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Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization and interZiziphus Jujubealleys cropping on blue panic grass (Panicum antidotale Retz) yield
Abstract— In order to test the effects of intercropping and nitrogen fertilization on blue panic (Panicum antidotale) yield, a field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station of King Abdulaziz University, located at Hada Al-Sham during two consecutive seasons (2013 and 2014). Blue panic was intercropped between interspaces alleys of Ziziphus Jujube under three different levels of nitrogen fertilizer (0 kg N/ha, 200 kg N/ha and 400 kg N/ha in the form of commercial Urea,46%) and three distances from the jujube tree (1m ,2m and 4m). Blue panic fresh and dry forage yield (tons/ha) and quality was assessed during ten cuttings harvests. The results exhibited significant effects of intercropping, nitrogen fertilization and distance from the tree on forage yield and quality. Forage yield across all ten harvests were higher under intercropped plots compared to sole crops and in plots treated with 200 and 400 kg N and 2-meter distance from the trees. Total fresh forage yield /ha/10 cuts of the intercropped blue panic under 400 kg N/ha and 2m distance reached 186 tons/ha/year. Whereas the highest protein content means overall the different cuts was 11.51% in plots fertilized with 400 kg N/ha at 1m distance from the trees. This current study highlights the importance of utilizing jujube alleys to maximize land use value of this widely planted arid land tree.
Keywords— Forage yield, Forage quality, Jujube tree, alley cropping.
Effect of Stocking Density on the Resistance to Fasting, Growth and Survival of the African Catfish Heterobranchus bidorsalis (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) Larvae
Abstract— After artificial reproduction of African catfish Heterobranchus bidorsalis, larvae of two days old and 2.18 ± 0.35 mg of mean weight were used to perform two experiments in order to assess the effect of stocking density on their fasting resistance, growth and survival. During the first experiment which lasted 11 days with four batches of larvae at densities of 1, 2, 3 and 4 individuals/ml, results showed that density did not significantly affect (p˂0,05) the resistance to fasting of larvae. However, first mortalities were observed at D5 for all the densities, the higher daily mortality was recorded at D10 and the last mortalities were obtained at D12.
Results of the second experiment revealed that the weight and growth performance of larvae decreased with the increasing of the density after 28 days of rearing. In contrast, the larval survival rate increased with the density. The values of survival rate were respectively 30.53 ± 4.32 and 55.30 ± 21.70 % for the densities 1 ind./l and 20 ind./l.
Keywords— Fasting, Growth, Heterobranchus bidorsalis larvae, Stocking density, Survival
Population Density of Leaf Miner Lirimoyzatrifoliiand Cotton Aphid Aphis Gossypiiinfesting Castor Oil Plant Ricinuscommunis
Abstract— A field study was conducted at plant protection department, college of Agriculture/University of Baghdad to determine castor oil plant pestsRicinuscommunis, for the period between 2/9/2014 to 17/6/2015.
Results showed that castor oil plant (Ricinuscommunis) was infested by the castor oil plant leaf minor Lirimoyzatrifolii and cotton aphidAphis gossypii.The highest population densities of the leaf minor at western side were 6.8 insect/leaf and the lowest were 0.6/leaf dated in 30/4,7/5 and17/6 , respectively.Whereas,the highest population densities at northern side were 5.6 insect /leaf recored in 9/9 while The lowest population densities of the leaf minor at northern side were 0.3 insect/leaf dated in 10/6,17/6 and 30/4 respectively. The highest population densities of the leaf minor at southern side were7.5 and the lowest were0.3insect/leaf dated in 3/6 , 2/1 respectively. At eastern side, the highest densities were 5.6 insect/leaf dated in2/9 and the lowest were 0 in 10/6 respectively. For cotton aphid, the highest population densities were for the northern side with4.2 cm2/leaf discdated in 2/9and the lowest were 0 cm2/leaf disc dated in12/4 and 30/4 . Whereas they were 4.8cm2/leaf disc in 19/11 and 0cm2/leaf disc in 30/1and 30/4 for western as highest and lowest densities respectively the highest population densities for the eastern sides were 3.6 in 19/11 while the lowest population density were 0.3 in 23/1 ,30/1 , 22/2 ,23/4 and 7/5 ,the highest population densities for the southeren side were 7cm2/leaf discin 23/4 while the lowest population density were 0.2 in 9/9 respectively. The highest incidence was for the parasite Pediobiusmetalicus. While, the hymenopteran Neochrysochairsformosa, Digylphuscrassinervis and Pediobiusmetalicus were reported to parastize on castor oil leaf minor.
Keywords— Lirimoyzatrifolii, Aphis gossypii , Ricinuscommunis
Redox Mediated Decolorization and Detoxification of Direct Blue 80 by Partially Purified Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Peroxidase
Abstract— Textile industries are releasing a large number of toxic synthetic dyes into waste waters. Hence, the removal of such compounds from environment prior to their final disposal is necessary. In the present study, potential use of ginger (Zingiber officinale) peroxidase in decolorization and detoxification of direct blue 80 has been investigated. It was found that only 0.166 U/ml of ginger peroxidase was sufficient for maximum decolorization of dye (25 mg/L). H2O2 was required in low concentration (0.3 mM) in the presence of 0.6 mM 1-hydroxybenzotriazole. Direct blue 80 was also successfully removed in stirred batch process. It was observed that ginger peroxidase was highly stable over a wide range of pH and temperatures. Km and Vmax of the enzyme for direct blue 80 was found to be 27.8 mg/L and 2.09 mg/L/min, respectively. In UV-visible spectral analysis a sharp decline in peak was observed for the treated direct blue 80 which substantiates the breakdown of chromophore group of dye. Genotoxicity assessment by comet assay and chromosomal aberration test confirmed that the direct blue 80 was successfully detoxified by ginger peroxidase. Other direct and acid dyes were also treated either as a single or a mixture of different dyes and it was observed that these dyes were also decolorized significantly under similar experimental conditions. Our study suggests that this enzyme-redox mediator system constitutes a cost effective model which can decolorize the industrial textile effluents and also can reduce the toxic load of environment.
Keywords— Decolorization; peroxidase, 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, Zingiber officinale
Abbreviations: DB 80, direct blue 80; DY 4, direct yellow 4; DY 50, direct yellow 50; DR 23, direct red 23; AB 1, acid black 1; AB 210, acid black 210; AY 42, acid yellow 42; GP, ginger peroxidase; HOBT, 1-hydroxybenzotriazole; PBS, phosphate buffer saline; MI, mitotic index; MMS, methyl methane sulphonate; CA, chromosomal aberrations.
Insecticidal activity of Tagetes sp. on Sitophilus zeamais Mots
Abstract— The indiscriminate use of agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers e and synthetic pesticides, can cause high levels of toxic residues in food, biological imbalance, environmental contamination, intoxication of humans and animals, and other direct and indirect effects. The use of plant extracts as alternative insecticides is a way to minimize the problems caused by synthetic insecticides. Insecticides are in the second position in the trading market of agrotoxics in Brazil. The species Tagetes erecta L. and Tagetes patula L. have antioxidant properties, larvicidal, fungicidal, antimicrobial, nematicide and insecticide. In order to verify the possibility of Tagetes sp. extracts be suitable alternative to the use of synthetic insecticides, the bioassays laboratorial were designed through of insect mortality test of Sitophilus zeamais. We evaluated the antioxidant activity by the test of DPPH, in addition to screen the chromatographic profile of the extracts. It is concluded that the extracts evaluated are efficient in insect mortality, checking still considerable amount of antioxidant compounds, as identified also flavonoids, terpenes and alkaloids in extracts. According to these results we conclude that T. erecta and T. patula has phytotoxic compounds that can promote and expand its use as a natural insecticide.
Keywords— Alternative insecticides, natural defensive, organic agriculture, plant extracts.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Fields of Bengaluru Urban District, India
Abstract— Anaerobic decomposition of organic material in flooded rice paddy fields produces methane and is considered one of the most prevalent sources for atmospheric methane. Methane from the rice paddy fields escapes to the atmosphere primarily by diffusive transport through the rice plants during the growing season. This paper aimed at the inventarisation of greenhouse gas emissions from the flooded rice paddy fields using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2006 guidelines – Tier 1 approach for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land-use sector. The methane emission from rice paddy fields for the year 1990-1991 was 1.255 Gg or 31.364GgCO2e, while 2012-2013 accounts for 0.269Gg or 6.725GgCO2e. The overall decrease of 21.44% of methane emissions from rice paddy fields was observed during the last two and half decade. The rice paddy fields are decreased over the years due to rapid expansion of the built-up environment in the outskirts of the urban area.
Key words: Agriculture, greenhouse gas, methane, flooded paddy fields.
Phytochemical Screening and Gc-Ms Analysis of Garudan Samba Traditional Rice Variety
Abstract— The Garudan Samba, an important Traditional variety of Tamil Nadu was investigated for its phytochemical screening and GCMS study. The brown rice was extracted using ethanol. The results obtained after GCMS studies were confirmed by spectral analysis. The analysis of the ethanol extract showed the presence of n-Hexadecanoic acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, and Oleic acid, as major constituents of the total compounds (76.33%), which have the capacity to prevent many health related disorders. It also contained the medicinally important compounds like Caryophyllene, Ethyl Oleate, Squalene, γ-Tocopherol, Lup-20(29)-en-3-ol, acetate, (3β)-, and phyto sterols like Campesterol, Stigmasterol and β-Sitosterol. Hence, Garudan samba may be considered as one of the important Traditional variety with high level of medicinally important phytoconstituents.
Keywords— Garudan Samba, Phytochemical Screening, GC-MS.
Evaluation of fungicides and biological agents for the management of mango anthracnose
Abstract— Mango is an important fruit crop in area and production in Gujarat also, where it is cultivated over an area of about 130.1 thousand hectares with annual production of 911.3 thousand tones with productivity of 7.01 tones/ha. Its plantation has become quite popular in the districts of Valsad, Junagadh, Navsari, Kutch, Surat, Amreli and Bhavnagar because of favourable agro-climate condition. Mango is affected by number of diseases at all the stages of its development right from plant in nursery to the fruit in storage or transit. Mango is prone to many fungal diseases like Anthracnose, Rhizopus rot, Stem end rot, Penicillum rot, Black mould rot, Mucor rot, Phyllosticta rot, Pestalotiopsis rot, Macrophoma rot and powdery mildew, leading to heavy loss in yield. Among these diseases, anthracnose is the major disease of mango as it occurs at all the growing parts including leaves, twigs, flowers, fruits except root and trunk throughout the year. Anthracnose caused by Glomerella cingulata (Stoneman) Spauld and H Schrenk (anamorph: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.)) appear to be more severe causing devastation of mango fruits during grading, packing, transportation, storage and marketing (Pathak, 1980).
Keywords— Mango, Anthracnose, fungicides and botanicals.
Assay on Vegetable Production and Marketing in Zanzaibar Island, Tanzania
Abstract— Production of vegetables is a key factor in ensuring a continuous supply of raw materials for the development of agribusiness in horticulture. It is often argued that vegetable production in Zanzibar has reasonable advantages but the information regarding the commercial potential of local farmers in producing and retailing vegetables is limited. The present work has assessed the situation of vegetable production and marketing in Zanzibar. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to gather the necessary information, including interviewer administered questionnaires, informal group discussions, field observations and key informant interviews. The study revealed that about 59% of the farmer's population produces vegetables commercially, though only 30% to 35% of their yields are sold in market. It was also observed that out of 16 types of vegetables that were found to dominate the market, only 9typeswereproduced profitably by the local farmers. In general, almost all vegetables encountered were imported from regional countries to fill the market demand gaps.It is recommended that both or (the) government and non-government organization should extend their supports to local vegetable farmers, through (by providing them with) information, technology, production inputs and credit as a means of improving the quality and the quantity of their yield.
Keywords— Local farmers, Marketing, Production, Vegetables, Zanzibar.
Do fine-scale factors shape the use of riparian galleries by carnivores in a Mediterranean agro-forested environment?
Abstract— Riparian galleries are key structural elements of Mediterranean landscapes and their importance for carnivores has been widely demonstrated. However, humanization of the landscape has led to their degradation with consequences not fully understood. In this study we assessed the response of mesocarnivores to the fine-scale variation in the quality of a riparian gallery (Vale do Cobrão stream, central Portugal), evaluated on the basis of the QBR index ('Qualitat del Bosc de Ribera' in spanish) and an adaptation of the same considering mesocarnivore ecological requirements. These were represented through four parameters that could influence habitat quality for these species, namely refuge (total riparian cover, cover structure), disturbance and food availability. For the latter we considered the known main food resources for Mediterranean mesocarnivores: small mammals, lagomorphs, insects and fruits. Mesocarnivore use was evaluated through camera-trapping and sign surveys. For both indexes a concordance was observed between quality variation and its use by carnivores, and we also found a positive correlation between both indexes. The adapted QBR, being more laborious but also more realistic, could serve as guidance for conservation practice at the local scale, benefiting both land managers environmentally concerned, conservation practitioners and carnivore populations inhabiting humanized landscapes. However, for spatially wider approaches the original QBR proved to be a good indicator for the presence of mesocarnivores, being useful in the development of restauration or conservation strategies, as well as for research and monitoring activities of carnivore guilds.
Keywords— Habitat quality, mesocarnivores, QBR Index, riparian systems, conservation management.
Arsenic Accumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa): An Overview
Abstract— Accumulation of arsenic (As) in rice is highly variable across the globe and depends on a number of factors. Presently, there are no set standards on what can be considered as a regulatory concentration in rice, yet studies related to As toxicity to humans are abundant. This study is an overview of the range of As concentrations in rice grown globally and examples of the relevant contributing factors. Based on this overview, As concentration in rice can range from 0.01 to 0.8 mg kg-1, and some of the factors that can cause it are growing conditions, varieties, soils and water quality.
Keywords— rice, arsenic, accumulation, soils, uptake, global.
Community Breeding Practice and the Challenges in Dairy Cattle Management in North Gondar, Ethiopia
Abstract— Dairy product is an important feed supplementation. However, rearing dairy cattle is became a challenge especially at smallholder level due to lack of indigenous dairy cattle breeds. As a result, the country has established cross breeding program since 1990`s. Nevertheless, it is not uniform and does not consider smallholder farmers. Therefore, this research initiated to identify the breeding practice and the main challenges of smallholder farmers in rearing dairy cattle. For this purpose, first systematic field survey was conducted to generate preliminary information and breed judgment. Then two study areas were selected purposively based on milk production potential and dairy breed characteristics. Two focus group discussions per study area were conducted. Then, randomly 200 respondents per study area were selected. Finally, individual interview and field observation were employed to generate the needed data. Even though there is no established breeding scheme, the smallholder farmers practiced breed improvement by either cross breeding or straight breeding. They implemented Cross breeding to improve milk productivity using 50-100% exotic blood sire/semen. Pure exotic semens were preferred for AI (Artificial insemination). The smallholder framers do not select indigenous caw for cross breeding practice. However, they selected indigenous caw/heifer for replacement based on pedigree history, body stature, and udder vein. Regarding mating system, more than 50% of the respondent exercise control-mating system in their herd. Mostly this was done by pertaining the sire and dam together for a single day. In addition to this partiality in preference of sire, less productive individual cattle culled from the herd by castration, sell and slaughtering. The management system, early castration and lack of accurate estrus detection were the major challenges in dairy cattle development. As the result of this survey in the two study areas, indiscriminate cross breeding without consideration of the production system, body size and blood levels were predominant. Therefore, successive training for smallholder farmers on breeding system is highly recommended.
Keywords— Milk, Breeding scheme, Cross breeding, Straight breeding.
Competitive Performance of the Olive Oil in Tunisia
Abstract— This article presents an application of the method of the Matrices of Analysis Policies (MAP) for the estimate of the total competitiveness of the olive oil. Calculated on the basis of relative data in campaigns (2006-2014), the coefficient of the CRI is lower than the unit what indicates than the country to a comparative advantage in the production of the olive oil and consequently its production should be encouraged.
Keywords— Export produce, Tunisia, domestic resources costs, competitive performance.

