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# RadFlowDocument

__RadFlowDocument__ hosts flow document content and is the root elements in the document elements tree. It holds a collection of [Section]({%slug radwordsprocessing-model-section%}) elements.

* [Inserting and Modifying a RadFlowDocument](#inserting-and--modifying-a-radflowdocument)

* [Operating with a RadFlowDocument](#operating-with-a-radflowdocument)

## Inserting and  Modifying a RadFlowDocument

The following code snippet shows how you can create a new __RadFlowDocument__:

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_0}}
    RadFlowDocument document = new RadFlowDocument();
{{endregion}}

__RadFlowDocument__ exposes properties which allow you to customize the way content is presented. The following properties are available for change:

* __ViewType__: An enumeration which specifies how the document should be laid out when displayed. It depends on the application with which the document is opened after it has been created whether this property is respected.

* __Theme__: Specifies the theme which is applied on the document. The document theme enables you to specify colors, fonts and a variety of graphic effects which affect the look of the whole document. More information is available [here]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-document-themes%}).

* __StyleRepository__: Represents the document' StyleRepository. The repository allows to add, remove or enumerate the styles of the document.

* __DefaultStyle__: The default styles that are used for __Paragraph__ and __Run__ elements. More information on default styles is available [here]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-styles%}).

* __HasDifferentEvenOddPageHeadersFooters__: Gets or sets whether pages in this document should have different headers and footers for even and odd pages.

* __ListCollection__: Represents the collection of [Lists]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-lists%}) in the document.

* __CommentCollection__: Represents the collection of [Comments]({%slug radwordsprocessing-model-comment%}) in the document.

* __ProtectionSettings:__ Corresponds to the settings that are used when the document is protected. More information is available [here]({%slug radwordsprocessing-model-permissionrange%}).

* __DefaultTabStopWidth__: The distance between automatic [TabStops]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-tabstop%}).

## Operating with a RadFlowDocument

There are different actions which you can execute with the help of the __RadFlowDocument__ element.

### Adding Sections

You can create a __RadFlowDocument__ from scratch and add Sections to it as follows:

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_1}}
    RadFlowDocument document = new RadFlowDocument();
    document.Sections.AddSection();
{{endregion}}

The Sections property of the document is of type __SectionCollection__ and allows you to add sections to the document.

Alternatively, you could create a section by passing to its constructor the document it should be associated with.

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_2}}
    Section section = new Section(document);
{{endregion}}

### Merge with Another Document

You can merge a __RadFlowDocument__ within another document by using the __Merge()__ method and pass the source document as a parameter to it:

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_3}}
    document.Merge(sourceDocument);
{{endregion}}

Additionally, you have the opportunity to specify the __MergeOptions__ which control the merge operation:

* __ConflictingStylesResolutionMode__: An enumeration specifying the mode used for resolving conflicts between styles with same IDs. The possible values for ConflictingStylesResolutionMode are:

    * __UseTargetStyle__: If a conflict between styles with the same IDs appears, the style of the __target__ document is used.

    * __RenameSourceStyle__: If a conflict between styles with the same IDs appears, the style of the __source__ document is renamed and used.

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_4}}
    MergeOptions mergeOptions = new MergeOptions();
    mergeOptions.ConflictingStylesResolutionMode = ConflictingStylesResolutionMode.RenameSourceStyle;

    document.Merge(sourceDocument, mergeOptions);
{{endregion}}

### Update Fields

__RadFlowDocument__ exposes a __UpdateFields()__ method which allows you to update all fields in the document. More information about fields is available [here]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-fields%}).

The next snippet shows how all fields in a document can be updated simultaneously.

#### __C#__

{{region radwordsprocessing-model-radflowdocument_5}}
    document.UpdateFields();
{{endregion}}

# See Also

 * [RadFlowDocument API Reference](http://www.telerik.com/help/wpf/t_telerik_windows_documents_flow_model_radflowdocument.html)

 * [Document model]({%slug radwordsprocessing-model%})

 * [Section]({%slug radwordsprocessing-model-section%})

 * [Styles]({%slug radwordsprocessing-concepts-styles%})

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Antoine Le Maistre (auch Le Maître; * 2. Mai 1608 in Paris; † 4. November 1658 in Magny-les-Hameaux) war ein französischer Rechtsanwalt, Autor, Jansenist und Eremit. Er war der erste Einsiedler von Port-Royal.

Leben und Werk

Die Familie Arnauld
Antoine Le Maistre (auch: Le Maître) gehörte durch seine Mutter Catherine (1590–1651) zur weitgespannten Familie ihres Vaters Antoine Arnauld (1560–1619), der 20 Kinder hatte. Aus dieser Familie gingen im Laufe des 17. Jahrhunderts drei Äbtissinnen des zisterziensischen Reformklosters Port Royal des Champs hervor (Angélique, Agnès und Angélique de Sain-Jean Arnauld d'Andilly, 1624–1684), ferner etliche Nonnen, und auch die Männer, unter denen bedeutende Köpfe waren (vor allem der Große Arnauld, aber auch dessen ältester Bruder Robert Arnauld d'Andilly), standen fast alle dem Kloster nahe. Seine Mutter trat 1640 ebenfalls dort ein, wo vier ihrer Schwestern bereits Nonnen waren.

Kindheit und Jugend in der Familie Arnauld
Die Ehe von Antoines Eltern war unglücklich, weswegen die Mutter ab 1616 mit den Kindern bei ihrem Vater lebte. Nach dessen Tod 1619 wechselte sie zu ihrem älteren Bruder Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, der deshalb für den jungen Antoine zu einem zweiten Vater wurde. Der Onkel, der 1628 politisch in Ungnade fiel, nutzte diese Zeit bis 1634 für eine gewisse Weltabgeschiedenheit und das Schreiben religiöser Dichtung, ein Beispiel, das Antoine ebenso vor Augen hatte wie das seiner zisterziensischen Tanten.

