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André Pierre Louis Dupuy (born 13 February 1940) is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1974 to 2015.

Biography
André Pierre Louis Dupuy was born on 13 February 1940 in Soustons, Aquitaine. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Aire and Dax on 8 July 1972. He studied in Bordeaux, Dax and Rome, earning a doctorate in history. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See and between 1974 and 1991 fulfilled assignments in Venezuela, Tanzania, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Iran and Ireland. He worked at Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York from 1991 to 1993.

On 6 April 1993, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Archbishop of Selsea and  Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana, Benin, and Togo. He received his episcopal consecration in Dax on 6 June from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Secretary of State.

He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Benin on 27 November 1999.

On 27 March 2000, John Paul named him Nuncio to Venezuela. While in that post, he edited a collection of excerpts from more than 1300 speeches delivered by representatives of the Holy See to international organizations between 1970 and 2000. It appeared in 2003 as Words That Matter. He described it as "a work instrument meant for experts in international law, a text for diplomats to consult and for whoever wishes to better know the Holy See's position on certain international questions".

Pope Benedict XVI named him Nuncio to the European Community on 24 February 2005, adding the role of Nuncio to Monaco on 11 July 2006. He was the first to hold the title of Nuncio to Monaco.

On 15 December 2011, Benedict appointed him Nuncio to the Netherlands.

His career as an apostolic nuncio ended with the appointment of his successor as nuncio to the Netherlands, Aldo Cavalli, on 21 March 2015.

Writings

See also
 List of heads of the diplomatic missions of the Holy See

Notes

References

Apostolic Nuncios to Ghana
Apostolic Nuncios to Venezuela
Apostolic Nuncios to the Netherlands
1940 births
Living people
Apostolic Nuncios to Monaco
Apostolic Nuncios to Togo
Apostolic Nuncios to Benin
Apostolic Nuncios to the European Union
People from Landes (department)
French expatriates in Italy
French expatriates in Venezuela
French expatriates in Ghana
French expatriates in Tanzania
French expatriates in the Netherlands
French expatriates in Lebanon
French expatriates in Iran
French expatriates in Ireland
French expatriates in the United States
French expatriates in Benin
French expatriates in Togo

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L'Orchestre symphonique de Madrid () est un orchestre symphonique espagnol fondé en 1903. Il s'agit de l'orchestre symphonique le plus ancien d'Espagne après celui du Gran Teatre del Liceu fondé en 1847.

Histoire
Après la crise survenue en 1903 entre les membres de l'orchestre de la Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid, qui avait été fondé en 1866 par Barbieri, la majorité d'entre eux qui avaient des postes d'enseignants au Conservatorio de la Corte, décidèrent de se regrouper en une nouvelle formation. L'intention était de maintenir vivante l'ambiance musicale madrilène, en se substituant à l'orchestre de la Sociedad au moment de programmer des concerts symphoniques.
L'idée initiale d'un nouvel orchestre à Madrid a été conçue dans la maison du violoniste José del Hierro, avec l'appui de ses compagnons habituels de musique de chambre lors de ses tournées,  (alto) et Victor de Mirecki (violoncelle), à qui se sont ajoutés deux membres de la Capilla Real, Francisco González (flûte) et Miguel Yuste (clarinette).
Après un travail intense de persuasion du reste des membres de la Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid, pratiquement 80 % de l'orchestre rejoignit la nouvelle formation. Comme une grande partie des chefs de pupitre étaient aussi professeurs au Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, on combla rapidement les postes vacants avec des jeunes talents.
Dans la salle des répétitions du Teatro Real, en décembre 1903, a été tenue la première réunion lors de laquelle on créa l'Association et on décida de son nom: Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid. Il s'agit d'une compagnie privée de musiciens, à laquelle les maîtres apportent les fonds initiaux pour son fonctionnement, achat de chaises et de pupitres, location de la salle de répétition, partitions, etc. , mais qui vivra du revenu des concerts et enregistrements, sans recourir ni dépendre d'autres organismes, publics, ou privés, qui pourraient intervenir dans son fonctionnement et conditionner les maîtres, comme cela était arrivé dans la défunte Sociedad de Conciertos de Madrid.

La première saison

Par l'intermédiaire de José del Hierro et de Víctor de Mirecki, on contacta le chef d'orchestre espagnol Alonso Cordelás, pour assumer la direction artistique de l'association. Celui-ci quitta Munich pour venir occuper son poste, et amèna avec lui les partitions pour les premiers concerts.

Sous la direction du maître Cordelás, le , l'Orchestre symphonique de Madrid offre son premier concert public au Teatro Real, dans un programme qui comprenait l'Ouverture de Don Juan de Mozart, Dans les steppes d'Asie centrale de Borodine, une paraphrase pour violon et orchestre sur la Chanson du prix des maîtres chanteurs de Wagner, écrite par Wilhelmj, avec José del Hierro comme soliste, l' Ouverture "Faust" de Wagner, Roméo et Juliette de Tchaïkovski et la Quatrième Symphonie de Schumann.

Cordelás essaya d'imposer dès le début de rompre avec les habitudes comme l'exécution de concerts en deux parties (et non en trois), et tôt dans l'après-midi (à trois heures de l'après-midi). Mais dès le troisième concert, on était revenu à deux entractes, au sixième on revint à l'horaire nocturne (neuf heures moins le quart de la nuit), suivant la tradition madrilène.
Mais les problèmes de Cordelás ne faisaient que commencer : d'abord, un affrontement avec les chefs de pupitre pour les répétitions et l'organisation des concerts; ensuite, avec les propriétaires des salles, pour l'horaire des concerts; et, finalement, les mauvaises critiques et le rejet du public devant ses options artistiques; tout cela lui fit présenter sa démission à la fin de la saison, entrainant avec lui le concertiste fondateur, José del Hierro.

Les concerts de cette première saison eurent une grande répercussion et virent une bonne affluence du public, ce qui sauva économiquement l'orchestre; on y joua en première exécution à Madrid la Quatrième Symphonie de Tchaïkovski et la Première Symphonie de Brahms.

La période d'Arbós
Après le départ de Cordelás, Enrique Fernández Arbós, violoniste et chef d'orchestre, est choisi pour diriger l'Orchestre symphonique. Son travail fut très important dès le début, en opérant une restructuration totale et en présentant le nouveau visage de l'ensemble dans un grand concert donné le .

La direction de Arbós sera ininterrompue durant trente ans: durant cette période, l'orchestre fixe ses priorités artistiques (promotion en priorité des compositeurs et solistes espagnols), trouve son style sonore particulier, et établit les principes d'une socialisation musicale qui le conduisent à la réalisation de concerts didactiques et à l'arrivée de nouveaux publics: prix plus bas, nombre de places plus grand, tournées. Cependant il réussit à attirer d'autres musiciens internationaux pour diriger l'orchestre, dont Igor Stravinsky et Richard Strauss.

Ainsi, sous la direction de Arbós, sont programmés à l'Orchestre symphonique de Madrid presque tous les compositeurs espagnols actifs pendant le premier tiers du ; on notera plus spécialement deux créations qui eurent une importance particulière : les Noches en los jardines de España (Nuits dans les jardins d'Espagne) de Manuel de Falla, le , au Teatro Real avec José Cubiles comme soliste; et le Second concerto pour violon et orchestre de Sergueï Prokofiev, le , avec Robert Soëttens jouant la partie soliste et avec l'auteur présent dans la salle du Teatro Monumental.

Époque de crise
Avec la Guerre d'Espagne, l'activité musicale fut interrompue. L'orchestre essaya de monter quelques concerts dans Madrid assiégée, mais le nombre des chefs de pupitre était très réduit, et ceux-ci se consacraient à gagner leur vie au jour le jour.

