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Pantani Wins Tough Tour Climb
L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France -- Italy's Marco Pantani won the toughest stage of this year's Tour de France on Wednesday as the race reached its half-way mark with the 10th stage, Miguel Indurain easily keeping the overall lead.
Indurain continued his remarkable showing by coming in second, just ahead of Alex Z--lle and Bjarne Riis, second and third in the overall standings.
In the past four stages, Indurain has been second, first, second and second -- all in different circumstances.
The stage, 163 kilometers, had three major climbs, all more than 1,800 meters and all rated "out of category," ending with l'Alpe d'Huez and its 21 hairpin curves up the final 15 kilometers with a slope of 8.3 percent.
As usual, everything was played out on the final climb and relayed through the thousands of fans that lined the narrow roads overnight.
Pantani, who missed 26 days of training after an auto accident in the spring, made the first thrust shortly after the start and caught the small group of riders that had built up a minute lead.
Only Ivan Gotti, who held the yellow jersey for a couple of days, was able to stay with him for a while as the others slowly dropped off the pace.
With 10 kilometers left, Pantani was alone. Behind him, Indurain's Benesto teammates were starting to lead the chase to limit the gap. But Pantani started the day more than 14 minutes behind in 11th place.
Indurain again took off and took Z--lle with him. Together they caught the small group of one-time leaders with four kilometers left.
Riis also went with them and the trio started to approach Pantani who began to fade in the final two kilometers but still held on for the individual victory.
More than a minute later Indurain led the final sprint among the three contenders with Z--lle and Riis trailing.
Before the main group reached the mountains, the Tour was heavy with dropouts: Mario Cippolini, who had won two stages on the flats; Maricio Fondriest, a former world champion; Jacky Durand, who held the lead after the opening prologue; and Yevgeny Berzin of Russia, expected to mount a challenge to Indurain.
Thursday's stage of 199 kilometers is from Bourg d'Oisans to St. Etienne.
Last year's Tour of Italy winner, Berzin, riding for the Gewiss Ballan team, also came to grief in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, losing more than 17 minutes on winner Z--lle.
Berzin, 25, who was dropped by the leaders on the Col des Saisies, the first of the day's three major climbs, finished in 32nd place and dropped from third to 21st and out of contention in the overall standings.
"I had no legs today. I don't know why," Berzin said. "Maybe the rest day yesterday upset my rhythm. I don't know.
"When I was dropped, [team mate] Bruno Cenghialta came to help me, but I soon realized I couldn't catch up and when I understood my legs had gone, I told him to go on ahead."
(AP, Reuters)


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Eat the dots and watch out for the pesky ghosts! The Pacman game was one of my favourite pastimes in my university years. You score points by navigating through the maze to gobble up dots and bonus fruits, and timing the use of the power pills to swallow the ghosts. The score is instantly tracked by a counter. As you advance to higher levels, repeat the same strategy but at a faster pace.
In business, continual success comes from effective execution of sound strategies. Over the years, numerous research papers have been written about strategy formulation and execution. They focus on the approaches for strategy development and the capabilities to execute. A critical area which does not get much exposure is the monitoring of execution. The mojo of successful strategy execution is in the measurement.
Monitoring involves measuring outcomes delivered by the actions undertaken. The challenge lies with what to measure.
Metrics which are loosely defined do not reflect clearly the outcome the business aims to achieve. Financial metrics, used often as the default, are not necessarily insightful measurements. Intangible, broadly defined corporate objectives such as efficiency, satisfaction, and community engagement are difficult to measure. There are ways, by the way, when you define the evidence of success properly.
On the other hand, meaningful metrics reconcile with the corporate strategy. They are well articulated to reflect success. There is no confusion because the metrics reflect precisely what success looks like. They provide insight on what needs attention, steering timely decisive action. Critical driver activities are monitored. The business is able to be proactive and hence, minimizes negative outcomes.
Consider the following matrix on the relationship between execution and metrics.
The matrix shows that loosely defined metrics and poor execution effectiveness (the bottom right quadrant) result in effort wasted on things that don't matter. The business does not have a clear sense whether the work performed contributes to success because the metrics do not provide any guidance on what actions to take. Needless to say, poor execution approaches waste valuable resources.
For a business which cannot execute work effectively, meaningful metrics help to guide corrective action for improvement (the top right quadrant.) The metrics identify problem areas which the company can act immediately to overcome the issues. In addition to financial outcomes, the business measures critical work that are essential for success.
In the case where execution is effective, having loosely defined metrics can misguide a business (the bottom left quadrant.) The company takes on initiatives which seem to be logical but without metrics that relate specifically to the desired outcomes, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of the resources deployed. The only way to align effort with result is to establish definitive metrics that are true indicators of success.
When a business is deliberate in defining success and consciously monitors its work using meaningful metrics (top left quadrant), it is able to focus effort on critical work and deliver outstanding performance consistently. The direct correlation of effort with success optimizes the use of resources.
Therefore, monitoring execution using specific, meaningful metrics is important to successful strategy implementation. Proper metrics provide a tool for the assessment of resource deployment, problem diagnosis, and focus for driving targeted results. A perfect strategy, even with excellent execution, might fail if the business measures the wrong things.
Just like playing the Pacman game, there is no score if the player is not able to eat anything. The Pacman can wander around the maze and get cornered by the ghosts. The score counter monitors every move and reports instantly successes in eating dots, fruits and ghosts.


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Donald Trump's loss is Li Keqiang's gain as Berlin rolls out red carpet for China's PM
Berlin | Published: June 1, 2017 12:28:19 AM
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrived in Berlin on Wednesday at the start of a European tour, poised to jump into the global climate change leadership gap left by U.S. President Donald Trump's impending withdrawal from the Paris climate pact.
China's number two official was received with military honours at Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, becoming the second leader of a rising Asian giant to visit in as many days after India's Narendra Modi.(Reuters)
China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrived in Berlin on Wednesday at the start of a European tour, poised to jump into the global climate change leadership gap left by U.S. President Donald Trump's impending withdrawal from the Paris climate pact. China's number two official was received with military honours at Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, becoming the second leader of a rising Asian giant to visit in as many days after India's Narendra Modi.
The flurry of visits come as concern grows in traditionally Atlanticist Germany at Trump's forthcoming announcement on the Paris Climate Accord, designed to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions scientists blame for rising sea levels and droughts. One source briefed on the decision said Trump would pull out of the pact.
At the G7 summit of wealthy nations this weekend, European and Canadian officials warned Trump that the U.S. risked ceding global leadership on combating climate change to China if it withdrew from the pact.
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China, long recognised as the world's dominant trading power, now hopes that by showing leadership on the fight against climate change it can translate its economic might into yet greater political influence.
"With the One Belt One Road initiative China has promoted itself as the country leader in environmental topics and multilateralism," said one senior adviser to a G7 government, referring to China's newly-created Eurasian cooperation forum.
Under Merkel, a passionate fan of the United States as a teenager growing up in communist East Germany, Europe's richest country has been steadfast in its Atlanticism, even during the presidency of George W. Bush, which was marked by unilateral U.S. actions.
By contrast, relations between the world's two exporting giants have often been tense, with China's plans to introduce a minimum quota for electric vehicle sales a thorny current issue that Germany is expected to raise at this visit. A quota would hurt Germany's still internal combustion-focused car industry.
But since the G7 summit, Merkel and other senior German politicians have signalled that they do not see a Trump-led U.S. as a reliable partner on a host of issues from free trade to climate change.
On Tuesday, she congratulated Modi for India's "intensive" commitment to the climate pact during his visit, which was seen as a sign of Berlin shifting its focus towards Asia in response to Trump's stance.
After Berlin, Li will continue to Brussels, where, at a China-European Union summit, both sides are expected to make a declaration on their commitment to tackling climate change – a proclamation designed to send a strong message to Trump.
Donald Trump's loss is Li Keqiang's gain as Berlin rolls out red carpet for China's&nbspPM
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Climate a slow motion train wreck.
For those adrenaline junkies who want more action in climate change, which may have a progression measured in hundreds of years, watchers can be starved of excitement.
The big action at the moment is in the Northern hemisphere summer where polar sea ice extent and the hurricane and cyclone seasons are just beginning.
Neven's Arctic Sea Ice
http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/ has a crowd source prediction where you are invited to predict the minimum extent, which should be in September. The website is a great source of information on the polar ice region.Hurricanes and cyclones are well covered by Wunderground http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/?MR=1
Where Jeff Masters puts out excellent comments and information on the latest events.
There are a lot of bloggers on both sites so there are plenty of people to exchange views and news with.
Polar ice decline.
After the disastrous decline in the Polar sea ice in 2012 all eyes are on this seasons minimum.
With a historical average minimum of around 15 million square kilometres, last year dipped to 3.5 million. This year we are starting with very thin ice and some areas are deeply fractured so it is not a good start. PIOMAS http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/2013/05/piomas-may-2013.html#more is forecasting a level of 3 million square kilometres which could almost be considered ice free.
If the lack of ice really is having a serious affect on the weather in the Northern hemisphere as has been reported by Jennifer Francis and others then Europe, Russia, China and the USA are going to have a very difficult time. The UK has hardly reached 15C and the USA has deep snow in the centre and hot, dry and windy weather with wild fires in California.
Climate change is not linear and predictable and apparently its not in the distant future either.


