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Meet the Man Who Sang Like a Bird and Helped Save the Redwoods
Charles Kellogg advocated for California's redwood forests to crowds across the country—while warbling from a giant tree-mobile.
By Robert Earle Howells
Charles Kellogg was a conservationist who became famous for his uncanny bird calls. Photo: Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association
Charles Kellogg could sing like a bird. Like a chorus of birds, like a maple filled with warblers, like a dawn chorus on the prairie, like a one-man bird band who could emit an inexplicable simultaneity of whistles, chortles, squawks, cheeps, hoots, trills, and chirps. Not imitations, not bird calls, certainly not pishes. He sang as a bird sings—vibrating his vocal cords in a freak-of-nature manner up in the high-frequency vibration range that extended beyond what the human ear could detect, let alone what the average human throat could emit.
Kellogg was equal parts bird-singing performer, self-taught naturalist, and ardent conservationist who hobnobbed with the likes of John Muir and John Burroughs. Born in 1868 and raised on a ranch in the northern Sierra Nevada near present-day Susanville, he was the son of a mining entrepreneur who left young Charles to his own devices (his mother died in Charles's infancy). In his own telling, he was largely raised by local Native Americans and Chinese laborers, and spent his days "in the meadows and forests and was always preoccupied with birds and insects, listening to them and talking to them in their own language."
As Kellogg explained in his 1930 memoir Charles Kellogg the Nature Singer—His Book, "Through a strange whim of Nature, my throat, below the vocal chords, has the same physical structure as that of the bird." Talking to birds became second nature to Kellogg growing up, and at first he thought little of it. "Not until I was a grown lad did I learn that the ability to talk in the language of the birds and animals was unusual and that others could not do so."
His ability was definitely unusual. As his fame grew, admirers with a scientific bent attempted to explain it. Whether Kellogg's larynx had the exact same structure of a bird's vocal organ, called a syrinx, is unknown, but his ability to produce incredibly high vibrations was a provable fact. Dr. Benjamin Sharp, secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, arranged for lab tests to measure the frequency of Kellogg's bird voice. Using Helmholz tuning forks, they measured vibrations that began at 14,000 hertz and progressed upward from there into the inaudible zone, topping out at 49,560 vibrations per second. In more familiar terms, Kellogg could warble through a 12-octave range. His speaking voice, though, vibrated at a very human 4,000 hertz.
When he later performed bird and insect singing on live radio, listeners reported that bugs would start crawling toward the radio, chickens would emerge from their roosts and start cackling, and one man reported his rapture upon hearing the cry of a loon for the first time since he was a small boy.
So else what did Kellogg do with this talent?
He saved the redwoods. Not singlehandedly, of course, but starting in 1917, Charles Kellogg did as much advocacy as any contemporary about the need to save California's redwood forests from imminent destruction. His platform? The world's first motorhome, carved from a single massive redwood log. Interesting fellow, this Kellogg.
By the time Kellogg took to the road to bird-sing the praises of disappearing redwood forests, he was already known for his birdsong recordings, often with orchestral accompaniment. And he had already made a name for himself in vaudeville, where he was known as the Bird Man. A natural showman, Kellogg coveted attention, and got plenty of it. But he was also genuinely alarmed at the destruction of redwood forests. As he wrote in his memoir, "When I . . . first saw lumbering and all the terrible devastation going on in the forest, I was heart broken. I felt I must find a way to picture the greatness and beauty of these forests to all the world, so all could help in saving them. Since all the world could not come to the forests, I kept thinking and thinking . . . how to take the forest out into the world."
He decided to take the forest to the world in the form of a 22-foot section of a fallen redwood trunk, 11 feet in diameter, that he painstakingly hollowed out, carved, and fashioned into livable quarters. Painstaking might even be an understatement. A mathematical friend of his calculated that the section would weigh 36 tons. Hollowed out, it would still check in at 11 tons. And redwood logs that size don't hollow out, nor move, readily.
The Travel Log ultimately checked in at around eight tons, and lumbered slowly along the nation's highways.
The tree came from Bull Creek Flat, now part of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. After the fallen trunk was cut to length, Kellogg fashioned a battering ram of sorts to hollow it out inch by inch, a process that took many months. But the log was still too heavy to jack up onto his chassis of choice, a 1919 Nash Quad. The solution: to dig underneath the log—with timbers known as sleepers holding the weight of the log across the ditch—and back the truck into the hole. "With an ax I chopped off the sleepers and the shell slowly settled onto the frame of the Quad," Kellogg wrote. "The great weight literally buried the wheels into the earth."
The Nash Quad, donated by automaker Charles Nash himself ("Mr. Nash was an idealist and he saw my vision of the redwoods"), was a worthy choice for the chassis. The Quad was a four-wheel-drive workhorse that had distinguished itself as an ambulance chassis in World War I. It proved more than capable of getting the log out of the ditch, but the shell was still too heavy for toodling around. Only after running a whirligig lawn sprinkler inside it for four weeks to leach out tree sap did Kellogg get it down to a semimanageable weight, to which he then added windows, cabinets, a kitchenette, a bed, and, yes, a mini loo. The Travel Log ultimately checked in at around eight tons, and lumbered slowly along the nation's highways on its multiple cross-country tours. Top speed was about 18 mph.
Charles Kellogg and his Travel Log—an 8-ton wooden motorhome that he carved and constructed from a single redwood trunk himself. Photo: Humboldt Redwoods Interpretive Association
But Kellogg and his motoring redwood tree were a hit. He exhibited it first in San Francisco, then drove it to Los Angeles and commenced four years of touring. The mustachioed Kellogg looked the part of nature singer. He wore jodhpurs and high boots, donned a broad-brim hat over his thick shock of wavy wair, and looked fit and hale. The exact nature of his spiel is lost to time, but he extols his show in his memoir: "Everywhere the log was received with enthusiasm. Everywhere I talked and showed my pictures and sang my bird songs to 'Save the Redwoods.'" This being wartime, Kellogg also patriotically sold Liberty Bonds during his shows.
Kellogg called Bull Creek Flat, home of his great log, "the most magnificent stand of redwood trees in the world," so he took particular pleasure in knowing that the Save the Redwoods League gained protection for the stand—"forever an unparalleled playground for the people."
The League was founded in 1918, and Kellogg became a life member. Fifty years later, the League celebrated the establishment of Redwood National Park. In a neat bit of synchronicity, the park was dedicated on October 2, 1968—Charles Kellogg's 100th birthday. (He died in 1949.)
How much Kellogg contributed to the conservation of coast redwood trees can't be measured, but there's no question that for four or so years, on multiple cross-country trips, he was their most ardent national advocate. Remember, this wasn't long after a redwood stump displayed at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 was thought by many to be a fake. The girth of the Travel Log, presented with Kellogg's conservation message and dazzling birdsong, had to have moved and enchanted his audiences.
After his touring years, Kellogg retired his log home to his residence in Morgan Hill, California, where he showed it to curious visitors: "Just as I lived in it for years, it remains intact, a Redwood museum for all to see." Seventy-five years later, Humboldt Redwoods State Park acquired the wooden motorhome and put it on display in the park visitor center. More than a century after its construction, it remains a remarkable work of art—obviously carved from a single giant log, hand-adzed, richly grained, deeply waxed, cozily outfitted. Birdsong fills the room. For visitors, it can take a few moments and some reading to comprehend the human source of the sounds. Charles Kellogg, the nature singer, the Bird Man, the champion of the redwoods, continues to sing from his Travel Log for any audience that cares to listen.
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Q: how to make horizontal padding in iOS danielgindi charts I'm using the ios-charts library and I would like to add some horizontal padding to my line charts so that the line does not start immediately at the border of the graph.
This is my current chart:

but I would like the blue line to have some padding as shown below. The rest should remain as it is. The reference gray lines should still take the entire width as they currently do.

A: I found it. This "padding" is actually ruled by the chart.xAxis.axisMinimum and chart.xAxis.axisMaximum. Those values are automatically set to the data min x and max x.
So if I want a left padding I just have to set a chart.xAxis.axisMinimum
In my case, I want around 10% of the x values to be padded, so I calculate it as
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    let padding = spanX * 0.1
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Hendrik Erasmus "Rassie" van der Dussen (born 7 February 1989) is a South African professional cricketer who represents the South Africa national cricket team and plays for Gauteng in domestic cricket. In the 2018 South African Cricket Annual, he was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year.

