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Thomas Nelson Community College 77-78 Annual Report
609.pdfpage
EXECUTIVE SERVICES
I. President
A. Activities
1. The President maintained memberships in the Hampton
Kiwanis Club, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, the
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, the Peninsula
Alcohol Safety Action Project Citizens Advisory
Committee and Board of Directors, the Advisory
Council of Presidents of the Virginia Community
College System and the Board of Directors of the
Tidewater Consortium for Continuing Education.
2. The President and his wife were hosts at the Annual
Buffet Reception for the TNCC Board, faculty, staff
and all other employees of the college in September,
1977. The reception was held in the Commons.
3. NCC was represented at the annual meeting of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in New
Orleans in December, 1977.
4. The President represented TNCC at the annual meeting
of the American Association for Community and Junior
Colleges in Atlanta in April, 1978.
5. The President served on the Tidewater Study Advisory
Committee and the work subcommittee in studying and
making recommendations to the Governor of Virginia
on the duplication of curricula by the two community
colleges and the three four-year institutions in
Tidewater, and made recommendations for eliminating
any unnecessary duplications.
6. The President spoke at a number of functions during the
year, including civic and community clubs relative to
the November State Bond Referendum, the orientation
and graduation ceremonies of the Peninsula Academy of
Criminal Justice. Numerous luncheons, dinners,
conferences, receptions and workshops were attended.
Title Thomas Nelson Community College 77-78 Annual Report
Title.Alternative Annual Report 1977-1978
Creator Office of the President
Subject Annual reports
Description Annual report issued by the Office of the President for the Board of Directors.
Category College publications
Identifier annual_report_1977-1978.pdf
Rights © 1977-1978 Thomas Nelson Community College. Copying allowed only for noncommercial use with acknowledgement of source.
Transcript EXECUTIVE SERVICES I. President A. Activities 1. The President maintained memberships in the Hampton Kiwanis Club, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, the Peninsula Alcohol Safety Action Project Citizens Advisory Committee and Board of Directors, the Advisory Council of Presidents of the Virginia Community College System and the Board of Directors of the Tidewater Consortium for Continuing Education. 2. The President and his wife were hosts at the Annual Buffet Reception for the TNCC Board, faculty, staff and all other employees of the college in September, 1977. The reception was held in the Commons. 3. NCC was represented at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in New Orleans in December, 1977. 4. The President represented TNCC at the annual meeting of the American Association for Community and Junior Colleges in Atlanta in April, 1978. 5. The President served on the Tidewater Study Advisory Committee and the work subcommittee in studying and making recommendations to the Governor of Virginia on the duplication of curricula by the two community colleges and the three four-year institutions in Tidewater, and made recommendations for eliminating any unnecessary duplications. 6. The President spoke at a number of functions during the year, including civic and community clubs relative to the November State Bond Referendum, the orientation and graduation ceremonies of the Peninsula Academy of Criminal Justice. Numerous luncheons, dinners, conferences, receptions and workshops were attended.

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Signed "T. Robinson" l.r., titled on an exhibition label from the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.5 cm), framed.
Exhibitions: William Morris Hunt and the Summer Art Colony at Magnolia, Massachusetts, 1876-1879, Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, November 18, 1981-February 28, 1982.
Framed measures 21 x 25 in. (53.1 x 63.4 cm).


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Q: salt cloud error deploying to AWS When I try to deploy to amazon EC2 using salt cloud, I'm getting this error:
[root@salt salt]# salt-cloud -p ec2_private_win_r3.xlarge server00009
[ERROR   ] AWS Response Status Code and Error: [401 401 Client Error: Unauthorized] {'Errors': {'Error': {'Message': 'AWS was not able to validate the provided access credentials', 'Code': 'AuthFailure'}}, 'RequestID': '33b43015-518e-4865-88e7-b6432e61b0db'}
[ERROR   ] AWS Response Status Code and Error: [401 401 Client Error: Unauthorized] {'Errors': {'Error': {'Message': 'AWS was not able to validate the provided access credentials', 'Code': 'AuthFailure'}}, 'RequestID': '4b88b080-ad32-4388-a133-4322b1c08c04'}
[ERROR   ] There was a profile error: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'copy'

I've verified the AWS keys that I'm using and I'm able to list and even launch new instances using the aws command line with the keys that I'm using in the cloud provider file:
##  Gov Cloud Non Prod environment
company-govcloud-nonprod-us-east-1:
  # Set up the location of the salt master

  minion:
  master: 10.0.2.15

  # Set up grains information, which will be common for all nodes
  # using this driver
  grains:
  node_type: broker

  # Valid options are:
  #     private_ips - The salt-cloud command is run inside the EC2
  #     public_ips - The salt-cloud command is run outside of EC2
  #
  ssh_interface: private_ips

  # Optionally configure the Windows credential validation number of
  # t-tdetries and delay between retries.  This defaults to 10 retries
  # with a one second delay betdwee retries
  win_deploy_auth_retries: 10
  win_deploy_auth_retry_delay: 1

  # Set the EC2 access credentials (see below)

  id: 'AKIAIATLQ4FTDDA6BV7A'
  key: 'asdfasdsfadsadasasdafadsadfafasdasda'

  # Make sure this key is owned by root with permissions 0400.
  #
  private_key: /etc/salt/company-timd
  keyname: company-timd
  #securitygroup: core-sg-default

  # Optionally configure default region
  # Use salt-cloud --list-locations <driver> to obtain valid regions
  #
  location: us-east-1
  availability_zone: us-east-1c

  # Configure which user to use to run the deploy script. This setting is
  # dependent upon the AMI that is used to deploy. It is usually safer to
  # configure this individually in a profile, than globally. Typical users
  # are:
  # Amazon Linux -> ec2-user
  # RHEL         -> ec2-user
  # CentOS       -> ec2-user
  # Ubuntu       -> ubuntu
  #
  ssh_username: root

  # Optionally add an IAM profile
  #iam_profile: 'arn:aws:iam::xxxxxxxxxxxx:role/rl-company-admin'

  driver: ec2

And this is the profile that I'm trying to use:
## Windows Server 2012 Alteryx & Tableau
ec2_private_win_r3.xlarge:
  provider: company-govcloud-nonprod-us-east-1
  image: ami-xxxxxxx
  size: r3.xlarge
  network_interfaces:
    - DeviceIndex: 0
      SubnetId: subnet-xxxxxxx
      SecurityGroupId: sg-xxxxxx
      PrivateIpAddresses:
        - Primary: True
      AssociatePublicIpAddress: False
  block_device_mappings:
   - DeviceName: /dev/sda1
     Ebs.VolumeSize: 120
     Ebs.VolumeType: gp2
   - DeviceName: /dev/sdf
     Ebs.VolumeSize: 250
     Ebs.VolumeType: gp2
  tag: {'Engagement': '999999999999', 'Owner': 'Tim', 'Name': 'non-production', 'Environment': 'COMPANY-Grouper'}

I tried commenting out the IAM profile in the cloud provider definition. I've checked and the AWS credentials I'm using has administrator access in IAM.
Here's my version report
[root@salt ~]# salt-cloud --versions-report
Salt Version:
            Salt: 2016.11.5

Dependency Versions:
 Apache Libcloud: 0.20.1
            cffi: 1.6.0
        cherrypy: 3.2.2
        dateutil: 2.6.0
       docker-py: Not Installed
           gitdb: Not Installed
       gitpython: Not Installed
           ioflo: Not Installed
          Jinja2: 2.7.2
         libgit2: Not Installed
         libnacl: Not Installed
        M2Crypto: Not Installed
            Mako: Not Installed
    msgpack-pure: Not Installed
  msgpack-python: 0.4.8
    mysql-python: Not Installed
       pycparser: 2.14
        pycrypto: 2.6.1
    pycryptodome: 3.4.3
          pygit2: Not Installed
          Python: 2.7.5 (default, Nov  6 2016, 00:28:07)
    python-gnupg: Not Installed
          PyYAML: 3.11
           PyZMQ: 15.3.0
            RAET: Not Installed
           smmap: Not Installed
         timelib: Not Installed
         Tornado: 4.2.1
             ZMQ: 4.1.4

System Versions:
            dist: centos 7.2.1511 Core
         machine: x86_64
         release: 3.10.0-327.el7.x86_64
          system: Linux
         version: CentOS Linux 7.2.1511 Core

How can I solve this problem?

