We arrived at the Park Hyatt Milan around noon by car from the Lake Como Area. The Park Hyatt Milan is located right across from the Gallerie Vittorio Emanuele II and the Duomo, which pretty much compose the center of Milan. So the location could not have been any more spectacular, during our rather short stay in Milan.
Getting to the hotel was a bit of an issue because of the narrow nature of a lot of streets in Milan (it was very easy to miss a street). However, not many people arrive in a rather large 8 seat Mercedes Minivan, let alone a rental car altogether. I certainly would not recommend doing so if I were spending time in the city.
As soon as we arrived, the bellman and valet were over to our car helping us unload baggage and getting our car valet parked. Valet parking was actually reasonable at 50 Euros per day, and we weren't about to waste more time wandering around the streets of Milan looking for parking to save a few Euros.
We were ushered into the lobby and check in area, which is located to the left of the entry foyer of the hotel. The hotel was rather busy at the time with a fairly long line for check in or questions. However we were able to skip the line altogether due to elite status (I am Hyatt Platinum for having their credit card, and my dad is Hyatt Diamond).
The agent at the Gold Passport desk happened to be the general manager of the hotel. He welcomed us to Milan and quickly moved on to check us in to our rooms. He informed us that one of our rooms had been upgraded to a deluxe room, but it wasn't quite ready yet. After profusely apologizing for the trouble, he offered us drink vouchers to use at the hotel bar, Mio. We were completely fine with this since the plan was just to park the car, drop luggage, and explore Milan.
While our parents went to check out the shops and restaurants in the Gallerie, Sasidhar and I went upstairs to take pictures of the room and to also book him a room in the hotel as well. While searching, we noted that some suites had opened up for upgrading a CASH + Points rate (15k points + $300). Since we were running low on points and room rates were exorbitantly high, we went ahead and booked the room. We later applied one of my dad's suite night certificates to get a farther upgrade.
Upon entering the room there was a very comfortable bed on the left side and a small couch directly across from it. It was a rather small room, but definitely a perfectly functional and decent sized for European standards. For one thing the lighting and ambiance definitely made it feel welcoming.
There was one oddity which you wouldn't expect to see in a upscale hotel like the Park Hyatt, and that was the positioning of the television. I tried swiveling it toward the bed, but it really wouldn't budge. And when it did swivel ever so slightly it was at an especially odd angle to watch TV. Luckily there wasn't anything of interest on TV to watch (Wimbledon was already over), but normally I would have been a little annoyed.
To the right of the entrance was an marvelously sized bathroom with one of the best showers I've seen a hotel offer to date. It also featured a deep soaking tub and a single sink. The toiletries provided were unusually branded "Park Hyatt Milan" rather than the traditional Blaise Martin toiletries seen in the Park Hyatt Zurich and Paris. It was still a pleasant smell, but to be honest it was nothing similar to the likes of Bulgari or Blaise Martin.
So overall, a very decent sized room with a large bathroom and fresh look (something I really appreciate after staying in other European hotels). Again, a perfectly functional room considering that most of the time you are here will be spent outside walking around Milan.
After finishing up our tour of the regular room, we went down to check in to the suite and get the key for the deluxe room. The lady at the front desk said it would be a while for the suite to be ready, so we just headed out for a quick tour of the nearby Duomo and shopping area.
It started raining as we headed out and so we got to see the Duomo in its gloomy beauty.
My brother and I took some more pictures as we walked around trying to decide on where we would have lunch. In case you haven't noticed we absolutely love the glass roof and architecture of the mall area.
Upon coming back we were greeted at the door by the agents at the front desk and presented the keys to our rooms. We each headed up to our own rooms for a quick refresher before exploring more of Milan. My parents ended up getting the suite because they were sharing rooms with my sister and I. We were going to get a 4th room for my sister and I, but the hotel was nice enough to provide a roll away bed free of charge, which was a really gracious gesture.Anyway I was able to quickly snap a few pictures before the suite was taken over completely by our travel artifacts.
Walking into the suite, I was instantly impressed by the decor and spaciousness of the suite. The addition of mirrors almost everywhere made it seem especially glitzy and spacious. The living room featured a large and comfortable couch and some chairs and behind it lay a small bar area, and a table with some chairs.
On the end where I had previously taken a picture was another work desk equipped with a handy outlet for charging electronics, and ample space to spread out your office work.
There was a small powder room by the entrance to the living room which had an abundance of hand towels. Definitely, useful for when you have the entire family over for a hang out.
Moving on, the bedroom was attached to yet another amazing bathroom featuring double sinks, and an even larger area to get dressed or ready for the opera. And though the shower may look just like the one found in the standard room, it certainly was not! The shower was quite literally a car wash with massaging jet of water s coming out of every nook and cranny. There was also a small closet with some robes across from the vanity area, which isn't pictured here.
And to top it all off, it featured a 8 speaker surround sound system hooked up to an immense hard drive full of the latest hits and classical music. All of these features including the car wash were all controlled from this touch screen on the wall. Everything from shower temperature to music volume to how many jets you would like to be on at the time were could all be set here.
After relaxing for a bit in the room, Sasidhar, his wife, and my sister went out to get some drinks at Mio. The coupons they offered at check in were apparently good for any drink at the bar. Since I am a devout teetotaler the bar tendered made me a flavorful orange-pineapple mocktail, which ended up being great. The bartender even offered some high quality olives and assorted nuts to go along with the drinks.
On a side note: The size of the drinks was surprisingly big for Europe; even Sasidhar's Mojito was decently sized.
After finishing off the drinks, we headed out to wander around the Duomo at night and bought some souvenirs at the now less crowded shops.
We got back to the room extremely exhausted and I really can't remember how I got out of the shower and ended up on the couch. It was simply lights out for me.
I ordered 2 bagels with cream cheese, some toast, tea, an order of a waffle, and some freshly squeezed orange juice. All of this arrived at our room within 15 minutes, and the waiter even informed us that as Diamond, it was all complimentary and so there would be no bill. Furthermore, the hotel provided a bread basket with croissants, and muffins free of charge as an apology for the delay the previous day (as if the drinks weren't enough). All the bread and hot breakfast items were presented in a mini oven found under the table, which made everything especially fresh. We later ordered another waffle and some coffee once my aunt and uncle arrived and the order arrived under 10 minutes, which was impressive.
The bagel with cream cheese was a bit hard if anything, though the orange juice was wonderfully fresh and sweet (it definitely hit the spot). The rest of the meal was as expected. My dad really seemed to enjoy his waffle and had already finished by the time I got my camera out to take pictures. Nothing was out of this world spectacular, but it was all high quality. There was certainly nothing to complain about. The service however was outstandingly quick and courteous.
This hotel is all about the location and it truly has one of the most remarkable surroundings of any Park Hyatt, being right across from the Duomo, and Milan Opera House. The quality of rooms found here are only equaled by only a handful of European hotels I have been to and quality of service was outstanding throughout my stay. All the employees were very welcoming, and courteous, which we didn't always find to be the case at other hotels. Overall, a great stay, and I would definitely come back to stay here if I had some Hyatt points to spend. A truly aspirational property in the Hyatt chain and a memorable stay.


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It's been said that a one-step change in line size is worth about a foot of depth.


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François Hollande will become the first French president to visit Cuba in more than a century when he lands in Havana on Monday, cementing Paris's leading role in the European Union's rapprochement with the communist island.
The EU suspended relations with Cuba in 2003 over a crackdown on journalists and activists, but it began talks to restore them in April 2014, aiming to persuade Havana to improve its human rights record.
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"France has always been a leader in the European Union. The fact that the French president is coming shows France's very important role in the dialogue between Cuba and the European Union," Eduardo Perera from the University of Havana told AFP.
