Our hotel wouldn't exist without nature. We depend on it to thrive and, it depends on us to survive. Blue Horizons is proud to hold Green Globe Gold status, a testament to our efforts in taking a stand and adhering to sustainable business practices. Grenada is better experienced pure. Read on to discover how we're working to preserve it for future visitors.
Quality boils down to details: That's why we use eco-friendly cleaning supplies, biodegradable trash bags, and more. And with programs like planting trees, birding, and waste management in place, Blue Horizons is taking an active approach to conservation.
Environmentalism means nothing without social responsibility. In addition to our preservation programs, we strive to develop our community. We recruit 100 percent of our employees from nearby towns, offer internships to local students, and partner with the Dorothy Hopkin Centre for the Disabled.
Blue Horizons adopts a proactive approach in our day-to-day activities. We outfit rooms with standard fire equipment, follow cross-contamination protocols in our housekeeping, food, and beverage departments, implement proper business ethics, and more.


Looking through the comments on our Buick Regal Sportback review, it's hard not to notice one in particular. That's the one that calls the Regal, a car that is factually bigger inside than some good-sized SUVs, "not big enough to be more than a compact." So what is big enough to be considered more than a compact? Well, this ought to do it. The Chevrolet Suburban.
It's not going to come as a shock to anyone that the 'Burb is big. Three rows of seats, 120 cubic feet of cargo space, and a footprint that's likely capable of landing small aircraft. If you look up big in the dictionary, you'll see a photo of the Chevy Suburban. Does bigger mean better? That's the question.
The Suburban is, and has been for decades, the SUV for buyers who want more utility than sport. The sport is what the driver is headed to or what's being towed behind it. With room for up to nine passengers and the ability to stuff just shy of 40 cubic feet of gear behind them, this is the vehicle that can transport a whole beer league baseball team. And their gear. And then tow the (8,300 lb when properly equipped) stadium behind them.
And if all that is somehow not enough, the center console seems large enough to hold a microwave. Or there's the behind the radio stashbox. And there's a compartment to stuff a few more items under the rear cargo floor. It's even got a strut to hold it open, though on my test car the strut was not powerful enough to keep the cover open and too powerful to let the cargo floor stay flat. It was always slightly open, which looked a little strange.
This one is the Premier version. The luxury big hauler. That impacts some of the Suburban's capability but trades it for amenities. The plush leather front buckets and the second-row captain's chairs mean that this one only transports seven so your shortstop and left field will have to hitchhike. But it will transport the rest of the team more comfortably. Sort of. The front two rows have loads of headroom and acres to spread passenger's legs. The third row manages just 34.5-inches of legroom. About five less than the middle row. That's noticeable. And if you're thinking "well, that's about five inches more than the last aircraft I flew on" then you're right. Except that airplane seat lets you slide your feet under them. This one doesn't. The Suburban's large size offers up just one inch more back there than a much smaller Traverse. And it feels tighter.
Since most owners probably won't be hauling seven full-size adults all the time, that's likely not an issue. If they're hauling four adults and three smaller passengers in the back then they'll all likely be happy. Especially when they turn on the DVD screens in the Premier.
My test car had screens in both rear rows letting passengers watch without craning their necks. Those passengers can also connect to the 4G LTE WiFi hotspot and watch whatever they please. What might be an issue is the effect of those captain's chairs on cargo carrying. While the power flip/fold is pretty handy, the big gap between the two folded seats is not. If you want larger objects to fit near the front of the hold, you'll need to bring some plywood or something similar to bridge the gap. Likewise, if you want to bring Rover along. Perched on one middle row seat is not a fun spot for anything bigger than a beagle and while you could buckle doggo in the back, you might get the same cry for "but snoots out!" that I heard. You see, you can't put your nose out the window from the back row.
On the road, the Suburban doesn't compare to any crossover, no matter their size. This is based on a full-size truck and Chevrolet hasn't done anything to make you think otherwise. And they shouldn't. The massive payload and towing figures this SUV achieves can't be matched by anything car-based. That means that it drives like a Silverado. Sort of.
The two-piece nature of a pickup's cab and bed mean that there is always a battle between the front and rear of the chassis to decide which one will rule the vehicle. The two parts of the body twist and wriggle to their own beats. The Suburban is one big chunk of bodywork perched atop the frame. That makes it feel stiffer than the pickups ever manage. Even though this is just a hair shy of 225-inches long, everything moves in harmony. It means fewer rattles and squeaks. Things that help the Suburban feel confidence-inspiringly solid on the road.
The Suburban's steering is heavily boosted and feels somewhat detached from whatever is happening on the road. That's not a surprise for anything this big and it's not a drawback. You turn the wheel, though, and the wheels do what you ask. You just might not feel it right away. If you want direct and feel you buy a sports car. If you want to tow your sports car, you buy this. That's straightforward enough. Ride, though, is a different story.
It's still soft, but in a good way. The Suburban Premier gets GM's Magneride magnetic suspension. It reads the road and adjusts to be firm in corners and soft on bumps. As firm and soft as you can expect for a big truck, that is. It definitely rides better than any pickup, though you probably won't be mistaking it for the Traverse at any point.
Power comes from a 5.3L V8 that generates 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque. Combine that with a six-speed automatic that's quick to grab gears and a limited slip rear differential and you have the potential to do seven-passenger burnouts. Not that we would, of course. While the engine makes good power and pulls hard, we're happy to see increased availability of the 6.2L engine for 2019. Because with something this big, more power is better. The powertrain is rated for 15 mpg city, 22 highway. In my driving, I averaged right in the middle of that. It's not a great figure, but it's only about 3 mpg worse than I expect to get in any of the smaller crossovers that can't come close to the capability.
Driving the Suburban makes you feel cool. Not in a "look at me I'm in a flashy sports car" kind of way, though. More like a "get out of the left lane, I'm transporting important politicians, or writing tickets, or I'm the Secret Service" kind of way. Drivers respect the Suburban's bulk and popularity with law enforcement fleets. This one ramps that respect up immeasurably.
See, this is the RST Suburban. That stands for Rally Sport Truck but it really should mean Removes Slow Traffic. Because in my experience, that's just what it did. Gone are the chrome trim and badges and wheels of the stock truck. In its place are black bowties, 22-inch black wheels, black mirrors, grille, and pretty much every other piece of exterior trim. This truck looks big and mean and like it will drive right through you. The only time I've experienced this rapid of a left-lane clearing was the time I was driving an actual police car. And even then, I'm not sure it was as effective.
The Suburban Premier is a nice place to be, though the leather-trimmed interior is unlikely to be mistaken for a similarly priced luxury sedan. The mahogany leather looks nice but still feels a little more midrange. That's the trade-off for capability, though. After all, no E-Class Mercedes offers low-range gearing and the ability to tow a small home behind it. And the Merc's interior probably won't weather five years of hauling kids, dogs, and landscaping equipment like this can.
When it comes to the combination of capability and usability, though, the Suburban has little competition. It's why it's been such a successful nameplate for decades. It might not be the most refined SUV on the block, but it combines reasonable road manners, capability, and fuel economy per passenger in an impressive way. And the RST does it in a way that just looks mean. It's the "Lord Vader, your car is ready" of 2018.


