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package eu.qualimaster.monitoring.tracing;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.LineNumberReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;

import eu.qualimaster.monitoring.profiling.AlgorithmProfilePredictionManager;
import eu.qualimaster.observables.IObservable;
import eu.qualimaster.observables.Observables;

/**
 * CSV log reader in Monitoring Layer format with format information in the first two lines.
 *
 * @author Holger Eichelberger
 */
public class TraceReader {

    private List<IObservable> pipelineObservables = new ArrayList<IObservable>();
    private List<IObservable> nodeObservables = new ArrayList<IObservable>();

    /**
     * Creates a reader instance.
     */
    public TraceReader() {
    }

    /**
     * Reads a CSV file.
     *
     * @param file the file to read
     * @return the pipeline entries
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    public List<PipelineEntry> readCsv(File file) throws IOException {
        List<PipelineEntry> result = new ArrayList<PipelineEntry>();
        LineNumberReader lnr = new LineNumberReader(new FileReader(file));
        String line;
        do {
            line = lnr.readLine();
            if (line != null) {
                line = line.trim();
                if (1 == lnr.getLineNumber()) {
                    parseObservables(line);
                } else if (2 == lnr.getLineNumber()) {
                    parseNodeFormat(line);
                } else if (line.length() > 0) {
                    PipelineEntry pipeline = parseLine(line, lnr.getLineNumber());
                    if (null != pipeline) {
                        result.add(pipeline);
                    }
                }
            }
        } while (null != line);
        lnr.close();
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Clears the reader for reuse.
     */
    public void clear() {
        pipelineObservables.clear();
        nodeObservables.clear();
    }

    /**
     * Parses the observables format description.
     *
     * @param line the line
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    private void parseObservables(String line) throws IOException {
        parseObservables(consume(line, "pipeline format:"), pipelineObservables);
    }

    /**
     * Parses the node format description.
     *
     * @param line the line
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    private void parseNodeFormat(String line) throws IOException {
        parseObservables(consume(line, "pipeline node format:"), nodeObservables);
    }

    /**
     * The line parts as parsing states.
     *
     * @author Holger Eichelberger
     */
    private enum Part {
        LEAD_IN,
        PIPELINE,
        NODE,
        LEAD_OUT;
    }

    /**
     * Parses a single content line.
     *
     * @param line the line to read
     * @param lineNr the number of the line in the file
     * @return the parsed pipeline entry, may be null
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    private PipelineEntry parseLine(String line, int lineNr) throws IOException {
        int last = 0;
        int here = 0;
        int pos = 0;
        int entryPos = 0;
        PipelineEntry pipeline = null;
        Entry entry = null;
        long timestamp = -1;

        Part part = Part.LEAD_IN;
        while (here < line.length()) {
            here = line.indexOf('\t', last);
            if (here < 0) {
                here = line.length();
            }
            String token = line.substring(last, here);
            if (0 == pos) {
                try {
                    timestamp = Long.parseLong(token);
                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                    System.out.println("[Error] Timestamp in line nr " + lineNr + ": " + e.getMessage());
                    break;
                }
                // timestamp
            } else if (1 == pos) {
                if (!"pipeline:".equals(token)) {
                    System.out.println("[Error] Missing leading pipeline tag in line nr " + lineNr);
                    break;
                }
                part = Part.PIPELINE;
                entryPos = 0;
            } else if (!"pipeline/".equals(token)) {
                if (0 == entryPos) {
                    if (Part.PIPELINE == part) {
                        pipeline = new PipelineEntry(timestamp, token);
                    } else {
                        entry = new Entry(token);
                        pipeline.addNodeEntry(entry);
                    }
                } else {
                    boolean end = false;
                    try {
                        if (Part.PIPELINE == part) {
                            end = readObservation(pipeline, token, pipelineObservables, entryPos);
                        } else if (Part.NODE == part) {
                            end = readObservation(entry, token, nodeObservables, entryPos);
                        }
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        System.out.println(e.getMessage());
                        break;
                    }
                    if (end) {
                        if (Part.PIPELINE == part) {
                            part = Part.NODE;
                        }
                        entryPos = -1; // reset and ++ below
                    }
                }
                entryPos++;
            } else {
                part = Part.LEAD_OUT;
            }
            pos++;
            last = here + 1;
        }
        return pipeline;
    }

    /**
     * A log entry as part of a {@link PipelineEntry}.
     *
     * @author Holger Eichelberger
     */
    public static class Entry {

        private String name;
        private Map<IObservable, Double> observations = new HashMap<IObservable, Double>();

        /**
         * Creates an entry.
         *
         * @param name the name of the pipeline
         */
        private Entry(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }

        /**
         * Adds an observation.
         *
         * @param observable the observable
         * @param value the value of the observation
         */
        private void addObservation(IObservable observable, Double value) {
            if (null != observable) {
                observations.put(observable, value);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Returns the name of the entry.
         *
         * @return the name
         */
        public String getName() {
            return name;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the value of an observation.
         *
         * @param observable the observable to return the observation for
         * @return the value, null if no such value vas recorded
         */
        public Double getObservation(IObservable observable) {
            Double result = null;
            if (null != observable) {
                result = observations.get(observable);
            }
            return result;
        }

        /**
         * Returns all recorded observables.
         *
         * @return the observables
         */
        public Collection<IObservable> observables() {
            return observations.keySet();
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return name + " observations " + observations;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Represents a log entry for a pipeline.
     *
     * @author Holger Eichelberger
     */
    public static class PipelineEntry extends Entry {

        private long timestamp;
        private Map<String, Entry> nodeEntries = new HashMap<String, Entry>();

        /**
         * Creates a pipeline entry.
         *
         * @param timestamp the timestamp the pipeline was monitored
         * @param name the name of the pipeline
         */
        private PipelineEntry(long timestamp, String name) {
            super(name);
            this.timestamp = timestamp;
        }

        /**
         * Returns the timestamp the pipeline was monitored.
         *
         * @return the timestamp
         */
        public long getTimestamp() {
            return timestamp;
        }

        /**
         * Adds a node entry.
         *
         * @param entry the entry (ignored if null or the name of the entry is null)
         */
        private void addNodeEntry(Entry entry) {
            if (null != entry && null != entry.getName()) {
                nodeEntries.put(entry.getName(), entry);
            }
        }

        /**
         * Returns all recorded node names.
         *
         * @return the node names
         */
        public Collection<String> nodes() {
            return nodeEntries.keySet();
        }

        /**
         * Returns an entry representing a pipeline node.
         *
         * @param name the name of the node
         * @return the node (null if no such node exists)
         */
        public Entry getNodeEntry(String name) {
            Entry result = null;
            if (null != name) {
                result = nodeEntries.get(name);
            }
            return result;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return timestamp + " " + super.toString() + " nodes " + nodeEntries;
        }

    }

    /**
     * Consumes the given line.
     *
     * @param line the line to read
     * @param prefix the prefix to consume
     * @return line without prefix
     */
    private String consume(String line, String prefix) {
        String result;
        if (line.startsWith(prefix)) {
            result = line.substring(prefix.length(), line.length()).trim();
        } else {
            result = line;
        }
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * Parses the given line into a set of observables.
     *
     * @param line the line
     * @param observables the observables to be modified as a side effec
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    private void parseObservables(String line, List<IObservable> observables) throws IOException {
        StringTokenizer tokens = new StringTokenizer(line, "\t");
        while (tokens.hasMoreTokens()) {
            String token = tokens.nextToken();
            IObservable obs = Observables.valueOf(token);
            if (null == obs) {
                throw new IOException("No observable registered for " + token);
            }
            observables.add(obs);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reads an observation.
     *
     * @param entry the entry to modify
     * @param token the token representing the observation
     * @param observables the observables in sequence
     * @param entryPos the position of the entry/observable
     * @return true if the next entryPos is out of range of observables,
     *     false else
     * @throws IOException in case of reading errors
     */
    private boolean readObservation(Entry entry, String token, List<IObservable> observables, int entryPos)
        throws IOException {
        int pos = entryPos - 1; // -1 is name
        if (pos < observables.size()) {
            if (!token.isEmpty()) {
                IObservable obs = observables.get(pos);
                try {
                    entry.addObservation(obs, Double.valueOf(token.replace(',', '.'))); // Excel back-mapping
                } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                    throw new IOException("[Error] Reading observation entry nr " + entryPos + ": " + e.getMessage());
                }
            }
        }
        return pos + 1 >= observables.size();
    }

    /**
     * Reads a CSV file.
     *
     * @param args the file to read
     * @throws IOException in case of I/O problems
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        if (args.length != 1) {
            System.err.println("expects the file name of the CSV file to read");
        } else {
            File file = new File(args[0]);
            TraceReader reader = new TraceReader();
            reader.readCsv(file);
            AlgorithmProfilePredictionManager.start();
            AlgorithmProfilePredictionManager.stop();
        }
    }

}


Julia today I just realized, yesterday after the private show you wrote, "Thank you for making me feel beautiful". Did I make you feel like a "PRETTY WOMAN"? Come on, Pretty Woman!!!!!!!!! LOL!
Thanks for the private show Julia! With those beautiful legs and pretty smile, You are an excellent teaser!
I love your work my DearSanta !


