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Chisinau operastad i Moldavien
Chișinău är huvudstad och industriellt och kommersiellt centrum i Moldavien; det är också landets största stad med cirka 723 500 invånare. Staden ligger i mitten av landet, vid floden Bîc.
History of the National Opera
The Opera and Ballet Theatre of Republic of Moldova is the pride of national musical culture. Long since, this land has been famous for its singing voices. It is very rich in gifted men whom nature has endowed with vocal ability. This country has always attracted many opera tours in past times. Many famous singers visited and performed here, such as Fyodor Shalyapin, Enrico Caruso, who conquered many admirers' hearts. In such conditions, the idea of creating an own opera interprise had been up in the clouds at the boundary of the XIX-XXth centuries yet, getting the real art lovers' minds, came true.
The early periods of vocal art were marked by the famous names of world opera stars. Paris and Berlin, Vena and Milan, Bucharest and Sydney, Moscow and St. Petersburg – opera stages of these cities had received, at the beginning of this century, many singers whose country was Bassarabia. The world found out then the names of L.Lipovskaya, M. Cibotari, E.Cuza, A. Antonovsky. Further – educating vocal singers in pre-war Bassarabia, openingin the middle of 40s local classes at musical high schools, performing operas by the Moldovan Musical-Dramatically Theatre – in this way opera art was set up and flourished in Moldova. In 1946, the performances of the above-mentioned opera studio of the musical-dramatically theatre became a peculiar prehistory. They are – "Evghenii Onegin", "Madama Butterfly", "Demon" with T.Ceban, V.Dorosh, E.Ureche, P.Esina, N.Calcatov, V.Petliuk, S.Weinstein and other's participation.
In 1956, the first performance was acted on the independent opera slage in the Moldovian SSR. D.Gershfeld's opera "Grozovan", reviving historical pages of Moldovan people, became a great public event. It served as a group for the governmental Order to open the National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In such a way, the long creative work in the area of vocal art was rewarded on Moldovan land.
Thus, beginning with the opening of Opera Theatre in the middle of 50s, the continuous creative work in this domain has already numbered four decades. One can notice a permanent flow of new singers bringing with them a fresh breathing of youth, a feeling of dynamic modern life. All these years, the life of the theatre was full with enthusiasm, hard creative work, accumulation of practice, repertory as well, seeking clear decisions, successful attempts of own classical interpretation – in short, it was full with everything that could show and consolidate the results of collaboration of many generations of artists – singers and dancers, conductors and producers, of many art adherends, of that big collective whose name is THEATRE.
In spite of all difficulties of growth, ascents and falls down, alternating naturally as in any other creating process, the theatre has always lived an intensive creative life. The history of our theatre has begun in the difficult post-war period, when Moldova, recalling to life, was curing its injury after the invasion. The very first steps of the opened Opera Theatre were impetuous and fruitful. At those years performances, the spectators could need then young singers as V. Savitskaya, F. Kuzmin, P. Botezat, B. Raisov, A. Fomenco, N. Bashkatov, V. Tretyak.
The beginning of the 60s was the boundaring stage in the life of the theatre. First of all, a new young generation joined the theatre company, one of which was the young graduate of the local conservatory Maria Bieshu. Assuredly speaking, since then till now the theatre, in spite of natural dynamic change of generations, has been performing under the influence of this excellent singer's great talent. Annual international festival "Maria Bieshu invites", gathering many world-known artists on this land, largely makes famous the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Moldova. The theatre is also truly proud of other great singers who are bringing it a deserved glory. T. Alyoshina, L. Erofeeva, M. Munteanu, V. Drahosh, I. Paulencu are among them. Many different characters were performed in their parts by B. Raisov, I. Gheyl, S. Alexandrov, A. Jarikov, L. Mihailova, E. Parniki, A. Shevcenko. Now other talented singers are performing on the stage of our theatre. Among them we may notice the following experienced artists, such as L. Aga, V. Calestru, I. Cvasniuc, B. Materinco, A. Arcea, N. Covaliov, A. Donos. The creating youth is worthy mentioned here: E. Gherman, E. Gudz, A. Buruiana, N. Kurbatova, P. Racovita, V. Cojocaru, V. Ciresh, N. Busuioc, O. Kobzeva, B. Ganzel, T. Busuioc and others.
The last years performances have been very impressive. The theatre has got an ample repertory. Theatre play "Duanya" by S. Prokofiev and "Bell" by G. Donizetti, severe tragical picture of "Norma" by V. Bellini, frenzy passion of "Rustic Cavalry" by P. Mascagni, playful intrigues in "The wedding of Figaro" by W.A. Mozart – through all these the artists try to embody truly men characters and life circumstances by playing them in different ways.
Everything is performed with the help of experienced conductors and producers. A great contribution has been brought in the work of this group by the conductors M. Shepper, I. Alterman, L. Hudoley. Many pages of our theatre life are connected with the names of L. Gavrilov, B. Miliutin, A. Mocealov, M. Enaki. Recently, a new generation of conductor has joined the theatre company, who has greatly revived its work. They are: A. Samoila, A. Gershfeld, M. Sechkin, I. Florea, N. Dohotaru.
It is well-known that a firm basis of rich theatre performances is done by the conductor's labour, whose personality determines the manner of playing. The Moldovan conductor's works are well-known far away from the native theatre. Working here now E. Platon, E. Konstantin, M. Timofti (the graduates of Leningrad Producers High School) are using on the Moldovan stage the creative principles of leading producers well-known all over the world, such as Boris Fizenstein, B. Pokrovsky. Our conductors also aim, as E.Konstantinova says, to train the singer-actor as they did. The Moldovan master's performing conceptions show good knowledge of world theatre modern experience, aspiration to keep in step with time.
The Opera Theatre of Moldova became known because of a great number of performances repeadly mentioned by public option, awarded different prizes at prestigious competitions.
In the repertory bill of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre, an Italian classic has the main place among foreign operas. Having been performed on Moldovan stage Bellini and Rossini, Verdi and Puccini, Leoncavallo and Mascagni's characters have been a good material for our group's creative work for many years.
Maria Bieshu touching Aida and majestic Norma, seized by revenge Tamara Alyoshina's tragic Asucena, Ludmila Yerofeeva's delicate Gilda, Mihail Munteanu's brave Calaf and courageous Radames, Boris Raisov's unhappy, deceived Rigoletto, Vladimir Dragosh's heroic Count di Lunaand Boris Materinco's cruel Scarpia – all these remembering characters played by the masters of different generations can be continued further.
Some artists of our theatre worked on probation in the famous theatre La Scala, where the teachers invariably mentioned that the Moldovan singer's voices correspond to Italian bell canto. Evghenii Platon , the leading producer of our theatre, explains this attraction towards Italian repertory in his own way: "Elevated emotionality, sincere opening of Italian music, its heartiness are related to artistic temperament of Moldovan artists". Evidently, because of this, Maria Bieshu's debut in "Tosca" is also connected with Italian Art, as well as her remarkable triumph at the international competition in Tokyo, which brought this excellent singer the name of the best Cio-Cio-San. Thanks to Maria Bieshu's creative search, many Italian operas have found their staging life in Moldova. For example, in such a way "Norma" by V.Bellini and "Turandot" by G.Puccini were staged. The performances of "Adriana Lecouvreur" by F.Cilea and "Don Carlos" by G.Verdi have become the summit in mastering the Italian classical opera.
