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Pictures from an exhibition
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Lizaveta German
Following a wave of accusations of ignoring Ukrainian art, PinchukArtCentre (PAC) can finally boast of a project with a stratospheric number of examples of local creative potential. As part of the new exhibition "You+I", South African artist Candice Breitz proposed that Ukrainian artists (or people who consider themselves such) make a portrait of her for a collective exhibition at PAC. In just a few weeks, several rooms in the Centre were filled top to bottom with works. You can't help but rejoice at the level of participation and openness to cooperation from the artistic segment of the population. But at the same time it makes you wonder – is this event for many their only opportunity to exhibit their works, bypassing the subjective "market-based" laws of galleries?
Many youth Ukrainian artists still think the only way to realize themselves creatively is by working with galleries. In Ukraine, the number of galleries willing to work with young artists "from scratch" doesn't stir the imagination. The alternative, which exists only on paper, is state organizations such as the Artists Union - feeble rudiments once established and justified by the Soviet system of state support that can't attract new members and only alienates existing ones. The so-called institutional career path for the majority of creative youth remains terra incognita, requiring explanation on the level of an anti-illiteracy campaign.
The opportunity to display one's work in the most visited exhibition space was more attractive. This desire only hardened under the influence of Candice Breitz's charm, which she sincerely and generously exuded at meetings with Ukrainian artists ahead of the exhibition
In the end, the project with the very compelling name "You+I" not only offered the viewer hundreds of interpretations of the artist's image, but also a snapshot of young Ukrainian art (or at least those that seek to reach this chimerical level). Most of the works, it seems, came from art students and youth who haven't taken any art lessons. Let's recall that a professional education or experience wasn't mandatory. Education even became an obstacle. At least one of the students from the Art Academy that brought an academic sort of portrait of Breitz to PAC was rejected by the girls at the "drop-off point".
What can I say, it's difficult to associate the study of painting with the cherished category of contemporary. However, the project "You+I" in no way aimed to criticize or assess our art situation, but simply wanted to objectively define the range of young artists of a country little known on the global art map. That's why during a conversation with students at the Academy, Candice Breitz emphasized that there are no style, genre, technical or other restrictions to their expression.
You can be certain that the artist's appeal was heard. With every week (works were accepted even after the official opening) the halls looked more diverse – paintings of different formats and skill levels, graphics, numerous photos, hand-written lyrics resembling school love poems, a video of Alevtina Kakhidze's wonderful performance, a witty piece (bag of candies) by Oleksiy Sai, who is so eager to be assigned the most talked about term in art critic circles lately – "conceptual". The portraits are literal, metaphorical, symbolic. The artist, who asked everyone to portray her as they saw her, should be satisfied, though the visions of some authors were excessively specific and individualistic. Perhaps it's my subjective disbelief in the young so-called abstractionists of our day talking, but the work with the pink and green squares in the spirit of "an early Victor Vasarely" seems like something that waited a long time inside an unknown op-art adept's barn until the opportunity arose to turn it into portraiture.
An interesting work found a place for itself beyond the main exhibition halls. Artist Maria Pavlenko drew Candice Breitz's hands and head in the mirror-filled restrooms. How is this not site-specific? Let's take a lyrical step back and leaf through the history of PAC: during at least its first two projects, the Centre's restrooms were considered the people's choice among those who were first to stand in line by Bessarabka Market to see contemporary world art. Ironically, over time these masterpieces of industrial design became a full-fledged part of the project space.
Overall, Candice's exhibition is interesting, clear and very diverse, at times excessively – the public should like that. There are many details that warrant a closer looks, a dose of healthy humor and a hint of provocation that is traditionally associated with the trendy label "contemporary art". Here I would like to note that PAC's target audience has become if not more knowledgeable, then at least far more open and tolerant of this phenomenon that until recently was considered the enemy. The first meetings as part of the newly launched course on contemporary art by "Cultural Project" noted a slight qualitative and quantitative shift in the audience's attitude towards cultural issues. The lay public no longer seems as lost and confused when it comes to spectacles, socially critical gestures, political discourse and other Groyses. People still seek advice (almost practical) how to perceive and understand the wonders presented by PAC as the most contemporary of world art. Although they have given up asking why a dead shark is called a work of art. The glory of Hirst's exhibit didn't last long; nothing is eternal.
For the art community and "progressive" viewers, Candice Beitz's project should be an interesting panorama of Ukrainian art that you won't even find in special youth-oriented projects such as MUHi. I'm not sure whether it's to the benefit of artists or gallerists, but they won't judge an artist solidly based on one work. Even so, the vast majority of works exhibited don't mention the author, unless they surmised to leave their signature on the front side of the work. But that was the essence of this project. What's more, selected works will continue to travel namelessly with Candice Beitz to museums and cities around the world. "You+I" got its start in Ukraine and in the future, Ukrainian artists will be accompanied by colleagues from other cities-countries-continents and they will all remain anonymous authors of a piece of gesamtkunstwerk mosaic by a South African artist.
Given the earlier mentioned thrill of our artists to be exhibited most of all, it would be interesting to learn their opinion about the future of their works. Would they want them to be part of Candice Breitz's permanent collection, and how bothered are they by the disregard of copyright for the sake of the idea?
Ivanka-Kate Yakovyna, a young designer and photographer, considers it a challenge to implement an idea perfectly in a short period of time that doesn't just meet Candice Breitz's expectations but also her own. If you're going to join the project, do so wisely, and make something more than just a portrait. "I'm interested in my work being part of this cross-section of Ukrainian art that everyone is talking about. And it doesn't matter if it's written in capital letters that this is my work, or it's not signed anywhere. I understand the essence of the project, and it won't change if the works are signed or not," commented the artist. "And I will acquire a name, it's not important in what field, in other ways. Participation was important for me in this particular project," she added ambitiously.
