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Q: Get the beginning of a string until a given char I know that is a simple question but I couldn't find the answer.
I have this string:
"M1[r2][r3]"

I want to get only the "M1", I'm looking for something like strchr()
a function that get the string and a char to stop at.

A: What about using strtok and "[" as a delimiter?
#include <string.h> /* for strtok */
#include <stdio.h>  /* for printf */
int main()
{
    char str[] = "M1[r2][r3]"; // str will be modified by strtok
    const char deli[] = "[";   // deli could also be declared as [2] or as const char *. Take your pick...
    char *token;

    token = strtok(str, deli); // can also call strtok(str, "["); and not use variable deli at all
    printf("%s", token);       // printf("%s", str); will print the same result

    /* OUTPUT: M1 */

    return 0;
}

A: Use strtok() and the character to stop (a delimeter, in your case [) like this:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

int main ()
{
  char str[] ="M1[r2][r3]";
  printf ("Getting M1 from \"%s\":\n",str);
  strtok (str,"[");
  if (str != NULL)
    printf ("%s\n",str);
  return 0;
}

Output:
Getting M1 from "M1[r2][r3]":
M1

However, if you know the length of the substring, you should see Get a substring of a char*.

A:
something like strchr() a function that get the string and a char to stop at.

If only a printing of the sub-string is needed, use strcspn() which finds the offset when '[' first occurs, (or the end if not found).  This does not alter the source string.
const char *s = "M1[r2][r3]";
printf("%.*s\n", (int) strcspn(s, "["), s);

Output
M1

A: Use sscanf() like this:
char subStr[3];
sscanf("M1[r2][r3]", " %2[^[]", subStr);

where [^[] means a character except [ and 2 guards the length of the string written into the substring (it's equal to subStr's size - 1, so that space for the NULL terminator is available).
as BLUEPIXY suggested.

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Pupils sing for Scotland
Vauxhall Women's International Challenge Match
Scotland v Sweden
Saturday 26th May 2012, kick-off 3pm
Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Tickets available on the gate £5 (adult) £2 (child)
Children from two Kirkcaldy schools will be cheering on Scotland women on Saturday after showing off their singing skills.
The primary six class from Kirkcaldy West and the primary fives from Kirkcaldy North came out top in a competition amongst Fife primary schools to create a video of themselves singing the national anthem.
Scottish FA east region girls' and women's football development officer, Sam Milne, and Fife active schools co-ordinator, Liz Anderson, have been actively promoting the match in the Tayside and Fife area, and organised the competition to win tickets to the match.
Sam Milne said: "We were so impressed by the effort the pupils put into the competition. As well as showing us their singing skills, they created some fantastic drawings and flags.
"The children are thrilled to be coming along to the match on Saturday. We have been going round local schools telling pupils and teachers about the match and more about the Scotland women's national team.
"It's so exciting to welcome both the Scotland and Sweden teams to Fife. Crowds at Scotland women's matches have been growing in recent years and we really want to get 2000 people along to Stark's Park on Saturday for what promises to be an exciting match."
Saturday's match against Scotland national coach Anna Signeul's home country comes ahead of the next UEFA Women's Euro qualifier against Israel at Tynecastle Stadium on Saturday 16 June.
Sweden finished third in last year's FIFA Women's World Cup, and will host the finals of the UEFA Women's Euro next summer.

