More than a year after a ruling by the European Court of Justice over the re-sale of software licences, the business world is still holding its breath to see what will happen next. This is despite the Financial Times saying that the decision has "the potential to create a multimillion dollar market".
Yet it seems that few outside of corporate IT departments have stopped to assess all the implications. In particular, few within the finance world appear to have considered the impact of putting a value on software licences.
The EU court made a final ruling on the UsedSoft versus Oracle case in July 2012. It decreed that perpetual software licences bought legally could be resold and was seen, in some quarters, as a European act of defiance against the power of the global software giants.
This means that unsupported or 'orphaned' licences which would have previously been written off, now have a value and can, quite legitimately – be regarded as a tangible corporate asset. Of course, their value will depreciate over time, but even so, these licences can help raise significant asset values for a business and increase share value.
So is this ruling sustainable or is it likely to be overturned?
Although sales of licences have continued quietly and informally, usually driven by mergers and acquisitions or because of an unbudgeted shortfall revealed by an audit, new trading has so far been minimal in most areas. However, there has been some activity in the "after-market software" space (as it is gradually becoming known) in Germany where the seeds of the EU judgement were originally sown.
In our experience, while a good number of businesses say they would be happy to sell superfluous licences, provided all the right legal checks and procedures had been carried out, very few would be prepared to buy, even if they could save their business hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds by doing so.
Why the apparent reticence? In many ways, businesses are right to be careful and seek expert advice. Yet, this is no longer a grey area; it is backed by the EU. We have talked to lawyers extensively about this and it seems that the European Court's judgement takes precedence over any contract a company may have with its vendor. In fact many lawyers who specialise in intellectual property (IP) law believe that, as the ruling reflects a fundamental principle of free trade, it will be difficult to reverse or unpick and that it is a real opportunity for businesses to save money or recoup costs.
Underneath the outward bravado, large corporates with a significant number of licences are typically cautious about damaging relationships with major software providers and are concerned that they may refuse support and maintenance.
But although software vendors can't ignore the decision, there are several ways they could easily side-step it by changing the terms of their licensing agreement. After all, the ruling only covers perpetual licences. No-one has done so yet and I suspect they won't do anything until re-selling licences begins to affect core revenue streams. No doubt, they are conscious of the brand damage any adverse publicity could inflict.
Microsoft, for example, isn't blocking re-sales. I know of a 15,000 user organisation that has sold 4,000 licences to another business and the transfer quietly went through the accepted novation process as if the transaction were part of a merger or acquisition.
Will the market develop from here – and if so, how? Although there is still significant work to be done on the due diligence process, the potential financial benefits are so huge that it's unlikely that businesses will hold back for much longer. It's likely that used licences will be available for around 50 per cent of the original cost – and for companies buying in large volumes this means significant savings.
There's obviously a need for some type of trading forum or marketplace but it's not yet clear the form this will take. It's probable that an independent third-party will act as a broker, possibly by hosting an online portal which will act either as an internet auction site or a "dating" site where specific buyers are matched with possible sellers. Brokers will either take a percentage of sales or might even buy the licences outright to resell and burden the risk in return for the promise of faster sales.
Whichever way the market evolves, it will be essential that processes are transparent, showing all the right legal checks, while audit trails are maintained.
At first, I believe, more transactions will naturally emerge through improved licence management and the need for compliance. If licences are now an asset, companies will become even more concerned about keeping control of what they own. If, as part of this process, a business discovers it doesn't have enough licences, it may use an asset and licensing management specialist firm to engage with another company which has too many through downsizing or other circumstances.
Whatever the reason for buying or selling, the situation is still complex and it would be advisable to use a facilitator who knows their way round licensing processes. Anyone interested should also talk to their own company lawyers. Although the EU ruling has minimised the risk of legal challenge, it's essential to ensure that the licences and the conditions and terms under which they are transferred all comply. Global companies need to be aware that the situation in the US has yet to be clarified. An outstanding case from 2007 is still with the higher courts for debate.
It's a case of weighing up a slight risk – which can be reduced further by using expert help – against major savings. The business world can't take too long to make up its mind though. Transition to the cloud, for example in the case of moving from Microsoft Office 2010 to Office 365, is opening up a window – but it's not going to remain this way indefinitely.
Whatever the ultimate consequences of the EU court's judgement are, one of the biggest factors driving companies to achieve better control over their software licences and to take action is the current compliance environment. Software auditing by vendors is becoming increasingly prevalent – and businesses are often forced into paying huge sums to settle up, often because they have not prepared properly in advance.
In these kinds of scenarios, independent industry experts like ourselves at ITAMS are well placed to help companies negotiate resolutions utilising quality data. When they are faced with audits, this will be far less expensive for them than having to buy new licences directly from the vendors themselves.
So what can smart companies do now to ensure their licence management is up to scratch?
Plan Ahead – Companies should be aware of when their software licences are coming up for renewal, and sensitive to potential vendor activity, and have information ready.
Optimise Data Quality – Businesses need to get their house in order before they buy or resell software. They need to know exactly what licences they have in their estate, who is using them and how they are being used on what hardware. It is key that they ensure that their IT assets are being managed properly and where they are gaps in their approach that need rectifying.
Deal with exceptions proactively– Even if software licences are installed on redundant machines locked in a cupboard, for example, the business that owns those licences will remain liable for them. Ensure that all parts of the company are covered, not just the easier ones, as any gap will be used by the vendor to trigger a negotiation cycle.
Look to External Advice – Seeking out advice from independent experts in the area is critical. No one end user can be an expert in all licensing schemes, nor understand the latest changes and techniques in this area. Leverage the experience of others. Only these kinds of companies will be able to conduct a truly independent assessment of a company's estate and provide them with the kind of low-cost, high value engagement that will help them manage the audit process. Large account resellers that are working on behalf of the software vendor cannot be expected to give impartial advice.
Skill Carefully – The market is short of highly experienced licensing professionals. Plan ahead and partner in advance of need.
One by-product of the European Court of Justice ruling on the re-sell of licences is that it has focused more attention on issues around used software and licence management generally. There are many businesses today with hundreds of thousands and even millions of pounds of used software on their books, yet they are simultaneously buying the same assets and paying penalties. Knowing what to do with all of this is a massive problem for enterprise-sized organisations, in particular.
The Court ruling potentially opens up more opportunities for these organisations in terms of enabling them to exchange or resell at least some of this resource, while at the same time giving them a chance to exert greater control over their licences and make huge financial savings as a direct result. But to turn the vision to reality, they need to ensure they follow the tips above and most importantly of all open their minds to new paradigms in this space.


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Q: Can wxpython and PyQt be used together in same GUI? I want to use Grid from wxpython and use it in my GUI which is based on PyQt. Is it possible?

A: The simple answer is, no.  Or, if it is possible, it's certainly not easy.
Although there are many similarities in look and function between wxPython and PyQt, under the hood they are essentially different.

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Turquoise Monster » Blog Archive » WoPo – Yo!
Each year in February I run a poetry writing drive called WoPoWriMo – There are tutorials and how to material on the WoPo site and a pinterest board called WoPo Inspired for those who work best from visuals.
I'll be organising meet ups in my local area and posting in the Facebook group. Good Luck.
Categories: Festivals and Events, WoPoWriMo, Writing Challenges.