US-based Cuba analyst Arturo Lopez-Levy said Hollande's visit was the first by a Western European leader since Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez in 1986.
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Where do we go from here? Do not support the re-election of the following members to the City Council. These members put the cap on vacation rentals and the $1,000 parking fines on the books against our property owners and tourist guests.
These people do not deserve a single vote. They include: former Mayor Austin Sass, leader of the anti-VHR group; Jason Collin, Sass' lackey and ineffective council member; Mayor Wendy David who relied on a flawed, city-paid, $75,000 study, to impose draconian regulations to property owners and guests. And lastly, Tom Davis who has been so ineffective in recusing himself from crucial VHR discussions and votes due to his minority interest in a property management company in South Lake Tahoe.
Over 150 property owners are waiting for permits and trying to provide a preferred family accommodation for tourist visitors to South Lake Tahoe. The city is losing over 10 percent in tax or approximately $350,000 plus millions of dollars in sales tax and economic benefits to local businesses by not allowing owners to exercise private property rights.
The city's own VHR statistics show that vacation renters are not the problem that was projected by selfish locals who didn't want to hear a car door close or the sounds of the wheels of a suitcase on the sidewalk.
Jim Morris is the owner of Lake Tahoe Accommodations, which has been bringing visitors to Lake Tahoe for 38 years.


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"""
test_hwm
~~~~~~~~

Tests for high water mark tracking function.
"""

import logging
from unittest import TestCase
from mock import Mock, call, patch
from calico.etcddriver import hwm
from calico.etcddriver.hwm import HighWaterTracker

_log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class TestHighWaterTracker(TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.hwm = HighWaterTracker()

    def test_mainline(self):
        # Test merging of updates between a snapshot with etcd_index 10 and
        # updates coming in afterwards with indexes 11, 12, ...

        # We use prefix "/a/$" because $ is not allowed in the trie so it
        # implicitly tests encoding/decoding is being properly applied.

        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/c", 9)  # Pre-snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/b/c/d", 9)  # Pre-snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/j/c/d", 9)  # Pre-snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 3)

        # While merging a snapshot we track deletions.
        self.hwm.start_tracking_deletions()

        # Send in some keys from the snapshot.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/c", 10)  # From snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 9)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/d", 10)  # From snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/d/e/f", 10)  # From snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 5)

        # This key is first seen in the event stream, so the snapshot version
        # should be ignored.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/h/i", 11)  # From events
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/h/i", 10)  # From snapshot
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 11)
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/h/i", 12)  # From events
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 11)  # Still 11, snapshot ignored.
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 6)

        # Then a whole subtree gets deleted by the events.
        deleted_keys = self.hwm.store_deletion("/a/$", 13)
        self.assertEqual(set(deleted_keys), set(["/a/$/c", "/a/$/d"]))
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 4)

        # But afterwards, we see a snapshot key within the subtree, it should
        # be ignored.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/e", 10)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 13)  # Returns the etcd_index of the delete.
        # Then a new update from the event stream, recreates the directory.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/f", 14)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 5)
        # And subsequent updates are processed ignoring the delete.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/f", 15)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 14)
        # However, snapshot updates from within the deleted subtree are still
        # ignored.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/e", 10)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 13)  # Returns the etcd_index of the delete.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/f", 10)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 13)  # Returns the etcd_index of the delete.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/g", 10)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 13)  # Returns the etcd_index of the delete.
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 5)
        # But ones outside the subtree ar not.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/f/g", 10)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        # And subsequent updates are processed ignoring the delete.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/f", 16)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 15)

        # End of snapshot: we stop tracking deletions, which should free up the
        # resources.
        self.hwm.stop_tracking_deletions()
        self.assertEqual(self.hwm._deletion_hwms, None)

        # Then, subseqent updates should be handled normally.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/a/$/f", 17)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 16)  # From previous event
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/g/b/f", 18)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)  # Seen for the first time.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/d/e/f", 19)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, 10)  # From the snapshot.
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 7)

        # We should be able to find all the keys that weren't seen during
        # the snapshot.
        old_keys = self.hwm.remove_old_keys(10)
        self.assertEqual(set(old_keys), set(["/b/c/d", "/j/c/d"]))
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 5)

        # They should now be gone from the index.
        old_hwm = self.hwm.update_hwm("/b/c/d", 20)
        self.assertEqual(old_hwm, None)
        self.assertEqual(len(self.hwm), 6)

class TestKeyEncoding(TestCase):
    def test_encode_key(self):
        self.assert_enc_dec("/calico/v1/foo/bar", "/calico/v1/foo/bar/")

        self.assert_enc_dec("/:_-./foo", "/:_-./foo/")
        self.assert_enc_dec("/:_-.~/foo", "/:_-.%7E/foo/")
        self.assert_enc_dec("/%/foo", "/%25/foo/")
        self.assert_enc_dec(u"/\u01b1/foo", "/%C6%B1/foo/")
        self.assertEqual(hwm.encode_key("/foo/"), "/foo/")

    def assert_enc_dec(self, key, expected_encoding):
        encoded = hwm.encode_key(key)
        self.assertEqual(
            encoded,
            expected_encoding,
            msg="Expected %r to encode as %r but got %r" %
                (key, expected_encoding, encoded))
        decoded = hwm.decode_key(encoded)
        self.assertEqual(
            decoded,
            key,
            msg="Expected %r to decode as %r but got %r" %
                (encoded, key, decoded))

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Q: How to hide a combo box in an externally controlled application I have an application A (.NET/WPF), which controls application B via WinAPI calls.
According to the requirements, application A must always be the topmost window. This means that

*

*if the window of application A is located at the same position as the window of application B,

*then the window of application A should be visible, and

*the window of application B must not be visible.

This requirement is satisfied in all cases except one. When application A programmatically selects an element from a combo box in application B, that combo box becomes visible for a moment. After an element is selected, it is hidden again.
But the combo box being visible (even for a few moments) is a violation of the requirements.
How can I make sure that the window of appliation A is always the topmost window (even during selection of a combo box item) ?
Note: Application A takes back focus (activates itself) every 200 milliseconds. I tried to reduce that interval to 100 milliseconds, but it didn't help.
Update 1: The combo box item is selected using following WinAPI calls.
SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CB_SHOWDROPDOWN, WPARAM(true), 0);

ItemIndex := SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CB_FINDSTRING, -1, integer(@MyValue[1]));

OutputDebugString(PChar('ItemIndex: ' + IntToStr(ItemIndex)));

SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CB_SETCURSEL, ItemIndex, 0);
SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CN_COMMAND, MakeWParam(0, CBN_SELCHANGE), 0);

SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0, -1);
SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, WM_LBUTTONUP, 0, -1);

A: There's no need to show a drop down list for a background combo box item selection, so remove the first line with the CB_SHOWDROPDOWN message sending (what might be a cause of your problem) and remove also the last two lines, where you're simulating left mouse button click (on a nonsense position, anyway), there's no reason to do so at all.
So, to select an item in combo box by a found text, it's enough to use the following pseudo-code (written in Delphi and slightly modified from your original version, since you should definitely check the results of the messages you send):
ItemIndex := SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CB_FINDSTRING, -1, LPARAM(@MyValue[1]));
if ItemIndex <> CB_ERR then
  if SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CB_SETCURSEL, ItemIndex, 0) <> CB_ERR then
    SendMessage(Self.MyFlightComboBox, CN_COMMAND, MakeWParam(0, CBN_SELCHANGE), 0);

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Michael McKean est un acteur, compositeur, réalisateur, scénariste et producteur américain, né le  à New York.