In August 2019, van der Dussen was named the International Men's Newcomer of the Year at Cricket South Africa's annual award ceremony. Later the same month, Cricket South Africa awarded him with a central contract for the 2019–20 season.

Domestic career
In August 2017, van der Dussen was named in Cape Town Knight Riders' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.

van der Dussen was the leading run-scorer during the 2017–18 Sunfoil Series, with 959 runs in ten matches. He was the joint-leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA T20 Challenge tournament, with 348 runs in ten matches. In April 2021, he was named in Gauteng's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.

T20 franchise career
On 3 June 2018, van der Dussen was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament for the Vancouver Knights, with 255 runs in eight matches. In the same month, he was named in the squad for the Highveld Lions team for the 2018–19 season.

In October 2018, van der Dussen was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In December 2019, he was picked by Islamabad United in the supplementary round of the 2020 Pakistan Super League players draft as their last pick.

In July 2020, van der Dussen was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. However, van der Dussen was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time. In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

International career
In September 2018, van der Dussen was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Zimbabwe. He made his T20I debut for South Africa against Zimbabwe on 9 October 2018. In January 2019, he was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Pakistan on 19 January 2019. During his debut, van der Dussen came within just seven runs of scoring a maiden ODI century on debut before he fell for 93. He followed this with an unbeaten 80 at Kingsmead Stadium three days later. He finished the series with 241 runs, averaging 120.5, across the five ODIs.

van der Dussen was then retained for the ODI series against Sri Lanka in March 2019. He scored 112 runs across four ODIs including one fifty and finished the series with an average of 56. In April 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In December 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England. He made his Test debut for South Africa, against England, on 26 December 2019. In March 2020, he was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season.

In April 2021, in the first match against Pakistan, van der Dussen scored his first century in an ODI, with 123 not out. At the age of 32 years and 54 days, he also became the oldest cricketer for South Africa to score his first century in an ODI match. In September 2021, van der Dussen was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Achievements
In the annual ICC Awards in January 2022, he was named in ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for the year 2021.

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Hi all, today I'm going to continue with the theme of saving money/ getting more for your money and I'll be focussing on loyalty cards today.
Loyalty cards are schemes which generally reward you for spending in whatever store it is, so if you do tend to spend your money in one place you can really benefit.
From what I understand, the most popular and the longest running beauty specific loyalty card is the Boots Advantage Card Scheme. This one is my personal favourite but two other retailers have recently joined the club too so I'm going to go through the pro's and cons of each individual scheme.
4 points per £ making it the most generous loyalty card of the lot.
Quarterly mail outs with good offers and points bonuses.
Bonus point events where you can earn a whopping amount of points.
You can redeem the points at any time.
You can now spend your points online.
Can't use points as part payment.
The card has a cool mirror on it; perfect for touch ups.
Bonus point events in store.
Only one point per £.
No vouchers through the post.
Free delivery for card holders.
Free makeovers and samples in store.
Can be confusing as you earn different points for the amount you spend instore and a different number of points for online purchases.
Can only spend points when they've been converted (they're converted in multiples of £5).
From the above, you can see that the perks vary and you might find that you personally benefit more from one card than another.
Out of the three the one that I can't say I would recommend is the Superdrug Beauty Card. As you're only earning 1 point for every £ spent, so you'd need to spend a whopping £100 to earn just £1 of rewards. This scheme therefore doesn't benefit me in any way as I don't think I've spent £100 in Superdrug over the past 5 years. However, if you are a regular Superdrug shopper I wouldn't discourage you, as it is likely you'll benefit more from this scheme than I will.
From the above, you can obviously guess that I love the Advantage Card Scheme and the Debenhams Beauty Club Card. This is purely because they are the ones that benefit me the most. I order a lot of my premium products and perfumes from the Debenhams website and during in store promotions so I soon rack up the rewards which I use on treats for myself. And as for Boots, it's just where I go for everyday beauty basics and high street cosmetics so I find that I earn a lot just through that.
When it comes to saving money through these schemes it actually doesn't hurt to have all three.
If you're going on a night out and want to get professionally glammed up for free; the Debenhams card is your best friend. Just show you're card and prepare to be pampered for zero pennies. There isn't even an obligation to make a purchase so don't fret about that either.
If you're splurging on beauty gifts at Christmas, then the Advantage Card will take pride of place in your wallet. Boots often run special Christmas points events where you can get huge points bonuses whilst getting your gifts. They're like their own gift to you. My points balance has never been so big after these events.
So there's my round up of the loyalty cards currently out there for all us beauty lovers. As with everything else, these are my personal opinions and you may benefit more from a different card. As always, I'd say there's no harm in having all three as you have plenty of options then..
What do you lovely ladies think about the current loyalty schemes... Generous enough? Do you feel that the benefit you or are they pointless?


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Li Ka-shing-backed O Luxe Leads $65M Round In 3D Printing Auto Parts Maker Divergent 3D
Yimian Wu
Li Ka-shing-backed O Luxe Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment holding company, has led a US$65+ million round in Divergent 3D, a Los Angeles based company providing 3D printing technology to automotive manufacturing.
The initial round of US$65+ million has an additional investor option of US$40 million, which the company says will accelerate revenue growth, bringing the aggregate funding, with option, to US$107 million. Horizons Ventures, the private investment arm of Li Ka-shing, Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited and Altran Technologies also participated in the round, according to Divergent 3D.
"As a leading investment holding company dedicated to advancing sustainable manufacturing and transportation, O Luxe aligns with Divergent's mission and fully understands the importance of disruptive technologies to the automotive industry," said Kevin Czinger, CEO of Divergent 3D. "We are thrilled to partner with a company that supports our growth and vision."
Launched in 2014 by Mr. Czinger, a one-time Goldman Sachs executive who previously founded Coda Automotive, a Los Angeles-based electric-car manufacturer. Divergent's software-hardware solutions incorporate 3D metal printing into the design, engineering and manufacturing of vehicle structures for the automotive and aerospace industries. The company raised a US$23 million series A round in 2016.
Altran Technologies
Divergent 3D
Kevin Czinger
O Luxe Holdings Limited
Shanghai Alliance Investment Limited
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Chinese Point-Of-Care Testing Startup Tisenc Secures New Round
Goldman Sachs-Backed Used Car Trading Firm Renrenche Faces Continued Liquidity Crisis
Shanghai Bioprofile Secures Pre-A Funding Round
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Chinese Social E-commerce Firm Nice Tuan Receives Nearly $100M
Logistics Real Estate Developer ESR Completes Pre-IPO Investment From CITIC Securities
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I like it. The print is great. And the shoes really dress it up and tone it down! It's a fun shirt. I would so wear it. I'm also a sucker for things on sale!!
I love the liberty print! It looks fantastic on you.
Target sales are hard to pass up.
I tried those shoes on a couple times because they are so cute but I'm over six feet tall with them I think, lol.
The psychedelic print works so well with the big platforms - love it!
That top looks so much better on you than it did on me, lol. Such a cute print. I love your shoes, too!
The same thing happens to me at target all the time. I see something and decide its not worth it and a month later i buy it when its on sale. I think the shoes pull the outfit together really nicely.
I had a hard time liking any of the Liberty print for Target items, but I like that print a lot more than the other ones I saw. The colors show up really nicely in your photos.
I like it! The print is quite busy and I don't think it would be for everyone, but you pull it off very nicely!
This is sweet, great shoes.
I love it. I almost nabbed the same one, but opted for the peacock print instead.
I contemplated it the other day on the sale rack but wasn't sure. Now that I've seen it on someone I may have to head back.
The top creates a really cute proportion on you. Somehow especially with the hair!
I really like the top. I hope you grow to love it.
I like how loose it is. And the pattern is very 60s mod.
I love the Liberty of London collection! 6 dollars, thats such a good find. I love the print.
It looks really cute on you. I love that you only accessorized it minimally. And those shoes really make me want to go shopping.
have you thought about tucking it into a high-waisted skirt? it's lovely now, but it'd have a more fitted shape then.
I saw this shirt at Target the other day, and after trying it on, I decided it wasn't really right for me. However, I think you look great! A very cute and simple outfit. Great blog!
My first time on your blog. Love it and your outfit shots are great.
I buy a few things from Target every now and then...I'm kinda in love with the Liberty of London collection, but about all I've managed to pick up is a few of the bins to put my socks in. Shirt looks cute on you!
It looks cute on you! Everybody needs a 'throw-on' shirt sometimes. I don't know about the colors (I like warmer colors better--put that print in burnt orange and gold with hot pink accents, I'm SO there)but it is definitely good on you. And $6? Sign me up!
i definitely like the print! sometimes big flowy tops like these look amazing in person but don't photograph as well.
but this: you look smashing!
Amazing colors! Love your sandals so much! Great!
You did a nice job pairing it with the skinny jeans and cute wedges. I am trying so hard to figure out what street that is! But I just can't!
I was so excited for Liberty of London at Target, but the material felt chintzy and I was not loving any of styles.


