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Travelling with The Last Emperor pt.1
After missing a flight in Copenhagen, The Last Emperor got on a train to Århus, where he sat down with hiphop.dk and started talking..
Yes sir, glad to be here. I absolutely enjoyed the trip over here. As we were talking about a little while ago, we had somewhat of a small mix-up at the Copenhagen airport, but it actually turned into a blessing. I had the opportunity to get on the train and really see a lot of the scenery in the country side from Copenhagen to Aarhus. So what started out as a small set-back turned into a blessing.
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Some of your songs, like Karma, Away From The Sun and the verse from Claimin� Respect deal with the travel-concept, do you see yourself as a traveler?
Absolutely, I know in my mind as a child growing up as a kid in West Philly in a very low-income situation, one of the things I was always able to do was escape what was going on, by reading and doing research. I just wondered about other places in the world that seemed exciting and adventurous, and I wanted to be able to travel to these places and interact with the different cultures there. I wanted to see how people in different lands lived and learn different languages, and fortunately I ended up doing hip-hop.
Does that translate to your rhyming, you think?
Of course, because I think as I go places, I try not only to be respectful for the culture in the country but learn about it too. The first time I came to Scandinavia I didn�t just want to say �okay now I�ve seen the scenery.� I wanted to really get into the philosophies of the land and the richness of the culture of the indigenous people of Scandinavia. I already knew a bit about Norse mythology and the stories of Thor, Odin and Loke, and what Valhalla was all about, but to really be here and see the people whose ancestors helped bring all this to light, made me feel like I was close to something that dated back over a thousand years. I just try to interact when I travel and learn as much as I can, and I can�t help having that translate to my rap.
Do you think other MC�s could learn from that approach to rap, is it something you feel is lacking in hip-hop?
Yeah to some extent I think certain MC�s, they definitely should do it more, but someone like KRS-One has always promoted hip-hop as a great tool for learn, and encouraged people to travel and expose themselves to different cultures. And I think other hip-hop cats like Prince Paul and the RZA, whom I understand travels to places like Tibet, they use hip-hop for what it�s meant to be � a cultural exchange all over the planet. We all come under the planet of hip-hop and I want to take the cultural exchange further, to the forefront of hip-hop.
Speaking of what hip-hop is about, you were signed to Aftermath at one point, and I feel at that time, right after Dre did his goodbye-to-gangsta-rap track �Been There Done That,� hip-hop could go in two directions, either to something new and more univer
One thing I can say about Dr Dre and his creative talent is that he acknowledges lyricism. Clearly there�s a difference between someone like myself and let�s say, MC Ren, in terms of our content, and the same goes for Ice Cube, but Dre prides himself in being aware of lyrics. Back in the day he worked with D.O.C. from Texas and brought him to L.A. and constructed an album around his work that was already good. So I think Dre�s initial idea when he signed me to Aftermath was that even though I�m different from what he�s used to working with, I still have been lyrical in common with the D.OC.�s and Ice Cubes. He�s saying �Let me build with him, and see which direction we can go in.�
That was his initial disire, but when I came to Aftermath there was a lot of label drama going on. He had put out an Aftermath compilation that didn�t sell what the people at Interscope felt Dr Dre should sell, so they said to him, that the next Aftermath should really sell astronomical figures. We sat down and came up with some real good ideas and concepts for my album, so his heart may have been with me doing my album in the direction that I was going with it, but at the end of the day, we were all employees of Interscope and had to do what they felt. Me and Dre actually had conversations about getting away from the gangsta-type-lyrics, but I think he had to answer to who his bosses were.
When you were at Aftermath did you get beats from Dre personally or from outside producers?
Well when I first got there, the first couple of months, I had the opportunity to work fairly close with Dre, but then I began to notice that he put me in the company of producers that worked under him. Pretty much what that said was that we should work on it together and Dr Dre�d return later in the process and finish it up. Slowly but surely I began to feel neglected, and the passion he had for the prtoject in the beginning wasn�t there. I began to talk to other artists like Eve and RBX, and they expressed the same sentiment, that they couldn�t go in the studio with Dre either. Knowing that, after a year I left Aftermath, but stayed on Interscope for another six months. But the thing there is Interscope relies on subsidiary labels to put out rap and being directly signed to Interscope I had to deal with these A & R�s that knew nothing about hip-hop.
At that point you must have had a vast body of work, songs that you recorded during the period, what happened to that?
What me and Dre put together was only like a handful of songs, but what happened while I was there was that I said I wanted to work with Prince Paul and the Beatminerz, and the A & R said �Who are these guys, they haven�t sold any records the last couple of years.� And I mean Prince Paul is a legend and Beatminerz did great music with Black Moon and Smif N Wessun, so I found out it wasn�t about finding music that complimented my style but about moving units. But I still went and worked with those producers regardless of what they said, and came out with some great music, that appeared via the internet and bootlegging and such. I think I can say that a strong body of work did come out of that situation.
How did you move from there to Rawkus records?
A good friend of mine named Set-Free had some business dealings with Rawkus in late 2000 and he introduced me to the people there. But it really went back to 1998 when I worked on Lyricist Lounge, I did a track called �CIA� with KRS-One and Zack Dela Rocha from Rage Against The Machine. At the time I noticed that they had a strong machine and motivation for putting out what people concider progressive hip-hop that stretches the limets but still stays true to the foundation that hip-hop is all about. It seemed to be a label that allowed artists their artistic freedom and that was really important to me. So when I was introduced to them, they said they really wanted me to be part of that Rawkus team and put out the material that I had been recording. Mind you, the talent that Rawkus had with Cocoa Brothers, Kool G Rap, Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch and Talib Kweli was incredible and who would�t wanna be a part of that?
However, I found myself in a new situation with a label that was going through an identity crisis, as to what kinda label Rawkus wanted to be. By the time I got to Rawkus they didn�t wanna be that cool backpacker label, they wanted to compete with Universal and every other conglomerate and make records that could go platinum.
We began to clash a lot at that point, I�d come with six songs and they were like �Why don�t you record six new songs with these guys, that we want you to work with.� I did all that, I never compromized my lyrical integrity but if they felt Last Emperor should work with what they believed were upcoming producers, I�d do that, but that wasn�t enough either. The next thing they said was, �We want to give you a personal trainer, so when you go to take promo-pictures, you can be to Rawkus what LL Cool J was to Def Jam.� - It wasn�t about music but about imagery. I have no problem with that, but when it�s more about what I look like and what my image is, as opposed to what the music is. Unfortunately I saw myself in a new situation, where I wasn�t able to get my music out the way I wanted to.
Do you in hindsight think that there could have been a smarter way of breaking into the industry than going through all this label drama, or is it just something that comes with being a MC these days?
I think in my situation it�s just something that I had to go through. I had tried both sides of the spectrum, the extremely large label with all the resources and promises and that turned sour, and then on a small indie-label that promised to put my music out with no heartship, yet I still went through heartship with them. Looking back with hindsight, the situation with Rawkus hurt me more than Aftermath. Cause when it was time to leave Aftermath me and Dre sat down like two men, he said: �Look I don�t think your album will come out for another two years, so if you want to leave I respect that, but if you stay more power to you.� I respect him for doing that, without all the paperwork. Rawkus was different, it took almost a year to clear myself from the Rawkus situation and I had such faith in Rawkus administration and the people working there seemed like such sincere people, that the way that it went down in the long run hurt me more.
The debut album is out on Raptivism. How�s it working out there?
One thing I can say about them, is that they kept their promise, they put out my album like they said they would. When August 27th rolled around my album was out. When I go to other parts of the world, people are aware that the album is out. That�s basically all I wanted, to have my product out, so people can listen to it, and it�s readily available. Now people can say, Last Emperor isn�t an Internet-MC and doesn�t just do guest appearences. So on that level the situation�s been very, very good, Kamal, Richi, Vincent and Neo who helped with distribution really kept their promise. Even though they may not have the resources for having adds, they still helped out with interviews and all, so it�s been a good experience.
How do you feel �Music, Magic, Myth� turned out as an album?
I might feel like in one aspect some of the music is dated. Songs that have been circulating for six years or so, but what I want to do is, I want to at least come with a trilogy of albums: an introductory piece, a solid middle body and an ending. I�m not necessarily saying that�s all the albums I want to release, but at least that. Certain songs like �Animalistics,� had to be on my first album nomatter how old they are, and certain other songs like �Secret Wars� had to be there, cause they serve as an introduction to who I am. Looking back with hindsight I wish some of the songs could have been a little fresher, and more recent. But I hope the listening audience realise why I made this desition and rest assured that the second time I come around will be a lot liver and more adventurous.
I saw a taping of a spoken-word performance of �Meditation� and the sentences became pictures in their own right. When you look at songs like �Secret Wars,� �Animalistics� and �Meditation� they don�t necessarily have to be raps �cause the words are so viv