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Temenos Wins Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year Award for Financial Services
Temenos recognized for leadership in cloud-native banking technology and innovation as the first global banking software provider to run on Google Cloud's Anthos
Press Releases, April 6, 2020
GENEVA, Switzerland – April 6, 2020 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced it has been recognized by Google Cloud as its Technology Partner of the Year in Financial Services. This prestigious award recognizes Temenos' commitment to innovation in helping financial services organizations run mission-critical banking software and applications on Google Cloud, create profitable business models, and differentiate customer experiences.
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Alexa Guenoun, President, Americas and Global Head of Partners, Temenos, said:
"We are delighted to be named a Google Cloud 2019 Technology Partner of the Year award winner, recognized for our leadership in the cloud, and revolutionary cloud-native technology on Google Cloud. As a strategic global banking software partner of Google Cloud, we bring together innovative solutions that combine our API-first, cloud-native, microservices-based banking software with Google Cloud's scale and leading cloud capabilities. Together, we help banks reduce their time to market and operational complexity, allowing them to elastically scale and deliver outstanding digital customer experiences. With Google Cloud's Anthos, we give banks the freedom to innovate and reap the true benefits of hybrid and multi-cloud."
"We are thrilled to recognize Temenos as our Technology Partner of the Year for Financial Services," said Kevin Ichhpurani, Corporate Vice President, Global Ecosystem at Google Cloud. "Through our strategic partnership, Temenos' full suite of banking software and applications are available on Google Cloud, and with Anthos, financial services organizations can deliver mission-critical workloads across on-premises and cloud environments, or even across multiple clouds. We're proud to partner with Temenos and look forward to working together to help banks digitally transform their businesses."
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Temenos announces Infinity Digital for Salesforce to combine enhanced customer engagement with industry leading banking platform
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Temenos Launches Industry's First AI-Driven Buy-Now-Pay-Later Banking Service on the Temenos Banking Cloud
New Temenos Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) banking service helps banks and non-banks offer AI-driven variable installment loans to their customers at the point of purchase
Temenos announces Composable Banking Services on the Temenos Banking Cloud Platform
New Composable Banking Services accelerate product time-to-market for banks and non-banks by easily combining Temenos Banking Capabilities and third-party solutions from the Temenos Exchange
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Please join us for Temenos Synergy Online, where we'll be bringing together best-in-class banking executives, thought leaders and industry voices for a jam-packed day of interactive, exclusive content.
Temenos Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Digital Banking Engagement Hubs (DBEH)
Temenos was named a leader among Digital Banking Engagement Platform providers according to The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Engagement Hubs, Q3 2021.
Temenos Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave for Digital Banking Engagement Platforms (DBEP)
Temenos was named a leader among Digital Banking Engagement Platform providers according to The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms, Q3 2021.

