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Galactic Republic
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Emblem and Flag of the Galactic Republic
|Star Wars
|Federal parliamentary constitutional republic
|19 BBY (establishment of the Galactic Empire) 0 BBY, Galactic/Imperial Senate dissolved
|Reorganized into the Galactic Empire
Reformed as the New Republic following the Empire's defeat in 5 ABY
|Coruscant, Coruscant System, Coruscant Subsector, Corusca Sector, Core Worlds, Star Wars Galaxy (capital)
|Supreme Chancellor
|Key people
|Minister of Defense, Vice Chair, Senior Administrative Aide, Galactic Senate, Senatorial Council, General Ministry, Supreme court, regional courts
|Galactic Standard Credit (Republic Dataries)
|Founding document
|Galactic Constitution
|Official language
The Galactic Republic, often referred to as simply the Republic, is the interplanetary State used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. The Republic was mainly overseen by the Senate, a body in the Legislative Branch of the Republic government, and was introduced in the prequel trilogy. By the time of the original trilogy, it is referred to as the Old Republic. It was a democratic constitutional republic tied up in layers of bureaucracy; the Galactic Republic was a republican government that was able to sustain itself for over twenty-five thousand years peacefully.
The Old Republic[edit]
The Republic itself was formed in 25,053 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin)[1][2] when the first "Galactic Constitution" was signed on Coruscant, after the Corellian Hyperdrive connected many worlds in the Core; the Republic was made up of several hundred thousands of worlds, and each planet or system had representation in the Republic Senate, which made up most of the Republic Legislative Branch and the government itself. It started off merely as an economic and protection alliance, mainly among the Core worlds, it eventually slowly expanded to the Colonies, and other outlying worlds and regions, becoming a superpower, rather than an alliance, and became the central government for the galaxy.
As the Republic expanded, it came into contact with the slave empire of Zygerria. Due to the fact that slavery was disallowed in the Republic by the Galactic Constitution, it disliked the Empire, as the Empire was built on slavery (so the Empire refused to become part of the Republic). The Republic and Jedi declared war on the Empire and won. The Empire was reduced to a small no-harm alliance on Zygerria.
The Sith (which had formed in the Republic's early years) returned to original strength and invaded, battling it out on Malachor; the first Sith War began, which led to the demise of the first Republic.
With enemies like the Sith and the Mandalorians, the collapse of the early Republic began; the power of the new Sith Empire increased, as that of the Republic decreased. The Republic and Jedi forces tried desperately to keep the Empire's Forces out of Republic Space, but it was no use. Soon, the Sith became a second superpower. Around this time, an ancestor of Pre Vizsla stole the Darksaber from the Jedi Temple. Not long prior to 1032 BBY, the Dark Age began; the Republic finally collapsed. Right before the collapse, though, the Liberation of Coruscant occurred, and the Empire collapsed. Soon the Republic reformed and demilitarized at the Ruusan Reformation, shortly after the Second Battle of Ruusan.
The Republic put a strong magnetic field on its neighbouring worlds rather than conquering them by force; this meant the Republic expanded slowly. Soon the Republic finally took control of the Mid Rim.
Power blocs formed out of the Republic, but the Jedi kept order; the Republic suddenly became peaceful but corrupt, and a Core-Rim distrust formed. Soon Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum came to power, which led to the Invasion of Naboo.
Galactic Senate[edit]
The Republic began as a mutual protection and economic alliance among a number of planets in the Core; each member world or system chose a Senator to represent them in the Republic Senate, the main body of the Legislative Branch of the government. Senators were ambassadors of their homeworlds (home planets) or systems. Member worlds and systems were able to maintain their governments and societies as long as it did not defy any central and core Republican laws. There were a wide variety of different local governments along the political spectrum: from monarchies to republics to hive-like communes.