Well, thank you for noticing that, �cause that�s what I try to do. When I approach songs, I reflect on topics that are universal, and there for timeless. Meditation has been around for 6000 years dating back to certain Indian philosophies. Being around for so long, I�m sure it�ll be around for 6000 more years, and people will always relate to that and can look at the song as a hip-hop artist getting in tune with his innerself, interact with people that aren�t physically there and rhyming through meditation. I make records that aren�t just the flavour of the month, so that I have something that is long-lasting as opposed to having a hot single.
But do you think that taking deeper topics and not saying something that can easily be digested can be a hurdle in hip-hop?
To some extent, �cause I haven�t had the career where I blow up and have this monetarily successful career. But I�ve had people that don�t live in my neighborhood, don�t live in my state, or country, or even continent enjoy my music, and that�s a reward in itself. Clearly when it�s time to pay bills I probably should say whatever the hip saying is now, but I feel more comfortable when I�ve done music that�s timeless.
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TV actress abused, threatened by app cab driver in Kolkata
Kolkata: A popular Bengali television actress has alleged that an app cab driver pulled her out of the vehicle and threatened and abused her when she was going for a shoot.
Swastika Dutta later took to Facebook to detail her harrowing experience which took place near a restaurant off the EASTERN Metropolitan Bypass between 8.15 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday. She also shared the Uber driver's photo, name, vehicle number and the screenshot of her booking from her residence to a South Kolkata studio.
Dutta alleged in the post that the driver Jamshed cancelled the trip "in the middle of the road and asked me to get down from the car." When she refused to alight, the driver sped the car to "his locality" and abused her.
"He got down from the car, opened the door and literally pulled me out… when I lost my temper and started asking for help, he threatened me and called other boys," she wrote.
The driver allegedly dared her to do whatever she wanted.
Responding to her Facebook post, the Kolkata police replied: "@Iamswastika based on your complaint we are taking necessary action, be rest assured the culprit will not be spared."
The driver was later arrested.
Describing the incident as "deeply concerning" and an "a clear violation of the safety standards" set by its community guidelines, app cab operator Uber said that it has deleted the driver's access to the app.
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Essential Zen Habits of 2016
By Leo Babauta
It's been quite an amazing year for me and Zen Habits. I'm glad I've had all of you along with me for the ride.
Other than the 2016 election and other craziness in the world, which I decline to discuss on this site, a lot has happened for me personally:
Eva's dad died this month, and we've flown back to Guam for the funeral. The good news is we're finishing the year here on Guam, with family we love and miss, and it is gorgeous here.
My son Rain graduated from high school and started college, and my daughter Chloe moved back to Guam and started working at the newspaper. We had a family reunion in the summer for my wife's family. Our son Justin moved back to California and focused on learning 3D animation. My other son Seth got into making electronic music, my daughter Maia started playing in a band and animating, and my other daughter Noelle saved up for a trip to Guam.
I traveled a lot: a retreat in Ecuador's cloud rainforest, a hiking trip in Japan, a cruise from Sydney to Hawaii through New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji, a nine-day drive around Iceland, and visits to Stockholm, New York, Maui, Guam, Buenos Aires, Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu. Actually it was a bit too much travel, but I'm not complaining!
I got into ultralight hiking and explored the Desolation Wilderness, and have more hikes planned for next year, and camped in the Sierra Nevada with my wife and kids.
I dove deeper into learning about mindfulness. It became probably the biggest focus for me this year, and I hope to continue that in 2017.
I worked with developers to develop the Habit Zen web app for habits, and did a successful Kickstarter campaign for it.
I wrote several ebooks: the Zen Habits Beginner's Guide to Mindfulness, Ultralight: The Zen Habits Guide to Traveling Light & Living Light, and the Habit Guide Ebook
I created 8 video courses for my Sea Change Program members.
Whew! What a year! I'm grateful to be here through all of this wondrousness.
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To wrap up this year, here are my favorite Zen Habits post from 2016:
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Our Relationship with the Present Moment
The Zen Habits Guide to Letting Go of Attachments
Why We Struggle with Change
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Phalanx: The U.S. Navy's Last-Ditch Automated Air Defense System
Watch as the radar-controlled gun eagerly tracks an overflying Harrier jet.
By Kyle Mizokami
The development in the 1970s of low-flying anti-ship missiles, so-called "sea skimmers," posed a serious problem for world navies. Small and flying just above the wavetops, they drastically decreased the range at which they could be detected. Flying at speeds of just under Mach 1, sea skimmers gave surface ships just seconds to respond before slamming into their targets.
The U.S. Navy's answer: the Phalanx CIWS, or close-in weapon system. The Phalanx consists of a M61 Vulcan gatling gun—the same gun used on the F-15C Eagle and F/A-18 Super Hornet—along with a radar fire control system. Phalanx is designed to be switched on in dangerous situations and automatically track and destroy low-flying enemy targets.
In the video above a Phalanx, also known as the "R2-D2" or the "Ivory Tower," detects a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jet. The Phalanx quickly—almost eagerly—swivels to meet the threat and the six 20-millimeter barrels of the Vulcan gun start spinning in anticipation. This being a test, the plane makes it through without being lit up by 20 mm ammo.
In 1996, the Japanese destroyer Yugiri accidentally shot down a U.S. Navy jet with its Phalanx system. The Yugiri was supposed to shoot down an aerial target being towed by a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder attack plane. The order to fire was given before the aircraft had cleared the weapon's line of fire, and the Phalanx locked onto the A-6 instead of the target. Both pilots survived, but it's not known if Japan paid for a new airplane. Regardless, probably not a fun day for anybody on either side.
Kyle Mizokami Writer on Defense and Security issues, lives in San Francisco.
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Watching Movies On StarHub TV Just Got Better With FOX International Channels Asia
Singapore, 8 September 2010 – Movie enthusiasts will be elated to know that they will soon have three new movie services to tune in to when watching movies on StarHub TV! FOX International Channels (FIC) and StarHub TV will launch a new STAR Movies Pack starting 16 September 2010 that will include STAR Movies, FOX Family Movies, STAR Movies HD and STAR Movies On Demand.
FOX Family Movies (StarHub TV Channel 624) will be available for free viewing to all StarHub TV subscribers from 16 September 2010 (6am) till 13 October 2010. FOX Family Movies debuts in Singapore as a dedicated movie channel providing wholesome family entertainment. FOX Family Movies will showcase a variety of family movies from the world's leading studios such as 20th Century FOX and The Walt Disney Studios, with a movie premiere every Sunday. Some of the premieres include 'G-Force', 'Bedtime Stories', 'Step Up 2' and '102 Dalmatians', with a line-up that boasts major blockbusters such as 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.
STAR Movies On Demand (StarHub TV Channel 623) offers movie buffs an option of watching their favourite Hollywood movies at any time they want. There will be 30 movies up for viewing at any one time on this service[1], with new titles available each month. Some titles include 'Transporter 3', 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Twilight'.
STAR Movies HD (StarHub TV Channel 662) is a simulcast of the popular STAR Movies, offering the best of Hollywood in high definition. Customers will need either the HubStation HD or HD Interactive box to enjoy this channel.
"Our partnership with FIC has reached yet another milestone with the introduction of these three new channels on StarHub TV. We are constantly on the lookout for new and exciting content to add value to our customers' viewing pleasure and we are pleased to say that we have done just that with this partnership with FIC. We hope that with the introduction of this STAR Movies Pack, viewers will be able to dive right into Hollywood where most of the movies offered on these channels are made and enjoy them to their hearts' content, "said Ms Iris Wee, StarHub's Vice President of Home Solutions.
"Our partnership with StarHub scales new heights with the launch of the STAR Movies Pack. We are delighted to bring even more choice to our Singapore viewers. STAR Movies HD takes our HD offering in Singapore to 8 services and allows enhanced movie-viewing experiences. STAR Movies On Demand gives movie lovers the option of watching their favourite films as and when they like. FOX Family Movies is a great new offering for parents and kids alike, where the young and old can bond over some of the best movies ever made," said Avinash Himatsinghani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, SE Asia, FOX International Channels.
STAR Movies Pack is priced at $17.12 (including GST) a month. StarHub TV customers who wish to subscribe to STAR Movies Pack will be able to enjoy 50 percent off the first three months of this Pack's subscription fees. Existing STAR Movies customers who wish to upgrade to the Pack will need to pay just $2.14 (including GST) monthly for the next three months, thereafter at only $4.28 (including GST) monthly on top of their current STAR Movies subscription of $12.84 (including GST). This promotion is valid from 16 September to 31 October 2010. Customers who wish to subscribe or upgrade to this Pack may SMS smpack <space> NRIC to 76333 or call 1630. The public who wish to take on a StarHub TV package may call 1630 or visit www.starhub.com/tv for more information.
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Having recognised the challenge that an ageing population raises for our society Stewart has made it his business to be at the very top of the game in terms of aged care advice.
What you don't know about Stewart is: he owns a cheese cave! Seriously, he makes cheese. OK, the cave is just an old fridge in his garage but come on, that's pretty cool.
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Q: Adding hour string to Datetime PHP I am using Laravel to build an application.
I let my users choose both a date and a time in a form using inputs. I save both in two different fields in my database.
The date field is saved as: 2016-06-20
The time field is saved as: 17:30:00
Now I would like to combine these two and save them to my database like this: 2016-06-20 17:30:00 so that I can perform some logic on it.
As I am using Laravel, I thought this would be possible using Carbon but after reading through the documentation several times, I cannot seem to find a way to combine these two.

