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DisappearHereMag.com
Disappear Here Circa 2009
From 2008-2012 this was the website for Disappear Here, an e magazine about music, fashion, and everything you love.
Content is from the site's archived pages.
An aside: It wasn't until I told my teenage college age kids that I was planning a spring break vacation to Maui that I learned about the e magazine, Disappear Here. My daughter was a devoted fan of this mag. The Maui trip was super cool, but I apparently was not because I had a completely different idea of what this website was about. I have a good friend who works for the NYC government - actually he's an assistant district attorney in Queens and I was very concerned about something I discovered online. Nothing bad, but when I searched for his name, "Benjamin Pred," up popped this website govsalaries.com which revealed his salary! As a privacy advocate, I was shocked. So when my kids first told me about DisappearHereMag.com, I thought this was a privacy website! So uncool am I. But I at least got the Maui trip under my belt to counter the complaints about how out of it I am. Anyway, I have since learned about the real purpose of this site and actually do think it's a great platform for the latest news and gossip on the music scene.
Mos Def - The Electric
Words by Max Feldman
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It always feels as though Mos Def should be treated like an artiste. Occupying a space between the conserving of beloved hip-hop traditions and lighting some flair into our pre-existing knowledge of flow, he far transcends the platitudes of radio-friendly pop-hop. Like his contemporaries in Talib Kweli or The Roots, he clothes his rhymes in both consciousness and certain slickness. His Hollywood hindrances aside, The Ecstatic is a welcome return from an emcee almost too easily lost to unfulfilled promise. It not only signals some prodigal homecoming, but is exhales a sense of consideration for the conventions of album-craft – a trait that may soon vanish into pre-Beatles industry values.
Spells of invention cast cohesion between inherited techniques and the influences of modern gadgetry throughout the record: a Malcolm X sample and a searing guitar lead in the dazzling rush of opener 'Supermagic'. This initial challenge continues throughout the following fifteen tracks. The Ecstatic sweeps a cerebral cinema back into hip-hop, recently masked by base techno beats and vocodered bleating. Instead, here we find an intercontinental clatter of Arabic influences and postmodern self-sampling on 'Twilight Speedball' and 'Quiet Dog Bite Hard', hinting at how uncomfortably high Tha Carter III has set contemporary standards.
Further still, Slick Rick's guest spot and the orchestral bombast of 'Life in Marvellous Times' combine tradition and invention, homage and intellect, infusing a wholesome imagination to the clutter of this effort. Indeed, there's a lot to listen to, and Mos sounds as confused by the current state of the game as we are. The most effective distillation of this sentiment, and the themes of the record, is found on 'The Embassy' where Mos challenges us with sounds and subjects 'classic, modern, ancient, flagrant'. It all indicates an implied dread, a shifting auditory landscape that skips with jazz-limbed tension reflecting the disorientating mysteries of modern living- 'Pretty Danger', indeed.
Ultimately, The Ecstatic disappoints and enthrals in equal measure with a defiantly deliberate shrug. It's not easily emulsified for consumer attitudes, dribbling for palatable pop precision. It requires attention, even a scholarly approach, to deal with verses that sound frustrated, struck from the page several times, or entire songs that feel unfinished; anxiously brief, prudently punkish. However, what they lack in length or focus is redeemed by the wealth of ideas that flutter in and out of earshot, a sonic superlative that twitters with contradictions- analogue ambition and digital dénouement.
Posted Thu, July 23, 2009
Raygun! Raygun! RAYGUN!
Words by Sophie Eggleton
After completing my usual pre-gig research I can't say I was overly thrilled at the prospect of trekking to the Boiler Room in Guildford with post roast lunch bloat on a lazy Sunday a few months back to see English rock/soul melodramatic popstars, Raygun. Finding that they had just come off supporting for Pink on her Funhouse tour, and played with The Script, I made unfair presumptions that they would be another bland, middle of the road pop-rock troupe. But I was very pleased to be proven wrong and found myself sashaying and singing to the songs upon first listen. With their flamboyant, snake hipped frontman with a suprsing voice that doesn't seem to match his Nicholas Holt/Cillian Murphy hybrid looks, ridiculously catchy songs, and stage presence to boot, I predict big things for Raygun.
You recently played the Itunes festival, how did it go?
Really well! One of the best gigs we ever played! Lights were amazing!
You played Glastonbury and are playing V next. What's different in performing at festivals rather than normal gigs? What do you prefer?
Bigger stage to fall off! Playing during the day is also fun as well. You also have the challenge of playing to a crowd who have no idea who you are – it keeps you on your toes, which is good.
Best show you have played?
Probably the one we played on the beach in Cannes. The whole beach was lit in neon pink, it looked like a cross between Miami Vice and a Duran Duran video. We were scheduled to go on immediately after a fireworks display so we were shitting it thinking "right we're gonna have to be bigger than the fireworks". In the end the whole place was dancing so we had a real laugh! It was definitely a moment.
How was it making the video for 'Just Because'?
Best video we have ever made! Possibly the longest time we have ever spent in a car park. One of the best days of my life. It's an over the top video for an over the top song. A performance on top of cars speeding down an LA freeway.
So when and how did you guys meet?
We all met in a Bavarian Disco. Actually we all met at the Dorchester hotel, me and Adj were having a spot of afternoon tea when we spotted the others on their way to the spa. We knew right then we had to be in a band together.
What are all your musical tastes?
A mixture of rock and roll and pop music. Love a bit of Timbaland, Grace Jones, The Rolling Stones and James Brown! Somehow with those influences it ended up sounding like us!
When you started playing together did a sound and genre emerge or was it something you discussed?
It was an organic process. Obviously there's a certain amount of thought that goes into writing a song but it was never a pre-planned process. We went into the studio with some music and came out with songs.
You toured with Pink, how did that come about?
She picked us using tarot cards.
Did she offer any advice?
Have a lot of fun! And don't smoke.
How do you find the touring experience, any fun stories?
Finding Sam spooning one of Pink's male backing dancers! Only kidding! Actually heres's a Raygun fact. The first line of the Just Because radio edit was recorded on that tour, in our hotel in Cologne. Room 206.
How do you ensure you don't get sick of each other?
Laughter is always the best way to keep everyone happy. Arguing is also vital!
You seem to have mastered how to write the perfect catchy pop song, can you describe the writing process?
Well, we disagree about that but thank you for the compliment! We don't really have a writing process, we just try and write good songs!
Are your songs taken from personal experience or more aimed at things that happen to everyone?
We often use personal experiences as inspiration for the songs but the key is to work the lyrics so that listeners can relate to them.
Ray, you seem very confident on stage, dancing and talking to the crowd. Are there any nerves?
Of course, I'm a bag of nerves before I go on, until I take my brave tablets!
What frontmen and women inspire you?
Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Elvis and Freddie Mercury all inspire us greatly but we sound like none of them!
When I saw you live, there were hints of rather flamboyant tendencies. Is style important to you? Does that glam rock era inspire you?
Yeah style is very important, it's something we're very interested in. Karl Largerfeld is another great inspiration to me. He's a cantankerous bitch like me!
Would you work with stylists or do you prefer to self style?
We are generally self styled but it is quite nice to have someone there with some nice new clothes. When we have had a stylist in the past Adj always ends up wearing his own clothes anyway!
Highlight of your career so far?
Playing at the O2 was an amazing experience for us, it was the last night of a pretty long tour and the show was just really special. Going to LA to shoot the video was pretty cool as well.
And a low point?
We don't concentrate on low points so we don't have one
How do you find the whole press aspect of being in a band, is it still exciting or is it laborious?
We've only just released our first single so there's no way we find anything laborious or boring.
Does your impending fame scare you at all?
Fame is something you cant comprehend! We haven't even thought about it yet.
Which one band was it that you heard that made you want to form this band?
The Clash, a proper London band! They were the complete package, amazing music and great style. A hugely versatile band. I met Mick Jones at a new years party once, he was a great character.
What's the most awkward moment you've experienced in the band so far?
