l'Ammazza Vampiri</aka><aka country="PL">Buffy postrach wampirów</aka><aka country="BR">Buffy, a Caça-Vampiros</aka><aka country="PT">Buffy, a Caçadora de Vampiros</aka><aka country="ES">Buffy, Cazavampiros</aka><aka country="HR">Buffy, ubojica vampira</aka><aka country="FI">Buffy, vampyyrintappaja</aka><aka country="EE">Vampiiritapja Buffy</aka><aka country="IS">Vampírubaninn Buffy</aka><aka country="RU">Баффи – истребительница вампиров</aka></akas>
</show>
<show>
<showid>31192</showid>
<name>Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season Eight: Motion comics</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-31192</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>Jul/19/2010</started>
<ended>Nov/22/2010</ended>
<seasons>1</seasons>
<status>Canceled/Ended</status>
<runtime>15</runtime>
<classification>Animation</classification>
<genres><genre>Animation General</genre><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Comedy</genre><genre>Drama</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre><genre>Sci-Fi</genre></genres>
<network country="US">iTunes</network>
<airtime>12:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
</show>
<show>
<showid>2931</showid>
<name>Buffy the Animated Series</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/Buffy_the_Animated_Series</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>2002</started>
<ended></ended>
<seasons>1</seasons>
<status>Pilot Rejected</status>
<runtime>4</runtime>
<classification>Animation</classification>
<genres><genre>Animation General</genre><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre></genres>
<network country="US">FOX</network>
<airtime>12:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
</show>
</Results>
*/
}).toString().split('\n').slice(2, -2).join('\n').trim();

var oParser = new DOMParser();
var xml = oParser.parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");

// Changes XML to JSON
function xmlToJson(xml) {

  // Create the return object
  var obj = {};

  if (xml.nodeType == 1) { // element
    // do attributes
    if (xml.attributes.length > 0) {
      //obj["attributes"] = {};
      for (var j = 0; j < xml.attributes.length; j++) {
        var attribute = xml.attributes.item(j);
        //obj["attributes"][attribute.nodeName] = attribute.nodeValue;
        obj['@' + attribute.nodeName] = attribute.nodeValue;
      }
    }
  } else if (xml.nodeType == 3) { // text
    obj = xml.nodeValue.trim(); // add trim here
  }

  // do children
  if (xml.hasChildNodes()) {
    for (var i = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++) {
      var item = xml.childNodes.item(i);
      var nodeName = item.nodeName;
      //    console.debug('child',nodeName,item)
      if (typeof(obj[nodeName]) == "undefined") {
        var tmp = xmlToJson(item);
        if (tmp !== "") // if not empty string
          obj[nodeName] = tmp;
      } else {
        if (typeof(obj[nodeName].push) == "undefined") {
          var old = obj[nodeName];
          obj[nodeName] = [];
          obj[nodeName].push(old);
        }
        var tmp = xmlToJson(item);
        if (tmp !== "") // if not empty string
          obj[nodeName].push(tmp);
      }
    }
  }
  if (!Array.isArray(obj) && typeof obj == 'object') {
    var keys = Object.keys(obj);
    if (keys.length == 1 && keys[0] == '#text') return obj['#text'];
    if (keys.length === 0) return null;
  }
  return obj;
}

var obj =xmlToJson(xml);
console.clear();
console.debug(obj);
document.getElementById('pre').innerHTML=JSON.stringify(obj,null,'  ');

Перевод объекта JavaScript в строку JSON осуществляется с помощью метода JSON.stringify().
Данный метод осуществляет действие обратное методу JSON.parse().
Пример: var personString = JSON.strigify(person);
Реализовать на практике не смог.
Как я получал данные из JSON
public function getMarket($period, $page)
{
    $items = [];
    $response = (array)@json_decode($this->request('GET', 'https://site.ru/json/my?duration=' . $period . '&page=' . $page)['body'], true);

    foreach ($response as $key => $item) {
        $item['user'] = $this->getUser($item['userId']);
        $items[] = new MyItem($item);
    }

    return $items;
}

https://site.ru/json/my?duration=... ОТДАЕТ РЕАЛЬНУЮ JSON СТРОКУ В КОД

A: Просто в HTML добавить любой тег с id="pre" для вывода и все работает

var xml = (function() {
  /*

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

<Results>
<show>
<showid>2930</showid>
<name>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>Mar/10/1997</started>
<ended>May/20/2003</ended>
<seasons>7</seasons>
<status>Ended</status>
<runtime>60</runtime>
<classification>Scripted</classification>
<genres><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Comedy</genre><genre>Drama</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre><genre>Mystery</genre><genre>Sci-Fi</genre></genres>
<network country="US">UPN</network>
<airtime>20:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
<akas><aka country="SE">Buffy & vampyrerna</aka><aka country="DE">Buffy - Im Bann der Dämonen</aka><aka country="NO">Buffy - Vampyrenes skrekk</aka><aka country="HU">Buffy a vámpírok réme</aka><aka country="FR">Buffy Contre les Vampires</aka><aka country="IT">Buffy l'Ammazza Vampiri</aka><aka country="PL">Buffy postrach wampirów</aka><aka country="BR">Buffy, a Caça-Vampiros</aka><aka country="PT">Buffy, a Caçadora de Vampiros</aka><aka country="ES">Buffy, Cazavampiros</aka><aka country="HR">Buffy, ubojica vampira</aka><aka country="FI">Buffy, vampyyrintappaja</aka><aka country="EE">Vampiiritapja Buffy</aka><aka country="IS">Vampírubaninn Buffy</aka><aka country="RU">Баффи – истребительница вампиров</aka></akas>
</show>
<show>
<showid>31192</showid>
<name>Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season Eight: Motion comics</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-31192</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>Jul/19/2010</started>
<ended>Nov/22/2010</ended>
<seasons>1</seasons>
<status>Canceled/Ended</status>
<runtime>15</runtime>
<classification>Animation</classification>
<genres><genre>Animation General</genre><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Comedy</genre><genre>Drama</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre><genre>Sci-Fi</genre></genres>
<network country="US">iTunes</network>
<airtime>12:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
</show>
<show>
<showid>2931</showid>
<name>Buffy the Animated Series</name>
<link>http://www.tvrage.com/Buffy_the_Animated_Series</link>
<country>US</country>
<started>2002</started>
<ended></ended>
<seasons>1</seasons>
<status>Pilot Rejected</status>
<runtime>4</runtime>
<classification>Animation</classification>
<genres><genre>Animation General</genre><genre>Action</genre><genre>Adventure</genre><genre>Horror/Supernatural</genre></genres>
<network country="US">FOX</network>
<airtime>12:00</airtime>
<airday>Tuesday</airday>
</show>
</Results>
*/
}).toString().split('\n').slice(2, -2).join('\n').trim();

var oParser = new DOMParser();
var xml = oParser.parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");

