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Quick Takes: Smartwatches to Have More Than Just 15 Minutes of Fame as GymKit Rollout Continues
Tuesday March 20, 2018 2:57 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest Apple news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays.
1. IDC forecasts that smartwatch shipments will nearly double within four years: IDC believes smartwatches will account for almost two out of every five wearable devices shipped in 2022, with an estimated 84.1 million shipments that year, compared to an estimated 43.6 million units in 2018.
Commentary: Apple Watch is the world's most popular smartwatch by a significant margin, having outsold all competing smartwatches combined in 2017, and there's no sign that momentum will slow down.
2. Stack Overflow releases the results of its 2018 developer survey: The results, based on over 100,000 respondents from around the world, outline this year's most loved, dreaded, and wanted technologies and platforms, how developers around the world code, learn, live, and work, and more.
Apple-related highlights:
26.7 percent of developers said macOS is their primary operating system for work, versus 49.9 percent for Windows
iOS was the most loved mobile operating system for development, with 64.6 percent of respondents expressing interest in continuing to develop for the platform, versus 63.8 percent for Android
Developers using Apple's open source Swift programming language earned a median salary of $57,000 in the United States, versus a leading $74,000 for programming language F#
3. Introducing IBM Watson Services for Core ML: The service enables corporate developers to build iPhone and iPad apps that leverage IBM Watson models via Apple's Core ML framework. Apple says these apps can quickly analyze images, accurately classify visual content, and easily train models.
Commentary: This service is an expansion of a four-year-old enterprise partnership between Apple and IBM that has led to over 100 new business apps tailored to industries such as healthcare, finance, and transportation.
Amazon surpasses Alphabet in market value: As of writing, Amazon has a market cap of around $765 billion, while Google parent company Alphabet stands at around $760 billion. Amazon is now the world's second most valuable company behind Apple and its $890 billion.
Dutch mobile bank bunq launches in Italy and Spain with Apple Pay support: Unfortunately, Apple Pay has yet to launch in the Netherlands itself. But, this seems like a small step forward.
Technogym now has more than 5,000 GymKit-enabled pieces of equipment in hundreds of fitness clubs across the world: Apple plans to roll out GymKit to 80 percent of the fitness equipment market, allowing one-tap pairing with an Apple Watch for more accurate fitness data.
For more Apple news and rumors coverage, visit our Front Page, Mac Blog, and iOS Blog. Also visit our forums to join in the discussion.
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FightTheFuture
Just wanted to throw out that the MR: Quick Takes posts have been solid. Keep it up!
Crow_Servo
The funny thing is I don't really desperately desire an Apple Watch, but I want them to give me a reason to desperately desire an Apple Watch. I don't know what they need to add to it to make it more desirable, but so far it's not there yet. Good thing I'm not filling out a survey for them about it, because my advise seems super vague. Just wow me, Apple. I don't know what you could do to wow me, but that's my input.
mtneer
I always wonder why developers need to use MacOS or Windows to develop for iOS (or Android). When will developers just start writing code and developing on iOS itself? Won't Apple consider that a huge step in their vision of a iOS driven computing for all needs?
MrBat
The day Apple makes it rounded, like a classic watch, I'll consider it.
Relentless Power
I don't believe Apple is going to consider a round Apple Watch. Given how the current design displays information and Jonny Ive commented how he Believes a round design actually doesn't make sense in terms of a smart watch. I personally find the current Apple Watch design appealing, but I would be open to a larger display, such as a 44 mm option.
MacFan23
Second this! I've really been enjoying them!


Viewing 1–25 of 3,156 documents: "German Regiment"
June 27, 1786 German regiment and vouchers John Pierce Jonathan Nicholson Letter from the Office of Army Accounts regarding Peter Boyer and the German Regiment.
February 26, 1785 Commutation due deranged officers of German Regiment; fraudulent claims Jonathan White Joseph Howell Mentions commutation due deranged officers of German Regiment. Requests guidance on delivery of certificates. Discusses the fraudulent obtaining of certificates.
December 6, 1786 Request to Examine Rolls Jonathan Nicholson Joseph Howell Requests that Howell examine the rolls of the German Regiment to see if a particular soldier is mustered as dead.
September 1, 1786 Application for commutation Joseph Howell Jonathan Nicholson Informs Nicholson that Lieutenant Weidman - late of the German Regiment and prisoner - has made application to the office for commutation.
March 10, 1794 Account of Henry Nick Joseph Howell Richard Harrison Certification of service and settlement of pay for Henry Nick, late private in the German Regiment.
November 6, 1792 Account of Adam Pollander Joseph Howell Richard Harrison Certification of pay and service for Adam Pollander, late private in the German Regiment.
March 12, 1785 Accounts of subsistence of officers of German Regiment Joseph Howell Jonathan White Encloses accounts of subsistence of officers of German Regiment. Mr. Green will return following day. Mentions sending papers to him. Asks if Jack Hamilton has received chest of papers and whether Howell received money advanced.
December 6, 1786 Whether John Christman was of a Pennsylvania Company Jonathan Nicholson John Pierce Asks that Howell examine rolls of German Regiment and see if John Christman was of one of the Pennsylvania Companies.
April 11, 1785 registers; accounts; certificates of final settlements; Joseph Howell C. Richmond Called on Captain Bunner with the discharge of Charles Kees. Kees commanded the German Regiment discharged at Wyoming Pennsylvania. Most of their times expired in 1779 while General Sullivan was on the march to the Indian country. Has obtained original rolls.
April 23, 1785 Regarding German frauds and untrue discharges C. Richmond Joseph Howell Regarding German frauds, believes there is fresh reason that Bunner signed the untrue discharges. Says many of the men whose names are on discharges actually deserted to the enemy.
May 10, 1785 Certificates of depreciation Joseph Howell A.W. Dunscomb Regarding certificates of depreciation relative to the officer of Moylan's Regiment.
August 15, 1798 Charges for Freight Must be Consistent, Etc. Samuel Hodgdon Griffith MacRea Hodgdon points out that the same freight allowed Capt. German to South Carolina must also be allowed Capt. Gildea. As bills are paid in gross sums, Hodgdon cannot ascertain for certain the specific charges for each article.
August 20, 1784 Settlement of the accounts of the soldiers of the German Regiments John Pierce John White Discusses the settlement of the accounts of the soldiers of the German Regiments, the accounts of the Maryland artillery, the settlement of various accounts, and the settlent of General William's account.
August 6, 1788 Regarding erroneous certificates Jonathan Nicholson Joseph Howell Certificates for pay of privates of Second Pennsylvania Regiment delivered to Messrs. Bowen and Beatty have been erroneous.
1794 [Invoice of Ordnance & Stores]. Samuel Hodgdon [not available] List of materials shipped on vessel captained by John German to Charleston, SC.
February 7, 1785 Accounts of German Regiment and Captain Gaither Joseph Howell Jonathan White Discusses various pay issues regarding the German Regiment. Discusses the accounts of Captain Gaither.
January 31, 1785 Regarding accounts; forged certificates and counterfeiting Joseph Howell Jonathan White Discusses musters of German Regiment. Struggles to keep up with work. Mentions the problem of forged certificates presented and counterfeiting.
June 27, 1786 Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts John Pierce Jonathan Nicholson Pierce discusses the accounts of persons paid new commission money.
December 12, 1798 Payment to John German for passage of detachment of troops under Lt James B. Many James B. Many Samuel Hodgdon In letter to Hodgdon, Lt. Many laments having to pay passage. Document from Hodgdon indicates payment to German for passage of Many and of detachment of troops under Lieutenant Many consisting of 41 privates and subalterns in ship South Carolina from Philadelphia to Charleston South Carolina.
February 12, 1799 Payment to John German for passage of Lieutenant James B Many detachment from Philadelphia to Charleston SC [not available] [not available] Payment to John German for passage of Lieutenant James B Many detachment from Philadelphia to Charleston SC.


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Katrin Kuhn (* 28. August 1953 in Zürich, heimatberechtigt in Wohlen AG) ist eine Schweizer Politikerin (Grüne).

Politische Tätigkeit
Katrin Kuhn wurde durch die Anti-AKW-Bewegung politisiert und war in der Gründungsphase der Grünen Partei des Kantons Aargau dabei. Von 1989 bis 1999 war sie Grossrätin im Kanton Aargau. 1995 kandidierte sie erstmals für den National- und Ständerat. 1999 rutschte sie für Hanspeter Thür in den Nationalrat nach, verpasste im selben Jahr aber die Wiederwahl, weil die Grünen Aargau ihren einzigen Sitz verloren.

