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Classical music: Why does Pavarotti – the man and now the movie – fascinate us?
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This weekend a lot of people nationwide will go see the movie "Pavarotti," the documentary by Ron Howard about the legendary Italian tenor who died 12 years ago.
Luciano Pavarotti (below) was and remains a superstar, a major cultural phenomenon, which is why Decca Records is cashing in by releasing not only the soundtrack to the documentary film but also a new 3-CD compilation of Pavarotti's best singing.
It's all so curious, especially if you compare Pavarotti's artistic accomplishments against those of, say, Placido Domingo.
Pavarotti couldn't read music.
He couldn't act very convincingly.
The roles he learned were relatively limited in number.
He made major personal and professional missteps.
Yet we remain deeply drawn to Pavarotti.
It certainly has to do with his extraordinary voice, the tone and power of which could make your neck hairs stand on end, give you goosebumps, bring tears to your eyes and make you sob out loud.
Just listen to his singing of Puccini's "Nessun dorma," the crowd-pleasing signature aria from "Turandot" that Pavarotti performed over and over again in concerts, operas and at the famous "Three Tenors" stadium concerts. (You can hear it in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
But there is more to Pavarotti as a cultural phenomenon, much more, that tells us about ourselves and about the appeal of opera in general.
Without question, the best cultural analysis of Luciano Pavarotti that The Ear has ever seen or heard came recently from the critic Zachary Woolfe in The New York Times.
As Woolfe deconstructs "this hulking, sweaty man with stringy hair, a patchy beard and an unforgettable sound," you learn much about the popular appeal – both high and low — of opera as well as the commercial and artistic appeal of Pavarotti.
Here is a link to Woolfe's "Critic's Notebook" analysis, which is well worth reading on its own or either before or after you see the new film.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/03/arts/music/pavarotti-ron-howard.html
And here is the official trailer for the film, with comments from many of his colleagues, which gets mixed reviews:
What do you think of Zachary Woolfe's analysis of Pavarotti?
Why do you think the singer was so popular?
What is your favorite performance of his?
And if you saw the film, what did you think of it? Do you recommend seeing it?
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Classical music: This Saturday the acclaimed German tenor Jonas Kaufmann returns to the Metropolitan Opera in Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West. It's the second "Live from The Met in HD" production this season
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This Saturday, Oct. 27, the second production of this season's "Live From the Met" in HD series will be broadcast worldwide: It is Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" (Girl of the Golden West), his last work that, for some reason, has never achieved the popularity of "La Boheme," "Tosca," "Madama Butterfly" and "Turandot."
The production features acclaimed superstar German tenor Jonas Kaufmann (below top), who is returning to the Met stage after four years. Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek (below bottom) plays the gun-slinging title role.
The hi-definition broadcast of a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera (below) in New York City starts at 11:55 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. with two intermissions.
The encore showings are next Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The opera will be sung in Italian with supertitles in English, German, Spanish and Italian. (You can see the trailer preview in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
Tickets are for Saturday broadcasts are $24 for adults and $22 for seniors and children under 13. For encore showings, all tickets are $18.
The cinemas where the opera can be screened are two Marcus Cinemas: the Point Cinema on the west side of Madison (608 833-3980) and the Palace Cinema (608 242-2100) in Sun Prairie.
Here is a link to the Marcus website for addresses and more information. You can also use them to purchase tickets:
http://www.marcustheatres.com/movies/met-aida-live
Here is a link to the Metropolitan Opera's web site where you can find the titles, dates, casts, production information and video clips of all 10 productions this season, which includes operas by Bizet, Wagner, Donizetti, Saint-Saens, Puccini, Cilea and Poulenc plus a new work, "Marnie," by Nico Muhly:
https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/
Here is a review from The New York Times, which right now has a technical glitch that makes loading it difficult (the Times said the problem should be fixed soon):
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/arts/music/review-jonas-kaufmann-met-opera-puccini-fanciulla.html
And here is a more positive review from Opera Wire:
http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-la-fanciulla-del-west-jonas-kaufmann-edition/
Here is a link to a synopsis and cast list:
https://www.metopera.org/globalassets/season/in-cinemas/hd-cast-sheets/fanciulla_1819_hdsynopsis.pdf?performanceNumber=15221
Here is a link to other information about the production of "Girl of the Golden West," including photos and audiovisual clips:
https://www.metopera.org/season/2018-19-season/la-fanciulla-del-west/
And here is a Wikipedia history of the broadcast series that gives you more information about how many cinemas it uses, the size of the worldwide audience – now including Russia, China and Israel — and how much money it makes for The Met.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera_Live_in_HD
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A call to Camper & Nicholsons confirms that Jonathan Syrett has sold the 33.5m motor yacht CD One.
Aluminium-hulled, CD One was built by W.A. Souter & Sons in 1985 to a design by Don Shead. Accommodating 10 guests in four en-suite cabins, the interior underwent a total refurbishment in 2000/2001 and the light and airy colours give a feeling of space and relaxation.
CD One boasts a huge aft deck area and three separate dining areas give plenty of choice whatever the weather or mood of guests. The upgraded control system for the stabilisers ensures safe and comfortable cruising.


The recoll indexing scripts are set up to be started manually by a user and shut down the computer unattended afterwards. So the first step is to make it possible to shut down the computer via a script.
To make it possible for a script to access the shutdown command /sbin/poweroff from userspace, one has to add the shutdown command and the user whose privileges must be extended to cover the usually root-only shutdown to the /etc/sudoers file. This must be done because the update scripts must be accessible from userspace to make it possible for them to update databases and leave them as user files that can be accessed from the user-side recoll to access the indexing.
Here are the changes one has to make to the /home/username/.recoll/recoll.conf file. This file is intended to index the static content and ignore the dynamic content. Database sizes for HD indexing are large enough that one wants to avoid duplicating context within the indexes. Create a directory to store this file in. In this example it is called xapiandb-eudora; you may call it anything you want.
In the following configuration files, the content has been trimmed to contain only what the reader must change and enough surrounding data so the reader can locate the changes within these files.
[snip] denotes content the reader can ignore unless there is reason to change these defaults. vdi and vmdk is omitted because in my machine configuration, data is not kept in any guestVM virtual drive.
The following recoll.conf file is for the static content configuration and written to exclude the dynamic files. Revise the topdirs and skippedNames entries in these files to reflect where you actually keep your content. Topdirs is for this configuration are content you want read occasionally, skippednames are what the dynamic content configuration will be reading.
Note that the skippedPaths entry is a single line regardless of the linewraps showed here due to the fact that you're reading from a browser. I suggest that you simply copy and paste the skippedPaths entry of the list of directories you don't want your static database to read after you create that list into the recoll.conf topdirs entry telling your dynamic database what it's supposed to read. So once you're typing the directory list from within a text editor, just let the lines wrap naturally and end the line with Enter at the end.
Copy the recoll.conf file to xapiandb-eudora and go into that directory.
Here are the changes one has to make to the /home/username/.recoll/xapiandb-eudora.recoll.conf file. This file is intended to index the dynamic content and ignore the static content.
Note that the skipped directory paths from the .recoll/recoll.conf are the top directories to be indexed in the dynamic content indexing xapiandb-eudora/recoll.conf is designed to configure.