This is a neat idea. Pick 52 popular, award-winning, influential screenplays and read and blog on one a week for a year. That is what 52Screenplays.com has done. His first script for review is 2001 A Space Odyssey.
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← Milly Hirst, Heart of a Dog OST @ Cinema City 26 March 2013
Milly Hirst, Wooden Arms, Brother the Wolfe, Rory Hill @ BFR in NAC Bar, 30 March 2013 →
Kenyatta "Culture" Hill @ NAC and Four Days in May @ Open 28 March 2013
A mere three gigs to decide upon this evening, having already purchased a ticket for Culture at the Norwich Arts Centre that one was a definite, but Dan Reynolds of the Vagaband had also invited me to his previous band's reunion gig at Open on the same night. Assuming that "onstage at 10-ish" translates as musician talk for about 10:30 or later, I decided to catch the Culture gig and head to Open about 10:30pm or so. However, also playing tonight were The Neutrinos in a fascinating sounding gig. Hopefully Fallguy, who did attend, will be able to submit a review of that one. Having seen a few photos from it on Facebook I am most intrigued, as these silhouetted figures make it look a most atmospheric and unusual looking gig.
I had to pop into the city in the afternoon to check on my exhibition space etc, and saw a couple of times walking along St Benedicts the unmistakable sight of some members of the Culture band walking about the city. They looked every inch the freezing cold Jamaican rastas on tour in cold spring England!
Culture were a huge force during the roots reggae heyday of the mid-70s, producing many classics, perhaps best known of which was Two Sevens Clash – referring to a biblical prophecy of bad things on a date with two sevens – in the lead up to 1977.
This Norwich gig was, I believe, organised by local reggae legend Tony Roots of Foundation Sound and Skipyard Allstars, who has been promoting and producing reggae in Norwich for decades. If memory serves me well, lead vocalist of Culture Joseph Hill suggested the name of Foundation Sound System to Tony who was holidaying in Jamaica at the time. A powerful and great name which correctly suggests raw roots power and huge bass!
foundation sound system in norwich
Tragically, Joseph Hill collapsed whilst on tour some years ago and died. Rather than cancel the remaining dates the band courageously continued, with his son Kenyatta taking over on vocal duties. Apparently he was an absolute sensation and continues to lead the band.
It is clear to see why, after a few reggae classics to get warmed up and the crowd in the mood, the band introduced Culture themselves, and the highly charismatic, tall dreadlocked figure of Kenyatta had the crowd immediately in the palm of his hand. A voice incredibly close to that of his father's, a natural showman with a tight band and sweet harmonies, the audience was treated to classic after classic and it was one of those beautiful gigs where the band and audience were in absolute harmony. A beautiful set.
It was time now to make a quick dash to Open, and I arrived just as Four Days in May were setting up. I never got around to catching them play in their first incarnation, but it was soon really clear just what a sizable and loyal following they had. The club room was comfortably full, with around 250-300 in the audience, and it was hot and the atmosphere was buzzing inside. It's rare that I get a chance to see Dan play behind a full drum kit but he was clearly revelling in it and the occasion, really blasting out a full sound. He is a great, great drummer.
The rest of the band seemed to be having a great time too, bashing out power chords, delivering a brand of indie rock pop, at times Ramones-esque, it could not have been much more different from the Culture set. The audience loved it.
On my way home I yet again bumped into Culture, and Tony Roots, so managed a brief chat and a couple of signatures from them, they clearly loved the gig as much as we did. I told them I'd love to see them back here and they are welcome back anytime. I get the impression they would very much like to but when it is a bit warmer next time! They did at least bring a bit of Jamaican warmth and sunshine to Norwich tonight though.
Words and photographs by shashamane
more photos to follow …
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Asia's biggest gathering of Indian media and entertainment industry, FICCI Frames 2011, was held on 23, 24 and 25th of March in Mumbai at The Renaissance, Powai, was attended nearly by 2000 Indian and 800 foreign delegates. CG Today presents here a round-up of the three day mega event.
FICCI FRAMES 2011 was opened 23rd March morning by Mr. Sachin Pilot, Union Minister of State for Communications & IT in the presence of Indian and foreign media moguls and industry professionals.
At the inauguration, Sachin Pilot asked the industry to make an effort to bring in technological revolution in rural areas including tier III and IV towns and unleash the creative potential of young Indians.
Pilot also expressed his views on piracy, he said, a speedy movement from analogue to digital technology was imperative as it would allow choice of content to the 750 million mobile phone users in the country as also help combat piracy which was proving to be the main disability to creativity.
The three day event covered the topics such as films, broadcast (television and radio), digital entertainment, and animation, gaming and visual effects.
The FICCI-KPMG Report on Indian Media & Entertainment for 2011 was released on the occasion by Mr. Pilot and Mr. Rajesh Jain, KPMG Director. According to the annual report, the industry is grew at 11 % to touch INR 652 billion and it expects the CAGR of 14 % in the coming years. Indian film industry estimated to grow from Rs.83 billion to Rs.132 billion by 2015.
The report says, VFX and post production segments grew 42% and 17% in the total of INR 23.6 billion worth industry for 2011.Animation grew only 10% registering INR 10 billion in sales. Lack of distribution partners is cited as the main reason behind lack of box office success to Indian animation films.
One of the findings of the report was nine out of ten highest grossing movies worldwide relied heavily on special effects. It further says in future filmmakers will use stereoscopic 3D where VFX plays a crucial role in the film production.
The report also notes that companies such as DQE, Prime Focus, Pixion and Reliance Media works have seen significant capacity expansion in 2010. However most of the investment as per the FICCI's survey has been in the area of 3D content development services.
In the gaming segment the report states that console games to be the highest revenue earner with companies earning INR 5.8billion in revenue for the last year. It is expected to add another 20% by the year 2015.
Mobile gaming the report says is expected to grow 45% by the year 2015 reaching INR 175 billion. In 2010, Zynga, the creator of Farmville, set up their first and largest base outside US in Bangalore. Many other foreign companies have evinced the interest to start operations in India, report adds.
On line and Pc game users are also on rise, says the report. At present, INR 1.5 billion is generated through this segment in India. It will reach INR 6.7 billion by 2015, adds the report.
Welcoming the guests, Mr. Yash Chopra, Chairman, FICCI Entertainment Committee, criticized the government for not addressing the problems faced by the $2 billion strong Indian film industry, he said, Indian film industry is passing through great problems.
He further said, "The government has not taken the problems seriously enough. I want to use this platform to spread awareness because it's a crucial time for us"'. Chopra however expressed the hope that the government will redress the long standing grievances soon.
Describing, India as a slumbering creative giant, James Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corporation, Europe & Asia, said, Digitization is the key to unlocking the potential of the creative sector. With digitization, the Indian industry will finally have the incentives to invest and create. Even more important, Indian customers will have the content and choice worthy of their nation's rich diversity.
Asking the Indian film and television industry get ready for technological innovation to be a front runner in the entertainment world, he said, in a digital environment, everything becomes digital and the boundaries between our businesses film, TV, newspapers, books, even communications slide all over the place.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kamal Hassan thanked Mr. Murdoch for saying India can be power house of next media revolution since it has the potential of generating business worth $120 billion instead of $15 billion as suggested in the FICCI-KPMG report.
Mr. Kamal Hassan said, "The numbers by Mr. Murdoch are music to his ears as the Indian tiger slumbered in 'analoguesque era' and thus missing on the digital days and the billions".


