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Floyd, Lemony snicket, and a brass quintet
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Just wanted to give an update on some of the more interesting events we've been to at Centre in the Square…
First up: Lemony Snicket – The Composer is Dead. Part of the KW Symphony's Pops series, this sold out performance featured the actual composer, Nathanial Stookey, who is not dead, but did want to reflect on the fact that only dead ones seemed to be celebrated. The first half of the concert featured a number of "spooky" pieces, including "Danse Macabre", best known as the Alfred Hitchcock theme, then introduced Stookey. He and conductor Edwin Outwater gave a detailed explanation and preview of the major piece from the second half, a piece in which Stookey had assembled bits from multiple composers, all on "mortal" themes, into a coherent whole—without changing any of the original keys. If you know anything about reading music, you can understand how that's astonishing. If you didn't, Outwater and Stookey did a good job of explaining why you should be impressed.
The second half, which included this piece, was all narrated by "Lemony Snicket", investigating the mysterious death of the composer. All members of the symphony were suspect and had to come up with alibis. The Concert Master was busy showing off. The violas were feeling sorry for themselves (because everyone forgets about them). The brass instruments were partying. The French horn players were busy with their croissant. You get the idea, but not how funny it actually all was, thanks to the talent of the narrator.
Next up: A little KW Symphony event we got invited to—not sure why—but that proved very enjoyable. It began with a tour of Centre in the Square, part of which we missed because we were late, but still caught enough to be reminded how amazing the hall is, its size and its acoustical integrity. We'd toured it before, but learned some new stuff this time, such as the reason that acoustics were paramount was the Raffi Armenian, KW Symphony Music Director, had final say. When costs overran, he wouldn't compromise there. Instead, lobbies were shrunk, restaurants removed. We also caught that this was the second largest stage in North America, but have been wondering since if that's really true (though it certainly is big). The official history page says only that it's "one of the biggest" in North America.
We were then seated on this big stage, facing the "audience", in much the same configuration the symphony is arranged in. The symphony's brass quintet—two horns, a trombone, tube, and French horn—then proceeded to play a small concert for us, concluding with the Theme from the Simpson's! They then answered some questions—yes, they have to buy their own instruments; what they do to protect their hearing; how a woman ended up a tuba player (only way into the band); and so on. And there was also wine and cheese.
So all quite nice.
Finally, the Floyd. Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon was the Electric Thursdays concert I was most looking forward to this year, and it did not disappoint. The first half featured songs of the era, including Roxy Music's "Avalon", David Bowie's "Space Oddity", and Supertramp's "Crime of the Century", along with Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" and "Another Brick in the Wall". The second half was all Dark Side of the Moon (except "Any Colour You Like"), uninterrupted. They had video accompaniment to this part that worked very well; just enhanced this music's ability to really draw you in to a particular mindspace, even if you're not stoned! (And the wine from dinner had pretty much worn off by now.) The photo montage of current and past war photos during "Us and Them" was particular affecting.
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1 - DARK FOREST - BEYOND THE VEIL - (CD)
"Beyond the Veil" represents Dark Forests peak of creativity, the zenith of a process begun in 2009 with the release of their self-titled debut album.If their last album "The Awakening" was a sort of "rite of passage", "Beyond the Veil" is the one of their maturity. The band seems to have found the perfect balance between the classic twin-guitars heavy metal and the elements of folklore, tradition and medieval melodies that have always permeated its sound, making the final production shine as never before.The tie between Dark Forest and the lore of their land is authentic and its expressed with a mature and poetic lyrical content. A big credit in this process must be given to Josh Winard (ex Wytch Hazel) whose performance sounds dramatically solid.Not a single second of this glorious album is a filler as Dark Forest have really gave it their all. They created a winning team with long time artistic producer Ajeet Gill and acclaimed artist Duncan Storr (Skyclad, Rage, Elixir) who enthusiastically got on board with his passionate and amazing work."Beyond the Veil" compact disc edition comes with 16-page booklet including more original artwork from Duncan Storr, while the vinyl is released in a luxurious gatefold edition including an A2 poster and download card.
TRACKLISTING: 01. On The Edge Of Twilight 02. Where The Arrow Falls 03. Autumns Crown 04. Blackthorn 05. Lunantishee 06. The Wild Hunt 07. Earthbound 08. The Undying Flame 09. M�n-an-tol 10. Beyond The Veil 11. Ellylldan 12. The Lore Of The Land
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Limited edtion 222 copies clear heavy vinyl and housed in heavy gatefold jackets. The new standard bearers of the British Heavy Metal have been hailed as heroes and welcomed with open arms by the True Metal community and continue to be praised wherever they appear. So the LP has been a much requested item in the last months and is of course long overdue but lo! the wait is over soon.
4 - DARK FOREST - DAWN OF INFINITY - (CD)
The philosophy behind Dark Forest has always been to play exciting, rousing, heartfelt heavy metal at its glorious best. Since formation in 2002 by guitarist Christian Horton and bassist Dave Batham, Dark Forest has constantly evolved and developed and continues to do so, combining a strongappreciation for the classical with the full blooded sound of a distinctly English brand of heavy metal.Dark Forest offers a technical yet fiercely passionate brand of music that defies categorization and all the stereotypes of the genre. After one full length release and two successful EPs (their 2009's vinyl edition of "Defender" sold out on pre -order!), DARK FOREST are striking again with the ambitious release of "Dawn of Infinity". The album fulfills the expectations placed in one of the most interesting bands in nowadays UK's metal scene, classic British metal composition matching folklore and Celtic soundings. Guitars lead thesongwriting, with dueling moments of Iron Maidenesque tradition supported by a charismatic an operatic vocalist. DARK FOREST definitely stands as a new bright star in traditional Metal firmament!
TRACKLISTING: 01. Hourglass 02. Lightyears On 03. The Green Knight 04. Seize The Day 05. The Tor 06. Through A Glass Darkly 07. The Stars My Destination 08. Under The Greenwood Tree 09. Black Delta 10. A Deadly Premonition
5 - DARK FOREST - THE AWAKENING - (CD)
Dark Forest was forged in the Black Country, England by guitarist Christian Horton. For just over a decade they have been delivering their uniquely rousing, defiant heavy metal to the world. With the release of their self-made EPs in 2007, the band quickly gained the attention and support of the heavy metal underground, both in England and abroad, and then went from strength to strength, gigging across Europe and the UK and releasing their self titled debut album in 2009, then Dawn of Infinity in 2011.In 2012 Dark Forest recruited the outstanding vocalist Josh Winnard as their new front man and shortly afterwards also gained the incredible talents of guitarist Pat Jenkins. With this new line up, the band immediately began writing fresh material and entered the recording studio in June 2013 to produce their third album "The Awakening".
TRACKLISTING: 01. The Awakening 02. Sacred Signs 03. Pendas Fen 04. Turning Of The Tides 05. Rise Like Lions 06. Immortal Remains 07. Secret Commonwealth (* Cd Bonus Track) 08. The Last Season 09. Sons Of England


