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Sef Thissen and Egbert Derix on a musical journey
In 2017 baritone Sef Thissen and composer-pianist Egbert Derix presented their song cycle 'Wandern', the first stage of a new musical collaboration. In early February, the complete cycle of fifteen songs was recorded in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam for a new album. In April the first concerts were held at Domani in Venlo and in Cambrinus Horst, both in The Netherlands. Thissen and Derix met in 2015 during a benefit concert for refugees.
Egbert Derix & Sef Thissen (foto compilatie Jan de Bruijn)
Both musicians are fascinated by the tradition of German song (Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, but also Falco and Grönemeyer) in which 'wandern' (walking, wandering, wandering) is a 'leitmotif'. The choice of the German language and the acoustics of the Concertgebouw also fit "das Lied". The cycle is largely based on poems by journalist / writer Jan Derix (1936-2009), the father of Egbert. Egbert Derix translated the texts into German and set them to music. It involves poems Jan Derix wrote in the period 1956-1958. Often written on a night shift on the editorial board of the newspaper where he worked. There are also German translations by Egbert of Dutch lyrics by singer-songwriters Ton Engels and Frans Pollux and also a poem by the Italian poet Mario Argante (whose family arrived in The Netherlands in the middle of last century) were translated Derix and put to music. Egbert also wrote new original poetry for the songcycle and a German poem of his brother, philosopher-writer Govert Derix, complete the project. 'Wandern' evolved into a nomadic adventure where many roads come together.
Jan Derix en Egbert Derix in 1969
Derix and Thissen experience it as an eclectic fusion of poetry, classical singing, piano, composition and improvisation. Both feel that 'Wandern' is one of the most inspiring and rewarding adventures they undertook so far. Thissen is known for his work with Opera 2.0 , appearances with the Vienna Chamber Symphony and the highly successful Viva Classic Live concerts. Derix is known for musical collaborations with, among others, Iain Matthews, John Helliwell (Supertramp), Eric Vloeimans, Renée van Wegberg, Marillion and Fish. Together with Gerard van Maasakkers he received the Annie M. G. 2012 Schmidt Prize for best theatrical song. His latest CD, Falco received unanimous rave reviews and was compared by the leading magazine Music Maker with the Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett.
Wandern receives raving reviews by the music press and public. There are plans to perform the songcycle outside The Netherlands. Sef and Egbert also are talking about collaborations with orchestras and choirs.
Filmmaker Ruud Lenssen made a documentary about the making of Wandern.
Wandern in einem verschneiten Wald
ist ein Ausrufezeichen setzen
hinter einen Satz voller Ungeduld
Ich lasse mich Schritt für Schritt
zurück in meinen Spuren
Original Dutch poem by Jan Derix (1958)
German translation: Egbert Derix (2016)
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Charges dropped against mother who left 1-month-old baby on bus in Bethlehem: Officials
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- The charges against a Lehigh Valley mother accused of leaving her baby on a bus have been dropped, officials said Wednesday.
Police say the woman walked on the bus in Bethlehem on October 26, handed her infant to the driver and then turned around and walked away.
"You never know what she was going through or what's in her head, she might not have no family," said Brian Oliver.
Mom shocked after dad shaves baby's head while she's sleeping
The mother was originally arrested, but during a news conference on Wednesday, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli announced the charges would be dropped. The mother will now undergo a psychiatric evaluation, he said.
According to a criminal complaint, while Bus #12-93 was stopped, the woman approached the bus with her 1-month-old baby boy in hand.
Next, she entered the bus, placed him on the farebox and told the driver to "call the police and that this was her son that she can't take care of."
According to the police report, after the mother left the bus, she walked away in tears. Police later found her just a few hundred yards away at 85 West Broad Street.
Mother arrested after leaving 1-month-old baby on bus. Bob Brooks has more on Action News at 10 p.m. on October 28, 2019.
Bus riders we spoke with say at least she gave the baby to someone who would get him to safety.
"I think you should take it to the right authority, but in the same respects, taking it to a bus driver they can make sure the baby is taken care of," said Darrell Phillips of Bethlehem.
The Safe Haven Law in Pennsylvania states a baby no older than 28 days must be left at a hospital or with a police officer at a police station.
In this case, the woman didn't do that and she was originally charged with a misdemeanor count of child endangerment.
Toddler dies after being left in hot car for hours while mom allegedly drank
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Tom Paxton proved to be one of the most durable of the singer/songwriters to emerge from the Greenwich Village folk revival scene of the early '60s. In some ways, he had more in common with the late-'50s generation of folksingers such as Dave Van Ronk (who was 16 months his senior) and even older performers than with the new crop of singer/songwriters with whom he tended to be associated, such as Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs (both of whom were several years his junior). But like Dylan and Ochs, and unlike Van Ronk, Paxton was a songwriter caught up in the left-wing political movements of the time and inspired to compose topical and protest songs. In general, his tended to be more lighthearted than theirs (the musical satirist Tom Lehrer was at least as much of an influence on him as Woody Guthrie), though he could be just as witty and just as harshly critical of his opponents. Like such mentors as Pete Seeger, and unlike Dylan, he never cared to make much of a transition to the mainstream, never picked up an electric guitar and tried to play rock & roll.
A two-disc live set recorded at New York's Bitter End nightclub in June 1970, "The Complete Tom Paxton" is pretty close to definitive when it comes to the range of the folksinger's interests at the time. It's all here, from the pointed satire of "Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues" and "Wish I Had a Troubador" and the more subtle but no less biting social commentary of "Clarissa Jones" and "Jimmy Newman," all the way to the touching children's song "Jennifer's Rabbit" (Paxton would not go deeply into children's music for some years yet) and the romantic tenderness of "My Lady's a Wild Flying Dove" and the closing "The Last Thing on My Mind."
The arrangements range from solo acoustic performances (most of the album, actually) to a handful of songs with a semi-electric, drummer-less band. Paxton's banter throughout is light and humorous, and there's an appealing, easygoing feel to the album that makes its epic length seem considerably shorter.
A1 Clarissa Jones
A2 Introduction
A3 The Things I Notice Now
A4 Jennifer's Rabbit; I Give You The Morning
A5 Intro To "The Marvellous Toy"
A6 The Marvellous Toy
A7 Leaving London
B1 Angie
B2 All Night Long
B3 Bayonet Rap
B4 Talking Vietnam Pot Luck Blues
B5 Jimmy Newman
B6 Outward Bound
C1 Morning Again
C2 Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
C3 My Lady's A Wild Flying Dove
C4 Now That I've Taken My Life
C5 About The Children
C6 Ballad Of Spiro Agnew
C7 Mr. Blue
C8 Wish I Had A Troubadour
D1 Ev'ry Time (When We Are Gone)
D2 Cindy's Crying: Hooker
D3 Intro To Musicians
D4 Ramblin' Boy
D5 The Last Thing On My Mind
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Home/ News and Publications/ Attorney David Warrington Joins Washington, D.C. Office
Attorney David Warrington Joins Washington, D.C. Office
News | January 9, 2018
Business, Corporate and Securities
Kutak Rock is pleased to announce that attorney David Warrington has joined its national litigation practice group and will be resident in the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Warrington is a corporate litigator and constitutional lawyer who represents corporations and individuals in high-stakes litigation throughout the country in both federal and state courts. He has tried both bench and jury trials in cases involving the False Claims Act, shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary claims, business torts and contract claims, intellectual property, copyright, and trade secret disputes, defamation claims, and other complex litigation including white-collar investigations and criminal matters.
We are excited to have David join us," said Seth D. Kirshenberg, Managing Partner of Kutak Rock's Washington, D.C. office. "He is an extremely talented litigator with a breadth of knowledge and experience that will benefit not only our local clients, but our national clients. David will be an excellent addition to Kutak Rock's national litigation practice group.
Mr. Warrington has represented Presidential campaigns and candidates and regularly represents and advises elected officials, non-profit advocacy groups, trade associations, political consultants, and political action committees on all aspects of participation in the political process at both the state and federal levels. He has defended clients in these matters in civil and criminal cases. He actively litigates cases involving political liberty based on the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Mr. Warrington earned his law degree from George Mason University School of Law and his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Georgetown University. He is admitted to practice in Virginia and is a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
David A. Warrington