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package osd

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"strconv"
	"strings"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	cephv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1"
	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/clusterd"
	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/controller"
	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/k8sutil"
	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
)

// deviceSet is the processed version of the StorageClassDeviceSet
type deviceSet struct {
	// Name is the name of the volume source
	Name string
	// PVCSources
	PVCSources map[string]v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource
	// CrushDeviceClass represents the crush device class for an OSD
	CrushDeviceClass string
	// CrushInitialWeight represents initial OSD weight in TiB units
	CrushInitialWeight string
	// CrushPrimaryAffinity represents initial OSD primary-affinity within range [0, 1]
	CrushPrimaryAffinity string
	// Size represents the size requested for the PVC
	Size string
	// Resources requests/limits for the devices
	Resources v1.ResourceRequirements
	// Placement constraints for the device daemons
	Placement cephv1.Placement
	// Placement constraints for the device preparation
	PreparePlacement *cephv1.Placement
	// Provider-specific device configuration
	Config map[string]string
	// Portable represents OSD portability across the hosts
	Portable bool
	// TuneSlowDeviceClass Tune the OSD when running on a slow Device Class
	TuneSlowDeviceClass bool
	// TuneFastDeviceClass Tune the OSD when running on a fast Device Class
	TuneFastDeviceClass bool
	// Scheduler name for OSD pod placement
	SchedulerName string
	// Whether to encrypt the deviceSet
	Encrypted bool
}

// PrepareStorageClassDeviceSets is only exposed for testing purposes
func (c *Cluster) PrepareStorageClassDeviceSets() error {
	errors := newProvisionErrors()
	c.prepareStorageClassDeviceSets(errors)
	if len(errors.errors) > 0 {
		// return the first error
		return errors.errors[0]
	}
	return nil
}

func (c *Cluster) prepareStorageClassDeviceSets(errs *provisionErrors) {
	c.deviceSets = []deviceSet{}

	existingPVCs, uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet, err := GetExistingPVCs(c.clusterInfo.Context, c.context, c.clusterInfo.Namespace)
	if err != nil {
		errs.addError("failed to detect existing OSD PVCs. %v", err)
		return
	}

	// Iterate over deviceSet
	for _, deviceSet := range c.spec.Storage.StorageClassDeviceSets {
		if err := controller.CheckPodMemory(cephv1.ResourcesKeyPrepareOSD, deviceSet.Resources, cephOsdPodMinimumMemory); err != nil {
			errs.addError("failed to provision OSDs on PVC for storageClassDeviceSet %q. %v", deviceSet.Name, err)
			continue
		}
		// Check if the volume claim template is specified
		if len(deviceSet.VolumeClaimTemplates) == 0 {
			errs.addError("failed to provision OSDs on PVC for storageClassDeviceSet %q. no volumeClaimTemplate is specified. user must specify a volumeClaimTemplate", deviceSet.Name)
			continue
		}

		// Iterate through existing PVCs to ensure they are up-to-date, no metadata pvcs are missing, etc
		highestExistingID := -1
		countInDeviceSet := 0
		if existingIDs, ok := uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet[deviceSet.Name]; ok {
			logger.Infof("verifying PVCs exist for %d OSDs in device set %q", existingIDs.Len(), deviceSet.Name)
			for existingID := range existingIDs {
				pvcID, err := strconv.Atoi(existingID)
				if err != nil {
					errs.addError("invalid PVC index %q found for device set %q", existingID, deviceSet.Name)
					continue
				}
				// keep track of the max PVC index found so we know what index to start with for new OSDs
				if pvcID > highestExistingID {
					highestExistingID = pvcID
				}
				deviceSet := c.createDeviceSetPVCsForIndex(deviceSet, existingPVCs, pvcID, errs)
				c.deviceSets = append(c.deviceSets, deviceSet)
			}
			countInDeviceSet = existingIDs.Len()
		}
		// Create new PVCs if we are not yet at the expected count
		// No new PVCs will be created if we have too many
		pvcsToCreate := deviceSet.Count - countInDeviceSet
		if pvcsToCreate > 0 {
			logger.Infof("creating %d new PVCs for device set %q", pvcsToCreate, deviceSet.Name)
		}
		for i := 0; i < pvcsToCreate; i++ {
			pvcID := highestExistingID + i + 1
			deviceSet := c.createDeviceSetPVCsForIndex(deviceSet, existingPVCs, pvcID, errs)
			c.deviceSets = append(c.deviceSets, deviceSet)
			countInDeviceSet++
		}
	}
}

func (c *Cluster) createDeviceSetPVCsForIndex(newDeviceSet cephv1.StorageClassDeviceSet, existingPVCs map[string]*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, setIndex int, errs *provisionErrors) deviceSet {
	// Create the PVC source for each of the data, metadata, and other types of templates if defined.
	pvcSources := map[string]v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{}

	var dataSize string
	var crushDeviceClass string
	var crushInitialWeight string
	var crushPrimaryAffinity string
	typesFound := sets.NewString()
	for _, pvcTemplate := range newDeviceSet.VolumeClaimTemplates {
		if pvcTemplate.Name == "" {
			// For backward compatibility a blank name must be treated as a data volume
			pvcTemplate.Name = bluestorePVCData
		}
		if typesFound.Has(pvcTemplate.Name) {
			errs.addError("found duplicate volume claim template %q for device set %q", pvcTemplate.Name, newDeviceSet.Name)
			continue
		}
		typesFound.Insert(pvcTemplate.Name)

		pvc, err := c.createDeviceSetPVC(existingPVCs, newDeviceSet.Name, pvcTemplate, setIndex)
		if err != nil {
			errs.addError("failed to provision PVC for device set %q index %d. %v", newDeviceSet.Name, setIndex, err)
			continue
		}

