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package org.apache.camel.builder.endpoint.dsl;

import javax.annotation.Generated;
import org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern;
import org.apache.camel.builder.EndpointConsumerBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.builder.EndpointProducerBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.builder.endpoint.AbstractEndpointBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler;

/**
 * Solve planning problems with OptaPlanner.
 *
 * Generated by camel build tools - do NOT edit this file!
 */
@Generated("org.apache.camel.maven.packaging.EndpointDslMojo")
public interface OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderFactory {

    /**
     * Builder for endpoint consumers for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder
            extends
                EndpointConsumerBuilder {
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder advanced() {
            return (AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder problemId(Long problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder problemId(String problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies the solverId to user for the solver instance key.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.String type.
         *
         * Default: DEFAULT_SOLVER
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder solverId(String solverId) {
            doSetProperty("solverId", solverId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder useSolverManager(
                boolean useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder useSolverManager(
                String useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler,
         * which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to
         * pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a
         * message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the
         * consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal
         * with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and
         * ignored.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: consumer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder bridgeErrorHandler(
                boolean bridgeErrorHandler) {
            doSetProperty("bridgeErrorHandler", bridgeErrorHandler);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Allows for bridging the consumer to the Camel routing Error Handler,
         * which mean any exceptions occurred while the consumer is trying to
         * pickup incoming messages, or the likes, will now be processed as a
         * message and handled by the routing Error Handler. By default the
         * consumer will use the org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler to deal
         * with exceptions, that will be logged at WARN or ERROR level and
         * ignored.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: consumer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder bridgeErrorHandler(
                String bridgeErrorHandler) {
            doSetProperty("bridgeErrorHandler", bridgeErrorHandler);
            return this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Advanced builder for endpoint consumers for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder
            extends
                EndpointConsumerBuilder {
        default OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder basic() {
            return (OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * To let the consumer use a custom ExceptionHandler. Notice if the
         * option bridgeErrorHandler is enabled then this option is not in use.
         * By default the consumer will deal with exceptions, that will be
         * logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.
         *
         * The option is a: org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler
         * type.
         *
         * Group: consumer (advanced)
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder exceptionHandler(
                ExceptionHandler exceptionHandler) {
            doSetProperty("exceptionHandler", exceptionHandler);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * To let the consumer use a custom ExceptionHandler. Notice if the
         * option bridgeErrorHandler is enabled then this option is not in use.
         * By default the consumer will deal with exceptions, that will be
         * logged at WARN or ERROR level and ignored.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a
         * org.apache.camel.spi.ExceptionHandler type.
         *
         * Group: consumer (advanced)
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder exceptionHandler(
                String exceptionHandler) {
            doSetProperty("exceptionHandler", exceptionHandler);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets the exchange pattern when the consumer creates an exchange.
         *
         * The option is a: org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern type.
         *
         * Group: consumer (advanced)
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder exchangePattern(
                ExchangePattern exchangePattern) {
            doSetProperty("exchangePattern", exchangePattern);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets the exchange pattern when the consumer creates an exchange.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a
         * org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern type.
         *
         * Group: consumer (advanced)
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder exchangePattern(
                String exchangePattern) {
            doSetProperty("exchangePattern", exchangePattern);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder synchronous(
                boolean synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder synchronous(
                String synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Builder for endpoint producers for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder
            extends
                EndpointProducerBuilder {
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder advanced() {
            return (AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder problemId(Long problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder problemId(String problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies the solverId to user for the solver instance key.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.String type.
         *
         * Default: DEFAULT_SOLVER
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder solverId(String solverId) {
            doSetProperty("solverId", solverId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder useSolverManager(
                boolean useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder useSolverManager(
                String useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies to perform operations in async mode.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder async(boolean async) {
            doSetProperty("async", async);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies to perform operations in async mode.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder async(String async) {
            doSetProperty("async", async);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message).
         * By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to
         * startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during
         * starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this
         * startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during
         * routing messages via Camel's routing error handlers. Beware that when
         * the first message is processed then creating and starting the
         * producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time
         * of the processing.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder lazyStartProducer(
                boolean lazyStartProducer) {
            doSetProperty("lazyStartProducer", lazyStartProducer);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Whether the producer should be started lazy (on the first message).
         * By starting lazy you can use this to allow CamelContext and routes to
         * startup in situations where a producer may otherwise fail during
         * starting and cause the route to fail being started. By deferring this
         * startup to be lazy then the startup failure can be handled during
         * routing messages via Camel's routing error handlers. Beware that when
         * the first message is processed then creating and starting the
         * producer may take a little time and prolong the total processing time
         * of the processing.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder lazyStartProducer(
                String lazyStartProducer) {
            doSetProperty("lazyStartProducer", lazyStartProducer);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies the thread pool size to use when async is true.
         *
         * The option is a: int type.
         *
         * Default: 10
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder threadPoolSize(
                int threadPoolSize) {
            doSetProperty("threadPoolSize", threadPoolSize);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies the thread pool size to use when async is true.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a int type.
         *
         * Default: 10
         * Group: producer
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder threadPoolSize(
                String threadPoolSize) {
            doSetProperty("threadPoolSize", threadPoolSize);
            return this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Advanced builder for endpoint producers for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder
            extends
                EndpointProducerBuilder {
        default OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder basic() {
            return (OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder synchronous(
                boolean synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder synchronous(
                String synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Builder for endpoint for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder
            extends
                OptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder,
                OptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder {
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder advanced() {
            return (AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder problemId(Long problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * In case of using SolverManager : the problem id.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a java.lang.Long type.
         *
         * Default: 1L
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder problemId(String problemId) {
            doSetProperty("problemId", problemId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Specifies the solverId to user for the solver instance key.
         *
         * The option is a: java.lang.String type.
         *
         * Default: DEFAULT_SOLVER
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder solverId(String solverId) {
            doSetProperty("solverId", solverId);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder useSolverManager(
                boolean useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * use SolverManager instead of XML file config. Use this mode on
         * Quarkus app.
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: common
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder useSolverManager(
                String useSolverManager) {
            doSetProperty("useSolverManager", useSolverManager);
            return this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Advanced builder for endpoint for the OptaPlanner component.
     */
    public interface AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder
            extends
                AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointConsumerBuilder,
                AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointProducerBuilder {
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder basic() {
            return (OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder) this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option is a: boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder synchronous(
                boolean synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
        /**
         * Sets whether synchronous processing should be strictly used, or Camel
         * is allowed to use asynchronous processing (if supported).
         *
         * The option will be converted to a boolean type.
         *
         * Default: false
         * Group: advanced
         */
        default AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder synchronous(
                String synchronous) {
            doSetProperty("synchronous", synchronous);
            return this;
        }
    }