L'après guerre civile entraîna pour l'Orchestre symphonique de Madrid le début d'une longue période de crise, qui commença avec la mort, en , de Enrique Fernández Arbós, après les premiers concerts. À cela s'ajouta l'absence de plusieurs chefs de pupitres soit décédés durant la guerre, soit exilés après la victoire du Général Franco. Enfin, en 1940, est fondé l'Orchestre national d'Espagne, ayant son siège à Madrid. La possibilité d'entrer dans un orchestre fixe avec des salaires de fonctionnaire, attire une grande partie des chefs de pupitre de l'orchestre, sauf ceux qui restent par fidélité ou ceux qui sont "suspects" aux yeux du nouveau régime. La situation fut tout particulièrement critique pour la section des cordes, qui avait perdu une grande partie de ses membres; ces places étaient difficiles à combler pour trois raisons: le mauvais fonctionnement de l'enseignement musical pendant la Seconde République espagnole, la disparition d'une grande partie de ces instrumentistes durant la guerre ou vivant en exil, et l'impossibilité d'engager des professeurs européens, en cette période de guerre mondiale. En 1940, la direction musicale fut assurée pendant cette période troublée par Enrique Jordá (qui se maintiendra jusqu'en 1945).

L'orchestre dans la fosse
L'activité de l'orchestre change radicalement en 1958, quand il est engagé par le Teatro de la Zarzuela comme orchestre titulaire, et qu'il commence à alterner son activité dans la fosse et sur la scène. Pour cette raison, on nomme un nouveau chef permanent, , poste qui avait été irrégulièrement occupé depuis la mort de Enrique Fernández Arbós. L'activité durant ces années est incessante, avec l'organisation de diverses tournées dans toute l'Espagne et à l'étranger, surtout au Portugal et en Amérique latine.

En 1965, la création d'un nouvel orchestre ayant son siège dans la capitale, l'Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE, entraîna un dépeuplement du Symphonique, qui a maintenu, durant toute la décennie 1970, une vie musicale très liée aux représentations du Teatro de la Zarzuela. À cette époque également, il participa, avec la maison de disques Hispavox, à l'enregistrement d'un grand nombre de zarzuelas et opéras espagnols, collection très précieuse par sa qualité et parce qu'elle était la première à accueillir sans complexes la musique de scène espagnole.

Il participa à tous les montages réalisés au Teatro de la Zarzuela, et, à partir de 1971, au spectacle musical Antología de la Zarzuela, dirigé par . En revanche, le nombre de concerts symphoniques qu'il offre pendant ces années est très réduit, et, dans la majorité des cas, sur des scènes de seconde zone.

Cette situation de l'orchestre influence ses titulaires, beaucoup d'entre eux étant sur le point de prendre la retraite, qui touchent de bas cachets pour un travail très intense. Combler les places vacantes devient un grand problème et la qualité musicale de l'orchestre s'en ressent.

La renaissance d'un orchestre
La stabilité de l'institution, son expérience, sa renommée historique et sa localisation à Madrid incite Soledad Becerril, à ce moment ministre de la Culture, à offrir à l'Orchestre symphonique de Madrid la signature d'un contrat qui stipule qu'il s'occupera exclusivement des besoins musicaux du Teatro de la Zarzuela dans ses trois activités de l'opéra, du ballet et de la zarzuela. Ce contrat fut signé en juillet 1981 et, pour servir les intérêts du Teatro de la Zarzuela, l'orchestre se restructure et peu à peu retrouve sa qualité.

L'inauguration de l'Auditorium national de musique à Madrid lui fournit de nouvelles perspectives, surtout en matière d'activité symphonique. Cet idéal a été maintenu après la signature d'un nouveau contrat, cette fois avec la Communauté de Madrid, pour la programmation d'un cycle de concerts annuel dans le nouvel auditorium.

En 1997, l'Orchestre quitte le Teatro de la Zarzuela pour devenir l'orchestre titulaire du Teatro Real de Madrid récemment rouvert. Ce contrat court jusqu'en 2009.

En 1999 ont été réalisées de nouvelles nominations — un nouveau chef titulaire, Luis Antonio García Navarro, un chef honoraire, Kurt Sanderling et un  compositeur associé, Cristóbal Halffter  — et, à l'instigation de la Fundación Teatro Lírico, est créé un chœur dépendant de l'orchestre, dirigé par Martin Merry.

Fort de sa  position spéciale dans le milieu institutionnel de la culture madrilène, l'Orchestre symphonique commence à développer un projet didactique, avec la création d'un orchestre-école, qui est mis sous la direction d'Andrés Zarzo.

Depuis 2002, après la mort de García Navarro, la direction de l'orchestre est assumée par le chef musical du Teatro Real, Jesús López Cobos.

Chefs principaux
 Alonso Cordelás (1903-1904)
 Enrique Fernández Arbós (1905-1936(39)
 Enrique Jordá (1940-1945)
 Conrado del Campo (1946-1950)
  (1951-1958)
  (1958-1977)
 Luis Antonio García Navarro (1999-2001)
 Jesús López Cobos (2002-)

Références

Liens externes

 Site officiel
 Site Teatro Real
 Página oficial del Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid.

Madrid, symphonique
Madrid, symphonique
Culture à Madrid
Formation de musique classique fondée dans les années 1900


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After a sabbatical season, trio42 will return to the stage in 2016 with two new members! Dutch harpist Anneleen Schuitemaker (currently Master student at the Amsterdam Conservatory and academist at the Berlin Staatskapelle) and Argentinian saxophonist Juan Manuel Domínguez will join forces with violinist Merel Vercammen. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our concerts in the 2016-17 season!
And for now: Happy New Year!
Last June we went on a blind date with a composer, who had to write us a piece within one day. The piece had to be performed on the same evening. This was both a very exciting and pretty stressful experience! The whole process was filmed and will be broadcasted this Sunday on Dutch television.
This June, trio42 will make its debut at the Big Smoke!
We will be playing our new programme "THE ICE MAIDEN", telling the story of the gruesome fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, used by Stravinsky in its ballet "The Fairy's Kiss", in which love and death fight each other in a beautiful, frigid winter.
The programme includes one of Debussy's most beautiful chamber music works, Russian expressiveness from Swan Lake, and the UK Premiere of "The Frozen Lake", composed by Argentinian composer Carlos Micháns.
Even though it is midsummer in London, get mesmerized by this winter musical fairytale!
Winter has come. Outside it's frosty and cold, but we are all hot under the collar. This Sunday we will premiere Carlos Micháns' new composition 'The Frozen Lake', which was written for trio42! It will be part of our new 'Ice Maiden' programme, telling the story of the gruesome fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, in which love and death fight each other in a beautiful, frigid winter.
You are very welcome to join us at the premiere, this Sunday the 27th of January 2013 in Diemen, The Netherlands!
Update: A warm applause from the audience, just after the premiere of The Frozen Lake (composer Micháns on the right).
To stay in touch and view more pictures of this trip, please do follow us on facebook.
After an extensive selection procedure trio42 has been selected for Festival Classique's Coaching Programme by a jury consisting of Liza Ferschtman, Jörn Boysen and Annemarie Goedvolk! This means we will have the opportunity to give several concerts during the festival in The Hague in June, as well as the opportunity to work with a music theater specialist, stylist, designer and an opera director.
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trio42 will perform live on Dutch Radio 4 on the 22nd of March 2012. This show will also be broadcasted online on the website of Radio 4 (click on 'Nu live op Radio 4') at 00:00 Central European Time (GMT+1).