Star und Aussteiger
Antoine war (zusammen mit seinem Freund Olivier Patru) schon in jungen Jahren als Rechtsanwalt dank seiner rhetorischen Begabung ein Stern am Himmel des Pariser Gerichtswesens. Man sagte ihm eine große Zukunft voraus. Doch dann kam der Bruch. Nicht mal dreißigjährig gab er im Oktober 1637 seine bürgerliche Existenz auf und zog sich für ein Büßerleben in die Nähe des Klosters Port-Royal (in Paris) zurück, wo ihm seine Mutter eine Unterkunft bauen ließ.

Die Bekehrung
Über den Vorgang seiner Lebensumkehr, die für die Pariser Gesellschaft eine Sensation und ein Schock war und die nicht unwesentlich dazu beitrug, dass Richelieu selbst eingriff, ist folgendes bekannt. Die Absicht, eine Ehe einzugehen, gab er auf, als seine Tante Agnès Arnauld, die er um Rat gefragt hatte, ihm davon brieflich in massiver Form abriet. Entscheidend aber war offenbar die Begegnung mit dem Jansenisten Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, genannt Saint-Cyran, der als Freund seines Onkels Robert Arnauld d'Andilly in dessen Haus lebte und das Sterben von dessen kranker Frau Catherine Le Fèvre de la Boderie (* 1598) bis zu ihrem Tod am 24. August 1637 geistlich begleitete. Antoine erlebte diese Phase aus nächster Nähe mit. Man hat deshalb sagen können: En consolant la mourante, l'abbé convertit l'avocat, anders gesagt: Die Trostworte Saint-Cyrans waren für die Sterbende, aber getroffen haben sie den jungen Anwalt. Antoine fühlte sich, wie er später schrieb, von Gott berührt ("Dieu m'ayant touché") und berufen, ein neues Leben in Einsamkeit und Buße zu führen, wohl wissend, dass dieser Schritt von der Gesellschaft als Wahnsinn ("folie") empfunden würde. Er wollte leben, als wäre er in einem Kloster ("comme si j'étais dans un monastère"), ohne aber in einen Orden einzutreten oder Priester werden zu wollen.

Die Solitarier
Antoines Schritt war bahnbrechend. Gleichgesinnte schlossen sich an, vor allem seine jüngeren Brüder Simon Le Maistre de Séricourt (* 1612; † 4. Oktober 1650), Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy, Jean Le Maistre de Saint-Elme (1609–1690) und Charles Le Maistre de Vallemont (1612–1652), aber auch andere, darunter ab dem 20. Januar 1638 Claude Lancelot. Die Gemeinschaft, die ein privates Erziehungsinstitut eröffnete, wurde bekannt unter dem Namen Solitaires (Abgeschiedene, Einsiedler, Eremiten) von Port-Royal (zuerst in Paris, dann verbannt nach Port Royal des Champs). Neben den genannten Namen gehörten dazu: der Arzt Jean Hamon (1618 bis 1687), Pierre Nicole, Antoine Arnauld und andere, ab 1844 auch Robert Arnauld d'Andilly.

Vertreibung und Rückkehr
Die Festnahme von Saint-Cyran durch Richelieu, der offenbar den Verlust eines Teils der geistigen Elite für den Staat befürchtete, führte am 15. Juli 1638 auch zur Auflösung und Zerstreuung der Solitaires durch die Staatsgewalt. Antoine, sein Bruder Simon de Séricourt und Lancelot wurden für ein Jahr nach La Ferté-Milon verbannt, wo sie mit der Familie ihres berühmtesten späteren Schülers Jean Racine in Berührung kamen, konnten aber im August 1639 wieder in das leerstehende Kloster Port Royal des Champs (in Magny-les-Hameaux) einziehen. Da die Nonnen von Port Royal dieses Kloster bereits 1625 geräumt hatten und nach Paris gewechselt waren, konnten die Solitarier anfänglich die Klosterräume nutzen. Ab 1646 kehrten die Nonnen teilweise nach Port Royal des Champs zurück und die Solitarier wichen in die Grangien ("Les Granges") aus.

Lebensweise der Solitarier
Die Solitarier lebten in Port Royal des Champs arm gekleidet, unter strengem Fasten und im Winter ohne Heizung. Sie beteten das Offizium mit den Ortsgeistlichen und sangen es an Festtagen. Für das Morgengebet ("Mâtines") standen sie um zwei Uhr nachts auf. Sie organisierten von 1637 bis 1660 ein Erziehungsinstitut, die sog. Petites Ecoles, wo insgesamt 120 Schüler, die hohes Schulgeld bezahlten, in Kleingruppen unterrichtet wurden. Zu den Solitariern gehörten einige der bedeutendsten Intellektuellen der Zeit. In diesem Klima arbeitete Antoine Le Maistre als Erzieher und war forschend, schreibend und übersetzend tätig, ferner zeitweise körperlich in der Landwirtschaft.

Saint-Cyrans Tod
Saint-Cyran kam im Februar 1643 frei und besuchte Port-Royal des Champs vor seinem Tod im  Oktober. Er regte bei Antoine die Befassung mit Bernhard von Clairvaux an, den er einen Feuerkopf ("un esprit de feu") und einen wahren christlichen Adeligen ("un vrai gentilhomme chrétien") nannte. Saint-Cyrans Tod löste bei Antoine eine anti-intellektuelle Reaktion aus. Er hörte auf zu lesen und zu schreiben, eine geistige Wüste, aus der ihn erst der geistliche Nachfolger Saint-Cyrans, Antoine Singlin (1607–1664), wieder befreite.

Studien und Publikationen
Antoine lernte Griechisch und Hebräisch und begann eine Bibelübersetzung, die von seinem Bruder Sacy vollendet wurde. Daneben übersetzte er die Kirchenväter. Als Frucht seiner langjährigen Übersetzertätigkeit hinterließ er 9 Regeln für die Übersetzung ins Französische, die im Kontext der Herausbildung des klassischen Französisch von Interesse sind (Falconnet 1807, S. XLVI, Anmerkung). Als er 1657 eine Sammlung seiner besten Plädoyers (gehalten zwei Jahrzehnte früher) publizierte, erntete er Kritik für diesen angeblichen Rückfall in die weltliche Eitelkeit. In Wirklichkeit handelte es sich darum, einer Fülle von betrügerischen Veröffentlichungen zu begegnen, in denen Texte, die nicht von ihm stammten, für den besseren Verkauf mit seinem Namen geschmückt wurden. In seiner eigenen Publikation (durch den Herausgeber Jean Issali * 1630, sechs Auflagen bis 1671) setzte er nachträglich christliche Zitate ein.

