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Rudolf Nureyev
|Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev in 1973 by Allan Warren
|Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev
17 March 1938
near Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
|6 January 1993
(aged 54)
Levallois-Perret, France
|Cause of death
|Alma mater
|Kirov Ballet School
|Ballet dancer, choreographer
|Years active
|Erik Bruhn (1961–1986)
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев, Tatar: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев, Russian: Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев; 17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993) was a Russian and American dancer of ballet and modern dance, one of the most celebrated of the 20th century. Nureyev's artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women.
Nureyev defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite KGB efforts to stop him.[9]
- 1 Early life and career at the Kirov Ballet
- 2 Defection
- 3 Royal Ballet
- 4 Nureyev and his dance partnerships
- 5 Film and television
- 6 Director of the Paris Opera Ballet
- 7 Personality
- 8 Personal life
- 9 Final years
- 10 Death, funeral and tributes
- 11 Influence
- 12 See also
- 13 Notes
- 14 References
- 15 External links
Early life and career at the Kirov Ballet[edit]
Nureyev was born on a Trans-Siberian train near Irkutsk, Siberia, Soviet Union, while his mother, Feride, was travelling to Vladivostok, where his father Hamit, a Red Army political commissar, was stationed.[10] He was raised as the only son in a Tatar family[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] in a village near Ufa in Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union. When his mother took him and his sisters into a performance of the ballet "Song of the Cranes", he fell in love with dance.[10] As a child he was encouraged to dance in Bashkir folk performances and his precocity was soon noticed by teachers who encouraged him to train in Leningrad. On a tour stop in Moscow with a local ballet company, Nureyev auditioned for the Bolshoi ballet company and was accepted. However, he felt that the Kirov Ballet school was the best, so he left the local touring company and bought a ticket to Leningrad.[11]
Owing to the disruption of Soviet cultural life caused by World War II, Nureyev was unable to enroll in a major ballet school until 1955, aged 17, when he was accepted by the Leningrad Choreographic School, the associate school of the Kirov Ballet.
Alexander Ivanovich Pushkin took an interest in him professionally and allowed Nureyev to live with him and his wife. Upon graduation, Nureyev continued with the Kirov and went on to become a soloist.
In his three years with the Kirov, he danced fifteen rôles, usually opposite his partner, Ninel Kurgapkina, with whom he was very well paired, although she was almost a decade older than he was.[12] He became one of the Soviet Union's best-known dancers and was allowed to travel outside the Soviet Union, when he danced in Vienna at the International Youth Festival. Not long after, he was told by the Ministry of Culture that he would not be allowed to go abroad again.[13]
By the late 1950s, Nureyev had become a sensation in the Soviet Union. Yet, as the Kirov Ballet was preparing to go on a European tour, Nureyev's rebellious character and a non-conformist attitude quickly made him an unlikely candidate for a trip to the West, which was to be of crucial importance to the Soviet government's ambitions to portray their cultural supremacy. However, in 1961, the Kirov's leading male dancer, Konstantin Sergeyev, was injured, and Nureyev was chosen to replace him on the Kirov's European tour. In Paris, his performances electrified audiences and critics. Oliver Merlin in Le Monde wrote,
I will never forget his arrival running across the back of the stage, and his catlike way of holding himself opposite the ramp. He wore a white sash over an ultramarine costume, had large wild eyes and hollow cheeks under a turban topped with a spray of feathers, bulging thighs, immaculate tights. This was already Nijinsky in Firebird.[14]
Nureyev was seen to have broken the rules about mingling with foreigners, which alarmed the Kirov's management.[15] The KGB wanted to send him back to the Soviet Union immediately. As a subterfuge, they told him that he would not travel with the company to London to continue the tour because he was needed to dance at a special performance in the Kremlin. When that didn't work they told him his mother had fallen severely ill and he needed to come home immediately to see her.[16] He knew these were lies and believed that if he returned to the USSR, he was likely to be imprisoned, because KGB agents had been investigating him.[citation needed]
On 16 June 1961 at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, Nureyev defected with the help of French police and a Parisian socialite friend – Clara Saint, who was the daughter of the French foreign minister. The KGB tried to discuss it with him but he chose to stay in Paris. Within a week, he was signed up by the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and was performing The Sleeping Beauty with Nina Vyroubova. On a tour of Denmark he met Erik Bruhn, soloist at the Royal Danish Ballet[17] who became his lover, his closest friend and his protector until Bruhn's death in 1986.[18]
Although he petitioned the Soviet government for many years to be allowed to visit his mother, he was not allowed to do so until 1987, when his mother was dying and Mikhail Gorbachev consented to the visit. In 1989, he was invited to dance the role of James in La Sylphide with the Kirov Ballet at the Maryinsky theatre in Leningrad.[19] The visit gave him the opportunity to see many of the teachers and colleagues he had not seen since he defected.[20]
Royal Ballet[edit]
Nureyev's first appearance in the United Kingdom was at a ballet matinée organised by The Royal Ballet's Prima Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn. The event was held in aid of the Royal Academy of Dance, a classical ballet teaching organisation of which she was President. He danced Poeme Tragique, a solo choreographed by Frederick Ashton, and the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake.
Dame Ninette de Valois offered him a contract to join The Royal Ballet as Principal Dancer. His first appearance with the company was partnering Margot Fonteyn in Giselle on 21 February 1962. Fonteyn and Nureyev would go on to form a partnership. Nureyev stayed with the Royal Ballet until 1970, when he was promoted to Principal Guest Artist, enabling him to concentrate on his increasing schedule of international guest appearances and tours. He continued to perform regularly with The Royal Ballet until committing his future to the Paris Opera Ballet in the 1980s.
Nureyev and his dance partnerships[edit]
Yvette Chauviré often danced with Nureyev, especially after he had defected from the Soviet Union to Paris. He described her as a "legend" [21] Chauviré attended his funeral with French dancer and actress Leslie Caron.[22]
Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn became long-standing dance partners and continued to dance together for many years after Nureyev's departure from the Royal Ballet. Their last performance together was in Baroque Pas de Trois on 16 September 1988 when Fonteyn was 69, Nureyev was aged 50, with Carla Fracci also starring, aged 52. Nureyev once said of Fonteyn that they danced with "one body, one soul".
Together Nureyev and Fonteyn premiered Sir Frederick Ashton's ballet Marguerite and Armand, a ballet danced to Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor, which became their signature piece. Kenneth MacMillan was forced to allow them to premiere his Romeo and Juliet, which was intended for two other dancers, Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable.[23] Films exist of their partnership in Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and other roles.
He celebrated another long-time partnership with Eva Evdokimova. They first appeared together in La Sylphide (1971) and in 1975 he selected her as his Sleeping Beauty in his staging for London Festival Ballet. Evdokimova remained his partner of choice for many guest appearances and tours across the globe with "Nureyev and Friends" for more than fifteen years.
Film and television[edit]
In 1962, Nureyev made his screen debut in a film version of Les Sylphides. In 1977 he played Rudolph Valentino in Ken Russell's Valentino, but he decided against an acting career in order to branch into modern dance with the Dutch National Ballet in 1968. In 1972, Sir Robert Helpmann invited him to tour Australia with his own production of Don Quixote,[24] his directorial debut. The film version (1973) features Nureyev, Lucette Aldous as Kitri, Helpmann as Don Quixote and artists of the Australian Ballet.