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Title: Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
Author: Joseph Angus Mackay
Publication details: Joseph Angus Mackay, 1949, Gisborne
The New Zealand Provincial Histories Collection
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Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
Chapter I — "Tribes of the Rising Sun"
"Tribes of the Rising Sun"
Toi People Preceded by Mouriuri—Mystery Stone Anchor—Historic Migrations to Other Districts—Famous "House of Learning" at Uawa.
According to Elsdon Best (Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, Vol. 48, p. 435 and The Gisborne Times, 23 December, 1925) portions of the North Island, including Poverty Bay and the East Coast, were first settled by folk whom he calls "Mouriur" or "Maruiwi." They were, he says, descendants of the crews of three canoes which reached the Taranaki coast from "Horanui-a-Tau," their homeland, and spread round the North Cape at least as far as Poverty Bay. It was his opinion that they were of mixed Polynesian-Melanesian extraction. The Toi people (who landed in New Zealand in the twelfth century) intermarried with them and, consequently, the inhabitants whom the settlers by the Pilgrim Fleet in the fourteenth century found in New Zealand were of mixed Mouriuri-Toi descent.
Evidence that representatives of more than one branch of the Pacific peoples reached New Zealand in early times is afforded by the physical and cultural differences which distinguished the now extinct Moriori from the Maori. Noteworthy also is the presence of the dark Melanesian strain among the Ngai-Tama-whiro, who made their abode near the Rangitaiki River, and among the East Cape natives. In the Urewera Country, where a fair strain is found, Best says that, in 1877, he also saw some natives who had Fijian-like heads of frizzy hair. That the Pilgrim Fleet brought immigrants bearing such a wide variety of physical characteristics seems unlikely. Nor is it certain that the admixture of Maori and Mouriuri-Toi blood could have produced such a wide range of results.
Best claimed that, although the Maoris of the East Coast districts lay great stress on their descent from the immigrants who arrived about the middle of the fourteenth century, they must, nevertheless, be principally of Mouriuri-Toi blood: that is to say, that the coming of a few hundred immigrants to settle among a numerous population of the Mouriuri-Toi tribes could not have furnished later generations with more than a small proportion of the blood of the later migration. He added:
"Possibly, there was some effect in relation to character and mental powers consequent upon the immigrants by Horouta and Takitimu intermarrying with the Toi folk. In any event, the Maoris of Poverty Bay and of the East Coast are, assuredly, a superior type. We have page 2 to thank them for the preservation of most interesting accounts of old-time Maori beliefs, usages and ritual and, fortunately, this important information has found its way into the printed works of the pakeha."
"Poverty Bay Canoe-Anchor"
Although not a single authentic pre-Maori relic has ever been found in Poverty Bay or on the East Coast, much interest centres upon a stone-anchor in the Dominion Museum listed as the "Poverty Bay Canoe-anchor." It consists of two ornate lobes, joined across the middle. What is most remarkable about it is that an unusual type of human face is carved on each lobe. The faces are of identical design even to the out-thrust tongues, which point in the same direction. Facial adornment is of a very low order, being limited to single spirals on the cheeks, spirals on chin, and certain tattoo-like lines on the forehead. Dr. W. R. B. Oliver considers the faces identical with those on the statues found on Easter Island. (See The Mystery of Easter Island, Mrs. Routledge, 1920, Figs. 31 and 67.)
W. J. Phillipps, of the Dominion Museum staff, to whom the author was indebted for photographs and these particulars of the anchor, says that he was given to understand that a collector met a native at an hotel near Gisborne. Their conversation turned to the question as to whether there were any ancient relics in the district. The native went home, dug up the anchor from his backyard, and presented it to the visitor. Inquiries in Poverty Bay have failed to throw any further light on the subject.
All the stories that have been handed down concerning the Pilgrim Fleet vary and are, at best, very imperfect. A much-debated point is: "Were Takitimu and Horouta two separate canoes, or only one vessel known, at first, by the former name and, afterwards, by the latter designation?" Some writers claim that Takitimu, before she left Hawaiki, was rechristened Horouta because of her fast-sailing qualities. Others, again, contend that Takitimu was a sacred canoe and that, as food could not be carried on her, she was sailed in company with Horouta. On the East Coast, the general belief is that the canoes were not identical and that they journeyed separately.
There is also a wide range of beliefs as to who commanded Takitimu. In Poverty Bay and on the East Coast, Kiwa is usually named as her captain. Best suggests that Tamatea-pokai-whenua (father of Kahungunu) was in charge of her. Taylor (New Zealand and Its Inhabitants) held that Tamatea-hua-tahi-nuku-roa was the chief. In a tradition given to J. E. Dalton, it is stated that the commander was Paikea (also known as "Kahutia-te-Rangi"); that he landed at Whangara, and went back to Hawaiki page 3 and did not return. Kahutia-te-Rangi was the name of the sea monster which, other accounts state, carried Paikea on its back to New Zealand. However, Judge Gudgeon (Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 5) says that Paikea married Hotu-Rangi, a daughter of Whironui, who had arrived by Nukutere and had settled at East Cape earlier, and that from Porourangi and his brother Tahu-potiki (descendants of Paikea) sprang all the tribes of the East Coast and of the South Island.
Little or no support can be found on the East Coast to-day for the contention upheld by John White in Ancient History of the Maori, that the ancestors of the Poverty Bay and East Coast tribes all came by Takitimu (or Takitumu). In Vikings of the Sunrise, Sir Peter Buck says that the immigrants by Horouta settled between Cape Runaway and Poverty Bay, and that those who came by Takitimu occupied the seaboard between Poverty Bay and Wellington. Sir A. T. Ngata (Echoes of the Pa, pp. 7 and 8) holds that the Ngati-Porou regard Takitimu as "an unimportant canoe," which came to New Zealand after Horouta. Takitimu merely coasted along, dropping, here and there, a few people, whose blood became mixed with that of the Horouta immigrants. Incidentally, he describes Kahungunu and his contemporaries as belonging to "a comparatively modern generation." At Whangara in April, 1939, Sir Apirana remarked: "This site is the landing-place of the first Maoris who settled the East Coast. The canoe from which they landed is not so well known as Horouta and Takitimu because it has not had so much publicity."
An Illustrious Couple
In an address to the Rotary Club of Gisborne in 1934, Captain W. T. Pitt said that, when the canoe Takitimu called in at Nukutaurua (Mahia) her captain (Kiwa) left her and, with a small party, set off overland for Turanga (Poverty Bay). There he met Paoa, Horouta's captain. To celebrate the occasion they agreed that Kahutuanui (Kiwa's son) should wed Hine-a-Kua (Paoa's daughter). The descendants of this illustrious couple married with the issue of Paikea (who was reputed to have journeyed to New Zealand on the back of a whale); with those of Maia (who was said to have crossed the seas on a gourd), and with the Toi people. When the seventh generation was reached, the head chief was Ruapani, in whom converged all the lines of Maori greatness. Ruapani had three wives and, in all, twenty-five children. Among those who could claim descent from him were Te Kani-a-Takirau, Heuheu, Te Rauparaha, Tomoana, Te Kooti, Wi Pere, Sir J. Carroll, Sir Maui Pomare, Sir A. T. Ngata, and other prominent Maori leaders.
During the investigation, on 6 July, 1875, into the ownership of the blocks situate along the seafront on the western side of the Turanganui River, Judge Rogan held that the original proprieter was Kiwa. He also laid it down that, in the fifteenth century, Ruapani was the head chief of the district. He added:
"Little or nothing is known of the people who occupied Poverty Bay for nearly two hundred years after Ruapani's day. The next chief who appeared as proprietor was Te Nonoi, from whom both claimants and counter-claimants have traced their descent…. The history of the widespread wars which were carried on by the forefathers of the people in court reveals that the country at that time was in a frightful state of anarchy and confusion. It is hardly necessary for me to add that the original cause was a woman."
Writing in Te Waka Maori o Aotearoa (March, 1878) the Rev. Mohi Turei, who was a noted authority on the Ngati-Porou clan, refers to Horouta as "the canoe in which our [the Ngati-Porou] ancestors came from Hawaiki." Before she left the old homeland, her crew were warned not to put fernroot with the kumaras, lest the kumara god should get angry. When she reached Ahuahu (one of the Mercury Islands), a woman named Kanawa took some fernroot on board unbeknown to the priests. A great storm arose, and, at Ohiwa, the canoe was swept on to the bar and damaged.