Graphic artist Iryna Kostyshyna thinks the value of Candice Breitz portrait idea is the opportunity for interaction between two artists, "two closed systems" that start to interact. The fact that one system is later absorbed by the other is another matter. "It's difficult to talk about copyright in general and in the context of this project. I can't comment immediately. I don't care about the signature because people don't know me outside Ukraine anyway. I'd be more concerned with how well the exhibition featuring my work will be organized."
The author of another portrait shares a similar opinion. Granted, the motivation behind their participation was diametrically different. Future art critic Olena Nedilko doesn't recognize any creative practices of the 20th century and believes everything called modern art is a profanation. Olena considers her work featuring an image of a woman's face framed by a black ribbon on a red background as mourning for art. "The fact that the result of one amateur person's "mental process" one night was accepted for an exhibition and even admired proves once again that there is no meaning to contemporary art." The fact that Olena, whether she wants to or not, thinks conceptually (there's no escaping the word) and creates an art product, doesn't change anything for the girl. "One creation won't raise me to the ranks of an artist. If it's exhibited in other countries, I don't think someone will decipher my message. What's most important is that I affirmed my position."
All we have left is to hope that every participant in the project received personal satisfaction from the new artistic experience. And it's not worth analyzing whether this satisfaction simply flatters professional pride (rumor has it that some artists have already added "exhibition at PAC" to their resume) or whether it is the joy of understanding one's audience and oneself.
The author is grateful to Alina Sandulyan and Olena Homyreva for help in preparing this piece.
A frank discussion "about this"
© artpoint.scm.com.uaPhoto by Andrey LogvinovANDRIY MOVCHAN studies the sadomasochistic relations between contemporary art and modern capital at an exhibition in Donetsk.
Ekaterina Stukalova
An exquisite answer
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EKATERYNA STUKALOVA regards the exhibition "Hnylytsky. Cadavre exquis" as a model of how to present the "new wave" of art
Empathizing with the East
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TanzLaboratorium, LOVE-scape. Performans, 2011
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Olga Balashova
The healthy heart of Donbass
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OLGA BALASHOVA pays tribute to Cai Guo-Qiang's project, but finds no justification for its monumental naivete
Cobblestones for nobody to take
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Volodymyr Kuznetsov's exhibition "Renewable Weapo"
Reflecting on Volodymyr Kuznetsov's exhibition, ANDRIY MOVCHAN notices that the contemporary media game has replaced the bloody riots of the past
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River-Park DNA
ANASTASIA ZHYVKOVA takes a close look at urban landscape designs for Kyiv ahead of Euro-2012 at the Canactions architecture competition.
LIZAVETA GERMAN studies the reaction of young Ukrainian artists to Candice Breitz's project "You+I" and shares her own observations.
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When art starts talking about nationalism
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Code Vein specifies its release date and premieres E3 2019 trailer
The E3 2019 has allowed us to know the release date of Code Vein, the expected action videogame developed by Bandai Namco of which we also have a new trailer that lets us see their exciting battles in a post-apocalyptic world. When will it be available? September 27.
Developed by Shift, the creators of the God Eater saga, in Code Vein we will explore a dangerous world in ruins where dominated by vampires and other nightmare creatures. The game of Bandai Namco stands out for its anime aesthetic, its epic boss fights and its high level of difficulty.
Just a few days ago fans had the opportunity to try Code Vein thanks to a beta testing phase. Now it only remains to wait a few more weeks to enjoy this RPG action game that has been confirmed among its PC, PS4 and Xbox One launch platforms.
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The Lua integration for TheoTown plugins is quite powerful. Yet it also has a lot of complexity which yields the need for proper documentation. This introduction aims to provide you with the basic knowledge needed to get started. After that the documentation of the libraries will provide you with more information on specific topics.
Let's jump right into it by creating a basic plugin that uses a script. If you don't want to create and fill the needed files on your own you can download the example from here and extract it into your TheoTown/plugins folder.
As for any object we have to provide a unique id to identify it. The type data is used for plugin objects that are not intended to have any specific type (like a building). Instead it's meant to add data (and/or scripts) into the game. That's why I use it for this example that emphasizes on lua scripting. Nontheless you can add scripts to any object. By doing so you can define object specific behavor.
Shows a toast at startup that says "Hello World!"
As you can see this script does not interact with game objects at all. However, we will change that in future examples. It's noteworthy that the functions that are defined in the script above are called by the game. These are so called event functions as they are called by TheoTown upon certain events (e.g. script:init will be called on all scripts once all objects have been loaded).
The main idea of scripts is to add functionality to the existing plugin system (namely json defined plugins). It's therefore an addition rather than a substitution so that you cannot define plugins without using json. To support that design drafts (plugin objects) can define which scripts should be appended to them. You can append multiple scripts to a single draft. It's also possible that a single script is appended to multiple drafts.
Since scripting is meant to be an addition to the existing plugin system you can create your plugins like before (json + graphics) and add scripts afterwards. It's noteworthy that scripting does not conflict with fun based actions so that you can use both at the same time for a draft. However, for clearity I recommend to only use one of the two techniques within a plugin.
It basically consists of different states (like Loaded and In city). Transitions between these states can yield function calls in all scripts. These event functions are identified by their name and will be called by TheoTown automatically (if they are defined in your script). There are more event functions than that ones shown in the diagram above. You'll find all of them in the Script documentation.
Debugging usually refers to the process of finding and fixing bugs in your code. Since the state of a Lua script is usually hidden from you the Debug library provides you with some functions to reveal the internal state of your script.
to reveal the value of the local variable x. A toast in Android is a small message overlay that will be displayed above the app for some seconds. Since toasts will be displayed one after another you should use them only for rare events (like the call of the init event function in the example). To display a continous state of a script the Debug.info function is more appropriate. It will append the provided information to the debug overlay in the game that can be enabled in the game menu (if debug mode has previously been enabled in the settings).
Note that you can provide as many parameters as you like to the debug functions. The provided arguments will automatically be converted to strings and then concatenated together for display.


