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A History of Bubonic Plague
The impact of the bubonic plague epidemics of the past still echoes across the centuries.
The Roman physician Galen coined the term 'plague' to describe any quickly spreading fatal disease. Epidemics of all kinds have been described as plagues, but the bubonic plague is a very specific disease that first spread around the world in the 1300s.
Bubonic plague is a highly infectious disease spread by fleas that bite their hosts (usually rats and humans) and introduce the bacteria that cause the disease into their hosts's bodies. Infectious diseases like the bubonic plague that spread rapidly among a community or region within a short period of time are called epidemics. The Black Death is the name given to the first wave of the plague that swept across Europe in the 1300s. It is called a pandemic because it spread across many countries and affected many populations.
Plague pandemics hit the world in three waves from the 1300s to the 1900s and killed millions of people. The first wave, called the Black Death in Europe, was from 1347 to 1351. The second wave in the 1500s saw the emergence of a new virulent strain of the disease. The last pandemic at the end of the 1800s spread across Asia and at last gave scientific medicine the opportunity to identify the cause of the disease and its means of transmission.
The Black Death
The Black Death was probably the earliest recorded pandemic. It took around four years to make its way along the Silk Road from the Steppes of Central Asia, via Crimea, to the Western most parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
In Europe alone it wiped out an estimated one to two thirds of the population. Many communities encountered the disease for the first time and had no idea how to respond.
Oak statue of St. Sebastian, who was invoked against the plague in the Middle Ages, 1520–1530. / Science Museum Group Collection
It's possible that outbreaks of other diseases such as smallpox and leprosy were also attributed to plague at the time. But the pattern of symptoms described were largely consistent with one disease, and the collective experience was of that disease.
Common symptoms were the appearance of painful bubos—hence the name bubonic plague—in the groin, neck and armpits, which later secreted pus and blood. These were followed by acute fever and vomiting blood. Victims usually died between two and seven days after being infected. The death rate was 60–90 per cent.
The medical authorities of the day had little to offer. 'Leave quickly, go far and come back slowly' was the general advice about what to do if an epidemic came to your town.
Controlling the Spread of the Plague
The Black Death arose at a time of emerging empires, greater exploration and new discoveries. Armies, colonisers and traders all imported and exported the disease in ships and overland.
When the plague first came to Europe on Italian trading ships, arriving from Crimea, the Italian authorities instituted some of the first official public health measures. Many local and civic authorities became involved in public health for the first time and many of the measures they instituted were used for centuries afterwards to control the spread of any infectious disease outbreak.
Public Health Measures
Many of the public health measures that we would recognise today first emerged during the Black Death. These included:
Medical inspections. A plague doctor would come to inspect suspected cases of plague and isolate the infected and their families in their homes.
Isolation of people who were sick in plague hospitals. Hospitals were built throughout Europe and remained as fever hospitals for infectious patients up until the 1900s.
Restricting ships to port. In 1347 the Venetian authorities isolated ships in port for 30 days to ensure they were not infected. The period was extended to 40 days, and the word 'quarantine' comes from the italian word for 40.
Control of the movement of people and goods.
Epidemic Waves across the Centuries
Nine images of the plague in London, 17th century / Wellcome Collection
The first pandemic wave of plague began to die out in Europe after four years, but pockets of the disease remained, and small isolated outbreaks continued until the rise of the second pandemic in the late 1500s.
The second pandemic saw a more virulent form of the disease, which hit France particularly badly, killing two and a half million between 1600 and 1670. Epidemics also hit Italy, Holland and England. The last major outbreak in London was 1665–1666, just before the Great Fire of London.
Wax model of a plague scene by Gregorius Lenti, 1657. The Latin inscription on the slab reads 'Hodie, mihi, cras, tibi', meaning 'It is my lot today, yours tomorrow'. / Science Museum Group Collection
Outbreaks in Western Europe declined from the mid-1600s. The last great epidemic in France was 1720 and Russia in the 1770s. Why it declined is unclear.
A Bacterial Infection Is Confirmed
Outbreaks of plague continued in Asia throughout the 1800s. The third pandemic wave began in Southern China in 1865, spreading south and west. Between 1894 and 1929 there were over 24,000 cases in Hong Kong. From Hong Kong it entered the ports of India, where at least 12 million people died over 20 years.
By the end of the 1800s, developments in bacteriology and infection control meant that medical researchers were able to observe and investigate the disease in detail for the first time.
Alexandre Yersin, who isolated the plague bacterium in 1897 / Wellcome Library
A team of European scientists was sent to colonial Hong Kong in the 1890s to study the epidemic. French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin isolated the bacterium that caused the disease in 1897, and it was named Yersinia pestis after him.
Spores of Bacillus pestis which caused the plague, and its vector the human flea (Pulex irritans) / Wellcome Collection
In 1898 Paul Louis Somond established the mechanism for transmission was via fleas, which transferred bacteria from infected hosts to the non-infected through their bites. The fleas were transported around the world overland and on ships by black rats.
Gold cuff links, possibly by Faberge, decorated with pictures of two different strains of these bacteria. The names of the strains are engraved on the back. / Science Museum Group Collection
Known as house rats or ship rats, black rats liked to live in close proximity to humans. When the rats died the fleas moved onto human hosts. The fleas also infested clothing and could be carried to other locations in that way.
An International Vaccine for a Pandemic Disease