Playing in Chelsea Arts Club. We thought being an 'arts club' it was gonna be a cool place to play but as soon as we turned up and were setting up we got told off by the club chairman for looking at our mobile phones. Then we realized the clientele were a little older than we were used to – they were mostly in their 70s. We thought we were gonna get asked to leave for being too loud or something stupid like that so we started playing thinking 'this won't last long'. Oddly by the end the whole place was going nuts. Then it got even weirder, there was this 90 year old woman dancing with Ray while he sung the last song – it turned out she was Guy Ritchie's grandmother!
And which band do you think we couldn't live without?
I think it has to be the Beatles. They have touched so many people that we could never live without them.
Which one band do you think we could all live without?
The Illustrated Man – Mine and Adj's first band. We can all live without that!
What are your hopes and dreams for the band?
We'd just love our music to evolve. We wanna be continually making records and playing it live. That's who we are.
What is your mission statement as a band?
We have a few – Always Be Prepared. Never be late. Drink water. Ignore their pointing fingers and keep looking at the moon. Pleasure and Excitement! Take your pick!
One killer track of yours everyone should listen to?
I think it's gotta be 'Lord Forgive Me'. Love that song!
OK then, where do you see the band in five years' time?
I'll be dead by then, to be replaced by Paul Rogers!
Posted Wed, August 19, 2009
Words by Flic Wallace
As part of Levi's Ones To Watch 5 Night Revue, Passion Pit topped off an evening of melodious, spangling pop goodness.
Fanfarlo proved to be a support band that you start by just watching and then end up being made to watch them. Through a torrent of different instruments, Fanfarlo provided tunes that appeared jaunty and off-kilter, whilst maintaining an aura of anthemic pop. As the last song broke down into a voice and melodica sea-shanty chant, Fanfarlo confirmed their status as 'one to watch'.
Next up as one to have our eyes on, Passion Pit are already a band that have swiftly moved from songs that were singer Michael Angelakos' home-made valentines gift to his girlfriend into a much hyped success story. Shortly after Angelakos' friends helped him turn these songs into full band pieces, EP Chunk of Change, Passion Pit got themselves both a record deal and prestigious supporting roles with Girl Talk and Death Cab for Cutie.
Drummer Nate Donmoyer and keyboard player Ian Hultquist spoke to Disappear Here about this manic transition from hearing a songs a friend wrote in their bedroom, to becoming critically acclaimed as a band. With the release of new album Manners came the solidification of Passion Pit into a band, rather than just one persons songs. Despite the writing and recording process being rushed through in a manic space of months, Angelako's now writes his music with the rest of the band in mind. Whereas before, Passion Pit had to spend a long time forming their parts and sounds around the pre-written gift of Chunk of Change, Manners was fully formed, five piece score – ready to go. And go it has, into a mammoth tour around the world, of which band members admitted Glastonbury was one of the highlights. Donmoyer and Hultquist have both been enjoying dappling in some DJ slots and remixing. Check out Passion Pit remix of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Heads Will Roll', for a juicy dance tune, utterly electronic with satisfying drops and stamped with the elated feel of Passion Pit.
And Passion Pit brought that elated, up-lifting vibe to the Levis show, hard to imagine that the dance, sing-a-long 'Sleepyhead' was originally only meant for one person to hear. The falcetto of Angelako's voice compels him to almost force it out into the audience, providing a soaring sheen over the top of the pumping, bleeping melodies below. Passion Pit knew what they were doing tonight as they delivered tight performances, only the tiredness of a long schedule of this routine made tonight's gig verge on the side of a band going through the motions. As Passion Pit have a remaining agenda of over 50 gigs and festivals to play this summer, lets hope there is enough passion left in these songs to sustain them.
Posted Thu, August 13, 2009
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring!
Words by Tom Leins
'How I Wasted My Youth' is the debut album from sprawling London indie collective Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring. Since releasing their glorious debut single 'A Question Of Trust' back in 2007 the band have honed their wistful, shape-shifting indie pop into a potent, persuasive brew, and this self-assured thirteen-track collection represents the fruits of their labours.
Opening track 'Take Your Own Good Advice' is a delightfully woozy introduction to the band: an underwater love song that sounds like Sparklehorse and The Dears tussling over the contents of Spiritualized's medicine cabinet!
With impeccable influences and an unfashionably elegant approach to song-craft, THWFOS are a formidable band who have built up a solid fan-base with an inventive array of seasonal cover versions. Happily, their own songs are more than capable of holding their own amongst such esteemed company, and this swooning debut record is a joyous treat.
For a 'big' band they eschew bombast in favour of a more languid approach, and their quirky methodology pays dividends throughout. Although previous reviews have drawn comparisons to US space cadets like Mercury Rev and Sparklehorse, THWFOS' twinkling sound is firmly rooted in the British tradition, with clear nods to both Morrissey/The Smiths and 1970s psych-folk. Admittedly, there are occasional lapses into twee Britpop jangle, but for the most part the band have honed their dreamy pop blueprint to within an inch of its life.
In the post-Morrissey stakes they don't quite surpass Canada's extraordinary The Dears, but Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring have crafted a beguiling album full of happy-sounding sad songs and sad-sounding happy songs. They may have wasted their youth, but this wistful album is far from a waste of your time…
http://www.myspace.com/theirheartswerefullofspring
Posted Tue, August 18, 2009
Girl Talk chat to Disappear Here
Words by Kristen Cochrane
"You do things at shows that don't typically exist in a social setting. You're in this foreign land."
Stage diving. Confetti-filled bursting balloons. Frantic fan hysteria. Sex on stage? All formalities of a Girl Talk gig . Incidentally, the production behind Girl Talk mirrors the allegorical tale of a man robbing the rich to feed the poor, by sampling many enormously successful artists and creating sounds that could enthrall any musical palate. A man whose surrounding hype has had him devoured, adored, mauled and often abused by the media, under the alias Girl Talk (otherwise known as Gregg Gillis) chats to Disappear Here about juggling an engineering day job with weekend performances, his personal philosophy on copyright laws, as well as his self-proclamation of being a "hardcore nerd".
You kept a cubicle job while performing shows on the weekends. Did your coworkers know about your double life? What was the beginning like?
Gregg : "They know now. I was about 22, 23 when I was working there, and they were all 35 and over. Now it would be easy to explain. I would be playing to fifteen people who hated it, I'm not being self-deprecating, but that's what it was [laughs]. It was hard to explain, so I never wanted to try and define it to them. It was never something I expected to become a career. It was kind of like if you go to work and if you're really into a specific nightlife, or any sort of subculture."
What do you think of all the hysteria surrounding Girl Talk?
Gregg : "It's very weird, [...] and I was kind of apprehensive about it. Right when it started to jump off, it was hard for me to stomach because I had been doing it for six years, and [then] certain websites review it, people are coming out to shows and you're like 'that's great, but it's also total bullshit that that's what it takes for them to come out'. It took other people to say that it's cool for them to get into it.
I specifically remember this first show I headlined at New York in the Mercury Lounge in 2006. It sold out and it was the only time I had ever played a headlining sold out show, with 200 people at the time. I don't even remember the show right now, but I just read a review of it recently that was really negative, because I was kind of calling everyone losers and stuff [laughs], which I'm super embarrassed about. No one gave me a hard time, it was just hard for me to process [the attention].
It's been growing steadily over the past three years and I just attribute that to six years experience, with people hating on you, and that builds up a certain level of confidence of being on stage. I almost feel sorry for these bands that blow up immediately and start playing these big shows, that's got to be insane.
I was always playing shows to people who didn't like it, so I would win over a few of them. And once I was playing to people who liked it, it was easy to win them over. So then I added people on stage for visuals, and people doing props. I'm super psyched to have the crew I have now."
You throw insane parties that are of particular appeal to young people. What were you like in high school?
Gregg : "I was a hardcore nerd, I still am, absolutely, but back then I was super into the music. Maybe in 8th grade or so, after I heard Nirvana, [I thought] that band was weird. Even though they're a total pop group, you just haven't seen anything like that when you're young. It's just a weird alternative, and when I heard that, I just wanted to dive deeper into how weird the music can get.