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Coronet Peak lures posse of top skiers
American alpine skiing superstars and Vancouver Winter Olympics gold medallists Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller will call Queenstown home this winter.
The duo, two of the biggest names in ski racing, front an all-star line-up of athletes who'll base themselves in the resort for training at Coronet Peak from next month.
Vonn, who won Winter Olympics gold in the downhill and bronze in the super-G four months ago, has skied locally for about the past five years, Coronet Peak's race and events boss Richard Murphy says.
Miller, who won bronze in the downhill, silver in the super-G and gold in the super-combined, has skied in New Zealand for the past 10 years.
While Coronet is the main Southern Hemisphere training base for the US men's and women's alpine teams, Canada also has a dominant presence.
But skiers from Germany, Sweden, Norway, Russia and Slovenia book in too – all told, about 200 athletes will be training at the Rocky Gully race arena.
"Coronet Peak is favoured by the athletes for its consistent snow-making, ability to inject training hills, quick turn-around [on chairlifts and t-bar] and reliable weather patterns," Murphy says.
Training camps are crucial for team planning – but many athletes will also enter events like the Japanese FIS Cup, the NZ Nationals and the Australia New Zealand Cup.
"They will use these to get back in the start gate and enter race mode once again after some time off from rigorous race schedules in North America and Europe," Murphy says.
Vonn and Miller will be joined by fellow US team-mates Julia Mancuso, who won silver medals in women's downhill and super-combined at Vancouver, and Ted Ligety, who placed fifth in the men's super-combined.
Canadians Erik Guay, who came fifth in both the men's downhill and super-G, Britt Janyk, a 2008 World Cup downhill gold medallist and Manuel Osborne Paradis, who finished 17th in the men's downhill at Vancouver, are also booked to train at Coronet Peak.
Also coming is Anja Paerson, of Sweden, who claimed bronze in the super-combined and Germany's Maria Reisch, who won gold for the slalom and super-combined at the Winter Olympics.
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Category Archives: Thom Yorke
Press Releases, Thom Yorke
THOM YORKE: TOMORROW'S MODERN BOXES TOUR – THIRD AND FINAL NEW YORK SHOW ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND
TOMORROW'S MODERN BOXES TOUR
THIRD AND FINAL NEW YORK SHOW ADDED BY POPULAR DEMAND
TICKETS ON SALE 2:00pm ET TODAY
Due to overwhelming demand, Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri a/k/a Tomorrow's Modern Boxes have added a third New York show, to take place April 1 at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets go on sale today, October 25th at 2:00 local time.
As previously announced, Thom will be playing Radio City Music Hall March 30 and a first night at Hammerstein Ballroom April 1.
THOM YORKE: "Not The News" EP Digital and Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Release August 2
"Not The News" EP Digital and Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Release August 2
ANIMA Out Now on XL Recordings
On August 2, Thom Yorke will be releasing an EP of remixes for the track "Not The News" from his new album, ANIMA (XL Recordings).
The EP will be available to stream and download from midnight and as a white label 12", limited to 3000 copies worldwide in stores soon. Available to pre order at: https://thomyorke.ffm.to/ntnrmx
The full track list of both the digital and physical editions of the Not The News EP is:
A1. Not The News (Extendo Mix by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich)
A2. Not The News (Mark Pritchard Remix)
B1. Not The News (Equiknoxx Remix feat. Time Cow & Gavsborg)
B2. Not The News (Clark Remix)
Accompanied by a "one-reeler," also entitled ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and available exclusively via Netflix, ANIMA was released across digital platforms on Thursday, June 27. The album's physical release followed July 19 with formats including CD, black double vinyl, and a deluxe 180g heavyweight orange double vinyl including a 40-page book of lyrics, and pencil drawings by Stanley Donwood and Dr Tchock.
Featuring several songs debuted live over the course of Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri's Tomorrow's Modern Boxes performances, ANIMA was written by Yorke, produced by Godrich and features the London Contemporary Orchestra on all tracks.
Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri recently completed a series of live dates throughout Europe, Japan, and Korea, and will return to North America in September with special guest Andrea Belfi.
See below for a complete itinerary.
26th – Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
27th – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena
28th – Pittsburgh – Stage AE
30th – Columbus – Express Live!
4th – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park
6th – Atlanta – Fox Theatre
9th – New Orleans – Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts
11th – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park
18th – Berkeley – Greek Theatre
20th – Seattle – Paramount Theatre [sold out]
21st – Vancouver – Orpheum [sold out]
22nd – Portland – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall [sold out]
25th – Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Bowl
26th – Las Vegas – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
29th – Los Angeles – Greek Theatre [sold out]
30th – Los Angeles — Greek Theatre
THOM YORKE: NEW ALBUM ANIMA
JUNE 27 DIGITAL RELEASE
JULY 19 PHYSICAL RELEASE
VIA XL RECORDINGS
ANIMA "ONE-REELER" BY PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON PREMIERING JUNE 27 ON NETFLIX
TRAILER CAN BE VIEWED HERE
http://anima.technology
NORTH AMERICAN TOMORROW'S MODERN BOXES TOUR ON SALE JUNE 21st.
anima noun
an·i·ma | \ ˈa-nə-mə \
Definition of anima: an individual's true inner self that in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung reflects archetypal ideals of conduct
also: an inner feminine part of the male personality
— compare ANIMUS, PERSONA
Photo Credit: Alex Lake
Thom Yorke's new studio album ANIMA will be released digitally on Thursday June 27th at 12:01am via XL Recordings. The album's physical release will follow on Friday July 19th. ANIMA is available for pre-order now at: https://thomyorke.ffm.to/anima
The album's digital release will be accompanied by a "one-reeler," also entitled ANIMA, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and set to three tracks from the new album. The "one-reeler" will be available to watch exclusively via Netflix on June 27th. A trailer can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNYJ_BJJbzI&feature=youtu.be
Featuring several songs that were debuted live over the course of Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri's Tomorrow's Modern Boxes performances, ANIMA was written by Yorke, produced by Godrich and features the London Contemporary Orchestra on all nine tracks. ANIMA will be available across all digital platforms on Thursday, June 27th with physical release to follow on July 19th on CD, black double vinyl, limited edition orange double vinyl, and a deluxe 180g heavyweight orange double vinyl which includes a 40-page book of lyrics, and pencil drawings by Stanley Donwood and Dr Tchock.
The tracklisting for ANIMA is as follows:
Last I Heard (…He Was Circling The Drain)
I Am A Very Rude Person
Not The News
The Axe
Impossible Knots
Runwayaway
The bonus track "(Ladies & Gentlemen, Thank You for Coming)" will be available exclusively on vinyl versions of the album.
Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri will be performing live across Europe, Japan, Korea and North America this year. The North American tour dates go on general sale tomorrow, June 21st. Please check the schedule page for each venue's details.
Full tour dates as follows:
July:
2nd – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
3rd – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
4th – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
6th – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival
7th – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival
11th – Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live Festival
13th – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival
16th – Barolo, Italy – Collisioni Festival
17th – Codroipo, Italy – Villa Manin
18th – Ferrara, Italy – Piazza Castello
20th – Perugia, Italy – Arena Santa Giuliana, Umbria Jazz Festival
21st – Rome, Italy – Roma Summer Fest, Cavea
26th – Yuzawa-Cho, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
28th – Seoul, South Korea – Olympic Hall
20th – Seattle – Paramount Theatre
21st – Vancouver – Orpheum
22nd – Portland – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
THOM YORKE: Tomorrow's Modern Boxes New North American Dates Confirmed
THOM YORKE:
Tomorrow's Modern Boxes
Thom Yorke * Nigel Godrich * Tarik Barri
New North American Dates Confirmed
Thom Yorke has confirmed a new series of live electronic performances to take place this fall in North America with Nigel Godrich and Tarik Barri, aka Tomorrow's Modern Boxes.
The new shows will feature Thom Yorke along with Godrich and visual artist Barri performing songs spanning Yorke's solo works The Eraser and Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, Atoms For Peace's Amok, as well as new and unreleased material.
Following the September 2014 release of Yorke's Tomorrow's Modern Boxes album, he, Godrich and Barri embarked on their first tour, covering the UK, Europe and Japan throughout 2015. Following Tomorrow's Modern Boxes' December 2017 reissue on XL Recordings, the trio made its U.S. debut headlining theaters in Los Angeles and Oakland and appearing at the Day For Night Festival in Houston. More recently, the trio played a series of U.S. dates November 23 through December 22, 2018, of which critics had to say:
"A beauty to behold… If there were ever a rock star to affirm the power and necessity of dancing, to return it to the realm of vital human expression, it is Yorke."
— Washington Post
"Dense, intricate dance music designed to get lost in"
"Music to careen through the Star Gate to… And throughout it all, there remained his voice, as grand, elastic, and emotive as he's ever been"
— Boston Globe
"What Yorke, Godrich and Barri produced on stage was a feast of sensory overload"
—St. Louis Post Dispatch
"Riveting… Yorke and Godrich did some of their most stunning live production work in between tracks."
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
Prior to the North American tour, Tomorrow's Modern Boxes will embark on a run of dates throughout Europe and Asia, beginning July 2 in Cologne, Germany and concluding July 28 in Seoul, South Korea.
Tickets for the North American dates go on general sale from June 21, please check the schedule page for each venue's details.
Tomorrow's Modern Boxes North American Tour 2019:
9/26 – Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
9/27 – Toronto – Scotiabank Arena
9/29 – Pittsburgh – Stage AE
9/30 – Columbus – Express Live!
10/4 – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park
10/6 – Atlanta – Fox Theatre
10/9 – New Orleans – Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts
10/11 – Austin – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park
10/18 – Berkeley – Greek Theatre
10/20 – Seattle – Paramount Theatre
10/21 – Vancouver – Orpheum
10/22 – Portland – The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
10/25 – Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Bowl
10/26 – Las Vegas – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
10/29 – Los Angeles – Greek Theatre
Previously announced Europe and Asia dates:
7/2 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
7/3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle
7/4 – Montreux, Switzerland – Montreux Jazz Festival
7/6 – Ewijk, Netherlands – Down The Rabbit Hole Festival
7/7 – Paris, France – Philharmonie de Paris, Days Off Festival
7/11 – Bilbao, Spain – BBK Live Festival
7/13 – Lisbon, Portugal – NOS Alive Festival
7/16 – Barolo, Italy – Collisioni Festival
7/17 – Codroipo, Italy – Villa Manin
7/18 – Ferrara, Italy – Piazza Castello
7/20 – Perugia, Italy – Arena Santa Giuliana, Umbria Jazz Festival
7/21 – Rome, Italy – Roma Summer Fest, Cavea
7/26 – Yuzawa-Cho, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival
7/28 – Seoul, South Korea – Olympic Hall
THOM YORKE SUSPIRIA UNRELEASED MATERIAL EP TO BE AVAILABLE ON STREAMING SERVICES FEBRUARY 22 LIVE FROM ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS YOUTUBE PLAYLIST LIVE
SUSPIRIA UNRELEASED MATERIAL EP
TO BE AVAILABLE ON STREAMING SERVICES FEBRUARY 22
LIVE FROM ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS YOUTUBE PLAYLIST LIVE AT:
http://x-l-r.co/tyelectriclady
Photo Credit: Ebru Yildiz
Due to popular demand, Thom Yorke's Suspiria Limited Edition Unreleased Material EP will now be made available on streaming services on the same February 22 release date as the 12" vinyl.
The digital release will consist of the same tracks on the limited vinyl pressing:
Unmade Overtones
Unused Spell
A Conversation With Just Your Eyes
The7th7th7th7thSon
Volk Spin Off V1
On November 19 of last year, Thom sat for a solo performance at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and a rare in-depth discussion of the creative processes involved in Suspiria and beyond. Video of the session, which features three songs from the Suspiria… album, has now been released as Thom Yorke – Live from Electric Lady Studios, a YouTube playlist viewable at http://x-l-r.co/tyelectriclady. The running order of the video playlist is as follows:
Thom Yorke – Suspirium (Live from Electric Lady Studios)
Thom Yorke – Unmade (Live from Electric Lady Studios)
Thom Yorke – Open Again (Live from Electric Lady Studios)
Thom Yorke – Bloom (Live from Electric Lady Studios)
Named by the AV CLUB as one of the best film soundtracks of 2018, Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) was released October 26 on XL Recordings. The album consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including "Open Again," "Has Ended," "Suspirium," and "Unmade"–the latter two having recently been performed for the first time before live audiences on Thom's Tomorrow's Modern Boxes tour.
Suspiria was written and arranged by Thom Yorke, recorded and produced by Thom and Sam Petts-Davies. The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir, Noah Yorke on drums on "Volk" and "Has Ended," and Pasha Mansurov on solo flute on "Suspirium."
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) is available across digital platforms, as well as 2-LP gatefold package pink vinyl and 2-CD physical versions.
For further information go to http://x-l-r.co/suspiria
THOM YORKE SUSPIRIA LIMITED EDITION UNRELEASED MATERIAL SEVEN-TRACK 12" VINYL RELEASE FEBRUARY 22
SUSPIRIA LIMITED EDITION UNRELEASED MATERIAL
SEVEN-TRACK 12" VINYL RELEASE FEBRUARY 22
Now Available For Pre-order From W.A.S.T.E & Vinyl Factory
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) Out Now on XL Recordings.
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February 22 will see the release of seven previously unheard recordings from Thom Yorke's Suspiria… sessions. This 12" vinyl release from Thom and XL in partnership with The Vinyl Factory will be strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will consist of the following tracks:
A very limited quantity will be available through independent retailers.
Named by the AV CLUB as one of the best film soundtracks of 2018, Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) was released October 26 on XL Recordings. The album consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including "Open Again," "Has Ended," "Suspirium," and "Unmade"–the latter two having recently been performed for the first time before live audiences on Thom's current Tomorrow's Modern Boxes tour.
THOM YORKE: SUSPIRIA RADIO SESSION & INTERVIEW PREMIERING THIS WEEK
SUSPIRIA RADIO SESSION & INTERVIEW
PREMIERING THIS WEEK
"Open Again" Session Performance Video Live Now at https://youtu.be/hJ9ljQXIrY4
On November 19th, Thom Yorke sat down for an interview and solo performance at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The session features four songs—three from Thom's original soundtrack for the Luca Guadagnino film—and a rare in-depth discussion of the creative processes involved in Suspiria and beyond.
A video of Thom's performance of "Open Again" is live now at https://youtu.be/hJ9ljQXIrY4.
The session will be broadcast on December 4 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, with additional airings confirmed for Wednesday, December 5 on WYMS (Radio Milwaukee), Friday, December 7 on WFUV (New York) along with airings on KEXP Seattle, WXPN Philadelphia, KCMP Minneapolis & KVOQ Denver to be scheduled. SIRIUS XMU will begin airing the session Wednesday, December 12, with repeats through Sunday, December 16.
Recently named by the AV CLUB as one of the best film soundtracks of 2018, Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) was released October 26 on XL Recordings. The album consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including "Open Again," "Has Ended," "Suspirium," and "Unmade"–the latter two having recently been performed for the first time before live audiences on Thom's current Tomorrow's Modern Boxes tour.
THOM YORKE "OPEN AGAIN" FOURTH TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
"OPEN AGAIN"
FOURTH TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 26 ON XL RECORDINGS
Animated Video by Ruff Mercy Live Now
Last night saw the release of the acoustic guitar and vocal ballad "Open Again," the fourth song to be released in advance of Thom Yorke's Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). "Open Again" follows the release of "Volk"—"a synth-laden and creepy instrumental that harkens back to the sounds of new wave foreign movies and horror classics of the '70s and '80s" (Consequence of Sound), "unsettling" (NPR) second track "Has Ended," and first single "Suspirium"—described by The New York Times as "sweetly chilling" and Rolling Stone as "peak Yorke, and scary good."
Watch 'Open Again' visual here – https://youtu.be/F_RdZncHwKw
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be released October 26 on XL Recordings.
Suspiria… consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including the new "Open Again" and previously released "Suspirium," the latter featuring the melodic theme that recurs throughout the film and its score.
As scoring a horror film presented Thom with altogether new challenges and opportunities, Suspiria stands apart from any of his other work. Piano/vocal ballads, Krautrock-esque modular synth work inspired by the film's Berlin 1977 setting, multilayered vocals, and melodies that convey terror, longing and melancholy combine to create a chaotic yet cohesive musical spell.
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be available across digital platforms, as well as 2-LP gatefold package pink vinyl and 2-CD physical versions.
THOM YORKE "VOLK" THIRD TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
THIRD TRACK RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
Last night saw the release of the haunting instrumental "Volk," the third song to be released in advance of Thom Yorke's Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). The unveiling of "Volk" follows the release of "unsettling" (NPR) second track "Has Ended" and first single "Suspirium"—described by The New York Times as "sweetly chilling" and Rolling Stone as "peak Yorke, and scary good."
Watch 'Volk' visual here – https://youtu.be/vpULWBT1WEg
Suspiria… consists of 25 original compositions written by Thom specifically for Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of the 1977 Dario Argento horror classic. The album is a mix of instrumental score work, interstitial pieces and interludes, and more traditional song structures featuring Thom's vocals including the previously released "Suspirium," which features the melodic theme that recurs throughout the film and its score.
Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film) will be available across digital platforms, as well as 2-LP gatefold package pink vinyl and 2-CD physical versions. For further information go to http://x-l-r.co/suspiria
THOM YORKE "HAS ENDED" NEW TRACK OUT NOW FROM SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
"HAS ENDED"
NEW TRACK OUT NOW FROM SUSPIRIA (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film)
Photo Credit: Greg Williams
Following the release of first single "Suspirium"—described by The New York Times as "sweetly chilling" and Rolling Stone as "peak Yorke, and scary good"—a second track, "Has Ended," has been released in advance of Thom Yorke's Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). The album will be released October 26 on XL Recordings.