// Changes XML to JSON
function xmlToJson(xml) {

  // Create the return object
  var obj = {};

  if (xml.nodeType == 1) { // element
    // do attributes
    if (xml.attributes.length > 0) {
      //obj["attributes"] = {};
      for (var j = 0; j < xml.attributes.length; j++) {
        var attribute = xml.attributes.item(j);
        //obj["attributes"][attribute.nodeName] = attribute.nodeValue;
        obj['@' + attribute.nodeName] = attribute.nodeValue;
      }
    }
  } else if (xml.nodeType == 3) { // text
    obj = xml.nodeValue.trim(); // add trim here
  }

  // do children
  if (xml.hasChildNodes()) {
    for (var i = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++) {
      var item = xml.childNodes.item(i);
      var nodeName = item.nodeName;
      //    console.debug('child',nodeName,item)
      if (typeof(obj[nodeName]) == "undefined") {
        var tmp = xmlToJson(item);
        if (tmp !== "") // if not empty string
          obj[nodeName] = tmp;
      } else {
        if (typeof(obj[nodeName].push) == "undefined") {
          var old = obj[nodeName];
          obj[nodeName] = [];
          obj[nodeName].push(old);
        }
        var tmp = xmlToJson(item);
        if (tmp !== "") // if not empty string
          obj[nodeName].push(tmp);
      }
    }
  }
  if (!Array.isArray(obj) && typeof obj == 'object') {
    var keys = Object.keys(obj);
    if (keys.length == 1 && keys[0] == '#text') return obj['#text'];
    if (keys.length === 0) return null;
  }
  return obj;
}

var obj =xmlToJson(xml);
console.clear();
console.debug(obj);
document.getElementById('pre').innerHTML=JSON.stringify(obj,null,'  ');

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Come hear the story of the beginning, development and struggles of the Ottawa Hills Neighborhood. Fred Davidson, from the Ottawa Hills Neighborhood Association, will share the story of the neighborhood. See the varied and beautiful architecture of the homes, meet the prominent citizens who have added to the city, and watch the evolution of the schools. This program is co-sponsored by the Grand Rapids Historical Society.


text:
Alternative Properties>Single-Family Rentals
Landlord Pays $485 Million in Rental-Home Deal With Pimco Fund
The purchase, facilitated by a $509 million loan through Freddie Mac, marks the biggest deal the mortgage giant has done in its single-family-rental program.
Bloomberg | Aug 09, 2018
(Bloomberg)—Front Yard Residential Corp. acquired property manager HavenBrook Partners LLC and a portfolio of 3,200 rental homes, both majority-owned by a Pacific Investment Management Co. fund, for $485 million in a milestone for the asset class.
The purchase, facilitated by a $509 million loan through Freddie Mac, marks the biggest deal the mortgage giant has done in its single-family-rental program. The loan was originated by Berkadia, a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies Financial Group Inc., and subsequently acquired by Freddie Mac. Front Yard, a single-family landlord, is using the acquisition to start bringing property management in-house.
"We're growing the size of the company," Front Yard Chief Executive Officer George Ellison said in an interview. "We're internalizing the property management so we can control it and hopefully get more expenses out, and one of the GSEs gave us the money. That's a good day."
He added that Freddie Mac, a government-sponsored enterprise, or GSE, won the deal over an insurance company and an investment bank. Front Yard is using the loan to refinance about 2,800 homes it acquired in the deal and 2,000 homes it already owned.
Long the domain of small, local landlords, single-family rentals started attracting large investment funds in the aftermath of the U.S. foreclosure crisis, when firms like Blackstone Group LP snapped up houses cheaply at bank auctions. Now there are signs that the asset class is attracting new institutions and going through a wave of consolidation as funds that entered early seek to return money to investors.
Pimco, which invested in Duluth, Georgia-based HavenBrook through a real estate fund with a limited term, declined to comment.
Front Yard, which reports quarterly earnings Thursday, now owns 15,000 homes. The company, based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is focused on buying less-expensive homes that command lower rents than its larger competitors Invitation Homes Inc. and American Homes 4 Rent.
As of the end of March, the company's rental properties charged average annual rent of $14,844, according to a filing. That's a little more than $1,200 a month, in line with average rents charged by Cerberus Capital Management LP's FirstKey Homes and Tricon Capital Group Inc. Tricon recently launched a $750 million joint venture with Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Singapore's GIC Pte.
That focus on lower rents made Front Yard a good match for Freddie Mac, which has been running a test program to lend to single-family landlords that focus on providing affordable housing. Under the terms of the pilot, at least 75 percent of the homes in the financing deal have to be affordable to households earning no more than 80 percent of the area's median income.
"These are homes that, but for the investment and those capital improvements, probably wouldn't be occupied and in many cases would be blights on the neighborhood," said David Leopold, who leads the affordable-housing program at Freddie Mac Multifamily. "Instead, they're leased to families at affordable rents."
Longer Maturities
Counting a handful of deals that have already been announced and loans currently in the pipeline, Freddie is close to the $1.3 billion cap on the amount it is allowed to lend under the pilot, according to Leopold.
Berkadia was the lender on the first single-family loan Freddie Mac acquired through its pilot program, an $11 million deal that closed in January. In addition to competitive pricing, the financing comes with a longer duration than what single-family landlords are used to, said Anthony Cinquini, a managing director at Berkadia.
"Lengthening maturities are important to this industry," he said. "If I'm really in this to be a viable ongoing organization, I'd want to extend my maturities as far as possible."
--With assistance from John Gittelsohn.To contact the reporter on this story: Patrick Clark in New York at [email protected] To contact the editors responsible for this story: Daniel Taub at [email protected] Peter Jeffrey, Dan Reichl
TAGS: Finance & Investment Alternative Properties


