There's little chance that, on encountering him for the first time, you would mistakenly guess that Omar Sosa is anything other than Cuban. Dressed in white, he's a practicing santero whose personal Orisha is Obatala, the deity of purity, wisdom and the light of consciousness. He often begins his performances with a lighted candle which he then extinguishes, wafting the dissipating smoke over his piano as something of a blessing to the instrument. In the santería faith, music and ceremony are one.
Yet Sosa is very much a global citizen. Though born in Camaguey, Cuba in 1965, he's lived abroad since 1993, first in South America, then the San Francisco Bay area (where he established himself as a major force on the local Latin jazz scene) and now Barcelona, Spain. More than that, though, he tours and records around the world almost without pause, releasing albums at an astonishing rate of almost two a year, ranging from solo piano to big band sessions.
I reached out to Omar Sosa with a few questions about the album and the creative spirit that brought it into existence.
DM: The last time you visited Chicago, it was on the heels of your album ilé with your Quarteto AfroCubano. And while that album was billed as a "homecoming" because it celebrated your Cuban roots, it was anything but inward looking or strictly bound to Cuba. Now, with Transparent Water, you are directly engaging with Africa in the form of kora player Seckou Keita and extending that to Japan by utilizing the koto and China with the sheng and bawu. What are you looking for in these sounds and collaborations?
OS: I first heard and played with Seckou Keita in London in March 2012, when I was invited by drummer Marque Gilmore to a special show he was producing called Exhibiton of Sound. I was completely captivated by Seckou's kora playing – it's propulsive but gentle rhythmic qualities, its sophisticated but accessible melodic and harmonic elements. I felt a really good chemistry with Seckou that night, so I was inspired to invite him to join me for a recording project. About a year later, we gathered at a studio in Osnabrück, Germany and shared song ideas and co-created and prepared the music we recorded that same week.
Just prior to meeting Seckou in Germany, I had been invited to participate in a multi-artist residency in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, curated by Spanish bagpipe player Christina Pato. One of the musicians there was Wu Tong from Beijing, who plays a traditional flute-like instrument from China called the sheng. Again, I was captivated, and the extraordinary bending sounds of the sheng stayed in my head and I started hearing them mix with the recordings that Seckou and I made.
As fortune would have it, I was invited to a festival in Shanghai in September of 2013 with my Quarteto AfroCubano, and was able to arrange to travel to Beijing after the show and visit with Wu Tong in his home studio and record tracks that we used in the mixing of the basic tracks with Seckou, and Wu Tong and I recorded a few new pieces as well.
At some point during this process, I saw a show in Paris of the Vietnamese guitarist, Nguyen Le, who has long been a hero of mine. In his ensemble was Mieko Miyazaki, the koto player from Japan, and yet again, I was captivated by her sound and expressiveness. As I was planning to mix the Transparent Water tracks in Paris with my producer friend, Steve Argüelles, I was able to invite Mieko to come to Steve's studio and contribute a few parts to the project.
So, to a large extent, I do not have a fully formed conception or vision of a musical project mapped out in advance. I am open and susceptible to incorporating sounds into the creative process that I hear along the way. It's a matter of being flexible and curious about how various sounds can combine.
DM: Similarly, you've gone back to Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles multiple times. What is it about his playing that works with your approach to music?
OS: Gustavo's exceptional musical sensitivity playing the folkloric percussion instruments from his homeland and the closeness of those instruments to their roots in Africa has always attracted me greatly. He is a master with the maracas, and quitiplas, and culo'e puya. And he's such a swinging ensemble player, always listening carefully, and never trying to overplay, which can happen with drummers. Gustavo will also be joining me on the touring portion of an upcoming project with Cuban violinist / vocalist, Yilian Cañizares, who lives in Switzerland. Yilian and I have recorded a CD called Aguas which will be released in September this year.
DM: You've put out close to 30 albums is a little over 20 years. Why are you so prolific? Is there a common theme that runs through all of your projects?
OS: There is so much amazing music on the planet, and everywhere I go (upward of 100 shows on five continents a year) I'm inspired by the new sounds and new instruments I encounter, often in traditional and folkloric contexts. So many of these sounds inspire me to want to create new music! So there really isn't a common theme involved, except the expression of my own musical roots in the ritual melodic and rhythmic elements of African music that came to Cuba on the slave ships.
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita, Transparent Water | Old Town School of Folk Music, Thursday, March 15. Tickets at oldtownschool.org.
Drummer Henry Cole is well known in the jazz world. The native of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico has recorded and toured with the likes of David Sánchez, Gary Burton and the 90 Miles project, and he is a permanent member of the Miguel Zenón Quartet. He's lived in New York City for more than a decade, where he's active in the city's rich jazz scene, but when he turns his attention to his own projects, he finds inspiration back home on the Island.
His first album as a leader, Roots Before Branches, was a sprawling collection of funk rhythms, spoken word, folkloric percussion and jazz horn lines that all swirled around Cole's inventive and powerful drumming. The band was called the Afrobeat Collective because of the loose jamming structure inspired by Fela Kuti's work in the 70s and 80s. Their December 2012 Mayne Stage show in Chicago (it was presented as part of Agúzate's Afro-Caribbean Improvisational Music Festival) was a concert highlight of that year.
Cole and I spoke a few weeks ago as he was preparing to release El Diablo, the first single from sessions that he and Villa Locura recorded at New York's famed Electric Lady Studios. Those sessions produced over a dozen tracks that will eventually be released as an album entitled Simple. Cole gathered an international cast of musicians at Electric Lady, many from the jazz world, but also percussionists from Puerto Rico and Cuba. Villa Locura, like the Afrobeat Collective, is a large ensemble, and here, too, there is space for the musicians to jam and build the songs together.
El Diablo was written over 60 years ago by the legendary Puerto Rican songwriter Rafael Hernández, but Cole's version was inspired by a recording of it found on Ray Barretto's 1973 Fania album Indestructible, and it features the same lead vocalist from that record, Tito Allen. What Cole has done with Villa Locura is to locate the DNA that both the original Hernández and Barretto recordings share: The folkloric Puerto Rican bomba rhythm, then build the track back up from there.
The result is a churning and very funky track that retains the contours of Barretto's horn arrangement and Allen's vocals (which have aged into a rougher but deeply expressive timbre) but sounds almost entirely different due the corp of bomberos laying the foundation, Cole's inventive use of the drum kit and twin electric guitars that alternately play in and around the melody. It finds time for a sizzling Fender Rhodes solo from Luis Perdomo before the horns come wailing back in. Meanwhile, Allen's vocal improvisations are the sound of a man having the time of his life.
On equal footing with Fania in El Diablo is the 4-person percussion section that drives the tune. Three of them are Puerto Ricans playing bomba (among them is Beto Torrens, who you might recognize from last year's critically lauded album by ÌFÉ, IIII + IIII) while the rhythmic accents come from a Cuban rumba tradition.
Henry and I turn our discussion to the recording of El Diablo and other songs to still be released from Simple. Specifically, I want to know why he chose Electric Lady Studios, the facility created by Jimi Hendrix in 1970 that has since become one of the legendary recording studios in the entire world. Was Cole looking for the spirit of Hendrix?
Our conversation concludes as Henry needs to head to a rehearsal. He's back home in Puerto Rico for a Villa Locura show at El Boricua in Rio Piedras, and there are also a couple of things to do to get El Diablo ready for release the day before the show. He's rolled out something of his own self-designed Kickstarter campaign, hoping that sales of downloads and related merchandise like t-shirts and art prints will bring in money so that the rest of the Simple sessions can be mixed and released as a full-fledged album. The sessions were also filmed for a planned documentary. Henry played a few rough audio mixes for me, so trust me when I say, after hearing El Diablo, you are going to want to hear more.
Downloads can be purchased from villalocura.com, and there are autographed CD copies of Roots Before Branches available for sale as well. And just think of how cool you'll look in one of those SIMPLE tank tops this summer!
Chicago is a fortunate city in that The Sun of Latin Music, El Maestro Eddie Palmieri, has visited us with various bands in tow four times in as many years. Despite the enormous expense of taking a big band on the road, the good folks at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events have dug deep into their pockets not once, but twice, to bring the Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra to Millennium Park. Interspersed with those huge events were a show at the deeply missed Mayne Stage with trumpeter and Simpático album collaborator Brian Lynch and a Latin Jazz Septet performance at Symphony Center.
Chicago's hot streak continues this Friday when the intimate Old Town School of Folk Music presents the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band for two shows. The visit follows up the April release of Sabiduria, a richly textured and rhythmically exciting album featuring Eddie's core band and a diverse cast of guest musicians ranging from Cuban violinist Alfredo de la Fé to New Orleans saxophonist (and Mardi Gras Indian Chief) Donald Harrison and the king of funky drumming himself, Bernard Purdie, who first played with Eddie on the 1971 landmark album Harlem River Drive.
Sabiduria expertly covers everything from Afro-Cuban roots music to New Orleans second line funk, all under the wide umbrella of Latin Jazz. When salsa took a turn into slick corporate vapidity in the early 90's, Palmieri refused to go along for the ride, instead concentrating his formidable talents as a composer, arranger and pianist into jazz and producing the frankly amazing Palmas in 1994. La Perfecta II in 2002 was something of a return to classic salsa, charanga, and mambo in honor of the 4oth anniversary of his groundbreaking debut as a bandleader, but it, too, was graced with tremendous jazz improvisers given plenty of room to do their thing. Simpático won a much deserved Grammy for best Latin Jazz Album in 2007.
That was followed by a long period of studio silence until filmmaker Bobbito Garcia asked him to contribute music to Doin' It In the Park, his documentary on New York street basketball, in 2012. Three tunes from those sessions made it to Sabiduria. We have the visionaries at Ropeadope Records to thank for adding nine more and making them all widely available.
Core musicians from these sessions (Vicente "Little Johnny" Rivero congas, Camilo Molina timbales, Louis Fouche alto sax) will be joined by trumpeter Alex Norris and bassist Ruben Rodriguez at the Old Town School shows.
Eddie Palmieri was kind enough to answer a few of my questions when I reached out to him last week.
Don Macica (DM) – I've read that you turned to jazz because it's hard to land salsa gigs, but I also know that you studied the jazz greats along with the Cuban greats when you were coming up in the 50s. Do you have a preference? What do you consider yourself as an artist?
Eddie Palmieri (EP) – I have always been a leader of Orchestra Dance Bands. The writing was on the wall in the early 90's when the (salsa) genre changed regarding true dance music. The structures were changed to emphasize the vocalist and the tension and resistance needed in the arrangement were abolished. Salsa Romantica or Salsa Sensual became the popular sound and personally I will never succumb to musical mediocrity.
So, Latin Jazz was the mission. In 1994 I became a Governor in the New York Chapter of NARAS and I was able to become a driving force for the Academy to recognize and open up a category. I consider myself a sincere musical student. The playback of my discography does not lie.
DM – Sabiduria feels a little bit like a career summation, albeit a very adventurous one. There's great jazz, but also some very pure Afro-Cuban stuff and the title track is a fat slice of jazz-funk that recalls Harlem River Drive. Is there any separation between these genres in your approach?
EP – Sabiduria, in my opinion, is the greatest "Latin Jazz" recording ever! The personnel that my son Eddie Palmieri II put together and produced was outstanding. Like I said earlier I have always loved musical extensions throughout my career.
DM – What was the inspiration that brought Donald Harrison to Sabiduria?
EP – Donald Harrison has always been a part of this family since Palmas in 1994. We love him dearly and not only is he a great musician but a great human being.
DM – At the age of 80, where do you get your energy and creativity? What does the future hold for Eddie Palmieri?
EP – Getting stronger every day! Chocolate Armenteros, the great Cuban trumpet player, said "When you get to the age of 50 you start counting by ones", so I am only 30 years old with 60 years of musical and bandstand experience!