		// The PVC type must be from a predefined set such as "data", "metadata", and "wal". These names must be enforced if the wal/db are specified
		// with a separate device, but if there is a single volume template we can assume it is always the data template.
		pvcType := pvcTemplate.Name
		if len(newDeviceSet.VolumeClaimTemplates) == 1 {
			pvcType = bluestorePVCData
		}

		if pvcType == bluestorePVCData {
			pvcSize := pvc.Spec.Resources.Requests[v1.ResourceStorage]
			dataSize = pvcSize.String()
			crushDeviceClass = pvcTemplate.Annotations["crushDeviceClass"]
		}
		crushInitialWeight = pvcTemplate.Annotations["crushInitialWeight"]
		crushPrimaryAffinity = pvcTemplate.Annotations["crushPrimaryAffinity"]

		pvcSources[pvcType] = v1.PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource{
			ClaimName: pvc.GetName(),
			ReadOnly:  false,
		}
	}

	return deviceSet{
		Name:                 newDeviceSet.Name,
		Resources:            newDeviceSet.Resources,
		Placement:            newDeviceSet.Placement,
		PreparePlacement:     newDeviceSet.PreparePlacement,
		Config:               newDeviceSet.Config,
		Size:                 dataSize,
		PVCSources:           pvcSources,
		Portable:             newDeviceSet.Portable,
		TuneSlowDeviceClass:  newDeviceSet.TuneSlowDeviceClass,
		TuneFastDeviceClass:  newDeviceSet.TuneFastDeviceClass,
		SchedulerName:        newDeviceSet.SchedulerName,
		CrushDeviceClass:     crushDeviceClass,
		CrushInitialWeight:   crushInitialWeight,
		CrushPrimaryAffinity: crushPrimaryAffinity,
		Encrypted:            newDeviceSet.Encrypted,
	}
}

func (c *Cluster) createDeviceSetPVC(existingPVCs map[string]*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, deviceSetName string, pvcTemplate v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, setIndex int) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
	// old labels and PVC ID for backward compatibility
	pvcID := legacyDeviceSetPVCID(deviceSetName, setIndex)

	// check for the existence of the pvc
	existingPVC, ok := existingPVCs[pvcID]
	if !ok {
		// The old name of the PVC didn't exist, now try the new PVC name and label
		pvcID = deviceSetPVCID(deviceSetName, pvcTemplate.GetName(), setIndex)
		existingPVC = existingPVCs[pvcID]
	}
	pvc := makeDeviceSetPVC(deviceSetName, pvcID, setIndex, pvcTemplate, c.clusterInfo.Namespace)
	err := c.clusterInfo.OwnerInfo.SetControllerReference(pvc)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set owner reference to osd pvc %q", pvc.Name)
	}

	if existingPVC != nil {
		logger.Infof("OSD PVC %q already exists", existingPVC.Name)

		// Update the PVC in case the size changed
		k8sutil.ExpandPVCIfRequired(c.clusterInfo.Context, c.context.Client, pvc, existingPVC)
		return existingPVC, nil
	}

	// No PVC found, creating a new one
	deployedPVC, err := c.context.Clientset.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(c.clusterInfo.Namespace).Create(c.clusterInfo.Context, pvc, metav1.CreateOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create PVC %q for device set %q", pvc.Name, deviceSetName)
	}
	logger.Infof("successfully provisioned PVC %q", deployedPVC.Name)

	return deployedPVC, nil
}

func makeDeviceSetPVC(deviceSetName, pvcID string, setIndex int, pvcTemplate v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, namespace string) *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
	pvcLabels := makeStorageClassDeviceSetPVCLabel(deviceSetName, pvcID, setIndex)

	// Add user provided labels to pvcTemplates
	for k, v := range pvcTemplate.GetLabels() {
		pvcLabels[k] = v
	}

	// pvc naming format rook-ceph-osd-<deviceSetName>-<SetNumber>-<PVCIndex>-<generatedSuffix>
	return &v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			// Use a generated name to avoid the possibility of two OSDs being created with the same ID.
			// If one is removed and a new one is created later with the same ID, the OSD would fail to start.
			GenerateName: pvcID,
			Namespace:    namespace,
			Labels:       pvcLabels,
			Annotations:  pvcTemplate.Annotations,
		},
		Spec: pvcTemplate.Spec,
	}
}

// GetExistingPVCs fetches the list of OSD PVCs
func GetExistingPVCs(ctx context.Context, clusterdContext *clusterd.Context, namespace string) (map[string]*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, map[string]sets.String, error) {
	selector := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: CephDeviceSetPVCIDLabelKey}
	pvcs, err := clusterdContext.Clientset.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).List(ctx, selector)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to detect PVCs")
	}
	result := map[string]*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
	uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet := map[string]sets.String{}
	for i, pvc := range pvcs.Items {
		// Populate the PVCs based on their unique name across all the device sets
		pvcID := pvc.Labels[CephDeviceSetPVCIDLabelKey]
		result[pvcID] = &pvcs.Items[i]

		// Create a map of the PVC IDs available in each device set based on PVC index
		deviceSet := pvc.Labels[CephDeviceSetLabelKey]
		pvcIndex := pvc.Labels[CephSetIndexLabelKey]
		if _, ok := uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet[deviceSet]; !ok {
			uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet[deviceSet] = sets.NewString()
		}
		uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet[deviceSet].Insert(pvcIndex)
	}

	return result, uniqueOSDsPerDeviceSet, nil
}

func legacyDeviceSetPVCID(deviceSetName string, setIndex int) string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", deviceSetName, setIndex)
}

// This is the new function that generates the labels
// It includes the pvcTemplateName in it
func deviceSetPVCID(deviceSetName, pvcTemplateName string, setIndex int) string {
	cleanName := strings.Replace(pvcTemplateName, " ", "-", -1)
	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%d", deviceSetName, cleanName, setIndex)
}

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best cool foam mattress Puffy Mattress is a renowned supplier as well as seller of memory foam cushions. Under this promotional deal, consumers are enabled to take the bed mattress residence for a 101 evening long FREE test. As the test duration runs out disappointed consumers will certainly be able to return their cushion for a full return.
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best cool foam mattress Puffy Mattress is a renowned vendor as well as vendor of memory foam cushions. Under this promotional offer, consumers are permitted to take the mattress residence for a 101 evening long FREE trial. As the trial period ends unhappy customers will certainly be able to return their mattress for a full return.
Apart from being great in high quality, mattresses from Puffy are delivered cost-free to your door. The Puffy is a net based store, and also that is why their products come at a reasonable price. Buying a Puffy Mattress is as easy as sending out an email.
The Puffy as its stated on their web site is providing handcrafted cushions. Well, in this age of industrialization it is rather hard to find real hand-made mattresses, which is why our company believe Puffy is a great choice. The feature-rich handmade cushions they are supplying come with significant benefits and also a precise edge over other cushions which are manufactured via automated procedures.
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The Lancaster Public Library began serving the lifelong learning needs of the residents of Lancaster City and County on December 4, 1759 when the Lancaster Library Company was formed with 54 members at the home of Benjamin Price at 37 North Queen Street. Each member initially paid three guineas plus seven shillings six pence annually. Robert Fulton and Declaration of Independence signer George Ross were charter members and Benjamin Franklin complimented the Lancaster Library Company for having four more members than his Philadelphia Library Company (founded in 1731).
In 1763 the Library was reincorporated, with 77 members, as the Juliana Library Company of Lancaster in honor of Lady Juliana Penn, daughter-in-law of William Penn, the Library's patron. During the Revolutionary war the Library served as the Treasury of Pennsylvania and offices of Treasurer David Rittenhouse. For the next hundred years the Library occupied several sites (including the county courthouse) and in 1898 moved into the donated home of A. Herr Smith at 125 North Duke Street.
In 1903 the Library merged with Mechanics Society Library and reorganized into the Lancaster Free Library. In 1933 the Lancaster Free Public Library was incorporated. By 1938, the library had a bookmobile, five branches (Columbia, Elizabethtown, Lititz, Marietta, and New Holland), and 42 deposit stations throughout county. The library added additional branches in Leola, Manheim Township, and Mountville. Eventually, all of the branches became independent libraries except for Leola and Mountville. In 1954 a new Lancaster Free Public Library was built on the site of A. Herr Smith Library on 125 N. Duke Street.
In 1963 the Library System of Lancaster County (LSLC) was formed under auspices of Lancaster Free Public Library. In 1969 the County Commissioners designated the Lancaster Free Public Library as the County Library and the State named it as District Library Center. The name was thus changed to Lancaster County Library (LCL). In 1986 the LCL board split into separate LCL and LSLC boards. In 1997 County Commissioners designated LSLC as their agent to provide public library services to County residents. In 2000 the library staff was split between LCL and LSLC. In 2003 the LSLC staff moved out of the LCL.
In 2006 the Lancaster County Library changed its name to the Lancaster Public Library (LPL). The LPL's three branches in Lancaster, Leola, and Mountville currently serve as the free public libraries for approximately 207,000 Lancaster County residents in fourteen municipalities: Conestoga Township, East Hempfield Township, East Lampeter Township, East Petersburg Borough, Lancaster City, Lancaster Township, Manor Township, Millersville Borough, Mountville Borough, Pequea Township, Upper Leacock Township, West Earl Township, West Hempfield Township, and West Lampeter Township.