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Katrin Kuhn ist Mutter von fünf Kindern.

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Grossrat (Aargau)
Mitglied der Grünen Schweiz
Politiker (20. Jahrhundert)
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Exeter City face Carlisle United at home on Saturday with both sides firmly in the hunt for promotion from League Two this season.
City go into the match sixth in the table, four points off the automatic promotion places with a couple of games in hand on the teams above them.
Meanwhile, Carlisle United are only three points off the top seven having won their last four games. Both sides are no strangers to the promotion race in League Two, with City facing Carlisle in the League Two play-off semi-final last season.
Those games, played over two legs, proved to be spectacular matches, with City winning 6-5 on aggregate thanks to a late strike from Jack Stacey. However, City manager Paul Tisdale was quick to dampen expectations of a similar encounter this weekend.
"Those games have been mentioned a few times but I am at pains to say that it is two different teams from the two that battled it out last May," said Tis.
"However, Keith (Curle) and myself are both still in charge so we still have that knowledge of each other and that recent history but the players are different.
"The dynamics of teams in League Two change quite regularly even with consistency of managerial positions. When players leave the club, it is hard to replicate those players so you are never at a liberty to pick and choose how you play.
The pitch at St James Park is also not conducive to free-flowing football at the minute, after suffering with bad weather on plenty of weekends so far this season. Last weekend, it has also had five foot of snow on it so has the pitch got worse since City's last home match against Mansfield?
"I don't know because we haven't been on it," said Tis. "But nothing anything is possible with St James Park at the moment. It won't start recovering until the spring is well and truly here and the temperature consistently reaches towards double figures.
City have been boosted by players returning from injury in recent weeks though, something which pleases the manager going into an important stage of the season.
"I don't think we have been stronger in terms of the depth of the squad," he said. "All the players are back from injury. I am certainly not going to get too pleased about that because things can change literally in an instant.


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Q: Groups overage claim I am receiving the group overage claim for a user authenticating against Azure AD. Looks like the below:
{"src1":{"endpoint":"https://graph.windows.net/TENANTID/users/USERID/getMemberObjects"}}
My thought was I could then just call that endpoint, which I did like:
var authenticationContext =
    new AuthenticationContext(
        ctx.Options.Authority);
var clientCredentials =
    new ClientCredential(ctx.Options.ClientId, ctx.Options.ClientSecret);

var result =
    await authenticationContext.AcquireTokenAsync("https://graph.windows.net", clientCredentials);

using (var httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
    httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", $"Bearer {result.AccessToken}");

    var httpResponse =
        await httpClient.GetAsync("https://graph.windows.net/TENANTID/users/USERID/getMemberObjects?api-version=1.6");

    var jsonresult =
        await httpResponse.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
}

I thought this would work, but not it is complaining it wants the method to be a Post. Not sure what I would pass in for Content, but it tried it in Postman, and it still failed.
My hope is that I am just making this more difficult than it needs to be, but for the life of me, I cannot find a good definitive example for how to call the Graph API from a MVC Core App.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Update
I changed it to a Post and passed in a null body, and received an error with code Authorization_RequestDenied and value Insufficient privileges to complete the operation..
Made sure to the give the Application Directory.Read.All permissions.

A: For azure ad Graph your request format is not correct you could try following way
Rquest URL:
https://graph.windows.net/TenantId/users/UserId/getMemberObjects?api-version=1.6
Method Type: POST
Request Body
{
   "securityEnabledOnly": false
}

Postman Sample:

Permission Required:

Permission Type: Application
Directory.Read.All Or Directory.ReadWrite.All

See the screen shot:

For details you could refer this official docs

A: Finally got to the bottom of my problem! I needed to change my request to a POST and add { "securityEnabledOnly": false } as the body - thanks @MdFaridUddinKiron for your help with this!
The one thing I was missing is granting my application admin consent.

Hopefully this helps someone else out!