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Alab Pilipinas survives Eastern in HK thriller
 Home  ABL  Alab Pilipinas  basketball  Eastern Long Lions  Alab Pilipinas survives Eastern in HK thriller
MANILA—Alab Pilipinas dodged a huge second half collapse and escaped with a 77-76 win over Eastern in the lone ABL match on Thursday at the Southorn Stadium in Hong Kong.
Jeremiah Gray saved the day for Alab as he blocked Jon Siu's potential game winner as the Philippine side bounced back from a devastating defeat to the Singapore Slingers on Jan. 12.
[Related Story: Singapore pummels cold-shooting Alab at home]
Alab were in control for most of the first half, taking a 45-30 halftime lead that silenced the Long Lions' fans at home.
But Eastern sizzled in the third quarter, dropping 30 points to cut the lead down to three, 63-60, entering the fourth.
The team eventually took the lead in the fourth quarter and was holding to a three-point cushion, 76-73, with 1:57 to play.
But a quick layup from Sam Deguara in the next play sparked Alab's last push, which was completed with Nick King's go-ahead basket with 1:05 left.
Alab could not put the game away, especially when new world import Prince Williams turned the ball over off a bad pass, giving the Long Lions 7.1 seconds to map out the game winning play.
Just as Siu lined up for the corner three, however, Gray reached in to block the attempt, and Deguara secured the rebound to seal the win.
King finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, one assist, and one block for Alab, who moved up to 6-3.
In his debut, Williams added 14 points, six rebounds, four assists, and one block.
Brandis Baley-Ross played the full game and came close to a triple-double with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists.
Michael Holyfield added 13 points, 19 rebounds, one assist, three blocks, and one steal.
ABL Alab Pilipinas basketball Eastern Long Lions


