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Globe-trotting journalists visit Iowa farms
Stefan Nimmervoll, right, editor of Blick ins Land magazine in Austria; Gerhard Schmidt, a consultant with Unternehmensinhaber International Marketing Service of Germany; and Satoru Mizuguchi vice president of the Japanese Forum of Environmental Journalists, interview Darwin Engelkes of Pinehurst Farm in Grundy County.
By Corey Munson
Eight travelers, from six countries, speaking four languages, visited a number of farms and ag businesses across Iowa last month as part of the 2019 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists tour.
"I wanted to get a real look at America, not filtered by media, not filtered by gender or anything like that," said Kallee Buchanan, of Bundaburg, Queensland, Australia. She is the rural reporter for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Wide Bay. She was joined on the trip by her husband Ross Kay, who also worked for ABC as a radio announcer.
"I wanted to come and meet some of the people and get an understanding of what farming really is like in this part of the world," she said.
The tour started its first day at Mid-Iowa Co-op's Mill Junction Elevator just north of Grundy Center. The state-of-the-art facility, which opened in 2018, is able to receive 20,000 bushels of grain per hour, allowing a semi to be in and out of the facility in about 5 minutes. The site has six, 750,000-bushel bins plus a 565,000-bushel wet holding capacity and three dump pits.
"It is a completely different perspective on farming here," said Stefan Nimmervoll, editor of the monthly Austrian agriculture magazine Blick ins Land. "You have mostly corn and beans here, and they are on quite huge farms, compared to Austria. It is a really good experience to see what is happening here, how farmers are working."
The second stop was at the Pinehurst Farm near Wellsburg. Owners Darwin and Mel Engelkes raise 75 American Aberdeen Lowline cattle, a breed originally developed in Australia. The Engelkes started their enterprise in 2008 with four cows and one bull. They now market 20 head of breeding stock and slaughter 25 animals annually. Processed meat from their farm is available in the local grocery store.
Drive for efficiency
"We believe this is the future of cattle," Darwin Engelkes said. The American Aberdeen are small-framed cattle that consume about 25% to 30% less than a standard Angus, making the meat production more efficient pound for pound.
"What I found that we have in common is the drive for efficiency and productivity," Buchanan said. "Australian farmers, I think we probably have similar pressures to improve things like high cost of inputs, high labor costs, competing on world markets."
The third location of the day was H & H Farms. Owners Dave and Laura Hommel grow corn and soybeans, farrow to finish 90 sows and market 1,200 finished hogs a year.
"The main similarity on the farms we've visited in America and Austrian farmers is that people are proud of being farmers, they are proud of their property, they are convinced that what they are doing is good, that they produce high quality product," Nimmervoll said. "In general, farmers are really keen on having good products, serving the customer, being responsible for the land and maintaining their culture. That is something you find worldwide."
The first night ended with a cookout at the Scott Bienfang farm, where the travelers met with their host families who invited the journalists to stay in private homes with Iowa farm families instead of a hotel.
"What stood out to me is the generosity with which we've been received," Ross Kay said. "People are warm and friendly. They've opened their homes to us, which in itself is a great sign of just how generous Iowans are. We're very, very grateful for that."
The three-day tour, organized by Harlen Persinger, also included stops at John Deere Engine Works and Iowa State University as well as dairy, sheep, fish and Christmas tree farms. Other participants included Antje Krieger and Gerhard Schmidt of Germany, Satoru Mizuguchi of Japan, Brian Donaldson of United Kingdom, and Liza Bohlmann of South Africa.
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Home/Paepard/Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps
Energizing Finance: Scaling and Refining Finance in Countries with Large Energy Access Gaps
by secretary | Nov 22, 2017 | Paepard | 0 comments
16 November 2017. Bonn. This side event at the COP explored the findings from Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Power for All and the Overseas Development Institute' analysis on the concept of the Energy Access Dividend, and its synergies to the recently released findings of the SEforALL Energizing Finance reports.
It took a deeper dive into what is needed for policy makers, investors and project developers to go further faster towards SDG 7 and ensure that no one is left behind.
It included opening remarks and launch of the Why Wait? Seizing the Energy Access Dividend report from Rachel Kyte, CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sustainable Energy for All, and then be followed by a ministerial-level, moderated dialogue over 45-minutes on how energy and financial planning processes can support faster access to electricity in rural and hard to reach areas by addressing the opportunities, development benefits and finance barriers facing faster to deploy, decentralized energy solutions.
RACHEL KYTE, Chief Executive Officer of SEforALL, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All
H.E. Mr. KARE CHAWICHA DEBESSA, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Federal Republic of Ethiopia
JOS DELBEKE, Director General, DG CLIMA, European Commission
JAMES FLETCHER, Managing Director, Soloricon Ltd., Former Minister of the Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology, Government of Saint Lucia
KRISTINA SKIERKA, CEO, Power for All
Keynote Address at the 26th World LP Gas Forum & 2013 AEGPL Congress incorporating the UKLPG Annual Conference
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After July 1, 1927, the two percent rule was to be replaced by an overall cap of 150,000 immigrants annually and quotas determined by "national origins" as revealed in the 1920 census. Some groups were outright banned.
The Espionage Act was passed by Congress in 1917 after the United States entered the First World War. It prescribed a $10,000 fine and 20 years' imprisonment for interfering with the recruiting of troops or the disclosure of information dealing with national defence. Additional penalties were included for the refusal to perform military duty.
During the Red Scare (1919-20) A. Mitchell Palmer and John Edgar Hoover, used the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act to launch a campaign against radicals and left-wing organizations. Under these two laws 1500 people were arrested for disloyalty.
It established a literacy requirement and an "Asiatic Barred Zone" defined by latitude and longitude, which prevented immigration from India, Indochina, Afghanistan, Arabia, the East Indies, and other Asian countries, China and Japan being covered under separate provisions.
Oficially established quotas for groups of people allowed to enter the country each year.