A: Try This:
$date = '2016-06-20';
$time = '17:30:00';
$combinedDateTime = $date . ' ' . $time;
$time = date("m/d/Y h:i:s A T", strtotime($combinedDateTime));
$time =  new \DateTime($time);

if you print_r($time), it will show a DateTime object:
DateTime Object ( [date] => 2016-06-20 17:30:00.000000 [timezone_type] => 3 [timezone] => UTC )

Hope this helps.

A: You can make a string with both data an then convert to date the string
$datetime = $date." ".$time;
$datetime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s', strtotime($datetime));

Now you can insert this variable into the datetime field of your database

A: Do you mean combine the two into a single field in the DB? If so, you don't need any special interface:
mysql> create table d (dt datetime, d date, t time);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.02 sec)

mysql> insert into d (d, t) values ('2016-06-20', '17:30:00');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from d;
+------+------------+----------+
| dt   | d          | t        |
+------+------------+----------+
| NULL | 2016-06-20 | 17:30:00 |
+------+------------+----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> update d set dt = concat(d, ' ',  t);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec)
Rows matched: 1  Changed: 1  Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from d;
+---------------------+------------+----------+
| dt                  | d          | t        |
+---------------------+------------+----------+
| 2016-06-20 17:30:00 | 2016-06-20 | 17:30:00 |
+---------------------+------------+----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

A: Use carbon instead of Datetime of php. click here for carbon document.

A: You also can set date and time separately from other DateTime/Carbon objects
$source1 = new Carbon('2010-05-16 22:40:10.1');
$dt = new Carbon('2001-01-01 01:01:01.2');
$dt->setTimeFrom($source1);

# echo $dt; // 2001-01-01 22:40:10

Or set time (string format) using setTimeFromTimeString method.
$date = new Carbon('2010-05-16');
$date->setTimeFromTimeString('22:32')

# echo $date; // 2010-05-16 22:32:00

More details in Carbon Docs.

