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News: Idea-Vodafone merger officially announced
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Idea-Vodafone merger officially announced
The combined entity will create the countrys largest telecom operator with the widest network in the country.
The much-anticipated merger of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India was announced today, effectively giving birth to the largest network in India, says a report. In a statement the companies said that the merger will create the country's largest telecom operator with the widest network in the country and pan-India 3G/4G footprint. The following are some of the features that the combined entity will have:
Vodafone will own 45% of the entity, and Vodafone and Idea will have the right to nominate 3 directors each.
The combined entity will have 40 crore customers – to put things in perspective, nearly one of every three customers in India.
Promoters of idea will have the sole right to appoint Chairman, however, the CEO and COO appointment will need approval of both promoters.
The deal excludes Vodafone's 42% stake in tower company Indus Towers.
The news of the impending merger has been doing rounds for the last few months, and the development comes in soon after Bharti Airtel announced buying Telenor's operations in six states, and the merger of wireless business of Reliance Communications with Aircel. These disruptions have been attributed to the entry of Reliance Jio in the market, which challenged the players to take on competition. The developments and competition in the telecom industry surely mean that aggressive pricing strategies, mergers and consolidations, and intensive marketing campaigns will become more frequent.
M&As also augment job cuts. As reported earlier on People Matters, after significant mergers across the industry, the telecom operators are looking forward to streamlining their business operations by identifying and removing redundancies in the sector. Most impacted job cuts would be in sales and distribution department and those in the infrastructure services space. The hiring activity in the industry has also experienced a blow.
Aircel, a cellular service major announced the termination of its 10% pan-India staff strength i.e. around 700 employees. The move was a part of the first stage manpower downsizing. As per the media reports, these are the first set of redundancies identified by Aircel to reduce the duplication of human resources meanwhile preparing for the possible merger with Reliance Communications (RCom). The company provided around a week's time to its staff members to agree to the company's compensation package which included February's full month salary and the basic pay to allotted for next six months. There is a fear in the market that more such jobs cuts will loom the telecom sector in the near future and this can be attributed to consolidation. The situation aroused when the sector was thrown open to the non-state companies in 1995.
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In exit polling done Tuesday during the Wisconsin recall, 18% of those who voted for the hard-right Republican Walker said they will vote for Obama in the Fall. How can this be? It seems $60 million in a relatively small state can really get your lies (I mean message) across.
One of the most popular ads run by the Republicans pounded on the idea that it was wrong to recall a governor that hasn't committed a crime. A bold ad, or a perhaps a Freudian slip as he's likely to be indicted any day, especially since 12 of his closest aids are already cooling their heels in jail. The premise of this ad was accepted by 25% of registered Democrats, Republicans simply don't care if he's committed a crime.
His billionaire masters purchased him an image as a bold, brave Governor who took on the difficult issues and balanced a budget that was $3.5 billion in the hole. All without cutting any jobs, or raising taxes. He really inherited a $40 million surplus that he gave away to corporations on the first day. The rest was also a bunch of lies, jobs will be slashed and taxes will skyrocket. Billions in debt is being kicked down the road while paying interest. But he was able to sell it as day for night. Rural voters that really turned out for him are now convinced that the greedy teachers all make $75,000 a year. Only about a 250% exaggeration. Next winter their roads probably won't be plowed, normally a big problem in the Great White North, but global warming should take care of that, courtesy of the Koch Brothers.
Even people who should know better accepted this nonsense with 35% of union households voting for their own throats to be cut. In the next few weeks the disaster Walker has made will start to impact locally. He was only the third Governor in 230 years of the United States to face a re-call, he might be the fourth as well. Okay, jail is more likely. On that point, ironically the re-call gave him a huge gift. Not only was his indictment put off until this Friday (a well placed rumor), but he is now able to transfer millions of campaign money to his legal defense fund. He can also buy counsel for his already indicted co-conspirators making it harder to flip them to State's evidence. The Democrats did pick up one recalled Senate seat to gain the majority, so Walker's agenda will be pulled up short. Now he can blame them for the damage he has caused.
The rightwing media has become obsessed with the "feud" between Obama and Clinton. They take no notice that Big Dog Clinton is been pulled up tight on his chain by Obama. The media said that yesterday in an interview on CNBC Clinton called for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for the rich, contrary to Obama policy.
We have the best "liberal" media that right-wing billionaire money can buy.
Wisconsin historically has been high on the list as far as an education (though they did elect Joe McCarthy-twice). Nevertheless, it just shows how a massive amount of money spent on messaging can even fool people who you wouldn't think could be duped into voting against their own self interest. Furthermore, even a college cheat like Walker can be propped up and made respectable with enough cash behind him. Better hit up your "pals" at the banks Barry or we in Chicago will be seeing more of you at the Sox games next season.
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Al Qaeda bomb maker reportedly killed in U.S. airstrike in Pakistan
ABC News is reporting that a key Al Qaeda operative was killed in the U.S. airstrike in Pakistan which killed 18 people, including women and children, last week.
An Egyptian chemist, Midhat Mursi, 52, also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri, was identified by unnamed Pakistan officials to ABC news. The sources said he was among one of three known senior al Qaeda members present at the compound that was hit.
"He's the man who trained the shoe bomber, Richard Reid and Zacharias Mousssaoui, as well as hundreds of others," said former FBI agent Jack Cloonan.
Mursi has a $5 million dollar bounty on his head and is well-known for his chemical weapons expertise, strange alias, and red beard.
Two Pakistani officials also reported the son-in-law of Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was also among those killed in the U.S. airstrikes.
Abu Ubayda al-Misri, Abd al-Rahman al-Maghrebi who was Zawahiri's son-in-law, and Mustafa Osman another Egyptian who was an associate of Zawahiri, are thought to be among those terrists that were killed. U.S. officials also say that Khalid Habib, another senior Al Qaeda operative, may have been at the site of the attack.
Pakistani officials have been searching for the gravesights of the 4 or 5 terrorists killed in the attack where three houses were destroyed, but so far have been unsuccessful. Provincial authorities say that sympathizers probably took the bodies to be buried in the mountains to prevent their identification.
"We do not have any evidence to prove that they have been killed, but we have indications that they were there and were among those bodies that were taken away," an unnamed official was quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao had earlier stated that the Pakistani government had no knowledge of the identities of the foreigners who were believed killed in the missile attack.
U.S. counterterrorism officials had no immediate comment on the report. The White House, as of Tuesday, has not made mention of any U.S. connection with the attack, but called Pakistan a valuable ally in the war against terrorists.
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"Pakistani Official claims 'foreign terrorists' among civilians killed in U.S. airstrike" — Wikinews, January 17, 2006
"U.S. senators defend Pakistan missile strike that killed 18" — Wikinews, January 16, 2006
"Protests erupt in Pakistan over US air strike" — Wikinews, January 15, 2006
"U.S. airstrike targeting Ayman al-Zawahiri leaves 18 dead in Pakistani village" — Wikinews, January 14, 2006
"'Top al-Qaida figures killed'" — People's Daily Online, January 19, 2006
"Bajaur airstrike — three Qaeda militants identified" — Daily Times, January 19, 2006
"Missile hit bomb master" — Herald Sun, January 19, 2006
"Source: Three al-Qaeda members 'killed'" — BBC News Online, January 19, 2006
Farhan Bokhari. "Confusion over identities of al-Qaeda leaders killed" — FT.com, January 19, 2006
Iqbal Hussain Khan Yousafzai. "US missile attack kills Qaida top brass in Pak village" — Asian Tribune, January19, 2006
"Rocket attack kills terror suspects" — News.scotsman.com, January 19, 2006
Habibullah Khan and Brian Ross. "U.S. Strike Killed Al Qaeda Bomb Maker" — ABC News (United States), January 18, 2006
"Key Al Qaeda Bomb Maker Believed Slain" — CBS News, January 18, 2006
US strike killed Al Qaeda bomb maker <broken link> [archived version] — Reuters, January 18, 2006
AP. "Source: 4 terrorists killed in U.S. missile strike" — CNN, January 18, 2006
Carlotta Gall & Douglas Jehl. "Senior Qaeda Members Said to Be Killed in Airstrike" — The New York Times, January 18, 2006
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Headaches are a common problem and can take the form of tension headaches, migraines, or in some cases, the manifestation of an underlying disease. Frequent headaches should be taken seriously and never brushed off an stress.
If you are having more than the occasional headache, it is important to speak with your family doctor for a battery of tests and possibly a referral to a neurologist for brain condition treatment. It is easy to blame stress, but in some cases of frequent headaches, chronic diseases or other medical conditions can be the cause.
One of the most common underlying conditions that may cause headaches is hypertension. Many people have critically high blood pressure before it is ever diagnosed, which can lead to stroke or organ damage. As part of your testing, your doctor will want to check your blood pressure, blood glucose, and likely have blood work and a urinalysis done. Other problems that may be easy to fix are changes in your visual acuity. Yearly eye exams are important not only for seeing clearly, but to catch serious eye problems before you risk losing your vision.
Taking notes about the headaches you experience and other factors in your life that may contribute to them can help you and your doctors pinpoint the problem. If you received a referral to a neurologist, the doctor will likely want to know about your medical history and want you to explain the type of headaches you experience.
Information such as describing the pain and if there are additional symptoms that occur during headaches can make it easier to reach a diagnosis. For example, migraines often have a characteristic feel, but can be overlooked because they do not always present with the classic aura. Make sure to mention problems with nausea, vomiting, and/or neurological symptoms that occur with your headache. When the headache occurs may also provide useful clues. Headaches that are worse at night or wake you up from your sleep can be indicative of a tumor.
Regardless of the type of headache you are experiencing, most types can benefit from some form of lifestyle modification. A major culprit that can bring on tension headaches or migraines, or make any headache worse is stress. Finding ways to reduce the stress in your life in a constructive manner should be part of your headache management goals.
Consider using exercise, art, music, or reading as a way to decompress. It may be helpful to have a toolkit ready to manage headaches. In addition to keeping doses of medication readily available, you may find that earplugs, sunshades, cold therapy, or a soothing scent can decrease the intensity or duration of some headaches.
Taking frequent headaches seriously begins with finding out the underlying cause. Once the problem is diagnosed, you can begin developing a treatment plan that may help reduce the frequency and/or make them less intrusive.