Biographie

Michael John McKean est le mari d'Annette O'Toole.

A la télévision, il interprète le rôle de Leonard « Lenny » Kosnowski dans Laverne et Shirley,

Il joue aussi Morris Fletcher dans X-Files : Aux frontières du réel et Perry White dans Smallville.

Il tient l'un des rôles principaux dans la série Better Call Saul, préquelle de Breaking Bad.

Son rôle le plus célèbre est celui de David St. Hubbins dans le faux documentaire culte Spinal Tap de Rob Reiner.

Il joue le rôle de Mr. Olive dans l'adaptation du jeu de société Cluedo de Jonathan Lynn.

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Filmographie

Comme acteur

Cinéma

 1977 :  de Rowby Goren et Chuck Staley : divers personnages
 1979 : 1941 de Steven Spielberg : Willy
 1980 : La Grosse Magouille () de Robert Zemeckis : Eddie Winslow
 1982 : Docteurs in love () de Garry Marshall : . Simon August
 1984 : Spinal Tap (This Is Spinal Tap) de Rob Reiner : David St. Hubbins
 1985 : D.A.R.Y.L. de Simon Wincer : Andy Richardson
 1985 : Cluedo () de Jonathan Lynn : Mr. Olive
 1986 :  de Penny Marshall : Leslie (non crédité)
 1987 :  de Paul Schrader : Bu Montgomery / le Barbusters
 1987 : Un ticket pour deux () de John Hughes : State trooper
 1988 :  de Harry Shearer : révérend Prufrock
 1988 : Appelez-moi Johnny 5 () de Kenneth Johnson : Fred Ritter
 1988 : Objectif Terrienne () de Julien Temple : Woody
 1989 :   (titre québécois L'Indésirable) de Matthew Patrick : Phil Dreyer
 1989 : The Big Picture de Christopher Guest : Emmet Sumner
 1990 : Flashback de Franco Amurri : Hal
 1990 : Elles craquent toutes sauf une () de Robert Shaye : Jack Twiller adulte
 1991 :  (titre québécois double identité) de Charles Lane : Harvey Cooper
 1992 : Les Aventures d'un homme invisible () de John Carpenter : George Talbot
 1992 :  de Bob Rafelson : Eddy Revere
 1993 :  de Steve Barron : Gorman Seedling, sous-commissionnaire de l'INS
 1994 : Radio Rebels (Airheads) de Michael Lehmann : Milo
 1994 :  de Mel Smith : Rick Rochester
 1995 : La Tribu Brady (The Brady Bunch Movie) de Betty Thomas :  Larry Dittmeyer
 1995 :  de Lisa Gottlieb : Frank
 1995 :  de Richard Schenkman : Sitcom Star
 1996 : Edie & Pen de Matthew Irmas : Rick
 1996 : Jack de Francis Ford Coppola : Paulie
 1997 : Manipulations (No Strings Attached)  de Josef Rusnak : Elliot Lewis
 1997 : Le Nouvel Espion aux pattes de velours (, titre québécois L'Espion aux pattes de velours) de Bob Spiers : Mr. Peter Randall
 1997 : Rien à perdre () de Bob Spiers : Phillip Barrow
 1997 :  de James F. Robinson : New Mark
 1998 :  de Curtiss Clayton : Reverend Hooper
 1998 :  de Kurt Voss : Willie
 1998 :  de  : J.P. Bigelow
 1998 :  de Philip Frank Messina : . Maxwell Hersh
 1998 :  de James Frey
 1999 :  de Tom Booker et Jon Kean : M. Livingston
 1999 : Jugé coupable () de Clint Eastwood : Reverend Shillerman
 1999 :  () de Kevin Williamson : Principal Potter
 1999 :  de Jay Roach : M. Walsh
 2000 : Bêtes de scène () de Christopher Guest : Stefan Vanderhoof
 2000 : De toute beauté () de Sally Field : Lance DeSalvo
 2000 :  de Steven Brill : Chef de Police
 2001 :  de Christine Lahti : Bob Benson
 2001 :  de Christine Lahti : Award Presenter
 2001 :  de Eric Schaeffer : Alex
 2002 :  de Melanie Mayron : Monsieur Duke
 2002 :  de Harry Shearer : Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton
 2002 : Le Gourou et les Femmes (, titre québécois Le Gouru de sexe) de Daisy von Scherler Mayer : Dwain
 2002 :  de Paul Schrader : Video Executive
 2002 :  de Brent Huff : Howard
 2003 :  de David Paymer : patient
 2003 : , titre québécois Les Grandes Retrouvailles) de Christopher Guest : Jerry Palter
 2003 :  de David Paymer : Captain Van Legge
 2005 :  de Daniel Ivanick : Prison Trustee
 2006 : Mon vrai père et moi de :en:Greg Glienna : Ken Hyman
 2006 :  de Christopher Guest : Lane Iverson
 2007 :  de George Ratliff : Chester Jenkins
 2007 :  de Zak Penn : Steve Lavisch
 2008 :  de Ari Gold : Harlan
 2009 :  de Scott Mansfield : Fritz 2
 2009 :  de Woody Allen : ami de Boris
 2009 :  : David St. Hubbins
 2010 :  de Ralph Hemecker : Alan Decuris (pré-production)

Télévision

 1979 : Laverne et Shirley (série télévisée) : Leonard « Lenny » Kosnowski (150 épisodes)
 1978 : More Than Friends (téléfilm) de James Burrows : Terry Christopher
 1979 :  (téléfilm) de Tom Trbovich : divers personnages
 1981 :  (téléfilm) de Rob Reiner
 1984 :  (téléfilm) : Howard Bender
 1986 :  (téléfilm) de Harry Shearer : Rev. Prufrock
 1986 : Petite annonce pour grand amour () (téléfilm) de Don Taylor : Pete Newly
 1987 : Double Agent (téléfilm) de Michael Vejar : Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder
 1987 :  (téléfilm) de Paul Schneider : Wexler Hatch
 1988 :  (titre québécois Le Retour du père) (téléfilm) de R.W. Goodwin et Rick Wallace : Michael
 1990 : Grand (série télévisée) : Tom Smithson
 1991 : Sessions (série télévisée) : Dan Carver
 1991 : Meurtre dans les hautes sphères () (téléfilm) de John Byrum : Pettibone
 1991 :  (série télévisée) : Gibby Fiske
 1992 : Halloween Jam at Universal Studios (téléfilm) d'Aaron Sadovsky : David St. Hubbins
 1994 : MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice (téléfilm) d'Aaron Sadovsky : Ozzie
 1995 : The Sunshine Boys (téléfilm) d'Aaron Sadovsky : Scott Grogan
 1995 : Une nounou d'enfer (série télévisée) : Noel Babcock (saison 3, épisode 2)
 1995 : Friends (série télévisée) : Léon Rastatter, directeur de Mokola (saison 2, épisode 8)
 1995 : The Sunshine Boys (téléfilm) d'Aaron Sadovsky : Scott Grogan
 1997 : Heaven will wait (téléfilm) : Harvey Baines
 1997 : Casper l'apprenti fantôme (Casper: À Spirited Beginning) (téléfilm) de Sean McNamara : Bill Case
 1998 : L'Ultime verdict (Final Justice) (téléfilm) de Tommy Lee Wallace : Merle Hammond
 1998-2002 : X-Files (épisodes Zone 51, Brelan d'as et N'abandonnez jamais) : Morris Fletcher
 1999 :  (téléfilm) : Nathan Pugh
 2001 : The Lone Gunmen : Au cœur du complot (saison 1, épisode 13) : Morris Fletcher
 2002 :  de Bob Balaban : lui-même
 2003 : Smallville de Alfred Gough et Miles Millar : Perry White (invité saison 3,9 et 10)
 2003 : Pancho Villa (, titre québécois Pancho Villa dans son propre rôle) (téléfilm) de Bruce Beresford : William Christy Cabanne
 2005 :  (téléfilm) de Gary Halvorson : Fred
 2005 : Alias : Dr. Atticus Liddell (saison 4, épisode 17 et 18)
 2006 :  (téléfilm) de Ron Underwood : Snow Miser
 2007 :  (téléfilm) de Christopher Guest : Glen Glahm
 2009 :  : lui-même
 2011 : Castle (série télévisée) : Victor Baron (saison 3 - épisode 23)
 2011 : Childrens Hospital (série télévisée) : la Mort (saison 3, épisode 10)
 2011 : Homeland saison 1 juge Jeffrey turner

 2012 : New York, unité spéciale (saison 13, épisode 13) : Kurt Sandow
 2015 - 2018 et 2022: Better Call Saul : Charles « Chuck » McGill
 2018 : The Good Place : Doug Forcett
 2019 : Good Omens : Chasseur de sorcières Sergent Shadwell