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New Research Quantifies the Catastrophic Impact of Covid-19 on the UK Meetings Market
Category: Latest Research
Long-running research into the UK's conference and meetings sector, entitled the 'UK Conference and Meeting Survey' (UKCAMS), throws into stark relief the huge impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, while also providing some tentative timelines and a baseline for the sector's recovery.
The 28th annual UKCAMS report shows a drop of 86 per cent in the volume of conferences and meetings held in 2020 compared with 2019. At the same time, the estimated value of the sector fell from £17.6 billion in 2019 to £1.7 billion in 2020.
Looking forward, half of venues indicated that they expect their conference and meetings business to recover to 2019 levels by 2023, with a quarter more optimistic and indicating by 2022. In the short term, venues expect growth in hybrid meetings and a recovery in regular team meetings and training courses, with some hesitancy around the recovery of other markets such as national and international association conferences.
The UKCAMS 2021 report provides an overview of conference venue performance and the estimated impact of conference and meeting spend in destinations in 2020. This was a year where performance was hugely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. In mid-March 2020 the UK went into its first lockdown and the conference sector was effectively closed. Impacts of Covid-19 were felt from late February as events were disrupted or cancelled with concerns around the virus. While small events of less than 30 people were permitted during the summer period, the conference sector remained closed for the rest of 2020.
In 2020 there was an average of 56 conferences and meetings held in primary conference venues, compared with 405 in 2019. An estimated total of 195,000 conferences and meetings were held in the UK (compared with 1.40 million in 2019), the vast majority of these in the period January-March (not traditionally a core season for business events). These meetings were attended by some 11 million delegates, accounting for approximately 15.7 million delegate days. The average duration of events declined slightly, from 1.6 days to 1.4 days, although the majority of conferences and meetings (73 per cent) lasted a day or less.
Unsurprisingly, the levels of investment by venues in their product also fell, with almost half of all venues not investing anything in 2020, a result of cash flow pressures and trading uncertainties.
VisitBritain Head of Business Events Kerrin MacPhie said: "The findings in the report are a stark demonstration of the scale of the impact on the UK's venues from the pandemic, providing the industry with valuable and timely insights. The report also underscores the importance of the work undertaken by the sector, its resilience and determination, in safely welcoming back global events and ensuring a stand-out delegate experience. The outlook for a strong return by 2023, a timeline also reflected in the UK Government's Tourism Recovery Plan, is very encouraging as the industry reopens and starts on the road to rebuilding."
Tony Rogers, on behalf of the UKCAMS research team, commented: "The UKCAMS research has consistently demonstrated the scale and importance of this industry to the national economy. The 2021 UKCAMS research programme clearly quantifies the challenge the sector faces in its recovery and future UKCAMS research will monitor the progress it is making towards a successful recovery,"
The 2021 UKCAMS research was sponsored by VisitBritain with support from venuedirectory.com.
The research was carried out by Tony Rogers of Tony Rogers Conference & Event Services and Richard Smith of RJS Associates.
Copies of the full UKCAMS 2021 report are available priced £185 + VAT. Visit http://www.ukcams.org.uk to download an order form.
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John Wall's pregame outfit was as strong a statement as his team's victory over the Hawks
The Wizards guard donned a cape before and after Game 5 victory — then he and Bradley Beal came to the rescue
John Wall #2 of the Washington Wizards dunks against the Atlanta Hawks in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on April 26, 2017 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images
By Jerry Bembry	@Jerrybembry
It was nearly two hours till game time when John Wall arrived at the Verizon Center on Wednesday, his burly bodyguard in tow.
All appeared normal with the Washington Wizards guard as he approached: His eyes were covered by a pair of stylish dark sunglasses, and two bright gold chains were draped around his neck.
John Wall arrives for work… WAS/ATL Game 5 on TNT (6pm/et)! #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/LASeKFB1gg
— NBA (@NBA) April 26, 2017
But the big reveal came as he passed: What appeared to be a stylish T-shirt was backed by a camouflage cape, matching the duffel bag in his right hand.
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It was an outfit so outlandish it might have led even Russell Westbrook to do a double take.
Like Westbrook, if you wear an outfit that's over the top, you'd best deliver. And Wall did just that on Wednesday, with 20 points and 14 assists, to go along with 27 points from Bradley Beal, in Washington's 103-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks to take a 3-2 lead in the opening-round playoff series.
There's no doubt the Wall-Beal guard tandem is one of the best in the league. Each has proclaimed repeatedly, as early as 2014, that they are the best.
Many laughed back then when they said it. But today you can argue Wall and Beal aren't that far behind the Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson combo with the Golden State Warriors, and right on par with Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan in Toronto.
Wednesday night's win proved that Wall and Beal can dominate even when they weren't — at times — at their best. Wall's double-double came on a night when he was scoreless in the first quarter (he did get his teammates involved with five assists). Beal scored 27 despite missing eight of nine 3-pointers (he did go 10-of-13 on his 2-point attempts) and added three steals and three blocks. Beal spent much of the night defending Dennis Schroder, who had 29 points and 11 assists as the German-born Hawks point guard continues to emerge as one of the best young talents in the league.
"Brad is — I say this often, and I don't know how much traction it gets — he is one of the best two-way players in the league," said Wizards coach Scott Brooks. "He's not going to tell anyone he's a great defender, but his coaching staff and his teammates know that he locks up defensively, gives you great effort and an honest day's work."
You can also use "effort" and "an honest day's work" to describe Wall, who has demonstrated continuing maturity over his seven-year career. His play this year, which resulted in his fourth All-Star appearance, is even more impressive when you consider that Wall had surgery on each of his knees in the offseason.
His knees have not been a problem this season, and that was evident with two minutes left in the third quarter when Hawks guard Kent Bazemore laid off Wall defensively near the top of the key. Wall exploded to the rim and dunked so hard over Mike Muscala with his left hand that even former Vice President Joe Biden got a little excited from his courtside seat.
"Whenever I get to my right foot," Wall said of the dunk, "I like my chances against anybody."
That pretty much summed up how many felt about the Wizards after they beat the Hawks in the first two games of this series: that they could match up against anybody in the East. Washington has the great backcourt in Beal and Wall. A solid, physical frontcourt led by Marcin Gortat. And enough depth that allowed them to win two of the three games they played against the Cleveland Cavaliers this season.
Are the Wizards good enough to beat the Cavs this postseason? With the way LeBron James has turned up his effort in the playoffs, that might be a stretch.
Are the Wizards good enough to play the Cavs in the conference finals? This team, which has reached the conference semifinals in three of the past four years, is good enough to take that next step. It would be a first for the franchise since 1979.
But two losses in Atlanta demonstrated that the Wizards are also vulnerable enough to lose a Game 6 on Friday, which would result in a Game 7 at Verizon Center on Sunday. And a lot could happen Sunday that could turn a postseason that began with so much promise for Washington into an early playoff exit.
"We're confident," Beal said about Friday's game. "We have to have the same mentality and focus that we have here at home."
Those sentiments were echoed by Wall, who strolled into his postgame news conference still rocking his cape. As he answered questions, his bodyguard stood off to his side, clutching his camouflage duffel.
"We know they have an amazing crowd," Wall said of the Hawks. "And we know they're definitely going to be loud."
Finally finished with his Q&A, Wall stood up and headed for the door, his cape flapping with each step.
Somewhere, someone was likely hoping — praying — that John Wall makes a deep run into the postseason.
Just so we all can get a glimpse of what else he has in his closet.
Jerry Bembry is a senior writer at The Undefeated. His bucket list items include being serenaded by Lizz Wright, and watching the Knicks play an NBA game in June.
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Astronomers do it Again: Find Organic Molecules Around Gas Planet (w/ Video)
by Mary Beth Murrill
The basic chemistry for life has been detected in a second hot gas planet, HD 209458b, depicted in this artist's concept.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist. The planet is not habitable but it has the same chemistry that, if found around a rocky planet in the future, could indicate the presence of life.
"It's the second planet outside our solar system in which water, methane and carbon dioxide have been found, which are potentially important for biological processes in habitable planets," said researcher Mark Swain of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. "Detecting organic compounds in two exoplanets now raises the possibility that it will become commonplace to find planets with molecules that may be tied to life."
Swain and his co-investigators used data from two of NASA's orbiting Great Observatories, the Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope, to study HD 209458b, a hot, gaseous giant planet bigger than Jupiter that orbits a sun-like star about 150 light years away in the constellation Pegasus. The new finding follows their breakthrough discovery in December 2008 of carbon dioxide around another hot, Jupiter-size planet, HD 189733b. Earlier Hubble and Spitzer observations of that planet had also revealed water vapor and methane.
The detections were made through spectroscopy, which splits light into its components to reveal the distinctive spectral signatures of different chemicals. Data from Hubble's near-infrared camera and multi-object spectrometer revealed the presence of the molecules, and data from Spitzer's photometer and infrared spectrometer measured their amounts.
"This demonstrates that we can detect the molecules that matter for life processes," said Swain. Astronomers can now begin comparing the two planetary atmospheres for differences and similarities. For example, the relative amounts of water and carbon dioxide in the two planets is similar, but HD 209458b shows a greater abundance of methane than HD 189733b. "The high methane abundance is telling us something," said Swain. "It could mean there was something special about the formation of this planet."
Other large, hot Jupiter-type planets can be characterized and compared using existing instruments, Swain said. This work will lay the groundwork for the type of analysis astronomers eventually will need to perform in shortlisting any promising rocky Earth-like planets where the signatures of organic chemicals might indicate the presence of life.
Rocky worlds are expected to be found by NASA's Kepler mission, which launched earlier this year, but astronomers believe we are a decade or so away from being able to detect any chemical signs of life on such a body.
If and when such Earth-like planets are found in the future, "the detection of organic compounds will not necessarily mean there's life on a planet, because there are other ways to generate such molecules," Swain said. "If we detect organic chemicals on a rocky, Earth-like planet, we will want to understand enough about the planet to rule out non-life processes that could have led to those chemicals being there."
"These objects are too far away to send probes to, so the only way we're ever going to learn anything about them is to point telescopes at them. Spectroscopy provides a powerful tool to determine their chemistry and dynamics."
You can follow the history of planet hunting from science fiction to science fact with NASA's PlanetQuest Historic Timeline at planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/timeline/ .
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I noticed that the only official reason given for awarding Edward Witten the Fields Medal was his 1981 proof of the positive mass theorem with spinors, so I was assuming that the proof was fully rigorous.
However, I came across this paper https://projecteuclid.org/download/pdf_1/euclid.cmp/1103921154 by Taubes and Parker which claims to make Witten's proof 'mathematically rigorous' and to justify assumptions which Witten made about Dirac operators. Does this mean that the Witten proof is not rigorous, or is it just the case that there were some unjustified lemmas to clear up which do not affect the validity or rigour of the argument (similar to the case of Perelman's proof of the Poincare conjecture, where some lemmas and slight gaps had to be filled in)?
I am just curious as I have never really heard of the Taubes-Parker paper so I was assuming that the Witten paper was fully rigorous.
You should probably read the conclusion (Section 6) of Atiyah's laudatio on Witten work during the 1990 ICM (specifically, the positive mass theorem is treated in Section 3).
From this very brief summary of Witten's achievements it should be clear that he has made a profound impact on contemporary mathematics. In his hands physics is once again providing a rich source of inspiration and insight in mathematics. Of course physical insight does not always lead to immediately rigorous mathematical proofs but it frequently leads one in the right direction, and technically correct proofs can then hopefully be found. This is the case with Witten's work. So far his insight has never let him down and rigorous proofs, of the standard we mathematicians rightly expect, have always been forthcoming. There is therefore no doubt that contributions to mathematics of this order are fully worthy of a Fields Medal.
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Classifica finale