When the Republic's power and influence expanded, many new areas of the galaxy were incorporated into the Republic; the Core and Colonies were the base of the Galactic Republic. A reorganization of senatorial representation occurred 1,000 BBY during the Ruusan Reformation.[citation needed] The most common organization for these new territories was to group regions into Sectors of about 50 inhabited worlds; each sector is represented by a Senatorial Delegation. When the number of sectors became too large, sectors were organized into roughly a thousand regions, each represented by one delegation to the Senate.
The Senate served as the unicameral main body of the legislative branch, but had immense power over the entire Galactic Republic; the capital of the Republic, which contained the most political power and wealth, was Coruscant, with coordinates 0-0-0 in the standard galactic coordinate system, signifying its central location in the galaxy.
Inside the Senate Building, there was an area in which the Senate would debate and cast votes and make or pass bills, it contained 1,024 floating platforms, each of which contained a senator and his or her aides. Each platform in the senate represented a "sector" of the galaxy, with one senator for that sector accompanied by a delegation of aides and advisors. A few platforms represented individual worlds of high importance, or worlds bringing special pleas to the Senate; some represented special interest groups such as the Trade Federation, and other companies, corporations, and industries. Each senatorial delegation had one vote. In the spirit of C-SPAN2, Senate cam droids, also known as Senate hovercams, were floating cam droids used in the Galactic Senate to record the legislative sessions which were either kept secret, or released to the public.[3]
The members of the Senate then elected a Chancellor from among their ranks who served as the Senate's presiding officer and as the Republic's de facto leader; the Chancellor was assisted by the Vice Chair, who is presumably elected in the same manner as the Chancellor; the same Vice Chair is present throughout the entire prequel trilogy. The Senate followed pseudo-parliamentary rules. Chancellor Finis Valorum was forced out of office by the Senate in a motion of no confidence, introduced by Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, for example.
Senators received one vote in all matters, procedural and substantive; the Chancellor was elected from within the Senate for a set term. The Senate was able to give the Chancellor emergency powers in times of crisis, as well as remove him from office when necessary; the assembly was in turn divided into individual committees, each specializing in specific fields of government administration, and which were responsible for creating legislation to be reviewed by the full assembly. The Senate had some form of judicial power as well, although the Republic had a judicial branch, in which the Supreme Court was the main body; the Senate's power in this area may have been limited to trying its own members, and it most likely had only advising abilities.
The main functions of the Senate were to mediate disputes between members, provide for the common defense, create and pass laws into effect that would benefit most of the Republic, and regulate inter-system trade; the Jedi Order, although technically not officially part of the Republic, were considered the defenders of the general Republic. The Republic would often order the Jedi to specific areas of it that required assistance and was experiencing difficulties. In this way, they were eventually the unofficial police force of the Republic, they became representatives of the Senate as well, to some extent.
However, despite the seemingly organized structure of the Republic, the waning years of the Republic were a time of corruption and great social injustice; the Senate became divided between those who genuinely wished to uphold the values and ideals of the Republic and those who wished to further their own goals. After a series of weak and ineffectual Chancellors and a crisis involving the invasion of Naboo by the Trade Federation over a tariff passed by the Senate, the Republic desperately needed a capable leader.
After Senator Palpatine of Naboo became Chancellor, he increased the power of the office, from acting as commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, or the Republic Military, to the institution of his personal bodyguard organization, the Red Guard; the Office of the Supreme Chancellor was given power equaling that of the Senate. The Galactic Senate also met less often, as the Chancellor was voted more emergency powers to act on his own during the time of crisis.
Eventually, many Outer Rim planets and companies left the Republic due to the amount of corruption and unfair treatment to Outer Rim worlds. Together, they formed a rebellion known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems; some large industrial companies sided with the Confederacy, providing the Rebellion its military and its resources.
Galactic politicians[edit]
Politicians include Senators, the Supreme Chancellor, the Vice Chair of the Senate, the Administrative Aide, various Representatives from systems, and to an unofficial extent, the members of the Jedi Council. Jedi Council members held special status as they appeared to have the ability to watch Senate meetings and advise such Senators on various matters.