During the 1970s, Nureyev appeared in several films and toured through the United States in a revival of the Broadway musical The King and I. He was one of the guest stars on the television series The Muppet Show[25] where he danced in a parody called "Swine Lake", sang "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in a sauna duet with Miss Piggy, and sang and tap-danced in the show's finale, "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails". It is an appearance that is credited with making Jim Henson's series become one of the sought after programs to appear in.[26] In 1981, Thames Television filmed a documentary with Nureyev, including a candid interview, as well as access to him in the studio, rehearsing. In 1982, he became a naturalized Austrian.[27] In 1983 he had a non-dancing role in the movie Exposed with Nastassja Kinski.
Director of the Paris Opera Ballet[edit]
In 1983, Nureyev was appointed director of the Paris Opera Ballet, where, as well as directing, he continued to dance and to promote younger dancers. He remained there as a dancer and chief of choreography until 1989. Among the dancers he groomed were Sylvie Guillem, Isabelle Guérin, Manuel Legris, Elisabeth Maurin, Élisabeth Platel, Charles Jude, and Monique Loudières. Despite advancing illness towards the end of his tenure, he worked tirelessly, staging new versions of old standbys and commissioning some of the most ground-breaking choreographic works of his time. His own Romeo and Juliet was a popular success.
Nureyev did not have much patience with rules, limitations and hierarchical order and had at times a volatile temper.[28] His impatience mainly showed itself when the failings of others interfered with his work. Most ballerinas with whom he danced, including Antoinette Sibley, Gelsey Kirkland and Annette Page paid tribute to him as a considerate partner.
He socialized with Gore Vidal, Freddie Mercury, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Mick Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol, Lee Radziwill and Talitha Pol, but developed an intolerance for celebrities.[29] He kept up old friendships in and out of the ballet world for decades, and was considered to be a loyal and generous friend.[30] He was known as extremely generous to many ballerinas, who credit him with helping them during difficult times. In particular, the Canadian ballerina Lynn Seymour – distressed when she was denied the opportunity to premiere MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet – says that Nureyev often found projects for her even when she was suffering from weight issues and depression and thus had trouble finding roles.[31]
By the end of the 1970s, when he was in his 40s, he continued to tackle big classical roles. However, by the late 1980s his diminished capabilities disappointed his admirers who had fond memories of his outstanding prowess and skill.[32] His artistic directorship of the Paris Opera Ballet was a great success lifting the company out of a dark period. His Sleeping Beauty remains in the repertoire and was revived and filmed with his protégé Manuel Legris in the lead. When he was sick towards the end of his life, he worked on a final production of La Bayadère which closely follows the Kirov Ballet version he danced as a young man.
Personal life[edit]
Depending on the source, Nureyev is described as either bisexual,[33][34] as he did have heterosexual relationships as a younger man, or gay.[35][36][37] Nureyev met Erik Bruhn, the celebrated Danish dancer, after Nureyev defected to the West in 1961. Nureyev was a great admirer of Bruhn, having seen filmed performances of the Dane on tour in the Soviet Union with the American Ballet Theatre, although stylistically the two dancers were very different. Bruhn and Nureyev became a couple[35][38] and the two remained together off and on, with a very volatile relationship for 25 years, until Bruhn's death in 1986.[39]
Final years[edit]
When AIDS appeared in France's news around 1982, Nureyev took little notice. The dancer tested positive for HIV in 1984, but for several years he simply denied that anything was wrong with his health. Nureyev began a marked decline only in the summer of 1991 and entered the final phase of the disease in the spring of 1992.[40]
In March 1992, living with advanced AIDS, he visited Kazan and appeared as a conductor in front of the audience at Musa Cälil Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, which now presents the Rudolf Nureyev Festival in Tatarstan.[41][42] Returning to Paris, with a high fever, he was admitted to the hospital Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours in Levallois-Perret, a suburb northwest of Paris, and was operated on for pericarditis, an inflammation of the membranous sac around the heart. At that time, what inspired him to fight his illness was the hope that he could fulfill an invitation to conduct Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet at an American Ballet Theatre benefit on 6 May 1992 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. He did so and was elated at the reception.[40]
In July 1992, Nureyev showed renewed signs of pericarditis but determined to forswear further treatment. His last public appearance was on 8 October 1992, at the premiere at Palais Garnier of a new production of La Bayadère that he choreographed after Marius Petipa for the Paris Opera Ballet. Nureyev had managed to obtain a photocopy of the original score by Minkus when in Russia in 1989.[43] The ballet was a personal triumph although the gravity of his condition was evident. The French Culture Minister, Jack Lang, presented him that evening on stage with France's highest cultural award, the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[40]
Death, funeral and tributes[edit]
Nureyev re-entered the hospital Notre Dame du Perpétuel Secours in Levallois-Perret on 20 November 1992 and remained there until his death from cardiac complications at age 54 on 6 January 1993. His funeral was held in the marble foyer of the Paris Garnier Opera House. Many paid tributes to his brilliance as a dancer. One such tribute came from Oleg Vinogradov of the Kirov Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, stating: "What Nureyev did in the west, he could never have done here."[44]
Nureyev's grave, at a Russian cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris, features a tomb draped in a mosaic of an oriental carpet. Nureyev was an avid collector of beautiful carpets and antique textiles.[40][41][45] As his coffin was lowered into the ground, music from the last act of Giselle was played and his ballet shoes were cast into the grave along with white lilies.[46]
After so many years of having been denied a place in the Kirov Ballet history, Nureyev's reputation was restored.[44] His name was reentered in the history of the Kirov and some of his personal effects were placed on display at the theatre museum in St. Petersburg.[44] At the famed Vaganova Academy a rehearsal room was named in his honour.[44]
As of October 2013, the Centre National du Costume de Scene has a permanent collection of Nureyev's costumes "that offers visitors a sense of his exuberant, vagabond personality and passion for all that was rare and beautiful."[47]
In 2015 he was inducted into the Legacy Walk.[48]
Nureyev's influence on the world of ballet changed the perception of male dancers; in his own productions of the classics the male roles received much more choreography.[49] Another important influence was his crossing the borders between classical ballet and modern dance by performing both.[50] Today it is normal for dancers to receive training in both styles, but Nureyev was the originator and excelled in modern and classical dance. He went out of his way to work with modern dance great, Martha Graham, and she created a work specially for him.[51] While Gene Kelly had done much to combine modern and classical styles in film, he came from a more Modern Dance influenced "popular dance" environment, while Nureyev made great strides in gaining acceptance of Modern Dance in the "Classical Ballet" sphere.[51]
The novelist Colum McCann wrote a novel about Nureyev's life entitled Dancer published in 2003.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "- Официальный сайт Фонда Рудольф Нуреев". rudolfnureyev.ru.
- ^ a b Rudolf Nureyev Foundation official website: short biography
- ^ a b "Rudolf Nureyev IBC - Biography". nureyevibc.com.
- ^ a b Frazier, Ian (2010). Travels in Siberia. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429964319.
- ^ a b "О Рудольфе Нурееве". nureev-film.com.
- ^ a b "Rudolf Nureyev Biography". biography.com.
- ^ a b Nureyev: The Life
- ^ Rudolf Nureyev. Biography
- ^ Bridcut, John (17 September 2007). "The KGB's long war against Rudolf Nureyev". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Rudolf Nureyev Foundation official website
- ^ Rudolf Nureyev Foundation official website
- ^ Nureyev.org
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.147
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.152
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.151
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.161
- ^ At the time of Nureyev's meeting Bruhn, soloist was the Royal Danish Ballet's highest rank.