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The Priest's University & Other Quebec Curios
Posted on April 9, 2015. Written by T. A. Wellington
St. Denis street with Université Laval in the background, c. 1897, from the studio of William Notman and Son. Credit: McCord Museum.
The history of Montreal's, and, by extension, Quebec's educational institutions paint a fascinating picture as to how and for whom education in this province served, and continues to serve today. Quebec has eighteen universities, three of which are English (Bishop's, McGill, and Concordia).
Laval University, Université Laval for those of us who know better, is the oldest university in Quebec. Some of its buildings date back to the time around French colonisation. Laval, founded in 1663 but not granted its royal charter that conferred its status as a university in 1852 by Queen Victoria, has an undergraduate population today of just under twenty-nine thousand and a postgraduate population of just under nine thousand. Primarily a research university, that is, a university that offers many programmes that lead to academia, Laval offers what a typical university of such classification would offer: law, medicine, dentistry, and loads and loads of Master's and PhDs. Prime Ministers St. Laurent, Mulroney, and Chrétien all graduated from Laval, as well as Premiers Jean Lesage, Lucien Bouchard, and René Lévesque, and many others.
And yet Laval University has its roots in religion. Along with Laval, the Quebec Seminary was founded the same year, its mission to form priests to, well, conquer the people with religion. The Quebec Seminary would merge with the Université Laval shortly after. Laval and the Quebec Seminary were both founded by François de Montmorency-Laval, the first Bishop of New France—who doesn't want a university named after them, after all? When the British conquered New France, it would expand Laval's programme offerings towards more liberal professions. From its original four faculties (law, theology, humanities, and arts), Laval would continue to expand into parts unknown such as philosophy and music.
Laval would continue to expand, and in 1878, it would open a second campus in Montreal. This, however, would eventually split, to become the University of Montreal. Laval would continue to be connected to its Catholic roots until the 1970s, when it adopted its new charter.
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Obituaries & Notices
Curtis, Dean Weston
Mar 13, 1945 - Jan 15, 2021
Dean Weston Curtis passed peacefully early in the morning of Friday, January 15, 2021, due to complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was a son, brother, uncle, father, grandfather, and a friend to nearly every person and creature he met.
Dean lived a full life of adventures. Born in South Bend, Indiana, he earned a Bachelor of Arts from Butler University, and did post graduate studies in Psychology at the University of Wisconsin. He and his wife, Georgiann, made the difficult decision to immigrate to Canada in 1969. They lived in New Westminster while Dean earned a teaching degree from SFU. He and Georgiann then lived on a farm in the South Okanagan, homesteaded in the Yukon, taught at an elementary school in Klemtu in the coastal fjords of BC, built and lived in a rustic A-frame in the wild forest outside of Nelson, and became parents to their daughter, Shaundra. Dean then followed his heart to the ocean, where he lived on his sailboat in Coal Harbour in Vancouver for 30 years.
He loved nature and sunshine and his daughter and granddaughters above all else. He loved to laugh and hated to be constrained. Dean was a teacher and counsellor. However, he was better known for his charismatic and passionate presence. He was fun-loving, romantic, easy-going, and an excellent musician and singer. Throughout his life it is doubtful that there were many people that knew him that weren't influenced by him.
In Dean's own words:
"Dean lived his life consistent with his deepest, highest, most important values. He also encouraged and supported all of the people on this planet to be aware of, honour, live and manifest their deepest, highest, most important values. Dean was a man of many qualities. He was ResponseAble, authentic, honest, open, assertive, intelligent, wise, profound, profane, young at heart, old soul, youthful, elder, father, loving, loveable, evolved and evolving, open to learning, playful, caring, sensual, hedonistic, appreciative, warm, cool, present, mentor, master, leader, divine, primal, facilitator, humorous, light, serious, deep, bold, confident, wild, far and high and deep seeing, lover, friend, challenging, celebrating, encouraging, inspiring, fit, strong, reverent, spiritual, natural, male; appreciative of and celebrating beauty, nature, the masculine, the feminine, this divine, primal God/Goddess dance; simple, complex, paradoxical, self aware, humble."
Dean is survived by his daughter, Shaundra (Jeneah), granddaughters Sylvie, Mabel, Raeya, Addysen, and Maelle, son-in-law Ken, nephew Mike, great-niece Christina, his chosen brothers John (Malerie), Les, Leonard, Dieter, David, Ken, Dan, and former spouses Georgiann and Sylvia. He is predeceased by his parents, Charlie and Beatrice, sister Sharley, and niece Kimberly.
Dean's earthly remains have been interred in the Green Burial Garden at Heritage Gardens Cemetery, 19082 16th Ave, South Surrey. A celebration of his life is postponed until such time as we may safely gather and honour his wishes that we all continue to "PARTY ON!"
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Greenpeace or Parkinson Canada.


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Q: How to decare a variable in Teradata sql and call them in a select statement? I want to declare two variable and use thoes variable in where condition of a select statement in teradata, but I am getting an error in that.
Create Procedure Demo()

Begin
Declare REnd Date;
Declare RStart Date;

Set REnd = (select max(CalendarDate) as REnd
            from Table1
            where CalendarDate = MonthEndDate
            and  Monthofyear in ('June', 'December')
            and CalendarDate < Current_date()
           );

Set RStart = (select max(CalendarDate) as RStart
            from Table1
            where CalendarDate = (CalendarDate - Extract(Day From CalendarDate)+1)
            and  Monthofyear in ('January', 'July')
            and CalendarDate < REnd
           );

Call dbc.sysexecsql(('select * from table 2 where reviewdate between' ||REnd|| 'and' ||RStart|| ');');
End;

A: No Dynamic SQL needed.
REPLACE PROCEDURE Demo()
DYNAMIC RESULT SETS 1 -- SP will return a result set
BEGIN
   Declare REnd Date;
   Declare RStart Date;

   Set REnd = (select max(CalendarDate) as REnd
               from Table1
               where CalendarDate = MonthEndDate
               and  Monthofyear in ('June', 'December')
               and CalendarDate < Current_date()
              );

   Set RStart = (select max(CalendarDate) as RStart
               from Table1
               where CalendarDate = (CalendarDate - Extract(Day From CalendarDate)+1)
               and  Monthofyear in ('January', 'July')
               and CalendarDate < REnd
              );

   -- Return result set
   BEGIN
      DECLARE cur2 CURSOR WITH RETURN ONLY FOR
       -- this is your query using parameters
         select * from table2
         where reviewdate between :RStart and :REnd;

      OPEN cur2; -- don't close, otherwise no result set
   END;
END;

Cursors are evil for processing data, but this is not a real cursor, it's just the lengthy Standard SQL syntax for returning a result set:-)

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The State of LGBT Equality
Dipal Shah
Director of Policy Development and Programming, American Constitution Society
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Nan Hunter
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Heather Sawyer
Chief Democratic Counsel, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, House Judiciary Committee
Sarah Warbelow
Legal Director, Human Rights Campaign
Maya Rupert
Policy Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
LGBT Advocate, Social Entrepreneur and Author
Despite arguments that much has been gained in the struggle for LGBT equality in the year since the historic Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor, many contend that tremendous battles still remain for the LGBT community. From the absence of equal rights for transgender people, the lack of definite and adequate protection in employment under Title VII, to a patchwork of relationship recognition laws in the states, LGBT Americans still arguably face second class status.
What is the impact of Windsor on the current state of the LGBT rights movement, and what legal principles provide for expanding equality? What does the failure to pass LGBT anti-discrimination laws reveal about equality fifty years after the passage of Title VII? Are religious exemptions the next great struggle for these equality battles in the courts and legislatures? And, what is the overall state of the LGBT legal rights movement?
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, ACS hosted a panel discussion on the quest for lived equality for LGBT Americans across the country.
Dipal Shah, Director of Policy Development and Programming, American Constitution Society
Nan Hunter, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center (moderator)
Maya Rupert, Policy Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Heather Sawyer, Chief Democratic Counsel, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, House Judiciary Committee
Paul Smith, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Sarah Warbelow, Legal Director, Human Rights Campaign
Closing Remarks:
Allyson Robinson, LGBT Advocate, Social Entrepreneur and Author
How Should We Interpret the Constitution?
One Factor Among Many? The Future of Affirmative Action
Women's Rights as Human Rights: Raising the Floor & Shattering the Ceiling