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ICSI Newsletters
a byte of ICSI, May 2015
a byte of ICSI, April 2015
a byte of ICSI, March 2015
ICSI Gazette, Fall 2014
Taking the Long View
New Director: Deborah Crawford
Featured Research: Privacy
Featured Alum: Massimo Maresca
Networking Research at USENIX Security
100 Million Images and Videos
Students and Visiting Scholars, March 2014 - September 2014
ICSI Gazette, Spring 2014
Letter from Ron Kay
Featured Fellow: Norbert Szyperski
Featured Research: California Connects
Visiting Researchers, April 2013 - February 2014
ICSI Gazette, Summer 2013
Reflections, Summer 2013
Featured Researcher: Nelson Morgan
New Research Group: Audio and Multimedia
ICSI Gazette, September 2012
24 Years of Speech Recognition Work at ICSI
Reflections, September 2012
Networking Leader Scott Shenker Appointed Chief Scientist of ICSI
Chuck Wooters Returns to ICSI
Visiting Researchers, April 2012 - September 2012
ICSI Gazette, May 2012
Reflections, May 2012
Featured Research: MetaNet
Featured Research: Twitter Spam
Visiting Researchers: October 2011 - March 2012
As I See It, September 2011
Featured Research: Multimedia
Netalyzr: From Diagnostic to Research Tool
Visiting Researchers: April - September 2011
ICSI Gazette, March 2011
As I See It, March 2011
Featured Research: Tailoring Internet Security
Featured Researcher: Bonnie Kirkpatrick
Featured Alum: Ben Gomes
Featured Research: Geo-Tagging
Featured Researcher: Charles Fillmore
Featured Researcher: Richard Karp
Featured Alum: Matthew Aylett
Featured Research: Bridging the Worldwide Healthcare Gap
Featured Projects: Measuring Internet Misbehavior
New Book: World Color Survey
Featured Research: Spoken Language Understanding
New Study: Protecting Privacy in DNA Research
Featured Research: Computer Vision
Featured Alum: Jeff Bilmes
Notes from Abroad: Srini Narayanan
Richard Karp Wins Kyoto Prize
Featured Alum: Eddie Kohler
ICSI Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Featured Research: Defending the Internet
New Genetic Study: LAMP
Featured Alum: Weidong Cui
Featured Alum: Hans Boas
Featured Research: FrameNet
Sally Floyd Wins 2007 SIGCOMM Award
Featured Research: Spoken Language Processing
BFOIT Summer Institute
Featured Alum: Dan Ellis
Featured Alum: Eric Fosler-Lussier
Featured Researchers: NTL Then and Now
From Molecule to Metaphor: A Neural Theory of Language
ICSI Speech Technology Improves Accessibility of IT in Tamil Nadu, India
Featured Research: Neural Theory of Language
By Nelson Morgan, Director
"Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been doing."
"A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast."
– C. Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll)
Sometimes it seems as if the Red Queen had it right in "Through the Looking Glass"; for instance, technology moves so quickly that just keeping up takes a great effort (unless you're 15, in which case it's effortless). And yet my experience has always been that it feels like progress is extremely slow when you are working within any particular technology. You may see what needs to be done very quickly (and perhaps code up the key elements in a busy weekend), but then come all the necessary details...
The impact of technology on society seems to operate in still a different time scale — slow as molasses and then suddenly, dramatically fast. Smartphones have been around since the 1990s, but then with the introduction of the iPhone, something reached a "tipping point," and sales and impact took off. I'm not qualified to say whether the recent upheavals in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt, owed much to social networking tools, but clearly they were extensively used. There was even apparently an intervention enabled by a technology I've been interested in for a few decades, automatic speech recognition. When the Egyptian government brought down the Internet, protesters were able to call a phone number that used Google tools (including speech recognition) to generate Twitter tweets, keeping the movement connected. Maybe I'm oblivious, but Twitter just seemed like entertainment to me before this event — now it seems like it can be an enabler of social change.
This "tipping point" property, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, seems to apply to much of the progress that we see in computer science and related disciplines. Sometimes this is due to sociological phenomena, which can suddenly make particular technologies much more important; but sometimes it is really due to discoveries that drastically shift the research landscape. The latter may not be noticeable in the public sphere for some time, but in retrospect we understand how each basic advance has changed the nature of our inquiry. For instance, hidden Markov models (HMMs) and the fundamental associated mathematics were developed in the late 1960s at IDA in Princeton, and in the early to mid–1970s these methods were applied to speech recognition at CMU and IBM. It was not until the mid– to late 1980s that HMMs were almost universally adopted for speech recognition, but in retrospect the earlier work fundamentally changed research and development for this topic. And of course, here in the Bay Area we're aware of a more fundamental part of nature that has this property — tectonic plates pushing up against one another for months, years, or even decades, until finally there is a significant earthquake.
Once a game–changing event happens in research, how do we make progress? Much of what follows is necessary but (some would say) uninspiring incremental progress. As researchers gain understanding about the basic ideas, they begin to extend it and apply it. As computational resources expand, the opportunities for exploitation of the grand ideas expand as well. Eventually the big new idea becomes the standard approach, and as such needs to be questioned and might be ultimately supplanted by the next big new idea. It's particularly the role of the young to question any standard wisdom, and it's equally the responsibility of senior researchers to push back, since most candidates for the next big idea will fail; but some of them won't, and that's the great thing to look for.
How do we get to the next set of big ideas? Moving quickly is necessary but not sufficient; like Alice, you could end up in a place that looks an awful lot like where you started. I know of no foolproof recipe for research breakthroughs, but certainly success is often associated with an interest in really understanding what is going on and a willingness to forego short–term gains. Serendipity also plays an important role, to be sure, but investigation driven by curiosity is still one of the best ways to be prepared for unexpected discoveries. Although this concept tends to be unpopular with sponsors, there is plenty of evidence that investigator–driven and curiosity–driven research is where most "next big things" come from. Since we also have to satisfy the shorter–term goals of sponsors in order to keep our work going, finding common ground between the aims of sponsor and researcher is a critical challenge. This issue of the Gazette will provide a few examples of how ICSI's researchers, past and present, have met this challenge.