Hong Kong Plague Medal, awarded to Private S. Abbey of Shropshire Light Infantry in 1894 by the Honk Kong community for his service during the plague epidemic. / Science Museum Group Collection
From Hong Kong the epidemic spread to the major Indian ports. When the plague broke out in Bombay in colonial India in 1893, in the Nowroji Hill district, a Goan doctor called Acacio Viegas was the first to identify the disease as bubonic plague. His vociferous campaign to clean up the slums and kill rats prompted the colonial authorities to call in scientific experts, including Waldemar Haffkine (1860–1930).
Haffkine had worked at the Pasteur Insitute in Paris and was developing a cholera vaccine at the time. He established a laboratory in Bombay in 1893 where he worked on a plague vaccine.
The immunology of bubonic plague proved challenging but in October 1896 he produced a vaccine ready for human testing. Haffkine tested it on himself first, then on prison volunteers.
There were some side effects from the vaccine, and incomplete protection but the risk of contracting bubonic plague was reduced by 50%. By 1900, over four million people had been inoculated.
Controlling Plague in Colonial India
The experience of plague in 1800s Bombay shows just how complex it can be to control an epidemic in large populations.
As with other plague epidemics, the outbreak in India had a major social impact. Many people left the city, causing a significant drop in the population. Many in the infected area were mill workers and the epidemic effectively brought the textile industry to a halt.
The colonial authorities instituted an aggressive programme of anti-plague measures, including house searches for victims, enforced evacuation of residents in infected areas, detention camps for travellers and the exclusion of traditional medicine practitioners from infected areas.
A segregation camp during bubonic plague outbreak, Karachi, 1897. / Wellcome Collection
The restrictions were imposed by the Special Plague Committee and enforced by the colonial army. Such tactics caused widespread protests and alarm among the various communities, culminating in the murder of the British chairman of the Special Plague Committee in the city of Pune.
A group of plague staff, part of the Karachi Plague Committee,1897. / Wellcome Collection
But as with earlier outbreaks, some of the measures laid the foundations for public health in modern India. After the outbreak, the authorities in Bombay set up the Bombay City Improvement Trust to try to create a healthier city. Wider roads were planned to channel fresh sea air into the more crowded areas, as a sanitary measure.
And the Haffkine Institute for infectious disease continues its biomedical research in modern Mumbai (formerly Bombay).
Plague Today
By the 1930s plague epidemics were a thing of the past. A few small pockets of infection remain around the world, particularly in central Asia where the disease is endemic.
With modern antibiotics the mortality rate has fallen from over 60% to 11%. But drug resistant forms of the bacteria were identified on the island of Madagascar in 1995. In 2017 the deadliest outbreak in modern times killed 170 people and infected thousands on the island.
Using techniques such as genome mapping, scientists have been able to identify the exact strains of bubonic plague that they encounter and their origins, making it easier to track the spread of epidemics. Genetic evidence of the Yersinia pestis bacterium in several plague burial grounds from 1348–1590, has also confirmed that the Black Death was, in most cases, bubonic plague.
The plague epidemics of the past are a reminder of the social as well as medical impact of epidemics. They led to important developments in infectious disease control—many of which we still use. But the continued presence of bubonic plague is a reminder that epidemics are not necessarily a thing of the past.
Suggestions for Further Research
Bollet, AJ; Plagues and Poxes: the impact of human history on epidemic disease. New York: Demos, 2004.
Bourdelais, P; Epidemics Laid Low: a history of what happened in rich countries; Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Hays, JN; Epidemics and Pandemics: their impacts on human history; Oxford: ABC-CLIO, 2006.
Oldstone, MBA; Viruses, Plagues and History; Oxford University Press, 1998.
Porter, Roy; The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: a medical history of humanity; London: Harper Collins, 1999.
Watts, S; Disease and Medicine in World History; London: Routledge, 2003.
Originally published by the Science Museum, 04.25.2019, republished under UK Creative Commons copyright for educational, non-commercial purposes.
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DogLover asked in Consumer ElectronicsGames & GearNintendo Wii · 5 months ago
Can I use a wireless Gamecube controller to play Gamecube games on the Wii?
yes, Ive done that before, but it has to be used while playing a gamecube game, not a wii game.
TStodden
Assuming you have an ORIGINAL Wii (RVL-001) & launched the desired Gamecube game, you can completely play the game with a wireless Gamecube controller like the Wavebird controller (with it's own receiver connected to the Gamecube port).
Please be aware that all non-Gamecube components (like the WiFi card, Bluetooth card, Internal storage, ect.) are disabled while in Gamecube mode, so you won't be able to use Classic Console controller (as that requires a Wiimote & a Bluetooth connection, which is disabled). You will need to manually turn off the Wii to exit Gamecube mode (& restore all Wii components).
Memelord Prime
Wavebird controllers work fine on the Wii. Any controller that is made for the GameCube should work more for the most part.
All of the Wii features are turned off when it's in GameCube mode, so things like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi won't work and neither will those kinds of controllers. Basically, if you can't plug it into a GameCube and use it, you won't be able to plug it into a Wii when it's in GameCube mode either.
llaffer
If it can work with a real GameCube it will work with the Wii (like the Wavebird with the adapter that plugs into a port).
If it's a native Bluetooth controller designed to connect to a PC, Nintendo Switch, or mobile devices, then it cannot be used with a Wii.
i would just try it and see and then you'll know
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I would buy a Wii controller and joystick.
can you play any Mario kart games on original wii system. How do I know which games will play on original wii.?
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Can I sue Nintendo for stealing my Nintendo Switch idea?
How to manually reset Music IR Controller via jumper cable?
What is Wii and how to connect WiiConnect24 service? Plase help?