- ^ Soutar, Carolyn (2006). The Real Nureyev. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-34097-4.
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.426
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.429
- ^ "Mémoires d'étoiles, Yvette Chauviré - Lieurac.com". lieurac.com.
- ^ Rudolf Nureyev Eulogized And Buried in Paris Suburb, New York Times, 1993
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.283
- ^ Set and Costume Designs for Don Quixote by Barry Kay for both the stage production at the Adelaide Festival (1970) and Nureyev's movie version, gala world premiere at the Sydney Opera House, 1973.
- ^ Garlen, Jennifer C.; Graham, Anissa M. (2009). Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets. McFarland & Company. p. 218. ISBN 078644259X.
- ^ McKim, D. W.; Brian Henson. "Muppet Central Guides – The Muppet Show: Rudolf Nureyev". Retrieved 19 July 2009.
- ^ "1961 - Nureyev defects to the West". Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.133
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.370
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.369
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.321
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.407
- ^ Acocella, Joan (8 October 2007). "Wild Thing". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Soutar, Carolyn (27 December 2005). The Real Nureyev: An Intimate Memoir of Ballet's Greatest Hero. 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-0312340971. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ a b Kavanagh, Julie Nureyev: The Life (2007) ISBN 978-0-375-40513-6
- ^ The Canadian Press (2009-11-30). "TV dance-winner Archambault tackles Nureyev - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ John Ezard and Carolyn Soutar (30 January 2003). "Nureyev and me | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
- ^ "Literary Review". Retrieved 13 March 2009.
- ^ "Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Official Website". Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Nureyev Did Have AIDS, His Doctor Confirms". The New York Times. John Rockwell. 16 January 1993. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b Yaroslav Sedov. Russian Life. Montpelier: Jan/Feb 2006. Vol. 49, Iss. 1; p. 49
- ^ "Rudolf Nureyev Foundation official website". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.441
- ^ a b c d Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.455
- ^ John Rockwell (13 January 1993). "Rudolf Nureyev Eulogized And Buried in Paris Suburb". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.457
- ^ Roslyn Sulcas (11 December 2013). "At a French Museum, Peeks at Nureyev's World". New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Legacy Walk unveils five new bronze memorial plaques - 2342 - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News - Windy City Times".
- ^ Tracy, R., Nureyev, my lover, The Age, 4 February 2003
- ^ Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, p.436
- ^ a b Watson, P., Nureyev: A Biography, pp.339–340
- Nureyev, R.; Bland, A. (1962). Nureyev: An Autobiography with Pictures. London: Hodder and Stoughton. OCLC 65776396.
- Percival, J. (1976). Nureyev: Aspects of the Dancer. London: Faber. ISBN 0-571-10627-7. OCLC 2689702.
- Bland, A. (1977). The Nureyev Valentino: Portrait of a Film. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0-289-70795-1. OCLC 3933869.
- Nureyev, R.; Bland A. (1993). Nureyev: His Spectacular Early Years. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-60042-X. OCLC 28496501.
- Watson, P. (1994). Nureyev: A Biography. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-59615-5. OCLC 32162130.
- Kaiser, Charles (1997). The Gay Metropolis: 1940–1996. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 404 pages. ISBN 0-395-65781-4.
- Sokou, R.; Maradei I. (2003). Nureyev-as I knew him. Athens: Kaktos. ISBN 960-382-503-4.
- Solway, D. (1998). Nureyev, his life. New York: William Morrow. ISBN 0-688-12873-4. OCLC 38485934.
- Kavanagh, J. (2007). Rudolph Nureyev: The Life. London; New York: Fig Tree. ISBN 1-905490-15-1. OCLC 77013261.
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- Official website Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
- Rudolf Nureyev at the Internet Movie Database
- BBC Interviews with Nureyev
- Birthday tribute
- New York Sun review of PBS's "Nureyev: The Russian Years"
- "Rudolph Nureyev". FBI Records: The Vault. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Dear Editor
This letter is in response to past letters to the editor regarding an obvious contempt toward those who pursue a more scientifically based reasoning for how we got to where we are as Homo Sapiens.
In these letters there is talk of Evolutionists who attempt to ridicule God, although ridiculing God doesnt strike me as their primary goal. It would seem to me that a lifelong scientific search dedicated to finding a viable answer to the Whys and Hows of humanitys condition may be closer to the truth. I am not writing here in order to quote scripture or Dawkins, for that matter, I will leave that to others more schooled in Teleology, Irreducible Complexity, Spontaneous Generation, Alvin Plantingas ideas, the Immutable Laws of Nature, and Creation based Theology.
I would only say that it can clearly be said that, No one still abiding on this Earth knows or has empirical (meaning observation by the senses) understanding of how it all began. We as Christians believe or have faith in some form of intelligent design by God. Darwinists, believe or have faith in a scientifically and with limited empirical evidence, in a process of Natural Selection over 4 billion years of time, though the pieces of the puzzle continue to form a picture.
But the big question seems to be an eternal dividing point. What or who is the origin of it all? One side says, A being of infinitely superior complexity came from nowhere that we know of and created it all from nothing.
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Both Genesis and Origin of Life explanations fall abominably short, although we do know empirically that natural selection is still occurring. So in conclusion, where, how, and or who remains a mystery. No one was there.
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For the Flyers, the waiting game continues.
From the time restricted free agent Shea Weber signed his 14-year, $110 million contract offer with the Flyers, Nashville had seven days to decide whether to keep him.
On Friday, the Predators were still mulling over their decision. They can take until Wednesday at 11:30 p.m.
For Nashville, the biggest question is whether it can afford the up-front money - $27 million in the first calendar year and $68 million over the first five years.


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Cannot convert argument "context", with value: "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext", for "GetTaxonomySession" to type "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientRuntimeContext"
Let me explain the situation.
There is an on-premises SP2013 environment where to connect to with the OfficeDev PnP PowerShell command Connect-SPOnline:
Connect-SPOnline -Url <site collection url> -CurrentCredentials
To get to the site collection term group the following code was used to get a taxonomysession and to get to the site collection term store:
$context = Get-SPOContext $MMS = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Taxonomy.TaxonomySession]::GetTaxonomySession($context) $context.Load($MMS) $context.ExecuteQuery() $termStore = $MMS.GetDefaultSiteCollectionTermStore() $context.Load($termStore) $context.ExecuteQuery()
When the line with 'GetTaxonomySession' got executed the exception
Cannot convert argument "context", with value: "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext", for "GetTaxonomySession" to type "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientRuntimeContext"
was thrown.
After some digging around the way to connect to the environment and retrieved a context was changed to:
$clientContext = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($url) $credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($username, $securePassword) $clientContext.Credentials = $credentials
After successfully connected to the environment the code to get a taxonomysession and to get to the site collection term store was executed successfully.
Another issue arose when the code was executed to another environment which uses ADFS to connect. The way to connect to the environment doesn't work when using ADFS (Connect-SPOnline does), because it needs network credentials. Another difference between the environments is that I'm a site collection administrator at this environment and the first environment is my development (with all permissions) environment… So probably it will turn out to be a permission issue…
Back to the initial issue: how to get the site collection term group.
Appearently GetTaxonomySession($context) does need more permissions than I have at the specific environment. Even in the development environment when connection with Connect-SPOnline? Strange…
What other options are there to use?