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2020 and 2021 Solar Eclipse Travel Packages
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Upcoming Solar Eclipse Tours 2020-2021: Argentina, Chile and Antarctica
Eclipse Travel are delighted to invite you to join us on one of our tours to view the upcoming solar eclipses in South America in 2020 and in Antarctica in 2021. The next total solar eclipse will occur on December 14, 2020 in Chile and Argentina.Further details on the next Solar Eclipse can be found below and if you are interested in witnessing these incredible events please register your details so we can keep you updated on our arrangements.
2020 – Chile & Argentina Solar Eclipse Packages
Chile Solar Eclipse: Patagonia, Lakes & Volcanoes 2020
New Tour!
5 – 15 December 2020
Experience the wonder of the Solar Eclipse in 2020 from one of the most beautiful places in the world on this comprehensive eleven day tour of Santiago, Patagonia and the Lakes District in Chile. Your itinerary begins with an introduction to Chile's capital, Santiago before heading south in to Patagonia where you will stay at one of the most unique properties in the world, EcoCamp. You will then head to Puerto Varas, an area famous for it's stunning lakes before making your way to Pucon which is home to many picturesque National Parks and the site of the Solar Eclipse.
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Argentina Solar Eclipse 2020: Lakes & Patagonia
10 – 18 December 2020
Where better to view the Total Solar Eclipse in 2020 than in Argentina? Join us on this 10-day tour, starting in the vibrant, cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires before flying south to Northern Patagonian town of San Carlos de Bariloche. Explore the area's stunning landscapes including snow-capped mountains and deep blue lakes, also the location for the highlight of your trip, the Total Solar Eclipse. Your final stop will El Calafate, considered the gateway to the Glaciers National Park and home to the astounding Perito Moreno Glacier, a sight which is sure to leave you speechless.
2020 Argentina Solar Eclipse Tour
Join us for a tour of Northern Patagonia and Buenos Aires including an unforgettable solar eclipse. Take in the enchanting city of BA, exploring it's cosmopolitan and vibrant barrios. A short flight south brings you to Northern Patagonia's lake district. Discover the spectacular natural beauty of Bariloche's huge snow-capped mountains and deep blue lakes before observing the eclipse. The buzz continues with a captivating drive along the scenic seven lakes route to San Martin de los Andes and the nearby Lanin National Park. Return to BA for a tango show and one last steak before heading home!
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DC POWER SUPPLIES/DC POWER SUPPLY: BENCH, GPIB SCPI PROGRAMMABLE, DIGITAL, SWITCH MODE - SERIES MBT by KEPCO INC.
Kepco's MBT-G series (denoted by suffix "G") are bench-style instrumentation power supplies that offer a choice of control methods including direct entry keypad, slew up/down keys, rotary controls and three communications ports: IEEE 488.2, RS 232 and Kepco's single address, multiple instrument long range serial bus. These power supplies offer ultra low noise and ultra low ripple at the output.
MBT-G have a built-in SBC (Single Board Computer) that provides talk-listen capability using IEEE 488.2 and RS 232. MBT-G units support SCPI and CIIL. A single MBT-G can be used to control other power supplies via the two-wire serial bus. The master MBT-G can be controlled from a central GPIB host or may be self-controlled from its own keyboard. Using the serial bus, a master MBT-G can address and control up to 27 units, including itself. The remote units may be other MBT power supplies, or Kepco's MAT power supplies (360W, 720W and 1080W sizes), or Kepco's MST, 200W units or BOP power supplies with the TMA serial card. In all cases, full talk-listen communication and control is maintained and can be relayed to a GPIB host through the SBC.
A 24-key front panel keypad is the primary manual control input. Many keys are dual-purpose, providing direct entry of voltage, current and protection values. In their alternate mode, the keys provide a variety of functions such as "GPIB address", "Store" and "Status."
Conventional knobs provide a comfortably familiar feel for the adjustment of voltage or current. The knobs drive optical encoders to provide input to the control system. A pair of up and down slew controls are an alternate way to control the output incrementally.
MBT-G employ a menu scheme to guide users through the various functions. In program mode, MBT-G prompts you to enter values for all functions and parameters. Values may be stored in non-volatile memory and recalled at will. A series of values can be programmed to execute in a repetitive fashion.


Thanks to the Post-PC revolution, most of us use more than one computing device. Most likely you will have at least one smartphone. Then you may have a tablet, laptop, desktop or all of them. It's not uncommon to have more than a dozen devices in a household.
Most of these devices run on different operating systems. This makes it annoyingly difficult to transfer data and information between them. Most of them time, I have to resort to either pasting the information in a note application, a chat application with a message to myself or over email. And this will only work if I had the app installed on all my devices.
I wanted the easiest and fastest way for me share stuff between my devices and found some web clipboards online. Web clipboard is basically a web application that behaves pretty much like a clipboard on your computer. You put in whatever information you wanted to share and it will generate a unique link that you can use to access them. The catch is that most of them only support saving textual information which is good enough for me.
At last year's Team Retreat, while enjoying the breeze on Khao Lak Beach in Thailand, I told the rest of the team that I don't care about people. We were playing Two Truths One Lie and there are times when I'm unsure if that statement was true or a lie.
Studies have shown that willpower is a limited mental resource. Every time you make a decision, it depletes that same energy resource your willpower uses and eventually you'll give in to your desires. This is known as Ego Depletion.
Most of us are quite familiar with the idea of setting goals. When you are younger, your teacher may have asked bout your ambition. What do you want to be when you grow up? When you attend your first job interview, the interviewer may ask: Where do you see yourself in next five years? And when you are in the workforce, your bosses and managers will ask for your annual goals.
Setting goals let us focus on what we want to achieve. It gives us motivation and a sense of purpose. It is also a way for us to measure our progress. Having a goal is like having a sense of where you want to go and a way to track your progress towards that direction.
The Lean Startup is one of those books that changes the way you approach, validate and build a product. It encourages an iterative process of experimentation and validation to learn more about customer needs and reduce risk and waste of resources.
In other words, it is about learning and getting as much feedback as you can from the user and use that to guide your product development process. Too often, startups spend their time building the product in isolation without any contact with users until release.
We have built quite a few apps over the years at Flexnode and Showtimes.my is one our favourites. It is also quite popular with around 200k hits monthly. Unfortunately, the 5 year old app broke and stop working recently, so John and I decided it is about time to rebuild it.
Since we are rebuilding the app, it is the perfect time to do some work on the dated design. Having used the app for years, we are quite familiar with the shortcomings. In this post, I'm going to walk you through some of our initial thought process we had when building the original app and what we are changing in the redesign.
This is a technique I learned over the years from project management gurus to manage time and boost productivity. Instead of letting a task or agenda take as long as it needs to be completed, you set a hard deadline or "time box" for it.
A simple example would be the time limit we have for our daily meetings where we time-boxed it to 10 minutes. This means the meeting can not last more than 10 minutes and if it does, we just end it right away. This is very useful to make sure we don't waste everyone's time and get straight to the point.
The Pomodoro technique also employs this strategy by time-boxing your task into 25 minutes interval separated by short breaks. (e.g. 3-5 minutes) This teaches you to break tasks into small chunks that can be accomplished within each interval.
Timeboxing has been very useful in software development. The limit forces you to aim for some sort of deliverables when you approach the deadline. It prevents you from spending too much time on a particular task and affects the deliverability of others tasks in the pipeline. The notion of a sprint in Agile/Scrum is basically a timebox of 1-2 weeks.
Some examples of timeboxing we use when developing web applications.
Keep meetings short by timeboxing them.
Prevent yourself from spending too much time on certain process. For example, timebox yourself to only spend X minutes updating status or writing reports.
This is not only useful for your work but also serves as a time management tool in your personal life. Start timeboxing your life and you may discover that you can get more things done.
Over the past year, our team have grown from 3 to 6 people. It is now much harder for me to keep track who's doing what and when. Couple with the fact that we are now handling more projects, things can get rather messy.
Luckily, we adopted the daily scrum meeting from Agile Development practices. It is also known as stand-up meeting or team huddle. It is a simple idea where the whole team get together everyday at the same time and place to update each other.
Same time, same place, everyday. Make this your team ritual.
Keep things short. E.g. 1 min max per person.
What I am going to do today?
What is blocking me from completing my tasks?
The meeting acts as a daily starting point for the team. Although we practice flexi-time at our company, we make it a point to get together everyday at 11AM for the meeting. This let us start the day with clarity and focus.
The 3 questions are designed to keep the focus on what's being done. It keeps you accountable to what you did yesterday and also forces you to plan your day. And if there's any thing that is blocking you, it can be rectified as soon as possible.
The meeting also serves as an efficient way to convey progress and status between team members. Everyone will have a rough idea what others are working on and can also offer to help on blocking issues after the meeting.
If you manage a team but have problems tracking progress and keeping things in sync, do try this out. Get the whole team to agree on a time and place to meet daily. Get each of them to answer the 3 questions and most importantly, keep it short.