By the time I was in high school, I discovered experimental music, where people were just using foot pedals and playing with a keyboard, and just performance art stuff, and that just blew my mind. It meant you could just get on stage and do anything. It was noise music. I just went to shows two or three times a week, that only fifteen people were attending, with weird noise bands and underground hiphop.
I was just kinda anti-social, you know, not hanging out, just doing this band thing, like recording on the four-track, and I started a tape label when I was in high school. I was just so involved in music, and the scene, and trying to wrap my head around every piece of music. I've never attended a high school party or anything. I threw shows at my parents house, and we had legitimate shows and the young band became a fixture in the Pittsburgh world."
We hear a lot about copyrighting issues, with different positions from a lot of people. What is your personal stance on the issue?
Gregg : "I believe in copyright laws, I don't necessarily believe in the bootlegging industry, and I think some people associate bootlegging with what I'm doing. I think it's an isolated issue. Not because I feel morally obliged to it, but because I like buying cds. I still go to the record store and buy cds. I go to Best Buy about once a week and buy cds and stuff, probably more so than anyone else you know. It's almost embarrassing how many cds I buy these days.
I feel that all music, all art, is derivative on something in the past, and you can't make anything truly original, you have to have a certain basis. You see any band playing here today, and they have certain chord progressions, or notes, or lyrical themes, and it all comes from something before them, then they put their little spin on it and it becomes new.
You can hear any band and you say 'it sounds like that mixed with that' and I don't think that's a problem. They say 'it's ripping off something', but everything sounds like something. If you were to wrap your head around any song you hear, you would be able to say that it's based on something from before. That's just the nature of music, and art, and everything has to be based on something.
I feel that with sampling, it's easy to have a guitar, and a certain riff, and arrange the notes, write your own lyrics, speed it up, slow it down, and call it new. I feel there's no reason with sampling, that you can't take something that's familiar and still recognizable and you can't put it in another context."
Sampling music promotes forgotten and obscure artists though, does it not?
Gregg : "I don't see anyone buying my cd for a particular sample instead of the [original] song. I see more of the opposite. I get the emails everyday, asking what the sample is from a certain track. People are also really excited to have the wikipedia entry with all the sample listings.
The crowd is slightly younger, and a lot of people aren't necessarily listening to James Taylor everyday, or listening to older music that I sample and that I like. I see it more as a promotional tool for [the original artists]."
Have any of these artists thanked you?
Gregg : "Yeah, I've never had a complaint thus far, but a handful of people have reached out, and not necessarily thanked me, but have said that they're cool with what I'm doing. Sophie B. Hawkins, an artist from the nineties, mentioned in an interview that she's cool with it, and that she was very excited about the way I used the sample and said it was reminiscent of the original way she wrote the song. Big Boi from Outkast came out to see a show in Atlanta when I played, and said that he had seen me before. Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth wasn't even aware about it, and I told him that I sampled tracks, cut them up, and put them on the album, and he was fine with it. A lot of musicians right now that pay attention to this are open to a certain degree, because they're used to putting out an album with people making remixes and songs on youtube. It's not creating competition, it's promoting it."
What's the strangest thing to have happened at a gig?
Gregg : "A lot of crazy stuff. People have had sex on stage. When I play at a club, it turns into a free-for-all. It's crowded, and sometimes I can't move. The stage and the audience is just one huge slope. So at a couple shows people have had sex, but not in a way where they were showing off on a table or anything, but they were caught up in the moment in the back, which I think is a lot more respectable if you're caught up in the moment. That's cool. I think if you're having sex for the crowd it's questionable, but I think if you're doing your own thing, it's fine.
I just think it's a nice, extreme thing. People get nuts at shows, and jump on to other people. You do things at shows that don't typically exist in a social setting. You're in this foreign land. People jump on each other. You may have heard of it, it's called crowdsurfing [laughs]. There's all these crazy behaviours. Everyone stands in the same direction, bobbing their heads.
I don't necessarily believe that anything goes, but you can't think of having sex on stage, like…you're at Subway, and people are [hypothetically] having sex in the corner. There are different social standards at a show.
I don't want to promote that though, my mom would be upset."
Offset Festival!
Words by Chris Harding
chris@disappearheremag.com
This weekend sees the return of our favourite artrock/electro festival. Offest is in its second year, but it's already starting to attract an amazing lineup, with the Horrors headlining with their cosmic noise alongside the Slits and 70's icon Damo Suzuki. And the Futureheads. And Danananakroyd. And Metronomy. There's pretty much everything you'd ever need, what with these and 150 more bands.
In fact, there are exactly 24 bands playing that make me want to kiss whoever organised Offest, and considering it only costs £45 if you don't camp and £55 if you do, I reckon that's a pretty good deal - £1.88 per band. Anyway, I highly recommend heading down, and if you do, look out for me. I'll be the one in a morph suit, covered in LEDs. It's a new look for me, but I like it.
http://offsetfestival.co.uk/
Posted Thu, September 03, 2009
I am excited about Highway
There's a smell of synth in the air today. I can feel it in my bones.
Perhaps because French electrokids Fortune are on the verge of releasing their slinky debut single, Highway. It's a very tidy little piece of electronic music, full of Stones Throw Record's James Pants' beats and hints of Chromeo and Neon Neon.
The three members of the band have a pretty excellent pedigree too, having connections to Cassius, Phoenix and even the likes of Sebastian Tellier. They're playing around France for the next couple of months, so check out their myspace page for details if you happen to be making the hop across the channel. In fact, check their myspace anyway - their tunes are excellent.
http://www.myspace.com/ilovefortune
"Highway" by Fortune is released on November 9th.
Posted Mon, October 19, 2009
Steve Aoki made some music
"I just want him to pour Grey Goose in my mouth!" shouts a rather interesting female to my right, obvious hipster and slave to trends, hair imitating Billy Idol perfectly in the early '80s, with the re-grown blonde locks somehow managing to maintain their heavily-hairsprayed position. Most are aware of such interactive tendencies, whether it be the near-toxic quantities of Grey Goose that Steve Aoki so generously pours into the thirsty mouths of fanboys and fangirls alike. Some are also aware that he has an incredibly attractive sister, who happens to be the world's shortest supermodel.
These mundane details really don't matter though, when juxtaposed with Steve Aoki's skills at mixing. His fanatical live performances are among the best in the electro-punk following. Many argue that the new generation of programmed backtracks is a sacrilege to music (instead of scratching), but Aoki compensates by pleasing his fans via stage diving, spraying expensive champagne into the crowd's eyes and hair, and by simple gestured contact to fervent fans.
By the end of the set, he's got his shirt off. His long, past-the-shoulder length hair flying wildly, he screams the best sequence of "Warp", work of The Bloody Beetroots. He then moves on to possibly his most renowned track, the Weird Science remix of Bloc Party's "Helicopter", featuring the notorious Peaches. The crowd becomes turbulent and forms a mosh pit. The fervour in question could have been the result of the gig being on the same day as Canada's national holiday, or it could equally have been the practiced talent of creating a well-intentioned riot amongst a copius group of people.
This Los Angeles dweller is not only musically gifted, but friends with a large clan of mainstream celebrities and obscure socialites. Most notably, him and Lindsay Lohan are tight. But before anyone can begin judging Steve for perhaps, living vicariously off of a wealthy family, it must be noted that he has not only founded Dim Mak records, and subsequently gathered a roster featuring Armand Van Helden, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, SHITDISCO, and Scanners, among others, but he holds a degree in Sociology and an additional degree in Women's Studies from the University of California. Oh, and don't forget his co-ownership of Korean BBQ restaurant Shin with Mark Ronson and Julian Casablancas of the Strokes fame. Entrepreneurial objectives aside, the guy throws a wicked party. But please, cover your eyes when you see him pull out the champagne : it, among any other liquid, is a stinging torpedo when it hits your retina. You have been warned.