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21st Virginia Infantry
Charles Whig Barker - Sergeant
Contact Name: Kevin Booth
John Bonnewell - Private
Contact Name: John Bonnewell
Andrew Jackson Estep - Private
According to original documents posted on ancestry.com, Andrew Jackson Estep, from Carter County, TN and Lee County, VA, enlisted as a private on 16 Sept. 1861, in Company A, Virginia 21st Infantry Battalion, Confederate. Please verify and add to your records. Thank you.
Beverly Bailey--great-great granddaughter of Andrew Jackson Estep
Contact Name: Beverly Bailey
David Robert Estes - Private
Contact Name: John Estes
John Yancey Foster - Private
20 June 1861 Enlisted in Co A 'Red House volunteers'
23 Mar 1862 Wounded at Kernstown I; Furloughed until Dec 1862
Contact Name: Robert D. Floyd
John William Foster - Private
Contact Name: Michael Foster
David L. Hughes - Private
David enlisted in Company A of the 21st Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army (CSA) on 16 September 1861. He enlisted again on August 13, 1862 and served as a Private in the 64th Regiment, Virginia Mounted Infantry, Company G. David served with his brothers, David, George, John and Tobias and 1st cousin, David Yeary. He deserted on June 30, 1864 and was killed on December 11, 1864. His family claimed he was kidnapped and murdered by ''bushwhackers.'' Both he and his brother, William, died the same day and Lt. Colonel Witcher''s Men likely killed both.
Witcher had gathered a small number of pro-Confederate men about himself, and began to engage in the free-for-all on the Kentucky border. Similar pro-Union paramilitary bands also marauded in the area. Initially neither of the national governments recognized these guerilla bands, and if a man were captured from these units, they were frequently executed because the protection of the Articles of War did not apply to them. To afford their own bushwhackers the protection law, both the Federal and Confederate governments gave their bands official military status. Witcher''s men thus became designated the ''34th Battalion Virginia Calvary, CSA.''
Witcher''s men were initially labeled as ''Independent Scouts.'' The unit eventually became known as ''Witcher's Boys.'' It was their duty to serve as a counter insurgency force against the local Union units operating in West Virginia, East Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, and Northeast Tennessee. They soon began to distinguish themselves for their barbarity, their specialty being a variation of lynching done with a bent pole that jerked its victim into eternity.
Contact Name: Dennis E. Moore
Benjamin Jordan - Private
Enlisted in June 1861 was killed at the Battle of Gettysburg PA. Charlotte County resident, Company A, also known as the 'Red House Boys'
Contact Name: Joanne Jordan
Contact Homepage: jordanjoanne57@gmail.com
William Burk - Private
Enlisted 10 Apr 1862; Mustered out 1 Dec 1862. Transferred to 64th Virginia Infantry, Co. B on 1 Dec 1863. Survived the war.
Contact Name: Rodney Belcher
Andrew Jackson Hall - Private
Great Grandfather.
Contact Name: Mike Gable
Samuel Edward Callaham - Private
Wounded at Sharpsburg Sept. 17, 1962. Lost part of right hand and had bullet lodged in hip for remainder of life.
Contact Name: John Woodson
William Oliver Hudson - Captain
William Oliver was my great grandfather.
Contact Name: Maxwell I. Moore
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson - Private
Joseph enlisted in 1861 for a year after completing his studies at Randolf Macon College. He obtained a substitute at the end of his year's term and returned to his home until 1864 when he reenlisted in the 14th Va Inf Reg.
Contact Name: Jim Hutcheson
Edly H Murphy - Private
Contact Name: Michael Murphy
William Reams - Private
Contact Name: Stephen Moyers Woodard
Contact Homepage: Givem Tha Cold Steel Boys
Meredith Anderson - Unknown
Died 3/23/1861 Battle of Kernstown
Contact Name: Debbie Baney
Thomas J. Ayres - Private
Thomas J. Ayres enlisted in Co. D, 21st. Infantry Regiment from Buckingham County, Virginia March 18, 1862. He was later wounded in 1864. He is not directly related to me, but is in my family tree due to marriage's.
Contact Name: Jerry Dunford Sr.
William D. Coleman - Private
Enlisted in Co. D, Cumberland Grays, March 26, 1862, died July 27, 1864. Buried at Hospital, Frederick , Md. Grave # 268.
Contact Name: Carlton J. Dunford
John E Dowdy - Private
John E. Dowdy was born about 1838 in Cumberland County,Virginia. He enlisted in Co D, 21st. Infantry Regt. at the Cumberland County, Courthouse July 1, 1861 and bravely served in the Confederate army.He died about 1915.
Lucian S Dowdy - Private
Lucian S. Dowdy was born March 4, 1845 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He long with his brothers served Virginia as Confederate soldiers, and I am so proud of these men who did so much to defend Virginia and the South. Lucian died March 21, 1926 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
John Fuqua Dunford - Private
John Fuqua Dunford ( b 1820, d 1864 )
John F. Dunford was 38 years old, and like his ancestors before him was a man who was willing to fight for his state. When the War for Southern Independence came, he went to the Cumberland Courthouse and volunteered for service, and on March 26, 1862 became a Private in Company D " The Cumberland Greys " assigned to the 21st. Virginia Infantry Regiment, which was under Gen. Jonathan : Stonewall " Jackson.
Company D, was composed of men from Cumberland County. Company D, was commanded by Captain John Agee Booker, who also was from Cumberland County.
The 21st. Infantry Regiment, comprised of 10 companies comprised from men in a number of Southside Virginia Counties in addition to Cumberland including Buckingham, Charlotte, Meherrin, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania, City of Baltimore, City of Danville, City of Richmond, and others.
John F. Dunford was wounded during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. on July 3, 1863 and was hospitalized there, and later in 1864, died of his wounds.
Allen Flippen - Private
Allen Flippen was born on 9 September 1829 in Cumberland County, Virginia to Henry G. Flippen and Susan A. Durham.
Allen enlisted as a Private in Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment Virginia.
Allen died of disease while serving in Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment Virginia on 26 May 1862 at Staunton, VA.
Contact Name: Sandy
John Flippen - Private
John Flippen was born on 21 Jan 1827 in Cumberland County, Virginia. He was the son of Henry G. Flippen and Susan Durham. John died on July 5, 1893.
John Flippen enlisted in Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment Virginia in late March 1862 at Cumberland Court House, Virginia. He was wounded at Chancellorsville, but returned to active duty in 1864. He was shown as paroled at the end of the war with the rest of his regiment.
James Samuel Garnett - Private
My 2nd Great Uncle
Contact Name: Ted Kinker
Robert Kelso Garnett - Private
My 2nd Great Uncle. Killed in Action 3 July 1863, Battle of Gettysburg.
Thomas Nathaniel Garnett - Private
My 2nd Great Uncle. Enlisted as Private in Company D, 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment on 26 March 1862. A graduate of Jefferson Medical College in 1856, he was mustered out of the 21st Virginia Infantry Regiment on 06 September 1862 and promoted to Acting Assistant Surgeon, practicing medicine at the General Hospital, Staunton, Virginia until end of the war.
James Monroe Woodruff - 1st Sergeant
First Sgt. C.S.A. Co D, 21st Va Inf (death: 26 Feb 1912; husband of Lucy Allan Woodruff)
Contact Name: William Lee Smith
Thomas Moss - Unknown
Information found on Fold3, indicates my ancestor fought in the 21st Infantry, Company E.
Contact Name: Krista Whitehead
Peter Branch Pankey - 2nd Lieutenant
Peter was 40 years old. He enlisted 19 June, 1861 at Buckingham County Court house. He was a constable, sworn in by Capt. Leach and mustered in on 20 June at Richmond by J.B. Baldwin. It was 97 miles from enlistment to muster location. CMR: July- Aug finds him sick in quarters. He is assigned to the Army of the Valley. [Shenandoah]. That area was very active and many areas changed hands often. The next entry : dropped April 21, 1862 with notation., see A & IGO # 107-K-1862.
His name appears on a Register of CSA Army officers, listing dates of resignations, deaths, transfers, or promotion. It can be assumed that one of these events occured. No other data has been found.
George Robert Patterson - 1st Sergeant
George Was 21 years old from Buckingham Co Va. He joined at that county Court House on 19 June 1861 in Capt James P Leache's Co. Va. Vols. This became Co E 21st Va Infantry. They were known as the 'Buckingham Leaches'. He was appointed 2nd Corporal on 21 April 1862. 31 Oct. 1862 finds his rank listed as 1st Sgt. On 3 July 1863 he is detailed to remain with the wounded at Gettysburg. He is taken prisoner and is eventually exchanged on 3 May 1864 and rejoined his unit. He fought the northern invaders until the end.
John Robert Poe - Private
Contact Name: Chris Poe
John A Robertson - Corporal
enlisted in 1861 Co. E 21st VA Inf., entered as a corporal and ended the war in 1865 as a corporal. He was a Farmer in Buckingham Co.
Contact Name: Ernest
Thomas J. S. Robertson - Private
enlisted on March 1863 in Co. E 21st VA Inf. Sometime after March 1863 he was sent home when it was discovered he was 14 yrs of age. Lived in Buckingham Co. Kin to the Kitchens, Mundys and Spencers.
He was my Grandmothers Father
john t scruggs - Private
Contact Name: ressie
John Shumaker - Private
GGG Grandfather
Contact Name: Rod Phillips
James W Taylor - Private
Joined Sept 30, 1861 Company E. Transferred to 64th Virginia, Company F on Dec 12, 1862
Contact Name: Jerry Taylor
Arthur Davis Brown - Private
From Culpeper, Va. Enlisted February 18, 1863. Wounded in the arm on the first day during the battle of Hatcher's Run, February 5-6, 1865 (Richmond-Petersburg Campaign). Brother to Pvt. Francis J. Brown, Co. E, 13th Virginia Regiment.
George Woodford Brown - Private
Contact Name: Gary C. Mitchell
James Richard Brown - Private
Laban Hawkins - Private
Pvt. Laban Hawkins, Co. F, 21st. Virginia Infantry,
Confederate States Army
Laban Hawkins was a carpenter, and later in 1863 when He was 59 years old, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army in Richmond, Va. Even though he was apparently physically impaired, God bless you sir.
Edward M. Moore - Unknown
He was my great grandfather
Joseph L Nunnally - Private
Joe Nunnally was born in Chesterfield County in 1841. He enlisted April 21, 1861; was wounded at Kernstown, March 23, 1862 and was killed at Cedar Run Aug. 9, 1862
Contact Name: Karen N Gregory
Frederick Alexander Batte - Unknown
Contact Name: Robby Batte
John Tucker Braswell - Private
From Brunswick County, VA
KIA: August 9, 1862 Cedar Mountain
My second great-grand uncle on mother's side.
John Braswell's brother (William Lewis Braswell) was also in CSA—Brunswick Artillery
Contact Name: Glenn Schlarman
Thomas C Clary - Private
Contact Name: Tracy Clary
William Hartwell Moseley - Unknown
William H. Moseley was my Great Great Grandfather who served with the Brunswick Grays, Co.G 21st Virginia Infantry. He was at the battle of Cedar Run and he was at Appomattox Courthouse for Lee's surrender.
Contact Name: Joan Hann
Charles Wesley Powell - Private
I have been told that he was captured as POW twice. Escaped once from a POW camp in New York to fight again.
Contact Name: Martin Powell
Robert Simmons Powell - Lieutenant
Benjamin J Spence - Private
My GG Grandfather's brother.
Contact Name: Sam Medlin
Joseph W. Spence - Private
Joseph W. Spence is my GG Grand father. A good,Couragous,Chistian man. I'm proud of him and the 21st Va. Infantry.
Samuel H Tanner - Private
This was my great, great, great grandfather on my father's paternal line.
Enlisted 02 Jul 1861.
Wounded at the battle of Harrisonburg, VA 1862
Mustered out on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
National Archives Film Number: M382 roll 54
Contact Name: Michael Tanner
Daniel Barber (Barbour) - Private
Enlisted 3/10/1862 in Co. H. Died 4/3/1863 Guinea Station.
Contact Name: Walter Johnson
William T Shields - Private
William T Shields is my great,great uncle.He was wounded in 1863 at Chancellorsville,captured in 1864 at Winchester and spent the rest of the war at point lookout pow camp
Contact Name: Terrence Donohue
Ballard Preston Adkins - Private
b. 5/9/1844 Pittsylvania Cty, VA.Enlisted 3/24/1864 Co. I as private. Wounded 5/5/1864 in shoulder at Battle of Wilderness. 30 day furlough 1/21/1865. Died 3/9/1918.
Meredith J. Allen - Private
Meredith was the husband of Tabitha Cuma Crockett, sister of my great-great grandmother, Amanda Crockett.
Contact Name: Lee A. Taylor
Micajah h Hankins - 2nd Sergeant
Contact Name: Kathy Melchers
James Powhatan Johnson - Private
Son of Salis Samuel Johnson who fought in the 57th
Contact Name: Kody
Samuel F. Swanson - Captain
Contact Name: Justin Swanson
Vincent W Swanson - 1st Lieutenant
Contact Name: Justin A Swanson
Lewis A Wright - Private
Contact Name: T Coltes
Asa Jackson Wyatt - Sergeant
Contact Name: Anne Wyatt McDaniel
Richard Henderson Moring - Private
Richard Henderson Moring, the son of Caswell and Emily Moring, was born in 1836 at the Moring home place in Prince Edward County, Va. He was the seventh of nine boys and eighth of ten siblings. At the outbreak of the war, he was earning a living as a farmer in Lunenburg County. He enlisted on May 28, 1861 at Meherrin, in 'K' Company of the 21st Virginia Infantry, as a private. 'K' company was known as the 'Meherrin Greys'. At the time of his enlistment, he was listed as 5'9' tall, black hair, hazel eyes, and a dark complexion. He was POW at Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864. He was sent to Point Lookout Prison, Maryland, and then to Elmira Prison in New York State. He was 'exchanged' on October 11, 1864 and it is unclear whether he rejoined his unit or served as a 'home guard' in Prince Edward County. He was admitted to Farmville Hospital where he stayed from January 3, 1865 until March 16, 1865. His ailment was listed as 'pneumonia and debility.' In the final days of Lee's last stand, he was again POW. This time captured at Amelia on April 6, 1865 only a short distance from the Moring home place in Prince Edward County. Once again, he was sent to Point Lookout and was held until June 15, 1865 after taking the 'Oath of Allegiance.' After the war, he returned to the Moring home place to settle and assumed a life of farming and earning a living as a carpenter. His final years were spent in Danville, with his second wife Annie Eliza Wise Moring, probably residing near or with his daughter Mary H. Moring. He died in 1910 and is buried on the old Moring home place.
Contact Name: Paul Moring
Contact Homepage: http://www.moring2mooring.org/
Robert A Rutledge - Unknown
Was married to Martha Jame Rutledge. Died near Keysville around 1885
Contact Name: Karen Rice