Lehrer von Racine und Tod
Von 1655 bis 1658 war er einer der Lehrer von Jean Racine (der ihn "Papa" nannte). Folgende Stelle aus Racines Theaterstück Esther (1. Akt, 1. Szene) könnte der Lebensgeschichte seines Lehrers nachgefühlt sein. Esther sagt: «Et c'est là que, fuyant l'orgueil du diadème,/Lasse de vains honneurs, et me cherchant moi-même,/Aux pieds de l'Eternel je viens m'humilier,/Et goûter le plaisir de me faire oublier.» (Den Stolz meiner Position fliehend, eitler Ehrungen überdrüssig und auf der Suche nach mir selbst, komme ich mich demütigen zu Füßen des Ewigen und will genießen die Lust am Vergessenwerden.)

1658 starb Antoine Le Maistre 50-jährig an den Entbehrungen, die er sich konstant auferlegt hatte.

Schriften
Apologie pour feu Monsieur l'Abbé de St Cyran. 1644.
Seconde Apologie pour Monsieur Jansenius. 1645.
Apologie pour feu messire Jean Du Vergier de Hauranne, abbé de St Cyran. Divisee en IV. parties dont les deux premieres contiennent la response à l'extrait d'une information pretenduë que l'on fit courir contre luy l'an 1638. & que les jesuites ont fait imprimer l'an 1644. à la teste d'un libelle diffamatoire intitulé, Sommaire de la theologie de l'abbé de Saint Cyran, & du sieur Arnauld. Et les deux dernieres, qui ont esté adjoutées à cette 2. edition contiennent la Response generale & particuliere à un Memoire de monsieur l'evesque de Langres. 1645
La Vie de S. Bernard, premier abbé de Clairvaux et Père de l'Eglise, divisée en six livres, dont les trois premiers sont traduits du latin de trois célèbres abbez de son temps [Guillaume de St-Thierry, Arnaud (alias Bernard) de Bonneval, Geoffroy, religieux de Clairvaux] & contiennent l'histoire de sa vie; et les trois derniers sont tiréz de ses ouvrages & représentent son esprit & sa conduite. Antoine Vitré et la Vve Martin Durand, Paris 1648.
(Jean Issali, Hrsg.) Les Plaidoyez et harangues de Monsieur Le Maistre, cy-devant advocat au parlement. Pierre Le Petit, Paris 1657.
 Lettre d'un advocat au Parlement, à un de ses amis, touchant l'inquisition qu'on veut établir en France à l'occasion de la nouvelle bulle du pape Alexandre VII. A Paris, le 1er juin 1657. Paris, 1657.  (per Dekret der Glaubenskongregation 1657 auf den Index gesetzt)
L'Aumosne chrestienne, ou la tradition de l'Eglise, touchant la charité envers les pauvres. Vve M. Durand, Paris 1658.
L'aumosne chrestienne, seconde partie. Contenant, l'aumosne ecclesiastique: ou la tradition de l'Eglise grecque et latine. Par laquelle on voit le sujet qu'ont eu les apostres, les papes, & les saints evesques, d'assister les pauvres, & d'y employer les biens des Eglises, & mesme quelquefois les vases sacrez dans les necessitez publiques & particulieres. Veuve Martin Durand. Et Jean Le Mire. Paris 1658.

Literatur
Geneviève Delassault: Le Maistre de Sacy et son temps. Paris 1957, S. 10.
Frédéric Delforge: Les Petites Ecoles de Port Royal 1637–1660. 1985.
Diane Dutton: Le plaidoyer de l'âge classique. Olivier Patru, Antoine Le Maistre et Claude Gaultier. l'Harmattan, Paris 2007.
Ambroise Falconnet (1742–1817, Hrsg.): Œuvres choisies de Le Maistre, célèbre avocat au parlement de Paris. F. Buisson, Paris 1807 (Lebensbeschreibung durch den Herausgeber, S. XXIII–LXXVI).
André Le Gall: Racine. Flammarion, Paris 2004, S. 52 und 72.
Jean Lesaulnier und Antony McKenna: Dictionnaire de Port-Royal. Honoré Champion, Paris 2004.
Alain Viala: Antoine Le Maistre. In: Laffont-Bompiani. Le nouveau dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Paris 1994, S. 1856–1857 (Reihe Bouquins).

Weblinks
 Seite Antoine Le Maistre im Webauftritt der Freunde von Port Royal, französisch
 Seite mit Information zur Familie Le Maistre durch Jean Lesaulnier, französisch

Einzelnachweise

Autor
Übersetzer aus dem Altgriechischen
Übersetzer aus dem Hebräischen
Übersetzer ins Französische
Person des Jansenismus
Eremit
Franzose
Geboren 1608
Gestorben 1658
Mann