    public interface OptaPlannerBuilders {
        /**
         * OptaPlanner (camel-optaplanner)
         * Solve planning problems with OptaPlanner.
         *
         * Category: engine,planning
         * Since: 2.13
         * Maven coordinates: org.apache.camel:camel-optaplanner
         *
         * Syntax: optaplanner:configFile
         *
         * Path parameter: configFile (required)
         * Specifies the location to the solver file. If useSolverManager=FALSE,
         * Camel uses this file and create the Solver. If useSolverManager=TRUE
         * and SolverManager is set in the header
         * {OptaPlannerConstants.SOLVER_MANAGER} : this file is ignored by Camel
         * usage of SolverManager. SolverManager can be injected by DI in
         * Quarkus or Spring.
         *
         * @param path configFile
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder optaplanner(String path) {
            return OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderFactory.endpointBuilder("optaplanner", path);
        }
        /**
         * OptaPlanner (camel-optaplanner)
         * Solve planning problems with OptaPlanner.
         *
         * Category: engine,planning
         * Since: 2.13
         * Maven coordinates: org.apache.camel:camel-optaplanner
         *
         * Syntax: optaplanner:configFile
         *
         * Path parameter: configFile (required)
         * Specifies the location to the solver file. If useSolverManager=FALSE,
         * Camel uses this file and create the Solver. If useSolverManager=TRUE
         * and SolverManager is set in the header
         * {OptaPlannerConstants.SOLVER_MANAGER} : this file is ignored by Camel
         * usage of SolverManager. SolverManager can be injected by DI in
         * Quarkus or Spring.
         *
         * @param componentName to use a custom component name for the endpoint
         * instead of the default name
         * @param path configFile
         */
        default OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder optaplanner(
                String componentName,
                String path) {
            return OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderFactory.endpointBuilder(componentName, path);
        }
    }
    static OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder endpointBuilder(
            String componentName,
            String path) {
        class OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderImpl extends AbstractEndpointBuilder implements OptaPlannerEndpointBuilder, AdvancedOptaPlannerEndpointBuilder {
            public OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderImpl(String path) {
                super(componentName, path);
            }
        }
        return new OptaPlannerEndpointBuilderImpl(path);
    }
}