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Many Latinos Think It's Time To Adjust The Cuban Adjustment Act
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Non-Cuban Latinos protest outside U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign launch in April.
Cuban culture has dominated Miami for decades. Cuban-Americans are the area's largest Latino group and have loads of political representation.
But the number -- and influence -- of immigrants from other Latin American countries is growing. And there's a tense debate over the immigration privileges Cubans enjoy -- because no other immigrant group gets them.
Take Miami's Little Havana. It used to be all Cuban. Today it's brimming with fritangas, or Central American restaurants like the one Magda Molina manages. She's from Colombia, and this is where her employees are from:
"They're Nicaraguan, Salvadoran, Cuban, Honduran -- they're from everywhere," she says.
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That reflects the change in South Florida and especially Little Havana. But so did protesters at Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign announcement at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami in April.
Rubio is Cuban-American, and the Freedom Tower is where Cuban refugees came to get asylum in the 1960s. Many non-Cuban Latinos who came to his announcement event felt Rubio should be doing more for immigration reform.
And that includes a reconsideration of the U.S.'s "wet foot/dry foot" policy. That's slang for the Cuban Adjustment Act. Under the law, Cubans who make it to U.S. landbecome permanent residents just one year later.
"The Cubans are treated as refugees, but they don't have to prove persecution." -Megan O'Matz
No other immigrant group in the country gets that fast track.
The law was enacted in 1966 as a reaction to Fidel Castro's communist revolution. But now that the U.S. and Cuba have re-established diplomatic relations a lot of people are questioning whether the policy should still exist.
That's especially true after a recent investigation by the South Florida Sun Sentinel found Cuban migrants are getting welfare benefits in the U.S. -- and then returning to Cuba.
"The Cubans are treated as refugees, but they don't have to prove persecution," says Megan O'Matz, one of the reporters on the Sun Sentinel story. "And now many are coming and getting the aid without having to prove that they were suffering in Cuba."
A bill to repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act was recently introduced in Congress. And even Cuban-American members of Congress like Miami's Carlos Curbelo say the law should be reformed.
But unless that happens, many non-Cuban immigrants will remain angry about the policy. They don't feel Cubans deserve such an easy path to America.
Consider some of the recent comments from El Nuevo Herald's Facebook page:
"Deport [Cuban migrants] once and for all; they need to have visas now like everyone else."
"If there's an embassy now, why do they come on rafts?"
CAN'T GO HOME
"They should be very resentful," says Cuban-American talk show host Maria Elvira Salazar of Mira TV, a Spanish-language network based in Hialeah. But she adds:
"What they may not understand is that the Cubans were able to acquire that immigration status because they don't have a fatherland. It's the only country in Latin America where you cannot go home for Christmas or New Year's Eve."
But other Latin American immigrants say they can't go home either.
"When I got on the plane to Miami, it was like ripping off a piece of myself," says Henry Castillo, a Venezuelan journalist who moved to Miami with his wife and daughter a few months ago to seek political asylum. He claims Venezuela's authoritarian government threatened his life.
If Castillo does get asylum, he can't go back to Venezuela.
"The things Cubans suffered 50 years ago," he says, "we're suffering them now."
Salazar, the Mira TV host, understands Castillo's point.
"The Venezuelans are the Cubans of the 2000s," she says. "Now the big question is, will the U.S. treat them the same as the Cubans? I don't think so. I think it was just in that lifetime what the Cubans received."
That reality is why some people say it's time for the U.S. to repeal the Cuban Adjustment Act -- or extend it to other immigrants.
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"Eighth Grade" (A24)
By: The Catholic Post - August 23, 2018 - Movie Review
Bo Burnham and Elsie Fisher star in a scene from the movie "Eighth Grade." The Catholic News Service classification is A-III -- adults. (CNS/A24 Films)
All the varied horrors of middle school are on display in this low-key, moving blend of comedy and drama, written and directed by Bo Burnham. In a riveting performance, Elsie Fisher plays an unpopular teen on the brink of graduation as she yearns for the boy of her dreams (Luke Prael), is pursued by a likable goofball (Jake Ryan), gets put down by a duo of mean girls (Catherine Oliviere and Nora Mullins) and squirms under the loving but overzealous care of her well-meaning single dad (Josh Hamilton). Positive attention from an amiable high school student (Emily Robinson) offers some relief from the protagonist's isolation but also leads to emotional manipulation by one of her newfound friend's peers (Daniel Zolghadri).
While it implicitly condemns the low morals of the hookup culture and subtly endorses nondenominational religious faith, Burnham's screenplay deals with sexuality in a manner that would normally prohibit endorsement for any but grownups. Yet at least some parents may feel that its overall message of hope, together with its warnings against being pressured into getting physical, make the film both acceptable for mature teens and a good starting point for a valuable family discussion.
Much sexual humor, including a brief sight gag about masturbation and a nonexplicit sequence dealing with oral sex, fleeting scatological humor, a couple of uses of profanity, occasional rough and crude language. The Catholic News Service classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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Over $40,000 Raised for Humanitarian Aid to Kosovo and Metohija
They say that Chicago is the second-largest city of Serbs in the world after Belgrade, and by the way the city mobilizes to support humanitarian efforts in Serbia, I believe it!
Last week, Bozur Humanitarian Society and Unitas Fund raised over $40,000 to fight poverty in Serb communities in Kosovo and Metohija with a reception and dinner at Chicago's University Club. The black-tie event featured informational videos on the host organizations' projects in Serbia; a video on the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo; and keynote remarks by His Excellency Vuk Jeremic, President of the United Nations General Assembly. Attendees included Serbian Ambassador to the United States H.E. Vladimir Petrovic, Serbian Consul General Desko Nikitovic, and former Member of Congress Melissa Bean.
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The most encouraging part of the evening for me was listening to H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremic describe the important symbolism of bridges using a quote from one of Jugoslavia's most renowned literaries: Ivo Andric. After describing Serbia's commitment to preserving human dignity in Kosovo, His Excellency read this quote from Ivo Andric's Bridge on the Drina:
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Jeremic closed his remarks with a plea to attendees to build bridges to Serbia, which resonated especially well with the Bridges to Serbia team.
The event's host organizations, the Bozur Humanitarian Society and Unitas Fund, were both founded to fight poverty in Serbia. They do this through soup kitchens and food pantries, humanitarian aid distributions, and community-building programs. Founded by Serbs, some straight from Kosovo, these organizations respond to humanitarian needs in Serbia and offer individuals in the United States and around the world the opportunity to do the same by donating directly via the organizations' websites. Donations can be tracked so you know exactly where your money went and how it helped a community or individual. Follow the links below to learn more about each organization.
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Podemos co-founder Íñigo Errejón arrives to founding assembly of new 'Más País' party. Photo: Javier Soriano/AFP/El País
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► Party could win 5 to 20 seats in next Congress, will support progressive gov't
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Íñigo Errejón, a co-founder and former leading member of Spain's left-wing Podemos party, agreed as expected Wednesday evening to lead the national list of candidates for Spain's newest left-of-centre political party, Más País. The new national party was launched this week over two days of special assemblies by the membership of the progressive Más Madrid movement founded earlier this year by former Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena.
Depending on the party's yet-to-be confirmed general election strategy, analysts say that Más País could end up with anywhere from five seats to 20 seats in the next session of Congress and help stem a feared high rate of abstention among left-wing voters said to be disillusioned with the two principal parties of the left in Spain, the Socialist party (PSOE) and the Unidas Podemos coalition.
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At an assembly of the new party in Madrid on Wednesday evening, Errejón accepted Más País nomination and will lead the list of candidates running for a seat in Congress from the Más Madrid bastion in Spain's capital. In his acceptance speech, Errejón said that he wants the new party to put Spain and its citizens before party politics and pledged that the party would support formation of a progressive government after the 10th November election.
After Madrid regional elections in May, Errejón used his role as leader of Más Madrid in the Madrid regional assembly to support the unsuccessful bid by Socialist party (PSOE) candidate Angel Gabilondo to form a progressive regional government. During the recent unsuccessful negotiations between Unidas Podemos and the PSOE to form a progressive government at the national level, he was openly critical of Podemos co-founder Pablo Iglesias for insisting on a coalition government with ministerial posts for Unidas Podemos leaders, instead of backing the Socialists outright.
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To compete in all 17 of those provinces, Más País is looking for form election alliances with other regional and smaller parties once allied to, but now currently disillusioned with Unidas Podemos. Earlier this week, Más País received a commitment from the Valencia region's Compromís coalition to run together in the region's three provinces; the regional parties Chunta Aragonesista in Aragon and En Marea in Galicia are said to be considering whether to follow suit, as is the national EQUO environmentalist party, currently part of the Unidas Podemos coalition.
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The Turan Depression, Turan Lowland or Turanian Basin is a low-lying desert basin region stretching from southern Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan.