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package com.aspose.diagram.examples.Text;

import com.aspose.diagram.Diagram;
import com.aspose.diagram.Page;
import com.aspose.diagram.SaveFileFormat;
import com.aspose.diagram.Shape;
import com.aspose.diagram.Txt;
import com.aspose.diagram.examples.Utils;

public class UpdateShapeText {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		// ExStart:UpdateShapeText
		// The path to the documents directory.
		String dataDir = Utils.getSharedDataDir(UpdateShapeText.class) + "Text/";
		// Call the diagram constructor to load diagram from a VDX file
		Diagram diagram = new Diagram(dataDir + "UpdateShapeText.vsd");
		// get page by name
		Page page = diagram.getPages().getPage("Flow 1");
		// Find a particular shape and update its text
		for (Shape shape : (Iterable<Shape>) page.getShapes()) {
			if (shape.getNameU().toLowerCase() == "process" && shape.getID() == 1) {
				shape.getText().getValue().clear();
				shape.getText().getValue().add(new Txt("New Text"));
			}
		}
		// save diagram
		diagram.save(dataDir + "UpdateShapeText_Out.vdx", SaveFileFormat.VDX);
		// ExEnd:UpdateShapeText
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Chauparan is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Barhi subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Overview
Hazaribagh district is spread over a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The central plateau, averaging a height of , occupies the central part of the district. On all sides, except on the western side, it is surrounded by the lower plateau, averaging a height of , the surface being undulating. In the north and the north-west the lower plateau forms a fairly level tableland till the ghats, when the height drops to about  and slopes down gradually. The Damodar and the Barakar form the two main watersheds in the district. DVC has constructed the Konar Dam across the Konar River. It is a forested district with cultivation as the main occupation of the people. Coal is the main mineral found in this district. China clay is also found in this district. Inaugurating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in 2016, Raghubar Das, Chief Minister of Jharkhand, had indicated that there were 23 lakh BPL families in Jharkhand. There was a plan to bring the BPL proportion in the total population down to 35%.

Maoist activities
Right from its inception in 2000. Jharkhand was a "laboratory" for Naxalites to experiment with their ideas of establishing a parallel government. As of 2005, 16 of the 22 districts in the state, including Hazaribagh district, was transformed into a "guerrilla zone". The movement was not restricted to armed operations but included kangaroo courts called Jan adalats, elected village bodies and people's police. Jharkhand, with a dense forest cover over a large part of the state, offers a favourable terrain for the Naxalites to build their bases and operate. Annual fatalities in Jharkhand were 117 in 2003 and 150 in 2004. In 2013 Jharkhand was considered one of the two states in the country most affected by Left wing extremism and Jharkhand police set up an exclusive cell to deal with Maoist activities. However, in the same year, when Jharkhand police identified 13 focus areas for combating Maoist extremism, Hazaribagh district was not one of them.

Geography
Chauparan is located at . It has an average elevation of .

Chauparan CD block is bounded by Imamganj CD block, in Gaya district of Bihar, on a part of the west and a part of the north, Chandwara CD block, in Koderma district, on a part of the north and a part of the east, Barhi CD block on a part of the east, Itkhori and Mayurhand CD blocks, in Chatra district, on the south and Kanhachatti CD block, in Chatra district, on a small stretch on the west.

Chauparan CD block has an area of 482.37 km2. As of 2011, Chauparan CD block had 26 gram panchayats, 233 inhabited villages and 1 census town (Chauparan).Chauparan police station serves this CD block, Headquarters of this CD block is at Chauparan.

Demographics

Population
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chauparan CD block had a total population of 161,814, of which 156,453 were rural and 5,361 were urban. There were 80.985 (50%) males and 80,829 (50%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 29,802. Scheduled Castes numbered 41,933 (25.91%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 4,101 (2.53%).

The only Census town in Chauparan CD block is (2011 census figure in brackets): Chauparan

There is only one large village (with 4,000+ population) in Chauparan CD block: (2011 census figures in brackets): Chai Kalan (4,285)

Literacy
 census, the total number of literate persons in Chauparan CD block was 91,623 (69.41% of the population over 6 years) out of which males numbered 52,232 (79.53% of the male population over 6 years) and females numbered 39,391 (59.38% of the female population over 6 years). The gender disparity (the difference between female and male literacy rates) was 20.15%.

 census, literacy in Hazaribagh district was 70.48%. Literacy in Jharkhand was 67.63% in 2011. Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.

See also – List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Language and religion

At the time of the 2011 census, 55.11% of the population spoke Khortha, 33.19% Hindi, 7.81% Urdu, 2.01% Magahi and 1.47% Mundari as their first language.

Rural poverty
40-50% of the population of Hazaribagh district were in the BPL category in 2004–2005, being in the same category as Godda, Giridih and Koderma districts. Rural poverty in Jharkhand declined from 66% in 1993–94 to 46% in 2004–05. In 2011, it has come down to 39.1%.

Economy

Livelihood

In Chauparan CD block in 2011, amongst the class of total workers, cultivators numbered 31,561 and formed 45.92%, agricultural labourers numbered 19,543 and formed 28.43%, household industry workers numbered 1,648 and formed 2.40% and other workers numbered 15,985 and formed 23.26%. Total workers numbered 68,737 and formed 42.48% of the total population, and non-workers numbered 93,077 and formed 57.52% of the population.

