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The Return Of VIFF
By Jon The Blogcentric on 27 September 2019 | Leave a comment
Yes, the three most predominant topics on my blog are either the World Cup, the Oscars, or the Vancouver International Film Festival. And VIFF is back! Yesterday began the 38th installment of the Film Festival. Exciting films and exciting events are expected.
Creator Talks and Master Classes are back again. Slated lecturers for this year include Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan, director Michael Apted, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia actor/creator/executive producer Rob McElhenny, costume designer Arianne Phillips and Oscar winning sound editor Walter Murch. For the Showrunners events, it will be focusing on women in production featuring five female producers or creators. The Decision Makers event will consist of a lecture from broadcasters, networkers and streamers. There's even a lecture from Public Enemy rapper Chuck D on Fight The Power and its importance in film as well as fun events like a live score to This Is Spinal Tap and a live feminist read of Some Like It Hot. VR films will again have their exhibit at the VIFF Immersed showcase. It will take place at the Annex this year.
As for volunteering, this year there were 1200 volunteers signing up, just like last year. Also like last year, volunteers are required to do a minimum of four shifts. As for my volunteering, I am assigned to work at the Center For Performing Arts, which is the venue showing the galas and feature events. In fact I signed myself up to do the Opening Gala! Now that will be a night to look forward to! Also if there are any other volunteer shifts in other venues, I could accept as along as it works with my time.
This year's roster of films promises a lot of attractions This year's VIFF claims to show about 300 shorts and feature films from 72 countries or regions. As of press time, twelve films are official submissions for the Academy Award category of Best International Feature Film for this year; a re-titling of the Best Foreign Language Film. One thing is that while most films are shown twice or three times during the fest, there will be more films that will get only one showing during the fest. Canadian films will remain the focus as has been in past Festivals. As well, this festival will feature more Asian films than any other film festival.
This year's top sponsors include Telus, Telefilm Canada, Christie screens, CinePlex, Delta Airlines, Subara and Creative BC. SuperChannel will take over the People's Choice awards again.
As for highlights, here are some of the films headlining the VIFF this year:
OPENING GALA: Guest of Honour – Canadian Oscar-nominated director Atom Egoyan returns with his latest film about a daughter trying to remember her complicated father. Review coming soon.
CLOSING GALA: La Belle Epoque – A French comedy by director Nicolas Bedos of a man who goes time-travelling thanks to his son's invention. Looks to be something very personal.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Parasite – Winner of the Palme D'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. South Korean director Boon Jong Ho delivers a dramatic comedy of a poor family scheming their way to prosperity and things going all wrong.
A Hidden Life – This film won the Ecumenical Jury prize at Cannes. Terrence Malick tells the true story of a Nazi evader who refuses to bow down to pressure.
Jojo Rabbit – Winner of the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Fest. Similar to A Hidden Life but contrary, this film by the Thor: Ragnarok director is an anti-hate comedy set in Nazi Germany.
Just Mercy – A film starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan about legendary lawyer Bryan Stevenson who successfully battled incidents of injustice and racism in Alabama.
The Lighthouse – Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson play two lighthouse keepers in 19th Century Maine who struggle to keep their sanity.
Motherless Brooklyn – Set in the 30's or 40's, Edward Norton directs and stars as a detective trying to solve the murder of his mentor and one friend.
Mr. Jones – Agnieszka Holland's latest is of a Welsh journalist who visits Ukraine in 1933 and discovers a famine forced by the Communist government and attempts to hide it from the Western World.
No. 7 Cherry Lane – Hong Kong director Yonfan delivers his animation debut in a story of a student in 1967 Hong Kong living between love and revolutionary times.
Pain And Glory – Pedro Almodovar's latest, and he reunites with Antonio Banderas! But this is of a distraught director trying to regain his passion for film, and life as a whole.
The Painted Bird – This Czech film starring Stellan Skarsgard and Harvey Keitel is of a Jewish boy escaping the Nazi Concentration Camps of World War II.
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire – This film set in 18th Century France is a story of a female painter commissioned to paint the daughter of a noblewoman. Only to fall in love in the process.
The Song Of Names – From Quebec director Francois Girard comes a film of a Holocaust orphan who becomes a big musician but is searching for the son of the British family who adopted him.
Sorry We Missed You – This is a drama/comedy by director Ken Loach of a construction worker during the 2008 financial crisis who takes a freelance commercial driver, and regrets it!
The Two Popes – City Of God director Fernando Meirelles directs a story of Pope Benedict and Pope Francis meeting and sometimes clashing as Benedict is to leave the Papacy. Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star.
Young Ahmed – This Belgian film is of a Belgian-Moroccan student who goes from your normal 13 year-old to suddenly showing off an evil side.
So this is what VIFF has to offer fans this year. Not just films to enjoy but events focusing on various aspects of the craft as well. It starts September 26th and ends October 11th. Definitely sixteen days of excitement!
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Paladins of the West Kingdom is set at a turbulent time of West Francia's story, circa 900 AD. Despite recent efforts to develop the city, outlying townships are still under threat from outsiders. Saracens scout the borders, while Vikings plunder wealth and livestock. Even the Byzantines from the east have shown their darker side. As noble men and women, players must gather workers from the city to defend against enemies, build fortifications and spread faith throughout the land. Fortunately you are not alone. In his great wisdom, the King has sent his finest knights to help aid in our efforts. So ready the horses and sharpen the swords. The Paladins are approaching.
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Are you into futuristic weapon? If yes then you must put your foot into Laser Ops which is a newly open play ground located at First Avenue 3rd Floor. The game play is extremely fun and exhausted as well, although the rule say no run but the excitement make you sweat. I use to play paintball before and honestly it hurt, badly! You get bruise on every shot to body and it is extremely dangerous, not many ladies willing to play but for Laser Ops, they use a new technology which is Laser with Sensor and NO PAIN.
Now you can enjoy the No Pain game at Laser Ops First Avenue Mall.
Different type of mission has different playing style and here is a brief of 3 mission we play.
Individual game where you just shoot anyone to gain points, the highest score is winner.
2 Team form and kill each other to gain point, highest total team point will be the the winner.
This is the most challenging mission, 2 team are separated to their base for "charging". Every player has 15 Life and being shot will reduce 1 life, after 15 Life player are required to charge at base station else the Laser gun will not work. Total point team will be the winner.
Briefing will be given and tutorial on how to play before the game start. We are direct to next room after briefing to pickup our Shield aka Sensor and Weapon-Laser Gun. Laser Gun is light and user friendly, you just need to hold the gun with both hand and fired, some mission has more feature which they will share during tutorial, especially CHIPS Mode.
The playing area (battlefield) covering 6000sqf with spectacular design for hide and seek, game play in 6000sqf is just so fun and tired. They will be pumping out loud music to make it more fun, walking here and there trying to shoot enemy at this are are so much fun.
Shadow is the overall individual champion while i am on the 6th spot, still ok right? I will be back for more game, it is so much fun.


Not sure if this is something that can be fixed or not (I'm no map maker), but I found a hole in the mansion map.
Didn't notice it until you pointed it out. I'll fix it in a jiffy.
Yep, it uses alot of datablocks but I could remake it using less.
If you got a model of it, I'll port it.
i have and old hdd somewwhere that should have all kinds of map models. ill look into getting a hold of the drive sometime soon.
You can't port pre-rendered images.