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About Matthew Ryan
"Battle of Ashdown - 871"
Open edition print 440x594mm £60.00
Prince Alfred (the future King Alfred the Great) leads the Anglo Saxons of Wessex on behalf of his brother King Ethelred against the Danish invaders under King Bagsecg, King Halfdan and five Earls. The shield wall formation, according to Alfred's chronicler Bishop Asser, clashed around a simple thorn tree of stunted growth. One thorn does not play a role in the developments of a battle, so I believeit is mentioned by Asser because it had a symbolic religious connotation. Whether the thorn existed, it had meaning to those at the time who read about it. It is for this reason that I decided to add Asser's Stunted thorn to the painting. To illustrate its inclusion may be due to Christian meanings I have highlighted it with rays from the sun. Crows in this part of the painting represent the Pagan army and their use of Odin's Ravens on their battle banners.
"Yorkist Gunnes" - Battle of Northampton 1460
Print size 595x387mm (23.42x15.23in) £60.00
Hand signed on 170gsm satin Board
Yorkist field artillery set up near the base of the slope coming down from the Queen Eleanor Cross, facing the south side of the Lancastrian defensive fortifications. The gunners are depicted as retainers to the eighteen year old Edward Earl of March.
"And that goode knyght Syr Wylliam Lucy that dwellyd be-syde Northehampton hyrde the gonne schotte, and come unto the fylde to have holpyn ye kynge, but the fylde was done or that he come; an one of the Staffordys was ware of hys comynge, and lovyd that knyght ys wyffe and hatyd hym, and a-non causyd hys dethe" - Gregory's Chronicle
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"Battle of Northampton - 1460"
A2 signed and Numbered Limited edition £25.00
On 25 June 1460, disinherited Yorkists invaded England from their base in Calais. On 10 July 1460 they meet a Lancastrian army lying in wait for them between Hardingstone and Delapre Abbey near Northampton. The Lancastrians were in a fortified camp armed with cannon, and it was to be the only time during the Wars of the Roses that a fortified camp was assaulted. There is a period of intense negotiations between the two sides and when they fail the Yorkists decide to attack. After a cavalry battle outside the defences, the Yorkists assault the camp. One of the Lancastrian commander's, Lord Grey of Ruthin, changes side at the last minute and helps the Yorkists into the camp. In the rout that follows the senior Lancastrian lords are cut down around the King's tent and King Henry VI is captured and taken back to London.
"Battle of Evesham 1265" (Painting in period manuscript style based on images in the Morgan Bible)
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A2 (420x594mm /16.5x23.4in) £60
Hand Signed and Printed on 170gsm Satin Board
Showing Simon de Montfort being killed by Roger Mortimer. Gilbert de Clare and Prince Edward are shown behind Mortimer and in the painting is also the captive King Henry III and the knight that is said to have pulled him from the melee, Roger de Leybourne who has the shield with arms of six white lions on a blue field. Hugh Despenser is depicted on the far right of painting. I have chose to show de Montforts Coat of Arms in the colours that Matthew Paris painted them in his role of arms and also in his contemporary depiction of the Battle of Evesham.
"Battle of Antioch"
A2 open edition £60
Towards the end of the battle the Turkish army set light to the grass as either a signal to their camp to start a retreat or as a means of trying to separate themselves from the Frankish Crusaders. Either way it did not work and the Franks, mounted on a combination of their own starving horses or mounts left by fallen Turks they chased down the fleeing enemy and a route soon ensued.
"Our men were free to slice up the bodies of the Turks just as the corpses of beasts are cut apart in the abattoir. Blood spun away from bodies of the wounded; dust spun away from the feet of the galloping horse. The air was clouded and darkened as if at dusk."
Robert the Monk, from his Historia Iherosolimitana.

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Піт Сампрас був чемпіоном попереднього року і успішно захистив свій титул, перемігши у фіналі Горана Іванішевича з рахунком 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5), 6–0.

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MTK Global have announced that they will bring an end to their boycott of Irish media outlets at midnight Wednesday.
The refusal to speak to Irish publications has been going on for almost a year, having been instated after the fighter management company expressed their unhappiness at what they described as "widespread media propaganda."
MTK, which was co-founded by Irish former fighter Matthew Macklin and represents stars like Carl Frampton, Michael Conlan and Paddy Barnes, had been widely criticised for the decision to boycott media from the Republic of Ireland.
"We are a truly global company but Irish boxing will always remain close to the heart of MTK," MTK Global President Bob Yalen said on Wednesday. "It would be nice to be free to operate there as we do in every other country in the world and my hope is that the Irish press will support our efforts to do so."
📢 BREAKING...@MTKGlobal to end boycott of Republic Of Ireland at midnight.
The ban came into effect last February, when MTK hit out at the way the company and its fighters were being portrayed by Irish media, particularly in relation to the coverage of a short-notice cancellation of a boxing event at CityWest Hotel last year.
The move to end the boycott can only be positive for the Irish fighters represented by MTK, for fans and for the sport of boxing.


It's been in the works for a while now, and finally we've gone live! You know us as NFL Network's Fantasy Hipsters, but we're going rogue ... or underground, and firing up a brand new podcast. The show will be available on iTunes, Stitcher and blogtalkradio.com. You can check out our teaser episode embedded here, and be on the lookout for the official debut episode soon!
Matt Franciscovich and Matt Harmon assume the Fantasy Hipsters moniker once again in their new podcast with this teaser introduction episode. The duo discusses what their plan is with the show including NFL news updates, Franchise's music take of the week, Harmon's top beer pick of the week and debunking popular mainstream myths. Make sure to subscribe to get the first episode as soon as it comes out. You won't want to miss this madness.


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Nassa crenellifera A. Adams, 1852
Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
Neogastropoda (Order)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
Nassariidae (Family)
Nassariinae (Subfamily)
Nassa (Genus)
Nassa crenellifera (Species)
Nassarius siquijorensis (A. Adams, 1852)
Nassa Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Tritia Risso, 1826
Adams A. (1852-1853 ["1851"]). Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
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MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassa crenellifera A. Adams, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=560760 on 2021-01-20
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original description Adams A. (1852-1853 ["1851"]). Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of gasteropodous Mollusca belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 19: 94-112 [7 December 1852], 113-114 [29 April 1853]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859178
basis of record Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1-356. [details]


Smashwords – Books Tagged "fairies and elves"
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"The Little People Journey into the Mystic Sea" encourages goodness and integrity and inspires us to BELIEVE that anything is possible. So take a dive into the world of mermaids who befriend a little girl who has lost her way. The Little People and the elementals of water share their secrets so that we may own our power and follow the truth within our hearts. Middle grade 8 & up.
A great set of 14 Bedtime Stories for the younger child. Enjoy the adventures of Bouncey the Elf and Friends. Meet Henry the Caravan, Eddy the Lifeboat, Skipper the Kangaroo, Peta the Plane, Eddy the Lifeboat and Aerie the Faery.
A somewhat true account of abiding love, love lost, love renewed, in the wilds of the Adirondack Mountains, aided by magic, dragons, trolls, Fairies, elves, brownies, and, of course, quantum physics.