Last week, I got the chance to visit the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. While the weather was rainy and cloudy (I guess that's why it's called a cloud forest) and we did not get to see many animals, we walked through a beautiful forest. And I had the opportunity of meeting Ricardo. He was our jungle guide, someone whose family had been around at the founding time of Monteverde, and he was nice enough to agree to do an interview with me.
Interviewing Ricardo. Note our fashionable rain ponchos!
My name is Ricardo Guindon and I'm the son of Wilford Guindon, nicknamed Wolf, who is one of the founders of the Quakers community of Monteverde and also of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. I've been working in the reserve since 1987, doing guided tours. The Monteverde community was founded by a group of Quakers that were looking to support a country that had made a stop along their lines of thinking as pacifists. Costa Rica had just abolished its army in 1948. The Quakers created this community here and they happened to establish it in a very rich area, the cloud forest with its high levels of endemic species. This included the golden toad, discovered by Jerry James.
The discovery of this and other species prompted him and my dad to establish a nature reserve, to stop the deforestation and to stop the hunting. But now, thanks to your visit, it is self-sustained economically. The people of Monteverde have changed their lifestyles from an agricultural community to a community that depends at least in part, but almost totally, on eco-tourism.
How did you decide to become a guide? Have you always wanted to be one?
I did not even imagine that there was such a thing. It started when I was a boy. The cloud forest reserve is known by a handful of biologists and somebody's father would hire local field assistants. That's how I got into it. I worked for an ornithologist studying jays and that's how I got the virus of bird-watching. I fell in love with birds and so when I went to college, I went with the idea of studying ornithology and maybe doing research here. But it wasn't until a few years later, when I came back to Monteverde at the end of the eighties, that Monteverde started to receive enough tourism to start a whole new industry. There were hotels going up and someone suggested to offer the growing number of visitors a guided tour. In the beginning, there were only a couple of us local guides giving tours and all of a sudden, it turned into a full profession. We have now over 50 guides working independently in the whole area.
What do you like most about being a guide?
It is a privilege, a privilege in many, many ways. First of all, just a chance to stand hours after hours in the forest is a privilege. It is a beautiful, unique forest. The second is to be able to share all that I have learned about it with the visitors, explaining those things that are unique, those things that make it special. To be able to share that is a real privilege.
Do you have a favourite place in the forest or maybe a favourite animal you like to see?
Well, as I said, I'm a bird watcher so birds are what I spend most of my time focused on. I'm hoping to get some funding for some more systematic studies to demonstrate the changes and to better assess the health of bird populations. We have the continental divide, which is not that far from here and at the very top of the mountain range. I'm hoping to look on both sides because the Caribbean side, which is the least accessible, is an area that is also showing changes in terms of upslope movements of bird species. This puts pressure on the species which are found at the very top of the mountain. They have nowhere else to go. We would expect that, if things continue the way they are, some of these unique species will disappear, like our golden toad disappeared in the eighties. That's a concern that I would like to be able to assess, so I could at least alert the scientific world of what's happening.
Do you think there's any way of preventing what's happening, of protecting the species?
I think the only way is a major change in lifestyles. If we don't have that from a government level, a change in how we make our living and what we produce and what we live off of, it would be very, very difficult. Already, there is a series of chain-events that have started that will take time to go through, before nature can recuperate. Nature shows the ability, over millions of years, to cope with catastrophic changes. There are species that are able to survive and new generations and new species evolve. We as humans want to be part of that survival of species. We need to figure out what it is that is causing that rapid change in our climate and how we can keep the effects of that to a minimum.
What would you say to the people who want to support protecting the region?
Come and visit! It's very hard to have people interested in putting money towards protecting something they don't have access to and they can't see. So we need lots of people who can come to visit and fall in love with the beauty of this natural area. Your entrance fee provides the economic support to not only keep protecting the forest but also to support investigations. It also goes towards environmental education. We are working with children of the schools in the area so people become more aware of the importance of natural resources and get some better ideas of how to wisely use what we have.
How many visitors do you have here in Monteverde each year?
It's been over 80.000 visitors. We had one year peak to 100.000, but it's been about 80.000 visitors per year.
No, I just want to once again thank you for visiting us. As the day after tomorrow, I am now going to be an independent guide, so if you wish to contact me directly, you can send me an e-mail.
I have one final question. What are the three places you think visitors should see in Costa Rica?
Wow, that's hard. It is very hard because we have basically four areas. I could tell you about four. You need to visit the tropical dry forest in the Pacific Northwest. Some of the beaches can help give you a little taste of the area. You need to visit the South Pacific, which is almost as wet as the weathers in the rainforest. It is our closest thing to the Amazon. I recommend visiting the area of conversation of Corcovado. The Osa Peninsula is one of the most spectacular places.
We have mountains, these middle-elevation cloud forests to mountain peaks with paramore, like in the Andes. Last, the Caribbean side is perhaps the more uniform rainforest. You could visit one of those places like Tortuguero, which is one of the remaining patches of the rainforest of the Caribbean. That way you get a sense of our incredible diversity in just a tiny little country.
If you are visiting the Monteverde area and would like to contact Ricardo Guindon for his guiding services, you can send him an email at ricguindon@gmail.com. Having grown up in Monteverde, he knows the area better than most people and can help you make the most of your time there.
Have you ever been to Costa Rica? And are you aware of the way the climate change affects our planet and our environment?
If you like getting to know more about the locals I meet along my travels, be sure to check out my previous interviews with Jaime from Ecuador, Juan from Colombia and Dorothy from Panama.


Entry forms for this years U12 schools tournament are now available! Held on 7th March at Sewell Park, Norwich, the tournament is open too all born on or after 1st September 2002. For more information and to enter, please see the form below.


NO TRESPASSING ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT OR AN AGENT PRESENT, THE DRIVEWAY IS A PRIVATE DRIVE, Property to be Sold "AS IS", Home needs some TLC. 5 BR, 3.5 BA, main level laundry, fireplace & woodstove. Great location over looking the Bear River and nestled on 3.89 acres of land. Spacious 20' x 40' work shop with heater, new Roof, newer high efficiency furnace and new water heater in 2016. Lots of parking and pasture area.


text:
200 Songs, 22 Hours 4 Minutes
200 Beethoven Masterpieces Various Artists
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro con brio
Wolfgang Schneiderhan & Carl Seemann
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12: III. Rondo. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro vivace
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: II. Andante - Più tosto allegretto
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12: III. Allegro piacevole
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Allegro con spirito
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: II. Adagio con molt'espressione
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso - Più allegretto
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: II. Adagio molto espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro - Presto
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto ma molto moderato e grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Presto
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio - Molto allegro
Philharmonia Orchestra & Otto Klemperer
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Willem Mengelberg
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": l. Allegro con brio
Vienna Philharmonic & Wilhelm Furtwängler
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": ll. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": lll. Scherzo
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro - Presto
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo
New York Philharmonic & George Szell
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Andante molto mosso
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Allegro
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto - Assai meno presto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto con brio
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto con brio
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: III. Maestoso andante - Marcia funebre sulla morte di un eroe
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " Moonlight": II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale": II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Introduzione. Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu Geschwind und sehr Singbar Vorgetragen
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto - Appassionato e con molto sentimento
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Molto risoluto
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas Lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo con affetto
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geshwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto - Semplice e cantabile
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: I. Allegro con brio
Budapest String Quartet
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": II. Allegretto ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95 "Serioso": IV. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato
String Quartet No. 7 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": I. Allegro
Calvet Quartet
String Quartet No. 7 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": ll. Molto adagio
String Quartet No. 7 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": lll. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 7 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2 "Rasumovsky": lV. Finale. Presto
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": I. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky":III. Menuetto. Grazioso
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: I. Allegro ma non tanto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: II. Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: ll. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: lll. Andante cantabile
String Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18 No. 5: IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: I. Allegro con brio
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: II. Adagio ma non troppo
String Quartet No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: III. Scherzo. Allegro
String Quartet No. 6, in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6: IV. La malinconia. Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti & Gerhard Taschner
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (Arr. for Orchestra): I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Georg Solti, Walter Gieseking & Gerhard Taschner
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (Arr. for Orchestra): II. Andante con variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" (Arr. for Orchestra): III. Presto
Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
By Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Sonnleithner & Georg Friedrich Treitschke - Bayerisches Staatsorchester & Ferenc Fricsay
Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?...Komm, Hoffnug, lab den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
By Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Sonnleithner & Georg Friedrich Treitschke - Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Ferenc Fricsay & Leonie Rysanek
Released: 9 Jul 2013
℗ 2013 Classical Digital Remasterings
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 2, Nos. 1-3
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14, 21 & 23 (Expanded Edition)
Vladimir Horowitz
Beethoven Anthology: Vol. 8
Kodály Quartet
Beethoven: The Complete Symphony Collection
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 & Overtures
Herbert von Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra
Schubert - 100 Supreme Classical Masterpieces: Rise of the Masters