The artistic leaders of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre's attitude is unanimous that none opera theatre can develop without Russian music. The repertory bill of last years has been decorated with operas by P.Tchaikovsky, N.Rimsky-Korsakov, A.Borodin, P.Musorgsky, S.Rahmaninov.
One of the main aspects of its activity is the creative contracts with local authors. As a result, we have staged many performances of different genre. The theatre worked out historical performances, such as "Petru Raresh" by E.Caudella, "Grozovan" and "Serghei Lazo" by D.Gershfeld, "Domnica's heart" by A.Stircea, "Alexandru Lapusneanu" by G.Mustea, the ballet "Luceafarul" by E.Doga, "Andries" by Z.Tcaci.
The maturity of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre, which enjoys rich own traditions, is shown in its various activities, mainly of creative research. The theatre group pays great attention to experimental, courageous projects. Side by side with opera performances, many masterpieces, such as "Requiem" by G.Verdi, "Carmina Burana" by C.Orff, "Stabat Mater" by G.Rossini, appeared in the theatre repertory and when are played in big concert music-halls are enthusiastically received by the audience. Theatre artists often perform with concert programs. Many such programs were performed in different towns by Maria Bieshu, M.Munteanu, S.Strezeva, V.Dragosh, I.Paulencu, E.Gherman, P.Racovitsa. Many of opera and ballet artists have been awarded the highest ranks and merits.
The dynamic modern life is dictating new forms and realities in the life and activity of the opera theatre. Lately, our theatre has been touring much abroad. Visiting theatre impresario "refers" to a certain, concrete repertory. Thus, one or another performance finds itself as "departing". In such a way, the stages of many countries have seen our operas and ballets: Italy, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, etc. This new kind of activity makes the theatre to improve its repertory. So, the opera "Nabucco" by G.Verdi appeared in its repertory.
At present, the theatre is going with its intensive creative work, taking into consideration the prospect of its increase. By touring abroad, by its aspiration to stabile what was reached, by using each artist's potential and by renewing the company, the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Moldova has gained the merit to join the world of big art.


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We are trying to take things a bit slower around here this year. I am making myself take things "off my plate" and my to-do list and I am thankful for the push God gave me to do this.
Truthfully, even with doing that, we are busy but that is the nature of life with four little ones. However, it is the good kind of busy; the cookie baking, game playing, snow skating, Christmas shopping, looking at lights, reading books together kind of busy. I love being busy like this.
"He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake."
I just love it! He leads me beside still waters and restores my soul. The peace that this brings me is so wonderful and only from my Father.
"Today is a gift."
We are not promised tomorrow. We are not even promised this afternoon or even a minute from now.
So often, we live as though we will live on this earth forever.
Don't wait until tomorrow to sit and read a book to your child. If the Lord has placed someone on your mind and heart, don't wait another minute before letting them know. Don't put off loving the people in your life and telling them about the greatest gift ever given...the whole reason why we celebrate this time of year. Live today. Live now, in this very moment. And praise and thank God for every moment you have to live and love.
I pray that the word of God brings you peace today, in the midst of this busy time of year. I pray that you would see the gift of today and treat it as such.
What a wonderful gift it is to live today and rejoice in the birth of our Savior!


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Despite production growth and higher feed costs, prices look favorable for the next two years.
Glenn Grimes hopes his profitability predictions for 2007 are as wrong as those he offered at last year's World Pork Expo, when he predicted that hog profits would likely end by the close of 2006.
The University of Missouri agricultural economist was a bit off the mark in last year's outlook talk as the pork industry went on to establish a new record — 35 consecutive months of profits.
That feat was accomplished in the face of sustained growth in the industry, led by a resurgence in live hog demand that is fed in part by 15 consecutive years of growth in pork exports.
Today hog prices are back in the black after a dip in March, although Grimes foresees some losses in the fall.
The last 12 months of growth in demand is producing live hog prices that he projects will range $48-51/cwt. in the third quarter, $44-47/cwt. for the fourth quarter, and average $46-48/cwt. for the year. That compares with average prices of $46.28 for 2006 and $49.55 for 2005. Grimes offered his thoughts during an outlook forum at the 2007 World Pork Expo in Des Moines.
Projecting further out, the just-turned, 84-year-old economist has forecasted negotiated base carcass hog prices should land in the low-to-mid-$60s/cwt. through 2008, and could reach into the $70s with premiums (see Table 1).
Industry growth continues to climb, with U.S. commercial hog slaughter slated to reach 106.6 million head, 1.8% above 2006, Grimes says, based on the March Hogs and Pigs Report.
Sow slaughter and gilt retention levels are "bouncing around a little bit," adding some uncertainty to future growth. But he says there is little doubt that sow expansion is continuing in 2007.
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Favoring Industry Growth
A number of factors favor continued growth and profitability:
There has been a significant drop in the value of the Canadian dollar. In 1996, a Canadian dollar was worth about $1.60-1.70 in the United States. This year, that conversion rate has fallen back to about $1.12 Canadian vs. U.S. levels, the lowest level since 1992. Grimes says the value of the two respective dollars may reach equality before the year is out.
Canadian hog production is starting to reflect those currency changes. From 1995 to 2005, 74% of the increase in U.S.-Canadian pig production took place in Canada. The next 10 years should witness a different outcome due in part to the current shift in the U.S.-Canadian exchange rate, he says.
For January-April 2007, Canadian slaughter hog imports are up 12.8%, and feeder pig imports are up 7.7%. Grimes expects those trends to continue for the rest of the year.
Slaughter hog capacity has tightened, but still looks capable of handling supply. Much of the industry's troubles in 1998 can be traced to a lack of adequate daily slaughter capacity (381,000 head). "We are going to kill more hogs in the fourth quarter this year than we did in 1998, but slaughter capacity shouldn't be a problem unless we have more hogs than we expect, lose a plant or have some kind of an accident," Grimes reports.
Figure 1 on page 30 shows federally inspected daily hog slaughter capacity for 2007 has dropped to about 411,000 head, compared to around 425,000 head in 2006.
This year's decline in slaughter capacity is due to the closing of the Bryant Foods plant in West Point, MS, and the loss of one shift at the Morrell plant in Sioux City, IA.
The value of U.S. pork exports at $33.60/hog continues to keep hog production profitable. The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects growth of 5-6% in 2007. It would be the 16th consecutive year of record growth in pork exports.
But maintaining that growth won't be easy. As Table 2 on page 32 shows, in the first three months of 2007, pork exports grew by just 2.8%. Challenges include Mexico, where sales are off 20.3%. Grimes suggests that the high cost of corn, a staple ingredient in the Mexican diet, is probably mainly to blame.
Japan continues its growth as the top importer of U.S. pork, with South Korea anticipated as the next major growth market (see sidebar on page 32).
Data just out from the U.S. Meat Export Federation paints a mixed picture. January-April pork exports are off 3% and for April alone are down 16%. The positive news is that pork value is up 8% from the same four months in 2006.
Overall, the United States exports 15% of production, imports 5% of production and therefore is a 10% net pork exporter.
Not Favoring Industry Growth
The cost structure of hog production is approximately $7-9/cwt. higher than a year ago, and the challenge the industry faces in the next 3-4 years is how to make that adjustment, Grimes says.
"The livestock industry has got to cut corn use with growth in ethanol demand. The poultry industry cut back some earlier, but the pork industry is still growing and we see no cuts for the rest of the year in hogs," he says.