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About restaurant
Our restaurant in the press
Restaurant Café St. Wenceslas is located in the center of Prague, in the upper part of Wenceslas Square. The restaurant is named after St. Wenceslas 907 - 935, Czech prince, who is considered the main Czech patron saint. The contemporary interior is 200 seats and two bars. From April to September the garden in front of restaurant with 80 seats. The restaurant is fully air conditioned and has divided sections for smokers and nonsmokers. The pride of the restaurant is mostly Czech cuisine with meals prepared according to original old Czech recipes. From rich menu selects even fan of international cuisine. Since we are in Bohemia, we tap Pilsner beer (light and black) and spill out Moravian wines. Every Tuesday and Thursday plays excellent jazz band of four No problem. Since its opening in July 2000, the restaurant has built numerous Czech and foreign clients. For our guests, we prepared loyalty program, which includes other restaurants of our company.
Saint Wenceslas
Saint Prince Wenceslas (907 – 935)
Saint Wenceslas is a symbol of the Czech state, the patron of the Czech lands and our restaurant. Prince Wenceslas was an unusually educated and devout ruler for his time. He was murdered by his brother Boleslav before the gates of the Church in Stará Boleslav (Old Boleslav). His remains are kept at Saint Vitus' Cathedral at Prague castle. After his death Wenceslas began to be revered for his devoutness and posthumous miracles as a saint. Today there are many churches consecrated in the name of Saint Wenceslas and many streets and squares named after him in Czech towns. The most famous place in Czech history is Wenceslas Square with the equestrian statue of Saint Wenceslas located in the upper part of the square. The date of Wenceslas' death – 28th September – is a state holiday in the Czech Republic.
Saint Wenceslas Feast
(3 000 g – smoked pork knee, duck, chicken, sausage, smoked pork, pork shoulder, bacon, assortment of dumplings, sauerkraut)
traditional czech cuisine
Roast smoked pork knee
(1 300 g smoked pork knee, beer, wild spices, mustard, horseradish)
Competition for customers
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Provide comfort for the family of Gary "Bear" Boudreau with a meaningful gesture of sympathy.
Gary "Bear" will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his daughter, Christina; son, Brandon (Alisha); son, Jesse; granddaughter Fatima; grandsons, Elliot and Christiano; mother, Juliette (Ken); brothers, Murray, Eric "Gus" and Rick (Audra); sister, Sherri (Rod); as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces; great-nephews, cousins and many great friends.
Gary "Bear" was predeceased by his father, Donat Boudreau; both grandfathers and both grandmothers, and close cousins.
Everyone will remember Gary for his big contagious smile and huge heart that loved everyone, especially the ladies!
We encourage you to share your most beloved memories of Gary "Bear" here, so that the family and other loved ones can always see it. You can upload cherished photographs, or share your favorite stories, and can even comment on those shared by others.
To my big bear cousin Gary ....proof that life is too short....Gary you have gone way too soon and you will be missed everyday forever....love your cousin Gail.
On behalf of the Taha family we send our deepest condolences and sympathy to the Boudreau family, rest in peace my brother we will miss you.
It is with sadness and shock that we hear the passing of Gary Bear Boudreau our heartfelt condolences go out to the Boudreau family on behalf of the Nault family and friends from Elmwood in Winnipeg. Rest in peace Gary you will never be forgotten.