The code was changed to:
$context = Get-SPOContext
$session = Get-SPOTaxonomySession
$termStore = $session.GetDefaultSiteCollectionTermStore()
#get the groups
And the exception was gone in both environments while connecting with Connect-SPOnline…
When requesting $termStore.Groups.Count the result is the total number of groups in the term store in the development environment. In the other environment one site collection group and the global groups are returned as expected.
The call [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Taxonomy.TaxonomySession]::GetTaxonomySession throws the exception
Cannot convert argument "context", with value: "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext", for "GetTaxonomySession" to type "Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientRuntimeContext"
when using it in the above context. The issue can be solved by using the statement Get-SPOTaxonomySession from the OfficeDevPnP PowerShell library in combination with the Connect-SPOnline command to connect to the environment.]]>
When a default value is set there are two things that happen under the SharePoint hood:
The file contains xml which stores the default value set at the field level. An example of the file contents:
<MetadataDefaults><DefaultValue FieldName="MyColumn">123</DefaultValue></MetadataDefaults>
Now I want to accomplish the same thing using REST.
First the file with xml is created and uploaded to the appropriate location using the following piece of code.
var fileCollectionEndpoint = String.format( "{0}/_api/web/getfolderbyserverrelativeurl('{1}/{2}/forms')/files" + "/add(url='{3}',overwrite=true)", _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl, _spPageContextInfo.webServerRelativeUrl, list, "client_LocationBasedDefaults.html"); $http({ method: "POST", url: fileCollectionEndpoint, data: "<MetadataDefaults><DefaultValue FieldName=\"MyColumn\">MyValue</DefaultValue></MetadataDefaults>", headers: { "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose", "content-type": "application/json;odata=verbose", "X-RequestDigest": $('#__REQUESTDIGEST').val(), } }
In the UI the result is visible immediately and the default value of 'MyColumn' is set to 'MyValue'.
So it seems to do the trick, but since the event receiver is missing, the default value won't be set when adding a document to the library…
Unfortunately I wasn't able to add an event receiver using REST…
Besides setting a default value by using the option above, there is another option: set a default value at field level. Probably less fancy, because it's not possible to set a default value at folder level, but for now an acceptable solution.
This can be accomplished by REST:
$http({ method: "POST", url: rootUrl + "/" + url + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('" + listTitle + "')/fields/getbytitle('" + columnTitle + "')", data: "{ '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.Field' }, 'DefaultValue': '" + itemValue.toString() + "' }", headers: { "Accept":"application/json;odata=verbose", "X-HTTP-Method":"MERGE", "content-type":"application/json;odata=verbose", "X-RequestDigest":$('#__REQUESTDIGEST').val(), "If-Match": "*", } }
Setting a default value at library level isn't that easy using REST, because it's impossible to add an event receiver to the list. At this particular scenario another option is viable: set a default value at field level. This is an easy step to accomplish using REST.]]>
To use JSOM the appropriate references have to be added to the HTML, but the most important one is SP.DocumentManagement.js. Of course a nice UI can be set up to pass in values for necessary input parameters, but for demo purposes filled in variables are used as shown below.
var url = ""; var listTitle = ""; var docSetContentTypeID = ""; var docSetName = ""; var context = new SP.ClientContext(url); var web = context.get_web(); var list = web.get_lists().getByTitle(listTitle); context.load(list); var parentFolder = list.get_rootFolder(); context.load(parentFolder); var docSetContentType = context.get_site().get_rootWeb().get_contentTypes().getById(docSetContentTypeID); context.load(docSetContentType); context.executeQueryAsync( function () { SP.DocumentSet.DocumentSet.create(context, parentFolder, docSetName, docSetContentType.get_id()); context.executeQueryAsync( function () { logtoconsole("document set created"); }, function (sender, args) { logtoconsole("document set error"); } ); } );
That's all there is!
I found it more of a challenge using REST to add a document set to a library, because I couldn't find any appropriate SharePoint 2013 REST endpoint to use.
I tried for example a POST to '/_api/web/folders' with { '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.Folder' }, 'ServerRelativeUrl': 'Documents/test1′ , 'ContentTypeId': '0x0120D520009403DDAFA2D9F54E885F81B4DA488BA00101′}
The following message was returned as result:
'The property 'ContentTypeId' does not exist on type 'SP.Folder'. Make sure to only use property names that are defined by the type.'
So I wasn't able to specify a content type id when adding a folder, assuming a document set is a special type of folder.
Another option could be trying to add an item using a POST method to '/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('" + listTitle + "')/items with { '__metadata': { 'type': 'SP.Data.Gedeelde_x0020__x0020_documentenItem' } , 'ContentTypeId': '0x0120D520009403DDAFA2D9F54E885F81B4DA488BA00101′ };
The result was:
'To add an item to a document library, use SPFileCollection.Add()'
The only way I could find was to use the good old (SP2010) listdata service…
$http({ method: "POST", url: url + "/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/" + listTitle, data: JSON.stringify(docSetOptions), headers: { "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose", "content-type": "application/json;odata=verbose", "X-RequestDigest": $('#__REQUESTDIGEST').val(), "Slug": _spPageContextInfo.siteServerRelativeUrl + "/" + url + docSetOptions.Path + "/" + docSetOptions.Title + "|" + docSetOptions.ContentTypeId, } }).success(function (data, status, headers, config) { logtoconsole("document set created"); }).error(function (data, status, headers, config) { logtoconsole("document set error"); });
With docsetOptions declared like:
var docSetOptions = {
'Title': myTitle,
'Path': '/Documents',
'ContentTypeId': contentTypeId,
'ContentType': contentType};
Creating a document set using CSOM or REST can be done, sometimes with a nice challenge!]]>
Not only Mail, Contacts, Calendar and Files, but also Video. In this post I'm going to show you some simple steps to interact with Channels using the REST Video API. But first some basics.
The Video Portal exists of a video hub, channels and video's.
The hub functions as a sort of root, which it isn't hierarchically speaking. The hub shows all the channels, trending video's and other stuff you can configure in the Portal Settings section to show eg video's from a certain channel and some spotlight video's.
From the hub a single channel can be accessed through the Channels overview. When a single channel is selected the button Channel Settings is available when you have enough permissions. Here items like channel name, color, permissions etc can be configured.
A nice feature is the link to Storage Metrics. It displays the allocation of quota within the site.
The hub and channels are all separate site collections. The hub and the default Community channel are visible in the SharePoint admin center, including the storage used, storage limit, etc as shown in the picture below.
User created channels, site collections, are hidden in de SharePoint admin center. These site collections are perfectly fine accessible by their url. For example a channel named MyChannel was created. The server relative url would then be /portals/MyChannel.
The site collection is used to store video's, settings and permissions.
A library called Videos stores all the original video's uploaded into the channel. Also the thumbnail generated after processing the video by Azure Media Services is stored in this list and other metadata about the video. A video is based on a content type called Cloud Video. Besides the 'regular' columns as Title and Description other columns are present:
Since the video is stored in SharePoint the video file size limit is the same as SharePoint file size limit.
Another important list is the Channel Settings list. In this list the channel name, tile color and spotlight videos are stored.
Permissions are just some regular SharePoint groups. The link to the groups isn't present from the Settings page, but it's accessible: /_layouts/15/groups.aspx
The groups Creators, Contributors and Viewers are the groups meant in the channel settings accessible from the hub at the Permissions tab: Owners, Editors and Viewers.