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New state-of-the-art £3m factory could create 20 jobs at former primary school
A new state-of-the-art engineering factory in Keady could create up to 20 new jobs, it has been revealed.
And the development – understood to represent an investment of more than £3 million – would ensure the jobs of current staff remain in the Co Armagh town.
Just months after a pre-application consultation in Keady, and SFM Engineering has now formally applied for approval for a new development.
The business – which already employs 49 workers – is hoping to relocate to a new site.
The intention is to demolish the former Keady Primary School and build a new factory.
In March, the company had set its sights on constructing a new purpose-built factory on the Crossmore Road.
The business – a metal fabrication sub-contractor to the manufacturing industry – is currently located on the Tassagh Road.
But the site has restricted expansion plans and there were fears at one stage that SFM Engineering may have to relocate to accommodate growth potential.
The business hopes to be able to carry out research and development and explore possible expansion into others markets.
And now a formal bid has been made for the new development on the site of the old Keady Primary, which closed in 2012.
The proposed development would see the building of a metal fabrication workshop and office, along with associated parking and yard area. It would also include a service area and parking provision for staff, visitors and heavy goods vehicles.
The factory – stretching to almost 4,500 sq metres – would be used for the design, construction and modification of engineering components.
The building will also include an ancillary office block with amenity facilities for staff, drawing rooms, reception area and office space.
According to a planning statement, the new factory would "create and sustain" between 15 and 20 new jobs.
Overall, it states, the project "represents a significant investment in the local economy in Keady".
The pre-consultation saw five people attend and all were positive about the job creation prospects.
The only concerns emerging along the way had been in relation to traffic.
But the planning statement points out: "The loading and unloading of materials will take place within the site area.
"Adequate provision has been made to allow HGV vehicles to leave the public road, enter the site, and safely manoeuvre, thereby reducing potential congestion along the Crossmore Road."
A comprehensive landscape proposal has also been prepared to allow the development to successfully integrate into existing surroundings.
Existing planting will be retained and incorporated within the landscaping scheme where practicable," adds the submission.
"The careful selection of vegetation will enhance the environmental and control views into the site."
Planners have been told that the new factory would be hugely beneficial to the town of Keady and surrounding area.
The statement adds: "This proposal represents an ideal opportunity to create new high-value-added employment opportunities on an area of redundant lands.
"The development will greatly assist the growth and success of an established local business."
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Behind The Statements: Airport Development
[Opinion column written by Larry Burchall]
The Airport Itself
L F Wade International Airport is a small airport. Based on Airport Departure Tax revenues, about 393,944 people passed through in 2012/13, and 383,143 in 2013/14. Could be around 380,000 in 2014/15. These airport user numbers are much lower than the annual 550,000+ of the 1980's.
The airport is currently handling about a dozen scheduled commercial flights per day.
The Finance Minister gives the total 'inward direct investment' for his proposed construction of a new L F Wade International Airport as $255 million with three to three and half years to completion. [Budget Statement February 2015.]
Behind The Statement
A large part of that $255 million will never reach Bermuda.Here's why.
All new construction requires materials. Depending on design, a new construction project can have 35% – 45% of its costs spent on materials.
Bermuda imports 99% of all materials for all new construction projects.
Taking 40% as the materials cost for a new $255 million airport, about $100 million will be spent on materials.
So $100 million of the $255 million will be spent overseas on steel, rod, cement, lumber, pvc, tiles, windows, fittings, etc…
So only $155 million is likely to be spent in Bermuda on management and labour etc….
So the 'inward direct investment' that Bermuda will actually receive and that will directly impact Bermuda's economy is $155 million – not $255 million.
The other $100 million goes to overseas suppliers and benefits overseas economies.
The Minister has suggested that as many as 200 jobs will be created.
Over three years, as many as 200 different people may find work on an airport project as proposed. However:
Not all 200 will be onsite at the same time and not all jobs will last three years.
The jobs will come in construction sequence.
Jobs could start with as few as 15 – 20 workers on layout, demolitions, and foundation works; then surge to as many as 100 when the proposed project is very near completion.
The average number of jobs provided – each year over three years – could be around 60/70.
Not all will be Bermudian. The KEMH/PPP experience was that over the life of that project, between 65% and 80% of workers were Bermudian. Not 100%. A new airport project would likely be the same. Of the 60/70 jobs, perhaps only a maximum of 50/55 will go to Bermudians.
The $155 million total in net 'inward direct investment' and the 50/55 Bermudian jobs created in each year will be spread over the three years [three and a half years?] of the proposed project.
50/55 new jobs for Bermudians is better than zero jobs for Bermudians. $155 million over three years works out to about $52 million per year for three years [$45 million a year for three and a half years].
$52/$45 million a year of new incoming money will not raise Bermuda's GDP very far. It will have the same kind of impact that the $265 million three year KEMH/PPP project had – and that impact was minimal. GDP kept sliding downwards.
Once completed, and for the next 30 years, the Airport developer will receive the Airport Departure Tax and all other landing fee and space rental revenues from the Airport. From this, the developer will recover his $255 million plus a profit.
The basic trade-off is three years of additional jobs plus $155 million 'direct inward investment' for thirty years of revenue.
The developer will extract an annual profit from the Airport's revenue stream.
The developer will determine how fast the overall investment of $255 million [of which Bermuda only receives $155 million] is recovered.
Bermuda is surrendering or swapping a long term thirty year total of around $900 million [or more] for a short term bundle with $155 million of investment and 165 jobs for Bermudians – spread over three years.
Summary If The Airport Project Proceeds As The Minister Proposes
Bermuda will receive $155 million in 'direct inward investment'. This will come at the rate of $52 – $45 million a year for three to three and a half years.
The developer will recover an overall investment of $255 million – plus a profit.
Bermudians can anticipate 50/55 new and additional jobs per year for three to three and a half years
Bermuda will surrender thirty years of Airport Departure Tax, Landing Fees, and rental revenue to the developer.
This project's impact on GDP will be minimal and similar to the KEMH/PPP.
$155m investment + 3 x 55 jobs/year > $900m paid out from transferred revenues.
- Larry Burchall
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Jeremy Deacon says:
Could not agree more with this analysis. Just on one point – I personally have never been a fan of PPPs, in the long run they cost so much more and if revenues fall, it is the average man on the street who suffers through increased charges.
Black Soil says:
If revenues fall, the taxpayer does NOT get hurt Jeremy. You clearly don't understand how the framework operates. Under this deal, there is iron clad CONTROL that Bermuda gets a new airport it can AFFORD, with NO nasty contingencies as we have seen with practically ALL the WASTEFULL govt projects in recent years.
i did not mention taxpayer. if revenue falls to the point it cannot service the debt or provide the desired profit margin then charges for things like concessions will increase with that increase passed onto the consumer.
i also have a very good idea of how ppp projects work and if you google pfi (the uk equivalent) you will quickly realise why i am sceptical about their so~called benefits
Ed Case says:
Cue the People's Complainers – issue statement saying you will do anything you can to NOT have these jobs created.
Trulytruly says:
I would like to know where Larry got his reference to 200 jobs. I have heard Bob Richards say in my presence that up to 600 jobs could be created with close to 75% of those Bermudian. Where has Larry heard the 200 number mentioned. The difference is significant and totally changes the scope of the project.
Sickofantz says:
I have only heard Minister Richards talk about 200 jobs.
When did you hear him say 200? I have heard him say up to 600 jobs at at the OBA town hall meeting in st George's. At least 100 other people heard that too and Bernews and ZBM were there with cameras. I also heard him say similar at least once in the House during the debate on the airport. Do you really think this fuss would be happening over 200 jobs? This is all about the significant amount of jobs that the OBA are trying to get out of this project. If they achieve their objective there will be a big chunk of now unemployed Bermudians with jobs. That is the underlying point.
clearasmud says:
This scenario assumes that the 155 million gets spent here on wages etc. but many of those workers will be Canadian specialist and thus much of that 155m will end up in Canada not in our economy!
I note that the 900mil plus is not far off the 1 billion that the shadow minister has claimed.
spongebob says:
Let me take the time and pull some numbers together.
The airport makes a profit of 3 million a year. That is money over and above what it takes to run the airport. So being generous, lets assume the 3 million is guaranteed for 35 years (being generous). By my math, that is 105,000,000. It will cost money to get new vendors in and if none come in or they don't fill all the venues, that means the developer has to pay (lost revenue) or lower prices to attract new vendors.
Lets assume that there are 400,000 passengers per year for the departure tax at 40 per person. That adds up to 560,000,000 over 35 years. By everyone's own admission, the profit they stand to make is 105,000,000 because the departure tax will go to service the debt that is taken on to build this project. Because the money is coming from somewhere and if they spend 250 million that leaves 310 million left from the departure tax. Any cost overrun is assumed by the developer.
Looking at the hospital, how much was it over budget? Since I am generous, lets assume at least 100,000,000. Now we are down to 210 million plus the 105 million in non guaranteed profits.
You know what, lets just all suck it up and accept 1 billion of new debt because we can all afford it or do nothing, keep patching up the present airport (because it is quaint) until it will cost 500 million to develop a new terminal. By that time, we can approach the Chinese and they will do it but no one will have a job because they can fly in Chinese workers for a ton less. But alas, at least it is a better deal.
Double D says:
Revenue is different from net income.
There are expenses attached to the revenue figure quoted by Mr. Burchall and the PLP.
To not include the expenses, which are significant given the fact that the airport is barely profitable, is misleading at best.
Encyclopedia says:
Is the new airport project necessary?
If necessary, is this the best deal?
An RFP could have at least shown if there was a better deal than this one.
I understand everyone questioning the deal and looking for a better deal. They should disclose the details of the deal (financials) so that everyone can understand what is at stake vs all the guess work that is being compiled by people who don't know how the deal is structured.
Maybe, just maybe the reason they did not do the RFP is that they got some quotes informally and this is actually the best deal.
End of the day, full disclosure so that everyone can put their minds to rest and move forward. Enough with the he said she said or us against them. End of the day, ALL on this island will carry the burden. not just Us or Them!
Jadon says:
Great Idea ! Not !
The Big Picture says:
