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Q: Async task's messages exchange with Java Servlet I have a simple app communicating with its Servlet backend through an Async task.
I have some trouble understanding how the messages are wrapped up and how to manipulate the data structures of these messages.
What I want to do is to receive either multiple objects, or multiple heterogeneous information anyway.
My code:
public class MyServlet extends HttpServlet {
    ArrayList<Tour> m_tours;

    @Override
    public void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp)
        throws IOException {
    resp.setContentType("text/plain");
    resp.getWriter().println("Please use the form to POST to this url");

    }

    @Override
    public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {

    String order = req.getParameter("order");
    resp.setContentType("text/plain");
    if (order == null) {
        resp.getWriter().println("Please enter a name");
    }

      resp.getWriter().println("yay name received");
      ArrayList<Tour> m_tours = getTours(); //returns a populated ArrayList of custom Tour objects
      resp.getWriter().print(m_tours);
}
    private void getTours(){
        //some code here
    }
}`

And my Async task class:
class ServletPostAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Pair<Context, String>, Void, String> {
private Context context;
@Override
protected String doInBackground(Pair<Context, String>... params) {
    context = params[0].first;
    String order = params[0].second;

    String[] url = new String[3];
    url[0] = "http://192.168.169.85:8080/hello";
    url[1] = "http://10.0.2.2:8080/hello";
    url[2] = "http://192.168.1.102:8080/hello";
    HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
    HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url[2]);

    List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<>(1);
    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("order", order));
        try {
            // Add name data to request
            httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
            // Execute HTTP Post Request
            HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost);

            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
            if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) {
                return EntityUtils.toString(entity);
            }
                return "Error: " + response
                        .getStatusLine()
                        .getStatusCode() + " " + response
                        .getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase();
        } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
            return e.getMessage();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            return e.getMessage();
        }
    }

@Override
protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
       String result1 = "Response: "+result;
           Toast.makeText(context, result1, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
}

The response message returns ArrayList as text:
 Response: yay name received
 packagename@objectkey1
 packagename@objectkey2
 packagename@objectkey3
 ...
 packagename@objectkeyn

But instead, what I want is to store it as it is, as an ArrayList.
How can I configure my Async task to receive my m_tours ArrayList and store it somewhere for further use?
Furthermore, how can I configure it to receive multiple objects?
* EDIT *
I've tried by using Gson as suggested by @orip, setting the Async task as follows:
@Override
protected String doInBackground(Pair<Context, String>... params) {
    context = params[0].first;
    String order = params[0].second;

    String[] url = new String[3];
    url[0] = "http://192.168.169.85:8080/hello";
    url[1] = "http://10.0.2.2:8080/hello";
    url[2] = "http://192.168.1.102:8080/hello";
    // HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost("http://semiotic-art-88319.appspot.com/hello");
    HttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(); //127.0.0.1 - 10.201.19.153
    HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url[2]);

    List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<>(1);
    nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("order", order));

    try {
        // Add name data to request
        httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
        // Execute HTTP Post Request
        HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
        if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) {
            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
            return EntityUtils.toString(entity);
        }
        return "Error: " + response
                .getStatusLine()
                .getStatusCode() + " " + response
                .getStatusLine().getReasonPhrase();
    } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
        return e.getMessage();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        return e.getMessage();
    }
}

@Override
protected void onPostExecute(String jsonResponse) {
    Gson gson = new Gson();
    tours = (gson.fromJson(jsonResponse, Tours.class));
    Toast.makeText(context, jsonResponse, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

and on the Server side:
@Override
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws IOException {

    String asyncMessage = req.getParameter("order");
    if(asyncMessage.equals("tours")){
        m_tours = getTours();  //ArrayList<Tour> m_tours;
        Tours tours = new Tours(m_tours);
        resp.setContentType("application/json");
        PrintWriter out = resp.getWriter();
        out.print(new Gson().toJson(tours));
        out.flush();

        resp.getWriter().print(m_tours);
    }

}

but I get an error:
03-23 13:27:09.523  32387-32387/madapps.bicitourbo E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: madapps.bicitourbo, PID: 32387
com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: com.google.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Use JsonReader.setLenient(true) to accept malformed JSON at line 1 column 692 path $
        at com.google.gson.Gson.assertFullConsumption(Gson.java:786)
        at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:776)
        at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:724)
        at com.google.gson.Gson.fromJson(Gson.java:696)
        at madapps.bicitourbo.ServletPostAsyncTask.onPostExecute(ServletPostAsyncTask.java:92)
        at madapps.bicitourbo.ServletPostAsyncTask.onPostExecute(ServletPostAsyncTask.java:36)
        at android.os.AsyncTask.finish(AsyncTask.java:632)
        at android.os.AsyncTask.access$600(AsyncTask.java:177)
        at android.os.AsyncTask$InternalHandler.handleMessage(AsyncTask.java:645)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:149)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5257)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:609)
        at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
 Caused by: com.google.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Use JsonReader.setLenient(true) to accept malformed JSON at line 1 column 692 path $

This error occurs on the line:
Tour tours = (gson.fromJson(jsonResponse, Tours.class));

What do I do wrong?
* EDIT2 *
Solved:
The error: Caused by: com.google.gson.stream.MalformedJsonException: Use JsonReader.setLenient(true) to accept malformed JSON was due to the fact that I was calling resp.getWriter().print() two times, as suggested by @orip. Thank you!

A: Set the servlet's content type to application/json and return a JSON string (e.g using Gson or Jackson to serialize the result.
On the Android side you can deserialize the JSON string, either using Android's built-in JSON classes or (better) using the same libraries you used in your servlet.
For example, if Tour is something like:
public class Tour {
  // some simple int/string/list fields
}

You can build a response class like:
public class Tours {
  private List<Tour> tours;
  // ...
}

Then on the server side (see this question, I'm using Gson here):
List<Tour> listOfTours = ...;
Tours tours = new Tours(listOfTours);
response.setContentType("application/json");
PrintWriter out = response.getWriter();
out.print((new Gson()).toJson(tours));
out.flush();

And on the client side:
String jsonResponse = ...;
Tours tours = (new Gson()).fromJson(jsonResponse, Tours.class);

There are some optimizations to be made, but that could get you started.
Also, consider using OkHttp for your HTTP connections instead of using HttpClient, you'll probably end up with simpler and more robust code.