At Dixon Ridge Farms, our walnuts enhance the value of food products the world over. Food processors buy our organic walnuts with the confidence that they will receive the best quality walnuts because of our processing procedures. We are proud of our product traceability and superior quality standards.
When it comes time to shell our walnuts, we pull them out of storage and run them through our shelling machine. After the machine removes the shell and the walnut meats have gone through their first sort, the same bin gets a plastic liner and the shelled walnuts are placed back in these bins. This bin then goes back into refrigerated storage until we do a second and final sorting.
When our walnuts go through their second sort, the bins are pulled out of storage; the shelled walnuts are transferred into a hopper and are fed onto the sorting belt. After removal of all defects, these walnuts are either immediately packaged in shipping boxes or placed back into the same plastic lined bins, as previously marked. They are then stored until ready for shipment. At the time of packaging, each shipping container (case) receives a stamped lot number. This lot number is recorded and correlates to the bin identification. The DFA of California then inspects the cased walnuts, where they need to meet or exceed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established standards. After this inspection, the shipping cases are stamped with the Walnut Marketing Board/USDA stamp. They are then placed back in refrigerated storage until shipment.
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FootballScoop Predicts: Biggest Coaching Surprises of 2015
With the 2015 football season finally upon us, each of FootballScoop's primary writers - Scott Roussel, Zach Barnett and Doug Samuels - have offered one bold coaching prediction sure to come true this winter.
Scott (@FootballScoop):Nick Saban will not be Alabama's coach for the 2016 season.
I can't support it by reportable facts, and of course there is no pressure from the administration; but from folks in the profession, I keep hearing "Nick isn't happy," "Nick seems miserable," "Nick is very frustrated," and I can foresee the very real possibility that Nick pulls the rip cord and ejects from Tuscaloosa after this season. Where that parachute will land, well, that has to play out, but I don't suspect T-Town will be Nick's final coaching stop.
Zach (@Zach_Barnett): Brian Kelly leaves Notre Dame for the New York Giants job.
Brian Kelly has said in the past he doesn't necessarily have to take an NFL job to his consider his career complete, and I believe him. To a point. I don't believe Kelly would leave Notre Dame to coach the Kansas City Chiefs or the Tennessee Titans.
But after the Giants miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season and sixth time in seven years, the franchise and its 69-year-old head coach Tom Coughlin make a mutual decision to amicably part ways and reunite on the anniversaries of their 2007 and 2011 Super Bowl seasons. Kelly, meanwhile, produces another very good-not-great season at Notre Dame, cementing in his mind the 2012 run to the national championship game is as far this program can be taken. And it's at that point that leaving behind a program with omnipresent academic hoops that need jumping through, an exhausting national recruiting footprint and antiquated expectations for a chance to coach one of the NFL's premier franchises sounds pretty darn tempting.
Doug (@CoachSamz): The Big 12 won't make a single head coaching change.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that the Big 12 will return all of their head coaches for the 2016 season. Bold statement? Sure, but's that is the way I see it. David Beaty at Kansas was the lone new head coach heading into this season, and as long as Paul Rhoads gets back to doing he's capable of in Ames by leading the Cyclones back to a bowl game, the conference could logically return all ten head coaches in 2016. Bill Snyder is the league wild card as he'll turn 76 here in early October.
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The full dinner menu is available for purchase as soon as doors open. Your ticket purchase is the only reservation you need. A minimum of two items ($20.00) is required per person. $10 ticket INCREASE on day of show. Valet parking available with validation for $6. There is metered street parking as well but be sure to read the signs. Parking is NOT permitted on Woodbridge St. after 9pm nightly.
GRETA MATASSA is one of the most talented singers working in jazz today.
She has been voted "Northwest Vocalist of the Year" by Earshot Jazz seven times in 15 years! She was voted again, Vocalist of the Year in 2014 and honored with a lifetime achievment award and inducted into the Earshot Jazz Hall of Fame in 2014.
Greta has been a mainstay on Seattle's Jazz stages for many years and with her recent successful dates at New York's Dizzy's Club at Lincoln Center, tours of Russia, Singapore and Hawaii, Japan and New Orleans, Greta's sound is now reaching new audiences. Greta has released 10 CD's on the respected jazz label Origin Records and a DVD live concert with guitarist Mimi Fox. Her latest CD, "I Wanna be Loved" (Resonance Records) was critically acclaimed.
Greta is also a respected and generous teacher. She has been on faculty at Jazz Camp West, Drayton Harbor Jazz Festival and The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival.
Mon 4.29 - "An Evening of Magic"