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"Tutakuwa Kamukunji Kesho" Major Blow To President Ruto As Jubilee Leader Now Joins Raila's Plan
By Breaking-News (self media writer) | 1 month ago
This becomes the second day of the week when many Kenyans are preparing to enjoy the festive season. What happened yesterday afternoon shocked many Kenyans in the whole country as the vice-chairman of the Independent electoral and boundaries commission officially resigned from office after being followed up by the current president of the Republic of Kenya over the last couple of days.
In addition, Seeking to threaten the Kenya Kwanzaa government was Raila Odinga who came second in the last concluded general election of August. Raila has planned for a political move that will take place at kamukunji grounds tomorrow.
Speaking during an exclusive interview with the spice FM on Monday, Jeremiah Kioni affirmed that Raila's words are final and that they can't afford to desert him in his time of need. Also being asked whether his boss has the idea that the Jubilee party would take part in peaceful demonstrations, Jeremiah Kioni confirmed that even though Uhuru is committed elsewhere, he has been receiving every update on the current happenings as far as Jubilee Party is concerned.
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They are in the United States - Gary Hamilton
Gary Hamilton started his career at Middlesbrough Football Club as an apprentice and made his first team debut at 17yo. He would play over 270 games for Middlesbrough but his career was cut short due to injury. He was recognized by the fans as the best player during the time period 1966-86 and honored with his name on a brick in the Riverside Stadium Brick Road.
Soccer Banter: When and why did you move to the United States?
Gary Hamilton: I retired from Middlesbrough FC with knee problems after 10 years and the time I was working with the Boro Academy. I thought coaching would be the way to go so I figured I could learn over here in the States. I came over 1992 and I have been here since.
SB: What is your current involvement with soccer in the US?
GH: I currently run my own club, Houston Dynamo Juniors & Academy in McAllen Texas. We are affiliated with Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. I'm also the Head Coach head of the new PDL team RGV Grandes and work as head coach with Region III staff.
SB: What are your thoughts on youth soccer in the states?
GH: It's definitely heading in the right direction. In the states, we have so many more athletic kids, which give them a slightly upper hand. Now we just need to teach them the tactical side of the game and we will have as close to the finished article as we can get.
SB: What advice would you give a young kid that wants to become a professional soccer player?
GH: Work hard and take the knock backs as they come because there will be a few. Keep your feet on the ground, even if you make it as a young one, there is ALWAYS somewhere better than you not too far from you
SB: Which club in the UK do you support as a fan today?
GH: Middlesbrough FC & Manchester United
SB: Who was the best player you ever played with and why?
GH: I was very fortunate to play with many good players, but I would have to say Goalkeeper Stephen Pears. I think he was the best goalkeeper to never get a cap for England,
SB: Who was the best player you played against and why?
GH: Wow this is a hard one, I could say them all :) but it has to be Bryan Robson. He was very hard to control as he was all over the place and he achieved so much with Manchester United.
SB: Who is the best manager/coach you ever played for and why?
GH: Malcolm Allison he was way beyond his time in the 80's with his coaching style of, 'if you don't try it you never really know if you can do it.' This approach gave so much confidence to you as a player and was very unusual for that period. I also have to say Bruce Rioch as I think he made me the man I am today and I will be grateful to him for that for the rest of my life.
SB: What is your favorite memory during your playing career?
GH: Playing in the Boro 1986 - 90 teams as it was a fantastic time at the club even though we nearly went under. We had players like Pears, Parkinson, Pallister, Mowbray, Cooper, Ripley, Slaven, Glover, Kernahan, Kerr and it was a joy to play in the same team as all the guys.
SB: You are a Middlesbrough legend, have you ever thought about returning to the Northeast to coach/manage the club? Would you, if the opportunity arose?
GH: It is a great honor to my family and I that I'm remembered so highly and yes I just applied for the current job when it came up. I heard I was in the top 10 for the job and now if it meant working with Mowbray then I would go back.
SB: What is the biggest regret of your playing career?
GH: My biggest regret would be not saving money or buying property, which are things you don't think about at the time. I always thought I was a very dedicated player, but now I think I could have been a lot better, with even more hard work.
Does anyone know what Gary is doing now, wikipedia seems to suggest the team he's not coaching that team in the states no more?
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A fine quality blog! I like the way blogger presented information regarding the concerned subject.
I am Charlotte Beck, I live in McAllen, Tx and I play for the Houston Dynamo Juniors Stx I play for Garry Hamilton and I assure that Gary is still coaching I see him quite often on the fields.
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Post must be a few years old as he has been back in Scotland for a few years now
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In the year since the Capitol building was stormed by an angry mob intent on overturning the results of the 2020 election, congressional leaders and Department of Justice prosecutors have been working to hold those who orchestrated the Jan. 6 insurrection accountable. But advocates and lawmakers across the ideological spectrum agree that we must do more to reform our democratic institutions to guard against future threats. This panel will explore strategies that advocates, lawmakers, and law professors can take to safeguard democracy. How can we minimize the misinformation that fuels these threats? What can we learn from other countries who have lived through attacks on democracy? Are there legislative and institutional changes, including those contained in the Electoral Count Act and the Protect Our Democracy Act, that we should consider? And are there things that law schools and the broader legal community can do to build civil society resiliency and prevent another January 6th?
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Q: Convergence of Schwartz functions and tempered distributions Suppose that $\psi \in \mathscr{S}(\mathbb{R})^{*}$ is a tempered distribution and $\phi_n \in \mathscr{S}(\mathbb{R})$ are Schwartz functions so that $\phi_n(x) \rightarrow 1$ pointwise. For example $\phi_n(x) = e^{-x^2/n}$. Denote by $c$ any constant function, e.g. $c(x)=1$.
My questions:
1) What would be conditions that assure that $\langle \psi,c\rangle$ makes sense (exists)? I mean beyond the usual integral conditions for specific $\psi$.
2) Under which conditions does it hold that $\langle\psi, \phi_n\rangle \rightarrow \langle \psi,c\rangle$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$? Or more generally how to approximate a function $f$ not in $\mathscr{S}(\mathbb{R})$ so that $\langle\psi, \phi_n\rangle \rightarrow \langle \psi,f\rangle$?
My very preliminary thoughts:
Obviously the convergence in 2) is not in $\mathscr{S}(\mathbb{R})$ since the constant function is not Schwartz. So the continuity of $\psi$ in $\mathscr{S}(\mathbb{R})$ does not imply 2). I have not found a question like this treated anywhere. Maybe I can use Hermite expansion to show that $\langle\psi,\phi_n\rangle=\sum_m \langle\psi,p_m\rangle \langle p_m,\phi_n\rangle \rightarrow \sum_m \langle\psi,p_m\rangle \langle p_m,c\rangle$ where $p_m$ are the Hermite functions. But even then how to show that the last term equals $\langle\psi,c\rangle$?
Thank you for ideas, comments, suggestions! I don't really know how to approach this.