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As a result of rising corn costs, the University of Missouri economist predicts the hog industry will shrink out of necessity.
It won't be the smaller producers who feel the pinch the most, he says. Those producing less than 50,000 head/year and raising 75% of their corn needs will have the luxury of making a profit on hogs, corn, or both.
Those producers may decide that life is easier just raising grain and not hogs. But that doesn't mean hog production will necessarily drop. If their barns are fairly new, and are of some size, they have value and probably won't go out of production, Grimes explains.
Corn Price Volatility
The ethanol frenzy is going to produce a lot of volatility in corn prices, according to Robert Wisner, professor of economics, Iowa State University.
There will also be a lot of challenges in transporting, drying and handling 16-17% more corn in the estimated 90-million-acre 2007 corn crop.
Corn futures to December place corn prices in the $3.75 to $4/bu. range, he says. And Wisner says corn futures all the way to 2010 are suggesting corn prices will be in that $4 category.
Pushing corn prices is a growing demand for ethanol and a building boom of plants to produce the alternative fuel from corn.
In Iowa alone, there are 30 corn processing plants, including those producing ethanol, representing 53% of Iowa's corn crop last year.
There will be 71 plants in Iowa if all the ethanol plants planned are built. The total capacity would represent 2.9 million bu. of corn, and 142% of Iowa's 2006 corn crop, says Wisner.
In the future, more land may be added or switched to corn production to meet ethanol needs and still provide livestock feed.
But only half of the 7 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Program has potential for crop rotations that include corn production, he says.
Higher Corn Yields Predicted
Weather patterns projected throughout summer appear to favor higher corn yields for the 2007 crop, says Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University professor and climatologist.
"The most likely (50-50 chance) U.S. corn yield for 2007 is 154 bu./acre, as estimated according to conditions as of June 1," he says. "The chance of a record-high yield (above 163 bu./acre) is 30%, and the chance of drought (below 133 bu./acre) is 20%."
Reports indicate that the late May corn crop exceeds conditions of the last few years with above-average subsoil moisture in much of the Corn Belt and reduced chance of widespread drought.
Improved genetics and management have resulted in consistent improvement in corn yields, which averaged 150 bu./acre for the 2006 crop, Taylor says.
Weather is obviously the most uncontrollable risk. Weather data indicates that widespread drought occurs every 19 years in the Corn Belt. The last major drought in the Corn Belt was in 1988, suggesting that 2007 would be the next year of major drought.
However, weather patterns indicate that will probably not be the case during this growing season, Taylor observes.
In fact, growing-degree days (GDD) measured at Des Moines, IA, exceeded the norm during May, similar to conditions throughout most of the Corn Belt. Above normal GDD in May and June, followed by below normal GDD in July and August, often results in record-high yields, Taylor says.
Wisner projected a modestly lower U.S. average yield of 150.5 bu./acre, based on the following three factors:
Substantially later plantings than in the last three years;
A large increase in low-yielding regions; and
A corn yield decrease for corn following corn.
At his most likely yield, Wisner forecasts downside risk in harvest-time December corn futures to around $3.25/bu. He adds that corn prices are likely to be quite volatile until after pollination.
Export Growth May Hinge on New FTAs
With 2007 possibly turning out to be the year that breaks the record of growth in pork exports, several free trade agreements (FTAs) being explored could prove to be pivotal in starting another round of growth, says Glenn Grimes, professor emeritus and agricultural economist at the University of Missouri.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has urged Congress to support FTAs with South Korea, Columbia, Peru and Panama, which could eliminate current tariffs and barriers to trade in those countries.
In letters to Congress, NPPC explained that pork exports generated 82,500 jobs in the U.S. pork industry alone.
Overall, the U.S. pork industry supports an estimated 550,000 domestic jobs generating more than $97.4 million annually in U.S. economic activity and contributing $34.5 billion to the U.S. gross national product.
Pork exports raise the prices producers receive for their hogs. The FTAs with South Korea, Columbia, Peru and Panama will raise those prices by $10, $1.63, $0.83 and $0.20/head, respectively.
"Pork exports have contributed greatly to the profitability of U.S. pork producers in recent years," says NPPC President Jill Appell, a pork producer from Altona, IL. "NPPC urges Congress to support these trade agreements and thereby improve the financial livelihood of pork producers throughout the nation."


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This salamander is largley retricted to moist conifer forests and along streams during breeding (Nussbaum et al., 1983). It is found along and somewhat east, but mostly west, of the Cascades crest, except on the Olympic Peninsula. This species occurs on Fidalgo Island (Slater, 1941).
This species is associated with small streams. Although primarily a forest species, it has been found in streams with steep ravines in low-density developed residential areas.
The Cascades ecoregions, except the Northeast Cascades and the southern portions of the Olympic Peninsula were selected. All lower elevation zones west of the Cascades including the Western Hemlock zone were core. The Silver Fir zone was core except in the Northwest Cascades, where is was marginal. Western Hemlock and Interior Western Hemlock zones were core east of the Cascades. Marginal zones included Mountain Hemlock south of Snoqualmie Pass and the Grand Fir, Oak, Ponderosa Pine and Interior Douglas-fir zones east of the Cascades.
The dry woodlands in Thurston County and the Chehalis River Valley appear to act as a barrier to its entry into the Olympic Peninsula.
Riparian areas were good habitats. All classes of open and closed hardwood/conifer and conifer forests, low-density developed residential areas, including parks, and wooded forests surrounded by lightly developed residential areas, were considered suitable if adequate microhabitats were available.
Translated from the Washington Gap Analysis Amphibians and Reptiles Volume by Karen Dvornich
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Twice a month, we like to tell you what's been going on in our worlds. Now, let's take a look at life lately.
The last couple of weeks have been such a blur, but have been pretty good to me! Really, I have been spending a lot of my time building my businesses and organizing the house….with a little shadow all up under me.
For once, we got an opportunity for a date night. It's getting easier now that Claudia has a couple friends on our street that she spends a lot of time with and the boys are old enough to fly solo for a couple of hours. We went to Capital Grille in downtown Fort Worth. I highly recommend eating there if you have one near you!.
Because Claudia has been super clingy lately, most of my activities involve her. I have been making the most of it and enjoying my time with her. We have spent time in the sun and have done our makeup together. I wanted a girl for so long and boy, did I get it. She is the girly girl I always wanted.
She has done all my work with me, helping me make videos on social media, packing orders, and "organizing" (that means she plays with her toys all up under me while I organize…and that I later am tripping on Barbies).
This past weekend, I took a super rare girls night out to the Stockyards with my friend Natalia. We have never spent any time one-on-one and it was so much fun. We went to a Terri Clark show, but I was really just there for the drinks. Turns out Terri is pretty good, so that was a nice bonus.
Let's see what Ashley has been up to!
Heeey you guys. 🙂 What's been going on in my world? Well, we have for sure been enjoying the sun, sand, and water from wherever we can get it. We haven't had a chance to go to the beach in a couple weeks, but we've been taking advantage of the park and my parents back yard!
Per usual, there has been lots and lots of shopping happening. We have been getting ready for our new house PLUS back to school shopping AND regular day to day shopping. Let's just say Sophie and I have been in heaven. 😉
Speaking of back to school stuff, I took both kids to go get their hair cut. Cooper has been getting regular hair cuts since shortly after his first birthday, but this was little Soso's FIRST hair cut ever. At the ripe ole age of 2 and three quarters I decided it was time to trim those scraggly ends. 😉 She was over joyed at finally getting a chance to sit in the chair. And she did really well with keeping still and not fussing. I mean, no one can compete with the perfection that is Cooper Grice in a hair cut chair BUT Sophie did really well. LOL Seriously though, Coop has always behaved so well during haircuts. Anyway, I almost teared up watching Soso get her hair cut – but we all escaped tear free and with two little babes who now have much more manageable hair!