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Unlike her brother Patrick Schwarzenegger who became an actor like their dad, Katherine chose to follow in the footsteps of her mom, who was a former NBC correspondent. In May 2012, Katherine earned her degree in communications at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Since then, she has worked as a contributor to several publications, and appeared on popular media outlets such as The View and The Today Show. Like Maria, she also became a correspondent. Working for Entertainment Tonight gave her the chance to interview big names, like Michelle Obama.
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Murphy latest 'Hall' monitor
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Brittany Murphy begins filming the indie feature "Across the Hall" Wednesday and also is eyeing a role in the dark comedy "Poor Things." She would replace Lindsay Lohan, who has dropped out of the cast of the latter film.
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Trent Haaga has penned the script, and MacLaine, Rob Hickman and Will Keenan are producing. The film is being produced through Still Rolling Prods.
Murphy, who has also been cast in "Sin City 2," is repped by ICM and Media Talent Group.
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The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small nation tucked into the mountains north of India and east of Nepal. It has a population of less than 700,000 people and no traffic lights. It is illegal to sell tobacco or engage in mountaineering in Bhutan (one is bad for health; the other might disturb mountain gods). Forbidden also are fishing and hunting.
This small country produces two excellent beers – Druk 11000 (which comes in a big – 650 millilitre – bottle, contains 8 percent alcohol, and packs a smooth punch), as well as the weaker, yeastier, Red Panda.
And wine? Bhutanese produce ara, made predominantly from wheat, although rice or barley are also used. This 'wine' might be what we call 'moonshine lite' in the United States, and is produced on the sly in villages.
Is it really wine? Technically, no. But that's no reason to stop a good story.
Before telling of the satisfying hunt for ara, here's a little background skivvy on wine made from wheat. Technically, wine is produced from grapes or other fruits. Sure, you can add wheat as a clarifying agent to white wine, or add wheat to provide additional tannins in red wine. But wine without fruit? The Japanese drink Sake, which is made from rice and sometimes referred to as wine. But most definitions of wine state that the basis is fruit. I found an internet recipe for 'wheat wine' that includes taking one pound of wheat and adding sultanas, potatoes, and grapefruits – but the sultanas and grapefruits are fruit, so their contribution makes this 'wheat' beverage a wine.
However, since locals and visitors to Bhutan refer to wheat based ara as wine, I'll do alike for this piece.
In order to travel within Bhutan as a foreigner, you are required to have a guide. This is supposed to help enhance visitors' experience. I told my guide, Mr. Tshering, that I wanted to discover more about Bhutanese ara.
First, we visited the local market within the city of Punakha. Very colorful.
After this visit, we drove fifteen minutes, parked along a roadside, and began hiking.
We soon passed a store selling wooden phalluses. Apparently an ancient and deified hero of Bhutan known as the Divine Mad Man came from Tibet. His sexual prowess and reputation for philandering were legendary. So when four spirits were found to be maligning the people who crossed Dochula mountain pass, the Divine Mad Man was summoned to solve the problem. He used his powers to rid the pass of demons. Today, in a show of apparent gratitude, images of penises riddle the countryside: over store fronts, poking above bar doors, painted on buildings.
After passing the Phallus Handicraft store, we walked past a water powered prayer wheel – sending prayers to the heavens.
When I asked Mr. Tshering whether a site for wine making was ahead, he told me no, that we were going to the Temple of Fertility instead.
Apparently both Mr. Tshering and our driver, Mr. Sonma, considered my bachelorhood as a condition they needed to help rectify. Although, considering that both men are bachelors, I suspected they sought a little temple magic themselves to change their own personal situations. So we ascended a mild hillside toward the temple, all the while passing multiple Bhutanese couples also en route, dressed in traditional long robe clothing – khera for women, and gho for men.
A monk headed for the fertility temple?
Once there, we spun multiple prayer wheels with our hands, took off our shoes, entered the temple, bowed and said prayers before an image of Buddha, received a blessing from a monk, and returned to the car. On the way we passed laughing and gracious children.
But what about the ara, I asked Mr. Tshering.
Days later, in the town of Chamkhar in the central province of Bumthang, I told Mr. Tshering we should skip the planned afternoon trip to monasteries and instead just wander through town on foot, which we did. When we paced down one street we spotted Mr. Sonma, standing outside a tea shop and sipping a mug of chai. It turned out that the store belongs to Mr. Tshering's brother.
"Ara!" called Mr. Tshering. A woman drinking it laughed. She then asked for another mug and poured me a full helping. It was only 11.30 in the morning but, hey, I couldn't refuse Bhutanese hospitality. So I took a few sips in the same time it took this woman to finish her glass and pour herself another. And then she burst into song and dance at this random wonderful little tea house/general store we happened across.
The ara had the taste of mildly bitter lemonade.
This mother of seven, wearing a nose ring made from gold, told us how the wine in the store is made at a local mountain village, and carried to the store in a big plastic container (Mr. Sonma fetched the empty container from the kitchen to display). Apparently ara is drunk by villagers at any time of day – the sugar helps keep them warm while working in mountain fields, and the alcohol dilates their capillaries, flooding their extremities with warm blood.
This woman rapidly downed two glasses, after which the shopkeeper topped up her bottles free of charge. He told me this was to keep her husband from asking whether she had already sampled the wares while on her way home.
Buzzed and happy by the encounter, my Bhutanese friends and I set off walking again. They insisted that I get some rest. After all, they said, that night was New Year's Eve, and we would be going out drinking and dancing.
Days later, while hiking through the wide, beautiful Phobjikha valley at 10,000 feet above sea level (carved into a U-shape by glaciers long ago), we spied and photographed rare black necked cranes, watched locals practice archery, then met a farmer who invited us into his home.
After ascending steep wooden stairs, we sat. Our host, Mr. Dau, poured us his homemade wheat-based ara, likely 16 to 20 percent alcohol and particularly smooth to drink.
Although technically ara might not be wine, the alcohol content brings it into a range above beer but lower than more potent alcohols. As a lunch time drink for workers who are toiling in the field, it's delicious, nutritious, and always seems to help strike up camaraderie between the easygoing, peaceful Bhutanese.
Ara is not only a daily drink for field working villagers, but also a national beverage with pedigree. On request, I was served a helping of ara in a handsome mason bowl within a Thimphu city hotel owned by the royal family. Ara is also the name of the bar at one of the pricier resorts in Thimphu.
Of course, fortified or not by ara, any visitor to Bhutan will want to view or hike to the Tiger's Nest, built after the original Guru Rimpoche – spiritual leader of Bhutan – received a vision for building the monastery in the seventeenth century (after transforming himself into a flying tiger and cruising through the air to the location from the east). This spectacular monastery was built in the late 1600's. Magnificent.
Here's to trying new wines and experiences in 2014.
Thanks for the journey into a country (and a wine) that I know very little about Tom! Amazing photos. Looking forward to following your adventures in 2014 – where to next?
Thanks Chrissie! Looking forward to more of your excellent posts this year also. Next? Jazz festival in St. Emilion in France this spring! Hope your travels down under go well. When do you head south?
Lovely, what a great combination wine & jazz 🙂 Heading home at the end of the month. I'm thirsty for Australian wine!! Can't wait to get properly stuck in and see what beauties I uncover!!
Cool….and we're all lookin' forward to reading about it!
Fantastic trip, beautiful imagery and people. Love the store – reminds me of little African ducas. Ara sounds intriguing.
Yes, Alex….I was so fortunate to have a very easygoing and accommodating guide/driver combo. Wonderful people in a jewel of a country. The leaders really want the best for their people too.
Fantastic! Love the video too, you should do more of those. Puts you right there in the action.
Thanks….brought the video camera and tripod but never used them….just the still cameras (one with a video function). My mind is still in photo mode. That will change with time!


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Столбовая — река в Енисейском районе Красноярского края, правый приток Енисея.
Длина реки — 61 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 350 км². Исток находится на западном склоне Енисейского кряжа, на высоте свыше 354 м, течёт в общем направлении на юго-запад, среди смешанных (ель, пихта, берёза) лесов. Насколько мелких притоков Столбовой собственных названий не имеют. Впадает в излучину Енисея, напротив мыса Зяблинский, на расстоянии 1747 км от устья.

По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Енисейскому бассейновому округу.