Our operating theatre was opened in May 2012. It was specially designed to make your pets operation as safe as possible.
At Airedale Vets we believe it is very important that only operating is done in the operating theatre. Animals are prepared for surgery in the prep room, first. Any fur that needs clipping is removed in the prep room. We don't want loose fur floating in the air in the operating room. The site for surgery on the patient, is then cleaned & disinfected before being taken into the operation room. This greatly reduces the risk of things going wrong during or after surgery. Procedures which might contaminate the air, such as dental procedures are not done in the operating theatre. We only have one operation in the operation room at one time. You would not want someone to be having an operation on their foot while a surgeon was operating on your kidney in the same room. More would you want the team operating on you to be distracted by what was hapening on the next operating table. It was alright in MASH but not here.
The lighting in the theatre is very high intensity with no shadows in the operating area to help the surgeon operate to a hight standard.
In the operating room gaseous anaesthetics are available, patients can recieve oxygen, sevoflurane or isoflurane, or nitrous oxide. These anaesthetics are the safest available to ensure maximum safety for your pets & help ensure a rapid, smooth recovery. Some of the older anaesthetics are less safe & cause slower, & sometimes bad recoveries.
Special monitoring equipment is used in the operating room. These are used to make the operation safer. We have a computerised blood pressure monitoring system designed for use in animals. We can even use it on rabbits weighing less than one Kg. This can be programed to read blood pressure every minute, giving systolic & diastolic pressures & MAP (mean arterial pressure) as well as the pulse rate. Our Pulse Oximeter (designed for use in pets)records the level of the oxygen in blood in the capillaries as well as the heart rate while your pet is asleep. ECGs can record electrical activity of the pets heart for careful monitoring.


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COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE
A Leading Platform for Voices from the Overlooked Great British Countryside
CSM Writers
The False Allure of EU Referendum II
BY SAM HOOPER
Beguiled by the irresistible prospect of overturning Brexit before it even happens, many Remainers are even more oblivious to the consequences of forcing and winning a second referendum than Brexiteers were to the fallout from victory in the first.
What would actually happen in the event that there was a second EU referendum? Unforgiving timescales mean that the prospect of a second vote may be more remote than ever before, despite much salivating on the Left and in the media, but the question is still worth asking because it reveals a pathology within the Remain side which not only mirrors but now exceeds that of the most unlettered Brexit Ultras.
Whether any future second referendum offered voters a choice between accepting the government's secession deal or remaining in the EU on current terms, or if it posed a choice between the government deal and having to apply for re-entry on likely punitive terms, the argument put forward by establishment Remainers like Chukka Umunna is that "new facts" which "we could not know at the time" would inevitably swing the vote the other way.
Why do they think this?
Because the intellectual leaders (though such a term may be too grand) of the Remain movement still refuse – either on principle or through basic incompetence – to empathise with the Brexit case. They live in a world of tenuous economic forecasts and financial charts designed to portray immediate economic ruin but refuse to acknowledge, let alone properly engage with, the democratic or self-deterministic case for leaving the European Union.
Even now, the idea that someone might reasonably vote for a cause which does not personally line their pockets or send perks and opportunities flowing their way is unfathomable to many Remainers (though of course there are Remainers of good conscience who do "get" the democratic argument while disagreeing with it). So on the whole, Remainers are no better equipped to fight any putative Referendum Take Two than they were the first time round.
But it gets worse.
At the same time as they failed to update their overall case for Remain (for example by finally producing a forthright and unassailable case for European political union as a valid or exclusive solution to the problems we face), there has also metastasised within the Remain camp a very ugly and shrill Cultural Remain narrative which is openly hostile to Brexiteers as people, not just because of their vote.
This much is evident in that the cultural figureheads of Brexit are people like AC Grayling, Ian Dunt, Gina Miller and other polarising types who make no visible effort to see the argument from the other side (the first rule of persuasion), as to thus engage with "evil" would offend their delicate sensibilities.
Rather than outreach and understanding, there has been a constant hum of outraged, self-entitled contempt emanating from Camp Remain, and a seething hatred of Brexit voters which does not even attempt to mask itself. This is most clearly shown in the way that some Remainers publicly console one another at the prospect of elderly Leave voters dying.
So when the starting gun is fired on any second EU referendum, the pent-up cultural anger from this angry subgroup of Remainers will produce a banshee-type wail of fury and hatred toward the 52% that all but guarantees they alienate more swing voters than they are able to win over.
But we must also consider the dynamics of the public backlash. I wrote immediately following the June 2016 referendum how unprepared I was for the extent of the anti-Brexit backlash – partly because I fully expected the Leave side to lose the referendum and so had not mentally prepared for victory, but also because Brexiteers were so used to being the instigators of populist revolt that we neither saw the Remain backlash coming nor had any experience in defending against such a wave.
What should have been obvious to us then is that given the Remain side consists of the vast majority of politicians, academia and the cultural scene, their capacity to generate and sustain a backlash (or huge public tantrum) was always infinitely greater than a disorganised, squabbling band of Brexiteers who had wanting to leave the EU (in one form or another) in common with one another, but little else.
If Nigel Farage and UKIP were able to create a lot of noise and help dictate the UK political agenda in the years leading up to the referendum – and do so on a shoestring budget while riven with factional infighting, dogged by unforced errors and PR disasters – how much louder and more persuasive would the screams of self-entitled outrage be when they emanated from nearly every artist, celebrity, teacher, professor, public sector worker and a phalanx of journalists and commentators? Most Brexiteers, myself included, completely underestimated that part.
But if the establishment's ongoing howl of outrage about Brexit is deafening, it would be nothing at all compared to the reaction of Brexiteers to having their decision called into question and the vote re-run in the hopes of getting a different answer. Rightly or wrongly, the resulting social and political conflagration would make AC Grayling's Twitter feed look like a mellifluous, level-headed stream of soothing wisdom.
I say "rightly or wrongly" because I have no personal hostility toward a second referendum on principle, only that we only seem to be having this discussion because the Remain side lost. Ideally, guided by a written constitution rather than machinations behind closed doors, the terms EU referendum and the consequences of each result would have been more carefully considered, and the potential need for public ratification of any secession deal built into the process. But this did not happen.
On the contrary, the expensive pro-EU government propaganda inflicted on every British household made it absolutely plain that the UK government would implement whatever result was decided in the first and only referendum, despite their strong preference for keeping the status quo. And given the uncharitable way with which they would doubtless be dealing with Leave voters had the result gone the other way, their case is not a tremendously strong one, logically or morally.
Remainers should, however, learn from the harsh experience of Leave voters following our unexpected victory in 2016. Back then, Brexiteers were so keen on winning a "Leave" vote that we didn't think through the extent of cultural opposition we would face between the referendum and secession day. And now many Remainers are so fixated on overturning Brexit they can't think past the daydream of a "Remain" vote in a Referendum Take Two.
We hear much wailing about how Brexit has supposedly "divided our country". This is mostly nonsense – the country was always divided over the EU, it's just that the side who were used to having their way for 40 years suddenly find themselves unable to call all the shots, often for the first time in their living memory. The balance of divisiveness now tilts the other way.
But the divisiveness of a second EU referendum would make the first seem like good-natured banter between best friends – and having forced a replay, the Remain side would emerge neither victorious nor with their reputation intact. They would be responsible, in the worst case, for a rending of our social and democratic fabric which would likely prove impossible to repair. And even in the very best case scenario, the price of overturning the referendum would be millions of British citizens, half the country, effectively giving up on democracy and returning to a state of resigned indifference, a toxic and self-fulfilling belief that they have neither the right nor the ability to influence national events according to their values.
Remainers, who often consider themselves enlightened and progressive, would ordinarily recoil in horror from any course of action which threatened such toxic side-effects. They just can't think clearly right now because the (unattainable) prize of scrapping Brexit and rendering the past two years little more than a centrist's bad dream is so desperately shiny and alluring.
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Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt [] (* 6. Dezember 1929 in Berlin; † 5. März 2016 in St. Georgen im Attergau) adelshistorisch auch als Graf Johann Nikolaus de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt bekannt war ein österreichischer Dirigent, Cellist, Musikschriftsteller sowie einer der Pioniere auf den Gebieten der historischen Aufführungspraxis und der Alten Musik.

