-Larry Levan was the first superstar DJ. The first to really convince the world that there was more to DJing than just playing one record after another. For 10 years from 1977 to 1987, Levan was the star attraction at New York's legendary Paradise Garage, writing himself into clubbing lore with swashbuckling DJ sets that took in minimal underground disco, funky rock, dub and synth-pop, which foreshadowed the house music revolution. At the same time, his uncanny ability to mix and tweak records for maximum emotional impact would regularly send his devoted congregation into raptures.
Soon after the Garage opened, Levan also expanded into music production and mixing in order to create the sounds he wanted to hear in the club. His unique approach helped make stars of singers like Taana Gardner and Gwen Guthrie, and his enveloping yet propulsive productions for the likes of Man Friday and the Peech Boys remain hugely influential in underground dance circles. Many of those seminal tracks are collected on a new compilation, Genius Of Time, which is out now. Here, five of Levan's friends, collaborators and acolytes reflect on his life and legacy.


Big ups to Cape Town soccer fans for turning out in such numbers for Tuesday evening's Bafana Bafana friendly against Norway.
All colours of the Rainbow Nation were present and it created an electric atmosphere.
Pity our beloved Bafana Bafana could not rise to the occasions and fired blanks all night, something that has become synonymous with them.
Quite ironic and I couldn't agree more.
He had also promised "we want to excite the people, to play with flair, pace and good commitment." In another interview, he had also mentioned his team playing with "passion".
However, there was no passion on the field of play. The only place where passion was displayed was on the packed stands. In fact, Cape Town people vindicated their city who had applied to be one of the hosts for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
They have set a good example for the entire country to follow as Bafana Bafana tackle Algeria in their last warm-up match at Orlando Stadium on Saturday and then take on Cape Verde in their opening AFCON match at FNB Stadium - which will be called The National Stadium for the duration of the tournament.
Gautengers must fill up the stadiums for these two matches and so should people from KwaZulu-Natal when Bafana play their two Group stage matches at the state-of-the-art Moses Mabhida Stadium.
If they do this, they will follow once more on what Mothowagae tweeted on Tuesday night: "@DanielMothowagae: Man of the Match: Crowd @ Cape Town Stadium # BafanaBafana".
Bafana Bafana players need to come to the party and the coach must also get his ducks in a row.
Igesund seems to be fast falling in to the same trap that his predecessors did - that of having favourite players.
It defies logic why he has stuck with Lerato Chabangu for so long. He did wonders in getting the player on the straight and narrow and Moroka Swallows bringing him back to his best. However, save for the match against Brazil, Chabangu has done nothing to show that he deserved to start ahead of the likes of Bernard Parker and Lehlohonolo Majoro.
What else must Orlando Pirates youngster Thabo Matlaba do to get a starting berth? He gave a glittering performance deserving of a man of the match award against Malawi, only to make way for Tsepo Masilela.
There was a time when Masilela was South Africa's best left-back, but that's not the case anymore.
The player is rusty due to injuries and thus gets beaten for pace and even gives position away quite easily.
I guess there is nothing the coach can do about Siyabonga Sangweni whose form seems to have dipped a little because he is still the best we have for the defender position.
But Igesund needs to really think hard and take very tough decisions when he selects his starting line-up for the tournament as there will be no room for mistakes, lest we find ourselves in the same boat as in 2010 when we became the first host nation to bow out in the first round.
But if what one witnessed in Cape Town on Tuesday night is anything to go by, the nation is fully behind Bafana Bafana and it's time for the boys to come to the party.


text: Police cuff man accused of repeatedly raping 11-year-old Brownsville girl A man was arrested Sunday for raping an 11-year-old in Brownsville the day before. NYPD COURIER L 12 IFE, FEBRUARY 21-27, 2020 A man was found dead inside a van at a Canarsie gas station on Feb. 17. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell BY JESSICA PARKS Police discovered a dead body submerged in chemicals inside a burning van in Canarsie Monday night. The cops were called to investigate the smoldering, white van in the parking lot of an 80th Street gas station between Foster Avenue and Preston Court at around 6 pm, when, after extinguishing the smoke, investigators found the unconscious body of a man inside, according to police. He was later pronounced dead at the scene, cops said. Eyewitnesses at the scene said the man was submerged in chemicals at the time of his discovery. The body has been turned over to the city's medical examiner to determine cause of death, authorities say. BY JESSICA PARKS Police arrested a 45-yearold Staten Island man accused of repeatedly raping a 11-year-old Brownsville girl. The suspect was cuffed Sunday — a day after the most recent assault on Saturday at victim's Brownsville home — on three counts of felony rape, three counts of sexual abuse, and three counts of harming the safety of a child, according to police. Prosecutors allege that the Staten Island man raped the girl on two prior occasions since Dec. 28, according to the criminal complaint. Police became aware of the crimes after the victim's mother, who knew the defendant, caught him naked in the child's bedroom, according to prosecutors. Emergency personnel rushed the victim, who was in stable condition, to Brookdale Hospital in Brownsville. Kings County Judge Adam Perlmutter set the defendant's bail as $250,000 which has not been posted and issued a temporary protection order against the accused. His next court appearance is slated for Feb. 21. Dead body found in burning van

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Welcome! The natural inclination of the kindergartener is to explore and discover. Our kindergarten program strives to nurture this drive by providing a joyful, stimulating and reassuring atmosphere.
Kindergarten creates a firm academic foundation. Our kindergarten students learn through thematic units that connect reading, math, science, social studies and art. We also connect our curriculum with the real world by offering experiences such as trips to the pumpkin patch.
Our religion program fosters the spiritual growth of each kindergartener. Students study liturgical seasons, and basic Catholic values and learn about God's love for all His creations. Kindergarten students also participate in monthly all school Masses and annually host one Mass.
We look forward to a year of joy and accomplishments as your children explore for themselves, the world around them and God.
Art and Music: Art activities throughout the day develop cognitive, social, and motor abilities. The fundamentals of music are taught through singing, moving, and playing together.


The NBA came to Phoenix in 1968 when the franchise originated under the personnel guidance of 28-year old GM, Jerry Colangelo. Their logo has evolved over the years, but the foundation of the one they have today, "The Streaking Suns" look, originated in 1992. The logo was updated in 2000, simply given a more modern look which would be changed once again before the start of the 2013-2014 season. It is that logo, their current one, which we will discuss right here.
Let's start with the colors. Orange and purple is a unique combination that the Suns have featured over the years. I must let you know that purple is my favorite color so maybe I'm biased. But straying from the standard color combinations is always a nice surprise and, not just that, I think they mix well together. While they have kept their purple and orange in their alternate logo which you can see below, they have brought black in as a primary color for their logo.
The nickname gets points for fitting with the area. When you think of Phoenix or Arizona, the heat is certainly among the top topics and in comparison to Miami's nickname, "Heat," I like "Suns" way better. It is an actual object and not a state of being.
One of the neat elements about this logo is the shape. Some logos form their own obscure outlined shape, while others form a square or a horizontal rectangle. This logo forms a parallelogram. Like the color combination, this is another characteristic that isn't that common within the logo circles.
What's really unique, though, is the recycling of a 90s logo into its modern form. So you take a logo that was great, spice it up, keep it fresh, and it still has that vintage luster. Now, if you were never a fan of the original, then, well...sorry.
I like the logo because of its simplicity. Nothing crazy, it's certainly not boring. A sun-shaped basketball is kind of redundant, though several scientists might disagree. Either way, it is a good, natural fit. I like the simple triangular glow of the sun emanating from the basketball with the rays trailing behind, serving the dual purpose of a shining sun and a basketball soaring towards the hoop.
There's nothing flashy about the text, but I do like the usage of silver and not one of the two main colors, orange or purple. Both of those colors are rich and too much of it can take away from its pop. The silver text, which exists at the bottom, helps set the table for the rest.
Overall, this is a pretty solid look. A lot of it probably rides on how much you like the color combination because, while I like a lot of the logo's other characteristics, they don't pop like the colors. On a five-point scale, I give this logo a 3.75.
Awesome Sports Logos features their own Arizona logo and we think it's a must for t-shirt lovers. One of the unique characteristics about the state is the different styles of cactus. One particular cactus caught our eye that you might see in the desert, the Trichocereus bridgesii. Click on the link and you will see its more referred to nickname. We love innuendo and we know Arizona loves its soccer/futbol so it became a perfect match. From there the Arizona Pricks Futbol Club t-shirt was born and we love it. We hope you like it as well.
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Sessio was developed for industrial use in mind. One of the primary use cases is for site managers to be able to solve issues remotely and also collaborate with team members in the planning phases. In this regard, Sessio is not just a communication application for resolving issues, it is also a tool for innovation, brainstorming, and teamwork.
Imagine you are the site manager of a large construction project, abd you are responsible for solving all logistical problems, managing teams, making sure deadlines are being met, co-ordinating external contactors/suppliers, etc. I think we can agree that's a BIG job, and it can get bigger depending on the size of the project. Being the person that everyone turns to to solve problems is a big responsibility, and along with it comes very long hours and lots of time consuming work. Therefore it is so important to cut down on any and all avoidable waste, whether that be time, money, or other resources.
It happens all too often, you leave the site, only to be called hours later because something has gone wrong and requires an immediate fix. Before Sessio, you could have the worker try to explain it to you over the phone, which often adds to the confusion, or you could do a video call. Although a video call adds an extra layer of information, it still lacks the interactive element. You are limited in what you can point out by only using ambiguous gestures (not to mention the spotty quality of most video calls).
With Sessio, you gain the crucial visual interaction element that is missing from all other forms of communication. You are now able to take high resolution pictures, share while drawing on them in real time, all while never interrupting the voice call. You will be able to see exactly which pipe has burst, or which beam needs to be secured, or which type of wire should be used with the new plan, etc.