There's a new delicious and flavorful grape in town — a tomato grape that is. DelFrescoPure® G.R.EAT! Grab Rinse and EAT!™ greenhouse grown grape tomatoes have a surprising crunch and burst of sweet flavor. These tiny but mighty DelFrescoPure® grape tomatoes are perfect for salads or even a bite-sized snack for your family to enjoy.


Ever since Richard Nixon, American presidential candidates have railed against China, promising to crack down on human rights abuses or trade policy or some other hot button issue. I've always assumed that very serious advisers sit down with each newly elected president and explain the facts of economic life to them about China, because invariably each new president immediately dials back the rhetoric and starts treating China as a valued if sometimes frustrating partner. The sheer number of people in China and the amount of Chinese money flowing through the global economy dwarfs anything that we can understand.
Here in the US we are terribly proud of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the endlessly-promoted shopping days with Special Sale Prices Buy Now Buy Buy Buy™. People flock to brick-and-mortar stores, of course, but the volume of online shopping increases every year. For now, let's focus on online shopping from computers and mobile devices.
We spent about 3.5 billion dollars online on Cyber Monday 2016, the biggest single US online shopping day to date. If you combine online sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday last year, we spent not quite seven billion dollars. Not bad! Go America!
A few days ago, Chinese shoppers spent ten billion dollars.
That was the first hour of sales in a 24-hour Chinese shopping marathon. By the end of the day, the Chinese online shopping holiday nicknamed "Singles' Day" had generated nearly forty billion dollars in sales, more than five times the combined total of the two biggest US online shopping days of all time.
Chinese Singles' Day is celebrated on November 11. The origin of the name is unclear but the date (11/11) was chosen because one is the loneliest number, or something like that. Alibaba turned Singles' Day into a shopping event in 2009 to promote online sales, and turned up the volume for the "Singles' Day Of The Century" on 11/11/11. Retailers have been boosting the pressure to shop online on Singles' Day every year since then.
Alibaba is a Chinese conglomerate that connects shoppers to thousands of companies. Alibaba is the world's largest and most valuable retailer, surpassing Walmart in 2016. Its online sales and profits are larger than all US retailers (including Walmart and Amazon) combined. Alibaba almost singlehandedly transformed Singles' Day into a 24-hour nationwide shopping craze, and sales on Alibaba accounted for about 70% of all Singles' Day sales in 2017. But it's no longer just an Alibaba event, as another huge Chinese retailer, JD.com, took its own big chunk of sales and other retailers filled in the rest.
The scale of Singles' Day is hard for us to grasp. The entire country has been building up to it for months with endless promotions of sale prices and one-time-only deals. Alibaba held a televised gala to mark the few hours leading up to the start of sales, featuring Nicole Kidman, Pharrell Williams, and Maria Sharapova, as well as Chinese stars. Alibaba's online payment service was handling 256,000 transactions per second at its peak in the first hour of sales. Warehouses and delivery services were bracing to handle 1.5 billion parcels in the week after Singles' Day.
There's another number from Singles' Day that has some significance because it demonstrates where China is now and where the rest of the world is going.
In the US last year, about a third of online sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday came from mobile devices – phones, in other words.
On Singles' Day in China last week, mobile transactions accounted for 90% of sales. Chinese consumers think it's easier to use Alibaba's payment system on their phones than to log in from a computer.
A staggering day of online sales, and ninety percent from phones! The mind, it boggles.
If you squint and turn your head sideways, you can find a way to look at it so we come out ahead in the US. Add up all the retail sales in the US (not just online), through the entire Thanksgiving weekend (not just Black Friday), and by golly, we bought more stuff than the Chinese did on Singles' Day!
Amazon's online sales processing, its warehouses, and its distribution system are unquestionably big and impressive. That's why it's so daunting to hear about a single day in China that makes Amazon look puny. And I still can't get over it – forty billion dollars in sales in one day, and ninety percent of it to people shopping from their phones. It's an interesting world.
Happy Thanksgiving to all! More news after the holiday.
Is this the article that you told me about? Well, I admit that these numbers are shocking to say the least. In this case, I'm no different. I also went into a shopping rampage when black Friday came.


