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The Carter Center began working to build peace in Nepal in 2004, mediating conflict between various factions. It observed the country's first constituent assembly elections in 2008 and then conducted long-term political and constitutional monitoring until June 2013. Later that same year, it observed a second constituent assembly election. Nepal adopted a new constitution in September 2015, and in 2017, The Carter Center returned to observe the first federal and provincial elections under the new constitution.
Beginning in 2004, Carter Center staff members met with royal and government officials and representatives from other national organizations to discuss possible solutions to the civil conflict and avenues of mediation. The Carter Center held several rounds of conflict resolution training for political party representatives and civil society leaders, held bridge-building sessions with Maoist representatives in Nepal, and worked in broad cooperation and coordination with international organizations engaged there.
The Center's sustained engagement eventually transformed into a democracy-focused project as Nepal's internal political dynamics changed.
The Carter Center in June 2009 by deployed international and national observers around the country to monitor the peace and constitution drafting processes and provide impartial information on progress in these areas to political and civil society leaders.
Observers were deployed in teams of three (two internationals and one national) to each of the five development regions, where they follow topics related to marginalized groups' activities and participation in the peace process, political space at the local level, implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and the security environment. Teams met with and interviewed local officials in their districts as well as civil society leaders and local citizens. The information they gathered was compiled into more than 20 public reports, which were widely distributed at the local, district, and national level, and reported on in local and international media. The Center also engaged with national and local political leaders to address political solutions.
Over the course of the project, The Carter Center issued more than 20 public reports on issues including security, federalism, identity-based politics, voter registration, and land ownership, among others. View all reports >
Nepal's first election under the new 2015 Constitution was held in two phases. In some parts of the country, voters went to the polls on Nov. 26, 2017; voters in other parts of the country did not go to the polls until Dec. 7. Tallying and counting for both phases took place after the polls closed on Dec. 7.
The Carter Center observed both phases of the election. On Phase 1 election day, 16 observers visited 68 polling centers in the six provinces where voting took place. For Phase 2 polling, a total of 64 observers from 34 countries were mobilized across all seven provinces, visiting 214 polling centers. In total, the Center observed election-day procedures in 32 districts and 282 polling centers.
Observers assessed the conduct of voting on both election days as positive in 97 percent of the polling centers they visited. Voting was conducted in a peaceful, orderly manner, although ongoing violence occasioned a heavy security presence at all polling locations. Observers reported isolated problems with assuring the secrecy of the vote, family voting, and improper assisted voting.
In some counting centers, officials restricted observers' access, decreasing the transparency of the counting process. In centers where observers did have access, they reported that counting took place in a manner generally consistent with international standards, though there were widespread deviations from Nepal's own established procedures.
The Carter Center observed Nepal's Nov. 19, 2013, constituent assembly election, a long-delayed vote to replace the assembly that was dissolved in May 2012 after failing to draft a new constitution.
The Carter Center found that the election was conducted remarkably well, especially in the face of attempts by boycotting parties to disrupt the process through violence. The Election Commission of Nepal estimated the voter turnout at more than 70 percent.
The Center's mission was led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai.
Twelve long-term observers from eight countries were deployed throughout the country in September to assess election preparations. On election day, 66 Carter Center observers from 31 countries visited 336 polling centers and 31 counting centers. The Center's observers assessed the conclusion of counting and vote tabulation and remained in Nepal to observe the resolution of complaints and the post-election environment.
After a decade-long conflict, a comprehensive peace agreement between the government of Nepal and Maoist rebel leaders called for the creation of an interim constitution, monitoring of the arms and armies of the state and the Maoists by the United Nations, establishment of an interim transitional assembly and government that included the Maoists, and an election to form a constituent assembly.
After two postponements, the constituent assembly election was held on April 10, 2008.
The Carter Center launched an international election observation mission in Nepal with the deployment of 13 long-term observers in all regions of the country on March 9, 2007. Despite two election-date postponements, the Center maintained its observation presence in the country throughout the entire electoral process to continually monito and report on the evolving political situation. The Carter Center issued several statements to share its assessment and to offer recommendations on preparations for the election.
The Center deployed a larger, short-term delegation of 62 observers from more than 20 countries to observe the April 10, 2008, constituent assembly election. Despite worries caused by a pre-electoral period marred by incidents of violence, Carter Center observers found that on election day, the majority of Nepali voters participated in a remarkable and relatively peaceful constituent assembly election with the overall election administration being well-executed.
The main task of the elected constituent assembly was to complete the writing of a new constitution. After failing to do so, the body was dissolved on May 28, 2012.
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Size: 147,181 square kilometers
Population: 29,384,297
Population below poverty line: 25.2 percent
Life expectancy: 71 years
Ethnic groups: Chhettri, Brahman-Hill, Magar, Tharu, Tamang, Newar, Muslim, Kami, Yadav, Rai, Gurung, Damai/Dholii, Thakuri, Limbu, Sarki, Teli, Chamar/Harijan/Ram, Koiri/Kushwaha, other
Religions: Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Kirant, Christian, other, unspecified
Languages: Nepali (official), Maithali, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Tamang, Newar, Magar, Bajjika, Urdu, Avadhi, Limbu, Gurung, other, unspecified
Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook 2018


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The cheque handed over by Baba Ramdev for the SEZ land, during the ceremony however was dishonoured twice. It was because Patanjali had issued stop payment instructions to its bankers following issues related to approval to its SEZ project. With the unit approval given last month, Patanjali has finally cleared the dues recently. TOI had earlier reported about the cheque being dishonoured.
Suresh Kakani, who last month took over as vice-chairman-cum-managing director of (VC-MD), of Mihan confirmed the development. He said Patanjali has two land parcels in Mihan and payment for both has been done.
The unit approval committee (UAC), under the development commissioner's office of Mihan, had held up the permission on the grounds that there was no proper wall demarcating Patanjali's SEZ and non-SEZ lands. The company had issued stop payment orders after that. It has now constructed the wall and secured the approval.
Patanjali plans to eye markets in the US and Europe through the products made in Mihan-SEZ. Acharya Balkrishana the managing director told TOI that the company would be making herbal cosmetics and medicines for which approvals will be taken from the USFDA and similar agencies in the Europe.

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BTRO Candidate Session & Annual Meeting
Barrington Township Republican Organization is conducting its candidate session for the March 2016 primary and then its annual Board of Directors Meeting on Saturday, January 30.
- DATE: January 30, 2016
- TIME: 9:15 am.
- PLACE: Barrington Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington, Main Floor, Room (Please note that this meeting is at the Barrington Area Library. The library opens at 9am and is ADA accessible).
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- Introduction of local candidates for Republican Primary Election, March 15, 2016
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- Public comments from audience
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This paper presents a study protocol for the evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation, namely a collaboration between the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Public Employment Service, where individuals needing support to regain work ability were called to a joint assessment meeting. This protocol describes a matching study design using a lasso algorithm, where we do not have access to outcome data on work ability for the treated. The matching design is based on a collection of health and socio-economic covariates measured at baseline. We also have access to a prognosis made by caseworkers on the expected length of the individual sick leave. This prognosis variable is, we argue, a proxy variable for potential unmeasured confounders. We present results showing balance achieved on observed covariates.