Geography
The lowland region lies to the east of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Aral Sea in the vast Aral–Caspian Depression but extends to parts above sea level as well. It is one of the largest expanses of sand in the world, covering an area of around 3 million km2. On average, the region receives less than  of rainfall per year. The Karakum desert lies at the southern portion of the Turan Lowlands.

The part of the depression adjacent to the Aral Sea is drainless. It includes a network of temporary streams usually ending in sor salt flats, which seasonally become salt lakes.

Three of the largest cities in the Turan Depression are Daşoguz in Turkmenistan, Nukus in Uzbekistan, and Urganch, also in Uzbekistan. Vpadina Akchanaya in Turkmenistan is  below sea level. The Amu Darya River runs in a southeast–north-westerly direction through the lowlands.

In the Pliocene and Pleistocene, the territory of the modern Turan depression was the bottom of the vast Turan Sea, which was divided into the modern Caspian and Aral seas about ten thousand years ago.

See also
Kazakh semi-desert
Turgay Depression

References

Depressions of Kazakhstan
Depressions of Turkmenistan
Depressions of Uzbekistan
Depressions (geology)
Endorheic basins of Asia

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Tourist's guide to Kandy – a sacred Buddhist city in Sri Lanka
Kandy (Sri Lanka) is an ancient city with a population of just under 200,000. For Buddhists of the whole Earth, this is not only a cultural, but also a spiritual center, a sacred place for all believers. Kandy is located in the center of the island, near Colombo (115 km). In this article, you can find out what to see in Kandy (Sri Lanka).
Last Sinhala capital
225 years (starting from the 16th century), the country was a sovereign state, but in 1815 it was captured by the British, and together with many other Asian and African countries it turned into a colony. However, the spirit of the people was not broken, and despite the fact that almost the entire royal family was killed, the city of Kandy in Sri Lankesumel not only preserve all cultural and spiritual treasures, but also increase them.
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Ceylon suffered a lot of suffering, one of which was the civil war between Tamils and Sinhals. It lasted 20 years, and became one of the bloodiest in the history of mankind. Despite the fact that the military conflict ended in 2009, the country still has not recovered from losses: about 100,000 people were killed, and for a small Ceylon this is a huge figure. Also, many buildings were destroyed, and most can not be restored. The result of the civil war in Sri Lanka was the victory of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the loss of the Tamil tigers.
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In ancient times, the city of Kandy had a different name – Senkadagala, which means "the capital of growing magnificence". This name was too long, so the indigenous people renamed their city to Maha Nuwara, which translates as "Capital".
Surprisingly, today at many stations and buildings you can find both the modern and ancient name of the city of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
The city's attractions
Almost all the attractions of Kandy (Sri Lanka) in one way or another connected with Buddhism – the faith of the indigenous people. Today, the city has no problems with tourists, because the cultural capital of Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful and largest cities in the country.
So what to see in Kandy? Let's see below.
Buddha Tooth Temple (Sri Dalada Maligawa)
As you know, after death, the Buddha was cremated. Only four teeth of the sacred teacher survived, one of which was brought to the main temple of Sri Lanka. The sanctuary is named after this event.
According to legend, the tooth of the Buddha has magical properties: the person who owns it has full power and can cope with any hardships.
They tried to destroy the holy relic for Buddhists many times: the last time was in 1998, when the Islamists blew up the temple. But the shrine is miraculously preserved, and still attracts the attention of Buddhists from around the world. Today it is the main attraction of Kandy, which must be seen.
The temple is part of the royal palace complex and is located in a small fenced area, and around it there is another temple, built after the city became the guardian of the shrine. The external building has a library and several small halls with a Buddha statue and a lot of old frescoes.
Due to the fact that earlier attempts were made to blow up the temple, today all tourists are examined at the entrance to the sights, and only then they are let through. By the way, men and women are probed separately from each other (this is due to the peculiarities of culture).
There are always fresh flowers at the entrance to the sanctuary. They should be taken if you want close (as far as possible) to approach the shrine.
On the second floor there is a line of believers who walk along the wall to the window into which they put flowers. Through this small hole you can see the hall, in which there is another window. It goes into the room where the Buddha's tooth is located. The most amazing thing is that people who saw the shrine can be counted on the fingers.
The best time to visit the temple is 6.00, 10.00 and 18.00. It was at this time that one could look at pujas (a religious rite in Hinduism) and attend a service.
Location: Kandy center.
Opening hours: 5:30 – 20:00.
The cost of visiting attractions: 1000 rupees.
Features: before entering the temple you need to take off your shoes.
Kandy Palace is the last royal residence created in Sri Lanka. Despite the fact that today only ruins remained from the building to look at them, many tourists from all over the world still come.
It is worth saying that the royal palace played an important role in the history of the state. The royal courts took place here, and it was here that the Kandy Convention was drafted.
Today, the Royal Palace is not only a historical landmark of Kandy, but also the national museum of Sri Lanka, which is also sometimes used for public ceremonies. In the museum you can see royal relics and historical artifacts.
Hours: 9.00-19.00.
The cost of visiting: 1200 rupees.
Ranavan Purana Rajamaha Vihara Temple
The Sanctuary of Ranavan is located 7 km from Kandy, and it is he who is one of the most beautiful temples in the country. The building stands in the middle of a large forest and seems to be part of nature. In order to find the sanctuary, you have to try.
The hallmark of the temple are Buddha statues of different ages and monks. The spectacle is really unusual: it seems as if the stone statues will now come to life and go to the temple for the ceremony. Due to the fact that the attraction is located in the forest, the atmosphere is soothing: peace and tranquility reigns around.
Location: Yatinuwara, Pilimathalawa. 7 km from Kandy or 900 meters from the Colombo-Kandy highway.
You can see what is in the temple from 6.00 to 20.00.
Cost of visit: 700 rupees.
Botanical Garden of Peradeniya
Peradeniya is the largest botanical garden in Sri Lanka and one of the most beautiful in Asia, which has become popular thanks to a unique collection of plants of tropical flora.
When visiting this attraction, Kandy should pay attention to the avenue of commemorative trees, which was created with the help of famous people who have ever visited Sri Lanka (each honored guest planted a tree). The beginning of this tradition was laid by King Edward the Seventh and Russian Emperor Nicholas II.
The Botanical Garden is also famous for its large collection of indoor plants. The uniqueness of this exposition is that it presents more than 100 species of orchids from different regions of the world. Lovers of plants at home will have something to see.
The palm grove is also noteworthy, in which you can also find interesting specimens (red camellia, gibraltarsky resin, coco, spotted lollipop).
Peradeniya Botanical Garden is one of the main and most interesting sights of Kandy. Do not miss the opportunity to visit her.
Location: 6 km from Kandy, Peradeniya Road, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka
Opening hours: 7:30 – 17:30;
The cost of visiting: 1100 rupees – for tourists (for local residents – only 50 rupees).
Udawatta Kele Forest Reserve
Udawatta Kele Forest Reserve is located in the very center of Kandy, near the Temple of the Tooth Relic. Previously, the Royal Garden was located near the reserve. By the way, the name of this place is translated from Sinhala as "Garden located above the royal palace". In 1856, this garden was transferred to the rank of a nature reserve, and in 1938 it became a sanctuary.