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Road Trips, c. 1968 (Part one: The Inconveniences)
It's weird being over fifty, remembering how different things used to be thirty-five to forty years ago. But the weirdest part is realizing that more than half of the population doesn't have the same old memories simply because they're much younger and the world has changed. Does that make me old, thinking about the way it used to be?
We "old" people complain about how easy kids have it today, and in the next breath we're nostalgic for the old days when things were, well, easier. When I think about what it was like to go on vacation as a kid, to ride cooped up in a car with my parents and three siblings for hours, driving two-lane highways, it's definitely the former. (If this reminds you of The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963, just be aware that, while the timeline and location is nearly identical, my travel experiences were way easier than the Watsons'. If you haven't read that book, add it to your tbr list!)
In the sixties, the expressway system in the U.S. was in its infancy. When you traveled, you often drove the back roads, because they were the only roads. Highways didn't have nice, clean, air-conditioned and heated rest area buildings with vending machines, restaurants and flush toilets. Oh, no. Often, all there was at a rest stop was a gravel turnoff, with a place to park, a path leading back to an outhouse or two, maybe a water pump, and of course, picnic tables.
First thing once you parked, there'd be the dreaded trip to the bathroom. You'd have been complaining for the last 15 miles that you really had to go, but then when you were walking back into the woods and remembered what lay in store for you, you'd wish you had never mentioned it.
While Michigan wasn't the only state with primitive rest areas, it was the state we traveled in most often. Hence the map.
The outhouses at rural rest stops were a great source of anxiety to me, and I'm sure I wasn't alone. Many of them were nothing more than a ramshackle wooden or corrugated aluminum shack with a creaky door. Inside would be a toilet of sorts, basically a bench or metal bucket that was built over a hole in the ground. There was usually a window high up on the side, covered with a torn and rusty screen, that let in a little light–just enough to see down into the watery, lumpy pit into which you were about to add your own contribution. Imagine the smell, especially in the heat of summer. Now imagine the flies. You'd have to brush them off the dirty toilet seat (if there was a seat) before you could sit down. There were no rest stop attendants (unless you count the flies) so the unsanitary filth could get pretty repulsive as the travel season wore on. But if you had to go, you sucked it up and sat down.
Okay, now I'm not in the mood to talk about the fun lunches we used to enjoy at the rest area picnic tables and the nice, nostalgic part of "the old days" on the road. That'll be in two weeks.
This tidy two-seater would have been a welcome sight back in those days.
Pickwick Is Ready
My darling cat Pickwick is always ready for a picnic. He's excited about this book because he thinks it's about him and food. Also, he wants to play in the box when my author copies arrive.
The Best Present Ever!
My editor sent me this present:
I've got mail!
And I opened it:
The Two Mutch Sisters, Spring 2018 | The Pickwicks' Picnic, September 2017 | Clarion (both)
Did I mention I love my editor?
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even little Talia was excited, until I came over to take her picture:
Get down off the table, Lil T.
The takeaway is this: No matter what happens in this world, it's a comfort to think of the innocence and wonder of children and childhood. And cats.
What greater gift . . . ?
Think Bridges (Not Walls)

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Leading Hawke's Bay wine producer Pask Winery today announced that it has joined the NZ Art Show family of sponsors and supporters as a Gold Sponsor and exclusive wine provider for this year's Show.
24 July prior to the three day Show opening to the public the following day.
The sponsorship will ensure that the Show's exhibiting artists, sponsors and Friends enjoy some of the best Hawke's Bay wine at the Gala event. Pask wines will also be provided as prizes to those attending the Show and voting for the artwork they believe is most deserving of winning the Show's premier art award, the NZ Art Show's $5,000 Signature Piece Art Award.
This is the first time that Pask have been part of the NZ Art Show but the association is one that Carla Russell hopes will be ongoing.
This year's NZ Art Show will be held July 25 – 27 in the TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf on the Wellington waterfront, with the Show's opening Gala Evening being held on Thursday, 24 July.
"We are honoured to have Pask Winery choose to form an association with the NZ Art Show," Carla Russell said.
We are driven by a simple vision: to produce the finest wines from Hawke's Bay.
Pask is one of New Zealand's leading winemakers with an enviable reputation for excellence. We are proud to have made wines considered among New Zealand's finest by discerning wine drinkers in New Zealand and around the world for over 25 years.
The annual NZ Art Show art is the largest curated art sale of its kind and each year exhibits around 3,000 original artworks by some 300 artists: the emphasis is on quality NZ art at affordable prices by emerging and established artists in a dynamic and stimulating environment.
The 2014 Show will be held July 25 – 27 in the TSB Bank Arena, Queens Wharf on the Wellington waterfront with a Gala Evening held on Thursday, 24 July.
Four cash prizes of $2,500 each. The NZAAT Emerging Artist Awards are open to students studying visual art at degree and/or diploma level at a recognised tertiary art school in New Zealand.
The winners will have their artworks exhibited at the NZ Art Show event in 2014.
A premiere cash prize of $5,000 awarded to an outstanding artwork chosen by the public.
10 finalists, chosen by the Show's selection panel, are exhibited in the show's Signature Piece Gallery at the NZ Art Show 2014 with the winner decided by public vote: all visitors to the Show can vote for their favourite.
The NZ Art Show is governed by the New Zealand Affordable Art Trust (NZAAT).
Its vision is to encourage New Zealanders to celebrate NZ culture and identity through NZ art and to promote NZ artists by providing opportunities to further their development.
As a not-for-profit organisation the NZAAT is a significant contributor to the NZ community with many people benefiting from NZAAT operations and activities: since its inception in 2004 nearly 85,000 people have enjoyed the art event, nearly $7 million has been returned to artists via art sales and around $60,000 in art prizes has been awarded to artists.
The NZAAT receives no government funding. All the costs of running the Show, the online gallery and funding the Awards are covered by sponsorship, grants, art sales, admission and donations.
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Despite their differences over how to pursue the US war in Iraq, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama both want to send more American troops to Afghanistan. Both are wrong. History cries out to them, but they are not listening.
Both candidates would do well to gaze for a moment on a painting by the British artist Elizabeth Butler called Remnants of an Army. It depicts the lone survivor of a 15,000-strong British column that sought to march through 150 kilometers of hostile Afghan territory in 1842. His gaunt, defeated figure is a timeless reminder of what happens to foreign armies that try to subdue Afghanistan.
The McCain-Obama approach to Afghanistan, like much of US policy toward the Middle East and Central Asia, is based on emotion rather than realism. Emotion leads many Americans to want to punish perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 attacks. They see war against the Taliban as a way to do it.
Suggesting that victory over the Taliban is impossible, and that the United States can only hope for peace in Afghanistan through compromise with Taliban leaders, has been taken as near-treason.
This kneejerk response ignores the pattern of fluid loyalties that has been part of Afghan tribal life for centuries. Alliances shift as interests change. Warlords who support the Taliban are not necessarily enemies of the United States. If they are today, they need not be tomorrow.
In recent weeks, this elemental truth has begun to reshape debate over Western policy toward Afghanistan. Warlords on both sides met quietly in Saudi Arabia. The Afghan defense minister called for a "political settlement with the Taliban". Secretary of Defense Robert Gates would not go that far, but said he might ultimately be open to "reconciliation as part of the political outcome".
Gates, however, struck a delusionary note of "can-do" cheeriness by repeating the McCain-Obama mantra: more US troops can pacify Afghanistan.
Speaking days after a National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the United States was caught in a "downward spiral" there, Gates asserted that there is "no reason to be defeatist or underestimate the opportunity to be successful in the long run".
In fact, long-run success in Afghanistan – defined as an acceptable level of violence and assurance that Afghan territory will not be used for attacks against other countries – will only be possible with fewer foreign troops on the ground, not more.
A relentless series of US attacks in Afghanistan has produced "collateral damage" in the form of hundreds of civilian deaths, which alienate the very Afghans the West needs. As long as the campaign continues, recruits will pour into Taliban ranks. It is no accident that the Taliban has mushroomed since the current bombing campaign began. It allows the Taliban to claim the mantle of resistance to a foreign occupier. In Afghanistan, there is none more sacred.
Now they see the United States escalating its war in Afghanistan and neighboring regions of Pakistan, and are flocking there instead.
Even if the United States de-escalates its war in Afghanistan, the country will not be stable as long as the poppy trade provides huge sums of money for violent militants. Eradicating poppies is like eradicating the Taliban: a great idea but not achievable.
Instead of waging endless spray-and-burn campaigns that alienate ordinary Afghans, the United States should allow planting to proceed unmolested, and then buy the entire crop. Some could be turned into morphine for medical use, and the rest destroyed. The Afghan poppy crop is worth an estimated US$4 billion per year. That sum would be better spent putting cash into the pockets of Afghan peasants than firing missiles into their villages.
Deploying more US troops in Afghanistan will intensify this highly dangerous conflict, not calm it. Compromise with Al Qaeda would be both unimaginable and morally repugnant, but the Taliban is a different force.
Skilful negotiation among clan leaders, based on a genuine willingness to compromise, holds the best hope for Afghanistan. It is an approach based on reality, not emotion.
Stephen Kinzer is author of A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It.


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Azizabad-e Sofla (, also Romanized as 'Azīzābād-e Soflá; also known as 'Azīzābād-e Pā'īn) is a village in Dinaran Rural District, in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 368, in 86 families. The village is populated by Lurs.