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Australia's first mass-made electric trucks go into production
Bridie Schmidt 25 March 2021 0
SEA Electric has announced the launch of volume production of its first locally-assembled electric trucks, the SEA 300 and SEA 500.
In an announcement on Wednesday, the Melbourne-based electric truck company outlined the range of specifications for the trucks which are the first it is manufacturing from a base "knock-down" kit.
Previously, the eight-year old company has constructed electric trucks for custom applications for customers both in Australia and overseas by retrofitting its patented electric SEA drivetrain to diesel trucks.
Now, it is making the SEA-branded SEA 300 and SEA 500 (which are based on the Hino 300 and 500 series) from new using Hino SKD (Semi Knocked Down) kits, and will sell them through 15 dealerships throughout Australia.
"SEA Electric is privileged to be able to bring this Australian first to the marketplace," said Glen Walker, SEA Electric regional director for Oceania in a statement.
"It represents an exciting phase in global EV development, and this places SEA Electric at the forefront."
The SEA electric truck range is available in a variety of specifications with a maximum 280kWh battery capacity. This is available on the SEA 500-225 which offers a 6×2 axle configuration, maximum length of 9.24 metres and gross mass of 22.5 tonnes.
Driving range also varies depending on configurations but starts at 200km to a top of 300km, unladen, depending on which drivetrain is fitted.
While pricing will be determined by configuration options and application, a Walker said in a note by email to The Driven that expected payback time is four to five years thanks to the lower cost of ownership.
He also says that SEA Electric has already taken 46 orders for its SEA 300 and SEA 500, which can be customised to fit a range of applications including tippers, garbage trucks, cherry pickers and more.
To read the full story, please go to our EV-focused sister site, The Driven, and click here.
Bridie Schmidt
Bridie Schmidt is lead reporter for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, and has a keen interest in the role that zero emissions transport has to play in sustainability.
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Research physicist Alfred Z. Msezane was born on December 31, 1938 in South Africa. His father, Albert, was a businessman and his mother, Esther, a housewife. Msezane enrolled in the University of South Africa in 1960, where he studied the shape and behavior of one of the most fundamental particles – the electron. Msezane graduated from the University of South Africa in 1964 with his B.S. degree in physics. Msezane then travelled to Canada to conduct research and study at the University of Saskatchewan in Ontario, Canada, where he received his M.S. degree in physics in 1968. Msezane returned to South Africa for a year to conduct research at the Nuclear Physics Research Unit of Witwaterstrand University. Msezane received his Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Western Ontario in 1973.
Msezane started his long career as a college professor at the University of New Brunswick in 1973 and became a physics instructor in 1976. Msezane immigrated to United States from Canada to complete his postdoctoral research at the Georgia State University in 1974. From 1978 to 1980, he served as a visiting professor at Louisiana State University. In 1980, Msezane joined the faculty of Morehouse College as an assistant professor of physics. He left Morehouse College in 1983 to become a professor at Atlanta University and served as chair of the physics department from 1986 to 1989. In 1988, Atlanta University merged with Clark University to become Clark Atlanta University, and Msezane remained on as a professor of physics. Msezane is the director of the Center for Theoretical Studies of Physical Systems (CTSPS) at Clark Atlanta University. His research team investigates mathematical physics theory, solid matter, and image processing. Msezane's research on electron interaction with matter and electron configuration within the atom has resulted in over 260 research papers published in scholarly journals.
Msezane is also a member of several professional societies, including the American Physical Society (APS) and the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP). Msezane was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from the University of Fort Hare (South Africa) in 1998, and is a recipient of the World University Service Scholarship.
Alfred Msezane works in Atlanta, Georgia.
Alfred Msezane was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on December 11, 2012.
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Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of Alfred Msezane's interview
Tape: 1 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane lists his favorites
Tape: 1 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane describes his mother's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane describes life in colonized South Africa
Tape: 1 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane describes the people of Swaziland
Tape: 1 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane talks about the colonial history of South Africa
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Alfred Msezane describes his father's family background
Tape: 2 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane talks about the Zulu tribe
Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane talks about his father, and about how his parents met and married
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane describes his family's life in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane describes his parents' personalities and who he takes after
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane describes his earliest childhood memory
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Alfred Msezane talks about his brother, Richard Msezane, and his first school in Johannesburg
Tape: 2 Story: 8 - Alfred Msezane describes the sights, sounds and smells of growing up
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Alfred Msezane talks about the toxic gases released from the gold mines of Johannesburg, South Africa
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience in St. Louis Catholic School and Thlakula School
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane talks about World War II, and his community's involvement in the African National Congress [ANC]
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience in Thlakula School
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane describes his decision to attend the University of Fort Hare, South Africa
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane describes the segregation of South African universities and professional practice under the apartheid government
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Alfred Msezane describes the importance of education, as a South African
Tape: 3 Story: 8 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience in InKamana High School and at the University of Fort Hare
Tape: 3 Story: 9 - Alfred Msezane describes the differences between the British and American education systems
Tape: 3 Story: 10 - Alfred Msezane describes his decision to pursue a Ph.D. degree in physics at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Tape: 4 Story: 1 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience at the University of Saskatchewan
Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane describes his master's degree thesis research
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience at the University of the Witwatersrand, and his departure from South Africa
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane talks about his late wife, Gail Msezane
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane describes his Ph.D. dissertation research on collision theory
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane describes his reasons for not returning to South Africa after his Ph.D. degree
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Alfred Msezane describes his post-doctoral experience at Georgia State University
Tape: 4 Story: 8 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience at Louisiana State University and at Morehouse College
Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Alfred Msezane talks about his funding relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane talks about his experience at Morehouse College, and the lack of research infrastructure at HBCUs
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane describes his experience at Clark Atlanta University
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane describes his relationship with HistoryMaker Carlos Handy, and their contributions towards research at Clark Atlanta University
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane talks about meeting Nelson Mandela
Tape: 5 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane discusses his visits to South Africa and the country's current status of physics
Tape: 5 Story: 7 - Alfred Msezane talks upon the importance of a formal education to inform political commentary
Tape: 6 Story: 1 - Alfred Msezane talks about his participation in conferences, his research in nano-science, and his professional memberships
Tape: 6 Story: 2 - Alfred Msezane reflects upon his life's choices
Tape: 6 Story: 3 - Alfred Msezane describes his preference for research over administration
Tape: 6 Story: 4 - Alfred Msezane reflects upon his legacy
Tape: 6 Story: 5 - Alfred Msezane describes his hopes and concerns for the African-American community today
Tape: 6 Story: 6 - Alfred Msezane talks about his family
Tape: 6 Story: 7 - Alfred Msezane talks about how he would like to be remembered
Tape: 6 Story: 8 - Alfred Msezane describes his photographs
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But finding the right property for you is only the beginning of the journey. There is still a long road ahead, as shown for example by the NIE application process. If you don't plan your NIE application in advance you may end up paying a deposit on a property that you will not be able to purchase because notaries require foreigners to be in possession of this document to complete the purchase. If you live abroad then matters are likely to get complicated and you may find yourself travelling to Spain several times before you're able to complete the purchase.
The arrangement of the final purchase agreement (Escritura) is crucial when it comes to a non-Spanish buyer, as special legal documents are required by the notary which the seller's agent is not always aware of. Mistakes in the final agreement could mean travelling back and forth to Spain, wasting precious time and money in the process. Homes in Barcelona has years of experience in advising non-Spanish buyers and managing their property investment in Barcelona and its coasts. We will make sure that all the small details are taken care of and will assist you in coordinating all aspects of the deal.
This article will explain how to obtain a NIE number (Número de Identificación de Extranjeros) The NIE number is a number you need for most of the governmental bodies in Spain and is comparable with the English SSN-number. Although the main procedure for obtaining the document is the same in the whole of Spain, little differences may occur in different regions of the country.
Applying for the NIE number can be done at police stations with a 'Foreigners Office' (Oficina de extranjeros). In Barcelona it is located on Carrer Balmes 192 (10 minutes walk from Diagonal metro station.) The office is open from 9am to 2pm.
In some cities queues for the application of the NIE number can be reasonably long. Therefore make sure you bring along a book, magazine or newspaper to pass the time.
If for instance you're in Spain for a language course which only lasts 4 to 5 months and you don't intend to make any other applications at governmental bodies except for the NIE number, there is no need to apply for a 'Certificado de registro como residente comunitario' (residence permit).
1. Download and print out the NIE number application form.
2. Take the completed form, a valid passport or ID card, a copy of your passport or ID card (if you´re not an EU citizen you´ll also need to bring 2 passport photos and a proof of legal entry into Spain) to the police station on Carrer Balmes 192 where you´ll receive two documents: a form with a proof of application and a form with which you can pay for the costs of the NIE-number.
3. Go to a nearby bank to pay for the NIE number (it costs about 9 or 10 Euros), return to the Foreigners Office in order to collect the NIE. For EU citizens getting a NIE number is now a lot easier and quicker than it used to be and now things can be done within a day.
Costs may vary by province but an indication of the price of the NIE number is around 10 Euros.
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Q: Flex DataGrid column sorting has no effect I want to sort these associations in a alphabetic order.
Label Function is below from where the column is getting values.
private function setColumnLabel(item:Object, col:*):String
    {
        if(AssociationModel(item).service != null)
            return
                    AssociationModel(item).service.serviceName
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    top="30"
    left="12"
    editable="false"
    maxHeight="500"
    rowHeight="20"
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            headerText="Service
            editable="false"
            dataField="service"
            labelFunction="setColumnLabel"
            sortable="true"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>