A: Are you trying to launch a windows EC2 instance with a ssh_username? That may be breaking it.

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Q: old statement not working after delete trigger mysql I have tree tables news, news_files and files
news
    id  name
    1   valodik
    2   gugushik

news_files
        id  news_id  file_id
         1     1        5
         2     1        6
         3     2        9

files
        id  file_path
         5   /opt/storage/
         6   /opt/storage/
         9   /opt/storage/

I am created trigger on news_files
DELIMITER //
CREATE TRIGGER after_delete_files AFTER DELETE ON news_files
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
    DELETE FROM files WHERE id=old.file_id;
END;//
DELIMITER ;

I want to delete data is table news it automatically delete rows in files tables, news_files.news_id is constraint cascade to news.id
example
delete from news where id = 1;

automatically delete two rows in table files.


Formidably talented, razor sharp Ecuadorian striker who made his debut for Independiente del Valle just over a year ago. Highly regarded in youth circles, the young striker was brought on as an impact sub by long serving coach Pablo Repetto during Independiente's four league matches during September 2015, none of which Los Negriazules won. However, Angulo did enough over these cameo appearances to suggest he was worthy of a start. With his side slipping down the league standings, coach Repetto turned to Angulo over the veteran Carlos Quintero and the striker repaid his coach's faith handsomely with two goals against Ecuador's own River Plate in a 3-1 victory. From that point onwards, Angulo could not stop scoring, ending the season with fourteen goals in Independiente's final ten league matches.
The San Lorenzo born striker was the toast of his club at the end of 2015 and word quickly spread that a potential superstar had emerged. The following league season was a little more muted for Independiente, understandably as they went big on this year's Copa Libertadores. Angulo was used more sparingly in the league where he would go on to score four times from nine starts, but his real impact came in the much higher prestige Libertadores.
A critical goal at Paraguay's Club Guaraní set Angulo's side away as they emerged from their initial qualification match to make the group stage. Although not a regular scorer at this point, Angulo was a threat throughout, often creating space for others, such as former 100 entrant Júnior Sornoza who was able to profit from the gifted striker's direct running. Safely qualifying from their group, Independiente would go on to face some of South America's biggest names – River Plate (The Argentina version), Pumas of Mexico and Boca Juniors in the knockout rounds. Independiente would slay them all. Angulo would score against each. If Europe's elite clubs hadn't been paying attention earlier, they would now. Angulo's single strike against River, his brace against Pumas and a winning goal against Boca – all scored at home – would delight the tightly packed masses at the Estadio Municipal Rumiñahui Sangolquí.
Although Independiente would go on to narrowly lose a two legged final to Colombia's Atlético Nacional, the Libertadores run will live long in the memory of football supporters throughout Ecuador. Angulo was a hero and after a hard fought battle to secure his services ahead of several larger names, CF Granada announced his signing on August 25.
Almost within hours of the ink drying on Angulo's new five year contract Granada sporting director Javier Torralbo told Cadena Ser he had been informed by Independiente del Valle president Franklin Alberto Tello that the 21-year-old had tested positive for cocaine use. It would later emerge that his second test had also failed. By early September Angulo's contract had been terminated and he now faces a lengthy ban – up to two years - from football.
The final sentencing for Angulo has not yet been confirmed by CONMEBOL so this particular issue has not reached a swift conclusion. In the Ecuadorian media, Independiente are continuing to make noises of support for their protégé, suggesting the whole issue was some kind of mistake, perhaps in the hope of the player returning after a period of rehabilitation. This will not chime with Granada though, who despite cancelling Angulo's contract will not give up on his registration quite so easily. FIFA will also place significant pressure on the South American Football Association to make an example of Angulo in order to prevent other similar episodes in future.
The great shame here is that Angulo has effectively destroyed his career at a point when it promised so much. At the start of the year there was widespread belief in Ecuador that Angulo could easily go on to be one of the greatest players his country has ever produced. Having played such a critical part in driving a small club to within a single goal of South America's greatest prize, what might Angulo have been able to deliver at a Copa America? or a World Cup? Perhaps the worst part is that Angulo's ban will come as a result of a recreational substance, rather than a performance enhancer – something we believe to be a much more significant issue in elite football than the leading authorities will admit.
José Angulo had everything going for him and blew it. An impressionable kid was temporarily led astray and this will likely be something he regrets for the rest of his life. We may well see him again, but having caused so much damage at such a formative period in his development it's unlikely we'll ever see the real José Angulo.


Ash Photography & Entertainment Agency entered the industry of Entertainment Bureaus in 2011 and has grown to employ 1 to 4 people, generating an annual revenue of $0 to $49.999. The NAICS classifies this business under the code 711510, which describes it as a Entertainment Bureaus. For further clarification, the SIC classifies this business under the code 7929 and described it as a Entertainment Bureaus. The business provides service to the B2C market.
To acquire more information, please contact Ancel Sitton-Hall Full Name Report by calling (786) 220-7811 Full Phone Report during business hours. You can also write to the business' Single Location at 55 Se 6th St Apartment 3905, Miami, Florida FL 33131. You can also visit the company's website at . View this business' social media profiles on Twitter or on Facebbok .
Ash Photography & Entertainment Agency is a company operating from Miami-Dade, Florida providing professional Entertainment Bureaus and relevant B2C variables. It was founded in 2011 and registered with the SIC code 7929 as Entertainment Bureaus, and with the NAICS code 711510 as Entertainment Bureaus.
With a current employee count of 1 to 4, Ash Photography & Entertainment Agency has gone to report making $0 to $49.999 per annum on its journey towards growth. This company invites you to contact its representative Ancel Sitton-Hall Full Name Report at (786) 220-7811 Full Phone Report for related queries, or to locate its Single Location using the coordinates 25.768245,-80.190875.
The Single Location can also be found at the street address 55 Se 6th St Apartment 3905 in Miami, Florida 33131 and can be engaged online through the company website at , the company Twitter , and Facebook page .


Philippi, which was the city of the Philippians, was a city in Macedonia near modern Greece about ten miles from the Aegean Sea. Paul wrote this letter to the church in Philippi while he was in prison the first time—approximately 59 to 61 AD.
Paul knew that if anyone was finding or experiencing joy in God's way of life, they are moving ahead spiritually because there should be joy in God's way of life. They are joyful because they know the outcome of their life, their life-long training—eternal life in God's family.