G = Partite giocate; V = Vittorie; N = Nulle/Pareggi; P = Perse; GF = Goal fatti; GS = Goal subiti;

Collegamenti esterni

Calcio nel 1928
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Bara Bröst ist ein feministisches Aktionsbündnis in Schweden, das im Jahr 2007 entstanden ist. Vorrangiges Ziel ist es, dass Frauen im gleichen Maße wie Männer sich mit freiem Oberkörper (oben ohne) zeigen dürfen. Aus Sicht des Bündnisses stellt die unterschiedliche Behandlung der Frauen eine Diskriminierung dar. Hauptkritikpunkt der Aktivistinnen ist das Verbot von barbusigem Baden für Frauen in schwedischen Schwimmbädern.

Die Wörter bara bröst haben eine doppelte Bedeutung, nämlich bloß Brüste, aber auch entblößte Brüste. Ein vergleichbares Wortspiel wäre "bloß(e) Brüste".

Nach großem Medieninteresse im Jahr 2007 wurde es ab 2008 ruhiger um das Bündnis. Seit 2009, als Malmö das Baden ohne Oberteil erlaubte, was aber wenig Anklang fand, ist von Aktionen des Bündnisses oder Reaktionen der Behörden nichts mehr bekannt geworden. Die Internetseite des Bündnisses wurde zuletzt im August 2008 aktualisiert und ging im zweiten Halbjahr 2010 offline.

Ziele und Selbstverständnis

Bara Bröst sieht sich als politisch und religiös unabhängiges Netzwerk, das nicht für beide Geschlechter gleichermaßen gültige gesellschaftliche Normen wie die beliebige Definition von Anstand als Diskriminierung betrachtet und sich gegen diese einsetzt. Aus Sicht des Bündnisses muss die Situation so geändert werden, dass an allen Orten, wo das Auftreten von Männern mit freiem Oberkörper akzeptiert ist, Frauen dies ebenso dürfen.

Im weiteren Kontext sieht Bara Bröst diese Thematik als Symbolfrage. Sie zeige auf, dass die Gesellschaft den weiblichen Körper sexualisiere, während dies für den männlichen Körper nicht gelte. Man verlange von Frauen, dass sie mit exponierten Männerkörpern in der Öffentlichkeit umgehen können, während dies umgekehrt von den Männern nicht verlangt werde.

Eine weitere Benachteiligung wird auch darin gesehen, dass die nackte Frauenbrust nur dann geduldet werde, wenn es um kommerzielle Zwecke gehe.

Kritik

Von feministischer Seite wird das Netzwerk kritisiert, da es sich nur gegen die Sexualisierung des Frauenkörpers wende und nicht gegen die Sexualisierung im Allgemeinen. Damit werde das Thema auf eine Gleichstellungsfrage zwischen Mann und Frau reduziert. Es müsse konsequenterweise auch möglich sein, komplett nackt zu baden.

Ebenso kritisiert wurde das Bündnis von der nationalsozialistischen Organisation Svenska Motståndsrörelsen (Schwedische Widerstandsbewegung).

Verlauf der Aktivitäten

Gründung

Anlass für die Gründung des Bündnisses war der Verweis zweier Studentinnen aus einem Schwimmbad in Uppsala wegen Badens mit freiem Oberkörper im September 2007. Sie hatten schon im Sommer begonnen, kein Oberteil mehr zu tragen. Die Leitung des Bades in Uppsala weigerte sich jedoch, das Verbot aufzuheben mit der Begründung, so sexuelle Belästigung von Frauen zu verhindern. Die beiden Studentinnen sahen dies als Diskriminierung an und wandten sich an den zuständigen Ombudsmann der schwedischen Regierung.

Protestaktionen und unmittelbare Reaktionen

Die Aktivistinnen begannen ab September 2007 damit, in Gruppen Schwimmhallen zahlreicher schwedischer Städte aufzusuchen und dort ohne Oberteil zu baden.

In Malmö sprangen sieben Aktivistinnen barbusig in das Badewasser. Sie wurden des Bades verwiesen, angeblich aus "hygienischen Gründen". In Lund nahmen ebenfalls sieben Frauen an einer solchen Aktion teil. In Sandviken waren es sogar 17 Aktivistinnen, die die Schwimmhalle stürmten. Weitere Aktionen wurden in Uppsala und Stockholm durchgeführt. Es folgte jedes Mal ein Verweis durch die Bademeister. In Uppsala wurden drei Gründe für den Verweis genannt: die Sicherheit in der Schwimmhalle, die Hygiene und Anstand sowie Gepflogenheiten, wobei letzteres der wichtigste Grund sei.

Die Gruppe zeigte dann jeweils die Bademeister bei der schwedischen Antidiskriminierungsbehörde an, die sich jedoch anfangs weigerte, der Anzeige nachzugehen. Auf die Anzeige in Malmö hin hatte der dortige Bademeister geäußert, dass dies in seinen 30 Berufsjahren nie ein Problem dargestellt hätte, aber sich das Bad danach richten werde, wenn der Ombudsmann gegen das Verbot entscheide.