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What we may not have noticed is that bills of identical or almost identical wording were introduced in conservative-majority statehouses across the country. One explanation is that the measure was initiated by the Republican National Committee or a major conservative think tank. That's not the case.
If we were paying attention, we would've noticed presumably coincidental legislative events in red states across the country, including Tennessee, involving bills to limit workplace rights and labor standards, to complicate voting rights, to instate "stand your ground" policies, to use public monies to subsidize private K-12 schools and to attack teachers and their unions. None of these bills originated with the Republican National Committee, and likely none was conceived or written by the legislator who introduced it.
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Eugene Onegin {39} Metropolitan Opera House: 10/15/1977.
(Debuts: Isola Jones, Ray Diffen
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EUGENE ONEGIN {39}
P. I. Tchaikovsky-P. I. Tchaikovsky/Shilovsky
Eugene Onegin...........Sherrill Milnes
Tatiana.................Teresa Zylis-Gara
Lensky..................Nicolai Gedda
Olga....................Isola Jones [Debut]
Prince Gremin...........Martti Talvela
Larina..................Jean Kraft
Filippyevna.............Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Triquet.................Andrea Velis
Captain.................Richard Best
Zaretsky................Andrij Dobriansky
Conductor...............James Levine
Stage Director..........Bodo Igesz
Set designer............Rolf Gérard
Costume designer........Ray Diffen [Debut]
Lighting designer.......Gil Wechsler
Choreographer...........Norbert Vesak
[This was the first performance at the Met of Eugene Onegin in Russian. Previous performances had been in Italian or English.]
Eugene Onegin received seven performances this season.
Review of Mike Sullivan of the Associated Press
'Onegin' Returns to Met Opera
NEW YORK - Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" returned to the Metropolitan Opera after an absence of 13 years Saturday night, unfolding a tale of typically Slavic suffering set to some of the composer's most beautiful melodies. Well-sung by a deluxe international cast, the performance illustrated why the opera deserves hearing - but outside of Russia - is never going to be a staple of the repertory.
The plot, adapted front Pushkin's poem of the same name, is a variation on the boy-meets-girl theme. Here, girl meets boy, boy rejects girl, girl marries wealthy nobleman, boy decides he loves her after all, but girl now rejects him. There's also a duel in which boy lulls girl's sister's fiancé, just so everybody can be unhappy. All this is set to sensitive, lyrical music, but it simply doesn't pack the theatrical punch that Verdi and Puccini, for example, bring to many equally silly plots.
As the heroine, Tatyana, and the title character she loves, Polish soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara and American baritone Sherrill Milnes sang smoothly, though both had occasional pitch problems on their high notes. Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was outstanding as Lenski, who loses the duel, and his sweetheart, Olga, was well-portrayed by American mezzo-soprano Isola Jones, who was making her Met debut.
Having the great Finnish bass Martti Talvela sing Prince Gremin's one aria was a luxury on the order of getting Yankee skipper Billy Martin to coach your son's Little League team.
Met music director James Levine conducted lightly, bringing out the delicacy in Tchaikovsky's orchestrations without letting the music sink into the self-pitying emotion to which the composer was subject.
Eugene Onegin: Conductor [Levine, James]
Eugene Onegin: Eugene Onegin [Milnes, Sherrill]
Eugene Onegin: Tatiana [Zylis-Gara, Teresa]
Eugene Onegin: Lensky [Gedda, Nicolai]
Eugene Onegin: Olga [Jones, Isola]
Eugene Onegin: Prince Gremin [Talvela, Martti]
Eugene Onegin: Larina [Kraft, Jean]
Eugene Onegin: Filippyevna [Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah]
Eugene Onegin: Triquet [Velis, Andrea]
Eugene Onegin: Captain [Best, Richard]
Eugene Onegin: Zaretsky [Dobriansky, Andrij]
Eugene Onegin: Stage Director [Igesz, Bodo]
Eugene Onegin: Choreographer [Vesak, Norbert]
Eugene Onegin: Set Designer [Gérard, Rolf]
Eugene Onegin: Costume Designer [Diffen, Ray]
Eugene Onegin: Lighting Designer [Wechsler, Gil]
1977-78: Eugene Onegin: 7 performances: Statistics
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Best, Richard [Bass]
Dobriansky, Andrij [Bass]
Gedda, Nicolai [Tenor]
Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah [Mezzo Soprano]
Igesz, Bodo [Stage Director]
Jones, Isola [Mezzo Soprano]
Milnes, Sherrill [Baritone]
Talvela, Martti [Bass]
Velis, Andrea [Tenor]
Zylis-Gara, Teresa [Soprano]


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Q: operator== marked 'override', but does not override I am have an issue while overriding the base class operator==. Here is the code.
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

template <typename T>
class IClient {
  virtual const std::vector<T>& getID() = 0;
  virtual bool isEqual(const std::vector<T>& anotherID) = 0;
  virtual bool operator==(const IClient& anotherClient) = 0;
};

class SeviceClient : public IClient<int8_t> {
  const std::vector<int8_t> ID;

 public:
  SeviceClient(const std::vector<int8_t>& ID) : ID(std::move(ID)) {}
  SeviceClient(const std::vector<int8_t>&& ID) : ID(std::move(ID)) {}

  const std::vector<int8_t>& getID() override {
      return ID;
  }
  bool isEqual(const std::vector<int8_t>& anotherID) override {
      return true;
  }
  bool operator==(const SeviceClient& anotherClient) override {
      return true;
  }
};

It complains that
 error: 'bool SeviceClient::operator==(const SeviceClient&)' marked 'override', but does not override

The compiler looks happy when i convert the function to
bool operator==(const IClient<int8_t>& anotherClient) override {}

Is this solution for the problem or am I missing something here ?
Thanks

A: SeviceClient and IClient are different types.
So, bool SeviceClient::operator==(const SeviceClient&) hasn't base declaration.

A: You must understand that C++ has possibility to overload functions.
So to identify function which suppose to be called not only function name must match, but also types of arguments. There is of course implicit conversion which can adapt arguments to match functions arguments types, but note that if there are multiple functions with same name then implicit conversion can lead to ambiguity.
If you are using polymorphism then you have to remember that child class should be usable as it was just parent class. Someone who holds pointer to base class should not notice that it is in fact a subclass.
So when you override virtual function types of arguments must much exactly, so everything is unambiguous.
I suspect that instead dynamic polymorphism you need static polymorphism and CRTP. So something like this:
template <typename Child, typename T>
class IClient {
  const std::vector<T>& getID() {
      return asChild()->getID();
  }

  bool isEqual(const std::vector<T>& anotherID) {
      return asChild()->isEqual(anotherID);
  }

  bool operator==(const Child& anotherClient) {
      return asChild()->isEqual(anotherClient);
  }

private:
  Child* asChild() {
      return static_cast<Child*>(this);
  }
  const Child* asChild() const {
      return static_cast<const Child*>(this);
  }

};

class SeviceClient : public IClient<SeviceClient, int8_t> {
  const std::vector<int8_t> ID;

public:
  SeviceClient(const std::vector<int8_t>& ID) : ID(std::move(ID)) {}
  SeviceClient(const std::vector<int8_t>&& ID) : ID(std::move(ID)) {}

  const std::vector<int8_t>& getID() {
      return ID;
  }
  bool isEqual(const std::vector<int8_t>& anotherID) {
      return true;
  }
  bool operator==(const SeviceClient& anotherClient) {
      return true;
  }
};

A: There are two sides to this question. One, what rules of C++ does this design violate? And two, why does C++ have such rules?
The first one is easy. You can override a function by a function with exactly the same argument list. Since (const IClient& anotherClient) is not exactly the same as (const SeviceClient& anotherClient), no override takes place. Case closed.
The second one is a bit more involved. To understand it, let's use a more familiar class hierarchy. There is class Animal, and there is class Dog : public Animal, and class Cat : public Animal.
What bool Animal::operator==(const Animal&) tells us? It tells us that we can compare an animal with another animal. In particular, we can compare a dog with a dog, and a cat with a cat, bit also a dog with a cat, and a rat with a bat, and a fish with a moskito, and an aardvark with a T. Rex. It is a promise that class Animal makes yo us. If we have two Animal object, we can compare them.
Now, a function that overrides this operator is supposed to fulfill the promise. Does bool Dog::operator==(const Dog&) does that? No, it fulfills a much narrower promise: that this Animal (that happens to be a Dog) can be compared with a Dog. Is it lawful to fulfill this narrow promise? Absolutely. Is it lawful to pretend that this function also fulfills the wide promise, that of being able to compare any two animals? Absolutely not. So we can declare this function, but cannot claim that it overrides the Animal equality operator.
What would happen if there was a rule that would allow us to claim that?
Dog d;
Cat c;
Animal& da = d;
Animal& ca = c;
std::cout << (da == ca);

This program fragment would have to compile, since every line is valid (under our fantasy rule), but what should it do? There is no code that compares a dog with a cat!
Some languages say "OK, no big deal, we'll just throw a run-time error". C++ doesn't do that. If you want the code above to throw a run-time error, you should write code that throws a run-time error yourself. This means overriding bool Animal::operator==(const Animal&) with bool Dog::operator==(const Animal&) and bool Cat::operator==(const Animal&), and checking for the error condition there.
It is probably not a good idea though. Equality usually makes little sense for class hierarchies. It is usually a much better idea to either omit the comparison altogether, or make it non-virtual and defined in child classes only.


