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Le  (en ) est une frégate de classe  de la Marine de la république de Chine.

Caractéristiques
Le  est de classe  (virtuellement identique à la classe Oliver Hazard Perry de l'US Navy), soit un navire chargé des missions de reconnaissance et d'entraînement au combat.

Construction
Le  est le quatrième exemplaire de la commande initiale de  de classe , formalisée le .

Il a été réalisé sur un des chantiers navals de la société CSBC Corporation à partir du , pour un lancement le  et une mise en service en .

Les sept premières frégates portent toutes le nom de généraux et guerriers chinois ; le  doit son nom à Yue Fei, général du .

Utilisation
Il est stationné à la base navale de Zuoying.

Historique
Au début de l'année 2020, le  fait partie de la flotte , accompagné par le navire auxiliaire-ravitailleur ROCS  et la frégate ROCS . Lors d'une mission pour une formation aux Palaos à la mi-, la flotte embarque environ  alors que la pandémie de Covid-19 se propage dans le monde depuis près de , et depuis le mois de  à Taïwan. À son retour au port d'attache de Zuoying, une quarantaine est mise en place afin de respecter un délai de  depuis leur départ du territoire des Palaos, malgré l'absence de cas recensés sur l'archipel océanien. Alors qu'aucun d'entre eux ne présente de symptôme caractéristique, l'ensemble des passagers débarque le . Néanmoins,  du  sont diagnostiqués positifs le , ce qui constitue les premiers cas au sein de l'Armée de la république de Chine. Après la détection de ces   après ce débarquement, tous les passagers de la flotte  sont mis sous quarantaine et font l'objet d'un dépistage massif.  cas du  sont ainsi confirmés le lendemain. La quarantaine formelle des passagers du  et du  prend fin le , aucun cas n'ayant été détecté parmi eux ; ceux du  continuent quant à eux de faire l'objet d'un dépistage régulier, de nouveaux cas ayant été confirmés entre-temps.

Notes et références

Articles connexes

 Liste des navires de la Marine de la république de Chine

Frégate
Bateau de la Marine de la république de Chine (Taïwan)
Bateau lancé en 1994
Navire construit à Taïwan

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Flick Picks 7/8/14: Bad Words, Le Week-End, Nymphomaniac
New on DVD at the Library This Week
ENTERTAINMENT: Jason Bateman's career renaissance continues with Bad Words, a ribald new comedy that Bateman not only stars in but directs as well. In Bad Words, Bateman finds a way to enter a a teen spelling competition and causes chaos as he ruthlessly attempts to crush the competition. Kathryn Hahn, Philip Baker Hall and Allison Janney co-star. Also this week, Le Week-End features Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan as a married couple who revisit Paris in an attempt to breathe new life into their relationship. Provocateur Lars von Trier offers up Nymphomaniac, which actually consists of two complete films, as a first and second volume. The film, with a cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe, Christian Slater and Stellan Starsgard, follows the title character as she explores the darker corners of her life. Finally, Wrinkles shows that animated films are not just for kids, as Martin Sheen and Matthew Modine voice the elderly characters who populate this made-in-Spain film's retiree home.
SERIES: Ian MacKellan and Derek Jacobi, who play a gay couple who have been together for nearly half a century, make the hilarious Vicious a must-see. Also arriving this week is season two of Inspector Morse's early years in Endeavour.
DOCUMENTARIES: Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky's attempt to create a film of Frank Herbert's novel Dune in the mid-1970s is documented in Jodorowsky's Dune. It is a fascinating look at a filmmaker's single vision and the industry that he inhabited. Maidentrip is the story of a 14-year-old girl who battled Dutch authorities in order to launch a two-year solo sea voyage (accompanied by video camera). Finally, you can explore the relationship of humans around the world with water in the brilliantly shot Watermark.
You can find all of our new and upcoming releases in Bibliocommons.
Explore the Animal Kingdom
The best animal documentaries try to get inside the minds of creatures that we can never fully understand. Before you see the new Planet of the Apes film you should take home one of these great DVDs and get to know some cuddly, odd or dangerous animals!
Speaking of Planet of the Apes, Project Nim is the true story of a chimpanzee raised as a human.
One of Werner Herzog's best documentaries - Grizzly Man - follows a man who lived among grizzly bears, eventually meeting a tragic end.
Did you know that there's a yearly competition to crown the world's ugliest dog? Get all the details in Worst in Show.
French director Nicolas Philibert brings us a quiet, contemplative look at a 40-year-old orangutan in Nenette.
Academy Award winner The Cove is a difficult film to watch, as it follows activists trying to bring to light dolphin slaughter in Japan.
The plight of circus elephants is covered in the HBO documentary An Apology to Elephants.
Meet the people who are obsessed with Central Park's flying denizens in Birders.
The title character of Buck is a real life horse whisperer who trains horses using compassion.