text:
The Cool Presidency
By Michelle Cottle
An inquiry into Obama's hipness.
If one were to gather together a dozen of our society's key arbiters of cool—ad execs, movie stars, fashion designers, music critics, pollsters, suburban tweens—and instruct them to generate the profile of a "cool" politician, what are the odds that their efforts would result in a gangly, jug-eared, overeducated, workaholic with a fondness for Scrabble? Not to denigrate our freshly minted president, but, when you tick through some of the basics, Barack Obama comes across as an inveterate dork. It's not just that the guy is a double-Ivied academic; he is painfully wonky with hard-core professorial tendencies. If what we've witnessed thus far of his dancing is any indication, he is somewhat rhythmically challenged. His favorite book is Moby-Dick. His favorite TV program growing up was "MASH," though "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was right up there. He has read at least six Harry Potter tomes. Perhaps most damning, he is a collector of comics—Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian—a tidbit that prompted the editor-in-chief of Marvel to publicly enthuse: "This has got to be the coolest thing on Planet Earth for us. The commander-in-chief is actually a nerd-in-chief."
And yet, somehow, this nerd-in-chief has ascended to a level of global cool uninhabited by any of his political forebears. The opening spread of a recent Entertainment Weekly cover story, titled "President Rock Star," neatly summarized the situation: "He's bigger than Brangelina, bigger than Beyonc e: See how our new president has become the biggest celebrity in the world." Indeed, the entire First Family has transfixed the popular culture: How about that four-year-old footage "Entertainment Tonight" obtained of Sasha and Malia? Or the Us Weekly cover of Michelle and Barack? (Not to be confused with the one of Barack and the girls.) At this point, the conversation has moved beyond whether Obama himself possesses that special magic—when "Saturday Night Live" constructs a skit around your chronic coolness, the conventional wisdom is pretty much set—to how expansive his cool coattails will prove. Post-election, there has been contemplation of such questions as whether Obama can make public service cool (possibly), whether he can redefine cool in a way that will be uplifting for young black men (God willing), and whether he can make Washington cool (fat chance).
But, when an individual is propelled to supernova status at such astonishing speed, there are a couple of even more basic questions to consider: How did this happen? Where did this man's cool come from? And what can its roots tell us about how Obama will lead?
Glancing back over the president's life, you notice that he is a latecomer to cool. Far from growing up a smooth, charismatic, or cocky alpha male, "Barry" Obama spent much of his youth conflicted about his mixed-race heritage, confused about where he fit in, and insecure about who he was. In high school and college, he dabbled with some of cool's commonplace talismans—alcohol, cigarettes, drugs—as well as a few more culturally charged ones. In Dreams from My Father, Obama details his search for self, in part a struggle with racial identity and in part a more generic flirtation with angst and disaffection:
To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets. We smoked cigarettes and wore leather jackets. At night, in the dorms, we discussed neocolonialism, Franz Fanon, Eurocentrism, and patriarchy. When we ground out our cigarettes in the hallway carpet or set our stereos so loud that the walls began to shake, we were resisting bourgeois society's stifling constraints. We weren't indifferent or careless or insecure. We were alienated.
Ultimately, Obama discarded this model of self. He changed his name from Barry to Barack and traveled from the projects of South Chicago to the villages of Western Kenya in pursuit of a more fulfilling identity. He emerged from this quest with a mellower vibe characterized by easy smiles and a thoughtful, unflappable demeanor. Barry fretted about being cool and therefore wasn't; Barack knew who he was and therefore didn't have to try to be anything. This is the cornerstone of a classic, old-school kind of cool—one based on confidence, nonchalance, and the ability to radiate that you are far too cool to care if others recognize your coolness.
This last quality is a key reason why cool is such a rare commodity in politics. The very nature of the game compels its practitioners to be petitioners, ever bowing and scraping for votes, legislative support, and money. And it is hard to be cool when you are constantly begging. Consider the field's premier pre-Obama phenom of recent times, Bill Clinton. Clinton too was a rock star, a legendary charmer with formidable gifts of persuasion who, through the power and profile of high office, achieved an impressive level of charisma. But Bill was never cool. Despite (or because of) all the sax-playing, underwear chatter, and schmoozing with Hollywood celebs, our forty-second president was too emotive, too eager, too needy. Part of what made him such a devastating retail politician was the sense, telegraphed with every broad grin and elbow clasp, that Clinton craved our love and approval. Similarly, no matter how famous he became, he always presented himself as the starstruck kid from Arkansas who could not believe his great fortune to be mingling with the likes of Barbra Streisand and David Geffen. It was charming. But it was deeply uncool.
Obama, by contrast, displays no such awe or hunger, even when hobnobbing with the shiniest A-listers (Jay-Z, George Clooney, Oprah). Whether it's Scarlett Johansson's gushing support being waved away by Candidate Obama or Beyonc e getting weepy at the Neighborhood Ball over the sheer awesomeness of President Obama, the upper hand rests always with the gangly guy with jug ears. As Obama assured Us Weekly last February, "I don't really get starstruck."
Far more vitally, Obama convinced millions of regular Americans that supporting him was all about fulfilling our needs, not his. (He also wisely rejected inquiries into his underwear preference.) Now, as he transitions to governing, Obama is aiming to communicate something similar: Fighting for his policies isn't about proving he's right or flexing his political muscle; it's about serving the public. When others don't share his urgency to get "the people's business" done, Obama might show some teeth, as he did at a February 5 speech hawking his stimulus package. (The brow furrowed, the finger wagged, the voice hardened, and there were mocking jabs at Republicans: "Then you get the argument, 'Well, this is not a stimulus bill. This is a spending bill.'" Pause. Look of total exasperation. "What do you think a stimulus is?!") But his is a controlled fire, one that seeks to convey that he does not take the battle personally—that it isn't, ultimately, about him. At a January stimulus meeting with Hill Republicans, the president sanguinely assured those assembled that he knew many of them would beat him up over the bill: "I understand that, and I will watch you on Fox News and feel bad about myself." With that bit of low-key sarcasm, Obama let everyone in the room—and beyond—know that he wouldn't feel bad about himself for one minute. Whatever partisan barbs fly his way, the president intends to remain cool.