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Home Page Flagging up only the best puts us all in a spin 12/12/09
I wish I'd had my own personal spin doctor when I was young. If my school report, instead of being issued direct to my parents, could have been filtered through this form of intermediary, I would have been open to less criticism. Laziness could have been interpreted as a desire for further stimulus, and perhaps the pleasing prose with which I disclosed how little I had understood of an experiment in physics might have been given a higher profile.
It would have been even more handy at work, where failure to meet a deadline due to lingering in the pub at lunchtime might have been presented as a conscientious attempt to liaise with the local community and resulted in a commendation rather than a reprimand.
A classic example of spin came before me the other day. You may have seen that the Audit Commission has completed its annual review of what life is like under each of the county councils or unitary authorities in England. Instead of star ratings, they are now handing out flags – green for good and red for bad.
Suffolk County Council immediately trumpeted that it was the only one in the country to get three green flags, for its partnership work with other organisations – particularly highlighted in wind and wave technology, preventing coastal erosion at Bawdsey and reducing street prostitution in Ipswich.
Long comments from the council leader Jeremy Pembroke, and chief executive Andrea Hill (she of the £220,000+ a year, remember?), telling us what fantastic news this was for all Suffolk residents, were woven into the council's news release, along with other positive contributions from the chief constable, etc.
Now, I'm not knocking this – that is the job of the council's communications department, and very efficiently they do it.
But you had to look beyond the release, to the little notes at the bottom, to find an independent comment from the Audit Commission's local representative. After saying Suffolk was a nice place, and pretty safe, which we all know, she went on: "But children and young people are not doing well enough at school. Standards are too low and improving too slowly. As a result not enough young people have the right qualifications or skills and too many of them do not have a job or training to go to. Suffolk needs more 'high value' jobs and needs better transport, more housing and improved communications to attract businesses into the area. Although a lot has been done to improve things in Suffolk, those living in rural areas are missing out." It turns out Suffolk got two red flags for all that – one of the worst in the country.
Education outcomes not good enough... not the right skills... too few high value jobs... needs better transport... rural areas are missing out. Set against wind and wave technology, coastal erosion and prostitution in Ipswich, these look rather more fundamental problems, at least from the Haverhill perspective.
Wind and wave technology is fine (although the waves are in Lowestoft and we don't all like wind turbines around here). We all love the Suffolk coast and it's good that it is being protected. Prostitution in Ipswich? Well, it may be a simplistic view, but I think someone else had a hand in discouraging that.
Don't get me wrong – Suffolk County Council is a vast enterprise, by far the biggest employer in the county, and by far the biggest employer in the Haverhill area as well. No one could expect it will do everything perfectly. It does a lot of good stuff. We have some excellent schools here for a start.
However, it appears there is room for improvement in some pretty basic areas. The county council says these are already top priorities going forward (as we say). That may be so, but it is also the universal response to any report of this kind.
Last week I was made aware the number of NEETS in Haverhill has nearly doubled in six months. They are not a new form of pest, but the acronym by which it is only too easy to lend anonymity to a seriously disadvantaged section of the population – Not in Employment, Education or Training.
These are the young victims of what the Audit Commission has highlighted. Schools re-organisation may be a step towards improving outcomes. But what, specifically, is Suffolk County Council doing to attract high value jobs to rural areas, or to improve transport systems or communications?
Broadband is horrendously slow in and around Haverhill. The roads are full of unmended potholes. Nobody seems to care about Haverhill's links to anywhere else in Suffolk. They just took away the only bit of dual carriageway which made the journey to Bury bearable. It's all down to Cambridgeshire and the A1307, or Cambridgeshire and some imaginary guided bus system – or even Cambridgeshire to provide a kiss and ride. Oh, sorry, Suffolk has given us a new bus station...


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To get media request data, I need to pass filePath in wikimedia commons. For example:
For this sphinx image I need to pass the following filePath: /wikipedia/commons/9/96/Sphinx_Metropolitan.jpg
Currently I need to do it manually (in the image page, I need to copy the image URL from the embed dialog), is there a way to get the filePath programmatically?

A: I found this api, that provides the wanted information:
https://magnus-toolserver.toolforge.org/commonsapi.php

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March 1, 2015 By Melissa 5 Comments
Sofia the First-The Curse Princess Ivy!
*I work with Disney on DVD promotions. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.*
I am so excited because Sofia is back in an all new DVD called Sofia the First, The Curse Princess Ivy. This is a totally adorable DVD for any Sofia fan with a special guest appearance by the one and only Rapunzel. When we received this DVD, my kids went gaga over it and it continues to be a fan favorite in our household. Sofia is one of their favorite Disney Junior shows and this DVD surely did not disappoint.
Synopsis: The revelation of a spellbinding secret sets in motion the most thrilling adventure in the history of Sofia the First! After learning that the Amulet of Avalor is magical, Amber snatches it while Sofia is sleeping. Unfortunately, she unwittingly unleashes a curse that summons evil Princess Ivy, who threatens to destroy the amulet, seize the crown and turn the entire kingdom black-and-white! Amber and Sofia soar through the skies on a flying dragon – aided by special guest Rapunzel – as they embark on a daring quest to defeat Ivy, break the curse and save Enchancia. Packed with high-flying excitement, plus three more song-filled episodes, The Curse of Princess Ivy shows how love, trust, and unselfishly putting others' needs first can truly work magic!
Background Info: Disney Junior's "Sofia the First" follows the adventures of Princess Sofia, a young girl who is learning how to adjust to royal life after her mom marries the king. Along the way, she discovers that the inner character of kindness, generosity, loyalty, honesty and grace is what makes a real princess. The series holds the all-time record for the top two cable TV telecasts among kids 2-5. The November 23, 2014 television premiere of "Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess" delivered the series' #2 telecast of all time and the #1 evening preschool telecast year to date.
Cast: Ariel Winter (ABC TV's "Modern Family") as Sofia; Sara Ramirez (ABC TVs "Grey's Anatomy") as Queen Miranda; Wayne Brady (TV's "Let's Make A Deal") as Clover; and Tim Gunn (TV's "Project Runway") as Baileywick.
Guest Stars: Mandy Moore reprises her role as Rapunzel from Disney's "Tangled." Anna Camp ("The Help," "Pitch Perfect") guest stars as Princess Ivy, along with her "Pitch Perfect" co-star John Michael Higgins ("Pitch Perfect," "Yes Man") as the self-appointed leader of an all-dragon a cappella group, and Oliver Platt ("The West Wing") as Enchancia's oldest-living dragon, Everburn.
All four episodes on this DVD are terrific. The kids loved all the music on this DVD and of course, I loved the themes of making the right decisions and being honest with people. This is a wholesome DVD for the whole family!
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{Erica}EverythingMomandBaby says
OOoo the curse of Princess Ivy. My girls would love this.
Although this is probably targeted towards a younger audience, we still need a copy to help complete our Disney collection!
Andrea Kruse says
My daughter can't wait to watch this one. Sofia the First is a hit with both my youngest two. Love the lessons about friendship and kindness in each episode.
lincolnthefrench says
Sofia the First is a favorite in our house. I love Sofia, she is always so sweet and genuine. Can't wait to see this!
Jacqui says
My youngest loves Sofia the First. I know she would love Princess Ivy episode!!