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Heat grill on medium-high. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Rinse, drain well and let cool completely.
Mix corn, squash, courgette and bell peppers and onions with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Grill the corn and the rest of the vegetables till grill marks appear.
Fry tomatoes in garlic oil until they begin to shrivel.
Grate ½ a teaspoon of lemon zest and squeeze 2 tablespoons of juice and whisk into the pesto adding more salt and pepper to taste.


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Лео Штулац (; родился 26 сентября 1994 года в городе Копер, Словения) — словенский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Эмполи» и сборной Словении, выступающий на правах аренды за «Палермо».

Клубная карьера
Штулац — воспитанник клуба «Копер» из своего родного города. 2 апреля 2011 года в матче против «Марибора» он дебютировал в чемпионате Словении. 17 апреля 2013 года в поединке против «Мура 05» Лео забил свой первый гол за «Копер». Летом того же года Штулац на правах аренды перешёл в «Декани». Через полгода он вернулся в «Копер». В 2015 году Лео помог команде завоевать Кубок Словении. Летом 2016 года Штулац перешёл в итальянскую «Венецию». 28 ноября в матче против «Падовы» он дебютировал в итальянской Серии C. По итогам сезона Лео помог клубу подняться дивизионом выше. 18 сентября 2017 года в матче против «Авеллино» он дебютировал в итальянской Серии B. 24 октября в поединке против «Читтаделлы» Лео забил свой первый гол за «Венецию».

Летом 2018 года Штулац перешёл в «Парму». Сумма трансфера составила 1,3 млн евро. В матче против «Удинезе» он дебютировал в итальянской Серии A.

В «Парме» игрок не закрепился. Сыграв почти полный сезон, руководство решило не продлевать контракт и 26 июля 2019 года игрок отправился в клуб Серии B «Эмполи», где стал крепким игроком центра поля и помог клубу вернуться в Серию А по итогам сезона 2020/2021.

Международная карьера
9 сентября 2018 года в Лига наций против сборной Кипра Штулац дебютировал за сборную Словении.

Стиль игры
Штулац — правша. Как правило, играет на позиции mediano (центральный полузащитник, больше нацеленный на оборонительные действия), хотя может играть и выше, учитывая предрасположенность к атаке, а также способность действовать нетривиально и обладание качественным дальним ударом. Превосходно видит поле, а также хорош в исполнении стандартных положений. В схеме «Пармы», которая играет 4-3-3, выполняет роль самого центрального из троих полузащитников. Располагается прямо перед центральными защитниками и отвечает за начало атак своей команды.

Достижения
 «Копер»
 Обладатель Кубка Словении: 2014/15
 Обладатель Суперкубка Словении: 2015

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль на sports.ru

Футболисты Словении
Игроки сборной Словении по футболу (до 21 года)
Игроки сборной Словении по футболу
Игроки ФК «Венеция»
Игроки ФК «Парма»
Игроки ФК «Копер»
Игроки ФК «Эмполи»
Игроки ФК «Палермо»

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Experience the allure of South America on a wonderful tour that takes you from the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro, with its famous landmarks and beaches, through lush rainforests and via sensational waterfalls, to Buenos Aires.


Our project will inform and influence our community on the work of Jane Goodall and what we can do to have a positive impact on the environment. We will present our learning during a school-wide presentation available to the students and staff, family, and community members.
Our project will help animals, people, and the environment. It helps us learn about the environment because we will be in nature and appreciate it more. We will be adding to our outdoor classroom by adding a chalkboard and new and better benches. We will help the environment by planting wildflowers including milkweed for monarchs, we will minimize the impact on the ecosystem by limiting where we work, we will also be adding to animal habitats.
Our project is to continue picking up litter and encourage others to do the same. While cleaning up the city we shall list and describe all the different wildlife and show how the animals make our neighborhood a better place to live. Some form of presentation about the animals who share our neighborhood may help others choose to help keep our city litter free and help people appreciate the animals who share our living places.
Selecting school supplies - done. Handover to The Green Life organization for Indonesian schoolchildren on Sumatra.
For the project the actions that we will take will be that, we will clean the spiky plants on the mountains during the lunch time at 1:30 every Monday, and take out the pollution. We want to clean the spiky plants so that nobody gets hurt when they are playing in the mountains and also for the dogs, and the pollution will affect the nature and environment.