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Study on frictional behavior of carbon nanotube thin films with respect to... Study on frictional behavior of carbon nanotube thin films with respect to surface condition
Insight into tribological problems of green ship and corresponding research... Insight into tribological problems of green ship and corresponding research progresses
Significant friction reduction of high-intensity pulsed ion beam irradiated... Significant friction reduction of high-intensity pulsed ion beam irradiated WC-Ni against graphite under water lubrication
Leaf-surface wax of desert plants as a potential lubricant additive Leaf-surface wax of desert plants as a potential lubricant additive
Overview of automotive engine friction and reduction trends–Effects of... Overview of automotive engine friction and reduction trends–Effects of surface, material, and lubricant-additive technologies
On the Mechanism of ZDDP Antiwear Film Formation On the Mechanism of ZDDP Antiwear Film Formation
Wear Mechanisms of Hydrogenated DLC in Oils Containing MoDTC Wear Mechanisms of Hydrogenated DLC in Oils Containing MoDTC
Physicochemistry aspects on frictional interfaces Physicochemistry aspects on frictional interfaces
Galvanically induced potentials to enable minimal tribochemical wear of... Galvanically induced potentials to enable minimal tribochemical wear of stainless steel lubricated with sodium chloride and ionic liquid aqueous solution
Effects of Using Alternative Extreme Pressure (EP) and Anti-Wear (AW... Effects of Using Alternative Extreme Pressure (EP) and Anti-Wear (AW) Additives with Oxy-Nitrided Samples
Oil-soluble ionic liquids as antiwear and extreme pressure additives in poly-α-olefin for steel/steel contacts
Friction, Dec 2017
Guowei Huang, Qiangliang Yu, Zhengfeng Ma, Meirong Cai, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu
Guowei Huang
Qiangliang Yu
Zhengfeng Ma
Meirong Cai
Feng Zhou
Weimin Liu
To enhance the lubricating and extreme pressure (EP) performance of base oils, two types of oil-soluble ionic liquids (ILs) with similar anion albeit dissimilar cations were synthesized. The physical properties of the prepared ILs were measured. The anticorrosion properties of ILs were assessed by conducting corrosion tests on steel discs and copper strips, which revealed the remarkable anticorrosion properties of the ILs in comparison with those of the commercial additive zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP). The tribological properties of the two ILs as additives for poly-α-olefin-10 (PAO10) with various mass concentrations were investigated. The tribological test results indicate that these ILs as additives are capable of reducing friction and wear of sliding contacts remarkably as well as enhance the EP performance of blank PAO10. Under similar test conditions, these IL additives exhibit higher lubricating and anti-wear (AW) performances than those of ZDDP based additive package in PAO10. Subsequently, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) were conducted to study the lubricating mechanism of the two ILs. The results indicate that the formation of tribochemical film plays the most crucial role in enhancing the lubricating and AW behavior of the mixture lubricants.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40544-017-0180-8.pdf
http://friction.tsinghuajournals.com∣www.Springer.com/journal/40544 | Friction 2223-7690 Oil-soluble ionic liquids as antiwear and extreme pressure additives in poly-α-olefin for steel/steel contacts 0 degree in lubricating materials and tribology from Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1990. After that, he joined the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication (LSL) of the LICP. From 1 Feng Zhou. He is a full professor in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS and Deputy director of State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication. He gained PhD in 2004 and spent three years (2005-2008) in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge as a research associate. He has published more than 260 journal papers that To enhance the lubricating and extreme pressure (EP) performance of base oils, two types of oil-soluble ionic liquids (ILs) with similar anion albeit dissimilar cations were synthesized. The physical properties of the prepared ILs were measured. The anticorrosion properties of ILs were assessed by conducting corrosion tests on steel discs and copper strips, which revealed the remarkable anticorrosion properties of the ILs in comparison with those of the commercial additive zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP). The tribological properties of the two ILs as additives for poly-α-olefin-10 (PAO10) with various mass concentrations were investigated. The tribological test results indicate that these ILs as additives are capable of reducing friction and wear of sliding contacts remarkably as well as enhance the EP performance of blank PAO10. Under similar test conditions, these IL additives exhibit higher lubricating and anti-wear (AW) performances than those of ZDDP based additive package in PAO10. Subsequently, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) were conducted to study the lubricating mechanism of the two ILs. The results indicate that the formation of tribochemical film plays the most crucial role in enhancing the lubricating and AW behavior of the mixture lubricants. anti-wear; extreme pressure; ionic liquids; lubricating mechanism - Guowei HUANG1,2, Qiangliang YU1, Zhengfeng MA1, Meirong CAI1,*, Feng ZHOU1,*, Weimin LIU1 1 State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Received: 01 April 2017 / Revised: 13 June 2017 / Accepted: 01 July 2017 © The author(s) 2017. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com In practical operational conditions, friction and wear expend a large proportion of energy as well as damage instrument and apparatus [ 1, 2 ]. Lubrication is the essential means to reduce friction and wear. The application of lubricants has been extensively employed as the main method to decrease friction and wear, which enables the mechanical equipment to operate efficiently. However, traditional lubricating oils have not exhibited the capability to satisfy the demands for higher mechanical efficiency and more complex service conditions. Therefore, a large number of additives, such as anti-wear (AW), extreme pressure (EP), dispersant, viscosity modifier, antioxidant, and anticorrosion have been synthesized to enhance the comprehensive performances of base oils and further lengthen the service life of operating components [ 3−5 ]. Meanwhile, the critical factors of lubricants, namely extreme pressure and lubricating performance, limit the application range of machineries and equipment in general [ 6 ]. Moreover, it is challenging to entirely satisfy the pragmatic requirements of new machinery and equipment, with traditional lubricating additives [ 7 ]. Therefore, it is necessary to research and synthesize new types of lubricant additives to satisfy the extreme conditions. Recently, ILs have attracted considerable attention owing to their remarkable properties such as negligible volatility, high thermostability, low-melting-point, and regulated oil-solubility [ 7−10 ]. These remarkable characteristics make ILs employable as high-performance lubricants or lubricant additives [ 11−15 ]. However, ILs exhibit inadequate solubility in conventional nonpolar hydrocarbon oil owing to their higher polarity. Accordingly, it is necessary to decrease the polarity of IL molecules when they are used as lubricant additives. Recently, a number of researchers have verified that an increase in the number of alkyl chains and enhancement of molecular symmetry can effectively reduce the polarity of ILs [ 16−19 ]. Hence, oil-solubility of ILs is enhanced significantly through the effective design of molecular structures [20]. Meanwhile, numerous studies have established that molecules containing sulfur and phosphorus exhibit adequate friction-reducing and AW performance, which is a consequence of the tribochemical reaction between the active elements (sulfur and phosphorus) and the fresh surface of the metal substrate [ 21−24 ]. Therefore, to further enhance the lubricating property of ILs, sulfur, and phosphorus can be introduced into the molecular structure by molecular design, and their percentage can be conveniently regulated in addition [14]. Based on the abovementioned concept, two types of quaternary ammonium and quaternary phosphonate ILs with similar anions are synthesized. Next, their tribological behavior as additives in PAO10 for steel/steel contacts is investigated at room temperature (RT). They exhibit more effective extreme pressure and lubricating properties than the traditional lubricant additive ZDDP (type: T204). Finally, the lubricating mechanism of the new ILs is studied through the chemical composition analysis of wear scars by XPS and EDS. 2 Experimental details 2.1 Materials and synthesis Trioctylamine, trioctylphosphine, 1-bromohexadecane, and 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide were purchased from Energy Chemical. O, O-diethyl dithiophosphate ammonium salt was purchased from J&K, and PAO10 as the base oil was bought from ExxonMobil. All the other chemical reagents used during the synthesis were of AR grade. The experiment was conducted according to the literature [ 25 ]. The product [(C8H17)3NC16H33]+[C4H10O2PS2]– (N88816SP) is a yellowish fluid, and [(C8H17)3PC2H4SC2H5C16H33]+[C4H10O2PS2]– (P888SSP) is a colorless and thick fluid. The molecular structures of the two ILs are depicted in Fig. 1. The cations of the two types of ILs exhibiting threedimensional quaternary structures can pair with dithiophosphate containing long hydrocarbon chains, and both the ions can generate high steric hindrance so as to screen the charge of the ions. Therefore, the polarity of ILs are significantly reduced. Consequently, the two types of ILs exhibit higher oil solubility than traditional imidazolium-based ILs such as 1-hexyl-3methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (LB106) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]imide (LF104). Then, the two ILs were added in PAO10 at various mass concentrations (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%) and stirred until the mixtures became uniform and transparent. 2.2 Characterization The lubricating performance of blank PAO10 and the mixtures was tested by the ball-on-disc testing machine Optimol SRV-IV oscillating reciprocating friction and wear tester. Prior to the tests, the steel discs were wet polished with emery papers of grades 400, 800, 1,200, and 1,500 successively and finally polished with cloth using a metallographic sample polishing machine. The mixture was dropped into the ball-disk contact area. The friction coefficients were automatically recorded by the computer linked to the SRV machine. After completion of the tests, the surfaces of the discs are wiped several times with absorbent cotton balls saturated in petroleum ether to thoroughly remove the lubricants on the surfaces of discs in preparation for conducting the subsequent test. Three repetitive measurements were carried out for each friction test. After all the tests were completed, the steel discs are cleaned several times ultrasonically in baths of petroleum ether. Then, the treated discs are removed and dried at room temperature for subsequent utilization. Lubricant ZDDP N88816SP P888SSP 25 °C The diameter of the steel ball (type: AISI 52100) is 10 mm. The hardness of the stationary steel disk (type: AISI 52100) is approximately 66–68 HRC. The roughness of the steel ball and disc are approximately 0.02 μm and 0.2 μm, respectively. All the tribological tests are conducted at room temperature. When the loads are 300 N and 500 N, the maximum Hertzian pressures are approximately 3.039 GPa and 3.603 GPa, respectively. Sliding speeds (v) are determined by amplitude (A) and frequency (f ). Here, A is a constant (1.0×10−3 m), and f is a specified value. Sliding speeds of friction components at various frequencies are provided in Table 1. MicroXAM 3D noncontact surface mapping profiler was adopted to measure the wear volumes of the lower discs. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) (type: JSM-5600LV), XPS (type: PHI-5702), and EDS were employed to analyze the surface morphologies and chemical composition of wear scars, respectively. The four-ball tester (type: MRS-10A) was used to investigate the maximum non-seizure loads (PB). Time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS, type: Bruker micrOTOF Q II) was adopted to investigate the molecular weights of cations and anions of N88816SP and P888SSP, as illustrated in Fig. 2. Thereinto, Figs. 2(a) and 2(c) depict the molecular weights of cations of N88816SP (579.6593) and P888SSP (459.4118), respectively, and they are in accordance with the calculated values (579.10 and 459.42, respectively). Figures 2(b) and 2(d) correspond to the anions of [SP]− (241.0631 and 241.0645), which are also consistent with the calculated value (241.05). Meanwhile, no apparent impurity peaks are observed in the mass spectrometry results. The aforementioned results indicate that the molecular structures of N88816SP and P888SSP are correct and that their purities are substantially high. Ubbelohde viscometer was adopted to measure the kinematic viscosities of ZDDP, N88816SP, and P888SSP at 25, 40, and 100 °C, as illustrated in Table 2. It is observed that the viscosity indexes of N88816SP and P888SSP are approximately 144 and 128, respectively, which are higher than that of ZDDP (104). The above results Table 1 Sliding speeds of friction pairs at various frequencies. Frequency (Hz) 15 20 25 30 35 40 sliding speed (10−2 m/s) 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 indicate that temperature exerts lesser influence on the viscosities of the two ILs than it does on that of ZDDP [ 26 ]. Therefore, the two ILs are suitable for use in more stringent conditions such as varying temperature and high temperature. 2.3 Corrosion and electrochemical measurements Before the corrosion tests, the surfaces of the copper pieces (dimensions: 10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) and steel discs (AISI 52100, dimensions: 10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) were polished with emery papers (grades 400–600–800–1200–1500). The treated samples were successively cleaned by ultrapure water and ethanol. Then, the samples were dried and placed in the weighing bottles (2.5 cm × 2.5 cm). The corresponding lubricants (8 g) were added into the labeled bottles. The weighing bottles containing the samples and corresponding lubricants were placed in an incubator at 120 °C for 5 h. Finally, the treated copper pieces and steel discs were withdrawn from the bottles and rinsed thoroughly with copious ethanol to remove the lubricants. Electrochemical tests were conducted by threeelectrode system (type: VoltaLab 40) at RT, thereinto, the saturated calomel electrode and platinum electrode were used as the reference electrode and counter electrode, respectively. The rod of steel (type: Q235) functioning as the electrode (the area of the working surface = 0.7 cm2) was embedded in PVC pipeline with epoxy resin. The operating surface was polished with emery papers (grades 400–800–1200–1500). Then, the treated surface was cleaned by ultrasound in water and in acetone successively. Before the tests, the electrodes were immersed in ethanol at OCP (open circuit potential) until a steady state was achieved. Results and discussion Tribological tests and surface analysis Friction coefficient (COF) and wear volume can intuitively reflect the friction-reducing and AW performance of lubricants [ 27–29 ]. Therefore, the tribological properties of neat PAO10 and the mixtures with various mass concentrations of N88816SP and P888SSP are investigated at 300 N, 25 Hz, and RT, as described in Fig. 3. The COF of PAO10 increases up to approximately 0.63 at approximately 160 s and then rapidly reduces to approximately 0.25, indicating that PAO10 exhibits inadequate lubricating performance when the load is 300 N. The mixtures exhibit higher performance and more stable lubricating behavior compared with the neat PAO10, and the values of COFs are approximately 0.12 and 0.11 when N88816SP and P888SSP, respectively, are used as the additive, as depicted in Figs. 3(a) and 3(b). Meanwhile, it is also observed that the mixtures exhibit adequate lubricating performance notwithstanding low mass concentration (0.5%), indicating that the two ILs as lubricant additives exhibit high-efficiency and reliability. The corresponding wear volumes are also measured to characterize the AW properties of neat PAO10 and the mixtures, as described in Figs. 3(c) and 3(d). The wear volume of the wear scar lubricated by PAO10 is approximately 23×105 μm3, and it is remarkably decreased to approximately 1.7×105 μm3 when employing the mixtures as lubricants. The above results verify that the two ILs as lubricant additives exhibit adequate frictionreducing and AW properties, revealing that they are suitable for employment as candidates for AW lubricant additives. SEM as a powerful technique has been extensively employed to investigate the surface morphologies of wear scars and further identify the wear types [ 30 ]. Figure 4 depicts the SEM images of worn surfaces of steel discs lubricated by neat PAO10 and mixtures with various mass concentrations of N88816SP and P888SSP. It is apparent that the diameters of wear scars are significantly decreased when the mixtures are adopted as the lubricants. Meanwhile, the alteration of the wear scar diameters is marginal with the increase of mass concentrations of the ILs, which is in accordance with their lubricating performance, as illustrated in Fig. 3. Moreover, the wear types are correspondingly altered as illustrated in Figs. 4(a′)–4(e′) and Figs. 4(f′)– 4(j′). The dominant wear forms are abrasion and fatigue wear when employing neat PAO10 as the lubricant, as depicted in Figs. 4(a′) and 4(f′). Furthermore, for the mixtures, the light abrasion wear becomes the major wear type, as depicted in Figs. 4(b′)–4(e′) and Figs. 4(g′)–4(j′). 3.2 Control tests 3.2.1 Normal and frequency ramp tests Control tests were conducted to further assess the lubricating properties of the two ILs compared with the generally used lubricant additives. ZDDP as an organic metal type additive has been extensively applied in engine oils for more than 70 years owing to their remarkable antioxidation and lubricating property [ 31, 32 ]. Meanwhile, the mixtures have exhibited adequate lubricating performance at low mass concentrations; hence, the concentration of 1.0 wt% was selected during the control tests. The corresponding results are illustrated in Fig. 5. The mixtures containing similar mass concentrations of ZDDP and N88816SP exhibit similar antifriction performance, and the value of COFs are approximately 0.12. Moreover, the mixture with P888SSP as the additive exhibits the highest friction-reducing property, and the corresponding value of COF is approximately 0.11. The factor behind this is discussed in the following section. The mixtures with N88816SP and P888SSP as the additives also exhibit smaller wear volumes (approximately 1.75×105 μm3 and 1.6×105 μm3, respectively) than the one containing 1 wt% ZDDP (approximately 2.4×105 μm3). The aforementioned results indicate that the two ILs exhibit friction reduction property comparable to that of the traditional lubricant additive ZDDP; however, they exhibit higher AW performance at 300 N. The challenging conditions limit the application range of lubricants and also reflect their qualities [ 6 ]. Therefore, the frequency ramp tests were conducted to evaluate the lubricating performance of the two ILs in comparison with ZDDP under harsh conditions, as illustrated in Fig. 6. It is evident that the COF of the mixture containing 1 wt% ZDDP increases with increase in frequency, and the maximum value of COF is approximately 0.13, as illustrated in Fig. 6(a). The corresponding AW performance becomes inadequate, and the wear volume is approximately 10.2×105 μm3, which arises from the increase in friction and the deterioration of lubricating property. Meanwhile, for the mixtures containing ILs at similar mass concentration, the values of COFs decrease as time elapses, and the final values are approximately 0.10. Furthermore, the corresponding wear volumes are approximately 5.5×105 μm3 and 4.9×105 μm3 when N88816SP and P888SSP, respectively, are adopted as the additives, which represents marginal variations from the ones at 25 Hz, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The above results verify that the two types of ILs as lubricant additives exhibit higher lubricating and AW performances than ZDDP under harsh conditions at similar mass concentration. 3.2.2 Extreme-pressure performance tests To investigate the EP properties of the two ILs as lubricant additives, the maximum non-seizure load (PB) were measured by a four ball machine. The experiment was conducted according to the national standard GB/T3142-82, and the steel ball (GGr15) with a diameter of 12.7 mm exhibits hardness of 61–65 HRC [ 33 ]. The corresponding experimental results are illustrated in Fig. 7. It is observed that the PB value of the mixture with 1 wt% ZDDP is 94 kg, establishing the adequate EP performance of ZDDP. Moreover, EP property is remarkably enhanced when the ILs are used as the additives, and the corresponding values are 181 kg and 121 kg for the mixtures containing N88816SP and P888SSP, respectively. The above results demonstrate that the two ILs as lubricant additives exhibit higher EP property than that of ZDDP at similar mass concentration. Meanwhile, PB as a critical performance parameter of lubricants can reflect the compressive strength of the adsorption film formed by the lubricant on the metal surface [ 34 ]. Therefore, the aforementioned results also establish that the two ILs exhibit higher adsorption performance on the steel surface than that exhibited by ZDDP. 3.3 Corrosion and electrochemical tests In the process of friction, the lubricants are likely to be contaminated and oxidized to certain extent, which results in corrosion and wear of the rubbing surfaces [ 4, 35 ]. ZDDP as corrosion inhibitor and antioxidant has aroused scholars' extensive interest and been widely studied; it is the generally-used lubricant additive [36]. Therefore, it is necessary to study the corrosion property of the two ILs when they are employed as lubricant additives. The accelerated corrosion tests were carried out to compare the anticorrosion properties between the two ILs and ZDDP. The pure copper pieces (dimensions: 10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) and steel discs (type: AISI 52100, dimensions: 10 mm × 10 mm × 3 mm) were incubated in neat PAO10, ILs, and ZDDP at 120 °C for 5 h. The test results are presented in Fig. 8. It is observed that the colors of the steel disc and copper piece treated by neat PAO10 exhibit negligible variation indicating that PAO10 has little corrosion to the metal surfaces. Moreover, the colors of the surfaces of the steel discs and copper pieces become dark after being treated with ZDDP, particularly the copper pieces, indicating that ZDDP exhibits low corrosion resistance property at high temperature. Meanwhile, for the steel discs and copper pieces treated by the two ILs, the colors vary marginally, implying that corrosion is significantly reduced. The above results reveal that the two ILs exhibit higher corrosion resistance properties than that of ZDDP. Meanwhile, the reasonable corrosion resistance property can partly reduce the wear in the process of friction [ 37 ]. The polarization curves of Q235 carbon steel in ethanol using 1 wt% ZDDP, 1 wt% N88816SP, and 1 wt% P888SSP as corrosion inhibitors were obtained to further investigate their corrosion performance, as illustrated in Fig. 9. All the electrochemical tests were conducted after the immersion of the three electrodes in ethanol for approximately 30 min at the OCP. The potentiodynamic tests were carried out in the potential range from −250 mV to +250 mV vs. the OCP, and the scan rate is 10 mV/min. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted at the OCP, and the frequency was in the range from 100 kHz to 10 mHz with an amplitude signal of 5 mV. When 1 wt% ZDDP (OCP: −0.126 V), N88816SP (OCP: −0.113 V), and 1 wt% P888SSP (OCP: −0.104 V) are used as the corrosion inhibitors, the corrosion potentials are approximately −0.129 V, −0.044 V, and −0.068, respectively. Moreover, the corresponding corrosion currents are obtained through the linear extrapolation, and they are approximately 1.06×10−7 A, 4.51×10−8 A, and 5.36×10−8 A, respectively. The above results intuitively indicate that the two types of ILs exhibit higher corrosion resistance than that of ZDDP. Compatibility with ZDDP ZDDP as an effective lubricant additive can cause ash deposits as a result of its thermal decomposition, and the zinc in the molecules plays the dominant role in poisoning the emission purification catalysts and polluting the environment [ 38 ]. Accordingly, it is necessary to develop high efficiency and alternative additives to reduce the dosage of ZDDP. First, load ramp-up tests were conducted when the mass concentration of ILs and ZDDP is 1%. The "ramp-up" tests here signify that the tests were conducted at 300 N and 500 N, and they were discontinuous. The test conditions are 300 N, 25 Hz, and RT and 500 N, 25 Hz, and RT, respectively. When the load shifts from 300 N to 500 N, the COF of the mixture with 1 wt% ZDDP increases remarkably, and the value is approximately 0.5 at 100 s, as illustrated in Fig. 10(a). Moreover, lasting for approximately 150 s, the value of COF reduces to approximately 0.15. Meanwhile, the corresponding wear volume is obtained and is approximately 80×105 μm3. Meanwhile, for the mixtures containing the ILs, the COFs are approximately 0.11, and they are highly smooth and stable in the whole process of friction; furthermore, the wear volumes are approximately 5.0×105 μm3 as illustrated in Fig. 10(b). The aforementioned results indicate that the two ILs as the additives of PAO10 exhibit higher load-carrying capacity than that of ZDDP when the load shifts from 300 N to 500 N. Then, N88816SP and P888SSP are added to ZDDP to decrease its dose and further enhance its EP and lubricating performance. To reduce the relative amount of ZDDP, the mass concentrations of ILs is not to be maintained at negligible values. Therefore, the mass concentration of 0.5% was selected. No seizure is observed at 500 N when the two ILs are mixed with ZDDP in 1:1 mass ratio, as illustrated in Fig. 10(a). Meanwhile, the COFs decrease from 0.15 to 0.12, and the corresponding wear volumes are reduced from 80×105 μm3 to approximately 20×105 μm3, as depicted in Fig. 10(b). The above results indicate that N88816SP and P888SSP can remarkably enhance the EP and lubricating behavior of ZDDP. Moreover, it has been established that this phenomenon can be attributed to the synergistic effects between ILs and ZDDP [ 39 ]. Therefore, it is feasible for the two ILs to partly or completely replace ZDDP for practical use, and this is highly likely to decrease the toxicity caused by zinc to the catalyst system. 3.6 Study of the lubricating mechanism 3.6.1 XPS spectra of wear scar surfaces XPS as an effective tool has been extensively utilized to study element distribution and chemical states of Fig. 10 Friction-reducing and anti-wear properties of ZDDP, N88816SP, and P888SSP at mass concentrations, namely, 1.0 wt% ZDDP, 1.0 wt% N88816SP, 1.0 wt% P888SSP, 0.5 wt% N88816SP + 0.5 wt% ZDDP, and 0.5 wt% P888SSP + 0.5 wt% ZDDP for steel/steel contacts at 500 N, 25 Hz, and RT. wear scar surfaces [ 2, 23 ]. To research the feasible tribochemical reaction in the process of friction and to investigate the lubricating mechanism of the IL additives, the XPS spectra of neat ILs and the corresponding worn surfaces are obtained. The XPS spectra of C1s, Fe2p, S2p, P2p, Zn2p, and N1s of worn steel surfaces lubricated by neat PAO10, and the mixtures (the content of the additive: 1 wt%) are obtained as depicted in Fig. 11. The binding energies of C1s of ZDDP, N88816SP, and P888SSP appear at 284.8 eV corresponding to C-C, as illustrated in Fig. 11(a). For the wear scars lubricated by ZDDP, P888SSP, and N88816SP, the peaks of C1s are also approximately 284.8 eV, indicating the absence of cleavage of the C-C bond in the process of friction. The peaks of Fe2p of wear scars lubricated by neat lubricants appear at 711.3 eV and 725.1 eV, as illustrated in Fig. 11(b), which is likely to correspond to Fe2O3, Fe(OH)O, and FeOOH [40]. The binding energies of S2p of ZDDP and N88816SP, P888SSP appear at 162.3 eV and 163.2 eV, respectively, which are assigned to the sulfur organic compounds. Furthermore, the peaks of wear scars lubricated by the three lubricants are approximately 168.8 eV, which can be ascribed to sulfate compounds [ 27 ]. The peak of P2p of ZDDP shifts from 133.5 eV to 133.3 eV after the friction test, and it is assigned to phosphate compounds and organic phosphates, respectively [ 10 ]. Moreover, the binding energies of P2p of P888SSP and N88816SP vary from 132.5 eV and 133.1 eV to 132.9 eV separately, which are ascribed to organic phosphates and phosphate compounds. Meanwhile, the peaks of Zn2p of ZDDP and the corresponding wear scar are also detected, and it is determined that the binding energies are approximately 1022.6 eV and 1023.6 eV, as depicted in Fig. 8(e). The binding energy of N1s of N88816SP shifts from 399.8 eV to 402.2 eV, as illustrated in Fig. 11(f), which corresponds to organic nitrogen compounds and nitrides [ 7 ]. The above results indicate that the active elements (such as S, P, Zn, and N) are likely to react with the surfaces of sliding pairs to form inorganic compounds of higher toughness. Numerous studies have established that the lubricating mechanism of ZDDP can be attributed to the formation of tribochemical film by S, P, and Zn [ 4, 36, 41 ]. Therefore, it is deduced that the effective lubricating performance of P888SSP and N88816 can be attributed to the tribochemical reactions in the process of friction. 3.6.2 EDS analysis of wear scar surfaces EDS as a powerful tool has been widely adopted to investigate the accurate section-distribution of elements of wear scar surfaces [ 29, 32, 42 ]. To further study the lubricating mechanism, the section-distribution of P, S, Zn, and N of wear scars lubricated by ZDDP, P888SSP, and N88816SP at 300 N and 25 Hz, as illustrated in Fig. 12 and Table 3. It is evident that the mass contents of P, S, and Zn of wear scars lubricated by ZDDP are approximately 0.66%, 0.43%, and 0.17%, respectively, indicating the reaction of these active elements with the steel surface. The formation of tribochemical film in the sliding process plays the key role in reducing friction and enhancing anti-wear properties, which has been extensively researched [ 31, 32, 36 ]. The mass contents of P and S increase to 1.20%, 0.84% and 1.26%, 1.04%, respectively, when employing P888SSP and N88816SP as the lubricant additives. Meanwhile, the results of elemental mapping images intuitively reflect the increase in the masses of P and S. Moreover, the presence of a certain amount of Table 3 Element mass content of wear scars lubricated by 1 wt% ZDDP, 1 wt%, P888SSP, and 1 wt% N88816SP at 300 N, 25 Hz, and RT. Element C O P S Fe ZDDP P888SSP nitrogen on the wear scar surface when using N88816SP as the lubricant additive indicates that the nitrogen in N88816SP also participates in the tribochemical reaction during the process of friction. According to the above results, it could be concluded that the tribochemical reaction between the active elements of P888SSP and N88816SP and the steel surface results in the effective lubricating property of ILs. Furthermore, the higher amount of phosphate and sulfate compounds generated in the process of friction significantly enhances the lubricating property, particularly the EP performance, of P888SSP and N88816SP. 4 Conclusion Two types of oil-soluble ILs containing phosphorus and sulfur are synthesized, and as lubricant additives, they exhibit higher lubricating performance than neat PAO10. The comparison with the traditional lubricant additive ZDDP reveals the mixtures containing ILs to exhibit higher EP property and corrosion resistance performance at similar mass concentration. Meanwhile, the ILs as the lubricant additives exhibited higher friction-reducing and AW performance than those of ZDDP as revealed by the frequency and temperature ramp tests; this indicates that the two types of ILs are suitable for use in harsher operational environment. To study the lubricating mechanism of the two ILs as lubricant additives, XPS and EDS were adopted to analyze the chemical compositions and mass contents of the elements of the wear scar surfaces. It was determined that the tribochemical reaction and the higher amount of phosphate and sulfate compounds generated in the process of friction, which significantly enhance the lubricating behavior and EP performance of N88816SP and P888SSP. Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Nos. 51675512, 51227804, and 51305428), Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (No. 1606RJZA051), and the National Key Basic Research and Development (973) Program of China (No. 2013CB632301). Open Access: The articles published in this journal are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. Guowei HUANG. He received his master degree in material science and engineering in 2013 from Shandong Jianzhu University. After then, he was a PhD student in the State Key Laboratory of solid lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include the design and preparation of novel ionic liquids as lubricant and lubricating additives. Qiangliang YU. He got his PhD degree in 2016 at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics. He is an assistant at the State Key Lab of Solid Lubrication in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS. His research interests are ionic liquids lubricants and anticorrosive additives. Zhengfeng MA. He received his B.S. degree in chemistry and M.S. degree in polymer chemistry and physics from Lanzhou University in 2011 and 2014 respectively. He joined the State Key Lab of Solid Lubrication in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, from 2014. His research areas is polymer lubrication materials. Meirong CAI. She got her PhD degree in 2012 at the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics. She is an associate professor at the State Key Lab of Solid Lubrication in Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS. She has authored or co-authored more than 30 journal papers. Her research interests are ionic liquids lubricants and supramolecular gel lubricants. received more than 10000 citations and has the H-index 56. His research interests include the bioninspired tribology, biomimic surfaces/interfaces of soft matters, drag-reduction and antibiofouling, functional coatings. He has gained a number of awards including "Outstanding Youth Award" of International Society of Bionic Engineering, 2013. He serves as editorial board member of Tribology International, Journal Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics etc. Sciences. Currently, he is a professor of LICP and head of the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication. Up to now, he has published more than 500 papers with citation over 20000. 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#define VP8_ENCODER_LOOKAHEAD_H_
#include "vpx_scale/yv12config.h"
#include "vpx/vpx_integer.h"