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This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about HMX. For more information, you may call the ATSDR Information Center at 1-888-422-8737. This fact sheet is one in a series of summaries about hazardous substances and their health effects. It is important you understand this information because this substance may harm you. The effects of exposure to any hazardous substance depend on the dose, the duration, how you are exposed, personal traits and habits, and whether other chemicals are present.
HMX is an explosive. People who work at facilities that make HMX may be exposed to it. In one human study, no adverse effects were reported in workers exposed to unknown concentrations of HMX. Animal studies indicate that HMX may be harmful to the liver and central nervous system if it is swallowed or gets on the skin. HMX has been found in at least 10 of the 1,416 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
HMX is an acronym for High Melting eXplosive. It is also known as octogen and cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine, as well as by other names. It is a colorless solid that dissolves slightly in water. Only a small amount of HMX will evaporate into the air; however, it can occur in air attached to suspended particles or dust. The taste and smell of HMX are not known.
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Home / Destinations / Rwanda / Rwanda areas
The Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda forms a cross border conservation area with Congo's Virunga National Park and Mgahinga National Park in Uganda to create a protected habitat for the last of the endangered mountain gorillas. It is Africa's oldest national park, formed in 1925. The park is dominated by six extinct volcanoes whose slopes are covered by a range of different habitats from bamboo forests to heath and montane forests. This is the perfect habitat for the mountain gorilla, as well as rare mountain elephant, forest hogs, buffalo, spotted hyena and golden monkeys.
The region gained fame through the research work of Diane Fossey, which was featured in the documentary, Gorillas in the Mist. Her murder was a great blow to conservation efforts but inspired others to carry on her work. Conservation initiatives have continued to grow, and tourism has played a key role in providing funding to support local communities and help combat poaching. Coming face to face with the powerful mountain gorilla in its domain allows guests to experience what gentle giants these magnificent creatures are.
There are strict regulations about tracking to see habituated gorillas in Rwanda. Permits must be purchased which allow guests to track to specific habituated gorilla groups. Rwanda has deliberately chosen to make the price of these permits very high to help keep tourist numbers down and limit the impact on these gorilla populations. The trek is considered to be easier than the trek in Bwindi in nearby Uganda to see the mountain gorillas.
Akagera National Park is the best place to enjoy a safari in Rwanda with 2,500 km sq of woodland, savannah plains and swamps. The park was heavily impacted during the political upheaval during the genocide in the 1990s. Lions were re-introduced into Akagera in 2015, and black rhinos were reintroduced into the park in 2017 as part of ongoing rehabilitation and conservation programs. The park has bee reviving and game viewing is generally excellent. Tourism provides much-needed income to support these conservation efforts.
Akagera is best visited in the dry season when the wildlife congregates around permanent water sources. The park is home to large numbers of impala, giraffe, eland and zebra. It has a healthy population of elephants and herds of buffalo. If guests only have a short time, they can combine gorilla trekking with a safari in Akagera. The marshes are the habitat of the rare shoebill stork which is a very pre-historic looking bird which is on many twitchers must-see list. Akagera offers some of the best bird watching in Rwanda.
Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest is one of the oldest forests in Africa, over ten thousand years old. It is a unique area of biodiversity, with many endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. The forest is surrounded by commercial tea plantations, creating an island of forest, which has been called a sky island like the Galapagos, for the many special plants and creatures found there.
The park is home to thirteen of Africa's species of primates, 250 species of trees, over 1,068 plant species including 140 incredible orchids. The park also offers spectacular birding with 322 species recorded including the red collared babbler. All these species constitute one of the oldest and rarest high-altitude habitats in central and eastern Africa.
An orchid paradise, and a butterfly one too, it is an extraordinarily colourful habitat, and everywhere there is great beauty. There are 15 hiking trails through the forest which allow guests to explore this ancient forest. Some of the best views are from the Canopy Walk, suspension bridge, the only one in East Africa, it gives the impression of floating through the forest. Another popular stop is at the Isumo Waterfall. A spring on the slopes of Mt Bigugu is said to be the most remote source of the Nile, the world's longest river.
The forest is home to many species of mammals such as leopards and duikers, but most are extremely shy and guests will be lucky to spot them on their walks. The park is under increasing threat from surrounding communities. The park suffered during the civil unrest of the 1990s. The region's elephant population was poached out during this period. Despite a lack of other wildlife, the primates are thriving. Guests can trail chimpanzees, troops of Rwenzori colobus monkeys and the impressive L'Hourst monkey with its impressive beard.
Lake Kivu
Forming part of the Albertine Rift, surrounded by mountains and some of the most scenic inland beaches is the paradise which is Lake Kivu. The lake is one of the oldest lakes on Earth. It is one of three exploding lakes in Africa. It experiences bouts of volcanic activity, which periodically cause volcanic gases which gather deep in the lake to explode.
Lake Kivu is a popular holiday destination for locals but is less visited by foreigners. Two of the towns on its shores Kibuyu and Gisyeni were badly affected during the genocide. In Kibuyu, a staggering ninety percent of the resident Tutsi people were massacred. There is on a hill near the town a church that serves as a memorial to the 11,000 dead.
The town has put its past behind it and has a wonderful feel, with beautiful beaches, friendly locals. There are regular boat trips out to an island called Chapeau Napoleon which has a large colony of fruit bats and to a thriving local bar on one of the islands. Gisenyi is an old, delightful colonial-era town with excellent.
Rwanda's vibrant up and coming capital Kigali is the largest city in Rwanda. Kigali has become known as one of the quietest, safest, cleanest and most organized cities in Africa. It is the centre of arts, transportation and culture in Rwanda. Kigali was at the centre of the 1994 genocide and many still associate the city with this period. A visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial is a great way to pay homage to the memory of those that were killed during this turbulent period and remember why we should not let cultural differences drive us apart.
A tour of the city will take in local highlights such as the Gaddafi Mosque, not built by Gaddafi, but rather named after the nearby road which he did build. The presidential palace has an informative museum and is worth a visit. Guests should stop off at the Inema Arts Centre which showcases some of the best Rwandan contemporary art. Take in local culture in the thriving marketplaces, cafes and restaurants in the city.
Kigali Genocide Museum
Sadly, most people still associate Rwanda with the genocide which happened over 100 days in 1994. However, the country has embraced peace and reconciliation and is one of the most dynamic countries in Africa to visit.
Opened on the 10th anniversary of the genocide, the Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi is built on the site where 250,000 victims of the genocide are buried. The memorial museum examines the complex reasons behind what caused the genocide. The wall of names which commemorates those who died is still a work in progress as research into victims is ongoing and many victims remain unknown.
The memorial gardens provide a place for quiet contemplation about the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi. They allow visitors to reflect on how we all have a personal responsibility to prevent discrimination and mass atrocity. The centre also provides support for survivors, in particular orphans and widows.
The genocide affected the whole country and there are memorials throughout the country, some are gardens where visitors can pause in quiet contemplation, others contain skulls and remains of victims, a shocking reminder of the violence done. This includes the Camp Kigali Belgian Monument, Nyanza Genocide Memorial, Ntarama Genocide Memorial, Nyamata Genocide Memorial and the Murambi Genocide Memorial.