This thesis contributes to the field of causal inference, where the main interest is to estimate the effect of a treatment on some outcome. At its core, causal inference is an exercise in controlling for imbalance (differences) in covariate distributions between the treated and the controls, as such imbalances otherwise can bias estimates of causal effects. Imbalance on observed covariates can be handled through matching, where treated and controls with similar covariate distributions are extracted from a data set and then used to estimate the effect of a treatment.
The first paper of this thesis describes and investigates a matching design, where a data-driven algorithm is used to discretise a covariate before matching. The paper also gives sufficient conditions for if, and how, a covariate can be discretised without introducing bias.
Balance is needed for unobserved covariates too, but is more difficult to achieve and verify. Unobserved covariates are sometimes replaced with correlated counterparts, usually referred to as proxy variables. However, just replacing an unobserved covariate with a correlated one does not guarantee an elimination of, or even reduction of, bias. In the second paper we formalise proxy variables in a causal inference framework and give sufficient conditions for when they lead to nonparametric identification of causal effects.
The third and fourth papers both concern estimating the effect an enhanced cooperation between the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and the Public Employment Service has on reducing sick leave. The third paper is a study protocol, where the matching design used to estimate this effect is described. The matching was then also carried out in the study protocol, before the outcome for the treated was available, ensuring that the matching design was not influenced by any estimated causal effects. The third paper also presents a potential proxy variable for unobserved covariates, that is used as part of the matching. The fourth paper then carries out the analysis described in the third paper, and uses an instrumental variable approach to test for unobserved confounding not captured by the supposed proxy variable.


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Ronald Alexander
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Frankfurt Ballet: (1976-77)
Hamburg Ballet: (1977-81)
Ronald K. Alexander is an independent arts consultant, dance educator, and choreographer. Born in Washington, DC, he started his formal training with Mike Malone and Peggy Cooper at the Workshop for Careers in the Arts at George Washington University and continued his training with David Shields at the David Shields School of Ballet in Boston, MA and Billy Wilson at the Elma Lewis School of the Arts in Roxbury, MA while attending Boston University on a full academic scholarship. He subsequently received a full scholarship to the National Ballet School in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has performed with the following ballet companies: the National Ballet of Canada, the Iranian National Ballet, the Frankfurt and Hamburg Ballet Companies in Germany, and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York City. Choreographed numerous dances for schools, colleges and dance companies including the Hamburg Ballet, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, the Ailey School, the Harlem School of the Arts, Boys and Girls Harbor Conservatory, the Alpha-Omega Theatrical Dance Company, and the Nanette Bearden Dance Company to name a few. Participated in the Carlisle Choreographers Project in Pittsburgh, PA and the Dance Theatre of Harlem's Emerging Choreographers Series under Bessie Schonberg. Guest teaching artist in the following organizations in NYC: the Ailey School, the Dance Theatre of Harlem School, Lincoln Center for the Arts in Education, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, Boys and Girls Harbor Conservatory, Ruth Williams School of Dance, Henry Street Settlement, Lehman College, Marymount Manhattan College, LaGuardia Community College, and Adelphi University, among others. From 1994-2002, Ronald K. was a NYC certified dance instructor with the NYC Department of Education. Has held administrative and artistic positions in the following public, private and not-for-profit venues: Chairman of the Dance Department of the Harlem School of the Arts, New York, NY (1987-92) under Betty Allen, Principal of the High School for Contemporary Arts, Bronx, NY (2003-05) with the NYC Department of Education, and the School Administrator at the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York, NY (2005-07) under Arthur Mitchell. He's studied the American Ballet Theatre School Training Curriculum (Primary to Level Five) under Franco DeVita and Raymond Lukens the Vaganova Ballet Training Method (Primary to Level Three) under John White and the New York City Ballet Workout as taught by New York City Ballet. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and a certificate in School Supervision and Administration from the City College of New York, NY. From May, 2008 to December, 2011 he was the Academic Principal of the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, and on the dance faculty. Choreographed to favorable reviews: A Chorus Line, in 2009 and Titanic, in 2011 at the Warner Theatre, one of New England's premiere community theatres. In February 2011, Mr. Alexander was the subject of an article in Dance Teacher Magazine, Five Teachers, Five Venues. In December 2011, he returned to New York City, and and is presently working as a ballet instructor, choreographer, and consultant at the following schools: the Ailey School, the Joffrey School New York, the French Academie of Ballet and Peridance Capezio Center among others.
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Dear Province: Time to shut down Ontario's dirtiest energy source.
By Gideon Forman
Illustration by Gracia Lam
As you read this column, Ontario is using 18,460 megawatts of electricity. Some of that power is being provided by coal-fired generators, but high-profile health organizations – including the Ontario Lung Association, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and the Asthma Society of Canada – argue we don't need the coal plants and claim they could be shut not in 2014, as the government has promised, but this year.
Consider the numbers. While provincial demand is 18,460 megawatts, 21,273 megawatts are generated, including by burning coal. So far so good: we have more power than needed. But would we still have enough if we cut coal out of the supply mix? Yes, we would. The dirty fossil fuel is providing only 1,215 megawatts of electricity. Subtract that from the equation and we still have over 20,000 megawatts – more than enough to keep everything running.
But what about later in the year? After all, our electricity needs are generally greatest in July and August. The peak demand forecast for this summer is as high as 25,861 megawatts. This figure relates to periods of "extreme weather," but with global warming increasing, extreme weather is no longer rare. Could we remove coal from the power supply mix then? Again, the answer is yes. Ontario's overall generation capacity is 34,557 megawatts, of which only 4,484 megawatts come from coal. Remove coal, and over 30,000 megawatts still remain – more than enough to keep us going on even the most infernally hot July day.
But what about a few years down the road? If we shutter the coal plants in 2011, will we still have enough power in 2013, 2014 and beyond? Again, yes. According to Ontario's IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator), the demand trajectory is downward. In other words, by 2015 we'll probably be using less energy than we are today. We'll still have those 30,000 megawatts of coal-free power but the projection suggests that, at its peak, the province will consume only about 22,000 megawatts.
But elimination of this dirty black rock is not just practical, it's morally and environmentally essential. No other fuel so powerfully attacks human and environmental health. In 2010, Ontario's coal plants were responsible for 316 deaths and over 150,000 cases of illness (e.g., asthma attacks). The plants are major sources of chromium and arsenic (which cause cancer), sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide (which cause acid rain) and lead and mercury (brain poisons). Most alarming of all are the plants' effects on climate. In a recent article on the issue, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman cites world-renowned scientist James Hansen: "[Hansen] has argued forcefully that most of the climate-change problem comes down to just one thing, burning coal."
The message couldn't be clearer. If we're serious about protecting the earth, we need to start with coal. In Ontario, our responsibility is especially great. Our coal facilities are not only the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the province, but also the single largest source of them in all of North America. Their toxic emissions are equivalent to those released by almost seven million automobiles.
As naturalists, we should not be putting our energy into shouting down windmills (whose imperfections can be overcome through proper siting), but, instead, into putting coal in its coffin. Unlike plants that generate electricity using fossil fuels, wind turbines do not kill people or contribute to cancer, acid rain, brain damage, smog and climate change.