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This 58-Year-Old Woman Just Finished Her 1000th Insanity Workout
Yup, you read that right: 58.
By Ashley Oerman
Deborah Cavanagh
In badass-women-of-the-millennium news: Deborah Cavanagh, 58, just crushed her 1000th Insanity DVD sweat session. For the past three years, Deborah has been working out with the Insanity trainer inside her laptop, Shaun T. (who is also the hottest man in infomercials, FYI) for at least one hour a day, five days a week for 156 weeks. We did the math, and that's roughly 41 days of crazy-intense exercise. Dang.
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So what motivated herto take on such a huge challenge? Deborah, who was a synchronized swimmer and a triathlete long before her DVD workout days, says that after becoming "mesmerized" by the Insanity infomercial one night, she decided she had to attempt the sweaty routine that claimed to be "the hardest workout you will ever do." "The idea of trying to do something very challenging really appealed to me," she says.
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When she received the program, however, it wasn't exactly love at first burpee. In fact, Deborah says that she wanted to throw up during those initial workouts, but after a couple of weeks, she started to get the hang of it.
Two months later, the mom of three and boss of 85 (Deborah is the SVP of Marketing for Talbots) was completely hooked. "I thought, 'I've accomplished so much, why would I ever stop?'" says Deborah. She says she noticed that her core and upper body were stronger than ever, and a "little bit of flab" around her waist had turned into muscle. As Deborah continued to power through workouts, she recorded each one on a chart that came with her program. That chart was only meant to track 60 days, but she kept using it long after the two months were up.
Besides getting ripped, Deborah says she was motivated to keep up her 4:30 a.m. rise time and fitness routine because of the opportunity to kick off every day with set goal. "No matter how difficult my day is at work, it's nice to know that it will never be as hard as my morning workout," she says. She admits that she's a morning person by nature, which definitely helps, too.
Three years later, Deborah and her buddy Shaun T. have worked out together on numerous business trips, vacations, and even in her driveway after Hurricane Sandy flooded her basement (her go-to exercising space) and her power went out. Yup, even a hurricane couldn't hamper her dedication.
When she finally accomplished her 1000th training sesh, Deborah celebrated by putting her 1000th dot on the 60-day chart and printing out a new one. But as satisfying as that was for her, she says her biggest reward is the knowledge that she can crush whatever she sets out to do. "After this, I feel like there's nothing that can scare me in work or in life," she says. "By doing this workout routine, I've learned that you can break down a really big challenge and just do it. "
Ashley Oerman Deputy Lifestyle Director Ashley Oerman is the deputy lifestyle director at Cosmopolitan, covering fitness, health, food, cocktails, and home.
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But is anyone asking why Bush and Cheney are still desperately trying to make more war happen?
It's not, as Xymphora is fond of saying, a war for the Jews. No, they are cleverly using the Zionists to further their endless war agenda.
Now, why would they want to make more war? For oil? Do people still believe this? What do you have to do to show that it's not to the benefit of anyone -- ok, a handful of the base will, for a short time rake in more of the windfall. But that can't be sufficient reason to further destroy the US and world economy, not to mention the incredible suffering on top of what's already going on worldwide with food and energy costs.
All we have left -- in conventional terms -- is Empire.
People like to use this as an explanation for the Bush-Cheney unprovoked aggression (and all the other destruction they manage) but this explanation doesn't address the anomaly that everything Bush is doing is WEAKENING the American Empire as fast as possible. The military has all kinds of readiness issues. Empire is for building up, and Bush and Cheney are only for destruction.
When are people going to understand that when we say that we're at the mercy of criminal psychopaths, it's not an exaggeration. It's the literal truth.
I snorted with laughter this morning when I heard the proposal that Bush and Cheney should release some oil from the national oil reserve. As if anyone thinks that they would do ANYTHING that would help people. Reminds me that I recall being mystified during the last couple of years of the Clinton administration. At a certain moment there was a spike in the oil price and Clinton quickly acted to release oil which had the desired effect. But all the while the predictable right wing voices howled in protest. It took me awhile to figure out that they were opposed on principle to any government action that would help people. It might give people a reason to vote for the Democrats.
One way to explain Bush's low poll numbers is to observe that people understand on some level that he's not interested in helping them.
Last September 6, Israel bombed a Syrian building at Dair el Zor. In the immediate aftermath of the bombing, little was said in public, by either Israel or Syria, but later the Israelis started claiming that the Syrians were building a nuclear reactor. On the radio today (April 25), I heard NPR's Tom Jelton repeat, as if it were undisputed fact, the US. government claim to have "proof" of a Syrian-North Korean nuclear connection. Now I see that AP writers Pamela Hess and Deb Reichmann have a story headlined "White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work," while ABC news has a video entitled "Syria's Nuclear Reactor".
Are the wonderful mainstream media, who gave us Saddam's mythical Weapons of Mass Destruction, lying to us again? The answer is yes.
Popular Canadian blogger Xymphora's note below on the PA primary reminds me that I've been meaning for weeks to write up my blog notes to the NYT article shortly after the Feb 5 NY State primary which informed us that in about 80 of 6,000+ precincts in NYC, Obama received Zero votes, including in a heavily black district in Harlem and in Brooklyn's Bed-Sty.
It's disheartening, shall we say, that we can't trust ANY of the numbers from these primaries not even in NYC which still allows voting on our trusty lever machines which with routine maintenance could last another 50 years. So it's not simply the fault of computerized voting machines . It seems that political operatives are in place at central locations who are allowed to adjust the numbers which they get from local precincts. That seems to be the way that Bush won Florida in 2000, and Florida and Ohio in 2004, as well as his "3 million" vote win over Kerry in 2004. As Mark Crispin Miller has pointed out, it's beyond credibility that Bush's national vote total INCREASED by 11 million votes from 2000 to 2004.
Thus we Americans are well into our Banana Republic stage. Will we ever emerge?
It's hard to improve on Bob's comment and Buchanan's short article.. One question that comes to mind: why do Bush and Cheney want to go to war against Iran and use their nuclear arsenal?
This reminds me: haven't we read recently that Putin warned Bush not to attack Iran? But if Putin did so, that might only spur Bush and Cheney to go ahead. Once again, we ask for what purpose?
One result (if not the only result) will be chaos, destruction, and more war. Does that cohere with wars for oil, for Empire or for Israel? Does that put Cheney and Bush squarely in the tradition of US presidents or does it suggest that they are exceptional, as in pathologically criminal, intent only on the elimination of the possibility of civil life everywhere just as they have succeeded in accomplishing in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Kenya, Palestine, elsewhere? Is Empire strengthened by these disasters? Are we achieving more or less control over ($110/barrel) oil?
Is the Iranian government aware of this – and behind it?
"Is it fair to say that the Iranian-backed special groups in Iraq are responsible for the murder of hundreds of American soldiers and thousands of Iraqi soldiers and civilians?"
"It certainly is. ... That is correct," said Petraeus.
The following day, Petraeus told the House Armed Services Committee, "Unchecked, the 'special groups' pose the greatest long-term threat to the viability of a democratic Iraq."
Translation: The United States is now fighting the proxies of Iran for the future of Iraq.
The general's testimony is forcing Bush's hand, for consider the question it logically raises: If the Quds Force and Hezbollah, both designated as terrorist organizations, are arming, training and directing "special groups" to "murder" Americans, and rocket and mortar the Green Zone to kill our diplomats, and they now represent the No. 1 threat to a free Iraq, why has Bush failed to neutralize these base camps of terror and aggression?
"My commanding general in Iraq, David Petraeus, has told me that Iran, with the knowledge of President Ahmadinejad, has become a privileged sanctuary for two terrorist organizations – Hezbollah and the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – to train, arm and direct terrorist attacks on U.S. and coalition forces, despite repeated promises to halt this murderous practice.
"I have therefore directed U.S. air and naval forces to begin air strikes on these base camps of terror. Our attacks will continue until the Iranian attacks cease."
Because of the failures of a Democratic Congress elected to end the war, Bush can now make a compelling case that he would be acting fully within his authority as commander-in-chief.
In early 2007, Nancy Pelosi pulled down a resolution that would have denied Bush the authority to attack Iran without congressional approval. In September, both Houses passed the Kyl-Lieberman resolution designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.
Courtesy of Congress, Bush thus has a blank check for war on Iran. And the signs are growing that he intends to fill it in and cash it.
Israel has been hurling invective at Iran and conducting security drills to prepare its population for rocket barrages worse than those Hezbollah delivered in the Lebanon War.
Adm. William "Fox" Fallon, the Central Command head who opposed war with Iran, has been removed. Hamas and Hezbollah have been stocking up on Qassam and Katyusha rockets.
Vice President Cheney has lately toured Arab capitals.
And President Ahmadinejad just made international headlines by declaring that Tehran will begin installing 6,000 advanced centrifuges to accelerate Iran's enrichment of uranium.
This is Bush's last chance to strike and, when Iran responds, to effect its nuclear castration. Are Bush and Cheney likely to pass up this last chance to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities and effect the election of John McCain? For any attack on Iran's "terrorist bases" would rally the GOP and drive a wedge between Obama and Hillary.
Indeed, Sen. Clinton, who voted to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, could hardly denounce Bush for ordering air strikes on the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, when Petraeus testified, in her presence, that it is behind the serial murder of U.S. soldiers.
The Iranians may sense what is afoot. For Tehran helped broker the truce in the Maliki-Sadr clash in Basra, and has called for a halt to the mortar and rocket attacks on the Green Zone.
With a friendly regime in Baghdad that rolled out the red carpet for Ahmadinejad, Iran has nothing to gain by war. Already, it is the big winner from the U.S. wars that took down Tehran's Taliban enemies, decimated its al-Qaeda enemies and destroyed its Sunni enemies, Saddam and his Baath Party.
No, it is not Iran that wants a war with the United States. It is the United States that has reasons to want a short, sharp war with Iran.
Now that it's clear that prices for food all over the world are going through the roof it should be even clearer that so-called free trade, which is dominated by the intention of the stronger powers to eliminate local agriculture, is making a major contribution to starving the poorest peoples, and making the classes just above – including the middle classes -- more and more hungry.
Perhaps there are others like myself for whom Amira Hass is hard to read because the celebrated (and in certain circles, excoriated) Israeli journalist describes everyday reality with unfailing precision and economy. The reality she describes is hard to take because there is little hope for change. There is little hope for change in part (in large part?) because for Zionists the Palestinian people are dehumanized. In this context dehumanizing Palestinians means that whatever is done to them, even the slow genocide that is ongoing, is basically OK, or at worst something to be tolerated. Supporters of Zionism rationalize and tolerate these State crimes against millions of people because to be critical of them would represent a challenge to the cause of a Jewish state in the former Palestine. A Jewish state somehow rises above its crimes against non Jews. A Jewish state means that there can be no crimes against non Jews.
Alan Johnston, the BBC correspondent kidnapped in Gaza, related in an interview that at a relatively early stage, he started suffering from all kinds of aches because of the water he drank. This was the same water that the kidnappers drank, but Johnston's unaccustomed body sent warning signals: This is not water that is fit for drinking. And this is the water that reaches most of the taps in the Gaza Strip. Salty, in a few places brackish to contaminated, with an oily consistency. That is clearly felt when bathing.
The reason is an ancient one: overpumping because Gaza must make do with the waters from its aquifer alone. It is as if we were to say to the residents of Be'er Sheva: make do with the water that flows nearby. The water sources in the rest of the country are not for you.
The electricity and fuel supply to Gaza has already been reduced to below the level of basic human needs. An additional reduction will affect the above solutions to the water problem, and beyond. "To darken Gaza," as some of the security experts among us have recently proposed, does not end merely with darkened homes at night. You don't have to be an expert in public health to realize that it would create an endless chain reaction of public health problems and environmental blights.
Already now, each day, no water is supplied to around 15 percent of the Strip's residents. Each area receives water only every other day. The water is pumped electrically and stored in home reservoirs on every rooftop. Power outages are frequent.
The water network also needs around 150,000 litres of diesel fuel per month. The sewage system needs around 100,000 litres.
The Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, the supplier of sewage and water services in the Gaza Strip obtained only 60,000 liters of diesel fuel in October, because the quantity of fuels sold from Israel to the Gaza Strip was reduced. And this is before "the darkening" proposed by Ehud Barak and Matan Vilnai.
Just imagine a huge flood of sewage. Hence, for example, the seven wells in the northern Gaza Strip that are diesel operated were allocated only 2,000 litres of diesel in early November, instead of the 10,500 liters needed to operate them.
However, Israel is barring the entry of the spare parts needed to repair them. Sewage undergoes only minimal treatment before it flows into the sea. And the sea, of course, doesn't stop at the Erez or Rafiah checkpoints.