Fab Fridays is an invention by a new bloggy friend with a fellow yearn for balance over at Wanna Be Balanced. She's doing a 52-week Plan, but I'm jumping in late, and rearranging the plan according to my needs.
In my quest to put it all together, it's time to face those things where I've needed improvement for a very long time.
Now I know why I've been avoiding them: for so long it was just about getting through the day, and sometimes just getting through the day seemed impossible! For the most part, though, the girls and I have a routine, we're getting along, and leading a fairly drama-free life (which is also why I'm finding it harder to post lately!).
Well, now it's time to improve upon those routines. Now it's time to tackle the stuff that I've been avoiding. Most of it, you'll see, involves the domestic side of me which, admittedly, is not very evolved!
I need to get better at de-cluttering. Granted, it was a little easier to do when we were moving every year, but now that we've been living in the same place for over two years, that stuff is starting to pile up! So I'm going to get serious about those FlyLady routines again, starting with de-cluttering 15 minutes a day.
I also need to be a better enforcer when it comes to giving the girls chores. Sylvia was getting really good about doing laundry, but then when she was doing the play, I started doing it all of the time again. I need to get better about sharing the laundry love :)I need to give Riley more chores around the house, too. Especially now that she only has homework on Mondays and Wednesdays, she has more time on the weeknights to do things.
I need to set goals for my future. I've never been good at answering questions like, "where do you see yourself in 5 years?" It was easy to say I just have to get through today when we were still getting on our feet, or I had built-in goals like finishing college. Now that those are done, it's time to think of my life in the long term.
But I'll start one week, one Friday, at a time!
Hey April, I'm glad to have you join in on FAB Fridays.
Here's what I'd like to know about that de-cluttering item (insert teeth grinding here_____________) - once you de-clutter and clean, how in the heck do you keep kids from REcluttering and messing?
Therein lies my woeful story. Months of this summer devoted to digging out and sifting through. And we have 90% backslide here. HELP!!!
So funny that you said that, BLW. It's part of why I'm trying this now. FlyLady says that 15 minutes a day should do the trick, but I'm not convinced yet, either. The only way to prove it wrong, however, is to disprove it!
LOVE FlyLady even though I do not follow it much anymore. The best thing for me is getting rid of stuff. Throwing stuff out. Donating stuff. Less stuff = less clutter!


In this episode, writer and Gardeners' Question Time panellist Matthew Biggs travels to 1905 to watch the plant hunter George Forrest begin an ill-omened expedition into the mountains of Yunnan.
For centuries plant hunters had been drawn to nature's unexplored margins in search of prize new specimens, often travelling at significant personal risk through hostile environments and contested political spaces. George Forrest's 1905 expedition was one of the most fraught of them all.
Plants have been hunted since the days of the Pharaohs, writes William Seymour; but, in more recent times, two resolute Scottish botanists led particularly adventurous and courageous lives.
The history of British flora's natives and invasives.
For our series on History and the Environment, Tom Griffiths travels into the longue durée of the Australian past.


Ainhoa Bolaños, Laia Palacios, directors of "Outsiders: The Webseries", and Louise Good, EINA alumna and lead actress in the series, took part in a Basic Drawing session, with Mar Saiz, to talk to the students about their creative process, from the initial idea to the pilot episode.
On 23 November, as part of the Product Innovation and Design Processes subject in the 4th year of the Bachelor's Degree in Design, directed by Javier Nieto Cubero, students visited the offices of the global product design team Stimulo.
Students heard from Xavier Mayoral how he conceived design and had the opportunity to get to know and try out the AR Spark project, which is aimed at streamlining design processes in their more initial phases.
Listen to Xavier Bassas's opening lecture "... I TOT POT SER COM. Indisciplines, espectres, juraments, i altres Eines polítiques", on occasion of EINA's 2018/2019 Academic year opening.
You can also download her lecture.
Students on the Master in Design of Spaces have carried out a number of temporary intervention projects in the home of EINA with the aim of highlighting and re-evaluating the historical evolution of the building, the old Palau dels Marquesos de Sentmenat. The series of temporary interventions can be seen until mid-November.
The focus of the various pieces of work is both generic and centred on a significant aspect of the building and its history. The students on the master's degree have had to understand and interpret the evolution experienced by the building through the study of a range of materials, including photographs and plans.
As part of the CAMP BASE INNOVA Competition, aimed at improving the safety of users in the mountains, on Friday 26 October, EINA students on the Bachelor's Degree in Design subjects: Innovation Processes and Product Design, in the 4th year, and Modelling Objects and Ergonomics, Perception and Usability, in the 3rd year, took an immersion and research workshop in the context of the mountains by various experts in sports equipment, members of the rescue team of the GRAE Fire Servide, the FEEC (Federation of Excursionist Groups of Catalonia) and a number of mountain expert users. The session was led by Javier Nieto and Francesc Crous.
On 24 October, at Barcelona Design Museum, the graduation ceremony for the class of 2018 of the EINA Bachelor's Degree in Design and University Master's in Research in Art and Design was held, with speeches by Pilar Vélez, director of Barcelona Design Museum, Josep Bagà, designer, alumni and former teacher at EINA and current member of the Board of Trustees of the EINA Foundation, Carlos Sánchez, vice-president of Institutional Relations and Culture at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Anna Pujadas, director of EINA, and Ariadna Valldeperes and Maria Viladomiu, student representatives on the Bachelor's Degree in Design.
On 23 October, the Graduation Ceremony of the class of 2018 in the Bachelor's Degree in Design and the University Master's Degree in Research in Art and Design will be held, with discourses by Ariadna Valldeperas and Maria Viladomiu, recent graduates; and a lecture by Josep Bagà, designer, EINA alumni and current member of the Board of Trustees of the EINA Foundation; featuring the presence of Pilar Vélez, director of the Barcelona Design Museum, and Carlos Sánchez, vice-president of Institutional Relations and Culture at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Students on the Work Space Design subject visited the Vitra Barcelona showroom with the aim of getting to know Vitra Citizen and the new working environments as a starting point of a project to be carried out at the central offices of the Electro Stocks group.
Vitra, one of the leading furniture manufacturers, and specifically its main national representative, Santiago Alorda, will be working with EINA as part of this subject.
Students on the 3rd-year course on the Bachelor's Degree in Design Space Design Environments, with Anna Alcubierre, have visited the exhibition entitled "Gala Salvador Dalí. A Room of One's Own in Púbol" at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, where they began the collaboration project on "Design of a Family Space in the Museum".
Dr. Xavier Bassas will give the inaugural lecture of the 2018-2019 academic course of EINA entitled "... I TOT POT SER COM. Indisciplines, espectres, juraments, i altres Eines polítiques" (... AND ALL CAN BE HOW. Indisciplines, spectres, oaths and other political tools) related to "the how and about an and. How and and are two language particles that often go unnoticed. They are an adverb and a conjunction, but technically they are called syncategoremes as they need other words to exist, they need categoremes".
One of the scheduled visits for the History and Critique of Design in Catalonia subject, led by Oriol Pibernat, was to the Pavilion of the Republic situated in Barcelona's Horta district.
The activity offered more direct knowledge of the pavilion's architecture by Sert and Lacasa, and the artistic and propaganda contents exhibited in Paris in 1937 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne. Besides this, the reasons and circumstances of its reconstruction in this new location in 1992 were discussed, which was a milestone in the changing reputation of the pavilion over the years, where Picasso's Guernica and other major works by artists such as Miró, Calder, Julio González and Alberto were exhibited, as well as the photo-montages of Renau.
The visit was completed with an explanation of the collection of the (CRAI-UB) library/archive, housed in the basement, which contain major collections of graphic and text materials, especially propaganda from the Civil War period, the Franco years, the Transition and up to the present day.
The end of April saw a workshop led by Mermelada Estudio, as part of the Properties and Uses of New Materials subject, where the 3rd-year graphic design and visual creation students experimented with materials and manipulations with a methacrylate cube measuring 10 x 10 x 10 cm.
The members of Mermelada Estudio, two of them EINA alumni, introduced the students to the exercise with a presentation of how an existing product can be altered and modified just by making changes to its shell. Based on this methacrylate cube, the students were invited to modify it with deformations, cuts, coverings, the application of additions, applied graphics, paint or any other alteration.
Stage Design students in the 4th year of the Bachelor's Degree in Design, a subject led by Anna Alcubierre, visited the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, where they discovered both the project and the reality of the stage design for Frankenstein, designed by Anna Alcubierre in the Sala Gran. They were accompanied by Lluís Cusó, technical director of the TNC, who gave them a very complete guided tour of the various rooms and areas of the theatre.
Students in the second-year Mock-ups and Prototypes subject, led by Ariadna Fàbregas and Amadeu Ventayol, reflect on the concept of refuge through the construction of life-sized prototypes with discarded or low-cost materials. Visitors can also see a display of the mock-ups that have been used as the basis for producing the final projects.
Students in the first-year Drawing Workshop subject, led by Albert Crispi and David Steegmann, will create two constructions in perspective on an existing element.
Students in the third-year Entrepreneurship subject, led by Georgina Curtó, will explain their entrepreneurial projects and also take part in the tours of the school.
The students of the Visual Creation Speciality with the teacher Philip Stanton will draw inside & outside EINA.
The Visual Creation mention offers a number of activities: visit a camera obscura, see how a mural intervention is developed through calligraphy or take part in a small silk-screen printing workshop. Participating teachers: Artur Muñoz, Keith Adams and Enric Mas.
Students in the first-year Physics Applied to Design subject, led by Raúl Oliva, will take part in the "Race of the Century" with a range of vehicles designed by the students especially for the occasion.
This activity includes an exhibition of the development of the projects and the 13 prototypes as well as the subsequent competition.
Choose the book you want to take away. In different spaces in EINA, you'll find copies of publications labelled "freed book", while on the second floor, the Library will have a stand with books that you can take away.
Discover the electronic devices that are available to borrow in the display in the general room of the library, and consult the nearly 70 publications that we subscribe to according to principal subject matter in the library's new acquisitions display.
The display cases on the ground floor will be showing work by students in the second year of the Elements of Identity course, led by Elena Bartomeu. First-year students in the Introduction to the Design Project subject will be exhibiting their work on the first floor.
In addition, EINA will be turned into a large exhibition space for all the projects produced by the students.
Design Culture Mention: main entrance.
Graphic Mention: 1st floor foyer.
Product Mention: Classrooms 6 and 7 (1st floor).
Visual Creation Mention: 2nd floor.