Leben und Wirken

Jugend und frühe Jahre
Die Eltern von Nikolaus Harnoncourt entstammten beide dem Adel. Der Vater Eberhard Harnoncourt (1896–1970) stammte aus dem  luxemburgisch-lothringischen Geschlecht der Grafen de la Fontaine d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt, die Mutter Ladislaja Johanna Franziska (1899–1997; "die wilde Laja") war als gebürtige Gräfin von Meran eine Urenkelin des populären Erzherzogs Johann von Österreich. Sein Vater, der eigentlich selbst Musiker werden wollte, hatte als ehemaliger Navigationsoffizier der Marine ein Technikstudium absolviert (Dipl.-Ing.), um in Berlin als Bauingenieur zu arbeiten. Aus erster Ehe brachte er zwei Kinder mit und wohnte damals in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft von Bertolt Brecht und Helene Weigel in der Berliner Spichernstraße. Nikolaus Harnoncourt erhielt seinen (eigentlich zweiten) Vornamen nach dem Nikolaustag. Zwei Jahre nach ihm wurde sein jüngerer Bruder, der Theologe und Priester Philipp Harnoncourt, geboren. Die Familie übersiedelte 1931 nach Graz, wo sie ihren Wohnsitz im Palais Meran nahm und wo der Vater noch ein Doktoratsstudium (Dr. jur.) absolvierte und dann eine Stelle in der Landesregierung bekam. Weitere Brüder sind Renatus (Halbbruder), der Jurist Franz Harnoncourt und der Mediziner Karl Harnoncourt. Seine Schwestern sind Alice (Halbschwester) und Juliana. Die Sommermonate über lebte die Familie auf dem sogenannten Brandhof in der Steiermark, einem Anwesen der Merans, das noch Erzherzog Johann erworben hatte.

In seinen Volksschuljahren begann Harnoncourt mit Cellounterricht bei dem Grazer Musiklehrer Hans Kortschak. Mit seinem Bruder Philipp versuchte er sich vierhändig auf dem Klavier. Als Ministranten im Grazer Dom erwarben beide elementare Kenntnisse in der Kirchenmusik. Vor allem aber wurde regelmäßig im Kreis der Familie mit Vater, Mutter und Geschwistern musiziert. Philipp Harnoncourt gründete später (1963) an der heutigen Kunstuniversität Graz die Abteilung Kirchenmusik und war neun Jahre lang deren Leiter.

Auch die anderen Familienmitglieder waren musikalisch: Der Vater komponierte im Privaten, sein Bruder René studierte nach dem Krieg Musik am Salzburger Mozarteum. Ende 1944 übersiedelte man nach Grundlsee, wo Harnoncourt die letzten Kriegsmonate über lebte. Dort wurde Harnoncourt 1945 bis 1948 von Paul Grümmer, dem Cellisten des Busch-Quartetts, unterrichtet. Nach Rückkehr nach Graz nahm er wieder den Unterricht bei Kortschak auf.

Nachdem ihm seine berufliche Laufbahn lange Zeit unklar gewesen war, entschied er sich 1947, Musiker zu werden, und zog im Herbst 1948 zum Studium nach Wien. Sein Cellolehrer wurde nun Emanuel Brabec. Erst durch die Begegnung mit Eduard Melkus und durch den Unterricht in Aufführungspraxis bei Josef Mertin wurde Harnoncourt auf die Alte Musik aufmerksam. Ebenfalls lernte er hier seine spätere Frau, die Geigerin Alice Hoffelner, und den Oboisten Jürg Schaeftlein kennen, mit denen er später über lange Jahre im Concentus Musicus Wien zusammenarbeitete.

1952 trat Harnoncourt als Cellist bei den Wiener Symphonikern ein, die damals von Herbert von Karajan geleitet wurden. Diese feste Anstellung behielt er bis 1969.

1953 heirateten Harnoncourt und Alice Hoffelner. Aus der Ehe gingen vier Kinder hervor: die Mezzosopranistin Elisabeth von Magnus  (* 1954), der Regisseur Philipp Harnoncourt (* 1955), der Schauspieler Eberhard Harnoncourt (1957–1990), sowie der Arzt Franz Harnoncourt (* 1961).

Concentus Musicus
Ebenfalls 1953 wurde ein Musikkreis gegründet, um . Im Mittelpunkt standen Nikolaus und Alice Harnoncourt, und man traf sich zum Proben in der Wohnung der Familie Harnoncourt. Die musikalische Bandbreite der Gruppe, die zunächst nur aus Streichern bestand, erstreckte sich vom 18. Jahrhundert bis zurück zur Zeit des Papsthofes in Avignon. Ein Mittel zum Finden eines Verständnisses der Musik war das Sammeln und Spielen passender alter Instrumente und das Wiedererlernen der Spieltechniken, die im Stilwandel der Jahrhunderte verloren gegangen waren. Einen Schlüssel zur Konzeption der Alten Musik bildete weiterhin das rhetorische Verständnis der "Musik als Klangrede", die Harnoncourt später auch in theoretischen Schriften darlegte.

Anfangs war es für das Ensemble noch kein feststehendes Ziel, Konzerte zu geben. Alle Mitglieder hatten feste Musikerstellen, zumeist bei den Wiener Symphonikern. 1954 gab der Musikkreis sein inoffizielles Debüt mit Monteverdis "Orfeo" unter Paul Hindemith im Wiener Konzerthaus. 1957 fand unter dem Namen Concentus Musicus Wien der erste offizielle Auftritt statt, der den Auftakt für eine Konzertreihe im Palais Schwarzenberg bildete. Der Concentus Musicus besteht aus bis zu zwölf Mitgliedern, zu denen nach Bedarf weitere Musiker kommen. Den internationalen Durchbruch erzielte das Ensemble mit einer Aufnahme der Brandenburgischen Konzerte Johann Sebastian Bachs.

1967 spielte Harnoncourt in dem Film Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach von Jean-Marie Straub den Fürsten Leopold von Anhalt-Köthen. Der Concentus Musicus wirkte in dem Film als Hofensemble mit.

Schon fast von Anfang an verbreitete der Concentus Musicus seine Musik auch auf Tonträgern. 1971 begann er seinen exklusiven Plattenvertrag mit Telefunken (später Teldec), der erst 2003 aufgelöst wurde und mittels dessen Hunderte von Einspielungen veröffentlicht wurden, darunter zwischen 1971 und 1990 die Gesamteinspielung aller sakralen Bachkantaten, die er sich mit Gustav Leonhardt und dessen Ensemble teilte.

Harnoncourt dirigierte im November 2012 auch die Konzerte zum 200. Jahrestag der Gründung des Wiener Musikvereins, der Concentus Musicus trat dabei in drastisch vergrößerter Besetzung gemeinsam mit dem Wiener Singverein auf. Gespielt wurde dabei G. F. Händels Timotheus oder die Gewalt der Musik in der Bearbeitung von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Lehrtätigkeit
1972 bis 1992 unterrichtete Harnoncourt am Salzburger Mozarteum Aufführungspraxis und historische Instrumentenkunde und ab dem Wintersemester 1973 auch am Institut für Musikwissenschaft der Universität Salzburg. Zahlreiche prominente Musiker gingen hier durch seine Schule, darunter die Sängerin Barbara Bonney, der Kontrabassist Jonathan Cable und der Oboist David Reichenberg.

Orchesterdirigent
Nachdem Harnoncourt es lange abgelehnt hatte, sich als Dirigenten zu sehen, und den Concentus Musicus bei überschaubaren Besetzungen immer vom Cello aus leitete, begann er in den 1970er Jahren, als Dirigent anderer Orchester zu agieren. Das erste große klassische Symphonieorchester mit modernen Instrumenten, mit dem er zusammenarbeitete, war das Concertgebouw-Orchester in Amsterdam. Von 1975 bis 1989 wurden im jährlichen Wechsel die Johannes- und Matthäus-Passion von Bach aufgeführt. Die Zusammenarbeit dehnte sich alsbald auf Mozart, Joseph Haydn und bis in die Spätromantik aus: Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss (Sohn), Brahms, Dvořák, Bruckner, Alban Berg. Seit Oktober 2000 war Harnoncourt Ehrengastdirigent des Concertgebouw-Orchesters.

Das erste Wiener Traditionsorchester, das Harnoncourt als Dirigenten einlud, waren 1983 die Wiener Symphoniker, bei denen er früher als Cellist gewirkt hatte. 1997 bot das Orchester ihm die Stelle des Chefdirigenten an, die er aber ablehnte.

Mit den Wiener Philharmonikern, deren Ehrenmitglied er seit 2005 war, kam Harnoncourt 1984 erstmals zusammen und konzertierte mit ihnen lange Zeit vor allem bei der Salzburger Mozartwoche, dann auch in Wien sowie bei Gastspielen in Europa, den USA und Japan. In den Jahren 2001 und 2003 wurde er von ihnen eingeladen, das Neujahrskonzert zu dirigieren. Mehrere viel gelobte und erfolgreiche gemeinsame Plattenaufnahmen erschienen (z. B. Mozarts Violinkonzerte mit Gidon Kremer sowie Kim Kashkashian, Aida von Verdi etc.). Harnoncourt leitete auch zwei Einstudierungen sowie die CD-Aufzeichnung von Franz Schmidts Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein).