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How Sights and Sounds Shape Video Marketing & Advertising
It's common knowledge that we perceive the world through five senses – touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. The information we ingest and process each day comes to us through one or more of these senses and develops into our thoughts and feelings about the original stimuli. As a video production firm, the work we do here at Sparkhouse is directly impacted and influenced by two senses: sight and sound. By curating the audible and visible elements of a video advertisement, we are able to allow our clients to communicate with their target consumers on an emotional level.
Shades, Hues, and What They Do
Conveying an advertising message with emotional appeal is a proven method for successfully influencing the desired outcome of that advertisement. Color plays a big role in shaping the emotional depth of an advertisement. Each shade, hue, and pigment has an effect on the viewer, and on brand perception itself. Therefore, choosing the right color palette for a visual advertisement is one of the most important steps.
At Sparkhouse we have over 15 years of working experience with creating video marketing. Speaking from that experience, it is no small task choosing colors for an advertisement. The palette will affect the choice of props, costumes, backdrops, logos, text, and possibly even location. Depending on the intended outcome, the palette may have lighter shades or darker tints. There should be one palette for the overall video and a separate one for each character, if any, featured in the video.
From Hearing to Feeling
While the visual components of a video marketing advertisement are obviously important, the background music of the video is of similar importance. Music in ads works as a cue to trigger an emotional response. This type of cue is known as a peripheral cue, meaning that it lies outside of the central advertising message – the narrator, characters, on-screen text, or other ways of literally communicating with the consumer.
Music in a video advertisement should not only match the emotional tone of the video, but the emotional state that will further influence the desired outcome of the video. Studies have shown that certain chord progressions can create different atmospheres, with major chord progressions sounding much happier than their minor counterparts. Tempo works to set the actual pace of the advertisement. The tempo of the music should not be in a race with the content of the video and should work to engage the customer rather than distract them.
Many advertisements feature one song, however multiple can be used. This is not applicable in all cases, but transitioning between songs to show contrast between moods or situations can be a pivotal moment in a video advertisement. This method is especially useful for further illustrating a problem versus solution scenario. When properly done, shifting between moods and music within a video advertisement can create a deeper emotional layer for communicating with the target audience.
The music in an advertisement does not have to be expensive. Depending on budgetary constraints, custom music or copyrighted music may not be an option. Luckily, there are some less expensive options available online such as PremiumBeat.com, AudioJingle.com, and MusicBed.com. At sites like these there are low-cost alternatives to contracting custom composition.
By now it may seem as if there are way more factors involved in creating effective video advertisements than you originally thought – and that's a safe reaction. Producing quality video content that properly communicates to its target audience without distracting from the video's desired outcome is no simple feat. It takes a combination of resources, the most important of which is knowledge.
Sparkhouse has been working in video production for over 15 years. The knowledge and expertise we are offering is here to create the most successful video campaigns for our clients. If you are considering a video marketing campaign and are unsure of how or where to begin, reach out to us at Sparkhouse to see how we can work together to make your campaign a success.


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Q: SQL compose bi-gram and search if exists in other table In SQL, having a table T1 contains

TITLE

age 5 alton john live

show must go on

Having a table T2 contains

NAME.
DESCRIPTION

John Bo
altonjohn for kids

Alton
show age5 mustgo kids

I would like to finding bigrams (pairs of consecutive words) in TITLE (T1) and check if at list 1 bigram exists in DESCRIPTION (T2) and return TITLE, DESCRIPTION & the BI-GRAM
Expected Output:

TITLE
DESCRIPTION
.  BIGRAM

age 5 alton john live.
altonjohn for kids.
.  altonjohn

age 5 alton john live.
show age5 mustgo kids
.  age5

show must go on
show age5 mustgo kids
.  mustgo

A: A slight variation of the previous query should do this easily:
WITH RECURSIVE cte AS (
    SELECT TITLE,
           LENGTH(TITLE)-LENGTH(REPLACE(TITLE,' ','')) AS num_bigrams,
           SUBSTRING_INDEX(
               SUBSTRING_INDEX(TITLE, ' ',
                               LENGTH(TITLE)-LENGTH(REPLACE(TITLE,' ',''))+1
               ), ' ', -2) AS bigram
    FROM t1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT TITLE,
           num_bigrams - 1 AS num_bigrams,
           SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(TITLE, ' ', num_bigrams), ' ', -2)
    FROM cte
    WHERE num_bigrams > 1
)
SELECT TITLE, DESCRIPTION, bigram
FROM       cte
INNER JOIN t2
        ON t2.DESCRIPTION REGEXP CONCAT('( |^)', cte.bigram, '( |$)')

Differences are:

*

*Using -2 in the SUBSTRING_INDEX function, to recover the last two words instead of the last one [you can generalize on this for trigrams and others too], both for the base and the recursive step of the recursion.

*Getting the recursion to end 1 step earlier, cause bigrams will take 2 words at a time, hence changing the recursion ending condition to WHERE num_bigrams > 1 instead of WHERE num_bigrams > 0.

Check the demo here.
Note: if you want to remove the middle space from the bigram, you just need to add a REPLACE function that removes that extra space.

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The car has been my hobby since I was in high school. At that point I could barely change my own oil, by 2010 I had torn down a 2003 Evo to the ground and completely rebuilt it, turning it into a track star which met it's demise to a hit and run in Amarillo.
The STI I currently own has been a pretty good car, but it's always been high mileage. Turning wrenched to fix it's problems has slowly annoyed me and I've never really been attached to this Subie like the one I had graduating college. At this point it's creeping closer to 1/4 million miles by the day, and with it will come to close the chapter of the boy racer and open the next of Vehicular adulthood.
Knowing I need a daily that still supports my mountainous passion it looks like an Audi A3 quattro S-line wagon is the perfect choice to hold me over until the next high end sports car enters my life.


Global energy transitions are progressing rapidly. Over half of new generation capacity in 2014 came from renewable energy. Individual, community and co-operative decentralized renewable energy (DRE) producers are capturing a growing share of energy markets (e.g. solar, wind, biomass). As their market share increases, DRE producers are becoming increasingly effective political actors. The traditional political privilege enjoyed by incumbent industries is challenged by these DRE actors as they shift control over jobs, economic growth and energy supplies. Political struggles between competing interests are increasing. However, the nature and extent of these power shifts (e.g. changes in access to policy makers, media influence), and their consequences for political systems and their outcomes (e.g. contested carbon targets, renewable energy subsidies) are poorly understood.
This project addresses how and why DRE transitions are shifting political power relations, and the consequences of those shifts for political systems and outcomes. Using an interdisciplinary approach grounded in theory on sustainability transitions (i.e. Multi-Level Perspective), power (e.g. Lukes, Foucault) and institutions (i.e. institutional logics, historical institutionalism) the project will: (1) examine the conditions leading to shifts in political power by analyzing existing political power relations in regimes where DRE transitions are expected, occurring, or stalled; (2) assess the mechanisms by which political power shifts resulting from these DRE transitions are occurring; and, (3) identify the consequences of DRE-related political power shifts for political systems and their outcomes.
Objectives will be explored using a global survey of DRE regimes within the OECD. Survey insights will be expanded in 5 international comparative cases. Findings will address urgent questions highlighted by academics, the EU, and global economic bodies about the political, economic and social impacts of the changing energy landscape.


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After Chiang Mai, we headed to Chiang Rai, where we are now. We're staying in a great hostel called Fun – D. It is the cleanest one we have stayed in thus far. There are also public computers we are able to use, which is a huge bonus. I am now a blogging MACHINE! The reason it takes me so long to write blogs is because I have the worst tablet ever, so I have to do them all on my phone. That means uploading them from my camera to Dropbox on my tablet. They downloading them one be one on to my phone, and uploading those one by one to WordPress. Just so you know.
We had plans to take a trolley tour of the city yesterday but Spense was sick so we skipped it and lollygagged instead. We have been to the night market twice, for the great food and live music. But what I've been really looking forward to is seeing the White Temple. Well, today we went and it was amazing. The pictures speak for themselves, but it was hard to actually capture the beauty of the temple. It has all the classic architectural features of a Thai temple, but with an amazingly modern twist. From afar it is elegant and ethereal. Up close however, is much different. There are goblins and ghouls and dragons. Hands reach up from the ground as if to grab you. I have never seen anything so intricate in my life. EVER. The White Temple is by far the best temple/building/statue I have ever seen. Alright, I think you get it? It's pictchaaa time.
So I assume you get it now, after looking at all 43 of my pictures. Pretty amazing. If we weren't leaving tomorrow I would probably try to go back.
We're heading into Laos so I'm not sure what our connection to the social world will be like, I'll write as often as possible!


Crew flies through assigned altitude during climb when cleared altitude had been changed.
Captain was flying. Controller issued clearance to FL370. Passing FL324, controller said to level at FL330. Aircraft leveled at FL330 then continued to climb. Altitude alert sounded at FL333 and climb was arrested at FL334. Captain descended back to FL330.
Title: CREW FLIES THROUGH ASSIGNED ALT DURING CLB WHEN CLRED ALT HAD BEEN CHANGED.
Narrative: CAPT WAS FLYING. CTLR ISSUED CLRNC TO FL370. PASSING FL324, CTLR SAID TO LEVEL AT FL330. ACFT LEVELED AT FL330 THEN CONTINUED TO CLB. ALT ALERT SOUNDED AT FL333 AND CLB WAS ARRESTED AT FL334. CAPT DSNDED BACK TO FL330.