This spicy, fall-flavored chutney is perfect with poultry at a holiday meal or as part of a cheese platter with hearty, rustic bread.
The eggplant and date and pomegranate molasses in this recipe give your mouth a real taste of Israel. Cooking the chicken, eggplant and potatoes together makes it a full, one-pan meal.
This simple, one-pot meal pairs classic roasted chicken with wintery vegetables, which are still available in the markets, yet packs tons of bold flavor. Quick to prepare, with little active time, it is perfect for a weeknight Passover dinner, and the leftovers make a great lunch, too.


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Q: Autocorrelation function of binary time series I have binary (1 or 0) time series of an event and I want to calculate its ACF. The problem is that I need to split the TS into clusters according  to their duration and to calculate ACF of each subset.
Let me show you an example:
TS : (1,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1)
I'd like to have an ACF that is a sum of :
ACF of cluster 1 : (1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
ACF of cluster 2 : (1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
ACF of cluster 3 : (1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)
and then average these 3 vectors to get the result I need. The number of clusters is arbitrary, approximate duration of time series varies between 1k to 10k observations

A: It's not clear to me at all what you're trying to do.

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*In agreement with @OttoKässi I don't understand the logic behind the subsets. Why three? Why those three? What is the (mathematical) rationale for constructing those subsets.

*More fundamentally, averaging correlation coefficients makes little sense to me. In autocorrelation, you calculate Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficients of the vector with different lagged versions of that same vector. Then you want to do that for three different (orthogonal) vectors, and average the coefficients? Why? That makes no statistical sense to me.
That aside, to calculate the autocorrelation for the three vectors you can do the following:
# Your sample vectors
v <- list(
    v1 = c(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0),
    v2 = c(1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0),
    v3 = c(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0));

# Calculate acf for lag = 0 ... 10 and store as columns in dataframe
# The rows correspond to lag = 0 ... 10
acf <- as.data.frame(lapply(v, function(x) as.numeric(acf(x, plot = FALSE)$acf)));
acf;
#            v1          v2           v3
#1   1.00000000  1.00000000  1.000000000
#2   0.63257576  0.47979798 -0.009090909
#3   0.26515152 -0.04040404 -0.018181818
#4  -0.10227273 -0.06060606 -0.027272727
#5  -0.13636364 -0.08080808 -0.036363636
#6  -0.17045455 -0.10101010 -0.045454545
#7  -0.20454545 -0.12121212 -0.054545455
#8  -0.23863636 -0.14141414 -0.063636364
#9  -0.27272727 -0.16161616 -0.072727273
#10 -0.18181818 -0.18181818 -0.081818182
#11 -0.09090909 -0.09090909 -0.090909091

If you now insist, you could calculate average correlation coefficients for different lags by taking the row averages. Mind you, I don't see how this makes statistical sense though.
rowMeans(acf);
#[1]  1.00000000  0.36776094  0.06885522 -0.06338384 -0.08451178 -0.10563973
#[7] -0.12676768 -0.14789562 -0.16902357 -0.14848485 -0.09090909

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Georg Aumann (* 11. November 1906 in München; † 4. August 1980 ebenda) war ein deutscher Mathematiker.

Aumann studierte ab 1925 Mathematik und Physik an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München unter anderem bei Constantin Carathéodory und Heinrich Tietze, bei dem er 1931 promoviert wurde (Beiträge zur Theorie der Zerlegungsräume). 1933 habilitierte er sich zweimal, einmal an der TU München, das andere Mal an der Universität München (mit jeweils unterschiedlichen Habilitationsarbeiten). 1934/35 war er als Rockefeller-Stipendiat am Institute for Advanced Study. 1936 wurde er außerordentlicher Professor an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Berufungen auf einer ordentlichen Professur scheiterten mehrfach, da er unter den Nationalsozialisten als politisch unzuverlässig galt.

Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs, am 1. Oktober 1942, wurde er Kryptoanalytiker in der Chiffrierabteilung des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht (OKW/Chi). Im Referat IVc der Gruppe IV "Analytische Entzifferung" befasste er sich unter Regierungsrat Erich Hüttenhain mit dem Einbruch in schwierige und noch ungelöste Verschlüsselungssysteme.

Nach dem Krieg, im Jahr 1949, wurde er ordentlicher Professor an der Universität Würzburg und 1950 an der Universität München. Einer seiner Doktoranden dort war Friedrich L. Bauer. Im Jahr 1960 wechselte er auf ein Ordinariat an die TU München.

Er befasste sich insbesondere mit reeller Analysis, aber auch mit konformen Abbildungen, komplexen Polynomen und Verbandstheorie. Von ihm stammt eine Monographie in der Grundlehren-Reihe über reelle Funktionen, ein dreibändiges Analysis-Lehrbuch mit  Otto Haupt und eine dreibändige Höhere Mathematik für Ingenieure.

1958 wurde er ordentliches Mitglied der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1977 wurde er Ehrendoktor der Universität Erlangen.

Schriften
mit Otto Haupt, Christian Pauc: Differential- und Integralrechnung, 3 Bände, De Gruyter, 1948 bis 1955
Reelle Funktionen, Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, Springer Verlag, 2. Auflage 1969
Höhere Mathematik, Band 1–3, BI Hochschultaschenbücher 1970/71
Ad artem ultimam: eine Einführung in die Gedankenwelt der Mathematik, Oldenbourg 1974
mit Otto Haupt: Einführung in die reelle Analysis, 3 Bände, De Gruyter, 3. Auflage 1974 bis 1983
Approximation von Funktionen, in Robert Sauer, Istvan Szabo Die mathematischen Hilfsmittel des Ingenieurs, Band 3, Springer Verlag 1968

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 Biografie von Elmar Thoma, TU München