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When WebMatrix was originally launched, it spurred a lot of activity from people who do not like seeing raw SQL statements in code files, or who perceived a problem working with dynamic objects. Some of these people threw their hands up in horror and tweeted or blogged their displeasure, while others felt the urge to do something about the "problem" as they saw it, and a number of open source data access projects have resulted. I've had a quick look at three projects to see what they might bring to the party.
First - a little context. WebMatrix data access is based on a library called WebMatrix.Data. It was originally called Microsoft.Data when the whole thing was in Beta. The main feature of WebMatrix.Data is that it works with raw SQL. Depending on which side of the fence you peer over, this is both a "good thing" and a "bad thing". One of the core principals behind the design of the Web Pages framework was to keep the "concept count" low. Microsoft knew through research that ASP.NET could be a forbidding experience to people who know little about server side web development. In the Web Forms framework, there are plenty of new things to learn which are foreign to all other frameworks, such as ViewState, the Page Lifecycle, an eventing model and so on. MVC is an advanced architecture designed for ease of testability, separation of concerns and what have you, which takes a lot of learning if all your sole programming experience up to now has been the odd function in Excel. If you look at classic ASP and PHP, for example, you get a totally different experience. At the simplest level, data access is often performed through direct calls to the database within code files which show a mixture of programming logic and HTML, and for relatively simple sites, this is acceptable. There are vast numbers of "simple" sites out there, and huge numbers of people who only ever want to build such simple sites. They do not need the architectural embellishments that come with MVC. Not every site is a "software engineering project". But the key thing is that if you are just learning how to build dynamic web sites, finding help on SQL is simple. There are millions of examples of SQL all over the web.
On the other hand, complex sites (applications, really) do need to be carefully architected. A lot of bloggers work full-time on such projects, and know the pitfalls of intermixing logic with HTML and inlining SQL in these kinds of projects. They know, for example, that they do not want to have to change code all over the application if a field name changes in the database. And they know that applying automated tests to this type of project is nearly impossible. Some of these people have forgotten (it seems to me) about the other side of web development, or what it was like when they first started out. They think that every web site is indeed a software engineering project, and all should follow "best practice", although what that is depends on your point of view. It's generally agreed, though, that having inline SQL in these types of projects is not a best practice.
Each of the packages offers different solutions to different problems. Consequently, each one of them has their own set of features, and either embraces WebMatrix.Data, or replaces it completely. I'll look at Jeremy Skinner's library first.
When Product objects are created, they now have a ShouldReorder property which will be true or false, depending on the comparison between two other fields. And of course, that property appears in IntelliSense. If, after a while, you also want to take account of the number of units on order to determine whether the product has reached the point where a new order should be made, you only need to alter your code in one place.
Rob Conery has approached things slightly differently. The Massive library (it's one C# code file) doesn't use WebMatrix.Data. It replaces it. It is based on the Active Record pattern, which treats the underlying database tables as representing objects with properties based on the column names. The properties on the objects are generated dynamically when data is retrieved from the database. There is no formal definition of the object as was the case for WebMatrix.Data.StronglyTyped. So far, there is little difference between Massive and WebMatrix in terms of how objects and properties are generated, but Massive also provides a number of methods on those objects, such as All, Insert, Update, Delete and so on, which is much more characteristic of the Active Record pattern.
The |DataDirectory| part is a substitution string which ASP.NET knows points by default to the App_Data folder within a web site.
Massive also supports transactions, which means that if you want to execute multiple commands consecutively, but only want them to succeed if all succeed, you can do so.
There seems little point in using Massive if you are happy using SQL. It's primary attraction is the set of methods that translate to SQL commands behind the scenes. If you want to move away from using SQL directly, it's a nice little tool.
I'm going to start off by pointing out that this library is in its early stages, having just reached version 0.5. It is not complete. The library again follows the Active Record pattern, and attempts to provide a relatively easy way for beginners to access data without plugging SQL in their code, which Mark feels is just "wrong". It seems that Mark mistakenly believed that WebMatrix.Data did not offer any support for parameters (which is does), but despite that, it is possible to use WebMatrix in an unsafe way if you concatenate user input directly into your SQL. The result of Mark's work is a separate data access framework, which like Rob's doesn't rely on WebMatrix.Data.
Simple.Data works with dynamic types just like Massive and WebMatrix.Data. It is likely to appeal more to people who migrate from PHP to ASP.NET, in that they may be more familiar with the Active Record pattern and how it works. There are no options to fall back on SQL. Simple.Data supports a growing range of databases, not just SQL Server and SQL CE, and as a lightweight data access framework, it holds a fair amount of promise. I feel though that it is unlikely to appeal to people who know nothing about databases and SQL.
connectionString="Data Source=<full path to db>\Northwind.sdf;"
If you are using WebMatrix, WebMatrix.Data is referenced by default. That introduces a bit of a problem in that Simple.Data also defines a Database class. Therefore, any reference to the Database class will be ambiguous. The easiest way to resolve this is the reference Simple.Data using an alias. I've used SD as my alias for Simple.Data. You could of course simply use the fully qualified namespace: Simple.Data.Database.OpenFile() but that can become boring to type after a while. Beyond that, no configuration (class definition files) is required.
I hope I've got this badly wrong, because what happens is that all products from the Products table are retrieved, and then the Category Name associated with the Product's CategoryID is retrieved within a loop, meaning that a new database query is fired for every product. All of the Category names are loaded in a List, and then that's subjected to some Linq to obtain the de-duplicated category names along with the total for each one.
So which should you use? If you are just starting out, I would strongly recommend that you use the standard WebMatrix.Data library. WebMatrix.Data.StronglyTyped certainly has a place if you want to move towards building your application around objects. Massive is a nice little utility but seems to be more of an experiment by the author around the whole C# dynamics thing. It will be interesting to see if and how it develops. Finally, Simple.Data promises a lot, but is not ready for Prime Time yet. According to Mark Rendle's blog, Simple.Data appears to have started out as a proof of concept and probably wasn't intended to grow as much as it has. A huge amount of work has already gone into Simple.Data, and it will be interesting again to see if this is developed further and in what way.