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97-year-old serves as matron of honor at great-great-granddaughter's wedding
December 30, 2021 By Nicole Pelletiere
Juanita Courtney, lovingly known as Nanny, was there to witness the nuptials of Ashley and Josh Stewart which took place at The Pointe at Lifespring in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Dec. 24. A bouquet was made to replicate the flowers Courtney carried when she was married in the 1940s. (The Pointe at Lifespring)
In a touching moment, a woman stood beside her great-great-granddaughter as the matron of honor at her wedding.
Juanita Courtney, lovingly known as Nanny, was there to witness the nuptials of Ashley and Josh Stewart which took place at The Pointe at Lifespring in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Dec. 24.
"They loved Jesus, loved each other and loved their family," Juanita Courtney's daughter, Vicki Howard, said of her mother and late father, Paul Courtney. (The Pointe at Lifespring)
Courtney's husband, Paul, died Jan. 26, 2006. The couple would've celebrated their 59th anniversary six days after Paul's death, Courtney's daughter, Vicki Howard, said in a statement released to Fox News by The Pointe at Lifespring.
COUPLE RECREATES WEDDING 77 YEARS LATER AFTER FIRST WEDDING DIDN'T HAVE PHOTOS
"They loved Jesus, loved each other and loved their family," Howard said.
This wedding was part of The Pointe at Lifespring's Living the Dream program. One resident is selected each quarter and a dream is fulfilled off their bucket list, Julie Sharp, director of sales and marketing at The Pointe, told Fox News.
Juanita Courtney's husband, Paul, died Jan. 26, 2006. The couple would've celebrated their 59th anniversary six days after Paul's death. (The Pointe at Lifespring)
Staff at the senior living community bought Courtney's dress and arranged to have her hair and makeup done. A bouquet was made to replicate the flowers Courtney carried when she was married in the 1940s.
BRIDE WEARS HER GRANDMOTHER'S WEDDING DRESS 60 YEARS LATER: 'IT FIT LIKE A GLOVE'
Courtney has three children, eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren with a sixth on the way. About 34 family members attended the Christmas Eve wedding.
(The Pointe at Lifespring)
Howard said the last Christmas spent as a "big family" was Christmas Eve in 2005, which was her father Paul's last Christmas.
"Their home was filled with love, a safe place," Howard said of her parents. "A very humble home, and everyone felt loved with snacks or [a] meals and a place to talk and laugh and just be together as a family."
Juanita Courtney has three children, eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren with a sixth on the way. Seen in this image photographed on Dec. 24 is Courtney serving as matron of honor at her great-great-granddaughter Ashley Stewart's wedding in Knoxville, Tenn. (The Pointe at Lifespring)
Ashley and Josh's Christmas Eve wedding was extra special with Nanny being part of the celebration, according to Howard.