Now you have a basic understanding of the hub and the channels, let's do some code.
At the hub level a list of channels is available, but it's only a list of the channel name and the color, no other information is shown here.
Let's show the users in the permission groups set at the channels next to the channel so a more informative overview is created.
This is a simple example of using the Video REST API and the SharePoint REST API. The Video REST API is used to get information about the video portal and the channels, the SharePoint REST API is used to get the users of some groups.
First a request has to be created to the Video portal's discovery endpoint to discover whether the video portal is set up and enabled and to get the URL of the video portal.
The Video portal root url is used in subsequent calls.
There are two options to get a list of channels. /_api/VideoService/CanEditChannels can be used to get channels he user has Owner or Editor permissions and /_api/VideoService/Channels can be used to get channels the user can view.
The picture above shows the response of the call.
These are the only calls needed to the Video REST API. To request the users in the specified groups the SharePoint REST API can be used like:
https://<channelurl>/_api/web/sitegroups/getbyname('<name of the group>')/users
And the users in the group are returned.
Possible result can be like the image below.
In this post the basics about the video portal and channels are explained.
The above overview was just a quick demo with a small amount of channels. Production code should probably contain code more based on search.]]>
Metadata itself doesn't imply anything in relation to permissions. It's the location that's in charge of the permissions (to prevent item level permissions) e.g. a folder or a library. That's where the confusion starts…
Take a look at the pictures below.
View with folders
View without folders
A map 'Confidential' exists with other permissions than the root folder. One document is stored in this folder. A metadata field Classification exists and is randomly set to Private and Public to documents in the root folder and the Confidential folder. The field seems to be redundant, because it only confuses users about the classification and what this means for a particular document. This is strengthened when a document is moved from the root folder to the Confidential folder. Can a user be trusted to switch the metadata field to Private? Remember: people are lazy by nature…
Metadata is quite handy for example when using refiners in the search center. But when permissions are used, are these refiners still handy or necessary? The search center shows only documents which are accessible to you…
Search center with Classification refiner
When the user needs to know if a document is Private or Public and enforced with permissions one can do something with icons to show the classification instead of using confusing metadata. Icons can be used in a document library using JSLink and/or in the search center formatting the search results by the display template used.
Icon used in library to show classification (no icon means Public, lock icon means Private)
Icon used in search center to show classification (no icon means Public, lock icon means Private)
This post showed one of the examples to implement document classification. I'm sure you had a similar discussion about this or another field at your customer.
How did you solve it and why?]]>
Records management can be implemented in combination with information management policy settings. One of these settings is retention. With retention content can be managed and disposed by specifying one or more stages.
The picture below shows a retention policy where the document will be moved to the recycle bin after it's declared as a record for 10 days. This is a quite short period of time, but convenient for demo purposes.
Retention policy added to a content type
When using records management with retention policies, where records are declared in-place, stored in a record center or a combination of both, it's quite hard to list all records that will expire let's say this month.
Once there is such an overview the documents listed can be checked and eventually owners can be contacted before they'll get deleted.
One field is automatically added to the library when a document is declared as a record: 'Declared Record'.
When a retention policy is defined at the used content type an additional field is added: 'Expiration Date'. This field, in combination with search, can be used to display an overview.
In a library documents of this content type were created and the view was adjusted to show both fields 'Declared Record' and 'Expiration Date' as show below.
View with Declared Record and Expiration Date fields
With this basic setup in place, we're almost there…
In Office 365 there are a couple of predefined refinable date fields (RefinableDate00 up to RefinableDate19) and we need a mapping to the crawled property belonging to the Expiration Date: 'ows__dlc_ExpireDate' on one of these fields. Which one you pick doesn't matter.
This managed property can be used in a Content Search web part by adding the following query to show records to be expired 'this month':
RefinableDatexx:"this month"
where xx is the number you used for the managed property name
Build the query
To show the Expiration Date in the results, the managed property can be used in the property mappings at the properties of the web part.
Eventually a refiner can be added by result type (Word, Excel, etc) or other refiners to be able to refine the results.
There are no out-of-the-box overviews for records about to expire in SharePoint (Online). Fortunately this can be created easily using a managed property and search.]]>
When a document is declared as a record a field is filled with the date of declaration. This can be seen by declaring a record in-place and check out the fields available in de library. A field called 'Declared record' shows up. When this field is added to a view one can see when the record is declared.
Unfortunately there is no out-of-the-box functionality to find all declared records in a farm or online environment. But this can be created easily using search.
In Office 365 the crawled property 'ows_q_DATE__vti_ItemDeclaredRecord' is present and contains the declared record date. Also a managed property is created: vtiItemDeclaredRecordOWSDATE which is defined as a Text field and contains the textual representation of the date of the declared record. This property is not searchable, refinable nor sortable, but it is queryable and retrievable, so it can be used by search.
In the search center a new page is created named 'Archive'.
To list all the declared records a query can be added to the search results webpart. Since the out-of-the-box managed property is defined as Text a query like vtiItemDeclaredRecordOWSDATE:'*2*' can be added to search every record declared in this century.
The next wanted functionality is of course to be able to refine the search results by date of declaration. Since a text property is used here, this is not going to work.
So we need another managed property to be able to use this field in the search center for our purpose: to be able to refine in-place declared records by declaration date.
In Office 365 there are a couple of predefined refinable date fields (RefinableDate00 up to RefinableDate19) and we need a mapping to the crawled property 'ows__vti_ItemDeclaredRecord' on one of these fields. Which one you pick doesn't matter.
This managed property can be used to refine the search results by date of declared record like the 'Modified' field with slider and bar graph.
The result is an archive search results page as show below.
Search is a very powerful part of SharePoint. Also in the case of creating a search results page for archived documents including a refiner at declared record date.]]>
When you are assigned to a task from this workflow, you'll receive an email with an 'Open this task' action button.
Click the button:
Select 'Open Document', Word is opened and on top the workflow task shows as notification.
Select 'Open this Task' and the following screen shows up:
Optional add a comment in the 'Comments' field and select 'Sign'.
The following message shows:
'An error occurred signing the document. The signature line may not be configured correctly or may have already been signed.'
Add a Signature Line object to the document by selecting 'Signature Line' in the 'Insert' tab in Word or Excel. The following screen shows up:
Select 'Ok' and a Signature Line object is inserted in the document.
This signature line will be used in the workflow to be able to actually sign the document.
To use the Collect signature workflow an actual Signature line object has to be present in the document. Only Word and Excel documents can contain these kind of Signature line objects.
The sequence and number of persons assigned to the workflow have to agree the sequence and number of Signature line objects in the document.
In Command Prompt or PowerShell windows you can paste by right-clicking. But not always… Why?
Right-click the top bar and select properties.
Select the Options tab and make sure the edit option 'QuickEdit Mode' is selected. Now the right-click paste is working.
Besides the right-click paste you're getting now, also the instant 'Mark' is available. By left-clicking you can select text, press Enter or right-click and the selected text has been copied to the clipboard.
This functionality isn't new, but very neat!
A known function is the up arrow key: with this command you can traverse through the commandline buffer and select one of the previous commands.
Another option is the F7 key (Alt-F7 to clear the history). It shows a menu of previously run commands!
This command history comes from the console-hosting application, not from PowerShell.
PowerShell maintains it's own history and can be seen bij executing the following command
Get-History | Select -ExpandProperty CommandLine
When using the Get-History command and F7 in a SharePoint 2013 Management Shell you'll notice the difference:
Get-History shows loading sharepoint.ps1 while the console history isn't aware this command has even been executed.