 Autoren-Profil in der Datenbank zbMATH

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Kryptoanalytiker in Deutschland
Mathematiker (20. Jahrhundert)
Hochschullehrer (Technische Universität München)
Mitglied der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Ehrendoktor der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Nachrichtendienstliche Person im Zweiten Weltkrieg
Geboren 1906
Gestorben 1980
Deutscher
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Algorithms and software implementing them are now ubiquitous in our lives. Rankings, credit scores, recommendation systems, University admissions are just small examples where algorithms are widely used and having a real impact on our societies. This is all the more important since today algorithms (and software) are designed and implemented at an industrial level and most important are embedded in « automatic devices » having a certain decision autonomy.
Can we consider algorithm design under the perspective of mechanise design theory? After all algorithms are formal procedures allocating resources to tasks and issues such as « fairness », « neutrality » etc. could be relevant.
Can we audit algorithms? Many algorithms today can have an unpredictable behaviour this depending on the training set (for algorithms which « learn ») or have an unpredictable impact where they are applied, this depending upon the complexity of the situation where they are used. Should we (and how) audit algorithms before allowing their use (as for food and drugs)?
Are the formal verification and requirements for engineering tools sufficient in order to handle such issues?
What will be the impact of regulating the use of algorithms on our economies and our societies?
On the above topics the LAMSADE and DIMACS with the support of the House of Public Affairs, the chair on Governance and Regulation of Université Paris Dauphine, the GDR Policy Analytics and the GDRI Algorithmic Decision Theory of the CNRS are organising a workshop (by invitation only) at Université Paris Dauphine the 11-12/12/2017.


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Q: Logging only written on old [filename].1 log files My log is not written on the correct log file for example syslog, mail.log, mysql.log, auth.log but for some reason the latest event are written on these old log files syslog.1, auth.log.1, mail.log.1 . They are huge files because of their previous data.
I can see latest event on November 4th written correctly in [filename].1 file. What is happening here? Please help and thanks in advance.

A: For some reason logging stop after working without a problem. Here is the solution : https://serverfault.com/a/545623/109483
Unlike the poster there, I'm not upgrading from Squeeze because I did a fresh installation of Wheezy but still had the same problem. Interestingly the solution is similar.
Thanks.


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i hope you don't mind this ginormous photo dump, because i have over 40 photos in this blog post and that is a lot of scrolling! i just get so camera happy this time of year when we get to enjoy the outdoors again, and central park is absolute magic right now.
our very first home office!
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Nashville's Chagall Guevara plays its first hometown show since the release of its debut album, Feb. 8 at 328 Performance Hall.
When Chagall Guevara guitarist Dave Perkins faces the possibility of a nuclear holocaust in "If It All Comes True," his response is not to curse the bringers of war, nor to lament his own helplessness. In the face of certain destruction, his last act is an act of love.
At first, that anthem seems an unusual finish to an album that views its characters so harshly. Chagall Guevara's self-titled debut album is peopled with petty tyrants, freakish personalities, broken families. But what Chagall Guevara sees--and this separates them from nearly every other socially conscious performer--is not people destroyed by a twisted society, but a society destroyed by twisted people. That theme connects the opening "Murder in the Big House" to "If It All Comes True," and that makes listening to this album a sometimes painful experience.
Some very scary--and all too identifiable--people inhabit Chagall Guevara's Escher's World: the selfish father and his confused, love-starved son in "The Rub of Love"; the powermongers of "Play God" and "Monkey Grinder"; the man in "Can't You Feel The Chains" who runs his relationship like a police state; the "Candy Guru" who feeds on the loneliness of other people. The music is a suitably bizarre complement, a skewed mix of '70s guitar rock, British garage bands, and philosophical post-punk. Steve Taylor fronts this with a voice that sounds alternately conspiratorial and sarcastic.
Chagall Guevara's mean ethical streak is strongly, though not overtly, Christian, but the band conveys its message differently than most Christian acts. Chagall lacks the viciousness of the Housemartins or the Beautiful South; the group doesn't embrace U2's mysticism or the sometimes force feel-good happiness of much contemporary Christian music. When Taylor and company come down hard, their wrath is deserved; when the endangered lovers of "If It All Comes True" come together, their union is neither easy nor permanent.
In "Violent Blue," a powerhouse race-up that describes an encounter with a one-time friend who has "traded in your peace sign for a finger," (rhythm guitarist Lynn Nichols likes to say he's become a lawyer), the band cuts through the psychobabble to cold reality: "I don't believe it's the way you were raised, or the cards you were dealt, or a poor self-image/I think you love yourself too much."
Perhaps the most emotionally wrenching song on Chagall Guevara is "The Rub of Love," where a young son accuses the father who deserted him--"What was that vow you made?... And what about the girl you wed?"--but later admits that "if he ever really held me they'd have to pry me off with the jaws of life."
So Chagall Guevara needs "If It All Comes True" to redeem it from the bleak cynicism and sarcasm of the rest of the album. If the singer doesn't call his lover to stand by him, there's nothing left but despair. There is salvation in Chagall Guevara's world, but nobody finds it by himself.


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Paul de Choudens, né le  à Paris et mort le  à Versailles, est un musicien, éditeur de musique, poète et librettiste français d'origine suisse.

Biographie
En 1888, il reprend, avec son frère Antony, la maison d'édition fondée par son père, Antoine de Choudens, en 1845 et fait fortune en publiant notamment les partitions du Faust de Gounod et Carmen de Bizet. Il a défendu plus particulièrement Alfred Bruneau, Paul Vidal ou André Messager.

Connu aussi sous le pseudonyme de Paul Bérel, il a traduit et adapté Le Directeur de théâtre de Mozart en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède avec lequel il écrira cinq livrets pour le compositeur Félix Fourdrain.

En 1901, il fait construire un hôtel particulier par Charles Girault au n°21 de la rue Blanche à Paris, aujourd'hui classé Monument Historique. L'immeuble se distingue par sa belle façade de style Art Nouveau. L'hôtel de Choudens devînt ensuite la célèbre école de théâtre de la rue Blanche.