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An Open Letter of Reconciliation and Responsibility to the Iraqi People
Category: Iraq
By Ethan McCord and Josh Steiber
A newly released Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video has made international headlines showing a July 2007 shooting incident outside of Baghdad in which U.S. forces wounded two children and killed over a dozen people, including the father of those children and two Reuters employees. Two soldiers from Bravo Company 2-16, the company depicted in the video, have written an open letter of apology to the Iraqis who were injured or lost loved ones during the attack that, these former soldiers say, is a regular occurrence in this war. You can view the Wikileaks video here: wikileaks.org and you can view the press release here.
AN OPEN LETTER OF RECONCILIATION & RESPONSIBILITY TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE
From Current and Former Members of the U.S. Military
Reasons People Signed This Statement, Part 2
I continue to be horrified at both the blatancy of these crimes committed by our government - under both Bush and Obama - as well as the complacency of the American public at large about them... How can any one possibly claim to be proud to be an American at this point? Julianne Jaz
When crimes are committed, investigations, possible prosecutions,and trials must follow. There is no ifs and buts and about it. When Obama does not look backwards, that is obstruction of justice, a criminal offense. Bijan Afshartous
The 'Obama Doctrine': Kill, Don't Detain
By Asim Qureshi
guardian.co.uk
George Bush left a big problem in the shape of Guantánamo. The solution? Don't capture bad guys, assassinate by drone
In 2001, Charles Krauthammer first coined the phrase "Bush Doctrine", which would later become associated most significantly with the legal anomaly known as pre-emptive strike. Understanding the doctrine with hindsight could lead to a further understanding of the legacy that the former administration left – the choice to place concerns of national security over even the most entrenched norms of due process and the rule of law. It is, indeed, this doctrine that united people across the world in their condemnation of Guantánamo Bay.
Inquiry puts spotlight on U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan
By Laura King
A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation into a raid in February may shed light on the secretive role of Special Forces, who are said to account for a disproportionate number of civilian deaths.
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan
In nearly nine years of warfare in Afghanistan, U.S. Special Forces have done their fighting in the shadows, governed by rules largely of their own making. Now, these elite and secretive troops, their actions long shielded from public scrutiny, are the focus of a high-profile investigation that could shed unprecedented light on their methods and tactics.
"This is How These Soldiers Were Trained to Act"
Democracy Now!, April 12, 2010
"This is How These Soldiers Were Trained to Act"–Veteran of Military Unit Involved in 2007 Baghdad Helicopter Shooting Says Incident Is Part of Much Larger Problem
We speak with a former member of Bravo Company 2-16, the military unit involved in the 2007 helicopter shooting of Iraqi civilians that killed twelve people, including two Reuters employees, as seen on the military video released by WikiLeaks. "The natural thing to do would be to instantly judge or criticize the soldiers in this video," says Josh Stieber. "Not to justify what they did, but militarily speaking, they did exactly what they were trained to do…If we're shocked by this video, we need to be asking questions of the larger system, because this is how these soldiers were trained to act."
This Mass Murder Must be Roundly Condemned!
12 Iraq Civilians Murdered by U.S. Troops Firing From Helicopter
Statement By Carl Dix
The video recently released by Wikileaks cries out for a response of outrage and condemnation (you can view this video at Wikileaks.org). This video shows US forces in Iraq launching an unprovoked assault from an Apache Helicopter on a group of Arab men in July of 2007. After the attack one of the men he tries to crawl to safety, and the helicopter fires at him again!
Then a van pulls up and tries to pick up the dead and wounded, and the helicopter fires a missile at it, killing and wounding more people, including 2 children! US ground troops arrive and pick up the children to take them to a hospital. The helicopter relays orders to leave the children to be picked up by Iraqi police, if they survive till the Iraqi police arrive. In all, 12 people were killed in this murderous assault.
WikiLeaks 2: Wrath of Farah
By Jason Ditz
With the Obama Administration scrambling to dismiss last week's WikiLeaks.org video of the July 12, 2007 US killings of two Reuters reporters and several other Iraqi civilians, the increasingly controversial site is poised to drop another video bombshell, this time on a much more high profile attack.
On May 5, 2009, US aircrafts bombed a number of homes in the Afghan village of Abdul Basir Khan, in Farah Province. The death toll according to Afghan officials was upwards of 140 civilians.
More on the Gardez Massacre: Afghan Official Says U.S. Raiders Hid Killings
By Gareth Porter, IPS
WASHINGTON, Apr 7, 2010 (IPS) - The head of the Afghan Ministry of Interior investigation said publicly for the first time his investigators had accepted the testimony of family members of the victims of the Feb. 12 raid by U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) that the U.S. troops had dug bullets out of the bodies of their victims in an apparent effort to cover up the killings and that Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal had agreed with the team's conclusions.
Mirza Mohammad Yarmand, head of the criminal investigation department in the ministry, told IPS in an interview Wednesday that the ministry's investigation had found "evidence of tampering at the scene by the patrol members", which had "confused" NATO investigators about the incident.
"We accepted the claim of the family members [of victims] that NATO soldiers had dug the bullets out of the bodies," said Yarmand, "but we could not confirm it, because we were not able to do an autopsy on the bodies." The family members, like most Afghans, had not allowed the autopsies on the victims, he explained.
"Rule of Law" Obama Crosses Another Line Bush Didn't
Anwar al-Aulaqi Added To CIA Target List: US Citizen Is First American On List
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has authorized the killing of a radical Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen believed to be hiding in Yemen and thought to have shifted from encouraging attacks on the U.S. to participating in them, according to published reports.
Al-Awlaki has emerged as a prominent al-Qaida recruiter and has been tied by U.S. intelligence to the 9/11 hijackers, along with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as well as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in November at Fort Hood, Texas.
US Admits Troops Killed Afghan Civilians At Baby Shower
Afghan Investigators Say U.S. Troops Tried to Cover Up Evidence in Botched Raid
By Richard A. Oppel, Jr. and Abdul Waheed Wafa
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials investigating the deaths of five Afghan civilians gunned down in February during a bungled raid by American Special Operations forces believe that troops tampered with evidence at the scene, the lead investigator said Monday. NATO officials disclosed that they were looking into the allegations.
Evidence tampering helps explain why NATO officials were so "confused" initially and offered inaccurate accounts of the killings, said the Afghan official, Merza Mohammed Yarmand, of the Ministry of Interior's criminal investigation division.
Wikileaks reveals video showing US air crew shooting down Iraqi civilians
More on this story from Democracy Now! 4/6/10:
Massacre Caught on Tape: U.S. Military Confirms Authenticity of Their Own Chilling Video Showing Killing of Journalists
Footage of July 2007 attack made public as Pentagon identifies website as threat to national security
by Chris McGreal
A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wikileaks today.
The footage of the July 2007 attack was made public in a move that will further anger the Pentagon, which has drawn up a report identifying the whistleblower website as a threat to national security. The US defence department was embarrassed when that confidential report appeared on the Wikileaks site last month alongside a slew of military documents.
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John Ferry (Londonderry, 1955. december 1. –) északír nemzetközi labdarúgó-játékvezető.

Pályafutása

Nemzetközi játékvezetés
Az Ír labdarúgó-szövetség Játékvezető Bizottsága (JB) 1993-ban terjesztette fel nemzetközi játékvezetőnek, a Nemzetközi Labdarúgó-szövetség (FIFA) bíróinak keretébe. Több nemzetek közötti válogatott és klubmérkőzést vezetett. Az ír nemzetközi játékvezetők rangsorában, a világbajnokság-Európa-bajnokság sorrendjében többedmagával a 6. helyet foglalja el 4 találkozó szolgálatával. Az aktív nemzetközi játékvezetéstől 2001-ben a FIFA 45 éves korhatárát elérve búcsúzott. Válogatott mérkőzéseinek száma: 5.

Világbajnokság
A világbajnoki döntőhöz vezető úton Egyesült Államokba a XV., az 1994-es labdarúgó-világbajnokságra és Dél-Koreába és Japánba a XVII., a 2002-es labdarúgó-világbajnokságra a FIFA JB bíróként alkalmazta.

1994-es labdarúgó-világbajnokság

2002-es labdarúgó-világbajnokság

Európa-bajnokság
Az európai-labdarúgó torna döntőjéhez vezető úton Angliába a X., az 1996-os labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokságra az UEFA JB játékvezetőként foglalkoztatta.