Note: In the census records a person is considered a cultivator, if the person is engaged in cultivation/ supervision of land owned. When a person who works on another person's land for wages in cash or kind or share, is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the family within the household or village, and one that does not qualify for registration as a factory under the Factories Act. Other workers are persons engaged in some economic activity other than cultivators, agricultural labourers and household workers.  It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

Infrastructure
There are 233 inhabited villages in Chauparan CD block. In 2011, 183 villages had power supply. 15 villages had tap water (treated/ untreated), 8 villages had well water (covered/ uncovered), 229 villages had hand pumps, and 2 villages had no drinking water facility. 11 villages had post offices, 14 villages had sub post offices, 12 villages had telephones (land lines) and 88 villages had mobile phone coverage. 221 villages had pucca (hard top) village roads, 25 villages had bus service (public/ private), 11 villages had autos/ modified autos, and 105 villages had tractors. 5 villages had bank branches, 7 villages had agricultural credit societies, 1 village had cinema/ video hall, 2 villages had public library and public reading rooms. 97 villages had public distribution system, 9 villages had weekly haat (market) and 95 villages had assembly polling stations.

Forestry and agriculture
The main occupation of the people of Hazaribagh district is cultivation. While forests occupy around 45% of the total area, the cultivable area forms about 39% of the total area. The forests are uniformly spread across the district. Sal is the predominant species in the jungles. Other species are: bamboo, khair, sali, semal, mahua, tamarind, mango, black-berry (jamun), peepal, karnaj, jack-fruit, margosa (neem), kusum, palas, kend, asan, piar and bhelwa. Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary is located around 19  km north of Hazaribag. Irrigation facilities in this hilly area are inadequate and generally farmers depend on rain for their cultivation. The land situated along the river banks, or low land, is fertile but the uplands are generally barren. May to October is Kharif season, followed by Rabi season. Rice is the main crop of the district. Other important crops grown are: bazra, maize, pulses (mainly arhar and gram) and oilseeds. Limited quantities of cash crops, such as sugar cane, are grown.

Backward Regions Grant Fund
Hazaribagh district is listed as a backward region and receives financial support from the Backward Regions Grant Fund.  The fund, created by the Government of India, is designed to redress regional imbalances in development. As of 2012, 272 districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 21 districts of Jharkhand.

Transport
Chauparan-Chatra Road meets National Highway 19 (old NH 2) / Grand Trunk Road at Chauparan.

Education
In 2011, amongst the 233 inhabited villages in Chauparan CD block, 82 villages had no primary school, 107 villages had one primary school and 44 villages had more than one primary school. 60 villages had at least one primary school and one middle school. 22 villages had at least one middle school and one secondary school.

Healthcare
In 2011, amongst the 233 inhabited villages in Chauparan CD block, 1 village had a community health centre, 2 villages had primary health centres, 13 villages had primary health sub-centres, 3 villages had maternity and child welfare centres, 5 villages had allopathic hospitals, 6 villages had alternative medicine hospitals, 4 village had  dispensaries, 17 villages had medicine shops and 169 villages had no medical facilities.

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Community development blocks in Hazaribagh district

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South Africa's Olympic committee has criticised Olympic long jump silver medallist Khotso Mokoena for what it called unacceptable behaviour after his failure to board the plane for the Commonwealth Games.
Mokoena, a silver medallist in Beijing in 2008, was cleared to compete after a leg muscle injury yet neither he nor national sprint champion Simon Magakwe made the flight from Johannesburg.
"The athlete was cleared by the chief medical doctor…and asked to come to New Delhi but refused to board the plane," Tubby Reddy, chief executive officer of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, said in a statement.
"We find the behaviour unacceptable.