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Myself, Helen, Nicki, Sri, Jakrin and Rai von Bueren
I grew up during and after the big war, in a time of shortages and despair in a world full of woman - most men had been killed in battle or were prisoners of war.
In Europe, when it comes to food, butter stands for wealth. In many French recipes, the more butter is added to food, the better the dish will be. We in Germany had no butter and had to be content with margarine, a poorer substitute, and we got a printed postcard with every half kilogram of margarine, showing tropical landscapes and science. We children would collect these postcards, and possibly it was there cards that sparked an interest in the tropics.
Among these fantasy landscapes was Bali. Bali was a world apart, a romantic dream that ended up being our second home after Thailand. After 55 years of regular visits and 40 years of owning a house there, the fascination still remains.
Our first home in Bali
My years in Bali from 1970s to the 2020s
A member of the Guth family - heirs to the Pepsi-Cola empire - discovered Bali and fell in love with a place along the beach, close to Seminyak, and invested nearly USD 10 million into a dream hotel which they called Kayu Aya (Oberoi Hotel). Sadly, a conflict erupted among the shareholders and they left the investment, not to return.
The above is what the bamboo drums said. We were also discovering the mysteries of Bali, and we found the Kayu Aya to be a cheap hotel where we could stay for USD5/night and could drive up to the villa over the manicured gardens.
Our visits, by now, had become a yearly event to meet friends and enjoy the Balinese cultural happenings and great parties. We were incredibly lucky to have met Theo Meier who introduced us to Bali, its culture, to the friends he had there. Theo was one of the two neutral Swiss who were not deported by the Japanese during their occupation and he received a packet full of medicine every month, which he then distributed all over the northeast of the island, the cultural hot spot of Bali, walking from village to village. Without Theo's knowledge, we would probably have been normal tourists. Theo showed us the soul of Bali, as well as an understanding and respect for the culture. We always wore sarongs when going out, with a saput cloth that is worn on top of the sarong to signal a formal occasion, like going to a temple or a cremation.
Myself with Prince Tjokorda Gede Dangin and the other Agungs ( Princes and their wives )
Two of our English friends, Harry Fane and Mark Shand, had acquired land a few kilometers to the south along the beach and were building their villas, which inspired us to follow suit. I found a marvelous piece of land about 700m beyond their place on the beach, protected by a large lagoon in front and rice terraces behind.
Crossing the Lagoon – Harry Fane, Nicki and Sri von Bueren
In my mind, the combination of beach and terraced rice fields formed the essence of Bali, and I got a group of friends to invest together, buy the land and build. The compound was designed by an Australian architect named Michael White, better known by his Balinese name, Made Wijaya, writer of the popular newspaper column Stranger in Paradise: Diary of an Expatriate.
Michael White, better known by his Balinese name, Made Wijaya ( the red haired architect )
The land was non productive, meaning it could not grow rice - only coconuts -and was therefore cheap. There was also no road and could only be accessed via the lagoon during low tide. We had to buy a piece of road to connect to the village. There was also no electricity and water. We had been so used to flicking on a switch, but there were no switches! The cost of generators, therefore, had to be included into the investment.
The beach from our home
We recruited personnel, agreed that the generator would run until 9pm, asked a bamboo xylophone duo to play every night until no more movement was heard and everybody was asleep.
The village next door was not yet in the cash economy and would not name a price for trees or plants that we requested for our gardens.
We would all gather in July/August to spend the summer together which falls into the cool season in this part of the southern hemisphere. Cool, meaning that a light sweater is needed at night.
A wonderful camaraderie developed, from contributing food to our communal meals, helping each other with garden chores, pointing out good restaurants, yoga together on the beach, and joint parties with Balinese performances.
Helen, Sylvia Wiegand, Andreas Wiegand, Nicki
Max Weber, the famous German-Dutch zoologist and biogeographer, and his Balinese wife, Oka, were most helpful to in arranging and facilitating whatever our commune desired. In the morning, freshly caught fish and lobsters were delivered from the village, good wine was sourced from Jakarta, and special lamps or sculptures could be commissioned from an artisan in Ubud.
Helen and Max Weber
Bintang Boozers football team
Our family was crazy about wind surfing which was quite a challenge due to the high waves on our beach. A German from Hawaii, Klaus Simmer, became our coach.
Wind surfing in Bali
Klaus Simmer
When the German Walter Spies was thrown into prison by Japanese, the Balinese would come every night with an orchestra and play music for him outside the prison. The Balinese loved him, as he was a gifted artist and musician.
Bali is for these who are romantic, and apart from that, I always wondered what other westerners saw in Bali, what attracted them. One day it dawned on me after 25 years. The west has to a great extent lost its religion, and plain materialism governs the day. When being in Bali one is constantly reminded of metaphysics, of religious motivations, of symbols, and I believe that this is part of the Balinese attraction, the tickling of our western sub-conscience and the reminder that there is more to life than material values.
In Bali, consciously or not, westerners are reminded everywhere by a living religion. In the morning every Balinese offers little palm leaf woven baskets filled with rice and adorned with a frangipani in front of their houses as an homage to the spirit of the Earth. Villagers celebrate special festivals by placing beautiful Penjor bamboo poles decorated with edible items along the village roads.
Penjor bamboo poles with decorations for festivals
Temples change their looks once or twice a month depending on the lunar calendar, and one sees lines of ladies carrying offerings on their heads approaching the temple. They say that up to 15% of the total Bali harvest goes to the temple, and in the past, temple celebrations were a kind of redistribution of wealth.
A Beautiful Procession in Tabanan, Bali
A Balinese Tari Tenun (weaving dance), performed in 1984
Many Balinese would grow up speaking 3 languages – low and high Balinese and Indonesian - which they learnt in school. Brahmins would often also speak the religious language, making it 4 languages to master. The correct application of high and low Balinese would reflect their social skills. When a Balinese talks to a Prince, he needs to address the higher person in high Balinese and the Prince answers back in low Balinese. A hilarious conversation of this cultural speak has been narrated in a travel literature book "Views from Abroad – The Spectator Book of Travel Writing" published in 1988, which I encourage everyone to read.
Symbolism and taboos were everywhere. Only woman would carry goods on their head; no man would walk under items of women's clothing – not even thieves. Cremations took months to prepare and were extremely expensive, and the whole village would rally around such an event.
We even attended a cremation for rats! In the Hindu religion, the rat is associated with Lord Ganesha and cannot be killed, but at times , rats eat whole crops and culling becomes necessary, in which case some are cremated at a huge cost to appease Lord Ganesha and show him that respect was paid to his animal.
One night, we heard ferocious gamelan music as we were on our way home. A trance dance was going on with 2 young girls with their eyes closed dancing in a confined space, but not touching each other. Theo Meier, who was with us explained that the village had lost its crops to insects 3 years in a row and decided to hold a trance dance to request the gods to bless the village with good crops in the future. Every village has its resident spirit medium who can talk to the gods and plead for whatever is required. Often, they have problems coming back to this world and need to be offered a raw egg from a black chicken or, in more serious cases, even need to bite off the black chicken's head!
I remember taking film director Roman Polanski to a Pengerebongan ceremony. There were no other foreigners there, and the temple was packed with up to a thousand Balinese that one could hardly breathe. Roman was a realist and had his camera ready, but we hung around for 40 minutes without much action. Suddenly, the cloth covering the heads of 3 rangdas demons - the worst witches one can think of, the ultimate manifestations of evil - were removed. Upon seeing the rangdas, about 50 or more Balinese fell into a trance, jerking violently and tried to reach the rangdas to kill them. They were each immediately held down by 2-4 people. It was such a pandemonium – this image of flailing, possessed individuals and others sitting on them to hold them down – that Polanski, the famous film director, forgot to film!
Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle and Myself
The Legend of 'RANGDA', Bali's Queen of Demons
We in the west are getting slowly becoming aware of our mysterious conscience after having lost the awareness for a long time. The medieval times were more accepting of metaphysical matters but in more modern times, the west believed they had conquered nature, and more or less denied the existence of metaphysics. However, the emergence of meditation and acupuncture in the west have upset this scientific outlook of a controllable conscience and have opened up question marks.
I myself, have practiced meditation for over 20 years at the insistence of my wife, Helen, who was fed up with my aggressiveness, and I admit that it has worked. A daily morning session of 15-20 minutes stays with me all day and has calmed me down considerably.
Bali remained a tropical fantasy until electricity came to the village, followed by more and more tourists. Sleepy Ubud became a hot spot of tourism and acquired Michelin Star restaurants. Many westerners invested in garment factories and handicraft manufacturers; they lived their own life, separate from the Balinese. There was mutual respect for each other, but little interaction. In our early days, we were seeking to understand the cultural differences between the customs of East and South Bali for example. Most of that does not occur any more. The curiosity of the western camp has stopped, and now it's only a small group of old-time westerners who meet at Made's Warung to reminisce about old times.
Dinner at the original and first Made's Warung, near the famous bemo corner - H.E. Gabrielle Menegatti, Helen, Myself, Sylvia Wiegand
Today Bali is a "brand" in tourism. It welcomes more visitors than it has inhabitants, and many of the old religious and social taboos and customs have been lost or diluted. Traffic has become a nightmare, and plastic from tour groups gets washed on to the beaches, thought there are serious efforts to collect and reduce the use of plastic. Modernity has come into every village and big money is trying to build shopping centers in protected places. Traditionalists are opposing these plans, and the battle is on to find an equilibrium between nature, the past, tradition, and modernity. But it is become a case of "Paradise Lost" in the name of mass tourism.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.– The Belmont men's tennis team lost 5-2 against Chattanooga Mocs Saturday in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Mocs grabbed an early lead against the Bruins winning doubles matches at the two and three. Marko Ilic and Joan Valy defeated Simon Bustamante and Kerim Hyatt 6-3 at the No. 1 spot.
In singles, the Bruins took their second match point with a at No. 3 singles. Joan Valy defeated Hyatt 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10-8). Sophomore Jake Briggs won at #5 over Jacob Marshall 8-6.
Up next, the Bruins play their last match of the weekend tomorrow against Vanderbilt. The Commodores are 4-1 on the season with big wins against Northwestern, Drake and Penn State. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt's Currey Tennis Center.