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23rd September
The Athens International Film Festival raises its 21st curtain - Festivals – Greece
Paolo Sorrentino's Youth and Jacques Audiard's Dheepan bookend a programme of over 300 titles, 12 of them competing for the Golden Athena
Appeal by 40 directors to the government for a reform based on the French model - Legislation - Italy
Four fundamental principles for an organic law inspired by the best of European legislation
When East Meets West opens call for entries for the WEMW Co-production Forum and First Cut Lab - Industry - Italy
The upcoming edition of the event will take place on 24-26 January in Trieste. The deadline for submissions is 5 November
16 Latin American projects in search of co-producers - San Sebastián 2015 – Industry
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2015: The fourth Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum is establishing itself as a wellspring of budding Latin American film talent, with projects that are seeking financiers
Copenhagen doubles its support for the local film fund - Funding – Denmark
It is "a sign of respect for the good work that the Copenhagen Film Fund has done", according to the city's mayor of culture
The Brand New Testament to represent Belgium in the Oscars race - Oscars 2016 – Belgium
Jaco Van Dormael and his divine vision have been chosen to represent Belgium in the Best Foreign-language Film category
William Oldroyd shoots Lady Macbeth - Production – UK
Film is first period piece under the iFeatures initiative
Thirst: An aesthetic achievement - San Sebastián 2015 – New Directors
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2015: It could be said that Svetla Tsotsorkova's debut feature follows in the footsteps of The Lesson, the winner of last year's New Directors Award at San Sebastián
High-Rise: The Gospel of Ballard according to Ben Wheatley - San Sebastián 2015 – Competition
SAN SEBASTIÁN 2015: The eagerly awaited fifth film by the director of Sightseers is a free and frenzied adaptation of the novel by the dystopian British author
Horror flick Idyll wins Best Slovenian Film in Portorose - Awards – Slovenia
The Reaper has won Best Minority Co-production, while Home has bagged the Best Documentary and Audience Award
22nd September
Mustang is the French candidate for the Oscars - Oscars 2016 – France
The French-executive-produced film by Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven will represent France in the race for the 2016 Oscar for Best Foreign-language Film
Three days of Italian film in Berlin - Festivals – Italy/Germany
Carlo Verdone, Rocco Papaleo and Edoardo Leo are among those who will be attending the third edition of the film festival celebrating Italian film in the German capital, from 2 to 4 October


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The Distance to Here es un álbum por Live, lanzado en 1999. "The Dolphin's Cry" fue el sencillo más popular, seguido de cerca por "Run to the Water".

The Distance to Here debutó en el número cuatro en el Billboard 200, vendiendo más de 138,000 copias en su primera semana y fue certificado Platino por la RIAA el 19 de noviembre de 1999.

Listado de canciones
Todas las canciones escritas por Ed Kowalczyk, excepto donde se indique.

 "The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:24
 "The Distance" – 3:51
 "Sparkle" – 4:33
 "Run to the Water" (Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer) – 4:28
 "Sun" – 3:32
 "Voodoo Lady" (Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor) – 4:19
 "Where Fishes Go" – 4:22
 "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)" – 4:30
 "Feel the Quiet River Rage" – 4:36
 "Meltdown" – 3:55
 "They Stood Up for Love" (Kowalczyk, Dahlheimer, Taylor) – 4:35
 "We Walk in the Dream" – 4:22
 "Dance With You" – 4:37

Tomas descartadas y Lados-B
 "Change"
 "Deeper"
 "Don't Wait"
 "New City"
 "Overcome"
 "Still Aroused"
 "Vine Street" (lado-b para "The Dolphin's Cry")
 "Walk Into This Room"

Pilgrimage to the Southern Stars
Un pre-lanzamiento titulado por un fan, Pilgrimage to the Souther stars, incluye la canción "Dont't Wait," una pista que no hizo el álbum.

 "Sun" (cuenta con un final extendido)
 "The Dolphin's Cry"
 "Run to the Water"
 "Sparkle"
 "Feel the Quiet River Rage" (cuenta con letras adicionales)
 "Happy Hour" (aka "Voodoo Lady")
 "Amphibious" (aka "Where Fishes Go", cuenta con un final extendido)
 "They Stood Up for Love" (cuenta con un primer verso extendido)
 "The Distance"
 "Fijian Seas" (aka "Dance With You")
 "Face and Ghost" (aka "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)")
 "We Walk in the Dream"
 "Don't Wait" (toma descartada inédita)
 "Meltdown" (cuenta con un tercer verso adicional)

Sesión de demo de 1998
Incluso un demo antes del lanzamiento de Pilgrimage contiene varias tomas descartadas, junto con versiones alternativas de las canciones acompañadas.

 "Sparkle"
 "Sun"
 "Deeper"
 "The Distance"
 "Where Fishes Go" (intro y final extendido)
 "Walk Into This Room"
 "Meltdown"
 "Voodoo Lady"
 "Overcome" (versión banda completa)
 "Dance With You"
 "Feel the Quiet River Rage"
 "Still Aroused"
 "Don't Wait"
 "They Stood Up for Love"
 "Face and Ghost"
 "Vine Street"

Posición en las listas

Álbum

Sencillos

Referencias

Álbumes de 1999
Álbumes de Live
Álbumes de rock alternativo
Álbumes de post-grunge
Álbumes de hard rock
Álbumes en inglés

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package org.onosproject.net.intent;

import org.junit.Test;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.onlab.junit.ImmutableClassChecker.assertThatClassIsImmutableBaseClass;

/**
 * Suite of tests of the point-to-point intent descriptor.
 */
public class PointToPointIntentTest extends ConnectivityIntentTest {

    /**
     * Checks that the PointToPointIntent class is immutable.
     */
    @Test
    public void checkImmutability() {
        assertThatClassIsImmutableBaseClass(PointToPointIntent.class);
    }

    @Test
    public void basics() {
        PointToPointIntent intent = createOne();
        assertEquals("incorrect id", APPID, intent.appId());
        assertEquals("incorrect match", MATCH, intent.selector());
        assertEquals("incorrect ingress", P1, intent.ingressPoint());
        assertEquals("incorrect egress", P2, intent.egressPoint());

        intent = createWithResourceGroup();
        assertEquals("incorrect id", APPID, intent.appId());
        assertEquals("incorrect match", MATCH, intent.selector());
        assertEquals("incorrect ingress", P1, intent.ingressPoint());
        assertEquals("incorrect egress", P2, intent.egressPoint());
        assertEquals("incorrect resource group", RESOURCE_GROUP, intent.resourceGroup());
    }

    @Test
    public void filtered() {
        PointToPointIntent intent = createOneFiltered();
        assertEquals("incorrect id", APPID, intent.appId());
        assertEquals("incorrect match", MATCH, intent.selector());
        assertEquals("incorrect ingress", FP1, intent.filteredIngressPoint());
        assertEquals("incorrect egress", FP2, intent.filteredEgressPoint());
    }