A tip to store the previous run commands:
Get-History | Select –Expand CommandLine | Out-File savemycommands.ps1]]>
Suppose sites can be tagged by one or more terms. Users are able to set and modify these terms.
On a page with a content search webpart and a refinement panel users can search content and use the refinement panel to find sites (also) tagged with these terms.
These terms are stored in a propertybag, added to the indexed properties keys and exposed by a managed property.
The propertybag values for three different sites are:
To point some values out: The term 'site02|..' is used twice (at site 01 and site 02) and the term 'site04|..' is used once (at site 03).
The managed property is added to the refinement panel and configured to use the multi-value refinement item display template.
As you can see in the above image the managed property containing the terms isn't really multivalued, because of the values of the propertybag are stored as a single string. Notice the missing 'site04|…' in the refinementpanel, which is present in the propertybag shown in the PowerShell image. Creating the managed property as a multivalued property won't help you create a real multivalued property.
A content search webpart in conjunction with this refinement panel will show only one site at the time when eg selecting 'site02|..' which is used twice and should result Site 01 and Site 02:
Refining results based on these values will only match sites when they are tagged with the same terms in the same order: the exact same string.
A possible solution for this is to extend the content processing pipeline by a service. This service picks up the propertybag value and splits the values, in this case the terms, and inserts the separate values into the multivalued managed property.
The basics of how to set up a custom content enrichment service is explained in the post 'Issue sorting links and documents based on Title'
Only the code for the service itself is shown. This is the service which accepts requests from the content processing component.
private const string SiteTagProperty = "ITIdeaSiteTag"; private const int UnexpectedType = 1; private const int UnexpectedError = 2; private readonly ProcessedItem processedItemHolder = new ProcessedItem { ItemProperties = new List<AbstractProperty>() }; public ProcessedItem ProcessItem(Item item) { processedItemHolder.ErrorCode = 0; processedItemHolder.ItemProperties.Clear(); try { // Iterate over each property received and locate the property we configured the system to send. foreach (var property in item.ItemProperties) { if (property.Name.Equals(SiteTagProperty, StringComparison.Ordinal)) { var siteTag = property as Property<List<string>>; if (siteTag != null && siteTag.Value != null && siteTag.Value.Count > 0) { string[] propValues = siteTag.Value.First().Split(';'); List<string> listpropValues = propValues.ToList(); Property<List<string>> newSiteTagProp = new Property<List<string>>(); newSiteTagProp.Name = SiteTagProperty; newSiteTagProp.Value = listpropValues; processedItemHolder.ItemProperties.Add(newSiteTagProp); } } } } catch (Exception) { processedItemHolder.ErrorCode = UnexpectedError; } return processedItemHolder; }
The item.ItemProperties contain all the input properties received by the service. These input properties will be configured by PowerShell.
The code checks if the ITIdeaSiteTag property contains multiple terms, splits it and adds it to a list of property values and returns the changed value to the content processing component.
Configure the Search Service Application to use the Content Enrichment service by using PowerShell, for an example see this post. Don't forget to set a meaningful trigger otherwise every item will be passed this service.
Run a full crawl.
The refinement panel now shows a nice set of single values, notice the presence of 'site04|..' here:
When using the refinement panel in conjunction with a content search webpart, two sites will be displayed when selecting e.g. 'site02|..' as expected:
To make a multivalued propertybag a real multivalued managed property a custom content enrichment service can de developed to accomplish this.
After creating a multivalued managed property it can be used in e.g. a refinement panel.
The intention of this post was purely to demonstrate the technique, no changes has been made to make things look pretty
Only one custom content enrichment service can be bound to a Search Service Application.
If you want more properties to be processed by the service you have to configure the InputProperties, OutputProperties and don't forget the Trigger of the EnterpriseSearchContentEnrichmentConfiguration object to handle them all.


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It's rather abstract... so if I understand right, you let the world evolve while the player is playing it? Not like the usual world generator where the world is generated once at the start, but after that it's only the player changing the world.
It might be interesting to see the ecosystem behave in a reaction to what the player does. Perhaps the player is not seeing the tier 1 resource you call "energy", but his actions could alter it?
Also, do you have a goal or story in mind? There is an ecosystem, but that alone doesn't sound like a "game".
The world rolls on and does what it does - yes, this isnt a game, this is the infrastructure for a game, that does what it does as the player, or players, does whateve (including possibly spawning fancy graphics, or maybe tier 4 is mobs, or whatever).
Note that as a player grabs craftables etc, then they arent there for transformers to transform into other things - so while Our Heroes cant alter tier 1 energy, under this design they can alter tier 2 and so on.


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Report: We'll spend less this summer on back-to-school supplies, clothes
Families with school-age children will spend an average of $634.78 on apparel, shoes, supplies and electronics during the upcoming back-to-school season, according to the National Retail Federation.
That total is down from $688.62 in 2012. The NRF attributed the drop to parents having a shorter shopping list this year after splurging on electronics and other items a year ago that are still useful for the upcoming school year.
"The good news is that consumers are spending, but they are doing so with cost and practicality in mind. Having splurged on their growing children's needs last year, parents will ask their kids to reuse what they can for the upcoming school season," said NRF President Matthew Shay.
Total spending on back-to-school is expected to reach $26.7 billion.
Total back-to-school and back-to-college spending combined will reach $72.5 billion, the NRF reported.
The biggest portion of back-to-school shoppers' budgets will go toward new apparel and accessories: 95.3 percent of those with school-age children will spend an average of $230.85 on fall sweaters, denim and other chic pieces of attire. Additionally, families will spend on shoes ($114.39) and school supplies ($90.49).
Fewer families with children in grades K-12 will purchase electronics (55.7 percent), and those that are going to invest in a new tablet or smart phone are going to spend slightly less than last year ($199.05 vs. $217.88 in 2012).
The NRF study also showed that families are already out and about shopping for school items: 23.9 percent of families with children in grades K-12 say they will begin shopping at least two months before school (that is, right now), up from 22.3 percent a year ago and the highest percentage seen in the survey's 11-year history. Half will shop three weeks to one month before school and 21.8 percent will shop one to two weeks before school.
-- from staff reports


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James, Heat complete sweep of Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- LeBron James scored 31 points, and the Miami Heat completed a first-round sweep of the Charlotte Bobcats with a 109-98 victory Monday night.
James scored 19 points after injuring his thigh in the third quarter. He finished the game 10-of-19 from the field and had nine assists.
Chris Bosh added 17 points and Dwyane Wade battled through foul trouble and finished with 15 as Miami won its 20th straight game over Charlotte.
The Heat will await the winner of the Brooklyn-Toronto series, which is tied 2-2.
Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 29 points.
The Bobcats played without Al Jefferson, their leading scorer and rebounder who has been bothered by a foot injury since the first quarter of Game 1
The loss signaled the end of an era for the Bobcats. They will become the Hornets next season.
The Heat improved to 16-2 in first-round games since James' arrival four years ago. This was the second straight year the Heat swept their first-round series, taking out Milwaukee in four games last season.
This was Miami's ninth consecutive series victory.
Miami began to take control midway through the third quarter shortly after James gave his teammates a scare when he drove to the basket and his right thigh collided with Bismack Biyombo's knee, sending him to the ground.
- Hall of Fame basketball coach Jack Ramsay has died. He was 89.