1996-os labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság

Sportvezetőként
Aktív pályafutását befejezve az UEFA/FIFA Convention programjának keretében a nemzeti programért felelős szakember.

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Review: Fujifilm FP-Z5000 projector
By Stephen Dawson
Fujifilm, a company best know for its digital camera technology and lenses, has released its first projector and it's a doozy. Stephen Dawson reports.
Generally one has to carefully choose a signage projector to fit a particular application. But thanks to what is, in effect, a built-in periscope, the Fujifilm FP-Z5000 is so fl exible it can replace a dozen other models.
In short, the Fujifilm FP-Z5000 is a full HD, single-DMD DLP projector, fitted with a long-life laser diode lamp. Oh that, plus the incredibly flexible lens which lets it project its image in all kinds of different directions. We shall return to that because it's worth dwelling on. But first, the other stuff.
The 0.65' digital micromirror device offers the usual consumer resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. That's a wiser choice than WUXGA since it avoids oversized splash on common 16:9 screens and matches the majority of computer displays. Plus, of course, consumer sources.
Backing this is a laser diode light source. That gives the projector a long, relatively service-free life of 20,000 hours. That works out to more than 2,500 eight-hour days of operation, or nearly seven years. It's rated at 5,000lm output. In combination with the DMD it achieves a contrast ratio of 12,000:1. Those figures clearly fit it to a wide range of installations, including those with fair amounts of ambient light.
Laser diode light sources also allow more placement flexibility than conventional lamps, many of which require the projector to be kept horizontal.
There are three HDMI inputs and one HDBaseT input. The HDBaseT and two of the HDMI inputs are at what I'll call the back of the projector, while the other HDMI input is on the side, allowing some wiring flexibility. The power cable socket is next to that third HDMI input. Also at the back are a USB socket and a mini-USB socket. The latter is for firmware upgrades. The former is to provide power to any accessories that may require it, such as wireless receivers.
There's a 10W amplifier and speaker built in, but I doubt that'll receive much use in typical installations.
The projector supports computer-type signals up to WUXGA at 60Hz. (Although one should try hard to set a 1,920 by 1,080 output resolution for maximum clarity – those slight rescalings can really soften text, making it hard to read.) And it supports consumer-style 720p, 1080i and 1080p at both 50Hz and 60Hz. For some reason the specifications don't mention 24Hz, but I can confirm that the projector does work with this standard movie frame rate.
Flexible lens
What really sets the Fujifilm FP-Z5000 projector apart – and this is presumably what contributed to its recent exhibition scoring second prize in the 'DSJ – Digital Signage Japan 2019 Booth Award' – is the articulated lens assembly.
The DLP engine projects the light forward in a more or less conventional manner. But instead of the straight-through lens the light encounters a mirror that redirects it by 90°. Then after a few centimetres it is turned by another 90° by another mirror. Then it finally emerges from the outer lens. Within there are undoubtedly more lenses. You can trust the optics. Fujifilm has a specialist lens arm, Fujinon, known not only for its projector lenses, but also its camera and cinema camera lenses.
The front lens is quite bulbous because the projector is a fairly shot throw unit. To fill a 100' screen the projector must be between 0.75m and 0.82m from the screen. That has clear advantages in commercial placement. Although the zoom range is modest – 1.1:1 – there's a wide-ranging lens shift available, both vertical and horizontal, allowing the projector to work from a significant off set from the screen.
In its most conventional arrangement, the arm of the lens assembly stands up from the body of the projector and the image fires forwards. But the top section can be rotated to positions 90°, 180° and 270°. Or when the lens arm is folded down, the head can be rotated to three effective positions: straight ahead, up or down. So, with one orientation of the projector, the image can be sent in six different directions, and from two different positions in the case of the image going directly forwards.
As I said, very flexible. There is one final position: that's with the arm down flat and the lens pointed towards the body of the projector. That's its storage position.
The projector comes with a slim 'Basic Manual', which covers installation and the basics of using the projector.The main operating instructions are online and are, irritatingly, a multipage HTML document, not a downloadable PDF. Tough if you find yourself offline and need to look something up.
Nonetheless, the projector is straightforward in setting up. Well, it was once I turned it on. It turns out that the unlock buttons to allow the lens assembly to be swivelled up and turned around only work when the projector power is on.
While still quite short it throw, this one wasn't very difficult at all to get right and to line up with the borders of my screen.
I've outlined above how the lens can be placed. The projector itself can also be placed desktop style, ceiling mounted or stand up vertically. Brackets with fold-out legs are provided for this last placement. These give the projector a wider footprint so it doesn't topple.
In addition to lens shift, there is also keystone adjustment. As always, this is best avoided if at all possible because it wastes projector resolution.
The movement of the lens into position is manual, but all the conventional adjustments are powered. That is, you use the remote control (or the unit's own control panel) to adjust lens shift, focus and zoom. You can disable all the on-body controls, including the lens release buttons, in the menus.
One particularly clever feature is a kind of autoseek one. The projector automatically uses lens shift to try to get its projection onto a nearby screen at which the lens is (roughly) pointed.
I usually shudder a little when it comes to setting up a short throw projector. They are often very finicky, with a millimetre here or there introducing market trapezoidal distortion. While still quite short in throw, this one wasn't very difficult at all to get right and to line up with the borders of my screen.
I set the focus for the middle of the screen and it was possible to see the pixel boundaries – standing up very close, of course; not from any reasonable distance away – all the way into the corners of the screen.
The lens assembly both looks and feels solidly constructed. There was very little movement once it was locked into a position.
In recognition of this projector's likely uses, I ran it mostly under the full glare of the two fluorescent tubes in my office. The image the projector cast was nonetheless clear, bright and colourful. That was with the out-of-the-box 'Bright' image setting. This had a slight green caste which seemed to produce a natural looking colour balance under those tubes. Fluorescent lights tend to produce a greenish light, so the green caste of the projector balanced out what I call the human eye's 'auto white balance'.
But once I turned off the lights, the green caste was evident, making greys look a trifle sickly and generally softening the intensity of all the colours. So in a darker environment, or where an ambient lighting is a more natural colour, it's best to choose a different picture mode. The other options are 'Standard', 'Cinema' and 'sRGB'. 'Standard' gives the most neutral result. All were just a little hot in the blacks, at least in a darkened room. I found it best to knock the 'Brightness' control down from 50 to 48 for 'Standard' mode.
The rainbow effect was barely noticeable, even when I had the projector delivering black and white test patterns to the screen. It's unlikely to be bothersome in that regard to members of the public. I did see some quite obvious rainbow effect on the lens itself when viewed from the side. Because it is rather bulbous, the front of the glass is clearly visible. However, few people are likely to be looking at the projector itself.
The cooling fan produces rather more white noise than I'm used to, but since I mostly review home theatre projectors rather than commercial ones, that's not surprising. In an area with public traffic, what's noticeable in a quiet office is unlikely to draw attention to itself.
It's highly versatile placement options are part of what makes the Fujifilm FP-Z5000 projector well worth looking at. The long-life laser LED light source is another. I can see this being perfect for many installations.
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Campaign For Belfast Statue Of Guitar Legend GARY MOORE Gains City Council Support
The campaign to erect a statue of Gary Moore in the guitar legend's native Belfast has received a boost ahead of the tenth anniversary of his passing (February 6).
The Wild Frontier Memorial Project, led by members of Gary's family, and fans, has gained support from the Green Party and The Alliance Party in Belfast and has been warmly welcomed after initial discussions.
Indeed, a statue recognizing Gary Moore in Belfast could become a feature of the city's plans for a major cultural celebration in 2023.
Last year, Belfast bid to be approved as a UNESCO European City of Music by 2023. While the European Commission has ruled that U.K. cities can no longer bid for the title, the Belfast City Council is understood to be planning a major cultural attraction for 2023, and Patricia Moore, Gary's youngest sister, said a statue of "Belfast's greatest guitarist" would be a perfect fit for the city's future ambitions.
A co-founder of the Wild Frontier Memorial Project, Patricia Moore added: "Belfast is steeped in musical history and has produced its fair share of legendary figures, and songs. I know Gary is an idol to many people all over Ireland, and all over the world.
"He loved his city and although his career would take him everywhere, his music was always influenced by the nature and beauty of Belfast, and indeed all of Ireland. Gary was very, very proud to be from Belfast, he loved to tell people that was his home."
Raised in the east of the city, Gary Moore enjoyed a spectacular career with bands such as SKID ROW, THIN LIZZY and G-FORCE, and predominately as a solo artist during which time he effortlessly switched from heavy rock to blues, taking his denim-clad fans along for what would be a hugely successful journey.
Moore's guitar mastery saw him collaborate with stars like B.B. King and Albert King, Peter Green, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton.
Gary Moore died on February 6, 2011 after suffering a heart attack in his sleep, aged just 58.
Fans have raised almost £5,000 for the statue project. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fund-raising tribute gigs in Belfast and Dublin had to be shelved last year.
The Green Party's Belfast city councillor Brian Smyth said: "On the tenth anniversary of the untimely passing of Gary Moore, I welcome the moves being made by his family to build a business case to have a statue put up in the city of birth, Belfast.
"Gary was one of the greatest musical sons this city has produced and has left a lasting legacy not only in Belfast, but across the planet. This is also a timely reminder of how important music is and how we value our musicians, when there is a real challenge to the Arts Sector in Northern Ireland."
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package org.bds.data;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;