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The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Leased Rite Aid Pharmacy in Pennsylvania
Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm completed the sale of a single tenant Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 340 East High Street in Pottstown, Pennsylvania for $3,401,000.
The 10,752 square foot Rite Aid Pharmacy is strategically positioned at the signalized intersection of High Street and Evans Street. The property is located in downtown Pottstown along the town's main retail corridor within close proximity to local businesses, restaurants, shops and schools. National retailers in the area include AutoZone, Wells Fargo Bank, BB&T and Sherwin-Williams. There are more than 48,000 people living within a three mile radius of the property earning an average household income of $82,224 per year.
Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a west coast based investor in a 1031 exchange and the seller was a Midwest based investment group.
The Rite Aid lease has over 5 years remaining on their first renewal option period which expires December 31, 2025. The original 20-year triple net lease features one 5-year renewal option period. Rite Aid Corporation is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange using the symbol "RAD". There are over 2,464 stores Rite Aid Pharmacy's in 31 states and the District of Columbia.
"Drug store properties with proven operating histories continue to garner significant investor interest," said Randy Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group. John Feeney, Senior Vice President of The Boulder Group, added, "Some investors have shifted their focus to shorter term leases to increase their investment returns."
About The Boulder Group
The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in single tenant net lease properties. The firm provides a full range of brokerage, advisory, and financing services nationwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes high net worth individuals, developers, REITs, partnerships and institutional investment funds. Founded in 1997, the firm has arranged the acquisition and disposition of over $6 billion of single tenant net lease real estate transactions. From 2012-2019, the firm was ranked in the top 10 companies in the nation for single tenant retail transactions by both Real Capital Analytics and CoStar. The Boulder Group is headquartered in suburban Chicago: www.bouldergroup.com
Company Name: The Boulder Group
Contact Person: Randy Blankstein
Address:3520 Lake Avenue Suite 203
City: Wilmette
Website: https://www.bouldergroup.com/NNN-Properties-For-Sale.html


That's right. It's the shortest day of the year–or is that the coldest day of the year? It was 2 degrees when I woke up and now it's a balmy 7.
Listen, try not to be depressed that the day is so short–as Allen reminds me, from here on in they get longer.
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In 2008, Chuck Philips decided to set his sights on James Rosemond and the story behind the infamous shooting of Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios. He wanted to break new and explosive information so he traveled into an alternate reality where both Sean P. Diddy Combs and James Rosemond had conspired to set up the robbery and assault of Shakur. Philips' main source and controversial proof are FBI documents called 302s. These are internal, FBI investigative documents that are typewritten by agents after conducting interviews with confidential informants or other sources of information. James Sabatino, a convicted con man and inmate at a federal jail, provided the documents and other information.


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Hyper Crush – amerykańska grupa muzyczna tworząca muzykę łączącą gatunki electro i hip-hop. Została założona w 2006 roku w Los Angeles w Kalifornii. W skład grupy wchodzą raper Donny Fontaine, wokalistka Holly Valentine i DJ Preston Moronie. Wydali trzy albumy studyjne. W 2009 roku koncertowali po Europie wraz z Lady Gagą. Większość utworów które Hyper Crush zremiksowało, są dostępne do ściągnięcia za darmo na oficjalnej stronie na SoundCloud.

Dyskografia
 Albumy studyjne
 The Arcade (2008)
 Night Wave (2012)
 Vertigo (2013)

 Single
 "The Arcade" (2008)
 "Robo Tech" (2009)
 "Sex and Drugs" (Benny Benassi Remix) (2009)
 "Keep Up" (2009)
 "Ayo" (2010)
 "Kick Us Out" (2010)
 "Fingers Up" (2011)
 "MBCCD" (2011)
 "Rockstar" (2011)
 "Flip the Switch" (2011)
 "Maniac" (2011)
 "Werk Me" (2011)
 "Visions of Coleco" (2013)
 "Rage" (2013)

 Gościnnie
 Filip Filipi - "Too High" (feat. Hyper Crush, Christian Rich & Slush Puppy Kids) (z albumu Design and Origin of Stars) (2010)
 Disco Fries - "Heartbeat" (feat. Jeremy Carr & Hyper Crush) (2012)

 Remiksy
 LMFAO - "La La La" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2009)
 La Roux - "Bulletproof" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Drake - "Over" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Kevin Rudolf - "I Made It" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Katy Perry - "California Gurls" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Usher - "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (feat. Pitbull & Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Hyper Crush - "Kick Us Out" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2010)
 Enrique Iglesias - "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" (feat. Hyper Crush & Sky Blu) (2010)
 She Wants Revenge - "Must Be the One" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2011)
 Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know" (feat. Kimbra) (2012)
 Icona Pop - "I Love It" (feat. Hyper Crush) (2013)

Przypisy

Amerykańskie zespoły hip-hopowe
Amerykańskie zespoły muzyki elektronicznej
Zespoły muzyczne z Los Angeles


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Ecology and Earth Systems (1)
Keywords: Black Sea
River delta shoreline reworking and erosion in the Mediterranean and Black Seas: the potential roles of fluvial sediment starvation and other factors
Manon Besset, Edward J. Anthony, François Sabatier
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene (2017) 5: 54.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.139
...Manon Besset; Edward J. Anthony; François Sabatier; Oliver Chadwick; Irina Overeem The Mediterranean basin (including the Black Sea) is characterized by a plethora of deltas that have developed in a wave-influenced setting. Many of these deltas are sourced in sediments by river catchments that have...
The Mediterranean basin (including the Black Sea) is characterized by a plethora of deltas that have developed in a wave-influenced setting. Many of these deltas are sourced in sediments by river catchments that have been variably dammed. The vulnerability status of a selection of ten deltas subject to different levels of reduction in fluvial sediment supply following damming was analysed by quantifying changes in delta protrusion area and protrusion angle over the last 30 years. The rationale for choosing these two metrics, which do not require tricky calculations of longshore bedload transport volumes and river 'influence', is that as sediment supply wanes, increasing relative efficiency of waves leads to longshore redistribution of reworked sediments and progressive 'flattening' of the delta protrusion. The results show that eight of the ten deltas (Nile, Rhône, Ebro, Ceyhan, Arno, Ombrone, Moulouya, Medjerda) are in erosion, whereas two (Danube, Po) show stability, but the statistical relationship between change in delta protrusion area and sediment flux reduction is poor, thus suggesting that the role of dams in causing delta shoreline erosion may have been over-estimated. But this poor relationship could also be due to a long temporal lag between dam construction and bedload removal and transport to the coast downstream of dams, and, where the delta protrusion is being eroded, to bedload trapping by shoreline engineering structures and by elongating delta-flank spits. Other potential influential factors in shoreline change include subsidence, sea-level rise, storminess, exceptional river floods, and managed sediment releases downstream of dams. A longer observation period and high-resolution sediment-budget studies will be necessary to determine more definitively to which extent continued trapping of sediment behind dams will impact overall delta stability in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Mitigation of delta erosion is likely to become costlier under continued sediment starvation and sea-level rise.