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Then meet The Sneetches, who teach us that being yourself is the best way to fit in while the story of The Zax reminds us that there is nothing to gain from being stubborn. So bring an appetite for a full course meal of fun that will fill your heart and mind!
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I would love to get this, I have always liked the Green eggs and Ham story. I'm hoping my grandson will enjoy it like my kids and I have. I try to read the books to him but he doesn't sit and listen for too long right now.


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Only Humans Can Prevent Wildfires
by Caroline McDonald | April 3, 2017 at 6:00 am
A study of wildfires in the United States over a 21-year period found that the number of blazes set by humans is much higher than previously believed.
From 1992 to 2012, 84% of all wildfires were ignited by humans, tripling the length of the average fire season and accounting for almost half of the total acreage burned, according to research by the University of Colorado at Boulder's Earth Lab and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The United States has experienced some of its largest wildfires on record over the past decade, especially in the western half of the country. The duration and intensity of future wildfire seasons is a national concern, given the potential impact on agriculture, ecosystems, recreation and other economic sectors, as well as the high cost of extinguishing blazes—the annual cost of fighting U.S. wildfires in recent years was more than $2 billion.
"Our results highlight the importance of considering where the ignitions that start wildfires come from, instead of focusing only on the fuel that carries fire or the weather that helps it spread," said Jennifer Balch, director of CU Boulder's Earth Lab. "Thanks to people, the wildfire season is almost year-round."
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The effect of thermal treatment on the arsenic speciation in food
Scientists from the Institute for Agrochemistry and Food Technology in Burjassot, Spain have summarized the research about the influence of preservation and cooking on the arsenic speciation in food.
In general food processing may alter the concentration of arsenic in both directions, e.g. by leaching, transformation and contamination.
The concentration of Arsenic in seafood products is often enhanced during cooking because of weight loss of the tissue during the cooking process. A loss of arsenic during preparation of mussels has also been observed, because of leaching of organo arsenic compounds into the broth during the steaming process.
Not only the total concentration of arsenic in food may be altered during processing but also the arsenic speciation. Especially higher temperatures, such as those obtained during baking, grilling and frying may lead to a decomposition of organo arsenic compounds.
Degradation has been observered for Arsenobetain (AB) to trimethylarsine oxide (TMAO) and tetramethyl- arsonium (TMA), for Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) towards monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), and of MMA towards inorganic arsenic in model systems at temperatures exceeding 150 °C. However, such temperatures will not be reached inside the products during normal food processing but occasionally may be reached at the surface of the product in direct contact with the heat source.
In general cooking of vegetables and other foodstuffs of vegetable origin often leds to a reduction of arsenic content due to leaching into the boiling water in case of uncontaminated clean water.
The process of washing and soaking of edible algae such as Hizikia fusiforme may led to a reduction of the arsenic content by as 60 %.
However, the inverse may happen, if arsenic tainted water is used for cooking. The complexing capacity of rice for example leds to nearly quantitative adsorption of arsenic from the boiling water, especilly if the cooking is done in a way, such that no water is left over after the rice is ready.
Apart from thermal degradation, alteration of speciation can also be caused by microbial activity. Since microbial activity is stopped only at temperatures well below the freezing point, arsenic speciation could in general be changed during refrigeration. The only study done so far with seafood indicates that moist arsenic species remained unaltered for 29 days with the exception of arsenobetaine (AB) and arsenocholine (AC). AB was transformed by microbial activity, producing TMAO, DMA, MMA, and an unidentified compound that might be dimethylarsinoylacetate. AC, on the other hand, underwent rapid degradation, producing AB as the only metabolite.
The original study
V. Devesa, D. Vélez, R. Montoro, Effect of thermal treatments on arsenic species contents in food, Food Chem. Toxicol., 46/1 (2008) 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.fct.2007.08.021
R. Schelenz, B. Boppel,Changes in As, Pb, Cd and Hg contents of vegetables during domestic preparation, Landwirtsch. Forsch., (1983) 342-351.
J.T. van Elteren, Z. Slejkovec, Ion-exchange separation of eight arsenic compounds by high-performance liquid chromatography-UV decomposition -hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry and stability tests for food treatment procedures, J. Chromatogr. A, 789/1-2 (1997) 339-348. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(97)00703-6
V. Devesa, A. Martinez, M.A. Súñer, V. Benito, D. Vélez, R. Montoro, Kinetic study of transformations of arsenic species during heat treatment, J. Agri. Food Chem., 49 (2001) 2267-2271. DOI: 10.1021/jf001328e
Vicenta Devesa, Mari Luz Macho, Mercedes Jalón, Inés Urieta, Ociel Muñoz, María Angeles Súñer, Fernando López, Dinoraz Vélez, Rosa Montoro, Arsenic in Cooked Seafood Products: Study on the Effect of Cooking on Total and Inorganic Arsenic Contents, J. Agri. Food Chem., 49 (2001) 4132-4140. doi: 10.1021/jf010274l
V. Devesa, A. Martínez, M.A. Súñer, D. Vélez, C. Almela, R. Montoro, Effect of Cooking Temperatures on Chemical Changes in Species of Organic Arsenic in Seafood, J. Agri. Food Chem., 49/5 (2001) 2272-2276. DOI: 10.1021/jf0013297
K. Hanaoka, W. Goessler, H. Ohno, K.-J. Irgolic, T. Kaise, Formation of toxic arsenical in roasted muscles of marine animals, Appl. Organomet. Chem., 15/1 (2001) 61-66. DOI: 10.1002/1099-0739(200101)15:1<61::AID-AOC70>3.0.CO;2-2
Chao Wei, Weihua Lo, Chao Zhang, Marijn Van Hulle, Rita Cornelis, Xinrong Zhang, Safety Evaluation of Organoarsenical Species in Edible Porphyra from the China Sea, J. Agri. Food Chem., 51 (2003) 5176-5182. DOI: 10.1021/jf026117j
Francesco Cubadda, A. Raggi, F. Zanasi, et al., From durum wheat to pasta: effect of technological processing on the levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and nickel--a pilot study, Food Addit. Contam., 20/4 (2003) 353-360. DOI: 10.1080/0265203031000121996
J.M. Laparra, D. Vélez, R. Montoro, R. Barberá, R. Farré, Bioaccessibility of inorganic arsenic species in raw and cooked Hizika fusiforme seaweed, Appl. Organomet. Chem., 18/12 (2004) 662-669. DOI: 10.1002/aoc.732
Amanda H. Ackerman, Patricia A. Creed, Amy N. Parks, Michael W. Fricke, Carol A. Schwegel, John T. Creed, Douglas T. Heitkemper, Nohora P. Vela, Comparison of a Chemical and Enzymatic Extraction of Arsenic from Rice and an Assessment of the Arsenic Absorption from Contaminated Water by Cooked Rice, Environ. Sci. Technol., 39/14 (2005) 5241-5246. doi: 10.1021/es048150n
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16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"
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20 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "The Christ of God."
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Poppe Folkerts (* 9. April 1875 auf Norderney; † 31. Dezember 1949 ebenda) war einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Marinemaler, Zeichner und Grafiker.

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Poppe Folkerts wurde am 9. April 1875 als zweitältestes von sechs Kindern des Baumeisters Folkert Janssen Folkerts (1848–1890) und seiner Frau Johanna Reemdina Meyer (1851–1889) auf der ostfriesischen Insel Norderney geboren. Mütterlicherseits war er mit dem ostfriesischen Maler Willy ter Hell verwandt, mit dem er zeitlebens freundschaftlich verbunden war.