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SEASON STARTS NOW
The Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman has said that he feels that the season for the club will finally start to kick off following their first win of the season over Sheffield Wednesday. Crystal Palace have made very bad start to the new season after they have lost the opening for matches in the league. Crystal Palace have suffered defeat at the hands of Watford, Bristol city, Middlesbrough and Preston prior to this match. It was a very surprise result given that Sheffield Wednesday were coming into the match after having not lost a single match since February.
The amazing run came to an end after they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace. The manager Dougie Freedman has said that he finally hopes that this victory will provide his players with enough confidence to take into the next matches. He has said that the club needs to win as many matches as possible in order to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible. The club are currently just one place above the bottom of the Championship table. They have only three points on the board after having played four matches.
"I believe this team will get better and get stronger. We were low on confidence but we ground out a win against a team, let's not forget, who were unbeaten in 18 games, who had all the momentum with them, a team who won promotion last year. They were against a team bottom of the league with no points, who everyone was writing off. That just shows you the character we have in this team," said Freedman after the 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday. Crystal Palace will be having tough matches against Nottingham Forest and Cardiff city in the next few encounters.
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Q: ¿Cómo usar geom_label con position_dodge en ggplot2 de R? Tengo el siguiente data frame.
set.seed(2022)
df<-data.frame(edad=factor(rep(15:20, each=2)),
               sexo=rep(c("F","M"),6),
               valor=sample(10:20,12,T))

Y realizo el siguiente gráfico.
library(ggplot2)

df %>%
  ggplot(aes(x=edad, y=valor, fill=sexo))+
  geom_col(position = position_dodge(1))+
  geom_label(aes(label=valor), position = position_dodge(1), show.legend = F,
             fill="white")

Como se puede ver, por más que he considerado la posición dodge en el geom_label() no logro obtener que las etiquetas se separen.
¿Cómo podría hacer para que las etiquetas también estén en posición dodge? Conservando el relleno en blanco (fill="white").
Sino considero el argumento fill, ahí si obtengo las etiquetas en dodge. Como se ve a continuación.

Es decir, debería de salir parecido a esto último, pero con el relleno en blanco de las etiquetas.
Pst: También intenté con el argumento bg="white", pero sigue saliendo igual.

A: El tema es que estas sobrescribiendo la dimensión fill con lo cual pierdes el "ajuste" de x a la hora de posicionar las etiquetas. Puedes usar la dimensión group, con esto mantienes el color de las barras y el blanco en las etiquetas, y el ajuste de x para estás se realiza gracias a group:
df %>%
  ggplot(aes(x=edad, y=valor, group=sexo, fill=sexo))+
  geom_col(position = position_dodge(1))+
  geom_label(aes(label=valor),
             position = position_dodge(width = 1),
             show.legend = F,
             fill="white")

Resultado:

En la documentación:

Dodging preserves the vertical position of an geom while adjusting the
horizontal position. position_dodge() requires the grouping variable
to be be specified in the global or  geom_* layer. Unlike
position_dodge(), position_dodge2() works without a grouping variable
in a layer. position_dodge2() works with bars and rectangles, but is
particulary useful for arranging box plots, which can have variable
width

Confirmamos que con position_dodge() necesitamos group y con position_dodge2() no es necesario.


As of the end of March 2015, global ETP assets were at $2.8 trillion with European ETP assets at $493bn (€459bn). European ETPs continued the positive trend and registered a net inflow of +€7bn over the last month (+€30.2bn YTD)……..
Fixed Income and Equity ETFs were the major contributors to inflows receiving +€3.8bn and +€3.5bn respectively. Commodity ETPs experienced outflows of -€306mn after two consecutive months of inflows.
Investors trading European listed ETPs continued to show preference for European equities over US equities in March. This was evident following a total monthly inflow of +€5.8bn into developed Europe focused ETFs versus outflows of -€2.1bn from US focused ETFs.
European listed ETFs tracking Japanese equities gathered +€1.1bn of cash flows in March, primarily into ETFs tracking MSCI Japan and JPX-Nikkei 400 indices. Among these, the largest recipient of inflows was Lyxor's JPX-Nikkei 400 (JPX4 FP) collecting +€441mn.
ETFs benchmarked to emerging markets indices reversed previous month's inflows by recording outflows of -€582mn in March. These redemptions were primarily from MSCI EM benchmarked ETFs which saw aggregated outflows of -€472mn. YTD flows for EM ETFs have now reached to -€1.1bn which suggests that ETF investors may be shying away from emerging market exposure.
In March, fixed income ETF flow activity was similar to the previous month, recording +€3.8bn of inflows (+€4bn in Feb'15). Corporate bonds ETFs continued its dominance by attracting +€2.3bn over the last month followed by Sovereigns (+€1.5bn). Unlike the previous month, preference was for Investment Grade Corporate bonds over High Yield with +€1.5bn inflows.
Commodity ETP flows ended the month in negative territory recording outflows of -€306mn. This was primarily driven by redemptions from gold ETPs (-€688mn), partially offset by inflows into crude oil ETPs (+€256mn). Crude oil ETPs have now attracted +€1.2bn in YTD flows which may be driven by low oil prices.


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Speiser Krause in the News and Recent Developments
Crash of ExecuFlight Charter Jet in Akron, Ohio
On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, a British Aerospace BAe-125-700A jet bearing serial number NA-0252, owned by RAIS Group International NC, LLC, crashed into a residential apartment building during its approach to Runway 25 at the Akron Fulton International Airport located in Akron, Ohio. Tragically, all seven passengers, all principals and employees of south Florida-based Pebb Enterprises, were killed along with the flight crew.
The aircraft, which was being operated as a charter flight by ExecuFlight, Inc., departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida the day prior to the crash making stops in Minneapolis, Moline, St. Louis, and ultimately Cincinnati, Ohio, where the passengers and crew spent Monday evening. The aircraft then departed Cincinnati for Dayton Tuesday morning, and was on its way to Akron, Ohio when the tragedy occurred.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation and the cockpit voice recorder has been recovered and sent to the NTSB's lab in Washington, D.C. for analysis. No distress calls were received from the aircraft prior to the crash. Parties to the investigation include Beechcraft Corporation who is the current type certificate holder for the accident aircraft as well as Honeywell International, the engine manufacturer.
The investigation will undoubtedly focus on the actions of the flight crew, mechanical issues, as well as weather in the vicinity of the airport at the time of the crash. Weather was reported to consist of fog and mist with visibility of two miles. The Akron Fulton International Airport is an uncontrolled airport, which means that there is no air traffic control tower located at the airport. Air traffic control services are provided by Akron-Canton Approach Control for the airport. The NTSB has interviewed a certified flight instructor who landed immediately prior to the accident aircraft. The flight instructor pilot reported that after landing he radioed the accident aircraft to advise that he "broke out [of the cloud layer] right at minimums." He further reported that the accident aircraft acknowledged this transmission by stating, "Thanks for the update." This was the last known communication from the accident aircraft.
Speiser Krause has represented numerous passengers arising from private jet charter operation crashes as well as involving the make and model of the accident aircraft. There are a host of legal issues which could impact victims' rights, including the application of the General Aviation Revitalization Act ("GARA") which in certain circumstances can limit the ability to file suit against an aircraft or component manufacturer if the failed component is more than 18 years old. The partners at Speiser Krause are available to answer any questions you have concerning this tragedy.
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Nothing beats lying on the couch or rolled up in bed watching a good movie. New data from the Motion Picture Association of America reveals that The Accountant, staring Ben Affleck, was the most rented movie in 2017. The film beat out Moana and Wonder Woman, which came in second and third.
This news may come as a shock since the movie only grossed $68 million in the box office. However, the movie was released at the end of 2016, so it had all of 2017 to be viewed and it was never available on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or other streaming devices.


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Bringing the Government to awareness of our interests should never be viewed as subversion. It's a right and a duty. However, most would agree Guy Fawkes was that Subversive, while others might say that responsible options dwindle when one's Government turns a decidedly deaf ear to the people it was elected to represent. Certainly Guy should have asked himself if he had exhausted all other avenues of dissent before rolling a train load of black powder up under the House of Lords ...but such is this History's lesson.
The SHACK is not about all the Social issues in the UK that have come to fall under Gunpowder Treason Day over the last 400 years. I'm trying to be brief here. It's almost 2014 and a wave of change in your Electronic Life is about to eclipse all else. Spend a few moments on this day discovering what you can do, by looking at some examples of what others are doing year round.
Here's a great article I found that includes remembering Guy Fawkes in a special way, and talks about our right to be able to tinker with our own property/hardware. Corporations have found a legal way to block full ownership of our phones and tablets, and Operating Systems. Intellectual Property and Fair Use are topics here at the SHACK, and definitely items on that list of interests we should all share with our Government(s). Fair use of the things we buy seems a no-brainer, but call it "leasing" and demand you to "click OK" before you can use that thing you purchased somehow makes it legal to reduce your access to your property. Crazy.smart.yet.corrupt.
Plus on IFIXIT they sell a magnetic mat for tearing down all your possessions held together with tiny screws and you can write on it with a dry wipe marker ...must have. I bet Guy Fawkes wished he had a dry wipe board for writing his plan on ...jokes!
Ok, I'm keeping it short today. To all my readers in the UK, stay safe, stay free (includes jail), and stay out of the A&E tonight Mates (emergency room).