struct lookahead_entry
{
    YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG  img;
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    int64_t             ts_end;
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};

struct lookahead_ctx;

/**\brief Initializes the lookahead stage
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struct lookahead_ctx* vp8_lookahead_init(unsigned int width,
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/**\brief Destroys the lookahead stage
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void vp8_lookahead_destroy(struct lookahead_ctx *ctx);

/**\brief Enqueue a source buffer
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/**\brief Get the next source buffer to encode
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struct lookahead_entry*
vp8_lookahead_pop(struct lookahead_ctx *ctx,
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#define PEEK_FORWARD   1
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struct lookahead_entry*
vp8_lookahead_peek(struct lookahead_ctx *ctx,
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the council of nordic composers
Nordic Music Days – festival for contemporary music and sound
The festival Nordic Music Days has been arranged since 1888, and we are proud to say that it is one of the oldest and well respected festivals for contemporary classical music in the world. Our festival is unique in the respect that it is arranged by the composers themselves. Each year one of our members, the national societies of composers, arranges the festival on behalf of the Council of Nordic Composers. You can read more about the current or upcoming festival at the festival's own website.
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From Nordic Music Days 2014. Photo: Vemund Bergland/Norsk Komponistforening
From the mid-nineteenth century, at regular intervals, song festivals were arranged where choirs from all over the North met. The repertoire was decidedly 'national' – one could say that when the Nordic countries were gathered there was a need to express national distinctiveness. But joint activities were arranged too, for example in 1929 when a choir of 1000 sang the Nordic cantata Song of the North, composed jointly by five composers – one from each Nordic country. The song festivals continued well into the first half of the twentieth century.
The first true "Nordic Music Days" was held in Copenhagen in 1888 and its main emphasis was on instrumental and orchestral music. This was to be a forum where Nordic composers could have their works performed, and the first festival presented works from Denmark, Norway and Sweden – among other ways in seven large-scale choral and orchestral concerts.
The next festivals were held in Stockholm in 1897, and in 1919 – again in Copenhagen, where among others Carl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, Wilhelm Stenhammer and Johan Halvorsen conducted. The first time the festival was held in Helsinki was 1921, then it was held in Stockholm in 1927, in Helsinki again in 1932, and finally in Oslo in 1934. The Copenhagen 1938 festival was the last one before the outbreak of World War II.
After the war the Nordic composers' societies joined forces to form the Nordic Council of Composers, which immediately after its establishment in 1946 assumed the main responsibility for Nordic Music Days. Since 1948 the festival has been held in turn in the Nordic capitals every other year. Until the 1970s the repertoire profile was still purely Nordic, but from 1974- 82 composers and works from a 'guest country' were invited: Poland in 1974, Canada in 1976, the GDR in 1978, the UK in 1980, and in 1982 France. After this it went back to being a festival exclusively for new Nordic music.
Past festivals:
London 2017 – Sweden Stockholm 1998 – Sweden Reykjavík 1967 – Iceland Helsingfors 1921 –Finland
Reykjavík 2016 – Iceland Reykjavík 1996 – Iceland Helsingfors 1964 –Finland København 1919 – Denmark
København 2015 – Denmark København 1994 – Denmark København 1962 – Denmark Stockholm 1897 – Sweden
Oslo 2014 – Norway ULTIMA, in Oslo 1992 – Norway Stockholm 1960 – Sweden København 1888 – Denmark
Helsinki 2013 – Finland Turku, Espoo, Helsinki 1990 – Finland Oslo 1958 – Norway
Stockholm 2012 – Sweden Stockholm 1988 – Sweden Helsingfors 1956 –Finland
Reykjavík 2011 – Iceland Reykjavík 1986 – Iceland Reykjavík 1954 – Iceland
København 2010 – Denmark København 1984 – Denmark København 1952 – Denmark
Oslo 2009 – Norway Oslo 1982 – Norway Helsingfors 1950 –Finland
Helsinki 2008 – Finland Helsingfors 1980 –Finland Oslo 1948 – Norway
Norrköping 2007 – Sweden Stockholm 1978 – Sweden Stockholm 1947 – Sweden.
Reykjavík 2006 – Iceland Reykjavík 1976 – Iceland København 1938 – Denmark
Cph/Mmx/Hel 2004 – Denmark København 1974 – Denmark Oslo 1934 – Norway
MAGMA, in Berlin 2002 – Norway Helsingfors 1970 –Finland Helsingfors 1932 –Finland
Lahti, Turku, Helsinki 2000– Finland Stockholm 1968 – Sweden Stockholm 1927 – Sweden
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The last play of the last fall of the last year of high school!
Alex has participated in the fall play every year she has been in high school. The drama coach, Mr. M. has been supportive and welcoming to Alex each year. He has pushed her hard and made the same demands on her as he does the other students. Alex has also had the benefit of one of her peers as a coach. T has worked with Alex each year, been the shoulder for her to cry on and helped her through her lines.
This last play of the last fall of the last year of Alex's high school was challenging for Alex. She was given 27 lines and memorized each and everyone of them. She went "off book" before any of the other actors and became the role model for the troupe. Alex had a fairly big part and was on stage for at least half the production. I could tell she felt the pressure.
This year a case of stage fright ran around on opening night, and Alex got is worse than most. She forgot five lines, but thanks to her friend T. who was next to her on the stage she got through the lines.
Alex finished the evening in tears, she was disappointed she forgot her lines and both Mr. M and T consoled her. The next evening was much better, but once again Mr. M and T. consoled her. The tears were not over the performance, she was pleased with the show, the tears were those of disappointment. Alex has difficulty understanding that despite attendance commitments, people's schedules change, and two friends who had promised to come did not.
I am so proud of Alex, her commitment to learn her lines, her recovery from stage fright and eight solid weeks of play practice. I do not blame her for the tears, I know this is a level of maturity Alex has not yet mastered. I do not like to be disappointed either and have been known to shed a tear of two.
As we enter this week of thanksgiving I am thankful for Mr. M and T. But mostly I am thankful this is the last play of the last fall of the last year of high school. We are all ready to move on
Please tell Alex "great job" from me. My guy Jake is a senior too. Where did the years go?
Cindy November 23, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Wow, I think she's so brave! I could never get up on a stage and act! She was good!
She is an incredible girl and I'm not sure crying is any different than I would do :) Congrats Alex!
I'm a mess just watching!


When I read The Hole on the Gospel, I was quickly enamored by Richard's heart for the least. I loved getting to see his heart develop and God grow his desires to love and care for the world. It has been no different reading Unfinished. Richard reminds us that we are not deciders of the gospel, we are disciples. Our task is to do what it says. Our mission is to populate the kingdom of heaven. The church in our day has the knowledge, the funds, and every conceivable thing to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. The mission remains largely unfinished.
The book is full of stories of ordinary people called to use what they had to share the gospel. Some were called to give up everything and some were called to better use what they had. The point is that we need to be on mission wherever we are or wherever God calls us to go. Read this book and challenge yourself.