Nachdem seine Eltern innerhalb kurzer Zeit verstorben waren, begann Folkerts, gerade 14-jährig, eine dreijährige Lehrzeit im Maler- und Glaserhandwerk, nach deren Ende er sich 1894 rheinaufwärts als Geselle auf Wanderschaft begab, die ihn nach Köln und Frankfurt am Main sowie später nach Hamburg und Berlin führte, wo er in den großen Gemäldegalerien sein Interesse und seine Begeisterung für die Kunstmalerei entdeckte. Poppe Folkerts war mit dem Bildhauer Wilhelm Krieger und dem Flugzeugpionier und Maler Wilhelm Focke befreundet.

1896 stellte sich Folkerts bei Carl Saltzmann an der Berliner Akademie der Künste vor und wurde auf dessen Empfehlung im Privatatelier von Hermann Eschke in Berlin aufgenommen. Er erhielt ein Stipendium an der Berliner Akademie und war bis 1900 Schüler bei Carl Saltzmann, 1902 bis 1903 bei Friedrich Kallmorgen und schließlich 1903 Meisterschüler bei Ludwig Dettmann in Königsberg.
Die Empfehlungen seiner Lehrmeister und insbesondere Anton von Werners, des Direktors der Königlichen Hochschule der bildenden Künste mit persönlicher Genehmigung des Kaisers Wilhelm II, ermöglichten ihm in den Jahren 1900 bis 1903 Studienfahrten an Bord kaiserlicher Marineschiffe zu unternehmen, auf denen er Nord- und Ostsee, die europäische Atlantikküste und das Mittelmeer bis nach Istanbul und Jerusalem bereiste. Dabei erteilte er auf Wunsch des Kaisers seinem Sohn Prinz Adalbert von Preußen Zeichenunterricht. Zwischendurch lebte Folkerts für einige Monate in Italien auf Capri.

1906 siedelte er nach Kiel über, wurde Mitglied des Kieler Kunstvereins und der Schleswig-holsteinischen Kunstgenossenschaft und stellte noch im selben Jahr im Rahmen der Künstlergruppe "Schleswig-Holstein" gemeinsam mit anderen Malern wie Emil Nolde, Hans Arp und Hans Peter Feddersen in der Kieler Kunsthalle aus.

1907 und 1908 studierte er in Düsseldorf bei Eduard von Gebhardt Figuren- und Porträtmalerei und ging 1909 nach Paris, wo er an der Académie Julian aufgenommen wurde. Hier studierte er die großen Impressionisten Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot und Jean-François Millet.

1910 kehrte Poppe Folkerts wieder in seine ostfriesische Heimat zurück und wurde auf Norderney sesshaft. Dort plante und erbaute er 1911 am Südwesthörn ein Turm-Atelier, den sogenannten "Malerturm", Viele Male bereiste er mit seinem Segelboot Senta die Küste, das Wattenmeer mit den Inseln und die See, um seine Eindrücke in Naturstudien festzuhalten.

Der Erste Weltkrieg führte ihn als Kriegsmaler an die Westfront in Frankreich und Flandern und seine festgehaltenen Eindrücke dienten als Illustrationen für die Leipziger Illustrirte Zeitung.

1917 heiratete Poppe Folkerts auf der Insel Juist die Kapitänstochter Frida Wilken (1893–1982) aus dem ostfriesischen Küstensielort Westeraccumersiel. Aus der Ehe gingen vier Kinder hervor: 1919 Hanna († 2005); sie war mit dem Gartenarchitekten Friedrich Schaub verheiratet, die Malerin und Porträtistin Frauke Moroni-Folkerts (3. März 1921 – 14. März 2006) und Almut (23. April 1927 – 17. März 2022). 1930 wurde als jüngstes Kind der Sohn Heiko Folkerts (13. Februar 1930 – 7. November 2007)  im Malerturm geboren; er war Architekt, Maler und Hochschullehrer der Technischen Universität München und gilt als Pionier des ökologischen Bauens in Europa.

Als freier Maler arbeitete Poppe Folkerts fortan auf Norderney. Er tauschte sich mit anderen ostfriesischen Künstlern, wie seinen Freunden, den Dichtern Arend Dreesen und Berend de Vries, aus und unternahm in den 1920er und 1930er Jahren mit seiner Familie auf seinem Segelboot Reisen durch Friesland, Holland und Belgien bis nach Frankreich, die ihn zu zahlreichen Werken inspirierten. Folkerts gestaltete auch für den bedeutenden Reformpädagogen Martin Luserke (Schule am Meer) das Titelbild der Novelle Die Fahrt nach Letztesand, die in Luserkes schwimmender Dichterwerkstatt Krake entstanden ist, mit der er als freier Schriftsteller durch Nord- und Ostsee segelte.

Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg entwarf er sechs Motive für das Notgeld seiner Heimatinsel Norderney. Eines davon, das Kap von Norderney, wählte die Stadt Norderney zu ihrem Wappen, zu dem er dann die schwarz-blau-weiße Stadtflagge entwarf.

1925 initiierte er die Gründung des Norderneyer Seglervereins, dessen erster Vorsitzender er wurde.

Zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde sein "Malerturm" durch die Wehrmacht beschlagnahmt und aus Kriegsgründen im Dezember 1940 abgerissen, so dass er und seine Familie gezwungen waren, umzuziehen und erst 1949 wieder in das stark beschädigte Gebäude, von dem nur noch das Untergeschoss stand, zurückkehren konnten.

1943 wurde Poppe Folkerts als Mitglied in das ostfriesische Kulturparlament, die Ostfriesische Landschaft, berufen.

Er verstarb Silvester 1949 in seinem Haus auf Norderney. Am 4. Januar 1950 fand seine Seebestattung unter großer Anteilnahme der Norderneyer Bevölkerung statt, ein Gedenkgrabstein befindet sich am Familiengrab auf dem Norderneyer Inselfriedhof. Zum 60. Todestag stellte das Ostfriesische Landesmuseum in Emden in einer Retrospektive einige Werke Folkerts aus.