Die Berliner Philharmoniker leitete Harnoncourt seit den 1990er Jahren regelmäßig in der Berliner Philharmonie. Zwei dieser Konzerte sind im "Archiv" der Digital Concert Hall des Orchesters im Internet als AudioVideo-Livestream öffentlich zugänglich (kostenpflichtig).

Nikolaus Harnoncourt benutzte beim Dirigieren keinen Taktstock.

Operndirigent
Am Anfang seines Wirkens als Operndirigent stand eine Einladung, 1972 an der Mailänder Scala Monteverdis Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria einzustudieren. Abgesehen von wenigen Musikern für das Continuo wurden ausschließlich Instrumentalisten und Sänger des Opernensembles eingesetzt.1975 begann mit Harnoncourt am Pult ein Monteverdi-Zyklus für das Opernhaus Zürich mit dem Regisseur Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, im Rahmen dessen L'Orfeo (Dezember 1975), Poppea (Januar 1977) und Ulisse (November 1977) inszeniert wurden. Im Juni 1979 folgte noch eine szenische Fassung des achten Madrigalbuches. Der Zyklus genießt noch heute einen legendären Ruf. Im Anschluss fuhr das Duo mit einem Mozart-Zyklus fort: Idomeneo (1980), Lucio Silla (Februar 1981), Mitridate (Mai 1983), Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Februar 1985), Così fan tutte (Februar 1986), Die Zauberflöte (November 1986), Don Giovanni (November 1987) und Le nozze di Figaro (Februar 1989; nach Ponnelles Tod in dessen Inszenierung für die Salzburger Festspiele 1972 bzw. die Wiener Staatsoper 1977). Anschließend wirkte er mehrfach als Dirigent bei den Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik.

Nach Ponnelles Tod setzte er seine Arbeit bis Ende 2011 am Zürcher Opernhaus mit wechselnden Regisseuren fort: Jürgen Flimm (Fidelio 1992), Ruth Berghaus (Der Freischütz 1993), Helmuth Lohner (La belle Hélène 1994). Mit Jürgen Flimm arbeitete er seit 1990 auch oft an anderen Orten (Amsterdam, Wien, Graz, Salzburg) zusammen.

Als Operndirigent wirkte Harnoncourt seit den frühen 1970er Jahren regelmäßig bei den Wiener Festwochen – zuletzt im Mai 2005 Mozarts Lucio Silla im Theater an der Wien (Regie Claus Guth) –, zweimal führte ihn der Weg an das Pult der Frankfurter Oper (1978 Giulio Cesare in Egitto von Georg Friedrich Händel und 1980 Castor et Pollux von Jean-Philippe Rameau; jeweils Regie Horst Zankl, Bühnenbild Erich Wonder). Zwischen 1987 und 1991 dirigierte Harnoncourt vier Neuinszenierungen von Mozart-Opern an der Wiener Staatsoper: 1987 Idomeneo (Regie Johannes Schaaf, Bühnenbild David Fielding, Kostüme Tobias Hoheisel), 1988 Die Zauberflöte (Regie Otto Schenk, Bühnenbild und Kostüme Yannis Kokkos), 1989 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Regie Ursel und Karl-Ernst Herrmann, Bühnenbild und Kostüme Karl-Ernst Herrmann) sowie im selben Jahr noch Così fan tutte (Regie Johannes Schaaf, Bühnenbild Hans Schavernoch, Kostüme Lore Haas). Das Ende der Direktion von Claus Helmut Drese bedeutete auch, dass Harnoncourt seine Arbeit an der Wiener Staatsoper einstellte. Dreses Nachfolger hatten ihn lediglich noch für ein Idomeneo-Dirigat angefragt. Weil Harnoncourt den mangelnden dramaturgischen Kontext weiterer Auftritte nicht einsah, zog er sich zurück.

Styriarte
Seit 1985 werden in Graz Harnoncourt gewidmete Klassik-Festspiele, die Styriarte, veranstaltet. Die Festspiele sind seitdem die Hauptplattform für den Concentus Musicus geworden. Zu den anfänglichen Konzerten, Oratorienaufführungen und konzertanten Opern sind später auch szenische Opernaufführungen gekommen. Mit Haydn begann Harnoncourt bei der Styriarte 1987 die langjährige Zusammenarbeit mit dem Chamber Orchestra of Europe, die über eine vielbeachtete Gesamtaufnahme der Beethoven-Sinfonien über Schumann und Mendelssohn bis Bartók führte. 2005 dirigierte er eine von Publikum und Kritik begeistert aufgenommene Carmen von Georges Bizet, für die er eine eigene, die Intentionen des Komponisten stärker berücksichtigende, Fassung erarbeitete (Regie Andrea Breth, Bühnenbild Annette Murschetz). 2008 trat Harnoncourt mit Mozarts Idomeneo erstmals nicht nur als Dirigent, sondern auch als Regisseur in Erscheinung, wobei sein Sohn Philipp – der Theatererfahrung als Lichtdesigner hat – ihm als Ko-Regisseur zur Hand ging (Bühnenbild Rolf Glittenberg, Kostüme Renate Martin & Andreas Donhauser). Bei der Styriarte 2009 leitete Harnoncourt eine konzertante (halbszenische) Aufführung von Gershwins Oper Porgy and Bess, 2011 präsentierte er Bedřich Smetanas Die verkaufte Braut.

Salzburger Festspiele

Seit den frühen 1990er Jahren war Harnoncourt nahezu jedes Jahr bei den Salzburger Festspielen sowohl als Opern- wie Konzertdirigent präsent. Seine erste Oper dirigierte er dort 1995 (Mozarts Le nozze di Figaro, Regie Luc Bondy). 2006 leitete er anlässlich der Eröffnung des neuen Hauses für Mozart die Neuinszenierung von Mozarts Le nozze di Figaro (Regie Claus Guth) und in der Felsenreitschule die Wiederaufnahme von La clemenza di Tito. Harnoncourt hatte im Dezember 2005 in einem Interview mit der österreichischen Zeitschrift News angekündigt, seine Arbeit bei den Festspielen altersbedingt und wegen seiner Tätigkeit am Theater an der Wien auf sommerliche Orchesterkonzerte zu reduzieren und keine Opernaufführungen mehr zu leiten. So leitete er Ende August 2007 lediglich Konzerte der Wiener Philharmoniker im Großen Festspielhaus. Im Sommer 2012 jedoch dirigierte er die Zauberflöte in der Felsenreitschule, mit seinem Concentus Musicus. Die Resonanz bei Kritik und Publikum war zwiespältig.

Theater an der Wien

Am Theater an der Wien dirigierte Harnoncourt im März 2006 eine Wiederaufnahme der Lucio-Silla-Produktion der Wiener Festwochen. Im April 2006 leitete er dort eine szenische Realisierung von Mozarts Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots (Regie Philipp Harnoncourt), die im Rahmen des Festivals Osterklang stattfand. Am 17. November 2007 leitete er die Premiere von Joseph Haydns Orlando paladino (Regie Keith Warner). Am 5. Dezember 2009 erfolgte dort die Premiere einer Aufführungsserie der Haydn-Oper Il mondo della luna mit dem Concentus Musicus (Regie Tobias Moretti). 2013 dirigierte Harnoncourt Beethovens Fidelio im Haus seiner Uraufführung, im März 2014 leitete er konzertante Aufführungen der drei Da-Ponte-Opern Mozarts mit dem Concentus Musicus.

Vokalmusik
Auf dem Gebiet der Vokalmusik begann 1978 eine langjährige Verbindung mit dem Arnold Schoenberg Chor unter Erwin Ortner. Dieser Chor war nicht nur Harnoncourts erste Wahl bei Projekten mit dem Concentus Musicus, sondern er tritt auch bei Konzerten mit anderen Orchestern in Erscheinung. In den Kantateneinspielungen Bachs setzte Harnoncourt weiterhin Knabenchöre wie die Wiener Sängerknaben und den Tölzer Knabenchor ein, bei den größeren Vokalwerken bevorzugte er den gemischten Chor.

Rückzug und Tod
Am 5. Dezember 2015, einen Tag vor seinem 86. Geburtstag, teilte Nikolaus Harnoncourt in einem offenen Brief seinen Rücktritt vom Dirigentenpult mit.

Am 5. März 2016 starb Harnoncourt in St. Georgen im Attergau in Oberösterreich. Dort wurde er auf dem Friedhof beigesetzt.

Sonstiges
 Das Stadtmuseum Graz zeigte eine Ausstellung mit dem Titel Being Nikolaus Harnoncourt bis zum 28. Februar 2010.
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt war Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Kritischen Gesamtausgabe sämtlicher Werke von Johann Rosenmüller.