Here i have tried with sortabledecsending=true and sortabledecsending=true but it has no effect
<mx:DataGridColumn
headerText="Service [Si_Service_Id]"
editable="false"
dataField="service"
labelFunction="setServiceColumnLabel"
sortabledecsending=true
sortable="true"/>

And also i have tried using sortCompareFunction.
public function doSortForField(field:String):Function
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return mx.utils.ObjectUtil.stringCompare(obj1[field],obj2[field],true);
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     <mx:columns>
     <mx:DataGridColumn
     sortCompareFunction="doSortForField('service')"
     headerText="service" dataField="service" />
     </mx:columns>
     </mx:DataGrid>

But this has also no effect.
please suggest where i am missing . Thanks in advance.

A: Have you tried sorting the dataProvider content instead? If you are using Array then use Array.sort(). If you are using ArrayCollection then use its sort field

A: You were almost right, just one thing you've missed to add:
public function doSortForField(field:String, property:String):Function
    {
        return function (obj1:Object, obj2:Object):int
        {
            return mx.utils.ObjectUtil.stringCompare(obj1[field][property], obj2[field][property], true);
        }
    }

But still it won't be sorted by default - you'll have to click on column header to sort it dec/acc. See resulted code below:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
            xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
            creationComplete="creationCompleteHandler(event)">
<mx:DataGrid id="subLinearAssocGridInView"
             width="600"
             top="30"
             left="12"
             editable="false"
             maxHeight="500"
             rowHeight="20"
             headerHeight="20"
             sortableColumns="true"
             >
    <mx:columns>
        <mx:DataGridColumn
        headerText="Service"
        editable="false"
        dataField="service"
        labelFunction="setColumnLabel"
        sortCompareFunction="doSortForField('service', 'serviceName')"
        />
    </mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>

<fx:Script><![CDATA[
    import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
    import mx.events.FlexEvent;
    import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;

    private function creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
    {
        const mockData:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([
            {service: {serviceName: "service1", siServiceId: "serviceId1"}},
            {service: {serviceName: "service2", siServiceId: "serviceId2"}},
            {service: {serviceName: "service3", siServiceId: "serviceId3"}},
            {service: {serviceName: "service4", siServiceId: "serviceId4"}}
        ]);
        subLinearAssocGridInView.dataProvider = mockData;
    }

    private function setColumnLabel(item:Object, col:*):String
    {
        if (item.service != null)
        {
            return item.service.serviceName + "[" + item.service.siServiceId + "]";
        }
        else
        {
            return "";
        }
    }

    public function doSortForField(field:String, property:String):Function
    {
        return function (obj1:Object, obj2:Object):int
        {
            return mx.utils.ObjectUtil.stringCompare(obj1[field][property], obj2[field][property], true);
        }
    }