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Populated places in Ardal County
Luri settlements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province

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Debate: Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository
Is storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain a good idea?
Yucca Mountain is a mountain in Nevada. It was the proposed site for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository from 1987 to 2009. Debate continues as to whether nuclear energy is worth the waste that it produces, whether Yucca mountain would be a suitable location for such waste, and whether the potential hazards to public safety and health are significant enough to hold up using a form of energy that emits no greenhouse gases in the process of producing energy.
1. Is storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain a good idea? |
3. Is "permanent" underground nuclear waste repository a must for nuclear energy utilization? | | | |
4. Legal liability: Is canceling Yucca a legal liability? | | | |
5. Nuclear energy: Is nuclear energy important? Is Yucca a reasonable price to pay? | | | |
6. Safety: Is storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain tolerably safe? | | | |
7. Fossil fuel dependence: Does Yucca and nuclear help reduce foreign oil dependencies? | | | |
8. Pro/con sources | | | |
Is "permanent" underground nuclear waste repository a must for nuclear energy utilization?
General statements in favor of using Yucca Mountain
New types of reactors may use current waste as valuable fuel. New types of nuclear reactors, namely breeder reactors such as Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor may utilize what is currently considered waste as its fuels, producing a much shorter-lived nuclear waste, in turn rendering Yucca Mountain needless. See e.g. Debate: Thorium based nuclear energy for more details.
Legal liability: Is canceling Yucca a legal liability?
Canceling Yucca Mountain facility is a legal liability. If the U.S. Government cancels the license for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, it will likely constitute a full "breach of contract", potentially costing around 1 billion dollars. Courts have already awarded over 1 billion dollars to to utility companies. Nuclear power consumers have already paid around 29 billion dollars for into the Yucca Mountain Construction fund.
Nuclear energy: Is nuclear energy important? Is Yucca a reasonable price to pay?
Nuclear needed to replace hydrocarbons; Yucca justified as such There is a major need for emissions-free alternatives to fossil fuels, both due to climate change, and due to the depletion of fossil fuel resources. Nuclear is the most viable of these alternatives currently. Yucca mountain, and the concerns surrounding it, is a small price to pay for these enormous benefits.
Nuclear waste should not be created in the first place. Kevin Kamps, a radioactive-waste expert at the environmental group Beyond Nuclear, "is that we should not be creating this material to begin with."[1]
Nuclear doesn't emit carbon, but does emit other dangerous waste. Timothy Noah. "Good Riddance, Yucca Mountain." Slate. March 3, 2009: "Nuclear plants are indeed vastly preferable to coal-fired plants from the standpoint of carbon dioxide emissions. But you can't just take into account the waste that power plants don't create."
Safety: Is storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain tolerably safe?
Transport is safe: The U.S. has been transporting high level radioactive waste for at least 45 years, with no fatalities or serious accidents. There have only been 9 accidents. The worst only released a minimal amount of radioactive waste. The safety record for nuclear waste transportation is excellent.
Yucca Mountain is much safer than the status quo of nuclear storage. "Editorial: Mountain of Trouble." Washington Post. March 8, 2009: "Our longstanding support of the Yucca Mountain facility has been grounded in the belief that the center of a desert mountain 1,000 feet underground and more than 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas was an appropriate place for the nation's nuclear waste. Instead, storage is spread over 121 above-ground sites located within 75 miles of more than 161 million people in 39 states."
Corrosion would not be a threat a Yucca for thousands of years. "Editorial: Mountain of Trouble." Washington Post. March 8, 2009: "scientists have long maintained that corrosion wouldn't threaten the integrity of the storage containers for at least 10,000 years."
The transportation of nuclear waste to Yucca Mountain entails risks. Transporting nuclear waste hundreds and even thousands of miles across the country to a single nuclear waste storage facility entails significant risks. Train crashes or other accidents during the transportation of the waste could realize significant quantities of radiation into the surrounding environment and communities.
Fossil fuel dependence: Does Yucca and nuclear help reduce foreign oil dependencies?
Nuclear power and Yucca can decrease dependence on foreign oil. Stopping Yucca Mountain would make us more dependable on fossil fuels, rather than paving the way for new nuclear developments.
"Editorial: Mountain of Trouble." Washington Post. March 8, 2009
Timothy Noah. "Good Riddance, Yucca Mountain." Slate. March 3, 2009
Debate: Nuclear energy
Debate: Thorium based nuclear energy
DOE's License Application for a High-Level Waste Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain (to the U.S. NRC)
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I never got butterflies around any guys since I have been smart.
I am my own guy, and I cannot get butterfly around me.
Well, that's what any normal girls would have written about this word.
I once saw a dead butterfly in school.
The poor butterfly was half smashed.
For i am safe and the BOMB!
expensive things can't be beautiful.
She has been saving for a really long time now. For nothing.
One day something punk hit her.
Then she blew her savings on red lip sticks and whatever made her awesome.
Scared that if i wear the wrong outfit, i might feel wrong.
We wear them to cover our parts, our asses.
Different locations have different styles to cover their asses.
They(us) just don't cover them.
We do it with skill and style.


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Q: Linux file system reaction on files being removed externally via samba I have question about how/when files on SAMBA are refreshed
I'm doing something like that:
me@server:~/test/application

me@server:~/test/application$ dotnet myapp.dll

Application prints hello world

now I'm removing folder application using Windows (it's connected via SAMBA)
and I'm inserting there the same folder, at the same place with my new application inside.
now I'm going back to my Linux terminal (connected via SSH) which stays in the same path /test/application/ and using
dotnet myapp.dll

results in:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Unable to find the specified file.
   at Interop.Sys.GetCwdHelper(Byte* ptr, Int32 bufferSize)
   at Interop.Sys.GetCwd()
   at System.Environment.get_CurrentDirectory()
   at System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.CommandResolver.TryResolveCommandSpec(ICommandResolverPolicy commandResolverPolicy, String commandName, IEnumerable`1 args, NuGetFramework framework, String configuration, String outputPath, String applicationName)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Command.Create(ICommandResolverPolicy commandResolverPolicy, String commandName, IEnumerable`1 args, NuGetFramework framework, String configuration, String outputPath, String applicationName)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Command.Create(String commandName, IEnumerable`1 args, NuGetFramework framework, String configuration, String outputPath, String applicationName)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Program.ProcessArgs(String[] args, ITelemetry telemetryClient)
   at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Program.Main(String[] args)

It seems like something is wrong with my app, but
using ls to list files shows nothing - as if folder was empty,
But after doing cd .. and then cd application everything works properly (ls lists my files, app works properly)
Basically it requires "refreshing folder", but what's the reason of that under the hood?
Friend told me that there was something like "old folder session with previous disk INodes loaded"

A: In Linux or Unix you can delete a file or directory that is still opened by a process.
In your case the shell has still the old /test/application open as its current directory.
Via samba you have deleted all files and the directory entry application  in the parent directory /test. The inode of this directory is still in use by the shell, and the shell passes this current directory to its child processes, e.g. ls. ls correctly lists no files because you have deleted them from the directory file that used to be /test/application.
When you use cd application in /test, the directory file /test is read which contains a new entry application pointing to the newly created /test/application.
See also https://stackoverflow.com/q/2028874/10622916

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The Who: An exciting visit!
On October 20th, 2008, Ryan Smith and Paul Natkin jumped in Ryan's car and headed to Auburn Hills, Michigan to shoot an ad for the SM58 featuring The Who.
When Mix and other leading audio publications start devoting ink to digital audio networking for live sound and broadcasting applications, there's more than a revolution in the making. The future has arrived.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a band that hasn't used the celebrated SM57, and while less well known, the Beta 57A is also heard on many classic vocal recordings. So what's the difference between these two mics?
What is Shure's Pneumatic Shockmount?
The pneumatic shockmount featured in Shure microphones, is an essential, but often misunderstood piece of audio engineering. We look at why microphones have shockmounts and what makes the Shure pneumatic design so unique.
End the Summer With Shure!
Shure has tons of products that make great companions for summer. Here is a list of activities where you can bring Shure along!
Is it really a cardioid world? While the cardioid polar pattern is usually used in live sound, there's reasons for models that offer directionality options.
Introduced at InfoComm 2014, QLX-D combines professional features with simplified setup and operation. Learn about QLX-D in this webinar.