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In today's tightly focused educational landscape it is frequently forgotten that the richness of human experience consists of more than just the ability to achieve high academic grades.
Alice Wilson Milne takes us on an intensely personal journey that details her own experiences of the difficult birth and growth of a superbly innovative school for art and creativity in New Zealand, The Learning Connexion (TLC).
Two Wings to Fly is an account of how this school's unique environment fosters the spark of personal creativity, revealed through the vehicle of art.
The physics of two wings enables flight and is a metaphor for the balance of efficiency with resilience that can lead to highly creative outcomes and sustainable practice.
Alice narrates the brave and truly inspiring development of TLC, from a small school of art and creativity to become a leading hub of creativity in New Zealand, and beyond.
It is an extraordinary book, a must read for anyone interested in the eclectic nature of creativity, education, the arts, and business development.
The Learning Connexion School of Art and Creativity has been creating video learning resources for over 20 years. We are now releasing some of our amazing artist documentaries for your own collection!
These documentaries cover local artists and their professional practice. They share their insights, techniques and we get a peek into their creative worlds.
Mark Gee is a Wellington based astrophotographer who shot to internet fame with his online video 'Full Moon Silhouettes' which went viral overnight.
Anna is a contemporary quilt maker. Her quilts have featured in magazines and book publications, she exhibits regularly with the Wellington Quilters Guild, and she has had a retrospective exhibition called Family Matters at Pataka Gallery in Porirua.
Every year since 2011, Wellington's waterfront becomes home to an arrangement of shipping containers. Instead of containing shipped goods, these containers hold a number of performance artists, muscians and installation pieces - both a stage and a gallery in the middle of a busy public space.
Downloadable PDF version of 'Two Wings To Fly' by Alice Wilson Milne.


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Time for another dip into the archives of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions. 30th October On the last visit, I wrote about Oenanthe crocata, hemlock water dropwort, but forgot to discuss one aspect of the stories of that plant. I'll correct that today.
Not that hemlock is the subject for this item. Instead it is an evergreen shrub that many people have in the garden without ever considering that it is poisonous. Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel, is in the same genus as plums, cherries, peaches and other well-known fruits so discovering it can kill may be surprise.
On the plant page in the A to Z section of this website, I give some details of its use, during the 19th century to intentionally cause harm, both murder and suicide, but, according to the Philosophical Transactions, its ability to poison was not appreciated until the early part of the 18th century and, even then, its power was disputed.
In 1731 a Dr Madden of Dublin wrote to the secretary of the Royal Society to tell of two fatal poisonings caused by laurel water. Dr Madden explains that water distilled from the leaves of Prunus laurocerasus has the smell of almonds and is used by cooks as a way of imparting that flavour to their baking. He also says it is common to prepare a drink made up of one part laurel water to four parts brandy.
The poisonings occurred in September 1728, when a servant was given a bottle of laurel water by her mistress. She passed it to her mother, Anne Boyle, who, in turn, gave it to her sister, Frances Eaton, who ran a shop. It would seem that somewhere along that chain any knowledge of the need to dilute it was lost and Frances poured a glass, about two ounces, for Mary Whaley, a customer who drank two-thirds of it straight. Frances finished it off.
About fifteen minutes later, and in a different shop, Mary complained of a stomach ache and then lost the power of speech. She was taken home where she died within the hour but without any vomiting or purging or convulsions. Frances summoned Anne to tell her what had happened but Anne claimed it could not be the laurel water and drank about five spoonfuls to prove it was harmless. She very soon died without exhibiting any symptoms of poisoning.
Frances felt no ill effects from what she had drunk but made herself vomit, as a precaution. She suffered no poisoning. By the time Dr Madden heard of what had happened Mary Whaley had been buried. He unsuccessfully tried to get agreement from Anne's family to cut her open for examination. News of these two deaths brought word to Dr Madden of an incident in Kilkenny, four years earlier, where a young man mistook laurel water for another beverage and drank a whole bottle, dying within minutes.
As a result of these cases, Dr Madden conducted a number of experiments on dogs using various doses and delivery methods. Though not reported in the three human poisonings, the dogs frequently exhibited convulsions that Dr Madden likened to epilepsy. He performed post mortem examinations on the dead animals and concluded the poison created a muscle pressure that prevented blood in the veins being returned to the heart.
He also experimented with water distilled from the leaves of Taxus baccata (yew), Buxus sempervirens (box) and Laurus nobilis (bay or laurel) but produced no ill effects with these.
There is a note in the journal, following Dr Madden's letter, saying that a Dr Rutty, also of Dublin, had contacted the Royal Society to say that a number of people had conducted similar experiments on dogs and some of these had involved trying to find an antidote. It was found that milk proved to be effective but Dr Rutty could not recall details of the quantities of poison and antidote used.
There appears to have been some disagreement about the danger posed by laurel water with some people saying they had used it in place of black cherry water with no problems. Partly as a result of these disagreements, a later edition of the journal reports on a series of tests on dogs conducted, by the secretary to the society, in August 1731 where different strengths of laurel water were prepared. Dr Mortimer concludes that small doses of low strength laurel water may not be instantly fatal but, he believes, long-term use must be 'unwholesome'. He mentions a case, without giving details, where a married couple who daily drank brandy with Prunus laurocerasus berries infused in it had, after several years, lost the power of speech and died.
The final mention of laurel water is a short letter from Dr Rutty, written in 1732 but appearing in the journal for 1739-41, expressing concern that people are still claiming that laurel water is harmless. He says that an 18-year old girl died within minutes of drinking less than two spoonfuls of laurel water.
It does seem, however, that laurel water went out of favour as a flavouring and that, by the 19th century, it was well-understood to be a source of hydrocyanic acid and was used, in at least one instance, as a murder weapon.
Today, however, it doesn't seem to rank that highly in the public consciousness about poisonous plants. Very few people think of it as a concern in the garden and, certainly, I've never heard of anyone removing cherry laurel in the way that you hear of people removing a laburnum tree 'because of the children'. Yet, I can't point to a single fatal poisoning from laburnum.
And that's what I meant to discuss when I wrote about Oenanthe crocata at the end of October. Do poisonous plants have fashions so that public awareness of them is not related to their actual harm caused? Like the cherry laurel, hemlock water dropwort is not a plant many people readily call to mind when asked to name potential killer plants.


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Michel ou Michael ou Michaël, est un des sept archanges majeurs (avec Gabriel et Raphaël notamment) du Christianisme.

Chef de la milice céleste des anges du Bien, il est principalement représenté au moment de la fin des temps (Apocalypse / fondation du Royaume de Dieu) en chevalier ailé sauroctone, qui terrasse le Diable durant la guerre des anges, et avec la balance de la Pesée des âmes du Jour du jugement, juge et guide du salut des âmes pour l'Enfer ou le Paradis (allégorie symbolique de la victoire finale du Bien sur le Mal).

Il est désigné comme saint par l'Église orthodoxe et l'Église catholique et figure donc au calendrier. Il est principalement fêté les 29 septembre (catholiques) et 8 novembre (catholiques orientaux et orthodoxes), mais aussi les 8 mai (calendrier tridentin), 6 septembre (orthodoxes : miracle à Colosses), 16 octobre (dédicace de la basilique du Mont-Saint-Michel) et le troisième dimanche de Pâques (deuxième dimanche après Pâques).

Il est  le saint patron de la Normandie, de la France (ordre de Saint-Michel, avec également la Sainte Vierge dans son Assomption à partir de 1638 - vœu de Louis XIII), de l'Allemagne (avec saint Boniface de Mayence), de la Belgique (après saint Joseph) ainsi que de Bruxelles (il se retrouve d'ailleurs sur son blason) et, depuis , de la Cité du Vatican (avec Saint Joseph), selon la consécration du pape François et selon le vœu du pape émérite Benoît XVI.

Origines

Étymologie

vignette|Saint Michel terrassant le Démon (guerre des anges), fontaine Saint-Michel, place Saint-Michel, , par Francisque Duret, 1860.

Michel est un personnage de la religion abrahamique (Judaïsme, Christianisme, Islam). Son nom vient de l'hébreu : מיכאל, Mîkhâ'êl (étymologiquement Mi, Cha « qui est semblable », et El « Clarté, Lumière, Lumineux, Dieu », Élohim), signifiant « Qui est comme Dieu ? », Quis ut Deus ? en latin.

Saint Michel est appelé « l'archange » ou ange en chef dans la Bible. Il est aussi appelé : Prince des Archanges, Archange du Premier Rayon, Défenseur de la Foi, Prince de tous les anges du Bien, chef des forces du ciel, de la milice céleste, champion du Bien.

Il terrasse entre autres Lucifer (Diable, Satan, personnification du mal) durant la guerre des anges au moment de la fin des temps / Apocalypse, puis juge le salut des âmes au Jour du jugement, par la Pesée des âmes, et psychopompe des élus au Paradis (allégorie de la victoire finale du Bien (religion), sur le mal).

Saint Michel dans l'Ancien Testament
Il apparaît de nombreuses fois dans la Bible. Dans l'Ancien Testament, il est vu quand Dieu s'adresse aux hommes et est envoyé, messager, porteur de la Nouvelle. Il y est désigné  (Dan 10,21 ; 12,1).

Dans le livre de Daniel, l'ange Gabriel apparaît au prophète Daniel (Dan 10,13-21) pour lui expliquer ses visions et lui révèle également qu'il était en train de combattre avant de lui venir en aide. Durant ce combat, Gabriel rencontra une forte opposition de la part du Roi des Perses et il fallut l'intervention de Michel en personne pour que Gabriel prenne le dessus.

Dieu et Gabriel révèlent en Daniel 12:1 à ce dernier une vision de la fin des temps où l'archange Michel se lèvera afin de relever les morts, certains pour une résurrection de vie (paradis) et d'autres pour une résurrection d'opprobre et de mort pour des temps indéfinis.

Saint Michel dans le Nouveau Testament
Il entre en conflit avec le Diable dans l'épître de Jude (v. 9) au sujet du corps de Moïse.

L'apôtre Paul, dans sa lettre aux Thessaloniciens (1Th4:16), nous révèle que Jésus redescendra du ciel .

Dans les visions grandioses de saint Jean au livre de l'Apocalypse (Ap 12,7ss), il terrasse le dragon  (symbole de Satan), et l'expulse du Paradis, en lui disant « Mi cha el », c'est-à-dire « Quis ut Deus ? » en latin, « Qui est (semblable à) Dieu ? »  (en référence à l'orgueil de Lucifer/Satan qui voulait prendre la place de Dieu).