 2020 : Grace & Frankie : Jack (5 épisodes)
 2020-2021 : Breeders

Vidéofilm

 1992 :  : David St. Hubbins
 1998 :  de Rob Reiner : David St. Hubbins
 2000 :  de Jeffrey Schwarz : David St. Hubbins
 2009 :  (vidéofilm) : David St. Hubbins

Doublage

 1997 :  (jeu vidéo) de Laird M. Malamed : Dalboz de Gurth, le maître du donjon
 1998 :  de Joe Dante : Insaniac/Troglokhan
 1999 :  de Tim Snyder : batteur
 2001 : Docteur Dolittle 2 de Steve Carr : oiseau
 2002 : Le Bossu de Notre-Dame 2 (vidéofilm) de Bradley Raymond : Sarousch
 2005 :  de Daniel Ivanick : narrateur / Annie le beignet

Comme compositeur

 1984 : Spın̈al Tap (This Is Spinal Tap)
 1991 : Morton & Hayes (série télévisée)
 1992 : Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (vidéo)
 1992 : A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (TV)
 1996 : Waiting for Guffman

Comme réalisateur

 1992 : A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (TV)

Comme scénariste

 1984 : Spın̈al Tap (This Is Spinal Tap)
 1989 : The Big Picture
 1992 : Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (vidéo)

Comme producteur

 1992 : A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (TV)

Voix françaises
En France, François Dunoyer est la voix régulière de Michael McKean depuis 2015. Philippe Catoire l'a également doublé à quatre reprises.

 Philippe Catoire dans :
 Man Trouble
 Rien à perdre
 Auto Focus
 Jerry and Marge Go Large

 François Dunoyer dans :
 Ma mère et moi
 Better Call Saul (série télévisée)
 Grace et Frankie (série télévisée)
 Billions (série télévisée)

 Michel Dodane dans :
 La Tribu Brady
 Le Gourou et les Femmes
 Castle (série télévisée)

 Bernard Lanneau dans :
 Bêtes de scène
 New York, police judiciaire (série télévisée - )
 Breeders (série télévisée)

 Jean-Louis Faure (*1953 - 2022) dans :
 Spinal Tap
 Light of Day

 Et aussi
 Bernard Tiphaine (*1938 - 2021) dans D.A.R.Y.L. ()
 Gérard Darier dans D.A.R.Y.L. ()
 Jacques Ebner (*1935 - 1999) dans Cluedo
 Mario Santini (*1945 - 2001) dans Un ticket pour deux
 Jacques Frantz (*1947 - 2021) dans Appelez-moi Johnny 5
 Pascal Germain dans Dream On (série télévisée)
 Nicolas Marié dans Les Aventures d'un homme invisible
 Jean-Pierre Leroux dans Coneheads
 Marc Alfos (*1956 - 2012) dans Radio Rebels
 Guy Chapellier dans Friends (série télévisée)
 Philippe Peythieu dans Casper, l'apprenti fantôme
 Gérard Hernandez dans Les 101 Dalmatiens, la série (voix)
 Pierre Forest dans X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (série télévisée, )
 Bruno Carna (*1954 - 2011) dans Jugé coupable
 Thierry Murzeau dans X-Files : Aux frontières du réel (série télévisée, )
 Hervé Caradec dans Pancho Villa (téléfilm)
 Richard Leblond dans Smallville (série télévisée)
 Patrick Floersheim (*1944 - 2016) dans Alias (série télévisée)
 Jean-Luc Kayser dans Boston Justice (série télévisée)
 Guillaume Orsat dans New York, police judiciaire (série télévisée - )
 Dominique Collignon-Maurin dans Whatever Works
 Michel Papineschi dans The Good Place (série télévisée)
 Bruno Magne dans Good Omens (série télévisée)
 Gérard Surugue dans Les Razmoket (voix)

Notes et références

Liens externes

Acteur américain
Compositeur américain
Producteur américain
Réalisateur américain
Scénariste américain de cinéma
Naissance en octobre 1947
Acteur de X-Files
Acteur du Saturday Night Live
Naissance à New York
Satellite Award du meilleur acteur dans un second rôle

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There is no easy way to define exactly what editors, publishers, PR managers, non-profit directors, advertising executives, and other industry professionals want from writers.
I talked to some professionals, who have experience hiring writers and/or advising college students as they begin to look for work.
Creativity counts, according to a few sources.
"It begins with your resume, cover letter and/or clips," says T.S. Minns, a professor of Mass Communications, who has taught for more than 20 years at several colleges on the East Coast. "Originality makes a difference. The – less is more – concept that applies to writing in general – also applies to your resume and cover letter," Minns says.
Zeicher compares it to writing a news article with "a hook" – the ever important first graph – that should grab your reader and make her want to keep reading.
That is the first step, Minns says. "If you fail to accomplish that first step, you will never get to the second step – the interview itself," he says.


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Home⇛IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation⇛vol. 15 no. 1 (2015)
Mangrove Ecosystems and Associated Fauna with Special Reference to Mangrove Crabs in the Philippines: A Review
Ginalyn C. Cuenca | Edison D. Macusi | Neil Angelo S. Abreo | Cyril Tom B. Ranara | Michael B. Andam | Lemuel C. Cardona | Grace C. Guanzon
Discipline: Ecology, Environmental Conservation
Mangrove ecosystems are very important because of its many ecological and economic functions. It provides food, shelter, and protection to a myriad of organisms and maintains connectivity with other coastal ecosystems. It holds diverse forms of both floral and faunal associations, which are used by humans for different purposes. This review discusses the physiognomy, ethnobiology, composition of mangrove ecosystems with emphasis on associated fauna and mangrove crabs, fish production, and the human threats that can alter the stability of mangrove ecosystems. Different journal articles, books, manuals, and other online sources from both local and international sources were used to discuss the review. Mangrove ecosystems were found to be occurring in tropical and subtropical areas and are distributed horizontally in estuarine and vertically in intertidal zones due to a number of environmental and biotic factors. The ecosystem is composed of diverse associations of communities of both floral and faunal groups. Many of these associated fauna are benthic macroinvertebrates and fishes, a number of which are sourced as fish products. Fisheries are the topmost economic use of mangrove ecosystems. Fish products harvested include mud crabs, shrimps, mollusks, and fishes. The continued growth of human population and the industrialization of fishing exceeded our sustainable use of waters leading to the declining fish landings. Such event gave rise to aquaculture, which has become the main cause of diminishing mangrove ecosystems. Other human threats to mangrove ecosystems include mining, overexploitation for economic services, and urban development. Along with mangrove decline is the ecosystem's susceptibility to climate change particularly on the rising sea level. This indicates a higher risk to flooding, tsunamis, cyclones, and storm surges. Hence, protection, conservation, rehabilitation and restoration of mangrove ecosystems, and its sustainable use are essential. Eco-friendly aquaculture must also be implemented.