Palpatine and the Jedi[edit]
The Jedi functioned as the defenders of the general Republic, even though they were technically, not officially a part of the Republic; the Republic would often order the Jedi to specific areas of it that required assistance and was experiencing difficulties. In this way, they were eventually the unofficial police force of the Republic, they became representatives of the Senate as well, to some extent. The Jedi with the most authority served on the Jedi Council, among whom Yoda and Mace Windu acted as de facto leaders at the height of the Republic. Although the Senate did hold some degree of political authority over the Jedi, very little pressure was ever put on the Council before Palpatine took office and commanded that Anakin Skywalker become a member of the Council, despite the misgivings of the Jedi. While the council allowed Anakin to be on the council, they did not grant him the status of a Jedi master.
Republic Military[edit]
While the Republic had an Army and Navy for thousands of years, after the Rusaan Reformations, the Republic did not maintain a military except for a small force known as the Judicial Forces.
Several trade organizations represented in the Senate, such as the Trade Federation and Commerce Guild, kept armies of droids in order to protect their profits and occasionally took advantage of this, such as when the Trade Federation invaded and occupied Naboo, resulting in the Battle of Naboo. Individual sectors also maintained their own security forces, such as Naboo Security Force or the CorSec from Corellia, and these were sometimes used to combat small threats. However, there was no centralized and official military of the Republic; the Trade Federation and other cartels within the Republic, held that a Republic government which lacked significant central military power was just what they needed.
The Clone Wars changed all this; the Republic initially had no official central military to deal with the Confederacy of Independent Systems, made up of various unsatisfied Outer Rim planets and corporations. Such systems left the Republic due to the level of corruption in it, and posed a huge threat to the Republic due to some of the galaxy's large companies allying with it. A Military Creation Act was proposed, which was strongly opposed by many of the Republic's pacifist leaders, such as Padmé Amidala of Naboo, who feared the possibility of going to war, but most of the Senate was in full support of a permanent, official, and central military. Supporters of the Act included Orn Free Taa of Ryloth and Ask Aak of Malastare.
However, a Clone Army had already been created in secret on the planet Kamino on the edge of the galaxy ten years before, commissioned by Master Sifo-Dyas in secret, a former Jedi perceiving chaos in the galaxy; when it became clear the Confederacy had no intention of negotiating with the Republic, the Republic quickly accepted the Army made for them, and it was dubbed the Grand Army of the Republic. The Army had millions of clones, the best soldiers seen in the galaxy, equipped with the best weapons and armor at the time, along with having received intensive training and being genetically modified to be perfect. AT-TE walkers, AT-RT walkers, Clone Juggernauts, UT-ATs, and LAAT gunships were among the few vehicles made for the Army Branch, and were of high quality. Divisions were also quickly made among the troopers, each of which had specific roles; the Republic Navy was also created alongside the Army, consisting of hundreds, and thousands of various cruisers, corvettes, star destroyers, carriers, and escort cruisers. Fleets and battle groups were organized quickly, with the Republic Open Circle Fleet being the most notable fleet. Most vehicles of the Republic Military were produced by Rothana Heavy Engineering, a subsidiary of Kuat Drive Yards, which was a company that remained loyal to the Republic towards the final years of it, unlike most other galactic corporations. Blastech provided weapons used by the soldiers, and the Kaminoans mass-produced clone armor; the Republic Military's enlisted soldiers were virtually all clone troopers, while the Republic Military's officers were either chosen from prestigious military officer academies for top performance, or were clone or Jedi officers. Though, Jedi only served in the Army; the High Command of the Republic Military consisted of experienced officers that proved to be capable leaders, and showed exemplary performance, most likely handpicked by the Senate itself. It also included the Supreme Chancellor himself. High Command was in charge of the entire Republic Military; the Military of the Republic was generally a combination of quality and quantity, and maintained a certain level of balance.