Livrets
 1894 : Dinah, comédie lyrique en 4 actes d'après Cymbeline de Shakespeare, en collaboration avec Michel Carré, musique d'Edmond Missa, à la Comédie-Parisienne ()
 1896 : Clarisse Harlowe, opéra en 3 actes et 5 tableaux d'après le roman de Samuel Richardson, en collaboration avec Jules Barbier
 1898 : Lovelace, opéra en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Jules Barbier, musique d'Henri Hirschmann, au Théâtre-Lyrique ()
 1905 : Amica, drame lyrique en 2 actes, musique de Pietro Mascagni, à l'opéra de Monte-Carlo ()
 1905 : Les Girondins, drame lyrique en 4 actes et 6 tableaux, en collaboration avec André Lénéka, musique de Fernand Le Borne, au Grand-Théâtre de Lyon ()
 1906 : Laura, drame lyrique en 3 actes et 4 tableaux, musique de Charles Pons, au Trianon-Lyrique ()
 1908 : Sanga, drame lyrique en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Eugène Morand, musique d'Isidore de Lara, à l'Opéra-Comique ()
 1909 : Mourette, drame lyrique en 3 actes, un prologue et 4 tableaux, musique de Charles Pons, à l'Opéra de Marseille ()
 1909 : La Glaneuse, drame lyrique en 3 actes, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Félix Fourdrain, au Grand-Théâtre de Lyon ()
 1910 : Maïa, drame lyrique en 3 actes, musique de Ruggero Leoncavallo, au théâtre de l'Opéra de Rome (janvier)
 1911 : Fanny Elssler, comédie lyrique en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique d'Alexandre Georges
 1911 : La Forge, drame musical en 5 actes, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Félix Fourdrain
 1911 : L'Aube rouge, drame lyrique en 4 actes et 5 tableaux, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Camille Erlanger, au théâtre des Arts de Rouen ()
 1912 : Vercingétorix, drame en 4 actes et 7 tableaux, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Félix Fourdrain, à l'Opéra de Nice ()
 1912 : Cléopatre, drame musical en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Fernand Le Borne

 1913 : Madame Roland, drame lyrique en 3 actes et 5 tableaux, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Félix Fourdrain, au théâtre des Arts de Rouen ()
 1913 : Myriane, drame lyrique en 3 actes, en collaboration avec Paul Ferrier, musique de Charles Silver, à l'Opéra de Nice ()
 1913 : Les Contes de Perrault, féerie lyrique en 4 actes et 20 tableaux, en collaboration avec Arthur Bernède, musique de Félix Fourdrain, au théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique ()
 1922 : La Passion, drame lyrique en 4 actes et 10 tableaux, en collaboration avec Jules Méry, musique d'Albert Dupuis
 1923 : Iriam, conte persan en 3 actes et 4 tableaux, musique de Marc Delmas, au Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux ()
 1924 : La Plus forte, drame lyrique en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Jean Richepin, musique de Xavier Leroux, à l'Opéra-Comique ()
 1926 : La Vanina, drame lyrique en 3 actes, musique de Paul Bastide, au théâtre des Arts de Rouen ()
 1926 : Le Masque, roman vénitien en 4 actes, musique de Marc Delmas, au Casino municipal de Nice ()
 1927 : Oletta, la fille du Corse, drame musical en 3 actes et 4 tableaux, en collaboration avec André Leroy, musique d'Henry Février, au Grand-Théâtre de Bordeaux ()
 1927 : Les Borgia, drame lyrique en 4 actes, en collaboration avec Jean Richepin, musique de Fernand Le Borne

Distinctions
 Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (décret du ).
 Officier de la Légion d'Honneur au titre du ministre des Affaires étrangères (décret du ).

Bibliographie
 Agnès Chauvin "L'Hôtel Choudens", Livraisons d'histoire de l'architecture, ,  2009.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Librettiste français d'opéra
Éditeur musical français (personne)
Officier de la Légion d'honneur
Personnalité liée à la musique classique décorée de la Légion d'honneur
Naissance en juin 1850
Naissance dans l'ancien 1er arrondissement de Paris
Décès en octobre 1925
Décès à Versailles
Décès en Seine-et-Oise
Décès à 75 ans