Künstlerisches Werk

Poppe Folkerts gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Maler der friesischen Küste.
Als ein begeisterter Segler verstand er es, das Charakteristische dieser Landschaft, den Kampf der Menschen mit den Naturgewalten und die Faszination des Meeres mit seinen sich ständig wechselnden Wetterlagen und Stimmungen in einer einzigartigen Lebendigkeit und Intensität festzuhalten. Sein pastoser Farbauftrag, die besondere Lichtsetzung und die klaren Farben erzeugen eine den Bildern innewohnende räumliche Tiefe und Strahlungskraft.

Wie sich Meer, Licht und Stimmungen der Nordsee von denen des Mittelmeers unterscheiden, zeigen zahlreiche Gemälde, die Poppe Folkerts während seiner Studienreisen mit kaiserlichen Segelschulschiffen entlang der Mittelmeerküste und späterer Aufenthalte an der Riviera malte.

Folkerts Werk umfasst mehr als 1000 Ölgemälde, außerdem zahlreiche Temperas, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Lithographien und Radierungen.

Nachlass
Der Nachlass von Poppe Folkerts mit über 500 Werken wurde von seinen Nachkommen sorgfältig bewahrt und gepflegt.

Im Jahre 2004 wurde daraus eine gemeinnützige Stiftung gegründet.
Die Aufgabe der Poppe-Folkerts-Stiftung ist es, das umfassend erhaltene künstlerische Werk des Malers zu erhalten, in seiner ganzen Vielfalt der Allgemeinheit zugänglich zu machen sowie es herauszustellen und wissenschaftlich zu bearbeiten.
An der Wohn- und Wirkungsstätte von Poppe Folkerts, dem Weststrand von Norderney, soll dazu sein im Dezember 1940 durch die Wehrmacht abgebrochenes "Malerturm-Atelier" als Poppe-Folkerts-Museum wiedererstehen.

Siehe auch
 Liste Norderneyer Persönlichkeiten

Literatur
 Karl Welbers: Poppe Folkerts 1875–1949. Leben und Wirken des Norderneyer Seemalers. Taschenbuch, Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, Fischerhude 2013, ISBN 978-3-88132-357-4, 183 Seiten, farbige Abbildungen, schwarz-weiß Abbildungen.
 Annette Kanzenbach (Hrsg.): Im Bann der Nordsee. Poppe Folkerts. Der See- und Landschaftsmaler. Veröffentlichungen des Ostfriesischen Landesmuseums und Emder Rüstkammer, Florian Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2010, ISBN 3-89995-682-6, ISBN 978-3-89995-682-5, 179 Seiten, 109 farbige Abbildungen, 24 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen.

Weblinks

 Poppe Folkerts im Kulturportal Nordwest

Quellenangaben und Einzelnachweise

Maler (Deutschland)
Radierer (Deutschland)
Ostfriese
Person (Norderney)
Maler (Schleswig-Holstein)
Deutscher
Geboren 1875
Gestorben 1949
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Helen Mirren Just Burned "Dinosaur" Trump With This HILARIOUS Quote
Trump Adviser: Rules Keeping Banks From Stealing From Retirees Are Like Slavery
Donald Trump, the overgrown toddler who has somehow risen to become the Republican presidential nominee, would like the public to believe his skin is as thick as the hide of a Tyrannosaurus rex, so one would suspect the comments of Hollywood legend Helen Mirren about his appearance will roll right off his back. However, the public knows Trump's skin is as thin as the excuses he has offered to explain why he refuses to release his taxes.
Mirren was attending a lunch in New York City at the posh Le Bernardin, which boasts caviar at $155 an ounce, to promote her new film "Eye in the Sky." She took time out of her busy promotional schedule to generously say a few words about the orange failed businessman. Mirren said of Trump:
I think there are a few old dinosaurs left, and I think Mr. Trump is one of them. Enormous body, small head, small hands. Those little dinosaury hands. But you know, I am a great optimist. I believe in the young and young women. I think the dinosaurs will die out.
Mirren's dig at Trump is certainly a sore spot for the faux-billionaire, and one which has afflicted him for decades. The observation of Trump's childlike hands began in the 1980s by now Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter who wrote in "Spy magazine" that Trump was a "short-fingered vulgarian."
According to Carter his comments incensed Trump so badly that he has carried a grudge for years, and regularly sends Carter pictures of his hands, with the fingers circled in golden sharpie with a comment, "See, not so short!" Trump even once said in defense of his sausage-like appendages:
My fingers are long and beautiful, as, has been well-documented, are various other parts of my body.
Trump's short fingers have become so renowned there is even a political action committee named "Americans Against Insecure Billionaires With Tiny Hands" which demands Trump "release the measurements" as they are rightly concerned, "If the White House phone rings at 3 a.m. will his little hands even pick up the receiver?"
The comparison to Trump to a tyrannosaurus rex earlier, however, was not accurate. If one were to liken Trump to a dinosaur, then only one is apt, the Microraptor, which is the smallest dinosaur ever discovered.
helen mirren style Trump
Lou Colagiovanni October 19, 2016


The dream that drives The Coffee Collective is to explore and unfold exceptional coffee experiences in a manner that gives better living conditions to coffee farmers across the globe.
Coffee quality is brought about in three links: Farmer, roaster and barista. We work hard to ensure that these three links collaborate, working towards the collective goal: Exploring coffee's taste potential.
As coffee is grown far from Denmark, it is important for us to work with transparency. With our Direct Trade model, we lay out a distinct set of criteria for our trading with the producers.
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(Daily Digest News) – According to a statement from the American College of Cardiology, simple healthy lifestyle choices, such as keeping a healthy weight and diet, exercising, not smoking and limited alcohol consumption, could prevent 80 percent of heart attacks in men.
Researchers studied 20,721 Swedish men (45-79 years of age) for 11 years. Lifestyle choices were determined through a questionnaire investigating diet, alcohol intake, smoking status, exercise and belly fat. Men in the study with the lowest risk of heart attack were non-smokers, exercised at least one hour per week, had belly fat less than 95 centimeters, drank limited amounts of alcohol and stuck to a healthy diet with frequent intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains and fish.
Men who practice all of these lifestyle choices had an 86 percent lower risk of heart attack.


Goats thrive on fully organic natural care. As natural browsers, they have higher mineral requirements than other domestic animals, so diet is a critical element to maintaining optimal livestock health. In Natural Goat Care, consultant Pat Coleby shows how to solve health problems both with natural herbs and medicines and the ultimate cure, bringing the soil into healthy balance. Topics include: correct housing and farming methods; choosing the right livestock; diagnosing health problems; nutritional requirements and feeding practices; vitamins and herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies; psychological needs of goats; breeds & breeding techniques.
Copyright 2001, 2012, softcover, 371 pages.