    ]]></fx:Script>

In case you want to apply default sorting:
 private function subLinearAssocGridInView_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
    {
        mockData.sort = new Sort();
        mockData.sort.fields = [
            new SortField('serviceName', true, true, false, null, doSortForField('service', 'serviceName'))
        ];
        mockData.refresh();
    }

So the resulted code will be:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
            xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<mx:DataGrid id="subLinearAssocGridInView"
             dataProvider="{mockData}"
             width="600"
             top="30"
             left="12"
             editable="false"
             maxHeight="500"
             rowHeight="20"
             headerHeight="20"
             creationComplete="subLinearAssocGridInView_creationCompleteHandler(event)"
             >
    <mx:columns>
        <mx:DataGridColumn
        headerText="Service"
        editable="false"
        labelFunction="setColumnLabel"
        sortCompareFunction="doSortForField()"
        />
    </mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>

<fx:Script><![CDATA[
    import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
    import mx.collections.Sort;
    import mx.collections.SortField;
    import mx.events.FlexEvent;
    import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;

    private static const SERVICE_FIELD:String = 'service';
    private static const SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY:String = 'serviceName';

    [Bindable]
    public var mockData:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([
        {service: {serviceName: "service1", siServiceId: "serviceId1"}},
        {service: {serviceName: "service2", siServiceId: "serviceId2"}},
        {service: {serviceName: "service3", siServiceId: "serviceId3"}},
        {service: {serviceName: "service4", siServiceId: "serviceId4"}}
    ]);

    private function setColumnLabel(item:Object, col:*):String
    {
        if (item.service != null)
        {
            return item.service.serviceName + "[" + item.service.siServiceId + "]";
        }
        else
        {
            return "";
        }
    }

    public function doSortForField(field:String = SERVICE_FIELD, property:String = SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY):Function
    {
        return function (obj1:Object, obj2:Object):int
        {
            return mx.utils.ObjectUtil.stringCompare(obj1[field][property], obj2[field][property], true);
        }
    }

    private function subLinearAssocGridInView_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void
    {
        mockData.sort = new Sort();
        mockData.sort.fields = [
            new SortField(SERVICE_NAME_PROPERTY, true, true, false, null, doSortForField())
        ];
        mockData.refresh();
    }