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Last summer flowers are just holding on as Autumn takes hold. I was well chuffed that this year saw my first success growing sweet peas from seed! Although this wasn't the colour on the packet it has looked great mixed with white borage which is also still in flower.
Deep purples flowers look particularly good in Autumn don't you think? This clematis, Fleuri, was a new one to my garden this year that only grows to approx 1 metre (3 - 4ft) - so great for seeing the flowers then? Well, perhaps not if you don't remove the dead ones! I was a bit lax on this and didn't see as many flowers this year – note to self for next year.
Considering some winter colour this year I bought some viola plug plants that I brought on in my small greenhouse. They are now quite happy out in a border and I look forward to seeing this smiling Babyface Ruby & Gold all winter.
Autumn is a season for more than just the last pretty flowers don't you think? Grasses and more unusual flowers like the spiky flowers of the Sea holly and the spires of the Gunnera flowers begin to steal the show.
If you are worried about how to protect your Gunnera for winter you can see what I do here. Gosh I'm almost a week away from this! I'll keep an eye on the weather now but it doesn't feel quite cold enough to tuck it up for winter yet.
Fungi too I have noticed more at this time of year when on walks. I have taken some photos recently but gosh the plain duller ones are not half tricky to ID even with photographic reference books! There are so many. I would suggest that you photograph the stem too as that will help an ID greatly.
Walking away from the border after taking my Gunnera pic above I spotted these growing on a mossy log. It looks like something has been eating them! If anyone would like to help me out with an ID on this one (common one I expect) and to what has been eating it that would be great.
Berries are also adding colour to the garden at this time too although I don't expect these cotoneaster ones shown below will be there in a week or so – the blackbirds are starting to eat a few! That I am more than happy about – I planted this tree near the bird feeders especially for them!
Brown teasel seed heads can be seen just behind the berries. I must cut a few heads and put them in a paper bag to collect this seed for next year. However this too was planted for the birds – the goldfinches. I am really looking forward to seeing if they will feed on them after reading that they should do. That will be fascinating to see.
Very surprising to see is the flowers that are trying to flower out of season! I say 'trying to' as I wonder if a frost will quite literally nip them in the bud. Seen below is one of the many blossom racemes of a Pieris (I have two plants like this) and the Choisya Aztec Pearl with a few wonderfully scented flowers about to open. Even more strange is that this Choisya is less hardy than the Ternata variety I have.
Japanese Anemones have always been a great source of flowers at this time of year but they have flowered earlier than usual. I am wondering if they may even be missing in my next GBBD line up. Ah… but don't go yet as I've a few more yet to show you for this month.
No narration on this GBBD video due to technical hiccups and a rather buggy software program – I did try and try. However, I do have an unexpected entry for you. I have also chosen to film in the morning and in again in the evening as it was getting dark as that is when I feel the true depth of Autumn colour can be seen. I find it so atmospheric then – but maybe that's just me?
Did you spot it? This hedgehog kept me from getting this posting sorted last night as I found myself watching the night camera (after midnight) for it to appear again! I built the pile of a few logs, twigs and leaves below the feeder after seeing this at a nature reserve – robins etc would search around it for food. It was fun to watch this hedgehog searching there where it was quite safe – however bonfires are indeed another matter! Enough said I think.
Finally, there are still a few more flowers in my garden that got lost on the cutting room floor - Blue borage, Thyme, Red Campion, Heuchera, Stachys – yep I think that could be it now!
If you would like to see more current flowers from gardens all around the world pop over to May Dreams Gardens where Carol and many others will be posting on the 15th. I do enjoy joining in with these monthly postings and it's a great way to compare the garden from year to year too. Enjoy your garden flowers!
Perhaps I should say that I have posted a day early this month (instead of a few days late) as I will be posting for Blog Action Day on the 15th. This is the second year of this annual event. The organisers hope that 'thousands of bloggers will unite to discuss a single issue'. This year the topic is Poverty. Bloggers are being asked 'to try to keep their posting related to their regular blog topic so that posts are individual, suited to their audience and look at the issue in many different lights'. I better get my thinking hat on now!
The video and photos above were taken on October 13th 2008.
Oh Shirl, your bloom day posts are so entertaining. I love the flowers and all, your garden is one of my most favorite of all, but the little hedgehog was captivating. I had never seen one and don't blame you a bit for keeping checking for him. What a charming fellow. Thank you for all the effort you put into these posts, and all of your posts. They are wonderful.
Wonderful post and video - your garden is looking good - and full of wonderful Autumn colour.
I had such a good time visiting your garden, looking at your flowers and watching your video!. The flowers are all lovely...but the hedgehog video was the best. I have only seen photos of the delightful guy. I can't wait to show this video to my good friend who is an ex-pat Brit living in my neighborhood. She loves Hedgehogs! Thanks for a wonderful visit!
I always enjoy my strolls through your garden, and your video was lovely, as always. You've still got lots of color!
Your garden is looking lovely and the hedgehog is a little star. Great to see an animal we all know about but rarely (if ever) see.
I hadn't realised Gunnera would grow away from wet areas - interesting (though I know I haven't got room for one. I'll try to remember that!).
Hi Shirl, My goodness you have so many beautiful flowers for this time of year. Your entire garden looks delightful. It must be since you have those sweet hedgehogs and such a diverse group of birds frequenting your garden. I am impressed by that tall hedge shown in one of the photos. Love the video too.
Autumn is a wonderful month for flowers, the colours on the trees and shrubs are to die for!
Our sweet peas are still flowering too, my vase hasn't been empty since May/June they've been fantastic and I will dearly miss the scent, something to look forward to at least.
I loved the video -- and the hedgehog is adorable! I'm sure you don't think that -- does he eat your plants?
Glad you posted some stills, as I have to miss out on video.
I miss the Japanese Anemones too: they galoped by this year.
This huge blogger gathering sounds intrigueing. Thanks for the link.
Are you sure you posted the right link on my bloomday site just now?
It goes back to this page and I can't see red leaves. In the video maybe?
I've enjoyed your post today very much! That video is great and your pictures are fantastic too! I can tell that you've got a beautiful garden!
Joco – Sorry you missed out on the video. Sometimes I do photo montages for GBBD, other times just video but this one was especially for people like you who couldn't view the video. Yes, you are correct the leaf colour was in the video – sorry. GBBD is a huge gathering and I am sure you will see lots of leaf colour in many other blogs – I certainly enjoyed yours.
Hi Shirl and Happy GBBD!
It was lovely walking through your garden and inhaling the wonderful autumn scents and looking at all that autumn colour. There is such a lot of it, simply wonderful.
Loved the vid, and you've done very well with your sweet peas! That's my Shirl! ;-) The music you choose for the hedgehog made me grin.
How lovely to see sweet peas in October, Shirl, and super-wow to the gunnera! That's something I've always wished I could grow. Your slide shows are such a treat, too: Seeing the plants moving adds life to the images and makes them more real. And the hedgehog - too cute! I'm glad I clicked the "more" button to see him eating, and to see the bird trying to get into the feeding box. Your choices of music are so funny. Thanks!
Beautiful. Your choice of pictures and the flowers are truely a work of art.
Ahh ...it's wonderful to meet a Nature lover on Bloom day! I too am a nature girl and gardener from Canada!
Lovely photos, lovely post. I particularly like the cheerful faces of the Violas.
I love the look of the purple flowers against the purple posting of your blog. You have so much blooming.
Shirl, as always it's a delight to visit and see what you're up to. I'm no mycologist so I wouldn't begin to hazard a guess on what fungus that is, but it could well be dined on by slugs or snails. That reminds me that I haven't been out in the woods to look at fungus this fall, and I'd best do it before they're all gone.
I really enjoyed the video as it captured movement in the garden, too. That's difficult to do with just pictures. And the hedgehog was a nice added surprise!
Again a very interesting post, Shirl! And in your little film, showing your beautiful garden, I also discovered "my Scottish black grass" which, by the way does quite well here. I'm wondering how cold it can be in winter in your garden, because I was told that Gunneras are not winterhardy. I saw this huge plant for the first time in Ireland and felt in love immediately. But up to now I didn't have the courage to plant it here in my/our garden, as winter can have temperatures up to - 18°C or even more. Well, a gardener cannot have all the plants he/she wants...I know, but sometimes it is quite hard to accept this ;-) !!
Have a nice week with a lot of sunshine!