Today, more than 80 endangered species of birds (Japanese ibis, Ceylon lane, Far Eastern stork, etc.) and animals (macaque with bonnet, Indian muntzhak, rat bandicoot, rosy mongoose) live in the reserve.
Indian mountjack
Also in the reserve there are a large number of rare types of trees: large-leaved formations, green ficus, white magnolia, Ceylon iron tree. Separately, it is worth highlighting orchids, of which there are more than 80 species: two-color cymbidium, wanda, Japanese polystachy and others.
Ceylon Iron Tree
Location Attractions: Lovers Walk, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Ticket price: 650 rupees.
For a one-day excursion from Kandy, it is convenient to get to the famous Dambulla Temple , located in the city of the same name.
Perahera Festival
The famous Perahera Buddhist festival is one of the main events of the year for believers. And for tourists – a great opportunity to look at the old customs of Sri Lanka, get acquainted with the culture. We can say that this is one of the main intangible attractions of Kandy (Sri Lanka).
Esala Perahera is a ten-day holiday that symbolizes the veneration of the holy relic, i.e. Buddha's tooth. The place of the holiday was not chosen by chance, because it is in Kandy that the Buddha's tooth is carefully guarded, which we wrote about above. The shrine is taken out of the casket only once a year, and all believers get an amazing opportunity to be close to the treasure.
According to ancient legend, Perahera is carried out in order to appease the gods and send peace to Earth. This holiday is designed to end all wars and give peace to all the inhabitants of the planet.
The colorful festival is attended not only by monks from the main temples of the country and ordinary believers, but also by elephants, which are decorated with bright lanterns and full. The festive procession consists of dancers, musicians and torchbearers moving towards the Mahaweli River. The photos of Kandy (Sri Lanka) made during the holiday are truly fascinating: thousands of people merge into a single stream, which is visible from anywhere in the city.
Buddhist festival takes place in several stages:
On the first day, Kapural is elected – the main face of the carnival. Subsequently, this person will find the Esala tree and cut it into four parts (according to the number of main Hindu temples).
In the next five days, secret rituals are held in the sanctuaries, and on the sixth day they go on public display. These days, the abbot of the temple wears white clothes and participates in solemn processions.
In the early morning hours of the procession, thousands of Asian Buddhists take to the streets to take their best places. Kandy transforms before our eyes: bright crowds of people adorn the city, and it becomes truly festive. At 21.00, when the moon appears in the sky, a cannon shot is heard, and a solemn procession begins to appear from the darkness. Look at the action from the side is very interesting.
However, a parade in the cultural capital of Sri Lanka is just one small part of the celebration. During the festive weeks (11 days and 10 nights), numerous rituals are held, and the culmination becomes the magical rite of cutting the water. This ceremony is held in memory of the battle of Kataragama with the demons. Monks sing mantras throughout the night, and young girls who want to get married wash themselves at the fountain. It may be a holiday, but it lasts a very long time, therefore, after the completion of the ritual, the main square of the city is full of sleeping people and elephants.
Now we have answered your question, what to see in Kandy in Sri Lanka. This city also often becomes the starting point for a trip to Adam's Peak, a sacred mountain. Detailed information about attractions is collected in this article .
How to get to Kandy?
The nearest airport is Colombo. You can get to Kandy by bus, taxi or train.
From Colombo by bus
From the Colombo Central bus station in the direction of Kandy, buses leave 3-4 times per hour. A ticket can be purchased on the spot at the box office. The price of the issue is 150 Sri Lankan rupees. The journey takes 3.5 hours.
From Colombo by train
From the Colombo Colombo Fort train station, trains leave for Kandy 8 times a day: the first at 5:55 a.m., the last at 17:45. The journey takes from 2 hours 30 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes. The price of a ticket in a third-class carriage is 105 rupees, the second – 190, the first – 500.
The path runs through a picturesque hilly area, the train periodically passes among tea plantations.
The schedule and current prices can be found on the website of the Sri Lankan Railway www.eservices.railway.gov.lk.
Another, quite expensive, but convenient way to get to the place you need is a taxi ride. For example, a trip from Colombo to Kandy will cost about $ 85-100.
From the southern cities of Sri Lanka
From Matara, Galle, Hikkaduwa and other southern cities of Sri Lanka, the city of Kandy by train can only be reached with a transfer. Therefore, you first need to get to Colombo, and then – see the description above.
It is not a problem to get to Kandy by bus – it is a large city of Sri Lanka and transport runs in its direction quite often. Details can be found at the local bus station.
After sightseeing in Kandy, travelers often travel to Nuwara Eliya, the island's tea capital. Why – find out in this article .
Kandy (Sri Lanka) has a mild climate. Daytime temperatures throughout the year are in the range + 28 … + 32 ° C, nighttime – + 18 … + 22 ° C.
The best time to visit Kandy is January-February and from June to September. In these periods, Kandy has the least rainfall. But in April-May and October-November there is a high probability that you will not be lucky with the weather – it rains quite often.
We hope that our article on the city of Kandy (Sri Lanka) inspired you to new adventures. Have a nice trip!
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Q: Hibernate - Out of memory inserting big blob In POJO i have:
public void setBlob(InputStream in, Long l) {
        this.blob = Hibernate.getLobCreator(SessionFactoryHelper.sessionFactory.getCurrentSession()).createBlob(in, l);
}

I made  hibernate.jdbc.use_streams_for_binary true in config, but does it really change something?
when saving entity, on session.flush() i get:
   org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.batch.internal.AbstractBatchImpl release
INFO: HHH000010: On release of batch it still contained JDBC statements
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
Heap dump file created [46180174 bytes in 1.662 secs]
    at java.util.Arrays.copyOf(Arrays.java:2271)
    at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.grow(ByteArrayOutputStream.java:113)
    at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.ensureCapacity(ByteArrayOutputStream.java:93)
    at java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream.write(ByteArrayOutputStream.java:140)
    at org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.DataHelper.extractBytes(DataHelper.java:171)
    at org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.BlobTypeDescriptor.unwrap(BlobTypeDescriptor.java:121)
    at org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.BlobTypeDescriptor.unwrap(BlobTypeDescriptor.java:45)
    at org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BlobTypeDescriptor$4$1.doBind(BlobTypeDescriptor.java:105)
    at org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.BasicBinder.bind(BasicBinder.java:92)
    at org.hibernate.type.AbstractStandardBasicType.nullSafeSet(AbstractStandardBasicType.java:305)
    at org.hibernate.type.AbstractStandardBasicType.nullSafeSet(AbstractStandardBasicType.java:300)
    at org.hibernate.type.AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType.nullSafeSet(AbstractSingleColumnStandardBasicType.java:57)
    at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.dehydrate(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2599)
    at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2853)
    at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:3291)
    at org.hibernate.action.internal.EntityInsertAction.execute(EntityInsertAction.java:88)
    at org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.execute(ActionQueue.java:362)
    at org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:354)
    at org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:275)
    at org.hibernate.event.internal.AbstractFlushingEventListener.performExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:326)
    at org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:52)
    at org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:1127)

Hibernate 4.1.
Why hibernate unwrapping stream to bytea? How can i make hibernate to use prepared statement setBinaryStream? Really need help on this.