What can we do as individuals and groups? Quite a lot. Because 2011 is an election year, Queen's Park has indicated it may put the coal phase-out on a fast track, so now is a good time to write Premier McGuinty, thank him for the work he's already done on this file and urge him to speed it up. Point out that we don't need to wait until 2014, because we have more than enough power right now that is not produced using coal. And mention that support for fast-tracking the closure comes from the province's top health experts, including registered nurses, the Ontario Lung Association, and the Ontario College of Family Physicians. Getting government to act quickly is work, but as environmentalists we have no higher calling. Closing these awful plants may well be our generation's great defining project.
Gideon Forman is executive director of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (www.cape.ca).


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Where is the passion?
I have noticed over past few years that people are losing their passion for ...well anything. Many young people speak in a way that reminds me of someone who is being prepped for surgery. They are slack jawed and medicated. The passion and energy associated with youth is gone. People don't seem to get too angry or happy anymore. I do these product reviews because I am passionate about new products and excited when a new sample comes in the mail. I am deeply in love with my wife of 27 years. I get really intense when I read the news, sometimes angry. I feel deeply, love, patriotism, anger, joy, sorrow. Our youth seem to shrug at everything, as they stagger sleepily through their day. Perhaps the nosey neighbor in the movie "Its a wonderful life " was right when he said "youth is wasted on the young."
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Spyderco Street Beat Knife
Another great knife from Spyderco. Sal Glasser is an ethical man and a gentleman. He intelligently licensed this design from the great Fred Perrin. Lot's of good Karma was formed. Checkout this video review.
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Ad hominem arguments are those that are directed against the person, rather than his points. We've already seen the most blatant form of ad hominem, abuse. Nearly as blatant is the tu quoques form. Tu quoques is Latin for "you're another." This fallacy dismisses another person's argument on the grounds that since he does the very thing he is arguing against.
Suppose a gym teacher were to teach an entire "health" class on the dangers of smoking, only to have a student ask, "Why should I believe you? We all know you smoke." Regardless of whether the information being taught is true or useful, the subject has been changed to the teacher himself.
On the Bible Versions Discussion Board, poster "DocCas" once posted the following:
I don't think it is at all inappropriate for Brent to post his questions which are of the same style and type that have been posted by the proponents of the modern versions. I too think many of Brent's questions/characterizations are straw men, but isn't that the whole point? The modern version proponents ask for chapter and verse proving the KJV is the only word of God, or the word of God at all, and Brent asks the same questions of the modern version proponents. Both are straw men.
The original discussion was about finding theological justification for KJV-onlyism in the Scriptures. Note how DocCas has changed the subject away from whether the KJV-only postiion has any support, to whether it is equally appropriate for KJV-onlyist and non-KJV-onlyist alike to post "straw man" questions.
Not every single use of a tu quoques argument constitutes a fallacy. It's appropriate to point out your opponent's double standards. However, it is fallacious to respond to an argument with nothing more than, "Well, you're not better."
Case in point: Many KJV-onlyists make a big deal about the involvement of Virginia Mollenkott on the NIV translation committee. Mollenkott is a feminist theologian and an open lesbian. Thus, according to the KJV-onlyists, her involvement with the NIV taints that translation and gives it a pro-homosexual bias.
A sound rebuttal to this claim is to state the facts as presented in the statement released by Kenneth Barker of the NIV's Committee on Bible Translation. In short, he states:
- Mollenkott's role was as a stylistic consultant, not a translator.
- Her sexuality and theology were not generally known at the time.
- When they became known, she was removed from the work.
- A survey of the relevant verses shows that the NIV is not "soft" on homosexuality as is claimed.
But having taken the valid response out of the way, I think the inconsistency in the KJV-only position can be exposed via a well-laced tu quoques. The very man who commissioned the KJV to be translated (and after whom it is nicknamed), James I of England, is generally believed to have been at least bisexual.1 If the KJV-onlyists condemn Virginia Mollenkott for what they ignore or excuse in James I, then they are guilty of a double standard.
And that, in general, has been the response of the KJV-onlyists. Faced with the evidence of James I's homosexuality, they will deny it by re-interpreting the evidence, or excuse it by reminding the non-KJV-onlyists that James had nothing to do with the translation itself. In fact, ironically, the KJV-onlyists' position on James I begins to look an awful lot like the NIV translators' position on Virginia Mollenkott. In seeking to avoid the double standard, they only affirm it all the more.
If the charges made against you by your opponent are true, then for the purpose of the debate I see no harm done by acknowledging it. You might even win some rhetorical brownie points for conceding that you are, in fact, inconsistent on that point. Nonetheless, the subject at hand is not your inconsistency. Remind your opponent that even if you were the most inconsistent hypocrite ever to walk the planet, that does not change the truth or falsity of your arguments, and he must still deal with their substance.
See, for example, Otto J. Scott, James I (New York: Mason, 1976), and David Moore Bergeron, King James and Letters of Homoerotic Desire (Iowa City: Iowa UP, 1999).


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The Voice 8 – Live Blog and Recap – Live Finale Performances (VIDEO)
Welcome to the live blog and recap for The Voice 8, "Live Finale, Part 1"! Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Pharrell Williams lead their artists into battle for the final performance show of the season! America will decide the winner, but first, the contestants are going to leave it all out on the stage!
But what will the finalists sing? Check out the song spoilers with iTunes links below:
Team Adam Levine
Joshua Davis, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen (iTunes)
Joshua Davis, "The Workingman's Hymn" by Joshua Davis [Winner's Single] (iTunes)
Joshua Davis and Adam Levine, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon (iTunes)
Team Pharrell Williams
Sawyer Fredericks, "Old Man" by Neil Young (iTunes)
Sawyer Fredericks, "Please" by Ray LaMontagne [Winner's Single] (iTunes)
Sawyer Fredericks and Pharrell Williams, "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Croft (iTunes)
Koryn Hawthorne, "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown (iTunes)
Koryn Hawthorne, "Bright Fire" [Winner's Single] (iTunes)
Koryn Hawthorne and Pharrell Williams, "We Can Work it Out" by The Beatles (iTunes)
Team Blake Shelton
Meghan Linsey, "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge (iTunes)
Meghan Linsey, "Change My Mind" [Winner's Single] (iTunes)
Meghan Linsey and Blake Shelton, "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin (iTunes)
Keep it locked right here, as I'll be posting results, videos, commentary, and more as the night rolls on.
Let's get this show on the road!
-We speed through the introductions, as we've got nine competition performances to get through tonight. And up first is one of Pharrell's two finalists…
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: KORYN HAWTHORNE opens the show!
-Koryn recaps her journey with Pharrell and Carson, from her beginnings as a pizza shop worker who sings at an old folks' home in her free time, to her time on the show getting saved by Pharrell. We also see some of her best performances, such as "Make It Rain" before learning that she'll be singing "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. In rehearsals, this sounds like a perfect song choice for her, although I swear I've heard more girls sing those on singing competitions than dudes. It's to the point where I find myself forgetting it's even a James Brown song.