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These wines are marked with an oceanic salinity that defines them—aromas of green apple, minerality that reminds me of oyster shell, lime zest and citrus blossom, firm acidity and moderate alcohol. These wines also age gracefully for up to a decade in a proper cellar. Some of the 2000 Homage is drinking wonderfully, a few bottles have shown oxidation beyond an appreciable level. The 2013 Homage is packed with bright, young fruit (apple and peach skin), profound minerality and a tropical edge that I expect will sublimate around the time of release. A spectacular style that is my favorite wine we make here at Clos Pepe. The 2013 from barrel has a dense and expressive liquid-mineral nose framed by fantastic acidity and aromas/flavors of lime zest, white flowers, apple, quince and salinity.


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Testimonial - Serenus Johnson Construction
"I want to start off by saying congratulations on 100 years of business. What an incredible accomplishment! I want to give a special thanks to Joel Keister, Billy Woolwine and Mark Haynak for their hard work and commitment to excellence here at MCV. As the Facilities Supervisor, it is important for me to partner with a contractor that could provide job safety, quality and reliability to embody the vision of MCV and its facility's needs. MCV's relationship with Serenus Johnson started in February 2018 and has continued to grow due to their diversity in the field and their continuing commitment to accommodate MCV's needs both large and small. I am looking forward to our continued relationship moving into 2019 and beyond. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
-Eric Wolfe, Midland Cogeneration Venture, Facilities Supervisor
"On behalf of Chemical Bank, I would like to thank you for the amazing work your team did on the recent remodel of our Bay City West Side Banking Center. Over the years, Serenus Johnson has provided impeccable work on numerous projects, and this project was no exception. As you know, remodeling our offices comes with an extra set of challenges because the banking centers must remain in operation during construction, with as little disturbance to our staff and customers as possible. Serenus Johnson has always done a phenomenal job working with our employees and ensuring our customers are not disrupted. Due to the nature of the remodel, some of the work had to be completed after hours, and there are always unforeseen issues that arise during a remodel. Despite those challenges, Serenus Johnson was able to keep the project moving forward to get everything done on schedule and on budget. The construction teams were professional and courteous at all times, and Melynne Box is also always very helpful and easy to work with on invoices and lien waivers. If the opportunity ever arises, Chemical Bank would be pleased to provide your company a recommendation or give an endorsement for the quality of work- from design conception to final installation- your organization provides. " Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
-Walter Szostak, Chemical Bank, Bay City Community President
"Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan would like to congratulate Serenus Johnson on its 100- year anniversary and service to the Great Lakes Bay Region. There's something to be said about a business that can survive the climactic changes that take place over 100 years. Rescue Ministries greatly appreciates the many ways that Serenus Johnson Construction has assisted our ministry. There have been numerous projects in which you have consulted, designed and conducted projects of renovations for our facilities. We have found whether the project was large or small, we had your best effort of planning and construction and have always been completely satisfied with the final results. It is a great assurance to have a local company that has the capacity to meet our needs. Projects are always completed on time and more important to a non-profit company, they are on budget. Thank you for your efficient and professional service." Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
-Dan Streeter, Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan, Chief Executive Officer
"WTA Architects has been providing architectural services throughout the state of Michigan since our founding in 1947. As Serenus Johnson Construction prepares to celebrate 100 years of construction, we look back on the numerous projects our two companies have collaborated on. Examples like the McLaren Bay Region Linear Accelerator, McLaren Bay Region Behavioral Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, AuSable Valley Community Mental Health, Hagen Ford Dealership, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, and the Marlette Train Depot Restoration are just a few of the recent projects we have completed together. The list goes on… What a pleasure it has been to have had Serenus Johnson Construction as General Contractor for many of the projects we have been involved with. Integrity, trustworthiness, quality, value driven and community focused are just a few of the attributes that embody each and every team member of Serenus Johnson Construction. Congrats and hats off to 100 years of construction legacy that you can be extremely proud of. We feel privileged to have been involved in just a small portion of your legacy and look forward to what the future holds." Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
– Kurt Fogelsonger, WTA Architects, President
"Bay Veterans Foundation is pleased to recognize Serenus Johnson Construction as it nears the 100th year anniversary since its founding in 1919. A General Contractor for the Michigan Gold Star Families Memorial monument we could not have selected a more professional, detail-oriented company to build and supervise this important tribute. Though this was a relatively small project, skilled-workers, under the direction of Dave Arnold, treated it as if it were a multi-million dollar construction site. Understanding building codes, coordinating with various trades, and attention to safety practices was very apparent. Serenus Johnson Construction has been an integral part of the Bay and surrounding area laying a strong foundation for decades to come. Congratulations on the upcoming Centennial celebration and best wishes on continuing to build a future for the next generations." Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
– Keith Markstrom, Bay Veterans Foundation, President
"As you celebrate your 100-year anniversary of providing exemplary service in the construction field, I would like to share my experiences of working with you and your staff. For over the past 14 years, I have had the privilege of providing architectural design services on design/build projects and working with Serenus Johnson Construction on design/bid/build projects. Your staff both in the field and in the office provides professionalism, quality and commitment to the principles that founded your company. They have always put my mind at ease knowing your company will be involved with the project. Congratulations on this milestone and we look forward to a continued relationship with you and Serenus Johnson as you head into the next 100 years of service!" Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
– Bob Case, Case Architecture, President
I wanted to take a moment to extend a very sincere "Thank You" for successful completion of our front projects here at the Medical Care. We all were so pleased with the overall process of accomplishing a difficult project. Your employees were professional and extremely efficient. While residents and families were disrupted to some extent, I never heard a serious complain and I've heard MANY compliments about the end result. It was a pleasure to have you work here with us and I look forward to future projects with a company that has such great customer awareness. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
– Margo D. Roedel, Administrator, Tuscola County Medical Care Community
"On behalf of the Bangor Township Board of Education, I would like to thank you, your workers, and your company for the amazing work you have done over the summer on the projects in our buildings and around our district. As usual, your company completed all work in a timely manner and to a very high standard. With such a small window of time to complete the projects before staff and students returned, your workers met a very tight timeline- all while doing it with a high level of workmanship and professionalism. For that, we are extremely grateful. The partnership we have forged with your company over the years has been one that has greatly benefitted the students and staff of our district, along with the Bangor township Community as a whole. We covet the relationship we have built with you, and your work again over the past year, and especially over the summer, has reinforced how committed you are to continuing that relationship. On behalf of our board of education, employees and families of Bangor Township, please let all your workers know how appreciative we are of the work they have completed. We are blessed to have such professional and over-achieving experts partnering with us." Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
– Matthew Schmidt, Bangor Township Schools, Superintendent
We would like to thank Serenus Johnson Construction for their part in the renovation of Operation Room 4 and 5 at Bay Regional Medical Center. As planned, we received authorization Monday afternoon from the State of Michigan to fully utilize the new Operating Room Suite for our patients. Without your effort and dedication to this project, we could not have achieved this most difficult goal of renovating two OR's within the short time frame of three weeks. As you know, renovation in an operating surgical suite can be the most complicated of all construction projects. Your planning and scheduling, while adhering to all codes and regulations, was exemplary. Rarely has a project gone so smoothly and trouble-free for the Hospital. You and your staff are to be congratulated on this effort. We look forward to working with you on future projects. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Please leave this field emptyOh hi there It's nice to meet you. Sign up to receive awesome content in your inbox, every month. Email Address * Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.