Coming from the folks at Mental Beast this holiday season is the Eggnog Experience compilation. It's a great big record made up of 29 tracks by 29 different Vancouver bands with a philanthropic musical vision.
The artists appearing here are united by their willingness to participate in the project, rather than stylistic similarities or genre allegiances, there's a zany hodgepodge vibe to the album, much like a giant pile of presents wrapped in all different colours. Even black; Adjective's tongue-in-cheek "Black X-Mas" details all the difficulties a goth can encounter in the jolly holiday season. Available as a pay-what-you-want download at the Mental Beast website, all proceeds proceed to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.
Because of the format and philosophy of the album, it's easy to find something you like, skipping what doesn't catch your fancy and enjoying the general holiday cheer (or anti-cheer, Tight Solid bring plenty of that).
As well as a charity fundraiser and non-cheesy Christmas album (take that, Diana Krall), the Experience is a huge sampler of local music, great for anyone, from Vancouver or elsewhere, interested in becoming acquainted with the city's music scene. Where else would one have encountered the glitchy, sample-driven electronic pop of Secret Mommy or the abrasive synthscapes of Haunted Beard? If you're tired of all the same Christmas songs, you may wish to download this album.


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A Federal Agency with a complex, highly technical program requires strong partnership among scientists, engineers and program management experts from government and industry. The program is stalled due to a series of complex challenges within and across the Federal sector and industry. Program failure looms, which could result in billions of dollars of lost investment, years of effort wasted, and failure to deliver important scientific knowledge linked to key societal issues facing the planet.
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We worked with the senior teams from both the Agency and industry to build a shared vision for success, address thorny issues between the two groups and map out a strategy to deliver the mission successfully. At critical stages of the implementation, we met with the two groups to assess progress, plan for the upcoming phases, and ensure continued program alignment and effective delivery.
The high visibility mission was launched successfully. It produced critical high-impact data and knowledge that continues to shape the future strategy for our planet.
Creating a Corporate Culture Globally
An international corporation is moving to a highly decentralized business model. Employees are being recruited internationally to work in remote and difficult communities around the globe. The corporation wants to protect its highly successful and well-known brand with clients and partners.
We worked with the CEO, the team of 350 executives and managers from around the world, and key staff to design and deliver a process for creating and institutionalizing a shared vision, values and way of working to deliver service to clients worldwide. We facilitated strategy and teambuilding workshops with key Departments and Regions to ensure ongoing alignment and delivery of service.
All employees worldwide operate with a coherent set of values and a strong commitment to mission and vision of serving clients. The organization achieved record business results and continues to be strong in the face of today's difficult global challenges.
Transforming a Large Federal Agency
A new Political Appointee assumes leadership of a Federal Agency that has been doing business in the same way for over 35 years. Employees view the mission of the Agency as "giving out money". They are resistant to change and have successfully managed to wait out decades of Administration changes.
We worked with the team of new political appointees and career leaders to create a compelling vision and strategy for change, engage internal and external stakeholders using collaborative processes and advanced technology, deliver innovative new initiatives, and institute an effective system for measurement and shared accountability.
The Agency's mission was fundamentally recast to serve American citizens (vs. simply giving grants to communities); internal processes were streamlined, reducing 90% of the time and essentially eliminating cost overruns; industry partners adopted and aligned with the new direction set by the Agency; and the team of executives mobilized a highly successful and continuing program to serve the Nation.
Integrating Fortune 500 Acquisitions
A highly successful Fortune 500 company has acquired two smaller companies, formerly fierce competitors. Each company is known for its rich history, capabilities, and culture based on very different values and business models. The three groups have been trying unsuccessfully to integrate into a coherent entity that retains the best of all three companies.
We worked with the newly formed executive team to develop a shared vision and strategy for taking the business forward. We developed a new organization structure to leverage the talents and capabilities of the leaders and teams from each company. We engaged all employees in the three companies in celebrating their past, letting go of the "baggage" left over from their days of competing as rivals, and moving forward together. We provided leadership coaching for the senior team and worked with the senior team on strategic initiatives.
The company built a strong team that successfully leveraged the experience and capabilities of all the units. The company's overall efficiency improved, sales improved, and the combination of new capabilities supported expansion into innovative new product lines.
Launching a National Network
A group of regional partnerships, working independently around the country, are delivering high quality programs to the citizens in those communities. Regional groups compete for scarce resources and recognition; synergy is non-existent. The Board that provides funding wants to leverage capabilities across groups to maximize the impact of their investment.
We worked with 60 leaders, representing all regional groups, to develop a shared vision for a national network and a plan with clear goals, strategies and deliverables to achieve the vision. We helped create a governance structure and operating agreements to leverage communication and collaboration. We provided leadership coaching for leaders of the new Network Steering Group.
The Network is delivering high-quality programs that are reaching a much broader national and international audience. The Network expanded,adding new groups in other parts of the country. The Network is exploring ways to diversify funding through innovative new partnerships to significantly expand their impact.
Developing High-Impact Leaders
A Federal Agency needs a new generation of leaders to carry the Agency into the future, as the existing generation of leaders nears retirement. Current training and development in the Agency was focused on technical and traditional managerial skills, rather than the kind of transformational leadership needed to deal with increasing complexity of challenges facing the Agency.
We delivered a radical and comprehensive program to create a cadre of leaders equipped and aligned to deliver the Agency's daunting mission. We engaged senior executives at all of the Agency's centers across the country to leverage the profound nature of the program. We assertively coached and challenged participants throughout the program experience, pushing them to discover their core drivers, see new leadership possibilities, and target specific results that would be valuable to the Agency and the Nation.
Over 200 leaders across the Agency are equipped with new skills, taking on significant leadership roles, and generating high impact mission results. Results include mobilizing mission-critical global partnerships, developing essential technologies for future missions, redirecting failing missions, launching innovative programs to save taxpayers millions of dollars each year, etc. Program graduates cite learning and experiences in the Program as a fundamental factor in producing these results.
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A network streamer for less than five hundred British pounds? With Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity? Plus: analogue and digital outputs? The obvious (if dated) choice is the Sonos Connect whose breadth of streaming service integration is unsurpassed but whose sound quality is found wanting when sat next to more recent rivals such as the Bluesound Node 2/i, Volumio Primo and the (now discontinued) AURALiC Aries Mini.
Throwing their hat into the Sonos Connect-rival ring this week is Audiolab whose 6000N Play streamer will join the 6000CDT CD player and 6000A integrated amplifier as part of the British company's more affordable 6000 series — see header image.
The 6000N Play connects to a home network via Ethernet or (dual antenna) Wi-Fi connectivity for audio streaming from other LAN sources (a UPnP/DLNA-loaded NAS, Mac or PC) or cloud-based services. Hi-res audio support takes in PCM up to 24bit/192kHz.
Those already in possession of an external DAC can connect it to the 6000N Play's coaxial or TOSLINK output. No USB here.
Those without an external DAC can pull on the Audiolab streamer's internal decoder – a 32bit Sabre 9018 chip from ESS Labs – to feed an integrated amplifier or pair of powered loudspeakers. Readers are reminded that 'The Sabre Sound' only exists on forums and that a good-sounding DAC circuit is far more than its decoder silicon; power supply quality and output stage also matter.
Back to music playback. Whilst the aforementioned Bluesound, Volumio and AURALiC units each run on an in-house coded software base to additionally integrate Roon, Audiolab has opted for the DTS Play-Fi platform that offers multi-room integration with similarly compatible hardware.
The Play-Fi app (iOS/Android/Kindle) integrates Tidal, Qobuz or Deezer (for lossless fans) and Spotify (Connect), Amazon Music or Pandora (for everyone else). Notable by its absence is Apple Music. A full list of compatible services can be read here.
Audiolab's 6000N Play streamer begins shipping in May for £450. Your choice of black or silver.


JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-7, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) built a 27-point lead behind a record-book altering performance before fending off a furious Newberry (5-10, 1-7 SAC) rally with a 112-105 win over the Wolves Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
The Eagles made 18 threes on 46 attempts and dished out 33 assists on 42 made baskets. The 46 threes attempted are a school record. The 18 threes made are tied for the second most in school history. Meanwhile, the 33 assists register as the second most for a single-game in program history.
The 42 made field goals are the sixth highest single-game total in school history.
"Our guys were moving the ball and taking open shots," head men's basketball coach Chuck Benson said. "I would venture a guess that 43 of those 46 shots were truly clean looks. We told our guys that they were going to get looks so take those shots with confidence. That's what they did tonight. They took shots and made them with confidence."
Six Eagles finished in double-figures and three posted career nights. Grant Teichmann (Brentwood, Tenn.) matched his career high of 26 points for a fourth time. He went 11-for-17 from the field and 4-of-10 from three. Teichmann also handed out six assists.
Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) and Brendan Coleman (Johnson City, Tenn.) also turned in career outings. Brenegan matched his career high for scoring with 14 points. He knocked down 4-of-8 shots from beyond the arc. Brenegan also logged new career bests for rebounds, five, and assists, six.
Coleman nearly chased down his first career double-double, but he did finish with his first ever double-digit scoring effort with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds.
"We needed that from them, especially with Mason being out," Benson said. "We need guys to be threatening on the offensive end. I think guys are getting more experience and confidence. As we start the second journey through conference play, more than ever we need it."
Malik Abraham (Snellville, Ga.), Nick Rogers (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Parker Role' (Atlanta, Ga.) rounded out C-N's double-digit scorers. Abraham led the Eagles from beyond the arc. He was 5-for-12 from long range to come within a point of his season high. He had 17. Abraham matched his season-high by dropping four dimes.
Rogers knocked down 3-of-7 shots from distance and finished 5-of-9 from the floor to end with 13 points.
Role' logged his 10th career double-digit day with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Carson-Newman had the hot hand in the early going. C-N knocked down 70 percent of its shots in the first 12 minutes of the game as it surged to a big lead. The Eagles were up double digits four minutes in behind a 15-4 opener to the game.
Teichmann and Rogers buried back-to-back threes before Brenegan stripped the Wolves Marquis Collins for a coast-to-coast lay-in that helped the Eagles collect the double-digit advantage early.
The Eagles compounded on it five minutes later with a 12-0 run that put C-N up 43-16 with 8:45 to play. Blake Ervin (Maryville, Tenn.) and Rogers drilled triples sandwiched around a Reece Anderson (Douglasville, Ga.) fast break slam.
However, the Wolves slowly began to whittle away at the deficit. Free throws helped the Wolves. Newberry made 17-of-21 freebies in the first half to make up for a 2-of-13 effort from long range and an 11-of-29 ledger from the field.
The teams' hot hands switched in the second half. After the Eagles knocked down 12-of-24 first half threes, C-N was 6-for-22 from long distance in the second half. Meanwhile, the Wolves went 12-for-22 from beyond the arc after halftime after only making 15.4 percent of their threes in the first half.
"This is what happens when you play Newberry," head coach Chuck Benson said. "There is neither a lead too large to protect, nor a lead large enough to overcome. Newberry is never going to stop. They play that way for 40 minutes. I would have been more surprised if we had taken that 27 point lead and expanded on it in the second half. I'm more pleased by our guy's ability to finish it out the right way."
The Wolves surged straight out of the gates to start the second half. Newberry used a 17-7 run to trim the Eagles' advantage down to eight, 73-65 with an Angelo Sales layup with 12:37 to spare. However, the Eagles answered that run with a flurry of their own. C-N tallied an 11-2 run to push the bulge back to 17 in just 77 seconds.
Role' keyed a chunk of the run, hitting two fast break buckets and feeding Rogers for a three. Grant Teichmann finished the run with a triple with 10:51 to play.
However, Newberry wouldn't go quietly into the night. The Wolves made seven consecutive threes. A 23-13 run got the lead down to six with two minutes to play. After going 0-for-6 to start from beyond the arc, Luke Gibson keyed a chunk of the spurt for the Wolves. He knocked down his final five shots from beyond the arc. His three with 47 seconds left pulled Newberry within four, 109-105.
The Wolves elected to not foul. C-N went to a four corners look that opened things up for Teichmann. The senior drove and kicked to Abraham on the wing for a three that would ice the game and get C-N a 112-105 win, the Eagles' 14th in 16 tries against the Wolves.
"They decided not to foul so we went spread to try to run down the shotclock," Teichmann said. "They were pressuring, so I just wanted to get by my guy and not get a charge. I saw both Nick (Rogers) and Malik. Nick was in the corner, Malik on the wing. Malik was the easier pass. I threw it to him and he was able to knock it down."
Carson-Newman made its final seven shots down the stretch to collect the win.
A career-high 1⃣0⃣ pts and 8⃣ reb for @bcole_24.
"I think we kept our poise," Benson said. "We stayed focused on getting higher percentage shots and the shots we wanted. The biggest shot was the three by Malik in front of the bench. Grant trusted him and Malik nailed it. That was the punch that did it."
Teichmann's assist was the final of the 33 on the night for the Eagles. That tally is made more remarkable when considering that Newberry entered the contest tops in the league with 17 turnovers forced per game. The Eagles only coughed it up nine times on the day and just twice after halftime.
"They were really intentional about their passes, their catches and took nothing for granted," Benson said. "I have to big-time brag on them for their performance in that regard. Their ability to have a 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio, I couldn't be more pleased about that."
The nine turnovers are the second fewest by the Eagles this year and their lowest mark against Newberry since Chuck Benson took over as head coach at the start of the 2010 season. In fact, since Benson took over, the Eagles have had only one game against the frenetic Wolves with less than 15 turnovers.
Marshall Lange led Newberry with 30 points. He was 7-for-13 from the floor and 15-of-16 at the charity stripe. Sales added in 21 points for the Wolves.
The high-octane game featured a combined 48 fast break points. The Eagles had 25 and the Wolves 23.
Carson-Newman has a 48-hour turnaround before taking on Johnson C. Smith Monday at 7 p.m. Tipoff with the Golden Bulls is set for 7 p.m. Pregame coverage on the Eagle Sports Network starts at 6:45 p.m. with the AEC Countdown to Tipoff on The Mountain 106.3 (WPFT-FM, Sevierville) and online at cneagles.com/live.