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In Ballet, Women Rise by Stepping Out of Line
Classical ballet is dominated by women, yet few lead American companies. We talked to female artistic directors to find out why.
By Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director and CEO Victoria Morgan with Maizyalet Velázquez, Sirui Liu and Courtney Connor Jones (Credit: Aaron M. Conway)
When Christine Cox became artistic and executive director at BalletX, the company she co-founded with former head, Matthew Neenan, she had to prove to the board, the public and the dancers that she could lead. Cox, a former principal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet, had worked mainly behind the scenes, while Neenan was the choreographer and face of the company.
"There was doubt when I took over about how we would continue, even though I was helping to the run the company before," Cox says. Some insiders thought she would sink without Neenan's choreography and prestige. "I didn't doubt whether it was going to do well, but you always struggle when people question your leadership."
In a field like classical ballet so heavily dominated by women, you would think that a woman could rise to a position of leadership easily. Yet there are strikingly few female artistic directors at America's larger ballet companies, a position that involves creative duties like choreographing, rehearsing and setting large productions, as well as organizational and financial leadership. Out of 53 companies in the U.S. with more than $100,000 in total expenses, all nonprofits, only 20 have female artistic directors, one of whom shares the job with a man.
In fact, the data show a stark reality: The larger the company, the less likely a woman is in charge. With the exception of a small blip among midsized companies (groups D and C in our chart), the number of women leaders declines as company size grows.
Source: Companies' 2014 990 tax-exemption data
Why? Some argue that the ballet world simply reflects the gender divide in the country. Others say that women choose to begin families once they are finished dancing. "Women in dance put their babies and marriage on hold to do what they love," says Tracey Alvey, artistic director of Alabama Ballet. Yet many directors say women aren't allowing motherhood to hold them back any longer. "Having children doesn't make a woman less ambitious," says Cox.
The answer, ironically, lies in the overwhelming number of women in ballet, interviews with seven women artistic directors and three experts show. And the leadership gap begins both at the very beginning of a ballet career — and the very beginning of ballet.
The Prince and the Princess(es)
An average ballet class might consist of 20 girls and one boy. Boys are rare, girls are replaceable. "A boy walks into a ballet school and he is instantly a star because he is the only one… The girls are more a dime a dozen," says Stoner Winslett, the founding artistic director of Richmond Ballet and a pioneer for female leaders in ballet.
Boys' ballet education is usually paid for, and their value to the school allows them to pursue other interests. Even so, they are also incredibly hard workers. Unlike girls, they had to break a mold to follow their passion. Wendy Perron, the former editor of Dance Magazine, founder of her own company and former associate director at Jacob's Pillow, argues that ballet boys develop a sense of individuality just from making that decision. "Men who do enter the ballet field already have a mind of their own," she says. "They are not becoming engineers like their parents wanted."
Boys begin as royalty among a crowd of peasant girls, and they become the heroes who save the damsels. With freedom, encouragement and projected heroism comes confidence. And in turn, ballet boys, unlike ballet girls, develop a voice in this silent sport.
"Women should have just as much of a chance to be mediocre as men," says Lynn Garafola, a dance historian and professor at Barnard College. But if a girl lags behind, she is either cut or ignored.
"Young girls feel the need to be really perfect, disciplined, structured and orderly," says Victoria Morgan, artistic director and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet. Consider the corps de ballet, the large group of women who dance as a single element. For young dancers, a corps position is the first step in reaching their dream of becoming a professional dancer.
Morgan says this artistic requirement and desire to conform develops into what many call the "Swan Corps mentality." "There's something so satisfying about being a part of an entity with a sense of harmony and support and confirmation. But I think that exactly what makes our art form so magical also prepares our minds to conform," she says. "The act of being a leader requires some defiance and fierceness and some stepping outside the lines."
Richmond Ballet founding Artistic Director Stoner Winslett teaching a Richmond Ballet student (Credit: Aaron Sutten)
A Fairy Tale World
"When you look at dance history, it's always been a man at the top and the woman as the inspiration, the catalyst or the nemesis of change," says Karen Gibbons-Brown, the artistic and executive director of Fort Wayne Ballet.
The classic ballets, such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Coppélia and Giselle, center around a helpless woman and a heroic man. "The woman as ethereal, out of our reach, beautiful and soft, while the men can take this soft being and mold her," says Nell Shipman, artistic director of Portland Ballet, ballet ideals that she believes make it more difficult for women to see themselves in leadership positions.
Unlike Odette, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella or Swanhilda, the role of artistic director tends to fall in the men's category of opportunities. "In this country, our girls in ballet are not taught to imagine themselves in those roles," says Celia Fushille, artistic director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet. "Boys are encouraged to be fearless and unique. If a girl does that she gets kicked out."
Finding a Voice
To fully understand why there are fewer female artistic directors in ballet, it is important to consider another position of power: the choreographer.
People tend to think of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Robert Joffrey and more recently Benjamin Millepied and Justin Peck as the greats in ballet choreography. Yet in modern dance, women like Twyla Tharp and Martha Graham are seen as equals to Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor.
But unlike modern dance, "in ballet training you never do any compositional training or choreography," Barnard's Garafola says. "Unless a girl is quite extraordinary, she doesn't come into a ballet class with very many tools for choreographing."
While this applies to male ballet dancers as well, choreographing also requires confidence, exposure, risk and trust — all qualities that men in ballet have, and women lack.
At the same time, most women focus foremost on their technique in order to compete, Perron says. "It's not like Jim Crow where there are laws against them" pursuing choreography, she says. "I think, mostly, in the ballet culture ballet girls want to have the right kind of feet, the right weight and the versatility."
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Artistic Director Celia Fushille in rehearsal (Credit: Scot Goodman)
While this may be true, many women artistic directors recall feeling intimidated by male choreographers and dismissed by boards. At first, "I felt so revealed and vulnerable," Cox says. "I didn't have the resources to push my artistic voice as a choreographer."
As Perron points out, "the ballet culture has a lot to do with looking at her, not listening to her." So while men develop relationships with other directors, many women do not.
Proving a Woman's Worth
Artistic directors interviewed by The Story Exchange took one of three routes to the top: They were either mentored and appointed by the original founder, hired by the company board or founded the company themselves.
Cox and Fushille were both groomed by male founders — and both felt pressure to show they could succeed. Fushille managed to bring her company through the economic downturn by bridging its artistic and executive sides. Dancers helped with administrative duties during down time, and office staff was inspired by the dancers' dedication and passion for the art to raise more money. Fushille says that fostering this mutual appreciation was crucial to the company's survival.
Portland Ballet's Shipman was mentored by a female founder. "It wasn't a big shift," she says. "In that sense it was kind of nice because I didn't have a big challenge in proving a woman's worth."
Others have not been so fortunate. Gibbons-Brown, who aspired to be a teacher more than a performer, remembers a board member exclaiming, "you're a woman you should be at home," when she applied to become artistic director. Her second interview question was: "What do you wear to performances?" Yet Gibbons-Brown ultimately became a star at Fort Wayne Ballet. She re-built the organization by letting go of the company and re-starting with a school only. Now, it has a full company, rehearses in an arts complex with a black box theater, and performs in a main theater across the street.
Several artistic directors say they also faced challenges from their boards. "When a board of directors is doing a search, I think they are going to feel more comfortable with a male artistic director," says Perron. "They have to deal with the money and deal with who is going to be fundraising. A lot of people feel that they can trust a male more."
This bias can mean that opportunities for women to rise when a founder leaves a company can fizzle when the board, which typically has no background in ballet, is left to find a new artistic director, Richmond Ballet's Winslett says.
"They look at the decision differently," she says. "There was a period where they were turning to ballet stars," for instance Helgi Tomasson, who became artistic director of San Francisco Ballet and Mikhail Baryshnikov, who directed American Ballet Theater. "A boy walks into a ballet school and is instantly a star. But the best baseball player doesn't always make the best baseball coach."
Winslett sidestepped this issue by creating her own company. She took Richmond Ballet from a small ensemble group to a professional company in 1984 and has built it into a nationally and internationally recognized organization. Winslett places art at the center of her "circular model" for the company. Administration, finances, fundraising and the board all revolve around the art, an approach she says creates unity around a common goal.
Fort Wayne Ballet Artistic and Executive Director Karen Gibbons-Brown with dancers Caitlin Quinn and Ernesto Lea Place (Credit: Jeffrey Crane)
Making Change
In the past few years, more female artistic directors have gotten the tap, including Lourdes Lopez and Julie Kent. And women choreographers like Crystal Pite and Melissa Barak have gained momentum.
Many women leaders are trying to pave the way for the next generation. Victoria Morgan, who created a unified vision for Cincinnati Ballet as both the artistic director and the CEO, has dedicated one showcase to female choreographers each season for the last four years. Winslett commissions multiple female choreographers throughout the year, many of whom have gone on to found their own companies. Fushille and Cox both try to ensure at least half of the lineup in their annual choreographer's showcase are women.
Almost every artistic director interviewed encourages young girls to express their interests, seek out mentors, ask questions and acquire skills outside the studio. The Portland Ballet School, Shipman says, offers a choreography class to all students, who each create a piece for the year-end showcase.
"I always challenged my students to remember that uniformity does not serve them in the long run," says TaraMarie Perri, founder and director of The Perri Institute for Mind and Body in New York. "I ask them to recall that it was the sirens, the rebels, the confident performers that have always made it big in the field of dance."