A: Let $T$ be a tempered distribution. For a Schwartz function $\varphi$ then $T \ast \varphi \in C^\infty$.
If for some $\varphi$ Schwartz satisfying $\int_{-\infty}^\infty \varphi(x)dx = 1$ we have $T \ast \varphi \in L^1$ then let $$\langle T,1 \rangle = C, \qquad\qquad C = \int_{-\infty}^\infty T\ast \varphi(x)dx$$
$\langle T,1 \rangle = C$ makes sense in the sense that the value doesn't depend on the chosen $\varphi$.
Proof : the condition ensures that the tempered distribution $\widehat{T}$ is (represented by) a continuous function when restricted to $C^\infty_c(-r,r)$ with $r$ small enough such that $\widehat{\varphi}$ doesn't vanish there and $C = \widehat{T}(0)$.


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package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.broadcast;

import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.BroadcastEndpoint;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.BroadcastEndpointFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ChannelBroadcastEndpointFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.jgroups.JChannelManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ThreadLeakCheckRule;
import org.jgroups.JChannel;
import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;

public class JGroupsBroadcastTest {

   @After
   public void cleanupJChannel() {
      JChannelManager.getInstance().clear();
   }

   @Before
   public void prepareJChannel() {
      JChannelManager.getInstance().setLoopbackMessages(true);
   }

   @Rule
   public ThreadLeakCheckRule threadLeakCheckRule = new ThreadLeakCheckRule();

   @Test
   public void testRefCount() throws Exception {
      JChannel channel = null;
      JChannel newChannel = null;

      try {

         channel = new JChannel("udp.xml");

         String channelName1 = "channel1";

         BroadcastEndpointFactory jgroupsBroadcastCfg1 = new ChannelBroadcastEndpointFactory(channel, channelName1);

         BroadcastEndpoint channelEndpoint1 = jgroupsBroadcastCfg1.createBroadcastEndpoint();

         BroadcastEndpoint channelEndpoint2 = jgroupsBroadcastCfg1.createBroadcastEndpoint();

         BroadcastEndpoint channelEndpoint3 = jgroupsBroadcastCfg1.createBroadcastEndpoint();

         channelEndpoint1.close(true);

         Assert.assertTrue(channel.isOpen());

         channelEndpoint2.close(true);

         Assert.assertTrue(channel.isOpen());

         channelEndpoint3.close(true);

         Assert.assertTrue(channel.isOpen());

         channel.close();