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The Flash: "News Flash" Review
Posted By: Taylor Coleon: October 30, 2018 In: Tags: CW, TheFlashNo Comments
Title: The Flash: "News Flash" Review
Network: The CW
Genre: Superhero, Drama, Action
The Flash has given us some answers on some of season five's biggest questions.
It was finally revealed that Nora hates her mother because sometime in the future, Iris implants a power-damping chip in her daughter. This, in turn, caused Nora to not to discover her abilities until six months before she arrived in 2018.
There's a lot to go through with this. First, it's fairly obvious to why Iris decided to keep this secret from Nora. She doesn't want her to end up like Barry (who is missing and presumed dead in the future). From Nora's perspective, it makes sense too. It was a huge betrayal of trust that may have even cost people lives in the future.
I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by this twist. I assumed that her distant relationship with Iris would be Barry related but to now see that Nora just started using her powers a few months ago, all the day one speedster lessons make more sense.
The scene with Candice Patton and Jessica Parker Kennedy near the end was especially heartbreaking. You really felt like their relationship had just been broken and neither side was willing to budge.
What remains to be seen is what (or who) propelled XS to go back in time. As Sherloque Wells deduced last week, it is more likely that somebody put Nora on the path to her version of Flashpoint. We also know that Iris wasn't the person who told Nora about her abilities. With all of the callbacks to season one and the importance of the Crisis event, I would have to guess that we may see the latest version of Eobard Thawne appear on The Flash sooner rather than later.
Other than the Nora/Iris drama, we also had to deal with our bad guy of the week, Spencer Young AKA Spin. She uses her blog as a way to hypnotize the citizens of Central City into committing crimes, creating new stories for her to break. We saw this multiple times throughout the episode at the CCPD softball game, the fire, and the football stadium. Sidenote, how is Barry so bad at sports? He can literally slow down time.
Unlike Block and Gridlock, I found Spin to be a fun character to watch. Her powers are certainly modernized to fit our social media culture and it fit nicely in the episode. Yes, they are very similar to Kilgore's powers in The Flash season four but I believe it was handled much better here.
At the end of season four, Barry (with the help of Nora) destroyed DeVoe's final dark matter satellite. When it exploded, shards of it spread out across Central City, creating new Meta-Tech and possibly even new Meta-Humans. This is how Spin was able to use her cell phone to control people. Like the Particle Accelerator and Flashpoint, it seems that this will be the way to introduce metas this season.
Meta-Tech is a concept that I didn't know I wanted until now. It's a great idea to give people temporary abilities and tie us into Cicada.
We learned so much about Cicada in this episode. He isn't David Hersh in this universe due to Nora's meddling of the timeline, causing the satellite to break in a new trajectory. He's using the, what I would like to call, Darth Vader respiratory mask for two reasons. To cover up his true identity and for breathing problems. It looks like the lightning bolt shaped dagger is a shard from the satellite and it actually hit Cicada in the torso, binding the two together. It would also explain the Mjolnir-like dagger and how it works.
Sherloque Wells and Ralph had a nice secondary arc as well. To me, it looked like Tom Cavanagh scaled it back a bit with his heavy accent, which was a nice touch. Again, I have to applaud Hartley Sawyer's Ralph Dibny. In season four, the character was practically a yo-yo. He would develop into a brave hero one moment and regress into a melodramatic comedy act the next. Season five has done wonders for Dibny by putting him in certain situations. Yeah, he'll still have some comedy segments like the convenience store robbery but he'll come back with mature moments such as giving Caitlin advice on her father's presumed death and showing Sherloque up on his detective skills.
Like Arrow, I'm starting to think that The Flash is beginning to learn their lesson with too many characters on screen at a time. After a Vibe filled episode last week, it was refreshing to keep Cisco out of the action this episode. As long as they continue to deliver with these exciting plots and heart-filled character moments, we shouldn't be worried too much about the quality of the series.
Verdict: "News Flash" felt like a classic season one episode. Great comedic timing, compelling drama, and some really interesting mysteries to invest in had me glued to the screen throughout. That, along with fantastic performances from the main cast and a fun villain, once again gives me hope that season five will be the return to form for The Flash.
What were your thoughts on this episode of The Flash? Let us know in the comments below!
The Flash: "News Flash" Review
Barry and Iris face the ultimate parenting test when Team Flash battles Spin, a savvy millennial armed with meta tech, and a dangerous agenda for their daughter, Nora. Ralph is feeling defeated until an unlikely source issues a challenge to help boost his confidence. (Via IMDB)
Learning why Nora hates Iris
Performances from Candice Patton, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Hartley Sawyer
Sherloque Wells continues to be a good addition to the team
Cicada's powers were explained
Fun villain of the week
Worried that the Iris/Nora drama will drag on throughout the entirety of the season
Nitpicking but...Barry's athletic skills
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B. F. Skinner Lecture Series Paper Session #326
CE Offered: PSY/BACB/QABA/NASP
Zoo Animal Welfare: Implications for the World's Most Iconic Species
Marriott Marquis, San Diego Ballroom B
Area: AAB; Domain: Service Delivery
CE Instructor: Valeri Farmer-Dougan, Ph.D.
Chair: Valeri Farmer-Dougan (Illinois State University)
GREG VICINO (San Diego Zoo Global)
Greg has spent the past 25 years straddling the line between animal care, behavioral research, conservation, and animal welfare. A unique set of circumstances has positioned him to apply this experience to a myriad of species in virtually every context. After studying Biological Anthropology at UCDavis, Greg went on to work for the University, first as an animal care specialist, and then as a Research Associate. He worked on projects ranging from vocal and social development, to geriatric cognition and aggression. His laboratory experience allowed him to ease back into animal management, applying science to the art of animal husbandry. He has consulted extensively on non-human primate socialization and group formation as well as behavior based enrichment programs and welfare monitoring. When he returned to his home town in 2007 to begin working for the San Diego Zoo he was invited to develop a more modern enrichment program, and ultimately form a comprehensive animal welfare program. He has focused on promoting positive indicators of welfare, as well as mitigating negative indicators all within the framework of a species natural behavioral repertoire. By emphasizing the frequency and diversity of behavior, he and his team have worked on developing integrated management strategies that exploit the adaptive relevance of behavior and making behavior meaningful for managed populations. This strategy is designed to be applicable to all species both captive and wild and he has extensive experience in the Middle East and East Africa applying these concepts to in-situ conservation programs and rehab/re-release sites. Greg has continued to work towards his institutes' mission of ending extinction, and has staunchly stood by the idea that all animals should be given an opportunity to thrive.
Modern zoos continue to transform both their mission and their execution as they reach the end of a decade's long transition from animal attractions to sincere conservation entities. A heightened awareness of the science of animal welfare, the value of measuring behavioral outcomes, and the realization that zoos represent the last hope for many species has thrust us into a paradigm driven by natural history. The aim of this lecture is to highlight the modern approach to zoo animal welfare and the prevalence of behavioral science and its application to effective conservation programs. By using examples of how modern science has helped the management and conservation of species like the African elephant, I will review some of applications of zoo-based findings on in-situ conservation programs. I will cover some of the metrics used to measure animal welfare in zoos, as well as how the frequency and diversity of behavior can be used as a functional indicator of animal welfare. Finally, I will outline some of the strategies used to turn caretakers into stakeholders, primarily in cultures where animal husbandry and welfare are viewed in contrasting terms.
Board certified behavior analysts; licensed psychologists; graduate students.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to: (1) understand zoo animal welfare; (2) understand the connection between animal welfare and wildlife conservation; (3) describe the current tools in use at modern zoos related to animal welfare.


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Nigeria: President "hale and hearty", says deputy amid health doubts
February 7, 2017 General
ABUJA – Nigeria's absentee president is in good health and is expected to return home soon, his deputy said on Monday, after mounting unease about the leader's well-being spilled over into street protests.
President Muhammadu Buhari has been in Britain since mid-January for unspecified medical checks and many Nigerians suspect his health is worse than officials admit.
Hundreds marched through Lagos on Monday calling for a change of government, a rare show of public dissent reflecting worry over Buhari's absence and a sputtering economy.
Some fear a rerun of the unstable three months in 2010 when then-president Umaru Yar'Adua's illness was shrouded in secrecy before he died, after which Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in.
Current Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, acting leader in Buhari's absence, told reporters in Abuja the president was "hale and hearty" when they spoke on Monday afternoon.
Buhari asked after progress of his proposed budget for 2017, which has not yet been approved by parliament, and plans for economic recovery. Nigeria is mired in its first recession in 25 years.
Osinbajo acknowledged Monday's protests, saying: "I informed (Buhari) about the protest march and feedback about what people are saying about the economy," without giving details of the president's response.
The president needed to go for more tests, as outlined in a letter to parliament on Sunday requesting extended medical leave.
Source: Angola Press News Agency


Experience the biggest expansion to This War of Mine.
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Meet new adult civilians in scenarios with children.
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Would you consider a stranger giving you advice about a Blackberry creepy?
Connecting 9900 to my DVD player?
BB OS 10 LTE Only In USA?
Why can't I access notifications?
downloading address book and calender from BB Protect online to computer?
What exactly is "Liquid Graphics"?
Will it help RIM if it decides to produce Android based OS called BlackCherry?
Can you uninstall BB Messenger?
multiple Facebook accounts (or a lightwight image upload to facebook app)?
UMA calling with my 9000 via wifi?
9930/iP4/SGN VZW battery life compare?
Will I be able to re-download apps?
Memory Card Giving Me A Serious Headache!


Members of the subfamily Alysiinae are all parasitoids of cyclorrhaphous Diptera. They share a sister-group relationship with the Opiinae, and like opiines, alysiines oviposit in the egg or larval stage of their host and emerge from the host's puparium. They are thus koinobiont endoparasitoids. Alysiines can be readily separated from members of the Opiinae by their distinctive mandibles, which do not overlap when closed, and which have the apical teeth directed outward (Fig. 1). Unlike opiines, there are only a few species of alysiines that attack fruit-infesting Tephritidae. However, they are well-known as parasitoids of Drosophilidae and several have been recorded from spotted-winged Drosophila.
Two genera are treated here, Asobara and Microcrasis. A few species in each of these two genera are known to attack tephritids, but hosts for most of the species of Asobara are probably Drosophilidae whereas hosts for most of the species of Microcrasis are unknown (as of 2015).
Members of a few other genera of Alysiini are occasionally reared from fruit-infesting Diptera, but specific host associations, such as the one by Ghesquiere (1950) have rarely been made. One exception is Phaenocarpa pericarpa Wharton and Carrejo, reared from Anastrepha distincta Greene in pods of Inga sp. (Fabaceae) (Trostle et al. 1999).


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Ask SFist: Why Not Drink the Juice?
The main pro-roids (pro-drug?) point was this: seeing as how athletes already push themselves to physical extremes, shouldn't synthetic enhancers also count? Since it also deals with the body? See who's a lightweight, see who's not? That, ultimately, juiced up athletes is the future of sports, so...why not give in?
Any sports fans care to chime in and educate us non-sport followers?
SFist Photo: The New InterContinental - Viva Las Vegas!
Does the InterContinenetal San Francisco Hotel at 888 Howard fit in with top law school UC Hastings on the left and historic City Hall on the right? You make the call.