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Useful Vision helps vision impaired children and their families in the north east get the most out of life. They do this by organising imaginative family events, skills workshops and by offering a family information service.
The trips and activities are held across the region throughout the year and are designed to meet the needs of vision impaired children of all abilities, whilst at the same time offering an enjoyable experience for families and carers.
The Useful Vision Family Information and advice service offers emotional and practical support, with advice and information for families affected by a child's or young person's sight loss.
Registration to the Useful Vision service is free, the only requirement is that you are the parent or carer of a child or young person who has a significant sight problem and that you live in the north east. Families can register online on the website, www.usefulvision.org.uk or contact the office by telephone or email for an information and registration pack. Once registered you will be able to access all the activities and information for free.


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New Milford is located in the Litchfield County, in the State of Connecticut. As one of the major cities in the county, New Milford has a population of approximately 28,670 inhabitants. The city of New Milford is also the largest city in the State of Connecticut. The central area of New Milford can also be found listed as a census-designated place.
Top Attractions within New Milford
The Housatonic Railroad Station is one of the oldest railroad stations of its kind in New Milford. This station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and can be visited as one of the most important historical landmarks of the community. The station was built in 1886 by the Housatonic Railroad Company and was registered for its historical value in 1984. The building of the old railroad station now houses the city's Chamber of Commerce.
The J. S. Halpine Tobacco Warehouse is another important landmark on the National Register of Historical Places listed in New Milford. People may come here to admire a great value of the past and one of the first facilities in the region that was aimed at the commercial use of tobacco. The warehouse was built in 1896 and was registered in 1982. You will have the opportunity to see how tobacco was stored and what were the machines and elements used in the proper handling of this product in the past.
The Lover's Leap Bridge in New Milford was opened in 1895. There are many reasons for which you should visit this old historic location. One of them is the value it has for the past and the fact that it is considered as one of the landmarks of the community. Another reason for which this place might interest you is due to the fact that it hides many stories and legends of lovers that have taken the leap off the bridge after being disappointed in love.
The New Milford Center Historic District includes several streets and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. There are many buildings of great architectural styles to admire here.
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Dave Pelz offers advice on handling the difficult green on the ninth hole at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
This green is sloped and very fast, although the slope and speed were reduced just enough to make it more player-friendly but still challenging.
Pelz also examines the similar 18th green, which has about the same slope and speed as the ninth, but it has the added difficulty of dense rough just beyond it to punish shots that miss the green. These two greens will determine the speed of the rest of the greens.
Golf instructor Dave Pelz shows you how to get around the 9th green at PGA Championship host site Southern Hills in Tulsa.


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I love bananas. I eat at least one every single day. Sometimes, I will eat a second for a mid-day snack. I even bake a mouth-watering banana loaf that my family devours instantly. Are you a banana freak like me? Do you know the power of the banana? I started to wonder what the...
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Historical periods of jewelry and Cross over motifs and themes...
Had so much fun two weeks ago at my first time at OMBAS (The Original Miami Beach Antique Show.
It was huge with at least 400 jewelry dealers that specialized in specific centuries or featured jewelry that ranged from Georgian to '70s Vintage.
There were also many signed pieces from renowned houses to be seen: Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co. and Bulgari, to name just a few. I am particularly in awe of the ability of these four houses to create jewelry that changed with the times. For example, Cartier was one of the major proponents of Art Deco jewelry yet they designed awe inspiring pieces in the mid 20th-century as well.
I noticed that there was definitely a cross over in what was being shown in antique jewelry with what modern designers like myself are creating now.
I was happy to see that I was right on track with my pendants that can also be worn as brooches as they are back in a big way in all time periods, particularly, Victorian, Edwardian and mid 20th century.
Snake motifs were hugely popular in the Victorian and Art Nouveau eras. They became 'the motif to own' in all jewelry after Prince Albert proposed to Queen Victoria with an emerald serpent ring. They grew to mean enduring love throughout these time periods and then were the rage in all classification of jewelry. The size of my snake pendant/brooch makes an impact without overstatement. I believe in stand out pieces but never those that could detract, only add to a woman's own style.
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My naturalistic brooch with diamonds and a green Amethyst center stone reminds me of some of the Edwardian pieces I saw at the show. It is another piece that is a wonderful size for wearing either way.
Diamonds and Green Amethyst, set in blackened 18K yellow gold
As we look ahead to the final awards presentation of red carpet season, there are a number of other pieces that are trending in antiques, on A-list celebrities and in my collection. Stay tuned for my coverage of the awards in the coming week!
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There's an ongoing initiative to remove the AppMenu from the top bar and replace it with a primary hamburger menu.
Applications which use in-window navigation should only show the primary menu on the top-level view (typically the main view that is shown when the app is launched).
Since we only have one non-top-level view (individual Album view), we use this globally. This would be in line with other buttons keeping the same place in the album view that they have in the top-level view. This also works because there aren't view-specific actions for the individual Album view.
Based on this and the reasons mentioned above, we shouldn't need to use this at all.
There's an ongoing [initiative](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Initiatives/issues/4) to remove the AppMenu from the top bar and replace it with a primary hamburger menu. # [Primary Menu](https://developer.gnome.org/hig/3.30/primary-menus.html.en) > Applications which use in-window navigation should only show the primary menu on the top-level view (typically the main view that is shown when the app is launched). Since we only have one non-top-level view (individual Album view), we use this globally. This would be in line with other buttons keeping the same place in the album view that they have in the top-level view. This also works because there aren't view-specific actions for the individual Album view. # [Secondary Menu](https://developer.gnome.org/hig/3.30/secondary-menus.html.en) > Secondary menus are optional and only need to be used if there are enough controls to require a menu. Based on this and the reasons mentioned above, we shouldn't need to use this at all.


CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – In a match that lived up to its billing, the No. 14 Clemson Tigers edged by No. 25 North Carolina 3-2 (8-15, 16-14, 12-15, 15-13, 16-14) Friday in front of 1,109 fans at Carmichael Auditorium. The loss snaps UNC's school-record winning streak of 15 matches and is their first ACC defeat. The Tar Heels record is now 17-4 overall, 8-1 in the ACC. Clemson improves its record to 20-1 and is also 8-1 in the conference.
The Tar Heels, playing without senior starter Asa Gustavsson due to injury, gave a tremendous effort with four players reaching the 20-kill mark and three reaching 20 or more digs. Junior Casey Simpson led the way with 27 kills and 22 digs. Shannon Smith and Laura Greene each contributed 21 kills, with Greene's being a career high, and Tori Seibert added 20. Eve Rackham led UNC in digs with a career-high 25 and defensive specialist Liz Feldman was just behind her with her own career high of 24. Rackham also delivered 91 assists, which is a career high.
Clemson was led by Alison Coday, who registered a 30-30, with 30 kills and 30 digs. The Tigers' defense came up big with eight players in double-figures in digs. Cindy Stern followed Coday in digs with 26 and the Tigers were able to out-hit the Tar Heels .227 to .215.
In game one, Clemson jumped out to a 10-4 lead and held control of the game for a 15-8 win. Game two was a different story as the teams battled back and forth. The Tar Heels came out with a 9-5 lead, however the Tigers answered to tie the game at nine. Carolina reestablished its lead at 13-10, only to see Clemson rebound again to tie the game at 14. UNC then secured the final two point and the game at 16-14.
Game three was also tight, as Clemson opened with a 7-4 lead, only to have it vanish for the second-straight game to be tied a nine. The Tigers then regained control with a 4-0 run and finished the game off at 15-12. However, during game three, with Tigers leading 10-9, Clemson lost Jessi Betcher and Skye Frost when their heads collided while attempting a dig. Neither returned to the match, but both returned to the bench.
The Tar Heels took an 11-7 lead in game four before Clemson would tie it at 11. However Carolina persevered and ended the game 15-13 on a solo block by Shannon Smith to force the deciding game five.
After establishing a 9-5 lead, Clemson maintained its lead until the score was 13-9. The Tar Heels used all of their fight to rebound and tie the match-deciding game at 14. However, Clemson would not be denied, it took the final two point of the game and the match.
The Tar Heels had an outstanding blocking night as they had a team total of 18 blocks. Tori Seibert recorded six solo blocks and Shannon Smith moved alone into second place all-time in career solo blocks by adding two for a total of 123. Seibert also made a move in the career standings. Her 20 kills moved her into fourth place all-time with 1,548, passing Kristin Kruse who had 1,547.