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Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president
ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, May 29. He was voted to lead world soccer despite separate U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter gestures after his re-election during in Zurich, Switzerland. The 209 FIFA member federations gave the 79-year-old Blatter another four-year term on after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan conceded defeat after losing in the first round. (Associated Press)
The 209 FIFA member federations gave the 79-year-old Blatter another four-year term after Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan conceded defeat after losing 133-73 in the first round.
Prince Ali's promise of a clean break from FIFA's tarnished recent history was rejected despite the worst scandal in the organization's 111-year history.
"I like you, I like my job," Blatter said to cheering voters. "I am not perfect, nobody is perfect, but we will do a good job together I am sure."
The election went ahead after U.S. and Swiss federal investigations struck at the heart of Blatter's football family this week. Two FIFA vice presidents and a recently elected FIFA executive committee member were still in custody Friday as the votes were counted.
Soccer leaders worldwide still stayed loyal to their embattled president of 17 years, even though Prince Ali pushed the election to a second round by getting a surprising 73 votes.
Before the second round started, Prince Ali stood before the congress and conceded.
"I want to thank all of you who were brave enough to support me," said the prince, who previously spoke of a culture of intimidation at FIFA. "It's been a wonderful journey in terms of knowing you, working with you."
Blatter has blamed others for bringing shame and humiliation on the sport. In a pre-election address to voters on Friday, Blatter said it was "impossible" for him and FIFA to "keep an eye" on everyone and be responsible for everything that happened in world soccer.
Blatter won despite calls for his resignation from UEFA president Michel Platini and others. Platini said Thursday that UEFA could pull out of FIFA and withdraw from the World Cup if Blatter was re-elected.
FIFA's big-money sponsors have also called for change within FIFA. Visa warned Thursday that it could pull out of its contract, which is worth at least $25 million a year through 2022.
In what appeared to be warning to UEFA, Blatter pledged to change the representation of his influential executive committee, where Europe currently has eight of 25 voting members.
Platini sat still and did not clap during Blatter's post-victory speech.
Blatter also said he would retain a 32-team World Cup and resist expanding what is FIFA's cash cow.
The defeated 39-year-old prince was a FIFA vice president for the past four years with a close-up view of Blatter's previous scandal-hit mandate.
Blatter was re-elected unopposed in 2011 after promising to fight corruption and support key investigations of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.
Those probes were conducted in-house by FIFA's own judicial bodies. The latest investigations promise deeper trouble for FIFA with federal law enforcement agencies delving into soccer's affairs.
Raids on FIFA's favorite luxury downtown Zurich hotel and its own headquarters were launched by Swiss police.
Senior FIFA officials were among seven men arrested at the request of American federal prosecutors investigating bribery, money-laundering and wire fraud. The 2018 and 2022 World Cups — awarded to Russia and Qatar, respectively — are the focus of a separate Swiss federal probe of suspected financial wrongdoing.
Last November, Blatter and FIFA filed a criminal complaint with the Swiss attorney general's office against non-Swiss nationals.
"If two other countries had emerged from the envelopes, we would not have these problems today. But we can't go back in time, we are not prophets. We can't say what would have happened," Blatter said.
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France entered into a treaty with Italy in an attempt to shield itself from Nazi aggression.
Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription and announced that he would not obey the limits placed on the German military by the treaty.
By thearrowheadclub in WWII on September 19, 2018 .


The Covington Catholic incident needs to be put in a larger context. The larger context is burgeoning anti-Catholicism on the political Left and in the press. Earlier in the month, Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, opposed a federal judicial nominee on the grounds that he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, the largest Catholic service organization in the world. This is bigotry. But it's bigotry that echoes the prejudices of so many media elites, and so it gets a pass. But now it grows into something ugly.


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Die Liste der Sieger bei PDC-Major-Turnieren listet zuerst alle Sieger bei den 16 Major-Turnieren der Professional Darts Corporation (PDC, bis 1997 WDC) seit 1994 auf. In einem weiteren Teil werden die 39 Dartspieler nach der Gesamtanzahl ihrer Siege bei Major-Turnieren im Einzel und Doppel aufgelistet.

Major-Turniere
Als Major-Turnier gelten die folgenden 16 Wettbewerbe.

Aktuelle PDC-Majors:
 PDC World Darts Championship (seit 1994)
 World Matchplay (seit 1994)
 World Grand Prix (seit 1998)
 UK Open (seit 2003)
 Premier League Darts (seit 2005)
 Grand Slam of Darts (seit 2007)
 European Darts Championship (seit 2008)
 Players Championship Finals (seit 2009)
 World Cup of Darts (2010; seit 2012)
 The Masters (seit 2013)
 World Series of Darts Finals (seit 2015)

Ehemalige PDC-Majors:
 Las Vegas Desert Classic (2002–2009)
 Masters of Darts (2005; 2007)
 US Open (2006–2007)
 Championship League Darts (2008–2013)
 Champions League of Darts (2016–2019)

Bisher wurden insgesamt 223 Major-Turniere ausgetragen (Stand: 6. März 2023). Beim World Cup of Darts handelt es sich um ein Doppelturnier mit jeweils zwei Siegern, was die Zählung vergebener Titel verkompliziert. Zudem wurden die Players Championship Finals wurden im Jahr 2011 zweimal ausgetragen.

Siegerlisten

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Statistiken
Die erfolgreichsten Spieler bei den bisherigen 223 PDC-Major-Turnieren (Stand: 7. März 2023) sind der Engländer Phil Taylor mit 84 Siegen zwischen 1995 und 2017 sowie der Niederländer Michael van Gerwen mit 48 Turniersiegen seit 2012. Sechs weitere Spieler (Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, Adrian Lewis und Gerwyn Price) folgen mit acht oder mehr Major-Titeln.