Whilst some of the crew remained behind to repair the vessel, the others, in two parties, set off for the south. Pouheni and his sacred band journeyed via the coast; the others, including the women, proceeded by an inland route, leaving the beach at Kereu and coming out again on the coast at Tuparoa, Anaura and elsewhere. Nepia Pohuhu told John White (Legendary History of the Maoris, 1880) that tradition stated that, when the party which had travelled by the inland route reached Whangara, Pouheni's band were lying about, apparently lifeless from lack of food. Their jaws were forced open with a piece of wood and they were revived.
Upon being repaired with timber said to have been procured from Maungahaumi, Horouta was sailed down the coast and beached at Muriwai in Poverty Bay. Nepia Pohuhu says that the kumaras which were on board were planted at Manawaru (near Manutuke) by Hine Hakirirangi, and that they were the first to be grown in New Zealand. Another story, however, credits Pou-Rangahua with having made a voyage from New Zealand. to Hawaiki on the back of the whale "Ruanuku" to obtain the first kumaras that were cultivated in the new land. Pou was flown back by the Great Bird of Ruakapanga, which was afterwards slain by a dread ogre known as Tama-i-waho, who lived on Mt. page 5 Hikurangi. The kumaras brought by Pou are also stated to have been planted at Manawaru.
Naming of Turanga
There is (Elsdon Best says) one tradition that seems to indicate that Poverty Bay was occupied, albeit but sparsely, by Mouriuri during Toi's lifetime. It states that, shortly after Whatonga reached New Zealand and had found Toi dwelling at Whakatane, he resolved to seek a home for himself and his followers. As they were about to leave in the Kurahaupo, Toi said to their leader:
"Farewell! When you see a bay trending inward to the north-west, wherein are two rivers, one at the southern end of the sandy beach, and the other at the other end of the beach where it trends westward, a bald cliff south of the southern river, a ridge on the eastern side of the other river, the outspread (hora) land lying between the two rivers, a range to the south-west and one to the eastward—when you see this lay of the land, then that is the place where I stopped (halted) out at sea and inspected the place from my vessel. Now do you make your home here, for human occupation is scattered, as it also is farther south. When you enter the bay, turn your face to the south and you will see the point of land I spoke of projecting outward. Now do you name it 'Turanga' for me in memory of my turanga (halting) out on the ocean."
This story, with some topographical variations, was obtained by J. M. Jury in Poverty Bay in 1840, and was published by his son, H. T. Whatahora, in the Journal of the Polynesian Society (December, 1913). However, the Maoris of Poverty Bay do not agree with Best and Whatahora that the district was ever known as "Turanga-nui-o-Toi." They claim that it was named "Turanga-nui-a-Kiwa (after Kiwa, captain of Takitimu canoe). Several stories have been handed down as to the circumstances in which the designation "Turanga-nui-a-Kiwa" was bestowed. One states that a canoe in which a son of Kiwa was fishing was blown out to sea and did not regain the land. The distraught father was unable to realize that he had lost his son. Day after day, he would stand on the beach, near the mouth of the Turanganui River, gazing seaward and always hoping that his son would return. On that account, the spot became known as "Turanga-nui-a-Kiwa" ("The long standing-place of Kiwa"), and was subsequently adopted as the name for the district. In another story, the district is stated to have received the name because it was the locality in which Kiwa halted after he had set out on foot from Mahia to explore the land higher up the coast.
Another name which the district is said to have borne is "Turanga-nui-a-Rua." Best was of the opinion that the Rua so honoured might have been Ruawharo, one of the principal chiefs page 6 of Takitimu; or Rua-te-Hohonu, a reputed ancestor of the Rongowhakaata tribe, of Turanga; or even Ruapani, the eponymic ancestor of Ngati-Ruapani. He added that the Maoris of Poverty Bay hold that the Rua in question was Ruamatua, a famed chief of Hawaiki, whose island was named "Tawhiti-nui-a-Ruamatua."
Migrations from East Coast
There were, it seems, several migrations from Poverty Bay and the East Coast during, and subsequent to, the turbulent times referred to by Judge Rogan (supra). As a sequel to the slaying of Kahutapere's twins (Taraku-ita and Taraki-tai) at the instigation of Rakai-hiku-roa and, in turn, of the slaying of Tupurupuru (Rakai-hiku-roa's son), a section of the Poverty Bay people left, or was expelled from the district and settled in Hawke's Bay, where it eventually spread far and wide.
The murder of Taraku-ita and Taraki-tai arose out of jealousy on the part of Rakai-hiku-roa, who was determined that they should not displace his favourite son (Tupurupuru) in the hearts of the people. When the children were found to be missing, Kahutapere flew magic kites with the object of ascertaining their whereabouts. Rakai-hiku-roa's action in sending up other kites to entangle Kahutapere's led to the conclusion that he was connected with the disappearance of the children.
Kahutapere proceeded to Rakai-hiku-roa's fort at Pukepoto (on Repongaere) to make inquiries, but he and his party were chased back to their own pa (Korowhio, near Ormond), where Kahutapere's two remaining sons were killed. Kahutapere then sent for Mahaki and his people to aid in avenging the murders and, in the course of the fighting, Rakai-hiku-roa's son (Tupurupuru) was slain. Rakai-hiku-roa's assailants taunted him by placing Tupurupuru's body on the limb of a tree standing within their pa and swinging it towards him, but never within his reach. Accounts vary as to the fate of Tupurupuru's body. In some versions in which it is stoutly denied that it was eaten, it is admitted that it was baked, although it is consolingly added that only cooking-stones worthy of being used—they are even said to have been supplied by the bereaved father—went to form the oven.
As the northern Poverty Bay migrants marched south under Taraia and Te Aomatarahi in quest of new lands upon which to settle, they became engaged in several fights. Strategy had to be chosen as the weapon of offence against Heipipi pa (near Petane); it had been declared impregnable by the scouts.
"Just as the Shaftsmen of the Dawn were battling with the Rearguard of the Night," says A. L. D. Fraser's account, "the lookout man at the pa espied what he fonndly imagined were upokohue (block-fish) page 7 floundering in the surf—a stranded feast cast up as a gift from their god, Tunui. Unceremoniously, the pa barriers were thrown down and the inmates, young and old, raced madly for the spoil. When they had got up to their waists in the water, the 'black-fish' arose, and, casting off their dark mats, stood armed before their unarmed, horror-stricken, would-be assailants. Blood and lives went out with the falling tide, and Heipipi proclaimed its new masters. In turn, Otatara pa (near Taradale) was overthrown and the ownership of Heretaunga changed hands and has remained with the conquerors."
Some time afterwards, the Ngati-Ira, who had been expelled by their neighbours from Tauwhareparae, Huiarua and adjacent lands, drifted through Hawke's Bay to Wairarapa. Driven away from the Wairoa district by Rakaipaaka, the Tauira people are said also to have fled to the south. The Ngai-Tahu, who derived their name from Tahu-potiki (a younger brother of Porourangi), found their way from the East Coast to the South Island and became the paramount people there.
Uawa's "House of Learning"
"Te Ra-wheoro," which stood near Tolaga Bay, is claimed to have been the most famous "House of Learning" in New Zealand. Other sacred buildings of a like character in the Poverty Bay-East Coast area were: "Te Aho Matariki," at Whangara; "Puhikai-iti," near the site of the Cook Monument at Gisborne; "Tapere-nui-a-Whatonga," near East Cape; and "Te Tuahu" and "Whare-korero," which were also on the East Coast. J. E. Dalton, who became a well-known identity on the East Coast, stated that "Te Ra-wheoro" stood on what is now the Paremata soldiers' settlement block. In other quarters, it is suggested that it originally stood on Mangaheia No. 1 block.
According to Dalton, the building was about 63 feet long and 26 feet wide. Several old pu korero (men of knowledge) whom he consulted told him that there was a verandah on the eastern end; that a fireplace stood in the centre of the main portion; and that the "Holy of Holies" was at the western end. Instruction was divided into two classes—celestial and terrestrial. The celestial lore pertained to Io, the Supreme Being, the primal parents and their offspring, the upper world and cosmogonic myths. Amongst the terrestrial knowledge imparted was information concerning the homeland of the race, traditions, migrations, tribal history and other matters of worldly importance.
"I found that all the families of the present day, of any consideration [in the South Island: 1843–4] traced their origin to the Turanga, or Poverty Bay, sources …"—Shortland (The Southern Districts of New Zealand, p. 102).