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In Context: Lyon Opera Ballet
Photo by Michel Cavalca
The Lyon Opera Ballet performs Christian Rizzo's ni fleurs, ni ford-mustang at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House from May 7—9. Context is everything, so get even closer to the production with this curated selection of articles, videos, and original blog pieces related to the show. For those of you who've already seen it, help us keep the conversation going by telling us what you thought below.
Christian Rizzo's Quiet Daring (BAM Blog)
"ni fleurs, ni ford-mustang is a continuation of my work on obsessions," says Rizzo.
Christian Rizzo on Love, Doubt, and David Bowie (BAM Blog)
What does it mean, as Rimbaud asked, to be "truly modern?" Rizzo ponders this and more.
Red Shoes: from Louis XIV to Christian Rizzo
A look at red shoes in history, art, and pop culture, inspired by ni fleurs, ni ford-mustang.
A Surreal Dream, Dark and Deeply Melancholy (The New York Times)
"Their precision was virtuosic." A review of ni fleurs, ni ford-mustang.
An Artist's New York Moment (The New York Times)
Yorgos Loukos of Lyon Opera Ballet on Christian Rizzo: "He has a very specific and personal concept of the space, and how it works."
DANSE: A French-American Festival of Performance & Ideas (FrenchCulture.org)
Lyon Opera Ballet appears as part of this festival organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy from May 1—18.
A Choreographic Cross-Pollination (The New York Times)
A preview of the citywide DANSE festival.
Interview: "Christian Rizzo in Conversation with John Jasperse" (MovementResearch.org)
The two choreographers discuss the formal vs the conceptual, dances as diary entries, and much more.
So what's your verdict? Once you've seen the show, tell us what you thought about the performance, the costumes, or anything else that might be on your mind in the comments below.
Labels: Christian Rizzo, dance, In Context, Lyon Opera Ballet, ni fleurs ni ford-mustang
By far, the worst piece of euro-trash I have ever seen at BAM. Fifty minutes of monotony. How could you present such rubbish. Your curator should be demoted, tortured and then fired.
The worst modern dance worst I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot all around the Globe! Nul comme tout! Nul!
Sometimes a program is not to my taste, or sometimes I don't get it. But the entire audience could not wait for this piece to end. Hardly any applause, no curtain calls. I felt sorry for the dancers. How could you present this in good conscience? BAM should refund the ticket price. I think it will be difficult to attract audiences after this presentation. We expect better from BAM.
Eric May 7, 2014 at 11:11 PM
Quite frankly, one of the worst shows I've ever seen in my life. Absolutely, Unforgivably pretentious. Thoroughly uninteresting and an insult to the audience. BAM should be ashamed of itself for putting on such a show and frankly should really refund all of us our money.
Nehara May 13, 2014 at 4:33 PM
Death was long, boring and with no dance aesthetic. Well, perhaps a reference to a bad yoga class, which one does not need to pay to see. Only after all dancers were beings of light did the peice take off. But alas that was only the last 5 minutes, you lost your audience about 10 minutes into the piece. We have been BAM fans for 30 years now and enjoy dance all over the world. This performance was very disappointing. BAM we expect so much more from your programing.
I must respectfully disagree with my fellow patrons of BAM. This evening's performance was sublime. I, too, felt discomfort from the weight and pace of the dancers movements - it is not an easy thing to move slowly and deliberately in space - but I appreciated this unease as an integral part of the experience. For me, the piece resonates as a bold counter statement to our frenzied times and a reflection on how we numb ourselves to the realities of life, death and going home though our attachment to the almighty Screens of our devices that have taken deep hold of our collective consciousness. This may not be at all what the artists intended but I think the piece works so well because the rich visual vocabulary allows for multi-layered interpretations. It is a piece made of and from the haunting score. Bravo BAM for keeping us on the edge of our seats!
If only the company had moved slowly and deliberately through space - they spent more time lying still on the floor.
susan May 9, 2014 at 9:18 AM
I hope this is intended as comic relief and a tongue in cheek review. Query: are you really that pseudo?
The performance exhibited the worst excesses of "conceptual art" - no skill, no grace, no emotion except boredom, dread and ennui. How can you ask trained, committed dancers to literally "not dance" for 95% of a piece and call it dance? It was the triumph of a banal idea replacing art - it was anti-art. I can't remember the last time I heard booing at a dance recital. Beyond disappointing.
After the first 5 minutes, I gave my verdict: "This isn't going to get better" and dozed off. What a difference between Rizzo's and Maguy Marin's choreography (Coppelia) for the Lyons Ballet. A tragic waste of time (ours) and talent (theirs). You have had misses in the past two seasons but this ranks with the worst. Who booked it?
To the person who liked the show, I applaud your ability to find worth in that performance, but I believe everything you note you brought and I would guess you could find as much of worth watching any New York City street.
Captivating show. Clearly not to the liking of mainstream American audience, it was a daring piece of are with beautiful, graceful and touching moment.
Apparently I'm in the minority (and thankfully not in the mainstream). Brilliant all around and very much in keeping with the mission of BAM. Edgy. Raw. Contemplative. And very very sexy!
To my taste, the piece was certainly not what the philistines above (probably still raving about watching Swan Lake or Mark Morris or Alvin Ailey or similar 'dance' which is neither modern nor even remotely beautiful or interesting) make it sound like; but I too found myself hoping over and over that something would prompt more than glimpses into what the dancers clearly were able to do. Expect it to be a mood piece: supported by dark, industrial, hammering music, you watch something...dark and might get sucked into that mood if you're the type; but there's only about 5 minutes of actual dancing.
Pray tell, sir, whom are we allowed to like?
You can point to American audiences or mainstream all you want. You paid money to watch dancers walk in slow motion instead of dancing.
Pretentious is as pretentious does.
I have been going to BAM for 30 years. I have seen many performances that crossed the line between dance and performance art, that transcended traditional notions of what dance is 'supposed to' be, that were modern, that were minimalist, that disturbed, that fell short, that pushed me to redefine my taste. I do not judge last night for failing to deliver 50 minutes of 'dance.' I do not fail it for being different. My disappointment comes from its failure to move or inspire me in any way, in any direction. There were moments, particular movements or images that worked for me. But a handful of such moments was not nearly enough. I did not clap at the end. I have never done that before. BAM should continually push the boundaries and invite its audiences to do the same, however in my mind this was a clear miss.
Yes, and nicely said. I also didn't clap, wasn't hesitant not to, and have never done that at BAM in 25+ years. That's called disappointment both in the performance and in the programming. That said, I wouldn't want BAM to stop reaching either.
I actually booed, and I've never done that before. I was not alone.
The piece was awful. Attempts at decrying the audience as "mainstream American" or "Philistine" are absurd. You defend a piece on its merits, not by blaming an audience for not getting it. This mindset elevates anything that is edgy or difficult as being worthwhile simply because it is those things. Not even close. BAM audiences (myself included) appreciate edgy, outside of the mainstream pieces, but they still have to work. This piece seemed to have no interest in connecting with an audience.
Walking out of the theater tonight I listened to comments. Not one person enjoyed it. You should be ashamed of yourself, BAM, presenting this type of material. Fire your program manager, and quickly before you lose your audience. It has no artistic merit at all and if this is the type of "art" you want to showcase, beware!!!
This is without a doubt the worst thing I have ever seen, anywhere!!!
I love it! Sensual and alluring show. A daring piece of brilliance and beauty. Clearly not easy to digest by most...
I agree with most of the people above this was one of the worst performances i have seen .
BAM you should be ashamed of yourself for presenting this kind of material .
AnninBrooklyn May 8, 2014 at 11:11 PM
I enjoyed this piece although it took me a good 10+ minutes to settle in to its deliberate rhythms. At that point I locked into my meditation practice and past pieces I've seen by Japanese geniuses Eiko & Koma (at BAM and elsewhere). The end of the piece was absolutely thrilling but I agree with many comments above -- if you are going to offer it, give us more to feast on. All in all kudos to BAM for keeping us challenged towards the end of an otherwise easy and enjoyable season.
This was probably the worst performance we have seen in the past 15 years at BAM. "Contextual" and "challenging" are fine, but having dancers wander around the stage for 45 minutes, before 5 minutes of actual dance, is not a good mix.
Susan Slovak May 9, 2014 at 9:12 AM
Derivative and unnecessary. I fell asleep and laughed out loud at the end. Goodness, why bother? And to have the tall Black male dancer put on a mask and do pseudo-African movements was insulting and bordered on racist. The conclusion looked like something out of Star Wars. I did, however, find the music compelling.
a great disappointment in every respect. I also note a troublesome tendency at BAM to shorten dance events. in the old days there would have been an intermission and a second shorter work. at least then maybe we would understand what is so hot about mr Rizzo which was certainly not obvious from the work presented. And the lyon ballet is so good. one of the worst presentations at BAM in a long time.
Awful, boring and ruined my date night. The only thing that could have made it better was if the animal carcass woke up and walked off with a pair of those ruby slippers.
Maybe that animal had been forced to sit through several of these performances and decided to drop dead in order to avoid sitting through another!
Love it...not the performance but the wit of the above replies.