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Who likes jazz? For the life of me, I cannot identify this kind of jazz, but I LOVE it!
This is from Gundam Thunderbolt's soundtrack. Never have I had music completely catch my focus and attention and block out unnecessary thoughts like this before.
I need more jazz like this in my playlist! So if you can identify this form of jazz and recommend more like it, that'd be awesomeness.


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I have many to one relationship SensorInterfaceConfCalibration.java class while generating ddl it generates fine for other tables but it generates small calibration_id in
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Actually I had to add the @Table(name='SEN_INT_CONF_CALIB') rather than @ join Table


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Science Fiction & Fantasy Films
Wonder Woman Film
Pam Freeman
With an Olelo community video series "in development," Ms. Freeman finds a few moments to share her film thoughts.
Wonder what's going with the story?
If you were expecting a movie continuation from the popular TV series, with Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman, that is not the case with this movie. This movie describes the story of Diana, daughter of Hippolyta, from childhood to adulthood. It does bridge the gap in the historical timeline, from her existence among the Amazonian women on Paradise Island, to London, during World War I.
GN story goes something like this: Hippolyte explains to Diana that after she defeated Hercules, he stole her magic girdle (which, enables Hippolyte's powers) and now, all Amazonian women were enslaved by men. The female tribe vowed to live away from men forever, sailing across the ocean and settling on an uncharted land, which the women named "Paradise Island."
Movie story is similar to this theme, except Hippolyte is now named in the feminine, Hippolyta. Diana's story begins after the Opening Montage, showing that her mother formed her from clay and made her existence on the island.
GN story: They were happily living on the island for centuries, until Captain Steve Trevor's plane crash-landed on their island. After rescuing him, she falls in love with him. Hippolyte consults with Aphrodite, and the Goddess of Love's advice is to return to America with Steve, "to help fight the forces of hate and oppression" (Lepore, 15). Athena, the goddess of War, says "you must send him your strongest and wisest Amazon."
Movie story: follow this story arc, with Diana accompanying Steve to London, during World War I.
GN story: Diana flies Steve inside her invisible plane to the United States. Upon landing, she brings him to a U.S. Army hospital, and while he's recovering, she changes into her American identity: Diana Prince, a secretary with the U.S. government.
Movie story: they set sail from the island, and as Diana awakens, they are in London, being sailed by Steve.
Again, this movie takes a little different path from the comic book character.
There is a mention of Diana being Steve's secretary, so a slight following to the comic book characterization.
Diana and Steve travel to London instead, not America.
Shot brilliantly on location, this film stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine.
Wonder Woman True Facts
Here are some researched facts about WW.
Wonder Woman Creator William Moulton Marston, had attended a Philosophy A class at Harvard University, and his professor, George Herbert Palmer, while paying homage to his deceased wife, was also the faculty sponsor of the Harvard Men's League for Woman Suffrage. Wonder Woman is a direct result of the American suffrage movement, which was started in 1848, at a women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY. (this story was later to be told in Wonder Woman comics)
British suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst's founding of Women's Social and Political Union in 1903, helped to form the Harvard Men's League for Woman Suffrage in 1910. Interestingly enough, senior year law student John Reed formed the league, having been a convert of Columbia University's philosophy graduate student Max Eastman. What follows is history:
In fall of 1911, the Harvard League's lecture series gave Florence Kelley an opportunity to be heard. She fought for minimum wage, an 8-hour workday, and an end to child labor. At this time in history, and at Harvard, women were not allowed to speak. This caused a ruckus on-campus.
The negotiated deal was to make Kelley's lecture available to on-campus people only, and being Harvard University, the next speaker in the lecture series was to be someone who opposed suffrage. Surprisingly enough, the league announced its next speaker would be Emmeline Pankhurst!
In true Harvard U. fashion, the corporation issued a ruling barring women from speaking publicly in college halls.
This sparked a national newspaper heading "Is Harvard afraid of Mrs. Pankhurst?" with coverage by Detroit Free Press, Atlanta Constitution and the New York Times.
Not sounding unlike Stan Lee's intentions for Marvel Comics, on the campuses of Princeton, Oxford and Cambridge (Howe, 56). The original Marvel fan club, called M.M.M.S., membership targeted college students, rather than 10-year olds, but that's changed, as Marvel has worldwide appeal.
The character of Wonder Woman actually stems from Mr. Marston's wife, Sadie Elizabeth Holloway, who was born on the Isle of Man. She was independent, headstrong, and tougher than any boy (or man, for that matter). Sadie also attended Mount Holyoke College, the only women's college in the United States, at the time, and played field hockey for her being five feet flat. A true story: during the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a nearby seminarian C. Hartwell, read a parody to the female MHC students, which was prepared in response to Elizabeth Cady Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments" (1848), which he nicknamed "Amazonian Declaration of Independence."
What was that, my Advanced Fiction instructor said, to use someone from real life, in your fiction, to make it more believable?
History repeating itself
As I've been relearning history, because as the saying goes "If you don't study it, it's doomed to be repeated," the 1960's feminism movement in the United States was not the first time in history that the topic of women's rights were speculated. The women at the turn of the century has it a lot rougher, as it was the first time where women were defining not only their role in society, but defining themselves in the process.
The term feminist was rarely used before 1910; the term used was suffragist. After 1913, the term feminist was commonplace, as the woman's movement was giving equality, rights and freedom to women. In my research, there is a slight difference between the two terms. Suffragist suggests a political term, as seen in the movie starring Meryl Streep, called x. Feminism's origins include women as "full and equal participa[nts] in politics, work and the arts."
Holloway was considered a "New Woman."
Enter Margaret Sanger. She founded a magazine called Woman Rebel, in Greenwich Village in 1914. Which, interestingly enough, is a spot where some of the 1960's influential musicians hung out at, including Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Which was known as "The Village" at this point in history. The kids these days have a saying "Your village is calling you." So, in the words of Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 winner Bob Dylan, "the times they are a changin'."
Bob Dylan: How His Nobel Prize Fits Into His Legacy | Time
His lyrics are an important part of history
Womanism giving rise to tougher modern characters
The rise of Womanism has been seen throughout history. Not getting into the politics here in the column, but there are more than one side to the story. Personally, I hear single moms talk about the same topics as married men, being the Head of Household. I think the word "responsibility" is key here. There are some women who realize that after stepping into the role of HoH, that they've bitten off more responsibility than they can handle.
Depending on cultural, economic, social and personal relationship factors, the familial roles can be further defined.
I see the Veteran Surviving Spouse emerging in society, more so, with military personnel not returning from the field. Women fit into over 90% of this category of Surviving Spouse, based on the latest findings from the Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA). There is the occasional Male Surviving Spouse, if the wife does not return from combat, but this is the minority percentage. Showing the Veteran's story in American Sniper, producer Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper wanted to show this story on-screen. Having read Chris Kyle's book, and having a Reel to Real Redux ending, Chris' life was ended, about two weeks before the movie was to premiere. Mrs. Kyle was an absolute wreck, and she and the Producers discussed whether the movie should be released.
WW Media Facts
Here are some WW media facts:
Created by DC Comics, she crash-landed from her airplane in 1941. Living on an Amazonian island, apart from men since the time of Greece, she is the latest warrior princess. With her gold bracelets and Magic lasso, she stops bullets and can rope the truth from anyone.
Her secret identity is Diana Prince, a Secretary for U.S. military intelligence. Which the TV series shows quite well, plot-wise. Steve Trevor is her romantic interest.
This is where the latest movie spins away from the original character idea, giving it a different historical timeline: London in the 1920s. And, this time, Steve is played gorgeously by Chris Pine. So Pinenuts, I'm giving you another reason to love your favorite actor.
In 1942, she was the only woman in the Justice Society of America; the other four were Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and the Flash. Re-defining feminism from 1910 to present day. Which is a little funny, since actress Gal Gadot also played Gisele Yashar in the Furious series, and was described by a fellow team member as "I told you the skinny chick had balls."
This film's storyline and her character portrayed by Gal will also be seen in Justice League, due out on 11-17-17. Great job of tying this story into the Justice League storyline. Absolutely loved the costume design, makeup, set designs, location shooting, water photography, and aerial shooting.
Mahalo Plenty's
I did not know anyone personally (this time), who worked on the Feature Film.
To my friend Josh, whose newest Coca-Cola jingle, is pretty catchy. Josh wrote the lyrics and music for "Coke on the Beach," with the young girl and young boy trying to get one another's attention, while they both have beach jobs.
Thank you for reading this Hub. I had fun preparing it this time. Until the next one, Pam
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SHEPSHED Messengers' hopes of avoiding relegation from Everards Division One look ever bleaker after they slumped to a 105 run defeat against Kibworth 2nd XI.
Batting first Kibworth amassed 189 for 9 from their overs including a useful 40 not out from number nine Dave Pounds just as it looked like Messengers were getting on top.
Dean Scaysbrook took 3 for 68, Paul Calverley an impressive 2 for 16 from nine overs, Matt Soars 2 for 43 and Chris Northage (1 for 28) took the wickets.
In reply Messengers did not get going with only Matt Calverley (20) and James Lucas (16) creating a partnership.
Dave Buchanan was the only other player to reach double figures as he smashed a six and a four in his nine ball 13 but by then the game was up and Shepshed were all out for 84.