import org.bds.Config;

/**
 * A data object: Typically a file, but
 * could be other things as well (an object stored
 * in S3, data file in an HTTP or FTP server, etc.)
 *
 * There are only a few minimal primitives we need
 * to be able to satisfy:
 *
 *   i) Read: We should be able to read Data
 *  ii) Write: We should be able to write to Data
 * iii) Check "last modified": We should be able to
 *      check when the Data was modified
 *
 * Input remote files are downloaded prior to being
 * processed. Output remote files are uploaded after
 * being processed.
 * Note that this download / upload happens in the
 * processing node, which may not be the host running
 * the bds script
 *
 * @author pcingola
 */
public abstract class Data {

	public static final String PROTOCOL_SEP = "://";

	protected boolean verbose;
	protected boolean debug;
	protected String localPath; // File name used for local processing

	public static Data factory(String url) {
		return factory(url, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a data object, resolve local files using 'currentDir'
	 */
	public static Data factory(String urlStr, String currentDir) {
		String proto = "file";

		// Get protocol
		int idx = urlStr.indexOf(PROTOCOL_SEP);
		if (idx < 0) proto = "file";
		else {
			proto = urlStr.substring(0, idx);
			String host = urlStr.substring(idx + PROTOCOL_SEP.length());

			// Check is this ia an S3 URL
			// Get host
			int idxHost = host.indexOf('/');
			if (idxHost > 0) host = host.substring(0, idxHost);

			int idxPort = host.indexOf(':');
			if (idxPort > 0) host = host.substring(0, idxPort);

			if (host.endsWith(DataS3.AWS_DOMAIN)) {
				String s3domain = host.substring(0, host.length() - DataS3.AWS_DOMAIN.length() - 1);
				int idxDot = s3domain.lastIndexOf('.');
				if (idxDot > 0) s3domain = s3domain.substring(idxDot + 1);
				if (s3domain.startsWith(DataS3.AWS_S3_PREFIX)) proto = "s3";
			}
		}

		// Create each data type
		Data data = null;
		switch (proto) {
		case "file":
			data = new DataFile(urlStr, currentDir);
			break;

		case "http":
		case "https":
			data = new DataHttp(urlStr);
			break;

		case "s3":
			data = new DataS3(urlStr);
			break;

		case "ftp":
			data = new DataFtp(urlStr);
			break;

		default:
			throw new RuntimeException("Unimplemented protocol '" + proto + "' for URL " + urlStr);
		}

		// Set values form config
		data.setVerbose(Config.get().isVerbose());
		data.setDebug(Config.get().isDebug());

		return data;
	}

	public Data() {
	}

	/**
	 * Is data be executed? (is it an executable file?)
	 */
	public abstract boolean canExecute();

	/**
	 * Is data readable?
	 */
	public abstract boolean canRead();

	/**
	 * Is data writable?
	 */
	public abstract boolean canWrite();

	/**
	 * Delete data
	 */
	public abstract boolean delete();

	/**
	 * Delete when program finishes
	 */
	public abstract void deleteOnExit();

	/**
	 * Download file to local file system
	 */
	public boolean download() {
		return download(null);
	}