I love going to dance performances at BAM and the one aspect of this one that didn't make me totally miffed about the money I spent was seeing the disgusted looks on people's faces as they huffed out during the light applause. The dancers were clearly able to do amazing things and the costumes at the very end for those 2 minutes of dance were phenomenal in the light, but otherwise this was the most forgettable piece I've seen in NYC. Even if I don't "get" the more avant garde pieces, I feel like they were interesting or "good weird", but not this one.
Probably the most excruciating piece I have ever seen at BAM. Fortunately I was able to fall asleep. I would wake occasionally and see that nothing had changed. The last five minutes was very good - but certainly not worth waiting for. I don't always like everything I see at BAM - but I always feel that it was worthwhile. THIS WAS NOT.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/arts/dance/lyon-opera-ballet-dances-a-work-by-christian-rizzo.html?ref=dance
Jaw-droppingly pretentious, empty and boring. Having suffered through this and Aurelien Bory's "Sans Objet," I am swearing off dance at BAM forever.
I cannot believe the time and money spent by me and by you on this pretentious piece.
This is not avant garde or modern or comtemporary. This is absolute crap.
I fetl quite sorry for the misuse or underuse of dancers of such pedigree. You could have had a company of amateur actors doing this piece for all it was.
I will not renew a susbcription again. I will just buy single tickets to whatever I really want to see, even if I have to wait a bit longer to purchase tickets.
With the charming but childish, sophomoric and lazy production of Rossellini's bug show and now this, I am truly disappointed with BAM.
Who is the programming executive or curator of your shows?
I used to see incredibly interesting theatre, dance and music before.
Oh well, you lost one subscriber here. Lincoln Center has begun to be much more exciting lately. Has your old programming director moved to Manhattan, perhaps?
Pretentious and tedious. I have a very open mind, but this emperor is buck naked. Please BAM administrators, not everything a European company or director comes up with is worth presenting. Your audience is very sophisticated; we are not give you a blank check for the dull and lazy conceptual work.
I do not belong to the mainstream American audience but I felt embarrassed to be French tonight. Christian Risso was neither inspired nor inspiring... it was extremely disappointing... et tellement pretentieux!
I was going to come on here to share my opinion with BAM about tonight's performance, but it looks like I don't need to. Yes, it was THAT bad, and apparently everyone else thought so too. I am a member of BAM, and yes, this is the worst experience I have ever here. I felt cheated and embarrassed all at the same time. Usually I feel pretty confident buying tickets to BAM for a show I may not be familiar with because I trust the curator's taste. Not so much anymore...
Eric May 10, 2014 at 2:46 AM
It's interesting to look at the photos that were released to the press to market this performance. A fair number of them suggest a kind of hyper-kinesis – frenzied movement in long exposure, a single performer's legs extending skyward as if lunging in front of her, even the photo above which is captured several stops brighter than any moment of the actual show – that only materialized in the final seconds of the piece. It feels almost like whoever's in charge of promoting these events at BAM is willfully deceiving the audience. With Hofesh Schechter's "Sun," for instance, the gorgeous trailer on BAM's website suggested a brightly lit space with contemplative music, while the actual show provided almost none of either.
Only incompetence or, again, a sort of deliberate, cynical manipulation could lead someone responsible for conveying what a performance is about so far from the reality of the thing itself. As for the show, "ni fleurs" hardly counts as dance. It's like staring at row upon row of Ferraris in a parking lot – the promise of gorgeous, powerful movement is there, but constrained by the context in which they rest, it never happens. I too can lounge about on the floor and occasionally stand up to adjust my surroundings, only I call that Sunday morning and don't charge admission if anyone wants to see it. As a proud supporter of BAM, this one was a real let-down.
I thought it was fun, a mystery with clues that dropped slowly. I only wish someone had put on a pair of those red shoes. If all BAM did was program Mark Morris performances, it wouldn't be a very interesting place.
Never before have I seen people of the audience filing out during a performance at BAM. What a waste of time.
CurlyV May 10, 2014 at 9:22 AM
I felt sorry for the dancers when the curtain call came. It was obvious to me when I watched them move during the performance that they were talented. I may be in the minority, but I was intrigued by the slow, deliberate movements and the anxiety that these movements — along with the industrial music — provoked. It must be very difficult to move so slowly and so gracefully with such precision. The masks and the costuming were compelling as well. If there was a concept, however, I could not find one. Nor could I find any mention of a concept in the program. Overall, the piece fell flat and will not be one of the more memorable evenings I have had at BAM. It felt like being at a dance version of a there without a there.
I like it when I occasionally meet up with a piece of work that does not resonate with me when I attend my BAM performances. I am not giving BAM free license to present shoddy work, but I expect BAM to go out on a limb and take risks. The inevitable result of this is that some performances will not be as well received as others. I am not a dancer but I am a devoted BAM audience member and have seen a lot of dance performances. I would be curious to hear from actual dancers and to know their thoughts on Lyon Opera Ballet's piece.
Terrible show, a huge waste of time and money for us, and a waste of talent for the dancers.What was BAM thinking? No one in the audience was happy, and some were downright pissed. Was really looking forward to a great date night, will need to plan a redo, but not at BAM.
As I sat there, I honestly wondered if anyone in the audience was enjoyng it. Kind of insulting, actually, to have been lured in by a dynamic photo of the company that looked as if they were really dancing only to have to sit through almost of hour of what looked like a yoga class gone rogue followed by people dragging limp bodies from Pont A to Point B. Did anyone at BAM preview this piece? Yes, your audience is adventurous, but we're not idiots. This was a huge waste of money and time. If there was one redeeming characteristic of the event, it's that it was less than an hour.
I felt snookered. There should have been more of an indication that this was "performance" art rather than dance. It is hard to believe that this was representative of the best of the Lyon Opera ballet and contemporary French dance.
Programming for the spring season was very weak this year, which was partly how I got Lyon Opera to complete a four performance subscription. Hope it is better in 2015.
I really wanted to like this performance, but I can't say that I did. I didn't need a linear plot, but this was a bit much. I could have spent my money on much more fulfilling performances, but I suppose that is the risk you take with attending performances like these. Sometimes they are wonderful and sometimes they are, well, like this.
I was ready to gag myself with the femur bone of that cheesy skeleton, poke my eyes out with the glitter pumps - all 20 pairs - and microwave their wigs into a soup for the choreographer's reception. If this is is the kind of response Christian Rizzo was intending to elicit, then he succeeded. Experimental, risky, body-based performance is my life-long passion, and I can only congratulate Mr. Rizzo for showing me that a work this pretentious and insulting can actually make it all the way to the BAM Opera house . . . or actually, for showing me this entirely new dimension of BAD, no mater what the venue. Yes, the Emperor is buck naked with toilet paper stuck to his butt.
I would like a refund. I would like a complimentary ticket to a future performance with the capacity to restore my faith in the decisions of the curators. I would like to think that crucial audiences for true innovators are not getting annihilated by exposure to this piece.
. . .and I would like to think that if the Empress were buck naked with toilet paper stuck to HER butt, BAM would be just as willing to present the bullish*t from a female choreographer.
"The food is awful...and such small portions!" goes an old Jewish joke. Well, next to nothing happened and it was too dark, most of the time, to see it. I could probably have worked with the nothing if the lighting had been a little more generous. As it was, I napped through about half of it. But the cheese and cookies at the reception were sublime.....
This was a night of many first for me...the first time I wanted to cuss out loud at a performance and performers, the first time I saw someone using a cell phone (I guess looking for a review of the performance to justify his being there. He was not told by the ushers to put the phone away. They probably felt he was calling for help.), I napped; perhaps snored which would have gone un-noticed considering the ear-splitting dirge that the dancers were slugging through, and finally when they were done I didn't applaud. I saw nothing to applaud to. I was confused as to the why of the performance. I wondered what the was being 'served' when this was conceptualized and then...then...I was excited. Why? It all stopped. At first I though, "Intermission? Dear God please don't let it be intermission! My prayer was immediately answered. It wasn't intermission. This assault of my senses was over. It was over! It's my deepest hope that this group is never, ever (Taylor Swift voice) ever invited back to BAM unless its to watch another dance group do what they failed to do...dance!
glad I'm not the only one that hated it
I was seriously disappointed in Lyon Opera Ballet. It was boring on every level, and not particularly creative. I am a musician and an aficionado of modern dance, nevertheless, I can't report anything positive about the experience.
The marketing for this event was deceptive, and that is EXTREMELY dangerous in this climate of dwindling support for the arts. You are likely to turn off a very fragile audience who will never come back.
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Q: Gnuplot: datapoint labels with alternating offset (above/below data point) I am plotting a couple of lines in a certain data set. A couple of the data points (column 13 in the example below) are special, I want them to be marked with a circle and labeled (the labels are in column 12).
plot "data.csv" using 0:13 with circles lt 3 fs transparent solid 0.3 noborder notitle,\
"data.csv" using 0:13:(sprintf("(%d, %d)", $1, $12)) with labels nopoint offset char 1,-2 notitle,\
"data.csv" using 0:6 with lines lt 7 lw 2