         //after we close the last endpoint reference counting will close the channel so once we create a new one the
         // channel wrapper is recreated
         try {
            channelEndpoint2.openClient();
            Assert.fail("this should be closed");
         } catch (Exception e) {
         }

         newChannel = new JChannel("udp.xml");

         jgroupsBroadcastCfg1 = new ChannelBroadcastEndpointFactory(newChannel, channelName1);

         channelEndpoint1 = jgroupsBroadcastCfg1.createBroadcastEndpoint();

         channelEndpoint1.openClient();

      } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
         throw e;
      } finally {
         try {
            channel.close();
         } catch (Throwable ignored) {

         }
         try {
            newChannel.close();
         } catch (Throwable ignored) {

         }
      }
   }

}

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— японский кинорежиссёр и сценарист. Стажировался у таких известных мастеров экрана, как Кёхико Усихара, Микио Нарусэ и Хэйноскэ Госё. В период между 1937 и 1966 годами поставил 50 фильмов и был наряду с Ясудзиро Одзу и Кэйсукэ Киноситой одним из признанных мастеров кинокомпании «Сётику». В своём творчестве обращался к социальным драмам, комедиям и мелодрамам, характерным для «Сётику», сосредоточив своё внимание на простых людях и их повседневных заботах. Работы Сибуя характеризуют трезвый, реалистичный, вместе с тем сатиричный, а порой и злобно-саркастичный взгляд на японское общество послевоенного периода.

Биография

Ранние годы
Минору Катаяма (его настоящее имя) родился в токийском квартале Асакуса, ныне входящем в специальный район Тайто. После окончания средней школы поступил учиться на филологический факультет Университета Кэйо, где изучал английскую литературу. Незадолго до окончания учёбы у Минору начались сильные боли в грудной клетке, из-за чего он был госпитализирован в клинику города Нумадзу (префектура Сидзуока). После выздоровления, так и не получив диплома, заинтересовавшийся кинематографом юноша стал частенько наведываться на студию «Камата» киноконцерна «Сётику» в надежде получить хоть какую-то работу. Познакомился на киностудии с известнейшим в то время режиссёром Кёхико Усихарой, став его учеником, а в конечном итоге в 1930 году был принят на работу помощником режиссёра. Ассистировал Микио Нарусэ на поставленных им кинолентах «Еженощные сны» (1933) и «Улица без конца» (1934). Затем был помощником у популярного мастера бытовых драм и комедий Хэйноскэ Госё на съёмках фильмов «Бремя жизни» (1935), «Новый путь» и «Женщина ночи» (два последних — 1936). Поработал он и с выдающимся Ясудзиро Одзу, ассистируя ему на съёмках картины «Что забыла дама?» (1937). В 1936 году компания «Сётику» закрыла студию «Камата» и все сотрудники, в том числе и Сибуя перешли работать в новообразованную студию «Офуна», принадлежащую всё той же «Сётику».

Карьера в кино
Дебютировал в самостоятельной режиссуре в 1937 году, начав с бытовых мелодрам о проблемах воспитания детей. Его первые картины «Не говори своей жене» (1937), «Мама выходит замуж» (1937), «Мать и дочь» (1938) заслуженно принесли ему большой успех. Фильмы эти относились к типу подслащённых семейных драм в «духе студии Офуна», но в них ощущалась свежесть и чистота. Поэтому дебют молодого Сибуя вызвал шумное одобрение прессы. Критики журнала «Кинэма Дзюмпо» поставили его ленту «Мать и дочь» на третье место в числе лучших фильмов 1938 года. Благосклонные критики причислили Сибуя к числу перспективных молодых дарований наряду с Кодзабуро Ёсимурой и Кэнкити Харой. Исследование моральных дилемм в ранних работах Сибуя выгодно отличало его от Ясудзиро Симадзу, признанного мэтра «Сётику», однако в эти годы находившемуся уже на закате своей карьеры. И всё же некоторые из его последующих работ раннего периода были встречены довольно прохладно.

В связи со спадом производства в военные годы, Сибуя, как и многие из его коллег в период малокартинья оказался не у дел и в 1943 году был мобилизован в действующую армию. Служил в Китае (Шанхай, Нанкин, Гонконг и Гуандун). Под конец войны работал в отделе новостей в Гуанчжоу. После нескольких месяцев, проведённых в лагере для интернированных, в апреле 1946 вернулся на родину.

Его первый послевоенный фильм «Пламя любви» (1947) рассказывал о супружеской размолвке и желании развода. Съёмки этого проекта сопровождались грандиозным скандалом. Сибуя внёс значительные изменения в непонравившийся ему сценарий, что в свою очередь вызвало трения между ним и автором. Сценарист Эйдзиро Хисаита подал на режиссёра в суд. И хотя в результате этой свары в титрах сценаристом записан Минору Сибуя, а Хисаита лишь как автор идеи сюжета, но в последующие годы за режиссёром закрепилась слава скандалиста. В начале послевоенного периода Сибуя сделал несколько актуальных проблемных картин «Переполох» (1950), «Школа свободы» (1951), «Сегодня приёма нет» и «Современный человек» (оба — 1952), «Вверх тормашками» (1953), «Орден» (1954) и др., в которых непривычно сочетались послевоенные проблемы японского общества с социальной сатирой. Обращение к сатире в фильмах Сибуя того периода было не случайным, ибо он восхищался комедиями товарища по студии Юдзо Кавасимы. И всё же  в его работах было более ощутимо влияние Одзу и Госё, а в дальнейшем сохранял верность стилю «Сётику». Разумеется, и сам он принимал участие в выработке этого стиля. Вот мнение известного японского критика и историка кино Акиры Ивасаки:

По своему мастерству Сибуя первоклассный режиссёр. Его фильмы отличаются красивой композицией, плавным темпом, энергичным монтажом. В картинах Сибуя всегда можно обнаружить несколько кусков, поражающих ярким рисунком. Иногда даже дух захватывает от того, насколько превосходна в них режиссёрская работа.

Большой успех имели фильмы «Посёлок безумных» (1957), посвящённый изучению непростых взаимоотношений между жителями крошечной сельской общины и «Модзу» (1961), горькой мелодрамы о матери и дочери, воссоединившихся после двадцатилетней разлуки. Сибуя с равным успехом снимал комедии и мелодрамы, оставив свой след в японском кино как ироничный, но сострадательный летописец трудностей послевоенного периода.

В 1965 году именно Сибуя стал тем режиссером, который завершил после смерти Одзу его последний незаконченный проект «Репы и морковки». В 1966 году Сибуя ушёл из большого кино на телевидение, где вплоть до 1977 года снимал сериалы. Минору Сибуя умер в 1980 году не дожив две недели до 74 лет.

Сибуя не очень хорошо известен за пределами Японии. Киновед Александр Джейкоби объясняет это тем, что главный популяризатор японского кино на Западе, американец Дональд Ричи недолюбливал режиссёра и был весьма критичен в своих книгах о его творчестве. Но его ценят и любят в родной Японии, где один из виднейших историков кино Акира Ивасаки оценил Минору Сибуя как первоклассного режиссёра и счёл его весьма значимой фигурой в истории развития национальной кинематографии. В 2011 году началось запоздалое открытие наследия режиссёра европейской публикой. В рамках 61-го Берлинского международного кинофестиваля, проходившего с 10 по 20 февраля, была показана мини-ретроспектива из 8 его работ. Программа настолько восхитила присутствовавшую на просмотрах публику, что дирекции киносмотра пришлось договариваться с японскими организаторами о повторном показе. Наконец, после щедрого согласия японцев, уже после окончания Берлинского киносмотра, с 23 по 28 февраля ретроспективу повторили в берлинском зале Arsenal, находящемся в ведении Берлинского института кино и видеоискусства.