-Koryn sounds terrific here. I'd argue she has the second-best overall resume of performances of the four finalist after Sawyer, as she's been very consistent. Even though she often pushes her voice, the tone is hard to really argue with, especially here. Of course, one of the big positives of this performance here is that she gets to sing the whole song, and not just a truncated version. She allows the story to build, and her vocal along with it. It's a very complete performance, and one of Koryn's very best. Pharrell is on his feet repeatedly throughout the performance, which isn't all that surprising, but it's rare that I see him THIS excited.
-Adam says all four coaches are unbelievably proud of Koryn, while Blake says that performance proves why Koryn deserves to be in this finale. He adds that it was her best performance yet. Christina is thrilled Koryn made it to the finals, and hopes she had the best time of her life. She throws in a lament over having let Koryn go, but she seems happy that Koryn ultimately ended up with Pharrell. Pharrell, meanwhile, asks when the last time we've seen a young woman control a band and control the sound in the room like that. He talks about how proud he is of Koryn, and how honored he is to have her on his team. "I feel incredibly lucky and blessed, because you are something else." Pharrell's comments are always so touching.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Koryn Hawthorne sings 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-As we head to break, we get a skit in which Adam picks up Blake to give him a ride to work. Apparently, it's a teaser for a longer skit that will air on tomorrow night's finale.
TEAM BLAKE SHELTON: MEGHAN LINSEY is up next!
-Blake talks about how proud he is of Meghan, and how her journey has been the strangest of all the finalists, considering this is her second chance at making it in the music industry. Meghan talks about her original song, "Change My Mind", which she wrote in a dark time in her life. She wants it to serve as a message to young girls about not changing who they are for anybody else. Blake likes the song in the studio, but he wants to feel every lyric. We see Meghan filming in the music video for the song, and she looks so achingly pretty. She's like a blonde Betty Boop, but proportional. What? My analogies are tortured.
-While I don't love the song, it absolutely does sound like a winner's single. And Meghan sings the hell out of it, delivering all the soulfulness that Blake wanted her to. Hell, he's standing up by the end of it, and applauding really enthusiastically, like he's trying to revive Tinkerbell or something. The backdrop for the performance is also lovely, with the curtains and strings section, and the blue lighting. It was a performance that was as visually arresting as it was aurally pleasing.
-Christina asks her about the process of writing the song, and congratulates her on getting to perform it on the show. Adam, meanwhile, pats the show on the back for giving artists this platform to do their own songs (and, honestly, that IS one of the cooler things about this show. Still, it's not like Alex Preston didn't get to do his own song). Blake calls it a powerful performance, and applauds Meghan again for her vocal.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Meghan Linsey sings 'Change My Mind' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-As we head to break, we get a look at Meghan's music video for "Change My Mind", and I love seeing these finalists in music videos that make them look like stars. Still, no song or music video from this show will ever top "Velvet" by Chris Jamison. That song deserved to be a HIT, man.
-Back from break in the Sprint Skybox with Rob Taylor, Hannah Kirby, Sonic and Nathan Hermida, as they answer Twitter questions about the finale. Meghan Trainor, Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson and Luke Bryan, along with the entire Top 20 will be back to perform at the finale. You know, provided anyone picks Deanna Johnson to duet with.
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: SAWYER FREDERICKS and PHARRELL WILLIAMS duet!
-Sawyer and Pharrell perform "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Croft, and it's actually sort of bland. This song doesn't really give either guy much to do with the vocal, and the arrangement isn't particularly original either. To make matters worse, Pharrell's mic is turned down way too low, while Sawyer sounds like he's fighting the band for much of it. That said, I do like Sawyer's tone, as this sort of easy, breezy track is right up his alley. But I wish Pharrell had chosen something else. There are plenty of easy, breezy tracks that are better than this.
TEAM ADAM LEVINE: JOSHUA DAVIS is up next!
-Joshua hangs out with Adam in the studio, and talks about the story behind "The Workingman's Hymn", the song he wrote that he'll be performing tonight. He talks about writing a song that isn't about just love and romance, but about something bigger. It's about showing his family that great things are possible. They work on the track in the studio, and is it just me, or does Adam's voice sound better on this song than Joshua's? Granted, I don't particularly like the song (like, at all), but I really thought Adam sounded great in that brief three-second snippet where he's advising Joshua on how to tackle a run.
-Yeah, I really don't care for this song at all. That said, it's less to do with anything Joshua is doing with it than simply that it isn't my type of song. I imagine his fans will eat this up, especially since he delivers a good vocal, and the lyrics are actually quite inspiring. I don't know that this is the type of song that wins competitions, but then, I didn't think "My Baby's Got a Smile On Her Face" was either.
-Blake thinks Joshua is a great songwriter, saying that song is now stuck in his head. Adam thinks it's an amazing step they've taken on the show for the artists to sing their own songs. He says this isn't just Joshua writing a song, it's Joshua writing a fantastic song. He wants America to vote for Joshua because he wrote this song, sang this song, and he's simply the greatest. I wouldn't go that far, but hey, it'd be weird if Adam wasn't hyperbolic about his contestant.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Joshua Davis sings 'The Workingman's Hymn' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-As we head to break, we see a clip from Joshua's music video for "The Workingman's Hymn", and it doesn't look like this video fits the song at all.
-Back from break as Carson introduces some huge Voice fans who were given tickets to the finale and a $100 Starbucks gift card. Koryn reenacting Oprah's "You get a car! You get a car!" bit is classic.
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: SAWYER FREDERICKS is up next!
-Sawyer talks about what it means to him to have his first single be written by his idol, Ray LaMontagne, considering that he used to listen to him while working on the house back home. He thinks the song, "Please", is absolutely beautiful, and we get to see clips from the music video, as Sawyer rides around indoors on an old-fashioned bicycle. We also see him recording the track in the studio, and yeah, this is totally written by Ray LaMontagne, in that it brings out the Ray LaMontagne quality in Sawyer's voice. It's a gorgeous track, and easily the best of the four winner's singles. Easily. (EDIT: Forgot we haven't heard Koryn's yet. I suppose I'll reserve judgment)
-In my opinion, this is Sawyer's best performance of the season by a country mile, and one of the best winner's singles this show has ever put out. This was beautifully tailored to Sawyer's vocal stylings, and it's probably the most comfortable he's ever been while performing a song on this show. It just felt natural and right. I don't know that this song is necessarily a hit, but it's definitely a great winner's single, worthy of a tearful confetti shower.
-Adam says that Ray LaMontagne writing a song for Sawyer would be like if Eddie Vedder wrote a song for Adam when he was 16. It would have blown his mind. So, in his opinion, Sawyer is a winner no matter what happens tomorrow. Pharrell agrees, saying it's a dream come true. He shouts out Ray LaMontagne, and thanks him for writing Sawyer such a beautiful song. He also thanks the band, who played on the studio version of the song as well. Overall, Pharrell couldn't be happier with how that all turned out.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Sawyer Fredericks sings 'Please' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-As we head to break, we see clips from Sawyer's music video, and man, even when he's pleading with a girl to stay with him, he can't help but smile from ear-to-ear. It's kind of charming, actually.
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: KORYN HAWTHORNE and PHARRELL WILLIAMS duet!