Pour les chrétiens de la plupart des Églises occidentales et orientales, l'archange saint Michel est invoqué pour obtenir une protection contre les démons ou pour s'en délivrer (Exorcisme de saint Michel composé par Léon XIII).

L'ange Michel dans les Livres apocryphes de la Bible
Dans les livres non retenus dans le canon, Michel est le gardien du jardin d'Eden, ce qui lui vaut au Moyen Âge occidental d'être considéré comme le . Il y est désigné aussi comme le . Cette fonction de  ou psychopompe, est à l'origine de nombreuses dédicaces à saint Michel de cimetières, chapelles funéraires ou confréries de charité se chargeant des funérailles de fidèles.

L'ange Michel dans l'islam

En islam, l'ange « Mikaïl », « Mika'îl » ou « Mikâl »  (en ) apparaît à une seule reprise dans le Coran, à la sourate II, verset 98, où il est mentionné en présence de l'ange Gabriel/Djibril en compagnie duquel il participe à la pesée des actions. Mikaïl apparaît également avec Djibril au moment de la purification des cœurs et à la bataille de Badr. Dans une tradition musulmane tardive, il se voit confier par Dieu la mission de raviver chez les hommes la mémoire des événements passés.

Si c'est un ange aimé de Dieu, ses attributions ne sont pas claires et la tradition lui attribue différents pouvoirs et actions. Pour al-Qazwini, Mikaïl dispense la bonté et dirige la croissance des créatures vers la perfection. Dans certaines traditions musulmanes, Michaël contrôle la pluie, le vent et accorde aux créatures vivantes - et particulièrement à l'humanité, croyante ou non - la bonne fortune, la nourriture ou encore la connaissance ; d'une manière générale, tout ce qui est utile à nourrir la vie est sous sa responsabilité. Pour d'autres, Mikaïl est le chef des anges du  ciel et l'un des porteurs du Trône divin. D'autres encore l'identifient également, en compagnie de Gabriel/Djibril et Azraël/Izrail, à un des trois anges qui, sous forme de beaux jeunes gens, rendent visite à Ibrahim et Lût.

Apparitions

La première apparition de saint Michel archange aurait eu lieu en Phrygie, à Chônai, ville anciennement connue sous le nom de Colosses. Ce serait l'apparition la plus célèbre de celles qui ont été connues des Grecs et des Orientaux. Saint Michel se serait montré sous une figure humaine à un homme de Laodicée, qui avait une fille muette, laquelle recouvra la parole sur-le-champ. Ce miracle convertit le père et la fille, et fut suivi de la construction d'un temple en l'honneur de saint Michel. Pour consacrer la mémoire de ce miracle fut établie une fête particulière, pour toute l'Église d'Orient, en l'honneur de ce prince de la milice céleste : elle fut fixée au .

La deuxième apparition de l'archange saint Michel en Occident se serait produite aux yeux d'un berger en 492, au sommet du mont Gargano, dans les Pouilles (Italie). Peu de temps après, elle y fut suivie de deux autres lorsque l'archange donna la victoire aux habitants de Siponto et de Bénévent, chrétiens, attaqués par les habitants de Naples, encore païens, et qu'il ordonna en conséquence la consécration du lieu. La Congrégation des sœurs de saint Michel archange organise en France depuis la fin 2015 les pérégrinations de la statue de saint Michel archange du mont Gargano .

Il serait apparu ensuite à Rome à saint Grégoire le Grand le  au sommet d'un fort qui s'appelait Mémoire d'Adrien et qui fut renommé à cette occasion château Saint-Ange. Rengainant son glaive dans son fourreau, l'archange aurait ainsi marqué la fin de la grande peste qui sévit cette année-là dans la Ville.

Un sanctuaire est fondé en 708 par saint Aubert au Mont-Saint-Michel en Normandie, à la suite d'une injonction de l'archange qu'il reçut par trois fois dans son sommeil (Songe de saint Aubert) ainsi que le révèle un texte de la Revelatio ecclesiae sancti Michaelis in monte Tumba.

En 1425, saint Michel apparaît à sainte Jeanne d'Arc dans sa maison natale de Domrémy-la-Pucelledans les Vosges (voix, apparitions et prédictions de Jeanne d'Arc). Jeanne affirme avoir vu en apparition et entendu les voix célestes de l'archange Michel et des saintes Catherine d'Alexandrie, Marguerite d'Antioche, lui demandant d'être pieuse, de ramener la paix au royaume de France en le libérant de ses envahisseurs et de conduire le dauphin de France (Charles VII) sur le trône en le faisant sacrer roi de France par l'église catholique à la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims (Jeanne d'Arc de Domrémy à Chinon 1428 - février 1429). Le , alors que les Anglais capitulent à la fin du siège de Bayonne, une énorme croix blanche, symbole de l'archange, apparaîtrait dans le ciel.

En 1751, la moniale carmélite portugaise  a également relaté des apparitions de l'archange Michel ; lors de l'une d'entre-elles, lui fut révélée la prière du chapelet de Saint Michel Archange (approuvée par l'Église catholique).

Lieux de culte

Dès le , le culte de saint Michel est largement répandu en Orient. La nouvelle capitale impériale de Constantinople témoigne d'une dévotion particulière pour l'archange : on compte dans la cité une quinzaine d'églises ou de chapelles construites par les empereurs en son honneur. Le saint fait son apparition en Occident à la fin du  avec l'élévation d'un premier sanctuaire à Monte Sant'Angelo dans le massif du Gargano en Italie en 492.

Vers l'an mille, de nombreuses chapelles et édifices lui ont été dédiés. Ils sont généralement édifiés dans des lieux isolés et élevés, pour rappeler que saint Michel est le « chef » des anges. Un des plus célèbres de ces édifices est l'abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel en Normandie, mais on peut également citer la chapelle Saint-Michel sur le mont Saint-Michel de Brasparts (Menez Mikael) en Bretagne, l'église de Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure en Vendée, l'église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe en Auvergne, la chapelle édifiée sur le St Michael's Mount dans les Cornouailles en Grande-Bretagne, l'abbaye Saint-Michel de Frigolet et le sanctuaire de Monte Sant'Angelo, déjà cité, ainsi que l'abbaye Saint-Michel-de-la-Cluse dans le Val de Suse également en Italie.

En 1947 a été créé le sanctuaire régional de Saint Michel pour l'Afrique à Goma Tsé-tsé en République du Congo.

Pèlerinages en Europe

Les pèlerinages au Monte Gargano dans les Pouilles en Italie commencent au , date de la fondation du sanctuaire, et se développent du  sous l'influence des Lombards d'Italie. Au début du , saint Aubert d'Avranches, en terre normande, mandate des fratres au Monte Gargano dès le lendemain de l'apparition de l'Archange au Mont Tombe, pour en ramener des objets sacrés, les pignora, fragments du rocher de la grotte et du manteau de saint Michel. La Revelatio ecclesiae sancti Michaelis archangeli in Monte qui dicitur Tomba atteste ainsi de la pratique du pèlerinage. De même qu'une démarche similaire, entreprise au  par le comte Vulfoald pour fonder une nouvelle abbaye, Saint-Mihiel, près de Verdun (alors en Austrasie), qui se trouve relatée par le Chronicon Sancti Michaelis in pago Virdunensi, écrit au .

D'autres sites michaéliques furent créés par la suite en Europe qui témoignent de la vivacité de la dévotion à saint Michel comme Saint-Michel-de-la-Cluse (Sacra di San Michele) au sommet du Mont Pirchiriano dans le Piémont en Italie, dont l'abbaye fut fondée entre 983 et 987 ou Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, au sommet d'un piton volcanique près du Puy en Velay en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes en France, dont l' église fut achevée en 961.

L'historiographie révèle par ailleurs que parmi les pèlerins de toute origine et classe sociale qui se rendirent dans les différents sanctuaires michaéliques, figurent des personnages illustres, tels Otton III du Saint-Empire (999), en expiation de sa cruauté, Léon IX en 1049, François d'Assise vers 1216 ou Brigitte de Suède au . En France, presque tous les rois jusqu'à la fin du  se rendirent au Mont-Saint-Michel en Normandie ou à Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe en Auvergne, tels Charles VII, Louis XI et Charles VIII.

Pèlerinages d'enfants au Mont-Saint-Michel en Normandie
Evènements hors du commun, des pèlerinages d'enfants (garçons de 7 à 18 ans) ont eu lieu de façon ponctuelle aux  vers le Mont-Saint-Michel en Normandie. Ils venaient de  en 1333 ; de l'Est (Troyes) ou du Sud de la France (Avignon, Montpellier) en 1393 puis en 1441 et 1442 (Millau, Villefranche-de-Rouergue). La cause de ces pèlerinages reste à ce jour inexpliquée mais certains auteurs font le rapprochement avec la peste ou autre maladie contagieuse qui frappait plusieurs de ces villes à cette époque.

Plus phénoménale encore est relatée la vague de pèlerinages d'enfants qui eut lieu au milieu du . Ces groupes d'enfants, venus essentiellement de villes allemandes, suisses et alsaciennes convergèrent vers le Mont normand entre 1456 et 1459. Plus de cinquante sources répertoriées à ce jour attestent de ces mouvements de jeunes pèlerins, appelés miquelets ou pastoureaux, qu'il s'agisse du témoignage de chroniqueurs de l'époque, de traités, sermons et lettres de religieux, des comptes des villes qui leur offraient le gîte et le couvert ou des récits d'auteurs célèbres, tels Denys le Chartreux, Gallus Kemli ou encore Geiler von Kayserberg. Étonnamment, les sources relatent parfois leur prise en charge par quelques adultes, le soutien des villes qu'ils traversaient et surtout leur retour, sain et sauf, à leur point de départ. Aucune source n'avance de raisons à ces mouvements de milliers d'enfants, partis . Cependant, toutes sont unanimes sur le caractère spontané de ces rassemblements. Dans ses traités sur le phénomène, l'Église hésite entre approbation et condamnation.

Certains auteurs ont noté que l'observation de la comète de Halley, avérée en 1456, coïncide avec le début des pèlerinages d'enfants. Cette apparition était perçue comme le signe annonciateur de maladies et de conflits. C'est aussi cette année-là qu'eut lieu l'invasion des Turcs en Hongrie. Les auteurs notent par ailleurs que , ce qui les amène à conclure qu'.