I already figured out how to do that. Unfortunately the labels do overlap sometimes, which makes them unreadable.
How can I make the labels appear alternating above/below the data points? I tried to define a function that switches between -1/1, but failed to do so. I also tried to make the offset random by adding
"data.csv" using 0:13:(sprintf("(%d, %d)", $1, $12)) with labels nopoint offset char 1,int(-5*(rand(0))) notitle

but that also did not work (no visible effect).
Below is an example how the current version looks like (with a couple more plotted lines, I tried to keep the code sample short).
Appreciate any help...

A: Try to separate the data points into two sets with every:
plot "data.csv" using 0:13 with circles lt 3 fs transparent solid 0.3 noborder notitle,\
"data.csv" using 0:13:(sprintf("(%d, %d)", $1, $12)) every 2::0 with labels nopoint offset char 1,-2 notitle,\
"data.csv" using 0:13:(sprintf("(%d, %d)", $1, $12)) every 2::1 with labels nopoint offset char 1,2 notitle,\
"data.csv" using 0:6 with lines lt 7 lw 2

Then every odd data point has a positive offset; every even data point has a negative offset (or odd <--> even ;-) )

Note: if you re-use the same source (file) in a comma-separated plot statement, you can use '' instead of repeating 'data.csv'.

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Baron Bloomfield war ein erblicher britischer Adelstitel, der je einmal in der Peerage of Ireland und in der Peerage of the United Kingdom verliehen wurde.

Erstmals wurde am 14. Mai 1825 in der Peerage of Ireland der Titel Baron Bloomfield, of Oakhampton and Redwood in the County of Tipperary, für den Militär, Diplomaten und Politiker Sir Benjamin Bloomfield geschaffen.

Dessen Sohn, der John Bloomfield, 2. Baron Bloomfield, war britischer Botschafter in Österreich-Ungarn und wurde anlässlich seines Ausscheidens aus diesem Amt am 7. August 1871 in der Peerage of the United Kingdom zum Baron Bloomfield, of Ciamhaltha in the County of Tipperary, erhoben. Da er jedoch kinderlos blieb, erloschen beide Titel bei seinem Tod am 17. August 1879.

Liste der Barone Bloomfield (1825)
 Benjamin Bloomfield, 1. Baron Bloomfield (1762–1846)
 John Bloomfield, 2. Baron Bloomfield, 1. Baron Bloomfield (1802–1879)

Literatur
 George Edward Cokayne, Vicary Gibbs: The Complete Peerage. Band 2, Alan Sutton Publishing, Gloucester 2000, S. 194.