-The pair sings "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles, but it's the Stevie Wonder version. And…yeah, it's 0-2 for Pharrell on these duets. They look like they're having a lot of fun, but I just didn't care for this song choice, nor did I necessarily think it was the best vocal either of them has ever given. Still, the amount of fun they're clearly having is almost enough to save it for me, honestly. They look like an uncle and niece getting down at a wedding after the band has bailed because the check bounced, and the reception needs entertainment. In a cute moment, Pharrell does the "I'm not worthy" bow to Koryn after the performance. Christina also gives them a standing ovation.
TEAM ADAM LEVINE: JOSHUA DAVIS is up next!
-Joshua recalls his journey on the show, talking to Carson about how he initially picked Blake after Adam delivered one of the most passionate "Pick Me!" pitches ever. However, Adam talks about his need to steal Joshua, which he ultimately did later in the competition. They also talk about his most successful performance, "Fields of Gold", which delivered a quiet soulfulness they're looking to recreate with "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. I went from loving this song from being completely worn out on it from countless years of seeing everyone and his mom sing this song whenever a contestant or a coach needed that last gasp "VOTE FOR ME! I WANT TO WIN, DAMN YOU!" push towards the finale. It's the male answer to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and while I get why, I could do without hearing it every season.
-I was actually kind of disappointed with this. It was never as epic as other versions of the song have been, nor was it subtle enough to be considered a restrained take on the song. Also, from a sheer technical standpoint, this was one of Joshua's weakest vocals of the entire competition. There were parts where he was just plain off-key (particularly at the end), and other parts where he was hoarse or inaudible. That said, I'm willing to add 10 points to this performance alone for his baby's cute noise-canceling headphones. That man (and his beautiful wife, of course) make adorable children.
-Christina rambles to get around to the point that she liked what Joshua did, but to me, she seems slightly irked not to be a part of this finale beyond empty, faux-criticism. Adam is much more succinct, and way more positive, praising Joshua for what he did with the song. Still didn't love it, but I do like Joshua. I mean, I say that a lot, but it's stunning how there are never jerks on this show.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Joshua Davis sings 'Hallelujah' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
TEAM BLAKE SHELTON: MEGHAN LINSEY and BLAKE SHELTON duet!
-The pair sings "Freeway of Love", and much like Pharrell's duet with Koryn, this is a lot of fun. But unlike either of Pharrell's duets, this song actually allows the contestant to show off her vocals. It's got a boisterous chorus that lets Meghan show off her strong upper register, while also allowing Blake to hang back and let Meghan take the spotlight. Seriously, this was barely a duet from how little Blake was actually on the track. And I like that. He wants his act to be the star, and she comes across as one here.
TEAM ADAM LEVINE: JOSHUA DAVIS and ADAM LEVINE duet!
-This was okay, I guess. The chorus is a nice touch, and again, there's a lot to be said about how much seeing a coach and contestant have fun together improves a performance. But I just couldn't get into this. Maybe it's because there were a few moments in the vocal where, if I closed my eyes, I couldn't tell the difference between Adam, Joshua, and Paul Simon, who wasn't even there. These duets have basically been a complete wash this year.
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: KORYN HAWTHORNE is up next!
-Pharrell talks about getting a stroke of inspiration and writing "Bright Fire" for Koryn, noting that it feels like "sunshine" and represents "what God is to us." While in the studio, Pharrell tells Koryn to imagine she's in her favorite place to sing, back home in church. I don't think it sounds that great during rehearsals, but the studio version they listen to afterwards is actually quite nice.
-Koryn sounds like Beyonce here. Or, at the very least, she has a very similar swagger. This is a fantastic single, and if it proves popular, it might be enough to catapult her to a higher finish than she would have had with a weaker song. Seriously, if you like this song, the only way to get it is if you buy Koryn's version, so people who don't even watch The Voice could end voting for her without even really meaning to. If nothing else, I'd say she deserves the vote. She feels like a star here. It doesn't really work as a winner's single, but it totally works as a single that's ready for radio.
-Adam notes what a dream it must be for Koryn to have Pharrell write her a song, noting that he wants one of those too. He loved how well she performed that song, and how well it was written by her "too humble" coach. Christina says she always appreciates Koryn's talent and her ability to use her full body to convey the performance. She says that while things didn't work out for them when Koryn was on her team, she says Koryn wouldn't be here if she didn't land on Pharrell's team. Pharrell gets emotional when noting that they finally did it, Koryn got to this point and got to perform her winner's single, and he wants everyone in the studio to stand up for her.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Koryn Hawthorne sings 'Bright Fire' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-As we head to break, we get a peek at Koryn's music video, and it's disco balls EVERYWHERE, ya'll!
TEAM BLAKE SHELTON: MEGHAN LINSEY is up next!
-Oh, for crying out loud. Does Sawyer REALLY need to close the show AGAIN? Meghan recaps her journey on the show, including the 92nd reiteration of her backstory with Steel Magnolia and how this is her second chance. I'd argue this video package actually shows a minor regression, as I found her far more compelling in the early stages of the competition than I do now. But she's still a really talented soul singer, so I can't really front on her vocals. If nothing else, she's fully committed to every song she's given, which is more than can be said for some others in these types of competitions.
-Can I just say how much I love the set design? Having her perform on a rotating turntable is just such a wonderful little choice that helps make the performance distinctive and memorable without actually upstaging the artist. It helps that this is Meghan's strongest performance of the night. Just really impressive, as the vocal builds to a crescendo, and she actually digs deeper with each subsequent verse and chorus. This is one of her most passionate vocals of the competition, I'd argue, and the perfect closing impression to leave in America's mind before the finale vote.
-Pharrell says that her first run at a career didn't go the way she wanted it to, but that she's rewritten her entire career with her run on this show. Adam, meanwhile, compares Meghan's voice to the gearbox on a car, noting that she has something extra to her voice that makes her very special. Blake agrees with Adam, saying that if there was a performance tonight that could change the course of events for the finale, it was that one right there. He calls it the performance of the night.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Meghan Linsey sings 'When a Man Loves a Woman' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
TEAM PHARRELL WILLIAMS: SAWYER FREDERICKS closes the show! Again! Big surprise!
-Sawyer recaps his journey, saying he was more nervous about the interviews surrounding his blind audition than the blind audition itself. Pharrell notes that he's a music producer, and he loves watching anomalies like Sawyer happen. Carson states that Sawyer has had a single in the Top 10 every single week of the live shows, which is kind of insane. I have no idea if he's going to be the show's first huge success, but he has all the tools to make it happen. He'll be singing "Old Man" by Neil Young, and Pharrell notices that the lyrics seem to have a lot of meaning to him. Sawyer talks about what the song means to him, and Pharrell is impressed with his heart. He says Sawyer's heart is like a superhero's cape, and Sawyer adds that this entire experience has made him a better artist and a better person.
-With all the guitars hanging behind him, it looks like Sawyer is in a guitar store. But that's literally the only complaint I have about this (well, other than that random guy walking in front of the camera before the second verse). I thought this was a brilliant song choice for Sawyer, and a perfect lasting impression to leave with voters, much like Meghan's last song was for her. Has he had better vocals? Yes. Hell, he had a better vocal tonight with "Please". But this was still a damn fine performance. Overall, I'd argue Sawyer is the strongest artist in the competition in terms of star potential. Again, I can't be certain he'll be this show's breakout star, but I'd say he has the best chance of any artist in several seasons.