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Where is Bassano del Grappa in Vicenza Italy?
Bassano del Grappa ( Venetian: Basan or Bassan, pronounced [baˈsaŋ]) is a city and comune, in the Vicenza province, in the region of Veneto, in northern Italy. It bounds the communes of Cassola, Marostica, Solagna, Pove del Grappa, Romano d'Ezzelino, Campolongo sul Brenta, Conco, Rosà, Cartigliano and Nove.
When was the Bassano del Grappa bridge destroyed?
The bridge was destroyed many times, the last time during World War II. The Alpine soldiers, or Alpini have always revered the wooden bridge and Bassano del Grappa. After the destruction of the bridge, they took up a private collection and had the bridge completely rebuilt.
Where was Bassano del Grappa during World War 1?
During World War I Bassano was in the front area, and all industrial activities were halted. In the last days of World War II, Bassano del Grappa was bombed by USAF B-24s and B-17s. The symbol of the town is the covered Ponte Vecchio, which was designed by the architect Andrea Palladio in 1569.
What was the name of Jacopo da Bassano's tower?
It has a noteworthy loggia and a fresco attributed to Jacopo da Bassano. The Monte di Pietà, a Renaissance edifice with 15th-century coats of arms. The Torre Civico (Civic Tower, 14th Century) 43 metres, in Piazza Garibaldi.
What did the Alpini do at Bassano del Grappa?
The Alpine soldiers, or Alpini have always revered the wooden bridge and Bassano del Grappa. After the destruction of the bridge, they took up a private collection and had the bridge completely rebuilt. Often soldiers flock to the bridge to remember and sing songs from their days as alpine soldiers.
Why did Bassano del Grappa change its name?
After the terrible battles on Mount Grappa in World War I, where thousands of soldiers lost their lives, a decision was made to change the name of the town. In 1928, the name was changed to Bassano del Grappa, meaning Bassano of Mount Grappa, as a memorial to the soldiers killed.
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Facing Failure: A Levinasian Reading of Bernard Malamud's Fiction – Part I
The schlemiel is often thought of as the Jewish fool who, in the traditional joke, is paired up with a nudnik and a schlimazel. The schlemiel, as the traditional joke goes, is asked to get a bowl of soup by the schlimazel. When the schlemiel gets right near the table, and it seems as if all will go well, he spills the soup of the schlimazel's lap. The schlimazel, who receives the bad luck, screams out. And the nudnick asks what kind of soup it is. In this scenario, the schlemiel is portrayed as a perpetual bungler who disseminates bad luck wherever he goes. (In fact, all three figures congregate around bad luck.) As the explanation goes: Jews, accustomed to bad luck throughout their history, took to this character so as to laugh at their misfortune. But, to be sure, there is obviously more to the story. The schlemiel is not the ordinary fool and shouldn't simply be thought of as a bungler. The schlemiel is, to be sure, related to the Jewish saint. His failure has deeper roots.
In The Schlemiel as Modern Hero, Ruth Wisse points out how the schlemiel, in Yiddish literature, Ruth Wisse argues that "the genesis of the literary schlemiel within the context of Yiddish literature is the tale of Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav entitled "A Story about a Clever Man and a Simple Man." The story, published in 1807, anticipates Yiddish literature which will take the schlemiel as its main character. In Hebrew and Yiddish, the word "simpleton" is "Tam," this term was often used by Hasidim to describe a righteous man. The irony, however, is that for the Hasidim, the simple man is the righteous man. He need not be a "wise man" or "clever man." Rather, he can be a schlemiel, too. And, as Wisse notes with regard to this story by Rabbi Nachman, what makes it special is that "the instinctive response of devotion" is privileged over "the highest achievement of the mind"(17). In the story, the simpleton's devotion is seen as comical by the "clever man," but in the end the simpleton's devotion pays off. The most important thing for Wisse is to map the movement from the simple schlemiel to the secular one in Yiddish literature. She is interested in how faith and righteousness is translated into the secular. Writing on this, Wisse argues that "in the later secular works, faith is not a matter of religious credence, but the habit of trusting optimistically in the triumph of good over evil, right over wrong. It is also the dedication to living "as if" good will triumph over evil"(22). In Yiddish literature:
The figure of the schlemiel was employed to present the case of hope over despair, because the author retained his awareness of reality even if his character did not. The schlemiels are committed to Messianic truth, and if need be they can reinterpret, distort, or obviate immediate reality when it contradicts their ultimate ideal. Society finds them wanting, but according to the internal judgment of the story, their foolishness is redeemed. Rarely does this literary schlemiel rise to the heights achieved by the Bratzlaver's simple man, because rarely does the modern author share the great Rabbi's full-hearted conviction. More usually, the schlemiel remains the practical loser, winning only an ironic victory of interpretation. (23)
Wisse was referring to the Yiddish tradition of schlemiel literature. And her explanation of the schlemiel is framed in terms of the translation of Rabbi Nachman's simpleton into Yiddish literature vis-à-vis the concept of faith and acting "as if" the good will triumph.
What I would like to suggest is that we approach the schlemiel's relationship to religion and literature differently. Instead of looking into Yiddish literature, I would like to take up the schlemiel in post-Holocaust Jewish-American literature (namely, by way of Bernard Malamud, one of it's greatest representatives); and instead of looking at the schlemiel by way of Wisse's framework for faith and its translation into the secular, I would like to use a different model based on Edith Wyschogrod's reading of Levinas in terms of addressing the Saint and hagiography. The latter, as I hope to show, is a model which helps us to understand how faith is not an idea but something that is transmitted, as Wyschogrod would say, by way of "samples of ethical behavior"(277). Unlike Wyschogrod, however, I am not taking actual saints as my example so much as schlemiels who, to be sure, are really saints in disguise. The main character of Bernard Malamud's novel, The Assistant, a Jewish store owner in the post-War era named Morris Bober is a case in point. Since, today, our hagiography is fiction and our saints are the "little men" and everyday people.
Edith Wyschogrod's Reading of Levinas, Saints, and Hagiography
Before we begin our reading of Bernard Malamud's The Assistant, I'd like to briefly go over Edith Wyschogrod's reading of Emmanuel Levinas, Saints, and Hagiography.
To begin with, Wyschogrod, in an essay entitled "Exemplary Individuals: Toward a Phenomenological Ethics," argues that her starting point for a reading of hagiography and saints must start off with what she calls "carnal generality." She draws on this notion from the work of Merleau-Ponty and Levinas (264). For Ponty, "generality is inscribed in the incarnate subject, an ensemble of self-transcending acts and lingual capacities. By contrast, Levinas focuses on the alterity of other persons and its impact on the self, an alterity that cannot be brought into conceptual focus by language." Although these definitions differ, "both agree that the psycho-physiological primordium that is the incarnate subject expresses a generality of which universals and essences are derivative types"(264).
Wyschogrod argues that these generalities are "context-specific" (she calls these contexts "carnal generality"). In the spirit of phenomenology, Wyschogrod argues that Ponty, in his "analysis of social existence," looks, through "successive exfoliations" of the context, to get at the "essence" of the phenomena. However, Wyschogrod notes that Ponty stays away from the word "universal" and suggests that we use the word "carnal generalities" to avoid the connotations suggested by words like "essence." To be sure, Wyschogrod tells us that he uses the term "carnal generalties" in reference to "dialogue" and language. Drawing on this, she argues that "this generality is constituted by the power of the self to inhabit the body of the other"(265). In other words, language is the medium that brings a "carnal generality" between self and other together: "together the other and I form an ensemble of significations, a single flesh that is traversed and expresses meaning"(265).