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The residences of 30 Thirty North Ocean are the greatest feature of the development, each being two levels high and with private elevator access. They truly offer penthouse style and amenity, along with the convenience of a boutique exclusive community, without the usual penthouse price tag.
With between 2,097 – 2,373 sqf (194.8 – 220.5m2) under AC and 2,482 – 3,147 sqf (230.6 – 292.4m2) total area plus two assigned parking spaces, these residences offer an expansive no-compromise condominium solution.


Envy is defined as an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. Marilyn Monroe once famously said, "It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you." Envy is considered one of the seven deadly sins, but in the world of fashion, envy is inspiration, it's that feeling of craving more in this world, wanting to be better and stand out.
Fabulous shoes are to be envied, because the woman wearing those fabulous shoes is someone to be admired for her confidence and strength. Fabulous shoes inspire emotions in others as well as the person wearing those shoes. Ultimately, a shoe reflects your inner self. The type of shoes you wear reflects the kind of person you are, as well as the kind of person you want to be.


The day in each month in which the full moon occurs, we know it as Purnima (also called Poornima, Pournima). Purnima November 2019 time begins from 6:01 PM on November 11, 2019 and ends at 7:04 PM on November 12, 2019.
Purnima Date is on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 and Purnima Vrat Date is on Monday, November 11, 2019. It comes in Kartik month, so we call it Kartik Purnima.


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DN31A este un drum național de 3km lungime din NE orașului Oltenița, care face legătura între DN31 și DN4.

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Все ще живі () — перший сегмент 14-го епізоду 1-го сезону телевізійного серіалу «Зона сутінків».

Сюжет
Молодий професійний фотограф Деніел Арнольд замість нового ліжка, яке мав купити у крамниці, привозить додому старовинний фотоапарат, вироблений ще на початку XX століття, в розібраному вигляді. Полагодивши його, він проявляє фотоплівку, яку знайшов всередині фотоапарату, після чого друкує знімки. Після завершення цього процесу Арнольд з подивом помічає, що фотознімки були зроблені ще в 1913 в ході експедиції до річки Амазонки, на них також зображені індіанці племені куракайя. Фотограф відносить фотознімки знайомому вченому, професору Стоттелю, який в той час був одним з учасників експедиції. Вчений намагається довести Арнольдові, що ніяких знімків нема, оскільки на їхню експедицію одного разу напали індіанці куракайя, які відчували панічний страх перед фототехнікою, та знищили фотоапарат, після цього фотограф безслідно зник, а матеріали, зроблені ним, вважалися втраченими назавжди. Послухавши розповідь поважного вченого, Арнольд все-таки демонструє знайдені ним знімки, на яких містер Стоттель впізнає себе та інших членів амазонської експедиції. Однак в цей момент відбувається дуже незвичайна річ — індіанці, які були зображені на фотоматеріалах, зникають. Арнольд, схвильований цим явищем та розповіддю вченого, одразу прямує додому.

Приїхавши до свого помешкання, фотограф стає свідком містичного процесу: після проявлення плівки та друку фотознімків індіанці за загадкових обставин вивільнилися та перетворилися на живих людей. До того ж вони виглядали саме так, як у 1913 році, коли їх виявила наукова експедиція з тоді ще дванадцятирічним хлопчиком містером Стоттелем. Індіанці беруть у заручники дружину Арнольда та влаштовують у його домі засідку. У пошуках своєї дружини фотограф вступає у рукопашний бій з кожним з індіанців. В цей час Арнольд помічає, що нейтралізувати індіанців куракайя можна, сфотографувавши їх на фотоплівку, що він і робить. Вступивши в боротьбу з останнім за чисельністю куракайя, Арнольд намагається сфотографувати його, однак помічає, що плівка у фотоапараті закінчилася. Наприкінці епізоду його рятує дружина, знявши супротивника Арнольда на свій новий фотоапарат.

Заключна оповідь
На стародавніх картах були нанесені області, підписані як незвідані землі, та попереждення, як тут, що водяться тигри. Сучасні карти в подібній мірі не мають подібних відхилень. А, може, варто було б? Можливо, і нині існують райони, кордони яких не можна визначити, за межами зони сутінків.