This weekend we packed up and loaded up our house to move everything to our new forever home! It was sooo much work, but sooo worth it!
To say that we are exhausted from all the moving is a YUGE understatement, but we're thoroughly enjoying our new bigger and better surroundings. Even if I had to yell no less than a million times, " STOP RUNNING ON THE STAIRS. GO SLOOOW."
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A big-data passenger matching system being implemented by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) will comply with Australian and European Union privacy-protection requirements despite offering unprecedented visibility into the personal details and movements of travellers, the agency has promised.
Australia is just the second country – after Canada – to implement a new passenger-matching system that conforms to the PNRGOV standard, which was developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to facilitate the consistent exchange of passenger information between countries.
ACBPS worked with IBM Australia to implement the Passenger Name Record (PNR) analysis solution, which draws upon big-data analysis techniques to risk-assess passengers based on a variety of historical information.
By enabling this analysis before passengers have even boarded the plane, the system is designed to automate a process that has typically been done in ad hoc fashion by pulling data from a diverse range of systems – allowing them to "accurately zero in on potentially high risk passengers", IBM said in a statement.
Designed to resolve past inconsistencies between various countries' data collection practices, PNRGOV – described in IATA's Recommended Practice 1701a – maintains a single, globally-agreed list of common data elements to support all current and future national data-exchange requirements.
PNR records are collected from travel agents, airlines, and other entities and comprise approximately 106 different data fields including passenger contact details – including residence, phone number, email and other addresses – as well as payment details, flight details, passenger and crew flight details, MRTD details, frequent-flyer numbers, itinerary, credit card number and expiry date, and more.
PNRGOV, which expands the data-exchange framework around PNR records, was rolled into ICAO DOC 9944, a Recommended Practice on Passenger Data Harmonization that covers the structure of passenger-data elements and a standard way to transmit them between countries and airlines – but does not specify laws or regulations, data transmission, data processing, filtering of data, storage of data, or data protection; those issues are addressed in the ICAO DOC 9944 setting out PNR Guidelines.
Use of PNR data is expected to expand to 29 countries as systems like the IBM-ACBPS platform are increasingly rolled out.
"Nearly 30 million airline passengers passed through Australia's borders over the past 12 months which is an increase of approximately 5% on the year before," said Terry Wall, ACBPS national manager for target assessment and selection, in a statement.
"With IBM's advanced passenger analysis solution integrated with our existing risk assessment tools, we can look at a range of data, using the Government's criteria, and identify potentially high-risk passengers and ensure our resources are deployed with greater precision when it comes to securing Australia's borders."
The high level of detail and personal information increases the burden on government organisations to protect the privacy of that data, which will undoubtedly make the new system a target for hackers keen on harvesting large quantities of personal data.
Yet IBM and ACBPS claim the new system complies with the data privacy and access requirements of the Customs Act, Australian Privacy Act and the European Union-Australia PNR Agreement.
This latter protocol, introduced in 2008 and renewed on 1 June 2012, sets tight limits on the Australian government's right to access PNR data. For example, only specific data can be accessed, and only when 'pushed' to ACBPS by airlines; individuals have the right to access and correct their personal data; 'sensitive data' related to racial, ethnic, political, religious, or union affiliation or personal health or sex life is to be filtered by ACBPS; data can be retained for 5.5 years.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Watching Those Holiday Calories
I have no secret information on how to avoid overeating during the Christmas holidays.
Essentially, at our house, now that our children are grown up, it is easier to stock the kitchen with healthy foods, which is helpful.
Usually we have no ice cream or cake sitting around tempting us, but holidays are different, since we do have some decadent desserts. My husband and I each stick to one serving of dessert, and send the rest of the fruit tart / fudge cake / baklava home with our sons.
Is this too cruel to our sons? They are happy when they leave, laden with heavy duty paper plates loaded down with delicious leftovers for their next meal.
We drink lots of water at our house, before and during holiday meals, which helps to fill up faster.
I also subscribe to the idea that we eat more reasonably if we are not ravenously hungry when the dinner bell rings and the meal is served, so I put out things to nibble on, like shelled nuts and boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce. Yeah, I'm a big fan of protein.
I welcome tips on this topic.
Here are today's blog hosts, and be sure and visit them, since they have alot to offer.
5 comments:
- Terri Fisher said...
I found your blog via 24/7 Moms. What a great idea! Your book looks wonderful, too. Thanks for sharing with us!
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- September 26, 2008 at 12:59 PM
- RazorFamilyFarms.com said...
Holiday calories... gasp! NOOOOOO! I don't even want to think about it! Although you are completely right and I totally should.
Just came over to your blog for the first time from God's Shining Stars blog. Very nifty site you've got here!!!!
While I'm here:
I've got the COOLEST giveaway going on at my site. I'm just so gee golly excited about that I can't think straight!
Please tell your friends and come check it out!
- September 26, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Dina said...
Good tips, but I don't like to drink alot of water, so I just don't eat as much as I might like too.
- September 26, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- Lalycairn said...
Ugh! Is it time to start thinking of those Christmas calories already?? Yep, end of September, I guess it is!! :)
- September 26, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- Abi said...
Holiday calories. I watch them go right to the mid section. I'd love to be included in the drawing for this basket and book.
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New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Confident of negotiating the tricky Delhi Golf Course, Indian golfer Arjun Atwal would be aiming to secure full playing rights on the Asian Tour next season when he makes his debut appearance at the USD 400,000 Panasonic Open India starting tomorrow. Placed 70th on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Atwal needs a top-10 finish to break into top-60 on the final money list, which is the cut-off mark for players to retain their full playing rights on the regions premier Tour. Atwal had earned a two-year exemption when he claimed his eighth Asian Tour victory at the Dubai Open in 2014. He hopes to take advantage of his course knowledge for a good showing, which will ease his Tour card worries ahead of the season finale next week. "This course is very tight. The number one key here is to hit as many fairways as you can. If you play from the shot grass, you are going to do well. If you start missing fairways, its basically a done deal for you. Its all about hitting fairways here," said the 43-year-old Atwal. "Its good to be back at the Delhi Golf Club. I have played a lot on this course but its my first time playing in this tournament. I am excited to be here. I will just treat this week like any other week," added Atwal, the first Indian golfer to win on the PGA Tour in 2010. Singaporean veteran Mardan Mamat, a five-time winner on the Asian Tour but languishing in 63rd place, kept up his hopes of turning his season around as he returns to the scene of his breakthrough victory 12 years ago. "Its always nice to be back here at the Delhi Golf Club. This is where I claimed my first Asian Tour victory. The course is still as tight as before. You got to keep the ball on the fairways all the time. If you can keep the ball in play, you will get better chances of making birdies. Sitting just one rung above Mamat on the Merit rankings, Javi Colomo of Spain is also fighting to secure his playing rights on the Asian Tour. He has not lost his Tour card since coming through the Qualifying School in 2012. Defending champion Chiragh Kumar of India will headline the sixth edition of the Panasonic Open India alongside countryman Jeev Milkha Singh, Chikkarangappa S. and Chinas Liang Wen-chong, who is making a welcome return to India since his memorable victory at the historic venue in 2008. PTI PM PM
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...in fact, the sumbitch keeps hanging around, flappin' those wings and doing what nasty birds do.