It is fitting that much of Barry's journey toward Barack focused on questions of race, because much of Obama's cool has to do with color. Biracial heritage aside, Obama is a black man. And, in this country, black men have long had the edge on cool. As The Washington Post's Donna Britt noted in her December 2006 contribution to the paper's "Being a Black Man" series, "there's cool—and then there's brothercool. ... No other group's identity is as steeped in the necessity of appearing cool, or in the expectation that they instinctively bring coolness to the table." The phenomenon goes beyond the concrete trappings of black culture: the music, the style, the vernacular, the gestures. (Fist bump, anyone?) There is a broader, less tangible aura that black men have long possessed (and that white guys, from Elvis Presley to hip- hopobsessed suburban teens, have long imitated). And, for all the early-campaign debate about whether Obama was "black enough," he channels some of the basic elements of brothercool. He's got the walk. (The swagger is subtle, but it's there.) He's got the talk (more about cadence than lingo—though he has a touch of that too). And, of course, he oozes that fluid selfassurance. ("Confidence is cool's most essential element," Britt observes. "Perhaps that's why black men--for whom the appearance of assurance can be a matter of life or death—so often radiate it.") When Ebony magazine declared Obama one of "The 25 Coolest Brothers of All Time," he joined the exalted ranks of legends such as Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Tupac, and Michael Jordan. Obama clearly revels in his brothercool image and, just as clearly, recognizes its political appeal. At public events, he has demonstrated his ease with the fist bump, the shoulder brush, and the occasional bit of slang. "We straight," he told a D.C. waitress when settling a recent bill.
Black men, to be sure, do not have a monopoly on cool. But, just as a thought exercise, imagine Obama as a white politician. Wonky, overeducated, idealistic, unflappable, reform-minded, big into basketball, articulate but without the lyrical echoes of the African American pulpit—far from being brothercool, Obama would be ex-senator turned failed presidential candidate Bill Bradley.
Also fueling Obama's cool is the snap, crackle, and pop of youth—particularly noticeable in a field dominated by starchy gray-hairs. The new president may be a middle-aged wonk, but we are frequently reminded that he stays in sync with the younger generation. For starters, there is his endlessly discussed fitness and sports obsession, with an emphasis on hoops—a hip, urban, young man's game if ever there was one. (So much cooler than golf or tennis or even football.) Since the early primary days, we have been treated to a steady stream of stories about the candidate's workouts, pickup games, and scrimmages. (Now and again, he even played with reporters.) The cover of next month's Men's Journal proclaims Obama "jock-in-chief" and promises an insider look at "his moves, his trash talk, & his weekly power basketball game."
As for his pop-cult cred, we have been told repeatedly that The Godfather I and II (but definitely not III) are Obama's top movie picks of all time. His favorite TV show of recent years was HBO's gritty, Baltimore-based epic "The Wire," on which his favorite character was a stickup man named Omar, who made his living ripping off local drug lords. And how many times have we heard that hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is on Obama's iPod? This tidbit is an especially valuable twofer, emphasizing both the president's familiarity with a musical genre anathema to most pols and his love of tech toys. Speaking of tech savvy, Obama has made much of his BlackBerry addiction, and his pioneering Facebook page was but one piece of the social-networking machine credited with mobilizing young voters. It didn't hurt, of course, that Team Obama tapped Chris Hughes, the 25-year-old co-founder of Facebook, to help run its online outreach.
Which brings us to Obama's posse of young 'uns--most notably his chief scribe, 27-year-old Jon Favreau; 24-year-old Eugene Kang, special assistant to the president; and 27-year-old Reggie Love, who, in addition to hovering at Obama's elbow as his "body man," also serves as his morning workout partner and preferred hoops mate. This is not to suggest that Obama favors certain staffers with an eye toward burnishing his image. He is clearly drawn to young people by their energy and idealism—and by his own desire not to feel like a fuddy-duddy. But there can be little doubt that inviting Favreau, Kang, and Love into his inner circle has helped to augment his cool. Press coverage of Favreau (including a spread in The New York Times Sunday Styles section) invariably draws attention to youthful quirks such as his preference for working at Starbucks, his tendency to prank e-mail fellow staffers, and his love of the video game "Rock Band." Even Favreau's worst moment--the Facebook party pic showing him groping a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton—had a frat-like quality that served to remind everyone just how young he is. Kang, who periodically pops up in pics with Obama--chatting on the plane, golfing in Hawaii--is now so tight with the president that he's referred to as "Reggie Jr. " In The New York Times Magazine's January photo survey of "Obama's People," Kang, dewy-faced and with a long gray scarf swallowing his slight frame, looked to have stepped straight out of a Banana Republic ad.
And what is there left to say about Love? A former basketball and football player for Duke who was signed (then cut) by both the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys, Obama's hunky personal aide has developed his own cult following. People magazine named Love one of the most eligible bachelors of 2008, Vanity Fair included him on its "In" list, and ESPN did a minidocumentary on him titled "Chief of Stuff." Obama himself started cracking jokes on the trail about having an aide so much "cooler than the candidate."
But as Obama is surely aware, hanging with Love only boosts his own cool quotient. Every story about Obama banging in the paint alongside Love--not to mention some of Love's pals and former teammates, at least one of whom is now in the NBA—is a feather in the 47-year-old president's virility cap. Shrewdly, Team Obama has been liberal with its media access to Love. In multiple profiles of the infamously hip body man (he received A-1 treatment in the Times), we have learned, among other things, about Love's romantic preferences (a basic knowledge of sports is required), his late-night socializing (on the trail, he was the guy everyone wanted to party with), his tattoo ("MY WORD, MY BOND, MY BOYZ, MY BLOOD"), his enduring affinity for beer pong, and, of course, his role in helping his boss keep up with the hip kids. (It was Love who introduced Obama to the fist bump, Love who gave Obama an iPod for his forty-sixth birthday, and Love who loaded said iPod with Jay-Z and Lil Wayne.)
With a quality as elusive as cool, there is the temptation to assume that it must come naturally—that it cannot be forced or forged. But the dirty little secret of our new president's cool is that no element of it came with ease. Obama achieved his laid-back, too-cool-to-care persona by being a committed grind: He spent years working through his insecurities, learning to control his emotions, and sanding down the rough edges of his personality. Even figuring out whether and how to fully embrace his identity as a black man required effort. As a politician, Obama has taken the cultivation still further, with his cultural savvy and band of young compadres. He is Jay Gatsby minus the criminal history—an unpolished youth who constructed a smoother, more glittering version of himself out of sweat, vision, and force of will.
In that sense, the key attribute that enabled Obama to become cool—his meticulous resolve—is the same one that also makes him kind of a dork. This should provide some measure of comfort to those who now and again wonder whether Obama is in fact too cool to lead, whether his steady reserve signals a chilly detachment from the problems facing the country. His calm charisma may put Obama on the cover of People—but it is still his striving that defines him, and will likely define his administration as well. The upshot is that wonks and intellectuals and other assorted Type-A obsessives across the country can rest easy: Having elected the coolest president in recent memory, we are almost certainly going to get four years of government by nerd.
Michelle Cottle is a senior editor at The New Republic.
For more TNR, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Chicago, Washington, Marvel, Entertainment Weekly, Facebook, the New York Times, The Washington Post, Us Weekly, Kenya, Arkansas, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, Bill Clinton, Barbra Streisand, David Geffen, Donna Britt, Fighting, Dick Van Dyke, Franz Fanon, George Clooney, Jay Z, Jon Favreau, Malia, Michael Jordan, Michelle, Muhammad Ali, Rock Star, Reggie Love, Scarlett Johansson, Sasha, Van Dyke Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, MASH