Цікаві факти
 Епізод не має оповіді на початку.
 Епізод не є синдикованим.
 Актор Джон Керрадайн, який зіграв професора Стоттеля, знявся також в епізоді «Чоловік, що стогне» () (другий сезон).

Ролі виконують
 Роберт Керрадайн — Деніел Арнольд
 Мерілін Джонс — Беккі Арнольд
 Джон Керрадайн — професор Стоттель
 Роберт Морріс — куракайя

Реліз
Прем'єра епізоду відбулась у США та Великій Британії 3 січня 1986.

Посилання
 Все ще живі — сайт IMDb (англ.)
 Все ще живі — сайт TV.com (англ.)
 Все ще живі — сайт YouTube (англ.)

Телевізійні епізоди 1986
Серії телесеріалу «Зона сутінків»


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package tools.ctd.dao.impl;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import tools.ctd.aop.annotation.Extend;
import tools.ctd.dao.IProjectDAO;
import tools.ctd.dao.Transaction;
import tools.ctd.env.RequestEnvironment;
import tools.ctd.exception.CTDException;
import tools.ctd.ldap.LDAPAccessor;
import tools.ctd.logic.security.ACL;
import tools.ctd.vo.Member;
import tools.ctd.vo.Project;
import tools.ctd.vo.VOUtils;

@Extend(Transaction.class)
public class ProjectDAO implements IProjectDAO {

	private static final String SQL_INSERT_PROJECT = "INSERT INTO ctd_project(" +
			"projectid, projectname, manager, opendate, closedate) " +
			"VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";

	private static final String SQL_DELETE_PROJECT = "DELETE FROM ctd_project " +
			"WHERE projectid=?";

	private static final String SQL_UPDATE_PROJECT = "UPDATE ctd_project " +
			"SET projectid=?, projectname=?, manager=?, opendate=?, closedate=? " +
			"WHERE projectid=?";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_PROJECT =
			"SELECT p.projectname, p.manager, p.opendate, p.closedate " +
			"FROM ctd_project p " +
			"WHERE p.projectid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_PROJECTS =
			"SELECT p.projectid, p.projectname, p.manager, p.opendate, p.closedate " +
			"FROM ctd_project p, ctd_projectmember m " +
			"WHERE p.pid = m.pid " +
			"AND m.usrid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_ALL_PROJECTS =
			"SELECT projectid, projectname, manager, opendate, closedate " +
					"FROM ctd_project";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_MANAGED_PROJECTS =
			"SELECT projectid, projectname, manager, opendate, closedate " +
			"FROM ctd_project WHERE manager=?";

	private static final String SQL_IS_PROJECT_MANAGER =
			"SELECT projectid, projectname, manager, opendate, closedate " +
			"FROM ctd_project WHERE projectid = ? " +
			"AND manager = ?";

	private static final String SQL_IS_PROJECT_MEMBER =
			"SELECT m.pmserial " +
			"FROM ctd_project p, ctd_projectmember m WHERE p.pid = m.pid " +
			"AND p.projectid = ? " +
			"AND m.usrid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_INSERT_MEMBER =
			"INSERT INTO ctd_projectmember(pid, usrid, adddate) " +
			"SELECT pid, ?, ? " +
			"FROM ctd_project WHERE projectid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_DELETE_MEMBER = "DELETE FROM ctd_projectmember m " +
			"WHERE m.pid IN (" +
			"	SELECT p.pid FROM ctd_project p WHERE p.projectid = ?" +
			") AND m.usrid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_PROJECT_MEMBERS =
			"SELECT m.usrid, m.adddate " +
			"FROM ctd_project p, ctd_projectmember m " +
			"WHERE p.pid = m.pid " +
			"AND p.projectid = ?";

	private static final String SQL_SELECT_PROJECT_ACL = "SELECT a.acl " +
			"FROM ctd_acl a, ctd_project p, ctd_projectmember m " +
			"WHERE a.pmserial =  m.pmserial " +
			"AND p.pid = m.pid " +
			"AND p.projectid = ? " +
			"AND m.usrid = ?";

	@Override
	public void create(Project project) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_INSERT_PROJECT);
			statement.setString(1, project.getId());
			statement.setString(2, project.getName());
			statement.setString(3, project.getManager());
			statement.setDate(4, VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(project.getOpenDate()));
			statement.setDate(5, VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(project.getCloseDate()));

			int rowCount = statement.executeUpdate();
			if (rowCount < 1) {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_INSERT_PROJECT_ERROR);
			}
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void delete(String projectid) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_DELETE_PROJECT);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);

			int rowCount = statement.executeUpdate();
			if (rowCount < 1) {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_DELETE_PROJECT_ERROR);
			}
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void update(String projectid, Project project) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_UPDATE_PROJECT);
			statement.setString(1, project.getId());
			statement.setString(2, project.getName());
			statement.setString(3, project.getManager());
			statement.setDate(4, VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(project.getOpenDate()));
			statement.setDate(5, VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(project.getCloseDate()));
			statement.setString(6, projectid);

			int rowCount = statement.executeUpdate();
			if (rowCount < 1) {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_UPDATE_PROJECT_ERROR);
			}
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public Project getProject(String projectid) throws CTDException {
		// SQL_SELECT_PROJECT
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_PROJECT);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);

			ResultSet query = statement.executeQuery();
			Project project = new Project();
			if (query.next()) {
				project.setId(projectid);
				project.setName(query.getString(1));
				project.setManager(query.getString(2));
				project.setOpenDate(query.getDate(3));
				project.setCloseDate(query.getDate(4));
			} else {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_SElECT_PROJECT_ERROR);
			}

			return project;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public List<Project> getProjects() throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			List<Project> projects = new ArrayList<Project>();

			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_PROJECTS);
			RequestEnvironment env = RequestEnvironment.getEnv();
			statement.setString(1, env.getUserID());

			ResultSet query = statement.executeQuery();
			while(query.next()) {
				Project project = new Project();
				project.setId(query.getString(1));
				project.setName(query.getString(2));
				project.setManager(query.getString(3));
				project.setOpenDate(query.getDate(4));
				project.setCloseDate(query.getDate(5));

				projects.add(project);
			}

			return projects;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public List<Project> getManagedProjects() throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			List<Project> projects = new ArrayList<Project>();

			PreparedStatement statement;
			ACL acl = ACL.initACL();
			if (acl.hasACL(ACL.ROLE_ADMIN_ACL)) {
				statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_ALL_PROJECTS);
			} else {
				RequestEnvironment env = RequestEnvironment.getEnv();
				statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_MANAGED_PROJECTS);
				statement.setString(1, env.getUserID());
			}

			ResultSet query = statement.executeQuery();
			while(query.next()) {
				Project project = new Project();
				project.setId(query.getString(1));
				project.setName(query.getString(2));
				project.setManager(query.getString(3));
				project.setOpenDate(query.getDate(4));
				project.setCloseDate(query.getDate(5));

				projects.add(project);
			}

			return projects;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isManager(String projectid) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			RequestEnvironment env = RequestEnvironment.getEnv();
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_IS_PROJECT_MANAGER);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);
			statement.setString(2, env.getUserID());