I find the weather at tomorrow's destination is going to be hotter than expected. Just what I wanted: drive several hundred miles, stand around in the desert sun all day, drive back.
An attempt was made to ease some of the pain. I arranged to get an economical car for the trip -- I was more than willing to trade an enjoyable machine that averages 18 mpg for a somewhat vanilla* car that gets 35 on the highway.
All in readiness, I went to collect it. Turned the key and...nothing. Not a click, a peep, or even a key-in-ignition chime.
A few minutes on the battery charger and all seemed well. All that is left, absent any obvious signs of serious problems, is a nagging concern that at 5:30 am tomorrow I will insert the key and...nothing.
I've been asked for roughly a dozen favors today. I have no qualms about fulfilling most of the wishes -- it's what you do for friends, even at the cost of some time and postage -- but one or two are definitely out. Why Mr Uncooperative? Because I don't much care for making money for someone else with no return beyond a tepid "thank you."
Refusing politely -- especially after worrying my weak-batteried econo-car home through typical creeping traffic (leaving the a/c off as a matter of prudence), finding the usual empty mailbox and already having promised plenty of time to others out of sheer friendliness -- was a bit of a slog. One person had the gall to act hurt that I wouldn't share my sources and information with him.
The sole bright spot of the day was a call this morning from my musician friend R. Talking about music always cheers me up.
Of course I get a little depressed afterward, knowing that I'm stuck with work for the foreseeable future, not making music.
He asked me to burn a CD from my collection for him. It's done, and in the mail.
Gotta be nice to your friends. The real ones are nice to you, too.
But I'm getting damn sick of having this albatross draped around my neck, Jim.
* That's unfair of me, reflective of my disquieted state. The ride in question has long been a favorite, and I even considered buying one at one time. But it ain't no hot rod, lemme tell you.
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"I saw this a few hours ago with a friend, and personally, I thought it was awesome! It was literally filled to the brim with action, comedy, and special effects. Clay, Roque, Jensen, Pooch, and Cougar are part of an elite United States Special Forces team that are on assignment in Bolivia. When they are betrayed by an enemy named Max, they become fugitives and are believed to be dead. They are forced to team up with a mysterious woman named Aisha who may be able to help them find Max. I understand this movie is based on a comic book by Vertigo, but I never read any, so I couldn't compare it. My favorite character was Chris Evans as Jensen, because he had all the hilarious lines. Another thing, was that this film reminds me a lot of 'The A-Team' If you love action, I highly recommend THE LOSERS!!!
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"On the surface, it's just another action movie. Stuff blows up, people get shot, the bad guy is trying to destroy the world and the good guys are trying to stop him. It's the perfect popcorn movie.
But take a closer look at The Losers and you'll start to see that there's more than just mindless entertainment going on here. It's not trying to deliver a message, thank god, and it's not an action movie with pretentions of being great art. But it's smart, well written and well acted, and that separates it from the last 10 action movies you paid good money to sit in the dark and stare at.
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"Adapted from the short-lived Vertigo comic series, "The Losers" delivers a solid B-action-movie experience. It's got humor, `splosions, and an over-the-top bad guy played by Jason Patric. A few things holding this film back from true greatness are the over-stylized editing (it feels a bit gimmicky after a while), the fight scenes are fast and frequent but aren't that memorable, the plot seems like it was lifted from an "A-Team" episode, and there's no big name stars to pick up the slack for the less than original characters that fill the film. Jeffery Dean Morgan is the leader of The Losers, and while he did an excellent job as The Comedian in "The Watchmen," I couldn't help but wonder how much more an actor like George Clooney or Russel Crowe would bring to the part.
However, the cast has some major talent with Zoe Saldana (kicking butt and in her underwear no less) and the future Captain America, Chris Evans. I doubted Evans' ability to pull off the part of Marvel Comics' most patriotic superhero, but his performance in "The Losers" has convinced me otherwise. Overall, "The Losers" was a fun action film and hopefully they'll come back for another go-round."
All around fun...
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"Just an all around fun, don't take yourself seriously type of movie. Seen it twice now, and I'd see it again."


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On the night Al and I visited we had the choice of pizza, soft tacos, mini sliders and various international options from the Cha Baby truck. We started with drinks from Stone & Wood Brewing followed by three soft tacos (The Barcelona: chorizo braised in cider with potato, roast capsicum and shallots, The Kingston: spicy Jamican jerk chicken with rice, black beans and fried plantain, The Chicago: Mac n' cheese with fresh herbs and smoked paprika). Three tacos for $15. Take a taco photo #mealforameal and get a free milo cookie. Easy!
Never having tried Cha Baby we ordered Africa: slow BBQ lamb with hummus, green chilli, arabic salad in pita ($12) and Europe: pork and veal meatballs with vodka and horseradish cream and dill potatoes ($10). The lamb was indeed slow cooked and melted in the mouth.
We arrived at 5.45pm and found a park easily in Cordelia Street. It's a cool place to catch up with friends for a quick bite to eat.
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National Library of France
The BnF
Architecture : BnF/INHA/ENC – B.Gaudin, V. Brégal Architectes, Paris, 2016
Photographie : © Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic
The site is open to visitors Monday-Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Public areas (except for reading rooms) are freely accessible.
In the Labrouste hall, one can find the main services intended to visitors and readers:
Guided tours (including a brief stop in certain reading rooms) will also be proposed from February 2017.
To be noted
Renovated reading rooms are available to the readers of the Manuscripts and Performing Arts Departments. During the second phase of the renovation work, some temporary spaces are dedicated to the readers of the Department of Prints and Photography (in the Labrouste reading room) and of the Department of Coins, Medals and Antiques (reading rooms located at the ground floor of the Colbert wing)
Until 2020, the reading room of the Maps and Plans Department is located in Room R at François-Mitterrand Library.
Most of the buildings located along the rue de Richelieu date back to the 19th century. This area gathers the emblematic achievements of Henri Labrouste, the architect who was entrusted with the responsibility of the rebuilding project of the Imperial Library in 1854.
Labrouste developed innovative choices to expand the Imperial Library. He mainly designed the new reading room and the central bookstores.
The Bibliothèque Nationale was famous for its modernism and design ingenuity; its architecture was copied everywhere around the world. More than a place, Labrouste created a lasting model which was restored to its original splendour.
Bruno Gaudin, the architect in charge of the renovation work since 2008, wishes to join the great architects of the library. He discloses the historical side of the place while providing all spaces with modern comfort: he opens the building on the city to welcome a wider audience.
This film, produced by Jean-François-Roudot, is the result of a coproduction between the Forum des images, the Oppic, the BnF and the INHA; it presents a synthesis of the renovation work at Richelieu Library from 2010 to 2016 and a prefiguration of the site at the end of the renovation work in 2020. Duration : 14 min 34 s.
© Jean-Christophe Ballot / BnF
The only façade renovated so far is the one providing access to the reading romms. This building was designed by Henri Labrouste in 1867. In 2020, when the renovation work is complete, the old cobbling of the courtyard of honour will be reconstructed. Overhanging the court, the glass gallery conceived by architect Bruno Gaudin now offers the possibility of a view from above.