Am 30. November 2007 beschloss die Behörde, die Anzeige nicht weiter zu verfolgen. Aus Sicht des Ombudsmannes stellt die Situation keine Diskriminierung im Sinne des Gesetzes dar. Über die Regelungen müsse lokal entschieden werden. In jedem Falle gäbe es keinen Anspruch auf Entschädigung.

Der Verband schwedischer Bademeister weigerte sich im November 2007, an einer Fernsehdebatte mit den Aktivistinnen teilzunehmen.

Erfolge

Als erste schwedische Stadt hat Sundsvall im Januar 2008 "Oben-ohne"-Baden im Schwimmbad ausdrücklich erlaubt. Allerdings sagte der Schwimmhallenleiter, dass dies nur gelte, solange es nicht zu Konflikten mit anderen Badegästen komme. Laut ersten Berichten wird die Regelung umgesetzt.

Im Juni 2009 erlaubte auch Malmö das Baden ohne Oberteil.

Medienecho

Die Aktivitäten des Bündnisses riefen eine große Aufmerksamkeit schwedischer und internationaler Medien hervor.

In Schweden selbst wurde die Thematik in allen überregionalen Medien wiederholt aufgegriffen.

Kommentatoren äußerten sich geteilt über das Aktionsbündnis. In der größten skandinavischen Zeitung Aftonbladet meinte die Kolumnistin Mian Lodalen, dass durch den negativen Bescheid des Ombudsmanns die Frage zu einem Problem wird, was sie vorher nicht gewesen sei. Sie sprach sich gegen ein Oben-Ohne-Verbot aus und argumentierte, dass es bislang zumeist kein Problem gewesen sei und die Gesellschaft ohnehin tagtäglich von entblößten Frauenkörpern umgeben sei. In einem Gegenkommentar in derselben Zeitung bezeichnete Mia Hinndal Bellander es als "verrückt", diese Frage zu einer Gleichstellungsfrage zu machen. Die unterschiedlichen Bekleidungsvorschriften für Mann und Frau seien darin begründet, dass die Körper verschieden seien. Außerdem hätten Brüste eine sexuelle Funktion und schickten sexuelle Signale.

Andere Kommentatoren verwiesen darauf, dass der Streit übertrieben sei und dies nicht zu einer besseren wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Gleichstellung der Frauen führe.

Im deutschsprachigen Raum berichteten zahlreiche überregionale Medien über das Bündnis, darunter die Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Die Zeit und der Fernsehsender Sat.1.

Auch in den USA und Australien fanden sich Berichte in den Medien, so in der Washington Post und der Brisbane Times.

Laut dem Netzwerk selbst wurde außerdem in Irland, Frankreich, Spanien, Portugal, Dänemark, Norwegen, Kanada, Rumänien und den Niederlanden über sie berichtet.

International

Schon seit längerem gibt es die Bewegung Topfreedom, die in den USA und Kanada aktiv ist. Weiterhin gibt es die Organisation Topfree Equal Rights Association (TERA) in Kanada, die sich mit Bara Bröst solidarisiert hat.

Mittlerweile gibt es auch schon "Bara Bröst"-Aktionsbündnisse in den Nachbarländern Norwegen und Dänemark. Im Dezember 2007 badete eine Gruppe Frauen in Kopenhagen ohne Oberteil. Ende März 2008 griff die Socialistisk Folkeparti das Thema im Kultur- und Freizeitausschuss der Stadt Kopenhagen auf und schlug vor, zu bestimmten Zeiten das Baden ohne Oberteil zuzulassen.

Weblinks
Offizielle webseite (schwedisch)

Einzelnachweise

Organisation (Schweden)
Organisation (Frauenrechte)
Feministische Organisation
Gegründet 2007


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Q: Simple Move Files in AppleScript I poked around and did find code that works but I can't figure out why my simple version didn't work and the more complicated did:
This code does not work, results in error

"Can't get entire contents of "Macintosh HD:Users:Andrew:Downloads"."

tell application "Finder"

    move entire contents of DownloadsFolderAddress to StatementFolderAddress

end tell

But this code DOES work??
tell application "Finder"

    set AllStatementsList to get every item of (entire contents of folder DownloadsFolderAddress)

    move AllStatementsList to StatementFolderAddress

end tell

Very curious why the second example works and not the first

A: The error is clear: You cannot get the contents of a literal string.
The second example works because you specified a folder.
Sometimes the Finder can infer the type but it's good practice to specify it always.
Assuming StatementFolderAddress is also the HFS path to a folder
tell application "Finder"
   move entire contents of folder DownloadsFolderAddress to folder StatementFolderAddress
end tell


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In our last blog-post we posted a video, demonstrating 80 Days. If you watched it, you'll know that we've dropped in one little feature which we think will make the game into something truly special.
The game is a race around the world, and to ensure it feels like a race we've added a multiplayer twist.
Built into the game is a live feed, showing events happening in-game as and where they occur, to others players around the world. See something interesting, and you can zoom in on that player, see their full route and all the incidents that have happened along the way.
And as you travel, you'll be racing against the ghosts of other real-life players.
Because the clock in the game is always running, every minute counts: spend time in the local market looking for items that might help you, or jump aboard the private car to your next destination? Will you leave something behind - or will you make an onward connection with minutes to spare?
The live feed lets you see the consequences of these choices compared to others. If you're leading the pack, you'll know - but if you fall behind, you'll be able to see hints about the best paths to get back ahead.
We had the idea for a live in-game feed after the launch of Sorcery! last May. Like a lot of games and websites, Sorcery! included analytics, that allowed us to see how many people were using the app in real-time, and which screen of the game they were currently on.
For the hours after release, we watched with baited breath as people all over the world read the prologue, then started getting into combat, casting spells, and reading the story - and we cheered when the first people reached the screen labelled "EPILOGUE".
And then something amazing happened - the analytics never stopped. Since last May, we've never yet seen the number of active players hit zero. When an app disappears from the front page of the store and other games hit the headlines, it's easy to think it's gone - but analytics prove otherwise. The game is live experience, even now.
And we want to share that live experience with our players.
For 80 Days we wanted to build that living, breathing world directly into the game. But it's not just a feature for the sake of a feature: seeing other people exploring the same world as you is a key part of the experience; it gives you the pressure to go faster and take risks; while the hints you can collect from others successes, failures, disasters and triumphs might just tip the balance of your own game.
Competitive challenge or collaborative help system? It's up to you how you use it.
And of course, there's that headline challenge: make it around in 80 days - or less. The game's network of journeys is now so complicated that we don't actually know what the shortest time is. We're looking forward to finding out and watching it happen - in real time.