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It is not enough to say: "I have an open mind!"
by Jose Baldaia on February 6, 2013 ·	in creativity, Knowledge
Clash of generations Some people at some point in their lives thought and felt that many things were possible without necessarily having to prove in advance that things work. But a lot of us when were able to reach the level of achievement of something that was possible, accommodated and failed to adopt more changes […]
Clash of generations
Some people at some point in their lives thought and felt that many things were possible without necessarily having to prove in advance that things work.
But a lot of us when were able to reach the level of achievement of something that was possible, accommodated and failed to adopt more changes than those caused by society in general.
Now, imagine that a new showgirl in our lives, typically dressed in "Let be everything as it is", or to put it another way, "I like this state of things", which we would call "status quo".
Today, while the "status quo" works constantly to keep the achievements of Baby Boomers, the younger generations, not so worried about these achievements, try to take advantage of what they call the possibility of having fun, doing what they like and in a different way from older.
A good result is not necessarily a result o a serious face focused on yesterday's values because the values do not have to be acquired by inheritance. They are the fruit of experience and the relentless pursuit of truth that all generations should seek to converge.
It begins to be a dominant word for me, talk of "convergence" as a way to bring two kinds of interests and different motivations eventually with a tendency to deepen the "divergence".
What I, by my story, give so much meaning or seek to perform as a purpose in the future, it is after all, what is seen by younger generations as something that must exist as a right of those who work.
The companies, mostly directed by older generations, are beginning to feel the need to find a balance between these two forces. One with the wisdom and the experience lived in completely different scenarios of current and the other with the scenarios of today asking for a change.
For the younger generations is important:
-A flexible working environment and working hours, enabling the reconciliation of working life and life outside of work.
-Work in a team and in a culture of collaboration.
-Always have updated technology.
-Have thought headed for the future, be responsible and work in companies open to creativity.
"Cisco recently published its Connected World Report, the results of which are quite shocking. Out of 2,800 college students and young professionals under the age of 30 and hailing from 14 countries, approximately one in three said he/she would prioritize social media freedom, device flexibility and work mobility over salary in accepting a job offer. 64% of college students asks about social media usage policies during job interviews and approximately 24% says it would be a key factor in accepting the offer. There is also a high expectation of the employee for the employer to offer a flexible schedule and freedom to work remotely."
What these younger generations want to is after all what many of us (older generations) understand to be correct, but still do not know how to integrate into our way of life.
-Collaborating can mean calling into question our status as an "experienced person" and has consequence to open the silos of our wisdom.
-A flexible work environment can call into question our routines and our comfort and this means an additional effort so that we are not prepared.
-Think ahead means thinking in rest and be recognized for what we did.
-Because the simple business are not safe. There is always need for secrecy.
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In the future, projects and communities will be our work
by Jose Baldaia on March 1, 2011 ·	in Strategy
More generations, more technologies, more differences! Future work will be as it always has been one of the many aspects of our lives. But in the future it will not be as up here! There, we will find our friends, virtual and in real life, experience new sensations and naturally with our lives the most […]
More generations, more technologies, more differences!
Future work will be as it always has been one of the many aspects of our lives. But in the future it will not be as up here! There, we will find our friends, virtual and in real life, experience new sensations and naturally with our lives the most creative and innovative.
It can be also where we can find more frustrations and less joys if we not look on it and let that the current drag us or indulge in uncontrolled consume. The future may be already today, within a few years and may be very far from what we imagine on account of the speed at which change is generated.
And still there are those who resist the change!
I provided some years work with projects and I have always liked this kind of work by the constant challenge that it put on me.
I don't speak about those very nice projects, planned up to the second and without infringing a single norm or without create non-conformities.
I speak of projects with a purpose, with risk, where fail fast is good and where learning is a constant.
These projects emerged initially as a way to find something that I could develop without being exclusively linked to the traditional routine of my tasks or in fulfillment of my duties while collaborator in some companies.
It is curious how the talk about work when you have a project (work) seems pointless. All the sense of the word work = obligation/routine switches to project = happiness/results.
And it is also curious how easy it is to think in organizations managed by projects where employees have the opportunity to release their energies and creativity in favor of a common good.
In the future, I imagine most flat organizations with its energy distributed by networks or communities, without the concern of the physical location and increasingly responses appropriate to the real needs of the people.
What were the certainties of the past were replaced by ambiguity, diversity of issues and opinions that come together with a constant rumble of technologies.
Today we have new technologies for all generations and not just for the dominant generation in the world of work.
The differences between the various generations who live today in the world of work and those others who are part of our life, children and elderly, are probably larger than between what I think and what each one might think.
Whatever our age is, one of the most crucial issues that we face is, how is that the forces that shape the future of work will develop and what is the impact on us and on the organizations to which we belong?
The prediction of future of work often begins with a possible future scenario and then returned to set:
What it takes to happen so that this future becomes reality?
-How do I start looking for future opportunities?
-How do I create a path for these opportunities to anticipate the inevitable changes along the way?
-What can I start doing today that's going to help me get there first?
It is often difficult to articulate the precise nature of a need in the future, and instead, we found that it is easier and more attractive to present a broader context.
Forecasting the future of an industry, need to be grounded in a detailed perception of trends in lifestyles, technology, demographics and geopolitics, but is also based on imagination and prognosis.
To create the future, a company must first develop a powerful verbal and visual representation of these future possibilities.
Use without constraints of analogy and metaphor, have a predisposition to be against, a willingness to be more than being simply driven by the consumer and the possession of a genuine empathy enables us build scenarios and tell the story of the future.
In the future the way we think and decide will be the same? What is the logic?
The use of scenarios provides a new perspective and a new language and structure that can be used to encourage dialogue and strategic thinking on the challenges and opportunities we face.
The scenarios help to legitimize dialogue, challenging the conventional wisdom that gives rise to a widespread discussion, and that creates the possibility of a real transformation.
It is good to remember that the scenarios are tools, not the point of arrival of any activity.
When you tell your story don't forget that in this age of movements and changes of full competition, the most valuable human resources are precisely those that are less liable to management.
How do you imagine the future?
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The International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) is an independent and non-political anti-corruption organization established at its inaugural Annual Conference and General Meeting held in Beijing, China in October 2006.  The main objective of the organization is to promote the effective implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 31 October 2003, and to assist anti-corruption authorities in the world in preventing and fighting against corruption. Currently, over 140 ACAs from different countries and jurisdictions have joined IAACA as members.

In January 2022, Mr Simon Peh, then-Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong ICAC), was elected as the President of IAACA and Hong Kong ICAC took over the office of the IAACA Secretariat at the same time.

Past Leadership

2006-2015
Supreme People's Procuratorate, China

2016-2021
Attorney-General's Office, Qatar

Governance
The IAACA Executive Committee (ExCo) was elected by the General Meeting held on 5 January 2022. It consists of a President, four Vice-Presidents, 14 Organisational and Honorary Members, two Advisers and an Observer. They are:

President

Mr Simon Peh, Special Adviser, Hong Kong ICAC

Vice Presidents (in alphabetical order of country)

H.E. Mr Fikrat Mammadov, Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Azerbaijan

Mr Jorge Bermúdez, Comptroller General, Office of the Comptroller General, Republic of Chile

Mr Charles Duchaine, Director, French Anti-Corruption Agency, France

Adv. JL Andy Mothibi, Head and Chief Executive, Special Investigating Unit, South Africa

Last President (Supernumerary Member)

H.E. Dr Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri

Honorary Member

Dr Eduardo Vetere, Former Vice-President of IAACA, Former Director of the Division for Treaty Affairs, UNODC

Members (in alphabetical order of country)

Hajah Anifa Rafiza Binti Haji Abd Ghani, Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Brunei Darussalam

Ms. Alexandra Rogkakou, Governor, National Transparency Authority, Greece

Dr Giuseppe Busia, President, National Anti-Corruption Authority, Italy

Mr Twalib Mbarak, CBS, Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, Kenya

Hon. Tan Sri Dato' Sri Haji Azam bin Baki, Chief Commissioner, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Malaysia

Dr Navin Beekarry, Director General, Independent Commission Against Corruption, Mauritius