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Judge gives Blagojevich indictment more time
A federal judge on Monday gave prosecutors an additional three months to obtain a corruption indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Jan. 5, 2009, 7:37 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
A federal judge on Monday gave prosecutors an additional three months to obtain a corruption indictment against Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying the complexity of the case against him makes it "unreasonable" to expect the indictment sooner.
Chief Judge James F. Holderman's decision to grant the extension was expected, came without any opposition from defense attorneys and didn't indicate any slowdown in the government's corruption investigation of Blagojevich and his administration.
Holderman also has been asked to decide whether redacted versions of secretly made FBI recordings of Blagojevich can be given to an Illinois House committee working to determine whether there is enough evidence to impeach Blagojevich. A hearing was planned for Monday afternoon.
Holderman said the case against Blagojevich is too complex to expect a speedy indictment.
"The ends of justice served by the extension outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendants to a speedy trial," the judge said.
Blagojevich, 52, is charged in a federal criminal complaint filed last month with an array of offenses, including a plot to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama following his election as president. The governor says he is innocent.
Blagojevich and former chief of staff John Harris also are charged with plotting to squeeze potential campaign contributors for money illegally and trying to get the Chicago Tribune to fire editorial writers calling for the governor's impeachment.
Federal prosecutors have 30 days after filing such a complaint to replace it with a grand jury indictment, which would allow them to take the case to trial.
The deadline for an indictment against Blagojevich would have run out Wednesday. Holderman extended the deadline to April 7.
According to an FBI affidavit attached to the complaint, Blagojevich described his power to appoint a senator to fill the seat as a "golden" thing and vowed to get something in return — a Cabinet post, a high-paying job after leaving office, a position for his wife or campaign cash — in exchange.
Authorities also allege in the affidavit that Blagojevich schemed to withhold $8 million in aid to a children's hospital until the head of the hospital made a sizable campaign contribution. He allegedly used the power of the governor's office to pressure roadbuilders and someone interested in casino legislation for political donations.
Blagojevich also discussed with Harris the possibility of holding up financial aid to the Tribune in its efforts to sell Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, unless the editorial writers were fired, the affidavit said. According to the FBI recordings, the governor pressed Harris to apply the pressure in meetings with a financial adviser to the newspaper company.
Illinois House members investigating whether the governor should be impeached are reviewing evidence they've heard in hearings since Dec. 16. Members say a committee vote on whether to recommend impeaching the governor could come Wednesday or Thursday.
Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris, a former Illinois attorney general, to Obama's Senate seat despite Democratic leaders' pledge not to seat anyone named by the governor facing federal corruption charges.
On Monday, the governor made a less controversial move regarding another job made vacant by the presidential election, setting a special election April 7 to fill the congressional seat Rahm Emanuel is vacating to become Obama's chief of staff. The primary will be March 3.


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About Meet our contributors
Rudolph Tang
"Writer and expert on the classical music industry in China" – New York Times
Rudolph Tang (唐若甫) is a journalist for Musical America based in Shanghai and Beijing, member of the Society for Musical Criticism of China since 2018. He has covered topics on classical music and opera since 2000.
While studying English linguistics and literature at Tongji University, he worked for Music Lover magazine (音樂愛好者) published by Shanghai Music Publishing House and special correspondent of Philharmonic magazine (愛樂雜誌) published by SDX Publishing Company in Beijing. His first concert review was published on Philharmonic magazine in 2001 when he was 21 years old. It was a mixed review on Tan Dun's Water Music.
Subsequently, he has reviewed over 700 performances for major Chinese publications including concerts and new opera productions in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Georgia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, Malta, Italy, Vatican, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, US as well as dozens of cities in the Greater China Region, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Two years after graduation, he joined the Chinese editorial team of Gramophone magazine in Beijing, initially as assistant editor and Editor since early 2006. He served as a jury member of the MIDEM Classical Awards in 2008.
2008 to 2013, he was the head of research on orchestras' business model and management pattern for the China Symphony Development Foundation as well as the Alliance of Asia-Pacific Region Orchestras.
Apart from academic research, he is an occasional contributor to das Orchester, The Podium, Auditorium, FT Chinese, China Daily, GQ, Noblesse, Tatler, and Slipped Disc. He was a frequent guest of Music Radio Beijing from 2006-2013 and appears on Music Radio Shanghai regularly, as well as international conventions of MIDEM, ABO, LAO, FIM-IOC, EMC-IMC, ISCM-WMD, ISPA, IAMA, C:N, PEARLE*, FACP, AAPRO.
His first book The Many Faces of Musicians in China, a collection of music criticism and journalism since 2005, was published by Beijing Normal University Press in September 2014. He was the co-author of China Creative Digest 2014 & 2015 published by the Ministry of Culture China. A native of Shanghai, he is on the nominating committee of Classical: NEXT's Innovation Awards 2015-19. Other than writing, he is a guest lecturer on music criticism at conservatories in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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Dec 30, 2019 2019's Great Concerts in China
Aug 3, 2019 Long Yu: Guardian of the Orchestral Galaxy
May 6, 2019 Three Dynasties Make One Orchestra
Jul 18, 2018 An orchestra from Lang Lang's hometown
May 20, 2018 The Opera Scene in China
Feb 16, 2018 When a factory becomes a concert hall
Dec 30, 2017 Remedy, Unity, Salvation
Rudolph Tang's Top Ten
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Q: Objective-C instance variable vs @interface variable i'm new to iOS programming and its difficult to understand the difference about instance variable. I post you two example, could you explain me what is the difference? (only for instance variable that are not IBOutlet).
in .m file
@interface MyClass ()
  @property(nonatomic, strong) NSString *aString;
@end

in .m file
@implementation MyClass
{
   NSString *_aString;
}

In both cases i'm on .m file and i'm declaring "instance" variable. But, what is the difference of declaring them in @interface ( .m file ) and in @implementation with {} ?
I have excluded IBOutlet because there are in @interface only (i guess...)

A: The @interface variable is called a property - thus the @property.
Check out this source to find out the difference:
Difference between properties and variables

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Q: Interval inside React useEffect - store it in a useRef Hook to preserve value overtime warning So I have this method:
useEffect(() => {
    //.. other logic here

    // Firefox doesn't support looping video, so we emulate it this way
    video.addEventListener(
      "ended",
      function() {
        video.play();
      },
      false
    );
  }, [videoWidth, videoHeight]);

Now it throws an error where it says:
Assignments to the 'interval' variable from inside React Hook useEffect will be lost after each render. To preserve the value over time, store it in a useRef Hook and keep the mutable value in the '.current' property. Otherwise, you can move this variable directly inside useEffect.