			ResultSet query = statement.executeQuery();
			return query.next();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public boolean isMember(String projectid, String usrid) throws CTDException {
		//SQL_IS_PROJECT_MEMBER
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_IS_PROJECT_MEMBER);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);
			statement.setString(2, usrid);

			ResultSet query = statement.executeQuery();
			return query.next();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void addMember(String projectid, Member member) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_INSERT_MEMBER);
			statement.setString(1, member.getUserid());
			java.sql.Date addDate = VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(member.getAddDate());
			statement.setDate(2, addDate == null ? VOUtils.convertToSQLDate(new Date()) : addDate);
			statement.setString(3, projectid);

			int rowCount = statement.executeUpdate();
			if (rowCount < 1) {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_INSERT_PROJECT_ERROR);
			}
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void deleteMember(String projectid, String usrid)
			throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_DELETE_MEMBER);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);
			statement.setString(2, usrid);

			int rowCount = statement.executeUpdate();
			if (rowCount < 1) {
				throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_DELETE_MEMBER_ERROR);
			}
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public List<Member> getProjectMembers(String projectid) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_PROJECT_MEMBERS);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);

			List<Member> members = new ArrayList<Member>();
			ResultSet result = statement.executeQuery();
			while(result.next()) {
				Member member = new Member();
				String userid = result.getString(1);
				member.setUserid(userid);
				String userName = LDAPAccessor.getUserName(userid);
				member.setUserName(userName);
				member.setAddDate(result.getDate(2));
				members.add(member);
			}

			return members;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public int getProjectACL(String projectid) throws CTDException {
		Connection connection = RequestEnvironment.getConnection();
		try {
			PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(SQL_SELECT_PROJECT_ACL);
			statement.setString(1, projectid);

			RequestEnvironment env = RequestEnvironment.getEnv();
			statement.setString(2, env.getUserID());

			ResultSet result = statement.executeQuery();
			return result.next() ? result.getInt(1) : 0;
		} catch (SQLException e) {
			throw new CTDException(CTDException.DB_SQL_ERROR_1, e);
		}
	}

}


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Ernst-Georg Niemann (* 19. Mai 1928 in Hameln; † 1. Juli 2012 in Garbsen) war ein deutscher Biophysiker.

Leben
Niemann legte 1946 die Abiturprüfung ab und studierte danach allgemeine Physik an der Technischen Universität Hannover. Im Anschluss war er bis 1960 Doktorand am Institut für allgemeine Botanik. 1969 wurde er habilitiert. Von 1970 bis zu seiner Pensionierung 1992 war er stellvertretender Leiter des Institutes für Biophysik, von 1985 bis 1992 auch Leiter des niedersächsischen Instituts für Radioökologie.

Schriften
 Wirkungen eines künstlichen 90Sr-Fallout auf Pflanzen. Dissertation TH Hannover, 1960.
 Impulsphotolyse und Impulsradiolyse in der strahlenbiologischen Forschung. 1969.
 Strahlenbelastung von Nutzpflanzen. 1979, zusammen mit Janö Bors und István Fendrik.

Weblinks
  auf Scientific Commons

Einzelnachweise

Biophysiker
Hochschullehrer (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover)
Deutscher
Geboren 1928
Gestorben 2012
Mann


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HR 4339, autrefois connue sous le nom β (Beta) Antliae, est une étoile blanche de la séquence principale située dans la constellation de l'Hydre. Située à  de la Terre, elle brille avec une luminosité d'environ 60 fois celle du Soleil et a une température de surface de .

Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille lui donne le nom de β Antliae, et Benjamin Gould la conserve dans la constellation de la Machine pneumatique. Cependant, le tracé des frontières des constellations en 1930 entraîne le transfert de cette étoile à la constellation de l'Hydre.

Notes et références

Constellation de l'Hydre
Constellation de la Machine pneumatique
Étoile de type spectral AV
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La Copa LG (LG Cup Four Nations Tournaments), fue un torneo anual de fútbol celebraCodo en distintos países de África y Asia hasta el 2011. Fue patrocinada por el grupo surcoreano LG con el fin de promover el nuevo nombre de la marca, que anteriormente era conocida como Lucky Goldstar.

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text:
Philemon uit de Brief van Paulus aan Filemon
 Philémon, een stripserie
 Philemon Mukarno
 Philemon en Baucis
 Philemon en Baucis (hoorspel)
 Filemon Wesselink
 Philemon (geslacht), een vogelgeslacht uit de familie Honingeters


GREAT UPDATE: Rupert found! Safe and sound–ARF!
A weiner dog by the name of Rupert is missing. Last seen in the area of Pacific and 24th Ave in Venice. He is very friendly. If found, please call Kaycee at 310.892.1532.