In a deregulated energy retail market, switching to a cheaper energy offer is one important way for consumers to save money on energy bills. This is, however, difficult in a complex market where most consumers struggle with the confusing array of tariff options. For low income and disadvantaged consumers the task can be much harder and yet these are the very groups that could benefit most from lower prices.
CUAC's latest research Tariff switching among older energy consumers explores the causes of lower switching rates among older persons and considers the policy and programs that might support increased switching. The research originated from work CUAC has been undertaking to support the implementation of the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation's (DSDBI)'s Energy Information Fund (EIF). The EIF provides grants for not-for-profit organisations to develop and deliver energy consumer information, targeted at disadvantaged, vulnerable or hard-to-reach consumers.
The AER is revising the Energy Made Easy price comparator to improve its usability based on feedback from consumer testing and changes will be implemented in the second half of 2014. The simpler results page, better filtering options, a 'how to use' video guide and greater prominence of the helpline number for consumers who wish to speak to a person are likely to benefit vulnerable consumers as well as older persons.
Positioning government and regulator price comparator websites as research and information activities could potentially boost usage by older people. This is as older internet users tend to use the internet for research rather than online shopping, likely due to security concerns. Messaging could highlight that government and regulator price comparators only compare offers and do not carry out a switch or involve making a purchase; that they are safe and secure to use and that they are meant to help consumers compare offers by reducing the complexity of comparisons. Highlighting the benefits of switching in realistic dollar amount estimates of potential savings and the services of the Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) to address any problems which arise through the awitching process could help people overcome their status quo bias. To assist non-internet users, who lack the resources for internet access whom lack access to make effective switching decisions, CUAC recommends a telephone service to assist consumers with comparisons could complement government and regulator price comparator websites. These services (already available through MyChoice) can carry out searches based on consumer information and provide hard copy mailouts of the results.
The CUAC rsearch found that interventions such as the provision of independent information and advice can facilitate switching amongst older persons. This, however, needs to take into account the physical and cognitive changes associated with ageing, their learning and decision-making styles, and their preference with regard to information advice and support provision. For older people, 'information' alone is insufficient; instead advice (recommendation or opinion about a course of action) and support to fully understand and act on information may also be needed. Face-to-face advice from trusted sources complemented with independent tools and printed materials appropriate to people's abilities, knowledge, language and culture, reflecting the diversity of the audience's experiences, and offering representations older people can relate to, are the most effective ways to provide education.
Note: CUAC has developed two brochures 'assisting older people with energy costs: A guide for community organisations' and 'three ways to save on energy bills' produced with funding from DSDBI. These can be downloaded from our website.