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Great Teachers – Gary Graffman
GARY GRAFFMAN
'Gary helped me have an open heart,' enthused Lang Lang, one of Gary Graffman's most famous students in a recent interview. 'He is just so knowledgeable about so much. He taught me repertoire, history, culture; he really expanded my understanding of the world.' If it hadn't been for Gary Graffman's failure to show any significant talent on the violin at the age of three, he might not today be being praised by pupils such as Lang Lang – nor would he be regarded as one of the greatest pianists and most influential teachers of the 20th century, who was once described by the respected American music critic, Harold C Schonberg, as 'the great architectural draftsman' of contemporary pianists.
Graffman teaching a young Lang Lang
Born in New York City in 1928 to Russian immigrant parents, Graffman was switched to the piano by his violinist father, a student of Leopold Auer, after he found the violin unwieldy. By the age of seven, he found himself entering the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as a student where he would study for 10 years with the redoubtable Russian pedagogue, Isabelle Vengerova. He became the director of the Curtis Institute 50 years later after he first walked through its doors.
Leaving Curtis as a young virtuoso on the cusp of a brilliant career, Graffman's pianistic prowess was further honed by private studies with Vladimir Horowitz (indeed, Horowitz limited his teaching to only a few of the most talented, and later acknowledged only Byron Janis, Ronald Turini and Graffman as having studied with him) and Rudolph Serkin. These two pianists provided the young Graffman with a performing tradition from opposite ends of the musical spectrum. While Horowitz was steeped in the fiery virtuosity of the Russian tradition, Serkin's was a more calming one, with an emphasis on the Austro-German repertoire and a very strict faithfulness to the score.
Since winning the famous Leventritt Award in 1949, Graffman has been an almost permanent fixture on the concert platform, performing with many of the great orchestras and conductors (Bernstein, Mehta, Ormandy and Szell) around the world. In 1979, however, he suffered an injury to his right hand, which may have triggered the resulting focal dystonia (his great friend, the late Leon Fleisher, suffered a similar fate), and for the best part of 30 years he has had to concentrate on his beloved teaching commitments and the repertoire for left hand alone.
So what makes Graffman special as a teacher? As one of his very first students, the American-based, Philadelphian-born pianist Lydia Artymiw (who came third in the Leeds competition in 1978) is probably best placed to comment, having studied privately with him for 12 years. 'Mr Graffman was very critical of my playing, demanding the highest standards all the time,' she says. 'But he also had a wonderful sense of humour. While he has many amazing attributes, he always treats his students as young professionals, serving not only as a great role model to them but also as an important mentor. He helped me and many of his students obtain professional management, arranged auditions for important conductors, and, moreover, was incredibly generous with his time and his efforts.'
Graffman pupil, Lydia Artymiw
Artymiw's former teacher, Freda Pastor Berkowitz, who knew Graffman well, introduced her to Graffman. She remembers her very first lesson with 'Gary', especially as it occurred on the day of her 13th birthday. 'For my first lesson (nearly two hours), I played the complete F major Beethoven Sonata opus 10 no 2, the Chopin "Black Key" and the "Revolutionary" studies. Then, over the years, I studied a large number of big works like the first, third and fifth Beethoven concertos, the Brahms D minor, the Chopin E minor, as well as the Rachmaninov first and second concertos. There was a great deal of solo repertoire too.'
Lessons for Artymiw were never weekly, as Graffman was far too busy with 100 concerts annually during those early years. And the length of those lessons when she did have them? 'They were usually about 90 minutes, sometimes continuing for two hours, either in Philadelphia or at his apartment in New York, and lessons varied from one to two times per month. During those periods when he was away concertising, he arranged for me to play occasionally for his dear friend and colleague, Dr Piero Weiss (also a very inspiring teacher who taught at Columbia University in New York), ensuring that my lessons could continue without long breaks.'
Expectations in the lessons were high, Artymiw says. 'I was asked to have a sonata or concerto completely ready and memorised for the first lesson. Mr Graffman always listened to each movement all the way through, then tore it apart while we worked in the greatest detail. His extraordinary perfect pitch and quick response meant that he heard everything, and it was virtually impossible to play a wrong note and get away with it!'
Sometimes Graffman would recall what Horowitz had said during their lessons and would give advice based on Horowitz's insights into the music (or technical solutions to certain problems). 'When I brought Rachmaninov No 2 to him, he remarked that he had performed it several hundred times and that he played it very differently. He then continued: "But now we need to work on it and make your interpretation more convincing.'"
As for a particular 'method' of teaching, neither Artymiw nor two other Curtis students, Di Wu and Ignat Solzhenitsyn, heard him speak of one. 'Though if you had to say something about his teaching in general,' says Solzhenitsyn, a Russian-American pianist and conductor, 'it would have to be his emphasis on listening better. He was always saying, "Why is this uneven?" or "Why do you pedal so much here?" He would often ask my reason for a given choice of tempo or interpretation. It seems to me that he felt that many choices were possible, as long as they were backed up by strong logic.'
While Graffman didn't ask his students to produce a particular sound, Solzhenitsyn recalls how he was often challenged to voice more subtly, or to produce a more vibrant colour. 'I remember studying Rachmaninov's 'Corelli' Variations, which I had never heard until Graffman suggested I learn them. I always think of the vivid imagination for sound he had in this piece (as in so many others), and his insistence that its not insignificant technical demands be placed at the service of the musical concept.'
For Artymiw, Graffman always orchestrated the piano. 'This left-hand melody should sound like a cello, the right hand like an oboe, or this voice like a horn, and so on. So, the combination of producing orchestral sonorities on the piano, plus cultivating a singing tone (most important for me), were my main goals.'
Alongside all these other qualities, Artymiw points out Graffman's incredible wealth of performing experience, which gave him tremendous insights into actual performing issues. 'When the French horn has an important solo towards the end of the exposition in the first movement of the Brahms D minor Concerto, he pointed out that I should be completely aware of the breathing, as my entrance might have to be delayed slightly in order to be together with the horn. Moreover, he always noted where it was important to have eye contact with the conductor.'
As Chinese-born pianist Di Wu said a few years back, 'Gary is like a grandfather to me. When he doesn't hear from me for some time, he calls me to find out how I am, to check that I'm still alive or something, or to find out if I have a boyfriend. After a lesson, when we're not discussing musical details in a Rachmaninov score, for example, we might go out for a walk or some dinner. He can eat and drink more than I do, walk faster than I do, and he never suffers the consequences like I do,' she laughs. 'I have no idea where he gets all his energy from. Musically speaking, he gives me the creative freedom to be who I am, which is why all his students are so different. He's not looking from his perspective, saying, "I want this to be like this… etc", because he's encouraging individuality. It's not what you get from many other teachers.'
© Christian Steiner
Teacher file
FAMOUS STUDENTS
Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, Lydia Artymiw, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Di Wu, Haochen Zhang, Robert McDonald
Highly acclaimed recordings for Columbia (CBS) and RCA of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Brahms, Chopin and Beethoven concertos
There are no films that we know of on Graffman, but if you type his name into YouTube, you'll find an array of interesting footage and recordings
Joined piano faculty of Curtis Institute of Music in 1980, becoming director in 1986 and president from 1995 until 2006
Author of highly praised memoir, I Really Should be Practicing (New York, 1981)
Graffman was a judge at the Miss United States beauty contest and performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue on the soundtrack of Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979)
© Christian Steiner (main image)


In my testing of JMS messaging using regular JMS transactions, I noticed that if the same message was received but then rolled back seven times in a row, it would disappear out of the message queue. "Odd," I thought. So I looked in the ActiveMQ API docs for the Session interface (and its implementors)' rollback method and in the activemq.xml configuration file, but did not see a setting there for this.
Next I searched the activemq forums for postings about rollbacks and found this message, which points you to an activemq.dtd file. The link is dead, and it appears that the .dtd file has been replaced with an .xsd, activemq.xsd, which I found in the activemq-all-5.1.0.jar file. I pored through this schema until I noticed a "redeliveryPolicy" element with a "maximumRedeliveries" attribute. I bet that's how you configure this.
Somewhere along in here, I thought of trying to go to the link http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core. (Probably because I saw this string in the activemq.xml configuration file.) I found the redeliveryPolicy element in the HTML view of the xsd file.
Update: Huh – they're not being discarded at all… there's an ActiveMQ.DLQ (Dead Letter Queue, get it? :) queue that has 16 messages in it. When I thought the messages were being discarded, they were being put in there.
Update July 8, 2008: I found the ActiveMQ documentation for the Redelivery Policy.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using DP.Data.Common;
using System.Reflection;

namespace DP.Data.OracleClient
{
    public class OracleDbColumnInfo : DbColumnInfo
    {
        protected string _SequenceName;