H.E. Mr Mohamed Bachir Rachdi, Chairman, National Authority for Probity, Prevention and Fight Against Corruption, Morocco

Ms Karen Chang, Director and Chief Executive, Serious Fraud Office, New Zealand

Mr Crin-Nicu Bologa, Chief Prosecutor of the Directorate, National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania

Mrs Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate, Chair, National Office for Combating Fraud and Corruption, Senegal

Mr Denis Tang, Director, Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau, Singapore

Mr Alejandro Luzón Cánovas, Chief Prosecutor, Special Public Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organised Crime, Spain

Adviser

Hon. Tan Sri Hj. Abu Kassim bin Mohamed, Former Vice-President of IAACA, Chairman, National Anti-Financial Crime Centre, Malaysia

Mr Giovanni Kessler, Former Executive Member of IAACA, Former Director-General, European Anti-Fraud Office

Observer

Ms Brigitte Strobel-Shaw, Chief of Corruption and Economic Crime Branch, UNODC

Secretary-General

Ms Sally Kwan, Director of International Cooperation & Corporate Services, Hong Kong ICAC

References

External links
IAACA Website

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Branko Jovanović (Serbian: Бранко Јовановић; Belgrade, Principality of Serbia, 14 December 1868 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, 29 April 1921) was a general of the Royal Serbian Army and the Royal Yugoslav Army, Commander of the Cavalry Division in World War I, lecturer at the Military Academy and five-time Minister of the Army and navy of the Kingdoms of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Biography
Branko Jovanović was born on 14 December 1868 in Belgrade, as the son of the head of the Ministry of Construction, Nikola Jovanović and Stanka, a descendant of a respected Serbian merchant family of Baba-Dudići. He graduated from the 1st Belgrade Gymnasium in 1885 and enrolled in the Artillery School of the Military Academy in Belgrade. He fought in the Serbo-Bulgarian War as a 17-year-old cadet. He graduated from the academy in 1888 and received the rank of lieutenant.

He continued his education at the Higher School of the Military Academy, which he completed in 1892. The following year he was appointed adjutant of the cavalry regiment, and from 1894 to 1897. He attended the General Staff Training in the Russian Empire at the prestigious Saint Petersburg Military Engineering-Technical University-Nikolaevsky (Russian: Санкт-Петербургский Военный инженерно-технический университет, VITU), previously known as the Saint Petersburg Nikolaevsky Engineering Academy, which was established in 1810 under Alexander I.

As a major, he was transferred to the General Staff profession and received command over an infantry battalion. Between 1900 and 1901, he was the chief of staff of the divisional area, and then he became an assistant and commander of the cavalry regiment.

Branko Jovanović took part in the May Coup in 1903 and the murder of King Aleksandar Obrenović and Queen Draga. For a time he was aide-de-camp of King Petar Karađorđević until 1904. However, he remained the teacher of George, Crown Prince of Serbia.

Since 1907, he commanded a cavalry brigade. At the beginning of the First Balkan War of 1912, he was appointed commander of the Cavalry Division. Due to his serious health condition, he did not take office, so Prince Arsen Karađorđević became the commander instead.

In World War I, he commanded the Cavalry Division until January 1918, when he was hospitalized.

After the war, he commanded the Morava Divisional Area from 1918 to 1919.

Jovanović became Minister of the Army and Navy on 19 February 1920. and held that positions in the Cabinet of Stojan Protić II, Cabinet of Milenko Radomar Vesnić I and II, Cabinet of Nikola Pašić XIII and XIV for a total of five times.

He died on 29 April 1921 in Belgrade from a heart attack.

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Nala and Damayanti: A Great Series of Paintings of an Old Indian Romance
Paper Type: 150 gsm Art paper (matt) | Size: 293 mm x 230 mm
All colour; 279 photographs; 262 pages; Hardback
ISBN-10: 9383098899 | ISBN-13: 978-93-83098-89-7
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Three things come magically together in this remarkable series of paintings: a great text, a delectable old romance, and the work of one of the most talented families of painters known to Indian art. The text is the 12th century Naishadhacharita of Sriharsha, one of the last great kavyas of Sanskrit literature. The story, told with the utmost delicacy, centers around the intense love that grew – mutual sights heard of, but yet unseen – between King Nala and Princess Damayanti; and the painter family that produced this exquisitely painted series came from the small principality of Guler in the 'Pahari' hills: today's Himachal Pradesh. The intent of the painter/s was to cover the story in close to 110 paintings, but for reasons unknown, the work was interrupted: only 47 paintings could be completed – all of them now in the collection of the Amar Mahal Museum and Library at Jammu, and here published – the remaining having survived only in the form of highly finished drawings. But none of this interferes in the slightest with the magic that the paintings weave.
B. N. Goswamy
B.N. Goswamy, a distinguished art historian is Professor Emeritus of Art History at Panjab University, Chandigarh. His work covers a wide range of subjects, and is regarded, especially in the area of Indian painting, as having influenced most thinking. He has been the recipient of many honours, including the Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship, the Rietberg Award for Outstanding Research in Art History, the JDR III Fellowship, the Mellon Senior Fellowship and, from the President of India, Padma Shri (1998) and Padma Bhushan (2008). Apart from Panjab University, Professor Goswamy has taught, as Visiting Professor, in major universities across the world, and has been responsible for significant exhibitions of Indian art at international venues. He is the author of over twenty-five books on Indian art and culture, including Pahari Painting: The Family as the Basis of Style (1968); Painters at the Sikh Court: A Study Based on Twenty Documents (1975); A Place Apart: Paintings from Kutch (1983); The Essence of Indian Art (1986); Wonders of a Golden Age: Painting at the Courts of the Great Mughals (1987); Pahari Masters: Court Painters of Northern India (with E. Fischer, 1992); Indian Costumes in the Calico Museum of Textiles (1993); Nainsukh of Guler: A great Indian Painter from a small Hill State (1997); Domains of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting (with C. Smith, 2005); and, more recently, The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 100 Great Works (2014, 2016) and Pahari Paintings: The Horst Metzger Collection in the Museum Rietberg (with E. Fischer, 2018).
A prolific author, Dr. Karan Singh has written several philosophical essays, travelogues and poems in English, besides books on political science and Vedanta, and has been President of the India International Centre, and the Authors Guild of India. As India's Ambassador to the United States, he was held in high esteem as a man of many distinguished achievements. Dr. Karan Singh has spent over five decades in public life including many years in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. An orator of unparalleled eloquence, he has lectured in five continents on philosophy and culture, politics and the environment.