I am confused on what does this mean? especially this part: To preserve the value over time, store it in a useRef Hook and keep the mutable value in the '.current' property.

A: The error is pointing you to the right direction. Use the useRef hook to reference the video element. Since the handleVideo function makes the dependencies of useEffect Hook change on every render we wrap the handleVideo definition into its own useCallback() Hook.
import React, { useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from "react";

function Video() {
  const videoRef = useRef(null);

  const handleVideo = useCallback(() => {
    videoRef.current.play()
  }, [])

  useEffect(() => {
    const video = videoRef.current
    video.addEventListener('ended', handleVideo)

    return () => {
      video.removeEventListener('ended', handleVideo)
    }
  }, [handleVideo])

  return <video width="400" controls ref={videoRef} src="https://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4" />
}

A: try this way it will be work
const video = useRef(null);
const videoPlay = () => { //just hate stateFull Function
        video.current.play();
      }
useEffect(() => {
    //.. other logic here

    // Firefox doesn't support looping video, so we emulate it this way
    video.addEventListener(
      "ended",
      videoPlay,
      false
    );
    return video.removeEventListener("ended", videoPlay, true)
  }, [videoWidth, videoHeight, video]);

   <video ref={video}>
      <source src={src} type="video/mp4" />
   </video>

if put the code in jsfiddle or some whare like this we can help you more


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Home > News > State > Andhra Pradesh
People's involvement stressed for water conservation in Vijayawada
Hans News Service | 29 July 2019 7:25 PM GMT
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Rattan Lal Kataria, State Minister of Water Resources Dr P Anil Kumar releasing booklet during a workshop on Jal Shakti Abhiyan at the inaugural session at Kshetraiah Kala Kshetram in Vijayawada on Monday. Photo: Ch Venkata Mastan
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Rattan Lal Kataria said here on Monday that people's participation is very important for protection of water.
Vijayawada: Union Minister of State for Water Resources Rattan Lal Kataria said here on Monday that people's participation is very important for protection of water.
He was addressing a workshop on 'Maintenance of Groundwater Resources with Public Cooperation' at Kshetraiah Kalakshetram here jointly organised by the Union Ministry of Water Resources and the State government.
The Union Minister appealed to people to take part in the Central government's programme 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan' and make it a grand success. Stating that groundwater is essential for sizeable population in the country, the Union Minister said that awareness should be brought among people regarding the usage of groundwater in Andhra Pradesh also.
Out of the 400 billion cubic metres of rainfall throughout the country, only 62 per cent of it is being utilised, the Minister recalled.
Expressing concern over the depleting water resources throughout the country, the Union Minister said that already Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote letters to the village sarpanches about the precautions to be taken towards preserving water resources.
The Central government had already taken up groundwater restoration programme in 68 mandals in nine districts of Andhra Pradesh and as part of it, groundwater resources in YSR Kadapa district would be developed at a cost of Rs 5.5 crore making it an aspiration district. He also said that groundwater restoration programme was launched in 1,500 blocks of 254 districts throughout the country. He said that the country would become open defecation-free by October 2, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. He recited the Central government slogan 'Jal Shakti is Jan Shakti.'
Minister for Water Resources Dr P Anil Kumar Yadav said that it is imperative that awareness should be brought among people regarding the preservation of water resources. Expressing concern over the depleting groundwater resources in Rayalaseema and Prakasam district, he said that people should take initiative to recharge the groundwater. He said that anything could be reproduced but not water and it is high time people caught hold of rainwater to recharge the groundwater.
Earlier, D Subba Rao, Regional Director of Central Groundwater Department, welcomed the gathering and K C Nayak, chairman of Central Groundwater department, Venkateswara Rao, Engineer 'n' Chief of State Groundwater department and others were present.
State Groundwater Department Director A Varaprasada Rao, Panchayat Raj and Rural development Additional Commissioner G Balasubrahmanyam and others also spoke.
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Empire actor Jussie Smollett has had all charges against him dropped after he was accused of staging a hate crime – but authorities claim the decision is unjust.
But soon after the announcement, Chicago's mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke at a press conference where he slammed the development as "a whitewash of justice".
Meanwhile Superintendent Eddie Johnson concurred, saying: "At the end of the day, it is Mr Smollett who committed this hoax, period.
Chicago police are now demanding an investigation into prosecutor Kim Foxx.