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Maybe Don't Rush This Bachelor Couple Into I-Dos
Story from The Bachelor
Let's Not Rush The Bachelor's Cassie & Colton To Get Married Just Yet
Martha Sorren
Photo: courtesy of ABC.
Warning: This story includes spoilers for the Bachelor finale. It's inevitable that any Bachelor couple will always be asked about their marriage plans. Although the show is technically only about finding love, it's also become pretty focused on the whole "putting a ring on it" thing. Several couples from the Bachelor franchise have made it down the aisle, but it's understandable for a couple to not want to rush into that either. This important to remember when talking about Cassie Randolph and Colton Underwood, especially, because she was so hesitant about the engagement aspect of the show to begin with. Cassie and Colton aren't getting married yet, considering they're still just dating and not even engaged as of now.
Cassie said during the After The Final Rose special that she and Colton were now "super in love." She also said they'd talked about the potential of engagement, but weren't heading in that direction just yet. "We still have a lot of room to grow," Colton added. "We're enjoying dating right now … we're not going to rush anything."
Cassie made it clear after Colton came back for her that she initially still didn't know if she could be all in and really get to where he already was. "I know why you came into this was to find someone to spend the rest of your life with ... I didn't know if I could get there and that's essentially why I left," Cassie said. She added to his mom, "We are on a little bit of different pages … he's always a step ahead of me." At points in the finale, Cassie didn't even seem sure she wanted to keep dating Colton, much less get married. She eventually came around to the idea of exploring a relationship, telling Colton "If I'm going to commit to a relationship, it's going to be because I do see it getting there … however we leave this, I want to be all in."
Still, expect her to take things just as slowly on the potential marriage front. As Colton said, "I love hard and fast and she doesn't. She's going to take her time and I'm okay with that … I'm okay with being patient."
Colton also needs the support of Cassie's family, because Cassie's father's hesitation about the speed of the show is actually part of why she left the first time. And Colton made it clear on the show that he has to get his future wife's father to sign off on the marriage before he can even think about proposing. Even though that's a little regressive, it's still what he wants to do. So don't expect the two to be walking down the aisle until Papa Randolph thinks it's OK. The last time Colton asked for Cassie's hand, there were four women still on the show. And Cassie's dad Matt thought it was a little soon to be asking for anyone's blessing. "I think that a lifelong commitment, that's big and shouldn't be taken at all lightly — because it is forever in my opinion," Matt told Colton And too often it's, I think, done without enough thought. So I feel like as far as the hand in marriage, that would be a premature blessing."
Of course, it's been a few months since that initial ask, so maybe Cassie's dad is more on board now. In any case, it's actually just up to Cassie and Colton as far as next steps go in their relationship. Going too fast made Cassie nervous on the show, so it's understandable that they may want to wait until she feels 100 percent on board. But even if Cassie and Colton do get engaged, it doesn't mean marriage is right around the corner.
Even the engaged Bachelor and Bachelorette couples have been taking their time of late. Aside from Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham (who wasn't technically his winner, since he changed his mind post-show), Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried from The Bachelorette Season 9 were the most recent Bachelor Nation couple to get married. (That doesn't include couples from Bachelor in Paradise, which operates a little differently than the main two shows.) There are several Bachelor Nation couples still happily engaged, but they're not tying the knot quite yet. Those couples include JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers from The Bachelorette Season 12, Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo from The Bachelorette Season 13, and Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen from The Bachelorette Season 14.
Fans need to remember that The Bachelor timeline is so quick, and then after the show couples can't go out in public or they'll ruin the ending of the show. So Cassie and Colton haven't really had time to be a normal dating couple yet. They're probably just excited to get to go to dinner in a restaurant and not have to hide their feelings in public anymore. They need to figure out how their relationship works now that the world knows about it before they have to answer questions about marriage. They may walk down the aisle one day, but first they're going to get to know one another on a boyfriend and girlfriend level. And isn't that what every couple is (or should be) given the space to do?
Will Bachelor Colton Underwood Marry Cassie Randolph?
Entertainment • News • TV Shows • The Bachelor
written by Martha Sorren
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Sister Norbert McLaughlin, MM
Born: January 2, 1917
Entered: December 8, 1941
Died: August 20, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012, at the Maryknoll Sisters Residential Care in Ossining, New York, Sister Norbert McLaughlin gently gave herself into God's loving arms. Sister was 95 years old and a Maryknoll Sister for 70 years.
The phrase from Matt 11:29 "learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart" aptly describes how Sister Norbert lived her life in deep prayer, blessing each community with whom she lived with compassion and love. When informed of Sister Norbert's death, the Marshallese responded with "she is a saint!" Her love for the people was felt even though Sister could not converse with them in Marshallese.
Winifred Teresa McLaughlin was born in Wilmington, Delaware January 2, 1917 to Patrick J. and Margaret (McElwaine) McLaughlin. She had two sisters and four brothers all of whom predeceased her. Sister Norbert attended St. Paul's Commercial School, Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School in 1936. Following graduation she worked at Sheldon-Gordon Fuel Company.
Sister Norbert first became interested in religious life by a priest who spoke to her seventh grade class at St. Paul's School in Wilmington. She became active in a variety of religious societies prior to entering Maryknoll. These included the Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality, the Children of Mary Sodality, St. Vincent de Paul Society and St Paul's Business Girls Sodality. "I wanted to give myself to sharing my faith and love of Jesus with others," she later commented, a passion that would ultimately lead her into her life's work.
Sister Norbert entered Maryknoll December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After completing her formation at Maryknoll, making her First Vows on June 30, 1944, and serving for two years at the Motherhouse and Bethany, Sister Norbert was assigned to work in a catechetical ministry in Guadalupe, California, a position she would hold from 1946-1955. She made her Final Vows on June 30, 1947 in California.
From 1955-1960 Sister Norbert continued her work in catechetics, in Houston, Texas, and a few months in Walterboro, North Carolina. She often recalled these years as most satisfying because "I was part of their lives – prayer, work and living among the children and their families."
In 1960 Sister Norbert was sent to Hawaii to serve first as school clerk in Kaneohe, community administration and lastly at a time when there were more than a hundred sisters in the Region, as secretary to the Maryknoll Sisters Regional Governing Board at Punahou and Lanikai, Kailua.
Then in 1975 the Marshall Islands called. The Marshallese people had been complaining that they could not understand their current Bibles, which were written in an older version of their language. Fr. Leonard Hacker SJ, a group of ministers and lay people from the Protestant churches had begun retranslating the Bible into the modern tongue. They only needed someone to type it up for them. Though Sr. Norbert knew nothing of the language, she was commissioned to do the task. Five years later, the manuscript, typed by Sister Norbert on an old typewriter with which she also created several carbon copies was sent to the Philippines for publication. When the galley prints were returned for final correction only two typing errors were found in the entire text.
Following this arduous task Sister Norbert found still more need for her secretarial services. For the next ten years, she served as bookkeeper and treasurer for the elementary and high school as well as the parish on Majuro atoll. Sister Norbert made cash receipt slips by hand perforating the paper so it could be torn from the booklets she made. The financial situation of parish and school improved greatly. Records were kept with accuracy. Text books were hard to come by so again Sister Norbert came to the rescue with mimeograph copies of Spellers, Phonics and Math workbooks. Much of the academic success of the school was due to this printing. Later, reflecting on her time in the Marshall Islands, Sister Norbert said, "I left a good piece of my heart there." Through her prayer ministry for the Marshall Islands she continued to hold the Marshallese people in her heart.
After returning to Maryknoll Sisters Center in 1990, Sister Norbert continued using her skills in the congregation's Treasury Department performing with the quiet calm manner that endeared her to all who lived and worked with her. No task was too small or insignificant. Each sister who has lived or worked with Sister Norbert has described her as a "wonderful person" always positive in her thinking, smiling a welcome, helping wherever she could.
We welcome and thank our friend and co-missioner Fr. Tom Marciniak SJ, for presiding at this Liturgy of Christian Burial.
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"I will give you this this on these dates if you will give me that on
those dates."

This is the essence of a _derivative security_: it is a contract between
two _parties_ for future exchanges. Barter and exchange go back even
before recorded history but derivatives introduce the uncertainty
of future events.
You don't need mutual trust to exchange three hand axes for a bear
skin. Once the transaction is done Korg and Grok can each go their
own way.  When an agreement to exchange at some future time comes into
play a new dynamic is involved.