Wyschogrod notes the difference, however, between Ponty and Levinas on this issue of language. While, for Ponty, there is a coming together of the self and other in moments of communication, for Levinas, "the breach between the self and other is unsurpassable"(266). This difference, argues Wyschogrod, is what ""opens discourse" and makes "ethical relation possible"(266). Regardless, for Levinas and Ponty, the "carnal generalities" remain. The question, however, is what they communicate and what we can learn from them. For Wyschogrod, "carnal generality" conveys what she calls "exemplification" and this is best seen in hagiography.
To introduce this new idea, Wyschogrod, instead of writing about saints and their hagiography, talks about a case of "idiot savant twins" convey by the neuropsychologist Oliver Sacks. In his account of the case, Sacks recalls how the two would engage in "a singular and purely numerical conversation," a "mathematical game in which they exceeded the competence of the most sophisticated mathematicians"(269). After watching them, Sacks concluded that "the twins did not form abstract notions of numbers but experienced them in some sensuous and immediate way"(269). As Wyschogrod explains, Sacks discovered that they learned and communicated not by way of mathematical ideas but…spatially.
Saints, argues Wyschogrod, are not much different: "they are idiot savants of the ethical, although, in contrast to the twins, they often possess considerable psychological acuity, as well as remarkable powers of political and social organization"(269). Wyschogrod argues that the entire life of the saint is devoted to the "alleviation of sorrow (psychological suffering) and pain (physical suffering) that afflict other persons without distinction of rank or group…or that afflict sentient beings, whatever the cost in pain or sorrow to him or herself"(270).
With this definition in mind, Wyschogrod argues that not all saints are mystics in the sense that they do not all experience a from of unity with the Godhead but many, the most ethical, remain painfully incarnated (270). Her project is to preserve, for "modern and postmodern critics,: a "concept of saintliness" by "uncovering singularities," which she associates with the "landscapes of the saintly imagination"(270). To illustrate how this relates to hagiography, Wyschogrod cites a few passages from St. Teresa of Avila and St. Catherine of Siena. But the last two examples she cites come from the Baal Shen Tov and Buddhism. What she notes, in this hagiography, is how the "trace of transcendence" can be seen in them. To be sure, she notes that the bodily presence in them is an ethical figure.
In the second to last section of her essay, Wyschogrod writes of what she calls "exemplification"(277). This is the view that, "in taking the saint to be an exemplary figure, we mean that the saints' acts are samples of ethical behavior and that the saint's life as a whole an sample of compassion, generosity, and love"(277). Take note that Wyschogrod takes heed of Jacques Derrida's critique of the example, which is based on the structure of the signifier and the signified (the idea – signified – has an example – a signifier) and, ultimately finds its birth in Plato's concept of "forms" – eidos). For this reason, she uses the word "samples" (not examples) to describe what the saints provide readers:
The utility of samples lies in their enabling us to learn the character of the whole of which they are samples. Thus, in the case I am considering, one would watch the saint's behavior in order to learn what goodness, compassion, and love are like. (277)
Unlike Wyschogrod, who took saints as her samples, I would like to take the schlemiels of modern fiction as our samples. There is a "trace of transcendence" in them. Perhaps the reason Wyschogrod overlooked them is because she didn't associate the comical with the ethical. And this, I believe, needs to be addressed. To be sure, as I have noted, the schlemiel, as Wisse sees it, is ultimately a religious figure. It can provide us with a sample that is closer to us since the world we inhabit is much more ironic than the world that the saints occupied. To be sure, I think that the saint's hagiography survives by way of schlemiel fiction. And it speaks to us in an intimate manner after the Holocaust.
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Attitude of Viet Nam [Vietnam] era Veterans upon entering and/or returning to University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Psychological aspects
Jessesski, John T.
In counseling Viet Nam Era Veterans, (VNEV) a generalized negative attitude was apparent, concerning aspects of college life, that was not noticeable among Pre-VNEVs. A 21-item questionnaire was mailed to a 10% random sampling of VNEVs receiving the G.I. Bill at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). 54 questionnaires were mailed to male veterans who ranged in ages from 18 to over 30. 33 questionnaires were returned by the deadline, thus constituting a 61% return. The questionnaire was designed to assess VNEV attitudes pertaining to various aspects of campus life, including fraternities, instructors, curriculum, veteran?s services, activities and various other areas with which a VNEV might come in contact. The Variables included in the questionnaire were age, grade, and marital status, interrupted college career and service and/or combat in Viet Nam. The questionnaire was further designed to measure positive or negative attitudes using a five-point scale. The VNEVs? attitudes in all areas queried were essentially neutral, with t-test scores showing significant differences among the comparison relative to only three items: G.I. Bill benefits, compulsory physical education, and adjustment to civilian life. Subject
An Examination of the Vietnam Antiwar Movement at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse, 1965-1973
Weihrauch, Benjamin
The goal of this project was to analyze the antiwar protest movement against the Vietnam Conflict, 1961-1975 at Wisconsin State University-La Crosse. I used primary, secondary, and oral sources to identify the power and participation of WSU-L antiwar activities, how the movement organized to promote their cause, and the challenges and opposition it faced from the conservative and/or apathetic student body, administration, and pro-war proponents. My analysis also related the WSU-L antiwar movement to trends and movements that occurred on a national scale. Analysis indicated that the consistently small but dedicated group of WSU-L antiwar protestors was nonviolent, and though students did initiate some of their own antiwar activities, most of their prominent marches, rallies, and lobbying movements ran in conjunction with national events and trends.
La Crosse State University reaction to the Vietnam War, 1964-1969
Wisconsin State University (La Crosse) -- Students
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Public opinion
Hartman, Kristin
Oral history interview with Joel Lazinger
Lazinger, Joel P -- Interviews
Peace Corps (U.S.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements
Peace movements -- Wisconsin
Government, Resistance to -- Wisconsin
Civil disobedience -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Student movements -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Colombia -- History
Madison (Wis.)
A typed transcript of the interview with Joel Lazinger, who discusses growing up in a patriotic Jewish family, serving in the Peace Corps in Colombia, and resisting the actions of the United States government in the Vietnam War. He describes anti-war rallies and demonstrations and the Army Math Research Center bombing at the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
1 sound tape reel (approximately 120 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips ; 7 in. + 1 transcript (80 leaves ; 28 cm) + 2 audiocassettes.
Oral history interview with John Lysaker / interviewed by Nicole Wilson and Dave Harm
Lysaker, John -- Interviews
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
00:01:34 -- Education, Logan High School, Teacher's College
00:12:32 -- School programs
00:15:14 -- Religion, Catholicism
00:18:15 -- Ethnic groups, relations, businesses
00:22:44 -- Race relations
00:26:15 -- Employment, Rivoli Theatre, carpenter
00:30:00 -- Transportation, La Crosse
00:31:20 -- Movie theaters, La Crosse
00:34:30 -- Copeland Avenue
00:35:50 -- Employment, railroad
00:39:17 -- The Great Depression, 1929
00:43:15 -- Businesses, World War, 1939-1945
00:49:00 -- Korean War, 1950-1953
00:51:40 -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
00:55:18 -- Veterans, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, La Crosse
00:56:38 -- Flood, La Crosse, 1965
00:58:58 -- Train depot, La Crosse
1:07:30 -- Technology, computers, calculators
Oral history interview with Terrance Collins / interviewed by Eric J. Wheeler (1 of 2)
Collins, Terrance -- Interviews
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse -- Alumni and alumnae
Tape 1 of 2. 00:00:00 -- Education, political science
00:03:05 -- Spanish teachers
00:05:40 -- Lawyer, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse Foundation
00:06:40 -- Family ancestry
00:12:30 -- Employment, family
00:15:58 -- Logan Neighborhood
00:16:55 -- Heritage Preservation Commission, Goddard Hotel
00:19:20 -- Northside depot, beanery
00:22:15 -- Family, children
00:23:55 -- Childhood
00:25:42 -- Church, Catholicism
00:32:20 -- Conduct problems, high school
00:34:20 -- United States Air Force, Turkey
00:38:00 -- Reading, leisure
00:42:45 -- Richard C. Collins, brother
00:45:30 -- College, University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse
00:53:50 -- Wife
00:56:30 -- Professors
Tape 2 of 2.