Compagnies italiennes
À partir de l'époque moderne, le phénomène des  a commencé à se diffuser pour perdurer jusqu'à nos jours et jouer un rôle important dans le pèlerinage au sanctuaire de l'Archange Saint Michel du Mont Gargan, qu'elles organisèrent depuis les villes et villages de l'Italie centre-méridionale . Selon un rituel bien établi, les pèlerins s'arrêtaient à environ une vingtaine de kilomètres du site, près d'une fontaine où ils se lavaient pour se purifier de leurs péchés. Puis ils s'acheminaient vers le sanctuaire, deux par deux, récitant et chantant des prières et des cantiques propres à chaque compagnie pour monter pieds nus ou à genoux jusqu'à la statue de l'archange.

Confréries de Saint-Michel en France
Apparues au Moyen Âge, elles se sont particulièrement développées aux . À la différence des compagnies italiennes, elles ont un statut et sont des associations pieuses à caractère paroissial ou professionnel placées sous la protection de l'archange. Il en subsiste encore, comme celle de Toulouse. Celle de Paris, créée en 1877, a été opérante jusqu'aux années 1950.

Archiconfrérie universelle de Saint-Michel
Etablie au Mont-Saint-Michel le , la confrérie a été approuvée et enrichie d'indulgences par Pie IX le , élevée au rang d'archiconfrérie le  et étendue à toute la France le . Elle a enfin reçu de Léon XIII le titre et les privilèges d'archiconfrérie universelle par un bref du  .

Cette archiconfrérie n'organise pas le pèlerinage mais a pour but d' , de combattre le Mal sous la bannière de l'archange et d'obtenir son intercession. Les membres de cette archiconfrérie sont appelés Zélatrices et Zélateurs. Les conditions d'admission sont d'âge (plus de 10 ans) et de libre consentement (personne n'est validement inscrit s'il ne le sait et n'y consent). L'offrande est facultative au moment de l'inscription.

Iconographie
L'iconographie chrétienne ancienne présente traditionnellement l'archange Michel de plusieurs manières :
 Ange psychostase tenant la balance avec laquelle il va peser les âmes des défunts.
 Ange terrassant un dragon (qui est Satan, d'après l'Apocalypse).
 Ange terrassant une figure difforme et hideuse qui est Satan.
 Ange revêtu des habits militaires de l'empereur et plus tardivement d'une armure.
 Ange revêtu de l'himation ou pallium.

Ange psychostase tenant la balance
La plus ancienne représentation de l'archange Michel dans le domaine occidental () est un bas-relief taillé dans le sanctuaire souterrain de Monte Sant'Angelo, qui le représente avec une balance pesant les âmes (Pesée des âmes).

À partir du XIIIe siècle la balance devient un attribut à part entière de Michel et l'on trouve le saint pesant les âmes dans des scènes isolées. Ainsi, des peintres comme le Pérugin s'emparent du personnage et mettent la balance en scène dans des représentations individuelles, elle devient un attribut à part entière.

Un autre bas relief d'environ 1140 le représente également pesant les âmes dans le tympan du Jugement dernier de la Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun.

Le Musée d'Art Catalan de Lérida, conserve de même le pan d'un retable du  où l'on voit saint Michel pesant les âmes, et les âmes qui n'ont pas satisfait à la pesée être englouties dans la gueule d'un diable. En effet des âmes sont souvent représentée dans les plateaux de la balance rappelant que les hommes  sont jugés les uns par rapport aux autres, et des démons et anges viennent perturber le penchant pour l'âme entre le péché et la vertu, selon la tradition qui veut que les âmes soient l'objet d'un débat entre ces deux forces opposées au moment de la mort.

Ange en armure, terrassant un dragon
Dans l'iconographie médiévale occidentale et les siècles suivants, Saint-Michel est représenté le plus souvent terrassant un dragon qui symbolise Satan, et non pas un simple démon.

D'après l'Apocalypse, en effet, le Dragon est l'un des noms de Satan : Ap. 12, 9 : « Ainsi fut culbuté le grand Dragon, le Serpent primitif, appelé Diable et Satan. » ; Ap. 20, 2 : « Je vis encore un ange descendre du ciel : il tenait à la main la clef de l'abîme et une grande chaîne. Il maîtrisa le Dragon, le serpent primitif, qui n'est autre que le Diable et Satan. »

Si l'iconographie médiévale, dans ses représentations de Saint Michel, le représente le plus souvent terrassant le dragon, le dragon y représente Satan et cela n'a rien de commun avec les saints chasseurs de dragons comme Saint Georges, Saint Géry et d'autres.

Ange terrassant une figure difforme et hideuse qui est Satan
Souvent, la figure sur laquelle se dresse l'archange a perdu sa forme de dragon et revêt celle plus anthropomorphe d'un être hideux avec quelques griffes et écailles rappelant le dragon. C'est le cas par exemple dans certaines icônes russes, dans les enluminures des Recognitiones de Saint Clément, un des plus anciens manuscrits du Mont Saint-Michel ou pour le Saint-Michel de Bruxelles.

Ainsi à Bruxelles, au sommet de la tour de l'hôtel de ville, la statue en cuivre de Saint-Michel représente, sous les pieds du saint, un être difforme anthropomorphe, avec une expression diabolique et des écailles, représentant Satan. À Coventry au Royaume-Uni, la statue moderne sur la cathédrale montre Saint-Michel avec Satan dans une forme humaine.

Ange revêtu de l'himation ou pallium ou des habits militaires impériaux
L'archange Michel peut être représenté en vêtement de l'antiquité, debout, revêtu d'une tunique ou chiton, drapé dans un himation ou pallium. Il est reconnaissable à ses ailes déployées et à sa lance souvent crucifère. Il est également souvent représenté en armure d'Empereur romain / Légion romaine, ou médiévale.

Archange Michel dans l'héraldique et la sigillographie
Représentation de l'archange en héraldique, sceaux et phaléristique.

Patronages

Saint Michel est le saint patron des Gaules, de la France, de l'Allemagne, de la Normandie, de la Cité du Vatican et des villes de Bruxelles, de Dumfries, de Kiev en Ukraine (monastère Saint-Michel-au-Dôme-d'Or), d'Arkhangelsk en Russie et de Menton (Alpes-Maritimes).

Il est aussi le saint patron de plusieurs corps de métiers, anciens comme les épiciers, les escrimeurs, les manœuvriers, les policiers, les soldats, les bateliers, les boulangers, les pâtissiers, les tonneliers, des manoeuvriers de marine, ou plus récents comme les parachutistes (il est d'ailleurs l'emblème du  régiment de chasseurs parachutistes, et son bras armé d'une épée se retrouve sur l'insigne de béret des troupes aéroportées françaises) et, plus généralement, des forces armées de l'air, comme les commandos parachutistes de l'air.

Cette tradition remonte à la Seconde Guerre mondiale lorsque l'aumônier militaire du  régiment des chasseurs parachutistes / régiment du spécial air service remit le  à chacun des hommes une petite médaille de saint Michel, en prévision de leur parachutage du  en Bretagne occupée. L'idée de placer tous les parachutistes sous le haut patronage de l'archange s'est par la suite imposée et la première Saint-Michel a été célébrée le  en la cathédrale d'Hanoï (Viêt Nam) devant les hommes du  bataillon colonial de commandos parachutistes, du  régiment de chasseurs parachutistes et du  bataillon étranger de parachutistes .

Saint Michel fut très populaire parmi les Lombards d'Italie, qui découvrirent son sanctuaire au mont Gargano au  lors de leurs incursions dans les Pouilles et qui le considéraient comme leur saint protecteur : leurs rois et princes illustraient souvent leurs monnaies à son effigie.

Fêtes

Il est fêté avec les archanges Gabriel et Raphaël par l'Église latine, le 29 septembre.

Dans l'Église orthodoxe, le 8 novembre est la fête « des Archistratèges de la Milice Céleste, Michel et Gabriel, et des autres Puissances célestes et incorporelles ». L'Église orthodoxe célèbre aussi le  le « Miracle de l'Archange Michel à Colosses »: Saint Michel sauve un saint personnage, Archippe, persécuté par des païens et réfugié dans une église dédiée à l'archange. Pour tuer Archippe, les païens déclenchent une grosse inondation en ouvrant les écluses du barrage sur un cours d'eau. Une vague déferlante menace d'engloutir l'église et son réfugié en prière, mais saint Michel la détourne, sauvant l'homme et le sanctuaire.

En Allemagne, la fête religieuse de la moisson tombe souvent à la Saint Michel. Jadis en France, le 29 septembre est la date à laquelle fermiers et métayers payaient leurs fermages après la récolte ; c'est aussi la date traditionnelle d'expiration des baux ruraux, d'où l'expression « à la Saint-Michel, tout le monde déménage. »
En Normandie, la fête des Normands est fêté autour du , appelé aussi Fête de la Saint-Michel.
À Brest, la foire Saint-Michel est un événement annuel très fréquenté qui préexistait à Saint-Renan, une commune voisine : en 1681, une patente de Louis XIV transfère cette foire de Saint-Renan à Brest.

Dans le passé le 8 mai on célébrait aussi l'apparition de l'archange Michel au pape saint Grégoire  le Grand en 590. La grande peste ravage Rome, des processions de pénitence et de rogations sont organisées dans toute la ville et saint Michel apparaît au pape et aux Romains à la fin d'une de ces processions, au sommet du château du mausolée d'Hadrien, remettant son épée au fourreau, montrant par la fin de l'épidémie que leurs prières sont exaucées . Pour commémorer l'événement, on édifie une chapelle et une statue de l'archange au sommet de la forteresse qui prend alors l'appellation de château Saint-Ange. Ce même jour on célébrait la mémoire de l'apparition, vers 493, de saint Michel au Mont Gargan dans les Pouilles, sous le pape Gélase . Cette fête a été supprimée dans la révision du calendrier romain général de 1960. Il existe aussi localement une fête de saint Michel le , fête de la « manifestation de saint Michel au mont Tombe » (le mont Saint-Michel).