    @Override
    protected PointToPointIntent createOne() {
        return PointToPointIntent.builder()
                .appId(APPID)
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Visit the region
1. Château de Hautefort - 65 km to the northeast - 1h 08m
Dominating the surroundings from the top of a rocky outcrop, Hautefort Castle stands out from its many Périgourdine cousins defensive by its elegant style of pleasure castle. The Marquises de Hautefort had spent a great deal of time at the court of France, and had a taste more like that of the Loire Valley than that of the Perigord.
The castle of Hautefort which is visited today has succeeded several medieval buildings. In its current version, it was designed in the late sixteenth century by two architects who did not come from the region: one came from Lorraine and the other was Parisian.
Beyond the splendor of the 30-hectare park and the architecture of the building, Hautefort Castle contains an impressive collection of paintings and tapestries from the 17th century. In season, many animations take place there.
www.chateau-hautefort.com
2. Rocamadour (Lot) - 58 km East - 1h 04m
Rocamadour is a great site, a miraculous rock, an extraordinary town dizzying seven sanctuaries tangled, place of pilgrimage since 1166 on one of the famous "Chemins de St Jacques de Compostela" still very popular today.
The village, dating from 1166, is built in stages in the vertical cliff above the Alzou, on three levels. Downstairs, the town with its narrow streets and old half-timbered houses. In the middle of the cliff, the religious city and its seven sanctuaries, reached by climbing the 216 steps of the famous Grand Staircase, formerly climbed on its knees by the pilgrims. And at the top, on the plateau towards which you climb a path of cross shaded in laces, the Castle and the ramparts.
It is advisable to arrive by the Hospitalet road to admire the whole site from the point of view, then to park up near the castle. The castle can not be visited, but you can access the ramparts (entrance fee) and from there, the views overlooking the village are spectacular. The descent to the religious city and the village is pleasant, and to go up, two elevators are at your disposal.
www.vallee-dordogne.com/rocamadour
3. Chasm of Padirac (Lot) - 67 km East / 1h17m
The Padirac Gulf, discovered in 1889, is a deep network of drowned caves, among the largest in the world. The guided tour begins with a boat trip on an underground river, 100 meters underground. The height of the caves varies: from a few centimeters above your head up to 91 meters high for the Grand Dome. The tour continues on foot, admiring the caves, stalactites and waterfalls.
The speleological exploration has discovered traces of prehistoric life in this underground place.
In summer, there is often a crowd and a delay.
Online ticketing:
www.gouffre-de-padirac.com
4. Cahors (Lot) - 68 km South East / 1h10m
Capital of Quercy, Cahors is labeled "City of Art and History" for its remarkable saved area. The Valentré bridge, its most famous monument, is a fortified bridge with three towers, built in 1308 to prevent the English from entering Cahors. In the city itself, the cathedral has a magnificent Romanesque portal, and the medieval alleys are worth a visit.
Cahors is also well known for its robust red wine, produced in the region for centuries.
5. St Cirq-Lapopie (Lot) - 86 km South-East / 1h29m
Saint Cirq-Lapopie dominates the Lot with a height of 80 meters, the village was built by large feudal families, which have succeeded artists in the twentieth century. The village is accessible by stone doors in fortified walls. Charming little cobbled streets are lined with rich medieval houses, many of which have pretty little gardens. We can see ruins of three castles and a fortified church of the fifteenth century.
Saint Cirq-Lapopie is officially classified as "one of the most beautiful villages in France". It is the first tourist destination in the Lot department.
Not far from St Cirq Lapopie are the caves of Pech-Merle, with large rooms decorated with concretions and remarkable wall carvings. In summer, it is prudent to book the entrance 3 days before, and road access is quite narrow.
www.saint-cirqlapopie.com
6. Saint Emilion (Gironde) - 168 km / 2h09m
Saint Emilion is an elegant little village on the hillsides of the Dordogne, world famous for its remarkable wines. Saint-Emilion and its vineyards derive their originality from the limestone which offers an exceptional soil to its vines. Created by a Breton monk, St Emilion, in the 8th century, the city of St Emilion was for centuries inhabited by monastic communities worshiping the Patron Saint founder of the place, who developed, among other things, the culture of the vine.
The Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1999 under the title "Cultural Landscape". It was the first classified vineyard in the world. It consists of seven communes in addition to St Emilion, for 5000 hectares of classified vineyards, dotted with hundreds of "Châteaux" wine.
In addition to its great wines, St Emilion also offers the visitor its considerable historical and architectural heritage with the medieval city of Saint-Émilion, its monolithic church, underground quarries, cobbled streets and numerous religious monuments.
www.saint-emilion-tourisme.com
En route to St Emilion, wine tourism enthusiasts can also stop at the House of Wines Bergerac, which offers a fine selection of wines of this appellation, at prices much more affordable than the cheapest St Emilion!
7. Oradour-sur-Glane (Haute-Vienne) - 186 km / 2h11m
The small village of Oradour-sur-Glane unfortunately became famous for a massacre committed by German troops during the Second World War.
On June 10, 1944, the 642 inhabitants of Oradour-sur-Glane were brutally killed by a division of Waffen-SS.
190 men were shot in a barn, 247 women and 205 children were first locked up in the church and burned alive. That night, the village was razed.
Oradour-sur-Glane was preserved in the state in which the village was left by the Germans on June 10, 1944. A new village was built a little further. Today, the tragic history of the place is commemorated in the "Center of Memory", inaugurated in 1999.
www.oradour.org
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Creamfields UK Friday night Steel Yard Headliner Announced
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If there's one artist who continues to deliver ground breaking electronic shows, constantly pushing the boundaries of event production, its Eric Prydz. As can be testified by anyone who has witnessed his EPIC or HOLO live shows, it's always a safe bet to say that a new show concept from Prydz is something to get excited about and that's exactly what's in store for UK fans as he returns to Creamfields on Friday 23rd August with V O I D (which stands for VISUAL OFFSET ISOMETRIC DESIGN), a brand new conceptual installation created in collaboration with Cream designed exclusively for his performance in the 15,000 capacity Steel Yard superstructure.
A firm favourite with the Creamfields crowd and sharing a long and close-knit history with the festival, Prydz is undoubtedly the king of the Steel Yard choosing it to debut his brand-new productions as he did with HOLO and EPIC. The idea of this collaboration was to design and create a production concept exclusively for Steel Yard, utilising and transforming its unique space through light, design and a unique installation. Full details of V O I D are still under wraps but given the track record Cream and Prydz share together, it's safe to say fans can prepare for an unmissable mind-blowing performance.
In anticipation of what is set to be an unmissable show, Cream have released a limited amount of Friday Day and 2 Day Non-Camping (Fri & Sat) tickets for the very first time. This will be the first of two performances for Prydz at this year's Creamfields when he returns on Sunday 25th August under his Cirez D moniker to perform alongside Adam Beyer.
Eric Prydz is the latest in a long line of big name artists performing at Creamfields this year and will be joining the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, deadmau5, Tiësto, Carl Cox, Martin Garrix,
The Chemical Brothers (Live), Faithless (DJ Set), Above & Beyond, The Black Madonna, Fatboy Slim, Chase & Status (DJ Set), Bicep (DJ Set), Andy C, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Camelphat to name a few.
Creamfields returns to Daresbury, Cheshire, UK on Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th August Bank Holiday Weekend 2019. Tickets on sale now.
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With a little over two months to go for the FIH Series Finals, one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Indian team is without a chief coach and about half-dozen of the players are injured.
According to the Hockey India website, the committee comprises 21 members, is headed by RP Singh and includes the HI president, CEO and coaches and scientific advisors of the men, women and the respective junior teams, the chairman of the selection committee and a Sports Authority of India invitee.
As the final hooter went off, many of the India and Belgian players slumped to the ground. Both knew a win was within touching distance.
There is "nothing left in hockey" for him, says former India men's coach Harendra Singh, who is now planning to shift loyalties to football as he finds 'The Beautiful Game' quite similar to his "first love".
Former captain Dilip Tirkey on Sunday said India missed a golden chance to rewrite history in the just-concluded Hockey World Cup and stressed on the need to develop world class drag-flickers.
India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh Friday said focussing only on youth is not going to bring them success but backed Harendra Singh to stay on as coach despite their quarterfinal exit in the hockey World Cup.
Continuity isn't a word Hockey India is familiar with, especially when it comes to coaches. Nine months after he was handed the reins of the senior national men's hockey team, chief coach Harendra Singh has been unceremoniously 'demoted' and offered the same position with the junior side, which he coached to the World Cup triumph in 2016.
India coach Harendra Singh was on Sunday reprimanded by International Hockey Federation (FIH) for his comments on umpiring after the hosts lost to Netherlands 1-2 in quarterfinals of the ongoing Hockey World Cup. "The FIH Technical Delegate decided that Harendra Singh committed a breach of the Code of Conduct," the apex body said in its statement.
India's 'Cup of Hope', the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup, had begun on a five-star note as they defeated South Africa 5-0 in their opening Pool C match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The atmosphere is much lighter in the Indian camp. Jokes are being cracked often, and all discussion overs inclusions and exclusion in the World Cup squad have been dumped. It wasn't anywhere near that after the defeat in Asian Games. But the players have managed to bury the past.
It was interesting what India coach Harendra Singh christened the pool stage of the World Cup: a four-nation tournament. India won that 'tournament' on Saturday by topping Pool C to enter the quarterfinals. "There, the World Cup will begin," said Harendra, relaxed in his chair after beating Canada 5-1. "We just won a four-nation tournament."