This opinion piece put forth by Mr. Burchall is easy to follow logically. I respect his considerations but have one difference of opinion. Pink Beach, Morgan's Point, America's Cup and Aerial Sands are in the works during the same time and must be added to this thought process. I believe that all abled persons in the Construction sector will have the opportunity to work. The problem with this scenario is that the sector will heat up at once. Recent history shows us that lots of parallel development drives up the number of non-Bermudians that are brought in to help with construction. Without careful planning we will have everyone working for a short period of time, the foreigners will leave and then unemployment will rise again. THAT…is the big picture that we must avoid and make our politicians consider.
Vote for Me says:
@ The Big Picture
Yor comments prove Larry's point. The OBA reported amount of inward investment is financially inaccurate.
We have to reduce the amount by material costs which have to be imported, any non Bermudians that will have to be employed (this will be necessary due to specialist skills or simply because of the numerous simultaneous construction jobs) and the profit amount.
Yes there will be a benefit if the projects proceed but we have to be more realistic (and honest) about the real impact on the local economy.
Them that will be coming to work on this "project" will need a place to sleep, eat and, well you all know what I'm saying… They'll have to pay for food shelter and entertainment etc. nothing come to anyone for free!
Therefore my point is, we will be making monies on that 1/3 of the numbers employed at this site while the other 2/3 will be supporting their Bermudian families. Now may I add, this will be at no expense to you or I nor our Government who will inherit the refurbished airport facilities that C.C.C. will be up-keeping for x amount of years…Where is there a problem?
alsys says:
Where did the 900 million come from? That appears to be the only number above not explained. The current revenue of the airport are approximately 3 million a year.
And why does nobody add expenses to these numbers? I'd really like like to see a straightforward analysis with no leaving things out (which it seems like both sides may be doing this).
Pastor Syl says:
I have much respect for Mr. Larry Burchall and his ability to analyze situations and explain them so that the average person can easily understand.
That being said, there is a glaring omission from this piece – how the figure of $900 million profit for the developer is arrived at. It could be a valid figure, but there is no way to tell because his working for this figure is not shown, although the working for his other estimates are included in the article.
Airport departure tax is $35 per head, gross. I do not have the figures for landing fees and rental revenues, nor do I have the figures for payroll, utilities and other costs, but my simple math tells me that to arrive at a $900 million profit over 35 years would mean about $26+ million profit ($900,000,000 /35 years) each year or about $67+ PROFIT per head ($26,000,000/380,000 air arrivals). Is this a realistic figure?
According to some financial experts, payroll alone should be about a third of revenue – which would indicate that Mr. Burchall is working on an expected revenue of much more than $203 per person ($67+ X 3) as the cost of utilities etc. needs to be accounted for before arriving at a profit. That figure seems a bit high to me.
Of course, my math could be totally screwy.
I'd appreciate very much if Mr. Burchall could do an addendum to this piece showing how the figure of $900 million going to the developer was arrived at.
Chris Famous says:
Departure tax has been raised 43%
it is now $50
David Sullivan says:
Another classic case of pick your own numbers and build your own story. Most of the numbers and scenario's relating too them are fictional. For example "Once completed, and for the next 30 years, the Airport developer will receive the Airport Departure Tax and all other landing fee and space rental revenues from the Airport. From this, the developer will recover his $255 million plus a profit" Where in this statement, lifted from the PLP playbook, is the Developers expenses for running the airport accounted for? Or are we too assume there will be no labour, electricity, services, building, repairs, maintenance and all other related expenses to running an airport for thirty years. Typical voodoo economic analysis – talk only of the some presupposed revenue….who's got time to pay bills! SMH. Burchall is usually a lot more detailed than this overly simplistic analysis.
Carlton Smith says:
Ahhh hahaha…. Voodoo vs prestidigition extraodinaire.
You can't tell by now that the old call to arms propaganda tactics don't work anymore David J.Sullivan?
Enough with the card tricks…. learn how to sing or something.
Why is it that expenses has not been added to this "simplistic" look behind the numbers? The airport only makes 10m in profit a year so how do we get to 900m? I'd like to see a project when expenses miraculously disappeared in RL calculations but I doubt it will be this one.
Speaking of forgetful, did you not remember that the $10 million is not static, but fluctuates?
Does it have cap/ceiling?
Can charges be increased to accomodate profit growth?
Maintenance…. folk mentioned it.
Have they remembered that maintainence can be trimmed/curtailed to reduce costs?
Who is doing this maintenance currently? How much local employment will be secure when the SENIOR PARTNER (AECON/CCC) decides to mitigate their costs by replacing the current companies with cheaper foreign labour?
Actually the airport's most recent profit was between $3 and $4mn.
But I do agree with that the constant referring to revenues as if they are no expenses attached is misleading at best.
Alvin Williams says:
Since the Canadians are slated to take over the running of the airport and control of the revenue; questions that are not been asked; who will pay for the up keep of the runways over the next 35 years? Will the Bermuda government continue to subsidize airliners flying to Bermuda? Nothing is been said about the development of a new causeway or bridge; what are the changes of that one and only link to the airport; not to mention the east end of the country been knocked out of commission as a result of a hurricane striking Bermuda. How many do you think could strike Bermuda over the next 35 years? What will they do with the old airport site? Will the private jet port be displace to make way for the new airport and if not who will control it; will it be in Bermudian hands or Canadian hands? Is this some of these fuzzy economics the finance minister was speaking off? Some more questions that have not been asked?
Actually it is Thirty Five (35)years Mr. Burchall
Bermuda123 says:
Assuming we needed a new airport, what were the alternatives? It may be interesting (and politically inflammatory) to do this analysis, but exactly what were the options without taking on more debt or taxing the population? I like Larry's articles, but this one has a big hole in it.
why not just spend the money on something that will attract tourists and actually make it necessary to build a new airport …..
The money is only available because the airport has potential revenue. We can safely assume people will travel in and out of Bermuda. To suggest the money be spent on something that attracts tourists, tells me that you misunderstand the nature of the financing of the airport project. What you are actually referring to our the numerous hotel projects coming online, that the private sector are investing in and hopefully will attract tourists as you say.
campervan says:
in your summary you fail to mention the huge plus that Bermuda will receive a spanky new airport.
The current one is falling to pieces and will increasingly be a money-pit for repairs etc.
Picture the condition of the current airport in ten years time.
Sometimes its a false economy to keep a busted old car running, and its ultimately cheaper to bite the bullet, get a loan and buy a new trouble free car.
Matthew Sousa says:
Last time I checked Bermuda makes it's own cement of course we import the materials for this but we do make it. Last time I checked we also make our own concrete blocks. Two thing that will need possible make more employment to be able to produce enough for projects such as this. So to say we import all our material is misleading. we make our own sand again not importing meaning that there will be a need for a quarry. Also we have the concrete trucks for pouring the floors so again more money invested in our economy. Things like rod and other are imported but we have local venders that will sell them to the company. Again money in the economy.
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The STS "Dar Młodzieży" is a Polish Sailing Training Ship for the Merchant Navy Academy of Gdynia (also known as Maritime University of Gdynia), designed by Zygmunt Choreń. The ship was launched in November 1981 at the Gdańsk Shipyard (Poland) and commissioned for service in July 1982 at Gdynia (an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay), thus replacing her forerunner "Dar Pomorza". This ship is a prototype of a class of six, the following five slightly-differing units were built subsequently by the same shipyard for the merchant fleet of the former Soviet Union. Her sister ships are Mir, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones and Nadezhda. The STS "Dar Młodzieży" is especially built to train the cadets of the Polish marine and to win a lot of Tall Ship Races. The English name of this ship is "The Gift of Youth", appropriate since it was partly financed by the gifts of young school-children.
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How children's dreams just got bigger in Pakistan
How Tearfund is improving access to education for girls and minorities in remote regions in Pakistan.
Rachael Adams | 17 Sep 2021
Credit: The Primary Education Project
In one province in Pakistan, more than half of the poorest children do not attend school. But our local partner is working to change that – and it's making all the difference to children like Sumra, whose future just got brighter…
Tearfund's local partner, The Primary Education Project, is building schools in some of the most marginalised areas of southeast Pakistan. They are focusing on improving access for girls and minorities, with guaranteed places and support to enable these groups to be able to attend and thrive.
The Primary Education Project currently has 132 schools and more than 6,000 children enrolled. Sumra* is one of these pupils.
Sumra's story
Sumra lives in southeast Pakistan. Her parents are farmers. They rent land to grow crops so they can earn a living. The hours are long and it is hard work for little pay. Sumra's parents wanted her to attend school, but it wasn't a possibility before The Primary Education Project built a school nearby.
Sumra is now in her final year of primary school and is flourishing.
'In the beginning, I was scared… but when I went regularly to school, I saw the teacher is very responsive and he teaches the students in a friendly environment,' she shares.
Sumra helps her younger brother with his homework in the evenings | Credit: The Primary Education Project
And it's not just Sumra who is overjoyed.
'I want my daughter to study further and earn a good name for family. I do not want her to work like me; in the fields, in extreme weather and earning too little,' shares Hafsa*, Sumra's mother.
'I feel indebted to The Primary Education Project and supporting partners for providing education to the marginalised children, especially in the remote areas.'
Sumra's classroom is full of children whose future's just got brighter with opportunities | Credit: The Primary Education Project
Cycles of poverty broken
'Access to education – like the work of The Primary Education Project – is a key way we can end cycles of poverty,' explains Martin Leach, who oversees Tearfund's work in Eurasia and North Africa.
'When children can attend school and learn, meet other children and grow together, the opportunities for their future expand greatly. It is exciting to see.
'Many of us have been faithfully praying for children around the world to be able to attend school and get an education. Stories like Sumra's remind us that God is at work and these prayers are being answered.'
Let us pray for even more answers to prayer.
We thank you that you hear our prayers for children to be able to attend school. Thank you for how you are at work around the world to enable children like Sumra to get the education they deserve. We pray for even more barriers to be removed that stop children – especially girls – from going to school. Thank you for the work that The Primary Education Project is doing – bless them, Lord, and give them the resources they need to reach even more children in need.
*Names changed to protect identities
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Q: Best way to split string into lines How do you split multi-line string into lines?
I know this way
var result = input.Split("\n\r".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