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Nonnewaug Field Hockey in the Covid Era
Nonnewaug field hockey players Lola Taylor and Victoria Canonico at their third game at Shepaug on October 8th (Picture courtesy of Carolyn Montero)
Amanda Taddeo, Sports & General Assignment Reporter
Covid-19 has made high school team sports very difficult. The Nonnewaug field hockey team has been lucky enough to be one of the sports that were least affected by Covid-19 restrictions.
To keep players and the school community safe, Nonnewuag has several Covid-19 protections set in place for the 2020 fall season. Currently, all athletes must complete a symptoms checklist, as well as get their temperature taken by their coaches before each practice. Athletes are to remain home if they have any symptoms related to Covid-19 or if their temperature is above 100.4. The only way that athletes can get clearance to play after having symptoms is from a medical appointment or a doctor's note. To date, athletes are managing this all well.
The pandemic and coronavirus-related restrictions have impacted some athletes' decisions to play this year. Lauren Parker, a junior at Nonnewaug, felt uncomfortable while playing field hockey this year due her teammates breathing on her. "Being a player for the Nonnewaug field hockey team my freshman and sophomore year, it was not an easy decision to quit this season due to circumstances regarding the coronavirus. Even though I quit, I miss the team and all of the fun and exciting moments we shared together."
The girls brought home a 1-0 win from their first away game against Wamogo on October 1st. The Nonnewaug girls lost their first home game on October 5th to Thomaston, the defending Berkshire League Champions, at a final score of 0-7. Unfortunately, spectators were not allowed to watch either games due to Covid-19 policies. As of now, Nonnewuag will be allowing two parents per athlete for outdoor sports home games. Fans can still support the Nonnewaug field hockey team online and can watch on the Nonnewaug Video Channel, which is located on the school's athletic homepage. The games can be viewed within 24 hours of the actual game.
In addition to the spectator policy, Covid-19 restrictions have also affected the team's morale. "Because of the social distancing requirements, it has been difficult for us to fully get to know each other as a team and work together to prepare ourselves for future games," said Isabella Calvano, a field hockey senior.
The seniors playing sports this year are looking forward to whatever they can get for their senior season. Victoria Canonico, a senior field hockey player at Nonnewaug, said, "I wish things could go back to normal. I know that I will not be able to have a regular season like I have had before in the past years. A couple weeks ago the field hockey team was not allowed to be together as a team. We had to split up into two cohorts… luckily, as of the 21st of September, the field hockey team has been allowed to be together again, which is really nice at least."
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Journalist Ferdinand Ayité was among those recently arrested
ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the arrest and detention of Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah, the publishing directors for the newspapers "L'Alternative" and "Fraternité," on 10 December, 2021. They are accused of "defamation" and "outraging the authority". These accusations follow a complaint filed by two government ministers, Minister of Justice Pius Agbétomey and Minister of Commerce Kodjo Adedze, who are both pastors in their respective communities. Isidore Kouwonou, another journalist, has been placed under judicial control. ARTICLE 19 calls for their immediate and unconditional release and for the lifting of the judicial control over the third journalist.
On 10 December, 2021, the Research and Investigations Brigade (Brigade de Recherches et d'Investigations – BRI) summoned the journalist Ferdinand Ayité to answer questions about remarks he made during the YouTube programme "L'Autre Journal". The summons followed complaints from two government ministers. After being questioned, Ayité was arrested and placed under detention order and he is being prosecuted on grounds of "defamation" and "outraging authority". These prosecutions were made on the basis of provisions in the penal code's articles 490, 491, 492 and 497, as well as the code for press and communication. The Public Prosecutor, Mr. Talaka Mawama, qualified these charges as arising from common law (droit commun). In fact, cinema production and social media are excluded from the scope of articles 3 and 156 of the code of the press and communication. If convicted, the accused could potentially face a prison sentence of between six months to two years and a fine of between 500,000 and one million CFA francs, or one of these two penalties.
A couple of days later, on 10 December, two more journalists who had participated in the same programme, Joel Egah, the Director of Publications for "La Fraternité," and Isidore Kouwonou, host of the debate programme "L'Autre Journal", were also summoned by the BRI, questioned for the same reason as Ferdinand Ayité. Egah was arrested and placed under a detention order, and Kouwounou was placed under judicial control.
ARTICLE 19 telephoned the lawyer for the three journalists, Mr. Elom Kpade, who denounced: "There is an absence of a legal basis, and there is a legal gap in this case. Journalists are bound by the press code in Togo and the government decriminalised press offenses in 2004." Underlining the fundamentals of criminal law, he emphasised that: "the prosecutor cannot prosecute an individual if there is no legal basis for the offense for which the person is being prosecuted".
"Despite the decriminalisation of press offenses, the Togolese authorities use other means to silence journalists and media critical of them," said Fatou Jagne Senghore, Director for ARTICLE 19 West Africa. "ARTICLE 19 deplores the instrumentalisation of the judiciary and the repression of dissenting voices to stifle freedom of expression and the press."
The Togo press code only provides for fines for press offences such as fake news and defamation. No prison sentences should be applied.
In addition, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression stated in a joint declaration:"Custodial sentences for defamation are not justifiable; all laws that provide for criminal penalties for defamation should be abolished and replaced, if necessary, by appropriate civil defamation laws."
The Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information also specifically emphasises that public figures should tolerate more criticism than ordinary citizens and that penalties for defamation should never be so severe as to interfere with the right to freedom of expression. States are also reminded that custodial sentences for defamation violate the right to freedom of expression and that criminal defamation laws should be repealed. It further sets out: "States shall not infringe upon the right of individuals to seek, receive and impart information through any medium of communication and digital technologies."
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the ECOWAS Court of Justice unequivocally condemn the use of custodial sentences against journalists for defamation. This is complemented by serious concerns from the former Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, who in a report in 2017 called on states to ensure their obligation to protect and promote freedom of expression online, stressing that states may not interfere with, or in any way restrict, freedom of opinion.
Furthermore, arbitrary arrest and detention are violations of international human rights law, including Article 9(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which states that "no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention," as well as Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
ARTICLE 19 urges the Togolese government to respect its commitment to freedom of expression and press freedom.
For more information, please contact
Maateuw Mbaye, Program Assistant, ARTICLE 19 West Africa
Email: maateuwmbaye@article19.org Tel : +221785958337
Aissata Diallo Dieng, Executive Assistant, ARTICLE 19 Senegal/West Africa
Email : senegal@article19.org T:+221338690322
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Starting to think we're not getting a 7" this month. Anybody know anything definite?
Probably not. NBD. Maybe next month. I've got other stuff going on.
Anyone with Spotify? A google search seems to suggest this is on there now but I can't check atm.
Perhaps they skipped the pre-order thing this time?
I bet the 7" got delayed (RSD:BF stuff has been in production for the past month - Yeah, 5 months out). Should be interesting if the digital release is still the 31st.
I'm also curious as to what the release schedule is gonna be going forward given plant delays of upwards of 6 months. Hopefully these 7's are well planned.
What's the deal with 6 month delays for vinyl production? I don't know much about the business.
Demand is so huge right now, all plants are at capacity. There aren't as many plants as there used to be as say in 1975, so They are struggeling to meet demand. So because of there most plants are at a 4-6 month lead time. I'm sure if you have some weight behind you, they will bump things (Like say a Pearl Jam or Black Keys - a band that can move 30k records) will bump a couple days production to get them a record in about 2 months. Tough reality of the vinyl resurgence.
The recent free Wilco album will be on CD next month, but no vinyl until the end of November.
Will need a new thread when this is actually available OR for pre-order.
available for download on Amazon.
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It's available on iTunes. "Yes or Run" is the stand out track. The 7" as a whole is good, but not amazing. I'm bummed on another joke song, but stoked to get 2 good songs for $3.
I normally wait to download off iTunes until I've gotten my 7-inch and listened to it there first, but I'm impatient this time. Rather like this one. The lead track definitely grabbed me immediately.
I have a feeling it may get taken down.
Will this ever actually go up on pax-am?
Interesting. How do these ones sound?
i just listened to the previews on iTunes. don't sound too bad, but the cookie monster voice makes an appearance.
Yes or Run does have that Blue Light sound to it. Definitely hints of Blue Light scattered through the song.
Willow Lane has the tempo of Friends. Accordion kicks in with about a minute left in the song.
The other song is a joke n should only be bought if you want every Ryan Adams released song in yr collection.