A: I believe that the problem is that your in-memory object still has it's byte array populated.
This is a separate issue from whether or not a stream is used to persist it to the database.
I suggest a work-around: don't store the blob in the POJO.
Store the blob separately, either in the database via straight JDBC, or on disk, and then just keep a reference to the blob in your POJO (either the database primary key or the disk path/filename).
Then, when you need the blob back, get the reference from the POJO and use stream-based methods to get it back.
It's more work to get / save the blob every time that you need to, but if the blob is too large for memory, you may not have any other choice.

A: I dont know why it's not working and it it should, but that what i have done to save blob to database using Hibernate:
in POJO mapped to a table:
    private byte[] serializedDocx; // + getter and setter

in a method:
    ...
     SessionFactory mf = ...
     sess = mf.openSession();
     //open connection
     sess.beginTransaction();
    ...
      ByteArrayOutputStream docxBos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
      [write to docxBos]
      someEntity.setDocx(docxBos.toByteArray());
      sess.save(someEntity);

in myEntity.hbm.xml
  <property name="serializedDocx" type="binary">
      <column name="serialized_docx" not-null="true"/>
    </property>

in MySQL:
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `docx` (
  `serialized_docx` longblob NOT NULL, ...

HTH.

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package com.vmware.vim25;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;

/**
 *
Java class for NetworksMayNotBeTheSame complex type.
 *
 *
The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
 *
 *

 * <complexType name="NetworksMayNotBeTheSame">
 *   <complexContent>
 *     <extension base="{urn:vim25}MigrationFault">
 *       <sequence>
 *         <element name="name" type="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string" minOccurs="0"/>
 *       </sequence>
 *     </extension>
 *   </complexContent>
 * </complexType>
 *

 *
 *
 */
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@XmlType(name = "NetworksMayNotBeTheSame", propOrder = {
    "name"
})
public class NetworksMayNotBeTheSame
    extends MigrationFault
{

    protected String name;

    /**
     * Gets the value of the name property.
     *
     * @return
     *     possible object is
     *     {@link String }
     *
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the name property.
     *
     * @param value
     *     allowed object is
     *     {@link String }
     *
     */
    public void setName(String value) {
        this.name = value;
    }

}

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GENCON Charterparty
GENCON 1994 is the latest revision of a long series of GENCON Charterparties dating back to the 1920s. In common with many recently revised charter parties, GENCON Charterparty appears in what is known as box form. On GENCON Charterparty, required information to be inserted in each fixture is conveniently allocated boxes on the front page, so that completing the charter party is relatively straightforward and the salient details can be seen at a glance. Printed clauses, which are referred to in the top right hand corner of each box, all appear in Part II, and are numbered 1 to 19. All charter parties emerge from negotiations between Shipowners and Charterers, usually through one or more shipbrokers, and the resulting agreement may well require amendments to some of the printed clauses. In addition, as the GENCON is designed for non-specialised trades, both parties to the contract may well insist on certain additional clauses (rider clauses) particular to their requirements to be attached to the standard form. As a general rule, all the details which will eventually be inserted in the boxes of Part I of the charter-party are negotiable, and most will feature at some stage in the offers and counter-offers which are traded back and forth during the negotiations. Although the most fiercely contested area may be that of the freight level, the dates and the time allowed for cargo operations may also be crucial to the fixture, as we will see below. Examining the boxes in Part I of the GENCON '94 the first thing we find after the broker's name and address is the date and place of when the 'fixture' (as a chartering agreement is called) was made. Next, there are boxes in which to enter the names of the parties and of course, the name of the ship details of its registered tonnages, dead weight, and any other characteristics important to the fixture, for example cubic capacity or perhaps the size of the hatches. Boxes 8 and 9 should not be overlooked; they describe the position of the ship relative to this particular charter. We all know that "ships don't run like trains" and there are many factors, which may affect the vessel's expected readiness to load. Nevertheless, this information should not be taken lightly. Because of the imponderables in time for merchant ships there is usually a span of some days between which the vessel may be presented for loading. If, however, an owner gives an expected readiness for box 9 and then subsequently takes on some intervening business which makes the ship much later than originally intended, he is guilty of misrepresentation. In extreme cases, such misrepresentation could be grounds for the charterer to cancel the contract, and the date when this could take effect is shown in box 21. Boxes 10, 11 and 12 take us to the loading and discharging ports and the type and quantity of cargo to be loaded. Note that the printed clause 1 to which these details relate qualifies the places of loading and discharging by the phrase " or so near thereto as she may safely get and lie always afloat". Some loading or discharging berths, especially those in tidal rivers where small coasters regularly load; do not have enough water alongside at low tide to allow ships to remain afloat. These are often referred to as "NAABSA" berths (Not Always Afloat But Safe Aground). If the ship is fixed for loading or discharging at such a place, this must be specifically agreed in the charter party, otherwise the Owners have every right to refuse to put their vessel there. As far as the cargo is concerned, the charterers are expected to give full details, and if they have fixed the ship for "a full and complete cargo" they can expect the Master and Owners to demand sufficient to bring the ship down to its load-line or to fill the cargo space. If they fail to satisfy this request they will be liable to pay "dead freight" on the shortfall as if it HAD been loaded. Boxes 13 and 14 give details of the freight payable, whether it be so much per tonne or a "lump-sum" or on some other basis, and how, when and where it should be paid. The options in the printed clause 4 need to be carefully considered in conjunction with these details. Then comes the all-important clause setting out the rate of freight including how, when and where it is to be paid. A crucial point in connection with the freight is the question of which party should be responsible for the costs (and risks) of loading and discharging the cargo. GENCON 1994 charterparty only envisages a situation where the shippers pay for the loading and the consignees for the discharging. These are known as FIO terms (free in and out) implying that both loading and discharging operations are free of expense to the shipowners. There are still trades where it is customary for the ship to pay for (or contribute to) the cost of loading and/or discharging and if the GENCON 1994 form was used for such a cargo then a typed clause would have to replace part of clause 5. Provision is made (in the case of a ship having its own cranes or derricks cargo handling gear often simply referred to as "gear"); for charterers (or their shippers/receivers) to make use of it in loading or discharging – provided that this is expressly agreed in advance by a note in box 15. Note also from the printed clause that the Owners expect the charterers to be responsible for putting right any stevedore damage noted by the Master during cargo handling operations. The next clause (clause 6, boxes 16, 17 and 18) introduces a word, which is exclusive to the world of chartering – 'laytime'. A word of which the precise definition is almost lost in history but for our purposes refers to the time allowed for loading, respectively discharging. This clause may seem surprisingly long to the uninitiated dealing as it does with when the ship is ready to load/discharge and how long the operations may take. The fact remains that large sections of maritime law books are devoted to 'time counting' disputes and legal arguments about the 'arrived ship' have enriched many maritime lawyers and will no doubt continue to do so till the end of time. In addition there are many ways in which laytime can be expressed. In terms of hours or days, as so many tonnes per day, as separate periods for loading and discharging or a total time span for both operations, whether or not time stops counting for bad weather and so on. The 'GENCON' clause has been refined over the years in the light of successive legal and commercial disputes to avoid all the usual pitfalls but in reality there will always be scope for further argument. Linked to when time commences to count and the amount of time allowed for loading and discharging is the penalty for exceeding the agreed limits. A ship is only earning income when she is on the move, not when she is lying idle in a port. A shipowner is, therefore, anxious to keep the time spent in loading and discharging to a minimum. If the charterers take too long over it, then the owner wants compensation which is covered by including a rate of 'demurrage' for every day or part of a day by which the agreed time is exceeded. The sum negotiated for this is inserted in box 20 and governed by clause 7. In some dry cargo trades the converse may also apply, in that the charterers can earn a bonus if they load/discharge the ship in less time than agreed. This is termed 'despatch money' and if such an agreement is made it must be inserted as a typed clause in the GENCON 1994 form. So clauses 5, 6 and 7 cover this dispute-prone area of time in port.