    ]]></fx:Script>

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Stefanie Trojan - website
teaching, concept development for PAS #71
Stefanie Trojan is born in 1976 in Neu-Ulm and studied at the Fine Art Academy in Munich.
Many of Stefanie Trojan's performances remind one of the so-called "field experiences" of qualitative social research. She upsets social interaction and communication, depending on the context defined by a multitude of invisible but fixed rules and standards, breaking these rules and making them both visible and tactile. Trojan exposes limits, which are usually covert, behind our unquestioned natural routine actions, by continually challenging them until recognized.
Laurence Beaudoin Morin - website
teaching, concept development for PAS online classes
Laurence Beaudoin Morin is a performance artist from Montreal (Canada). In her work, she intends to initiate a reflection on the practice of gathering by celebrating the complexity of its praxis. Laurence develops a practice focused on collective work, aiming to create circumstances conducive to skills sharing through the political vitality of the process. Mainly working in urban vacant lots, she is proposing a liminal understanding of these places, where the bodies in movement delineate their relational landscape. Spaces, found objects, words, and collaborations are experimented as sites of potential for the amplitude of action, in its physical space, and in the memory of the complicit gaze. Laurence embraces the performance learnings as a processual emancipatory experience. She has completed her MFA at the University of Québec in Montreal, and a BFA at Concordia. She has performed and organized gatherings in Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Brussels, and Berlin since 2012.
Konrad Juściński
born in 1977 in Gorzow Wielkopolski. In 2014 he obtained a doctorate at the Faculty of Sculpture and Spatial Operations at the University of Arts in Poznan. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Design UAP. Deals mainly with activities in space: objects, installations and performances. In 2002-2005 he was an assistant in professor Jan Berdyszak's studio of Sculpture and Spatial Action. Konrad was two-time Scholar of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in 2009 and 2014. Currently, he lives and works in Poznan (Poland). Since 2002 work as an assistant professor, lecturer and teacher. He works for National Museum in Poznań where he runs workshops about contemporary art. From 2019 professor in Poznań University of Social Sciences (WSUS).
Weronika M. Lewandowska
Weronika M. Lewandowska is a polish spoken word poet, performer, doctor of culture studies, as well as a curator of independent events of new media art (BYOB, Share Warsaw).
Her spokenword verse rises beyond linguistic barriers. Weronika has hypnotized a multi-lingual audience many times, performing her melodic and sensual Slavic poetry and performative projects at the most important spoken word and poetry events all over the world. She experiments with interdisciplinary and performative forms of poetry, connected language with synaesthetic metaphors produced by sound and visual actions.
Weronika has a broad artistic experience, which she also connects with her scientific research about immersive experiences in various forms of new media practices. She collaborated with musicians (Minoo, plankton), many visual artists, dramaturges (Teater Kurage in Göteborg, TR Warsaw), as well as with dancers and choreographers ( e.g. she performed "Kiss" of Tino Sehgal' at the Musée de la danse - Centre chorégraphique national de Rennes et de Bretagne).
Weronika was a guest teacher at the Creative Coding Study at SWPS University of Social Science and Humanities in Warsaw. On a regular bases she leads workshops on spoken word, literary performances and trans-media digital storytelling, creative writing for performative presentations. In her performances she connects analog and imaginative world, lights and shadows, with a world of post-production of new media and technology, where she brings a reflections of its influence on everyday activities, language, relationships, perception, as well as on interactive and digital forms of narrative.
Lisa Tostmann
teaching for PAS | youth
Lisa Tostmann was born in Germany in 1990. She is a student of Art Education at TU Dresden, where she first came across the field of Performance Art. Since that first encounter, it has never loosened its hold on her. She is fascinated by the artistic as well as educational potential of this processual art form. As part of the Performance Art collective Seite.30 and in her work beyond, she is working on topics like the in-between, the unknown, and the mysterious in a formal aesthetic way.
She has shown works in Germany, Poland and Czech Republic.
Kineret Haya Max
Born in 1981, based in Israel. Engaged with aspects of creative action related to time, space, intention, and aspects of form-content-image. Since 2008, she has been part of The Performance Art Platform and Ensemble 209 in Tel-Aviv. She presented most of her works in recent years in international festivals, where she soaked up culture-related actions. She teaches in Musrara multidisciplinary School of Art and Society in Jerusalem, while completing her MFA in Bezlalel Academy of Art. In her artist's statement, she writes: Although chance is an essential material that I work with, what I do is not by chance. If I am capable of wanting it, then I'm capable of doing it.
Vivian Chinasa Ezugha - website
Vivian Chinasa Ezugha was born in Nigeria, Enugu state in 1991. She graduated from Aberystwyth University, School of Art in 2014. Ezugha is currently living and working in Norwich, UK.
As an interdisciplinary artist working in performance art, film and drawing. Ezugha's work deals with culture and identity in an ambiguous but sometimes literal way. Using performance, she tries to re-imagine her own history by using political and historical discourses around the black female body. Ezugha has been a recipient of The Wales Arts International Grant in 2015 as well as the Leverhulme Arts Scholarship as part of Wysing Art Centre's Summer School, Cambridge UK. Today, Ezugha has performed in the US, UK and Europe, her work within performance art has expanding as she is the founder and director of LIVE Art in Wymondham, a sit-specific performance art event looking at rural communities and the importance of taking live art outside of urban landscapes.
Veronika Merklein - website
The in 1982 born German artist Veronika Merklein lives and works mainly in Vienna (AT). As an artist she works within different media (performance, food, text, photography, object, installation, community work) with the focus on Performance Art. Her art orbit around performance immanent topics, pop-cultural phenomenens as well as "the pure an brutal (inner)life of human beings". Starting off with her own body she investigates body- and food politics in her latest body of work.
She enjoyed her artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the School of Art and Design Kassel. She presented her artwork among others at the Defibrillator Gallery, Chicago (US), at "Neuer Kunstverein Wien", Vienna (AT), Kaskadenkondensator, Basel (CH), Fridericianum, Kassel (D), Secession, Vienna (AT), Kiasma, Helsinki (FI) and from time to time at home. Veronika Merklein received scholarships i.a. of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York City, Austrian Chancellary, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Since 2016 she is represented by the Gallery Michaela Stock (AT).
Magnús Logi Kristinsson - website
lecture, concept development for PAS #42
Born in 1975 in Iceland, Kristinsson has been creating solo performances since 1999 when he moved to Amsterdam to study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, focusing on performative practice and receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2003. From 2005 to 2007 he was performing with the interdisciplinary performance group Oblivia. He received his Masters of Fine Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, where he now lives and works.
Language and the body become structural and sculptural forms in Kristinsson's performance-based practice. Through a systematic manner of speaking his diverse listings become a mix of concrete poetry and music, while his physical presence is put to the test as it borders on the inanimate.
Andreas Pashias - website
As a visual artist, Andreas Pashias is based in Athens - Greece, developing his practice in the field of performance art through the creation of live performances, performance photography and installation. The artist's body is dismantled into a set of pieces, physical parts, habits or ideas, and it is offered to be 'received' or 'perceived' by others. Their 'stance' towards this body eventually results in the physical and conceptual shaping of all bodies involved in the time and space of the specific artwork, as a process of establishing mutual lines of connection. At the same time, Pashias' work is proposed as a visual experience, where action becomes an 'image-making' gesture, attempting to investigate the strength of imagery on the process of perception. Whilst presenting a number of solo exhibitions in Cyprus and Greece, his work has also been included in group exhibitions and international festivals taking place in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Bulgaria and Turkey. In 2013, Pashias co-founded the epitelesis - Performance Art Foundation and has been active in curating exhibitions and series of events on the relationship of live action to other artistic practices, through an ongoing research into diverse exhibitory interpretations of performance art.
Francesco Kiais
theory, critical reflection for PAS #37 / PAS #38 / PAS #39 / PAS #57
The work of Francesco Kiais ranges from installation to video, to performance art. He has collaborated as an artist, writer in catalog, curator, co-curator, producer, cultural counselor at various artistic and cultural projects, exhibitions, institutions, galleries.
His activity is focused now on the artistic practice and promotion of Performance Art, as well on the analysis of the theoretical structure revealed from the many different forms of actuation of a Performance.
In the last years he extended his work's research to the pedagogical and didactic potentiality of the artistic/performative practice teaching, to children and adults, "Forms of art practice, art history and art theory".
Francesco Kiais graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1990. He lived and produced in Venice, Madrid, Berlin. Now he lives and works in Athens, Greece.
Alexandra Zierle & Paul Carter - website
teaching, concept development for PAS # 35
Based in Cornwall in the UK, German born Alexandra Zierle and UK born Paul Carter have been living together for nine years and have been working collaboratively internationally as Zierle & Carter for the last eight and half years. Having met at Falmouth College of Arts (now Falmouth University) in Cornwall on BA(Hons) Fine Art, their practice fundamentally stems from a visual, sculptural, process and material led practice with early performative works made for camera as stand alone video works.