looks a bit ugly and loses empty lines. Is there a better solution?

A: Update: See here for an alternative/async solution.

This works great and is faster than Regex:
input.Split(new[] {"\r\n", "\r", "\n"}, StringSplitOptions.None)

It is important to have "\r\n" first in the array so that it's taken as one line break. The above gives the same results as either of these Regex solutions:
Regex.Split(input, "\r\n|\r|\n")

Regex.Split(input, "\r?\n|\r")

Except that Regex turns out to be about 10 times slower. Here's my test:
Action<Action> measure = (Action func) => {
    var start = DateTime.Now;
    for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++) {
        func();
    }
    var duration = DateTime.Now - start;
    Console.WriteLine(duration);
};

var input = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
    input += "1 \r2\r\n3\n4\n\r5 \r\n\r\n 6\r7\r 8\r\n";
}

measure(() =>
    input.Split(new[] {"\r\n", "\r", "\n"}, StringSplitOptions.None)
);

measure(() =>
    Regex.Split(input, "\r\n|\r|\n")
);

measure(() =>
    Regex.Split(input, "\r?\n|\r")
);

Output:
00:00:03.8527616
00:00:31.8017726
00:00:32.5557128
and here's the Extension Method:
public static class StringExtensionMethods
{
    public static IEnumerable<string> GetLines(this string str, bool removeEmptyLines = false)
    {
        return str.Split(new[] { "\r\n", "\r", "\n" },
            removeEmptyLines ? StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries : StringSplitOptions.None);
    }
}

Usage:
input.GetLines()      // keeps empty lines

input.GetLines(true)  // removes empty lines

A: string[] lines = input.Split(new[] { '\r', '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

A: I had this other answer but this one, based on Jack's answer, is significantly faster might be preferred since it works asynchronously, although slightly slower.
public static class StringExtensionMethods
{
    public static IEnumerable<string> GetLines(this string str, bool removeEmptyLines = false)
    {
        using (var sr = new StringReader(str))
        {
            string line;
            while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                if (removeEmptyLines && String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
                {
                    continue;
                }
                yield return line;
            }
        }
    }
}

Usage:
input.GetLines()      // keeps empty lines

input.GetLines(true)  // removes empty lines

Test:
Action<Action> measure = (Action func) =>
{
    var start = DateTime.Now;
    for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
    {
        func();
    }
    var duration = DateTime.Now - start;
    Console.WriteLine(duration);
};

var input = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
    input += "1 \r2\r\n3\n4\n\r5 \r\n\r\n 6\r7\r 8\r\n";
}

measure(() =>
    input.Split(new[] { "\r\n", "\r", "\n" }, StringSplitOptions.None)
);

measure(() =>
    input.GetLines()
);

measure(() =>
    input.GetLines().ToList()
);

Output:
00:00:03.9603894
00:00:00.0029996
00:00:04.8221971

A: You could use Regex.Split:
string[] tokens = Regex.Split(input, @"\r?\n|\r");

Edit: added |\r to account for (older) Mac line terminators.

A: *

*If it looks ugly, just remove the unnecessary ToCharArray call.

*If you want to split by either \n or \r, you've got two options:

*

*Use an array literal – but this will give you empty lines for Windows-style line endings \r\n:
var result = text.Split(new [] { '\r', '\n' });

*Use a regular expression, as indicated by Bart:
var result = Regex.Split(text, "\r\n|\r|\n");

*If you want to preserve empty lines, why do you explicitly tell C# to throw them away? (StringSplitOptions parameter) – use StringSplitOptions.None instead.

A: Slightly twisted, but an iterator block to do it:
public static IEnumerable<string> Lines(this string Text)
{
    int cIndex = 0;
    int nIndex;
    while ((nIndex = Text.IndexOf(Environment.NewLine, cIndex + 1)) != -1)
    {
        int sIndex = (cIndex == 0 ? 0 : cIndex + 1);
        yield return Text.Substring(sIndex, nIndex - sIndex);
        cIndex = nIndex;
    }
    yield return Text.Substring(cIndex + 1);
}

You can then call:
var result = input.Lines().ToArray();

A:     private string[] GetLines(string text)
    {

        List<string> lines = new List<string>();
        using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
        {
            StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(ms);
            sw.Write(text);
            sw.Flush();

            ms.Position = 0;

            string line;

            using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(ms))
            {
                while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
                {
                    lines.Add(line);
                }
            }
            sw.Close();
        }

        return lines.ToArray();
    }

A: It's tricky to handle mixed line endings properly. As we know, the line termination characters can be "Line Feed" (ASCII 10, \n, \x0A, \u000A), "Carriage Return" (ASCII 13, \r, \x0D, \u000D), or some combination of them. Going back to DOS, Windows uses the two-character sequence CR-LF \u000D\u000A, so this combination should only emit a single line. Unix uses a single \u000A, and very old Macs used a single \u000D character. The standard way to treat arbitrary mixtures of these characters within a single text file is as follows:

*

*each and every CR or LF character should skip to the next line EXCEPT...

*...if a CR is immediately followed by LF (\u000D\u000A) then these two together skip just one line.

*String.Empty is the only input that returns no lines (any character entails at least one line)

*The last line must be returned even if it has neither CR nor LF.