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Fifth-Graders Provide Ninth-Inning 'Relief' for 3-D Little League Artwork
February 27, 2014 General Information Comments are disabled after 182 days.
Charles Fazzino watches as students add dimension to the anniversary artwork.
Base paths float above the colorful playing surface on blobs of near-invisible support.
A helping hand directs a student to the proper location for her artistic contribution.
The 3-D view from the pitcher's mound
A blend of concentration and coordination maneuvers a building block into place.
In a program co-sponsored by Penn College, the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania and Little League International, area fifth-graders collaborated with New York artist Charles Fazzino on an eye-popping, three-dimensional showpiece to commemorate Little League's 75th anniversary. Fazzino and students from Lycoming and Sullivan counties gathered Thursday morning at the Little League complex in South Williamsport to create the artwork; he also held professional-development activities for teachers and met with high school students during his three-day stay. "Little League has played a vital role in our greater community here in central Pennsylvania for 75 years," said college President Davie Jane Gilmour, who chairs the Little League International Board of Directors and serves on the FCFP board. "This is an exciting project where we can follow in Little League founder Carl E. Stotz's vision to educate area children while creating a lasting work of art to celebrate the community and Little League's commitment to developing major-league people." The piece will be dedicated during this year's Little League Baseball World Series and displayed in the World of Little League: Peter J. McGovern Museum. Others created by area students in conjunction with Fazzino's visit will be showcased in The Gallery at Penn College from July 10-Aug. 24 (the closing day of the LLB World Series).
Photos by Craig R. Urey, student photographer
Gilmour reelected vice chair of MSCHE, executive committee
Community Arts Center awarded EITC funds from Riverview Bank
Capturing the calm before the storm
More General Information news
College Relations to introduce new Center for Career Design
Area bank adds its support for Arts Center programs


Sunday: Surprisingly woke up, but late. Did my own run (Petronas + 8 km) whilst everyone else did the NB Pac run. 3 hrs 48 mins including the stops. Slow, don't matter.
OMG...He's ALIVE :) Good to have you back.
Yes, alive and kicking a bit.
Luckily he's alive, but still training way too much!
Ha ha Miro. You should see Emma and Simon's blog. That is what training is all about.
See you at Langkawi and China and hope your training is going well.


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LA River Bend, Run These Hills Review
by Eliana Fermi on February 8, 2018
Erica Blinn, Better Than Gold Review
Robert Kennedy, Closer to Home Review
California's indie Americana folk band LA River Bend is a quartet that is building their reputation on poetic lyrics, catchy melodies, intricate guitar parts and creative vocal harmonies all dispersed through strong songwriting skills. The four-piece band is made up of: Nate Weiner (vocals, guitar), Emily Elkin (cello, vocals), Branden Stroup (bass, vocals, guitar) and Jacob Seldes (drums). LA River Bend has released a five track EP called, Run These Hills. Bringing infectious melodies with a strong front and backing vocals package, that offers hip playing and feels, the group demonstrates their melodious talents copiously. Run These Hills was entirely self-recorded by Stroup and mastered by Grammy award-winning Eric Boulanger (Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, Green Day). That's the short of it!
Run These Hills
Eliana Fermi
High off of You
Fighting the Night
Weiner's strong front man vocals and the bands three-part harmonies are very creative. Mixing elements of rock, folk, and Americana with positive lyrics and fresh instrumentation, I might add, the cello is a very nice addition. Elkin and Weiner's vocal duet on "Don't Get Lost" is a highlight track!
Mixing the sound of California with rock, folk, and Americana, LA River Bend has struck gold with its unique blend of music and vocal harmonies that bask in the rays of bright songwriting skills. The music grows organically, with the songwriting being thematically based on the symbolism of nature. The music craftily invokes a feeling and emotional response. With songwriting depths of folk melodies over rock-influenced rhythms and intricate song forms that will leave a lasting impression.
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Americana, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Roots Rock
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The 1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee Buddy Cianci with 73.71% of the vote.