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Goose Island - Wine Barrels
At Goose Island, we use oak barrels in two distinct ways
1. To extract the character of the barrel; the Oak, the char, and any spirit that was previously aged the barrel.
2. As a vessel for secondary fermentation; Oak neutral casks kept within specific temperature conditions in order to provide an ideal environment.
We use oak neutral wine casks for our alternative fermentation program. Oak neutral is a designation given to wine casks after the winemakers have utilized the casks to extract the majority of the oak character for their wine. At Goose Island we use wine casks as an environment for beer, wild yeast and fresh fruit to ferment for nearly a year! Each barrel develops a unique character different than every other barrel.
Not all wine is placed in oak barrels and of those that do, depending on the producer, there could be exclusively American White Oak or exclusively French Oak used and there are many producers who use a combination of the two. Wine barrel aging is different then Bourbon Barrel because they are used not to have the beer pick up the characteristics of the barrel but to be a perfect vessel for the beer to mature with wild yeast and fresh fruit. These barrels are kept at an ideal temperature so they don't pull many of the wood flavors that bourbon barrels do out
The Grain Bill is the recipe of the different malts that are used in a single beer. The brewers at Goose Island are using six different malts weighing a total of nearly **5,000 lbs for every 20 BBLs of BCBS. The grain bill will go through a mill to break open the husks while keeping them in tacked and exposing the starches on the inside-This is now called malt grist.
MASH TUN
Hot water and malt grist is mixed together to make a porridge like consistency. During this 90 minute sequence the hot water will extract and convert starches into simple sugars. In addition to flavor, color and aroma are also extracted during this process. Once this is complete BCBS is just sugar water that may remind you of one of your favorite childhood chocolate cereals. At this point of the process the unfermented beer is called Sweet Wort.
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This vessel acts as a strainer where the sweet wort is separated from malt solids, this should take 90-120 minutes to complete this process. The grain, now spent, is no longer useful to the brewers as the sugars have already been extracted, however there are still nutrients and enzymes available in the grain that can be used elsewhere. Goose Island's spent grain is used as livestock feed at a farm in northwest Indiana.
In order to sterilize, stabilize and concentrate sugar in a beer, wort needs to be brought to a boil and maintained for 60-90 minutes in the brew kettle. BCBS will see a boil lasting 3-4 hours to further condense sugars by boiling off approximately **30% water. 12 lbs of hops are added to every 20 BBLs where the alpha acids will become soluble and provide the bitter balance to the sweetness of the malt. BCBS is one of Goose Island's more heavily hopped beers with approximately 60 IBUs upon fermentation completing. After bringing to a boil and adding hops the unfermented beer is now called Hot Wort.
For fermentation to take place yeast requires a specific temperature range that is the most ideal. After hot wort is done boiling in the kettle it is run through a whirlpool to separate from any hop solids and sent into a crash cool. At Goose Island our brewers use a heat exchanger for this cooling step where the heat is transferred to cool water from the hot wort and vice versa through plate communication. Ale yeast will produce best between 61 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit and Lager yeast will produce best between 48 and 57 degrees Fahrenheit. BCBS wort target temperature for yeast addition is **62 degrees.
Chilled wort is pumped into a fermentation tank where yeast is pitched and will remain for the next 8-10 days. Yeast is a single cell organism that is both aerobic and anaerobic that will consume sugars made available from the malt and metabolize these sugars producing CO2, alcohol and heat among other by-products like aromas. Fermentation is typically quite at the beginning where the yeast is acclimating to its' surroundings and consuming oxygen. Next fermentation becomes more visibly active once the yeast begins consuming sugars and producing CO2 and alcohol. Most alcohol content is achieved in the first couple days of fermentation while the development of aroma and flavor continue through the fermentation process. For BCBS we pitch about **100-125 gallons of yeast for a 130 BBL fermenter. Post fermentation these beers are put into a neutral wine barrel where 50lbs of fresh fruit are added with wild bacteria to mature the beer. Unlike bourbon barrels, wine barrels are best kept at a constant temperature so the hot and cold temperatures don't allow the liquid to be pulled in and out of the wood adding unwanted characteristics to the beer. During the residency inside the wine barrels it becomes a perfect vessel for the wild yeast to mingle with the fruit that was added to the barrel to produce a truly unique beer. The porous nature of the wood allows small consistent amounts of oxygen to come into contact with the beer. This oxygen fosters the growth of the beneficial microorganisms that are naturally present in beer.