© Jean-Christophe Ballot / BnF
Like the whole of Richelieu Library, the courtyard of honour is lined with buildings of different historical periods. A 18th century façade, classified as a historic monument, has been preserved in the central part of the building; it is the only outside vestige of the work of architect Robert de Cotte. The North wing, at the left of the entrance and also raised by Jules-Robert de Cotte thanks to the plans designed by his father, was rebuilt in 1877 by architect Pascal who preferred to follow the old model.
The neo-classical façades in the South and West parts of the court were raised by Henri Labrouste between 1870 and 1872.
Architecture : BnF/INHA/ENC – B.Gaudin, V. Brégal Architectes, Paris, 2016
Photographie : © Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic/Inha/Enc
The glass gallery conceived by architect Bruno Gaudin now allows to join the areas accessible to the public at the first floor of the library; moreover, it offers to visitors a view on the court from above. The gallery leads to the reading room of the Manuscripts Department. In 2020, at the end of the renovation work, it will join up the two parts of the building and the exhibition areas. This gallery allows to create a comprehensive path on the whole of the first floor and reflects the wish to open the site to a wider audience.
Henri Labrouste himself had set up at the same place a wooden gallery. The one created by Bruno Gaudin stands for a modern reinterpretation of the previous gallery.
Architecture : BnF/INHA/ENC – B.Gaudin, V. Brégal Architectes, Paris, 2016
Photographie : © Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic/Inha/Enc
Listed by the French Historic Monument Society, the hall accessible from the courtyard of honour, was entirely restored.
Its aesthetical aspect recalls Pompéi vestiges and the Etruscan graves: light-coloured marble paving with red round cabochons and green edge around, stone-covered walls and bas-reliefs inlaid with polished marble disks.
© Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic/Inha/Enc
Classified as a historic monument since 1983, this room was realized between 1861 and 1868; the masterpiece of Henri Labrouste, it is the key component of a major reorganization project of the BnF. Now housing the bibliothèque de l'INHA, it covers nearly 10 000 m² and proposes 400 seats. A temporary space is dedicated to the readers of the Department of Prints and Photography.
In the framework of the renovation work supervised by architect Bruno Gaudin and chief architect of historic monuments Jean-François Lagneau, it is the whole structure but also the paintings, floor and furniture that have been refurbished. These elements have been thoroughly cleaned to restore the room with its original splendour, without any modifications.
© Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic/Inha/Enc
Henri Labrouste uses again the principle of a metallic structure that he tried out for the conception of Sainte-Geneviève library, but this time in a completely different style that recalls the Eastern Roman Empire. Nine earthenware domes bring a uniform light in the room. They are supported by openwork iron arches hanging down on 16 slender cast-iron columns which contributes to an extraordinary impression of lightness. In 1964, the landscape painter Alexandre Desgoffe realized the paintings that can be seen above the side bookstacks; showing green nature, they are intended to help readers feeling quiet and relaxed... 36 medallions representing men of letters from any part of the world run around the circumference of the room.
At the beginning, the room was not equipped with artificial light to avoid the risks of gas lighting. In the 20's, electricity was born and some lamps were put in; they are still in use today. Some of them are equipped with opaline lampshades.
Architecture : BnF/INHA – B.Gaudin, V. Brégal Architectes, Paris, 2016
Photographie : © Jean-Christophe Ballot/BnF/Oppic
Behind the Labrouste reading room, the two monumental caryatids made by the sculptor Joseph Perraud mark the entrance in the heart of Labrouste fittings: the big central bookstores. For the first time ever, these three-storeyed bookstores are going to be accessible to readers. The bibliothèque de l'INHA offers some 60 seats in this space and the possibility to consult in free access several tens of thousands of books in the field of arts history.
Bruno Gaudin and Jean-François Lagneau have restored it to its original aspect; they also made possible the opening of the place to the public. In this context, Bruno Gaudin created a series of contemporary pieces of furniture: displays, upright terminals, individual seats located among the historical bookstacks, a series of three, four or six seater tables.
In 1865, the design of the central bookstores for printed books is revolutionary. It marks the division between the reading areas and the storage ones; however, it can still be seen from the reading room. There are 4 floors and a basement in the bookstores. Each floor is 2m30 heigh to avoid using ladders. The different level are made of duckboards to let the light enter through the glass roof. Moreover it is very easy to go from one section to another. For all these reasons, the central bookstores will be considered as a benchmark for several years. The collections of printed books will be stored there for 130 ans before being moved to the François-Mitterrand Library in 1998.
Conceived to house 1 million and 200 000 volumes, the bookstores were already too small at the opening ceremony. However, their vertical conception, their proximity with the reading room and a clever system to transport the documents make the service efficient and rapid as never before..
Permanently settled at Richelieu Library, the Performing Arts Department has found its natural place at the heart of Paris and its theaters, near the Comédie-Française, the Opéra Garnier, the Théâtre du Palais-Royal and all the theaters located on the Grands Boulevards. Its windows open onto the square Louvois where the Opéra was erected in the early 19th century. The visitors will have the opportunity to discover the wealth of the department's collections but also three magnificent rooms.
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The Rotonde is a new exhibition area dedicated to the collections of the Performing Arts Department. The original fitting-out and and scenery, conceived and realized by Henri Labrouste between 1870 and 1875, have been preserved and restored.
This place, which was formerly closed to visitors, becomes part of a tour available to all; it is the first element of a museum path that will be open at the end of the renovation in 2020. It is also a place which allows to join the glass gallery and admire the view of the courtyard of honour as well as the reading room of the Manuscripts Department.
Sarah Bernhardt par Jules Masson, 1889
BnF, département des Arts du spectacle
About 40 pieces mainly selected among the collections of the Performing Arts Department are presented in this space. Some of them are presented continuously such as the portrait of Rachel, the famous tragedienne, or the bust of André Antoine who invented modern staging. Others are presented in turn for preservation reasons. At the opening of the Rotonde, the following pieces are on display: the embroidered and adorned with precious stones coat made for Sarah Bernhardt in "Théodora", a puppet in the Burmese style from the Edward Gordon Craig collection, a scale model by René Allio for the Tartuffe produced by Roger Planchon. Graphic documents or manuscripts are also accessible to the public. Housed in drawers, they are so preserved from light exposure.
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Thanks to a large window door, it is possible to discover, from the Rotonde, the Auguste Rondel gallery; these outstanding 19th century bookstores gather the major part of the collection of Auguste Rondel, a patron fond of performing arts at the source of the department's collection.
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These bookstores, formerly dedicated to the Rare Book Reserve, were also created by Henri Labrouste between 1870 and 1872. It is a huge space, 44 metre-long and 9.60 metre-large. The metal beams and compartments of the ceiling are painted in grey and red. On certain joists, are mentioned the names of personalities who marked the history of the library. There are oak panels on the whole height of the walls. At the end of each row, some desks equipped with show cases allowed to present the most precious bookbindings of the Reserve. They are now dedicated to the collections of the Performing Arts Department.
Architecture : BnF – B.Gaudin, V. Brégal Architectes, Paris, 2016
Photographie : © Jean-Christophe Ballot / BnF
Entirely redesigned and fit-out by the Agence Gaudin, it now stands as a sober, comfortable and suitable place to study. The setting and furniture are made of light wood which provides the place with natural softness. Over an area of 200m2, it proposes 28 seats among which 6 are dedicated to the consultation of large scale documents (posters, models...) Two audiovisual terminals allow to see videos of shows housed in the Department's collections. In the 'lounge' area, recent acquisitions and a selection of magazines are available to readers. An enriched and renewed offer of about 5000 works about all performing arts is available in free access.