Tropaires et prières à saint Michel

Dans la confession catholique, plusieurs prières (et non pas une seule) sont destinées à saint Michel. Ces suppliques diffèrent en fonction de l'intention, c'est-à-dire qu'elles dépendent de la nature de la demande du croyant priant lorsque ce dernier implore l'intercession de l'archange. Saint Michel est ainsi appelé au secours en étant explicitement placé dans l'un ou l'autre des nombreux rôles qu'il est censé jouer, dans telle ou telle des multiples fonctions qu'il est appelé à assumer.

Ainsi, la prière catholique générale à saint Michel archange, celle que récite le chrétien catholique pour solliciter l'intervention de saint Michel archange en ce qu'il est, premièrement, celui qui instruit sur la foi en Dieu, soit le chemin à suivre en vue du salut de l'âme (référence à la lumière, synonyme du Bien, antonyme du Mal), en second lieu, celui qui protège préventivement (notamment en cachant sous ses ailes protectrices les personnes qui s'en remettent à lui, les rendant pour ainsi dire invisibles à l'ennemi, c'est-à-dire à Satan et ses suppôts) ou, enfin, celui qui, face à toute adversité, contre toute forme d'atteinte à leur intégrité, aussi bien morale que physique, combat à la tête des milices célestes en faveur de ses protégés (référence à son épée, à son armure militaire dans l'iconographie).

Jusqu'à l'an 1965 une prière à saint Michel, introduite par le pape Léon XIII en 1884, était prononcée après la messe basse :

« Saint Michel archange,
défendez-nous dans le combat ;
soyez notre secours contre la malice et les embûches du démon.
Que Dieu lui fasse sentir son empire, nous vous en supplions.
Et vous, prince de la milice céleste,
repoussez en enfer, par la force divine,
Satan et les autres esprits mauvais qui rôdent dans le monde
en vue de perdre les âmes. Amen. ».

Elle n'a été jamais incluse dans le Missel romain.

Abel-Anastase Germain, évêque de Coutances et d'Avranches de 1876 à 1897, a composé une prière à saint Michel, qui se trouve exposée sur l'autel dédié à l'archange en l'Église Notre-Dame-des-Champs d'Avranches dans la Manche en Normandie : .

Les Litanies de saint Michel et tropaires de saint Michel sont populaires dans cette tradition religieuse.

Un hymne à saint Michel, composé dans les années 50, est chanté et joué par les régiments parachutistes de l'armée française lors de la fête de leur saint patron, tous les  .

Dictons et cri de ralliement relatifs à saint Michel
 « À la Saint-Michel la neige est au ciel ; à la Saint-Luc elle est au sud ; à la Toussaint elle descend ; à la Saint-Martin ouvre la porte elle est ici. »
 « À la Saint-Michel regarde le ciel, s'il se baigne l'aile, il pleut jusqu'à Noël » ou  « Pluie de Saint-Michel sans orage, d'un hiver clément est le présage. »
 « À la Saint-Michel, départ d'hirondelles » ou « Les hirondelles à la Saint-Michel, l'hiver s'en vient après Noël. »
 « À la Saint-Michel, la chaleur remonte au ciel » ou « Saint-Michel emporte le goûter au ciel, Saint-Mathias (24 février) le redescend. »
 « Bise à la Saint-Michel, octobre sec » ou « Quand le vent est au nord le jour de la Saint-Michel, le mois d'octobre est au sec. »
 « De Saint-Michel à la Toussaint, laboure grand train », « Entre Saint-Michel et Saint-François (4 octobre), prends ta vendange quelle qu'elle soit », « À la Saint-Michel, cueille ton fruit tel quel. » et
 « Pour la Saint-Michel, goûte ton miel » et « À la Saint-Michel sème ton seigle. »
 « De Sainte-Croix (14 septembre) à la Saint-Michel, la pluie va dévaler du ciel » ou « Toutes les pluies perdues sont à la Saint-Michel rendues. »

 « Les beaux jours de Saint-Michel sont l'été de Saint-Michel. »
 « Telle Toussaint, tel Noël, tel jour de Saint-Michel, Pâques au pareil. »
 « Et par saint Michel, vive les paras ! », conclusion de l'homélie prononcée en 1948 par le Père Jego, aumônier des troupes aéroportées, lors d'une messe devant un bataillon parachutiste en partance pour l'Indochine , devenue depuis cri de ralliement.

Culture

Curiosité

L'iconographie de Saint Michel terrassant le dragon peut être analogiquement mise en relation avec celle de Bellérophon divinité antique. Une inspiration généalogique ?

Patrimoine culturel immatériel
Depuis mars 2020, « les pratiques d'itinérance et de pérégrination au Mont-Saint-Michel » en Normandie sont inscrites à l'inventaire national du patrimoine culturel immatériel  de la France en vue d'une candidature d'inscription sur la liste du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l'humanité.

Cinéma

Il est le personnage principal du film américain Michael (titre québécois : L'Archange) de la réalisatrice Nora Ephron, sorti le  aux États-Unis, où il est interprété par John Travolta.
Dans le thriller américain Légion du réalisateur Scott Charles Stewart sorti à Hollywood le , il s'est donné pour mission de sauver l'humanité contre laquelle Dieu a envoyé une légion d'anges exterminateurs. Il y est interprété par l'acteur britannique Paul Bettany.
 Dans la série télévisée Supernatural, il est censé combattre Lucifer en prenant un humain (Dean Winchester) comme véhicule.
 Dans la série télévisée Dominion, l'archange est interprété par l'acteur Tom Wisdom.
 Il est nommé dans le film Ghost Rider comme ayant chassé les Latents du Paradis.
 Il est présent dans le manga High School DxD, il est l'être suprême du Paradis depuis la mort de Dieu lors de la dernière Grande Guerre.
Dans le film La Belle et la Bête des Studios Disney, "Saint-Michel terrassant le dragon" est représenté au sommet de la plus haute tour du château du prince, sous la forme d'une statue en or, avant la malédiction lancée par l'enchanteresse, et après le sort brisé.
L'archange Michaël apparaît dans la mini-série Good Omens aux côtés de Gabriel, Uriel et Sandalphon. Il est interprété par .
Dans la saison 5 de la série télévisée Lucifer, l'Archange se nomme Michaël et est le frère jumeau de Lucifer Morningstar. Il est donc interprété par Tom Ellis.

Musique

Marc-Antoine Charpentier a composé une Histoire sacrée: Praelium Michaelis Archangeli factum in coelo cum dracone H 410, pour solistes, double chœur, cordes, et basse continue en 1683.
Il est la figure centrale de l'opéra Donnerstag aus Licht de Karlheinz Stockhausen, premier opéra de son cycle Licht: die sieben Tage der Woche.

Art culinaire

Il est représenté sur les galettes au beurre de la Biscuiterie Saint-Michel, entreprise familiale normande implantée à Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches dans la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie

  Wilhelm Lueken, Michael. Eine Darstellung und Vergleichung der jüdischen und der morgenländisch-christlichen Tradition vom Erzengel Michael, Göttingen, 1898.
 O. Rojdestvensky, Le culte de saint Michel et le Moyen Âge latin, Paris, 1922.

 M. Grazia Mara, Michele, arcangelo. (Santo), dans : Bibliotheca sanctorum, tome IX, Rome, 1967, colonnes 410 à 446.
 F. Avril, Interprétations symboliques du combat de saint Michel et des dragons, dans : Millénaire monastique du Mont-Saint-Michel, Paris, 1971, t. III,  à 52.
 G. Weill, Le culte de saint Michel à Saint-Mihiel, dans : Millénaire monastique du Mont-Saint-Michel, Paris, 1971, t. III,  à 328.
  J. P. Rohland, Der Erzengel Michael, Artz und Feldherr. Zwei Aspekte des vor-und frühbyzantinischen Michaelkultes, Leyde, 1977.
 André Vanrie, L'ange à la balance, dans : Saint Michel et sa symbolique, Bruxelles, 1979,  à 42.
 Michel de Waha, Le dragon terrassé, thème triomphal depuis Constantin, dans : Saint Michel et sa symbolique, Bruxelles, 1979,  à 117.
 Mina Martens, Symbolisme du culte, dans sa conjonction du sacré et du profane, dans : Saint Michel et sa symbolique, Bruxelles, 1979,  à 166.
 Pierre Bouet (dir.), Culte et pèlerinages à Saint-Michel en Occident. Les trois monts dédiés à l'archange, Collection de l'Ėcole française de Rome, vol. 316, Rome, École française de Rome, 2003.
 Émilie Bonvin, Saint Michel, prières et neuvaines, Collection Prières et Neuvaines, 2012,
 Autour de l'Archange saint Michel, Actes du colloque tenu à Aiguilhe (Haute-Loire) en  . Édition des Cahiers de la Haute-Loire, Le Puy en Velay.
 Jean-Raphaël Eglin, Saint Michel, conduis-nous au Christ !, éditions Tequi, 2012, Paris,
 Esther Dehoux, Saints guerriers : Georges, Guillaume, Maurice et Michel dans la France médiévale (- siècles), Rennes, PUR, 2014.
 O. Stéphane, Archange Michaël, Qui est comme Dieu, éditions Bussière, 2014, Paris.
 François Eiximenis, Saint Michel Archange, traduit du catalan et préfacé par Patrick Gifreu, Éditions de la Merci, 2015, Perpignan, .
 Cœur d'Archange, tome 2 : Raphaël. Roman de Céline Guffroy, éditions Bookmark, publié en 2021. (ISBN : 979-1038117976)

Articles connexes
 Femme de l'Apocalypse
 Prière à saint Michel
 Chapelet de Saint Michel Archange
 Ange dans l'art
 Concile de Mayence (813)
 Guerre des anges - Pesée des âmes - Sauroctones
 Sanctuaire de Monte Gargano
 La ligne sacrée de Saint Michel

Liens externes

 Prières à saint Michel
 Saint Michel : un archange parmi d'autres ?, Thierry Murcia (2005)
 Basilique Saint-Michel-Archange, site Menton.fr

Michel (archange)
Saint catholique et orthodoxe
Saint du Nouveau Testament
Saint sauroctone
Psychopompe
Symbole de Bruxelles