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'Fault in Our Stars' Couple: Why Cystic Fibrosis Shortens Lives
By Rachael Rettner 2016-09-19T21:22:51Z
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Dalton Prager, a young man who received national attention because both he and his wife had cystic fibrosis, died this weekend of the disease at age 25. But why does cystic fibrosis shorten lives?
Prager met his wife, Katie, online when the two were 18-year-olds, according to CNN. Because they both had cystic fibrosis, they were warned against ever meeting in person, since two people with the condition can spread bacteria to each other, which can result in life-threatening infections.
But the pair met anyway, and had a five-year marriage before Dalton's death on Saturday (Sept. 17), CNN said. Katie is currently receiving hospice care for cystic fibrosis at her home in Kentucky. The couple's story has been compared to the novel "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green (Dutton Books, 2012), which tells the story of two teens with terminal cancer who meet and fall in love. [10 Celebrities with Chronic Illnesses]
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition in which the body produces abnormally thick mucus, which builds up in the lungs, pancreas and digestive tract. As a result, the condition causes breathing and digestive problems, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF).
Excessive mucus in the lungs creates an ideal place for bacteria to thrive and multiply, the CFF says. This means that patients with cystic fibrosis are at high risk for lung infections, often from bacteria that don't typically cause symptoms in healthy people. In addition, the body's immune system's response to these infections results in inflammation that can lead to even more lung damage. As a result, lung infections can be dangerous for cystic fibrosis patients, and over time, lead to worsening lung health and death, the CFF says.
Extra mucus in the pancreas can also block the release of enzymes that are important for digestion, which prevents patients from absorbing vital nutrients from the food they eat, and can result in malnutrition, the CFF says.
Advances in treatments for cystic fibrosis have greatly increase life expectancy for people with the disease, but it remains a life-shortening illness. In the 1950s, children with the condition often did not survive long enough to attend elementary school, whereas those born in 2010 are projected to have a life expectancy of 39 years, according to a 2014 paper. More than 30,000 people in the U.S. are living with cycstic fibrosis, according to the CFF.
Before Dalton and Katie met, Dalton was infected with Burkholderia cepacia, a bacteria that can cause dangerous lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis. Katie did not have the infection, but knew that meeting Dalton would put her at high risk for contracting the bacteria, according to CNN. Indeed, the CFF recommends that two people with cystic fibrosis should be kept a minimum of 6 feet (2 meters) apart because of the risk of cross-infection between people with the disease. Katie did eventually contract the bacteria from Dalton, but told CNN that she had no regrets.
"It gave me some of the best years of my life," Katie was quoted as saying. "I'd rather have five years of being in love and just really completely happy than 20 years of not having anybody."
Original article on Live Science.


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To learn more about the "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports," a visit to this museum is a must. Spanning two floors, the museum uses interactive, kid-friendly exhibits to educate visitors on the horses, jockeys, well-dressed spectators and traditions of the Kentucky Derby, showcasing history that dates back to the race's inaugural running in 1875.
Recent visitors loved the memorabilia and family-friendly exhibits at the museum and also offered praise for the 30-minute historic walking tour included with admission. Reviewers were also pleased with the museum's ability to appeal to non-racing fans.
Fees to visit are separate from general admission and race tickets at Churchill Downs. Museum tickets cost $15 for adults (ages 15 to 59), $14 for seniors (60 and older), $7 for children between the ages 5 and 14; entry is free for children younger than 5. Special tours, such as the "Around the Track Golf Cart Tour" and the behind-the-scenes tour cost extra and are not included in museum admission. The museum is open from 8 or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The museum is closed on Kentucky Derby Day. There is ample parking at the museum, but if you'd rather take the bus, several TARC routes service the area. Visit the official website for more information.
Just its name inspires romantic images of spectators dressed in their Sunday best sipping on mint juleps as thoroughbreds race past them. Recent travelers agreed – Churchill Downs, the racing facility that hosts the annual Kentucky Derby, is just as idyllic as you might have imagined. In fact, visitors said that if there's only time for one stop in Louisville, this Central Avenue racing complex is the place to go.


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Jan Vittorio Sardi  (born 1953) is an Australian screenwriter. In 1997, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay), for Shine. He wrote and directed the 2004 film Love's Brother. He adapted the novel by Nicholas Sparks for The Notebook (2004). Sardi also adapted Li Cunxin's memoir for the film Mao's Last Dancer (2009) and the mini-series The Secret River (co-written with Mac Gudgeon), based on the novel by Kate Grenville.

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Some of the most famous attempts at crossing the Atlantic were carried out during the 1970s.
In 1970 Malcolm Brighton, a balloon pioneer from Enland, teamed up with an American couple named Anderson to attempt a west-east crossing of the Atlantic.
The flight was the first example of a combined hot air and helium balloon (built by Mark Semich of Semco Balloons). They took off on September 20th, but ditched 30 hours later in a harsh storm just off Newfoundland. Sadly all 3 crew died in the crash. The wreckage was never recovered.
On August 7, 1973, Bobby Sparks set off in Yankee Zephyr, another balloon operating on the hot air/helium combination and featuring a basket based on that of Small World. It was the first attempt from Bar Harbour, Maine. The flight was terminated by a violent storm after 23 hours and Sparks was rescued.
The first 'jet stream' attempt was made by Thomas Gatch using a cluster of 10 super pressure helium balloons built by Raven.
The theory followed ideas originating from those of John Wise and should have worked because the balloons used were well tried and tested in carrying large amounts for long periods of time.
Unfortunately, Mr. Gatch crashed the balloon into the ocean and no wreckage was recovered.
Malcolm Forbes used a formidable combination of design, planning and money for his second high altitude attempt in January 1975.
The weather was once again against him! His vessel became uncontrollable during take off and the cluster of helium filled balloons had to be cut loose to save the pilots' lives.
Undeterred by his first failure, Bobby Sparks lifted off again in the Odyssey on 21st August 1975. This time he was accompanied by a stowaway, his chief ground crewman, which added an unexpected weight to the balloon.
The flight lasted only 2 hours before Sparks was once again in the ocean!
Odysseys' basket was recovered with the return on a loan given to the unsuccessful venture. The refitted basket, attached to the 4th Semich built envelope to make an Atlantic attempt, set off from Lakehurst, New Jersey, an old airship base.
Spirit of '76 was forced down by a storm 550 miles later and Thomas was luckily rescued by a Russian Trawler.
If seven is a lucky number then it didn't quite live up to its promise for Ed Yost who made the 7th modern attempt on the Atlantic Crossing.
Silver Fox was the first Yost built balloon to make the attempt. Ed lifted off on October 5th 1976. He smashed all the records set a staggering 18 years before by Small World, and he seemed well on his way to a successful run straight to Europe. But bad luck and a change in the wind direction brought him down mid ocean, 700 miles from Europe.
All was certainly not lost though as his new distance record was set at 2474 miles!
Maxie Anderson and Ben Abruzzo's first attempt nearly ended in disaster when they crashed into a stormy ocean off Iceland. They had flown Double Eagle for 64 hours and 2950 miles.
Such a lucky escape should have convinced them to give up, but they were of course to try again.
The 3rd Yost built envelope to be used on an Atlantic crossing attempt lifted off from Bar Harbour, Maine, on October 10th 1977. The 86,000 cubic feet balloon piloted by Reinhard and Stevenson covered a mere 220 miles in 46 hours before crashing in yet another storm.


1.) Set aside time to map your goals. I do weekly and quarterly with different functions. Quarterly is to set a 90 day plan and get my team on board with my vision. Weekly is a more one on one to ensure we are taking the steps to reach the big goals! Mind you, don't let tge planning take up more time than the doing!
2.) Always start with the big goal so your milestones keep you on track! For example, don't set a goal of making $1 mil and forget to set measurements and milestones along the way.
3.) Setting reasonable goals is not about limiting your potential, it's just smart business. No one wants to feel like a failure, so make sure you have the time and energy to put into the goals you set. If you want to increase engagement on a certain platform, make sure you set time and space to do just that!
4.) Don't be afraid to change course! There is no reason to feel defeated by an incomplete goal that wasn't the correct goal to begin with. The words we use with ourselves will show to others, therefore feeling defeated about a unfinished goal may appear as a lack of confidence. Remember, change is the one constant in life. Embrace that! If along the path to goal completion you realize you're not on the right path, or outcomes are taking you I'm different or better direction, go with it. Likewise, if outcomes show that you veering so far off path and it's not good, you might need to reevaluate the milestones and mini steps!
5.) Lastly, make sure you celebrate success! Every success won't be treated with love and happiness by others. You know what it took from you, celebrate. Keep track of completed tasks!