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 Ивасаки, Акира, «Современное японское кино», 1958, (перевод с японского 1962, Переводчики: Владимир Гривнин, Л. Левин), — М.: Искусство, 1962, С.524 (С. 380—390).
 Ивасаки, Акира. «История японского кино», 1961 (перевод с японского 1966, Переводчики: Владимир Гривнин, Л. Левин и Б. Раскин). — М. : Искусство, 1966, С.320.
 "Кинословарь" / Под редакцией С. И. Юткевича. — Москва: Советская энциклопедия, 1970. — Т. 2 М-Я. Дополнения, указатель. — С. 1424 (С. 532).
 Jacoby, Alexander. A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. — Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press, 2008. — ISBN 978-1-933330-53-252295

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St. Andrew Lutheran School To Close
By Casey Cora |&nbspMarch 3, 2014 8:38am
@bycaseycora
St. Andrew Lutheran
MCKINLEY PARK — A local school with more than a century's worth of history will soon close, leaving parents scrambling, teachers without jobs and administrators looking to sell the building.
St. Andrew Lutheran School recently announced the closing of its school building at 3659 S. Honore St. after dips in enrollment. The school projected 93 students would fill the classrooms in 2013-2014 school year, but there were only 61 actually enrolled and the number has since dropped to 56.
"People just can't imagine this building being anything other than St. Andrew Lutheran School. There's been a lot of people pushing, saying 'There's gotta be something we can do.' Well, what is it? There's just no way to keep operating," said longtime pastor the Rev. Doug Semenske.
Semenske said the decline was years in the making.
Each new decade has brought with it new challenges, from shrinking local Lutheran populations to the loss of local manufacturing jobs that supported private tuition. A one-time gift of $300,000 willed to the school in 2007 has dried up.
And there's a recent development — the proliferation of Southwest Side charter schools — that seems to irk the mild-mannered pastor.
St. Andrew lost 12 students to nearby charter schools this year, including nine who enrolled at the nearby Horizon Science Academy, the K-8 school that arrived amid controversy last year. (One family will keep paying the monthly tuition to St. Andrew honor their commitment to the school while sending its student to the tuition-free charter.)
Now the faculty is helping to shepherd students into other area schools by hosting parent meetings, where they've invited representatives from private, public and, yes, even charters, to make their pitches to parents.
"Most parents understand why we've had to close. They're very concerned about where their child has to go next year," he said.
About half of the faculty, made up of four classroom teachers plus a preschool helper, has new jobs lined up for next year. The school has launched a fundraising drive to help keep the lights on and pay salaries for the rest of the year.
"Not as bad as thought it would be but there's been a lot of stress," Semenske said.
The history of the school dates to 1883, when it opened at 3619 S. Wood St. as a branch of First Trinity Lutheran. Waves of immigrants to the area led church leaders in 1929 to open the new building, which includes classrooms, a learning center for pre-schoolers and offices.
School leaders are now focused on prepping the big brick building for sale. It could be used for another private or charter school or community center. One real estate expert told Semenske the building could be bought by a developer and knocked down for condos.
"I don't know if I want to see that," he said.
Semenske said whatever proceeds from the building sale would be used to pay back private loans from congregation members who've lent the school money, to renovate the church basement and to turn the rectory adjacent to the St. Andrew church into perhaps a community center or child care center.
The last-ever class is set to graduate on June 8. Only then, Semenske said, will he make a move on any real estate transactions.
"That will be a reality check to a lot of people, to see a 'for sale' sign here," he said.
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FARGO, N.D. - With a week to go before repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act becomes much harder, Republicans are hoping to get the votes they need on a new bill introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. However, the bill is facing a lot of pushback, including from health-care organizations such as the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association and the March of Dimes.
AARP also opposes it, and Josh Askvig, state director of AARP North Dakota, said the bill "price gouges" older Americans by allowing insurers to charge five times what they would charge younger Americans.
"It also price gouges people with cancer, heart disease and even asthma," Askvig said, "and, if that's not enough, it also jeopardizes older North Dakotans' ability to stay in their own home as they age and threatens coverage for people with disabilities and seniors in nursing homes."
In the best-case scenario, Askvig said, the state would lose out on $1.7 billion over the next two decades, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute analysis of the bill. In the worst-case scenario, the state could lose $5.5 billion over the next two decades.
The Cassidy-Graham bill is similar to the GOP's previous attempts to repeal and replace the ACA. Under the last attempt, the Congressional Budget Office estimated 47,000 North Dakotans would lose health coverage over the next decade. Nationwide, it found 32 million Americans would lose coverage. Askvig said he would rather see Congress fix health care than fast-track the current proposal.
"Instead of doing a rush job simply because you have a deadline," he said, "let's find a real, workable solution that curbs costs, that provides better health care and more affordable access for all Americans, including older North Dakotans."
Republicans have until Sept. 30 to pass a bill while a filibuster-free procedural rule is still in place. After that, the Senate would need to find 60 votes to bypass a filibuster.
The AARP Policy Institute's North Dakota study is online at aarp.org.


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Q: How to run contact form through xampp So I've created my contact form and to test it out I've been using xampp for my localhost. For some reason no matter what I do, I keep getting the same warning/error every time,
'Warning: mail(): "sendmail_from" not set in php.ini or custom "From:" header missing in C:\xampp\htdocs\COH3\contactMail.php on line 13'
This is my code in PHP:
<?php

if(isset($_POST['send'])){
    $name = $_POST['name'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];
   $message = $_POST['message'];
    $to = "********@yahoo.com";
   $headers= "From: ********@yahoo.com";

   if(empty($name) || empty($email) || empty($message)){
        echo "All input fields are required";
    } else{
       if(mail($name, $email, $message, $to, $headers)){
            echo "Your message has been sent successfully";
        }else{
            echo "Message failed to send";
        }
   }
}

header("Loction: contact.html");

?>

This is the php.ini
[mail function]
SMTP=smtp.mail.yahoo.com
smtp_port=465
sendmail_from = ********@yahoo.com
sendmail_path = "\"C:\xampp\sendmail\sendmail.exe\" -t"

This is the sendmail.ini
smtp_server=smtp.mail.yahoo.com
smtp_port=465
error_logfile=error.log
debug_logfile=debug.log
auth_username=********@yahoo.com
auth_password=**********
force_sender=********@yahoo.com

What can I possibly get this thing to work?