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Bloomfield
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Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 4
Book #4 of Rurouni Kenshin
By Nobuhiro Watsuki
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The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun!
Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date. Himura Kenshin, once an assassin (or hitokiri ) of ferocious power, now fights to protect the honor of those in need.
Shinomori Aoshi was once the leader of Edo Castle's elite guard, the Oniwabanshû. But with the fighting at an end and the shôgunate overthrown, the brilliant Aoshi and his four most loyal onmitsu, or spies, find themselves without a home or a purpose. When fighting is your life, loyalty to those lost ideals (and to the man who most symbolized them) may be the one thing left. But Megumi's life is at stake, and however sympathetic Kenshin may feel, he will fight on, to the last man if necessary...
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Marchel (rodným jménem: Nicolae Vladimirovici Mihăescu; * 18. srpna 1959, Pîrlița) je kněz Moldavské pravoslavné církve a biskup eparchie Bălţi a Făleşti.

Život
Narodil se 18. srpna 1959 v Pîrlițě.

Roku 1974 dokončil střední školu a poté studovaz automechanika. V květnu 1978 byl povolán do řad Sovětské armády. Po demobilizaci v dubnu 1980 začal pracovat jako dělník v ženském monastýru v Japce. V letech 1981-1985 studoval Oděský duchovní seminář. Dne 16. září 1985 byl vysvěcen na diakona.

Dne 3. ledna 1988 byl metropolitou kišiněvským a moldavským Serapionem (Fadejevem) postřižen na monacha se jménem Marchel k poctě přeodobného igumena monastýru "nespících" Marcela. Dne 6. ledna stejného roku byl vysvěcen na hieromonacha. Stejného roku byl na Velikonoce metropolitou Serapionem povýšen na igumena a 20. listopadu na archimandritu.

Od 14. ledna 1988 do 15. února 1989 byl představeným dvou chrámů v okresu Făleşti. Poté se stal ekonomem v mužském monastýru v Căprianaa a inspektorem Kišiněvského duchovního učiliště a profesorem liturgie.

Dne 15. října 1990 byl jmenován představeným chrámu sv. Michaela v Rybnici. Dne 26. srpna 1992 byl jmenován sekretářem vikariátu Bălţi. Následně studoval dva roky na Moskevské duchovní akademii. Roku 1997 dokončil právnickou fakultu Lomonosovovy univerzity jejíž pobočka se nacházela v Bălţi. Roku 2000 nastoupil na dálkové studium Kyjevské duchovní akademie, které dokončil roku 2003.

Dne 6. října 2006 byl Svatým synodem Ruské pravoslavné církve vybrán za biskupa Bălţi a Făleşti. Jmenování proběhlo 10. března 2007 v chrámu Všech svatých monastýru Danilov. Biskupská chirotonie proběhla 11. března. Hlavním světitelem byl patriarcha Alexij II.

Je členem Synodální biblicko-bohoslovecké komise Ruské pravoslavné církve.

Řády a vyznamenání

Církevní
 1988 – Řád svatého apoštolům rovného knížete Vladimíra 3. třídy
 1989 – Řád přepodobného Sergija Radoněžského 3. třídy
 1997 – Řád svatého blahověrného knížete Daniela Moskevského 3. třídy
 2002 – Řád přepodobného Paisija Veličkovského 2. třídy (Moldavská pravoslavná církev)
 2014 – Řád přepodobného Serafima Sarovského 2. třídy
 2019 – Řád svatého Innokentija Moskevského 2. třídy