The preceding rule describes the behavior of StringReader.ReadLine and related functions, and the function shown below produces identical results. It is an efficient C# line breaking function that dutifully implements these guidelines to correctly handle any arbitrary sequence or combination of CR/LF. The enumerated lines do not contain any CR/LF characters. Empty lines are preserved and returned as String.Empty.
/// <summary>
/// Enumerates the text lines from the string.
///   ⁃ Mixed CR-LF scenarios are handled correctly
///   ⁃ String.Empty is returned for each empty line
///   ⁃ No returned string ever contains CR or LF
/// </summary>
public static IEnumerable<String> Lines(this String s)
{
    int j = 0, c, i;
    char ch;
    if ((c = s.Length) > 0)
        do
        {
            for (i = j; (ch = s[j]) != '\r' && ch != '\n' && ++j < c;)
                ;

            yield return s.Substring(i, j - i);
        }
        while (++j < c && (ch != '\r' || s[j] != '\n' || ++j < c));
}

Note: If you don't mind the overhead of creating a StringReader instance on each call, you can use the following C# 7 code instead. As noted, while the example above may be slightly more efficient, both of these functions produce the exact same results.
public static IEnumerable<String> Lines(this String s)
{
    using (var tr = new StringReader(s))
        while (tr.ReadLine() is String L)
            yield return L;
}

A: using (StringReader sr = new StringReader(text)) {
    string line;
    while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null) {
        // do something
    }
}

A: If you want to keep empty lines just remove the StringSplitOptions.
var result = input.Split(System.Environment.NewLine.ToCharArray());

A: Split a string into lines without any allocation.
public static LineEnumerator GetLines(this string text) {
    return new LineEnumerator( text.AsSpan() );
}

internal ref struct LineEnumerator {

    private ReadOnlySpan<char> Text { get; set; }
    public ReadOnlySpan<char> Current { get; private set; }

    public LineEnumerator(ReadOnlySpan<char> text) {
        Text = text;
        Current = default;
    }

    public LineEnumerator GetEnumerator() {
        return this;
    }

    public bool MoveNext() {
        if (Text.IsEmpty) return false;

        var index = Text.IndexOf( '\n' ); // \r\n or \n
        if (index != -1) {
            Current = Text.Slice( 0, index + 1 );
            Text = Text.Slice( index + 1 );
            return true;
        } else {
            Current = Text;
            Text = ReadOnlySpan<char>.Empty;
            return true;
        }
    }

}

A: late to the party, but I've been using a simple collection of extension methods for just that, which leverages TextReader.ReadLine():
public static class StringReadLinesExtension
{
    public static IEnumerable<string> GetLines(this string text) => GetLines(new StringReader(text));
    public static IEnumerable<string> GetLines(this Stream stm) => GetLines(new StreamReader(stm));
    public static IEnumerable<string> GetLines(this TextReader reader) {
        string line;
        while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
            yield return line;
        reader.Dispose();
        yield break;
    }
}

Using the code is really trivial:
// If you have the text as a string...
var text = "Line 1\r\nLine 2\r\nLine 3";
foreach (var line in text.GetLines())
    Console.WriteLine(line);
// You can also use streams like
var fileStm = File.OpenRead("c:\tests\file.txt");
foreach(var line in fileStm.GetLines())
    Console.WriteLine(line);

Hope this helps someone out there.

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BALTIMORE—Part-time college faculty members at the historic Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) scored an impressive win on Tuesday when they voted overwhelmingly to bring a labor union on campus for the first time since MICA's opening in 1826.
In secret ballot voting supervised by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the pro-union votes number 160, compared to 75 anti-union ones, reports Katherine Kavanaugh, one of the leaders of the faculty group. This unofficial count has been confirmed by a NLRB spokeswoman, who adds that the agency normally takes about a week to confirm an election of this kind. Once the election is formally certified by NLRB, the part-time college instructors will be represented by Gaithersburg, Md.-based Service Employees International Union Local 500.
Though the election period itself took only seven weeks, the victory represents a major benchmark in the part-time professors' sustained campaign to improve job conditions and the overall quality of campus life, says Kavanaugh. The professors, also known as adjuncts, began meeting informally in 2011 to discuss ways to raise pay, provide access to health insurance benefits and ensure job security, she says. Those early meetings developed incrementally into a formal part-time faculty committee, she continues, which itself eventually became the MICA Adjuncts Union.
"This wasn't at all about unionization when we started," Kavanaugh tells In These Times. "It was about teachers who felt strongly that change was needed both for the benefit of the adjuncts and for the benefit of the students at MICA. ... We wanted to work with the full-time faculty and with the administration." While the full-time faculty remained neutral, Kavanaugh says, the administration ducked the adjuncts' attempts to discuss the issues—and that's what prompted the moves toward formal organization.
"It was only when the administration continued to stall us, when they made it clear they wouldn't work with us in a serious way, that we started talking about a union," Kavanaugh says.
The reluctance by administrators to engage with the MICA adjuncts has since continued, adds Joshua Smith, another leader of the adjuncts' group. The fledgling union had initially hoped that higher-ups, namely MICA President Fred Lazarus IV, would adopt a neutral stance in the union election like the full-time faculty had, he says. As MICA's president for the last 35 years, Lazarus has earned respect and deference from most instructors and staff—and a relatively positive take on the union from him would have resonated both during and after the election.
"[Lazarus'] retirement was a really a unique moment" for the formation of the union, Smith remarks, because its imminence provided some cushioning for workers around the president's push against organizing. "I think that some of the adjuncts felt that they could vote for the union without provoking a confrontation" with Lazarus, he says.
We look forward to working with the union that will be representing our part-time faculty and are confident that our adjuncts will continue to join us in making their highest priority the academic and campus experiences of our students.
For SEIU Local 500, the vote marks the latest in a string of union organizing victories for adjuncts at colleges and universities in the region. Last year, the union won an election at Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown University to represent some 650 adjuncts. Another election in 2012 to represent about 700 part-time professors at D.C.'s American University was similarly successful.
Local 500's organizing efforts are associated with SEIU's "Adjunct Action" project, which is stimulating union organizing on college campuses in widely scattered sections of the country. Just within the last several weeks, Adjunct Action has been involved in active union election campaigns at Marist College in New York state, Macalester College in Minnesota, and Seattle University in Washington state; all three have yet to be decided.
MICA Adjuncts Union members expect to begin meeting this week to draft out strategy and tactics for negotiating a first contract. Its fundamental goals are those shared by the growing adjuncts' movement nationwide, Smith reports: Namely, they will strive to improve overall compensation and better integrate the part-time faculty into the traditional college community.
Oh really? Sorry most of these buffoons got a degree in a wrong subject, they have no research background. They will also bring about an end to tenure system which is what the management wants in teh first place, so that full time faculty can also lead a miserable life like them. I hope they are defeated and annihilated. No one asked them to get a stupid degree.
Adjuncts do most of the teaching and many times have more knowledge of the subject that the full time blowhards. In most schools they get treated as dirt. In many schools this is a game in which the adjuncts and teaching aids do most of the work while the full time staff do less and make the money.