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Trump campaigns for Bevin in Kentucky gubernatorial race
By Joel Williams
Last night, President Donald Trump (R) headlined a fundraiser in Louisville for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's (R) re-election campaign. He also spoke at the American Veterans convention earlier in the day, where he told an audience, "We'll get [Bevin and Sen. Mitch McConnell] both back in."
Bevin, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear (D), and John Hicks (L) are running in the the state's gubernatorial general election on November 5. The race will decide the state's trifecta status until at least the 2020 state legislative elections. If Bevin wins, Republicans will maintain their trifecta control of the state, while a Beshear or Hicks victory would result in neither party having trifecta control.
A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor's office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of August 2019, there were 22 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
Joel Williams
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16.01.14 Nachhaltige Aktien, Meldungen
Solarhersteller Yingli schließt Vertriebsdeal für Japan
Beim Verkauf seiner Solarmodule in Japan setzt der Photovoltaikhersteller Yingli Green Energy weiter auf die XSOL Co. Ltd. als Vertriebspartner. Diese Partnerschaft mit dem japanischen Unternehmen sei vertraglich festgesetzt worden, teilten die Chinesen aus Baoding mit. Lesen Sie dazu die Original-Meldung des Untrtneghmens in englischer Sprache.
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Baoding, China - Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") module manufacturer in the world, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Japan Corporation Ltd. ("Yingli Japan") has entered into a distribution agreement with XSOL Co., Ltd.("XSOL"), a leading Japanese solar energy company and full-service PV system provider.
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Under the terms of the agreement, XSOL will sell and promote YGE 60 Cell Series modules since the middle of January 2014 in Japanese market. Yingli Green Energy was the first solar module manufacturer to obtain TUV Rheinland's JIS Q 8901certificate, which certifies that Yingli modules meet the strict reliability requirements of Japanese consumers. YGE Series modules are also certified by TUV Rheinland to withstand challenging environmental conditions such as salt mist and ammonia.XSOL sold over 137 MW of PV modules and systems in Japan through its over one thousand sales dealers/installers in the past fiscal year 2012/13 (ended May 31, 2013).
"XSOL has made a breakthrough in the Japanese PV market, which has expanded significantly in recent years. Our partnership with Yingli Solar is a pillar of our solar module strategy, and we believe it will be an important driver of our company's growth, as well as the growth of the Japanese market. Furthermore, the sale and promotion of high-performing Yingli Solar modules will help both XSOL and Yingli strengthen their brands' reputations for industry-leading quality among Japanese consumers," said Mr. Takumi Kashiwa, Chief Executive Officer of XSOL Co., Ltd.
"We are very pleased to partner with XSOL, which has successfully expanded from Japan's residential sector into the commercial market," said Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Yingli Green Energy. "Our extensive experience as the world's largest module supplier makes us a strong partner for XSOL; additionally, this agreement will help Yingli meet its strategic three-to-five year sales goals for Japan. By synthesizing our companies' advantages and experience in the global PV market, we firmly believe that both parties will benefit from this cooperation."
To partner with Yingli Green Energy in Japan, please contact: info-japan@yinglisolar.com
About Yingli Green Energy
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE), known as "Yingli Solar," is the world's largest photovoltaic module manufacturer in terms of production capacity and shipments. Yingli Green Energy's manufacturing covers the photovoltaic value chain from ingot casting and wafering through solar cell production and module assembly. Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 20 regional subsidiaries and branch offices and has distributed more than 7,000 MW PV modules to customers worldwide. For more information. please visit www.yinglisolar.com and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Weibo.
About XSOL Co., Ltd.
Since its founding in 2001, XSOL has devoted itself entirely to the total production of PV systems. XSOL operates three businesses in its roles as a manufacturer, system integrator, and supplier. As a manufacturer, XSOL creates a previously unseen level of value and offers ground-breaking products that respond to specific market needs, ranging from products for the commercial market to those for residential use. As a system integrator, XSOL provides income/expenditure simulation, design, construction, and operational services as a one stop service to meet the requirements of large-scale industrial systems, public systems and solar power plants based on its extensive knowledge of solar power generation. As a supplier, XSOL supplies original products as leading PV wholesaler with over one thousand sales dealers/installers. For further information, please visit www.xsol.co.jp.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions, and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Yingli Green Energy's control, which may cause Yingli Green Energy's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in Yingli Green Energy's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Yingli Green Energy does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
For further information about Yingli Green Energy, please contact:
Qing Miao
Vice President of Corporate Communications
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
E-mail: ir@yinglisolar.com


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Geodetski satelit je umjetni satelit u putanji (orbiti) oko Zemlje koji služe za određivanje veličine i oblika Zemlje, koordinata promatranih točaka na njezinoj površini, mjerenje Zemljina gravitacijskog polja, praćenje kretanja Zemljinih tektonskih ploča, motrenje seizmički (potresnih) aktivnih područja, mjerenje položaja Zemljine osi rotacije, precizno određivanje trajanja jednoga zemaljskog dana i drugo. Mjerenja se uglavnom provode iz opažačkih postaja na Zemlji utvrđivanjem trenutnoga položaja ili orbite satelita. Precizni podatci o gibanju umjetnih satelita osnovica su daljnjih proračuna za određivanje traženih vrijednosti (satelitska geodezija).

Za potrebe geodetskih mjerenja često služe i druge vrste satelita (na primjer navigacijski sateliti) i satelitskih sustava, od kojih je u posljednje doba značajan globalni položajni sustav (GPS).

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Prvi geodetski satelit bio je ANNA 1 B (eng. Army-Navy-NASA-Air-Force), američki aktivni satelit opremljen ksenonskim izvorom svjetlosti. Tri satelita serije GEOS (eng. Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) imaju izvor svjetlosnih impulsa, optički laserski reflektor te druge geodetske mjerne sustave, a energiju im osiguravaju sunčane baterije. Američki pasivni geodetski satelit PAGEOS (eng. Passive Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) balon je oblika kugle s metaliziranom površinom, a u njegovu je opažanju svojedobno sudjelovalo više od 40 opažačkih postaja na Zemlji. Pasivni sateliti kuglasta oblika također su i francuski Starlette, obložen s 60 prizmatičnih laserskih reflektora, te dva satelita LAGEOS (eng. Laser Geodynamic Satellite), svaki s po 426 laserskih reflektora. LEGOS-2 lansiran je uz pomoć američkog raketoplana Discovery, s kojega je posebnim raketnim modulom izbačen u predviđenu orbitu, a izradila ga je talijanska svemirska agencija ASI u suradnji s američkom agencijom NASA. Njemački pasivni geodetski satelit GFZ 1 (njem. Geoforschungszentrum), sa 60 reflektora, izrađen je u suradnji s Rusijom. Lansiran je ruskim bespilotnim svemirskim brodom Progres M-27, koji se zatim spojio s ruskom svemirskom postajom Mir s koje je satelit izbačen u orbitu. Bivši SSSR lansirao je dva pasivna satelita serije Etalon, opremljena s po 306 laserskih reflektora. Početkom 1980-ih SSSR je započeo s lansiranjima aktivnih geodetskih satelita druge generacije, Geo-IK.

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Pasivni geodetski sateliti
Pasivni geodetski sateliti nemaju posebnih mjernih instrumenata, već je njihovo opažanje omogućeno reflektirajućim površinama obasjanima Sunčevom svjetlošću ili laserskim impulsom odaslanim sa Zemlje.