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Bror (B.J.O.) Nordfeldt
B.J.O. (Bror Julius Olsson) Nordfeldt was born in Sweden and immigrated to the United States in 1891, at the age of thirteen. His family settled in Chicago where Nordfeldt began working as a typesetter in the offices of a Swedish-language newspaper. His employers recognized his natural artistic ability and, with their encouragement, he began studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, in 1899. The financial backing of a patron allowed Nordfeldt to travel to Paris at the turn of the century, where he spent a few weeks studying at the Academie Julien. Both schools figure prominently in the early careers of numerous important New Mexico artists, including several members of the Taos Society of Artists.
Nordfeldt remained in Europe until 1903 and learned the techniques of Japanese woodblock printing during an extended stay in England. After returning to the U.S., he lived in Chicago, Massachusetts, and New York City, steadily developing a reputation for himself as a printmaker, painter, and illustrator. While working in Provincetown, Massachusetts, Nordfeldt developed a method for making multi-color prints with a single woodblock. This technique, known as white-line woodblock printing, was adopted by other artists and is now closely associated with the Provincetown art colony.
At the suggestion of William Penhallow Henderson (a classmate from his days at the Art Institute of Chicago), Nordfeldt visited Santa Fe after the end of World War I. He felt an immediate affinity for the people and landscapes of New Mexico and he was to live in the state off and on for the next twenty years. His New Mexico paintings, particularly his vibrant depictions of Pueblo ceremonial scenes, are distinctly modernist in composition and execution. The influence of Paul Cezanne is readily apparent in Nordfeldt's work, along with that of other pioneering New Mexico modernists, including Marsden Hartley, Andrew Dasburg, Ward Lockwood, and Jan Matulka.
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Apple's Design Chief, Jony Ive, Has Reportedly Left the Company
Published on: November 29, 2019 by George
Earlier in June this year, it was reported that Chief Design Officer at Apple, Jonathan Ive, will leave Apple "later this year". While Apple announced the renowned product designer's departure, there was no exact time frame as to when he would leave the company. Well, it seems like the day has finally come with Jonathan Ive's name missing from Apple's Leadership page, thus marking the end of a journey that started back in 1992, while Ive has been heading the design team since 1996.
Having worked closely with the great Steve Jobs up until his death, Ive has been the lead figure when it comes to Apple design. It is now said that COO Jeff Williams will take over the responsibilities of the software and hardware design department at Apple.
This doesn't necessarily mean the end of Ive's working partnership with Apple, however. That's because Ive runs design firm LoveFrom in collaboration with fellow designer and friend Marc Newson. It will be no doubt a big blow for Apple with Ive formally marking his exit from the company, although the company will take some solace in the fact that LoveFrom will be involved with Apple in some capacity.
Ive has been involved with some of the best Apple products, including the iMac, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, as well as the Apple Park campus which was constructed a couple of years ago. Ive's shoes will be tough to fill, although it will be exciting to see the direction that Apple will take under new design leadership.
What do you make of Ive's departure? Do you think it will be good or bad news for Apple?
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Broken Vessels Mightily Used of God
"I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark." Job 16:12
When we spend time in the "quietness of His presence," God reveals Himself to us in the most revealing ways. The more we see Him in all that HE IS, the more we see our need to be emptied of all we are, so He may live through us and be all He wants us to be.
Isaiah had this experience when he had a vision of the glory and majesty of God. He cries out, "Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty" (Isaiah 6:5). This seems to be the experience of all of the men God greatly used for His glory. They needed to see themselves in the light of the majesty of God and be "broken by God" before God could use them.
Job said, "I was at ease, but he hath broken me." God permitted Satan to attack Job at every point in his life, except to take his life. Satan was determined to prove that Job only followed God because He had been gracious unto him. Take all these things away and "he will curse you to your face."
It's interesting to notice that Job says, "I was at ease." Surely, after all of his suffering and loss, when he says, "but now mine eyes have seen you," he realized more than ever how he had been "at ease." What took place happened between the time Satan was permitted by God to attack this upright man and the time when he says, "but now mine eyes have seen you." There were times when he was "utterly broken." We read that "he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces." As his faith was steadfastly fixed on God, his eyes now saw God in an "entirely new dimension." The majesty of God had penetrated his heart, and he said, "Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes." God permitted Job to be broken of "everything that hindered him from seeing God." God must have "broken" vessels.
J. Hudson Taylor returned to England from China "broken in health." No one ventured to say he would return. But return he did in the might of God and with a perseverance of faith and passion for the lost in China. During the next 40 years the China Inland Mission was founded and, under the blessing of God, ministered beyond all human comprehension, through prayer and faith. It was a faith mission with over 1,000 missionaries.
C. T. Studd returned as a missionary from China "broken in health," only to volunteer to be a missionary to Africa when every doctor told him he would die before he would get there. He "dared to believe" that God was able to meet his needs. He founded the Heart of Africa Mission, and had seventeen glorious years of fruitful ministry there.
The Auca Indians in Ecuador martyred Jim Elliot and four other missionaries as they sought to plant the seeds of the Gospel with tribesmen who had never encountered the white man. God uses "broken vessels" that are "possessed and empowered" by Him for His glory. "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it" (Matthew 16:25).
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IMAGE: This is a C. elegans worm.
Led by Dr Ben Lehner, group leader at the EMBL-CRG Systems Biology Unit and ICREA and AXA Professor, together with Dr Tanya Vavouri from the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute and the Institute for Health Science Research Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), the researchers noticed that the impact of environmental change can be passed on in the genes for many generations while studying C. elegans worms carrying a transgene array – a long string of repeated copies of a gene for a fluorescent protein that had been added into the worm genome using genetic engineering techniques.
If the worms were kept at 20 degrees Celsius, the array of transgenes was less active, creating only a small amount of fluorescent protein. But shifting the animals to a warmer climate of 25 degrees significantly increased the activity of the transgenes, making the animals glow brightly under ultraviolet light when viewed down a microscope.
When these worms were moved back to the cooler temperature, their transgenes were still highly active, suggesting they were somehow retaining the 'memory' of their exposure to warmth. Intriguingly, this high activity level was passed on to their offspring and onwards for 7 subsequent generations kept solely at 20 degrees, even though the original animals only experienced the higher temperature for a brief time. Keeping worms at 25 degrees for five generations led to the increased transgene activity being maintained for at least 14 generations once the animals were returned to cooler conditions.
Although this phenomenon has been seen in a range of animal species – including fruit flies, worms and mammals including humans – it tends to fade after a few generations. These findings, which will be published on Friday 21st April in the journal Science, represent the longest maintenance of transgenerational environmental 'memory' ever observed in animals to date.
"We discovered this phenomenon by chance, but it shows that it's certainly possible to transmit information about the environment down the generations," says Lehner. "We don't know exactly why this happens, but it might be a form of biological forward-planning," adds the first author of the study and CRG Alumnus, Adam Klosin. "Worms are very short-lived, so perhaps they are transmitting memories of past conditions to help their descendants predict what their environment might be like in the future," adds Vavouri.
The researchers also found that repetitive parts of the normal worm genome that look similar to transgene arrays also behave in the same way, suggesting that this is a widespread memory mechanism and not just restricted to artificially engineered genes.
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In the first half of 2012 the net revenue of Royal FrieslandCampina N.V. rose by 7.6% to 5,089 million euro. Profit rose by 8.7% to 138 million euro. Volume growth and higher sales prices, to offset the increased costs, contributed towards the revenue growth and improved result. In the first half of 2012 the overall volume rose by 2.4 % but the strategic value drivers achieved a volume growth of 4.5 %. Most of the volume growth was achieved in the consumer and business to business markets for infant & toddler nutrition. The dairy-based beverage category also achieved growth, most of it in Asia.
The results from operating activities were 9.4% higher than for the first half of 2011. After the reservation of 15 million euro (2011: 2 million euro) for the payment of the meadow milk premium (amounts to 0.32 euro per 100 kilos of milk calculated over all member milk) operating profit rose by 3.3% to 217 million euro.
The Consumer Products International and Ingredients business groups once again increased both their revenue and their result. Consumer Products Europe improved its result despite the difficult market conditions in Europe. Its revenue dropped due to pressure on volume. The Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder business group's revenue and result both fell primarily due to low sales prices for butter and milk powder.
1. The net debt relates to long-term interest-bearing debts, borrowings from financiers and the balance of obligations to claims from associated companies less cash and cash equivalents.
2. This relates to the balance of the guaranteed price of 34.17 euro and an adjustment of –0.03 euro for a too high estimate over the first half of 2012.
3. The definite performance premium, registered reserve and milk price are determined on the basis of the profit figures for the whole year.
4. As of 2012 dairy farmers who put their cows out to pasture receive a meadow milk premium of 0.50 euro per 100 kilos of milk. 5. Averaged over all FrieslandCampina member milk this is 0.32 euro per 100 kilos of milk.
5. Special supplements concern the total amount of payouts per 100 kilos of milk of 1.20 euro for Campina milk, of 8.60 euro for organic milk and of 1.00 euro for Landliebe milk.
Revenue for the first half of 2012 rose by 7.6% to 5,089 million euro. Volume growth, higher sales prices and currency translation effects contributed towards the increase in revenue. The acquisition of Alaska Milk Corporation contributed 63 million euro (or 1.3%) towards the revenue growth. Organic revenue growth amounted to 6.3%. The currency translation effect on revenue amounted to 63 million euro positive.
The results from operating activities were 9.4% higher than for the first half of 2011. After reserving 15 million euro (2011: 2 million euro) to pay the meadow milk premium (spread across all member milk amounts to 0.32 euro per 100 kilos) operating profit rose by 3.3% to 217 million euro.
Operating expenses in the first half of 2012 rose by 7.7% to 4,879 million euro due to higher packaging materials, raw materials and energy costs (first half of 2011: 4,532 million euro). Payments to member dairy farmers, a component of business expenses, fell by 3.8% to 1,696 million euro in the first half of 2012 as a result of the lower guaranteed price (first half of 2011: 1,763 million euro).
The profit over the first half of 2012 rose by 8.7% to 138 million euro (first half of 2011: 127 million euro). The higher profit was achieved due to the increased operating profit and reduced financing expenses, despite higher tax expenses compared to the first half of 2011.
Cash flow from operating activities rose to 247 million euro (first half of 2011: 63 million euro) mainly due to better working capital management. The net cash flows from investing and financing activities rose as a result of the acquisition of Alaska Milk Corporation.
On 20 March 2012 FrieslandCampina gained control of the Philippians dairy company Alaska Milk Corporation (AMC). On this date FrieslandCampina increased its shareholding from 8% to 68.5%. On 14 June 2012 FrieslandCampina's interest was further increased to 97.7%. AMC produces, distributes and sells dairy-based beverages and milk powders under the brand names Alaska, Carnation, Liberty, Alpine and Milkmaid in the Philippines. The acquisition has strengthened FrieslandCampina's position in Asia – a strategic growth area in the context of route2020. Since 20 March 2012 AMC has been consolidated as a component of the Consumer Products International business group. In the three months to 30 June 2012 AMC contributed 63 million euro net revenue and 7 million euro profit towards FrieslandCampina's results. FrieslandCampina acquired AMC with a cash payment of 341 million euro.
As at 30 June 2012 net debt amounted to 1,059 million euro. This 139 million euro increase compared with the end of 2011 was due to the greater need for financing to pay for acquisitions.
On 30 June 2012 group equity was 2,397 million euro (end of 2011: 2,264 million euro). Equity was strengthened by the attribution of profit. Solvency (equity as a percentage of the balance sheet total) fell to 37.6% (end of 2011: 39.4%) due to the increase of the balance sheet total primarily as a result of the acquisition of Alaska Milk Corporation.
The balance of financing income and expenses fell by 22 million euro, which resulted in an expense of 18 million euro. The reduction was due primarily to the positive currency translation effect on an interim short-term loan. The net interest expense was 20 million euro (first half of 2011: 26 million euro).
The result from joint ventures and associates rose from 5 million euro in the first half of 2011 to 7 million euro in the first half of 2012.
Taxation amounted to 68 million euro (first half of 2011: 48 million euro). The increase was primarily due to the higher profit. In the first half of 2011 taxation was offset by an exceptional tax rebate in the Netherlands.
In the first half of 2012 the Consumer Products Europe business group recovered from its disappointing result in 2011. Margins recovered although revenue fell. Revenue from third parties fell by 1.1% to 1,427 million euro due to volumes falling as a result of reduced consumer spending. Sales prices rose slightly. The market share of several brands was under pressure. The market share of the Campina brand rose in the Netherlands.
Consumer Products Europe's operating profit rose to 40 million euro (first half of 2011: 8 million euro). The business group achieved an improvement to its result through far-reaching efficiency improvements, cost control and passing-on higher raw materials prices.
The revenue from third parties of Consumer Products International (Asia, Africa, the Middle East, FrieslandCampina Export) rose by 24.1% to 1,495 million euro. The increased revenue was due to volume growth, in particular of infant & toddler nutrition. The Friso brand once again performed well. Revenue was also driven by higher sales prices, the acquisition of Alaska Milk Corporation and a positive currency translation effect (53 million euro). In Nigeria revenue growth stabilised as a result of the political unrest. In most countries the market share of infant & toddler nutrition increased. The market share of dairy-based beverages was under pressure.
The Consumer Products International business group's operating profit rose by 21.7% to 224 million euro. Since the second half of 2011 it has been possible to pass-on the higher raw materials and packaging prices in the sales prices. This has led to recovered margins compared to the first half of 2011.
The Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder business group's revenue from third parties was 1,188 million euro – a drop of 0.9% compared to the first half of 2011. The drop, which was due to lower sales prices especially for butter and milk powder, was partially offset by a higher volume.
The Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder business group's operating profit fell by 80 million euro to 109 million euro negative. The drop was due to increased pressure on margins across most of the commodities range. Sales prices for butter and milk powder fell particularly sharply. The operating profit of Cheese, Butter & Milkpowder was negatively influenced by the attribution of the performance premium and the registered reserve to the different business groups in proportion to the quantity of member milk received.FrieslandCampina Cheese achieved a satisfactory performance in view of the market conditions while FrieslandCampina Cheese Specialties achieved a slightly improved result with branded cheese.
Ingredients' net revenue from third parties rose by 12.8% to 836 million euro. The business group was able to increase its revenue due to increased raw materials prices being offset by a higher volume and higher market prices.
Ingredients' operating profit rose by 19.1% to 106 million euro. This business group also improved its result because the higher raw materials prices could be passed-on, which was not the case in the first half of 2011.
The milk price FrieslandCampina pays its member dairy farmers comprises the guaranteed price, the performance premium and the value of the fixed member bonds per 100 kilos of milk. The guaranteed price over the first half of 2012 amounted to 34.14 euro excluding VAT per 100 kilos of milk with 4.41% fat and 3.47% protein (first half of 2011: 36.33 euro, whole of 2011: 36.94 euro). The pro forma performance premium over the first half of 2012 was 1.42 euro per 100 kilos of milk excluding VAT (first half of 2011: 1.38 euro per 100 kilos of milk). The pro forma reserve in the name of member dairy farmers over the first half of 2012 amounted to 43 million euro. This amounts to 0.95 euro per 100 kilos of milk (first half of 2011: 0.92 euro per 100 kilos of milk).
Since 1 January 2012, member dairy farmers who put their cows out to pasture in the meadow for at least six hours a day on at least 120 days a year have received a meadow milk premium of 0.50 euro per 100 kilos of milk. Until this year the meadow milk premium was 0.05 euro per 100 kilos of milk. Calculated over all member milk the meadow milk premium amounts to 0.32 euro per 100 kilos of milk.
FrieslandCampina pays member dairy farmers premiums for specific product propositions, such as organic milk. Member dairy farmers who supply Campina milk receive a reimbursement for expenses of 1.20 euro, members who supply organic milk receive a premium of 8.60 euro and members who supply Landliebe milk receive 1.00 euro per 100 kilos of milk. Calculated over the total quantity of FrieslandCampina the premiums amount to 0.11 euro per 100 kilos of milk.
Compared with the first half of 2011 the interest on member bonds rose from 17 million euro to 22 million euro as a result of the increased number of member bonds, the increased Euribor and the increase of the supplement from 2.5% to 3.0% since June 2011. The profit attributable to the shareholder of the Company (the Cooperative) amounted to 80 million euro (2011: 78 million euro).
FrieslandCampina raises loans from different groups of lenders (member dairy farmers, banks and investors). The major portion of the loan capital has been borrowed from financial institutions in and outside the Netherlands. The major portion of the bank loans comprises a committed credit facility amounting to 1 billion euro and with a term to the end of August 2015. In addition FrieslandCampina has taken out loans of 308 million dollar and 25 million euro with institutional investors. At the end of June 2012 private loans of 500 million dollar were taken out with institutional investors in the United States. These private loans, which will go into effect on 30 August 2012, have terms of between 5 and 15 years. The reasons for the loans include the financing of acquisitions, such as the acquisition of Alaska Milk Corporation in the first half of 2012.
FrieslandCampina cannot make any concrete statement regarding the expected result for the whole of 2012.
The economic outlook remains uncertain. The forecast is that consumers in Europe will continue to be reticent in their spending due to the economic situation and that, as a result, dairy product consumption will remain under pressure. At a global level dairy product consumption is expected to increase slightly this year due to the demand in the emerging markets. As a result of the drought in the United States, rising animal feed prices and the lagging behind of milk production in the EU, the worldwide supply of milk could come under some pressure. Small fluctuations in supply and demand on the world market can have major consequences for the price development of dairy products.
The disappearance of the milk quota in 2015 and the difficult economic situation in Europe are creating a new dynamic in the global dairy market. FrieslandCampina is seeing an acceleration of the international consolidation of dairy companies. This is partly a reaction to the merger of Friesland Foods and Campina and partly due to parties determining their position ahead of the ending of the milk quota within the European Union in 2015. In the coming years the markets will become even more volatile. The route2020 strategy is proving its robustness in these difficult and volatile conditions and forms a good basis for further growth and result improvement.