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Excellent bowling last 4 overs.
No 4 or 6 given.
Oh shut up. We are going to win today.
B Kumar should finish his overs right away.
I think Rayudu is fool enough to something stupid trying to prove a point.
Wow rashid. Just 1 run on 17th over?
Going South wrote: Wow rashid. Just 1 run on 17th over?
That's awesome. Make 25 runs and hit winning runs you are man of match.
Excellent bowling restricted CSK to 132.
Now finish it off in 15 overs to get NRR boost.
This promises to be a thrashing of epic proportions.
Can't say I'm not enjoying it.
CSK are already practically through - so I'd like to see SRH win this, and be very much in the mix.
The more teams that are in the mix, the more threat to one particular team.
raja wrote: This promises to be a thrashing of epic proportions.
Sorry GS, I didn't mean it. I am supporting SRH as well.
July 26th - August 11th announced as the dates of the 2019 Global T20 Canada according to the sixth edition of the "Wickets" magazine.
Why are SRH taking so much time to finish this off?
They need the points AND the NRR boost.
Were going great guns, at 10 an over - and now showing too much respect to Tahir and Jadeja.
OK, I can understand Tahir - but Jadeja?
SRH will still win this, but this isn't quite the thrashing I was expecting.
It has now gone into the 17th over.
And might even go into the 18th.
I think it has to to with ads.
The earlier you finish a match, the less ads the channel gets to display to an active audience, right?
Most people switch off after the match, anyway - esp late at night.
So you need to stretch the game as much as possible - preferably into the 20th over.
Plus now, after the 16th, you get 2 and a half minutes of ads during this strategic time-out.
Had the game finished earlier, this ad opportunity would've been lost.
With 2 runs needed, SRH lose another wicket.
Cos, another opportunity for a few ads to be telecast.
What we're witnessing is a series of ads, with a little bit of cricket thrown in between.
CSK were cruising after their 10 overs of batting - then suddenly bottled it.
There's something fishy about this game.
raja wrote: CSK were cruising after their 10 overs of batting - then suddenly bottled it.
Rayudu came in at #4 and pretended to have a go while doing very little. We all know who he works for and it may be some sort of Grand Plan on their part.
We will see tomorrow how many DC players they have bought our. I expect Rabada to dish out some chin music to Pollard; if he doesn't, we know that he (Rabada) will be travelling First Class.
raja wrote: With 2 runs needed, SRH lose another wicket.
Too bloody right. If you look close enough, they will all be ads sponsored by Ambani.
May be there are incentives if a batsman cross 50.
May be ball was turning for spinners.
I am happy for the result either way.
CSK beaten yesterday because in IPL history --- CSK seamer took 455 wickets but none yesterday, too soon,at Hyderabad, (6 over gone for 62) was prime reason they lost than they not Capitalize after opener put on 79.
Going South wrote: May be there are incentives if a batsman cross 50.
So you swing both ways.
The biggest focus will be on Rishabh Pant and how he reacts to the World Cup snub.
It is eight matches into IPL 2019 for both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, and for a change their fortunes have been a lot better than last season. At around the same stage in 2018, the Capitals (then known as Daredevils) had lost six of their first eight games and were reduced to the bottom half of the points table. Mumbai Indians weren't any better, having similar numbers to the Delhi-based franchise. But 2019 has been a fresh narrative for these two teams, both of whom have five wins from eight games and have been making the right noises ahead of the business end of the tournament.
Meanwhile, both teams have a bit of a concern as far as their top-order batting is concerned in the last few games. While Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 97 against Kolkata Knight Riders came as a welcome return to form for the left-handed opener, his partner Prithvi Shaw is yet to cross fifty in five innings since his 99 against the Knight Riders at home. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has been getting good starts but he has converted only one of those into a half-century, while Colin Ingram has also not been consistent to his and the team's liking. But the biggest focus will be on Rishabh Pant and how he reacts to the World Cup snub. The swashbuckling left-hander hasn't been finishing games for his team despite being in the best position to do so and he'll be eager to make a statement or two.
Quinton de Kock's form augurs well for the Mumbai Indians, with the South African consistently providing good starts at the top of the order. But the team will expect more from their skipper, who is yet to register a half-century this season despite promising knocks in most of his innings. Mumbai Indians have been more reliant on the lower order to get the job done, with Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya essaying crucial roles. They will be hoping that the top four can score the bulk of the runs and set up the innings nicely for Mumbai Indians, who has not often been the case for them this season.
The return of Lasith Malinga has helped Mumbai Indians make up for the injury to Alzarri Joseph, who hurt his right arm on the field in last Saturday's match against Rajasthan Royals. They will be concerned with Jason Behrendorff's performances as the pacer has gone in excess of 10 in his last two matches. The Capitals have been well served by Kagiso Rabada and Chris Morris in their last three games, which they won on the bounce, and they will be hoping that they continue in the same vein at home, where there only win so far came in the Super Over against the Knight Riders.
What to expect: Slow wickets in the first few matches in Delhi has meant that Feroz Shah Kotla hasn't quite been the fortress for the Capitals as coach Ricky Ponting hopes it to be. Their last game here was a loss to the Sunrisers, with the hosts only managing a total of 129 while batting first. Ponting, however, insisted that the Capitals are now familiar with the slow-natured tracks and will use it to their advantage against the visiting teams. There was some rain on the day before the game but showers aren't expected on the match day.
Delhi Capitals: Colin Ingram, who recently became a dad, missed Delhi's previous game. In case he's not joined the team, Colin Munro is likely to continue in the playing eleven. The Capitals have also roped in J Suchith as a replacement for the injured Harshal Patel and it'll be interesting to see if he gets a game considering the nature of the Kotla track. But the Capitals are more likely to go in with Sandeep Lamichhane for their home game, with the Nepal cricketer likely to replace Keemo Paul.
Mumbai Indians: There is no clarity yet on Alzarri Joseph's fitness status. Meanwhile, with Behrendorff going for runs, Mumbai Indians could look at bringing in someone like Mitchell McClenaghan. Could they go for both Rahul Chahar and Mayank Markande on a slow, low track?
"It's going to be difficult for Mumbai, coming and playing on this kind of surface. We have a pretty clear understanding of how our wicket is going to play. We expect it's going to be quite slow, low and probably turn a little bit. We just have to be well prepared for that. I think the last wicket probably caught us a little bit off-guard. At the end of the day, the wicket is what it is, both teams have to play on it and hopefully we can play better on this one than the last one" - Ricky Ponting.
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so our team has15 player but we are Loaded with 18 Horse power.
I am pleased for Kane Williamson for the SRH win. He is a very decent guy, good captain and a good team man. I was really sorry last year when SRH lost the final after KW's monumental efforts throughout the tournament. I know that he has not clicked with the bat this year as yet but IMO his place in the team and on the field is too valuable for him to be sitting out anymore.
NZ are my second favourite team to win the WC now.
Last year SRH were pretty clinical.
This year, they've lost a few games they should have won without too much sweat.
Too much dependence on openers - the rest of the batsmen have been poor.
Besides, Rashid Khan isn't picking up too many wickets, cos the opposition prefers to just play out his overs, without taking risks.
Bhuvi has been a big disappointment - I remember last year he was considered to be a quality death bowler.
All of this is hurting SRH.
Their Indian players really need to step up now.
Vijay Shankar needs to do a LOT better than he has done so far.
And the likes of Manish Pandey and Deepak Hooda too.
This is where THAT team is SO dangerous.
Whether their batting, or bowling, they're not dependent on one or two players.
QdK, SKY, Hardik, Pollard, Bumrah, Malinga, Chahar, Alzarri (before he got injured), Krunal - everyone has contributed.
So much so that Rohit is not being missed at all.
raja wrote: Last year SRH were pretty clinical.
Agreed to this. SRH's middle order needs to contribute more. Not only is the present situation putting pressure on Warner and Bairstow, they will both be leaving at some stage. I am hoping that KW will have settled in with his batting by then and the incoming Guptill can contribute.
Shankar, Hooda and others MUST contribute at the middle order. The paradox is that after a fast start from the top two, the middle order might be taking a risk too many in order to keep-up the momentum. Perhaps they need to play their own game a bit more but with awareness to keep the score moving.
Daanav wrote: I think Rayudu is fool enough to something stupid trying to prove a point.
Virat will pick Stand by Rayudu if Dk not perform in warm up or not impress as keeper vs Nz and BD between may 24/28.Virat wants the reason to removes DK.
Virat support Rayudu more because he think you do not need second keeper in WC -- no way when you have to have pick only 15 player.
Because 'real pair' of Indian cricket wants someone else.
Today is only 4th game at Delhi's road.I remembered that tied and a super over.
Ben Cutting and Jayant Yadav playing for MI.
Why are MI first after winning the toss? Is there something about the pitch they know that no one outside knows?
Daanav wrote: Why are MI first after winning the toss? Is there something about the pitch they know that no one outside knows?
off spinner Jayant and KRUNAL might ruin Delhi party.I am not sure Markande playing today or not.
Keemo Paul has done the job for THAT team.


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Q: Change Type in Swift I'm brand new to Swift (quarantine learning) and was following along a YouTube video to create a total price app. I'm having trouble changing a string to a double type, basically taking the input and turning it into a double so I can do math with it.
Here is my code:
import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
    }

    @IBOutlet weak var pricetxt: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var taxtxt: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var totalpricelbl: UILabel!

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

    @IBAction func Calculate(sender: AnyObject) {
        let price = Double(pricetxt.text!)!
        let tax = Double(taxtxt.text!)!

        let totalsalestax = price * tax
        let totalprice = price + totalsalestax
        totalpricelbl.text = "$\(totalprice)"
    }

}

I get an error with these two lines:
let price = Double(pricetxt.text!)!
let tax = Double(taxtxt.text!)!

saying:

"Cannot invoke 'init' with an argument of type '@!value String!'

Running on my Mac 10.9.5
XCode is 6.2
I know these are both old but I can't upgrade my laptop.
Any help is appreciated!

A: Try this out:
let price = (pricetxt.text! as NSString).doubleValue
let tax = (taxtxt.text! as NSString).doubleValue


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