Überblick der Sieger

Detaillierte Übersicht

Rangliste der Nationen
Diese Tabelle nennt die Anzahl der Major-Titel nach Nationen geordnet, wobei Siege im World Cup of Darts gesondert betrachtet werden.
 Platz: Gibt den Platz an, auf dem sich die Nation im Vergleich mit den anderen befindet, gewertet nach der Spalte Titel, WCoD doppelt gewertet.
 Nation: Nennt die Nationalität, unter der die Spieler bei ihren Siegen angetreten sind. Sie muss nicht zwingend mit der Staatsbürgerschaft übereinstimmen.
 Titel, WCoD doppelt gewertet: Nennt die Anzahl aller Titel, die Spieler aus der jeweiligen Nation gewinnen konnten. Ein gewonnener World Cup of Darts wird hier für eine Nation als zwei Titel gezählt, da er für jeden der beiden Spieler einen Major-Sieg darstellt. Nach dieser Spalte ist die Tabelle standardmäßig sortiert.
 Titel, WCoD einfach gewertet: Nennt ebenfalls die Anzahl aller Titel, die Spieler aus der Nation gewinnen konnten. Ein Sieg im World Cup of Darts wird hier aber für die Nation nur einfach gezählt.
 Sieger: Nennt die Anzahl unterschiedlicher Spieler aus der Nation, die Einzeltitel oder den World Cup gewinnen konnten.
 Siege WCoD (einfach gewertet): Nennt, wie oft die Nation den World Cup gewinnen konnte. Ein Sieg eines Teams wird dabei als ein Titel gezählt.
 Sieger-Teams WCoD: Nennt, wie viele verschiedene Teams aus der Nation den World Cup gewinnen konnten. Wenn nur ein Teampartner wechselt, wird dies bereits als neues Team betrachtet.
 Sieger WCoD: Nennt, wie viele verschiedene Spieler aus der Nation den World Cup gewinnen konnten, evtl. in verschiedenen Teams.
 Titel im Einzel: Nennt, wie viele Major-Titel von Spielern aus der Nation gewonnen wurden, wobei der World Cup nicht berücksichtigt wird.
 Sieger von Einzeltiteln: Nennt, wie viele verschiedene Spieler aus der Nation Major-Titel gewinnen konnten, wobei der World Cup nicht berücksichtigt wird.

Rekorde

Zwischen Simon Whitlocks Sieg bei der European Darts Championship am 23. September 2012 und seinem Sieg beim World Cup of Darts am 19. Juni 2022 (mit Damon Heta) vergingen insgesamt 3556 Tage (9 Jahre, 8 Monate, 3 Wochen, 6 Tage). Die insgesamt längste Zeitspanne, die ein Spieler benötigte, um erneut einen Major-Titel zu erringen.

Zwischen dem 7. Juli 2008 und dem 1. Februar 2009 gelangen Phil Taylor 8 Major-Titel in Folge. Erst bei der Premier League Darts 2009 konnte Taylors Siegesserie im Halbfinale von Mervyn King gestoppt werden. Auf dem zweiten Platz landet Michael van Gerwen mit 7 aufeinanderfolgenden Major-Titel zwischen dem 8. Oktober 2016 und dem 29. Januar 2017. Da van Gerwen jedoch seine Teilnahme bei den UK Open 2017 aufgrund von Rückenproblemen absagen musste, konnte er Taylors Rekord nicht egalisieren. Die beiden darauf folgenden Major-Turniere gewann van Gerwen hingegen wieder. Er konnte also neun Majors, zu denen er angetreten war, in Folge gewinnen (das letzte war der World Cup mit Raymond van Barneveld).

Abgesehen von Taylor und van Gerwen gibt es keinen Spieler, der mehr als zwei Titel in Folge gewinnen konnte. Zwei Titel infolge gewinnen konnten Raymond van Barneveld (3×), James Wade (3×), Adrian Lewis, Gary Anderson (2×), Peter Wright und Gerwyn Price.

Im Jahr 2016 konnte Michael van Gerwen insgesamt 9 Major-Turniere für sich entscheiden, was ebenfalls einen Rekord darstellt. Nur bei 3 Turnieren hat er sich nicht zum Sieger küren können, kam jedoch abgesehen von der PDC World Darts Championship immer ins Finale.

Das Kalenderjahr 2021 war das bislang einzige neben 1994 (dem Gründungsjahr der PDC), in dem weder Phil Taylor noch Michael van Gerwen ein Major-Turnier für sich entscheiden konnte.

Weblinks
 PDC Major Titel. In: darts1.de, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2020.
 PDC-Majorturniere 1994 - 2020: Alle Endspiele. In: darts1.de, abgerufen am 28. Dezember 2020.

PDC-Major-Turniere, Sieger

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Q: ebgaramond swashy Q, LaTeX vs. Lilypond I am using LaTeX (pdflatex) and Lilypond together for a critical music edition, using the EB Garamond typeface for both. The two programs are giving me different glyphs for "Q": LaTeX provides a regular Q and Lilypond provides a swashy Q. I want the regular Q in both documents. Compare the results of the MWEs below.
The font provided by the ebgaramond package provides a swashy Q ligature.
The ligature is not enabled by default in the version of the font loaded by pdflatex with T1 encoding. It is, apparently, enabled by default in the version of the font that Lilypond loads via pango. Lilypond's font loading is dependent on the system, and mine is Debian GNU/Linux v8 with Gnome v3.14.1.
Another question here (A Big fancy "Q") shows how to get the swashy Q in LaTeX (using lualatex and loading the font with the "Contextuals=Alternate" option). But I like the default pdflatex output and I don't want the swashy Q in Lilypond!
How can I get Lilypond to load the font file without the swashy Q ligature?
Why this is on topic: Lilypond is loading a font provided by a LaTeX package, ebgaramond, but it is loading it in a different way than the way LaTeX loads it. Thus this is about the interaction of Lilypond with a LaTeX package, though not necessarily with LaTeX itself.
Examples
File texquack.tex -- compile with pdflatex:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{ebgaramond}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
Quack
\end{document}

File lyquack.ly -- compile with lilypond:
\version "2.18.2"
\header {
  title = "Quack"
  tagline = ##f
}
\paper {
  line-width=2\in
  #(define fonts
    (make-pango-font-tree
      "EB Garamond" "" ""
    (/ staff-height pt 20)))
}
\score {
    \new Staff
    <<
      \new Voice { a'1 }
      \new Lyrics \lyricmode { Quack }
    >>
}

LaTeX output:
 Lilypond output:

A: TeXLive 2016 provides the file EBGaramond12-Regular.otf as part of the ebgaramond package.
Inspecting via fontforge, I can see that this file defines the calt "Contextual Alternatives" font feature, in which the glyph Q is replaced by the glyph Q.long in certain contexts. These are defined in the table 'calt' Contextual Alternates Lookup 95 under Contextual 0 and Contextual 1. The substitution is defined in Single Substitution Lookup Table 96 and 97.
On my Debian system, the system automatically loads the font with the calt feature turned on. This is why the word Quack renders with the Q.long in any program using the system font selection mechanism. It is the same in LibreOffice as in Lilypond.
XeTeX loads the calt feature by default, but LuaTeX does not. Perhaps this is because XeTeX uses the system font mechanisms, while LuaTeX uses its own (luaotfload).
Consider these examples, for plain XeTeX and LuaTeX. We have to add the calt feature to LuaTeX (:+calt in the font definition) to get the swashy Q. Alternately we can remove the feature in XeTeX to get the regular Q (:-calt in the font definition).
XeTeX (compile with xetex):
\font\ebg="EB Garamond" \ebg Quack \bye

LuaTeX (compile with 'luatex'):
\input luaotfload.sty \font\ebg="EB Garamond:+calt" \ebg Quack \bye

The swashy Q is not available when using pdflatex because the program is not loading the OpenType font at all, but rather LaTeX font metric files (etc.) that have been adapted from the OpenType font, and the long Q is apparently not included.
As @AlanMunn notes, Lilypond developers are discussing how to improve Lilypond's font selection mechanisms, including specifying OpenType font features. This is not available in the stable version 2.18.2.
TL;DR -- Possible solutions are as follows:

*

*Embrace the swashy Q, and abandon pdflatex. Compile LaTeX portion with xelatex using fontspec defaults, or with lualatex selecting the calt feature through fontspec. The alternate contextuals also give a swashy italic Q and a lovely italic es ligature.

*Edit the font file to change the default features (e.g., edit the lookup tables in FontForge). Possibly could be done by writing a .fea file, as mentioned in the fontspec documentation.

*Accept variable Qs in the document. Since one is in a musical score and the other is in text, it is not as noticeable.


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