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Our ability to adjust to just about any situation is both our superpower…and our curse. The same quality that enables you to take on incredible challenges well past your comfort zone (and win) is also the seductive voice at the end of each workday which keeps whispering, "Put it off. It's not so bad. Things will get better eventually." This is the slippery slope which can transform a once-promising career into a tailspin. And whenever you're in a career tailspin, cold ground is ALWAYS a lot closer than you think.
So let's stop it, together. Let's tap into our ability to be EXCEPTIONAL and stop this downward spiral in its tracks. Are you ready?
3 Causes & Solutions for Career Tailspin
Career Tailspin Culprit #1: You're Being Blocked.
This is one of the most common reasons why people will work with a career coach like me to quickly ramp up a job search- their path for internal growth at a company is being BLOCKED by someone directly ahead (usually a boss) who has no plans to retire, change industries, or otherwise get out of the way. In this situation it's tempting to place your head in the sand and keep plugging away- something's got to change eventually, right? And in the meantime, your resentment towards this person grows. Maybe, over time, this resentment will even get bad enough to negatively impact your performance. And what will your odds of an internal promotion look like then?
Solution: Create Your Own "Sunset Clause"- and stick to it no matter what.
Look, the real problem here isn't the person doing the blocking — it's a company that is either growing too slowly, or has such a rigid promotional scheme in place that continuing to work there means sacrificing your long-term career prospects. Make no mistake about it: spend long enough holding down the same job title and you will ABSOLUTELY be pigeonholed as someone who can only operate at that level. Unacceptable.
Also read: The Cost of Settling in Your Career
So set a firm deadline or "sunset clause" on how much longer you're willing to make this sacrifice. Let's say you set a timeframe for 12 months. Within those 12 months you should AGGRESSIVELY ramp up a job search. Keep your boss apprised of the broad strokes, but don't go into details until you're ready to accept a new offer. At that point, have an honest discussion about what would be necessary to keep you on at the company (assuming you even wish to stay at that point). If they say no, great. Move onto better things. And if they say yes, realize that it was your efforts to advocate for yourself which caused them to bend. Either way you have permanently changed the situation.
Career Tailspin Culprit #2: You Got Lost Down the "Well-Rounded" Rabbit Hole.
The myth of reaching the executive suite by "rounding yourself out" continues to persist…despite all evidence to the contrary! Imagine this: you enter the tech sector and quickly establish yourself as a leader in Product Management. Rather than using that expertise as the spearhead to launch yourself to a higher level, you decide to take a detour into hard-line Operations Management or Business Development, because you've heard that having this kind of experience will help you.
What happens?
That crucial competitive edge you were developing in Product Management disappears, and what you're left with is a career that's stalled out because it has a lot of everything, but no SINGULAR VALUE in anything. That's a bad place to be.
Solution: Narrow Your Career Focus Down to a Single Point.
What are you strongest in? Put another way- what do you do that you're INSTANTLY CREDIBLE in? Re-aligning with this is your #1 priority- not your current job, not your "long-term career prospects" but this, right now.
Hop over to LinkedIn and check out the profiles of people who have jobs that fall within this single area of focus. Write them down. Save the profiles for future reference.
Next, revise your career platform, by which I mean your Resume, LinkedIn, and Interview Strategy, to HINGE on this single point above all else. Forget about trying to be creative or well-rounded- we've been down that rabbit hole before! Instead, hammer home your credibility here, highlight it through core stories and accomplishments, and treat everything else in your career as interesting BACKGROUND information.
Finally, reach out to the competitors on your list (as well those in your immediate network who fit the bill) and ask questions about how they opened doors for themselves? Can they give you an introduction to the hiring manager at a particular company? Are they in tight with the CEO at DREAM COMPANY X? Share your story and unique perspective with people who have the power to either CREATE a role for you, or are at most 1 STEP AWAY from being able to do so.
And remember: you can't get great at anything if you're chasing everything. Singularity of purpose and vision will beat out a Renaissance Man every day of the week.
Also read: What Going through a Period of Career Burnout Taught Me About Getting Ahead
Career Tailspin Culprit #3: You're Habitually Underperforming.
This one's the hardest to hear. But the truth is, in many cases the reason a person's career isn't moving forward is because they're caught somewhere between horrendous and outstanding performance-wise. The horrendous get weeded out. The outstanding get promoted. So where does that leave you?
Stay invisible long enough and a gentle downwards slope becomes a full-out tailspin.
Solution: Realign with your strengths.
Sit down and honestly ask yourself: am I doing work that's in-line with what fulfills me? No one loves what they do 100% of the time- but what's your ratio? If you're doing what you consider meaningful work over 50% of the time, you can build and develop on that. But if the real answer is 10% fulfillment, it's easier to start over than try to salvage the situation.
Assuming you have an acceptable baseline of fulfillment, it's time to shatter the invisible box. Volunteer to support initiatives in different departments. Make it clear to your boss that you're ready, willing, and able to take on more (do you have any idea how RARE this is?). Join a non-profit you care about and do work that taps into your skills (for example, if you work in Business Development and Sales and help NON-PROFIT X execute a successful fundraising campaign, that's something you can utilize in your resume).
I'm not going to sugarcoat it: it's going to be painful leaving the safety of invisibility behind. But if you're reading this and actively striving to improve yourself, that is not the place for you.
Rise higher!
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Israel's last remaining abandoned Arab village, Lifta, gets reprieve as judge voids development plans
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 02:24PM
Architects and planners view village as a cultural asset that preserves the way of life and the construction typical of Arab villages in the early 20th century.
By Nir Hasson Haaretz 7 February 2012
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-s-last-remaining-abandoned-arab-village-lifta-gets-reprieve-as-judge-voids-development-plans-1.411447
Lifta, the only abandoned Arab village in Israel not to have been destroyed or repopulated since 1948, has received a reprieve after plans to build a luxury neighborhood in the western Jerusalem location were voided by a judge on Monday on technical grounds.
Judge Yigal Mersel made his decision in the context of an appeal filed by former Arab residents of the village and its descendents, together with left-wing activists. The appellants had claimed the plan would deprive the former residents - some of whom are still living in East Jerusalem - of their rights to properties they left behind when fleeing the area in 1948.
Yacoub Odeh, a leader of the community of former Lifta dwellers in Jerusalem
Photo by: Emil Salman
Mersel, however, did not address this claim. He canceled the tender on a technicality, saying changes made to it by the Israel Lands Administration were substantial enough to require its reissuance.
Lifta is the last Arab village abandoned during the War of Independence that is preserved in its entirety, and for many Palestinians it is a symbol of the Nakba ("catastrophe" ). Architects and planners view it as a cultural asset that preserves the way of life and the construction typical of Arab villages in the early 20th century.
The urban building plan for the area, which was approved in 2004, called for constructing a luxury neighborhood in Lifta while preserving the old structures. The tender, issued a year ago, called for the village to be divided among 10 developers, each of whom would have to conduct a survey of his sector's old buildings and arrange for their preservation.
The plan had been widely criticized for not preserving the village in its entirety and effectively "privatizing" preservation by putting it in the hands of private developers.
But the political-historical argument was also made, and was to the fore in the appeal filed in Jerusalem District Court by former Lifta residents, Rabbis for Human Rights, and activists Dr. Dafna Golan and Ilan Shtayer; they were represented by attorney Sami Ershied.
"Given that Lifta is an abandoned village and its original owners live as refugees only a few hundred meters away, no construction should be done there, certainly not construction that will destroy the village and totally divest the original residents of their rights," the appellants argued.
A view of Lifta last year. It's the last Arab village abandoned during the War of Independence preserved in its entirety.
The appellants also submitted opinions opposing the plan from architects and preservationists, among them Shmuel Groag, who had been involved in preparing the plan a decade ago but has since repudiated it.
"My innovation was that preservation is not just of the external skin, but also of the people that lived there," Groag said.
During the hearings, officials of the Israel Antiquities Authority admitted they were not satisfied with the terms of the tender, and the ILA reported that it had made changes to the tender. For one thing, it had removed the core of the village - which includes its mosque and the famous spring - from the building plan, and it had also decided that the Antiquities Authority should do a preservation survey before the area was divided and allocated to the developers.
Mersel decided that these changes were significant enough to cancel the tender. Mersel also noted that, over the years, Israel has become much more sensitive to many preservation issues that the plan does not address.