The MET Orchestra is also performing May 18 and May 30.
American composer Carl Ruggles's music is notable for its fiercely independent, personal idiom, which shows little sense of connection to past tradition. Despite his generous lifespan of 95 years, Ruggles left behind a body of just 12 works, destroying early ones (including an opera he left incomplete) and taking many years to wrestle such compositions as Evocations onto paper. Initially written for solo piano and finished by 1943, the Evocations feature rigorous shaping of line, rhythm, and climax that recalls a meticulous sculptor at work.
Mozart began work on the motet Exsultate, jubilate in January 1773, inspired by the famous castrato Venanzio Rauzzini's singing in the premiere of his opera Lucio Silla. The work demands much of its soloist: a full soprano range (including exposed, sustained notes at both extreme ends), wide leaps of pitch, intricate coloratura, and long-breathed legato passages. With its three movements in fast-slow-fast arrangement, beautiful melody, virtuosic display, formal ingenuity, and cheerful enthusiasm, Exsultate also points the way toward the instrumental concerto—a genre that Mozart would revolutionize and in which he would write much of his finest music.
In his first three symphonies, Mahler had retraced the darkness-to-light pattern established by Beethoven—the symphony as a metaphysical journey and record of existential struggle. But while the Fourth does end in "paradise," it follows a dramatically different path, beginning with an air of ironic nostalgia and ending with a sweet lullaby that evokes puzzling images of childhood. The symphony's thematic material is subjected to an almost manic level of invention as the composer continually pokes, prods, and tweaks his thrifty fund of basic ideas. The overall effect suggests an ambivalent mix of reverence for and parody of classical tradition. And following one of his most romantically glowing slow movements, Mahler caps the Fourth with what could be taken as a send-up of Romanticism's propensity for rhetorically grandiose conclusions.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is regarded as one of the world's finest orchestras. From the time of the company's inception in 1883, the ensemble has worked with leading conductors in both opera and concert performances, and has developed into an orchestra of enormous technical polish and style. The MET Orchestra (as the ensemble is referred to when appearing in concert outside the opera house) maintains a demanding schedule of performances and rehearsals during its 33-week New York season, when the company performs as many as seven times a week in repertory that this season encompasses 25 operas.
In addition to its opera schedule, the orchestra has a distinguished history of concert performances. Arturo Toscanini made his American debut as a symphonic conductor with the MET Orchestra in 1913, and the impressive list of instrumental soloists who appeared with the orchestra includes Leopold Godowsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Arthur Rubinstein, Pablo Casals, Josef Hofmann, Ferruccio Busoni, Jascha Heifetz, Moriz Rosenthal, and Fritz Kreisler. The orchestra's appearances at Carnegie Hall began in 1991, when then–Artistic Director James Levine instituted the annual series. Since then, instrumental soloists have included Itzhak Perlman, Maxim Vengerov, Alfred Brendel, and Evgeny Kissin, and the group has performed six world premieres: Milton Babbitt's Piano Concerto No. 2 (1998), William Bolcom's Symphony No. 7 (2002), Hsueh-Yung Shen's Legend (2002), Charles Wuorinen's Theologoumenon (2007) and Time Regained (2009), and John Harbison's Closer to My Own Life (2011).
Michael Tilson Thomas is music director of the San Francisco Symphony, founder and artistic director of the New World Symphony, and conductor laureate of the London Symphony Orchestra. Born in Los Angeles, he is the third generation of his family to follow an artistic career.
Mr. Tilson Thomas began his formal studies at the University of Southern California. At the age of 19, he was named music director of the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, and worked with Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen, and Copland on premieres of their compositions at Los Angeles's Monday Evening Concerts. In 1969, after winning the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood, he was appointed assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. That year, he also made his New York debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and gained international recognition after replacing Music Director William Steinberg mid-concert. He was later appointed principal guest conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he remained until 1974. He was music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1971 to 1979, principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1981 to 1985, and principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1995.
His guest-conducting engagements include appearances with the major orchestras of Europe and the United States. His recorded repertoire encompasses more than 120 discs, championing works by, among others, Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles, Steve Reich, John Cage, Ingolf Dahl, Morton Feldman, George Gershwin, John McLaughlin, and Elvis Costello. Mr. Tilson Thomas's television work includes a series with the London Symphony Orchestra for the BBC, television broadcasts of the New York Philharmonic's Young People's Concerts from 1971 to 1977, and numerous productions on PBS's Great Performances.
In February 1988, he inaugurated the New World Symphony, an orchestral academy for graduates of prestigious music programs. New World Symphony graduates have gone on to major positions in orchestras worldwide.
Mr. Tilson Thomas is a Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France and has won 11 Grammy Awards. In 2010, President Obama awarded him the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the United States government.
With her magnetic charm, critically and popularly acclaimed operatic and solo performances worldwide, and two wildly successful albums, South African soprano Pretty Yende has quickly become one of the brightest stars of the classical music world. Since making her professional operatic debut at the Latvian National Theatre in Riga as Micaëla in Carmen, she has been seen at nearly all of the major opera houses of the world, including the Opéra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
This season, Ms. Yende starred at the Metropolitan Opera as Adina in L'elisir d'amore—which was broadcast to movie theaters around the world as part of the Met's Live in HD series—and in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor. In the 2016–2017 season, she had the rare honor of appearing in three starring roles at the Met: Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Juliette in Roméo et Juliette, and Elvira in I puritani. That season also saw the release of her debut album, A Journey, which she followed up in fall 2017 with her second recording, Dreams. She has also appeared as the musical guest on such television shows as The Late Show with Steven Colbert, The Wendy Williams Show, and Good Morning America.
Ms. Yende made her critically and popularly acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in January 2013, stepping in on short notice as the Countess Adèle in Le comte Ory opposite Juan Diego Flórez.
A 2011 graduate of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Ms. Yende made her debut with the company in 2010 as Berenice in Rossini's L'occasione fa il ladro. In 2010, she became the first artist in the history of the Belvedere Competition to win first prize in every category, and she went on to win first prize in Plácido Domingo's Operalia Competition in 2011.