"ONE OF THE BEST VOICES YOU WILL EVER HEAR"
As Steven J Taylor I perform as a solo singer always working self-contained, with superb lighting and pro quality PA system. I am UK based, although have done a considerable amount of foreign work for both cruises and land based holidays at locations from North Africa to The Caribbean and the USA. My British venues include everything from holiday parks to hotels and from social clubs to night clubs and corporate events, so by necessity my repertoire reflects this, ranging from modern hits, back through the ages, covering the great songs of the 60',s,70's 80's and 90's, to the rock and roll era of the 50's,and depending on the audience, who often love to participate, you may get a little light humour and even find a little jazz in there, I am also a great admirer of the big r&b/soul classics with their timeless appeaI and the classic rock ballads with their equally challenging vocals, with my listening tastes rangeing from,, "irvine Berlin to Jon Bon Jovi, I am, I suppose musically speaking, something of a chameleon, so you really can, expect the unexpected, the one constant, being that the songs I sing are songs I love, and I'm told this comes across in my performance and that this, coupled with the variety of songs available and a close rapport with the audience, gives me the ability to please most of the people "all" of the time.
I am pleased to say that I am considered by most agents to be one of the best singers on the circuit today, and as a result I am always booked well in advance with some dates already taken over 18 months in advance, but, when you love the business you're in, there's always room for more.
Steven J Taylor is the stage name of Steve Grey.
Steve began his musical career in the mid 80's fronting rock bands Spearhead and Raindance.
After the demise of Raindance Steve had a fortuitious meeting with old friend and renowned guitarist Keith Fender, who suggested that they form a duo, not the then standard two guitar static exhibit type, but a new exciting concept of frontman/singer and flash lead guitarist, this became Mirror Mirror not so much a duo but a two piece rock band, soon gaining a countrywide reputation and changing the face of duos forever. After three successful years the duo split and Steve took the route suggested by many and became a solo artist and so 'Steven J Taylor' was born. This has proved Steve's best move to date taking him across the world.
From the relatively humble beginings of local pub gigs back in May '96 Steve's voice and stage performance ensured that "Steven J Taylor " quickly became one of the most sort after acts on the South Wales club and pub scene, soon working for every major agent. The name and reputation soon spread further and by summer 2000 Steve was a regular feature at clubs, hotels, major holiday parks and jumpin' jaks/chicago rock venues all over the country. Next step for Steve was to work abroad, but it had to be "quality work" one or two offers came in but Steve had "no interest at all in doing three spots a night in the local tapas bar".The work came, in late '02 in the form of an offer from Thompsons gold hotel holidays, and cruise work soon followed. Since then the voice of "Steven J Taylor" has been experienced in many exotic locations around the world and of course all over the good old UK.
Despite many offers of management and sole representation from agencies, Steve has prefered to remain his own manager, as it leaves him free to retain his loyalty to, and deal personally with, the many differant agents and venues who have in the past shown faith in him. There are many people out there both individuals and companies who have helped Steve greatly along the way, many of which have become close personal friends, you are all very much appreciated. It's been so far so good for Steven J Taylor.
Just a little adjit to say thanks to everyone who helped make last my most successful year to date with over 70 tribute shows and over a 100 S.J.T shows ,once again thanks to everyone involved.
I put this show together for a number of reasons, first and foremost, a love of Rod's music and his wonderful theatrical presentation, secondly the sheer volume of massive hits he's had, thirdly, his vast generation spanning appeal. I've been doing this show now for just over 6 1/2 years, and it's now recognised as one of the very best "Rod" shows available, which I find rather flattering.
This show itself, does exactly what it says on the tin. My reputation with agents and audiences both here and abroad as one of the UK's better voices, ensures that the most important part of the show, ie: the vocals, are going to be top drawer quality, and the show itself contains hit after hit spanning Rod's amazing 50 year career, from the blues and soul favoured by him in the 60's, through all the huge rock/pop classics of the 70's, 80's and 90's, one or two from the recent American songbook, and of course, the fantastically successful latest album, "time" with the format and set lists closely following those of Rod's hugely successful stadium filling tours of the last few years, and all presented with the swagger and (white) mic stand swinging panache of the man himself and through a top quality professional sound system with lighting to match, but there's more to this show than just the music, think "Rod" and you think Scotland, think Celtic, think costumes and think football, and with this show you get it all, the back drops, the scots flags, the special effects, authentic costume changes, featuring every thing from the celtic shirt and green overtop to the obligatory loose ties and brightly coloured jackets and shoes, and of course plenty of audience involvement, and sing alongs galore, they're all in this show, and yes, you may even get a few footballs kicked into the audience toward the end of the show, and probably end up hoarse, making it all in all a great evenings entertainment for the Rod Stewart fan, and for any lover of good music or those just wanting great fun and a damned good night out.
Having for some time been interested in the tribute scene, I studied that market carefully and realized that despite a huge call for it, pop/ rock is a somewhat neglected genre, except, for some "full" bands, who for most venues are prohibitively expensive, and so I decided that as it's the singer that is the focal point,(how many go along to see the bass player?) and as a solo act is always affordable, there would be a ready market for the right one, so, mid 2007, I came up with," One Wild Night", a tribute to generation spanning superstar Jon Bon Jovi, (see pics). The show itself is presented with full lighting, costumes, effects, fog, backdrops/flags etc and contains all the major hits, inc' livin'on a prayer, bed of roses, it's my life, blaze of glory, always, you give love a bad name, dead or alive and many more, from over two decades of one of the worlds most popular bands, the show proved very popular playing to packed houses right across the country,with repeat booking being taken at almost every show, and even enquiries as to whether I "do any other rock tributes",(which first prompted me to consider "Bono" as the obvious choice, a show now equally popular).
I also offer the show in two formats, either a straight hour of tribute, or one 45 min spot as Jon Bon Jovi and one as myself. This is proving very popular with venues on a tighter budget, particularly pubs as it fills up the evening without the added expense of a support act.
As mentioned earlier when another tribute show was asked for, Bono was the choice for me on two counts, partially due to my love of U2's music and more importantly because of U2's pre- eminence as the biggest rock act on the planet. 25 years of U2 have given us a fantastic selection of wonderful music and I try to reflect this in the tribute show, digging deep into the early 80's for classics such as 'I will follow' 'Pride' and' New Years Day 'through their blues and soulful years, of rattle and hum up to the thrashing 'Vertigo' and the beautifully haunting tribute to his late father, 'Sometimes you can't make it on your own'. This portrayal of the emerald isle's greatest icon with it's authentic vocals, black outfits and moody lighting is a real venue filler and one serious evenings entertainment for the U2 fan.
Although not a 'tribute' to any one artist, this one is another great show, packed with hit after hit, featuring some of the best soul and R&B songs ever written, I'd never be one to 'knock the rock' especially as I believe Myself to be, at heart, very much a 'rock singer', but some of these Soul and R & B classics such as Dobie Greys, 'Drift Away' and When a man loves a woman', or Otis Reddings, Dock of the Bay' etc. bring shivers, add to these some 'motown greats' from the likes of the Drifters and Four Tops, the floor filling soul of Sam Cooke or Lou Rawls and maybe a Michael Bolton style rendition of 'back on my feet again' or the Bee Gee's classic, 'to love somebody' and you have a set of songs just made for serious listening.
This show is vocally, perhaps my biggest challenge, appealing as it does to a wide ranging audience of chilled listeners, each a critic in their own right, so every song has to be sung to the very best of my ability. At the end of this show, believe me, I know I've been singing. The show is aimed at clubs and corporative events and is a real audience pleaser.


SIDELL – Clifford D. Guthrie, 84, of Sidell passed away at 7:24 a.m. Friday (Dec. 9, 2011) at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville.
Clifford was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Indianola. He was the son of Charles and Fern Place Guthrie, but was raised by his stepfather, T.O. Dillon.
He married Rhea Bennett on March 19, 1950, in Sidell. She survives of Danville. Also surviving are one son, Gene Guthrie of Danville, Ind.; two daughters, Sue (John) Batts of Yucca Valley, Calif., and Leslie (Henry) Vasquez of Weston, Fla; one brother, Ray (Kaye) Dillon of Veedersburg, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, Chad Batts, Brandon Batts, Geoffrey Guthrie, Ryan Vasquez, Greggory Guthrie, Gretchen Guthrie, Brittany Vasquez, Gary Guthrie, Gina Guthrie and Gabriela Vasquez; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Fae Guthrie; one brother, Gene Allen Guthrie; and daughter-in-law, Jill Guthrie.
Clifford graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's and a master's degree. He was a teacher at Fairmount for one year. He taught and was an administrator at the Danville public schools for 12 years. Then he was a teacher and administrator for the Bassett Unified School District in California for 20 years. After retiring in California, he returned to Illinois and taught at the Jamaica School for nine years. He also coached elementary basketball and Little League baseball. He taught night school and worked recreation on the weekends.
He was a member of the Sidell United Methodist Church, was a 50-year Mason, and was a life member of the California and Illinois Teachers Associations.
He enjoyed sports and was an avid Cubs and Illini fan. He enjoyed spending time with his family.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Sidell United Methodist Church with Pastor Charlie Graul and Pastor Gene Guthrie officiating, with burial in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Indianola. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Sidell United Methodist Church.
Robison Chapel, Catlin, is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.robisonchapel.com.


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È il cantante, frontman e principale autore dei testi del gruppo post-grunge e Alternative metal dei Godsmack.
Di origini siciliane (precisamente di Melilli), il padre Salvatore era un trombettista e il prozio un famoso compositore in Sicilia. Ha una figlia che si chiama Skylar Brooke Erna e una sorella maggiore di nome Maria.
È stato votato come #47 nella top 100 dei migliori cantanti heavy metal nell'Hit Parader Magazine 2006.

Aveva precedentemente firmato nel 1993 la sua prima collaborazione discografica in una band chiamata Strip Mind il cui album "What's in Your Mouth" vendette meno di  copie. A seguito dello scioglimento della band collaborò anche con i Meliah Rage e The Fighting Cocks, rivelandosi valente percussionista e batterista oltre che armonicista.

Nel gruppo dei Godsmack trovò infine la sua sede più appropriata, come appare descritto nell'autobiografia da lui pubblicata nel 2007 The Paths We Choose ("I sentieri che scegliamo"). Il suo stemma è molto simile a quello del cantante degli Alice in Chains.