Aktivni geodetski sateliti
Aktivni geodetski sateliti nose snažan izvor svjetlosti ili drugih elektromagnetskih valova, što omogućuje vrlo precizno mjerenje njihova položaja. U novije su doba geodetski sateliti opremljeni i uređajima koji autonomno provode mjerenja, kao što su laserski ili radarski daljinomjeri, gravimetri i tako dalje. Tako se na primjer mjerna oprema satelita Geo-IK sastoji od Dopplerova uređaja (točnost izmjere do 3 centimetra), odašiljača radiovalova i radarskoga visinomjera (točnost do 5 metara), laserskih reflektora te izvora svjetlosti.

Satelitska geodezija
Satelitska geodezija je geodetska grana (disciplina) koja se bavi geodetskim mjerenjima s pomoću umjetnih satelita. Isprva je služila samo za rješavanje globalnih zadaća (određivanje oblika i veličine Zemlje, srednjega Zemljina elipsoida (geoid), Zemljina polja sile teže i slično), a danas se koristi i za lokalne zadaće u području praktične geodezije, za koje su razvijeni rutinski postupci određivanja položaja predmeta na Zemljinoj površini. Ponajprije se svodi na mjerenja uz pomoć geodetskih satelita, ali sve veću praktičnu ulogu imaju i mjerenja provedena uz pomoć navigacijskih satelita, to jest globalnoga položajnoga sustava (GPS-a).

Snimanje Zemljine površine s pomoću satelita ubraja se u područje daljinskih istraživanja. U satelitskoj geodeziji mjerenja se provode različitim postupcima i metodama, o čem ovisi i mjerni instrumenti kojima su sateliti opremljeni. Geometrijska metoda svodi se na primjenu satelita kao udaljenih ciljeva vidljivih iz različitih položaja na Zemlji. Njezin je osnovni cilj uspostavljanje svjetskoga trodimenzionalnog homogenog polja točaka. Dinamička metoda zasniva se na promatranju putanje satelita i njezinih promjena, iz čega se izvode zaključci o Zemljinu polju sile teže. Pri laserskom određivanju raspona, globalna mreža postaja za opažanje mjeri vrijeme potrebno svjetlosnoj zraci da prevali put do satelita opremljenoga reflektorima i natrag. To omogućava mjerenje raspona s milimetarskom preciznošću, što se može upotrijebiti za vrlo točno određivanje orbite, precizno umjeravanje (kalibriranje) radarskih altimetara (visinomjer) i drugo. Interferometrija radarom sa sintetičkim otvorom, koji ima vrlo uzak učinkovit snop zraka, ima mnoge primjene u daljinskim istraživanjima i kartografiji. Osim navedenih, u satelitskoj geodeziji služe i postupci radarske i laserske altimetrije, gradiometrija (mjerenje gradijenta sile teže iz orbite) i drugo.

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Umjetni sateliti
Geodezija


Well, the Dynamo were, unfortunately, knocked out of the MLS Playoffs by Red Bull New York this past Sunday, but the news must go on.
Congratulations from World Soccer Wrap to all the winners.
This Thursday, the 13th, there will be a press conference in support of building a Dynamo Stadium on the east side of Downtown Houston at 10:00 a.m., at the corner of Dowling & Rusk.


This season of Bethenny Ever After has just about worn me out! All the emotions, and "tears per episode" have run me ragged! Why in the hell am I so invested in Bethenny and Jason's marriage????
Anyway, tonight on BEA, Jason is still contemplating working "WITH" Bethenny, but she of course reminds him that she is still indeed the boss of the company. Will Jason leave his current job to work for Skinnygirl full time? Or will he avoid working with his wife at all costs?
Also, we get to see the return of Nick! I love awkward eager Nick. He'll do anything Bethenny puts in front of him. I think he's in love with her, to be honest. Or maybe he just has a hard time saying no? lol. Either way, Nick joins Bethenny for YOGA! Ok, well, Bethenny does yoga, I can't figure out what it is that Nick is trying to do. He is going to hurt himself if he doesn't learn how to breathe properly.
Check out the videos below and I'll be watching tonight on Bravo!


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Echte mannen is een nummer van de Nederlandse zanger Guus Meeuwis uit 2020. Het is de vierde single van zijn twaalfde studioalbum Deel zoveel.

Het nummer is een ode aan vriendschap. In een interview met RTL Boulevard vertelde Meeuwis: "Het lijkt generaliserend, maar veel mannen hebben het. Ga maar eens naar de kroeg met een hoop vrienden. Als je thuiskomt en je vriendin vraagt: 'waar heb je het over gehad?'. We hebben echt veel plezier gehad, maar ik heb echt geen idee hoe het met je werk gaat". Terwijl Meeuwis aan de opnames van zijn nieuwe album Deel zoveel werkte, kreeg de zanger de portretten van de Face It-expositie van fotograaf William Rutten onder ogen, waarvoor Rutten foto's heeft gemaakt van allerlei bekende Nederlandse mannen. Meeuwis was onder de indruk en wist meteen dat deze foto's de videoclip voor "Echte mannen" moesten vormen, Rutten ging ermee akkoord. "Je kijkt recht in de ziel van deze mannen, zonder dat ze iets zeggen," aldus Meeuwis.

Het nummer bereikte in Nederland de 15e positie in de Tipparade. Ook in Vlaanderen bereikte het de Tipparade.