A: mail ( string $to , string $subject , string $message , array|string $additional_headers = [] , string $additional_params = "" ) : bool

add_headers is at position 4. In your code. it is at position 5. I think it is a misstake.
The addition of basic headers
  <?php
    $to      = 'nobody@example.com';
    $subject = 'the subject';
    $message = 'hello';
    $headers = 'From: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
        'Reply-To: webmaster@example.com' . "\r\n" .
        'X-Mailer: PHP/' . phpversion();

    mail($to, $subject, $message, $headers);
    ?>


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What makes Johnny Johnny?
Brent Zwerneman
Aug. 8, 2013 Updated: Jan. 7, 2014 10:12 p.m.
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, who'd spent the previous few months shrugging off Southeastern Conference defenders, simply offered up a shrug and grin this past spring when asked how he grasped the "new ground" of a freshman winning the Heisman Trophy.
"I don't really know how you handle it," Manziel said. "The thing for me is to not think about it that way. Just continue to live my life, and hopefully that's the way you're supposed to do it. If not, I guess I did it wrong and somebody else can come through and do it right."
Manziel, 20, was making headlines at the time for partying and carrying on off the field — headlines that continued well into this summer. About a week before preseason practice kicked off, A&M president R. Bowen Loftin was close to exhaling concerning the school's star quarterback and his off-field adventures.
"The most important thing is very simple: the boy just needs to play football," Loftin said in late July, with a chuckle. "From practice to practice and game to game, we're OK."
Days later, on the eve of Monday's first day of camp, ESPN reported the NCAA was investigating Manziel for allegedly taking money from brokers for signing autographs. It's a head-scratching allegation for thousands of fans who'd read in the past year that Manziel comes from a wealthy family thanks to East Texas oil.
Why, exactly, would he need the money?
He doesn't, but if the allegations are true, it's yet another way in which the Mercedes-Benz-steering Manziel doesn't always conform to his supposedly refined country club roots, offering yet another glimpse of Boy Gone Wild (the side fans also witness when he's scrambling on the football field). Loftin addressed the uniqueness of Manziel's affluent background combined with a proletarian approach to football, one of the most rugged sports, in the July interview.
"People forget where he comes from," Loftin said of fans wondering how the gritty Manziel could afford, say, NBA courtside seats or jaunts to Cabo San Lucas. "(Because) a lot of football players I know come from a pretty poor background, just like I did."
Manziel's parents were both high-school golfers, and he grew up on a course in Tyler prior to the family moving to Kerrville when he was in junior high. Often, a "country club kid" might follow his parents' lead in golf, or end up on the tennis courts or in the pool. In fact his mother, Michelle, didn't allow Johnny to play football until he was in the sixth grade — and even then, begrudgingly — for fear of injury.
"Johnny was the best athlete from the start," his Pop Warner coach in Tyler, Jackie Lee, once recalled. "I had already seen him out on the golf course and playing baseball and basketball, and everything he did he was the best player in his age group."
But Manziel's love of football, and all of the toughness it requires, began separating itself from the others, and his mother explained last winter why she believed that occurred. She said her side of the family possesses big, strong Italian-American athletes, while her husband, Paul, owns exceptional "hand-to-eye coordination and a will to win."
"Johnny got the best of everybody," she said of her only son craving to put that inherited blend to a daily grind in the nation's most popular sport.
Since his sudden rise to stardom less than a year ago, Manziel has continued enjoying the excesses of wealth, as evidenced by all of those off-the-field headlines. His fans likely will know by Aug. 31 — when Texas A&M kicks off its season against Rice — whether he'll be able to continue doing both, based on the NCAA's probe.
If not, signs point to the wealthy rebel simply sticking with the excesses while waiting to turn pro in 2014, while his teammates roll up their sleeves and keep on plugging away with the season at hand.
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Brent Zwerneman is a staff writer for the Houston Chronicle covering Texas A&M athletics. He is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and Sam Houston State University, where he played baseball.
Brent is the author of four published books about Texas A&M, three related to A&M athletics. He's a four-time winner of APSE National Top 10 writing awards for the San Antonio Express-News, including a second-place finish for breaking the Dennis Franchione "secret newsletter" scandal in 2007.
His coverage of Texas A&M's move to the SEC from the Big 12 also netted a third-place finish nationally in 2012. Brent met his wife, KBTX-TV news anchor Crystal Galny, in the Dixie Chicken before an A&M-Texas Tech football game in 2002, and the couple has three children: Will, Zoe and Brady.


In addition to our guardian angel, each of us has "helper" angels, who have specific duties in our lives.
The most significant of these helpers is your home or house angel, who protects your home, family, pets and any land you may have.
In pre-Christian times, the angels of the home were referred to as, "the guardian of the place".
The belief in house and home guardians still exists in many countries, especially in eastern Europe, the Baltic regions, Russian states and Scandinavia.
Few people in modern rural Sweden will undertake renovations without asking permission of the house spirit or angel.
In Iceland official road planners will go round a land-guardian rock rather than move it, and certain field are regarded as sacred and so are never used for housing or industry.
Christianity acknowledged these protective domestic energies and assigned particular angels and archangels to watch over the home.
The following list is by no means comprehensive, but these are the home guardians still most invoked in today's world.
* The fiery protective archangel, Chamuel or Camael protects your boundaries.
* Green-robed Derdekea guards home, family near and far, land, pets and property.
* Menadel, with his silvery light, guides you and loved ones home each night.
Each home has its household angel and even if you never consciously connected with yours, you may have sensed a protective presence at times, perhaps when you heard a strange bump or bang in the night - as if to reassure you all was well.
Household angels tend to bring practical help, but are also very protective of children, and will often comfort them should they have a bad dream or wake suddenly in the night.


IAPS celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2017-18.
As part of the 125 year anniversary celebrations, IAPS commissioned a special song involving around 100 children from schools both in the UK and overseas. The song was written by Jack Hardman of M:Tech and is based around the core values of IAPS. There's a mix of vocalists, choristers, percussion, string quartets, synth bells and drummers.
The video recording took place in various locations including on a pontoon, at a farm, and in a botanical garden. The final production was shown in September at the IAPS Annual Conference for Heads, playing as delegates enter the main conference hall on the first day.


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Yes, we all know that, for the most part, most folks do not have the time that they desire they experienced to study the Bible. To me, the Bible is a guide that should be study in a quite distinct way. For the most component, you consider a book and you read through from the very first chapter and you carry on to study until finally you achieve the very last webpage.
With the Bible, the ideal strategy is a various approach. This Holy Book normally takes much more than just studying. It requires time, endurance and the willingness to open your heart and mind to the reality that is there inside the internet pages of the Holy Bible.
https://www.sozohouse.com/blogs/news/the-seven-heavens-in-the-bible will record for you some of the greatest ways to go through the Bible, and then I will sit again and ask you to share your concepts with me also. Could you please compose and inform me if any of these tips has helped you go through a lot more? And publish and let me know what your personal inventive ideas are.
Open up the Bible, randomly, and place your hand on one particular page, one paragraph and go through just those number of lines or the total paragraph.
Go to a religious or spiritual bookstore and study the ornamental things in there. (Most have Bible prices on them), or pick up their Bible and study.
Go to Barnes and Nobles Booksellers and uncover the Bible or Reference part and search for the most modern or fascinating-seeking Bible and get a peak inside and study a handful of lines.
Go to a Bible course and study together with all your neighbors.
Those are all approaches to read the Bible. What are your tips?
Reading through the Bible is effortless, after you make the decision to do so. And after you have a prepare, and a few various versions of the Bible, it becomes even simpler. Some of the best Bibles that I have read ended up Bibles with images, photographs, shade-coordinated words and web pages. I actually take pleasure in looking through from a New Testomony that has the words and phrases of Jesus Christ typed in red. This tends to make the guarantees and the directions stand out from the rest of the terms. So what is actually your very best way to read the Bible? If you have concepts, I would love to hear them. You should share your ideas about Bible looking through with our viewers right here. And I hope that you discover your favourite variation of the Bible to have with you.


The Summer term will get underway on Monday 24th April. Courses will run for 5 weeks until half-term (29th May-2nd June) and then resume on 5th June for 7 weeks. (Please note there will be no Monday morning class for the first half of term.) I have few spaces here and there, particularly in the Thursday morning Intermediate class, so please get in touch if you would like to join. Many thanks!