New Orleans, LA's Ciré cites as main artistic influences Bill Evans, Kenny Kirkland, Joe Sample, Miles Davis, George Duke, and Chic Corea. Ciré's own sound perhaps has most in common with the eclectic and oft underrated 1990s work of Davis, with sound bites and digital elements closely intertwined with classic brass and percussion jazz riffs, but the title of "Integrated Compositions" is very apt. Ciré braids so many styles and tones in this album that to compare it to the work of others is misleading.
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Your Night With Trintignant: This Week on Hulu
Posted on April 29, 2013 by BlackBook
Jean-Louis Trintignant once said, "I've spent so many decades only making movies. There's so much that I still want to do. Like, live. It's only up to me." And after beginning his career in the mid-1950s, the iconic French actor has led some of cinema's most remarkable films of the last half-century, from Bertoluci's The Conformist to Kieslowski's Three Color's: Red to this year's brutally heartbreaking story of love's endurance, Michael Haneke's Amour.
With a 14 year gap between Red and Amour, we were more thrilled than ever to see another subtly killer performance from Trintignant, who still has the ability to captivate an audience with distinct style that goes from cerebral and stoic and wildly neurotic seamlessly. And this week, the Criterion Collection has made all of their Trintignant-centric films available free to watch. So whether you're not familiar with the work of the internationally-acclaimed actor of stage and screen or simply understand that there's never enough Trintignant, peruse our list of films available to watch and carve out some time to enjoy these sensational classics.
Three Colors: Red, Krystof Kiewslowski (1994)
Z, Costas Gavras (1969)
My Night at Maud's, Eric Rohmer (1969)
…And God Created Woman, Roger Vadem (1956)
Confidentally Yours, Francois Trauffaut (1983)
La nuit de varennes, Ettore Scola (1982)
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Discussing 'Amour' with Director Michael Haneke
Posted on December 18, 2012 by Hillary Weston
There is nothing more devastating than the unsurmountable pain of watching someone you love suffer. You try your best to remedy their sorrow and provide by whatever means possible, delaying the onslaught of grief, but when someone is decaying before your eyes it's impossible not to find yourself slowly deteriorating with them. And in acclaimed Austrian director Michael Haneke's latest harrowing film, Amour, the bounds of love and selfless devotion are tested when an elderly couple find themselves dealing with the unwavering face of death. Void of suspense or sentiment, Haneke reveals the couple's fate in the opening scene of the film, elevating any false sense of hope. Amour unfolds like a long and painful novel, rigid in its unapologetic nature, from the perspective of a man forced to reconcile with terms beyond his grasp and the finality of life.
Starring brilliant legends of French cinema, Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant, the two share a seasoned simpatico that never allows you to doubt their connection; watching them together feels as though you're peering in on a couple that has built a life together, only to watch it dissipate before their eyes. As Haneke's films are wont to be, there is a chilled atmosphere that's at once reserved and deeply complex with emotion—teeming with an anger and grief that lingers in the four walls of their apartment. Where most films would smear vaseline on the lens or dig for cheap ploys at tenderness, Haneke forces his characters to the uttermost limits of the human condition, evoking this same sense of pain in the audience. It's almost impossible to imagine another filmmaker who could have taken on such a subject with this much subtly and grace—truly the work of an evolved and intelligent director who employs a minimalist approach in order to shed light on the grimmest of reality.
Thus far, the film has won Haneke the Palm d'Or at Cannes, as well as the award for Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film at the European Film Awards. More than likely this coming year, Haneke will take home his second Golden Globe for Best Foreign Feature after winning for his last film, The White Ribbon. This past September, during the New York Film Festival, I got the chance to sit down with Haneke and a small group of other journalists to discuss the intensity of the film, his narrative choices in the script, and how others use music to cover up their directorial sins.
Essentially everything in the film is working to get the audience to a position where they have no option but to condone the unconscionable. Was that you goal and if so, where did that desire come from?
My impression is that I'm not trying to comment on or condone what I am showing—on the contrary, I am trying to present the film entirely. That scene in particular in such a way that it's open to interoperation, open to a number of interpretations that I've heard since presenting the film.
The title of the film is very simple, but at the same time it's very provokingly simple. I've heard that it was not your first choice.
I chose the title because I couldn't come up with a better one. I had a list of about twenty titles, none of which I was satisfied with. And one day, I was having lunch with Jean-Louis and I read him the list of titles, and told him I wasn't happy with them. He responded and said, "the film is about love, why don't you call it that?" And I thought that was a very convincing argument. However, if I had been making a conventional love story I would have never chosen that title for it because it would have been too obvious.
You take Emmanuelle Riva to such an extreme place. Even in films that are supposed to be looking at this subject, most films usually turn away before they reach the point that you go to. What was the impact on her playing this role?
You'd have to ask her that, I don't know what her answer is but in the interviews I've seen with her she's repeatedly claimed that it was a huge pleasure making this film.
Did you observe anything during that felt particulary troubling?
She was scared to death of the scene with the electric wheelchair and manipulating it with the joystick. So we spent two evenings getting used to the electric wheelchair, in fact, I had to learn how to use it before she did to show her ands reassure her that it wasn't that difficult.
Did you have to immerse yourself in research for the film? And if so, what did you do?
Yes of course, it was necessary for me to. The personal story that motivated me to want to deal with this theme had nothing to deal with the story I want to tell on screen. So I went to hospitals, I spent time with old-age homes, talked a lot with doctors, and sat in on a number of sessions of speech therapy where stroke victims learn to regain their speech. Emmanuelle didn't want to do the research herself, she wanted me to do it and then show her what she had to do. She had that trust in me, and that's how we worked. But it was important that we had that precision and accuracy in the film.
You reveal everything in the beginning of the film and the rest is a kind of continuous flashback. I understand that this is a very crucial structural decision you made; was this done in order to eliminate any kind of suspense for the viewer?
Can you elaborate on that?
No. It's exactly what you say: the want to present the end at the beginning to eliminate any false suspense. Anyway, it's very clear quickly in the story how the only possible ending for it is. But what I was interested in was not how the film ended but the events, the process that led up to it.
You open the film with death and from there it's a constant dealing with mortality, which is interesting because most films use that moment, that idea of death, as what you're leading up to.
The theme that interested me wasn't death, per say, but rather the question is—how do I cope with the suffering of a loved one?
You're German but much of your work is in French language films. Where does your love of France come from?
Back when I was your age, it was France that was the pull of attraction for young intellectuals, the object of our desire. It was age of existentialism, the nouvelle vague. When I was going to school I studied French rather than English—I'm sorry about that now—but at the time, French was the pull. Now everyone's looking to America, but it was simply a matter of chance this collaboration. Juliette Binoche had seen my Austrian theatrical features and called me up and suggested that we work together and that was our first project and the collaboration has worked very well since then.
When you go to write a script, do you see it as a French language film first and then write it in French or do you write it in German and then translate?
No, I am only able to write in German, my French isn't good enough. Ever since I first started writing films in French I've worked with the same translator—he does a first draft of the translation and then we rewrite it together. My French is good enough to be able to judge whether the dialogue that he's written is what I'm looking for.