Ehrungen und Auszeichnungen
 1980: Erasmuspreis
 1982: Joseph Marx-Musikpreis des Landes Steiermark
 1992: Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien
 1993: Léonie-Sonning-Musikpreis
 1994: Polar Music Prize
 1995: Hansischer Goethe-Preis
 1995: Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Kunstuniversität Graz
 1997: Robert-Schumann-Preis
 1999: Anton-Bruckner-Ring
 2000: Ehrengastdirigent des Concertgebouw-Orchesters in Amsterdam
 2000: Ehrenmitglied der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
 2001: Grammy
 2002: Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis
 2002: Bremer Musikfest-Preis
 2004: Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Preis der Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
 2005: Kyoto-Preis für sein Lebenswerk
 2005: Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen des Landes Steiermark mit dem Stern
 2007: Bach-Medaille der Stadt Leipzig
 2008: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst
 2008: Ehrendoktorat der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
 2008: Ehrenring des Landes Steiermark
 2009: Ehrenbürgerschaft der Marktgemeinde St. Georgen im Attergau
 2009: Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award
 2011: Ehrendoktorat der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln
 2011: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien
 2011: Ehrenmitglied im Verein Orchestra La Scintilla an der Oper Zürich gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Alice Harnoncourt
 2012: Goldmedaille der Royal Philharmonic Society
 2012: Romano-Guardini-Preis
 2014: ECHO Klassik in Würdigung des Lebenswerkes
Nikolaus Harnoncourt war Mitglied in der Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Ehrendoktor der Universität Edinburgh und Träger des Ordens Pour le Mérite für Wissenschaft und Künste.

2008 wurde ihm das Ehrendoktorat der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg verliehen; aus diesem Anlass veranstaltete das Institut für Musikalische Rezeptions- und Interpretationsgeschichte erstmals ein Symposion unter dem Titel Ereignis Klangrede. Nikolaus Harnoncourt als Dirigent und Musikdenker; umrahmt wurden die Feierlichkeiten von einer ersten umfangreichen Ausstellung (In Klängen sprechen – Nikolaus Harnoncourt).

Im Jahr 2000 wurde der Nikolaus-Harnoncourt-Preis des Kantons Zürich gestiftet.

Genealogie
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt war der Sohn von Eberhard Harnoncourt (1896–1970), gebürtig de la Fontaine Graf d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt, und dessen zweiter Frau Ladislaja Johanna Franziska (1899–1997), gebürtig Gräfin von Meran (und Freiin Brandhofen).
 Väterlicherseits stammte er aus der Familie De La Fontaine von Marville (Meuse)/Lothringen. Die Familie zog nach Harnoncourt (die Stadt gehört heute zu Belgien, zu der Zeit gehörte sie zu Lothringen). D'Harnoncourt wurde zu dieser Zeit dem Familiennamen beigefügt. Joseph Louis Matthieu de La Fontaine d'Harnoncourt (1736–1816) trat in den Dienst der Habsburger, während ein Lothringer, Franz III. von Lothringen, die Erzherzogin Maria Theresia von Österreich heiratete und dadurch die Dynastie Habsburg-Lothringen gründete. Franz von Lothringen wurde später als Franz I. Stefan zum Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches gewählt. Joseph Louis Matthieu de La Fontaine d'Harnoncourt heiratete Gräfin Unverzagt, gründete die Familie de La Fontaine d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt, kehrte nach seiner österreichischen Karriere nach Frankreich zurück und starb in Harnoncourt (1816).
 Durch seine Mutter war Nikolaus Harnoncourt direkter Nachfahre von Franz I. Stephan, Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, weil sie dessen Urururenkelin war. Er war auch der Ururenkel von Erzherzog Johann (1782–1859) und der Urenkel von Franz von Meran.

Schriften

Aufnahmen
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Frans Brüggen, Leopold Stastny, Herbert Tachezi. Johann Sebastian Bach. "Gamba Sonatas — Trio Sonata in G major". Viola da gamba: Jacobus Stainer; Violoncello: Andrea Castagneri; Flöte: A.Grenser; Cembalo: Hammerklavier von Martin Skowroneck. Label: Telefunken.
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Gustav Leonhardt, Leonhardt-Consort (Orchestra), Concentus musicus Wien (Orchestra), Alan Curtis, Anneke Ulttenbosch, Herbert Tachezi. Johann Sebastian Bach. "Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, 1057, 1064."  Label: Teldec
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Franz Schubert. "Symphonies". Label: Ica Classics.
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Rudolf Buchbinder (Klavier). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. "Piano concertos No. 23&25". Hammerklavier nach Walter von Paul McNulty. Label: Sony.
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Klavier). Ludwig van Beethoven. "Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5." Label: Teldec Classics.
 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Gidon Kremer (Violine), Martha Argerich (Klavier). Schumann. "Piano Concerto and Violin Concerto". Label: Teldec Classics

Literatur

 Georg Demcisin, Christian Fastl, Ingeborg Harer: Harnoncourt, Familie: Nikolaus. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon online. Artikel in der Fassung vom 27. August 2019.

 Mozarteum: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Die Universität Mozarteum Salzburg ehrt den Dirigenten und Musikdenker. Ausstellungsdokumentation, Salzburg 2008.
 Milan Turković, Monika Mertl: Die seltsamsten Wiener der Welt. Nikolaus Harnoncourt und sein Concentus Musicus. Residenz, Salzburg 2003, ISBN 3-7017-1267-0.

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 Beiträge von und mit Nikolaus Harnoncourt im Onlinearchiv der Österreichischen Mediathek.

 Eintauchen in die Welt von Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929–2016). Ein Archiv über Leben und Werk. – Offizielle Website, Hrsg.: Steirische Kulturveranstaltungen GmbH

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Klassischer Cellist
Historische Aufführungspraxis
Interpret Alter Musik
Sachbuchautor (Musik)
Literatur (Deutsch)
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Sachliteratur
Träger des Pour le Mérite (Friedensklasse)
Träger des österreichischen Ehrenzeichens für Wissenschaft und Kunst
Träger des Großen Goldenen Ehrenzeichens des Landes Steiermark mit dem Stern
Ehrenringträger des Landes Steiermark
Träger des Goldenen Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um das Land Wien
Kyoto-Preisträger
Ehrenbürger von St. Georgen im Attergau
Mitglied der Wiener Symphoniker
Ehrenmitglied der Berliner Philharmoniker
Ehrenmitglied der Wiener Philharmoniker
Mitglied der Europäischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste
Ehrendoktor der University of Edinburgh
Ehrenringträger der Stadt Graz
Echo-Klassik-Preisträger
Träger des Erasmuspreises
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If you're searching for the perfect holiday-themed cocktail to sip in front of the fire, look no further. This snowglobe cocktail is as festive as it gets.
This video from the Cocktail Chemistry YouTube channel shows you how to make one of the most festive cocktails you'll ever see. You'll need some caramel, cranberries, gin, rosemary syrup, a little citric acid (since the drink needs to be clear,) and some club soda. You'll also need a sprig of rosemary to be your Christmas tree and a spherical, globe-like glass. He uses an actual globe glass, but you could probably achieve a similar effect with a stemless wine glass.
The trick is to use the caramel, or other edible adhesive, to stick the rosemary sprig to the bottom of the glass so it looks like a standing tree. Now mix 3/4 of an ounce of rosemary simple syrup, one ounce of citric acid solution, and two ounces of dry gin. Add it to your glass, then top it off with a little club soda and some cranberries for garnish. Add a candy cane-style straw and it's ready to serve.