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Foster and Partners es una de las firmas punteras de arquitectos del Reino Unido. Fundada por Norman Foster, empezó a crear el gabinete en 1967 bajo el nombre Foster Associates. En 1990 adoptó el definitivo y actual nombre.

Sus edificios destacan por sus altas estructuras metálicas, cediendo todo el protagonismo dicho material y los cristales.

Obras destacadas
 1978, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts en la Universidad de East Anglia, Norwich (Reino Unido)
 1986, Torre HSBC (Hong Kong)
 1991, Edificio de la Terminal del Aeropuerto de Londres-Stansted (Reino Unido)
 1992, Torre de Collserola, Barcelona (España).
 1995, Facultad de Derecho de Cambridge (Reino Unido)
 1995, Metro de Bilbao y Línea 2 en 2004 (España)
 1997, Museo Imperial de Guerra de Duxford (Reino Unido) - Obra ganadora del galardón Stirling
 1997, Clyde Auditorium del Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre en Glasgow (Reino Unido)
 1997, Torre Commerzbank en Fráncfort (Alemania)
 1998, Aeropuerto Internacional de Hong Kong
 1999, Canary Wharf tube station en Londres (Reino Unido)
 1999, reconstrucción del Reichstag en Berlín (Alemania)
 2000, el Gran Atrio de Isabel II del Museo Británico (Reino Unido)
 2002, Ayuntamiento de Londres (Reino Unido)
 2001, 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin-el pepino) en Londres — Obra ganadora del galardón Stirling
 2004, Viaducto de Millau, el puente más alto del mundo (Francia)
 2004, The Sage Gateshead (Reino Unido)
 2007, Reconstrucción del Estadio Nuevo Wembley (Reino Unido)
 2008, Centro de entretenimiento Jan Shatyr (Kazajistán)
 2008, U2 Tower (Irlanda)
 2009, Remodelación del Camp Nou (España)
 2015, 50 United Nations Plaza en Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
 2020, Avenida Córdoba 120 en Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Véase también
 Norman Foster
 Arquitectura moderna

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Página oficial
 Proyecto Bodegas Portia 2010
 Obras de Foster and Partners en Urbipedia

Arquitectos del Reino Unido
Estudios de arquitectura del Reino Unido
Arquitectos y diseñadores ganadores del Prix Versailles