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Q: Switch to the home (to the launcher) Now my problem :
I wrote a function to put an application in the foreground, it works fine for every applications, except for one: the launcher (com.android.launcher).
The function :
public void switchTo(String activityName)
{
    Intent intent=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
    try
    {
        //Specials cases (Contacts and launcher app)
        if(activityName.equalsIgnoreCase("com.android.contacts"))
        {
            intent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.android.contacts","com.android.contacts.DialtactsContactsEntryActivity" ));
        }
        else
        {
            intent=this.packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(activityName);
        }

        if(null != intent)
        {
            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT);
            this.activity.startActivity(intent);
            this.activity.finish();
        }

    }
    catch (ActivityNotFoundException e)
    {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

When "activityName" is equal to "com.android.launcher", nothing happens, not even an exception, but the function is called (I verified with a "Log" function).
So do you have any idea of where the mistake is?

A: I finally find an answer to my question, i just have to add a case if the process name is "com.android.launcher" and put in this case :
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
Thanks for reading my problem and i hope this can help some people here !

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About the IRT
35th Annual KWM Gutterman Shamrock Shootout Recap
2019-2020 IRT Season, news
35th Annual KWM Gutterman Shamrock Shootout presented by MyPillow Recap
By: IRT CEO, Mike Grisz
The 35th Annual KWM Gutterman Shamrock Shootout presented by MyPillow is in the books. Before I recap, let me say it was a difficult decision to play the event with the coronavirus concerns. The world seemed to freeze up just as the tournament began. We had players from all over Mexico and Latin America who had come to play. It would have been a hardship to send everyone home at that point. The pros, almost unanimously, wanted to play. We don't know what the immediate future holds, and as soon as decisions are made for the remaining Tier 1/Grand Slam events, we will let everyone know.
The tournament itself had both singles and doubles. We saw very high-level play with the favorites prevailing. Overall, the strength of the tour continues to deepen and improve. As good as this is, Kane in singles, and Alvaro and Daniel in doubles, continue to win.
Singles: Notable matches in the round of 32 included Sebastian Fernandez defeating Andres Acuna in a tiebreaker. These are two players on the rise. Jaime Martell of Mexico beat Mario Mercado, a finalist in Wisconsin in two quick games, and Adam Manilla showed his continuing growth by defeating Javier Mar in straight games. Again, the fact that these six players played each other this early in the draw is a testament to the strength of the tour.
In the '16's, the top half held form with straight-set wins for Kane over Fernandez, Portillo over Martell (though close games), Parrilla over Gerardo Franco, and Alvaro Beltran over Thomas Carter. The bottom half had three tiebreakers, Rocky Carson over Eduardo Garay (11-7), Daniel De la Rosa over Jake Bredenbeck (11-10), and Alex Landa over Manilla (11-10). Only Sam Murray, over Rodrigo Montoya, had a two-game win in the bottom half of the draw.
The quarterfinals were a little more sedate with Waselenchuk over Portillo, De La Rosa over Carson, and Landa over Murray, all with routine wins. Only Parrilla vs. Beltran went to a tiebreaker, in which Andre prevailed in a come from behind victory.
In the semifinals, Waselenchuk, again fairly quickly over Andree Parrilla while Landa won in a tight three-game match, 11-7 in the tiebreaker, over De la Rosa.
The finals were a dominating performance by Waslenchuk winning 3 and 5 over Landa. No one broke ten on Kane in the tournament. Our tour is deep and talented, but, fortunately for us, we are experiencing the greatest player of all time playing his best.
Now to doubles: We had ten teams. Kane did not play. But we had four of the top teams, De la Rosa and Beltran, Portillo and Parrilla, Montoya and Mar, and finally Landa and Murray. All of these four made it to the semifinals relatively easily, two tiebreakers in quarters but not close ones. Of course, I say that, and these matches are still tough and exciting. Long rallies, dives, along with unbelievable reflexes. It's understandable why doubles are such a fan favorite.
In the semifinals, the #1 seed team of De La Rosa/Beltran defeated #4 Parrilla/Portillo in three long games, which went 11-6 in the tiebreaker. On the other side of the draw #3 Montoya/Mar beat #2 Landa/Murray in straight games.
The finals were a rematch of the Mexican Nationals, which Montoya/Mar beat De La Rosa/Beltran. This time, in two games but close ones, De La Rosa/Beltran won 15-12, 15-12. These are the two top doubles teams in the world right now.
As mentioned, we will keep you posted on any changes to the remaining 2019/2020 season.
Photos By Ken Fife
You can find all the matches on our YouTube page. Complete draws can be found: HERE.
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There is one summary for H.R.414. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a "major disaster."


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Home Technology OnePlus: The journey to 6
OnePlus: The journey to 6 [Infographic]
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No one will dare call OnePlus a small sensation. Founded by Pete Lau and Carl Pei in December 2013, this Chinese manufacturing company entered the world of mobile phones with the OnePlus One, a splendid entry that earned OnePlus a lot of fame.
However, OnePlus has come a long way since then. The first-ever smartphone launched by OnePlus was powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor paired with a 3 GB RAM. At that time, most other mid-range phones were quite primitive and still offered 1 GB RAM. Although some flagship smartphones of that time did come with 3 GB RAM, OnePlus One still beat them with its storage, RAM, and the jaw-dropping low-cost price.
Worth Reading: OnePlus 6 vs OnePlus 5t : A Detailed Comparision
OnePlus continued to grow steadily, and its massive fame came with the OnePlus 5, which was launched last year. Although OnePlus 5 was and still is an amazing pick, compared to many smartphones and flagship phones, OnePlus 6 offers better.
The flagship killer, OnePlus, was successful in releasing yet another impressively built smartphone at a time when high-end and super expensive iPhones are all people can talk about.
Despite the brilliant design and make of the OnePlus One, the newest addition to the OnePlus family, OnePlus 6, is by far the most well-designed and beautiful addition. Without any unnecessary bezels, and a notch, the phone stands to give competition to iPhone line-ups and other heavy flagships.
Unlike the previous model, OnePlus 6 houses dual rear cameras which are stacked one beneath the other. Furthermore, the non-glossy back of OnePlus 5 has been swapped for a glossy, dazzling back in the OnePlus 6. The size and the shape of the back-fingerprint sensor have seen a bit of a change. OnePlus 6 houses an oval-shaped fingerprint sensor, unlike the previous OnePlus smartphone.
An infographic by Topcut
When compared you look back at the OnePlus One and see how far One Plus has come in their developments, you realize that this is nothing short of extraordinary. The company has made many efforts in improving its charging issues as faced by the initial two phones. A lot of the heating and OS issues are now nothing but a distant dream.
Offering its users a seamless experience of the unique Oxygen OS, the company has made considerable changes in the design and UI of their phones. Learning from its previous mistakes, OnePlus 6 is the epitome of OnePlus' success and hard work. The OnePlus 6 stands true to the company's motto "Never Settle." Here's an infographic from the team at Topcut that walks you through the OnePlus' journey.
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What types of common building damage do pests cause?
• Raccoons can actually tear shingles off of a roof to gain attic access.
• Other animals access attics by damaging soffit/fascia or roof vents.
In addition, resultant water entry into a home through very small openings caused by pest intrusion can cause many problems, ranging from cosmetic damage to interior finishes, to wood rot of structural framing, if moisture persists for extended periods of time.
Significant structural damage can be caused by wood-boring insects, such as termites, powderpost beetles or carpenter ants.
• Unfortunately, this damage is often hidden behind walls and is not detected for a long period of time.
Damage to attic insulation can be caused by larger animals, such as raccoons. In some cases, they can compress insulation up to 25% of the original thickness when rummaging about in an attic.
• This greatly reduces the air spaces in the insulation materials and makes the insulation less effective.
• Following pest removal, compressed insulation should be carefully "fluffed," or in some cases, retrofitted with additional insulation, in order to restore or improve energy efficiency in this area.