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Narození 18. srpna
Narození v roce 1959
Narození v Pîrlițě
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A sous chef possesses one of the most important roles in a professional kitchen. It is important for any aspiring sous chef to understand the skills required to make a successful career as a sous chef.
The word 'sous' means 'under' in French, indicating that the sous chef is the second-in-command to the head or executive chef. In larger kitchens, there is usually a more extensive hierarchy of chef roles, however, for the majority, the sous chef is one person operating between the head chef and the rest of the kitchen staff. For this reason, the person taking on the role of a sous chef needs to be prepared for what the role entails. So, if you are interested in pursuing or furthering your career as a sous chef, this blog will give you an insight into the skills necessary to do so!
What seems to be an obvious point, but the most vital requirement is being exceptionally skilled in your respected culinary industry. As business innovator Nathan Myhrvold points out, "cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials". Not only should you have advanced culinary skills in your own field, you should also be prepared to assist other kitchen staff with their roles during busy periods of service etc. A sous chef should always be able and willing to adapt their skill and work together with other staff to provide outstanding cuisine.
Often as a sous chef, you will find that responsibilities of organising and planning the menu will fall on you to work alongside the executive chef. The role can also entail overlooking the kitchen supplies and ingredients to ensure the smooth running of these services. The sous chef will also need to keep up with the sanitation standards of the kitchen, making sure they are ready for meal service each day. Scheduling other kitchen employees shifts is another responsibility that is bestowed on the sous chef, as well as making sure that all employees are turning up on time and taking their role seriously. Because of these reasons, a sous chef needs to be a highly organised individual and be able to act with their own initiative. Making your own judgement is a big part of the role; working under pressure is to be expected, being able to handle that pressure to avoid problems is crucial.
Although the head chef has ultimate control over the kitchen, the sous chef is still responsible for a hands-on management role. Training employees and supervising them requires a high level of leadership and managerial skills. Confidence is key, it is important to gain respect from your employees within this role. Working alongside staff will show that you are a team player, but you must have a mutual respect and be disciplined with your employees. Even in stressful situations, the sous chef needs to remain composed, professional and in-charge of the situation at all times. Being forthright with instruction along with leading by example will keep staff cooperative and working to the best of their abilities.
Following on from the previous leading by example point, being a reliable individual will keep the kitchen running smoothly and service under control. Not only this, but a sous chef must always be competent, loyal and trustworthy. There are a lot of responsibilities that a sous chef has to take on so reliability will be one of the biggest requirements for the role. Commitment to the industry, restaurant and role will be necessary to become a successful sous chef. It is a demanding role, however, the rewards and sense of achievement are far more overwhelming.
Becoming an outstanding sous chef is challenging, but if you can master this, you will have the skills and knowledge to potentially become an executive or head chef. If you are looking to forward your culinary career or advance your position as a junior sous chef and you have the skills above, you have every chance to become a successful sous chef!
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Boswell's Life 1773-76 at the Dr Johnson Reading Circle
Again the Dr Johnson Reading Circle gathered to discuss a section of Boswell's 'Life of Johnson' but this time there was tension in the air. Could we discuss a different section of the same book for the third time? Could we really unpack what it was we had read?
The section we looked at were the years of 1773-76 and, because they were years where Boswell and Johnson had an unusual amount of contact, they were unusually dense with small details if not any big 'plot points' in terms of Johnson's life.
This is deep in the book and full of the book's meat and drink, evenings where Johnson meets up with various conversational foes and engages in verbal combat. As Johnson himself said, he liked to 'dogmatise and be contradicted'. These sections discuss nationhood, the role of the aristocracy, poetry and poetic forgeries, the role of women, how to write in the voice of little fish and possible uses of dried orange peel.
One of the things that reading so much Johnson (or purported Johnson) is that it's harder to have an idealised view of him anymore. It struck many that as modern as Johnson can be in some things, he still manages to be a figure marked and distanced by his time.
Johnson's view on adultery, that a man may be sort-of excused but an adulterous woman is a whore 'and that's that'. His insistence that sub-ordination, the strengthening and proliferation of an unfair class system was vital to the stability of a country, and his singularly unromantic expressions about marriage (even amid his own sentimental mourning of Tetty) all caused discomfort in the group.
Most dividing in the room were his opinions about an unchecked democracy - he felt that landed men should only have the vote as their landowning gave them a stake in the country whereas a full franchise would open the gates to crowd-pleasing buffoons and orators. In a world of Foreign Minister BoJo and President Trump, there was an uncomfortable sting in Johnson's conclusions.
Johnson's less admirable side also jumped out when he would shut discussions down that were going down avenues he wouldn't pursue. These avenues were frequently of a religious or morbid nature and it's reflective of his soft underbelly how much pain certain topics could cause him.
On the positive side, we still had Johnson the steady moralist, the champion of education, clear-headed exposer of Ossian forgeries and, (one of my favourites) Johnson the joker. The man with the 'laugh like a rhinoceros,' whose infectious chuckles could cause others to laugh, even when they didn't get the joke. We also had cheeky Johnson, who wouldn't say why he collected orange peels and narrated for an imaginary biography how it would remain a central mystery in his life. Apologetic Johnson, who frequently was called forth to resurrect the dignity of Goldsmith; and sympathetic Johnson, who rushed back to the Thrales when their eldest son died, only to be told his comfort wasn't needed.
Rather then running out of things to say, we could have spoken for a number of more hours.
Next week I am off to Venice, where I shall take a volume of Casanova's memoirs and plan to soak in the atmosphere.
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Global distribution of final energy consumption by region 1973-2016
Distribution of final energy consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, by region
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This statistic shows the distribution of final energy consumption worldwide in 1973 and 2016, sorted by region. In 2016, OECD member countries accounted for around 38.3 percent of total energy consumption worldwide.
Figures for biofuels and waste are estimates for a number of countries.
* Excludes China and OECD countries of Asia.
** Includes international aviation and international marine bunkers.
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2017 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks' Climate Finance
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Distribution of final renewable energy consumption worldwide in 2017, by source
Coal consumption worldwide from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
World natural gas consumption in 2018, by country (in billion cubic meters)
Countries with the highest share of nuclear energy consumption in 2018
Forecast for worldwide industrial energy consumption from 2015 to 2050, by fuel (in quadrillion British thermal units)
Renewables as a share of final energy consumption worldwide in 2017 and 2023, by select region
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Primary energy consumption in the Asia-Pacific region from 1998 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Fuel use of the wearing apparel sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent)
Fuel use of the underground and metro in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Fuel use of the textiles sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in Mtoe*)
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Zayn Malik out and about in New York wearing a whole lot of yellow.
Zayn Malik had a laid-back night on Thursday in New York.
Although he was keeping it local in the Big Apple, the former One Direction star's look was still completely on-trend. He rocked a cozy T-shirt in the shade of the popular Gen Z yellow, which he paired with plaid pants, a black backpack and a matching pair of classic sneakers.
Zayn Malik hangs out in New York rocking the popular Gen Z Yellow trend.
The singer's Vans slip-ons can be found in almost every millennial's closet. Luckily, the admired kicks are always in stock, and they're available for purchase online at the low price of $49.95.
The shoes are ideal for chill summer days and make for a solid beach alternative to protect feet from the sand. They also feature a thick rubber sole for extra durability, which can help them last beyond the busy summer season. Click through ahead to stock up on the shoes before fall's arrival.