While the appellants won on a technicality, they said it was a step in the right direction.
"This is a small step for our parents and grandparents, a small step toward protecting our history," said Yacoub Odeh, a leader of the community of former Lifta dwellers in Jerusalem. "No one has the right to destroy the memories of others," he said.
Ershied agreed. "Preservation isn't just preserving buildings, it's preserving a heritage," he said. "This is a historic opportunity because Lifta's history isn't just that of the Palestinians, it's the history of the State of Israel, for better or worse."
Court nixes building project, saves unique Nakba village
From +972 by Noam Sheizaf 7 February 2012
http://972mag.com/court-cancels-construction-project-saves-unique-palestinian-nakba-village/34886/
The ruins of Lifta, a Palestinian village near Jerusalem (photo: Ester Inbar)
Lifta, the best-kept Palestinian Nakba village was saved on Monday, after a surprising verdict by the Jerusalem District Court canceled a 2004 construction plan to build a luxury housing complex on the site.
As reported here in October, the Society for Preservation of Israel Heritage Sites decided to join the campaign to save the remaining houses of the Palestinian village Lifta, situated at the western entrance to modern Jerusalem. Lifta is the only Nakba village with dozens of original homes still standing, and not destroyed or repopulated.
Judge Yigal Marzel canceled the construction of the project in Lifta on technical grounds, ruling that a complete survey by the archeological authority had to be completed prior to the execution of the zoning plan.
Israeli courts have very rarely ruled in favor of Palestinian refugees. In one of the only cases in which the court ruled to protect assets of refugees – the Ikrit and Biram ruling – the state never carried out the verdict.
The petition against the construction work in Lifta was filed by former residents of the village, Rabbis for Human Rights and Israeli and Palestinian activists. According to a Haaretz report, attorney Sami Ershied presented to the court both historical and political arguments for the preservation of Lifta:
"Given that Lifta is an abandoned village and its original owners live as refugees only a few hundred meters away, no construction should be done there, certainly not construction that will destroy the village and totally divest the original residents of their rights," the appellants argued.
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July 25, 2017 By Mike Lee
The Subaru WRX STI Type RA NBR Special set a new lap record for a four-door saloon at the famous 12.8-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, achieving a time of 6:57.5. The time was achieved using the Nürburgring timing equipment and was officially verified by track officials.
The WRX STI Type RA NBR Special was designed to show the capabilities of the Subaru saloon and all-wheel drive. This time attack car has set lap records at the Isle of Man TT, the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climb (where it was also 3rd fastest overall) and now it has conquered the 12.8-mile (20.6-kilometre) lap around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Prodrive-built time attack car is equipped with a rally spec 2.0-litre Boxer engine and Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive.
The WRX STI Type RA NBR Special is a custom-built race car built by Prodrive using a standard 2017 WRX STI with a full roll cage welded into the standard WRX STI body for added strength and stiffness.
It has a modified 2.0-litre Subaru WRC-spec boxer engine with a 75-mm intake, and the turbo runs at 250 psi of boost. This produces more than 600 horsepower at 8,500 rpm. Prodrive calculated the top speed at the 'Ring would be 179 mph at 8,500 rpm in top gear.
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State Parks, Historic Sites to Receive $4.3M
Three Columbia County parks, including one with strong ties to Greene County, are in line to receive a total of $4.38 million in state funding for repairs and renovations.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $110 million in capital funding has been set aside in the state's 2020 budget to continue the NY Parks 2020 initiative aimed at revitalizing the state's flagship parks, according to a statement from the governor.
Statewide, 47 parks and historic sites will receive funding for construction projects and systemwide improvements.
The Columbia County parks slated to receive funding are Lake Taghkanic State Park, Olana State Historic Site and Taconic State Park.
Joining Cuomo in the announcement were Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
"State parks are central to New York's thriving tourism economy and millions of New Yorkers turn to these world-class natural treasures each year for fun, exercise and community engagement," Cuomo said. "This significant investment will help enhance and modernize our cherished state parks while promoting healthy outdoor recreation, preserving our environment and lifting up local economies."
Lake Taghkanic State Park will receive a total of $575,000, including $225,000 to replace the park's east water tower and $350,000 for improvements to the west-side septic pump station, as well as system improvements.
At Taconic State Park, $1,960,000 has been allocated for infrastructure repairs, including $1,600,000 for the shower house, comfort station and septic system in the northern section of the campground. The remaining $360,000 will be used to improve water treatment and distribution.
Olana State Historic Site will receive $1 million to relocate a temporary parking lot at the site's farm complex and kitchen garden, and an additional $850,000 to replace an aging water storage tank.
Olana Partnership President Sean Sawyer said the funding will be used to improve an important historic site for Columbia County and beyond.
"We work jointly with the parks agency to restore and make Olana the best it can be for the public," Sawyer said. "This is funding in the state budget through Gov. Cuomo's initiatives, along with the parks commissioner and the region, to accomplish a major task at Olana."
The water tower at Olana is in need of replacement to protect the site, Sawyer said.
"The water tower is vital — it will replace an aging and deteriorating water tower that provides fire protection for the house and its collection, which is a national treasure," he said.
The second component of the renovation project at Olana would be the first step in restoring a little-known farm complex and a return to the site's historic roots.
"We are working hand in hand with state parks to complete the restoration of Olana to bring it back to the full vision that Frederic Church had for it," Sawyer said. "Part of that will be to bring back the historic farm at Olana, which occupied about a third of the property during Church's lifetime. It has been unknown and invisible for the past 75 years, and for the entire time it has been a state historic site."
State funding includes $1 million that will be used to replace a temporary parking lot that was installed roughly 10 years ago right next to the house's kitchen garden.
"This temporary lot is finally getting removed and a permanent parking lot that will be much safer and better for visitors is being put down out of the historic area of the farm," Sawyer said. "We have to do that before we can bring back the kitchen garden portion of the site, and we have public and private funds to do that."
In Church's time, the kitchen garden is where vegetables were grown to feed the family and staff.
"This is the first step to bringing agriculture back to Olana," Sawyer said. "Agriculture was really an important part of how Frederic Church thought about the Hudson Valley and his place in it. It was about living in nature but also benefiting from the produce and productive agricultural lands."
State Sen. Daphne Jordan, R-43, a member of Olana Partnership, said the funding will make some welcome improvements.
"Our state parks not only help to preserve the incredible scenic beauty of New York, but also provide recreation to New Yorkers," Jordan said. "Visitors to our state parks help with tourism dollars in our local economies. Funding to Olana, a New York state historic site, is exciting. This historic and beautiful treasure is a public-private partnership. The non-profit Olana Partnership has been working hard to not only preserve Olana, but to expand upon what visitors, tourists, students and artists are able to experience at Fredric Church's Olana."
In the Capital Region, $9.7 million has been budgeted for repairs to seven parks.
In addition to the three parks in Columbia County, others in the Capital Region include Johnson Hall State Historic Site in Johnstown, John B. Thacher State Park in Voorheesville and Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs, along with regionwide paving improvements, according to the governor's office.
The site renovations should have an impact that goes beyond the parks, said F. Michael Tucker, president and CEO of the Columbia Economic Development Corporation.
"State parks, historic sites and nature preserves play an important role in promoting economic development, particularly here in Columbia County, by enhancing the quality of life of local residents, attracting tourists and other visitors, providing seasonal and full-time jobs and an opportunity to purchase goods and services from local businesses," he said.
More than half of the $4.3 million in state park funding for the Capital Region will come to Columbia County, Tucker said.
"The impact of state parks on our local economy is enormous in terms of the economic-multiplier effect throughout the county," Tucker said.
Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, said the impact on the region could be significant.
"Our parks provide beloved space for outdoor enjoyment, but they are also important economic drivers to our region," Barrett said. "Supporting our state parks and recreational spaces has always been a top priority for me, which is why I helped pass a budget that provides $110 million for critical park upgrades. This includes more than $4 million for Lake Taghkanic State Park, Olana State Historic Site and Taconic State Park. With this funding, we can help ensure Hudson Valley families and visitors have even more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors."
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Q: How to get vertices of rotated rectangle? I try smth like this:
def main_rec():
    width = random.randint(150, 250)
    height = random.randint(150, 250)
    angle = rand_angle()
    c, s = np.cos(angle), np.sin(angle)
    R = np.array(((c, -s), (s, c)))