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Very different from the apple, the apple cider is small and has the distinction of being rich in tannins. Listed in four families, sweet, sweet bitter, bitter and tart, only 50 varieties are retained among the 750 existing in Pays d'Auge.
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A dominant quantity, sweet bitter (Bedan, Bisquet, Noël des Champs…) are balanced in sugars, acidity, bitterness and often fragrant.
The bitter (Domaine, Fréquin Rouge …), rich in tannins, give body and intense color to cider.
The sweet (Germaine, Rouge Duret …), perfumed and sweeter contribute to the roundness of cider Pays d'Auge and the acidulous (Rambault, René Martin …) bring freshness.
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All forms combined, high and low stems, this is an orchard of more than 7 million trees.
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Q: "State pattern" vs "one member function per state"? My class has 3 states. In each state it does some work, and goes to other state, or remains in the same state (in 95% or more cases it will stay in the same state). I can implement state pattern (I assume you know it). The alternative, which I pretty like, is this:
I have a member function per state, and also a pointer to member function, which points to the current state function. When in a state I want to go to another state, I just point that function pointer to another state function. (maybe this isn't completely equivalent to state pattern, but in my case it works fine).
Those two ways are almost identical, I think.
So, my questions are:

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*Which solution is better (depends on what)?

*Is it worth to declare a class per state (which will have only one function)? I think that would be artificial.

*What about performance? isn't creating new object of state class (in case of state pattern) bring with it a slight overhead? (Sure state classes shouldn't have members, but anyway it should cost something)

A: You don't really mention the constraints under which your program will run, so it's hard comment specifically about overheads of one implementation over the other, so I'll just make a comment about code maintainability.
Personally I think that unless your state machine is extremely simple and will stay simple, then declaring a class per state is far more maintainable, extensible & readable. A good rule of thumb might be that if you can't look at the code in your class and keep the entire picture in your head, then your class is probably doing too much. The small overhead you pay in declaring a class per state is likely to be well worth the productivity gains you will get from writing modular code (or anyone else who ends up maintaining it). I've come across far too many 'uber' classes that are essentially one big (very hard too maintain) state machine that probably started out as a simple state machine, to recommend otherwise.
The 'S' and 'O' portions of the SOLID acronym (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_(object-oriented_design) are always good things to keep in mind.

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*It depends if you need to access private members of your object or not. If not, then an out-of-class implementation breaks your code in smaller fragments and may be preferable because of this (but this is non objective : the two solutions have pros and cons).

*It's not necessary, but adds a layer of abstraction and loosen the coupling. Using an interface, you can change each implementation without affecting the others (e.g. adding class fields...)

*Doesn't matter so much, allocating a new empty class or calling a function have same magnitude of overhead.

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SpaceX's Elon Musk Says 'Goodness' Will Come From Twice-Delayed Starlink Launch
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sits on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, in preparation for the launch of 60 Starlink broadband data satellites. (SpaceX Photo)
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the launch of 60 Starlink satellites is aimed at spreading "fundamental goodness" in the form of high-speed internet access for the billions of people who currently don't have it.
[Ed. Note: This article references scrubbed launches dated last week.]
The first full stack of Starlink satellites is packed in the nose cone of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida was originally scheduled for Wednesday night [May 15], but had to be called off with less than 15 minutes left on the countdown clock due to unacceptable upper-level winds.
SpaceX announced another postponement today [May 16], and said the next launch opportunity would come next week:
At roughly 18.5 tons, the total payload mass for this launch will set a record for a SpaceX liftoff, Musk said during a pre-launch teleconference with reporters on Wednesday [May 15].
The first-stage booster for this launch was previously used for the Telstar 18 Vantage satellite launch last September and the Iridium 8 satellite launch in January. Minutes after launch, the booster is due to separate and land itself on a drone ship called "Of Course I Still Love You," stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast.
Starting about an hour after launch, the 500-pound, flat-panel satellites will be spun into low Earth orbit like playing cards spread out on a table.
The satellites were built at SpaceX's development facility in Redmond, Washington. Eventually, the Redmond factory could be turning out more than 1,000 satellites over the course of a year, Musk said.
"This was one of the hardest engineering projects I've ever seen done, and it's been executed really well." Musk said. "I think it is important to acknowledge that there is a lot of new technology here. So it's possible that some of these satellites may not work. In fact, there's a small possibility that all of the satellites will not work."
How five dozen satellites barely fit into a Falcon fairing.
The payoff? "The goal of the Starlink system is to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity, ideally throughout the world," Musk said. Although he didn't name a price, Musk said he expected Starlink eventually to "provide a competitive option" for the estimated 4 billion people around the world who can't afford or can't get access to broadband internet service.
"There's a lot of, like, fundamental goodness about Starlink," he said.
But there's also, like, a revenue model: Musk estimated that once Starlink is fully up and running, it could generate $30 billion or more in annual revenue for SpaceX.
"We see this as a way forward to generate revenue that can be used to develop more advanced rockets and spaceships," he said. "And that, we think, is a key steppingstone on the way toward establishing a self-sustaining city on Mars and a base on the moon."
The income from Starlink is meant to help fund advanced development of Starship, the super-heavy-lift launch system that Musk intends to use to send a million settlers to Mars in the decades ahead. The first prototypes of the Starship system are already taking shape at SpaceX's facilities in Texas and Florida.
There's lots to be done before Musk's city on Mars gets built. This first launch is primarily aimed at demonstrating the technology for what could eventually amount to as many as 11,000 satellites in low Earth orbit.
Musk said only about 400 satellites would be required to build up a "useful" satellite constellation, which translates into about six launches after this mission's scheduled deployment. Mark Juncosa, vice president of vehicle engineering at SpaceX, said another six launches would provide good coverage over the United States. An additional six to 12 launches would raise the satellite tally high enough to cover the world.
"Within a year and a half, maybe two years, SpaceX will probably have more satellites in orbit than all other satellites combined," Musk said.
More satellites will make for better service, but Musk said "one does not need anywhere around 10,000 satellites." He said SpaceX cited the 11,000-satellite figure in its filings with the Federal Communications Commission just to set a maximum for the Starlink system.
SpaceX launched two prototype Starlink satellites in February 2018. Since then, there have been big changes in the design of the satellites — and in the leadership of SpaceX's satellite team in Redmond.
Previously:: Elon Musk reveals how to stuff 60 satellites on SpaceX's rocket
Last month, SpaceX finally received FCC clearance for service using satellites that fly as low as 342 miles (550 kilometers), but the company will require additional sign-offs from international agencies for service outside the U.S.
Each satellite is equipped with a krypton ion drive for maneuvering in orbit, as well as phased-array antennas for transferring data to and from the ground. Musk said the signal latency would be less than 20 milliseconds, which compares favorably to cable connections.
These first satellites aren't equipped with laser systems to communicate with each other in space. Instead, they'll use a "ground bounce" trick to relay signals between satellites via SpaceX's gateways. "It'll be working pretty much like an intersat link," Musk said. The lasers will come later.
Musk said each batch of 60 satellites represents about a terabit's worth of useful connectivity — that is, a trillion bits of data. "If you add up all the solar panels on the system, it's actually more solar power than the International Space Station," he said.
The satellites will upload NORAD data about other objects in space, and tweak their trajectories accordingly to avoid orbital collisions. Their orbits are designed to maximize the chance that they'll descend and burn themselves up at the end of their useful lives, with 5 percent or less of their mass surviving atmospheric re-entry.
On the ground, SpaceX plans to set up six satellite gateways, including installations in Redmond and North Bend, Wash. There's also a telemetry, tracking and command station planned in Brewster, Wash.
SpaceX has also filed an application with the FCC to deploy up to a million user terminals. "What does the Starlink user terminal look like?" Musk said. "It basically looks like a small- to medium-sized pizza. It's basically a flat disk, but unlike, say, a DirecTV satellite dish, which has to point in a specific direction … you can basically put it at almost any angle that is reasonably pointed at the sky."
Musk said SpaceX hasn't yet tried to sign up customers, but "we're definitely interested in having those discussions." Advance sales efforts, perhaps focusing on telecom partners, are likely to begin late this year or early next year, Musk said.
Starlink isn't the only game in town: There are at least a half-dozen other ventures angling for a piece of the broadband constellation market, including OneWeb, Amazon, Telesat, LeoSat Enterprises, Boeing and Facebook.
Musk welcomes the competition. "My guess is there will probably be at least one other low-Earth-orbit constellation," he said. But he's trying to avoid obsessing over his rivals. For example, he declined one reporter's invitation to comment on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' plans for a satellite constellation known as Project Kuiper.
"With respect to potentially competing satellite systems," Musk said, "we just want to stay focused on Starlink."
This report was originally published on May 15 and was updated with last week's launch postponement.
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Leominster routs Fitchburg in Thanksgiving Day game
By William Aubin
Leominster High's offense had a pre- Thanksgiving Day meal feast, reaching the end zone early and often en route to a 49-12 drubbing of Fitchburg in the two teams' annual Turkey Day showdown.
Leominster senior running back Angel Colina started the scoring with a spirited 9-yard run at the 6:27 mark of the first quarter, and the Blue Devils never looked back. They would score on the very next possession as senior captain Noah Gray took a hand-off at the Red Raiders 35 and drove to the right side untouched for a touchdown.
"That first dive, get[ting] the ball and driv[ing] it right down their throat," Gray said. "It was good � [To] keep the momentum going as the game went on. � We wanted to come out here and punch them in the mouth as early as possible."
Fitchburg would not counter-punch, failing to mount a sustained drive scoring for much of the first half, highlighted by a Domonyc Vargas-Vasquez sack that forced Fitchburg to kick on a fourth-and-nine, resulting in the Gray score.
"Our lines were fantastic," Leominster head coach David Palazzi said, before praising his unsung trench workers. "Guys like Austin McDonald, Brendan Byrne, Wes Corliss, Joe Girourd, Zach Khallady, all senior linemen � they'll be missed."
Fitchburg coach Dan Walker agreed: "They came out and shut us down ... they controlled the play and it was tough. They did a great job controlling the lines."
The Blue Devils picked up right where they left off in the second quarter, as sophomore quarterback Patrick Gallagher connected with junior Allen Link, who was in one-on-one coverage, for a 25-yard score.
Leominster would strike again on its next possession as Gallagher found senior captain Anthony Dandini at the 7:05 mark. After junior Doug Marcellino set up a second and goal on Fitchburg's 1-yard line, Dandini was handed the ball and jumped up and over Fitchburg's defensive line for the score, giving Leominster a 28-0 lead after kicker Michael Foster's extra point.
Fitchburg finally made a surge, as senior Alex Marrero powered through Leominster defenders for a 15-yard gain. It was Marrero again who ran the ball for two more drives, gaining 6 and 7 yards, respectively. Fitchburg quarterback Andrew Brooks joined the effort, throwing a 20-yard pass to Devon DeLeon, moving the ball to the 7-yard line. Brooks finished the drive, throwing to C.J. Byars for Fitchburg's lone touchdown of the first half.
However, Leominster extended the lead on the first play of the second half as senior Travis Storm returned Fitchburg's punt for an 88-yard touchdown in an incredible effort, giving the Blue Devils a 35-6 cushion.
Fitchburg mustered another concerted drive as Marrero ran the ball on a series of drives before Brooks targeted DeLeon, who made a dazzling catch to the Blue Devils 15-yard line. However, on the very next play Brooks' pass was intercepted by Leominster sophomore Brian Rodriguez, stifling Fitchburg's march.
Dandini's second touchdown of the day, a 5-yard carry, extended Leominster's lead to 42-6, including another Foster extra point.
Fitchburg answered, as Brooks hit junior Michael Nowd for a 32-yard score after Marrero did yeoman's work, carrying the ball five times before the Nowd entry.
Rodriguez wrapped up the scoring late in the fourth quarter for Leominster with a 14-yard carry to the end-zone, as the Blue Devils finished the fourth quarter offensive flurry with a 49-12 final score.
Leominster players, exuberant after the win, celebrated with family, friends and Leominster residents on Doyle Field.
"It's a special time of year," stated Anita Armillotti, a Leominster resident who has been attending the annual Leominster- Fitchburg Thanksgiving game. "You marvel at the continuity of the cities. Everybody is here in the cold with their hats and mittens on, but they cannot be happier."
Dandini looked at his team holistically: "We wanted to leave a legacy this year with this game �We knew this week that this was going to be the biggest game of the season. It was a team effort."
Palazzi was proud of his team, specifically his leaders, and hinting of holes that will need to be filled following the departure of those leaders because of graduation.
"What can I say?" he said. "We will miss those guys. I mean, Noah (Gray), what can you say � He had a great game and he will be missed � A four-year starter for us. That's tough to do. It's tough to see him go, but he's off to Duke."
As for Leominster's future, Palazzi remained optimistic.
"Obviously, Pat Gallagher, our quarterback, is returning," he said. "We got a lot of juniors returning, a good sophomore class. Hopefully all of them will lead."