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Claude Halmos, née le  à Châteauroux, est une  essayiste et psychanalyste française.

Elle intervient dans plusieurs émissions télévisées et de radio, notamment dans La Grande Famille sur Canal+ entre 1992 et 1997, et sur France Info depuis 2002. Elle collabore également au magazine Psychologies depuis 1998.

Publications
 Parler, c'est vivre, avec Dominique Missika (éd.), Nil, 1997,
 Pourquoi l'amour ne suffit pas : Aider l'enfant à se construire, Nil, 2006, ,
 L'Autorité expliquée aux parents : Entretiens avec Hélène Mathieu, Nil, 2008,
 Grandir : Les étapes de la construction de l'enfant, le rôle des parents, Fayard, 2009,
 Dis-moi pourquoi : Parler à hauteur d'enfant, Fayard, 2012,
 Est-ce ainsi que les hommes vivent ? : faire face à la crise et résister, Fayard, 2014,
 (coll.) Un lieu pour vivre : Les enfants de Bonneuil, leurs parents et l'équipe des soignants, Le Seuil, coll. « Le champ freudien »
 (coll.) Quelques pas sur le chemin de Françoise Dolto, Le Seuil, 1988,
 (coll.) L'Enfant et la psychanalyse, actes du congrès organisé par le Centre de formation et recherches psychanalytiques à Paris du  au , Esquisses psychanalytiques / CFRP, 1993,
 (éd.) Françoise Dolto. Articles et conférences, Gallimard, 5 vol. :
 1 : Les Étapes majeures de l'enfance, coll. « Françoise Dolto »,
  : Les Chemins de l'éducation, coll. « Françoise Dolto »,

Références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
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Psychanalyste français
Personnalité masculine française de la radio
Collaborateur de France Info
Chroniqueuse à la radio
Naissance en avril 1946
Naissance à Châteauroux
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There are bound to be times that you find yourself in a sticky situation and need to make money fast.
Maybe your car broke down and you just paid your rent.
Or maybe your rent is due and you spent most or (gasp) all of it on an impromptu vacation with your friends.
You know the one you couldn't miss, but you didn't want to feel left out of?
Either way, there was something that went askew in your budget.
Maybe an emergency arose that put everything out of whack.
Once you deal with these two parts of your financial picture, you will become less likely to be dead broke and desperate for cash.
If you find yourself in a dire situation, obtaining quick cash may be the answer to your problem.
It's a temporary fix, but it's still a solution.
So how do you get cash – like right now – to pay bills or to get out of a rut?
Here are a few ways to help you when you are dead broke and need money now.
I'm not a huge fan of payday loans because they have very high-interest rates.
I mean ridiculously loan-sharky high.
However, there are times that you need a cash advance until payday and this type of loan is a decent option.
It's probably the only loan you can be approved for if you have bad credit, but have a job.
Payday loans are meant to be temporary, but you could find yourself in deep poo if you use them to finance your lifestyle.
If you know you will be able to pay back this loan by payday then try for a payday loan.
Now if you think you're going to need a long for a longer duration, I would forgo payday loans altogether and look for an alternative option.
Extending payday loans can be very expensive and the fees associated with them can put you further into debt.
Have pretty decent credit, but lack cash? If so, you may consider getting a personal loan through peer to peer lending.
Terms are a little looser than getting a loan from a bank because with peer to peer lending, your loan is financed by individuals.
People make money from loaning money to other people and use companies such as Prosper to help those in need.
There are several different types of loans out there and you will have to disclose how you intend to use these funds.
Your payment terms are also a little more flexible than traditional bank-backed loans making it a good option if you're looking to consolidate your debt.
Similar to payday loans, title loans will loan you small amounts of cash but will require collateral – like the title of your car.
I like title loans less than payday loans because they are secured loans. Which means that if you fail to pay back the money you borrowed, you could possibly lose your car.
Very difficult to face because 9.999 times out of 10, your car is worth way more than the loan you will receive.
Title loans are good in a pinch but are not a good idea if you are constantly mismanaging money.
In fact, quite a few states (such as mine) make them illegal.
Due to the risks involved only take out a title loan if you can afford to pay back the loan within a very short time frame.
Whenever I was hard up for cash I would sell everything not tied down.
I sold so much of my stuff that even my dog thought he was next.
If you find yourself in a situation where you need money today, go through your home and round up stuff you can sell ASAP.
Electronics sell best and fast, so reach for those first. But, books (especially textbooks) can bring you some decent cash if you sell them on Bookscouter.
Skip online marketplaces such as eBay and deal locally through Craigslist, LetGo or Facebook.
If you have a pretty decently trafficked home (and weather permitting), hold a yard sale and don't stop until everything is sold and you have the cash that you need.
If you have something valuable such as jewelry or electronics to sell (but don't want to give them up) consider taking them to a pawn shop.
Similar to title loans, if you fail to pay back the money the pawn shop will be able to keep your items.
I know, there are some pawn shops that are shady, but desperate times call for desperate measures. Right?
The truth is that you will receive (extra low) quotes depending if you're selling or pawning, so don't go in with high hopes.
The pawn shop has to make money in case you fail to come back for your items and they will have to sell them to recoup their money.
As long as you either pay on your items or pay the amount borrowed (plus fee), you can have your items returned.
If you decide to go this route, just make sure you read the pawn shop's terms and conditions and don't lose your ticket (some places won't let you get your stuff back without it).
If you look hard enough, I'm sure you bought items that you never wore or used.
Check for items that still have tags on them and you can locate your receipt.
Depending on a store's return policy you may have a very hard (if not impossible time getting cash back).
Store credit won't help – you need the cash.
If you have a skill in a sought after area, you can make money today.
Maybe you can design websites, if so, offer your service to a small business at a discounted fee, just make sure to request a deposit to begin work.
Or if you're good with numbers, you can market your services to complete someone's taxes.
Another great way to make money is to provide services such as tutoring, babysitting, walking the dog, even cutting someone's grass.
Payment in those areas are usually made in cash and you will always to be able to find someone in your neighborhood who will be happy to pay you for your help.
Another great place to advertise your service is on Fiverr, where you can use additional gigs to make more than $5.
Hopefully, these ways to make money fast gave you some ideas you can implement today.
No matter what happened to get you in the situations you end up in, let's vow to get a better hold on your finances for next time.