    center = (random.randint(0, 640), random.randint(0, 480))
    x1y10 = (center[0] - width / 2, center[1] + height / 2)
    x2y20 = (x1y10[0] + width, x1y10[1])
    x3y30 = (x2y20[0], x2y20[1] - height)
    x4y40 = (x3y30[0] - width, x3y30[1])
    x1y1 = (x1y10[0] * R[0][0] + x1y10[1] * R[0][1], x1y10[0] * R[1][0] + x1y10[1] * R[1][1])
    x2y2 = (x2y20[0] * R[0][0] + x2y20[1] * R[0][1], x1y10[1] * R[0][1] + x2y20[1] * R[1][1])
    x3y3 = (x3y30[0] * R[0][0] + x3y30[1] * R[0][1], x3y30[0] * R[1][0] + x3y30[1] * R[1][1])
    x4y4 = (x4y40[0] * R[0][0] + x4y40[1] * R[0][1], x4y40[1] * R[0][1] + x4y40[1] * R[1][1])

    points = [x1y1, x2y2, x3y3, x4y4]
    return points, angle / 3.14159 * 180

but I don't know how to set a condition for the corners to be right. I try to use  rotation matrix. It makes normal rectangles only for angle = 0

A: using numpy and rotation matrix code would be:
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def create_rect(width,height,center):
    x,y = center
    w,h = width,height
    return np.array([[x-w/2,y-h/2],
                     [x+w/2,y-h/2],
                     [x+w/2,y+h/2],
                     [x-w/2,y+h/2],
                     [x-w/2,y-h/2]]).T

width = np.random.randint(150,250)
height = np.random.randint(150,250)
center = (np.random.randint(0, 640), np.random.randint(0, 480))

angle = np.random.randint(0,360)/360.0*2*np.pi
rotmat = np.array([[np.cos(angle),-np.sin(angle)],
                   [np.sin(angle),np.cos(angle)]])

rect = create_rect(width,height,center)

rot_rect = rotmat @ rect

plt.imshow(*rot_rect)

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The co-chair of the art department at SMCC is artist and musician, Jeff Badger. In our interview he shared some insights around being a musician, being an artist and being a department chair.
In the following interview, reporter Keannah Breault asks Jeff Badger, How he creates unique and creative compositions for his band Custard Paws & Mr. Freezy.
I want to bring attention to the incredible artistry and musical talent of this band, far too often talent like this unfortunately goes unnoticed.
KB: Tell us all a little bit about yourself, and the work you do.
JB: I'm Jeff Badger, an artist and educator based in Maine. I exhibit my own artwork, curate exhibitions and international art exchanges, and create freelance illustration and comics. I am also a recording and performing musician and an enthusiastic fan of the outdoors. I'm the co-chair of the Fine Arts Department at SMCC.
KB: Badger uses dozens of incredible skills in his field of work that has presented him with unique experiences and opportunities. A successful career in tow, he has managed to balance his work and maintain a fan base.
JB: I try to maintain a good life/work balance that includes time for friends and family, outdoor activities like hiking, and my creative pursuits. I used to take on freelance work, but I've found that being a professor gives me the freedom to only take on projects that are personal or collaborations that I'm excited about. […] Collaborating with other people on music and art projects is a great way to keep momentum going and build accountability into your work.
KB: Jeff Badgers art is used as the base of his music videos, one video in particular uses charcoal art it is Titled "Secret Friends" – Custardpaws & Mr. Freezy and has a duration of two minutes and Fifty-nine seconds. In this video he explained during the interview his process.
JB: I shot that video using a DLSR camera on a tripod, shooting a piece of 18" x 24" Bristol Board pinned to the wall. The video has about 3000 frames.
For each frame I updated the drawing by drawing and erasing the charcoal on the same piece of paper, so it is more like a stop-motion […] I used iMovie and set the frame rate to 10fps, […]. I've tried other stop motion animation programs but found iMovie to be the easiest to work with, though I'd like to keep experimenting.
KB: Jeff Badger started working at Southern Maine Community College in 2008 and became Co-Chair in 2010 when the Art Department split from the AED Department.
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KB: What was your occupation before working at SMCC?
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Q: Centre two Edit Texts in row I have a table consisting of two columns. I want to programmatic ally add two EditText fields to each column and so them to be centred in the column.
After reading many questions on this - I am yet unable to get them centred in their column. Can someone show me what I'm doing wrong?
private void AddNewRow()
{
    TableLayout tl = (TableLayout) findViewById(R.id.score_grid);

    TableRow tr = new TableRow(this);
    tr.setLayoutParams(new TableRow.LayoutParams(TableRow.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL));

    EditText cell1 = CreateNewScoreBox(player1Rows);
    EditText cell2 = CreateNewScoreBox(player2Rows);

    tr.addView(cell1);
    tr.addView(cell2);

    tl.addView(tr, new TableLayout.LayoutParams(TableLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, TableLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
}
private EditText CreateNewScoreBox(List<EditText> rows)
{
    EditText b = new EditText(this);
    b.setText("");
    b.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER);
    b.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
    b.setOnFocusChangeListener(focusLostListener);
    b.setLayoutParams(new TableRow.LayoutParams(TableRow.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, TableRow.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
    b.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);

    rows.add(b);
    return  b;
}

In short I want the two edit texts on the left to be under the Player 1 and Player 2 sections  (and ideally each box to be the same size!).