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CNN Site Map (Galleries) for June - 2020
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A time for gratitude and sorrow
Remembering the musicians who passed in 2020
By Peter Alexander Dec. 30 at 5:50 p.m.
Here is my annual remembrance of musicians that we the living lost in the past year. Rather than grief that they have left us, I invite you to experience gratitude that they were here in the first place. We should reflect upon the blessings that each and every one of them bestowed on the rest of us.
As always, my list is often quite personal. I may not include those that you will miss the most, and you are always welcome to add your own memories in the comments.
Jaap Schröder
Jan. 1: Jaap Schröder, Dutch violinist and conductor who was a historical performance pioneer, first as a member of Concerto Amsterdam with Gustav Leonhardt and Frans Brüggen, later as director and concertmaster of the Academy of Ancient Music, 94
Jan. 2: Joan Benson, clavichordist who once studied at Interlochen with Percy Grainger, and later in Europe with Olivier Messiaen, taught at Stanford and Oregon, and as an early advocate of the music of CPE Bach was one of the first artists to record on the clavichord, 94
Jan. 15: Bruno Nettl, distinguished ethnomusicologist and one of the original members of the Society for Ethnomusicology, professor and later professor emeritus at the University of Illinois from 1964 until his death and the recipient of many honors and honorary degrees, 89
Jan. 16: Barry Tuckwell, Australian horn player who spent most of his professional life in England, including 13 years as first horn of the London Symphony Orchestra, which he left in 1968 to pursue a career as soloist and conductor, 88
Feb. 1: Peter Serkin, pianist descended from the eminent pianist Rudolf Serkin and the legendary violinist Adolf Busch, who early found the heritage a burden but later founded the chamber group Tashi and was known for his thoughtful performances of contemporary music, 72
Feb. 9: Mirella Freni, beloved Italian prima donna who sang mostly lyric soprano roles around the world for nearly 50 years, won her first vocal competition at the age of 12, started with the lighter roles, made Mimì in La Bohème her signature part in which she made her 1963 Metropolitan Opera debut, and was most recently active as a teacher, 84
Feb. 10: Lyle Mays, jazz keyboard player who was the driving force and principle composer of the Pat Metheny Group, and a winner of 11 Grammy Awards, 66
Feb. 11: Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who brought Zulu music to world prominence, especially through their collaboration with Paul Simon on his album "Graceland" and their own Grammy-winning album "Shaka Zulu," 78
Feb. 29: Bill/William O. Smith, clarinetist and composer who (as Bill) had a career as a jazz player who collaborated extensively with Dave Brubeck, and (as William O.) performed and composed ground-breaking, virtuosic new music for clarinet and developed advanced techniques for the instrument, 93
March 6: McCoy Tyner, jazz pianist who was one of the leading figures of modern jazz in the 1960s and played in John Coltrane's groundbreaking quartet, 81
March 6: Elinor Ross, a soprano remembered for a spectacular debut at the Metropolitan Opera, stepping in for Birgit Nilsson in Turandot in 1970, and a career cut short nine years later by Bell's palsy, having sung many other roles at the Met, 93
March 9: Anton Coppola, an opera conductor who sang in the US premiere of Turandot and later wrote an ending for Puccini's last opera, wrote his own opera Sacco and Vanzetti at the suggestion of his son, the filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, and conducted with opera companies in New York, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Seattle and Tampa, 102
March 11: Charles Wuorinen, fiercely 12-tone composer of works for major orchestras and operas on Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Seas of Stories and Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1970 at the age of 31, and recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, 81
Doriot Anthony Dwyer
March 14: Doriot Anthony Dwyer, who became only the second woman to hold a principal chair in a major U.S Orchestra in 1952 when she was appointed principal flutist of the Boston Symphony, a position she held for nearly 40 years, 98
March 20: Kenny Rogers, the legendary genre-spanning country/pop singer who, over a career spanning six decades, sold more than 100 million records, including 21 no. 1 country hits, two of which were also no. 1 pop hits, and numerous songs on the pop top-40 chart, 81
March 22: Eric Weissberg, multi-instrumental bluegrass musician best known for his 1973 recording "Dueling Banjos," which made it to No. 2 on the Billboard pop chart, and who was also a highly successful session musician who worked with John Denver, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Herbie Mann and others, 80
March 24, Edward Tarr, musicologist and trumpet player who discovered and edited for performance many unknown works, and whose research and elegant performances helped lead the revival of the natural trumpet in Baroque music, 83
March 29: Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor whose music defied categorization, first known for his Threnody 'For the Victims of Hiroshima', also the composer of eight symphonies, four operas, the Polish Requiem, St. Luke Passion and other choral works, and whose music appeared in films including The Exorcist and The Shining, 86
April 1: Ellis Marsalis, supremely influential jazz musician from New Orleans who helped bring about the late 20th-century jazz revival, both through his own work and through the impact and artistry of his four sons, Wynton (trumpet), Branford (sax), Delfeayo (trombone) and Jason (drums); from the complications of the coronavirus, 85
April 7: John Prine, country/folk singer discovered by Kris Kristofferson in 1970, known for hard-hitting songs of desperation and loneliness, like "Sam Stone" about a drug-addicted Vietnam War veteran, and "Angel from Montgomery"; from the complications of the coronavirus, 73
April 8: Nicholas Temperley, English-American musical scholar and long-time professor of musicology at the University of Illinois, known for his research in British music, especially of the Victorian age, 87
April 22: Peter Jonas, impresario who led the English National Opera in London 1985–93 and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich 1993–2006, known for encouraging directors and designers to create productions that were surprising and innovative, 73
Lynn Harrell
April 27: Lynn Harrell, Texas-born cellist who joined the Cleveland Orchestra at 18 and served as principal cellist for seven years prior to launching a major international solo career in 1971, winner of the Avery Fisher Prize and a Grammy Award, and an influential teacher at several institutions including Juilliard and the Royal Academy of Music, 76
April 29: Martin Lovett, cellist and last living member of the legendary Amadeus Quartet, which remarkably retained its four founding members throughout a 40-year career (1947–87), due to complications fromCOVID-19, 93
May 3: Rosalind Elias, the youngest of 13 children who was able to pursue her dream of singing opera, including more than 50 roles and 687 performances with the Metropolitan Opera between 1965 and 1996, and made her Broadway debut in 2011 at the age of 81, in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, 81
May 7: John Macurdy, bass whose career of 38 years and 1001 performances at the Metropolitan opera encompassed 62 roles, from Sarastro in The Magic Flute to world premieres, singing at the farewell concert at the Old Met in 1966 and the opening of the New Met in Lincoln Center later the same year, 91
May 9: Richard Penniman, aka Little Richard, the flamboyant, supercharged rock star whose whoops and wild energy transformed rock 'n' roll in the 1950s with "Tutti Frutti" and other hits, and who continued to perform, with interruptions, until 2012, and influenced almost everyone who came after him, from the Beatles to Freddie Mercury to Prince, 87
May 13: Gabriel Bacquier, French baritone, known for his performances of French opera and song as well as major Italian-language roles from Mozart to Puccini, who had performed world wide, 95
May 19: Bert Bial, long-time contrabassoonist and de facto official photographer of the New York Philharmonic, whose countless unstaged photos, many taken from his chair in the orchestra, among other memorable subjects showed members of the orchestra, Leonard Bernstein with Dmitry Shostakovich and Michael Jackson, Zubin Mehta with Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, and many guest soloists, 93
May 25: Joel Revzen, a staff conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and former conductor of the Minnesota Chorale and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, and assistant conductor of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, due to complications from COIVD-19, 74
Vera Lynn
June 18: Vera Lynn, English singer known during World War II as the "Forces' Sweetheart," beloved of British troops and Britons at home and known particularly for "We'll Meet Again" and "(There's Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover," 103
July 6: Ennio Morricone, Italian composer of film scores for spaghetti westerns, most notably Sergio Leone's so-called "Dollars Trilogy" that featured the universally recognized ocarina-colored theme song, but also hundreds of other films by a long list of directors, winner of an Oscar for lifetime achievement and numerous other international awards, 91
July 6: Charlie Daniels, country/rock fiddler, singer, songwriter and leader of the Charlie Daniels Band, known for hits including No. 1 country single "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," and for politics that swung from an early hippie outlook ("Long-Haired Country Boy") to a later avidly right-wing stance ("A Few More Rednecks"), 83
July 9: Gabriella Tucci, Italian soprano who was a mainstay at major opera houses around the world, including 13 seasons at the Metropolitan opera, who sang dramatic roles including Aida and Tosca, as well as coloratura roles, 90
July 28: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, known as Bent Fabric, Danish composer of the instrumental hit "Alley Cat," better known at home as the composer of music for more than 70 films and TV shows, as well as music for ballet and theater, 95
Leon Fleisher. Photo by Eli Turner
Aug. 2: Leon Fleisher, the remarkable American pianist who rose to fame as a highly acclaimed artist until focal dystonia in his right hand —potentially caused by over practicing—forced him to play with the left hand alone, until he regained the use of his right hand 30 years later, and who taught masterclasses until his very final days, 92
Aug. 11: Trini Lopez, American singer/guitarist who combined Latin, American folk and rockabilly styles in a number of top hits in the 1960s, and who continued to record albums until 2011, from complications of Covid-19, 83
Aug. 14: Julian Bream, widely heralded English guitar and lute player who expanded the guitar repertoire backward in time by taking up the lute, and forward in time by commissioning new works from major composers, and out into the classical era with his transcriptions of Bach, Schubert and other composers, 87
Aug. 7: Constance Weldon, who became the first woman tuba player in a major orchestra when she joined the Boston Pops in 1955, served as acting principal of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra while studying in the Netherlands, and later played with the Kansas City Philharmonic and taught at the University of Miami, 88
Sept. 16: Stanley Crouch, jazz and social critic who linked jazz and democracy, and whose life encompassed the 1965 Watts race riots, several years as a Black nationalist, work as a newspaper columnist and a novelist, helping to launch Jazz at Lincoln Center, and ultimately winning a MacArthur Foundation award, 74
Sept. 28: Maynard Solomon, musicologist and record producer, founder in 1950 of pioneering Vanguard Records, known for signing blacklisted performers including Paul Robeson and The Weavers during the McCarthy era, and the author of influential if controversial biographies of Beethoven and Mozart that were both admired and criticized for their Freudian analyses of their subjects, 90
Oct. 6: Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist and co-founder of the self-titled rock band Van Halen, who was known for his exuberant and dazzling guitar style that made him one of the most influential guitarists of his generation, and who was No. 1 on the Guitar World Magazine's 2012 list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," 65
Oct. 19: Spencer Davis, leader and rhythm guitarist of the Spencer Davis Group, author of several big hits of the '60s including "Gimme some Lovin,'" who discovered and introduced Steve Winwood, and whose music was most popular in England, 81
Oct. 21: Viola Smith, who went from drummer with the Schmitz Sisters Family Orchestra of Wisconsin to the "hep girl" of the swing era, overcoming considerable prejudice against women drummers in the jazz world of the 1930s and '40s, later performing in the "Kit Kat Band" jazz quartet in Cabaret on Broadway, 107
Nov. 25: Camilla Wicks, a child violin prodigy in the 1940s who successfully became a major virtuoso at a time when most serious violinists were men, she became a recognized soloist, took a break in the late '50s to raise five children, and later became a respected teacher, 92
Dec. 12: Charley Pride, the first great Black star of Country Music, winner of the CMA entertainer of the year award in 1971, with 51 records in the country Top 10, of Covid-19, 86
NB: Edited to add links to performances by some of the named musicians Dec. 30 and 31.
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5 thoughts on "A time for gratitude and sorrow"
James Bailey says:
Thanks, Peter!! And sadly, Claude Bolling died about 38 hours ago at age 90…….
Peter Alexander says:
Thanks to everyone who has posted here. Claude Bolling was too late to make this year's list, but that is an sad loss—much to be grateful for, much to lament.
lgw455 says:
Thank you for this, Peter. With all the chaos this year, there are a number of artists that I had forgotten, or simply didn't know, had passed! Many wonderful memories!
Evanne Browne says:
Thank you for this year-end summary and your ongoing work to keep us all informed. Hope we all have a happier new year!
Art Smoot says:
Thanks for this update on who we lost in 2020. I watch your site and enjoy your comments.


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Chandra Haasan meets Tamil Nadu official
Feb 1, 2013 IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) Filmmaker Kamal Haasan's brother Chandra Haasan met Tamil Nadu Home Secretary R. Rajagopal Friday along with leaders of 24 Muslim groups in a bid to end the ban on the film "Vishwaroopam".
"There are seven to eight minutes of the film that need to edited," said Mohammed Hanifa on behalf of the Muslim organisations, which complained that certain scenes were derogatory to their community.
Both sides are likely to come an amicable agreement.
Muslim leaders met Tamil filmmaker Ameer Sultan and Chandra Haasan's production company Raj Kamal Films International Thursday.
"We've submitted letters to the government requesting it to oversee the talks between Raj Kamal Films International and (Muslim) leaders", Chandra Haasan said later Thursday.
Both sides agreed to meet after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said her government would help Kamal Haasan release the film if he reaches a pact with the protesters.
The Rs.95 crore espionage thriller was set for release in Tamil and Telugu Jan 25, but a day earlier the Tamil Nadu government imposed a two-week ban on it fearing protests by Muslim groups.
The film's Hindi version, "Vishwaroop", released Friday. Click the Movie button below for more info:


Corey convinced me to rob a Coney Island.
We made off with $90 and two packs of ketchup. No police were called, but we were chased down by the fry cooks. Corey threw the ketchup packs like Ninja throwing stars, hoping to slit their throats.
He missed completely and we had to give back the money.
You had me at "my best friend was Corey Feldman".
oh…my…god…i had this exact same dream last night! except we stole packets of mustard instead of packs of ketchup.
Me too! Except I helped the fry cooks beat Corey to death with fry baskets.
Are you sure Corey Feldman didn't convinced you to rob Coney Island because he had the munchies?
Wow, I never knew there are Coney Island(s) in Michigan. . . Thanks Dave!
oh, Esther ~ we all rubbed a Coney Island at least once in our life. But it would be the worst dream ever to rub a fry cook's island for mere 90 dollars.
No more white cheese before bed, Dave.
Wil is so sweet. but I hate sloppy thirds.
Time for the Dream Police to make an appearance.
All of your dreams are classified a threat to national security and therefore you will all be shot at dawn.


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