According to the New York Post, nearly 75 million people will play fantasy football this year, spending about $4.6 billion. The industry is huge and continually growing, with companies like DraftKings and FanDuel contributing a larger gambling appeal to fantasy football.
Friends often create leagues to compete against each other in hopes of achieving the highest honor: bragging rights. Many leagues put in a certain amount of money with the winner-take-all standard, and some even include a punishment for last place, aside from the embarrassment. Some common high school punishments include dying hair, drinking a smoothie with disgusting ingredients, or wearing embarrassing clothes to school.
The appeal of fantasy football is mainly due to the timeliness of the games. The NFL has games on Thursday, Sunday, and Monday for 17 consecutive weeks, not including the playoffs. Fantasy owners look forward to these days to enjoy watching their players perform live and compile points for their squad.
NHS senior Jason Graf expressed his thoughts on why fantasy football is entertaining for him.
The pace of football is why it is superior to all other fantasy sports. Baseball and basketball have long seasons and numerous more games, which can make these fantasy leagues a drag. Having to check lineups and maintaining focus of your team playing almost every day can make these seasons lose their hype. The fact that football teams only play once a week gives each game more meaning and fantasy owners something big to look forward to. Fantasy owners also have more time to check and edit their lineups.
There are a lot of highlights to the fantasy football season. One of these is draft day. In many leagues, friends get together with a draft strategy and certain players in mind. Players usually talk smack about how bad their opponents' teams will be.
Senior Paola Magana expressed her thoughts on the draft.
"It's fun way to get together with friends and get competitive with each other. The fun little arguments about players and draft picks with them also make the draft special," Magana said.
Another enjoyable aspect of fantasy football is the trades that occur within the league throughout the season. Big trades are entertaining for both teams involved, as switching up your lineup and watching new athletes play for your team can be very amusing.
There are a lot of ups and downs in the season for each fantasy owner. Each team goes through the good weeks and the bad, with the latter being very frustrating for fantasy owners.
Senior football player Zach Leshin described his frustrations with fantasy football.
With week 6 of the NFL season coming up, leagues are heating up throughout America. Trades, holdouts, injuries, and transactions can all lead to a big payday for fantasy owners.


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Neymar's World Cup Dream Slips Away Again, Maybe for Final Time
doha, qatar - Yet another World Cup has ended in tears for Neymar, with football's most expensive player hinting he may not pull on the Brazil shirt again following a painful defeat to Croatia.
The 30-year-old, who gave Brazil the lead during extra time of their quarterfinal in Doha with a brilliant individual effort, was distraught after Croatia triumphed on penalties.
Speaking to reporters, his voice trembling with emotion, he admitted he could not '100 percent guarantee' he would be seen in the famous yellow shirt again.
Neymar, who has 124 Brazil caps, will be 34 by the time the next World Cup comes around in North America in 2026.
That is still younger than many leading names in Qatar, from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Luka Modric and Olivier Giroud.
But Brazil's number 10 hinted last year that he would not appear at another World Cup, suggesting in one interview that he might not have the mental strength 'to put up with even more football.'
Neymar has carried the hopes of a nation into three World Cups since his emergence as a generational talent at Santos.
He has scored eight World Cup goals, but the tournament has exposed his vulnerable physique and fragile emotions.
In 2014, playing on home soil, he was cut down in a quarterfinal win over Colombia and stretchered off in agony with a fractured bone in his back.
Without him Brazil capitulated, losing the semifinal 7-1 to Germany.
Four years ago, Brazil's buildup to the tournament in Russia was dominated by his battle to recover from an operation on a broken bone in his foot.
Tying Pele's goal record
He came back in time, but that World Cup was still remembered for his tears in a win over Costa Rica before the Selecao lost in the quarterfinals to Belgium.
This time he appeared to be in peak physical shape as he arrived in Qatar, only to sprain an ankle in Brazil's first game, which forced him out of the next two matches.
He returned to score against South Korea in the last 16 and then opened the scoring with a brilliant goal against Croatia, equaling Pele's record tally of 77 for Brazil in the process.
But while Pele won three World Cups, Neymar looks like he will never achieve what 'O Rei' (the King) managed, along with other Brazilian greats who lifted the trophy, from Garrincha and Jairzinho to Romario and Ronaldo.
'I am not closing any doors on the national team, but I am also not guaranteeing 100 percent that I will return,' he said on Friday.
Neymar also missed Brazil's 2019 Copa America triumph because of injury, but his tears have not just come in a Brazil shirt.
He cried after Paris Saint-Germain lost to Bayern Munich in the 2020 Champions League final, and he has shown his distress when suffering the injuries that have regularly interrupted his club career in Paris.
Neymar left Barcelona in 2017 because he wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but he has not managed to win that prize and in Paris - now reunited with Lionel Messi - he lives in the shadow of Kylian Mbappe.
Bright future for Brazil?
Even if Neymar decides to play on, with the next Copa America set for 2024, a new cycle will begin for a Brazil side that has gone out of the past five World Cups to European opposition, four times losing in the quarterfinals.
'I don't know what will happen with the Brazil team going forward but now we can only lament what has happened,' he said.
They will certainly have a new coach, with the 61-year-old Tite stepping down.
Skipper Thiago Silva, age 38, and the 39-year-old Dani Alves will move on, while young stars such as Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo will be asked to play an ever more important role.
'We are going to have players who have to step up now, as leaders, but we have so many players who can lead the team and set an example,' said goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who is eight months younger than Neymar.
'Now it is difficult to speak about the future because we have so much pain because of the moment, but hopefully the future will be bright for us,' he said.
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Tiverton Town urge fans to turnout in numbers as club tries to remain competitive
The club are holding a 'pay what you like' day on Saturday
Martyn Rogers, manager of Tiverton Town (Image: Pinnacle)
Martyn Rogers has urged Tiverton Town supporters to turn out in force for Saturday's home game against Dunstable Town as they implement a pay what you want scheme.
The Yellows are ranked 18th out of 24 teams in the Southern League Premier Division for average attendance after winning promotion last season.
Yet they are performing well on the pitch and are in with a shout of the play-offs, but manager Rogers has stressed that the team cannot improve on the pitch unless crowds go up.
He said: "I'll be honest, I'm really disappointed with our crowds this year. The people that have turned up have been absolutely brilliant but I just feel we haven't had the crowds that we should get, really.
"What the players have done this year has been superb and I think we're well short of what we expected.
"Consequently, money is very, very tight at the club at the moment and, if we're looking to improve things for next year, the board are going to be looking at me and asking where we'll get the money from to get better players and enable us to get promotion.
"Obviously, the way we're going at the moment, we've got a slim chance of the play-offs – if we happen to get promotion, although it's obviously a long way off, we'll need more finances to cope with the next league up.
"I still feel that, if we want to kick on next year, if we don't get into the play-offs, I want to be improving what we've already got.
"The board will be looking at me and asking where we'll get the finances from to do that – I think, with the crowds that we've been getting through the turnstiles this year, they're going to be reluctant to go with it because the money's not there."
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Rogers admits that, if there is not a good crowd this weekend, when people can effectively enter Ladysmead for free, then he will be at a loss for how to improve gates.
He said: "There was a stage when we were top of the table and we've been in the top five for a long, long time and I've been disappointed we haven't got people in.
"I don't know whether it's finance or people have got other things that they're doing, but I just feel as though the club deserves more.
"I'm calling on a lot of people – this Saturday we've basically said to people to come to the game and, if they want to pay nothing, they can pay nothing.
"So anybody that comes in on Saturday can come in free of charge if they want to – anybody that has a big family, there's no excuses that they can't come because it can be free.
"All we're saying to people is you give what you think you can afford, so it will be interesting to see.
"If we can't get a decent crowd on Saturday on the back of that, then I don't know where we go, because we're putting out an olive branch to supporters and even people that haven't been to Tiverton.
"If you're a football supporter and you've got nothing to do on Saturday afternoon, you can come to Tiverton and, even if you put a pound over the turnstiles or whatever, we're just saying come down and see if you like it.
"I don't think you can make a better offer than that."
Tiverton Town boss Martyn Rogers says he is pleased the Yellows did not lose any ground at the weekend after another postponement.
Tivvy's trip to Stratford Town was called off due to the deluge of snow across the country at the end of last week.
With games in hand on some of the teams around them, Rogers was pleased that other games were also called off, so the Yellows did not drop from the seventh place they currently occupy.
He said: "When you get a full complement of postponements right across the non-league scene, that tells you its own story – we don't have undersoil heating!
"At least nobody has got ahead of you or come from behind – so it's obviously nice that, if you get your game called off, everyone else is in the same position."
Torquay United FCWhy Torquay United 'ever-present' Kyle Cameron missed the Fylde gameThe result lifted United back to within five points off the National League Play-Offs
Exeter ChiefsOpinion: Saracens' relegation is scant consolation for Exeter Chiefs To be blunt, Saracens' greed and disdain for the financial rulebook has cost Exeter dear
Torquay United FCWin over Fylde can kickstart season and put us back in play-off picture, Torquay United boss says"Now we've got to try and do everything we can to get a run going. The end of January and all of February is going to be massive if we want to stay in there and give ourselves a chance."
Exeter ChiefsWork starts on Sandy Park Hotel that will be 'biggest in the South West'The state-of-the-art hotel is the next stage in the development plans of Exeter's award-winning Sandy Park complex, which is home to Gallagher Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs, and the region's premier Conference & Banqueting venue.
Exeter ChiefsExeter Chiefs 33 La Rochelle 14: Match report - Exe secure home quarter-final with rampant winExe overcame Stuart Hogg's contentious yellow card to secure a comfortable victory and - crucially - a home quarter-final tie in April