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Ernesto Villegas est un écrivain, journaliste et homme politique vénézuélien, né le  à Caracas. Il a été ministre de la Communication et de l'Information du Venezuela de 2012 à 2013 et de nouveau entre 2016 et 2017. Il est l'actuel ministre vénézuélien de la Culture depuis le .

Biographie
Né Ernesto Emilio Villegas Poljak, Ernesto Villegas est le cadet d'une fratrie de huit, tous journalistes. Il est notamment le frère de Vladimir Villegas, président de la chaîne d'État et également ambassadeur du Venezuela au Mexique et au Brésil. Il est le fils du syndicaliste Cruz Villegas, aujourd'hui disparu et de Maja Poljak de Villegas, journaliste et militante communiste originaire de Zagreb dans l'actuelle Croatie. Son père est reclus en Amazonie pendant la dictature du président Marcos Pérez Jiménez et sera vice-président de la Fédération mondiale des syndicats. Ernesto effectue ses études secondaires à l'École technique en industrie automobile, puis devient journaliste, diplômé de l'Université centrale du Venezuela de Caracas.

Carrière
Il travaille comme journaliste dans plusieurs journaux vénézuéliens, tels que Economía Hoy (aujourd'hui disparu), El Nuevo País, El Universal où il s'occupe de politique, et Quinto Día. Il participe aux émissions de la chaîne de télévision Venezolana de Televisión, En Confianza, Despertó Venezuela et Toda Venezuela. Il a également dirigé un quotidien gratuit de Caracas, le Ciudad Caracas.

En , il est nommé ministre vénézuélien de la Communication et de l'Information par le président Hugo Chávez et est remplacé en  par Delcy Rodríguez, nommée par le nouveau président Nicolás Maduro.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Ministre vénézuélien de la Communication et de l'Information
Journaliste vénézuélien
Naissance en avril 1970
Naissance à Caracas


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IADC by Dr Allan Botkin
Article 1: Exploring the After Death State, A Scientific Breakthrough
Article 2: The Death of my Wife
Article 3: Many Questions, Many Answers
Article 4: Journey of A Dead Baby
Article 5: The Unknown Hitler
Article 6: The Truth About Aliens
ALMOST VERY DEAD
BLAIR: You paint a picture of the after-death state in which everyone is happy and loves one another. How and Why? You say we create ourself in the physical world "second by second, and thought by thought, and emotion by emotion". You also state we take EVERYTHING with us except our physical body. Therefore we must take emotions such as jealousy and hatred and rage and prejudice and greed. You seem to call all that "love". God by whatever name surely plays His cards close to His chest.
DES: (1) The "Group" we merge with after death is an emotional organism, comprising a large number of people with shared experiences from one past lifetime or another. They belong together because of positive emotions, love in other words, imported from the past. One Group shades into another, and there are Groups within Groups within Groups; intimate family Groups, huge extended family-friend Groups, others with an ethnic identity, a national identity, and special-interest identities. We all gravitate naturally to where we belong, without the hint of resentment or competition. We are all immersed in love because that is the natural order in the absence of negative energy. Almost invariably we are in close proximity to grandparents, parents, children and grandchildren. That is where the emotions are strongest. The far reaches of the Group are made up of links that are remote or indirect, and owe more to other Groups. Beyond that nothing can be discerned at the personal level. It follows that every individual in spirit carries a UNIQUE emotional identity, formed by relationships and Groups and Sub-Groups; all flowing with a harmony and emotional intensity unrecognizable on the physical plane.
(2) What happens to the negative energy Blair talks about? Various types and degrees of negativity are inescapably encountered and incorporated and then expressed in physical, simply because that is what physicality offers, it is what physicality IS. In order to survive, we are driven to navigate a torturous route between two emotional poles, in a world which is polarised at every level: sub-atomic, molecular, physical, philosophical, religious…
THE BEDROCK AND FOUNDATION OF THE HUMAN SPECIES ARE BUILT AT THE PHYSICAL LEVEL, AND INFINITELY EXPLORED AND HONED IN THE AFTER-DEATH STATE. IN PHYSICAL WE CREATE BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF NEGATIVE ENERGY, AND IN SPIRIT WE CREATE BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF NEGATIVE ENERGY.
(3) It should be remembered that when we die we disengage from negative energy only slowly, as we "move away". During this process we are neither on one plane nor the other, and can temporarily be dragged back by intense negative preoccupations. This phenomenon is referred to as "being earthbound".
Blair suggests that "God… plays His cards close to His chest" (He is largely unknowable). Perhaps there are as many Gods as there are human beings, because we all have our own exclusive interpretation or perspective or model – shaped by our emotional need to understand ourself and the universe.
By Desmond Long 08/04/2017
Written by Desmond Long
Desmond Long was born during the Second World War in Blenheim, New Zealand, where his father was stationed before being posted to Guadalcanal with the American Air Force. The following 17 years were spent in the tiny village of Murchison, perched in the northern reaches of the Southern Alps, where he was the oldest child of the generation. Five years as a trainee in the Royal New Zealand Navy followed. Then came a career in marine electronics, which segued into psychology and eventually a fulltime practice. Desmond has always "played with words", and had a number of short stories published in the United States and Australia. He describes himself as an open-minded skeptic who respects every viewpoint, but goes on to honor the belief structure he most admires. "BEYOND" was previously published as The Littlest Crusade.
AN OFFERING 16/01/2018
ME AND GOD 16/07/2017
THE ANSWER 07/05/2017
CHILDREN OF A MAD GOD 23/04/2017
Title-Change from The Littlest Crusade to BEYOND 20/04/2017
ALMOST VERY DEAD 08/04/2017
THE MOST USEFUL 08/04/2017
THE DEATH OF OLD AGE 17/03/2017
PROOF IS PROOF 30/08/2016
THE UNANSWERABLE QUESTION 28/08/2016
MORE ON INTERNATIONAL SCEPTIC… 26/05/2016
FROM AN INTERNATIONAL SCEPTIC 25/05/2016
WHAT IS CHRISTIANITY 20/12/2015
HELP, HELP, HELP 19/10/2015
YOU ARE MY LAST PORT OF CALL 23/09/2015
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUTH 23/09/2015
I AM UNIQUE, UNIQUE, UNIQUE 25/02/2015
A SCIENTIST HAS ITS SAY 16/11/2014
GOD IS B..D 30/08/2014
WHAT IS THE PHYSICAL WORLD 07/02/2014
FASCINATED 21/11/2013
NO DESMOND 19/11/2013
THE MOST PROFOUND ANSWER 25/10/2013
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION 21/10/2013
MARKETING IN NEW ZEALAND 09/09/2013
COMMUNICATING WITH SPIRIT 27/08/2013
A BRIDGE TO FAR 05/06/2013
WHY WHY WHY 21/04/2013
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS, DESMOND 01/04/2013
WHAT HAS GONE WRONG 26/02/2013
YOUR BOOK IS DECEITFUL 02/01/2013
THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE MESSAGE 24/12/2012
PSYCHIC ANIMALS 06/12/2012
THE SCIENTIFIC CASE 05/11/2012
IN DEFENSE 08/10/2012
PROOF 03/10/2012
AN OVERSIGHT 30/09/2012
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO CREATE 29/08/2012
A FOCUS 22/08/2012
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