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Caring for Urban Parks Amidst the Climate Crisis
By Sheila McMenamin
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A year spent caring for all 843 acres of Central Park feels largely predictable to the Central Park Conservancy staff. In the winter we prune shrubs and shovel snow and come spring we open lawns and cut back native flowers to encourage growth. Summertime is packed with removing weeds from the Park's woodlands, while fall is focused on raking the leaves of thousands of trees. These tasks—and the countless others that go into maintaining Central Park—are cyclical, dependent on the four seasons as experienced in New York City.
A deep connection to these patterns in nature is imperative to our work. But what happens when these cycles become less dependable, or more extreme? In the face of a growing climate crisis which creates erratic patterns in the weather, our Conservancy staff—and experts in the field of climate resilience—look to the role that greenspaces play in our collective health, the ways we can adapt our care for them, and the potential for more just, prepared cities.
In the remnants of Hurricane Ida, water levels at Central Park's Lake rose dramatically, surging past boat landings on the shore and into the Park's landscapes. Photo by Park visitor @meldeeynyc.
A World in Crisis
The earth has experienced changes in climate throughout its 4.5-billion-year history, but scientists unanimously agree that since the mid-20th century, humans have caused substantial damage to the environment, expediting global warming in unprecedented ways. The bulk of this damage stems from greenhouse gas emissions—sources like electricity, transportation, and agriculture—that raise global temperatures, interfere with the earth's natural cycles, and lead to volatile, often catastrophic weather events.
Rising temperatures are resulting in melting glaciers, reduced snow cover, and coastal flooding. Razed forests are leading to habitat loss and mass wildlife extinction. Intensifying heat is exacerbating air pollution and rainfall. The repercussions of a warming planet will ultimately touch each of us—in the Park and around the world—but, as seen through phenomena like the urban heat island effect, they impact lower income and communities of color first.
These "multi-crises" are described as such because they are occurring at once and at every level. "We are dealing with a global pandemic at the same time as extreme heat and wildfires," explains Kristin Baja, a Program Director in Climate Resilience for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN). "It's not like the smoke from a wildfire stays where the wildfire is—it travels across the country, putting an even bigger strain on people's already compromised respiratory health." And that's no exaggeration: in Central Park this summer, a thick haze from the west coast's record-setting wildfires could be seen—and felt—right here in New York City.
In July 2021, smoke from over 80 wildfires in the western United States and Canada traveled across the country to New York City. The air quality that day was one of the worst in the world—an unhealthy threshold is numbered at 100, but New York City's measured at 157. Photo taken by Park visitor Galya Morrell.
Since the Conservancy's founding in 1980, staff members have witnessed and adapted to a wide range of challenges here in the Park. None have felt so complex as those faced in the past few years. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with so few places to gather safely in the City, New Yorkers visited Central Park in droves, trafficking the landscapes in new, creative, and often intense ways. The impacts were felt immediately. With more visitors came a greater appreciation for urban parks and their effect on our collective health, but also more trash, ecological damage, and strain on staff to keep up.
These challenges—and the staff rising to meet them—are not unique to the Central Park Conservancy. Urban, state, and national park organizations around the world are facing similar tensions in welcoming an influx of nature-loving visitors, and like the multi-crises that Baja describes, these tensions do not occur in a vacuum. In addition to expanded use and foot traffic, the Conservancy staff is simultaneously dealing with increasingly erratic weather and the cleanup that follows. The combination is a perfect storm.
In spring of 2020, after months of quarantining indoors, people flocked to parks around the City and country in record numbers, utilizing the landscapes in new ways and resulting in unique impacts on the ecosystem.
When It Rains, It Pours
On a cool Monday morning in September 2021, Assistant Manager David Bayne stood at the western entrance to Bethesda Terrace, surveying the grounds before him. The space looked picturesque enough to be on a postcard: water trickled calmly from the Angel of the Waters statue, flowing into a pool filled with enormous Colocasia and lotus plants that danced in the light breeze. Passersby walked with their leashed dogs, enjoying a moment outdoors before their workdays. The sky was bright blue and cloudless, and in the distance, just a hint of autumn's changing colors could be seen on the tree line across the Lake.
Almost unbelievably, that very space was completely flooded just days before, deluged by record rainfall that turned the Conservancy staff's week upside down. In the remnants of Hurricane Ida—a storm that rolled over to the east coast from Louisiana—the Park saw a staggering 3.15 inches of rain in one hour, smashing a record set just 11 days earlier by Hurricane Henri during the City's Homecoming concert on the Great Lawn.
Cleaning Up the Park in the Remnants of Hurricane Ida
In the aftermath of over seven inches of rain—three of which fell within one hour—Conservancy staff worked around the clock to clear muddy paths, remove fallen trees, and mitigate flooding in the Park. Flooding at Bethesda Terrace was especially intense, creating a pool of water around the fountain. Storms like these can set back routine maintenance schedules by at least a week.
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"When these storms happen, we have to completely shift our focus from everyday operations to cleanup. And when we do that, we lose almost a week of regular maintenance," explained David as he unpacked a trash-grabber from his cart. For David and his team, that lost week of maintenance can mean overgrown lawns, delayed playground openings, overflowing trash cans, and weedy gardens and woodlands—a frustrating reality for a staff that prides itself on the highest standards of park maintenance. "I do believe we will start to see more of this weather in the future, and while we work to keep the Park moving in a positive direction, we must also respond to these urgent needs that are hitting us right now."
Historic rainstorms are sure to make headlines—and for good reason—but plenty of other climate-related stories hide in plain sight. From the spread of invasive species like porcelain berry, lesser celandine, and Japanese knotweed in the Park's woodlands to the growth of harmful algal blooms in the Park's water bodies, Conservancy staff sees the result of warming weather first-hand. Maybe more so, we can feel it.
"In the month of July we had at least four official heat waves. The next month we had at least two. We keep breaking the record for high heat days each year," said David, speaking to what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared the hottest July on record. During these increasingly common high heat days, Conservancy staff takes extra precautions and extended breaks to stay safe while they mow lawns, plant flowers, and inspect trees. But over time, consistent heatwaves take a toll. "It's hard because on those days, there are certain things we just can't do in terms of maintenance. It's a significant challenge."
Carlos Olivares, a technician on the Conservancy's Natural Areas team, removes Japanese knotweed in the Ramble. The persistent, rapidly growing invasive plant competes with native species, making landscapes more susceptible to erosion and negatively impacting wildlife that live there. Knotweed thrives in New York's increasingly warmer, wetter weather.
Resilient Spaces, Brilliant Futures
Parks around the world will continue to be affected by the climate crisis over the decades, but if managed and cared for with intention, their futures remain bright. That sense of possibility is at the heart of the Conservancy's work to care for the Park and is rooted in a deep connection and response to the landscape.
Take the Park's trees, for example. Manhattan depends on these 18,000 woody plants to slow increasingly intense rainfall, cool increasingly warm weather, and filter increasingly polluted air. In return, our Tree Care team monitors their health, administers treatments, and prunes branches to help them thrive, all while planting more species of trees that are well-suited to this evolving environment.
Since 1970, the North American bird population has declined by 29%, amounting to the loss of three billion birds. Changing climate patterns and global habitat loss make Central Park's tree canopy all the more vital to species like this blue jay.
The Park's meadows, lawns, and woodlands are equally as connected to the City's resilience. Wildlife like bees, bats, birds, and even coyotes—whose global habitats are fewer and farther between—make their homes in these spaces, contributing to a more biodiverse ecosystem and pollinating the Park's flowers. To support these landscapes (and their benefactors), our Natural Areas and Garden teams plant wildflowers and saplings, the same plants that soak up rainwater and prevent erosion during more frequent storms.
Central Park plays a vital role in limiting the worst effects of the very crises that impact it, and our staff diligently and expertly works to ensure that these landscapes can do just that. To many experts in the field of climate resilience, therein lies the hope. "We need to respect nature," says Baja, "but also respectfully return to the truth that we are nature, too. We can build that into our practice, our learning, and really value our space as part of the ecosystem, not dominance over it."
The excess growth and prevalence of harmful algal blooms, duckweed, and Elodea in Central Park's water bodies is just one example of how warmer weather and external sources of pollution affect the landscapes we love. Conservancy staff monitors these water bodies and works to improve the resilience of their shorelines by removing excess algae and supporting the health of surrounding plant life.
In the wake of an endless news cycle, real-time climate emergencies, and an ongoing global pandemic, it can feel hard to focus on this ecosystem, let alone how it's changing. For Julia Kumari Drapkin, a climate science reporter and photojournalist, facilitating that process is precisely the goal of her climate data platform, ISeeChange.
Contributors to the app post pictures and reflections of how they experience climate change in their own backyards, curating a qualitative and quantitative look at our evolving environment. "It's not just about that tree. It's about [my] relationship to that tree," says Julia. "It's about an especially hot day at the Reservoir and how it impacts my run there. The more we are paying attention to [climate change] over time, the more we're able to understand what it's doing to us."
Noticing is the very first step. Admiring a robin perched in a willow tree leads to caring about its livelihood and, eventually, leads to dialogue with others. "If there is one thing that you can have a conversation about with anyone in the world—and find immediate connection with total strangers—it is the weather," says Julia. "The climate crisis is asking humanity to work together in ways it has never before. If we answer the call, it's really seeing ourselves as the true collective that we all are."
Collectively, Central Park's community has a big impact on the longevity of this space. Through basic stewardship practices, like carrying out trash or packing picnics in reusable containers, visitors can protect wildlife and support the Conservancy staff who picks up the trash of millions of people each year. By honoring fencing, treating trees and plants gently, and staying on marked paths, visitors can help landscapes stay strong, intact, and thriving.
Over the past 40 years, Conservancy staff has expertly restored key ecological habitats in the Park, like this pollinator space at the Dene Slope. Not only do these native plants—like coneflowers, milkweed, and coreopsis—provide important food and host sites for bees, birds, and butterflies, they also create buffers during intense rainfall, mitigating landscape erosion in the Park. Photo by Timothy Schenck.
The Golden Rule
Despite the uncertainty of the past few years, the bellwethers of autumn remain. The Park's verdant vistas are slowly transitioning to crimson, gold, and purple, and a current of cool air is riding in on the breeze. Thousands of deciduous trees will soon drop their leaves, and the days will be spent raking, collecting, composting, and mulching them back into the landscape.
The dependability of this cycle is comforting in the face of so many immense—and daunting—unknowns. While the warmer days could last longer, and the rainy weather could stretch further, our staff continues their work with rapt attention, ready to pay it forward to the Park that provides so much. How we treat our environment is how we treat ourselves, after all.
A Shared Space: Finding Connection Through Conservation
Urban greenspaces like Central Park connect city dwellers to the intricate and dynamic ecological systems we need for reflection and recreation, and other species count on for survival.
Tags: Conservancy Staff / Pollinators / About the Conservancy / Nature Lovers
Where the Grass is Greener: What to Know About Central Park's Lawns
Central Park contains a variety of landscapes—from meadows to woodlands to gardens—and lawns are an important part of the mix.
Tags: Summer / Conservancy Staff / Park Design / Spring / Fall / Tips for Visiting / Winter / Nature Lovers
From Central Park to Central Mexico: The Great Monarch Butterfly Migration
When it comes to skipping town—and the cold—Central Park's monarch butterflies go the distance: a pilgrimage that starts in southern Canada and the northeastern United States and ends in Mexico.
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A Walk in the Park: A Neuroscientist Explains the Benefits of Walking in Nature
New York is a city of walkers. And there's perhaps no better place to stretch your legs in this bustling metropolis than Central Park.
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The Need for Fuel Contamination Testing!
The fuel contamination incident in Bangor, County Down attracted U.K's media largely in 2015. Cars of the customers broke down and got damaged severely, due to the contaminated fuel bought from Tesco's service station. BBC's report regarding the issue stated that- "Tesco paid the claims of about £8m after more than 17,000 people filed claims against their vehicles, damaged by contaminated fuel last year in May." Moreover, ASDA sent cheques to about 3,000 customers who collectively claimed £1.4m in compensation. In fact in some cases, traces of silicon were also found in the diesel taken from the affected cars. Emptying the fuel tanks and refilling 150 forecourts of Tesco after contamination incident, wasted tons of energy and fuel.
But is there a handy way of detecting and quantifying the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which pollutes fuel?
There are various lengthy methods and procedures of sampling the fuel regularly that invests a large amount of time and man-force. But, think of a situation where there were portable devices at all the service stations that could test the fuel before buying it from the retailers? Detecting the contamination before filling the fuel tanks could actually reduce the contaminated fuel scams extensively, providing convenience and satisfaction to the customers.California-based EST Inc. provides one such portable device, a sensor technology that incorporates gas chromatography (GC) and Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) called the zNose®, which carries the capability of sampling fuel and detecting the contamination within a minute.
zNose® tests all the fuels like kerosene, gasoline, petrol, diesel, etc. and possesses varied unique features as follows:
1.Uses vaporized samples and headspace vapors above liquid samples.
2. Provides visual olfactory image, allowing operators to assess the chemical composition produced by any type of fuel's chemical vapor and quickly detects the mixing of octanes and blended fuels.
3. Unlike other detectors, zNose® with its unique vapor analyzing technology detects almost every possible kind of threat from odors and chemicals in near real time.
4.With VaporPrint™, zNose® provides a significant graphical feature and possesses tunable specificity.
5.Learns to recognize the chemical signature of virtually any threat.
6. It is highly sensitive and can be operated within a wireless network using either Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth, or RF modems with ranges up to 30 meters.
Hence, with such utilitarian qualities, zNose® is a one-stop solution to fight the consequences, contaminated fuel creates.
A testing procedure was carried out using zNose®, where, diesel and gasoline samples from various service stations were taken and tested. zNose® differentiated between different octane blends and detected mixing of different octanes and adulteration using ultra-fast chromatograms and olfactory images called VaporPrints™. Here are a few VaporPrints™ images from the experiments.
The problem of fuel contamination is not only faced by service stations and general public, but also, air force, navy and aviation sector faces it. In 2009, the jet fuel of U.S Air force's C-130 USAF was found contaminated with Fatty Acid Methyl Ester, a harmful component for engines. The Navy IG report also found that the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East discarded about 12,000 gallons of fuel in December, 2014, due to contamination. Hence, this contamination problem is very utterly serious and is faced by the all the countries globally. It even leads to many lethal incidents as contaminated fuel abrades the fuel system components, clogs fuel filters and leads to blockage of fuel supply to the engine, resulting in a plane crash. In 2005, a pilot died in a plane crash and Federal officials reported fuel contamination as the reason behind it. In fact, contaminated fuel caused serious problems on both engines of an Airbus A330, and forced the crew to initiate emergency landing at Hong Kong on April 13, 2010.
Hence, using EST Inc.'s zNose® to detect volatile organic compounds in fuels such as gasoline, diesel, petrol, etc. is rapid and easy. Its high volatility has made detection of chemical vapor in part-per-trillion range possible. Globally, for fuel stations, navy force, air force and aviation sector, this substantially utilitarian device with unique features is very useful. It has the capability of analyzing the impurities in fuel and rendering safe fuel to the customers which can make their journey by road, air or water smooth, safe and a happy one.
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Wisconsin Couple Seriously Injured at Dangerous, Unguarded Canadian National Crossing
By Pottroff & Karlin LLC January 1, 2018 No Comments
(Spencer, Wisconsin – December 12, 2017)
A driver and his passenger were both being treated for serious in a Clark County, WI hospital following a Tuesday collision between their pickup truck and a Canadian National freight train. The collision took place at the dangerous and unguarded road/rail intersection of Century Road and CN railroad tracks near Spencer, WI just prior to 9:00 P.M., CST.
The operator of an eastbound pickup truck, Austin Krueger, 18, and his passenger, Courtney Wallace, 19, both of whom were wearing seat belts, were taken to Marshfield Medical Center with moderate to severe injuries. Their vehicle hit the last two cars of the CN train that was already in the unguarded intersection which could not signal the presence of the train. It is virtually certain that if this crossing was equipped with active warning devices that alerted motorists to the trains presence over the crossing, this collision would not have occurred.
The crossing, according to statistics kept by the Federal Railroad Administration, is used daily by an average of 20 CN freight trains which can cross at speeds as high as 60 mph. The crossing was the site of a fatal accident on June 18, 2013, and has now recorded its fifth collision and second and third non-fatal injuries.
"It's a dangerous intersection," charged resident Scott Johnson to WAOW-TV, NewsLine Nine Reporter Neena Pacholke. "We've lived here about 31 years, and there's been many close calls, but in the last five years there's been two deaths."
And as Johnson, speaking on behalf of many Century Road residents who want to see lights and gates added to the obviously dangerous intersection, told WAOW "Times are changing, and I think it's time to look at doing something out here."
CN railroad officials told Reporter Pacholke that "It's up to drivers to be more aware."
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In 1947, the 'Mossad le-aliyah bet' (a secret branch of the Hagana devoted to bringing in illegal immigrants, which later evolved into the 'Mossad') managed to make contact with two American pilots who were willing to fly illegal immigrants to Jewish Palestine, in exchange for a hefty fee. The two would be using a Curtiss Commando transport which they owned. On August 20th 1947, the pilots flew Aliyah-bet agent Shlomo Hillel to Baghdad. Hillel carried out some quick organizational work, and at night a group of 50 youths from the 'Hehalutz' movement boarded the plane.
IAF planes aid two IDF brigades and conquer the Negev and Eilat.
Britain makes plans for the destruction of the Israeli Air Force.
Six IAF Pipers exfiltrate an intelligence scout unit from the Sinai.
In Sep. 1964 the IAF commenced operation "Masmer". The operation sought to transfer six disassembled Fuga jet planes and all accompanying equipment.
IDF forces raid terrorist targets south of the Dead Sea, with the IAF providing close air support.