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BHP Billiton Looks to Clean House
The mining and energy giant is looking for a fresh start.
Rich Duprey
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Nickel West Australia. Source: BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) wants to do some spring cleaning. Instead of having mining and energy assets stacked up around the world, BHP believes sorting them out into just five neat piles -- iron ore, copper, coal, petroleum, and potash -- will increase shareholder value. But just as the task of cleaning out my garage becomes an enormously complicated task because of my odd collection of interests that make it difficult to sift through the morass, investors may find simplifying BHP's portfolio is not a simple weekend project, either.
Left on the discard pile would be assets such as nickel, manganese, and aluminum, whose underperformance has undermined the strength of the whole. After reporting $7.8 billion in net profits over the second half of 2013, as iron ore production advanced at a record clip and both it and metallurgical coal are expected to hit the miner's ambitious full-year guidance, it's clear the unloved assets are dragging the rest down.
Operating profits by commodity. Source: BHP Billiton.
Spinning off the assets, which some analysts suggest could be worth as much as $20 billion Australian, gives BHP the chance to shave off those less profitable businesses that it might otherwise have a difficult time selling into a depressed market for those commodities. Rival Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has pulled several businesses off the market after hanging out a shingle saying it was willing to sell them, because of a lack of buyers wanting to pay up for what the miner thought they were worth.
Not that BHP isn't willing to sell assets if necessary. It already sold its diamond business along with some coal, copper, petroleum, and uranium assets in recent years, including $6.5 billion worth announced or completed in the past year.
But the remaining non-core assets that would be available for disposition have largely been depressed, meaning they wouldn't command as high a price on the market. The miner has attempted to create shareholder value by pursuing several large takeovers, such as its failed bids for both Rio Tinto iron ore assets in 2010 and PotashCorp (NYSE:POT), both of which ran into governmental opposition. It was the failure to merge with the latter that led to BHP's acquiring the massive Jansen deposit in Saskatchewan that created the miner's potential fifth pillar.
Some analysts see a dilemma in BHP's choice for divesting the unwanted assets. If it spins them off, investors might not realize value since the markets for the minerals, other than nickel, which has benefited from India's export ban, is still depressed. An IPO might similarly not fare well, as it's uncertain whether there would be an appetite for new mining shares. And as I discussed, selling the assets might not garner the valuation anticipated and would take longer to achieve, meaning performance would still be dragged down as if it kept operating them.
Cleaning house is usually a worthwhile endeavor, but when you're standing hip deep in the detritus created from sorting out the piles from your efforts, it can seem an overwhelming task with no perfect solution. BHP Billiton has been signaling that it wants to straighten things up, and investors would be likely to benefit from the fresh start.
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Gluten-Free Diet: Could RA Symptoms be Relieved With a Gluten-Free Diet?
Could RA Symptoms be Relieved With a Gluten-Free Vegan Diet?
It's a known fact that people with celiac disease are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other disorders such as lupus, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, asthma, and connective tissue disorders.
However, did you know that people who have rheumatoid arthritis may see their condition completely go into remission when gluten is removed from the diet?
Here's what happened in one study that took place at a Stockholm, Swedish hospital: The researchers found sixty-six patients who had rheumatoid arthritis that was quite troublesome.
They divided the patients into two groups – one group of 38 that would eat a vegan diet without any gluten whatsoever, and another group of 28 patients who ate a non-vegan diet that was well-balanced and contained wheat. They were told to stay on this diet for an entire year.
The researchers didn't just leave them alone and come back a year later to see who was still following the diet. The patients were monitored at intervals of 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. During these monitoring sessions, the patients' blood was checked for gliadin and beta-lactoglobulin and x-rays of their hands and feet were also taken.
At the end of the study, there were 22 rheumatoid arthritis patients who were in the vegan group and 25 rheumatoid arthritis patients in the non-vegan group that completed at least 9 months of their diet. The researchers used the standards from the American College of Rheumatology to determine how many of the patients had truly improved.
Want to know the results? Nine vegan patients improved, compared to only one patient eating the well-balanced non-vegetarian diet. The antibodies to beta-lactoglobulin and gliadin decreased only in the vegan group. However, the x-rays were similar in both groups.
The researchers made the conclusion that this type of diet could be beneficial for some patients who had rheumatoid arthritis.
You don't necessarily have to go to the extreme of creating a vegan diet. Just start with a gluten-free and wheat-free diet. But do remember that in order to do this right, all grains must be removed from the diet. That includes corn, rice, barley, rye and wheat. It also includes organic wheat. Just because a grain is organic doesn't mean it's any better for you; the genetics of the wheat is still the same. It's genetically engineered.
Einkorn wheat is the only pure wheat and luckily, some farmers in the U.S. have started planting this heirloom and ancient crop. You can purchase it online; just do a search for einkorn wheat and a few places that sell it will come up. Einkorn wheat was found in Israel, Turkey and some other foreign countries, untampered with genetically. It's these original seeds and plants that were brought back here to the U.S. and to Europe that have been used to start the whole einkorn revolution. It's all organic.
Hafstrom, I., et al. A vegan diet free of gluten improves the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis: the effects on arthritis correlate with a reduction in antibodies to food antigens. Rheumatol (Oxford) 2001 Oct; 40, 10: 1175-9.
Davis, William. Wheat Belly. Lose the Wheat. Lose the Weight, and Your Path Back to Health. Rodale Press, 2011.
Modern practitioners usually recommend that thunder god vine for RA be consumed three times daily for effective treatment.
Avoiding gluten has helped many, but may not help all. I find it best to ignore the hating on those avoiding gluten, that it's a fad, blah blah. It isn't nutritiously vital, and in the grand scheme of humans, was basically introduced into the human diet about five minutes ago.
Dawn Waddell. I was sent this page and I couldn't help but think of you.
Was it hard Liesl Jones? Let's talk when you have time.
Yes!!! Gave up gluten 4 years ago. Seriously life changing positive improvement with my RA-I avoid all corn products too!
Can you tell me if being on gluten free diet has it stopped bone damage ?
Gluten-free diet and healthy food relieved my symptoms for the first time in 20 years!
What have you found to help using steps? I have two flights coming in-going out of my home. The thought of moving to a ranch home sounds WONDERFUL to me but not my husband. Is there hope for the knees and ankles to continue holding up even with the pain and swelling? I sure could use some advice.
Get a new husband, then you could purchase your ranch. Poor thing. Why can't the spouses understand what their loved ones are going through and go with the flow.
Thank you so much for the recipe. I will surely try it. Bless you.


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SMC Sports: Year in Review
Tyler Wojciak, Sean Kilmer, Benjamin Padanilam, Daisy Costello, Daniel O'Boyle, Michael Ivey and Dominic Bush | Friday, May 15, 2015
Lacrosse Despite an often an up-and-down season, Saint Mary's improved during its second campaign as a varsity sport. The Belles (7-10, 2-6 MIAA) earned five more wins than their first season, in which they finished 2-13 overall and 1-7 in MIAA play. The Belles kicked off their season by travelling to Oregon to participate in a spring
Local's guide to the Kentucky Derby
Tyler Wojciak | Friday, April 24, 2015
There truly is nothing like it. Every year during the first Saturday of May, 20 three-year-old thoroughbreds race the length of 1 1/4 miles around a dirt track in "the most exciting two minutes in sports." The beautiful Churchill Downs racetrack hosts around 165,000 spectators each year to watch the event, and roughly 15 million more people
Belles set to face Trine and Dominican
Tyler Wojciak | Thursday, April 23, 2015
After Wednesday's scheduled game against Aurora was canceled, the Belles are set for a busy weekend featuring games against Trine, who ranks No. 1 in the conference and No. 6 in Division III, and nonconference foe Dominican. After sweeping its doubleheader against Kalamazoo on Tuesday, Saint Mary's (22-10, 9-5 MIAA) now sits at fourth in the
After loss to Albion, Belles look to get back on track
Tyler Wojciak | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Saint Mary's will look to get back on track following Saturday's loss to Albion this Tuesday in a conference game at Alma. The Belles (6-8, 2-4 MIAA) faced the top two teams in the MIAA over the course of their last two games, and ended up on the wrong side of a blowout on both
Wojciak: College Basketball is Nearing a Crisis State
Well, that was fun. After erasing a nine-point deficit in the second half to beat Wisconsin, Duke was crowned as the champions of college basketball for the fifth time in the school's history. Duke's dramatic win over Wisconsin was an outstanding conclusion for yet another fantastic year of March Madness, as the NCAA tournament proved
Wojciak: The Do's and Don'ts of March Madness
Tyler Wojciak | Friday, March 20, 2015
It's that time of year again. The time of year when nearly everyone you know claims to have a significant interest in three weekends of college basketball, even if they have not watched a single regular season game. The time of year when everyone appoints themselves "experts" when it comes to their ability to pick
Wojciak: One-and-Done no more
Tyler Wojciak | Friday, February 27, 2015
If you consider yourself a pro basketball fan, there is absolutely zero doubt you have heard the names Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady and Dwight Howard before. And if your fandom goes slightly beyond average, you have probably heard of Jermaine O'Neal, Al Harrington, Amar'e Stoudemire and Monta Ellis as well. What
Wojciak: Just how good is Kentucky?
Down by two points with 3.2 seconds left, the 35-0 and No. 1-seeded team in the NCAA tournament inbounds the ball to its starting point guard and conference MVP, who takes one dribble and pulls up from a few feet beyond the arc for the 3-pointer and the win. The shot has a little bit too much
Wojciak: Evaluating the Cavaliers' roller coaster season
Tyler Wojciak | Thursday, January 29, 2015
Immediately after LeBron James announced his intention to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, expectations for the team skyrocketed. With the contract extension of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving and the trade that landed elite power forward Kevin Love, the Cavaliers became the favorites to win the Eastern Conference basically overnight. While some NBA analysts suggested
Belles' comeback bid falls short
Tyler Wojciak | Monday, January 26, 2015
The Belles' woes continued as they lost to conference opponent Alma 81-70 on the road Saturday night. Both teams came out firing, and through just four minutes of play, Alma (7-11, 2-7 MIAA) held a slim 13-8 lead. But after a timeout, the Scots went on a 26-5 run and never looked back, leading the rest
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Lord Pirrie lived at Witley Park and was chairman of Harland & Wolff, during the building launch in 1912 and short lifetime of the Titanic. He did not travel on the maiden voyage because of illness that prevented him from joining the ill-fated passage.