text:
Quantico (dawniej Potomac) – miasto w hrabstwie Prince William w stanie Wirginia, w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Według US Census w 2010 roku liczba ludności wynosiła 480 osób. Miejscowość leży na południe od ujścia Quantico Creek do rzeki Potomak.

Quantico z trzech stron graniczy z największą na świecie bazą wojskową marines – Marine Corps Base Quantico oraz rzeką Potomac.

Przypisy

Miasta w stanie Wirginia

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The infamous blogger's "back when I used to…" is totally coming up here. Before Prince Fox was the guy on everybody's mind, he was this young cat making a lot of twerk, and I was the small bass blogger pushing it. Since then he ditched the dirty beats and has amassed millions of plays, with a heap of top shelf remixes contributing largely to those numbers. Now, he has an original that will blow our minds just the same.
"Wait Until Tomorrow" has the New York producer moving into a more futurey, house style. Pop undertones shine through the magnificent production that also has contained within it a processed vocal from a source that will remain unknown until the vocalist wishes to come forth. Prince Fox released this original for free, so after you are serenaded with beautiful tones, get a copy.


Our department of ThingsThatTakeTooMuchSpaceInOurStorage-Coordination has recently brought to our attention that there are several items in our catalogue of ThingsMartinKohoutMadeRecently, butYouHaven'tSeemThemIRLquiteYet that need to be temporarily displaced from our storage facilities and hung somewhere else. Therefore, it is a great pleasure to inform you that we have again partnered with Polansky Gallery in Prague, Czech Republic, our temporary display location solution for the aforementioned items.
Sebeorganizující se hmota without the meaning that should overcode it. Malá místnost utopená v šeru. Vzadu někdo rovná zboží do regálů. Ve vzduchu je cítit přepálený olej, možná špetka koriandru. Dívka v krátké džínové sukni stojí před tmavým sklem. Zkoumavě pozoruje vlastní odraz a upravuje si bílé triko s potiskem. Nikdo se nedívá, všichni upřeně pozorují drobné svítící obrazovky. Prostor se mírně otřásá a naklání. Nikdo se nehýbe. Ve snu se podezřele často objevují prázdné herní prostory. Pohyb uvnitř obrazu je pouze světlem vyvolaná iluze*. Někdy nás monitor pohltí a znehybní, jindy se pohybujeme s ním.
the contradictions. V roce 1830 byla ve Francii otevřena první továrna plně vybavená šicími stroji. Byla určená k výrobě vojenských uniforem. About 200 tailors rioted on the morning of Jan. 20th, 1831, ransacking the factory, destroying 80 sewing machines and throwing the pieces out the windows**. We learned how to invent things, and the question of why receded in importance. Walter Hunt came up with a back-stitching sewing machine in the early 1830s, but was afraid it would result in the massive unemployment of seamstresses, so he declined to patent it. Later he patented zavírací špendlík.
Iluze - odvozeno z latinského illudere, česky zahráno.
** The Luddites were a radical group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. The movement was said to be named after Ned Ludd, an apprentice who allegedly smashed two stocking frames in 1779 and whose name had become emblematic of machine destroyers. Ned Ludd, however, was completely fictional and used as a way to shock the government.
+you & space x (song: go home), 7038634357 (song: No Hate Is A Cold Star), and Hans Appelqvist (song: How Come).
Miloš Vopálenský, Kenji Yamamoto (Wasabi Tapes), Zezulkovi.


text:
You are visiting: SAAB NETHERLANDS
Dutch Submarines
World leading submarines
Saab Damen partnership
About Saab Kockums
Counter-IED and Search Capability
Carl-Gustaf M4
AT4 Family
Medav submarine C-ESM and COMINT
TactiCall Integrated Communication System
MCMV 80
AUV62-MR
Double Eagle SAROV
SEA WASP
MuMNS
SAFE Airport Management
A-SMGCS
Saab ADS-B
Coastal surveillance
QPS Qimera
QPS Fledermaus
See the full product portfolio on saab.com
Both Saab and Damen are based in relatively small countries, which means that both companies must naturally be extremely good at collaboration to be able to operate successfully on an international level; it almost seems to be embedded in the DNA of both organisations. This in combination with a similar design philosophy based on cost-efficient quality and adaptive modularity means that Saab-Kockums is a perfect partner within the Dutch triple helix.
Saab-Kockums has an impressive track record when it comes to building top-grade submarines – as they have been doing since 1914. No other European shipyard has produced so many different submarine designs. The company has delivered more than sixty submarines to the Swedish navy alone. Kockums' technology has also been used in the Soryu class (Japan, as of 2009) and the largest diesel-electric powered subs in the world, the Collins class (Australia, 1999-2003).
In the past 140 years, Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has built more than 400 naval vessels, most of which for the Royal Netherlands Navy. These long years of experience and cooperation in the Netherlands 'triple helix' put DSNS in the best possible position to know which design and construction will best suit the requirements of the Dutch navy. Moreover, the Damen Shipyard in Vlissingen (Flushing) is famous for sticking to budget and delivery schedules. Well known examples are the S and M frigates, the Air Defence and Command Frigates (LCF) and several auxiliaries.
More information about Saab and Industrial partnership
Last updated: 10 May 2017 • 16:01


text:
The first snow falls of winter
PUBLISHED: 10:17 02 February 2008 | UPDATED: 19:37 05 July 2010
The Lowestoft area woke up today to its first heavy snow falls of the winter.
Snow fell steadily during Friday evening and was still laying several centimetres deep during Saturday morning.
The main roads had been treated but side roads and pavement were icy and treacherous under foot.
Although snow settled in East Anglia the region appears to have escaped the heavy falls seen in the north of the country.
Snow started to fall across the region shortly before 7pm with strong flurries in Norwich, Holt, Gorleston, and Lowestoft.
Snow had started to settle in Lowestoft but Suffolk Police said the roads had remained clear.
Gritters were out spreading salt from 2pm yesterday and continued working through the night and early hours of Saturday.
Although the cold snap is not expected to last, with milder weather due to arrive from the west tomorrow and Monday, residents were asked to consider the safety of elderly residents.
Suffolk county councillor Graham Newman, portfolio holder for adult and community services, said: "The cold weather can also heighten feelings of isolation for many people who live alone.
"Many community organisations will be making an extra effort to reach out to people who are alone and vulnerable over the winter period, so encourage people to find out what's on offer or find out yourself."
The message from the county council is that if anyone has concerns about an elderly or vulnerable person living nearby to go and knock on their door and check that they are okay.
"Doing just one small thing to reach out to neighbours and relatives can make the world of difference, especially at this time of year when its gets dark early and it is cold outside," said Mr Newman.
Mother's horror at son's 33-stitch arm injury at holiday park
Mental health campaigners share personal struggles to inspire others and remove social stigma
Latest from the Lowestoft Journal
Blues among the goals again to put struggling Redditch to sword


text:
Midnight Special Review
Jeff Nichols' has a knack for bringing the weird and wonderful together, and Midnight Special is no different. His homage to the sci fi films of old comes with the director's signature style, which we've come to know in his short career.
Here we have Michael Shannon's Roy on the run with his son, Alton, an eight year old boy with a fascinating gift. Along with Joel Edgerton's Lucas, best friend of Roy, they dash across the states as both the CIA, NSA, FBI and a religious sect are in tow. The chase is the greatest portion of the film, but it never feels overdrawn, while the finale may change the world forever.
Shannon is on top form as the father, in a story where the over running theme is family, and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love. We see how much he cares for his young boy, and will almost literally go to the ends of the earth for him. And, in keeping with Nichols' other films, set towards the deep south of the United States.
Along with the hue that this brings, there are the gorgeous tracking shots as the party edge across the country, fist to pick up Alton's mother, played by Kirsten Dunst in a harrowingly honest turn, then on to a location that has a great significance, of which we find out throughout the film.
There is a great amount of intrigue throughout, indeed much is not spelled out until the final moments of the film, but this only entices us further into the narrative. This is helped on by David Wingo's supreme score, which drives the film almost as much as Nichols' direction.
But the shining light, pardon the pun, is Jaeden Lieberher's Alton. In a time when we are getting increasingly better child actors, Lieberher's take on the scared child is something to behold. The character grows a tremendous amount over the course of the run time, and the actor does a great job of showcasing this as he learns what is really going on with him.
A stellar cast, great action, the most original use of night vision goggles in recent history, and a truly interesting tale makes Midnight Special one of the nicest surprises to grace our screens in some time, but was it really a surprise? Nichols has delivered in the past and his recent form has shown he is a director to be wary of. Maybe the surprise is that Nichols can keep giving, in an industry which is so constantly hit and miss.
Midnight Special really is something special, for lovers of sci fi, and for those who are into a heart felt family film. It has more layers than most, and more to give.
Chris Droney


text:
Кокунько Петро Іванович (22(10).06.1851–10.06.1939) — отаман Єйського відділу Кубанської облас ті, генерал-лейтенант (1916). Головний хранитель Кубанських військових регалій за кордоном.