His death was announced Monday by ESPN. Ramsay worked as a broadcaster at the network until last season. No cause of death was immediately given, though Ramsay had battled cancer for many years and was placed in hospice care late last week.
Ramsay, known as "Dr. Jack" throughout the league, coached in the NBA for parts of 21 seasons, including leading Portland to the 1977 NBA title. He then began a long career as one of the league's most revered radio and television analysts.
Ramsay also was an accomplished college coach at Saint Joseph's in Philadelphia, taking the Hawks to the 1961 Final Four.
-- from wire reports


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MMA Forum - UFC Forums - UFC Results - MMA Videos (http://www.mmaforum.com/forumindex.php)
- Ultimate Fighter TV (http://www.mmaforum.com/ultimate-fighter-tv/)
- - Josh Koscheck is a bad scout (http://www.mmaforum.com/ultimate-fighter-tv/82730-josh-koscheck-bad-scout.html)
Josh Koscheck is a bad scout
we are yet to see Koscheck's coaching abilities to the fullest, but why did he pick such a bad team? it wasnt gsp who picked a great team, it was just that koscheck made some horrible picks.
heres the picks in order
Marc Stevens, Sevak Magakian, Sako Chivitchian, Andy Main, Nam Phan, Aaron Wilkinson, and Jeffrey Lentz
Michael Johnson, Jonathan Brookins, Spencer Paige, Alex Caceres, Kyle Watson, Cody McKenzie, and Dane Sayers
GSP's first 4 picks are Johnson, Brookins, Paige and Cacerecs. what was stopping koscheck from picking Mckenzie and kyle watson when they are obviously the top 2 fighters in the house? instead they went to gsp's team. i predict either 6-1 or 5-2 in the first round in favor for GSP.
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Go watch the first episode, he tricked Kos into the wrong picks.
I was really surprised that Cody McKenzie was not the 3rd pick, I can see why he picked his wrestling buddy first was not even a bad first choice imo considering his first round quick KO, but after Johnson I was really surprised Josh did not pick Cody.
just as i predicted 6-1 or 5-2 in the first round for GSP. and if sako wins i dont see him nor nam phan winning the show and not even making it into the next round...stupid scouting by koscheck.
mckenzie defeated marc stevens
kyle watson defeated Andy Main
Jonathan Brookins defeated Sevak Magakian
Alex Caceres defeated Jeff Lentz
Michael Johnson defeated Aaron Wilkinson
and only Nam Phan with a win for koscheck 5-1
also i dont see caceres and johnson going far as they are overated (and im not being racist)
edit: and my guess for the wild card will be between Spencer Paige and the loser of Sako vs Sayers fight.
Watch awesome Phan be his only fighter in the 2nd round, then win the whole thing and we never hear the end of it.
My wildcard picks at this moment are Aaron Wilkinson and Marc Stevens, Wilkinson had the best fight and Stevens is the top pick.
I dont think Koschecks picks were bad so much as GSP's fight picks have been good.
He's done a VERY good job at picking the right fighters against Koschecks, and I think he's coached each fighter very well on what to do in the fight.
Its a lot like Rashad vs Rampage TUF, and you even saw during the first episode I believe (might have been second) when GSP's team said "last season we found that picking the fights was more important than the fighters" and I think thats true. Styles make fights, and they win fights too. If you're picking styles to beat styles and YOU have control over what style is fighting against the other, then you control ultimately who should win and lose.
I just dont think you're giving enough credit to GSP's/his coaches gameplanning/fight selection.
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The Peninsula is either letter perfect or head-scratchingly wrong.
There's no in between. More the former than the latter, thank heaven, but for what we're paying and for the reputation it brings, some of the stuff that goes on here is just plain wrong.
The arrival is a little confusing. Our car and bags were handled smoothly, even though we had brought our dog and he comes with a lot of equipment. (That's right, Peninsula accepts pets under 30 lb!) That's a good start. We move through the revolving doors, to the ... front desk?
No, it's the bell stand. The nice man tells us to take the elevator to the hotel lobby. We do, and we walk up to the ... front desk? No, it's the concierge. They politely point us to our left, and there's the front desk. We get a complimentary upgrade for the asking, and we are escorted to our room for the quick tour. So, even despite our confusion, we're off to a pretty darn good start.
Some hotels would call our room a junior suite, it's that big. Separate dressing area, decadent bathroom with separate tub (not a jacuzzi, alas) and shower, desk and loveseat-size sofa in the main part of the room. The bed was so comfortable, I forgot to check the label to see who makes it. I would get tired just standing next to it. We also get two bathrobes and slippers. And then there's the "James Bond" control panel. Everything in the room is wired to a bedside panel. Ever want to hit a button that would just light up enough lights for you to walk from the bed to the bathroom? Peninsula's got it. Ever want to answer the phone in the tub and speak hands-free? Ditto. There's even a button on the phone that they program to show you the time in your home town.
This is as nice as it sounds, but it can get confusing. We hit a certain combination of buttons that left the bedside sconce lights off all the time. And, you can't turn the TV off with the remote, you have to turn it off at the console. So I guess it's possible to be too high-tech. The only negatives -- too little closet space, and no coffee maker. Score another point for the room. (Note another thing here -- no icemakers in the hall. This was important because we brought a cooler with our dog food, and we had to keep it filled with ice. But the staff was glad to fill it for us.)
We then hit the spa. We both had a fine experience there, everything you could ask for and a solicitous staff to boot. We regret not bringing our swim suits, because the lap pool has floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on the Chicago skyline. Score another point.
Our only food & beverage experiences were at the Bar and Sunday Brunch.
Nothing wrong with the Bar, except the high prices, but hey, this is the Peninsula. Now then, about that Brunch. The food was very good (and again, high-priced), but the service wasn't just bad, it was nonexistent. I had to get up and find our waiter twice to get beverage service, and when it was time to leave, I walked to the front stand and told them that was our table over there, charge it to our room. And the place was only about two-thirds full! The fact that this was so shockingly out of step, where everywhere else we're treated like royalty, made it seem even worse. They really need to kick some behind here.
The Concierge was pretty disappointing. I tried to get them to get us show tickets, and they asked for my credit card number. I should have realized that they can't use my credit card, because they aren't me, but then they compounded the error by saying sorry, we can't help you.
I felt like saying, okay, let's open our copy of Concierge for Dummies, Peninsula buys the tickets then charges them to my room. But I let it slide. Later, my wife gave them a post card to mail, and was told the stamp costs 23 cents. I know, she said. The concierge said, should I charge it to your room? There was an awkward silence as my wife was formulating one of those cleverly obscene ripostes that are her specialty. But she too let it slide, and fished a quarter out of her purse. For what we're paying, postage comes gratis.
And since bad news comes in threes, let me tell you about the valet charge. $36 a day. That's three-six. Didn't get that bomb dropped on us until checkout. Anyone thinking about driving to Peninsula, note that there's a garage directly across Rush Street that charges $20 a day.
Despite these negatives, we give the Peninsula overall high marks and recommend it. We'd even say it's a good value.
From an Asian couple, They welcomed us...
I could not understand the 1-star Asian reviewer who felt discriminated against [11/16/2003]. My wife [born in the Far East] and I [born near NYC] are both full-blooded, unquestionably picture-perfect Asians. On the numerous occasions we've been to the Peninsula, we have been very welcome in all areas. Maybe we were lucky. We have NEVER been bounced.