General election

Candidates
J. Joseph Garrahy, Democratic
Buddy Cianci, Republican

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Sears selloff?
SEC filing points to plan to turn assets into cash — and new bosses who aren't retailers
Suspicions about the Sears-Kmart deal are looking increasingly accurate: more about turning assets into cash than building a powerhouse retailer. For evidence, look at the proxy filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week detailing Kmart Holding Corp.'s agreement to buy Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion. It reveals a company controlled by Wall Street financiers experienced at making money through investments, not operations. And it foreshadows a piecemeal selloff of some of Sears' biggest assets and payoffs for Sears' top executives, most of whom have been with Sears less than five years. "You can't liquidate Sears," says Steven Keith Platt, director of Platt Retail Institute, a retail research firm based in Hinsdale. "It's just too big. But you can sell off pieces of it over time." A Sears official says that it's "an absurd notion" that the Kmart deal is devised to turn assets into cash. "What we're going to be doing is bringing something better to market," he says. Among the proxy disclosures:
Sears CEO Alan Lacy pushed for cash while Kmart Holding Chairman Edward Lampert wanted a stock swap. That gummed up talks. In the end, Sears holders got a choice: $50 in cash or one-half a share in the new company for each Sears share. That $5.1 billion payout, including $439 million to pay employee stock options, leaves the combined company with just $700 million cash. Debt soars to $5.1 billion, hardly a retail expansion kitty.
Sears and Kmart rushed to complete the deal when, on Nov. 5, two weeks after talks began on Oct. 21, Vornado Realty Trust announced that it had acquired a 4.3 percent stake in Sears and sent Sears stock soaring. The two retailers announced their deal on Nov. 17.
Morgan Stanley valued Sears' retail property at $6 billion to $9 billion. The new company plans a "full store asset review as part of a plan to monetize non-strategic real estate assets as appropriate," the proxy says.
The new company, Sears Holdings Corp., based in Hoffman Estates, Ill., will have $55 billion in sales and rank as the nation's third-largest retailer behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc. Yet executives tapped to run it — Chairman Edward Lampert, President Aylwin Lewis, CFO William Crowley and most of the directors — aren't retailers. Lampert is a hedge fund manager. Lewis is a fast-food man. And Crowley is a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. dealmaker who now runs Lampert's hedge funds.
Lacy, named vice chairman and CEO of the new company, is unlikely to stick around for long. The proxy discloses that the three-person office of the chairman will "initially" include the chairman (Lampert), vice-chairman and CEO (Lacy) and president (Lewis), but will "thereafter" be composed of the chairman and "such other directors or officers selected by the board of directors."
The only retail executive named in the proxy as close to signing an employment agreement with the merged organization is Luis Padilla, the Target Corp. veteran Sears hired in August as president of merchandising.
Lacy approached Lampert in February 2004 to discuss a "potential business combination" as well as real estate deals and licensing agreements for Sears' Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances. The proxy puts a book value of $5.6 billion on Sears' trade names: $700 million for Lands' End and most of the remaining $4.9 billion for Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances.
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Don't fall for the seasonal gas tax gimmick
Roads across Maine are in rough shape this time of year, and a lot of attention has been paid to the conditions of our roads in recent weeks. I mean a lot. The Bangor Daily News even made a map of nearly 200 potholes in Bangor, and the city's public works department patched them all within 24 hours.
While we can all likely agree we should take better care of our infrastructure, some of the legislative proposals to address the issue would steer Maine in the wrong direction. This includes LD 1157, a proposal to impose a seasonal gas tax in Maine.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Andrew McLean, would reduce Maine's gas tax to 27 cents per gallon from November 1 to May 31 and increase it to 37 cents per gallon between June 1 and October 31. The current gas tax in Maine is 30 cents per gallon. Maine's Transportation Committee on Tuesday held a public hearing on the measure, which was widely opposed by those present.
The bill intends to maximize the presence of tourists during the summer and fall months by increasing the gas tax to enhance gas tax receipts, but the reality is that the tax affects all Mainers as well. Decreasing the gasoline tax in the colder months and increasing it in the warmer months is simply a gimmick that still introduces an overall increase in the gasoline tax. As previously mentioned, this tax is already 30 cents per gallon in the state of Maine, ranking 24th highest among all states.
Source: Tax Foundation
Introducing a net increase would make Maine less competitive with other states. New Hampshire, a state without an income tax or sales tax, ranks 35th on the same list. Even Massachusetts has a more favorable ranking than Maine.
The notable comparison is with New Hampshire, however, as we already lose much business to our neighbor due to the taxes and mandates we already impose. A 2011 study by the Maine Heritage Policy Center found that, between 1951 and 2007, Maine lost $2.2 billion in retail activity to New Hampshire.
As highlighted in testimony submitted in opposition to LD 1157 from the Maine Energy Marketers Association, Maine is already at a competitive disadvantage to New Hampshire in several areas. New Hampshire has a smaller tobacco tax, alcohol tax, minimum wage and does not enforce a sales tax. Imposing any tax increase that further distances us from New Hampshire will only hurt Maine businesses.
Bruce Van Note, the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, testified that "there is not a substantial seasonal variance in fuel tax collections in Maine between the warm and cold seasons." According to data shared in his testimony, 52 percent of the state's annual gas tax receipts come between May and October while 48 percent of receipts come between November and April.
"Based upon this information, it appears this bill will not reach the appropriate bipartisan policy goal of attempting to increase transportation funding while minimizing the impact on Maine citizens," Van Note said in his testimony. "Accordingly, the solution contained in LD 1157 appears to be unsupported by available data, and its policy benefits appear to be outweighed by administrative concerns of implementation and concerns from the tourism industry."
In addition, Mainers have the 16th longest daily commute in the nation, averaging 43.7 miles according to a study of auto insurance policies sold by Answer Financial in 2018. Census Bureau data also shows more than 75 percent of all Mainers over the age of 16 commute to work alone by car, truck or van.
While all of these individuals would be affected by this increase, it would hurt Maine's working poor the most. People who make less than $25,000 annually incontrovertibly spend a larger proportion of their income on gas and fuel than people who make $100,000 or more. The fuel tax itself is regressive in nature and its increase would hurt low-income Mainers. Research shows state-level increases to the gas tax are immediately realized in retail pricing.
To be frank, Mainers are taxed enough already. An analysis published Tuesday by WalletHub financial writer Adam McCann finds that Maine has the third-highest tax burden of all states (measured as the combination of property taxes, individual income taxes and sales and excise taxes as a share of total personal income). Meanwhile, New Hampshire enjoys the fifth lowest overall tax burden in the country.
And to make matters worse, lawmakers have introduced countless bills this legislative session to increase other taxes and fees on hardworking Mainers, including a local-option sales tax, a carbon tax and an increase in the diesel tax, among others.
Mainers should not be subject to exorbitant tax rates, especially when our closest neighbor continuously enjoys the economic benefits of low taxes at our expense.
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Circus Paradise is expected to have about 5,000 people attend at Broadwater Parklands.
New annual music festival coming to Coast
by Emily Halloran
9th Jan 2019 9:01 AM
AN ELECTRONIC music festival featuring international artists will hit the Gold Coast in March.
It will be the first major festival in the city since the likes of Big Day Out, Future Music and Stereosonic wound up in the past five years.
Circus Paradise will mark a major return for the organiser, Mark James, who also organised Future Music and Summerfield Dayze in the heyday of the Gold Coast festival scene.
Mr James returned to the Gold Coast about a year ago after he took a break from the industry and lived in Thailand for four years
Charlotte de Witte performing. Photo: Facebook — Charlotte de Witte
Performing on the day are some of the biggest international electronic acts including Charlotte de Witte, Oliver Huntemann, and Motez, along with Australian acts CTRL ALT DEL and Peach Fur, and DJs from Coolangatta nightclub Rattlesnake.
The boutique music event will be held at the Broadwater Parklands on March 10 and is expected to draw a crowd of up to 5000 people.
Mortez will be performing at Circus Paradise festival at Broadwater Parklands.
Mr James said the festival would have a "unique vibe''.
"We are creating a wonderland theme with artists, DJs and a circus," he said.
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"We're trying to make it super interactive and have lots of performers and acrobats.
"We want the festival to be more boutique-y and keep ticket prices reasonable. I think it's about time the Gold Coast has a great festival."
Ctrl Alt Del will one of the many acts performing at Circus Paradise.
There is also talk that the Coast could see something similar to the beloved Big Day Out again.
"We are catching up with the launch of Circus Paradise at the moment, but I would love to do both electronic and live bands," he said.
Mr James said Circus Paradise would be a test of whether the Gold Coast was ready to start hosting major festivals with large international acts again, competing against the likes of Splendour in the Grass and BluesFest at Byron Bay.
"We are looking to do something around 2020, in the New Year period. Then, two to three more festivals a year if things go well," he said.
"Within the first two and three years we hope to have lots of bookings internationally.
"We have sponsorship with Air Asia and we are close working with a European company Fest Tix for flight packages."
Popular DJ's Bag Raiders are set to perform at Circus Paradise at Broadwater Parklands on March 10.
Mr James said he hoped the reintroduction of electronic music festivals would bring money back to the economy.
"It's accessible to transport. It's right on the tram line which can take you to the main rail to Brisbane.
"It ticks all of the boxes as people can go into Surfers to head to the restaurants or clubs."
Coast entertainment king Billy Cross would be organising the bar at the event.
With talk of more festivals coming to the Coast, Mr Cross said he was "100 per cent for it" and planned to work on potential festivals to come.
Tickets to the event are on sale for $85, or $105 for a VIP ticket.
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Q: Insert numbers into an empty array Let's say in example I have an array of length 5 which is filled with 0 ([0,0,0,0,0]), and I have to print all the ways that I can insert two numbers 5 in that array.
What would be the best way to do this efficiently?

A: You need to generate all combinations of two indices from five indices (nCr, C(5,2)). Their number is equal to binomial coefficient C(5,2) = 10.
You can use next_permutation algorithm with set (0,0,0,5,5)  if available (in C++ std::next_permutation, or own implementation) to get needed arrangement themselves, or itertools.combinations from Python to get indices of 5's

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