Interdisciplinary, multi-sensory and often site and context responsive, today Zierle & Carter's practice spans performance, photography, sound, video and installation. They have exhibited and performed extensively nationally and internationally in galleries and at locations as diverse as volcanoes, dining rooms, tunnels, campsites, shopping streets across Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia. They are twice recipients of Arts Council England grants, including support for a residency at the Banff Centre in Canada in addition for a research and development residency in 2012 in Australia with Chamber Made Opera for the creation of their Between Lands and Longings Living Room Opera that premiered at IBT13 in Bristol in the UK and since has been presented by Chamber Made Opera on a farm on the outskirts of Melbourne as part of a international performance programme. In addition to others, their work is featured in the major new Personal Structures publication published by The Global Art Affairs Foundation as well as Manuel Vason's new Double Exposure publication to be launched summer 2014.
Through their collaborative practice, Zierle & Carter critically examine different modes of communication and what it means to be human, addressing notions of belonging, dynamics within relationships, and the transformation of limitations. Their work sites an embodied investigation into human interactions and encounters, acting as an invitation to venture into the spaces in-between the external and internal, permanent and transient, spoken and unheard. The work fundamentally explores society's conventions, traditions, and rituals, often flipping them on their head, reversing orders, and disrupting the norm.
Arti Grabowski - website
Arti Grabowski is living in the 'Performer street' in a small village close to Krakow inPoland. He dedicated his artistic and as well his non artistic life to Performance and Action Art. "I am a performative animal" he states and this might be the reason of his vivid and enormous CV. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland, where he obtained a Diploma (MA) at the Multimedia Department by Professor Antoni Porczak. Currently he is working as assistant professor at the Performance Art Laboratory at the Intermedia Department, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow led by Professor Artur Tajber.
In the past 10 years of his artistic activity he realized over a hundred of actions and performances - always strong, absurd and with a typical sense of humor as well as with thoughtful criticism. He took part in many of the most important Performance Art-, Theatre-, and Video Art Festivals in Europe, Asia, North and South America.
Arti Grabowski is also working as a curator for Performance Art and has curated various festivals and events with a distinct quality of presenting Performance Art as an art form that matters. With curating the 13th International Art Action Festival INTERAKCJE at Centre for Art Action in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland and a lot of other Performance Art events more Arti Grabowski has shown that his dedication to this art form is beyond a regular engagement.
VestAndPage - Verena Stenke & Andrea Pagnes - website
Since 2006, German artist Verena Stenke and Venetian artist, writer and curator Andrea Pagnes have been working together as VestAndPage in Performance art, filmmaking, writing, research and as independent curators. Their works, recordings and live performances have been shown in solo and group shows, festivals, and biennials across Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the US. They collaborate with international theatre companies, humanitarian and social organizations in production and education, as recently for the street-children workshop project "Fear is Fear. Love is Love." in Mexico City. They further present methodological workshop series, which work on memory activation and stimulation of the personal, inner library for creative use through Performance art, and have been held in cultural institutions, academies and universities worldwide. Their theoretical investigations have been published in various books and magazines of contemporary art such as Flash Art, Art&Education, Research Catalogue, Flux News, Re-Tooling Residencies, and in the book "The Fall of Faust - Considerations on Contemporary Art and Art Action" by Andrea Pagnes. Being active as independent curators and organizers, they recently presented the performance-focused live art exhibition project "Venice International Performance Art Week" at Palazzo Bembo in Venice (2012). Between 2010-2012, VestAndPage produced the experimental art film trilogy "sin∞fin The Movie" in Antarctica, India, Kashmir, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, researching the possibilities of combining the ephemeral art form of Performance with filmmaking.
emily promise allison - website
lecture, concept development for PAS youth
emily promise allison is a canadian artist focused on installation, performance art, and pedagogy. she studies at the alberta college of art + design (sculpture bfa), and the glasgow school of art (sculpture + environmental art ba hons). her previous education and work experience in dance and theatre has evolved into a form of performance art that could be described as 'romantic'. her performance work was first seen as part of PAS #24 in calgary, alberta. since then she has participated as performance artist within the province as part of the mountain standard time performative arts festival, emmedia, truck gallery, southern alberta art gallery, and the city of calgary's inaugural nuit blanche festival. impassioned by children, their unusual communication skills and imaginative resourcefulness, she has been teaching experimental theatre and visual art to youth since 2007.
pietro pellini - website
performance art photography for PAS # 27 / PAS #42
pietro pellini is based in Cologne. His work is mainly photography art with a particular focus on art documentation and transformation. Since 1986 he build up a unique archive of his photography on international performance-art. Based on his research and experience in the field of transforming ephemere phases into the media photography he is teaching and giving lectures on the subject. Since 2009 he is teaching photography at the academy of fine arts in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Sakiko Yamaoka
lecture for PAS # 26
Based by the thoughts of performance art of that is a"destined"process for undertaking a body as one place//node, she has worked for events, moving images, photographies, drawings also. Her themes have been sculpture of times, gazing, delusion, solitude, travel, public / individual space and shifting of emotions and lives.
Marie-Luise Lange - website
teaching and art education
Prof. Dr. Marie-Luise Lange holds a professorship for art theory/aesthetics and art history at TU Dresden. Hereby her special research interests are focused in the areas of teaching methods in performance art, participatory art, contemporary art theory, aesthetic research and performative learning methods. She is investigating and exploring new strategies for a useful and enriching inclusion of performance art in courses and project workshops for children, youths and students in teacher training. With a special emphasis, Lange promotes the placing of performative teaching methods and models in the general curriculum in secondary schools and high schools. According to this in 2002 she published her habilitation treatise with the title "Grenzüberschreitung Wege zur Performance Körper - Handlung - Intermedialität im Kontext ästhetischer Bildung" and 2005 her second book with the title "Performativität erfahren Aktionskunst lehren Aktionskunst lernen". Since the 80ies she is a performance artist herself and presents continually own performance art pieces in galleries and public spaces with the main topic of material transformation. After 5 years of organizing and teaching a special performance art course together with BBB Johannes Deimling in Rehlovice, Czech Republic, in 2012 this course was held for the first time as cooperation between the TU Dresden, the University of Cologne and PAS| Performance Art Studies.
Ingolf Keiner
performance / sculpture / installation / video for PAS # 20
Ingolf Keiner studied first communication design, then fine arts at the University of Arts Berlin in the class of Rebecca Horn. In numerous international exhibitions, he is working on synergies between performative acting and installations, sculptures and videos. In 2000, he founded with Jonas Burgert the exhibition series FRAKTALE, which as last took place in the Palace of the Republic. In cooperation with the European Performance Institute he organized and curated performance art conferences and festivals. Since 2008 Ingolf Keiner is teaching at the University of Arts Berlin installation and performance.
Christopher Hewitt - website
video, documentation for PAS # 20
Christopher Hewitt has been involved in areas of performance art and interdisciplinary art for the past 20 years, working as a curator, teacher and facilitator. After nearly 10 years of being based in London, which included working as the Director of Live Art at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, he went on to set up the 'Crossing Borders' performance art degree programme at the Turku Academy of Art in Finland. He is currently based in Berlin where he publishes liveartwork DVD – a quarterly compilation of video documentation of contemporary performance art. Since 2010 Christopher has been making the video documentation for PAS - Performance Art Studies.
Johannes Lothar Schröder
performance art history for PAS # 20
Johannes Lothar Schröder is based in Hamburg. His free lance research has backgrounds in visual arts and art history, in which he holds a PhD for his thesis on Performances from Happenings to persona. Besides writing and lecturing, he does photography, installations and performances. Schröder recycles continuously his archive into objects, performances and installations like "Relic-Lounge" www.performance-festival.de "Architexture" (Performance Research, Vol. 11, No. 3). Recently he performed a number of re-doings such as "The Art of Sleeping" inspired by Chris Burden's "Bed-Piece" for extension series 12, Berlin 2011
Essi Kausalainen - website
Essi Kausalainen has been active in the international performance art scene since 2000. Her solo performances have been shown in festivals and events such as ACTS (Contemporary Arts Museum, Roskilde 2011), Extensions –series / Grimmuseum (Berlin 2010), Open –festival (Beijing 2009), 7a*11d (Toronto 2008), Ensemble of Women (Santiago de Chile 2007), Future of Imagination #3 (Singapore 2006), The National Rewiev of Live Art (Glasgow 2004). In Finland Kausalainen's work has been seen in varying venues from Meilahti Art Museum and EMMA to festivals such as ANTI –Contemporary Art Festival, Là-bas and Amorph! In addition to her performance works Essi Kausalainen has had six solo exhibitions in Helsinki, Malmö and Turku presenting videos, performances and installations.
Antoni Karwowski - website
lecture, concept development, art philosophy for PAS # 20
Studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts University in Torun, Poland. He is working with performance art since 1979, where he also founded the "Group A". During the 80's he worked with the Open Theatre Centre in Wroclaw and author of the holistic concept of performance. In workshop projects he uses the experience of "Laboratory Theatre" by Jerzy Grotowski and behavioral training. He defines this stage as "pre-space" for "creative impulse" in performance art. The main focus in his own work is the search for identity. Antoni Karwowski is author and organizer of many international art projects and participated in several editions of the OST - WEST FORUM in Germany. Currently he is working with OFFicyna art place in Szczecin as an artist and curator for Performance art.