        /// <summary>
        /// 序列
        /// Gets the name of the sequence.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>
        /// The name of the sequence.
        /// </value>
        public string SequenceName
        {
            get { return _SequenceName; }
        }

        public OracleDbColumnInfo(PropertyInfo prop)
            : base(prop)
        {
            OracleColumnAttribute attr = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(prop, typeof(OracleColumnAttribute), true) as OracleColumnAttribute;
            if (attr == null)
            {
                attr = new OracleColumnAttribute();
            }
            _SequenceName = attr.SequenceName;
            _PrimaryKey = attr.PrimaryKey;
            _ColumnName = String.IsNullOrEmpty(attr.ColumnName) ? prop.Name : attr.ColumnName;
            _ColumnDescription = attr.ColumnDescription;
            _IncrementPrimaryKey = attr.IncrementPrimaryKey;
            _Ignore = attr.Ignore;
        }

    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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package stroom.data.store.impl.fs;

import stroom.data.retention.impl.DataRetentionPolicyExecutor;
import stroom.data.retention.impl.DataRetentionRulesService;
import stroom.data.retention.shared.DataRetentionRule;
import stroom.data.retention.shared.DataRetentionRules;
import stroom.data.retention.shared.TimeUnit;
import stroom.data.shared.StreamTypeNames;
import stroom.data.store.api.Store;
import stroom.data.store.api.Target;
import stroom.data.store.api.TargetUtil;
import stroom.data.store.impl.fs.DataVolumeDao.DataVolume;
import stroom.docref.DocRef;
import stroom.index.impl.selection.VolumeConfig;
import stroom.meta.api.MetaProperties;
import stroom.meta.shared.Meta;
import stroom.meta.shared.MetaFields;
import stroom.node.api.NodeInfo;
import stroom.query.api.v2.ExpressionOperator;
import stroom.query.api.v2.ExpressionTerm.Condition;
import stroom.test.AbstractCoreIntegrationTest;
import stroom.test.common.util.test.FileSystemTestUtil;
import stroom.util.time.StroomDuration;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.time.ZoneOffset;
import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import javax.inject.Inject;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

/**
 * Test the archiving stuff.
 * <p>
 * Create some old files and make sure they get archived.
 */
class TestDataRetentionPolicyExecutor extends AbstractCoreIntegrationTest {

    private static final int REPLICATION_COUNT = 1;
    private static final int SIXTY = 60;
    private static final int FIFTY_FIVE = 55;
    private static final int FIFTY = 50;

    @Inject
    private VolumeConfig volumeConfig;
    @Inject
    private Store streamStore;
    @Inject
    private DataVolumeService dataVolumeService;
    @Inject
    private FsOrphanFileFinderExecutor fileSystemCleanTaskExecutor;
    @Inject
    private NodeInfo nodeInfo;
    @Inject
    private DataRetentionRulesService dataRetentionRulesService;
    @Inject
    private DataRetentionPolicyExecutor dataRetentionPolicyExecutor;
    @Inject
    private PhysicalDeleteExecutor physicalDeleteExecutor;
    @Inject
    private DataStoreServiceConfig dataStoreServiceConfig;

    @Test
    void testCheckArchive() throws IOException {
        dataStoreServiceConfig.setFileSystemCleanOldAge(StroomDuration.ZERO);
        dataStoreServiceConfig.setDeletePurgeAge(StroomDuration.ZERO);
        fileSystemCleanTaskExecutor.scan();

        final ZonedDateTime oldDate = ZonedDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC).minusDays(SIXTY);
        final ZonedDateTime newDate = ZonedDateTime.now(ZoneOffset.UTC).minusDays(FIFTY);

        // Write a file 2 files ... on we leave locked and the other not locked
        final String feedName = FileSystemTestUtil.getUniqueTestString();
//        final DocRef feedRef = feedStore.createDocument(feedName);

        setupDataRetentionRules(feedName);

        final MetaProperties oldFile = MetaProperties.builder()
                .feedName(feedName)
                .typeName(StreamTypeNames.RAW_EVENTS)
                .createMs(oldDate.toInstant().toEpochMilli())
                .build();
        final MetaProperties newFile = MetaProperties.builder()
                .feedName(feedName)
                .typeName(StreamTypeNames.RAW_EVENTS)
                .createMs(newDate.toInstant().toEpochMilli())
                .build();

        Meta oldFileMeta;
        try (final Target oldFileTarget = streamStore.openTarget(oldFile)) {
            oldFileMeta = oldFileTarget.getMeta();
            TargetUtil.write(oldFileTarget, "MyTest");
        }

        Meta newFileMeta;
        try (final Target newFileTarget = streamStore.openTarget(newFile)) {
            newFileMeta = newFileTarget.getMeta();
            TargetUtil.write(newFileTarget, "MyTest");
        }

        List<DataVolume> oldVolumeList = dataVolumeService
                .find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(oldFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(oldVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 1 stream volumes").isEqualTo(REPLICATION_COUNT);

        List<DataVolume> newVolumeList = dataVolumeService
                .find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(newFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(newVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 1 stream volumes").isEqualTo(REPLICATION_COUNT);

        dataRetentionPolicyExecutor.exec();
        physicalDeleteExecutor.exec();

        // Test Again
        oldVolumeList = dataVolumeService.find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(oldFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(oldVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 0 stream volumes").isEqualTo(0);

        newVolumeList = dataVolumeService.find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(newFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(newVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 1 stream volumes").isEqualTo(REPLICATION_COUNT);

        // Test they are
        oldVolumeList = dataVolumeService.find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(oldFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(oldVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 0 stream volumes").isEqualTo(0);
        newVolumeList = dataVolumeService.find(FindDataVolumeCriteria.create(newFileMeta)).getValues();
        assertThat(newVolumeList.size()).as("Expecting 1 stream volumes").isEqualTo(REPLICATION_COUNT);
    }

    private void setupDataRetentionRules(final String feedName) {
        final DocRef docRef = dataRetentionRulesService.createDocument("test");
        DataRetentionRules dataRetentionRules = dataRetentionRulesService.readDocument(docRef);

        final ExpressionOperator.Builder builder = ExpressionOperator.builder();
        builder.addTerm(MetaFields.FEED, Condition.EQUALS, feedName);
        final DataRetentionRule rule = createRule(1, builder.build(), FIFTY_FIVE, TimeUnit.DAYS);
        dataRetentionRules.setRules(Collections.singletonList(rule));
        dataRetentionRulesService.writeDocument(dataRetentionRules);
    }

    private DataRetentionRule createRule(final int num,
                                         final ExpressionOperator expression,
                                         final int age,
                                         final TimeUnit timeUnit) {
        return new DataRetentionRule(num,
                System.currentTimeMillis(),
                "rule " + num,
                true,
                expression,
                age,
                timeUnit,
                false);
    }
}


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Q: How to define overlappable depending instances? So I have a typeclass somewhat like this
class Stringify x where
  stringify :: x -> String

and I have two other typeclasses somewhat like those
class LTextify x where
  ltextify :: x -> L.Text
class Textify x where
  textify :: x -> T.Text

and I want to define dependent typeclasses
class (LTextify x) => Stringify x where
  stringify = L.unpack . ltextify
class (Textify x) => Stringify x where
  stringify = T.unpack . textify

But of course haskell complains about "duplicate instance declarations" which of course is true. I've tried playing around with OVERLAPPABLE and OVERLAPPING, but to no avail. What I want is, that if a class has an instance of LTextify, then that should be used. If not, then if it has an instance of Textify than that should be used to implement Stringify. And I want a class to also be able to explicitely define an instance for Stringify which then overlaps a possibly existing instance of Textify or LTextify. Of course in a deterministic way.

A: I'm assuming those last two should be instance declarations and not class declarations?
instance (LTextify x) => Stringify x where ...
instance (Textify x) => Stringify x where ...