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C. R. TAE KWON DO EXPERT BREAKING BARRIERS
| Events in N. Korea likened to ping pong diplomacy
PYONGYANG, North Korea – with a smile and strong hands, Korean-American tae kwon do grandmaster Woo Jin Jung shatters pine boards in hopes of breaking another solid barrier – the 53 years of division between North and South on the Korean peninsula.
| No one is immune to his unusual charms. In this normally tightly regimented city, Jung even persuaded the prim North Korean announcer, wearing a bright green hanbok dress, to shop a board in two for the crowd watching his demonstration. "Female or male, old people and young, black white, it doesn't matter – we're just all wishing for unification," Jung, 64, of Cedar Rapids, told the audience.
Just as the United States and China drew closer together through "ping pong diplomacy" in the 1970s, Jung and his delegation of martial arts practitioners hope their "tae kwon do diplomacy" can help resolve the Koreas' equally intransigent stalemate.
| "Ping ping helped the USA and China have a relationship Tae kwon do will do the same to reconcile North and South," said Jun Lee, 45, another Korean-American tae kwon do grandmaster, who traveled to North Korea from Raleigh, N.C.
Even tae kwon do itself has fallen victim to the hostility between the communist North and capitalist South. Rival factions in the two Koreas pledge allegiance to different sports bodies that disagree about the sport's origins. But in Pyongyang this month, the talk of the rival sports bodies fell by the wayside as the visitors used their fists and feet to break prejudices and bring people together.
| With cries of "Tongil!" – meaning "unification" – the black belt broke boards at the Demilitarized Zone, tourist sites and for a crowd of some 2,400 during the May 18 celebration at the Taekwondo Palace in Pyongyang.
| The North Korean tae kwon do demonstration team drew hearty laughter and cheers from the initially reserved crowd by performing a series of skits, in which female black belts used acrobatic kicks and punched to repel men acting as attackers. One male athlete performed a leaping kick over a three-person-high human pyramid to spit a board – and still land on his feet. Other broke boards, bricks and tiles with bare hands and feet, sending dust and debris flying to the amazed oohs and aahs of the audience.
| Jung now runs 45 martial arts schools, including Jung's Tae Kwon Do Academy in Cedar Rapids, and eight fitness centers in the United States, including the New Life Fitness World center in Cedar Rapids.
| Jung was born in 1942 into a farming family in the now-South Korean city of Ulsan. He started learning marital arts because he was bullied at school. Becoming a black belt in just 14 months, his tae kwon do skills helped him stand out during his military service, where a stint on patrol at the DMZ convinced him of the need to work toward Korea's reunification.
| Jung emigrated to the United States in 1971 and opened his first tae kwon do academy in 1973. He has been a citizen for 30years. Over the years he has trained about 4,300 black belts and publishes a magazine. Tae Kwon Do Times, from Cedar Rapids.
| He has visited North Korea eight times since 1992 as part of his reconciliation efforts.
"I'm not South or North, I'm Koran," he said.
He said last night of his demonstration that North Koreans "are never smiling. This time they were smiling. They gave us a big hand."
He'll leave the politics to others: "Politics is government's business. I'm just a martial arts person."
Historic International Taekwondo Federation Demonstration team from North Korea at Kukkiwon, June 28, 2017. The Goodwill Tours spearheaded by Woojin Jung in 2007 & 2011 for Unification and peace in Korea through TaeKwonDo led to the International Taekwondo Federation returning to South Korea for the first time in 45 years on June 23, 2017. These pioneering events hope to lead to many more bridges of peace and collaboration through Martial Arts and Martial Arts people for many generations to come.
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SINGLE REVIEW. Jamie T – Tinfoil Boy
Published on July 1, 2016 November 25, 2016 by Lock In Music
Release Date: 30th June
Genre: Alternative/post-punk
Rating:★★★★1/2
The man is back, and boy does he know how drip feed us. After the boom of his first two albums (Panic Prevention 2007, Kings & Queens 2009), Jamie T has got into the habit of leaving one to five years in between releases. As he returns to the scene, even if only momentarily, we have several questions to greet this release. Where has Jamie T been? What's he been doing? The answer is who knows, all we know is while chilling in Detroit he decided to record the crushing 'Tinfoil Boy' in a moment of spontaneity – and it is great to have him back.
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The song opens with the taunting giggles of a women which evolves seamlessly into Jamie setting the scene with calm vocals and rather subtle bass lines. Suddenly "he's a Tinfoil Boy…" is blasted down the line repeatedly as a heavy riff develops and sounds reminiscent of Rage Against The Machine seep through as the drum beat is thrown around is a fit of delirium. The deprecating lyrics of the verses seem to be written with a new air of maturity, while the chorus allows the London troublemaker to lash out and explore the heavier side of his post-punk music. Finally we are left with the lyric "It's times like this I feel tripped into waking up" reminding us of the intense and ominous tone lying under his most recent album 'Carry On The Grudge' that seems to have had a long-lasting affect.
So far there is no word on whether this is simply a 'just felt like it' single drop or the beginning of the journey to a new album. Jamie T has always been good at keeping his fans waiting and wondering, but we are certainly hoping it is the latter.
Stream the new single 'Tinfoil Boy' here
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Situated 20 km in the southwest, the Tianlongshan Grotto was built in Tang dynasty and fined in Yuan dynasty, in the existing 8 caves, curved figures are the saints and the 7 Pupils of the Taoism Ancestor Wang Chongyang, so that it rates as the biggest Taoism grottoes nationally.
The design of fencing walls is dragon and Phoenix reflecting art and taste of the people then. for the mother of Emperor Tang Shuyu, the founder of State Jin, The temple rates as the Chongshan Temple built in Tang dynasty is the most capacity of scriptures of China´s Buddhism, totaling to 20 thousand volumes, 137 pieces of Baoshi Hua paintings of Ming dynasty´s frescoes are also stored there.
Furthermore, there is the most typical wooden architecture of Ming dynasty, the Da Beidian hall as well as the precious Ming dynasty´s sculptures Sanda Shi, Similar is another temple, the Chun Yanggong Taoism temple, which was built exclusively for the saint Lu Dongbin. Arrangement of galleries and pavilions represent very much the architecture and gardening art of the time. Stored there are also bronze sculpture of marshal Guan Yu´s horse.
It is also used as Shanxi Museum to display potteries, porcelains, bronzes wares, coins, sculptures, lacquers, enamel, colored glaze, calligraphy works and paintings of times.
Take the special bus from Jinci Temple to get there.
Recommended time for a visit: two hours.