LEXINGTON, Mass. (RNS) When psychologist Bob Bass retired five years ago, he knew his photography hobby would be good for his spiritual well-being. But he never expected an evangelical megachurch would help him, a liberal Unitarian, become a full-fledged artist.
That's what's happened through the Grace Chapel Art Gallery in Lexington, Mass., one of hundreds that have cropped up or expanded in U.S. churches over the past decade. At Grace, a simple hallway has become a destination, not only for local art lovers but also for budding talents like Bass, who compete for a spot on the wall next to some of the region's best.
Bass beamed at the March 18 opening of Grace's new show, "Flower Power," when a reporter mistook his digital photo of tulips in a vase for a watercolor painting. That was the goal, he said, and the gallery lets him show what he can do.
With a few inexpensive moves to turn bare walls into venues, churches are using visual displays for a range of purposes. Some complement lessons taught in worship (one church asked members to submit art pieces in response to a sermon series on thriving). Others bridge cultural divides with the secular world (such as a show at a Fort Wayne, Ind., church featuring local artists' creations from discarded objects and materials).
Parishioners, staffers, artists and neighbors all say they benefit as displaying art becomes a larger part of the church's mission.
In one indicator, some 400 churches with gallery ambitions have bought "Seeing the Unseen: Launching and Managing a Church Gallery" at $30 per copy, according to Cameron Anderson, executive director of Christians in the Visual Arts, which publishes the handbook. A precursor edition didn't sell as well 10 years ago, even though it listed for only $5.
"It's just a popular item now because there's something happening out there," Anderson said.
The gallery trend is catching many by surprise.
Guests mingle and explore the "Flower Power" exhibition during the opening reception at the Grace Chapel Art Gallery in Lexington, Mass., on Mar. 18, 2017.
Their surprise is understandable. The Protestant Reformation, launched in 1517, led to purging churches of their stained glass and sculptures in attempts to squelch idolatry and exalt God's Word without visual distractions.
Vestiges of that legacy live on in Presbyterian churches that won't display art in worship spaces even if they will display it elsewhere, according to David Taylor, assistant professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Going back just a few decades, artist Gillian Ross recalled a time when artwork largely wasn't welcome in Protestant settings.
"There was just that general feeling that the arts were a little bit risqué and maybe not appropriate for the church to be involved with," said Ross, a gallery owner who directs the Grace Chapel Art Gallery as a volunteer ministry.
Today churches again want to support artists. At Ross' talk at the "Flower Power" opening, she doled out practical tips for an hour to help a room full of creative types find success and fulfillment in the gallery scene.
Churches' wariness of the arts has receded, observers say, as America's culture becomes increasingly visual with memes, videos and images galore. Churches now see an opportunity to leverage their spaces and use art to stimulate dialogue with groups they wouldn't otherwise reach.
The gallery movement spans the theological spectrum. First Parish in Bedford, Mass., a Unitarian Universalist congregation, opened a gallery three years ago and this year expanded its scope to include works by non-church members.
Episcopal congregations in Memphis, Houston, Milwaukee, Carmel, Calif., and Chatham, Mass., all have galleries. Dozens of nondenominational evangelical churches have opened galleries as well, according to Scott McElroy, director of the New Renaissance Arts Movement, a nonprofit that equips churches to utilize arts in ministry.
Objectives can vary, even from one show to the next. Lincoln (Neb.) Berean Church, a megachurch with five art galleries and nearly 100 works on display, recently showcased the handiwork of 40 quilters in the congregation. The goal: let the world behold beautiful quilts before they're given away.
Ken and Anne Briggs of Arlington, Mass., explore the "Flower Power" exhibit during the opening reception at Grace Chapel Art Gallery.
Sometimes Lincoln Berean puts out a call for photographers or painters to capture a particular theme for an upcoming show. One photo show featured tattooed church members alongside placards explaining what their tattoos mean to them. Five siblings inked an anchor on their skin to remember their late father; another inked The Three Musketeers to remember a grandfather and the two grandchildren he'd lost in infancy.
At Bethlehem Lutheran, Disney organizes five or six shows a year. For some, he seeks out local Christian artists who adorn the fellowship hall with images consistent with the liturgical season, such as Epiphany, Lent or Easter. The art enhances parishioners' spiritual lives, Disney said, by giving them new ways to see and think about familiar subjects. For Easter, the gallery will host a traveling exhibit on the theme of joyful music.
Launching a gallery can be as simple as installing a few hooks in a hallway, but ambitious ones require a bit more investment. Outfitting a space might cost $1,000 for track lighting and other core features, McElroy said. As volunteers get more involved, they often handle everything from moving artwork to publicity campaigns.
Perhaps most challenging is figuring out what's inappropriate for a church to display. First Presbyterian in Fort Wayne generally allows nudes, but it denied one racy depiction of a prostitute in a Bible story.
Churches have little trouble attracting quality artists for two big reasons: They offer visibility and financial opportunity. Unlike commercial galleries, most churches (including Grace) don't broker sales and don't charge commissions. Visitors buy directly from exhibiting artists, who can keep every penny but sometimes donate a portion to the host church." That helps them pay the bills and ultimately makes art more accessible by holding prices down, according to Danvers, Mass., artist Susan Drennan.
--G. Jeffrey MacDonald is a Religion News Service correspondent based in Boston.


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Q: How to create transactional fixture with peewee_async and pytest I want to use transactions for tests with the pytest's fixtures as follows:
import pytest
from app.db.clients import (
    get_database,  # Returns instance of the class PooledMySQLDatabase
    BaseManager  # Extends the class peewee_async.Manager
)

db = get_database()
db.set_allow_sync(False)

objects = BaseManager(database=db)

@pytest.yield_fixture
async def transactional():
    async with objects.transaction() as trx:
        yield trx
        await trx.rollback()

@pytest.mark.usefixtures('transactional')
@pytest.mark.asyncio:
async def test_transactional_fixture():
    pass  # Do something with the objects

However the code above doesn't work as expected in return tests are collected but aren't executing. Looks like pytest tries to yield tests infinite. I have no idea how to run transactional tests with such technology stack. Could someone help me, please?

P.S. The code snippet above is just represention of the project's workflow (screenshot was taken from real project).


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Pizzo Carbonara é a segunda montanha mais alta da Sicília. Tem 1979 m de altitude, 1196 m de proeminência topográfica e 83,49 km de isolamento topográfico..

O Pizzo Carbonara é o pico mais alto da cordilheira das Madonias, e em altitude na Sicília só é ultrapassado pelo Etna. É apenas 2 metros mais alto que o vizinho Pizzo Antenna.

O Pizzo Carbonara está a 10 km a noroeste de Petralia Sottana. É um maciço calcário, e a chuva que cai nele eventualmente emerge ao pé da rocha de Cefalù no litoral setentrional da Sicília. O seu cume é mais uma meseta que um pico, de modo que não é fácil encontrar o ponto mais alto.

Com bom tempo, o Pizzo Carbonara sobe-se rapidamente a partir de Piano Battaglia (1605 m), que pode alcançar-se por estrada, levando todo o percurso de ida e volta cerca de duas horas e meia para uma pesaoa média em boa forma. Não implica nenhuma escalada em rocha. Não obstante, não há (à data de 2006) nenhum caminho marcado para subir à montanha, não há disponíveis mapas exatos e a meseta tende a ter nevoeiro. Portanto, é aconselhado levar uma bússola ou GPS ao subir esta montanha. Os guias recomendam que não se façam ascensões no inverno.

O clima é do tipo apenínico, distinto do clima mediterrânico siciliano. De verão a temperatura pode superar os 20ºC, e de noite 5ºC. De inverno raramente fica acima de 0ºC, com temperaturas mínimas em torno de -10ºC.

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The story of the child refugees who were transported to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.
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Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
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Ute catches fire following high speed crash
June 16, 2018 5:18 pm in National by Jaydan Duck
A MAN has been arrested following a fiery high-speed crash in the NSW Southern Highlands.
It happened on the Hume Highway, near the Medway Road offramp at Berrima just after midday on Saturday.
Police said a blue ute travelling south smashed into a guard rail on Wingecarribee Bridge at high speed before colliding with two dual-cab utes and catching fire.
The driver, a man aged at his 20s, was arrested at the scene and taken to Liverpool Hospital for mandatory drug and alcohol testing.
Miraculously, the occupants of the other two vehicles escaped with only minor physical injuries.
Officers from The Hume Police District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
If you have information for Police, please contact NSW Police on 131 444 or provide information using their online form 24 hours per day.
You can report also information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000 or via nsw.crimestoppers.com.au 24 hours per day. Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation.
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The month of August had a busy time with groups visiting our nature-based campus.
During this time the SAWC hosted two universities from the United States of America.
Michigan State University came running in on 28 July 2018 as only Spartan's can!! They have had a packed programme around the themes of "Cash, Crime, Conflicts and Conservation". This university has for a number of years now come to the college, but for the last two years they have aligned their programme themes around some of our departmental mandates.
The current programme in particular runs over a three-week period. The first week focused on tourism aspects intertwined with community tourism aspects as regards Responsible and Sustainable Tourism. During the second week, the group visited the Kruger National Park, camping for five days and having talks with Scientific Services on Court Procedures and how South Africa deals with poachers that have been convicted. The group was fortunate to attend an actual court session with the Advocate that facilitated a talk for them. Prof Eugene Moll also accompanied the group for the entire duration. He has worked in the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology of the University of the Western Cape for many years, and as an Environmental and Eco-tourism Consultant and a Nature Guide. During the third week the group had the opportunity to participate in an Elephant Collaring day with Elephants Alive in the Klaserie and Timbavati Private Nature Reserves. The remainder of the week was focused on the SAWC's efforts in training field rangers for counter poaching operations, which included a rhino ear tagging operation.
We also hosted the University of Indiana for a day in which they had the opportunity to speak to pilot Bruce McDonald on the role of aircraft in counter-poaching operations. Although we cannot always guarantee that all of these activities are available but as a college we certainly have the capacity to provide all groups with in depth knowledge and exposure to a number of conservation-based interventions during the year.
The college, supported by our Applied Learning Department, has four main training departments that collaboratively push into the conservation industry with needs driven training programmes. Each of these departments are interlinked and have an important role to play.
The Natural Resource Management department houses our Higher and Advanced Certificate programmes, as well as needs driven Short Courses related to it programmes. Those involved in the training of our own students have all worked or are working in many different conservation management sections. Dr. Yolanda Pretorius spoke to the group on the Management of elephants within the region. This department also has expertise in the fields of tourism that expounds on Responsible and Sustainable Tourism and combined excursions to both protected area based tourism and community driven tourism initiatives with realistic economically viable opportunities.
The Sustainable Use and Guiding Department focuses on training according to the ethical and practical needs of the hunting and guiding industry. This department provides groups with an insight into the economics of hunting as a tool in conservation areas and how to ethically manage game numbers in a sustainable way with benefits to impoverished communities bordering many of our protected areas. It's not only about hunting sustainably, but also about having people within the region benefitting from the resources. This department also facilitates game drives and guides walks for groups. In doing so it also gives valuable insight into what is involved in the work of a field guide as well as what goes into the training of field guides.
The Protected Area Integrity Department trains field rangers in order to combat poaching and address other law enforcement issues. Contacts with this division allows groups the opportunity to engage with their well trained personnel and listen to many stories about real life operations and the success of combining aircraft and ground patrols with dog units. More of this is available on YouTube titled "Nature Guardians – Training available to watch here.
The fourth department is our Community Development and Youth Access department that together with the Rural Initiative for Sustainable Environment (RISE) Unit offer groups a chance to engage with our neighboring communities, visiting their villages, getting an understanding of their circumstances and the efforts our college along with many other stakeholders are engaged in to uplift and partner where possible.
The SAWC is in the unique position of being able to host groups along these particular themes both on site with all our own expertise, but also because of the multiple collaborative set of expertise available in the region, that we have built relationship with over the past 20 years. Together we are giving South African and African conservation efforts a much-needed voice that is heard when international groups visit our region in an effort to fulfil our part in conserving Africa's natural assets.