Nummer van Guus Meeuwis
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Fir Park boss Stephen Robinson was raging with ref Craig Thomson over the first half dismissal of his defender in yesterday's goalless draw.
Motherwell have confirmed they will appeal the red card shown to defender Cedric Kipre in Sunday's goalless draw with Celtic .
The Frenchman was sent off by referee Craig Thomson after a first half flashpoint at Fir Park involving Scott Brown.
Celtic skipper Brown pushed Kipre after a coming together and the Well man retaliated by flicking out a boot.
"The club believes this is a case of wrongful dismissal and, having submitted a player reference to the Scottish FA on behalf of the player, the matter will now go to a fast-track tribunal," Motherwell said in a statement.
"The principal hearing will take place on Thursday March 22, 2018."
Well boss Stephen Robinson hit out at ref Thomson after the match claiming he had got it badly wrong and pointed out that all five of the whistler's top flight red cards this season had been against Well players.
Robinson said: "Five red cards from the same referee – and he's not sent off another Premiership player this season.
"Everybody in the ground saw it wasn't a red. Worst-case scenario both boys could've been booked and everybody might have thought even that was harsh.
"Two people brushed together. There was petulance from both of them. Brown gave him a little shove, Cedric brushed his calf against him. I've seen it and I'm 100 per cent certain it wasn't a red.
"I didn't need to make my feelings clear to Brown at half-time. It wasn't him who made the decision that spoiled a very good match.
"It's annoying because people pay money to watch the match and we were taking the game to them. Most people sit off Celtic but up until the red card we didn't.
"Our boys had to sit back because of the situation and they did it brilliantly and might even have nicked a win. I'll speak with the board and see where we take it from here in terms of an appeal. It certainly wasn't a stamp, as was indicated.
"Cedric's a big boy, about 20 feet wide and 200 feet tall. He's a gentle giant, with no malice in him. I've had to put my arm around him because he's distraught.
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Obit: John Renbourn (8 Aug 44 - 26 Mar 15)
GUEST,Ray 26 Mar 15 - 12:19 PM
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Subject: Obit: John Renbourn
Just heard that John Rebourn has died. Sad news but can't confirm any further details.
Subject: RE: Obit: John Renbourn
From: GUEST,HiLo
Oh, what sad,sad news....I love his music...What a loss. I don't really know how to respond, I am so saddened by this.
It must have been sudden, a Google search on him shows information about a performance on Sunday, March 22. No mention of his death in the News outlets.
Gordon Giltrap and Paul Brett both saying it's so.
Very sad, another great 'un gone to the Big Gig, wherever it is.
RIP John.
Subject: RE: Obit: John Renbourn (8 Aug 44 - 26 Mar 15)
From: GUEST,gillymor
This is hard news.
From: GUEST,John James
I shall post more info , if appropriate, later. But we are just making sure all family know in the best manner possible. In these days of instant social media sometimes it can be insensitive, by nature of the beast. Anyway John is survived by two sons and a daughter , and a sister. news has had to go to Australia.
and of course he has grandchildren.
Today has been a difficult day for many in the family and for many friends too.
John James
From: voyager
Great Dreams From Heaven - John Renbourn
From: CupOfTea
What a lovely man he was. He came to mind just this week when a friend in hospice (a fine musician and songwriter) mentioned that one of his favorite memories was drinking wine in my living room with John Renbourn after John had done a memorably brilliant concert for Celtic Ceol. I remembered that so clearly myself: he was the only person I've ever let smoke in my house. I was amused that it took him about three minutes to smoke the cigarette that he'd taken about 20 minutes to put together. Never saw anyone roll a tobacco smoke before that. He was such a delight to have stay with me, and invited me to look him up if I were ever again in England, and gave me his home contact information. I never got back to England, but did have a chance to see him perform one more time, with Jacquie McShee, at Nighttown in Cleveland Hts.
One of the stellar musicians of his generation and a genuinely nice man. I feel lucky to have had the privilege of meeting him.
Joanne in Cleveland, Ohio
From: GUEST,#
Obit in the Belfast Telegraph.
I used to see him at Les Cousins and Studio 51, RIP.
From: Musket
Another hero leaves us..
Very sad.
From: Sean Belt
Really saddened to hear this. Renbourn's records and the handful of times I saw him live over the years were hugely influential to my guitar playing. Another good man gone.
From: fat B****rd
Sad news indeed. I listened to him and Wizz Jones with Cerys Matthews only the other Sunday. RIP Mr. Renbourn.
Another great talent gone RIP.
Still remember him on TV with Pentangle - one of my early LPs.
From: Brian May
The above was me - bloody cookie reset . . . again.
From: maeve
Friend and fiercely brilliant musician. Thank you, John. We'll keep singing the songs you arranged for us.
" 26 March 2015
Influential folk guitarist John Renbourn has died aged 70.
The musician was found at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders today after a suspected heart attack.
Renbourn teamed up with fellow musicians, including guitarist Bert Jansch who died in 2011, to form Pentangle who were a critical and - to some extent - a commercial success towards the end of the 1960s.
His manager, Dave Smith, said Renbourn was "a huge character".
He said: "He was always playing and teaching. That is what he loved doing and he never stopped."
Among those paying tributes to London-born Renbourn were DJ Cerys Matthews who said: "So sorry and sad to hear of John Renbourn's passing. A loving, lovely man. RIP John, it was an honour and pleasure meeting you."
Novelist Ian Rankin tweeted: "Ach, and now John Renbourn has died. What a guitarist ..."
He leaves two sons and a daughter." http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/guitarist-renbourn-dies-aged-70-31097652.html
Respect and shared loss to John's family. Thank you all for sharing him with the rest of us.
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
It really is ridiculous. Davy, Bert and now John gone!
Back in the mid-60s, I desperately wanted to be John Renbourn!
I used to stare at his first album cover and imagine myself sharing a pad with Bert Jansch in some interesting area of London, and playing guitar duets all day, and then heading out at night to play in some subterranean acoustic folk/blues venue.
I had a few nice chats with John in the 60s. He once even bought me a pint!
Great days.
Aw crap. I'm glad I had a chance to see him at least once. A concert with Pierre Bensusan. What a lovely night of music.
From: Bat Goddess
I was just listening to Pentangle and other recordings all yesterday at work on Pandora...
I was first introduced to Renbourn's music (by an eclectic banjo player) with Sir John Alot and the Grene Knight back in 1970 or 1971. Discovered The Lady and the Unicorn shortly thereafter.
He will definitely be missed.
Guest, John James - Thank you for your post. I wish you best hopes for contacting all family members in the kindest way possible. It is hard indeed to do this when such news can fly across oceans before a telephone number can be punched out or dialed.
From: GUEST, DTM
Sad, sad news. Great guitarist & a great guy.
From: Nick
Sad. First saw him at the Albert Hall with Pentangle in 1968 but only once since. Very influential on the way I play a guitar and I still enjoy listening to his playing.
From: GUEST,Peter Laban
Item in the Guardian
From: ChanteyLass
My sympathy to his family, friends, and fans.
From: Tattie Bogle
Sorry to hear this sad news. First saw him at our medical school folk club in E London in the 1960s, when he appeared with Jacqui McShee, even before Pentangle. Then a very long gap, before seeing him a couple of times in Edinburgh- the last being, I think, during Edinburgh Fringe 2013 when he played with Wizz Jones. RIP John.
From: Bob Hitchcock
What a sad day indeed. I remember seeing John in the 60's with Pentangle, then I attended a concert with him and Stefan Grossman and Ralph McTell in Washington D.C. in about 1979 or so. Later, in 1988 I played a workshop at Philly Folk Festival with John, after which we sat and talked for a while. A superb musician and a gentleman as well, I will always remember him as a an all round good bloke. Whenever I heard him play my initial reaction was to go home and smash all my instruments in the fireplace as I could never match his skills. I am glad I didn't, but I am sad he is no longer with us. RIP john.
Bob Hitchcock
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
John Renbourn was a massive influence in my late teens...
First hearing the Pentangle LPs that were the background music in a druggy smoky squat
where we started to hang out with some older musicians [in their early 20s]
Then when I was 19 I left my west country home to move up north
in the middle of a bitter cold dark winter;
I'd be out at night at new wave agit pop punk gigs,
then back home to my damp bedsit listening to John Renbourn cassettes.
"Bert And John" was a favourite.
.. and a live gig of his 'Medieval' tunes I taped off the radio...
But the biggest influence of all his instrumental virtuosity
was he played electric guitar through a real nasty fuzz box
on Pentangle folky recordings !!!😎
"Influential folk guitarist John Renbourn has died aged 70.
Very sad - but don't gloss over the facts - always knew he was there but never actually saw him - no presence at all.
Unlike Archie Fisher, who has always been extremely supportive in terms of time and contributions to the "folk scene" in the borders, from his contribution nobody in the borders knew that John Renbourn was around so I have no idea whatsoever where exactly John was "always playing and teaching" - certainly wasn't locally.
From: Hagman
Checking his website, he had 13 dates booked in March - and that's just the publicly advertised ones. I'd say that was definitely being around.
From: Larry The Radio Guy
It was through Pentangle that I recognized the folk music and jazz really weren't two different planets.
He will be missed.
From: Dave Sutherland
Very sorry to read this news; another part of my (and countless others) growing up on the folk scene gone. RIP.
From: tritoneman
That is such sad news. A wonderful musician. I used to watch and listen to him in awe in the 1960's and no less so when I last saw him at Topsham doing a wonderful gig with Wizz Jones about two weeks ago.
From: MoorleyMan
How tremendously sad. It has not been a good year...
From: GUEST,MikeOfNorthumbria (sans cookie)
A great loss to all of us. But at least he was still playing (and playing well)right up to the end. That's the way to go.
In a world where success often depends as much on how you look as on what you sound like, John established and sustained a viable career entirely on the basis of his musical ability. And once established, he was never content to carry on delivering the same familiar material to the same faithful followers - over the years he explored many different types of music, while always managing to sound unmistakably like himself.
And one thing more - he was an all-round good bloke, who will be missed by everyone who ever had the privilege of chatting with him about guitars, guitarists and guitar music over a pint.
Wassail!
From: Nigel Paterson
Maeve, thank you for alerting me to the very sad news of John Renbourn's death. We (The Halliard), worked with him many times, back in the halcyon days of the 60s Folk Revival...a regular visitor to our Club In Chelmsford. He wasn't a 'friend' in the strict sense of the word, but I grew to respect & admire his talent & evolving creativity. He was a lovely, gentle-man...a great loss to Music. My sincere condolences to his Family & Friends,
Nigel Paterson (Mandolin, The Halliard)
(Edited re-post from 'Jane's Rainbow')
From: Pete Jennings
My heart is full of sorrow, my eyes is full of tears...
From: GUEST,Sean Breadin (Blandiver / Sedayne)
Another one gone! And I was just listening to my John Renbourn Group albums the other day too, noting that their translation of Machaut's Douce Dame Jolie is by Mudcat's Anne Lister.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqfusObjTqM
From: GUEST,Mike Wray
I feel very sad hearing this news. I have loved JR's playing since the 60's and, like many others, have spent countless hours trying to play his tunes. I have seen him quite a few times going way back. His compositions and arrangements were so musical and ingenious. There was some unique and undefinable atmosphere in his tunes that really appealed to me. In his prime he had an incredibly deft and accurate technique which no one could copy. In my book he was unmatched.
From: GUEST,cujimmy
When I was first learning to play guitar, I was in the Grove in Leeds on my birthday around 1996. John was playing in the back roon, a few friends of mine pushed me into the room, paid the entrance money and told me, you just listen to him. A moment and a concert il never forget.