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import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.serde2.io.ByteWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

public class TestParquetByteInspector {

  private ParquetByteInspector inspector;

  @Before
  public void setUp() {
    inspector = new ParquetByteInspector();
  }

  @Test
  public void testByteWritable() {
    ByteWritable obj = new ByteWritable((byte) 5);
    assertEquals(obj, inspector.getPrimitiveWritableObject(obj));
    assertEquals((byte) 5, inspector.getPrimitiveJavaObject(obj));
  }

  @Test
  public void testIntWritable() {
    IntWritable obj = new IntWritable(10);
    assertEquals(new ByteWritable((byte) 10), inspector.getPrimitiveWritableObject(obj));
    assertEquals((byte) 10, inspector.getPrimitiveJavaObject(obj));
  }

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  public void testNull() {
    assertNull(inspector.getPrimitiveWritableObject(null));
    assertNull(inspector.getPrimitiveJavaObject(null));
  }

  @Test
  public void testCreate() {
    assertEquals(new ByteWritable((byte) 8), inspector.create((byte) 8));
  }

  @Test
  public void testSet() {
    ByteWritable obj = new ByteWritable();
    assertEquals(new ByteWritable((byte) 12), inspector.set(obj, (byte) 12));
  }

  @Test
  public void testGet() {
    ByteWritable obj = new ByteWritable((byte) 15);
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}


G - Grateful for . . . Despite the fact that it is now crammed with January People, I am grateful for my gym. It offers pretty much something for everyone, and lots of somethings for me. I've made a lot of friends at the gym - which makes it a fun place to be, I've been challenged to try new (hard) things - which makes it good for my heart and soul, and I've always got plenty of workout options - which makes it easy to stay motivated.
Happy Friday, friends! What's in store for you this weekend?
Well Ihad hoped for a movie this weekend but hubby is not feeling too well. I am looking forward to a haircut tomorrow. Maybe a bit of shopping. The weekend will be sunny and warm here in Fl. so perhaps some reading at the pool.
Those pencils are so colorful! and two classes - yay for you. I bet you have fun. We did see The Favourite which we both really liked. That's it so far. I'm looking forward to the weekend. It's cold here (12:30 p.m. and it is still in the 20's), but the sun is out.
I'm jealous of those art classes, just so you know. Have fun with Tom at the movies!
We've seen the Marys so far -- Mary Queen of Scots and Mary Poppins Returns! I'll likely see at least the Best Picture nominees at this years Best Picture Festival! Oscar time is going to come up quick.
Loving the photo of your colored pencils.
Up for me ..... coffee/knit/lunch visit with Vera and then hunkering down for the impending snow storm with some plans for a big pot of chili.
I want to see all the costume dramas! I'm also envious of your art classes. Wish we had something like that around here. The pencils on a tray has given me an idea of how my art space might work! TGIF!
I predict that those 2 classes will greatly enrich your start of 2019!! I can't wait to see what you are inspired to make! Happy weekend!
Oh man those colored pencils cry out to be used. Best wished for fun, joy, and plenty of creative spirits in your classes.


After an amazing trip to the in late November, all I've been able to think about the last two weeks is getting back to the Miracle Mile section of The North Platte River in Wyoming for streamer hungry browns.
Every Fish on the Miracle Mile or the Biggest Fish on the Miracle Mile?
Catching 16-20″ fish at will would be a dream day almost anywhere else, but not for those who fish the Mile frequently. The more you fish this section of the North Platte River in Wyoming, your focus will shift from catching every fish in the river to catching the biggest fish in the river because there is no telling just how big that could be. Without a shadow of a doubt, there are browns in that river system that will rival any brown trout anywhere in the world.
I wish I could say lesson learned as if I haven't learned the exact same lesson 100 times prior. This time it really stung because it's hard to say how long it will be before I have a chance at a fish like that again. Then again, I sometimes think if I spend my entire day being paranoid about swapping stinger hooks & changing tippet, my fly is in the water less. One day the stars will all align, but until then that's why I keep going back.


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Posted: Aug 21, 2010 05:12 pm
Does mankind like illusions because it fears reality?
Could this be the answer to the age question, why are we here?
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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The age question is "Why do you have to be 21 to drink alcohol?"
Did you mean to give a link to an article about escapes as escapism?
The views and comments expressed on this post may be mere speculation and are not necessarily the opinions, values, or beliefs of Alan Wheeler.
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Love and Fear are the only emotions that exist. If we love illusion, it follows, as surely as night follows day, we fear its opposite which is reality. The last thing the magician must offer his audience is any sort of reality if he wants to be loved. The poster, the ticket to the show everything must seem unreal. The magician who acts like an ordinary fellow off the street, well that's no good at all, as the magician has to be an unreal kinda of fellow. not a real kinda fellow. See these playing cards? They are not real. Watch!
Jonathan Townsend
On 2010-08-21 13:12, tommy wrote:
? can't compare to any other species as we are the only one we know that gets the benefits of "illusions".
IMHO it may the the fear of what comes "after our experience of conscious shared reality" that gives dreams and myth etc their power.
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Near a river in the Midwest
Another definition twist on "age question" would be that people fear age, and often use illusion to conceal reality. Those too young want to be seen as older, and those with years behind them use a variety of tools and techniques in an illusion to conceal that reality.
~michael baker
Only the young believe the old know better
Only the old envy the time of the young
Only the ill would pretend to be either
Who is the illusion for? How does it benefit them?
It's for the them who fear the reality of themselves.
It benefits them by making them feel unreal.
funsway
old things in new ways - new things in old ways
I can also rationally follow that people like to see illusions conguered because they fear illusions -- there is no need to extend to "reality." Anything "unknown" has a certain fear component, which is why we attempt to label, define, limit and categorize phenomena. By pretending to control an illusion a magician gives hope that other illusions can also be controlled. In fact, once man believes that something impossible can be controlled he sets out to find a way to do just that. Throughout history magicians have provided a valuable service of foreshadowing scientific advancement -- of making the unknown real.
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
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What is it that disappears at the magic moment?
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Maya?
If you know it was the magic moment, it must have past, so that must have been the present for who you where then.
Everything?
On 2010-08-21 17:44, funsway wrote:
I can also rationally follow that people like to see illusions conguered because they fear illusions -- there is no need to extend to "reality." Anything "unknown" has a certain fear component, which is why we attempt to label, define, limit and categorize phenomena.
I'm not so sure this applies to the creator of the illusion. People create illusions of themselves in lieu of their own reality. I think many fear their own reality, and therefore seek comfort in the illusion. Ironically, many of them hone their illusions with the aid of mirrors. Apparently, we haven't exactly cornered that market as professed magicians.
Magic is not real. Magic is what makes real disappear. When reality disappears you are in heaven, you are in a state of love. An illusion is a little piece of heaven. Reality is hell on earth. Magicians conjure up a dream and a dream is anything but reality as we all know. Free your mind. What is freedom?
Posted: Aug 22, 2010 8:20am
"What is the phobia for fear of reality?
I haven't seen referenced any specific name for "fear/phobia of reality". However, the good news is no one stops you from "inventing" it, the way the other phobias' names (and many, many other words) were invented.
The most common way of naming a phobia is to use the Greek word naming the object of that phobia and the -phobia suffix.
Greek for reality being ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá (transliterated pragmatikoteta), and for real, ðñáãìáôéêÞ (transliterated pragmatike), you can safely use pragmatophobia to name the "fear of reality".
As an alternative, the Latin words for the object of the "fear" have been used...
From that point of view, you could use realitophobia (coming from the Medieval Latin word realitas, initially a juridic term for "real estate", derived from the Latin word res, a generic term roughly equivalent to "thing/things"). But that sounds a little too "plain" if you ask me.
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Ups, I just found out the word "pragmatophobia" was used by the Polish philosopher Zygmund Zawirski in the very title of one of his books, Symbolomania and Pragmatophobia.
And, as a personal note: I took "fear of reality" not in the sense of actual fear/terror (like arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, for instance), but to mean the denial of reality, hiding from it, the unwillingness to acknowledge certain aspects pertaining to reality."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_ph......_reality
"to sleep, perchance to dream …"
muses the bard of yesterday,
a foreshadowing then --
but a memory now more real than tomorrow.
My aching joints and gristled brow
may dream of days of prancing youth,
and idle hours by a stream,
and entrancing verities.
But why ???
at a nonce I can conjure up THEN
more suredly than WHEN,
and freeze it in form
and emotion --
relived and cherished,
for contemplation.
'tis said, "If I knew then what I know now,"
as a whimsical diversion,
when you can be THEN,
for that is where wisdom comes.
It seems to me people simply like illusion, deception, fantasy, fiction and all of that.
Many people like fantasy on TV and don't like watching anything real at all like a documentary or whatever.
Especially if its a little gloomy as reality is.
The answer to the age old question of why are we here, why do magicians exist, is to provide illusion.
When a kid has a bad dream, we say, "Don't worry, its only a dream, it can't hurt you."
So the kid grows up learning that reality can hurt him but dreams can't and so he seeks illusions. What else would drive people to seek illusions if not the fear of reality?
The magician, the artist, the book writer, the story teller, the poet and so on, all provide a magic carpet upon which people can fly away from the reality which they fear.
If you want to scare yourself then look into the mirror.
About fifty years ago
Form took flight from function
To build itself a new glimmering world
Of freshly minted words and fractal detailed images.
Form has since been adopting the unwary
To live in a virtual paradise
Where the lost can share the dreams of the venal
And the wise are only seen from afar outside.
People sometimes use the safety of illusions to scare themselves. Horror movies are proof of this. People do not always knowingly gravitate toward illusion on TV. Many of them believe that "reality" TV is real. News programs have realized that even their "truth" can be made desirable when packaged in an intertaining manner. Celebrity gossip shows are very popular, as well. Many people believe these to be more reality than not.
Many magicians are the victims of self-delusion. They look into their own mirrors and see Criss Angel, or David Copperfield, etc. It takes many of them a long time before they see the reality and not the illusion created in their own minds.
Fantasy takes one to a safer place. Illusion is not always doing the same.
Recently I was trying to think up a plot for a card trick. It occurred to me that: The Angels riding bikes on the back of Bicycle Playing Cards could represent Hells Angels in the Pack and all of that. There is more than likely one already based on that.. However, as I researched this, as I played with the idea, I came across this review of a book on Hells Angels, which is relevant to all of this, I think:
Hell's Angels: a strange and terrible saga
Modern Library, 1999 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 265 pages
Hell's Angels" was Hunter Thompson's first book, an account of the year that the reporter spent riding with the biker gang, then the very symbol of dangerous counterculture. After writing a piece on the Heirs Angels and other cycle gangs for The Nation, Thompson signed a contract with Ballantine and spent time with "as many vicious thugs as possible." His involvement ended on Labor Day 1966 when a group of Angels "stomped" Thompson, nearly kicking him to death. "Far from being freaks, the Hell's Angels are a logical product of the culture that now claims to be shocked by their existence. The generation represented by the editors of Time has lived so long in a world full of celluloid outlaws hustling toothpaste and hair oil that it is no longer capable of confronting the real thing. For twenty years they have sat with their children and watched yesterday's outlaws raise hell with yesterday's world...and now they are bringing up children who think Jesse James is a television character." "California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again." Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial An-gels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.
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Presentation is a major part of the effectiveness of a magic performance, and a single effect can be presented in many different ways. In order for magic to occur in the mind of the spectator, however, two different Presentations must be made. One is a Presentation of Expectation and Promise; the other is a Presentation of Explicit Result. In other terms, we create a logical path that suggests one result, then produce another unexpected one. The senses and emotions are thrown into discordance and the mind seeks resolution – but finding none applies the label "magic" as we were taught in our youth.
The word "illusion" is often used to describe this event, but consider which Presentation is "real" and which the "fiction." Spectators see two balls where only one was previously. Their expectation of there being only one ball has been proved false, while the impossible result of two balls is now very real. They may muse on HOW this event came to be, but the existence of two balls is not an illusion.
Tommy would have us believe that Reality and Illusion or opposites in some way with "fear" being the transitional element. This example illustrates that these terms as just a matter of perspective, and that the performer only offers an alternative Reality or an alternative Illusion.
Fear may be the opposite of "love," but I don't believe the extension works here.