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ERCOT says it's ready for increased demand on power grid as temperature could drop next week
By Alex Boyer
ERCOT says it's ready for increased demand on power grid as temperature could drop
At a Public Utilities Commission of Texas meeting, an ERCOT representative said the power grid is ready to handle the load as temperatures are expected to tumble into the teens by next week.
AUSTIN, Texas - Some of the coldest temperatures of the season are expected by the end of next week, with low temperatures well below freezing.
The people in charge of keeping the lights on are preparing for increased demand on the grid.
Temperatures are expected to tumble into the teens by next week.
ERCOT said it is preparing for the possibility of snow in areas north of Dallas.
At a Public Utilities Commission of Texas meeting in Austin Thursday, an ERCOT representative said the power grid is ready to handle the load.
It's been unseasonably warm in North Texas so far this December, but by the end of next week, temperatures will plummet.
"Expected impact of cold weather is fast approaching Texas," PUC Chairman Peter Lake said.
ERCOT gave the PUC an update on the looming frigid forecast.
"Right now, our current forecast in the DFW region is probably temperatures in the teens," Kristi Hobbs said.
The winter weather system is expected to arrive overnight on December 22.
ERCOT said it could issue what's called an "operating condition notice" to power generators across the state as early as Friday.
"That would also allow us to work with the transmission service providers to bring back any lines that may be out of service to make sure we have the grid in place to make sure we can move power as needed," Hobbs explained.
ERCOT expects the grid load to jump on Dec. 23 and remain high through the end of the weekend.
"So we would expect something above 50K megawatt range as we get into those colder temperatures," Hobbs said.
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To put things in perspective, Dr. Joshua Rhodes, who is a research scientist at UT Austin, said that while the 50,000 megawatt range will be the highest that we've seen this month, it's still much lower than the 80,000 megawatts we saw over a string of hot summer months, when the grid held steady.
"We're looking at it, and on the impacts on the electricity system, we really need to look at the entire state," Rhodes said. "I think we'll be on pretty good footing, although I understand how people might be nervous."
What makes Rhodes nervous is the condition of natural gas lines, which feed the major of power generation in Texas.
ERCOT said, by the end of next week, an additional 100 power plants will have been inspected, making sure they're winterized.
But the weatherization of the natural gas lines that supply those plants is not required.
"Make sure that the power plants can operate at low temperatures like we're doing, but then also make sure that the fuel can get there such that they can operate," he added.
ERCOT said the soonest it could issue its "operating condition notice" is Friday.
It's not an emergency declaration, but simply puts power generations on notice to make sure their facilities are ready to weather the freezing temps.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States announced on 12 May 2010 that the Foundation, in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is awarding 15 grants worth US$20 million in support of basic research for generating sustainable solutions to big agricultural problems in developing countries.
These are the first grants in a new five-year Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) program, which is jointly funded by NSF and the Gates Foundation.
The awards in this first year of funding will allow leading scientists worldwide to work together in basic research testing novel and creative approaches to reducing longstanding problems faced by smallholder farmers in poor countries.
Scientists from the Nairobi, Kenya, animal health laboratories of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) will participate in 2 of the 15 projects selected among the many submitted to BREAD for funding.
Biologists at New York and Michigan State universities and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (USA), the Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh (UK) and ILRI (Kenya) will test a novel approach to developing cattle that are resistant to trypanosomosis, a deadly cattle disease that is closely related to sleeping sickness in humans and that holds back animal agriculture across a swath of Africa as large as continental USA.
In another project, scientists from the University of Vermont and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (USA) will work with the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and ILRI on use of advanced genetics to develop vaccines for East Coast fever and other cattle diseases that threaten the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
New study results are warning that the conversion of pasturelands to croplands will be the major contributor to global warming in East Africa.
Climate change is a real and current threat to households and communities already struggling to survive in east Africa. Global climate modelling results indicate that the region will experience wetter and warmer conditions as well as decreases in agricultural productivity. However, results just released by the Climate Land Interaction Project (CLIP) forecast that there will be a high degree of variability within the region with some areas becoming wetter and others drier. This research provides evidence of the complex connection between regional changes in climate and changes in land cover and land use. The results forecast the conversion of vast amounts of land from grasslands to croplands over the next 40 years, with serious consequences for the environment.
CLIP is a joint research project of Michigan State University (MSU) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), exploring important linkages between land use/cover changes and climatic changes in east Africa.
CLIP researchers, together with the Kenyan Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, organised a workshop to present CLIP modelling results to key decision-makers in Kenya. The workshop, held in Nairobi, highlighted the policy and technical implications and options for climate change adaptations in Kenya.
CLIP researcher and professor at MSU, Jeffrey Andresen, warns that the erosion of east African grazing lands is a major threat facing Kenya and other east African countries. 'Results of running these models indicate that the greatest amount of contribution to global warming in the east Africa region is not going to be motor vehicles or methane emissions from livestock or conversions of forests to pastures but rather conversion of pasturelands to croplands' says Andresen.
Based on climate change scenarios (CLIP analysis and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts) northern Kenya will experience significant changes in rainfall and temperatures with some places becoming wetter and others drier. These changes will have dramatic impacts on ground cover and vegetation, especially the distribution and composition of grass species that form pastures for livestock and on which many people depend for their livelihoods.
Simulation models predict that areas in the remote northeast around Wajir, for example, will have greater vegetation cover and become much bushier than at present. Grazing lands are already scarce and the increasing encroachment of bush into grazing areas will create further problems for livestock keepers.
The quantity and quality of water will also be affected by the forecast changes in rainfall patterns and temperature regimes. These changes will not only affect water availability for humans and livestock but also accelerate the rate of vegetation change in different and opposite ways for different places. The ratio of tall to short grass species and closed to open vegetation, for example, depend partially on soil moisture content. It is likely that the anticipated climatic changes will greatly alter the grass ratios and these changes will then exert adverse effects on feed resources for livestock and significantly modify herd composition. In addition, traditional land management interventions, such as the use of fires and overgrazing may increase the scale, intensity and speed of these impacts.
CLIP researcher and ILRI scientist, Joseph Mworia Maitima concludes 'Many millions of Kenyans already face severe poverty and constraints in pursuing a livelihood. But, with these projected increasing environmental stresses, they are going to become even more vulnerable.


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Saturday 28th Jul 2018
Tony M @ The White Lion (Ford Lane), Crewe
Tony was born in Liverpool and started in the entertainment industry at an early age.
He managed to work with many stars such as Bob Monkhouse, Ken Dodd, Tom O'Connor, Roy Castle and many of the stars from the TV show "The Comedians".
Tony has perfected his skills as an entertainer by playing virtually every holiday park and club in Britain as well as the military camps in Germany. Having gained experience in bands Tony set up on his own with a fantastic show that can include comedy and music to suit every audience.
His smooth style, great voice and own class of humour makes for a truly entertaining evening, with many different styles of music to boot, including the likes of 1940's sing-a-longs, country and western, classic rock right the way up to present day with Robbie Williams and Black Eyed Peas.