A: Try using LayoutParams right after each declaration of EditText:
LayoutParams params = new LayoutParams(0,LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 1.0f);
cell1.setLayoutParams(lparams);

Arguments of LayoutParams are, in order:

*

*layout_width - in this case 0 for better performance, as the weight will be enough to set the EditText width properly

*layout_height - here you could set a specific number in dp if you prefer

*layout_weight - note that it must be a float


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package xorm

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
)

// Filter is an interface to filter SQL
type Filter interface {
	Do(sql string, session *Session) string
}

// PgSeqFilter filter SQL replace ?, ? ... to $1, $2 ...
type PgSeqFilter struct {
}

func (s *PgSeqFilter) Do(sql string, session *Session) string {
	segs := strings.Split(sql, "?")
	size := len(segs)
	res := ""
	for i, c := range segs {
		if i < size-1 {
			res += c + fmt.Sprintf("$%v", i+1)
		}
	}
	res += segs[size-1]
	return res
}

// QuoteFilter filter SQL replace ` to database's own quote character
type QuoteFilter struct {
}

func (s *QuoteFilter) Do(sql string, session *Session) string {
	return strings.Replace(sql, "`", session.Engine.QuoteStr(), -1)
}

// IdFilter filter SQL replace (id) to primary key column name
type IdFilter struct {
}

func (i *IdFilter) Do(sql string, session *Session) string {
	if session.Statement.RefTable != nil && len(session.Statement.RefTable.PrimaryKeys) == 1 {
		sql = strings.Replace(sql, "`(id)`", session.Engine.Quote(session.Statement.RefTable.PrimaryKeys[0]), -1)
		sql = strings.Replace(sql, session.Engine.Quote("(id)"), session.Engine.Quote(session.Statement.RefTable.PrimaryKeys[0]), -1)
		return strings.Replace(sql, "(id)", session.Engine.Quote(session.Statement.RefTable.PrimaryKeys[0]), -1)
	}
	return sql
}

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Q: What's the best way to declare a TypeScript function with a discriminated union that returns the same type as its parameter? Given this simplified vanilla JS function:
function getStringOrNumber(val) {
  if (typeof val === 'string') {
      return 'It was a string';
  } else {
      return 5;
  }
}

How can I tell TypeScript that when it gets a string it returns a string, and when it gets a number it returns a number?
I have experimented with different methods and found that using these overloads works, but it seems over-complicated and I wonder if there's something I am missing. Particularly, in this solution, I don't get why the third line is necessary (see link below for more info).
function useOverloadsExtra(val: string): string
function useOverloadsExtra(val: number): number
function useOverloadsExtra(val: string | number): string | number
function useOverloadsExtra(val: string | number): string | number {
    if (typeof val === 'string') {
        return 'It was a string';
    } else {
        return 5;
    }
}

Here are the other solutions I tried

A: Your overloads solution is close. The problem is on your test. In your test, you are calling the method passing the union as the parameter, but the union is not an allowed value: only string and number are. The last overload (the "implementation overload") is not part of the signature. So your test must perform the narrowing, like this:
function getValOverloads(val: string | number): string | number {
    if (typeof val === 'string')
        return useOverloads(val);
    else
        return useOverloads(val);
}

If you want to be able to pass the union (and thus receiving the union as the return value), you should add a third overload (just like you did on useOverloadsExtra).


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Біографічні відомості
Батько тривалий час працював за кордоном (в Австрії і Великій Британії). У цей час хлопця виховувала тітка, яка разом з чоловіком працювала на заводі «Каучук». Після повернення на батьківщину, Володимир Фадєєв очолював профільний відділ в одному з міністерств.

Валерій Фадєєв організовано почав займатися футболом в юнацькій команді «Метробуду» (перший тренер — Ніл Степанович Гугнін). Директором цієї спортивної школи був заслужений майстер спорту Костянтин Лясковський. У першому матчі проти команди підшипникового заводу відзначився покером. Незабаром перейшов до Футбольної школи молоді. У ФШМ його наставником був Костянтин Бєсков. Після чемпіонату СРСР 1958 року серед футбольних шкіл отримав запрошення від клубів вищої ліги «Спартак», ЦСК МО і «Динамо». За порадою Бєскова обрав динамівський колектив. У першості Радянського Союзу дебютував 16 червня 1959 року: у середині другого тайму замінив півзахисника Олександра Соколова. Гра з «Локомотивом» завершилася перемогою з рахунком 7:1 (дублі оформили Ігор Численко, Генріх Федосов і ). Перший гол у вищій лізі забив через два місяці — 22 серпня, у ворота команди «Крила Рад» з Куйбишева. Всього у першому сезоні виходив на поле у п'яти матчах.

Протягом наступних шести років був повноцінним гравцем основного складу, двічі ставав переможцем чемпіонату СРСР. 28 червня 1964 року зіграв у Варшаві за олімпійську збірну. Вирішальна гра за путівку на Олімпіаду завершилася поразкою від команди Німецької Демократичної Республіки (1:4, гол престижу на рахунку киянина Віктора Серебряникова).

Ситуація у клубі змінилася в 1966 році, на той час Фадєєв навчався на останньому курсі інститута ім. Плеханова. У попередні роки керівництво «Динамо» не відпускало його на переддипломну практику і він двічі брав академічну відпустку. Того року Фадєєв віддав перевагу навчанню і пропустив передсезонні збори. У стартових іграх він грав у складі, але після травневої поразки від київського «Динамо» старший тренер В'ячеслав Соловйов звинуватив Фадєєва і Володимира Глотова у створенні негативної атмосфери в колективі. Обоє гравців залишили команду. Півтора року захищав кольори українського клубу «Шахтар» (Донецьк). Всього у вищій лізі провів 177 матчів (19 голів). У наступні чотири роки грав за «Політвідділ» (Ташкентська область, Узбецька РСР), «Динамо» (Махачкала, Дагестанська АРСР) і «Динамо» (Целіноград, Казахська РСР).

Після завершення футбольної кар'єри працював інженером в конструкторському бюро «Автоматика». Під час перебудови був метрдотелем у ресторані. Потім, до виходу на пенсію — заступником гендиректора «Кворума» — дочірньої компанії «Лукойла».

Досягнення
 Чемпіон СРСР (2): 1959, 1963
 Срібний призер (1): 1962
 Бронзовий призер (1): 1960

 № 3 у списку 33 кращих футболістів СРСР (1): 1963

Примітки

Посилання

Майстри спорту СРСР
Футболісти «Женісу»
Футболісти «Динамо-Дагестана»
Футболісти «Шахтаря» (Донецьк)
Футболісти «Динамо» (Москва)
Радянські футболісти
Уродженці Москви
Народились 1939
Народились 20 липня
Випускники Російського економічного університету імені Г. В. Плеханова


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