I went as Johnny Damon to one of our multiple Halloween parties that year. I don't remember what Steven went as, and sadly, we don't have ANY photos of that first "date." I got to thinking about it this morning and realized that we DO have plenty of other photos from past Halloween costumes, however.
The only Halloween photo from that first year together. I'm pretty sure I wore my cool leopard pants to go along with my face paint, and Steven went as a Pizza Delivery Guy because he just got off work doing just that. He smelled horrible while working at Pizza King. And then he started delivering flowers.
Senior friends dressed as Harry Potter characters. No one could figure out who I was because I kept changing my outfit and hair color throughout the night. Duh, Tonks!
I don't know what we did for Halloween post-college. Likely rebelled against the idea of Halloween parties because we were so hipster-professional, you know.
The dating, soon-to-be-engaged Reynolds pair went in with us to become Team Zissou from The Life Aquatic.
Cut Man from Mega Man and Werewolf Marilyn Monroe. Uh huh.
Wesley's existence made Halloween change into adorable. Because we were so heavily involved in the Irvington Halloween Festival, I had to have several costumes for Wes – a frog and a lil' slugger.
Wendy, Captain Hook and Peter Pan – easiest costumes ever.
Prepping for our friends' annual "Reforween" party (Reformation Day + Halloween) as Finn, Jake and Princess Bubblegum from Adventure Time.
Because of last year's amazing costume idea, I asked Wes in September what he wanted to dress up as for Halloween. Immediate answer, "an icicle." Really?! Ok… so we went to Target to find some frosty-looking things to make up his costume, and everything was branded as the Frozen movie, which he despises.
(It's yet to be determined if he will.) Happy safe and fun Halloween, everyone!
More photos from our first trip to Indianapolis Zoo Boo with my family can be found here.
I'm not sure how to write this post. I've attempted it several times and given up. I started with a letter format, and then I thought about creating lists and self-help guidance, and I kept getting it out all wrong.
I've been grieving. I'm mourning for a friend who buried a spouse, and it's affecting me in ways I didn't anticipate. I mourn for my friend who is now head the household and a single parent to a toddler. I know they are well supported by an amazing community and a small hometown full of family and friends, but my heart aches deeply for these sweet people who deserve the whole world.
I feel the need to protect the goodness from seeping out of my friend. A friend who is the first to volunteer, to give back, to organize – it's not fair.
And then my thoughts instantly shift into feelings of guilt. I feel guilty for thinking that my friend needs overwhelming support, perhaps making the subconscious assumption that my friend cannot deal with grief – that the strength isn't there. I mean, I know support is appreciated and likely needed from time to time, but we're talking about one of the strongest and selfless people I know.
I feel guilty for "stealing the thunder;" like, the grief belongs to my friend and not to me, really. I shouldn't blunder along and unintentionally make my own sorrow my friend's problem, too.
Because of these feelings of guilt, I tried to overcome my grief by layering other thoughts on top of it, but it didn't work so well. I couldn't concentrate at work and found myself more irritable at Steven and Wes. I knew it was because I wasn't properly addressing the grief nagging at me.
Everyone says you need to face it head-on, so remember the post about love languages? It came in handy again. I realized that acts of service was not only one of my love languages, but I knew it was also very strong on my friend's list. Finding tangible ways to move this grief into something productive seemed to work. Wes wanted in on the action, because, well, he's my little helper, and acts of service is one of HIS love languages, too. We worked together to make small things (like household chores and playing with our friend's dogs) into big pieces of love.
And to top it off, our church sermon series called, "One Another," concluded this weekend. Sunday's scripture in particular moved me. "God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another." – 1 Peter 4:10. Though not a "love language," I do think I have the gift of empathy. And yes, that's a way that I love others. I love my friend, and my feelings of grief aren't bad – they're real, raw and full of empathy. Of which moves me into acts of service.
Learn about its effects and how to respond.
A card, a call or a visit means a lot and shows you care.
Adjusting is an ongoing process and each person reacts differently.
Offer a shoulder to lean on.
Simply offering your support and friendship is helpful.
Offer assistance to help the family tackle its to-do list.
Prepare a meal, run an errand or provide a ride.
Engage family members in activities.
Invite them to go on a walk or participate in other activities.
Offer family members a reprieve.
Spend time with dependents so family members can go out alone or visit with friends.
Don't get frustrated if your offer for support is not accepted immediately. The family may need time to assess its needs.
It's important for me to mourn in a healthy way – a balance of respect, empathy and encouragement. If you know of a friend or family member who has recently (or not so recently) endured a tragic experience, please reach out to them. He or she may need a reminder that you're thinking of them, and it may also help you.


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