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Q: How to match two values independently of their respectiv postions in a string I'm searching for the best way to match two values simultaneously.
I'd like to get a true value if both values are in a string but i don't know in which order they appear in the string (e.g. abcdef or bedfa in case i want to match a and b)
Is there a better solution (especially if later I would need more complex values to match) than:
$string =~ m/(a.*b)|(b.*a)/i

A: You can use positive lookahead as:
$string =~ /^(?=.*a)(?=.*b).*$/i

In general if you want to check the existence of foo and bar anywhere in the string you can do:
$string =~ /^(?=.*foo)(?=.*bar).*$/i

And if you want the foo and bar as separate words and not as substring of any other word, you can add the word boundary as:
$string =~ /^(?=.*\bfoo\b)(?=.*\bbar\b).*$/i

Later if you want to add the check for existence of baz you can just do:
$string =~ /^(?=.*\bfoo\b)(?=.*\bbar\b)(?=.*\bbaz\b).*$/i

A: To expand from my comments here is a comparison of a few of the solutions presented.
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Benchmark qw(cmpthese);

my $two_regexp = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ /this/i && $string =~ /that/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

my $alternation = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ m/(this.*that)|(that.*this)/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

my $alternation_no_capture = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ m/(?:this.*that)|(?:that.*this)/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

my $anchored_lookahead = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ /^(?=.*this)(?=.*that).*$/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

my $start_anchored_lookahead = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ /^(?=.*this)(?=.*that)/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

my $free_lookahead = q{
    for my $string ('This and that', 'Not that, this!', 'do not match this') {
        if ($string =~ /(?=.*this)(?=.*that)/i) {
            1;
        }
    }
};

cmpthese(-1, {
    two_regexp               => $two_regexp,
    alternation              => $alternation,
    alternation_no_capture   => $alternation_no_capture,
    anchored_lookahead       => $anchored_lookahead,
    start_anchored_lookahead => $start_anchored_lookahead,
    free_lookahead           => $free_lookahead,
});

You should run this with your actual patterns and a sample set of real data, it could radically change the results. Recent versions of Perl have change regexp performance so my results might not be close to your results. On a Perl 5.8.8 box I have handy I get these results.
                             Rate free_lookahead alternation alternation_no_capture anchored_lookahead start_anchored_lookahead two_regexp
free_lookahead           170836/s             --        -55%                   -61%               -61%                     -67%       -73%
alternation              378300/s           121%          --                   -13%               -13%                     -27%       -40%
alternation_no_capture   432784/s           153%         14%                     --                -1%                     -17%       -31%
anchored_lookahead       436906/s           156%         15%                     1%                 --                     -16%       -30%
start_anchored_lookahead 518950/s           204%         37%                    20%                19%                       --       -17%
two_regexp               628278/s           268%         66%                    45%                44%                      21%         --

So for at least my aesthetic sense and version of Perl using two matches wins both ways.

A: $string =~ /a/i && $string =~ /b/i;

A: Why not just this?
$string =~ /a/i && $string =~ /b/i

It's more legible.