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20+ Best Animation Movies or Tv Shows to watch online (January 2022)
2020-05-05 | FlixCatalog Staff
So what are some of the best movies or tvshows you can watch online? We compiled a list of all the movies or tvshows you can watch on some of your favourite OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar. There are a total of 200 movies or tvshows in this list and to make your life easier we have a filter and sort option for you to navigate through the list.
Munki and Trunk (2016)
Our brave, curious monkey and big-hearted elephant live together in the jungle, as children imagine it: a playground with vines to swing on, trampoline mushrooms to bounce on, and a crew of...
9.6/10 7 min
Adventure,Animation,Comedy
An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.
9.2/10 23 min
Action,Adventure,Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms.
Animation,Documentary,Short
Le dessous des cartes (1990)
Every week, Jean-Christophe Victor explains what's happening in a country or part of the world (politically, socially, economically, etc), with the help of beautiful and clear animated maps...
After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Yeager vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
9/10 24 min
Gon Freecss aspires to become a Hunter, an exceptional being capable of greatness. With his friends and his potential, he seeks for his father who left him when he was younger.
Animation,Crime,Drama
Death Note (2006)
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
Krish Trish and Baltiboy: Face Your Fears (2017)
In three tales about fear, a baby elephant gets captured by a circus, two boys enter a haunted house and a parrot faces his fear of flying.
Animation,Family
Hey Duggee (2014)
Duggee looks after the Squirrels, who earn different badges on their adventures.
Gravity Falls (2012)
Twin siblings Dipper and Mabel Pines spend the summer at their great-uncle's tourist trap in the enigmatic Gravity Falls, Oregon.
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
Vinland Saga (2019)
Thorfinn pursues a journey with his father's killer in order to take revenge and end his life in a duel as an honorable warrior and pay his father a homage.
Action,Animation,Comedy
One Punch Man (2015)
The story of Saitama, a hero that does it just for fun & can defeat his enemies with a single punch.
Animation,Documentary
Truth Has Fallen (2013)
A documentary that examines the work of James McCloskey. Mr. McCloskey founded Centurion Ministries, an organization whose mission is to free prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted of...
Animation,Comedy,Drama
Steins;Gate (2011)
After discovering time travel, a university student and his colleagues must use their knowledge of it to stop an evil organization and their diabolical plans.
A family is attacked by demons and only two members survive - Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, who is turning into a demon slowly. Tanjiro sets out to become a demon slayer to avenge his family and cure his sister.
Dear Fredy (2017)
Fredy Hirsch was a proud homosexual Jew. He ran a daycare center for 600 kids in Auschwitz. Freddy was admired by his kids and fought to his last breath to maintain their human dignity. His...
Animation,Documentary,Fantasy
Les Grands Mythes (2014)
Tales of love, sex, power, betrayal, heinous crimes, unbearable separations, atrocious revenge, and metamorphoses - the poetic force of the myths has crossed the centuries.
Hinata Shouyou, a short middle school student, gained a sudden love of volleyball after watching a national championship match on TV. Determined to become like the championship's star ...
BoJack Horseman (2014)
BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit television show "Horsin' Around" in the '80s and '90s, now he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters.
Action,Animation,Drama
After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all powerful empire
Animation,Comedy
South Park (1997)
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Romantic Chorus (2021)
Fruits Basket (2019)
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16 year old high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent. Unfortunately for her, she pitches her...
Killer Seven (2018)
Hilda (2018)
Hilda follows the adventures of a fearless blue-haired girl as she travels from her home in a vast magical wilderness full of elves and giants, to the bustling city of Trolberg, where she ...
Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur (2016)
A profound and courageous story on how Guru Grace changed Banda Singh Bahadur in and out and enabled him to lead Sikh army to Punjab province to establish righteousness and equality in the ...
8.6/10 134 min
Animation,Family,Musical
StoryBots Super Songs (2016)
Based on the award-winning educational apps, "StoryBots Super Songs" centers on the StoryBots, the curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and help answer humans' biggest questions.
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
A psychic middle school boy tries to live a normal life and keep his growing powers under control, even though he constantly gets into trouble.
Puffin Rock (2015)
Puffin Rock follows the adventures of Oona, her little brother Baba, and their family and friends on a gorgeous and wild Irish island.
Young Justice (2010)
Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.
Adventure Time (2010)
A 12-year-old boy and his best friend, wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers, go on a series of surreal adventures with each other in a remote future.
Archer (2009)
Covert black ops and espionage take a back seat to zany personalities and relationships between secret agents and drones.
Naruto: Shippûden (2007)
Naruto Uzumaki, is a loud, hyperactive, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for approval and recognition, as well as to become Hokage, who is acknowledged as the leader and strongest of all ninja in the village.
Gintama (2005)
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.
Adventure,Animation,Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Animation,Comedy,Short
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy.
Animation,Comedy,Romance
Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019)
Shuchiin Academy is home to students from Japan's most successful and wealthy families, as well the nation's most brilliant young scholars. Among them, the Student Council President, Miyuki...
Infinity Train (2019)
Various people find themselves on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one its own universe, and must find a way to get home in this animated anthology series.
Animation,Biography,Documentary
Man in Camo (2018)
Man in Camo takes a close look at the life of visual artist, writer and filmmaker Ethan Minsker and his drive to create and crusade the making of art. Through the lens of old photographs ...
Animation,Drama,Fantasy
Violet Evergarden (2018)
In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
Animation,Biography,Comedy
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
The raucous adventures of musicians such as Johnny Paycheck, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, as told by those who knew them best. Season 2 covers the legends of funk.
Animation,Comedy,Family
Molang (2015)
Molang and Piu Piu are invited to a party. They dress themselves up, but Piu Piu's kiss curl might prevent them from going out. Fortunately, Molang has an idea.
The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
When a nameless student at Kyoto University encounters a demigod one night, he asks to relive the past three years in order to win the heart of Ms. Akashi, the object of his affection.
Mushi-Shi (2005)
They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known ...
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
When a failed alchemical ritual leaves brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric with severely damaged bodies, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's stone.
Action,Animation,Crime
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.
Samurai Jack (2001)
A samurai sent through time fights to return home and save the world.
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)
About Eikichi Onizuka, a 22-year-old ex-gangster member and a virgin. He has one ambition that no one ever expected from him. His solely life purpose is to become the greatest high school teacher ever.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Adventure,Animation,Drama
A lion cub prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father's death and flees into exile in despair, only to later accept in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.
Robotech (1985)
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and her secrets lead to a desperate war against an alien enemy sent to retrieve the ship.
Trash Truck (2020)
A Truthful Mother (2019)
A truth speaking cow encounters a hungry tiger which has been displaced by mindless destruction of the forest. An impending drought awaits their village. The movie is an adaptation of a folk song in Karnataka.
Dororo (2019)
A father in pursuit of power gives parts of his new-born son to a host of demons. Years later, the son battles those demons to regain what is rightfully his.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.
Animation,Comedy,Sport
Run with the Wind (2018)
Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by a Kansei University student Haiji, who is also a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old ...
The Dragon Prince (2018)
Two human princes forge an unlikely bond with the elfin assassin sent to kill them, embarking on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Animation,Comedy,Fantasy
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016)
Saiki Kusuo is a powerful psychic who hates attracting attention, yet he is surrounded by colorful characters who always find a way to remove him from his everyday life.
Ask the StoryBots (2016)
Based on the award-winning educational apps, the StoryBots are curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and go on fun adventures to help answer kids' questions.
My Hero Academia (2016)
A superhero-loving boy without any powers is determined to enroll in a prestigious hero academy and learn what it really means to be a hero.
Animation,Family,History
Points de Repères (2016)
What would we currently be without Copernicus or Darwin? What would Europe be if Churchill had not gone to war with the Nazis, or if the Fall of the Berlin Wall had not happened? A grain of...
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
An ordinary boy finds a magic amulet that chooses him to be a Trollhunter, a guardian that defends the world of humans and the secret world of trolls.
Sarah and Duck (2013)
Sarah is a young British girl whose best friend happens to be a duck, named Duck. Everyday they embark on small adventures learning about the world as they go with the help of their friends...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
The story of the Joestar family, who are possessed with intense psychic strength, and the adventures each member encounters throughout their lives.
WALL·E (2008)
In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Animation,Comedy,Crime
Detective Conan (1996)
The cases of a detective whose physical age was chemically reversed to that of a prepubescent boy but must hide his true mental development.
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992)
One day, 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finds himself dead, having died pushing a child out of the way of oncoming traffic. Since he has such a bad personality, even the Spirit World ...
Pat & Mat (1976)
Two friends facing self-made problems where they try to solve them by using anything impossible and possible and their solutions lead to more problems, at the end the "problem" is fixed and finish off with their distinctive handshake.
Stillwater (2020)
Rilakkuma to Kaorusan (2019)
The adventures of Kaoru and her lovable roommate Rilakkuma, a bear who wants to spend each day just lazing around.
Banana Fish (2018)
The story captures the war between a mafia boss named Dino and a young gang leader searching for redemption.
A Place Further Than the Universe (2018)
Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered weirdo by the rest of the class and...
Black Clover (2017)
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus.
Castlevania (2017)
A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.
The Haunted House: The Secret of the 'Ghost Ball' (2016)
With help from a 102-year-old goblin dwelling beneath their haunted apartment building, two siblings deal with ghosts and take on spooky mysteries.