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E/CN.6/2010/NGO/36
Fifty-fourth session
Item 3 (a) of the provisional agenda*
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and
to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly,
entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and
peace for the twenty-first century": implementation of
strategic objectives and action in critical areas of concern
and further actions and initiatives: review of the
implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform
for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special
session and its contribution to shaping a gender perspective
in the realization of the Millennium Development Goals
Statement by Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
The Secretary-General has received the following statement, which is being circulated in accordance with paragraphs 36 and 37 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
*	E/CN.6/2010/1
1.	The Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) welcomes the review at the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. WCLAC is a Palestinian women's organization based in the occupied Palestinian territory.
2.	Fifteen years ago, in 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action, in paragraph 131, noted: "Aggression, foreign occupation, ethnic and other types of conflicts are an ongoing reality affecting women and men in nearly every region" and that "Gross and systematic violations and situations that constitute serious obstacles to the full enjoyment of human rights continue to occur in different parts of the world." The document also noted: "International humanitarian law, prohibiting attacks on civilian populations, as such, is at times systematically ignored and human rights are often violated in connection with situations of armed conflict, affecting the civilian population, especially women, children, the elderly and the disabled. Violations of the human rights of women in situations of armed conflict are violations of the fundamental principles of international human rights and humanitarian law."
3.	The Beijing Platform for Action cited the effects of armed or other kinds of conflict on women, including those living under foreign occupation as an area of critical concern, and the Beijing Declaration, in paragraph 33, stated the determination of the Governments participating in the Fourth World Conference on Women to "Ensure respect for international law, including humanitarian law, in order to protect women and girls in particular".
4.	In the occupied Palestinian territory, 15 years on from the Conference, Palestinian women continue to live under foreign occupation and to live with ongoing violations of their human rights. WCLAC notes with concern the effect of these ongoing violations on women, the lack of accountability for such violations and the failure of the international community to ensure respect for international law in the region.
5.	The devastating attacks by Israel on the Gaza Strip that began in December 2008 and lasted 23 days, left more than 1,400 Palestinians dead, including 318 children and 111 women; at least 5,300 were injured, of whom 1,600 were children and 830 were women.1 There was also widespread destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and water and sanitation services. The situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with over 1.5 million men, women and children suffering from more than 2 years of near complete blockade on the movement of people and goods. The blockade, which constitutes a form of collective punishment, has triggered a protracted humanitarian crisis, including increased poverty, degraded living conditions, destruction of infrastructure and a decline in quality of vital services, such as health care and education.
6.	In the West Bank, the route of the separation wall, the expansion of the illegal settlements, home demolitions, the closure regime and associated controls have fragmented communities and violated virtually every other human right of the Palestinian people, including freedom of movement, rights to health, education and an adequate standard of living, and work and family life, in clear violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. A marked increase in settler violence in the West Bank has also been noted, including physical assaults as well as extensive damage to Palestinian land and property.
7.	WCLAC welcomes the recognition given to the situation of Palestinian women in the Beijing Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, as well as in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, in particular paragraph 260 concerning Palestinian women and children, and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century". United Nations resolutions, such as Economic and Social Council resolution 2008/11 and other relevant resolutions, including General Assembly resolution 57/337 on the prevention of armed conflict, and Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, are relevant to the situation of Palestinian women.
8.	WCLAC however, believes that the emphasis needs to move towards ensuring accountability for human rights violations committed in the occupied Palestinian territory as a necessary measure towards ending the occupation. The United Nations Fact-finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict led by Justice Richard Goldstone and its report of 25 September 2009 (the Goldstone Report) are a step in the right direction. The report called the attacks on Gaza "a deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate and terrorize a civilian population"2 and made concrete recommendations for accountability. The report recommends that should Israel fail to conduct independent investigations into the allegations of war crimes, then the Security Council should refer the situation to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. As stated by the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights in her statement of 11 November 2009: "Until meaningful steps are taken to end impunity for these violations and assert the applicability of international law, peace and security will remain elusive for all the people of the region."3
9.	The fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women is a unique opportunity to reaffirm the commitments of the Beijing Platform for Action and to move towards implementation of the strategic objectives and action points4 through support for the recommendations of the Goldstone Report and by addressing the needs of Palestinian women to achieve accountability and justice and an end to the occupation.
10.	WCLAC urges Governments to take the following action:
(a)	To reaffirm their commitment to the principles contained in the Beijing Platform for Action and the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women and other relevant United Nations documents, in particular as concerned with the situation of women affected by armed conflict;
(b)	To reaffirm their commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action strategic objective to promote non-violent forms of conflict resolution and reduce the incidence of human rights abuse in conflict situations;
(c)	To reaffirm that the Israeli occupation remains a major obstacle for Palestinian women with regard to their full enjoyment of their human rights and the fulfilment of their right to self-determination;
(d)	To affirm that the occupation is a major obstacle to women's advancement and their involvement in the development of Palestinian society, and stress the importance of efforts to increase their role in decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and resolution and to ensure their equal participation and involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security;
(e)	To affirm their commitment to pursue accountability for those responsible for violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and to counter impunity for such abuses, in particular through support for the recommendations of the Goldstone Report;
(f)	To affirm their commitment to ensure respect for human rights law and humanitarian law and to counter impunity through all necessary means, including international criminal law mechanisms and the use of domestic judicial procedures.
11.	WCLAC, together with other human rights organizations based in the occupied Palestinian territory, is committed to raising awareness of the situation of Palestinian women and believes that accountability for the violations of human rights and humanitarian law is a crucial component in bringing about an end to the occupation and to achieving peace with justice. WCLAC would urge civil society to work together with Palestinian civil society to help achieve this objective. Civil society has a crucial role to play in promoting respect for human rights law and humanitarian law and achieving accountability for those responsible for violating them.
1Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, "Targeted Civilians" (a report on the Israeli military offensive against the Gaza Strip), p. 10. See also the report of the United Nations Fact-finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/12/48), paras. 352-358.
2Report of the United Nations Fact-finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (A/HRC/12/48), para. 1893.
3Statement to the Security Council by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, New York, 11 November 2009.
4Beijing Platform for Action action point 145 (e) states: "Uphold and reinforce standards set out in international humanitarian law and international human rights instruments to prevent all acts of violence against women in situations of armed and other conflicts … prosecute all criminals responsible for war crimes against women and provide full redress to women victims".