Joël Huthwohl, director of the Performing Arts Department, presents the new facilities while talking about the richness and variety of collections. Production:La Mandarine. © BnF, 2016. Duration:4 min 36 s.
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A glass opening imagined by architect Bruno Gaudin allows to admire the now restored room of the Manuscripts Department. Listed by the French Historic Monument Society, it has benefited from funding of the American patron Mark Pigott for the restoration of the oak Versailles floor.
Located at the first floor of the Robert de Cotte wing, the room was fit ou by Jean-Louis Pascal between 1880 and 1886.
This beautiful room of about 350 m² has windows set in it that open on the courtyard of honour. Books in free acccess are proposed on oak stacks. At mid-height of the ceiling, a wood passageway is supported by sculpted consoles. Two magnificent finely carved spiral staircases lead to the bookstores.
Isabelle Le Masne de Chermont, director of the Manuscripts Department, presents the history of the reading room and the major phases of its restoration. Production:La Mandarine. © BnF, 2016. Duration: 4 min 40 s.
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As part of my duties I get the opportunity to recruit new teachers to our district. As it has been widely publicized, we are in a teacher shortage in most of our country. Recruiting teachers has become very competitive and will continue to be so for some time. Bringing new teachers to our district who are knowledgeable in their content, creative, and energetic amongst other traits will always be a high priority. Everyone knows the importance of a good teacher in a student's life. Through this process Weber School District continues to do very well. I attribute this to many different factors but here are a couple that I feel have made a difference:
- There is a great climate in our district. Our Superintendent has set a great tone by teaching the "Weber Way" to our leadership where educating the whole child and treating people fairly are important. One of the questions we ask in our interviews as we try and find teachers is "Why do you want to teach in Weber"? Most of their answers reflect the positive things they have heard about our district from others. They mention good parent support, good communities to live in, supportive administration and co-workers and so on.
- We have a good mentoring program where a new teacher is assigned a mentor for the first three years of their education. Research has shown that if a teacher leaves the profession they usually do so in the first five years and the number one reason is the lack of support they have felt. We take that seriously. We have hired retired master teachers to mentor these new educators. As we ask for feedback from our new teachers about their mentors, they have expressed gratitude for someone knowledgeable to turn to for help that has the time to give the help when needed. This has helped us be in the top three to four districts in the state as far as retaining our teachers.
I share this information because it has been a cumulative effort from students, parents, staff, and administration to attract good teachers to our district. Thanks to everyone for their efforts to provide the best education possible for students.


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Monsignor Pace couldn't have asked for more from its pitching in this year's state tournament.
But it never could get the timely hit to deliver a state championship.
One night after Chris Rodriguez threw a two-hitter, another Pace starter, Manny Rodriguez (no relation) took it a step further.
But after 8 1/3 scoreless innings, Jacksonville Bolles' J.D. Dewane bunted Rodriguez's 123rd pitch of the game back to the mound on a squeeze play to score Hamp Skinner in the bottom of the ninth as the Bulldogs dealt Pace a heartbreaking 1-0 walk-off loss in the Class 5A state championship game.
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"You saw our kids just leave it all on the field," Pace coach Tom Duffin said. "Unfortunately we just could never get that one big hit we needed. I did everything I could all night to try and manufacture a run but we just couldn't get anything across."
Four errors, and numerous squandered scoring chances, crushed Pace's opportunity to win a seventh state championship and what would have been its first since 2006.
The Spartans (27-5) left 12 runners on base.
"All it took was one hop, one bounce and you're a state champion instead of them," Duffin said. "It just comes down to clutching up at the end and unfortunately we weren't there."
The loss snapped a 23-game winning streak for Pace (27-5), which opened the season with a 4-4 record.
Bolles, which won its seventh state championship, left seven runners on base, and had several runners thrown out on the base paths.
Pace had not made the playoffs the past two seasons following another heartbreaking extra-inning defeat to Pensacola Catholic in the state championship game in 2013.
"So proud of them, they deserved a better fate but sometimes you have to make your own destiny," Duffin said.
The final miscue on a seemingly routine ground ball fielded by second baseman Anthony Sanabria allowed Skinner to reach second base to lead off the ninth. Austin Henson drove a ball to center field that Jonathan Reyes-Diaz tracked down and threw back to the infield before Skinner could score.
After Rodriguez struck out the next batter, Dewane bunted his first offering right back to him. Rodriguez fielded it while sliding and was unable to fire the ball to the plate in time to prevent the winning run from scoring.
"We put ourselves in a bad situation those last three innings and managed to battle out of it twice but eventually if you keep leaving yourself in those situations its going to cost you," Duffin said.
Rodriguez, a junior lefty, struck out seven, allowed only four hits, walked three and hit two batters in a grueling effort as he escaped jams in the seventh and eighth innings to keep the game scoreless.
His command was solid throughout most of the game as Rodriguez induced an even seven ground ball outs and seven fly ball outs through the first seven innings.
Pace managed five hits Thursday – four more than it had when it beat Orlando Bishop Moore 1-0 a day earlier.
But none came during four different innings in which it had at least two runners in scoring position.
"I didn't want to come out and still felt I had a lot left," Rodriguez said. "I wanted to go out there and win it for my team. In the end, it didn't go our way."
WP: Max Ferguson (2-0). LP: Manny Rodriguez (4-1).
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Saul (David's own father-in-law) sent men to lie in wait at David's house to assassinate him. Like a pack of wild dogs, these men were willing to prey on an innocent man. But God proved stronger than the king's evil plot, and thus David praised God, his strength.
It may be that people at work are threatened by your value system or that your unbelieving family doesn't relate to the whole "God thing." That's when the snarling and sniping begins. Take heart! God can protect you in a hostile environment. You, too, can say, "He is my strength."


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You make recall that I have lately been over-interested in Cynar, the artichoke-based Italian liqueur with the label that everybody loves and the taste that quite a few people detest. I personally, find its flavor intriguing and its innate bitterness intriguing.
Recently, I tasted and enjoyed a Cynartown at Death & Co. The gin-based cocktail encouraged me that good drinks could in fact be made with Cynar. So, when I've had a free night lately, I've repaired to the kitchen and attempted to make a drink of my own. I'm not terribly sophisticated in my experiments. Mainly, I take recipes to drinks I like and substituted Cynar for one of its ingredients, typically the Italian vermouth.
I was getting nowhere. Some drinks were interesting. But interesting doesn't cut it in cocktail land. It's got to taste good. Damn good! Then a friend, Elizabeth, whose also a fan of Cynar (she actually turned me on to it) sent me an e-mail. She noted that lemon is a natural accompaniment to an artichoke. Could sparkling lemon soda and Cynar be a good marriage?
I let the suggestion lie for a few days. But then, suddenly, the notion struck me as a good lead. I went to the deli to buy some San Pellegrino Limonata. Amazingly—since I live in an Italian neighborhood—I couldn't find any. I bought the France-made Rieme sparkling limonade instead.
I pictured the two ingredient going together much in the way Pimm's and ginger ale do in a Pimm's Cup: a shot of Pimm's; a lot of ginger ale; a garnish. First I tried the ratio I usually employ for a Pimm's Cup: 1 1/2 oz. Pimm's and 4 oz. lemon soda. Good, but the strong bitterness of the Cynar was still too prominent. I upped the amount of soda. My eventual ratio was six parts lemon soda to one part Cynar (3/4 oz. Cynar to 4 1/2 oz. lemon soda, to be exact).