Altre attività
Sully Erna è inoltre un impegnato giocatore professionista di poker, che nel campionato mondiale 2006 fece una breve apparizione finendo 713º su  partecipanti.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Erna, Sully

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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using java.lang;
using stab.lang;

namespace stab.query {

	public interface Lookup<TKey, TElement> : Iterable<Grouping<TKey, TElement>> {
		bool contains(TKey key);
		int Count^;
		Iterable<TElement> this[TKey key]^;
	}

	public interface IntLookup<TElement> : Iterable<IntGrouping<TElement>> {
		bool contains(int key);
		int Count^;
		Iterable<TElement> this[int key]^;
	}

	public interface LongLookup<TElement> : Iterable<LongGrouping<TElement>> {
		bool contains(long key);
		int Count^;
		Iterable<TElement> this[long key]^;
	}

	public interface FloatLookup<TElement> : Iterable<FloatGrouping<TElement>> {
		bool contains(float key);
		int Count^;
		Iterable<TElement> this[float key]^;
	}

	public interface DoubleLookup<TElement> : Iterable<DoubleGrouping<TElement>> {
		bool contains(double key);
		int Count^;
		Iterable<TElement> this[double key]^;
	}

	class DefaultLookup<TKey, TElement> : Lookup<TKey, TElement> {
		private HashSet<TKey> keySet;
		private DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement>[] groupings;
		private DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement> lastGrouping;

		DefaultLookup(EqualityTester<TKey> comparator) {
			this.keySet = new HashSet<TKey>(comparator, 7);
			this.groupings = new DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement>[7];
		}

		public bool contains(TKey key) {
			return keySet.find(key) != -1;
		}

		public int Count {
			get {
				return keySet.count();
			}
		}

		public Iterable<TElement> this[TKey key] {
			get {
				var grouping = getGrouping(key, false);
				if (grouping == null) {
					return Query.empty();
				} else {
					return grouping;
				}
			}
		}

		public java.util.Iterator<Grouping<TKey, TElement>> iterator() {
			var g = lastGrouping;
			if (g != null) {
				while ((g = g.Next) != lastGrouping) {
					yield return g;
				}
				yield return g;
			}
		}

		DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement> getGrouping(TKey key, bool create) {
			int index = keySet.find(key);
			if (index == -1) {
				if (create) {
					index = keySet.addCore(key);
					if (index == sizeof(groupings)) {
						var t = new DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement>[keySet.capacity()];
						System.arraycopy(groupings, 0, t, 0, sizeof(groupings));
						groupings = t;
					}
					var g = new DefaultGrouping<TKey, TElement>(key);
					groupings[index] = g;
					if (lastGrouping == null) {
						g.Next = g;
					} else {
						g.Next = lastGrouping.Next;
						lastGrouping.Next = g;
					}
					lastGrouping = g;
				} else {
					return null;
				}
			}
			return groupings[index];
		}
	}

	class DefaultIntLookup<TElement> : IntLookup<TElement> {
		private IntHashSet keySet;
		private DefaultIntGrouping<TElement>[] groupings;
		private DefaultIntGrouping<TElement> lastGrouping;

		DefaultIntLookup() {
			this.keySet = new IntHashSet(7);
			this.groupings = new DefaultIntGrouping<TElement>[7];
		}

		public bool contains(int key) {
			return keySet.find(key) != -1;
		}

		public int Count {
			get {
				return keySet.count();
			}
		}

		public Iterable<TElement> this[int key] {
			get {
				var grouping = getGrouping(key, false);
				if (grouping == null) {
					return Query.empty();
				} else {
					return grouping;
				}
			}
		}

		public java.util.Iterator<IntGrouping<TElement>> iterator() {
			var g = lastGrouping;
			if (g != null) {
				while ((g = g.Next) != lastGrouping) {
					yield return g;
				}
				yield return g;
			}
		}

		DefaultIntGrouping<TElement> getGrouping(int key, bool create) {
			int index = keySet.find(key);
			if (index == -1) {
				if (create) {
					index = keySet.addCore(key);
					if (index == sizeof(groupings)) {
						var t = new DefaultIntGrouping<TElement>[keySet.capacity()];
						System.arraycopy(groupings, 0, t, 0, sizeof(groupings));
						groupings = t;
					}
					var g = new DefaultIntGrouping<TElement>(key);
					groupings[index] = g;
					if (lastGrouping == null) {
						g.Next = g;
					} else {
						g.Next = lastGrouping.Next;
						lastGrouping.Next = g;
					}
					lastGrouping = g;
				} else {
					return null;
				}
			}
			return groupings[index];
		}
	}

	class DefaultLongLookup<TElement> : LongLookup<TElement> {
		private LongHashSet keySet;
		private DefaultLongGrouping<TElement>[] groupings;
		private DefaultLongGrouping<TElement> lastGrouping;

		DefaultLongLookup() {
			this.keySet = new LongHashSet(7);
			this.groupings = new DefaultLongGrouping<TElement>[7];
		}

		public bool contains(long key) {
			return keySet.find(key) != -1;
		}

		public int Count {
			get {
				return keySet.count();
			}
		}

		public Iterable<TElement> this[long key] {
			get {
				var grouping = getGrouping(key, false);
				if (grouping == null) {
					return Query.empty();
				} else {
					return grouping;
				}
			}
		}

		public java.util.Iterator<LongGrouping<TElement>> iterator() {
			var g = lastGrouping;
			if (g != null) {
				while ((g = g.Next) != lastGrouping) {
					yield return g;
				}
				yield return g;
			}
		}

		DefaultLongGrouping<TElement> getGrouping(long key, bool create) {
			int index = keySet.find(key);
			if (index == -1) {
				if (create) {
					index = keySet.addCore(key);
					if (index == sizeof(groupings)) {
						var t = new DefaultLongGrouping<TElement>[keySet.capacity()];
						System.arraycopy(groupings, 0, t, 0, sizeof(groupings));
						groupings = t;
					}
					var g = new DefaultLongGrouping<TElement>(key);
					groupings[index] = g;
					if (lastGrouping == null) {
						g.Next = g;
					} else {
						g.Next = lastGrouping.Next;
						lastGrouping.Next = g;
					}
					lastGrouping = g;
				} else {
					return null;
				}
			}
			return groupings[index];
		}
	}

	class DefaultFloatLookup<TElement> : FloatLookup<TElement> {
		private FloatHashSet keySet;
		private DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement>[] groupings;
		private DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement> lastGrouping;

		DefaultFloatLookup() {
			this.keySet = new FloatHashSet(7);
			this.groupings = new DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement>[7];
		}

		public bool contains(float key) {
			return keySet.find(key) != -1;
		}

		public int Count {
			get {
				return keySet.count();
			}
		}

		public Iterable<TElement> this[float key] {
			get {
				var grouping = getGrouping(key, false);
				if (grouping == null) {
					return Query.empty();
				} else {
					return grouping;
				}
			}
		}

		public java.util.Iterator<FloatGrouping<TElement>> iterator() {
			var g = lastGrouping;
			if (g != null) {
				while ((g = g.Next) != lastGrouping) {
					yield return g;
				}
				yield return g;
			}
		}

		DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement> getGrouping(float key, bool create) {
			int index = keySet.find(key);
			if (index == -1) {
				if (create) {
					index = keySet.addCore(key);
					if (index == sizeof(groupings)) {
						var t = new DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement>[keySet.capacity()];
						System.arraycopy(groupings, 0, t, 0, sizeof(groupings));
						groupings = t;
					}
					var g = new DefaultFloatGrouping<TElement>(key);
					groupings[index] = g;
					if (lastGrouping == null) {
						g.Next = g;
					} else {
						g.Next = lastGrouping.Next;
						lastGrouping.Next = g;
					}
					lastGrouping = g;
				} else {
					return null;
				}
			}
			return groupings[index];
		}
	}

	class DefaultDoubleLookup<TElement> : DoubleLookup<TElement> {
		private DoubleHashSet keySet;
		private DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement>[] groupings;
		private DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement> lastGrouping;

		DefaultDoubleLookup() {
			this.keySet = new DoubleHashSet(7);
			this.groupings = new DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement>[7];
		}

		public bool contains(double key) {
			return keySet.find(key) != -1;
		}

		public int Count {
			get {
				return keySet.count();
			}
		}

		public Iterable<TElement> this[double key] {
			get {
				var grouping = getGrouping(key, false);
				if (grouping == null) {
					return Query.empty();
				} else {
					return grouping;
				}
			}
		}

		public java.util.Iterator<DoubleGrouping<TElement>> iterator() {
			var g = lastGrouping;
			if (g != null) {
				while ((g = g.Next) != lastGrouping) {
					yield return g;
				}
				yield return g;
			}
		}

		DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement> getGrouping(double key, bool create) {
			int index = keySet.find(key);
			if (index == -1) {
				if (create) {
					index = keySet.addCore(key);
					if (index == sizeof(groupings)) {
						var t = new DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement>[keySet.capacity()];
						System.arraycopy(groupings, 0, t, 0, sizeof(groupings));
						groupings = t;
					}
					var g = new DefaultDoubleGrouping<TElement>(key);
					groupings[index] = g;
					if (lastGrouping == null) {
						g.Next = g;
					} else {
						g.Next = lastGrouping.Next;
						lastGrouping.Next = g;
					}
					lastGrouping = g;
				} else {
					return null;
				}
			}
			return groupings[index];
		}
	}
}