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More then ever, it has become easier to lay down your song ideas while on the move. With GarageBand for iPad, we are also closer then ever to having a full professional recording studio in a very thin package. And at a price of $4.99, who can complain? For those who are just starting out, here's a first tutorial on recording guitar to get you and your iPad rocking.
Launch GarageBand for iPad and plug your guitar into the iRig. On the left of the screen is a " 1/4" jack" button which lets you add a noise gate. Handy for those distorted tones. Next to it is the guitarist's best friend: the Tuner... no excuses for a flat g-string!
In the middle, you can select from different amp combinations and even save settings of your own. You can also swipe the amps to keep the same preset settings and try these settings on different amps.
Hi, I've just purchased an iRig to record using gageband on my ipad. I can lay down tracks ok from my keyboard but when I try to record either guitar or bass guitar using the garageband amps it is very intermittent. and keeps cutting out no matter what I set levels to. I am using the same cables I use for the keyboard so I know it's not them causing problems.
Very cool! Looking forward to learning more about GB on iPad.
Thanks for posting this. The last time I multi-tracked (primarily as a method for jamming with myself) I used a computer and a rat's next of cables. I have an iPad 2 and am looking forward to getting back into it using GB. I have a 5 channel mixer, and I'm hoping that I can plug into the iPad without having to buy any additional hardware. Can't wait to get him and try it tonight.
Is it possible to record on IPAD a live mix from sound board with Gargage band?? just a stero L-R feed from our mixer for reference/study, no editing planned, just evaluation..


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PICs based on InP and GaAs prepare to slash the size, weight and power of systems to be deployed in space and on-board aircraft for a variety of sensing applications
BY JONATHAN KLAMKIN, PAUL VERRINDER, VICTORIA ROSBOROUGH AND FENGQIAO SANG FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA
ONE OF THE MOST powerful technologies of our time is the photonic integrated circuit (PIC). By integrating all the required functions on a single chip, the PIC significantly reduces the cost, size, and weight at the system level, while improving performance, stability, and reliability.
To produce this multi-faceted photonic device, wafers are processed in a manner that is similar to that employed for the electronic circuits that have revolutionised our society. However, the materials that are used can be somewhat different. While silicon is the semiconductor of choice for making electronic circuits, those employing photonics can also be formed from InP and GaAs. Both these III-Vs are attractive options, because they enable monolithic integration of gain material for light sources and their amplification.
Pioneers of the PIC developed this technology with telecommunications applications in mind. They focused on the centre-band, or C-band, which spans the spectral range from 1530 nm to 1565 nm, a domain associated with ultra-low-loss transmission of light through an optical fibre. Recently, though, PICs have gained traction in applications involving the O-band (1260 nm to 1360 nm), such as optical interconnects within and between data centres.
Note, though, that the potential for PICs is not limited to these wavelengths, nor to communications, or even to terrestrial applications. There are opportunities lying well beyond these boundaries, such as those we are exploring at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). We are targeting space and airborne applications of PICs, namely free-space communications, remote lidar for gas sensing and topographical lidar. Our work on free-space communications has focused on extending the power-handling capabilities of InP PICs. Success on this front opens the door to higher data rates and/or longer link distances. Output powers with our InP PIC platform have exceeded 250 mW, a value far higher than any previous demonstration.
We have also broken new ground while participating in a NASA-funded project entitled IMPRESS Lidar – short for Integrated Micro-Photonics for Remote Earth Science Sensing Lidar. Through this project we have demonstrated the first ever fully functional PIC-based gas remote sensing lidar system that targets atmospheric CO2. This system operates near a relatively weak absorption line that is centred at 1572.335 nm, a wavelength falling within the communications L-band (1565-1625 nm) that allows us to leverage mature InP PIC technology. Through this project we have been able to demonstrate a shrinking of the system volume by a factor of more than one hundred, compared with a system built with discrete components by collaborators at NASA.
Another avenue explored by our team has been the development of a GaAs-based PIC, which extends operation to other spectral domains. This tuneable laser PIC, developed for 10XX nm wavelengths, features beam-steering capability when it is used in conjunction with diffractive optical elements.
Figure 1. Overview of III-V PIC fabrication process
Sensing gases with InP PICs
Our InP PIC platform, equipped with high-efficiency lasers, provides broad wavelength coverage across the 1.2 µm to 1.6 µm range. This platform is ideal for active remote sensing of CO2, which can be accomplished with a laser source at the sensing wavelength of 1572.335 nm, using a sensing window of 30 GHz. A PIC-based approach for CO2 sensing has many merits over the active remote sensing systems formed from commercial off-the-shelf optical components, which are compromised by their size, weight, and high power consumption. Usually, sensing experiments are performed from a near earth orbit, to minimise the high cost associated with launching large spacecraft into orbit. One of the strengths of our PIC technology, which has the potential to enable systems that are far more compact and power efficient, is that it could lead to increased deployment of this form of sensor on small spacecraft that launch more often.
Figure 2. (a) Simplified side-view schematic of an offset quantum-well PIC platform. Scanning electron microscopy images of (b) the top-view of fabricated gratings for the sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector (SGDBR) lasers, (c) cross-section of a fabricated ridge waveguide, (d) plan-view of two parallel waveguides, and (e) plan-view of a directional coupler with a 1 µm gap between the waveguides. (f) Top-view optical microscope image of a fully fabricated CO2 lidar PIC.
The PICs we produce are designed and fabricated with what we refer to as an offset quantum-well platform. We deposit multi-quantum wells on top of a low-loss waveguide core in such a way that the wells are slightly offset from the centre of the vertical optical mode. Taking this approach enables us to selectively remove the wells to form separate active and passive regions. Coupling between those regions is high, typically between 90 and 95 percent, with reflections managed by angled interfaces. The active regions, where wells remain, provide gain in laser cavities and optical amplifiers. Meanwhile, the passive regions, where wells are absent, contain mirrors, filters, phase-tuning elements and optical modulators, as well as interconnects between sections and components (see Figure 2(a) for a sideview of the offset quantum well PIC platform used for InP CO2 active sensor development).
To form our gratings, we etch into the waveguide core layer after defining active and passive regions. Adopting this approach enables us to form sampled grating distributed-Bragg-reflector (SGDBR) lasers, which provide leader and follower lasers for the active sensor. These lasers combine a gain section for generating photons with a back SGDBR mirror, a front SGDBR mirror, and a phase tuning section. As the sections of the laser are electrically isolated, each can be addressed separately. In addition to providing gain for a laser, active sections may also be used to form: a photodiode, which operates under reverse bias; and a semiconductor optical amplifier, operating under current injection. The amplifier can compensate for passive waveguide losses and boost the PIC output power.
Images acquired with a scanning electron microscope reveal the various elements during the fabrication process (see Figure 2 (b) to (e)). Even with an optical microscope, it is possible to identify the various components of a PIC designed to sense CO2 using lidar. This PIC, with a footprint of approximately 0.8 mm by 8.3 mm, employs passive waveguides and directional couplers to route optical signals and connect active and passive elements. After the leader laser is a directional coupler and a phase modulator, the latter of which stabilizes the laser. The follower laser is followed by a directional coupler and a semiconductor optical amplifier, incorporating a high-speed pad configuration that enables encoding of high extinction pulses. Directional couplers tap a fraction of the signals from the leader and follower lasers, routing the combination to a high-speed photodiode.