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Q: K&R quicksort code I examined the quick sort code in K&R book and after 2 hours I still fail to understand what the first swap (swap(a, left, (left+right)/2);) achieves. I tried removing it and the sorting still works.
can someone explain? is it a performance issue? and if so, why? this action seems random to me (that is that on some group of numbers it will improve performance and on some not).
thank you.
void qsort(int a[], int left, int right)
{
    int i, last;

    if (left >= right)
        return;

    swap(a, left, (left+right)/2);

    last = left;
    for (i = left + 1; i <= right; i++)
        if(a[i] < a[left])
             swap(a, ++last, i);

   swap(a, left, last);
   qsort(a, left, last-1);
   qsort(a, last+1, right);
}

A: It puts the pivot element onto the very first position of the sub-array.
Then it continues to partition the sub-array around the pivot, so that after the partitioning is done, the sub-array looks like this: [pivot, [elements < pivot], [elements >= pivot]].
After that, the pivot is simply put into proper space, so the sub-array looks like this: [[elements < pivot], pivot, [elements >= pivot]].
And after that, the recursive call is made on two sub-sub-arrays.
Quick sort will always work, regardless of which element is chosen as a pivot. The catch is, if you choose the median element, then the time complexity will be linearithmic (O(nlogn)). However, if you choose, for example, the biggest element as a pivot, then the performance will degrade to quadratic (O(n^2)).
So, in essence, pivot selection is the key to performance of Quick-Sort, but it will work (and when I say work, I mean you'll get a sorted array, eventually).

A: K&R implementation chooses the middle index (i.e. (left+right)/2) for the pivot. Removing this line uses the leftmost element for the pivot instead. The implementation still works, but the performance degrades when the array is already sorted.
Wikipedia article explains this:

In the very early versions of quicksort, the leftmost element of the partition would often be chosen as the pivot element. Unfortunately, this causes worst-case behavior on already sorted arrays, which is a rather common use-case. The problem was easily solved by choosing either a random index for the pivot, choosing the middle index of the partition or (especially for longer partitions) choosing the median of the first, middle and last element of the partition for the pivot (as recommended by Sedgewick).


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N¤E¤R¤D In Source June Issue
The rap world may be filled with clones retracing each other's steps. But with the release of their third album, "Seeing Sounds", Shay, Chad and Pharrell want to show the world how boundaries can be your worst enemy. Hip Hops full of followers. From one song to the next, labels and artists have made money, hos and clothes as synonymous with the culture as the microphone itself. Maybe that's why N¤E¤R¤D and their unique mashup of genres, fashion and swagger confuses the masses so much. Since their debut. 02's "In Search Of…" the combination of production heavyweights The Neptunes with their childhood friend Shay Haley have been shining examples of Hip-Hop's relentless creativity.
In fact, the producers of the crew made their names ring throughout popular culture by crafting the electro-infused soundscapes for Hip-Hoppers like Jay-Z, Nelly and Snoop Dogg abd pop acts like Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake. Exhibiting a frealessness rarely shown in the industry, the collective remains unafraid to make music that some heads wouldn't classify as Hip-Hop. In doing this N¤E¤R¤D has found themselves quickly becoming the face of a new culture – one that is devoid of traditional barriers and rules.
In a landscape that is currently seeing themass merging of genres with bands like "Gym Class Heroes" and "Linkin Park", along with the emergence of skater culture and 80's fashion, the N¤E¤R¤D blueprint that was once considered weird, now seems groundbreaking. As they gear up for the Kanye West headlined "Glow In The Dark Tour" and again call upon their cult fan base with their new single "Everyone Nose", the brothers of N¤E¤R¤D breaking down how they do their thing in hopes that you will find the strength to do yours.
Source: Tell us about the meaning behind the title of the album.
Pharrell: "Seeing Sounds"deals with a condition called synesthesia that most people experience in their everyday. Listening to music, sometimes you see colors, shapes or symbols. We named it "Seeing Sounds" because basically that's what we want people to do.
Source: N¤E¤R¤D has gained a reputation for pushing the envelope. What's the biggest difference between this album and the last one?
Pharrell: The last one was speaking to the people politically. This album is more about the individual and the subconscious and what goes through people's minds. We just want to address that.
Source: The History of The Neptunes has been well-documented, but Shay, you are still somewhat of a mystery. How did you get started with the band?
Shay: Pharrell and myself met through my older cousin. Pharrell brought us together because we all had the same vision when it came to creating music and similar tastes in records we were hearing at the time, and it's been the perfect match ever since.
Source: Pharrell is known fr his cameo appearances and solo albums but you and Chad have stayed below the radar: Did you guys choose to avoid the limelight purposely?
Shay: By choice, I never wanted to be the face of the group. I've always been the low-key type. It's not about the success it's about being heard. Me not being noticed is a blessing because I can do all the things a normal human does, and I still get to be a part of a great band. I don't have to have some big goon over my back protecting me at all times.
Chad: Neptunes has always been my passion as far as production. I was passionate of N¤E¤R¤D but aware of what it took to be an artist. So I said from the start (to) Pharrell and Shay, "If we're gonna do this and that then I can't". And they said, "Don't worry, just occasional videos and award shows."
Source: Chad, do you ever think about quitting altogether? Sometimes it seems like you have one foot already out the door.
Chad: I think in many cases it was. It's hard to grasp the reigns as far as the music industry. It's designed for single people. My situation is different. Otherwise it would be fun to just take off out of the stratosphere, out of control, make music for the masses. So one foot out the door? No, one foot on the floor.
Source: But you've decided to go on tour this the around. What changed your mind?
Chad: I wanted to see how fans were feeling and have them grasp the essence of N¤E¤R¤D. I consider myself a nerd. The term always meant the person who never fit in. I can relate, and people out there can relate, even pretty people! At the same time there's some sexiness to it. (Laughs)
Source: We know that The Neptunes are beasts with production, but with a three-man crew do the roles stay the same?
Shay: I'm the conscience, the reminder that everything that we make isn't always hot. My two colleagues have a history. They're iconic figures so sometimes you get caught up in that. I remind these guys to push the envelope and leave our mark.
Chad: I just try to embody the music. It's hard to explain. I know it would be different if I wasn't there. It's the essence of N¤E¤R¤D, me being here, being present. When I'm gone it'll be a different show. (Laughs)
Source: Pharrell, with the combo of your cameos and your duties as lead singer, you're the most visible. Do you ever have a problem with people focusing attention on you versus the band?
Pharrell: If I did, I probably ignored it, N¤E¤R¤D is the most important thing to me. N¤E¤R¤D is who I am first and foremost, all the other things are just offshoots.
Source: People have had a hard time classifying your music. Is it rock, pop, Hip-Hop?
Chad: I think it's a reflection of society's reflection of us. It's rebellious, it's aggressive, it makes people feel. It makes people move. I think it's all in the spirit of Hip-Hop. If anyone was to say, "What is this kinda music?" I would say it's black music, it's Hip-Hop music, it's dark music with some joy in it. I think it's… I don't want to say music for life… but I think that we set some trends, and it's definitely in the spirit of the origins of Hip-Hop in the late 70's as far as it being original and youth and people trying to find their voice through graffiti and dance and stuff.
"I think the average Hip-Hop head is inspired by different things too… We're human beings capable of being entertained and inspired by many different things. That's one of the things I fight for."
The album criteria are simple, energetic and emotional. Some stuff can be over their heads, but here I have freedom because N¤E¤R¤D is for the people who thought likewe thought in high school and look at life the way we do. I mean, think about it. "Everyone Nose" is slows down and we on-judgingly have a conversation with the girl, who doesn't want to hear it. That's when I conclude, "OK, you would rather party 'cause…," and it goes back to the can of Red Bull.
Source: It's not normal to inject messages into party songs. How do you guys stay so expressive and creative compared to other artists?
Pharrell: We're always trying to push ourselves and keep an open mind. We don't mind digging in the archives. Michael Jackon's Off The Wall, The Black Album from Jigga, Eric B & Rakim's Paid In Full, Marilyn Manson's The Beautiful People. Those were classics they thought out, so I appreciate that. A lot of artists go in and do the first thing that comes to mind. That's the thing, I'm not no more expressive, Common's expressive…
Source: But those guys you just mentioned don't really qualify as "the next bean" they seem to be more the exception that the rule. The club often isn't the best place to deliver a message.
Pharrell: I understand that concept, but you should give people something to ponder. There was times when I didn't understand T-Pain, but when I heard the entire club talking about "buy you a drink", I got it, and I appreciate it but it's about preference. I like well thought out records.
Source: Do you worry that you're gonna go over people's heads with your comcepts or music in thins dumbed-down environment?
Pharrell: Nah, N¤E¤R¤D is a band. The weirdest thing that could happen is for it to blow up because we like makinge music for smart people. In the Hip-Hop culture, for us, it's all about intelligence, the people I work with are not dummies. They're smart people just as interested in educating their listeners as anybody else. This is the movement and this is the side of what we do that needs to be explored and exploited more in my opinion.
Source: We can see the Hip-Hop in the N¤E¤R¤D blueprint but what are your other influences outside of music?
Chad: Infomercials, the Bible and a lot of old-school TV. Diff'rent Strokes, The Brady Bunch, My Favourite Martian, Mork & Mindy… I wouldn't say I'minfluenced by that so much now, but I think that's the root of it.
Source:That explains Star Trak and The Neptunes monikers. That's a wild mix of influences.
Pharrell: The average Hip-Hop head is inspired by different things too, which is a huge issue I have. We allow media to think we're for us, by us and only us and that's not true. The average Hip-Hop head watches The Sopranos, The Price Is Right and SpongeBob SquarePants. None of these have any Hip-Hop innuendos. We're human beings, capable of being entertained and inspired by many different things. That's one of the things I fight for.
Source: Is that creative imagination the core of what you want people to get from your music?
Pharrell: Being happy. That's what I preach to kids. Whatever you do in life, make sure it's something you love. If you love. If you loveflipping burgers, do it. You know people that have billions of dollars and hate life? That's why I say, "Wealth is of the heart and the mind and not in the pocket".
Source: That's the motto of your BBC clothing line…
Pharrell: Which people go, "Well, how can you say that and your clothes are expencive?" When you ask that question, it lets me know you don't get it. The clothes are the billboard and people are wearing it because they believe it.
Source: But that's always been one of your ongoing complaints. Do you ever get tired of dealing with people who "don't get it?"
Pharrell: It could be worse. I could be on the corner passing you a demi. "Yo just check it out." You'd look at me like, "nigga please." I wanna inspire people to keep going in every way, shape or forum, no matter what. If I can inspire them in some way and make their lives better, then I know I've done my job. Thanks To Uncle Baby