If you missed it, read the introduction to this article and part 1 and part 2 and part 3.
Typhoon Allyn was one of the most destructive to pass Guam. Although the eye passes some distance to the South, damage was severe over most of the island. the following is the conclusion of a diary of events during the 10 hours of the storm's passage over the island.
"1705K: The eye of the typhoon passed approximately 45 miles to the south of the station between 1615 and 1630K. Our pressure has risen two millibars now and should continue to rise as the storm moves on.
"1720K: An item of interest might be that when the air freight terminal went to pieces, there were several cars wrecked. One in particular, a Ford, is folded up just like an accordion and is one complete wreck. Several other cars are almost as bad. The front end of the terminal building here is beginning to sag and the operations sections has a large hole in it. Doesn't look good if these winds continue as they are.
"1800K: Forecast diminishing winds and eye passage given to radio at 1715K to be relayed to [other bases]. Courier from Harmon arrived 1730K and was given forecast. Wind at this timeis definitely swinging to south presently southeast at 70 knots with gusts to 85 knots.
"1915K: Forecast given … that winds would be 30 knots by [midnight], present winds SE at 50 knots with gusts to 60 knots.
So in the time span from noon until 10 p.m., the conditions went from showers to dangerous winds back to rain showers. The result was catastrophic. Nearly $20 million (1949 dollars, about $200 million in 2012 dollars) was done to military installations. The economy of Guam was also severely impacted. Most – if not all – of several important crops were destroyed: breadfruits (100% lost), vegetables (90%), banana (75%) and so on.
I don't know if you will see this. I just looked up the typhoon of 1949 on Guam because I was a child of 10 years old riding out the storm in my uncles restaurant on Harmon field. We had concrete walls, no damage. Not much rot remember but the high winds, roofs being blown off or total buildings being lifted and disappeared. Most remembered was the bending of the the coconut trees. What was ?the comparison of the winds in 1949 to the current typhoon in the Philippines.
mile+/- up a river. Quite a storm!
docks! Fantastic energy in these type storms.
I was stationed at the Guam Memorial Hospital during this storm. We were in a Butler Hut and a steel pipe went though the bulkhead and barely missed hitting us. I was in a couple more while stationed on Guam in the USN.
If you're interested in more pictures I have several. My father was serving in the US Navy when theTyphoon hit and took several pictures after it passed. He has just passed away and I've been going through pictures for his funeral DVD. It was a very destructive storm.
When Typhoon Allyn struck the island, I was a 12 year-old living at the Coast Guard station situated at that time about 200 yards north of the Naval Communications Station on the road between the Army's Marianas/Bonins Command HQ at Wettengel Junction and North Field–forerunner of Anderson AFB. My father commanded Coast Guard operations (mostly a network of 15 LORAN bases) scattered west of Hawaii to Japan. We rode out the typhoon in the jumbo Quonset that served as the radio shack and warehouse. That building survived, but the standard Quonset that served as our home did not–the cables snapped like string and the remains of the hut were deposited at the edge of the boondocks about 50 yards away. The radio station at Cocos Island was completely destroyed, but had been evacuated before the storm hit. For a kid with no responsibilities, it was a great adventure with an after-typhoon benefit–the school at Hilaan Point was reduced to rubble in some areas and school did not resume for about six weeks, leaving us with nothing to do except spend every day at the beach at Tumon Bay.


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Summary: Kai and Aichi never really took the time to understand one another. both boys experienced something similar when they were younger. After a push from Miwa. The two boys finally understood one another.
"Of course I am." Aichi smiled.
"What made you switch?" Naioki questioned surprised by Aichi's choice of deck.
"you know what it does." The two boys continued walking until they saw Miwa in front of the Cemetery on his motorcycle.
"Miwa?" the blonde hair boy looked over and saw Aichi and Naoki walking towards him.
"I'm waiting for someone." He said motioning his head towards the cemetery. The two boys looked through the entrance gate to see Kai kneeling in the center between two graves.
"I think he needs someone else to be there besides me this time." Miwa smiled at Aichi. Aichi just nodded and went into the commentary.
"Kai…?" Kai got up off of the ground and turned to see Aichi.
"Aichi…?" he said quickly wiping the tears away. He figured Miwa sent Aichi here to make sure he was okay.
"My parents…" Aichi was speechless but it did make sense why Kai was always so distant. "Before you ask. They died in a car accident when I was 9. Ironically the same day I gave you Blaster Blade. I guess in a way it was test to see how strong I can be without the one thing that gave me courage." Aichi took a step back clutching his deck in his blazer pocket. "I don't regret giving him to you….you needed him more than I did." Aichi didn't know what to say he looked down at the ground. He took a deep breath and sighed.
"Kai…I know what it feels like…." Kai looked at him confused.
"Sure." Aichi said giving a small smile.
"It's nice to meet you." He said putting his hand on Kais parent's grave. The two boys sat in silence for a short bit until they heard Miwa call.
"Yo Kai, Aichi, the tournaments gonna start soon lets go!" the two boys smiled and got up.
"Yeah." Aichi looked at Kai and Smiled. Kai smiled back at the blue haired boy, and together the two boys walked together towards the next stage in their lives.


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Q: Batch: Addition and subtraction on number read from input I've got a script file which takes a number between 1 and 5, then has to map that input to another number to give to a program. Very simple: if it's less than or equal to 2, subtract one. Higher, add one.
Here's the business part of my script:
set /p reason=Reason code:

if %reason%==q (
    goto eof
)
if %reason% GEQ 1 (
    if %reason% LEQ 5 (
        if %reason% LEQ 2 (
            set /a code=%reason%-1
        ) else (
            set /a code=%reason%+1
        )
    echo %code%
    )
)

I have this going in a loop with goto. First iteration, press 1. It says echo is off. Press 1 again, and it equals zero, as expected. Press 2, it says one. 2 again, it says 1, as expected.
I've confirmed that it consistently says what it should taking input from the last loop (or nothing if it's the first). Pressing 'q' to quit works every time.
Echoing in the right places, I confirm it's meeting the conditions just fine. It's also setting reason just fine. It doesn't seem to have a problem reading in numbers, as all the conditions work as expected (so if I press 5, then 6, it blocks the 6, rather than think I gave it 5).
I have another script with the same arithmetic operations, and that works fine. I can't see any difference between those lines other than the name of the variable (I was previously setting it back to the reason variable, but changed to code for clarity).

A: The issue is caused by your use of % variables. Those variables are expanded at parse time, i.e. when an instruction is read by the interpreter. Conditionals are read as one instruction, so %code% is being expanded when if %reason% GEQ 1 (...) is being read. At this point, the assignment in the innermost conditional has not yet been made, so %code% is still empty (until after the conditional has been processed). That's why you get ECHO is off after the first iteration, and a value each time thereafter (you're actually seeing the code from the last iteration there).
Enable delayed expansion and use ! variable syntax for the code variable inside the conditional:
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

set /p "reason=Reason code: "

if "%reason%"=="q" goto :eof

if %reason% GEQ 1 (
  if %reason% LEQ 5 (
    if %reason% LEQ 2 (
      set /a "code=%reason%-1"
    ) else (
      set /a "code=%reason%+1"
    )
    echo !code!
  )
)

If you don't want !code! to become greater than 5 you need to fix your logic, though, e.g. like this:
if %reason% GEQ 1 (
  if %reason% LEQ 5 (
    if %reason% LEQ 2 (
      set /a "code=%reason%-1"
    ) else if %reason% EQU 5 (
      set "code=%reason%"
    ) else (
      set /a "code=%reason%+1"
    )
    echo !code!
  )
)

Also, you need goto :eof, not goto eof. Omitting the colon will give you a "missing label" error.

A: Does this work for you?
set /p reason=Reason code:

if "%reason%"=="q" goto :eof

if %reason% LEQ 2 set /a reason-=1
if %reason% GTR 2 set /a reason+=1


text:
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Babangida Explodes
Nigeria former military president, Ibrahim Babangida has dropped a bombshell.
He said; "I can tell you no that only a stupid soldier will think of a coup d'état because this is outside their head, it is no longer in their psyche."
"It is no longer acceptable in Africa and in the world generally, so he is intelligent enough to know that if he stages a coup, the country will be ostracised in the world community of nations."
"There can be an uprising in your own country, so it's no longer fashionable."
"You cannot convince me that this country should break; I wouldn't talk to you for a long time because I know people died trying to keep the country one, so my generation will insist this country remains one."
"There are 200 million people in this country and there are some people in my generation and the one after mine, who will always believe in this country and those generations, will move this country towards the required objective."
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