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Victoria Cator London
Victoria Cator London is a new luxury collection of candles, created by the London-based interior designer, whose life-long love affair with the power of fragrance has led her to create complex fragrances to stir the senses and give evocative experiences as they burn.
Since visiting Grasse in Provence as a child, Victoria has played with fragrance, and the purity of her interest is reflected in the high potency of the essences she uses in this initial range of six luxury candles; Rose Ancienne, Vert de Serendip, Cuir de Sacre, Delice de Deux, Touche Bois, and Casablanca. The variety and complexity of each of these candles allows for personal interpretation; evoking and creating memories old and new in a flame.
The focus on quality also goes beyond the scents; each Victoria Cator London candle has the highest quality wax with two wicks for even burning during their 60 hour burning time. Their elegant design of heavy midnight blue glass containers with beautifully simple gold lettering, means they also make a welcome addition aesthetically to any home.
Victoria Cator, said: "I have always had a passion for fragrance. My childhood involved a lot of travel as my father was a soldier, but the continuity of smell that was created where ever we lived gave me the security of being 'home'. If someone can say – I've smelt this before, it reminds me – when these candles are burning, then I have succeeded. I love the idea that scents can conjure up brief glimpses of the past to bring depth to the present."
Victoria has lived all over the world and worked in Hong Kong and New York in jobs from fashion and retail to government work. In London in the 1990s she studied at Christies and developed her own successful interior decorating business, which she runs from Chelsea. A true home maker on every level, she has also written a cookery book, 'Flavour of the Month' published in 2008 and warmly received. Everything she loves is brought together in her work and her love of an evocative world of scents. Candles cost £48 each.
www.victoriacator.com
candles, design, interior design, luxury


Andrew D. Ferguson, Jr., age 78, of Uniontown, Pa., passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in his home surrounded by loving family. He was born January 27, 1940, the son of A. D. Ferguson, Sr. and Lillian Nixon Ferguson.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Saundra Overly Ferguson; three sisters, Joanne Ferguson Work, Virginia Ferguson Henderson and Sara Ferguson Bryson.
A.D. graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1958 and attended Grove City College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and then followed in his father's footsteps by receiving a degree in Mortuary Science from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. A.D. continued operating the Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home in Uniontown for 56 years, 30 of those years were with his son Andy.
A.D. was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church where he served as a past Sunday School Teacher, past president of the United Methodist Men, former trustee for the church, church dart ball team and softball team. He was also involved in Laurel Lodge #651 F & AM, Uniontown Lodge of Perfection and Pittsburgh Consistory, Uniontown Rotary Club, where he received a Paul Harris Fellowship Award, a past member of the Fayette County Easter Seals Society receiving the Brace for an Ace Award, the Uniontown Father of the Year Award in 1976, a past board member of the Uniontown Salvation Army Board, a past president of the Greater Uniontown Funeral Directors Association and the Uniontown Savings and Loan board of directors.
A.D. enjoyed working on cars with his son Jeff, listening to his son Mark play music, cooking with his son Ronnie and playing with his grandchildren. Family was first and foremost in A.D.'s life.
Left to cherish A.D.'s memory are his four sons and their families, Andrew D. Ferguson, III, of Uniontown and his children, Linzy N. Jeffries and husband Frank, of Mapletown, Lillian E. Ferguson and Andrew D. Ferguson, IV, both of Uniontown; James Ronald Ferguson and his daughter, Brianna N. Ferguson, both of Uniontown; Jeffrey H. Ferguson and his wife, Lori and their daughters, Leah and Lindy Ferguson, all of Uniontown and Mark D. Ferguson and his wife, Courtney and their children, Isabel and Elijah, all of Verona, Ore.; three great-grandchildren, Owen and Jozie Jeffries and Katelyn Myers; a brother-in-law, James D. Bryson, of Hopwood; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
The Family suggests donations to Asbury United Methodist Church, 20 Dunbar St, Uniontown, PA 15401.
The family would like to send a special thank you to all of A.D.'s loving caregivers and Fayette Home Care and Hospice.


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Peter Fenton: In The Lovers Arms (2004)
This is an older interview of mine, presented here for archival purposes. The writing is undoubtedly different to the present, and the review style may differ between publications. Enjoy, if that's the right word.
Originally published September 2004.
There's a line in Peter Fenton's debut solo album, In The Lovers Arms that accurately encapsulates its author's thoughts on songwriting. On opener 'The Song People', appears the refrain
Song… Song… Song…
It's where you've been
It's also pretty apt for where the artist is at in his life. Song is, in some ways, a transcript, a record of where you've been. And for Fenton, it's been quite a journey. In The Lovers Arms is the end result of recent ruminations on life, love and solitude, and it's a welcome release.
The album is the singer's first solo release since Crow – the best fucked-off-with-life band of dark-eyed troubadours since Nick Cave stopped writing Latin on his chest and decided to keep his suit-jackets on – imploded after the release of Play With Love in 1998. Since that time, he's begun a career as an actor, and this album marks his return to the world of recording, after a period of disenchantment with the industry at large.
There's two things to note about this return, too. Firstly, it's a concept album. Secondly, it's a product that makes the waiting worthwhile. (more…)
Posted in Older writing, Releases, Writing and tagged In The Lovers Arms, old writing, Peter Fenton, Releases, reviews, writing on June 13, 2016 by CaptainFez. 1 Comment
Peter Fenton Opens His Lovers Arms
I'm walking into a small, backstreet hotel bar in Sydney on a Friday afternoon. Office-workers are beginning to fill the streets. A mirror-ball hangs from the roof of the front bar, while the best in Rat Pack tunes float through the cigarette smoke. It seems a fitting place to speak to singer and actor Peter Fenton, about his debut solo disc In The Lovers Arms (Inertia), given that it takes place in a mythical hotel – and given the fact that he's previously starred in a TV series set in such a locale (the ABC's Love Is A Four Letter Word.). There's something slightly seedy – yet charming – about the setting that just seems right.
Fenton is sitting at a table in the back as I arrive. Over drinks, we begin to discuss his career, weighted towards his latest release. The first question is simple: though he's been playing occasional gigs for years since the demise of Crow, how come it's taken until now for him to release something under his own moniker? What's he been up to? (more…)
Posted in Interviews, Older writing, Writing and tagged Crow, Interviews, old writing, Peter Fenton, writing on June 13, 2016 by CaptainFez. 1 Comment