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Facultade de Económicas
observatorio.eolico@uvigo.gal
Price observatory
Wind world
Wind energy in Galicia
The implementation of wind power involves economic impacts at the local level. One of the main impacts is the income perceived by the owners of wind farm lands. This section provides qualitative and quantitative information about the negotiation process between wind farm owners and developers. On the other hand, the Guide for landowners with wind potential may be downloaded. It provides information of interest and advice concerning land occupation processes for starting up new wind farms. The Galician Wind Observatory, with the support of the Isla Couto Foundation and the Juana de Vega Foundation, aims to become a useful tool for improving income from wind farms in the rural world.
THE MECHANISMS OF ACCESS TO WIND LAND
Wind development requires access to the land required to carry out energy production. The existing regulatory framework favors the occupation of land by developer companies by establishing various options that virtually guarantee their access to them.
The access mechanism also determines the rural owners' likelihood of obtaining income. Thus, payments to landowners with wind capacity result from the application of any of the access mechanisms established in the regulatory framework. The use of these mechanisms is legally limited according to the type of ownership, private individual or collective private, and the choice is an element that conditions final economic results, understood as generated income flows for rural owners.
Wind power companies basically have three possible options for accessing land with the necessary wind capacities for a wind project development:
Purchasing land from the landowners
Requesting the declaration of public utility from the competent authority to allow for the expropriation of the real estate required to exercise this activity.
Leasing the land from its owner
Land acquisition by the wind farmers can only be exercised on individual private land. This excludes the option of occupying private-collective mountains belonging to the Communal Neighborhood Communities because these goods are inalienable. Therefore, sales may only be carried out by individual private owners. CMVMC cannot access this option. However, the other two options for the acquisition of land by wind farms are valid for all forms of ownership: private, private-collective community and public.
The forms of payment to renting land for wind farms
The following three possibilities have been identified In lease agreements signed between landowners and wind farm companies:
Payment via a billing percentage
Payment according to occupied surface
Payment of a fee based on installed power
Each one of the existing modalities has its specific conditions. We must also keep in mind that mixed modalities will occasionally appear in the same contract.
1. Payment via a porcentage of the invoicing
In this type of payment, landowners receive a contractually predetermined percentage of the invoicing of the wind installation. The payment of a percentage of the invoicing or the gross income of the wind parks implies a greater vulnerability for the landlord in relation to the market conditions. The landlord will benefit if the billing increases and jeopardized if it decreases. The owner participates in the good or bad work of the company by assuming a certain market risk, which is very evident in the current times of demand retreat. Thus, the owner of the land will receive the amount of gross income obtained from the sale of the energy produced by wind turbines installed on the land. This option is of great interest to the owners who can solve the possible vulnerability by establishing a minimum payment in this form of compensation by invoice percentage given the possibility of reduced gross invoicing due to periods of detained production resulting from the breakage of wind turbines.
In this modality, the known cases of wind farms currently in operation show that landowners perceive a percentage of the turnover that generally begins at 1.5% for the first ten years and then rises to 4% over the following years of the contract.
2. Payment according to occupied surface
This payment method is based on the occupation of the land originating from the wind farm project. Full domain and servitude are different types of wind farm occupation; different categories (roads, shoes, flight easement, substation, etc.) are present within these types of occupation. The promoter will therefore pay the owner based on the occupied surface. The Galician case presents two alternatives in this type of payment:
On the one hand, there may be an annual unit payment per affected area for the entire land surface without differentiating between the different existing conditions. That is to say, the owner of the land receives an annual payment that results from multiplying the meters of affected area by a unit amount per surface unit (square meter or hectare) determined in the contract signed by both parties.
The other option is a differentiated annual surface payment depending on the type of effect on the surface. That is to say, the amount will be different depending on the type of effect, e.g. whether the surface is affected by the foundation or platform of the wind turbine, or whether it is a affected by some easement, such as the flight servitude or the wind protection surface. Namely, the owner of the land receives an annual payment that results from multiplying the meters of each specific type of effect by surface unit (square meter or hectare), as determined in the contract signed by both parties.
In the cases of operating wind farms, the annual unit payment per affected surface unit for all types of surfaces ranges between a minimum of € 0.03 / m2 and a maximum of € 0.61 / m2. On the other hand, the payments that differentiate the annual amount according to the intensity of the occupation range from € 8.73 / m2 for the full surface area of wind turbines to 0.003 € / m2 of easement for docks and wiring.
3. Payment of a fee based on the installed power
Traditionally, the most common agreement modality between landowners and wind farms is the establishment of an annual fee based on installed power. This payment modality for access to land is directly conditioned by the number and unit power of wind turbines on the owner's land. Most developers of wind farms operating in the Galician territory use this form of payment. Payments can greatly vary depending on the developer, the year, the geographic location, etc. The amounts the owners receive based on installed power are reflected in the contract either as wind turbine or power (euro per MW).
According to the analyzed Surface Rights, the economic benefits provided in the contracts with payment by power are calculated taking a wind turbine of a determined nominal power indicated in the documents as the reference. This is indicated in such a way that a hypothetical replacement of the wind turbine model by another one of greater unit power would proportionally increase payments.
Taking this modality to a unit payment to allow for comparing the contracts, we observe that the extremes are located between 1,250 and 7,500€/MW for the known cases of operating wind farms.
Average land lease payment for wind farms in Galicia
Payment modalities for owners of wind farms in known wind farms give very different results for each specific wind farm, but they do reveal the existing averaging dynamics. Thus, we can estimate the average payment received during the development of the wind farms if we take payments to a comparative unit (€/ MW) and update the revenue according to CPI variations. See the following figure.
Figure: Dynamics of the average annual payment received by wind farm land owners in Galicia (€ / MW).
Average payments reflect a growing trend over time: € 1,800 / MW in the year 1999 increased to average of over € 3,000 / MW in 2015.
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Climate-induced disturbances are contributing to rapid, global-scale changes in coral reef ecology. As a consequence, reef carbonate budgets are declining, threatening reef growth potential and thus capacity to track rising sea-levels. Whether disturbed reefs can recover their growth potential and how rapidly, are thus critical research questions. Here we address these questions by measuring the carbonate budgets of 28 reefs across the Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean) which, while geographically remote and largely isolated from compounding human impacts, experienced severe (>90%) coral mortality during the 1998 warming event. Coral communities on most reefs recovered rapidly and we show that carbonate budgets in 2015 average +3.7 G (G = kg CaCO3 m−2 yr−1). Most significantly the production rates on Acropora-dominated reefs, the corals most severely impacted in 1998, averaged +8.4 G by 2015, comparable with estimates under pre-human (Holocene) disturbance conditions. These positive budgets are reflected in high reef growth rates (4.2 mm yr−1) on Acropora-dominated reefs, demonstrating that carbonate budgets on these remote reefs have recovered rapidly from major climate-driven disturbances. Critically, these reefs retain the capacity to grow at rates exceeding measured regional mid-late Holocene and 20th century sea-level rise, and close to IPCC sea-level rise projections through to 2100.
Working with scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK, Dr Kennedy says the findings — published in the journal Coral Reefs — relate to an extensive study of Caribbean corals, but could influence future analysis of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Using a high-resolution molecular screening technique called Real Time-PCR, the researchers confirmed that the partnership between Symbiodinium D — a symbiotic algae associated with resistance to coral bleaching — and Caribbean corals is more common than had been supposed.
Symbiodinium D was found to be present in low abundances at almost every location the researchers tested, from Tobago to the Bahamas. As well as being geographically widespread, it was also more common in individuals, found on average in more than 30 per cent of the corals in each location. Dr Kennedy says previous studies have shown that if Orbicella annularis contains just a small amount of Symbiodinium D it can sometimes respond better to stress events — such as heatwaves — and is more likely to avoid coral bleaching. A 2007 research paper (Mieog et al. 2007, Coral Reefs) reported the presence of Symbiodinium D in 71 per cent of coral colonies tested on the Great Barrier Reef. Having completed her PhD at the University of Exeter, Dr Kennedy's latest research involves assessing the responses of coralline algae to ocean acidification and warming. It aims to determine whether coralline algae can be used to track the impacts of climate change in the Great Barrier Reef.
A 'lifeboat' for coral reefs could lie in deeper mesophotic coral ecosystems. A United Nations report edited by the University of Sydney's UNESCO Chair in Marine Science offers a glimmer of hope to those managing the impact of bleaching on the world's coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef.
Shallow coral reefs up to 40 metres deep are the tip of the iceberg that comprises the ocean's extensive coral ecosystem. Now, a United Nations report co-authored by the University of Sydney's UNESCO Chair in Marine Science provides a glimmer of hope for those managing the impact of bleaching on the world's coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef. Coral bleaching has affected virtually the entire Great Barrier Reef and many other coral reef systems globally, a result of the continuing rise in global temperatures and exacerbated by the summer's major El Niño event. The 35 authors of the United Nations Environmental Programme report launched today – including the University's Professor Elaine Baker in the School of Geosciences – say the deeper, mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) may act as a lifeboat for shallow coral reefs.
MCEs are intermediate depth reefs starting at about 40 metres depth and continuing to around 150 metres. The report – Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems A lifeboat for coral reefs? – looks at the role MCEs could play in the preservation of shallower reefs. The report asks if MCEs can provide a refuge for the species under threat in shallower reef ecosystems and whether they can provide the stock to re-populate shallow reefs if they continue to decline. "More research needs to be done to firmly establish the role of MCEs in preserving our reefs," said Professor Baker. "They aren't a silver bullet but they may be able to resist the most immediate impacts of climate change and help replenish destroyed surface reef and fish populations. "It may be that the cooler, deeper water in MCEs could be more hospitable to many species than the warmer surface water," she said. "They also are less prone to waves and turbulence, therefore potentially offering a more stable environment in which to replenish coral.
The review brought together information on the geology, biology, distribution and socio-economic aspects of mesophotic reefs in order to examine their potential resilience. It found some deep mesophotic coral ecosystems may be immune from the most extreme ocean warming, but other ecosystems are just as vulnerable as their shallow counterparts and cannot be relied on to act as life boats.
Climate change is now the leading cause of coral-reef degradation and is altering the adaptive landscape of coral populations1, 2. Increasing sea temperatures and declining carbonate saturation states are inhibiting short-term rates of coral calcification, carbonate precipitation and submarine cementation3, 4, 5. A critical challenge to coral-reef conservation is understanding the mechanisms by which environmental perturbations scale up to influence long-term rates of reef-framework construction and ecosystem function6, 7. Here we reconstruct climatic and oceanographic variability using corals sampled from a 6,750-year core from Pacific Panamá. Simultaneous reconstructions of coral palaeophysiology and reef accretion allowed us to identify the climatic and biotic thresholds associated with a 2,500-year hiatus in vertical accretion beginning ~4,100 years ago8. Stronger upwelling, cooler sea temperatures and greater precipitation—indicators of La Niña-like conditions—were closely associated with abrupt reef shutdown. The physiological condition of the corals deteriorated at the onset of the hiatus, corroborating theoretical predictions that the tipping points of radical ecosystem transitions should be manifested sublethally in the biotic constituents9. Future climate change could cause similar threshold behaviours, leading to another shutdown in reef development in the tropical eastern Pacific.