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Giving Red envelopes is one of the most recognized traditions that are observed during the Chinese New Year. Red envelopes are cash gifts that are given by senior family members to their junior relations, and can range from a few dollars to quite hefty amounts. Usually, they are given from adults to children, and from married couples to their younger, unmarried family members. It is also customary for bosses to present them to employees.
How Much To Put In A Red Envelope?
There are no set answers to this question and individuals decide according to their financial status. The amount also varies between close and distant relationships. Here are the most common scenarios for giving red envelopes during Chinese New Year.
In some areas, people weigh heavily on giving lucky money, and the sky-high value of a red envelope becomes a hot issue. In some large cities, kids may receive big red packets with amazing sums varying from RMB 2,000 - 10,000. This leads to a financial burden on an average family, and the expenditure can be a large proportion of the entire Chinese New Year cost. Meanwhile, this situation also spoils the children, who can become accustomed to thinking that they can reap without sowing.
People prefer to receive lucky money in lucky amounts. You may wonder what amount will be regarded as auspicious. In the northern region of China, the integral and even number amount are popular, such as 100, 200, 500, 800 and 1000 whereas sums such as 250, 400 or 740 should be avoided. In the south, people will choose to send packets with money in an amount of RMB 88, 666, 888 or 999, as these figures are considered auspicious. Such numbers usually imply a blessing for an increasing wealth and a smooth development.
In recent years, it has become popular among young people to send "red envelopes" (an online money transfer with a colorful message) via WeChat (a messaging app) as a greeting. It has become a new way to greet friends or relatives during the Chinese New Year period.
Whether you are the one giving or receiving the red envelopes, please note that the amount of money inside isn't really what is important, though. The real significance is found in the cherry-red paper that the envelopes are made of, which gives all the good vibes.