HarmonQuest (2016)
Dan Harmon and his celebrity friends get together to play a fantasy role playing game.
Slugterra: Eastern Caverns (2015)
The time has come for Eli and the Shane Gang to accompany their new friend Junjie home to the strange and beautiful Eastern Caverns. But when they arrive, they are shocked to find a world ...
Earth to Luna! (2014)
Luna is an imaginative kid with a love of science and nature who learns how stuff works with her little brother and pet ferret. At the end of each episode they act out what they learned to their parents.
Mind-Blowing Breakthroughs (2014)
"Mind Blowing Breakthroughs" portrays the greatest discoveries that created a turning point in human history and those flashes of genius that changed the course of humankind in a fun and amusing way.
In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
Kuroko's Basketball (2012)
The Teiko Middle School Basketball Team. The school that produced three perfect seasons in a row, with five once-in-a generation players, called "The Generation of Miracles." There was ...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
Detentionaire (2011)
After being framed for a major prank, Lee Ping sets out to find who framed him.
Fate/Zero (2011)
Seven chosen mages and their summoned heroic spirits fight against each other to try and win the Holy Grail: a magical device that can grant any wish.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010)
After 74 villains break out of prison, Marvel's most powerful superheroes team up to capture all of them, and also to defend the Earth from widespread threats.
Seinto Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meio Shinwa (2009)
Story of the Holy War taking place in the 18th century, 250 years before the original Saint Seiya series. It centers on the fight between Tenma, one of the 88 Saints following Athena, and Alone, the reincarnation of the God Hades.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Animation,Fantasy,Horror
Mononoke (2007)
A mysterious man called the Medicine Seller travels along feudal Japan, uncovering and slaying evil spirits called "Mononoke".
Gurren Lagann (2007)
Two friends, Simon and Kamina, become the symbols of rebellion against the powerful Spiral King, who forced mankind into subterranean villages.
Action,Animation,Fantasy
Hellsing Ultimate (2006)
The vampire Alucard, his master Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, and his newly sired ward Seras Victoria, try to protect England from a war-crazed SS-Major who seeks to start an eternal war with his vampire army.
Red vs. Blue (2003)
After the Halo event of 2552, there is a brief but violent period of civil war among the humans. Two armies on opposite sides of a canyon, the Reds and Blues, fight in the most worthless piece of real estate in the galaxy.
Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room.
Treasure Island Part II: Captain Flint's Treasure (1989)
A classic treasure hunt story.
Shinchan (1992)
Shinchan is the naughtiest 5 year old boy around. He is smitten with older women, an urge he never manages to saturate. This page covers the original Japanese version as aired in Japan.
The Midnight Gospel (2020)
Clancy, a spacecaster with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator, leaves the comfort of his home to interview beings living in dying worlds.
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020)
A girl explores the possibilities in a post-apocalyptic world.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020)
A group of strangers come together to work on creating the greatest anime series ever.
Klaus (2019)
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Dr. Stone (2019)
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he's...
Undone (2019)
A woman discovers she has a new relationship with time after surviving a car accident that almost killed her.
Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
An animated series based on the popular Dr. Seuss story "Green Eggs and Ham."
Final Space (2018)
An astronaut named Gary and his planet-destroying sidekick called Mooncake embark on serialized journeys through space in order to unlock the mystery of where the universe actually ends and if it actually does exist.
Rimba Racer (2017)
RIMBA Racer is an action-packed animation series revolving around Tag, a talented rookie racer and newcomer to the prestigious RIMBA Grand Prix, a racing competition full of tough rivals, dangerous challenges and hidden agendas.
The Ollie & Moon Show (2017)
Two cats travel the globe and teach children about unlikely friendships and global citizenships.
The comedy-adventure series chronicles the high-flying adventures of trillionaire Scrooge McDuck, his grandnephews - Huey, Dewey, and Louie - and temperamental nephew Donald Duck, Launchpad McQuack, Mrs. Beakley, and her granddaughter Webby.
Animation,Drama
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
Animation,Comedy,Musical
Aggressive Retsuko (2016)
In this series of shorts, a polite accountant deals with her annoying co-workers by chugging beer and singing death metal.
Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015)
Unlock the secrets of the Dragon Eye and come face to face with more dragons than anyone has ever imagined as Hiccup, Toothless and the Dragon Riders soar to the edge of adventure.
Brain Candy TV (2014)
Early learning for a brighter future. That's the mantra we live by at Brain Candy TV as we produce our fun educational videos for pre-K and elementary school kids. Your children will love ...
Psycho-Pass (2012)
Believing in humanity and order, policewoman Akane Tsunemori obeys the ruling, computerized, precognitive Sibyl System. But when she faces a criminal mastermind who can elude this "perfect" system, she questions both Sibyl and herself.
TRON: Uprising (2012)
In the computer world of the Grid, a young program joins Tron's fight against their world's tyranny.
The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)
The life of a twelve-year-old boy who happens to be a blue cat as he lives with his family and other strange creatures.
Animation,Crime,Documentary
The Silent Truth (2010)
Murder or Suicide? On a military base in Iraq, PFC LaVena Lynn Johnson is found dead, shot in the head. The Army rules it a suicide, however information obtained through the Freedom of ...
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Kaiba (2008)
In a futuristic dystopian world where memories are literally stored, bought and sold and rich have all the privileges, a young amnesiac is trying to find out who he is.
Wakfu (2008)
Saving the world from an evil madman? Not a problem for this kid. Finding his birth parents? That's the real adventure!
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
An animated television show that focuses on a sixteen-year-old Peter Parker, and the origins of Spider-Man.
Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Shaun is a sheep who doesn't follow the flock - in fact, he leads them into all sorts of scrapes and scraps, turning peace in the valley into mayhem in the meadow. Shaun and his pals run ...
Ouran High School Host Club (2006)
At the ultra prestigious Ouran High School, Haruhi Fujioka looks for a quiet place to read and walks into an unused music room, and accidentally stumbles across the notorious Ouran High ...
Adventure,Animation,Sport
Idaten Jump (2005)
The show follows the exciting adventures of Sho Yamato, a boy who loves to race his Idaten bike and ends up getting lost, along with his friends, in a mysterious place called the X-Zone. ...
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
High school student Kurosaki Ichigo is unlike any ordinary kid because he can see ghosts. After an accident with a hollow, he got a power.So begins Kurosaki Ichigo's training and duty as a Shinigami, Soul Reaper.
Billy's father disappeared. He and his mother go to find him, while they find themselves lots of adventure, interesting animals, new friends in the lost world.
FLCL (2000)
A 12-year old boy named Naota one day meets a strange woman, riding a Vespa and wielding a big guitar. As soon as she appears, mysterious things start happening.
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.
Redwall (1999)
To save his besieged Abbey, a young mouse novice must learn of his destiny to be the successor to a great warrior.
Trigun (1998)
Vash the Stampede is the most infamous outlaw on the planet Gunsmoke and with a 60 billion double dollar price on his head the most sought after!
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
Wizards (2020)
The third installment of DreamWork's 'Tales of Arcadia' trilogy.
Soul (2020)
A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.
Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom (2020)
Shaun is the center of adventure and excitement at Mossy Bottom Farm for a sixth series on Netflix. The series introduces four new characters to Mossingham: Stash, Rita and new rival Farmer Ben, and his Afghan hound, Lexi.
Dorohedoro (2020)
In a sad town a clan of sorcerers use its people to experiment with the dark arts.
Amphibia (2019)
Ordinary Anne Boonchuy, 13, finds a treasure chest that sends her to Amphibia, a world full of frogs, toads, and giant insects. With help from Sprig, she must adjust to life in Amphibia and discover her first true friendship in her life.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018)
Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Mikami Satoru is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy ...
Gary and His Demons (2018)
Burdened by his "Chosen One" status and backed by a team of specialists he can't relate to, Gary the demon hunter struggles to keep interest in the Earth-saving duty he never asked for and doesn't want.
Numberblocks (2017)
Learning numbers and how to count with colourful personified blocks, each with their own quirks.
Re: Zero, Starting Life in Another World (2016)
Shortly after being summoned to a new world, Subaru Natsuki and his new female companion are brutally murdered. But then he awakes to find himself in the same alley, with the same thugs, the same girl, and the day begins to repeat.
Inside Out (2015)
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Food Wars (2015)
Meet Souma, he is the son of the owner of a small eatery in Japan. For his age, Souma is a very talented person able to easily come up with new dishes; sometimes these dishes are some ...
Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.
Shirobako (2014)
Aoi will never forget how she felt the day her high school animation club's labor of love was shown at the cultural festival. The sense of awe and the feeling of accomplishment that came ...
Space Dandy (2014)
The cosmic and comic adventures of Space Dandy, a handsome space explorer tasked to tour the universe and discover new alien beings.
Steven Universe (2013)
A team of intergalactic warriors fights to protect the universe, but the combination of three highly trained beings and one quirky young boy leaves the team struggling to overcome the dangerous scenarios that are put in front of them.
Mickey Mouse (2013)
Mickey Mouse takes on new adventures finding himself in silly situations in different settings.


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Q: Write text and then write background image depending on Y end point axis of text PHP So right now I have some code that create one big image our of writing a bunch of individual images (GD PHP).
As of right now I have to write the background...
imagefilledrectangle($comp, 20, 20, 760, $descriptionHeight+900, $grey);

Then write the text...
imagettftext($variable, $font, 0, 350, 105, $color, $type, "Location: $city, $state");

Problem is that there is a bunch of text to write and the background height will vary depending on if not there is text there to be written.  I am keeping a dynamic Y axis variable so when all the text gets done writing I have the end point of the text.
Is there any way to write a bg after all the text as been written to the main image?  If not is there an ideal solution out there to accomplish a dynamic background?
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,

A: Make one pass through all your texts and calculate the dimensions of your image using imagettfbbox(). Then create the image, draw the background and go through your texts once more, this time actually drawing them on the background.

A: So just to update what I wound up doing was making two different functions for each block.  The first function in the series of functions would get the size of the block and then in another set of functions write the bg and content for the block.  It seems redundant but it works best in my case especially since the block height will vary depending on how much content is in each one.
Thanks for all the ideas and input.

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