Життєпис

Народився в станиці Должанська (нині станиця Краснодарського краю, РФ), де його батько, осавул Іван Трохимович, мав рибні промисли. Закінчив Кубанську військову гімназію (1870) і продовжив навчання в Петербурзькому університеті, через рік перейшов на хімічне відділення Технологічного інституту. Під час студентських заворушень залишив інститут і вступив до Олександрівського військового училища. 1878 К. здобув чин хорунжого; після двох років строкової служби призначений викладачем історії та фортифікації у Ставропольське юнкерське училище. 1888, після закінчення військової академії, зарахований до Генштабу, але через два роки вернувся в стрій, командував сотнею 1-го Єкатеринодарського полку, з 1894 — військовий старшина, помічник командира 1-го Хоперського полку, командир 1-го Урупського полку. 1910, з підвищенням в чин генерал-майора, призначений на пост отамана Єйського відділу Кубанської обл. Зарекомендував себе як людина ідеальної чесності та поборник господарських інтересів рядових козаків. Багато уваги приділяв розвитку подвірного конярства. 1917 був представником станиці Уманська (нині станиця Ленінградська Краснодарського краю, РФ) у Кубанській крайовій раді. На початку 1920 Кубанський уряд поставив його на чолі делегації з п'яти осіб для збереження Військових регалій. Він залишався їх беззмінним зберігачем і на еміграції майже до самої смерті.

Помер у м. Земун (нині в межах м. Белград, Сербія).

Джерела та література
 Петренко Є.Д. Кокунько Петро Іванович  //
Кубанці
Генерал-лейтенанти


Nowadays, it's quite likely that you are unable to go a day in your life without hearing the name of a new diet. Either someone on your Facebook feed, a pop-up ad from a website you are browsing or while you're flipping through a magazine and a few pages recommending a new diet. Truth is, the vast majority of these are fad diets.
Most weight loss coaches defined fad diet as short-term quick fix that isn't part of a sustainable lifestyle. If you look at the principles of a lot of the major diet plans, they do seem restrictive, expensive or inconvenient.
Does it get you results? There's no point doing a diet if it doesn't get you results.
Is it sustainable for a long period of time? There are a lot of things out there that work, but at the same time, there are a lot of things out there that most people cannot sustain.
If the name of the diet is a brand name, then it's very likely that there's going to be someone making a lot of money off this brand. The nature of a business is that, they want you to buy into it. Whilst you would hope that the majority of the time, that was done in an ethical way, you've got to face the reality and see that sometimes it may not be the case. Maybe, what you're being sold isn't actually healthy. In other words, if there is someone making a lot of money off a particular diet, it's worth looking into it a lot more before you try it.
If the diet tells you to cut out fruit and vegetables, it's most likely a lot of rubbish. Obviously, an exception is if you've been told by your doctor or physician not to eat any fruit or vegetables, you should listen to that. Nevertheless, that's a surefire sign that it's a fad.
If it is telling you that you need to buy additional supplements which are sold or produced by the company, then you should run a million miles in the opposite direction.
You might see a lot of people on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram popping up, saying that they are representatives for particular companies and they want to sell to you at a discount price, those people are commissioned to sell you something, whether or not it's right for you. Avoid those at all costs.
Why You Should Stay Away From Fad Diets?
The very obvious and steadfast reason is because they are temporary. Any type of fad diet you can come up with will just give you temporary results. They're all week long or maybe months long diet. Yes, you will lose a lot of weight in the beginning, but it's just short-term. Once you go back to eating the way you used to eat and you disregard all the work you just put in for the past weeks or months, you're going to bounce back even faster than it took you to lose it.
Some people are okay with short-term goals. If you are, then good for you. But if you are looking for a long-term success, then you have to look for something that you are willing to change into your lifestyle. Stop trying to look at what other people doing for temporary results because once you stop it, you will gain everything back.


text:
BENEFITS BLOW
Mum with multiple sclerosis who struggles to walk has £87-a-week benefits AXED because she can squeeze assessor's thumb
By TOM GILLESPIE
A SEVERELY disabled mum-of-two who struggles to walk more than a few metres has had her mobility allowance axed - because she can squeeze someone's THUMB.
Mel Wiseman, 43, suffers from debilitating multiple sclerosis (MS) and is unable to walk unaided for more than five metres.
Mel, pictured here with husband and full-time carer Charlie, has had her benefits slashed because she squeezed an assessor's thumb
She qualified for disability benefits but has now had her £87-a-month personal independence payment (PIP) cut.
Assessors from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) visited her at home in July and decided she was no longer eligible for PIP.
Bizarrely, the decision was made after Mel, from Leicester, demonstrated to officials that she was able to squeeze someone's thumb.
Mel's husband and full-time carer Charlie, 44, said: "All Mel was asked to do was to squeeze this person's thumb, to touch her toes from a sitting position and to stand on one leg, which she managed to do although holding on to something."
"Mel was diagnosed with a rarer form of MS in 2014 and has limited lower limb mobility, which means she struggles to walk more than five metres without help.
10,000 steps is the daily gold standard - but HALF still brings health benefits... you've just got to walk faster
'A sick note ... my dream's come true'
Man who blows benefits on 800 DVDs and spends days on Xbox boasts about £5k compo bid
Comp-letely crazy
Benefits dad with two kids under 10 blew £5k compo payout on souped-up Seat motor
In the dole-drums
One's been to jail, one's attempted suicide and one's found work ... here's the VERY mixed fortunes of the Benefits Street stars
reality star dead
Benefits Street star Lee Nutley found dead on estate where the hit show was filmed
'I JUST SNAPPED'
Benefits Street star White Dee cries as she opens up about suicide attempt on Loose Women
"She was awarded the PIP last year due to mobility problems, but you have to re-submit the forms every year.
"Mel has deteriorated over the past year.
"This decision strikes me as pure cost-saving - £87 isn't very much and goes to help with the extra costs which go with Mel's MS, such as higher insurance, extra equipment and fuel to take her to work and for medical appointments.
"One of the problems with MS is that having anything stress-related compounds the symptoms.
"Mel would much prefer to be able to walk 200 metres than us having to fight for this, as we are having to do."
Mel has had her personal independence payments cut despite the fact her condition has deteriorated in the last yearCredit: SWNS:South West News Service
The PIP replaced the former disability living allowance with the aim of helping working age people with the extra costs associated with their disability.
He added that letters from MS specialists at Leicester's hospitals stating his wife had "a lot of weakness and spasticity in her legs" and that she frequently stumbled appeared to have been ignored.
North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen (Con) said: "I have been assisting Mr and Mrs Wiseman in contacting the DWP regarding Mrs Wiseman's appeal and, following their most recent response, I plan to raise the case at a ministerial level."
A DWP spokesman said: "Decisions on personal independence payment are made following the consideration of all information provided by the claimant, including any supporting evidence from their GP or medical specialist.
"A claimant who disagrees with the outcome of their assessment can appeal and if their situation changes, can ask to be reassessed."