New York is one of the most exciting and dynamic cities in the world. Real estate here is well-known for offering up an abundance of investment prospects. Being one of the most famed cities in the world, New York City real estate has exclusive investment opportunities for everyone. But as expected, investing in this glorious city is never a walk in the park. In this post, we shall discuss 6 ways to invest in New York real estate, just so you can proceed to make your investment decision from a point of information.
This allows potential investors to buy real estate, turn it around, and rent it out instantly. A turnkey property might sound too good to be true. Nevertheless, there are firms that focus on dealing with this type of real estate. This gives an exceptional opportunity for individuals who are wanting to invest in real estate in New York, especially when they live in another city. In the end, you will be able to save time as well as have the peace of mind knowing you are dealing with a professional outfit, hence less likelihood of getting ripped off.
A property management company can care for your turnkey property, but this may have an impact on your profit margins. This real estate investment approach is particularly appealing to people who want experience in the real estate market but who lack the time or interest to modernize a property or manage maintenance problems.
The real estate market has been growing over the last decade. It is obvious to see that a lot of this is down to the inadequate housing inventory in New York City. In this fashion, the prediction is that the construction of new residential buildings will continue to flourish over the next few years.
So, it is easy to realize why investing in the construction aspect of real estate could be a smart move. A whole industry of builders will be developing new neighborhoods in New York and rehabilitating existing districts. Now might be a decent time to buy into home construction.
But why invest in home construction as opposed to purchasing an already-existing property? First, it enables you to take an active part in the investment process. And secondly, engaging in home construction could turn out to be more economical than buying already existing properties whose value is often inflated based on the general perception of the prices of real estate properties in New York. You need a return on your investment, and investing in home construction ensures just that.
A real-estate investment-trust (REIT) permits investors to capitalize on the purchase of New York real estate. Unlike various other real estate investments, it can be straightforwardly traded on the stock market – just like any other share. This will make it a good prospect for everyday investors to invest in real estate. It likewise gives exposure to real estate without the need to be a landlord. Investing in REITs can be a significant part of an income-generating portfolio as a result.
A REIT, on the whole, lets investments be made in residential property on top of mortgage loans. A REIT usually allows investors to gain access to clusters of real estate that trade like a stock. This way, as a real estate investor in New York, you are open to a plethora of financing options and it's now upon you to decide the size of the investment you wish to take up based on the resources at your disposal. Also, REIT delivers dividend income due to the requirement to distribute taxable income annually. A REIT is, however, susceptible to the effects of rising interest rates.
There are countless businesses that own and manage New York real estate without functioning as a REIT. Even better is the fact that these businesses might give you a lower dividend than if you choose a REIT. They will save you time and the burden of managing a range of issues making it a plain sailing option.
Businesses that are real estate devoted include timeshare companies as well as commercial developers. But as a general rule, ensure to do your research comprehensively before buying stock in specific companies. Thorough research will enable you to uncover the most ideal company based on the resources you have at hand as well as the specific location of New York you need to invest in. It will also save you from falling prey to unscrupulous outfits that purport to help new investors, but whose sole motive is to fleece them.
Investment in a real estate management company can be a good idea if you want to experience an explicit type of New York real estate and if you also have the time to explore the company's history.
Finally, there is a wide range of new online companies that have popped up to support real estate investors and help them get involved without all the hassle. Websites let you invest in residential New York real estate investments and have your cash coming back to you in return. Perhaps the main benefit of going the online route is that you can scout for these companies right from the comfort of your home or office.
Investing with an online company is comparable to investing in a REIT as money is shared with investments from other individuals who participate online. The money you invest could be used to buy all sorts of properties. In due course, you can expect the benefit of dividends and continuing appreciation from the assets you share.
However, we must not forget to state a disclaimer; only invest with online companies that have been in the industry long enough to understand the dynamics of real estate investment in New York. While this does not expressly imply that new entrants are unreliable and illegitimate, real estate investment in a city like New York requires huge capital investment. As such, it is always safer to get it right from the get-go by hiring professionals with long experience in the industry. A good place to begin is to check up the reviews of these companies before finally contacting them.
While this is the expensive option you may have been looking to avoid, not every New York rental property will be beyond your budget. Use online real estate investment tools, like Mashvisor's heatmap, to find an affordable property, even in places like New York.
In the end, there are lots of opportunities for investment in New York real estate. It is important to act quickly and have a well thought out financial plan in place. Investigating real estate information helps you to keep your money safe. But then again you can use that same information to investigate just how far your money can go in innumerable areas across New York. By knowing what New York real estate is selling for, and researching the kind of property you are most concerned with, you will have more of an understanding about what is best for you.
This article has been contributed by Lorenzo Gutierrez.
Lorenzo Gutierrez is an internet marketing consultant from California. He attended San Jose State University for his Undergraduate and Western Governors University for his Masters in Business (MBA) in Strategy & Management. Lorenzo enjoys wine, coffee, comedies, and anything marketing. Connect with him on his LinkedIn.
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Last week, I made cookies for my parents and their helpers during the great move out. These chocolate buttermilk cookies were a huge hit. The texture was velvety and the chocolate flavor hit several notes thanks to the inclusion of both cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips. The buttermilk added a slightly bitter note, which was great with the sweetness of the sugar.
I know buttermilk sounds weird for cookies, but give it a try.
* If you don't have buttermilk, place one Tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice in a measuring cup. Fill with milk, then set aside for five minutes. Measure as prescribed.
Start by whisking together the flour, soda and salt.
Melt the butter in a large bowl in the microwave until liquid. Whisk the cocoa into the melted butter until smooth, then whisk the sugar, vanilla and buttermilk until smooth. Add the dry ingredients in small portions until mixed together, then fold in the chocolate chips.
Chill the batter while the oven preheats to 350 degrees.
Place parchment over a cookie sheet, then portion out 1-Tablespoon sized cookies onto the sheets about two inches apart from each other.
Cook for 12 minutes or until the edges are set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for two to five minutes, then remove to a cooling rack.
Oh my god. Those cookies look amazing!
Buttermilk would add a unique flavour to these cookies. I will give it a try when I share cookies.