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Q: Excel showing wrong date time format I am using this below code
Range("A1") = Format$(Now, "dd/mm/yyyy h:mm:ss AM/PM")

and the o/p as shown in A1 is 02/12/2020  20:08:38 which is incorrect as today is 12th Feb 2020, so it should be 12/02/2020 20:08:38. Just the dd is interchanged with mm and there is no AM/PM. Already have checked the control panel--region and it's English (United Kingdom). OS is Win10. My system shows 12/02/2020 as the date. When I write 12/02/2020 manually it accepts as it is and doesn't change it.
Don't have any clue about it. Thanks for any help.

A: Instead of using Format$ (which returns a String anyway, not an actual datetime), change the NumberFormat of the cell:
Range("A1").NumberFormat = "dd/mm/yyyy h:mm:ss AM/PM"
Range("A1").Value = Now


Registered 1st Aug. 2015 Domiracer No.20 was specially ordered by TV and motorcycling personality Henry Cole directly from Norton Motorcycle's CEO Stuart Garner. The bike had been on display since new at the Travel Channel's head office in Soho London and has only covered delivery milage. In absolutely as new / showroom condition it was returned to the Norton factory workshops at Donington to have the 'road' pack fitted and have a full check over in 2018 prior to being sold through us. Since then it has resided in a collection without being used and is now offered for sale.
Supplied with the factory handbook pack and the Uk V5C logbook, Domiracer No.20 is in immaculate condition, with just 5 miles showing on the clock this is a true collectors motorcycle.


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Luis Ortiz Blanco
Garrigues (Madrid)
Luis Ortiz Blanco is a partner in the EU and Competition Law Department at Garrigues, where he has continued to pursue his professional career after spending ten years (1987-1996) as an official in the Directorate General for Competition in the European Commission, Brussels. Luis specializes in EU and Competition Law and, in particular, in advising and representing clients in administrative and court proceedings before authorities and courts at Spanish and European level (European Commission, National Antitrust Commission, commercial courts, National Appellate Court, Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union). He is the go-to lawyer for a large number of multinational and Spanish companies on EU and Spanish competition law and is regularly involved in many of the most high-profile proceedings at European level. His practice areas cover cartels, cooperation agreements between competing companies, distribution and agency agreements, abuses of a dominant position, merger control, State aid, free circulation of goods and trade defense proceedings. He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association. At present, he serves as member of the Board of the AEDC (Asociación Española para la Defensa de la Competencia, Spanish Association for the Defense of Competition), an association which he chaired between 1998 and 2011, Secretary General of the AEDEur (Asociación Española para el Estudio del Derecho Europeo, Spanish group within the Fédération Internationale de Droit Européen, FIDE, an association which he was General Secretary between 2008 and 2011), and member of the Board of EMLO (European Maritime Law Organisation). In addition, he is the Editorial Director of the Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la Competencia (Madrid), and a member of the Advisory Board of the European Competition Journal (Oxford).
Nominee, 2019 Antitrust Writing Awards: Business, Procedure
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Garrigues (Brussels)
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Alfonso Lamadrid De Pablo, Luis Ortiz Blanco Nullity/Voidness: An overview of EU and national case law
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Shin Chan: El chuletón imposible (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ 栄光のヤキニクロード, Kureyon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu: Eikō no Yakiniku Rōdo) es una película de animación japonesa del año 2003 y decimoprimer filme basado en la serie Shin Chan. Fue estrenado en España exclusivamente en DVD el 23 de abril de 2008.