The best in the world
The Peninsula group of hotels is the epitome of luxury, taste, style and class. If you want the best and want to experience a staff that will anticipate your needs, then stay at ANY of the Peninsula Hotels. I have stayed at the propeties in Chicago, Los Angeles and Bangkok. All are at the top of their league...by far! For a guest of The Bar at the Chicago hotel to imply discrimination at an Asian hotel company is absurd! While staying at the Chicago property for 5 nights, I encountered many Asian employees. There is NO discrimination here. You will only experience the most pleasant hotel stay of your life. Not to be missed!!
Incredible Facility, OK Service & severe Noise problem
The Peninsula Chicago is one of the nicest hotel facilities this hotel snob has visited in 20+ years of travel. The room service, maid service, health club, beds, HVAC & room lighting are outstanding & exceptional.That's why it's such a shame one can hear those in adjacent rooms sneeze, cough, flatulate, argue & engage in sex. (Although not necessarily in that order).It's also shameful that the front desk ignored my 1st request to change rooms. On the final day of my visit, after being kept awake from 5am by the room next door's ongoing alarm buzzer, I was moved...but not before security personel were sent to confirm my complaint! Furthermore, this (former) repeat customer has not heard from anyone representing the property regarding his complaints or concerns in the month since this incident.Notwithstanding the exquisite facility, I prefer sleep to luxury.
Worth every penny
We stayed at the Peninsula on 12/27. From the time we checked in until the time we left we received outstanding service. Upon arrival we were upgraded to a junior suite that overlooked Michigan Avenue and the Water tower. Our room had a spacious bathroom and a super comfortable king size bed. The room was extremely well appointed with everything you could hope to need during your stay. There is a beatiful atrium area on the second floor where they serve afternoon tea and live jazz in the evening. There is a cool bar with a fire place that is also located on the second floor. The hotel is located in the center of great shopping and restaurants. From talking with others this is now "The" place to stay in Downtown Chicago. It is expensive but worth it. I will be back.
Simply the Best
I travel for my job and stay at hotels all over the world. I have had plenty of experience with the cream of the crop, as well as average hotels. And... when not on planes... I live in Chicago, so I know a thing or two about the local hotels. I've stayed there 5-6 times.
Given that backdrop - take my word that this hotel is not only the best in Chicago, but probably among the best in the world. Why? Take the main things you look for in hotels: 1) comfort is second to none, great decorating, spacious rooms, highest quality beds, pillows and linens, and all very new - the hotel is one of the most recently built ones in the city; 2) location is the best is Chicago, right on the Mag Mile, elevated off the street to reduce noise, views of the Water Tower and the lake. What more can one want? 3) service, in my experience, was extremely attentive. We ordered breakfast and it was delivered almost faster than we could get dressed, the concierge helped arrange several things and they were exceeedingly friendly and concerned about our enjoyment.
I should also note the spa is out of this world, and the restaurant is top-rated as well.
I cannot comment on the some of the other ratings, but anyone who has an real experience traveling would instantly recognize that hotel is a true gem. I cannot imagine anyone could find a single fault with it.
This level of service comes at a price, but if you can afford it, you cannot go wrong. It easily tops the other hotels in its price range.
I think they discriminated against me
I went there with friends on a Saturday night after dinner. It was a friend's birthday, so I was dressed pretty well. I was able to get into the bar, but I then left and went to the bathroom. Imagine my surprise when I was told that I couldn't re-enter the bar, because it was 'too crowded.' I calmly and politely asked if I could at least see if my friends were still there. One of the 'bouncers' went in to check and came out about 30s later saying that there was noone by my friend's name in there. I tried calling my friends, thinking that they had left.
Finally one of my friends came out. The rest of the night when my friends went to the bathroom they re-entered the bar without a problem.
At this point I will say that I am Asian, and my friends were white. It was a pretty uncomfortable situation to be in, especially since I was about to leave my friends, several of whom were from out of town. It was their analysis, and I have to agree, that it was racially motivated. In any event I have to say to avoid this place, if you oppose bad service and/or discrimination. I'm not convinced it was discriminatory, but it's not as if I'm a scruffy-looking guy or anything. And surprisingly I didn't lose my temper and start insulting them or behaving inappropriately. So it's hard for me to explain what happened but I would still say to stay away.
An amazing hotel
Started out at the W Hotel Lakeshore...checked out after being there 10 hours...absolutely horrible...found out it was an old Days Inn, in my opinion it still is, with a coat of brown paint and a 250.00 a night increase in price (the worst hotel)...moved to the Penisula the next day...I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful this hotel is...I travel the world and the service, attitude, quality of this hotel was the best I have EVER seen...the staff was more than friendly. Every staff person from the front desk to people you would see in elevators acknowledged you with a hello, how are you, how is your day...they were definetly TOP NOTCH...the W Hotel lake shore was $279.00 a night and the Penisula was $379.00...the extra $100.00 a night is more than made up for in the size of the room, the amenities, the spa, gym, service, etc. A wonderful hotel that i will stay in on every visit to Chicago.
It seemed as though I was the first person to stay in that room, it was so clean and fresh, it was amazing...The W lakeshore looked as though it had been hit by a bomb and they had some extra brown paint lying around and slapped it all over...rooms cannot get smaller than those at the W Lakeshore...if you can afford a bit more, the Penisula will give you 100 times the quality...Congrats Penisula for making my stay the best hotel experience I have had in a long time....
Very Disappointing and Overrated
The service level at the hotel bordered on horrible. The staff had an attiutude and were unfriendly and the level of cleanliness in my room was poor. THe location is great but other than this the hotel should not get high ratings.
Lobby Dining & Dancing
What a treat to dine and dance in the sophisticated lobby of the Chicago Peninsula this past Saturday (3/25/2003)! We were actually booked for the Shanghai Terrace. But in passing thru the lobby, we heard the magical music of Stephanie Browning and her trio. We could not leave. After a magnificent dinner by a most attentive staff, we had three incredibly pleasant hours as we danced and danced .. just like an old-time movie. Total costs less than a C-note, but pricelessly valued memories for my wife and me.
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Singapore Airlines has chosen Airbus's A320 to launch its new Indian joint venture with Tata Sons, scoring a victory over rival Boeing as the airline market in Asia's third biggest economy shows signs of a revival.
Sources familiar with the decision said a project team picked the European plane in preference to Boeing's 737 - the aircraft ordered by low-cost operator SpiceJet to expand its fleet in a deal reported by Reuters on Tuesday.
The demise of Kingfisher Airlines in 2012 marked an end to the bitter competition that led to low ticket prices for Indian consumers and high levels of losses for its airlines.
The subsequent drop in aircraft capacity gave the airlines some breathing space, allowing them to raise fares and return to profitability. Two years later, despite a slowing economy, international and passenger demand has continued to grow.
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TATA SIA Airlines will start flying in the full service segment in the second half of 2014, as will an AirAsia-Tata joint venture in the low-cost market.
"The fundamentals of the Indian market should eventually improve, but patience and initial losses may have to be withstood," the Centre for Aviation, a consultancy, said in a report in September.
Sources said that the SIA-Tata joint venture will get up to 20 A320s worth $1.83 billion at list prices. The planes will be sourced from leasing companies, rather than purchased direct from Airbus.
A Singapore Airlines spokesman referred queries to TATA-SIA Airlines' office in India, while an Airbus spokesman in Singapore said: "We do not comment on commercial discussions with existing or potential customers."
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