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A Soviet Red army woman soldier controls traffic in front of the Brandenburg Gate in July 1945 in Berlin. (AFP)
Freedom, totalitarianism and remnants of the Cold War?
Faisal Al-Shammeri
Published: 17 December ,2018: 12:00 AM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 10:54 AM GST
By the end of the Second World War, it was clear that two superpowers will emerge from the ashes of war, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. Two different political ideology one is built of freedom the other built on authoritarianism one built on free-market capitalism the other built on communism.
The US was involved in an almost half-century struggle with the Soviet Union this struggle came to be called the "the cold war." It was cold because the Russians and the Americans never came to direct conflict. However, it was not very cold to these countries which got caught up in the Communists' relentless drive to take over such as South Korea, Cuba.
In this cold war the US had many morally complex situation such as Vietnam, but at its core, it was an apparent conflict between good and evil as world war two had been. The cold war was a war between the forces of freedom and totalitarianism. We can describe "the cold war" as the Third World War because of millions of people who died in it.
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The instigator of this war was Stalin the mass-murdering dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Soviet Union for short which under his government rule many non-Russian people suffered or died. The Soviet government knew that it could not wage war against free west.
Instead, they waged this fight through the use of proxies, and by massive use of disinformation and misinformation. The Soviet Union first prey was Eastern European countries the Baltic States — Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia — as well as Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia. Stalin had his army in all of these countries by the end of the Second World War two.
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Even though at Yalta conference Stalin promised President Roosevelt, that the Soviet armies would leave these countries after the war, the Soviet leader had no intention of removing them. Winston Churchill famously quoted that "Never forget that Bolsheviks are crocodile I cannot feel the slightest trust or confidence in them. Force and facts are their only realities." —CIRCA 1942.
When Stalin expansionism approached its highest level by trying to move on Greece and Turkey, the Truman doctrine was born. When Stalin threatened both Greece and Turkey, President Harry Truman finally had enough. The so-called Truman Doctrine was born.
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The US its allies would not allow further expansion of the communist empire that's how the "cold war" started for the next five decades all over the world from Asia to South America.
The US and SRR battled for influence through proxies or occasionally overtly Korea or sometimes covertly, through their various spy agencies. Moral lines in this long cold war crossed the noble objective however never changed: the freedom of the West against the communist tyranny of the Soviet East.
With the fall of the Berlin Wall, many thought that "the cold war" ended they were proven wrong Putin totalitarian rule gave rebirth to "the cold war" authoritarian leaders always need to create enemies even if it was fictional.
Faisal Al-Shammeri is a political analyst based in Washington DC. He tweets @mr_alshammeri.
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus discovered America.
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA In our days everybody knows what the word "America" means. First of all it is the name of the country – the United States of America – or just America. And then America is the name of the two continents – North America and South America. These two continents, North and South America, form the part of the world called America. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. "In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue…" This is a song that many children learn about Christopher Columbus and his journey to America. We don't know much about the man. He was born in Italy but lived in Spain for a long time. He was a seaman and made many sea voyages. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round. And after sailing 4000 miles (6400 kilometers), he reached some land. Columbus thought that it must be India but it was not. It was America – Central America in fact. People began to speak about the land as "the New World".
Представленная презентация предназначена для учащихся 7 классов, изучающих английский язык в общеобразовательных школах. В работе используются разнообразные и интресные для учащихся формы работы: упражнения на подбор соответствия, выбор правильного ответа, упражнения на подстановки, а также на чтение для получения конкретной информации в формате "Да","Нет" , "Не установлено". Упражнения представляют собой начальный этап подготовки к сдаче экзамена по английскому языку в формате ГИА и ЕГЭ. В конце каждого слайда приведены правильные ответы, что также важно для самоконтроля учащихся.
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Editorial: The courage of contraceptive 'convictions': Griswold v Crawford
Many readers may be surprised to learn that in 1965, 30 states had laws prohibiting or restricting the sale and/or use of contraceptives.
Many readers may be surprised to learn that in 1965, 30 states had laws prohibiting or restricting the sale and/or use of contraceptives. Connecticut, in fact, had some of the most extreme prohibitions. Distribution and possession of contraceptives were illegal in my state, even when the intent was to save a woman's life, and married couples could be arrested for using birth control in their own homes. To challenge this absurd statute, Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut (PPLC) opened a birth control clinic on November 1, 1961. On November 10, 1961, PPLC's Executive Director, Estelle Griswold, and its Medical Director, Dr. Charles L. Buxton, were arrested.
In the 9 days it was open, PPLC's clinic provided thousands of married couples with information, instruction, and medical advice on contraception. And both Griswold and Buxton subsequently were found guilty of doing just that. In a 7-2 ruling, however, the US Supreme Court overturned their convictions, declaring the Connecticut law unconstitutional based on the privacy provisions of the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments to the Constitution.1 In the majority opinion, Justice William O. Douglas argued that married people's right to privacy predated the Bill of Rights, so laws obstructing that right, therefore, were unconstitutional on their face.
How dismayed would Dr. Buxton be to learn that the government is once again attempting to deny women access to contraception? The FDA's official position is that Barr Laboratories presented the agency with novel regulatory hurdles by submitting an application seeking OTC sales of Plan B for women aged 16 years and older but maintaining prescription status for those younger. Yet the FDA effectively placed itself in this conundrum by refusing to support its own advisers' earlier advice to grant OTC status for Plan B across the board.
Both the external advisory committee that considered Barr Laboratories' original application and the FDA's own internal reviewers overwhelmingly supported OTC status for Plan B.2,3 But then pressure was brought to bear by conservative lawmakers and religious activists concerned that OTC availability would promote promiscuity and increase STI rates in young girls. And so, the FDA declined to approve OTC status and the manufacturer subsequently proposed a dual OTC/prescription compromise.
After more than a year of deliberation, the Commissioner still cannot reach a decision and has ordered a 60-day public comment period. And the fallout has been swift. Dr. Susan F. Wood, Director of the FDA Office of Women's Health, has resigned in protest. In an e-mail to advisory committee members, Dr. Wood said, the "recent decision announced by the Commissioner about emergency contraception, which continues to limit women's access to a product that would reduce unintended pregnancies and reduce abortions is contrary to my core commitment to improving and advancing women's health." Commenting further, she said she can "no longer serve as staff when scientific and clinical evidence, fully evaluated and recommended for approval by the professional staff here, has been overruled."
Drs. Buxton and Crawford are studies in contraceptive conviction and lack thereof, respectively. The former risked his career, reputation, and even personal liberty to prevent unwanted pregnancies and provide couples with reproductive freedom. The latter has eschewed making a simple decision that would further reduce unwanted pregnancies and enhance women's reproductive rights. On September 24, 2005, Dr. Crawford resigned following a scathing editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine about his handling of Plan B, and after his attempt to appoint a male veterinarian to replace Dr. Woods. His brief tenure at the helm of the FDA was associated with further erosion of public confidence in the agency.
1. Griswold v. Connecticut. 381 U.S. 479; 85 S. Ct. 1678; 14 L. Ed. 2d 510; 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2282.
2. Lockwood C. Editorial: OTC emergency contraception: the right choice. Contemporary OB/GYN. 2004;49(1):12-15.
3. Lockwood C. Editorial: Playing politics with women's health: The FDA and Plan B. Contemporary OB/GYN. 2004;49(7):11-15.