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Serving as a Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce board member is a great way to develop relationships with other business professionals and contribute to the success of the Greater Sacramento region and its business community. The members of the Board of Directors are elected annually to two-year terms by a vote of Rainbow Chamber of Commerce members in good standing, with half the board elected in alternating years. Nominations for the board open in June and are finalized at the July mixer. Members may vote by e-mail in August or in person at the August mixer, when election results are announced. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer are elected annually by a vote of the sitting board members following the August election. Rainbow Chamber of Commerce board positions are voluntary, and each board member is required to lead or serve on a committee and attend monthly board meetings. For more information about serving on the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce board of directors, please contact us.
Member since 2014, an independent Property and Casualty agent at GL Anderson Insurance Services, Inc. A graduate of California State University Sacramento, Diana has demonstrated an innate ability to deliver results and develop beneficial relationships. From employee relations and sales initiatives to carrier relationships and organizational objectives, Diana's keenness of insight and uniquely engaging nature have led her from Human Resource Administration and liaison functions to successful growth as the Personal Lines Sales Management for California-based P&C Insurer, Proven Insurance where she increased agency commissions by nearly 200 percent as well as directly markedly successful sales team training programs and protocols based on carefully monitored client and carrier preferences. Further leading to become Vice President of The Proven Alliance, a market access group spanning 5 states, to owner of her own independent Property and Casualty agency.
Ranveer has been a member of the chamber since 2007, and is currently in the role of Assistant Vice President, Branch Manager at Wells Fargo Bank. With over 12 years of experience in the financial services industry, Ranveer has made it one of his primary goals to help people with their financial success, and helping them better plan for their futures.
Ranveer comes from an Indian background that has set roots in Northern California, and has a great sense of responsibility and dedication to the community. Sacramento has been his home for over 20 years, where he is currently chair of the education committee with the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce. During his time with the chamber, Ranveer has participated in several community events and organizations, including Sacramento Pride.
Along with his passion for human rights, Ranveer is equally engaged in animal rights. He is a proud owner and advocate for American Pit-Bull Terriers, and works to remove prejudice on all levels. He is excited for his next term on the Chamber, and welcomes any and all conversations that can continue to make the Rainbow Chamber an invaluable asset to our community.
Member since 2011, Owner, YNot Web. Kammy Caruss, whose background includes an extensive career in IT support services working for corporations such as EDS, HP, and Intel, left the corporate world to open YNot Web in 2003. Specializing in high visibility exposure through search engine optimization (SEO), paid search, and content marketing, Ms. Caruss partners with her clients to plan, create, and implement their entire marketing strategy for the web, making sure they are using the most effective online tools possible for maximum exposure and client attraction. Kammy often speaks with business groups on topics related to online marketing and web technologies. Kammy has past board involvement with our chamber board as well as with NAWBO Sacramento, the Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce, and Rainbow Chamber Foundation.
Member since 2016, Partner working out of and managing Molsby & Bordner, LLP's Sacramento Office. Robin graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Sociology, and received her Juris Doctorate from UCLA School of Law. At Molsby & Bordner, Robin focuses her practice on bankruptcy and civil litigation, including construction, real property, business and employment disputes. Robin is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada, and is certified to practice in the Eastern and Northern District of California federal courts and the Eastern District of California Bankruptcy Court. Robin is a member of the Sacramento Bar Association, as well as its LGBT Bar Association affiliate, SacLegal, and the El Dorado County Bar Association.
Paul brings to the Rainbow Foundation nearly 30 years of experience working with non-profit associations in varied board rolls. He has served as the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce President, and as International President of Agriventure, where he developed a number of programs for both organizations that had lead to long-term success. Currently, Paul serves as Vice Chair of the California Apartment Association Sacramento Valley Chapter and on the RainbowPAC Board as CFO. He has served on the Rainbow Foundation as Secretary/Treasurer for the past 3 years and now as President. He is a Professional Property Manager for both commercial and multi-family investment properties in the Sacramento Region and Managing Partner of Billy's Farm a certified organic Christmas Tree farm. He and his husband R.Pauli have been involved in the Rainbow Chamber and St. Francis Church for a number of years. Paul is an avid cyclist and enjoys traveling, especially the outdoors of Northern California.
Justin grew up in the East Bay but has spent the last 8 years in the greater Sacramento area. He considers himself to be an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and as in individual who always seeking new knowledge and understanding. In his spare time, Justin enjoys the outdoors and traveling the world. Overall, Justin tries to make the world a better place, one day at a time.
A Sacramento native, Paul Crouch has lived in Sacramento since 1975, where he has been and continues to be an active community member and leader since 1994, and a big part of the Rainbow Chamber since 2009 with Drag Queen Bingo. Paul has been employed with Eurest Dining Services, a food service company that operates many business throughout California, for more than 11 years, and currently works at a state office in the downtown area. Paul has been in the food industry since high school, upon graduating in 1986 with a major in catering.
Outside of work Paul is a very active member of the Sacramento community, where he involved with the Imperial court of Sacramento and has held many titles, including Grand Duke, Emperor, Grand Duchess, and Empress three times. He has received many awards and honors for his service in the communith. As emcee of the Chamber's monthly Drag Queen Bingo charity fundraisers, Paul "Do Me Moore" has helped raise nearly $100,000 for local non-profit organizations, held on the first Thursday of each month at Mango's in Midtown Sacramento. Paul has also assisted and performed at numerous community events throughout the Greater Sacramento region and in other cities and states.
When not working or preforming (which is not too often ) Paul can be found in the kitchen or local coffee shops, enjoying hanging with friends and family and music and movies (Marvel and DC for the most part). He enjoys being a part of a growing community and being able to give as much as possible to help others in need.
Member since 2014, and Commercial Loan Officer for Golden Pacific Bank serving small business in the Sacramento region. Doug has been an active member of the Sacramento business community since 1998, specializes in commercial real estate finance, and also serves on the Board of NorCal CCIM, a national commercial real estate trade organization. Doug enjoys reviewing real estate investment opportunities as well as coaching small business clients on issues of financial literacy, developing business plans and building credit. Doug hopes to elevate, strength and promote our local businesses in this region, and work with others to establish a statewide LGBTQ business chamber in California. Doug is a graduate of UC Santa Barbara, and holds Certificates in both Real Estate Financing from UCLA, and Wine Industry Finance from Sonoma State University.
Member since 2016, Owner of Pucci's Pharmacy on J Street in Midtown. Joel has over 20 years of experience in corporate Marketing and Sales. Along with his husband Clint, a Pharmacist, they decided to purchase a thriving community pharmacy and Pucci's was a natural fit. Pucci's is focused on the total health and well-being of Sacramento and the surrounding areas. Their primary goal is to ensure that access to prescription and over the counter medications is delivered in a personalized and compassionate way to all members of the community. This philosophy is especially important to some of the challenging situations faced with the LGBT community of which Joel and Clint take a personal interest in. As a small business owner Joel is eager to work toward ensuring the business community is positioned for success by working with community leaders to focus on issues that drive diversity and economic prosperity.
Member since 2017, President and CEO, Yolo Federal Credit Union. Jenee Rawlings is a bay area native who has lived in Yolo County since 1986; she has been in the financial industry since 1989. In addition to serving on the board of the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, she serves as a board member for Woodland Sunrise Rotary, is the Secretary of the Board for St. John's Retirement Village, and is Secretary of the Board for the HRD Network – a professional network of human resource professionals serving credit unions throughout California and Nevada. Jenee is a member and past President of the Woodland Healthcare Auxiliary and was a Founders Day honoree by Woodland Community College. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management with a focus in Organizational Psychology and received her Master's in Business Administration from Arizona State University.
Kris serves as the Senior Program Specialist for AARP California. Kris leads several initiatives focused on delivering positive and meaningful social change through community-centered advocacy and programs. She also is the Sacramento Metro lead for the Asian-American Pacific Islander community engagement.
Kris was crowned Empress 17, 26, Regent 30, 32 of Imperial Court of All Alaska and Empress 41 of Court of the Great Northwest Imperial Empire, Sacramento. She spear-headed the first ever Alaska's "Biking for AIDS" which raised huge amounts of money. She was also instrumental in the development of the "Breast Cancer Awareness Program", which was her platform as Empress XXVI. She has been recognized for her efforts organizing fund raising events such as "Fund for Prescription Drugs," Pennies from Heaven", "Honolulu Marathon for Leukemia", and the million dollar "Together for Tomorrow" event for one of the local hospitals in Alaska.
Kris penned a column entitled "Behind the Face" for the Alaska's NorthView Newsletter – a LGBTQ community bulletin of information. Kris received the coveted "Peter Dispirito" Award on September 2002. The Peter Dispirito Public Service Award is presented annually to the person elected by the Alaska Gay and Lesbian Community who has contributed most to the advancement of the community.
Ed Simon currently serves as California American Water's Director of Business Performance and Supplier Diversity. California American Water services 600,000 people through seven district offers throughout California include approximately 40,000 connections in the Sacramento area. In this role, Ed and his team led the successful implementation of various projects. Under his leadership, California American Water's supplier diversity program has consistently met and exceeded the California Public Utilities Commission goal since 2009. Over the last two years, California American has provided 45 new diverse vendors with opportunities to work with them. Ed's tenure with American Water began in February 2001. He has held several positions with American Water including Call Handling Supervisor, Business Services Liaison, Missouri American Operations Manager, Central Division Director, Customer Relations, and California American Operations Vice President. He earned a Bachelor of Art's Degree in Organization Studies from Fontbonne University in Saint Louis, Missouri and in 2017 earned a Master's Degree in Executive Leadership from University of San Diego. Although Ed is based in San Diego, he is eager to help the Sacramento RCC Members secure work with regulated utilities across the state.
Member since 2005, Stephanie has owned her own State Farm Insurance office since 2002 where she and her team help their policyholders protect what is important to them. Whether it be a home, a car, a life, a business, or saving for retirement– Stephanie and her team can assist with any and all of it. In addition, Stephanie has been a past Rainbow Chamber Board member and was awarded the RCC Business Leader of the Year in 2013. She has served on various RCC committees over the years while consistently sponsoring and/or participating in many community events and fundraiser such as the NorCal Aids Ride and the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention Out of The Darkness Walks. She is also an avid music lover and has a passion for traveling to various venues near and far to see her favorite musicians.
Member since 2015, R. Paul Villaluz Weubbe comes to the chamber board from Sacramento State's Office of University Advancement, where he serves as an Advancement Associate. He brings to the board his experience in event planning/coordination and community engagement. R. Paul graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Graphic Design. He has a passion for outdoor activities like camping, hiking, paddle boarding, and a new love of sailing.
Fred is the founder and Publisher of Outword Media Marketing and Events Inc. Now in its 23rd year, Outword Magazine is an award-winning LGBT publication and publishes on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, providing news and entertainment for the LGBT community, as well as image consulting, logo design, fundraising, and alternative distribution channels to its clients.
Fred is one of the original founding members of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and the Rainbow Chamber Foundation and has served several terms as President on each board.
He currently works with many community organizations, doing special events and fundraisers including PFLAG, Davis Pride, SIGLFF, and Sac LGBT Wedding Expo, helping to raise awareness for LGBT issues and to bring in necessary funding. Fred and his team also created Sacramento Drag Queen Bingo, which to date, has raised over $225,000 for local charities and is now managed by the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce.
Fred has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communications, with an emphasis in Marketing and Business Management, from San Francisco State University.