One that wins, especially a victor in sports or a notably successful person.
a person or thing that wins; victor.
noun victor, first, champion, master, champ (informal), conqueror, vanquisher, prizewinner, conquering hero She will present the trophies to the winners.
3.1. (= sth successful) this record is a winner! → ¡este disco es un exitazo!
it's a winner! (fam) → è un successone! (likely to be a success) → è un successo garantito!
The winners in the various contests of the day would be pitted against each other until only two remained alive; the victor in the last encounter being set free, whether animal or man.
At length the play came to an end, and Mr Isaac List rose the only winner.
High above his head, the winner held the roll of paper containing the twenty-five silver dollars.
The King replied, 'Then both your heads must be staked, and your head and his must be guaranteed for the winner.
It was admitted that the medal contestants had practically narrowed down to three--Gilbert Blythe, Anne Shirley, and Lewis Wilson; the Avery scholarship was more doubtful, any one of a certain six being a possible winner.
Vronsky was at the head of the race, just as he wanted to be and as Cord had advised, and now he felt sure of being the winner.
What is to be done," said Sancho, "is this; you, the winner, be you good, bad, or indifferent, give this assailant of yours a hundred reals at once, and you must disburse thirty more for the poor prisoners; and you who have neither profession nor property, and hang about the island in idleness, take these hundred reals now, and some time of the day to-morrow quit the island under sentence of banishment for ten years, and under pain of completing it in another life if you violate the sentence, for I'll hang you on a gibbet, or at least the hangman will by my orders; not a word from either of you, or I'll make him feel my hand.
The third target was to be removed yet farther, until the winner was proved.
The war with Spain, many years' generous mint and watermelon crops, a few long-shot winners at the New Orleans race-track, and the brilliant banquets given by the Indiana and Kansas citizens who compose the North Carolina Society have made the South rather a "fad" in Manhattan.
A visit to the gaming-table--not as a heated, anxious venturer, but one whom it was quite a treat to see staking his two or three pieces in deference to the follies of society, and smiling with equal benevolence on winners and losers--made it late before he reached home.


Over the past year or so I've been working regularly for Brighton based web developers Madgex. They have an impressive portfolio of clients in their niche market place of creating job board websites, such as Guardian Jobs and Fish4 jobs. They want to change their current website to a more image based site and that was where I came in. Below are a selection of images showing their workplace as well as several images of their work featuring on various screens.