today i wanted to share one of my favorite makeup 'tricks'. call it a makeup hack, shortcut, insider tip - whatever you want to call it is fine, just make sure you implement this makeup tip!
if you are looking to create some extra wow factor with your eye makeup rather than layering your shimmer shadow as your eyeshadow base add it on top of your finished eye. i apply all my makeup and as a last step go over the top of my eyelid with a shimmer liquid shadow. this creates an amazing highlight that isn't diffused by other colors. i have several liquid eyeshadows that i love but this particular shade by mark.girl is surprisingly bright without being overpowering. it has a great taupe undertone that blends well with most eyeshadow colors.
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Grant - Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant - The scandals
During the second term, scandal rocked the Grant administration. Before the second inauguration came the exposure of Crédit Mobilier, a scheme to siphon off the profits made in building the transcontinental railroad, which soiled both Vice President Colfax and his successor, Henry Wilson. Regardless of the fact that the bribery of congressmen took place under Johnson and involved Democrats also, airing the details in 1872 stung the Grant administration. Congressman Benjamin F. Butler's scandalous salary grab paired a reasonable pay increase for government officials (the president's salary was doubled to $50,000) with an outrageous provision making the increase retroactive for two years for congressmen, including those defeated in the last election.
Grant's persistent problems in making suitable appointments were exacerbated by his increased self-confidence after reelection. In this spirit, he re-appointed his brother-in-law as collector of the port of New Orleans although the appointee's initial term had drawn criticism. Charges of corruption against "Boss" Alexander R. Shepherd, director of public works for the District of Columbia, did not prevent Grant from appointing him territorial governor. When Chase died, Grant first asked Conkling to serve as chief justice, influenced both by gratitude for his political support and Julia Grant's belief that black robes would set off Conkling's blond curls. When Conkling declined, Grant went to the opposite extreme by approaching Fish, who also declined. Grant finally nominated Attorney General George H. Williams, whose name was withdrawn after discovery that he had used government funds to supply his wife's carriage. Grant next nominated Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts, whose name was then withdrawn because Cushing had written a letter to Jefferson Davis in March 1861, recommending someone for a position in the Confederate government. Grant eventually came up with Morrison R. Waite of Ohio, who served ably.
Unfortunately, Grant had to make a great many appointments. In all, twenty-five men served in seven cabinet posts, and the frequency of changes increased as the administration reached its conclusion: there were five new department heads in 1876. Even good appointments backfired, as Grant learned when he chose Benjamin F. Bristow as secretary of the treasury in 1874. Scrupulously honest, Bristow pursued the trail of fraud wherever it led, even into the White House. His investigators uncovered the "Whiskey Ring," which schemed to avoid taxes on liquor by bribing the agents who should have collected them; some of the payments ended up in Republican party coffers. An especially odious degree of corruption existed in St. Louis, involving men who had known Grant before the Civil War and who traded on his friendship. Informed of this, Grant wrote, "Let no guilty man escape if it can be avoided."
Further probing revealed that Grant's secretary Babcock had dealings with some of the chief culprits in St. Louis. Grant's belief in Babcock's innocence was so strong that he initially refused to believe that one of the ringleaders in St. Louis was guilty, simply because the man was a close friend of Babcock. Even convictions in St. Louis did not shake this faith. As evidence emerged of Babcock's role, Grant believed that political manipulators had devised a plot to strike at him through his trusted secretary, and he blamed Bristow. Grant acquiesced when Babcock, who had retained military status, demanded a court of inquiry to forestall indictment in St. Louis, but the grand jury acted too quickly and refused to surrender its papers to a military tribunal. When Babcock went to the city to stand trial, Grant intended to accompany him to testify in his behalf. Dissuaded by his cabinet, Grant instead prepared a deposition in Babcock's defense before Chief Justice Waite. Although Babcock eventually won acquittal, enough evidence emerged to require his dismissal from the White House, a move Grant made tardily and only after prodding by Fish. Grant eventually forced Bri-stow to resign, blaming him unfairly for the ruin of Babcock.
A worse scandal followed. William W. Belknap, who had succeeded Rawlins as secretary of war, was charged with receiving bribes from a man who had been appointed to a lucrative tradership at a western army post and who, in turn, let another man actually conduct the business in return for regular cash payments. The case was complicated by the fact that the money paid to Belknap was given to his wife, who died in 1874, and when Belknap married his deceased wife's sister, the payments went to her. As Congress investigated, Belknap realized that he must resign and hurried to the White House one morning, babbling something to the president about protecting a woman's honor, words inducing Grant to accept the resignation immediately. Two Republican senators hurried in, too late, to advise Grant not to accept the resignation. That afternoon the House voted to impeach Belknap. In the ensuing trial, the fact that Grant had accepted the resignation before impeachment played a role in acquittal; even then the Senate voted 37–25 for conviction, which required a two-thirds vote. During the trial, Mrs. Grant continued to receive Mrs. Belknap at the White House; afterward both Belknaps called on the Grants, who received them cordially and continued to express belief in the former secretary's innocence.
Grant believed that the prosecution of Belknap was politically motivated, and surely the fact that 1876 was a presidential election year had not escaped the notice of the Democratic majority in the House, which also investigated the minister to Great Britain, Robert C. Schenck, who had used his position to peddle stock in a dubious silver mine to English investors, and Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson, who was accused of profiting by awarding contracts to a specially favored firm. Grant had already nipped a budding third-term movement in 1875 by writing a public letter, carrying it to the mailbox himself, and then informing his wife, who would have tried to dissuade him. Republicans nominated Hayes, whose two terms as governor of Ohio gave him a reputation for integrity and kept him away from Washington. Grant somewhat resented Hayes for running as a reformer but consoled himself with the thought that Bristow had not been nominated. The scandals of the Grant administration, however salient in retrospect, appear to have had little influence on the presidential election.
Ulysses S. Grant forum
Hayes, Rutherford B.