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Fifty-two percent of the coal ash produced during 2019 was recycled, marking the fifth consecutive year that more than half of the power generating station byproduct in the United States was beneficially used rather than disposed. The volume of fly ash used in concrete, 12.6 million tons, marks a 1 percent increase over 2018 consumption. Year-over-year use of fly ash and other coal combustion products (CCP) in portland cement production dropped 22 percent, to 5 million tons. Other CCP end use areas saw significant declines from 2018 to 2019, leading to an overall 31 percent decrease in recycling activity.
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Scores Gather for 'Healing Service' at Pittsburgh Synagogue
Parents clutched their children, couples leaned on each other and bystanders wept Saturday as about 100 people gathered in a steady drizzle outside the desecrated Tree of Life synagogue for what a former rabbi called a healing service, one week after the worst attack targeting Jews in U.S. history.
Rabbi Chuck Diamond led a service of prayers, songs and poetry and reminisced about some of the worshippers killed, as Show Up for Shabbat services honoring the 11 dead and six wounded were held at synagogues across the United States.
"I almost expected Cecil to greet me this morning," Diamond said of Cecil Rosenthal, 59, killed along with his brother, David, 54, in the Oct. 27 shooting at Tree of Life in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Diamond called the victims "angels given to us, full of love and life."
In the past week, people told him of weddings, bar mitzvahs and other ceremonies they've held at the synagogue. "This is a place, a building that has stood for joy, but now it is forever stained," Diamond said. But the shooting "cannot overshadow [that] this building is and will be into the future a place of joy."
He said he took great comfort in seeing people of all faiths come together since the shooting and for his prayer vigil on Saturday.
"It's important to come and take care of your community when something like this happens. I want to be in solidarity," said Andrew Allison, who attended Saturday's service.
Support from Sandy Hook
Before coming to the outdoor service, Steve Irwin, 59, and a friend stopped by a Squirrel Hill coffee shop. "When we went to pay, we were told all the coffee was paid for by the Sandy Hook community," referring to Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
f"It brought tears to my eyes," Irwin said, standing outside Tree of Life with his dog. "It shows how incumbent it is upon us to pay it forward to the next community [where] this happens, which we hope never happens, but we know it will happen."
The outdoor service "gives you a sense of normalcy, which is impossible to find right now," he said.
Meanwhile, the pews were packed at Central Synagogue in New York City, where Jews and non-Jews alike gathered for a special Show Up for Shabbat service.
"It's such a tragedy that happened in Pittsburgh, and I was touched by the calling of the Jewish community to welcome non-Jews into their synagogues today, so I couldn't resist and I came," said Steven Kent, an Episcopalian. "It was a wonderful feeling."
The suspect, Robert Bowers, 46, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that could result in a death sentence. He was arraigned on a 44-count indictment charging him with murder, hate crimes, obstructing the practice of religion and other crimes.
'Face it with love'
"This is not a Jewish problem, although Jews were targeted. This is a human problem," said the Rev. Lee Clark, a retired Presbyterian pastor who took part in Saturday's service outside the Tree of Life synagogue. "The only way to confront hate is to face it with love."
About a half-mile away at Congregation Beth Shalom, worshippers, including several members of Tree of Life, gathered for Shabbat services.
They honored Augie Siriano, 59, the 25-year Tree of Life custodian, who witnessed the shooting. "I had tea with Cecil [Rosenthal] 10 minutes before I found him," Siriano said later, wiping away tears.
"Augie just loved them," said Siriano's girlfriend, Rose Battista.
Scott Priester, 48, a Lutheran, came to Beth Shalom on Saturday, his first ever Shabbat service. "The shooting rocked me to the core, more than anything in my personal life," he said.
Gary Friedman, 65, called the massacre "a blow, a stab to the heart."
He had no doubt the community will recover. "We'll get over it," he said. "We always do. What other choice do we have?"