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Howard County Department of Corrections Director Jack Kavanagh doesn't usually want to see any released prisoner return to the Jessup Detention Center, but he recently eagerly welcomed one former inmate back.
That former inmate's story reflects reality for far too many on the inside.
On prisoner surveys, "about 80% say the thing that will keep [them] from coming back is a job," said Scott Pullen, the center's re-entry coordinator.
Unfortunately for ex-offenders, many employment application forms demand information about convictions and incarceration, making it more difficult for them to receive unbiased consideration. Some businesses even operate under corporate policies that exclude ex-offenders from employment.
Locally, a number of businesses have been working closely with corrections facilities in Howard and Anne Arundel counties to provide work release and post-prison employment. Several are advocating for changes in state law that they believe could help reduce recidivism and make hiring easier for companies that constantly struggle to fill positions.
Mobern Lighting Co., of Jessup, and Coastal Sunbelt Produce, in North Laurel, are among the Howard County businesses involved with its Department of Corrections.
"We started because we had a problem retaining employees coming out of the Great Recession, and we had a production backlog," said Mobern General Manager Bob Claire, adding that state vetting and pre-approval of candidates on the unemployment roster took too long to benefit the company.
Claire and Mobern President Bill Stone said they also share a personal philosophy of providing opportunity to those who need it.
"We're businessmen, of course, but we enjoy and appreciate the side of growing the people we hire," Stone said.
Across the line in Anne Arundel County, Hanover-based Belair Produce works with detention facilities in both Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
Belair Produce changed its focus from working at the state level to working with county detention facilities because the quality of state screening fell short.
A quick search for felon-friendly employers on exoffender.net, a nationwide employment resource, reveals a list heavily populated by the fast food, food service, grocery, retail, hospitality and generic automotive service sectors. The list is extensive, but primarily consists of jobs with high turnover rates, low pay and little chance for advancement.
Currently, Claire and Stone are conducting a search of their own to find Maryland state legislators willing to sponsor legislative initiatives they feel can lead to long-term employment of the underserved communities — not just those coming from the Department of Corrections, but also youth and interns, homeless shelters, halfway houses, the disabled and others who are perpetually unemployed.
One change they'd like to see is that of limiting employer liability for hiring someone from the underserved communities with knowledge of their past.
Other initiatives include giving preference to suppliers who hire more than 10% of their workforce from underserved communities and for suppliers located within 50 miles of the job site, particularly with regard to state purchases under the Green Purchasing Act.
"We would also like to see targeted job tax credits for hiring those underserved," Claire said.
At Mobern, underserved employees sign a contract to work full-time and enter an after-hours vocational, training or community college program to develop a career. Mobern uses on-the-job training dollars to train the employee, and the educational institution arranges for tuition funding.
"The goal is … to have a long-term employee who stays for, say, two years, then leaves along a tangible career path," Claire said.
Patrick James and Michael Lunsford, two current work release employees, said they are interested in continuing conditional employment at Mobern after their release from the Jessup Detention Center.
With Mobern's help, he hopes to be able to attend college and get a degree.
Lunsford, who has prior experience in the electrical field, said he also plans to pursue follow-on employment at Mobern.
Pullen began his tenure as Howard County's re-entry coordinator in 2011, and he convinced Kavanagh to establish a re-entry program based on New York's successful model. A year later, the county was one of six jurisdictions chosen to participate in the Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) program, established by the Urban Institute, a nonprofit, and the National Institute of Corrections, an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice.
Under the Detention Center's six-week program, inmates learn about community resources, interview skills, acquiring proper identification documents, good health habits and also receive a 60-day bus pass.
Strategic partnerships with Healthy Howard, Howard Community College, the Maryland Workforce Exchange and other community stakeholders help ex-offenders find their way after release.
The Howard County Detention Center is working to expand its employer base and is considering options to improve the post-release housing situation.
"One idea might be for us to purchase our own property and operate a peer-run housing model, like Oxford House," Pullen said, a concept providing a sober, supportive living environment that was first established in nearby Silver Spring in 1975 and has since grown internationally.
In April, the Howard County Detention Facility went hands-on by entering into an innovative partnership with Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth (READY), a young adult workforce program.
Through the partnership, selected work release inmates managed by READY will tend a nursery that will provide native plants for county rain gardens and stormwater management facilities.
Howard County Council Chair Calvin Ball said working in the garden will provide detainees with a sense of pride, marketable skills and experience with managing work responsibilities.
"I believe this program will help remove some of the barriers to re-entry, as inmates seek out a second chance upon release," he said.
"Since these plants can be used by Howard County Government in many of our projects, we are making our community more sustainable," said Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman.
Ultimately, said Claire, the efforts of Mobern and other local companies offering a second chance to inmates and the underserved boil down to the same concept of creating a more sustainable community.


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Q: Youtube API returns 1,000,000 results everytime , its an estimated result and not the exact one. How to implement pagination for this? I would like to add pagination to the youtube API results.
The results returned are 1,000,000 results always.
I have read about this number of results returned, It seems its an estimated number and not the exact count.
In this scenario how to implement pagination.

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Implementation: Pagination will help you to understand how pagination works with YouTube Data API v3. The 1,000,000 value isn't a limit, however there may be other limitations. So let us know if you are still stuck.