-Adam says he's not worried about Sawyer because he's a great kid, but warns Sawyer not to ever lose sight of his purity, telling him he should always hold onto that because he's the real deal. Christina remembers his blind audition, saying she was shocked when he picked Pharrell. But she was so glad that he did, because he's a gem and Pharrell has brought out the best in him. Pharrell says that regardless of what happens, Sawyer is living the dream and he's so proud to be near him as it happens.
WATCH AND DISCUSS: Sawyer Fredericks sings 'Old Man' on The Voice 2015 Finale (VIDEO)
-And that's a wrap! What did you think of tonight's show? Who were your favorites? And who's going to win The Voice? Sound off in the comments! Until tomorrow night's finale, thank you so much for reading and hanging out! It's been a blast!
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A girl has to have some new clothes for vacation!
Monday, March 11, 2013
This Weekend = Pampering, Relaxing and Laughing
A girl has to have some new clothes for vacation!
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So much fun Jodi - thanks again for the ride! Glad the rest of your weekend was relaxing as well :)ReplyDelete
It looks like you had a great weekend (hehe including my brunch!) You are SUCH a good friend, thank you for everything!! xoReplyDelete
Fun weekend! :) I love facials and frozen yogurt, and that brunch set-up is so cute! While I was at the beach yesterday, my mom was sending me photos of a blizzard they were having in the Midwest. Another snow day for my sister. :)ReplyDelete
Fabulous weekend! I love the brunch spread. Everything looks great.ReplyDelete
The snow is so pretty, but I totally get it. It's such an inconvenience. That brunch looks amazing! How fun to get some hockey player visitors! I love hockey!!ReplyDelete
So the forecast was wrong? that is a lot of snow... I feel the same about more daylight!! Good to have the fun with friends tooReplyDelete
The snow looks so pretty! But pretty from afar ;) Also pretty? #64! Yowza! He's hot lol!ReplyDelete
Looks like such a great weekend. From the hockey players to the facial, to the fun brunch!
I think it's great that you are going to post MS facts because most people don't know about it, like me. So it's great to be educated.
Thanks for linking up!
what a great weekend!! how fun to feel relaxed and pampered! and I want some of that food right now!!ReplyDelete
Sounds like it was a great weekend! I went to a bloggers event too. I love getting together with other girls who get what it's like putting our lives on the internet. ;-)ReplyDelete
Sounds like an awesome weekend!! How nice of those Bruins to come out to an event like that.ReplyDelete
Great weekend! Love the tablescapesReplyDelete
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that looks like a great weekend. that brunch sounds great & really fun :)ReplyDelete
Have a lovely day! xoxo, Amy
I am SO OVER snow and winter! blek!ReplyDelete
that brunch looks soooo cute!


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The mass update feature of SuiteCRM runs for hours on my Bitnami Azure cloud VM, it does complete but runs very slowly. I'm trying to test the scenario in a Bitnami local VM with more RAM. Things generally speed up but the mass update eventually ends with
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Additionally, a 503 Service Unavailable error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
As far as I tell the update is still running, it's just the browser has display this error.
Has anyone any ideas on things I can check on the VM and/or SuiteCRM configs please?
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Thank you for using Bitnami. In order to provide you a good support, we need to know the following information:
We already have the process to upgrade the application in our documentation, did you follow it when upgrading the application?
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Thanks for the reply. I think you misunderstand me, the mass update I refer to is a feature of SuiteCRM to update lots of records at once(11,000 in my case), not the upgrade wizard. I was trying to get a local SuiteCRM running with more RAM to see if this helped, if it did, I would upgrade the instance on Azure. I am curious as to why the error is occurring in local Bitnami VMs when mass updating 1000s of records, but for now I think I will be looking to clone my Azure instance locally for testing purposes.
Hope this all makes sense.
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Sorry for the confusion. In order to create a full backup of your Azure instance, you can follow this guide:
That will create a file with all the files of your current installation. Then, you can download it to your local machine or your VM
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No worries. The backup worked great, and I have downloaded the tar file from my Azure instance. I have a local Bitnami VM (VirtualBox) that I want to test the restore on, I can't find any documents for this, is this something I have to configure myself with share folders maybe?
You can also copy the tar file from your local computer to the Virtual Machine by following this guide
As the guide mentions, you will need to enable the SSH service before accessing the server
Let us know if everything is fine now.
I did try to follow this guide prior, but the file SSH.conf.back does not exist.
Did you download the latest Bitnami SuiteCRM Virtual Machine for VirtualBox from bitnami.com? I've just downloaded it and the file is there
If you didn't download the VM, did you install the SuiteCRM installer in an existing VM?
I downloaded the VM and imported to Virtualbox, is this correct?
File name is bitnami-suitecrm-7.8.2-0-linux-ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.ova
sudo stop sshstop: Unknown job:ssh~
sudo mv /etc/init/ssh.conf /etc/init/ssh.conf.backmv: cannot stat 'etc/init/ssh.conf' : No such file or directory.
SSH is now working, and I have created the keys, but how copy the private key file to use in file zilla please?
I think this thread has gone off topic now. In the end I resolved the Service Unavailable error by increasing the TimeOut in the apache conf file.
In order to copy the tar file to the virtual machine, you won't need to use a SSH key when accessing the server. You can use the user/password credentials that you use to log in to the VM. These credentials are user/bitnami by default and you probably changed the password during the first login.