MTN has provided more details about its decision to zero-rate its FrontRow video-on-demand (VOD) offering. The move means it won't charge users of its mobile network for the data they consume while watching the service.
"As of August 2015, MTN has zero-rated the entire data usage for anyone streaming MTN FrontRow, from an MTN Sim, as an ongoing value offer," the mobile operator's partner for the platform, Discover Digital, said in a media statement on Thursday.
The radical move comes as South Africa's VOD market becomes intensely competitive. This week, PCCW Global — a unit of Hong Kong telecommunications company HKT — announced it was entering the South African market with a new service called ONTAPtv.com.
ONTAPtv's arrival follows the launch of Vidi from Times Media Group, ShowMax from Naspers and MTN's FrontRow. America's Netflix is also expecting to launch services in South Africa in the coming months, while France's Orange has also shown interest in launching a VOD offering to South Africans.
MTN is clearly hoping that by zero-rating access to FrontRow for users of its mobile network it will be able to steal a march on its rivals and take the early lead in the still-nascent VOD market. It's not clear how much the decision to cross-subsidise the service will cost MTN, but the price tag has to be substantial.
"It's no secret that high data costs are a major barrier for entry for consumers into the VOD space and so not only does this offer enable a massive saving of data costs for MTN users, but even if you are with any other network, you can get an MTN Sim and use it purely for your movie and TV viewing pleasure, with no data cost," Discover Digital said in a statement.
MD Stephen Watson said the decision to zero-rate data will bring premium entertainment to people who previously were unable to experience such content.
"The implications for South African society, and popular culture in general, are extensive. After years of premium content sitting in the living rooms of a few, we can now start to ensure a more shared experience," Watson said in the statement.
With all the competitors (how mediocre they may be) entering the market, it was the only reasonable away to keep it somewhat attractive.
The only other way was to blow all investors dividends on content that will beat Netflix, and Cyril would not allow that.
That depends on what you are measuring: potential income forgone; or actual network operating cost.
A 1 GB bundle of prepaid MTN data cost me R65 the other day, so at 300 MB / movie and a monthly FrontRow subscription of R119, a subscriber has to watch more than ~6 movies per month for MTN to lose potential income. This ignores strategic and marketing issues, which may well justify much greater "losses".
So, the question then arises: Are people going to be watching FrontRow during Busy Hour? If the answer is "No", then the cost to MTN is close to zero.


Today, I tested a device called a Brainport. It allows blind people to perceive objects using a camera mounted on glasses which sends the image to an electrode held on the tongue. The tongue receives the pixels of the image as current which the brain sends to the visual cortex to decipher.
Still at the research stage of the development, today I took part in a trial of the device which is about to be put forward for FDA approval and hopefully commercial availability. It wasn't like normal seeing, but it was similar to the alternative sense of vision that I get from touching things.
The difference is I could see a letter on a card that I couldn't feel with my hands. I'm in the U.S. at the moment taking part in an intensive physical therapy program at Project Walk in southern California to try and regain feeling and movement in my paralysed legs.
This program and the Brainport use the principles known as neuroplasticity – that the brain and the nervous system is plastic, that it can adapt and re-learn new ways to behave after such catastrophic injurie. Five weeks in america and I'm leaving with hope for both my vision and chances of getting out of my wheelchair eventually. Exciting!


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UKnowledge > College of Arts & Sciences > Anthropology > Theses & Dissertations > 3
Theses and Dissertations--Anthropology
LAND, RIGHTS, AND THE PRACTICE OF MAKING A LIVING IN PRE-SAHARAN MOROCCO
Karen Eugenie Rignall, University of KentuckyFollow
Dr. Lisa Cliggett
This dissertation explores the relationship between land tenure and livelihoods in pre-Saharan Morocco as an ethical struggle over subsistence rights and the definition of community. Research in an oasis valley of southern Morocco indicated how changing land use practices framed contestations over community, political authority, and social hierarchies. The dissertation specifically examines the extension of settlement and cultivation from the oasis into the arid steppe. The research methodology contextualizes household decision-making around land use and livelihood strategies within the framework of land tenure regimes and other regional, national, and global processes. Households with the resources and prestige to navigate customary tenure regimes in their favor used these institutions to facilitate land acquisition and investments in commercial agricultural production. Rather than push for capitalist land markets, they invoked a discourse of communalism in support of customary regimes. In contrast, marginalized families without access to land mobilized to divide collective lands and secure individual freehold tenure. This complicates a prominent critique in agrarian studies that privatization signals the immersion of peripheral lands into neoliberal tenure regimes. The research shows that in southern Morocco, resistance to communal tenure regimes favoring elites was rooted in a discourse of subsistence rights and ethical claims to membership in a just community rather than a simple acquiescence to the power of neoliberal property relations. The dissertation therefore explores the shifting fault lines of social differentiation and the political and cultural embeddedness of land in processes of "repeasantization," the resurgence of rural peasantries in the context of the growing industrialization of global food production. The research draws on cultural anthropology, geography, and political economy to explore an understudied issue in the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa: the economic and environmental dimensions of agrarian livelihoods and rural social dynamics from a critical theoretical perspective.
Rignall, Karen Eugenie, "LAND, RIGHTS, AND THE PRACTICE OF MAKING A LIVING IN PRE-SAHARAN MOROCCO" (2012). Theses and Dissertations--Anthropology. 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/anthro_etds/3
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Last round: Short on time, full of juicy news
April 20, 2007 12:00 am by Alex Acosta
Sorry everyone. This marks the last "Hiss" column for the semester. Although this is coming to an end, it doesn't stop the gossip wheels from turning. Let's start off with the overexposed Beyoncé. She remade the song, "Still In Love (Kissing You)" originally performed by Des'ree – famous for her 1994 hit song "Gotta Be." Now Des'ree is suing Beyoncé. I guess Beyoncé thought putting the song on her "B'Day" re-release wouldn't sprout any drama. Well, we see how much she'll have to pay up for that. Stop style-jacking "B." I guess one Hollywood movie wasn't enough for musician Alicia Keys. She loved the camera so much she decided to push back her third studio album. Fans will now have to wait for the album, which was originally set for a June release, to come out in October. Come on now Alicia! Decide what you want to do. It seems like everyone is making a comeback nowadays. Singer D'Angelo is plotting a return to the music scene. He's working on a new album. No date has been set as of yet for his album release. This month, Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams graces the cover of "Time Out Chicago" magazine where she discusses her role as Shug Avery in Oprah's Broadway production of "The Color Purple." It seems that Destiny's Child members are doing it big these days. Look out for Kelly Rowland's CD soon. I heard it's on point. Now that Larry Birkhead is the father of the late Anna Nicole Smith's baby Dannielynn. Supposedly, there may be a custody battle in the works with Virgie Arthur. What I don't understand is how Smith ha s caused more drama while dead than when she was alive. Come on everyone, get it together! Look out for the "Hiss" next semester where there will surely be twice as many ups, downs and rebounds in the world of entertainment.


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Steve Sidoli (Teenanger) joins us to discuss the label he co-runs, TELEPHONE EXPLOSION and their new ambient/new age/optimistic re-issue imprint MORNING TRIP.
Steve runs us through the re-issue process, the state of selling records in 2019, and what happens when you call out of the blue to ask someone about the music they recorded 20 years ago and forgot about. Sometimes they pitch you on paper records!