What started out as a 6-month internship at Unilever Portugal in 2001 has developed into a long-term relationship with Lisbon. And still going strong!
Although born and raised in the Netherlands, Portugal (and especially Lisbon) has become my second home. Lisbon was never a conscious choice, it just crossed my path. After several years of marketing ice creams and beer (not at the same time!), I am currently heading an interactive marketing agency here in Portugal.
When I was asked to join the Spotters of Lisbon I was doubly delighted. As a foreigner living abroad I really could recognize the value of a site like this one. And working in the field of digital marketing, I do not need to stress the power of the web.
I am fortunate enough to live in downtown Lisbon and I hope some of my enthusiasm of this beautiful city will rub off on you!
Good food is something I very much care about. Most of my spots are therefore about eating experiences, something of which there is no lack of in Lisbon. I would love to hear your thoughts on my posts, so feel free to "talk back".
Which other capital has the perfect climate, is never too hot in the summer and pleasant in the winter?
In which other European capital can you escape the confusion in only 30 minutes and eat fantastic seafood on a pristine beach?
Lisbon has all the comforts of a big European capital but it still is able to maintain its unique charm.
Here you can still wander around in small alleys, get a feel of the local sights and smells.
And the Portuguese. They are a lovely bunch. I even married one!
Café no Chiado – The real café no Chiado!


For this next trip around the sun, I am focusing on a couple of things.
This is the biggest task for me on a personal level this year. My goal is to focus on what I have control of, and, you know, control it. What's that old chestnut? The Serenity Prayer. Yeah, that.
I did not write much last year, and after the burst of excitement I had from "finishing" my novel, I didn't make much progress on publishing, either. I need to find a way of getting back to this.
My children are getting older, which YAY!, but which also means I feel like I need to focus a little more on connecting with them over and above: Hey, it's time for you to do these chores. Yes, we need to parent them well, with appropriate boundaries, but we also need room for roller skating and movie going.
4. Managing money and (FOR REAL THIS YEAR) doing stuff about the house.
5. Something outside of me.
I need to find a vehicle for me to be an active part of helping people, either via the political process or through volunteering. I mentioned this recently, and I am still open to suggestions. Writing letters and calling my representatives were exercises in frustration; and I already vote and donate (a little bit) to candidates I support.
So, anyway, happy birthday to me. My plans for the day include dinner out with the children and Dan, brownies, and a new cookbook.


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Jets Keep 'em or Dump 'em: Tight Ends
Jan 30, 2016 | 10:15AM
Jets GM Joe Douglas reportedly adds three experienced personnel staffers
By Brian Bassett | Jan 30, 2016 | 10:15AM
New York Jets tight end Jeff Cumberland reaches for a pass against the Tennessee Titans at MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta/USATSI)
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at each position on the New York Jets roster and seeking your input on who you think should stay and who you think should go. Up next, the Jets' tight ends.
Overview: One of the most interesting departures from previous iterations of the Jets offense was the almost willful neglect of the tight end position in the passing game. In 2015, Jets tight ends Jeff Cumberland and Kellen Davis were targeted a total of 25 times (14 and 11, respectively) compared to 107 targets for tight ends Jace Amaro (53), Cumberland (47) and Zach Sudfeld (seven) just a year ago. It's true Amaro was shut down for the season due to a preseason shoulder injury, but would his presence have been the missing piece in the offense?
Expected to Return (4)
Jace Amaro, age 23
Wes Saxton, age 22 (futures contract)
Brandon Bostick, age 26 (futures contract)
Adrien Robinson, age 27 (futures contract)
Amaro had a solid rookie campaign in 2014, but he is not a superb, irreeplaceable starter for the Jets. I look at the three players on this list with Amaro. All have "move" tight end characteristics: Saxton was a receiver who transitioned to an athletic tight end in college before being selected by the Jets as a priority undrafted free agent last summer; Bostick was a core special teamer transitioning to tight end in Green Bay before an ill-fated onside kick recovery in the playoffs; and Robinson, a former Giant, profiled as a large and explosive (check his spider graph) prospect before being cut due to lack of contribution as a blocker or on special teams.
It appears to me that the Jets are looking for answers at the tight end position and are unconvinced on just how helpful Amaro could be to this team. GM Mike Maccagnan recently described Amaro as a "wild card" for the Jets offense in 2016, but for Amaro, most of his 2014 contributions can be chalked up to plays in which he was split out, made a move behind the linebackers for a short catch (not always a clean one, by the way) and turned upfield for yardage. The point is, what does he offer as a receiver in the slot that Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker or even Bilal Powell (when lined up as a receiver) don't already? Amaro could contribute as an H-Back, but I don't get that Amaro is the sort that Chan Gailey will build an offense around either. The Jets seem to be experimenting with a number similar profiled players to Amaro, so don't be surprised to see them draft a tight end should one fall in their lap in the middle rounds.
On the bubble (3)
Jeff Cumberland, age 28 (potential cap cut)
Kellen Davis, age 30 (pending free agent)
Zach Sudfeld, age 26 (pending free agent)
Reaction: The Jets could save $1.9 million off their salary cap by cutting Cumberland, so don't be surprised if he released in the lead-up to March's free agency period. Sudfeld has height, but hasn't done much beyond training camp and preseason games to warrant much further investment by a new front office. Davis might be the most useful player thanks to his blocking as the Jets will need a player with that skill-set as they (presumably) rebuild their offensive line in 2016.
Tags: Jace Amaro, Jeff Cumberland, Kellen Davis, Wes Saxton, Zach Sudfeld, Brian Bassett
After adding former GM Phil Savage earlier on Tuesday, Douglas made two other personnel staff additions
GM Joe Douglas made key additions to the Jets' front office on Tuesday.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Jets added Browns GM Phil Savage and Ravens Director of Pro Personnel Chad Alexander. Later in the afternoon, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Colts VP of Player Personnel Rex Hogan has been hired by Gang Green to be Douglas' assistant GM.
The 54-year-old Savage's role is unclear, but he returns to an NFL front office for the first time since he was with the Eagles from 2010-12. Meanwhile, Alexander will serve as director of player personnel for the Jets.


Blazhen muzh. Composed by Alexander Dmitriyevich Kastalsky (1856-1926). Choral octavo. With Language: Church Slavonic. Published by Musica Russica (MR.KS-035).
A brilliant pre-cursor to Rachmaninoff's setting of this text in his All-Night Vigil, tapping into the ancient chant melody of the Moscow Dormition Cathedral, nearly as ancient as Moscow itself.