Having different behaviour depending on if an instance exists or not really supported in Haskell, since orphan instances means that the list of available instances can change in unpredictable ways depending on imports. I recommend (if possible) to instead make Stringify a superclass of both Textify and LTextify.
Additionally, these particular instances would be impossible to make, because the first step of GHC's instance resolution is to discard all constraints and check which instance would match structurally, so it would look like this:
instance Stringify x
instance Stringify x

There is no way to distinguish between these two at all, so ghc would have to arbitrary chose between one of them and hope it's the right one.
In order to use the OVERLAPPING pragmas, there needs to be one instance that is strictly more specific than the other, like
instance C a => Foo [a]
instance {-# OVERLAPPING #-} Foo [Char]

See this section in the user manual for a more in depth explanation of how it works. Here's a relevant quote:

GHC requires that it be unambiguous which instance declaration should be used to resolve a type-class constraint. GHC also provides a way to loosen the instance resolution, by allowing more than one instance to match, provided there is a most specific one.

There is also the deprecated extension IncoherentInstances which allows multiple matching instances even if one isn't strictly more specific than another, but not even that can be used here, since both instances are structurally identical.
IncoherentInstances will arbitrarily choose one of the instances, so it should be avoided as much as possible and only ever be used if it doesn't matter which instance is matched.

Edit: One way to reduce boilerplate when defining the instances is to use DerivingVia together with a newtype wrapper:
newtype UsingLTextify a = UsingLTextify { unwrapLT :: a }
newtype UsingTextify  a = UsingTextify  { unwrapT  :: a }

instance LTextify a => Stringify (UsingLTextify a) where
  stringify = L.unpack . ltextify . unwrapLT
instance Textify a  => Stringify (UsingTextify a) where
  stringify = T.unpack . textify . unwrapT

And then you can use it to derive instances like this
{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}

data Foo = ...
  deriving Stringify via UsingLTextify Foo
instance LTextify Foo where ...

If you do not have control over the data types and don't want to add orphan instances (which you should avoid if possible), these newtypes can also be used directly by wrapping them around your data to give it the relevant instances.


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Voice of OC (https://voiceofoc.org/tag/oc-board-of-supervisors/)
OC Board of Supervisors
Kriz, Doss and Mikulec: Open Letter to the OC BOS in Regards to the Death of Kurt Reinhold
By Father Dennis Kriz, Rev. Kent Doss and Maura Mikulec | October 27, 2020
County Homeless Liaison Officers killed Kurt Andras Reinhold, an unhoused Black man, while jaywalking in San Clemente– a shocking tragedy that shows how over-policing only increases the risk of violence. The Board of Supervisors must invest in affordable housing instead.
Orange County Supervisors Could Bolster OC Food Banks With Millions of Federal Dollars
Orange County Food Insecurity
By Hosam Elattar | October 19, 2020
The Orange County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday to give food banks an additional $3 million.
Standel: Supervisors Look to Eliminate Local Jobs through Exclusive Negotiations with Los Angeles Company at Orange County Airport
By Gary Standel | August 31, 2020
As a longtime Orange County resident and business owner at John Wayne Airport (SNA), I welcome the attention our County is giving to general aviation at the airport. Since I started my business, West Coast Charters, we have been employing local residents and providing flight services to small, medium and large businesses throughout Orange County. SNA currently has two full-service Fixed Base Operations (FBOs) that house general aviation companies such as mine. FBOs act like landlords at the airport for general aviation businesses like mine. Instead of having aviation maintenance companies, flight schools, charter companies, aviation insurance agents, and other businesses scattered across the airfield, general aviation businesses operate under one-roof, a Fixed Base Operation. While the FBO structures at SNA are still functional, they are long overdue to be upgraded. Many of the existing structures date back to the 1960's. But since the airport is owned by the County, any new construction and upgrades must be approved by the Board of Supervisors. To determine which FBO companies would be given permission to build, operate and manage the updated FBOs, the Board of Supervisors developed and released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on September 12, 2019. As part of the Board's approval process, each of the proposals submitted was scored by an independent review panel of aviation experts chosen by the County. The scoring included: experience, background of financing and developing FBO's, financial strength, quality of development, management experience and other important factors that will ensure the airport maintains its world-class reputation.
Barajas-Tena: The Intersection Between Covid-19, Racism and Willowick
Flor Barajas-Tena
By Flor Barajas-Tena | July 21, 2020
The continuous disinvestment in parks and open space in Central and North Orange County by the City of Garden Grove, the City of Santa Ana councilmembers and the OC Board of Supervisors is not accidental. It relies on council members' complicity in this system where developers and corporations rule.
Halverson-Cano: Fear Mongers Hijack OC Board Of Supervisors and Terrorize our County, a Pastor's Experience
By Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano | June 18, 2020
Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson-Cano attended a press conference outside of the Orange County Board of Supervisor's office to speak out against the lifting of the mask mandate. The press conference was overtaken by anti-maskers who disrupted the speakers, spread hate and threatened to spread the corona virus.
Park: City, School Leaders to OC Board of Supervisors: Work In Partnership With Us
By Sunny Park | May 18, 2020
This joint letter, co-signed by more than twenty Orange County elected officials, respectfully requests that the Orange County Board of Supervisors work in partnership with communities by expanding COVID-19 testing, follow Governor Newsom's guidelines, and release federal CARES Act funding to cities as the funds were intended.


Mark your calendars for Encounter 2019. A weekend of fun, fellowship, friendship, laughter & sharing God's Word together as we encounter Jesus in the book of John.
Encounter 2019 will take place on the beautiful waters of the Chesapeake Bay in North East, MD. We'll be looking at how we misjudge the character of our Heavenly Father, especially in moments of darkness. We look at how Jesus lovingly enters into these situations & reveals the heart of His Father to each of us. We'll also enjoy some much needed free time, fun activities, small groups, & worship.
Abby Hutton is the Director of Spiritual Formation at Story Presbyterian Church in Westerville, Ohio. She also works for Parakaleo, a ministry that comes alongside women in ministry, as a group leader and trainer. Abby loves to study and teach God's Word and delights in helping others experience and know their Heavenly Father better. Abby is married to Ken, and they have two children, Hannah (14) and Harry (12). They live in Westerville, Ohio. Look out for Abby's upcoming book, God For Us: Discovering the Heart of the Father Through the Life of the Son, (P&R Publishing) due to release in the February of 2019.
You can connect with Abby at godforusministries.com.


VOLGOGRAD, Russia (AP) Mohamed Salah told Egypt team officials and teammates that he is considering retiring from international play because he is angry about being used as a political symbol while the World Cup squad was based in Chechnya, two people close to the player told The Associated Press Sunday.
Salah – the Muslim world's most popular soccer player today – said he was particularly annoyed with a team banquet hosted by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who used the dinner to grant Salah "honorary citizenship," according to the two people. Both spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.
Salah, who also took part in a photo opportunity with Kadyrov, has been criticized by the British media for allowing the Chechen leader to use him to improve the government's international image.
Salah had not responded publicly to the criticism while the team was based in Grozny, the Chechen capital. Salah's meetings with Kadyrov carry the potential to hurt his popularity in Europe, where he has been something of an ambassador for moderate Islam.
News of Salah's disapproval of Kadyrov's actions leaked out just after the Egyptian squad left Grozny. The team is now in Volgograd for Monday's game against Saudi Arabia which, like Egypt, has also been eliminated.
Egypt coach Hector Cuper, was cagey when asked Sunday about Kadyrov's use of Salah to make political gains. He said FIFA listed Grozny as one of the cities that could be used as a World Cup training base.
"It is a deserved honor," Kadyrov wrote on Russian social media, adding that Salah's presence had driven "unprecedented interest in football." Kadyrov said he wants Egypt to return to Chechnya after the World Cup for a friendly against local club Akhmat Grozny, which is named after Kadyrov's assassinated father.
A video clip of the ceremony showed Kadyrov seated at a table flanked by Salah and Hany Abo Rida, chairman of Egypt's football federation. Dancing troupes and singers performed for Kadyrov and his guests, with Salah grim-faced at times.