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We've heard this for the last 25 years, it's just that it's not very credible."Israel has warned that it could launch military action against Iran in order to prevent it reaching a certain nuclear threshold, and has urged the international community to force Tehran to abandon its atomic quest. Iran denies it is building a nuclear weapon and has dismissed the Israeli threat. Barack Obama, the US president, vowed in his address to the UN on Tuesday that he would prevent Iran from getting the bomb but his administration has repeatedly rejected imposing a red line on Tehran. "At stake is the future of the world," Netanyahu said. "Nothing could imperil our future more than an Iran armed with nuclear weapons.He recounted a long list of "terrorist" attacks which he blamed to Iran, and warned that "given this record of Iranian aggression without nuclear weapons, just imagine this aggression with nuclear weapons."If their terror networks armed with atomic bombs, who among you would feel safe in the Middle East? Who would be safe in Europe? Who would be safe in America? Who would be safe anywhere?" he asked.And he warned that the international community could not rely on its own arsenals to deter Iranian aggression, denouncing Iranian leaders as religious fanatics who would be quite prepared to sacrifice their own population. Most Israelis 'oppose unilateral strike'With relations between Netanyahu and Obama already viewed as testy, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta earlier this month highlighted the policy split further when he rejected Israel's "red lines" outright. "The fact is, look, presidents of the US, prime ministers of Israel or any other country - leaders of these countries don't have, you know, a bunch of little red lines that determine their decisions," Panetta said."What they have are facts that are presented to them about what a country is up to, and then they weigh what kind of action is needed to be taken in order to deal with that situation," he told Foreign Policy magazine."I mean, that's the real world. Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner." INTERACTIVE Click for more on Iran's nuclear facilities Israel sees a mortal threat in a nuclear-armed Iran and has long threatened to strike its arch-foe pre-emptively, agitating war-weary world powers as they pursue sanctions and negotiations. But surveys show that most Israelis - apparently swayed by the open dissent of several senior national-security figures - would oppose launching unilateral strikes on Iran, given the risk of alienating Washington and of provoking clashes with Tehran's allies in Lebanon and Gaza. Iran denies that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons and has pledged wide-ranging retaliation if attacked. "The prime minister will set a clear red line in his speech that will not contradict Obama's remarks. Obama said Iran won't have nuclear weapons. The prime minister will clarify the way in which Iran won't have nuclear arms," a senior Israeli official said prior to the speech. Though he has not previously detailed when Israel might be willing to go to war, Netanyahu has said Iran could have enough low-enriched uranium by early 2013 to refine to a high level of fissile purity for a first nuclear device. Israel worries that this final step, if taken, could happen too quickly or quietly to be prevented. Iran has said it has no plans to enrich uranium beyond the 20 per cent purity required to run a reactor producing medical isotopes. That level, however, brings raw uranium exponentially closer to the 90 per cent enrichment required for bomb fuel. Though reputed to have the Middle East's sole nuclear arsenal, Israel would be hard-pressed to deliver lasting damage to Iran's remote facilities using its conventional forces, or to handle a multi-front war.'Libelous speech' Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, said in his speech to the General Assembly on Wednesday, said Iran was under threat of military action from "uncivilised Zionists," a clear reference to Israel. Earlier this week, Ahmadinejad said that Israel would eventually be "eliminated". "In our endeavour we do not seek to delegitimise an existing state - that is Israel - but rather to assert the state that must be realised - that is Palestine" - Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President The Israeli newspaper Haaretz also ran excerpts from a leaked Foreign Ministry report that sanctions had caused greater damage to Iran's economy than anticipated by Israel. The findings, confirmed to the Reuters news agency by an Israeli official, could undermine any attempt by Netanyahu to argue that the military alternative must be considered imminently.Shortly before Netanyahu took to the podium, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, asked the UN to grant Palestinians "non-member observer state" by the end of the year. 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A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The few aces among combat pilots have historically accounted for the majority of air-to-air victories in military history.
World War I introduced the systematic use of true single-seat fighter aircraft, with enough speed and agility to catch and maintain contact with targets in the air, coupled with armament sufficiently powerful to destroy the targets. Aerial combat became a prominent feature with the Fokker Scourge, in the last half of 1915. This was also the beginning of a long standing trend in warfare, showing statistically that approximately five percent of combat pilots account for the majority of air-to-air victories.[1]
Use of the term "ace" to describe these pilots began in World War I, when French newspapers described Adolphe Pégoud, as l'as (French for "Ace") after he became the first pilot to down five German aircraft. The British initially used the term "star-turns" (a show business term), while the Germans described their elite fighter pilots as Überkanonen (which roughly translates to "top gun").
The successes of such German ace pilots as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were much publicised for the benefit of civilian morale, and the Pour le Mérite, Germany's highest award for gallantry, became part of the uniform of a leading German ace. In the Luftstreitkräfte the Pour le Mérite was nicknamed Der blaue Max/The Blue Max, after Max Immelmann, who was the first fighter pilot to receive this award. Initially, German aviators had to destroy eight Allied aircraft to receive this medal.[2] As the war progressed, the qualifications for Pour le Mérite were raised,[2] but successful German fighter pilots continued to be hailed as national heroes for the remainder of the war,
As the German fighter squadrons usually fought well within German lines, it was practicable to establish and maintain very strict guidelines for the official recognition of victory claims by German pilots. "Shared" victories were either credited to one of the pilots concerned, or to the unit as a whole – the destruction of the aircraft had to be physically confirmed by locating its wreckage, or an independent witness to the destruction had to be found. Victories were also counted for aircraft "forced down" within German lines, as this usually resulted in the death or capture of the enemy aircrew.
British and Commonwealth fighter pilots fought mostly in German held airspace[3][4] and were often not in a position to confirm that an apparently destroyed enemy aircraft had in fact crashed, so these victories were frequently claimed as "driven down", "forced to land", or "out of control" (called "probables" in later wars). These victories were usually included in a pilot's totals and in citations for decorations.[5]
The British high command considered praise of fighter pilots to be detrimental to equally brave bomber and reconnaissance aircrew – so that the British air services did not publish official statistics on the successes of individuals. Nonetheless some pilots did become famous through press coverage,[2] making the British system for the recognition of successful fighter pilots much more informal and somewhat inconsistent. One pilot, Arthur Gould Lee, described his own score in a letter to his wife as "Eleven, five by me solo — the rest shared", adding that he was "miles from being an ace".[6] This shows that his No. 46 Squadron RAF counted shared kills, but separately from "solo" ones—one of a number of factors that seems to have varied from unit to unit. Also evident is that a considerably higher figure than five kills was considered as the requisite total for "ace" status, at least in Sqd No. 46.
Other Allied countries, such as France and Italy, fell somewhere in between the very strict German approach and the relatively casual British one. They usually demanded independent witnessing of the actual destruction of an aircraft,[7] making confirmation of victories scored in enemy territory very difficult. The Belgian crediting system sometimes included "out of control" to be counted as a victory.[8]
The United States Army Air Service adopted French standards for evaluating victories, with two exceptions – during the summer of 1918, while flying under operational control of the British, the 17th Aero Squadron and the 148th Aero Squadron used British standards.[7] American newsmen, in their correspondence to their papers, decided that five victories were the minimum needed to become an ace.[9]
While "ace" status was generally won only by fighter pilots, bomber and reconnaissance crews on both sides also destroyed some enemy aircraft, typically in defending themselves from attack. A prime example is John Stevenson Stubbs, an Airco DH.9 bomber pilot credited with 11 aerial victories, including one over a German observation balloon.[10] Another RAF Airco DH.9 pilot, Bermudian Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling of 49 Squadron, with his observer, Sergeant Frank Bell, single-handedly attacked thirty Fokker D.VII fighters, downing five of them (see Ace in a Day, below). Two days later they shot down another D.VII. [11]
There were two theaters of war that produced flying aces between the two world wars. They were the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Part of the outside intervention in the Spanish Civil War was the supply of "volunteer" foreign pilots to both sides. Russian and American aces joined the Republican air force, while the Nationalists included Germans and Italians.
The Soviet Volunteer Group began operations in the Second Sino-Japanese War as early as 2 December 1937, resulting in 28 Soviet aces.[12] The Flying Tigers were American military pilots recruited sub rosa to aid the Chinese Nationalists. They spent the summer and autumn of 1941 in transit to China, and did not begin flying combat missions until 20 December 1941.
In World War II many air forces adopted the British practice of crediting fractional shares of aerial victories, resulting in fractions or decimal scores, such as 11½ or 26.83. Some U.S. commands also credited aircraft destroyed on the ground as equal to aerial victories. The Soviets distinguished between solo and group kills, as did the Japanese, though the Imperial Japanese Navy stopped crediting individual victories (in favor of squadron tallies) in 1943.