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Posted on 27 March 2019 by Enfield Dispatch
Homegrown talent
Young Talent Academy is open to anyone aged from three to 18 years (credit Every Element Photography)
Regan O'Mahony on why she wanted to provide a platform for young performers
An inclusive performing arts school opened last year at the Dugdale Centre in Enfield and last month Young Talent Academy celebrated its opening with an official launch party.
As a former assistant headteacher and founder of the award-winning Young Notes Pop Choir, I am passionate about performing arts for everyone. I love working with young people and have always had a passion for the performing arts.
My father was an actor and as a child I wanted to be either an actor, a singer, a chef, or a teacher. My claim to fame was that I was very nearly in a girl band in my early twenties! You can guess which my family thought was the most practical career option, so I trained as a primary school teacher, where I found I was still drawn to teaching the arts.
I began to lead singing assemblies, teach school choirs, and often wrote, produced and directed large productions and shows. The arts have always been where my passion has lain. My mum Christine is deaf and I actually ended up working in two mainstream schools with provision for deaf students. I have close relatives with disabilities who are also professional performers and I have seen first-hand the opportunities that have opened up to them because of the performing arts.
As a result, I am passionate about inclusion and ensuring that the arts are accessible to everyone.
Young Talent Academy came about after the success of our pop and British Sign Language choir Young Notes, which is still going strong. We wanted to create an inclusive performing arts school that would provide singing, dance and drama classes in a friendly environment where all children are encouraged to achieve to the very best of their potential.
The benefits that dancing, singing and acting have on young people should not be underestimated and it is really important that we appreciate the possibilities that the arts open up to them. Children gain so much from a performing arts education, reducing stress and providing a focus and an outlet for self expression. Performing arts enable children to face everyday challenges and provide them with the tools needed for their future.
The launch event at the Dugdale Centre was an amazing celebration of all young people and in particular the talent that we have here in Enfield. After a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Councillor Bernadette Lappage, audience members enjoyed solo and group performances from street dance to ballet, Irish dancing, musical theatre, and drama. Performers were thrilled to receive a standing ovation at the end!
A big thank you to everyone that came along to support and also helped to make this event possible. A special mention goes to Emma Rigby from Love Your Doorstep, Paul Everitt from Enfield Council, and Cllr Lappage.
Young Talent Academy runs classes for 3-18-year-olds at the Dugdale Centre on Saturday mornings, 10am-1pm. If you would like to book a free trial:
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[Our Stories] Three Stories on How LINE Is Creating a New Working Culture
For your family?
To recharge your batteries?
To spark your creativity?
Why might you want to spend a month out of the office, working from a scenic holiday island?
In May and June, LINE Plus conducted a pilot program "Working in ______ for a month," where a few employees were selected to live and work anywhere they wanted for a month. One of the most popular locations among those selected was Jeju Island, just off the south coast of Korea. We talked to three of the participants — a developer, a service planner, and a designer — to learn why they wanted to take part in the program and how it helped them.
"I always said I wanted to experience being a family of digital nomads, together with my wife and children," laughed SungHo Park, an engineer on the Messaging Client Engineering team, from this temporary home/office near Hyeopjae Beach.
SungHo says that he wasn't too concerned about adapting to this new program as he was so used to working remotely between Korea and Japan, something that has been a core part of LINE's work culture since the company's earliest days.
"My team switched to nearly 100% work-from-home mode around February or March 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and even then I saw no big difference," he says. "But after working at home for a year, together with my two kids, I think we all needed a bit of a change."
Just a 10-minute walk to the beach, the location was ideal for his wife and two young children. With one child in elementary school and the other in middle school, their days were still full with online classes and homework. But that still left them plenty of time together, walking along the beach and having fun during breaks and on weekends.
"Being in a new environment definitely gave us more time to enjoy each other's company even more," he says. "And my kids have something to brag about to their friends since this is such a unique experience."
Recharging and Refreshing
Jinwoo Hwang, a service planner on the LINE Billing Planning team, laughs when he remembers the day he learned he had won a chance to participate in the pilot program.
"My lead knew the news before I did, so that day he was mysterious and only said that something good was going to happen to me," Jinwoo says. "And when I actually learned what he meant, I was so happy that I was speechless."
Jinwoo had been working at LINE for nearly six years, and had begun to feel a bit run down after working so hard for so long. Then being cooped up at home because of Covid-19 only made it worse. He needed some kind of break.
"I wondered if getting away to a new place could really make a difference," he says. Then, gesturing out the veranda to the ocean and scenery: "And now that I'm actually here — it really did help me recharge. Quickly!"
"Now, when I need to get a breather, I can just look at this view and feel much better," he says.
In fact, in many ways Jinwoo finds working from Jeju even better than taking a long vacation.
"Going on a vacation is great, but as returning to work gets nearer, I'd get more stressed out from thinking of all the piled-up tasks and email," he says. "But this program keeps the balance between work and getting refreshed. It doesn't cut off the flow of work, but still helps you feel good."
Sparking Creativity
One of the most high-profile features of the LINE app is "Timeline," where users can post text, pictures, and videos for their friends. For Seungyeon Choi, a designer on the Social Product Design team, the difficulties and social distancing required in response to Covid-19 have really interfered with her creativity.
"I usually get my inspiration for designs from going outside," she says. "I need time as a creator to think things over, and actually check out possible sources for ideas. Plus, I was beginning to feel isolated from the users and wasn't able to try out new ideas."
On the day of this interview, however, Seungyeon was talking from her accommodation near Aewol Coastal Road, one of the most picturesque areas on all of Jeju, where the lush green forest meets with an oceanic wall of jet-black basalt.
"I really highlighted this when I applied for the program," she says. "I promised that if I was chosen, I would turn every moment here into the most inspired content — everything from the tiny holes in the basalt rock formations to the energy of the oreum volcanic cones, to all the sounds here."
Indeed, with the sounds of birds chirping nearby and the waves crashing in the distance, Seungyeon truly was making the most of her "one-month" home, turning all that inspiration into inspired ideas and designs.
The new environment made some positive changes for her daily life besides her work as well. "I took up jogging as a new habit, since I found I woke up a lot earlier here. That helps me start the day's work with a fresh mind. And when I come back, I try to set up my work space similar to the actual office environment — I even dress up a bit."
Creating a New Work Paradigm, Based on Trust
All told, 26 LINERs participated in the pilot program. Each had their own reasons for wanting to participate, but one thing they all mentioned was "trust" — trust among their colleagues, and trust from LINE.
"I once told a group of students that they would never be able to find a company in Korea like LINE, a place where remote-working culture is so deeply ingrained," says SungHo. "I think this is possible because the company has faith in its employees — this very fundamental kind of trust was the engine that propelled the pilot program forward."
"Definitely trust is the most important thing," says Jinwoo. "The company believes in its employees will fully live up to their responsibilities. In addition, the other thing that matter is infrastructure, but through the LINE Messenger and features like LINE Meeting, LINERs can work anywhere, regardless of location."
"I learned I could rely on my exceptional colleagues, and that together we'd maintain the productive environment no matter how far apart we were," Seungyeon says.
From the pilot program, LINE Plus kicked off a new work system called "LINE Hybrid Work 1.0," designed to give LINERs the flexibility to create whatever work environment is right for them.
"Now that I've been working like this for a month, I really believe it's possible to work anywhere," Seungyeon says. "Employees can adjust their work schedule based on their trust in their colleagues and what's best for their style. People should be able to choose where they want to be, regardless of where their offices are located."


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Q: SQL Server : foreign key references invalid table I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm getting a foreign key references invalid table message telling me that dbo.ValueStream is an invalid table.
Edit: I originally posted my code in the incorrect order. Fixed in the edit to reflect the order it was done in SSMS
CREATE TABLE dbo.ValueStream
(
    ValueStreamKey int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL
        CONSTRAINT PK_ValueStream_ValueStreamKey PRIMARY KEY,
    ValueStream nvarchar(20),
)

CREATE TABLE dbo.NonConformance
(
    NonConformanceKey int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL
        CONSTRAINT PK_NonConformance_NonConformanceKey PRIMARY KEY,
    CustomerVendorKey int NOT NULL
        CONSTRAINT FK_NonConformance_CustomerVendorKey_CustomerVendor_CustomerVendorKey
            FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES dbo.CustomerVendor(CustomerVendorKey),
    ValueStreamKey int NOT NULL
        CONSTRAINT FK_NonConformance_ValueStream_Key_ValueStream_ValueStreamKey
            FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES dbo.ValueStream(ValueStreamKey),
    RepairOrder nvarchar(50) NOT NULL,
    WorkOrder nvarchar(8) NOT NULL,
    PartNumber nvarchar(50) NOT NULL,
    SerialNumber nvarchar(50) NOT NULL,
    PartDescription nvarchar(50) NOT NULL,
    InductionDate datetime NOT NULL,
    TriageStartDate datetime NOT NULL,
    TriageCompletionDate datetime NOT NULL,
    RequiresRRCA Bit NOT NULL,
    NonConformanceSummary nvarchar(max) NOT NULL
);

A: You are creating dbo.NonConformance first in the script that you have posted. You need to move the CREATE TABLE dbo.ValueStream statement so that it is created first, ensuring there is a GO statement still between the two CREATE TABLE statements.
As it stands you are trying to create a foreign key to a table that does not exist.