This guideline covers stop smoking interventions and services delivered in primary care and community settings for everyone over the age of 12. It aims to ensure that everyone who smokes is advised and encouraged to stop and given the support they need. It emphasises the importance of targeting vulnerable groups who find smoking cessation hard or who smoke a lot.
VApril, the new pro-vaping campaign, was launched yesterday. It's early days but the signs are it won't be the four-week festival of anti-smoking rhetoric some may have feared.
Indeed, what I like about the VApril website is that it focuses on the positive (the potential health benefits of vaping) instead of the negative (the often hysterical arguments against smoking).
The introduction of heat-not-burn cigarette substitutes in Japan has led to a precipitous reduction in cigarette consumption.
Tobacco industry analyst Michael Livery of Piper Jaffray recently issued a report on the Japanese market, citing 2017 sales data. The chart at left suggests that Philip Morris International's IQOS heat sticks (green) and BAT's Glo products (blue) caused a 13% decline in cigarette consumption for the year.
One thing I absolutely love about e-cigarettes is that the War On Smoking has resulted in the invention of a whole new way of smoking.
It's what happens in wars. They always result in the invention of brand new weapons. And e-cigarettes are to the War On Smoking as tanks were to WW1.
They're still in their infancy. But one day they'll be everywhere.
A Wellington court gave Philip Morris International (PMI) the go ahead to sell its Heat not Burn (HnB) device iQOS, after dismissing a case by New Zealand's Ministry of Health.
Earlier this month the Ministry of Health took PMI to court, arguing that selling HEETS is against local law as they would fall under the country's "Smoke-free Environment Act's" ban on tobacco products for chewing or any other oral use.
The paper "Association of E-Cigarette Use With Smoking Cessation Among Smokers Who Plan to Quit After a Hospitalization" sought to find out if vaping worked as a quit tool. Stanton Glantz praised and promoted it, at which point things went a bit sideways. The logic of Glantz and the research team has been unpicked, laughed at and sent some unprintable images.
The Science and Technology Committee heard from representatives from the prison service, NHS foundation trust and interest groups to explore how e-cigarettes are promoted to those trying to stop smoking, including those experiencing mental health issues or serving a sentence in a prison.
NJ Governor Phil Murphy outlined his proposed 2019 budget which includes a 75% "Vape Tax", a measure in which was designed to increase revenue for the expanded spending budget. However, instituting any tax on the industry would likely take away MOST of the revenue the vapor shops, wholesalers and labs already contribute to an almost bankrupt NJ.
Last Wednesday, the FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, said that the agency is looking into regulating over-the-counter e-cigarette sales as this would make it easier for the agency to monitor safety standards.
Last August, the FDA announced a major shakeup to the agency's policy on e-cigarettes which includes the de-nicotinization of cigarettes, and a PMTA deadline delay. Following that announcement, the FDA had issued a guidance titled Extension of Certain Tobacco Product Compliance Deadlines Related to the Final Deeming Rule, in order to formalize and explain this deadline extension.
A group of anti-tobacco groups led by Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids have gleefully announced that they are suing the FDA. They demand that the FDA reverse the decision to delay implementation of the near-ban of vapor products, from the original deadline later this year until 2022. There is little doubt that the lawsuit will fail. So the interesting question is why are they doing it.
In November of 2017, CASAA assisted ECigIntelligence in conducting a focused survey of vapers. The integrity of ECigIntelligence was verified, as was the purpose and scope of the survey, and the survey was circulated to our members via email.As a part of our diligence to our members, CASAA is publishing the relevant results to educate and advocate for our members.
With Tennessee having one of the highest adult smoking rates in the country, it is critical that our public policy on tobacco and nicotine reflect science rather than outdated claims.
The scientific evidence shows vaping is a significantly less harmful alternative to smoking and is helping smokers around the world quit for good.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is being held over a political barrel by a "critical' number of senators in regards to his stance on the use of nicotine containing e-cigarettes.
The sale of electronic cigarettes containing nicotine – classified as a poison – should remain prohibited in Australia, a parliamentary committee has concluded after a year-long inquiry.
In its much anticipated report, the majority of the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport supported the status quo, saying "current regulatory arrangements for nicotine e-cigarettes remain appropriate" and "further research into the health impacts is needed".
Unable and unwilling to enforce a number of no-smoking bans, the Greek government now has been told by a high court that e-cigarettes are just the same as cigarettes and should be banned in public spaces, transportation and advertisements.
A total of seven retailers were hit with fines and had illegal goods confiscated and destroyed as part of a widespread campaign in Al Hudaiba, Bur Dubai and Al Murar.
Municipality inspectors seized 30 electronic cigarettes from 11 outlets, as well as 100kg of tobacco that was being sold in illegal packaging.
Back when the tax parasites in tobacco control set their sights on plain packaging for tobacco, they were very clear about why the policy was required.
If you live in the south west, you may remember this advertising hoarding at the time, paid for by government to lobby government in early 2012.
Data produced by the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration has been analysed by a body kindly disposed to vaping, and it produces results that mirror those previously obtained. Meanwhile, in Hawaii, the frothing at the mouth taking place threatens to eclipse all sight of a news program from television, as they hit peak vape fear-mongering.
Do you remember going to see the careers guidance officer? At least that is what they were called when I was at school, I believe following continual cutbacks that the Department for Education has issued all institutions with a dartboard labelled up with all the options. Spotty hormonal teenagers now shuffle down a dank corridor, pick up a blunt set of arrows and have three opportunities to land one of the two placements in their town.