The result was heaven, in my humble opinion. It has the lightness, the refreshing quality I associate with a Pimm's Cup. The bitter edge of the Cynar lent a complexity in the finish of each sip. What's more, the drink is a golden color that is a joy to behold. You can go heavier on the soda, but I wouldn't recommend it. It becomes too simple-minded after 4 1/2 oz.
A couple days later I plucked a spring of mint from my windowsill plant and found the perfect garnish. Another layer of flavor was added, and a dash of additional color.
Elizabeth came up with the name: Cynarata. (The Golden Artichoke was swiftly rejected.) I share credit for the drink with Elizabeth, who is a pastry chef and knows her flavors. She's a good idea person. I'm ridiculously proud of the drink and will be fixing them for anybody who comes through my door and is patient enough to listen to my babbling.
Here's the recipe, put simply:
3/4 oz. Cynar
4 1/2 oz. sparkling limon soda (Rieme Sparkling Limonade, if you can find it)
Mix ingredients with ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a fresh sprig of mint.


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Polaris Sector has been one of the cornerstones last year, and we're amazed by how many fans played and keep following it.
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Polaris Sector: Lumens will be out the 14th of November! It will also come out on Steam, (although we'd love if you could buy it from our store, since you will support us more and you'll receive a Steam key nonetheless!), so don't forget to check it out!


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In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
Translation of colear in English:
intransitive verb
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1informaltodavía colea el tema de la herencia — the question of the inheritance is still dragging on informal
- aún colean algunos asuntos de esa época — certain questions from that period still haven't been sorted out
2Southern Cone, Colombia(auto) to fishtail
3Chile informal(ir último)iba coleando — he was in last place
- el equipo va coleando — the team is trailing at the bottom of the league (or division etc.)
- salir coleado — to come last
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There has been alot of discussion about the JSR-277 and OSGi versioning standards. I wont revisit the arguments here since people far more intelligent than me have lots to say on that matter. If you want to dive in, go ahead and Google it, and I will talk to you later since you will have forgotten to go back to this blog entry once you are done. For the rest of you, I have to beg your indulgence, I am going to assume that I actually have the qualifications to pontificate on this matter. So here goes.
Defining Versioning
Why do you want to version something? There are alot of reasons for it, particularly when it comes to Source Control Management (SCM) or Version Control. You need to know the version of a particular class that you are working on in that case. Using version control when you are working on software is an idea that goes without saying. There are no debates on versioning or the formats of those versions, you get the one that comes with the SCM you are using, period end of story. No, the issue comes up when you are considering versioning a component, which for OSGi/Eclipse is a bundle and for JSR 277 is called a module. So what does a version stand for in this case?
I like the wikipedia definition of a version in this case. It is pretty generic, but it goes something like this, "Software versioning is the process of assigning either unique version names or unique version numbers to unique states of computer software." The definition tries to cover all cases, so the point to focus in on is the unique identifier of the unique state of the software. So what kind of state are we trying uniquely identify? Well changes to the software you as a developer have made of course, but I think that they fall into two categories at least at the component level. One category are those changes that affect dependency management because the external API on which clients rely has been altered. The second category, I will term bookkeeping for this blog entry. I term it bookkeeping, because it denotes internal changes that should, notice I say should, not affect clients using the external API. "Bookkeeping" comes into play because Software developers are human, and even though a change should not impact clients adversely, they still do. "Bookkeeping" lets a system integrator/admin note that a version of the component X worked, but X+1 sure did not, which is exactly the information someone providing support wants to hear. It is really difficult to say one category matters more than the other. Changes in the first category will prevent a system from coming up correctly, whereas changes in the second category could help explain why the system later goes haywire.
I like to view a version as a shortcut, so that a client does not have to check the full external API at runtime to know if there are changes that it should concern itself with. In fact, ideally the "external API" version should be some sort of "hash", if you will, of the external API that could be automatically maintained. More on the ideal answer later. The "bookkeeping" component is in effect like a branch in version control, it lets the developer go back and retrieve the previous version when problems come in from the users.
I could go on about how many coordinates are needed for this or that or what have you, but there are many many people far more qualified to comment on this and, you know what? They have commented, so if you are interested, go Google for them and check them out. What I am going to do is describe what in my ideal world versioning would do for me.
Versioning: James Ervin's Happy Place
I am not a big Adam Sandler fan, but I am a guy, so I will say that in the movie "Happy Gillmore", I was moved by Happy's idea of his "Happy Place." So what I am going to describe is my "Happy Place" for Software Versioning, though I will say that the "Happy Place" described in the movie is far superior to the one I will go into.
First off, any versioning scheme on the component level has to take into account that all software changes fall into one of the two orthogonal categories that I defined above, they are either external API or, for lack of a better word, internal "bookkeeping" changes. Any tooling support should be able to distinguish.
Secondly, I would like the notion of backward compatibility to go away. You change the external API, you create incompatibilities period. Incompatibilities between versions are a two way street. I mean if you make so called "backward compatible changes", then you shouldn't break existing clients, well that's great right? The problem with this view is that it assumes that your new stuff will be automagically available everywhere, which really does not take a full lifecycle view of your component into account. What you do is allow for a set of clients to be written that will be unable to use your pre-existing components. I don't have a great answer for this, but I would like people to take a greater view into account, all external API changes could force incompatibilities, not just ones that break backward compatibility. Once external API is defined, you need to treat it like set cement. How to potentially better deal with set cement? I try and deal with it in the next point.
Thirdly, I would like better API tooling support. This comes from point two, I want better tooling to help with what is in effect an intractable problem. First I would like to mention I know about the new Eclipse API tooling push and I want to investigate it thoroughly later on. I think it is worth mentioning that I view tooling support here in two categories again, what I would call "static support" and "client feedback support".
Static Support analysis in my view is what the Eclipse API tooling effort is focused on. Give me warnings if I add things to the external API to change the "external API" component of the version and then provide an automatic way to update it. Give me an error/warning to update the "external API" component of the version if I change an existing method or other backward compatible breaking change. Tell me to update the "bookkeeping" component of the version when I make any significant changes to the component that does not impact the external API. In other words, give me some help to make it more automatic. I, as a human being, have and will continue to forget to update versions without warning/errors markers to guide my way.
Before I go into the second category, I want to emphasize again that this is my happy place, my ideal world. "Client Feedback" tools to me are a potential answer to the problem of external API being set concrete after released in the wild. The trouble is that most of the time a whole API is not in use, usually only a subset, but what subset? That information would be invaluable. It would allow a component developer to know what parts of the API could be eliminated or given better documentation so that more clients would use it. "Client Feedback" would provide the targets for refactoring and could prevent the kind of cruft that eventually dooms any software product. How do you best get this feedback? Some sort of tooling support of course and beyond that I dunno. Did I mention this was my "Happy Place"?
So what do I want in a versioning scheme or tooling support? Prevent me from making simple obvious mistakes that I have done again and again. I want support to make me take into account that when a component is released, people write clients to use it and I have to keep them in mind for any changes, period. I think what I really want is the Staples Easy Button, which if you know me, is a metaphor for an impossible to build tool. Still there is alot that can be done before we need an 'Easy Button' to make this problem less problematic.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Versioning: My Happy Place
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