Bloggers4UKIP: Questions In The Wrong Order!
Questions In The Wrong Order!
Charles Moore, writing in the Telegraph, recalls the question of Edward Heath, when as Prime Minister he called the 70's election on the matter of 'Who Governs Britain'; and then suggests that the question now should be 'How to Govern Britain'.
Moore misses the point; the important question is 'Who Governs Britain' - viz-a-viz Britain's membership of the European Union. It is generally acknowledged that our system of democracy needs radical overhaul together with our parliamentary system. Until we have recovered our ability to govern ourselves we obviously cannot begin to discuss the question he poses of 'How To Govern Britain'.


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Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) and 100 Guitars: An Insider's Look, Part Two
By Annie Zaleski on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Tonight at the Pageant, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and an army of 100 volunteer guitarists will be performing composer Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City). Writer Ryan Wasoba is participating in the performance, and offered to write about his experience for A to Z. Here's part two. Read more about the concert here and see below for an interview with Branca himself. -- Annie Zaleski
I've had my share of guitar-related injuries before, be it cut-up cuticles on my right fingers from missed strums or the recurring case of tendonitis in my left arm. But never have I woken up with this extreme of pain in my right shoulder. The swift mile-a-minute "double-strumming" technique that is frequently used in Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City) has defeated me. In order to pick up and down quickly enough to make a constant stream of sound as required by the piece caused me to tense up my shoulders. After one rehearsal, I'm feeling it pretty hard. Damn you, Glenn Branca.
Thankfully, yesterday's rehearsal was lighter and theoretically (almost literally) painless. The 100 Guitars group, which is actually about 68 guitars, reconvened at Powell Symphony Hall at 5 p.m. With the formalities of first-day introductions out of the way, I was able to further familiarize myself with the other players. Who I thought was Steve from New York is actually named James, and the Jew-fro'd guy in my section is Jeremy.
James is an interesting fellow who has more cred than I can even comprehend; dude has played free-jazz gigs with Nels Cline and Bjork's insane drummer Chris Corsano, used to be in a band in Toronto with members of Do Make Say Think, and played the trumpet solo on the Morgan Geist remix of The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers." I also learned that many local and touring noise artists are involved in the group, including This Is My Condition from Lawrence, Brooklyn duo Neg-Fi [ed. note: these two are apparently playing at the City Museum Saturday], a 4 piece whose name I didn't catch from Dallas, local artist Karthik and RFT Best Noise Artist nominee .e.
Rehearsal began with another brief soundcheck. Almost everybody was asked to turn their amps up, as if the previous settings weren't ear-bleeding enough. We played a small section of a piece and then conductor John Myers asked if anybody couldn't hear the drums. About a dozen people raised their hands, including the kid sitting with his ear in front of the kick drum. I wanted to stab him with my whammy bar.
The group began rehearsing the first movement around 6:15 p.m. Glenn Branca made some last minute changes to parts and then paced around the auditorium while Myers conducted the group. I realized today exactly how well Branca has perfected his mad scientist schtick. With a long coat on and frazzled hair, he looks like an exact mix of Lewis Black and Phil Spector. We would absorb ourselves into the music and lose track of where Branca was in the hall, only to hear him yell a request at the conductor from the upper balcony during silent moments.
As the final notes of the first movement faded out, Glenn clapped slowly and then grabbed the microphone from Myers. "Wow, thank you. You guys are pulling every bit of music out of this piece and it's exactly how I want it to sound. Your playing is" - he moved the microphone away from his mouth while he mouthed the phrase - "fucking awesome."
His compliments weren't inappropriate; the music, as chaotic as it is, made a million times more sense than it did in the previous day. Syncopations between sections were more apparent and the movements were more dramatic. The drumming, which I kind of dissed in my previous entry, was more interesting and raucous. The pieces are atonal and generally lacking in the melody department, but there are ample high fives. Most music strives on the principles of tension and release, but Hallucination City is all about tension, tension and more tension. Syncopated rhythms and shrill, violin-esque alto guitars build and build and build into violent tornados of sound. I can't believe the chandeliers haven't fallen from the ceiling of the Powell Symphony Hall.
Tonight is the performance at The Pageant, and I think we're as ready as we can be. We will bring the noise, and we may bring the funk in a very very abstract way. But mainly, we WILL bring the noise.
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