The Soviet Air Forces claimed the only female aces of the war: Lydia Litvyak scored 12 victories and Yekaterina Budanova achieved 11.[13] Fighting on different sides, the French pilot Pierre Le Gloan had the unusual distinction of shooting down four German, seven Italian and seven British planes, the latter while he was flying for Vichy France in Syria.
The Luftwaffe continued the tradition of "one pilot, one kill", and now referred to top scorers as Experten.[14] During the war, and for some years after, the very high victory totals of some experten were considered to be coloured by grandiose Nazi propaganda.
A number of factors probably contributed to the very high totals of the top German aces. For a limited period (especially during Operation Barbarossa), many Axis kills were over obsolescent aircraft and either poorly trained or inexperienced Allied pilots.[15] In addition, Luftwaffe pilots generally flew many more individual sorties (sometimes well over 1000) than their Allied counterparts. Moreover, they often returned to the cockpit until they were captured, incapacitated or killed, while successful Allied pilots were usually either promoted to positions involving less combat flying or routinely rotated back to training bases to pass their valuable combat knowledge to younger pilots.
Similarly, in the Pacific theater, one factor leading to the superiority of Japanese aces such as the legendary Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (about 87 kills) could be the early technical dominance of the Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighter.
The Korean War of 1950–53 marked the transition from piston-engined propeller driven aircraft to more modern jet aircraft. As such, it saw the world's first jet-vs-jet aces.
Squadron Leader Muhammad Mahmood Alam of the Pakistan Air Force emerged from 1965 War as Pakistan's top scoring fighter Ace. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Muhammad Mahmood Alam was credited with nine aerial victories and two probable victories.[16]
The North Vietnamese air force was the world's sixth largest air force at the height of its power in 1974 but armed with mostly obsolete aircraft. This allowed many North Vietnamese pilots to claim "ace" status. American air-to-air combat during the Vietnam War generally matched intruding United States fighter-bombers against the radar-directed integrated North Vietnamese air defense systems. American F-4, F-8, and F-105 fighter crews usually had to contend with both surface-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery and machine gun fire before opposing fighters attacked them.
The long-running conflict produced 22 aces: 17 North Vietnamese pilots, two American pilots, three American Weapons Systems Officers or WSOs.[17]
The series of wars and conflicts between Israel and its neighbors began with Israeli independence in 1948 and continued for over three decades. Of the 50 known aces during these battles, one was Egyptian, three Syrian, and the rest Israeli.
Brig. General Jalil Zandi (1951–2001) was an ace fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq War. His record of 8 confirmed and 3 probable victories against Iraqi combat airplanes qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict[19][20] and the most successful F-14 pilot worldwide.
There are no known aces (in terms of air-air combat fight with at least five downed foe planes/airships) of the Afghanistan war and the ongoing 21st century conflicts. It is actually more likely that flying aces won't occur due to technological changes. This is due to the fact that the traditional fighter-versus-fighter dogfight is extremely rare in contemporary warfare, as unmanned aircraft and other computerized technology, including anti-aircraft missiles, have taken a prominent seat in contemporary aviation warfare.
Realistic assessment of enemy casualties is important for intelligence purposes,[21] so most air forces expend considerable effort to ensure accuracy in victory claims. In World War II, the aircraft gun camera came into general usage, partly in hope of alleviating inaccurate victory claims.
And yet, to quote an extreme example, in the Korean War, both the U.S. and Communist air arms claimed a 10 to 1 victory-loss ratio.[22][23] Without delving too deeply into these claims, they are obviously mutually incompatible. Arguably, few recognized aces actually shot down as many aircraft as credited to them.[24] The primary reason for inaccurate victory claims is the inherent confusion of three-dimensional, high speed combat between large numbers of aircraft, but competitiveness and the desire for recognition (not to mention optimistic enthusiasm) also figure in certain inflated, especially when the attainment of a specific total is required for a particular decoration or promotion.[25]
The most accurate figures usually belong to the air arm fighting over its own territory, where many wrecks can be located, and even identified, and where shot down enemy are either killed or captured. It is for this reason that at least 76 of the 80 planes credited to Manfred von Richthofen can be tied to known British losses[26] — the German Jagdstaffeln flew defensively, on their own side of the lines, in part due to General Hugh Trenchard's policy of offensive patrol.
On the other hand, losses (especially in aircraft as opposed to personnel) are sometimes recorded inaccurately, for various reasons. Nearly 50% of RAF victories in the Battle of Britain, for instance, do not tally statistically with recorded German losses — but some at least of this apparent over-claiming can be tallied with known wrecks, and aircrew known to have been in British PoW camps.[27] There are a number of reasons why reported losses may be understated – including poor reporting procedures and loss of records due to enemy action or wartime confusion.
While aces are generally thought of exclusively as fighter pilots, some have accorded this status to gunners on bombers or reconnaissance aircraft, and observers/gunners in two-seater fighters such as the Bristol F.2b. Because pilots often teamed with different air crew members, an observer or gunner might have been an ace while his pilot was not, or vice versa. Observer aces constitute a sizable minority in many lists. Charles George Gass, who tallied 39 victories, was the highest scoring observer ace in World War I.[28]
In World War 2, United States Army Air Forces B-17 tail gunner S/Sgt. Michael Arooth (379th Bomb Group) was credited with 17 victories.[29][30] Royal Air Force Flight Sergeant FJ Barker scored 13 victories while flying as a gunner in a Boulton Paul Defiant turret fighter, piloted by
Flight Sergeant ER Thorne.[31]
With the advent of more advanced technology, a third category of ace appeared. Charles B. DeBellevue became not only the first U.S. Air Force Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) to become an ace, but also the top American ace of the Vietnam War, with six victories.[32] Close behind with five were fellow WSO Jeffrey Feinstein[33] and Radar Intercept Officer William P. Driscoll.[34]
The first military aviators to score five or more victories on the same date, thus each becoming an "ace in a day", were pilot Julius Arigi and observer/gunner Johann Lasi of the Austro-Hungarian air force, on 22 August 1916, when they downed five Italian planes.[35] The feat was repeated five more times during World War I.[36][37][38] On 23 August 1918, an RAF Airco DH.9 bomber flown by Bermudian Lieutenant Arthur Rowe Spurling of 49 Squadron, with his observer, Sergeant Frank Bell, single-handedly attacked thirty Fokker D.VII fighters, downing five of them (three by Spurling, two by Bell). Two days later Spurling shot down another D.VII over Mont Notre Dame. The two crewmen shared each other's victories, each attaining ace status. [11]
Becoming an ace in a day became relatively common during World War II; for instance, 68 U.S. pilots—43 Army Air Forces, 18 Navy, and seven Marine Corps—were credited with the feat.
In the Soviet offensive of 1944 in the Karelian Isthmus, Finnish pilot Hans Wind shot down 30 enemy airplanes in 12 days and in doing so obtained "ace in a day" status three times.[39]
On 6 September 1965, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Muhammad Mahmood Alam of the Pakistan Air Force shot down five Indian Air Force Hawker Hunter Mk.56 fighters in less than a minute, four of them within 30 seconds. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat ("The star of courage") and bar for his actions.[40][41]
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