He was definitely still playing. In the i newspaper today they report his death on page 2 but then (missed by who ever checks the content)on the gigs page recommend people go to his concert tonight with Wizz Jones at the Band in The Wall in Manchester
So Clear
Won't see his like again.
Spent a wonderful evening at Plaxtol village hall, Kent, a few weeks ago, watching John and Wizz Jones. It was a 200-mile round trip, but I'm so glad I went!
From: GUEST,addison
Obituary in today's Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/27/john-renbourn
Guardian obituary, linked by Guest addison, above.:
"John Renbourn, who has died aged 70, was one half of the powerful guitar duo of Pentangle, the innovative jazz-folk band of the 1960s and 70s. While his fellow guitarist, Bert Jansch, brought great emotion and inventiveness to his playing, it was Renbourn who provided a high level of technical accomplishment. They revelled in one another's virtuosity.
The two men first met when Renbourn went to a Jansch gig at Bunjies coffee bar, London, in 1964. At the time Renbourn was performing informally at clubs in London, and as an accompanist for the African-American blues and gospel singer Dorris Henderson, from Los Angeles, with whom he recorded two albums, There You Go (1965) and Watch the Stars (1967). By early 1965, Renbourn and Jansch were flat-sharing, playing guitar together by day and performing in the evenings, developing a style that became known as "folk baroque".
Jansch played on a couple of tracks on Renbourn's eponymous first solo album for Transatlantic Records in 1965, and Renbourn repaid the compliment on Jansch's Jack Orion (1966). Both were influenced by the guitarist Davey Graham, and their joint, largely instrumental album, Bert and John (1966), set the scene for their Pentangle collaboration with its modern jazz influences.
By the time of Renbourn's second solo album, Another Monday (1967), he was collaborating with the folk singer Jacqui McShee, whose renditions of traditional songs inspired him to make jazz-blues rhythmic accompaniments similar in style to those in Graham's 1964 Folk Roots, New Routes album with Shirley Collins.
John Renbourn was still performing up to his death. For the past two years he had been rouring with the folk and blues guitarist Wizz Jones.
Renbourn was the catalyst who brought together his two performing partners – Jansch and McShee – plus the jazz musicians Terry Cox, a percussionist, and the upright bass player Danny Thompson to form Pentangle. After a residency at the Horseshoe pub in central London, which McShee later described as public rehearsals, they made their concert debut at the Royal Festival Hall in May 1967. Their performances brought together all their wide and varied influences – jazz, blues, traditional folk, original songs, medieval themes – in a fluid, improvisatory style. Often described misleadingly as a folk-rock band – Renbourn's rhythmic accompaniment and Cox's percussion matched the patterns of the songs without imposing a rock beat – Pentangle paved the way for further innovations in folk music.
Their first album, The Pentangle (1968), was released to critical acclaim, and by 1969 they were touring the US, appearing at Carnegie Hall, the Newport folk festival and Fillmore West in San Francisco with the Grateful Dead, as well as the Isle of Wight festival in the UK. Their third album, Basket of Light (1969), took them into the charts when the opening track, Light Flight, was chosen as the theme tune for the television series Take Three Girls. During this time there was little space in the schedules for Renbourn's solo concerts, although he recorded solo albums, The Lady and the Unicorn (1970), with an emphasis on medieval music, and Faro Annie (1971), which revisited his folk and blues repertoire. The relentless touring with Pentangle took its toll and they disbanded in early 1973.
Renbourn returned to solo concerts and occasional duo performances with Jansch, then embarked on a new band collaboration with McShee – the John Renbourn Group – plus Tony Roberts, Keshav Sathe and Sue Draheim. Two albums, A Maid in Bedlam (1977) and Enchanted Garden (1980), were followed by Live in America (1981), which received a Grammy nomination. Solo albums such as The Hermit (1976) and The Black Balloon (1979) emphasised his continuing interest in early music.
Renbourn was born John McCombe in Marylebone, London: his father, Robert, was killed in the second world war, and his mother, Dorothy (nee Jopling), married Edward Renbourn, a physician, in 1952, when John's surname was changed by adoption. The family moved to Surrey, where John had piano lessons and was introduced to early music. He took grade examinations in classical guitar, which influenced his later folk and blues guitar arrangements.
By the 1980s, Renbourn was taking a more analytical approach to his music, wanting to build upon his earlier formal music studies. From 1972 he had been producing books of compositions and guitar tablature, and in 1982 he enrolled on a degree course in composition and orchestration at Dartington college in Devon. He described this as "an awesome experience", covering much music of which he had been completely unaware. On one occasion he had to request special permission to re-sit an examination as it clashed with an appearance at Carnegie Hall with the legendary American musician Doc Watson.
His new musical awareness led to invitations in guitar teaching, and he produced further publications. In 1988 he joined the staff at Dartington to head up the first degree course in steel-string guitar. But concert performances and collaborations continued. He formed a duo and recorded several albums with the American guitarist Stefan Grossman, and worked with Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band. He formed Ship of Fools, initially for a concert in New York, with Maggie Boyle, Steve Tilston and Tony Roberts, and his solo concerts took him to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan and Alaska.
Renbourn was only briefly a member of the re-formed Pentangle in the 1980s, but in 2007 he joined the other original members to receive a lifetime achievement award from Sir David Attenborough at the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards, at which Pentangle performed. The band formally came together the following year with concerts, including Glastonbury festival, and television appearances. For the last couple of years Renbourn had been touring with one of his early 1960s colleagues, the folk and blues guitarist Wizz Jones. They were coming towards the end of their tour when Renbourn died.
He is survived by three of his four children: Joel and Jessie from his first marriage, to Judy Hills; and Ben from his second marriage, to Jo Watson – their other child, Jake, died in 2014."
• John Renbourn, guitarist, born 8 August 1944; died 26 March 2015
From: GUEST,gnu on laptop
Reading the posts herein and on Facebook have made me much more aware of John and his works. Mu condolences to all. RIP
From Sing Out Magazine online:
Guitarist John Renbourn Passes Mar 27, 2015 Jay Ansill
Thurday, March 26th, brought the sad news that John Renbourn, the legendary guitarist and Pentangle founder, had died from an apparent heart attack at his home in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Renbourn was 70 years old. These words from fellow musician Jay Ansill:
In 1978, I bought a copy of John Renbourn's album The Hermit at a very hip record store in Philadelphia known as 3rd Street Jazz. When I took it to the cashier to pay, the very attractive woman behind the counter said "Ooooh, a John Renbourn record … nice!" It seemed like just owning a Renbourn record was a sort of shorthand that let someone know that you were sophisticated, cool and had impeccable taste
John Renbourn had already established himself as an important guitarist on the British folk scene by the time he formed The Pentangle, along with another guitar legend, Bert Jansch, the striking singer, Jaqui McShee, and the equally able Danny Thompson on bass and Terry Cox on percussion. The group combined elements of traditional folk music with jazz and blues, and even bits of rock music. The two guitarist were the perfect combination, with Jansch's sensibilities being slightly more rooted in American blues and Renbourn's more in classical and early music. The band crossed over into the mainstream and secured John's place as one of the preeminent guitarists of the era.
Renbourn continued to make solo albums throughout the '70s, all of which combined a vast knowledge of classical and traditional music with non-traditional elements, like extended improvisations, employing electric guitars and the sitar, (on which he was one of the finer Western musicians of the time to try his hand at the instrument). His own compositions were impeccably conceived and performed. Although his technique was astonishing, his music was never about displaying his virtuosity. His compositional sense was rarely informed by "guitaristic" concerns; things that easily fell under one's fingers on the guitar. If he had an idea of what he wanted, he'd find a way to play it on the guitar, even if it meant using different tunings or extremely complicated fingerings.
After Pentangle split up in 1972, John also led his own "John Renbourn Group," combining once more the traditional with the non-traditional, employing tablas (Indian hand drums) which somehow worked perfectly with early music and traditional folk songs.
Beside being a great solo player, John was also a brilliant collaborator, maintaining fruitful partnerships with various luminaries, including Stefan Grossman, Wizz Jones, Isaac Guillory, Robin Williamson and Archie Fisher over the years. It was during a few tours of the East Coast of the US with Robin Williamson in the early 1990s that I got to know John better. I had been Robin's tour manager and driver when he toured the East Coast, and quickly took on the same role when they teamed up.
There was never a moment when John wasn't fascinating to be around. He had millions of hilarious stories about everybody he knew (Robin would say that John's stories were "great … and some of them might even be true!") and he could also talk knowledgeably on an impressive array of subjects. John was always generous with advice about the guitar and music in general. When the conversations slowed down he would suggest some kind of word game to pass the time during a long drive.
When I heard on Thursday that John had died I immediately began to been reflect on his vast contribution to the world of music and particularly the guitar. It would be difficult to find an acoustic guitarist who wasn't influenced by him. In a book on The Who, I recall seeing some lead sheets and Peter Townsend's notes saying to play one song like John Renbourn. His influence on Jimmy Page's playing is obvious as well.
John Renbourn left us with enough music to keep us all engaged and connected forever. What a gift."
— Jay Ansill
From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
For those of us who weren't ever part of the 'official' folk scene, John Renbourn was one of the people who reached out and brought this music to us. I remember seeing him at Green Man Festival a few years back and my friend's 11 year old daughter said 'he's like Father Christmas, only cool!'...
From: nager
Very sad news indeed. I usd to work with and became good friends with his sister Rebecca here in Australia a few years ago and I am sure she will be devastated at John's passing. RIP.
From: GUEST,David E.
The first time I met John (nearly 40 years ago now) he was doing one of those in store performance things and six people showed up. I apologized but he just smiled and said "I didn't expect that many!" The last time I saw John (2 years ago)he still remembered and still laughed. Outstanding guitarist and a very nice fellow. Our great ones are leaving us. At least we can still play the albums.
"By early 1965, Renbourn and Jansch were flat-sharing . . " (Guardian obit, above)
Did I dream it, or was that flat in a house in Somali Road, up Kilburn way, in the same house as the YT - a great Mecca for a whole host of folk performers at the time?
The great names of those days are sadly passing on!
From: Waddon Pete
I think all the posters to this thread have said all the good things that I would have said. I too was lucky enough to see him a few times with Pentangle and always enjoyed his guitar playing. A sad addition to the "In Memoriam" thread. My condolences to all those who know and love him.
From: GUEST,Derek
Heard about his passing last weekend was in Hawick at Reivers Festival which I am told is where he lived
Sorry News Pentangle are a big influence in my singing
Condolences to all who loved him and were influenced by his playing
He was magic
From: GUEST,Steve Duffy
About 1966 I first saw John at the Bedford Clangers Folk club. He was backing up Doris Henderson. Within a month or two he learned that I wanted to sell my Gibson 1962 J-50 acoustic guitar (I had found a Martin D21 on the RAF Chicksands US Air Force Base where I was stationed and needed $300.00 to buy it). John loved the J-50 and it would finally be played by a master. He make mention of his long association with this instrument on his website under "My Guitars".
So many years and songs later I still have clear and wonderful memories of the music and the great folks who created it. Many went on to other endeavors out of financial necessity but a few like John stuck it out and continued to create beautiful sounds for all of us.
Thank you and rest in peace John.