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We are those who politicians in Bulgaria most often call 'ordinary people'.
We are Bulgarians and citizens of European Bulgaria, joint together by a noble idea – 'Bulgaria is You!'.
We believe that Bulgaria this is us, its citizens, people from all walks of life, with different interests, families, fates, but people who have all realized that the good and success of the country depends on us.
We are a great power and can do what civil servants and politicians do not always manage to do – to see the concrete problem and to help for its solution.
We act with the power of our joint will and solidarity.
We are able to help the poor man, the one who has lost their hart, faith and landmark in life.
'Bulgaria is You!' is a national civil movement that gives a hand to all Bulgarian citizens who want to have a better life, to live with dignity I a modern and normal country. We have accepted as our cause to improve the quality of life and the standard of living of the Bulgarian citizens in conformity with the European strategy 'Europe 2020' for increasing the welfare and standard of living in the member countries of EU. And this means to show civil irreconcilability towards all negative actions and tendencies in the Bulgarian society – from the corruption at the top level of the government to the misery in which thousands Bulgarian families have to exist. This means irreconcilability towards the weaknesses of the governmental, regional and municipal authorities, towards the negative practices in the spheres of healthcare, education, security, judicial and pension systems. This means irreconcilability towards everything that hinders and stands in the way of the young people to find realization in Bulgaria.
'Bulgaria is You!' is a national civil movement which unites members and advocates for highly humane and moral causes. It gives people in Bulgaria hope that the difficulties in life are surmountable, that everybody can see their dream come true when they have next to them the held out hand for help and friendship of the members and advocates of the Movement.
We, the members of the National Movement 'Bulgaria is You!' want that Bulgarian citizens start to believe in their own power and capability to change Bulgaria. Because the 'scenario of the transition' written at the end of the past century is unacceptable for us – neither as present, nor as a future situation for our people.
'Because Bulgaria is each of us, not just those who 'represent' us!' These are the words of the first Chairman of 'Bulgaria is You!' Dimitar Kutsarov who sincerely believes that with the power of a nation-wide civil movement we can achieve what our own politicians will never do.
National Movement 'Bulgaria is You!' implements their goals guided by:
the fundamental European democratic values;
the traditional national and moral virtues;
the universal principles of humanism, compassion, multiethnic and religious tolerance, understanding and solidarity in the civil society
'Bulgaria is You!' sets the following goals:
to work for the improvement of the quality of life and the standard of living of the Bulgarian citizens in compliance with the European Strategy 'Europe 2020' for increasing the wellbeing and the standard of living in the member-countries of the European Union;
to stimulate young people to participate more actively in the community life and to express their committed civil position on topical social issues;
to help the development and accomplishment of the young people in Bulgaria through educational and social programmes;
to assist in finding of better managerial solutions in different spheres of the business and community life in the country;
to initiate holding of public debates on important national, regional and local issues;
to express their position in public through declarations, petitions, letters, meetings, demonstrations and other initiatives permitted by the Law, when the civil rights and freedom guaranteed by the Constitution have been violated;
to defend citizens' rights and freedom with the means of this Statute and in compliance with the Movement's Programme;
to convince young people that the efforts put into changes for a better future are for the Bulgarian citizens opportunity, granted by the Constitution and the Bulgarian and European legislation.
'Bulgaria is You!' sets the following objectives:
the uniting of all citizens who share the objectives and the Programme of the Movement;
expanding the connections between the young people in the different regions of the country on the bases of their professional and creative interests;
assisting with ideas, programmes and funding for organizing Interests Clubs on local, regional and country level;
promoting the objectives, ideas and principles of the Movement among different social and professional groups and communities in the spheres of culture, science, economic and social development, education and sport;
helping morally and financially its members and the citizens for a better professional realization and solving of certain social issues, for increasing their professional qualification and realization on the work market.
'Bulgaria is You!' implements its objectives and tasks through:
collaboration with the state and local authorities to find better solutions of issues in all spheres of public life;
organizing of national discussion forums: round tables, conferences, seminars on issues, which are important for the state and the community;
collaboration with other similar organizations in Bulgaria and abroad to create joint projects and programmes;
establishing of a public award fund Civil Initiative which shall be used to stimulate civil activity and distinguish dignified civil deeds;
assisting the public and media activities of its members through holding regular press conferences and participation the mass media;
providing information about bad managerial practices to the respective state authorities and insisting on their termination;
providing and maintenance of the necessary equipment and facilities of the Movement.
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Rights of its members to elect and to be elected in the governing bodies of the Movement;
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Free choice of the organizational forms and activities of the Movement, formed on different criteria: territorial, professional, common, social, spiritual, cultural, economic, sports and other interests.
Members of the National Movement 'Bulgaria is You! can be Bulgarian physical persons and legal entities, as well as those citizens of the other member-countries of the European Union, who adopt the Statutes, aims and work for the implementation of the goals that the Movement sets itself.
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Members' enlisting is done by the National Civil Council (NCC) of the Movement and by structures authorized by it, after filing of a written application.
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IT will be a personal triumph for Coventry singer Sammi Tuson when she appears live on reality show Don't Stop Believing this weekend after battling a life-threatening illness.
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Sammi's sister, Sarah Jayne, is the group leader of Three Spires and said: "Sammi has done so well and it's wonderful that she is going to be able to perform for the TV contest.
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"The line-up for the show is very tough though and there are a lot of young singing groups so we are hoping people in Coventry and Warwickshire will pick up their phones and vote for us."
Three Spires first started 155 years ago and was initially called The Coventry Musical Play Society.
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Among the enthusiastic Coventry performers taking part in Sunday's show are mother-of-three Jodie Reynolds, 28-year-old Leon Carty, student and part-time musical theatre teacher Wil Neale and sisters Fiona and Vicky Brown.


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2nd Floor Complete Refurbishment at 150 Minories
Major investment to refurbish lifts at serviced office centre to improve customer service
Initium plan and deliver a new Air Conditioning System
No.2 Finch Lane building refurbishment
Initium awarded the fit-out on London's Cheapside
The First Serviced Office Centre in Cheapside opposite One New Change.
Initium has announced it has won the contract to project manage the fit-out of 20,000 sq ft of new serviced office space at 107 Cheapside. It's the first serviced office centre to open in this prestigious location and is close to the new One New Change shopping mall and within easy walking distance of both Bank and St Pauls tube.
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These spectacular pictures are shot by the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station flying 220 miles above Earth on Oct. 28. The Expedition 25 astronauts used the ESA-built Cupola observatory module to make these amazing nighttime pictures of planet Earth.
Parts of Europe and Africa are very easily recognizable in this night time image shot by one of the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station flying 220 miles above Earth on Oct. 28. The view "looks" northward over Sicily and the "boot" of Italy, with the Mediterranean Sea representing most of the visible water in the view and the Adriatic Sea to the right of center. Tunisia is partially visible at left. Part of a docked Russian spacecraft and other components of the ISS are in the foreground.
From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 25 crew members onboard the International Space Station shot this night time image of the northern Gulf coast. Mobile Bay and the city of Mobile (top left, beneath one of the solar panels of a docked Russian Soyuz spacecraft), New Orleans and Houston are visible as the view "moves" southeastward. The Interstate Highway 20 cities of Jackson, Shreveport, Dallas and Fort Worth are also visible further inland. The view extends northward (left) to Little Rock and Oklahoma City.


Happy Friday! While this week has gone by super quickly, it has been exhausting. We hosted a conference yesterday- it went really well, but I need a nap. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch up on some sleep this weekend.
One of my favourite things is Candy Corn. I know most people think it's disgusting, but I love it...soooo good!! They even make different flavours now, like candy apple.
I was talking to another blogger about it this recently, she too is a Candy Corn fan, and she thinks that the reason why she likes it so much is because you can only get Candy Corn during Halloween- it's not available year round. I have to agree with her...I think if I could have Candy Corn year round, I wouldn't like it as much.
I agree, candy corn is TOTALLY a Halloween treat. That's what makes it so special. Kind of like Egg Nog... it wouldn't be as yummy if it were available year round.
I just bought two bags last night....I love candy corn!


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Checkatrade Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy Final: Kick-Off time confirmed
Following the conclusion of the Checkatrade Trophy Semi-Finals, the kick-off time for the Final between Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town has been confirmed as 3pm.
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Tickets for the Checkatrade Trophy Final can only be purchased directly from the two finalist clubs and are not available from either the EFL or from Wembley Stadium.
Ahead of kick-off between the two sides, British mezzo-soprano Faryl Smith will again take to the pitch to sing the national anthem.
Smith, 22, has experience of performing at the national stadium for the EFL, having sung at a number of previous Play-Off and Trophy Finals, including the recent Carabao Cup Final and all three of last season's Play-Off Finals.