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Our Cigar Advisor Playlist finally goes to eleven. Nigel would be proud! If you've just stumbled across this feature for the first time, Playlist is not your typical cigar review. Along with a cigar, each of us choose a song that we think plays along well, matching it with a cigar's flavors, complexity, or even just an overall mood it puts us in. Those who wish to take their relaxation to the next level will find a welcome home here.
This month, we sat down (socially responsibly, of course) with Jose Blanco, of Arturo Fuente. He's one of the world's foremost authorities on tobacco and premium cigars, and it seems he's got himself a good ear to boot.
Whether you follow along in the article or download our official (and FREE) Spotify playlist, we hope that this feature adds more value to your smoking experience.
Do you have a perfect cigar and song match? Tell us about it in the comments below, and if we love it, we just might use it in an upcoming volume of Cigar Advisor Playlist.
Jose Blanco's Pick
"My Way" – Frank Sinatra
Album: Blue Lace
Genre: Traditional Pop
Arturo Fuente Don Carlos
Wrapper: African Cameroon
Binder: Dominican Republic
Filler: Dominican Republic
Opus X might get all the headlines, but Don Carlos is just as good – if not better – without the added problem of rarity. The blend is salty-sweet with notes of cedar, light spices, earth, and even traces of vanilla. It's proof that you don't need to seek out the rarest of the rare to find a Fuente that's worth your while.
The cigar would be Don Carlos' personal blend. Of course, the song is one of my all-time favorites: "My Way", by Sinatra, of course. On a side note, it's the only song I'll do Karaoke! I choose this song remembering Don Carlos, because in a very unique way, his success, and the family…was his way! He always persevered!
"Safari Song" – Greta Van Fleet
Album: From the Fires
Aganorsa Leaf Corojo (Miami)
Strength: Medium Plus/Full
Wrapper: Nicaragua Corojo '99
Aganorsa Corojo is all about dark, balanced flavors. Sweet spices, a hint of citrus, wood, nuts, and a buttery smoothness all work in tandem. The blend is paced both fast and slow (more about that below) with dense, aromatic smoke. But it doesn't cross the line into overkill. And that's because their Corojo '99/Nicaraguan core format is one Aganorsa uses often…they're in familiar waters. I'm always impressed that they're able to have such diversity in flavors with so many blends that are similar on paper. They've found a niche that they know how to tweak, and it shows in their results. And the construction…beautifully rolled.
Then there's the price – tucked comfortably below the $10 barrier. You could easily pay more for a cigar like this. And I've paid much greater sums just to be disappointed. It's a great value no matter how long you've been in the smoking game.
Aganorsa Leaf Corojo will likely be an easy transition into full-bodied territory for anyone who's ready to step up without going hardcore. Basically, it's got old-school Corojo mojo without the unwanted kick in the teeth.
No, this isn't a lost Zeppelin B side, it's Greta Van Fleet. Don't feel bad, I did a double take, too. And the Greta bunch have put a lot of effort into mirroring that sound…even if they're not directly admitting it. But if we're honest, we'd rather entertain a Zep clone before the endless list of bullshit dominating the airwaves. (I'm looking at you, Selena Gomez). Where "Safari Song" and Aganorsa meet are their tempos. On the surface, they both seem to be quite fast in their pacing, but they also have an ability to slow down the moment. It's like rewinding the clock a little bit each time you light – and turn – up.
With the season kicking into high gear, this is an opportunity to get out on the road, roll the windows down, and let your free hand ride the wind. And you'll probably end up in the next state before you realize what's happened. Best fill up on gas first.
The record's flush with other tunes that will have you swearing Robert Plant has made a comeback. Notably, "Black Smoke Rising," which is a solid runner up to pair with this Aganorsa treat. Bottom line: if you're looking for a throwback both in sound and flavor, these will do it for you.
"Working Man" – Rush
Album: Rush
Punch Knuckle Buster
Size: Gordo (6 ¼" x 60)
Strength: Medium-plus
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Habano
Binder: Nicaraguan Habano
Filler: Honduras and Nicaragua Habano
Supposedly there's a college basketball tie in to how this cigar got its name. None of that matters – the real story here is that Punch has rolled a relaxing blend made to soothe the after-work beast. And it's a cheap date, too.
Let's get the price thing out of the way first: Knuckle Buster is cheap. Relatively speaking, that is – Punch calls it their "value priced" cigar "for the working man," because 5-ish bucks is apparently the "value pricing" threshold for budget-minded working people these days. But you wouldn't know by looking at it, as the oily Habano wrapper looks nicer than the rest of the everyday burns in the bargain bin.
But how's it taste?
Punch is clearly jockeying for a spot on one of our next "cigars under $5" update. Knuckle Buster's tangy start turns into a Habano highlight reel: earth, nuts and pepper, with a long-running sweetness.
Oh, and the brass knuckles on the band? It's a trap. Don't fall for it. The Knuckle Buster is more of what we called "an everyday kick": smooth in body, medium in strength and just pretty dang approachable overall.
I don't always listen to Rush. But when I do, so does the whole neighborhood.
And with drummer Neil Peart dying earlier this year, a proper tipping of my cap to the Professor could have come with "La Villa Strangiato" or a start-to-finish rendition of the 2112 Overture for this Playlist. But the Punch Knuckle Buster is a working man's smoke – so it's back to the first Rush album we go, recorded with founding drummer John Rutsey.
Cause I get home at five o'clock
And I take myself out an ice cold beer
Always seem to be wonderin'
Why there's nothin' goin' down here
This is the guy who ungloriously works his ass off; the benefits are few and far between, so even the little rewards – like a beer after work – are a big deal. Or in our case, a cigar. Sure, we can relate.
So why do the song and the smoke pair so well? Well, even beyond the blue collar cliché, two things…first, it's partway through the cigar that the flavor just takes off: once the tangy-sweet flavors burn off, rich jabs of pepper, earth and caramel – plus a spicy retrohale – grab your taste buds and make a run for it.
So does the song, double timing the beat under Alex Lifeson in full shred, before cooling things off and bringing you back to earth.
The second common thread here is economy. That's a lot of power coming from just 3 guys, making a huge and forceful sound. Comparatively, Punch twists the flavor dial to its highest setting, but without removing more than five dollars from your wallet.
I've heard Rush described as "the anchovies of rock music…loved by a select few, hated by many." But in truth, their 1974 debut album landed just as heavy and loud as anything Zeppelin or Sabbath could do – so don't tell me Rush can't rock. (No, YOU shut up.) People have been blazing a LOT of things while listening to this record over the years, and it's appropriate that we add Punch Knuckle Buster to this list.
"Quiet Afternoon" – Stanley Clarke
Album: School Days
Genre: Jazz Fusion
C.L.E. Azabache Robusto
Size: (5" x 50 trunk pressed)
Binder: Honduras
Filler: Honduras, Peru, Nicaragua
C.L.E. Azabache is a full-flavored, medium-plus blend, named for a jet-black gemstone which is regarded as a good luck charm in Honduras. And although Christian Eiroa is known for making some of the best Honduran puros, for Azabache he uses a four nation blend rolled in an inky Mexican San Andrés wrapper, then squeezes it to a virtual wafer-like shape. At a glance, you might even mistake it for a fancy chocolate bar. But it's what happens when you light it that really makes this oily vitola come alive.
The flavors serve up a dynamic mix of earth, leather, wood, nuts, coffee, sweet spices, and a smack of red pepper on the finish that's impressively forgiving. Some citrus and dark chocolatey notes greet you along the way, but overall, a well-balanced and surprisingly soothing smoke perfect for enjoying on a quiet afternoon.
The song's title alone makes you think about one of the best times to kick back and relax with a good cigar. And, as a solely aesthetic aside, the flat surface on the Azabache's obsidian-colored maduro wrapper is evocative of the ebony wood fretboard on Stanley Clarke's bass. Although the song opens with a light and airy melody provided, the same can't be said for the Azabache, which opens with a spicy flourish. It's almost as if the song and the cigar are moving in opposite directions until the song reaches the second chorus in which all the instruments are in the mix. That's the point where the cigar and the song meet to begin their dance as the song yields to the "solo" section. Here, too, the Azabache obliges as its own set of notes ripple along in sumptuous contrast, before resigning themselves to the song's breezy, recurrent verse.
Stocking Stuffers: The 12 Cigar Accessories of Christmas 2022
By Cigar Advisor Staff 2 Dec 22
Reading Time: 5 minutes "The stockings were hung by the humidors with care, in hopes that cigar loot soon would be there!" See our must-have cigar accessory stocking stuffers inside.
CIGAR NEWS: DREW ESTATE RELEASES PAPPY VAN WINKLE GORDO SIZE
Reading Time: 2 minutes The collaboration between Drew Estate and the Pappy Van Winkle bourbon family continues. The cigar maker has added a 6×60 Gordo size cigar to their Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Barrel Fermented cigar line. Learn more about this limited edition cigar here.
#nowsmoking: Charter Oak Habano Torpedo
By Gary Korb 2 Dec 20
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By Lauren Canning, April 17th 2014
These 6 dates were just too terrible not to share – grab a strong drink and revel in my misfortune.
1. The Musician
Before I'd even taken a sip of my cocktail, this hip hop/heavy metal fusion band member had launched into an elaborate speech about how ready he was to settle down and was on the hunt for a girlfriend, which, you know, is always a great tactic to make a girl feel special.
After 20 excruciating minutes of him graphically detailing his previous "shagging on a tour bus" days and describing his perfect girl (who incidentally was nothing like me or anyone who actually exists), it was clear we weren't going to be the best match. Luckily we had a mutual love of tequila and proceeded to get totally inebriated whilst I tried to set him up with other girls who would be more suitable.
In fact he still owes me a round of drinks, the bastard.
2. The Toilet Hugger
I mean, you've probably already guessed how this date ended. Essentially the boy couldn't handle his Jäger and ended up being sick for 40 minutes before almost passing out and having to be piled in a taxi.
Over the next 48 hours he sent me over 40 text messages ranging from "We'd be great together, can we go out again?" to "Whatever, I'm not even into you anyway".
Safe to say, I never saw him again.
3. The Eye-Fucker.
We were at the bar, 2 minutes into our first date, when he started blatantly flirting with the girl serving us. Now I'm not one to mind a guy having a little look around, but this was just ridiculous.
After tactically choosing a seat that provided him with a clear view of her rack, he then commenced 30 minutes of award-winning eye-fucking which basically made me vomit in my mouth. Needing to be far more drunk for this shit, I stood up to get the next round in, when he practically rugby tackled me to get there first.
Oh yeah, he asked me for a tenner to pay for the drinks too. Great.
4. The Ex Guy
This guy spent 2 months chasing me until I finally agreed to go on a date with him. He was very sweet, it's a shame it didn't work out really.
I can't put my finger on exactly went wrong, but it could have something to do with the fact that he spoke about his ex all night and then two weeks later he proposed to her and they got back together.
Yeah, it could've been that.
5. The Honest Twat
Muscly, attractive and an ego the size of Russia, I didn't have particularly high hopes for this one from the off, but for some reason when he muttered the words "I'm worried I'm going to be a massive twat to you", I shrugged them off and put it down to first date nerves.
2 months later and after being played like a second hand copy of COD, I realised that he was an actual massive bellend of a twat.
Fair play to him, he wasn't lying.
6. The Doctor
He mentioned he was a doctor when we first met which is obviously an impressive vocation, but perhaps I didn't show enough appreciation in the first instance as he proceeded to drop it into conversation every 15 minutes for TWO HOURS STRAIGHT.
After hearing about his life saving skills for what felt like an eternity, we were paying for the bottle of Champagne that HE ordered and that I'D offered to pay half of, when he said "Well, you've done well out of this, haven't you?". It got even better when his response to me suggesting we share a taxi to our respective homes was, "I guess I'm paying for that too, hey?".
Unsurprisingly, I passed on the chance to experience his bedside manner. Did I mention he was a doctor though? Swoon.
Wish me luck for the next 6 dates, I bloody need it.
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UW fall camp — Day 2
The Cowboys' second practice of fall camp started at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, and lasted about 2 1/2 hours. It was similar to Monday's first workout as players were in shorts and helmets and did a lot of fundamental work.
But two days in and the first practice in full pads on until Friday, sophomore quarterback Brett Smith likes what he sees.
"Compared to last spring, last fall camp and this spring we are far beyond where we were in installing our offense," he said. "It took us a while to get things down. We hit the ground running (Monday) and today was good, too. I feel like I have a lot of chemistry with the guys and the receivers out there."
"What I love and I know the team loves, is that we install it, we already knew it and we've blown through it a high level."
As far as some of the new offensive players, Smith said true freshmen running backs D.J. May and Shaun Wick have looked good, as have true freshmen receivers Trent Sewell and Nico Brown.
Defensively, new coordinator Chris Tormey also likes what he's seen through the first two days.
"The thing that sticks out the most to me is the willingness and teachable spirit," he said. "Guys are buying in and have taken to coaching. The effort has been pretty good, much better than it was a the beginning of spring football."
Defensive end is one of the most intriguing position battles on the team, and Tormey said sophomore Sonny Puletasi — a projected starter coming out of spring — showed some flashes of effort and big-play ability early in camp. He's also anxious to look at a pair of newcomers in junior-college transfer Justin Bernthaler and true freshman Sam Awrabi. But until the team gets in full pads, it's tough to make any judgements. The first padded practice is Friday.
See Wednesday's Wyoming Tribune Eagle and Laramie Boomerang, and also www.wyosports.net, for my story on sophomore running back Nehemie Kankolongo and his determination to become a factor in UW's run game this season. You might be surprised on who his biggest influence has been since he missed last season with a knee injury. Also find out what sophomore kicker Stuart Williams thinks of being the likely guy to take over the place-kicking duties this season.
This entry was posted in Football and tagged Brett Smith, Chris Tormey, D.J. May, Nehemie Kankolongo, Nico Brown, Shaun Wick, Sonny Puletasi, Stuart Williams, Trent Sewell, Wyoming Cowboys by Robert Gagliardi. Bookmark the permalink.
8 thoughts on "UW fall camp — Day 2"
Ty on August 7, 2012 at 3:46 pm said:
It appears that this has been a great recruiting class. How are the new kids looking? Trent and Nico seem to be living up to the hype and they have great player-coaches to learn from. I'm really curious about Maulhardt and Olive though. How are those guys looking?
rgagliardi on August 7, 2012 at 4:55 pm said:
Olive has looked good or as good as guys can look not in pads. The two running backs look good. Sewell and Brown have done well but its hard to tell about the other receiver because he's not listed on the roster. But Brett Smith told me he's liked what he's seen from him so far.
Pat Stafford on August 7, 2012 at 5:13 pm said:
How is the second kicker in camp doing? Who is he? I would like to see a great competion between the both of them. Accuracy is more importent than distance.
Stuart Williams was the backup last year and he has been good so far in camp. He seems very confident. The other two are walk on freahmen: Taylor King from Casper and Justin Martin from California. Martin has a good leg and may compete for kickoff duties. King has struggled.
Scott on August 8, 2012 at 7:03 am said:
Have you heard anymore about anymore games being on tv?
rgagliardi on August 8, 2012 at 8:40 am said:
The conference is still working on it. Was hoping for an announcement over MW Media Day two weeks ago and then for another last week when the ADs met. One should come soon.
Timmy Jack on August 8, 2012 at 10:06 am said:
RG-
Can you enlighten us on Fleischman. Be nice if we could get some real insight into lost players and reasons behind the dissapearance of these guys. Thanks and happy fishing.
From what I've heard it was an injury away from training and football like a broken ankle or something along those lines. I'm sure the coaches were not happy about it and I don't think the kid was either. When all was said and done the kid decided to leave. That's the best I know now.


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