When you make a decision to translate it into French, is that based on the actors you want to work with?
In this case, yes, it was because of the actors that I wrote the script in French. I wrote the script specifically for Jean-Louis. There are other cases where I've written specifically for German or Austrian actors. It's a more efficient means of writing a script because you're able to write to the strengths of the actor when you know who it is, but that's not always possible.
Do you think that if this story could have been told as an American film?
I never really thought about it because from the beginning, it was clear to me that I wanted to work with Jean-Louis. So I can't right now come up with the names of any actors who would have been able to play that part, certainly none who has the aura and exude such warmth as he does and that I needed for the part. You never know, in the case of The White Ribbon, I had written the part of the pastor for one of my favorite actors who had been in my other films, and unfortunately he died before I made it. So I thought I would never be able to find someone to replace him, and however, I was lucky enough to. So you never know beforehand.
Did you choose to set the majority of the film in their apartment to illustrate the new confines of life?
Yes, when you're old or elderly, your life is restricted to the four walls that you live in. That was the external reason for the choice. In terms of the aesthetic reason for the choice, it's clear to me that when you're dealing with such a serious theme as this, you have have to find an appropriate theme that's fitting to this. That's why I went back to the forms of classical theater—the three unities of time, space, and action, which seemed appropriate for the reduction of their lives.
Did you shoot the film in sequence? And if not, how did you take your actors through the extremes of the states they had to go to?
We shot as far as possible to shoot the film chronologically. The one exception was the nightmare sequence which we left for the end because we had to tear down the sets and rebuild them. In the second half of shooting we had to make changes, because unfortunately Jean-Louis had broken his hand and for that reason we couldn't show it in certain scenes.
You do a lot of long takes, which is good, because it adapts to the couple's slow sense of life but do you also use this as a means to show the spectator what they would normally try to avoid?
Can you discuss the symbolism of the pigeon? There have been various interpretations.
I'm okay with every interpretation; there's nothing you can do about people's interpretations. I'm open to them, perhaps the vision of me will change again after my next film.
If you're writing a film like this, in questions rather than themes—how do you deal with the suffering of a loved one, rather than just death—was there something in your own life that sparked these questions for you?
Yes, of course there was but I do not want to talk about it. It was a private experience.
Can you talk a little bit about the theme of music in your film? You seem to be drawn to people that are musicians or have a love of music.
When I was a young man, it was my dream to become a musician. If it had been up to me, if I had been there when talents were bestowed, then I would have liked to be a musician rather than director. But I would have liked to become a conductor and composer. My stepfather, who himself was a conductor and composer, warned me that I was only a very mediocre pianist and that steered me away from wanting to be a musician and led me eventually to becoming a director. I'm very grateful because there's nothing more depressing than a mediocre concert pianist. But nonetheless, I have maintained my love of music and try whenever possible to use it in my film when the occasion arrives—but I don't use it in the way that's usually done in mainstream cinema, where it's applied to cover up directorial sins and weaknesses. I love music too greatly to use it for those reasons.
Do you think other filmmakers use music as a crutch?
I don't think so, I am sure.
The pianist in the film is an actual concert pianist—how did you discover him?
We did auditions for actors and for pianists and he was the best actor from among the pianists.
What do you think are the mistakes that other filmmakers make in their use of music?
It depends on what kinds of films you're making. If, for example, you're making spaghetti Westerns, if you're making genre films, then spaghetti Westerns without the music of Ennio Morricone is inconceivable. So music has a fiction in that kind of film, but in most films, music is only present to fill in emotions that are lacking. Most films claim to be realistic and the use of music in them is therefore a lie. In real life we never hear music in our lives unless it's played on the radio or television or a musician is present. But music is used then to make up for lack of tension that the director hasn't managed to create. I have nothing against musicals—for example, I love the films of Fred Astaire and the films Hitchcock, but those aren't realistic films. The use of music in conventional cinema is usually used or almost always used to make up for what's lacking in emotion because the director has not done his job properly.
As a writer and director with such a definite vision, do you find that you are very demanding of your actors or do you put a lot of trust in them?
Both. I have a lot of trust in my actors and I demand a great deal from them. If I didn't trust them then I wouldn't demand much of them.
Were you at all concerned about making this film about assisted suicide?
As I said, I didn't want to make a film about assisted suicide but I was looking to make a film about how one copes with suffering of other people. There were a number of related tangential issues or themes that are touched upon because of that question, but I never seek to deal with themes, that's never my approach. My starting point is always a feeling I've had or an experience or something I've witnessed or read about, and that emotion leads me to want to explore the question. It's the opposite of the approach of television, which seeks to deal with the theme of the week or the day. That's not my approach. It's always dangerous, especially politically, when you decide to make a film about a theme—whereas I discussed, in television you say, oh this theme is being talked about a lot, it's very hot topic so we'll make a film about it. In film history I can only think of a handful of films that have dealt with theme successfully. The results are usually quite terrible. When I talk about the handful of films that have been successful in film history, I mean films that are successful from an artistic point of view, not from a box office, commercial point of view.
You say there are political dangers, yet in many of your films you deal with topics that eventually step on some potent political land mines. You're not afraid of doing that?
That can't be the starting point for an actor or director. If you're living today and dealing with contemporary reality then automatically you're going to want to talk seriously about the society you're living in and you're automatically going to touch on raw points. You can't be a filmmaker or an author and not touch on them. You can't avoid that. But the point is, that you're not seeking to exploit those, rather they follow from the issues that you're dealing with, your vision. In many of my films I've talked about the role of the media in society, and not because that seems to be an important point theoretically, but more because I'm a part of that media landscape and because it touches me and it angers me. Tthat's really why I want to deal with it, because of the emotions it creates in me. Theoretical films are terribly boring.
Talking about actors, the main duo is magnificent, and Isabelle Hubert wonderful as their daughter. What sets her apart from other French actresses of her generation?
She's one of a number of wonderful actors and actresses of her generation, but the reason I chose her is that we've worked together before, we get along. As a director, I'm very faithful; if a collaboration has worked out well together, if it's been friendly and efficient, then I like to stay true to my actors. It would be senseless to change, because once you've worked together, you learn how to work to communicate efficiently. It would be stupid to break that off and not want to continue on the basis of that understanding. In this case, she agreed to play the part for me as a personal favor. She usually plays leading roles, of course, and here I was asking her to play a supporting role and she agreed without hesitation.
Had you discussed the content with your family prior to making the film?
First of all, my parents are dead and second of all, as I said in my acceptance speech for the Palmes d'Or in Cannes, my wife and I have promised each other that we'll do everything in our power to avoid the other person being shunted off into an old age home or hospital at the end of our lives—and that's really all I have to say about the question.
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