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On Materiality: Ceramics, Glass, and Heavy Metal in CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT
© Eui-Jeong Yoo, Courtesy of Gallery Koo
New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show (NYAAJ) spotlights multidisciplinary contemporary art and design with strong emphasis on materiality and craft inspirations in its inaugural CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT, a special section within the fair, opening at the fair's new venue, Pier 94 (711 12th Ave, New York City), on Wednesday, November 9th.
Among the section's offerings by international roster of exhibitors hailing from ten different cities around the globe, of particular note are works by artists who channel contemporary ethos while innovating upon traditional craft media – including ceramics, glass, and metal.
Gallery Koo (Seoul, Korea) presents sculptures by Eui-Jeong Yoo who observes capitalism and materialism in his lustrous ceramic forms. Capitalist iconography represented by logos of global consumer brands as well as pop culture icons infiltrates and overwhelms the ceramic vessels whose formal qualities largely remain traditional. With impressive technical versatility, Yoo treats the ancient craft medium in a decidedly "contemporary" manner through the way he freely combines luster, decals, bronze, resin, and sometimes even motors and neons. Yoo has participated in numerous exhibitions at leading institutions including the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan, the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (2013), and the Cheongju International Craft Biennale (2015).
© Abby Modell, Courtesy of Clark Priftis
Clark Priftis (New York, US) presents acclaimed glass artist Abby Modell. Modell draws inspirations from nature – rocks, planets, and orbital movements. Modell's Moon Cube collection comprises of ethereal hand-blown glass sculptures set with Swarovski crystals. Modell participated in numerous exhibitions including Architectural Digest Design Show (2012-2016), SOFA Chicago (2015 & 2013), Serpentine Sackler Gallery Furniture Exhibition, London (2014), solo exhibitions at Wynn Las Vegas (2015 & 2013), the International Santorini Biennale of Arts (2012) and the famous FABERGE BIG EGG HUNGT NEW YORK (2014). Modell's work is frequently featured in leading design magazines such as Interior Design Magazine, Hamptons, and NYC&G.
Villa del Arte (Barcelona, Spain) highlights sculptures by Lluis Cera and Liechennay. Spanish sculptor Lluis Cera renders hefty materials such as solid iron or marble in surprisingly soft and light forms that appear to defy their weight and mass. Cera's inspirations often originate from literature, the texts from which are carved or applied to the surfaces of his work. The titles of the works may provide leads to the stories they tell, yet leaving the work completely open to interpretation. Indonesian artist Liechennay masterfully transforms his principal material of choice, cold and rigid steel, into organic and fluid forms. Each sculpture, a combination of stainless steel, wood and copper, is an individually welded and shaped unique piece. Liechennay bends, shapes and joins together thousands of stainless steel pieces one by one in order to compose the final sculpture. Liechennay's penchant for sculpture-making was formed early through exposure to the works by the artist's mother who was a designer of gold jewelry. Over the years, Liechennay worked and exhibited internationally, including in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Indonesia, and the U.S.
© Lluis Cera (top left and bottom right) and Liechennay, Courtesy of Villa del Arte
Art jewelry specialist Charon Kransen (New York, US) presents an exciting collection of jewelry by both renowned and emerging artists, many of whose work can be found in museum and private collections around the world. The focus is on the artists' personal vision and on an innovative approach, characterized by the use of a wide spectrum of materials from paper to precious. Taiwanese jewelry designer Shu-Lin Wu brings together a unique mixture of Eastern and Western influences to her wearable sculptures. She utilizes techniques from Japanese metalworking and sword-making, shapes from 17th-century European earrings, and found fragments of Delft porcelain. After moving from Taiwan to Europe for school, Wu studied the history of jewelry and art, which led to her interest in the styles molded by the cultural environment of each era. Her creations reinterpret these traditional techniques and shapes in a modern way. Also to be featured is Turkish jewelry designer Aisegul Telli whose work explores the mysteries under the surface – be it that of the moon or the ocean. Telli's creations resemble mineralogist specimens or corals, and are made of a variety of materials including brass, steel, pigments, epoxy resin, micro glass spheres, and gold.
"CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT is housed inside the NYAAJ, a cross-collecting fair covering an incredible breadth of artistic genres. We are delighted to feature these artworks in CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT that echo the multidisciplinary spirit of the umbrella fair," explains the fair's director Barbara Goodwin. "We look forward to presenting these contemporary works of art to the New York collectors who share unbiased appreciation for mastery in artistic expressions regardless of medium, origin and time period."
The fair opens on Wednesday, November 9th with an Opening Night Preview and Private Benefit Party hosted by Sharon and Lauren Bush for the FEED Foundation, the non-profit organization that is working to stop worldwide hunger. It is open to the public for regular admission from Thursday, November 10th through Sunday, November 13th between 11am and 7pm.
About CONTEMPORARY SPOTLIGHT
Young Jeon, SPARK+
200 Park Avenue Suite 1700, New York, NY 10166
Info@sparkplusart.com
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Q: System.Diagnostics.Process locks the files when Process.UseShellExecute=false used I have found a lock file issue with System.Diagnostics.Process when it is running several threads from the console application.
For example, I run two command-line applications (App1, App2) using the code below and pass two different files for each app (App1 -> File1, App2 -> File2)
Sometimes, the App1 -> File1 finish processing the file, but for an unknown reason, File1 is locked by the App2 app.
It is not possible to read the File1 file until App2 exits, through File1 was executed with App1 app in the first System.Diagnostics.Process instance.
This problem only happens when Process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute is set to False. I need to disable shell execute to be able to read Process.StandardError property if execution fails.
Any idea what is going on? Is the code below thread-safe?
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        }
        finally
        {
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            {
                if (!p.HasExited)
                    p.Kill();
            }
            catch (InvalidOperationException)
            {
                //The process is not found, probably executable was not fount
            }

            p.Close();
        }
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The term "folk song" covers a vast array of musical styles, from traditional country and western to Cajun and Zydeco and Appalachian music to the songs of the urban diaspora. Academically and within the tradition of American folk music, a folk song is one that uses traditional melodies and/or modes to speak on a particular topic. Often, topical folk songs address social and political issues such as work, war, and popular opinion, although not all folk songs are topical or political. Some are personal dirges or ballads about family stories, love songs or even nonsense songs.
Many folk songs have been around so long that nobody is entirely sure who their composers were. Often these songs are passed down within a community and they evolve over time to address the issues of the day. Such songs include "We Shall Overcome," and "We Shall Not be Moved," as well as other spirituals and empowerment anthems.
Other timeless folk songs have definite origins, such as Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" or "If I Had A Hammer" by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. These songs are often so poignant, honest and timeless, they become enmeshed in the culture and are known by just about everyone.
Folk songs are typically about a community of people, and the issues they feel are important to them. However, in popular music, critics, artists, and fans tend to use the phrase "folk song" to refer to music made using acoustic instruments. Pop music audiences identify political music that is played on acoustic instruments as "folk songs." Group singing, simple harmonies and the use of traditional instruments such as banjo or mandolin as "folk music" are also identified as folk songs, even when the performance or recording is being made primarily for profit and aimed at a large audience.
Though these songs do in fact incorporate elements that are indigenous to American folk music, there is a difference between the folk songs of popular music and the folk songs created by folk singers. Usually, this difference is in the relationship between the artist and audience, and the motivation behind singing the song. Many folksingers would agree that when a song is sung primarily for profit and the popularity of the artist, it is pop music. Whereas when it is a song that rises out of the need of the artist or community and is sung to inform or incite an audience to action — whether that action is deep thought, joining in the singing or social action — it is generally thought of as folk music. There are, of course, many blurred lines between those two motivations, which explains the amount of confusion and disagreement among music fans, critics and others regarding what exactly "folk music" is.
Many of the musicologists who went into the field during the 19th and 20th centuries to collect and document the folk songs from various communities did not collect political songs because those were in a different class of music. However, with the influence of Woody Guthrie, who married the troubadour tradition with modern popular music while singing about news headlines and historical stories, their approach began to change. By the time the folk music revival of the 1950s and '60s came along, many audiences around America started to conflate political protest music with "folk music."
Though many in the folk revival were playing actual traditional folk songs or creating new songs in that tradition, the political music of the era was more resonant and provocative due to the socio-political climate of the time. Thus, the popularization of "folk songs" developed its own image as a form of music which is acoustic and carries a strict social conscience. Some music historians see that as one among many moments in the evolution of American folk music, while others see it as a definitive period for both folk and pop music.
There is, of course, no right or wrong answer when it comes to defining a style of music. Many of the pop music artists who get credit for being folk singers these days are drawing from some part of the tradition of American folk music and recognizing the influence of the Carter Family and Woody Guthrie, among others, on the development of the form. However, they are also pulling strongly from the tradition of rock and pop music, as many also cite the influence of more modern mainstream bands like the Arcade Fire, Radiohead, and Nirvana.
Within the scope of folk music, the songs that popular musicians sing-speak on behalf of the American experience, as all those elements have collaborated in the formation of a wider American culture since the advent of radio and television and the internet. Though some of the folk songs of today may not remain relevant generations from now, it is hard to argue that they are not speaking on behalf of the communities where the artists reside, using traditional instruments and often familiar — if not completely borrowed — melodies.
Contemporary folk songs cover topics from love and relationships to racism, terrorism, war, voting, education, and religion, among other topics that are relevant to today's society.