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Set within 5 km of Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium and 7 km of Yaounde Multipurpose Sports Complex in Yaoundé, Residence des Lilas features accommodation with free WiFi and a kitchen.
Offering a balcony, each unit is air conditioned and offers a dining area and a seating area with a satellite flat-screen TV. An oven and coffee machine are also provided.
Blackitude Museum is 8 km from Residence des Lilas, while French Institute of Cameroon is 8 km away.
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He's going to play the adorable scarecrow in a new revival.
One of the UK's best loved children's TV shows 'Worzel Gummidge' is set to make a comeback with Mackenzie Crook taking over from Jon Pertwee in the oddball lead role. It's been over thirty years since the last episode of the original aired, though a brief revivals has since been made.
Mackenzie Crook, who's most famous for his roles in 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'The Office' and 'The Detectorists', will portray the lovable scarecrow with the ability to swap heads in the new series of 'Worzel Gummidge'. However, it's not being described as a reboot of the original.
When Paul Potts, an opera singer, auditioned for the first series of 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2007, he blew everyone away with his incredibly powerful vocals. Going on to win the show was a surprise to no-one, and it was not just his soulful arias that moved audiences, but his own emotional life story. Growing up he was frequently bullied and found consolation only in that of operatic music. Later, he met his devoted wife Julie-Ann Cooper who relentlessly encouraged him to perform and attend an opera school in Italy. His lack of confidence in himself caused most other people not to believe in him, but he took a brave step in leaving his job as a shop manager and giving 'BGT' a good shot - a decision that would change his life beyond recognition forever.
The true story has been described as 'life affirming'.
Paul Potts – the man who rose from his workaday life to win Britain's Got Talent and record the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in nine countries – is played by James Corden in 'One Chance' for which you can see the trailer for below.
You just knew that when Spielberg and Jackson embraced 3D performance-capture animation, the results would be seriously eye-catching. And yes, this film looks amazing. It also borrows enjoyably from Spielberg's entire back catalog.
So it's a shame the story and characters aren't stronger.
When intrepid young journalist Tintin (Bell) buys a model ship called The Unicorn, he's suddenly launched into a mystery. Pursued by the relentless treasure-hunting Sakharine (Craig) and quizzed by the blustery detectives Thompson and Thompson (Pegg and Frost), Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy try to unlock The Unicorn's secret. This involves tracking down Captain Haddock (Serkis) on the high seas, then teaming up for a breathless chase through a North African desert to a bustling market town.
Tintin is a young and passionate journalist who is always accompanied on his adventures with his faithful terrier, Snowy. One day, while out browsing a market place, Tintin comes across a rare model of a boat called 'The Unicorn'. He buys it and almost immediately has to ward off other potential buyers interested in the boat.