A: taking out the CONSTRAINT FK_NonConformance_CustomerVendorKey_CustomerVendor_CustomerVendorKey
FOREIGN KEY REFERENCES dbo.CustomerVendor(CustomerVendorKey)
(we don't have that one)
and running the scripts seperately - first the first table and then the creation of the referencing table - this works for me.
No code errors.


Shubert house designer Homer Conant's costume sketch for the "Broadway School Days" number of The Passing Show of 1916 at the Winter Garden Theatre. Aside from this number featuring the comely Winter Garden chorus girls, this edition of the Shuberts' annual revue featured satirical sketches on Teddy Roosevelt and Pancho Villa, comedy by Ed Wynn, and an elaborate number called "The Cavalry Charge" which utilized a treadmill and motion-picture special effects. The now-standard song, "Pretty Baby" was one of the show's biggest hits. Another of the production's songs, "The Making of a Girl" was one of George Gershwin's first Broadway numbers.


In a [Effects Bay article](http://www.effectsbay.com/2011/08/kevin-shields-my-bloody-valentine-pedal-boards/), A shot of Kevin Shield's life rig, shows a Boss FT-2 Dynamic Filter Auto Wah Pedal in use.
"The third pedal in the chain is the Dynamic Auto Wah. I have it set as an envelope filter. It's kind of like the 70s synth bass effect (see P Funk.) I rarely use this one, but it's fun so I had to have it : ) I use it on the bass solo in "Black Blade" and I occasionally use it on my bass solo during Godzilla."
In [this article from BOSS Users Group magazine](http://www.lynchnet.com/articles/bug.html) (Vol. 5, No. 1 Summer 2001), David details his guitar rig at the time, which included an FT-2.
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text:
<?php

/**
 *
 *
 * @package    PHPUnit
 * @subpackage Util
 * @author     Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@phpunit.de>
 * @copyright  2001-2012 Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@phpunit.de>
 * @license    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php  BSD License
 * @version    Release: @package_version@
 * @link       http://www.phpunit.de/
 * @since      Class available since Release 3.4.0
 */
class PHPUnit_Util_GlobalState
{
    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $globals = array();

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $staticAttributes = array();

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $superGlobalArrays = array(
      '_ENV',
      '_POST',
      '_GET',
      '_COOKIE',
      '_SERVER',
      '_FILES',
      '_REQUEST'
    );

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $superGlobalArraysLong = array(
      'HTTP_ENV_VARS',
      'HTTP_POST_VARS',
      'HTTP_GET_VARS',
      'HTTP_COOKIE_VARS',
      'HTTP_SERVER_VARS',
      'HTTP_POST_FILES'
    );

    /**
     * @var array
     */
    protected static $phpunitFiles;

    public static function backupGlobals(array $blacklist)
    {
        self::$globals     = array();
        $superGlobalArrays = self::getSuperGlobalArrays();

        foreach ($superGlobalArrays as $superGlobalArray) {
            if (!in_array($superGlobalArray, $blacklist)) {
                self::backupSuperGlobalArray($superGlobalArray);
            }
        }

        foreach (array_keys($GLOBALS) as $key) {
            if ($key != 'GLOBALS' &&
                !in_array($key, $superGlobalArrays) &&
                !in_array($key, $blacklist) &&
                !$GLOBALS[$key] instanceof Closure) {
                self::$globals['GLOBALS'][$key] = serialize($GLOBALS[$key]);
            }
        }
    }

    public static function restoreGlobals(array $blacklist)
    {
        if (ini_get('register_long_arrays') == '1') {
            $superGlobalArrays = array_merge(
              self::$superGlobalArrays, self::$superGlobalArraysLong
            );
        } else {
            $superGlobalArrays = self::$superGlobalArrays;
        }

        foreach ($superGlobalArrays as $superGlobalArray) {
            if (!in_array($superGlobalArray, $blacklist)) {
                self::restoreSuperGlobalArray($superGlobalArray);
            }
        }

        foreach (array_keys($GLOBALS) as $key) {
            if ($key != 'GLOBALS' &&
                !in_array($key, $superGlobalArrays) &&
                !in_array($key, $blacklist)) {
                if (isset(self::$globals['GLOBALS'][$key])) {
                    $GLOBALS[$key] = unserialize(
                      self::$globals['GLOBALS'][$key]
                    );
                } else {
                    unset($GLOBALS[$key]);
                }
            }
        }

        self::$globals = array();
    }

    protected static function backupSuperGlobalArray($superGlobalArray)
    {
        self::$globals[$superGlobalArray] = array();

        if (isset($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray]) &&
            is_array($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray])) {
            foreach ($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray] as $key => $value) {
                self::$globals[$superGlobalArray][$key] = serialize($value);
            }
        }
    }

    protected static function restoreSuperGlobalArray($superGlobalArray)
    {
        if (isset($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray]) &&
            is_array($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray]) &&
            isset(self::$globals[$superGlobalArray])) {
            $keys = array_keys(
              array_merge(
                $GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray], self::$globals[$superGlobalArray]
              )
            );

            foreach ($keys as $key) {
                if (isset(self::$globals[$superGlobalArray][$key])) {
                    $GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray][$key] = unserialize(
                      self::$globals[$superGlobalArray][$key]
                    );
                } else {
                    unset($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray][$key]);
                }
            }
        }

        self::$globals[$superGlobalArray] = array();
    }

    public static function getIncludedFilesAsString()
    {
        $blacklist = self::phpunitFiles();
        $files     = get_included_files();
        $result    = '';

        for ($i = count($files) - 1; $i > 0; $i--) {
            if (!isset($blacklist[$files[$i]]) && is_file($files[$i])) {
                $result = 'require_once \'' . $files[$i] . "';\n" . $result;
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    public static function getConstantsAsString()
    {
        $constants = get_defined_constants(TRUE);
        $result    = '';

        if (isset($constants['user'])) {
            foreach ($constants['user'] as $name => $value) {
                $result .= sprintf(
                  'if (!defined(\'%s\')) define(\'%s\', %s);' . "\n",
                  $name,
                  $name,
                  self::exportVariable($value)
                );
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    public static function getGlobalsAsString()
    {
        $result            = '';
        $superGlobalArrays = self::getSuperGlobalArrays();

        foreach ($superGlobalArrays as $superGlobalArray) {
            if (isset($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray]) &&
                is_array($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray])) {
                foreach (array_keys($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray]) as $key) {
                    if ($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray][$key] instanceof Closure) {
                        continue;
                    }

                    $result .= sprintf(
                      '$GLOBALS[\'%s\'][\'%s\'] = %s;' . "\n",
                      $superGlobalArray,
                      $key,
                      self::exportVariable($GLOBALS[$superGlobalArray][$key])
                    );
                }
            }
        }