Supporters of the Boston Bruins and fans of the Montreal Canadiens have always had trouble seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to hockey. And it doesn't look like they'll be settling those differences anytime soon.
The latest installment in the heated Bruins-Canadiens rivalry deals with the media as Dave Stubbs, a reporter for the Montreal Gazette has called out all of Bruins Nation (the fans, the players, radio hosts and even the content played on the TD Garden scoreboard), calling Boston "sore winners."
"There's been a great deal of poor winning going on in Boston since Wednesday night," he writes. "And that's a shame given the high road that the Bruins and their extended family could have chosen to drive into the Eastern Conference semifinals."
Stubbs goes on to say that Tim Thomas insulted Montreal's P.K. Subban by saying that the defenseman "falls down like he's had a brick dropped on his chest."
The writer also insisted that Thomas insulted the Canadiens team by commenting on many of the questionable acting jobs put on by the Habs.
"Thomas was throwing stones in a house not made of Plexiglas, given the way this series unfolded," Stubbs wrote.
And the drastic judgments made on the Bruin' character only get worse from there.
"And add to your must-see list the TD Garden scoreboard glorification of the Big Bad Bruins' goonery and thuggery through the ages," he wrote. "Why waste electricity celebrating the wizardry and artistry of Bobby Orr or Phil Esposito when you can boom pro-wrestling music and hail the thugs?"
What set Stubbs off the most was a story by Boston Herald writer Stephen Harris who, when writing about Montreal said "The Habs have a team of whiners and divers. Which just makes last night's win all the sweeter for the Bruins and their backers."
Needless to say, Stubbs disagreed.


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.SCP;
using Microsoft.SCP.Topology;
using System.Configuration;

/// <summary>
/// This program shows the ability to create a SCP.NET topology consuming JAVA Spouts
/// For how to use SCP.NET, please refer to: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525500&clcid=0x409
/// For more Storm samples, please refer to our GitHub repository: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=525495&clcid=0x409
/// </summary>

namespace EventCountHybridTopology
{
    /// <summary>
    /// TopologyBuilder hybrid topology example with Java Spout and CSharp Bolt
    /// This TopologyDescriptor is marked as Active
    /// </summary>
    [Active(true)]
    public class EventCountHybridTopology : TopologyDescriptor
    {
        public ITopologyBuilder GetTopologyBuilder()
        {
            var enableAck = bool.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EnableAck"]);

            TopologyBuilder topologyBuilder =
                new TopologyBuilder(typeof(EventCountHybridTopology).Name + DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss"));

            var eventHubPartitions = int.Parse(ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EventHubPartitions"]);

            var eventHubSpoutConfig = new JavaComponentConstructor(
                "com.microsoft.eventhubs.spout.EventHubSpoutConfig",
                new List<Tuple<string, object>>()
                {
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>(JavaComponentConstructor.JAVA_LANG_STRING, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EventHubSharedAccessKeyName"]),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>(JavaComponentConstructor.JAVA_LANG_STRING, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EventHubSharedAccessKey"]),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>(JavaComponentConstructor.JAVA_LANG_STRING, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EventHubNamespace"]),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>(JavaComponentConstructor.JAVA_LANG_STRING, ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["EventHubEntityPath"]),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("int", eventHubPartitions),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>(JavaComponentConstructor.JAVA_LANG_STRING, ""),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("int", 10),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("int", 1024),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("int", 1024*eventHubPartitions),
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("long", 0),
                }
               );

            var eventHubSpout = new JavaComponentConstructor(
                "com.microsoft.eventhubs.spout.EventHubSpout",
                new List<Tuple<string, object>>()
                {
                    Tuple.Create<string, object>("com.microsoft.eventhubs.spout.EventHubSpoutConfig", eventHubSpoutConfig)
                }
               );

            topologyBuilder.SetJavaSpout("com.microsoft.eventhubs.spout.EventHubSpout", eventHubSpout, eventHubPartitions);

            // Set a customized JSON Serializer to serialize a Java object (emitted by Java Spout) into JSON string
            // Here, full name of the Java JSON Serializer class is required
            List<string> javaSerializerInfo = new List<string>() {
                "microsoft.scp.storm.multilang.CustomizedInteropJSONSerializer" };

            var boltConfig = new StormConfig();
            boltConfig.Set("topology.tick.tuple.freq.secs", "1");

            topologyBuilder.SetBolt(
                    typeof(PartialCountBolt).Name,
                    PartialCountBolt.Get,
                    new Dictionary<string, List<string>>()
                    {
                        {Constants.DEFAULT_STREAM_ID, new List<string>(){ "partialCount" } }
                    },
                    eventHubPartitions,
                    enableAck
                ).
                DeclareCustomizedJavaSerializer(javaSerializerInfo).
                shuffleGrouping("com.microsoft.eventhubs.spout.EventHubSpout").
                addConfigurations(boltConfig);

            topologyBuilder.SetBolt(
                typeof(DBGlobalCountBolt).Name,
                DBGlobalCountBolt.Get,
                new Dictionary<string, List<string>>(),
                1,
                enableAck).
                globalGrouping(typeof(PartialCountBolt).Name).
                addConfigurations(boltConfig);

            var topologyConfig = new StormConfig();
            topologyConfig.setNumWorkers(eventHubPartitions);
            if (enableAck)
            {
                topologyConfig.setNumAckers(eventHubPartitions);
            }
            else
            {
                topologyConfig.setNumAckers(0);
            }
            topologyConfig.setWorkerChildOps("-Xmx1g");
            topologyConfig.setMaxSpoutPending((1024*1024)/100);

            topologyBuilder.SetTopologyConfig(topologyConfig);
            return topologyBuilder;
        }
    }
}