00:00:00 -- Veterans, college
00:02:30 -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975, protest
00:05:45 -- Drug culture
00:08:30 -- Curt Reithel, foreign policy
00:13:30 -- Professionalism
00:20:38 -- Law school
00:22:30 -- Wisconsin State Assembly, 95th assembly district
00:28:40 -- Paul Offner, politician
00:36:55 -- Employment, lawyer
00:40:20 -- Ed Nix, municipal judge
00:43:50 -- Family, daughters
00:47:50 -- Self-reflection, education, thoughts
00:51:45 -- Philip Schuth
00:58:00 -- Real estate, development
Political and social activism within the campus community of Wisconsin State University-La Crosse from 1966 to 1970 : local expression of a national movement
Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Social aspects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Protests movements
Wisconsin State University (La Crosse)-History
Student movements, Wisconsin
Kenneth, Robert C.
As events and the people affecting them fade into the past, images often become blurred, ideas and emotions lose currency and depth. It is History's role to somehow capture the essences of a moment and preserve them as faithfully and objectively as possible. So often the happenings of our world are relegated to the "dustbins of history" before each variant facet is explored and recorded. Spans of hundredsor even thousands of years are constricted within terms such as "epoch", "era" or "period", and thus important data become forgotten -- or worse, only cursorily examined. In many vital ways, local history corrects the error, fills the gap and clarifies the ambiguity. This paper is an attempt at local history.


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I've now had a chance to dissect the numbers that the Department of Energy & Climate Change, DECC, have been forced to release, regarding the effect of climate policies on energy prices.
They base their assumptions around three scenarios of fossil fuel prices – high, central and low, and all numbers are at 2014 prices, so do not reflect normal annual inflation. They do not clarify exactly what constitutes the fossil fuel price bands, but they use Sep 2014 wholesale electric prices as the starting point.
Let's start by looking at the central band. First the effect on households.
1) The various green levies will add £188 to household dual bills by 2020, about 13%. Of this, we are already paying £89/yr.
2) Based on 26 million households, this will equate to £4.9 bn a year by 2020.
3) DECC claim that we will all be saving £276 on average by using less energy because of their kind and thoughtful policies. This rather ignores the fact that energy efficiency has continually improved over the years without government help.
4) Notably, a large chunk, £77, arises from "building regulations". Unfortunately, very few people live in new houses affected by this, and therefore will not save a penny.
5) Electric only households will be disproportionately affected, as electricity price rises will be much greater than gas. The projected green levies will add 23%. It should be remembered in this context, that government policy is to massively switch consumers onto electric heating of homes and electric cars, leaving us ever more vulnerable to higher electricity prices.
DECC have been a bit crafty in the way they have presented their figures, as the "Bill impact of price effects" is calculated against the anticipated lower consumption figures. For instance, household electricity use is expected to fall from 4.5MWh to 3.2MWh by 2020.
The reality is that they expect electricity prices to rise from £141/MWH to £194/MWh by 2020, as a direct result of their policies, an increase of 37%. If we carry on using 4.5MWh a year, the extra cost to households will be £238.
Based on a low fossil fuel price scenario, the extra cost of climate change policy is even greater, adding 42% to electricity prices. Even under the high fossil fuel price option, climate policies will still be adding 29%, and as consumers will be paying more still for energy, the slightly lower climate subsidy won't come as much of a consolation.
It is also worth pointing out that,even under the high fossil price scenario, by 2030 climate policies will have increased the price of electricity to £233/MWh, from £181/MWh without such policies. In other words, the argument, often wheeled out, that we need renewable energy to protect us from ever rising fossil fuel prices, is dead in the water.
The effect on small and medium sized businesses is, if anything, even more scary. Again using the central scenario, we can see that small businesses will be paying 50% more for their electricity, and medium sized ones an astonishing 62% extra.
As the Renewable Energy Foundation correctly points out, it is domestic households which will end up paying for these extra costs to business, through higher prices, lower wages and lost jobs. That is, of course, assuming we have any businesses left.
Following the non agreement that appears to have emerged from Lima, there can be no possible justification left to continue with the flawed and huge expensive Climate Change Act. It is not difficult to see why DECC attempted to hide this data from the public.
All of the DECC data is here.
"DECC have been a bit crafty in the way they have presented their figures," ??
They've been downright deceitful & fraudulent (worse than the financial misselling or secondhand car salesmen), led by the inanely grinning 'Despicable Davey'.
Reading the forums it seems that the date for the banning of gas boilers in new homes is 2016 though I can't verify this Paul.
I will second the remarks of saveenergy above – thank you.
I seem to remember that in one of their reports going back 3 years or so, that we were all going to save a huge of money and that by 2050 we would all be quids in, and it would be massively cheaper to use renewables by then. While one was scratching ones head trying to see how anyone could believe this, it dawned that a basic assumption was that we would all be using half the energy we do today. Well I want be here, but good luck with that.
I have said before that the biggest con at the moment is the proposed scam to move people from gas to electric through the promotion of heat pumps (via RHI). It only makes sense if you can make your masters (The EU) believe that the electric is renewables generated, towards your mandated reduction of CO2 – yeah right.
As you say Paul, we are expected to move everything to electric including transport. Some one of my acquaintance is mad keen electric cars because of the low cost of their fuel – more than 120 mpg equivalent he says. So they are going to give up all the £billions they take in fuel duty then? – I say. Silence and a little light goes on behind his eyes.
According to a couple of articles I have seen in the self-build magazines it could be that the current government is looking to scrap the CSH and move many of its provisions into the normal building regulations, where they should have been all along.
It is not clear what effect this would have but although many (the CO2 obsessed) are unhappy with this. But a recentish Grand Designs prog showed someone struggling to make level 6 of the CSH (it was a stipulation of the planning permission) but managed it in the end by having a rotary drier in the garden and a few wild flowers here and there – the whole things is madness.
I know that LPG was going to be banned for use in rural areas after 2016 where there is no mains gas, effectively moving people to electric via heat pumps not because they are more efficient, but because they ain't gas – it is DECC trying to con the EU that it is part of our generating 20% by renewables. Also worth stating that electricity is three times the price of gas per unit of heat anyway.
We truly are governed by cretins.
And a heat pump's Coefficient of Performance is inversely proportional to external temperature. They become very poor performers at the times most needed, especially by our Scottish brethren.
That's the problem. After the massive over spending of labour, we already have a massive problem paying back that debt. We've already got the EU which is nothing but a dead weight pulling us down in the water. Now they plan to increase costs to UK business even further meaning that anyone competing internationally is having all these extra costs.


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Also, you mentioned in before that when they add the new debt facility, they are also swapping out an expensive acquisition facility. Can you elaborate which expensive acquisition facility they are swapping out? thanks.
I like these two the best, any idea on dates - have they publicly commented on converting the corporate structure? The ratings agencies will have criteria for upgrades, I can check the boxes there.
Given the levered equity profile of the common, "buy and hold" makes me nervous on this one and I'd rather put it into my event-driven bucket if I can.


Gabbaret records celebrates it's fifth birthday with two compilations!
They've invited me, and a shitload of other artists, to contribute a track.
The track I crafted for them is called Hypnos, Son of Erebus. Hope you enjoy!