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Q: Swiper JS: Adding Two finger swipe on Vertical Swiper I'm looking out for a way to add two finger swipe on Vertical Swiper.
I tried getting object from swiper.touches object, but it didn't help me returning length of fingers used while swiping like give in Docs.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/TouchList/length
Any other approach to do this is also welcomed.
Thanks in advance!

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September, 2011: Ensure Your Lawyer Knows What They're Doing: the Consequences of Inept Counsel can be Devastating
The success stories for this month involve two clients, Ronald and James, who have received favorable decisions at the hearing level prior to the need to go to hearing.
Ronald's case is an especially rewarding case given what we have been able to accomplish for his family and him. When Ronald came to me, he was represented by other counsel following a serious motor vehicle accident in September, 2008 (which ultimately required a serious of three (3) surgical procedures, and resulted in what was a fusion of 80% of his lumber and thoracic spine). Ronald had one of the most spectacular work histories I have come across: literally, a 30 year work history from the age of 16 until the time of his accident (at the age of 46) with no interruption. He had worked for the family fish market business for the majority of this time and showed that he was no stranger to hard work. Unfortunately, when Ronald came to my office for a second opinion, I could see that he was receiving poor legal advice (and that his case had likely been denied at the initial level because of poor stewardship of his case). Ronald informed me that while he had gone back to work on an irregular schedule for only a few months, his family had continued to pay him his full salary from the time of his motor vehicle accident until July, 2009 when he applied for benefits. His attorney did not ask him whether his earnings were earned; he simply went along with Social Security's use of an alleged onset date of July, 2009 (when his sporadic work with his family ended). He was subsequently denied benefits as Social Security thought he was only disabled from gainful employment for a few months at the time of their decision (instead of understanding that he was really disabled for a year or longer, as their rules require). As it is never my intention or wish to take over a case from another lawyer when they are taking care of their client's needs, it is likewise important that I step in when I see that the client's attorney is not doing their job. Consequently, I asked that Ronald call his lawyer back and explain that it was my counsel that he should be using the onset date of September, 2008 as he had not undertaken gainful employment since that time (that is to say, his work with his family for a few months was subsidized given how inconsistent it was, and, at worst, it was an unsuccessful work attempt as he stopped after a few months): the fact that he was paid his full wage was not the issue. Rather, the issue was whether he was earning a gainful wage. The money his family paid him was quite similar to an employer paying an employee disability leave pay. Unfortunately, the attorney's response was that it was ridiculous to think that he could double dip: that is, be paid by his family and be paid by Social Security. In fact this was a terribly inept analysis. Ronald was indeed entitled to benefits for both periods: not only was his former attorney promoting a denial, but also he was selling short Ronald's claim (as he was entitled to an additional 9 months of benefits, which for Ronald meant more than $20,000.00).
And so, Ronald was denied on his initial claim. Unfortunately, when denied initially in Massachusetts, there is a very strong likelihood that one will be denied on reconsideration. Indeed, a few months later, a denial on reconsideration came to pass. It thus became necessary to request a hearing before the Boston, MA Office of Disability Adjudication and Review. We had Ronald undertake work activity reports (forms provided by the Social Security Administration which address the extent to which work is gainful). Likewise, we were able to prevail on Ronald's physical therapist and, ultimately, his consulting surgeon, to address a Physical Residual Functional Capacity Questionnaire and a Listing 1.04 form. These documents made rather clear how disabled Ronald had remained following his three back surgeries. Following the surgeon's endorsement as to the extent of his functional limitations, I wrote an argument brief in support of Ronald's claim and I am happy to note that the Boston Office of Disability Adjudication of Review has provided a fully favorable on the record decision (meaning that Ronald will not have to go to hearing). This case reminds me that, unfortunately, not all attorneys are as knowledgeable as they should be, and that the wrong choice for an attorney can have terrible consequences. Fortunately, Ronald made a good decision to switch counsel before irreparable harm was done to his claim (which, for his family, is critical to their future survival as a family, as it remains clear he will need these benefits for years to come).


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Layer Upon Layer of Grime...
By MIKE BOVILL, SACRAMENTO, CA
Layer upon layer of grime stuck to every square inch of my bare skin. I was homeless. On the streets with no where to go; I had nothing. No family, no money, one pair of shorts, one shirt, one pair of socks, and only the shoes on my feet. I was alone.
My senior Christian Service Project involved myself and seven of my classmates immersing ourselves into the life of the homeless in Sacramento, California. The experience began much like that of beginning high school as a freshman. Initially I felt isolated, insignificant, ignored, and invisible. This would change.
The very first morning while waiting in line for breakfast at Loaves and Fishes, a non-profit organization in Sacramento that works with the homeless to get them off the street and on their own two feet, I met an older couple. Their names were Chris and Donna. They explained to me that they were parents, and just how much they couldn't stand to see teenagers like myself on the streets. It was at this time that I began to feel a sense of community all around me. I watched as the handicapped received help from the healthy, and people saving each other spots in the breakfast line so the other could obtain lunch tickets for them. Basic acts of kindness such as these often go unnoticed in our busy world. Everyone was there to help one another. There were no cliques. There were just people, of all races, denominations, and all ages.
The couple began interrogating me. Why are you here? Where are you from? Where are you sleeping? For every "I don't know?" they had advice. This advice proved useful over the course of the week; such as where to find a toothbrush, how to get a shower, a fresh pair of socks, deodorant, and other basic necessities.
For the rest of the week they kept a close eye on me. They constantly bombarded me with "How are you?" and "Did you eat this morning?" They were complete and total strangers, yet they took me under their wing as if I was their own child, much like my own parents do.
The kindness that radiated from the hearts of this couple, and many more people I encountered, demonstrated to me that every little action counts. It is in our nature that we help others. Sadly though we forget about the simple aspects of life, and the most basic ways to make others days just that much better. To have made one person breathe easier is to have succeeded. Whether it be done by helping the little old lady across the street, or serving food to the homeless, every action counts. It was St. Ignatius who said, "Love ought to show itself more in deeds than in words." Every action I take in life will stand out more boldly than any dollar I make.
To have been a part of a community rather than to live solely as an individual is to have lived truly, so long as our actions speak louder than our words. From having been homeless, it is very possible for one to be an individual and still remain interdependent amongst the community. All it takes is action. A simple hello and a smile to the average stranger on the street, to lending a helping hand builds a worldly sense of community. When the day comes that no one has to walk down the street staring at their feet, and they can say, "Hello, how are you?" to one another, we will all have succeeded.
By the time I left to return home, and my first shower of the week stripped the rancid scent of the streets from my body, people like Chris and Donna proved that acceptance will build community. It is so sad but true that there is more community amongst the homeless than I have seen in most of my own high school classrooms. This is because there exist no borders or boundaries between people. Everyone is an equal. Everyone lives, not only for themselves but for each other, because we all serve a greater purpose than ourselves.
It is the community service that I have taken part in that has developed the individual that I have become. I have become smarter, a critical thinker, a leader, and a man for others. Living life with only the bare necessities in the most trying of conditions brought out of me all of who I am. Whether it was finding my way around, writing about my purpose and reason for being there, or helping others; all of my experiences from the week as a whole have shown to me that I can handle most any situation presented to me. On the rugby pitch I am a captain. As a member of the Senior Retreat Team I am a leader. In the classroom I am there to help, as well as to be open to the help that I need.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that, "Children are all foreigners." Well then in that case I believe that men and women alike are molded into unique individuals by way of experience. College will be a new challenge, a new experience in my life. It is opportunity. Broadening my horizons can only help me in my quest of discovering what purpose I serve outside of myself. I believe that in serving that purpose we discover why we are here to live before we die.
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