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Le jultagi est un spectacle traditionnel de funambulisme sur corde raide en Corée existant depuis la période Goryeo (918-1392).  a été inscrit en 2011 par l'UNESCO sur
la liste représentative du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité.

Caractéristiques
Le jultagi se déroule en plein air et dure une après-midi entière. Le funambule, appelé jul gwangdae, est accompagné par des musiciens et par un clown au sol qui lui donne la réplique ou répond à ses questions.

Le jultagi comporte une quarantaine de techniques de travail de la corde comme rebondir sur la corde, faire des culbutes et des sauts périlleux et s'asseoir en tailleur sur la corde. Entre les acrobaties, le funambule fait des plaisanteries et chante des chansons.

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 Fil de fer, discipline de cirque.

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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry sells Atherton home for $31.15 million
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Ayesha and Steph Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, center, march in the Palo Alto demonstration for racial justice on June 6, 2020. Records show they sold their Atherton home in September 2021. Photo by Lloyd Lee.
Are Stephen and Ayesha Curry still Atherton residents? Records show the couple quietly sold their home in West Atherton last fall, which real estate website Dirt first reported on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
Public records show the home sold for $31.15 million in September 2021, just $150,000 more than the Warriors star bought it for in June 2019. The buyer is listed as an LLC linked to Ma Liqian, wife of Singapore billionaire Forrest Li, according to Forbes. The pair met at Stanford University before moving to Singapore where Li founded Sea in 2009, a video game company. Its stock fell $32 billion amid a slowdown of people playing its mobile game Free Fire after pandemic-fueled boost in users, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.
The three-story, around 7,500-square-foot, 4-bedroom, 5.5 bath home is on a 1.2-acre lot, according to public records.
Another $30 million-plus purchase was made in the same neighborhood in early November when an LLC associated with Helmy Eltoukhy, co-founder of $5 billion Guardant Health, bought a home for $30.25 million, TheRealDeal reported, which public records confirm.
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It's unfortunate the Curry's have moved away…..but Atherton is still the home of the most celebrated and loved athlete of all time….Mr. Willie Mays.
A new special show recently came out highlighting his amazing life.
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They are still Atherton residents. Moved to a different house.
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Q: Generic arrays in Java OK, I've been google'ing the web, and I just can't seem to find any solution to my problem. I found lots of solutions, just not any that fit.
I need to create an array of generics. But the generic type itself extends Comparable. When I try the following:
public class Hash<T extends Comparable<String>> {
    private T[] hashTable;
    private int tableSize;

    Hash(int records, double load) {
        tableSize = (int)(records / loadFactor);
        tableSize = findNextPrime(tableSize);
        hashTable = (T[])(new Object[tableSize]);  //Error: Ljava.lang.Object; cannot be cast to [Ljava.lang.Comparable;
    }
}

The problem is that the Object cannot be cast as a generic that extends Comparable. Is there a way around this?

A: Generics and arrays don't mix, basically. The short answer is that you can work around this problem. The longer answer is that you probably shouldn't and I'll explain why.
You could use Array.newInstance() like this:
private Comparable[] hashtable;

...

hashtable = (Comparable[])Array.newInstance(Comparable.class, tableSize);

but you can't create an array of your parameterized type.
Arrays are covariant. That means they retain the type of their elements at runtime. Java's generics are not. They use type erasure to basically mask the implicit casting that is going on. It's important to understand that.
So when you create an Object array you can't cast it to, say, a Comparable array (or any other type) because that is not correct.
To give you an example. With generics this is perfectly legal:
List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
List<Integer> list2 = (List<Integer>)list;
list.add(3);

It's also why you can't do this:
public <T> T newInstance(T t) {
  return new T(); // error!
}

ie at runtime there is no knowledge of T's class. This is why the above code is more often written as:
public <T> T newInstance(T t, Class<T> clazz) {
  return clazz.newInstance();
}

because their is no runtime type for the generic argument. But with arrays:
String arr[] = new String[10];
Integer arr2[] = (Integer[])arr; // error!

What you should be doing in this case (imho) is not using arrays but using an ArrayList. In all honesty, there is very little reason to use arrays over an ArrayList and generics is just one example of that.
For a better and more complete explanation see the (excellent) Java Generics FAQ:

Can I create an array whose component type is a concrete parameterized type?
No, because it is not type-safe.
Arrays are covariant, which means that
  an array of supertype references is a
  supertype of an array of subtype
  references.  That is, Object[] is a
  supertype of String[] and a string
  array can be accessed through a
  reference variable of type Object[].
...

A: The cast you're attempting
(T[])(new Object[tableSize]);

fails, because the items in the array are instances of Object. Object does not extend Comparable<String>, so the cast (T[]) fails because T is defined as:
T extends Comparable<String>

To resolve this problem either:

*

*Instantiate the array so that it's items are instances of some class that does extend Comparable<String>

*Change hashTable from an Array (which is not a generic type), to a generic collection type, e.g. List<T> hashTable = new ArrayList<T>(tableSize>)

A: The other answers here generally all advocate a better approach for this (especially the recommendation to use an ArrayList instead), but a simple answer in this specific case could be to do:
hashTable = (T[])(new Comparable[tableSize]);

(i.e. create an array of type raw Comparable instead of Object)
If you properly encapsulate all access to this array inside your Hash object this should work, but (as the other answers explain) you could leave yourself vulnerable.

A: You often run into problems when you need to instantiate something of a generic type. The easiest way to get around this is to pass the class of actually will be stored in on the constructor. This way you can construct from the actual type. Try something like this:
public class Hash<T extends Comparable<String>>
{
  Hash(int records, double load, Class<T> class)
  {
    tableSize = (int)(records / loadFactor);
    tableSize = findNextPrime(tableSize);

    hashTable = java.lang.reflect.Array.newInstance(class, tableSize);
  }

private T[] hashTable;
private int tableSize;

}

A: The forced cast suggested by other people did not work for me, throwing an exception of illegal casting.
However, this implicit cast worked fine:
Item<K>[] array = new Item[SIZE];

where Item is a class I defined containing the member:
private K value;

This way you get an array of type K (if the item only has the value) or any generic type you want defined in the class Item.


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Verónica II Guterres, född okänt år, död 1758, var en afrikansk monark, drottning av kungariket Matamba och kungariket Ndongo från 1758 till 1767.

Hon var dotter till Ana II Guterres och syster till Ana III Guterres. Hon var möjligen dotter till Juliana I Guterres, som enligt en teori regerade i perioden 1741–42, och adopterades sedan av sin moster Ana II Guterres, vilket gjorde henne till hennes dotter i officiella dokument. Hon var Ana II:s tronarvinge och efterträdde henne vid hennes död 1756. Hennes regeringstid blev kort. År 1758 avsattes hon i en kupp av sin syster (eller kusin) Ana III Guterres, som ska ha avrättat henne genom halshuggning. Ana III avsattes och dödades i sin tur 1767 av sin brorson/systerson Francisco II Kalwete ka Mbandi, som alltså kan ha varit
Verónica II:s son.

Källor
 Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates,  Encyclopedia of Africa, Volym 1
 Fernando Campos: Conflitos na dinastia Guterres através da sua cronologia1, África: Revista do Centro de Estudos Africanos. USP, S. Paulo, 27-28: 23-43, 2006/2007

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