        $blacklist   = $superGlobalArrays;
        $blacklist[] = 'GLOBALS';
        $blacklist[] = '_PEAR_Config_instance';

        foreach (array_keys($GLOBALS) as $key) {
            if (!in_array($key, $blacklist) && !$GLOBALS[$key] instanceof Closure) {
                $result .= sprintf(
                  '$GLOBALS[\'%s\'] = %s;' . "\n",
                  $key,
                  self::exportVariable($GLOBALS[$key])
                );
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    protected static function getSuperGlobalArrays()
    {
        if (ini_get('register_long_arrays') == '1') {
            return array_merge(
              self::$superGlobalArrays, self::$superGlobalArraysLong
            );
        } else {
            return self::$superGlobalArrays;
        }
    }

    public static function backupStaticAttributes(array $blacklist)
    {
        self::$staticAttributes = array();
        $declaredClasses        = get_declared_classes();
        $declaredClassesNum     = count($declaredClasses);

        for ($i = $declaredClassesNum - 1; $i >= 0; $i--) {
            if (strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'PHPUnit') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'File_Iterator') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'PHP_CodeCoverage') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'PHP_Invoker') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'PHP_Timer') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'PHP_TokenStream') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'sfYaml') !== 0 &&
                strpos($declaredClasses[$i], 'Text_Template') !== 0 &&
                !$declaredClasses[$i] instanceof PHPUnit_Framework_Test) {
                $class = new ReflectionClass($declaredClasses[$i]);

                if (!$class->isUserDefined()) {
                    break;
                }

                $backup = array();

                foreach ($class->getProperties() as $attribute) {
                    if ($attribute->isStatic()) {
                        $name = $attribute->getName();

                        if (!isset($blacklist[$declaredClasses[$i]]) ||
                           !in_array($name, $blacklist[$declaredClasses[$i]])) {
                            $attribute->setAccessible(TRUE);
                            $value = $attribute->getValue();

                            if (!$value instanceof Closure) {
                                $backup[$name] = serialize($value);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (!empty($backup)) {
                    self::$staticAttributes[$declaredClasses[$i]] = $backup;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    public static function restoreStaticAttributes()
    {
        foreach (self::$staticAttributes as $className => $staticAttributes) {
            foreach ($staticAttributes as $name => $value) {
                $reflector = new ReflectionProperty($className, $name);
                $reflector->setAccessible(TRUE);
                $reflector->setValue(unserialize($value));
            }
        }

        self::$staticAttributes = array();
    }

    protected static function exportVariable($variable)
    {
        if (is_scalar($variable) || is_null($variable) ||
           (is_array($variable) && self::arrayOnlyContainsScalars($variable))) {
            return var_export($variable, TRUE);
        }

        return 'unserialize(\'' .
                str_replace("'", "\'", serialize($variable)) .
                '\')';
    }

    protected static function arrayOnlyContainsScalars(array $array)
    {
        $result = TRUE;

        foreach ($array as $element) {
            if (is_array($element)) {
                $result = self::arrayOnlyContainsScalars($element);
            }

            else if (!is_scalar($element) && !is_null($element)) {
                $result = FALSE;
            }

            if ($result === FALSE) {
                break;
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     * @since  Method available since Release 3.6.0
     */
    public static function phpunitFiles()
    {
        if (self::$phpunitFiles === NULL) {
            self::$phpunitFiles = array_merge(
              phpunit_autoload(),
              phpunit_mockobject_autoload(),
              file_iterator_autoload(),
              php_codecoverage_autoload(),
              php_timer_autoload(),
              php_tokenstream_autoload(),
              text_template_autoload()
            );

            if (function_exists('phpunit_dbunit_autoload')) {
                self::$phpunitFiles = array_merge(
                  self::$phpunitFiles, phpunit_dbunit_autoload()
                );
            }

            if (function_exists('phpunit_selenium_autoload')) {
                self::$phpunitFiles = array_merge(
                  self::$phpunitFiles, phpunit_selenium_autoload()
                );
            }

            if (function_exists('phpunit_story_autoload')) {
                self::$phpunitFiles = array_merge(
                  self::$phpunitFiles, phpunit_story_autoload()
                );
            }

            if (function_exists('php_invoker_autoload')) {
                self::$phpunitFiles = array_merge(
                  self::$phpunitFiles, php_invoker_autoload()
                );
            }

            foreach (self::$phpunitFiles as $key => $value) {
                self::$phpunitFiles[$key] = str_replace(
                  '/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $value
                );
            }

            self::$phpunitFiles = array_flip(self::$phpunitFiles);
        }

        return self::$phpunitFiles;
    }
}

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With the autumnal nights well and truly drawing in it may seem a strange time to be watching a musical about summer holidays, but when a show is on tour it's inevitable some of us are going to see it out of season!
And so Summer Holiday arrives at Aylesbury's Waterside Theatre just before Halloween.
The story made famous on film by Cliff Richard and The Shadows is now a stage show starring X Factor runner-up and Dancing On Ice winner Ray Quinn in the lead role made famous by Cliff.
In addition to his success in the reality shows, Ray's theatre credits include Grease, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde and The Wedding Singer.
Summer Holiday tells the story of Don (Quinn) and his fellow London Transport mechanics as they journey together in a red double decker bus through Paris, the Alps, Italy and Greece. Along the way they pick up a girl singing group and a young American pop star who is on the run from her domineering mother.
The feelgood musical is filled with loads of Sixties hits including In The Country, Summer Holiday, Travellin' Light, Bachelor Boy, Move It, Living Doll, The Young Ones and On The Beach plus some additional Cliff classics.
Ray Quinn calls it "good old fashioned entertainment at its best".
Ray said he watched the movie several times to get his head around the part as he wants to do justice to the original, but at the same time he wants to stamp his own identity on the part.
The cast underwent three weeks of intense rehearsals in a north London studio followed by a week of tech rehearsal in a theatre before opening the tour in Liverpool, which is now coming towards its end in Aylesbury, with the final date in November in Scotland.
Ray also admitted that when he was little he wanted to be a policeman until he saw his first show and then he knew show business was the career for him. Now his dream job would be to play the definitive spy, James Bond.
Joining Ray on tour is Wayne Smith in the role of Jerry the long suffering agent, Sophie Matthew plays runaway singer Barbara and Taryn Sudding plays her controlling, fame hungry mother Stella.
Summer Holiday will be at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre at 7.30pm from Tuesday, October 23, through to Saturday October 27, with additional 2.30pm matinees on the Wednesday and Saturday.
Tickets cost from £12, box office 0844 871 7607 or book online at www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury or call in to Exchange Street.


/ Stefan Michael Genennig, M.Sc.
Stefan Genennig received the Master of Science in Management (M.Sc.) from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg in 2015.
During his studies he spent exchange semesters at the Södertörns Högskola in Stockholm, Sweden, and at the UIBE in Beijing, China. He gained practical experience during several national and international internships and working student positions with firms like Siemens Healthcare and the Sportfive Team at 1. FC Nürnberg. Furthermore he supported the Wi1 as a student assistant. He also was an active member of MTP e.V. for many years and served as chairmen of MTP Nuremberg. Before his studies he went to school at the Musikgymnasium der Regensburger Domspatzen and did an apprenticeship as a banker.
His research and teaching focuses on innovation in service systems. The research activities are orientated towards the questions of how digitization is changing and how technology is enabling service innovation in service systems.
The titel of his disseration is: Realizing Digitization-Enabled Innovation - A Service Systems Perspective for Management.


Get a head start on teaching your dog to be well-mannered around holiday guests! We'll discuss topics such as " Go lay down", "Don't jump on people", "Leave it" , "Quiet down", and Hazardous plants and foods etc.
In the past we have covered only one topic during our hour and had you bring your fur-babies to the class to participate, but because we are covering so many different topics this will be a 1 1/2 hour class which will be hard for your babies to sit through. Therefore our teaching method for this class will be live demonstrations for you to take home and apply with your babies.
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