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Colburn / Student Feature: Sam Glicklich
Student Feature: Sam Glicklich
Conservatory pianist Sam Glicklich discusses his experience growing up in the Colburn community and his participation in this year's Musical Encounter Interactive.
This interview has been lightly edited for style, content, and clarity.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your musical background. How did you get to Colburn?
I like to think of myself as a "Colburn Lifer." I'm twenty years old, and I've been with the Colburn school for twenty-one years. My mom works in the Community School for Performing Arts as a piano teacher, and she's been with Colburn for over twenty-five years. I've heard many stories from CSPA faculty who've been there about the same length of time as my mom, who've seen my mom pregnant with me, walking around the campus and teaching before I was even born. My first memory of the School is a tap dance class my father and I participated in!
I started playing the piano when I was two or three years old–my mom introduced me. She taught me for about six months before turning me over to one of her colleagues at Colburn, and I've been at the School ever since. I studied piano with Rina Dokshitsky until the end of high school, and I also participated in music theory, guitar, and chamber music classes in the Community School. I'm really proud to have been a part of the Colburn community for such a long time.
Hear Sam describe his first years playing piano at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts.
How did you first get involved with Colburn's Center for Innovation and Community Impact, and how did that lead to your participation in this year's Musical Encounter Interactive?
As a high school student in the Community School, I had the opportunity to participate in Musical Encounter, a program where a couple of my friends and I would perform for 2nd—4th graders in local elementary schools. Afterwards, we'd have about a dozen kids ask us questions, and it was an incredible experience for me. I loved seeing the faces of these young kids light up, and their enthusiasm for music was evident throughout.
As a Conservatory student, I've been able to observe Musical Encounter Interactive (MEI) for several years now, and I've known Dean Zeisler for a while. After last year's performance, I went up to Debbie Devine and mentioned I'd be really interested in participating in MEI. And just a couple of a weeks ago, I received an email from her asking if I was still interested, and of course I said yes without question!
Thinking back to all of your artistic experiences thus far, is this first time you'll be involved in a fully-staged performance, complete with costumes, choreography, and a script? If so, what are some things you're looking forward to? Do you expect there will be any challenges?
This is definitely the first time I've done a performance of this kind, to this magnitude. The only thing I can compare it to is when I performed at my preschool graduation. I was dressed up as the Jamaican flag… I forget the reason why, but that was part of it.
But I'm really looking forward to this experience! I love working with kids. I tutor, I teach, and I'm also super close with my younger sister. Working with kids has always been a really big passion of mine.
However, I'm also really nervous. I don't have a lot of experience memorizing a script. And acting and being charismatic on stage outside of a strictly musical performance puts me in a very vulnerable spot… one that I don't have much experience with. Nerves aside, I'm really excited to be participating in MEI this year!
This point that you bring up of putting your charisma on the stage… how do you feel like that's different from playing a solo piano recital?
It's very different! When I perform, I try to put all my emotion into the musical performance. I try to convey my own feelings of sadness, joy, and nostalgia throughout a piece of music. But as a pianist, I don't face the audience when I perform, so I can't see their reactions until after the performance is over. However, with something like MEI, I have to combine acting with musical performance–it's like musical theater. Acting requires a different level of comfort and confidence on stage. It's not something I'm used to, but I'm up for the challenge!
In your opinion, what does the virtual element of MEI add to the experience?
Every virtual performance is going to be different from a live performance. In live performances, the audience provides an energy that is unlike anything else, especially when that audience is full of 4th graders. It's going to be so different this year because there's not going to be anyone to interact with in the moment. You don't have that relationship or communication with the audience that you would normally have. And in a way, that's scarier for me because I won't be receiving any immediate feedback. But the benefit of virtual performances is that they can reach a wider audience, which is a huge plus.
You mentioned you've seen MEI performances in past years. Can you describe what the atmosphere in Zipper Hall is like during these performances?
Oh, it's incredible! When the Conservatory students walk in, all the 4th graders are all already there. There's so much energy–you hear all of them talking, you can hear their excitement, you can feel their excitement in the hall. It's indescribable. There's a curiosity from the kids rather than an expectation. And during the performance, you hear them cheering, clapping, laughing, or they get sad when something sad happens on stage… you hear every kid's emotion. It's a special experience that I really value, and it shows how integral art and music are to a student's education.
Why is it important for you, as an artist, to be actively engaged with your community?
As a classical musician, I've heard countless people say that classical music is "dying." But classical music isn't dying at all. What we need to do now is focus on arts education. I've been very lucky to have received excellent musical training at Colburn, and I feel it's my duty to pay it forward. A lot of children don't have access to instruments and aren't taught anything about classical music. But it's so impactful for a community to have music and arts around them… they need to express themselves.
When I was in middle school, I started performing at the St. James Soup Kitchen. After one performance, one of the diners came up to me and said, "I came here to feed my body, but you fed my soul." And that'll never leave me. These performances where I'm able to share music with my community–especially with those who may not always have easy access to the arts–are much more valuable to me than performing in the largest concert halls in the world.
What does it mean to you to continue your music education in the Conservatory and be part of this Colburn community all through your growth as a young artist?
I'm very lucky to have had access to the Colburn School throughout my entire life. I feel that the School has shaped me not only as a musician, but also as a person. The personal relationships I've developed with teachers from the Community School, the Music Academy, and the Conservatory are very important to me. I've always received tremendous support from all of them, ever since I was young.
As a Conservatory student, I get a kick out of seeing young kids walk around campus because I remember being just like them. I think it's amazing to see Colburn welcome students of all levels, from the beginners to the aspiring concert artists. As a Community School student, I always looked up to the Conservatory students, wishing I could be in their shoes one day. And now, as a Conservatory student, I want to be engaged with the young aspiring musicians. I will forever cherish my time here and will continue to stay part of the community for the rest of my life.


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