Despite all of this, the Republic's war effort was initially hindered because most of the major industrial companies in the Galaxy had, under the aegis of the Techno Union, sided with the Confederacy; these companies provided the soldiers, equipment, and vehicles for the Confederate Army. Eventually, though, the Republic became a humongous superpower in not only the economy, but finally also in the military, after years of being demilitarized, it eventually became one of the galaxy's largest superpowers, along with its successor state, the Empire. The rapid militarization of the Republic during the Clone Wars, overseen by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, had far reaching effects; the Confederacy won most battles in the first year of the Clone Wars. During the second and middle year of the Clone Wars however, the Republic managed to defend itself from Confederate attacks and retaliated with some of its own assaults, many of which were successful. During the third and final year of the Clone Wars, the Republic was winning many offensive battles in the Mid Rim, and were pushing the Confederate forces back to the Outer Rim with its "Outer Rim Sieges" campaign.
End of the Republic[edit]
By the time of The Phantom Menace, the Republic had grown unbearably corrupt. Palpatine became the Chancellor in 32 BBY after his predecessor, Finis Valorum, was voted out in a no confidence vote in a wave of protest against his handling of the conflict with the Trade Federation. Traditionally, the Chancellor could only serve a limited amount of time; however, Palpatine stayed in office much longer, due to the prolonged Separatist Crisis.
The crisis occurred when several of the Republic's member systems from the Outer Rim and various companies united in order to separate from the Republic; this unified organization became known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, or CIS for short. Tensions between the Republic and the Separatists eventually escalated into all-out war, and the conflicts that would later be known as the "Clone Wars" began (chronicled in Attack of the Clones).
The Senate granted Palpatine emergency powers to deal with the Separatist Confederacy in a motion introduced by Representative Jar Jar Binks. Palpatine's first move, widely supported at the time, was to create a vast Military of clone troopers to serve as the Republic's fighting force against the Confederacy; the Republic had not previously needed a military, since until then any small conflicts within the Republic could be solved with the "peacekeeping" Jedi. However, the fact that the Confederacy had access to an enormous army of droid soldiers required the Republic to construct a more formal military to fight effectively.
In the ensuing years, the Senate increasingly granted enormous amounts of power to Palpatine, who was the Commander-in-Chief; such actions were justified in the name of security, and were considered a perfectly reasonable way to increase the wartime government's efficiency. Eventually, Palpatine gained enough political power that he and his office was equal to the Senate.
Tension between Palpatine and the Jedi began to grow as the war progressed. Many members of the Jedi Council remained skeptical of Palpatine's growing power. In time, the Jedi began to believe that Palpatine would not surrender his emergency powers and his long overdue position by the end of the war; this suspicion was also shared by some senators, including Padmé Amidala of Naboo, Bail Organa of Alderaan, and Mon Mothma of Chandrila.
After the death of Separatist leaders Count Dooku, who was the Head of State, and General Grievous, who was the Commander of the Separatist Army, and the discovery that Palpatine was actually Darth Sidious, the Jedi made their move in accordance with contingency plans already made. Darth Sidious was a name known by the Jedi Council as being the Sith Lord's name; the Sith were the ancient enemy of the Jedi, who were destroyed many years ago. A small group of experienced Jedi led by Mace Windu attempted to arrest Palpatine, for treason against the Galactic Republic, its government, and the Senate, but failed after Anakin Skywalker pledged himself to the dark side. Shortly afterwards, Palpatine secretly issued Order 66 without the approval of the Senate. Order 66 was one of the many main contingent orders clones had to follow, when given by the Republic government, and related to the extermination of the Jedi Order in the case of it acting traitorous to the Republic; as clones followed all orders from the Republic government only, and had no required loyalty to the Jedi Order, the clones executed such generals and commanders with little hesitation. This mass slaughter would later become known as the Jedi Purge.
Many of the Jedi serving as officers of the Grand Army of the Republic quickly fell victim to the clone trooper forces; such reasons why the order was effective was due to the fact clones were considered the best soldiers of the galaxy, with their training, equipment, DNA, and morale, and that the clones were simply following the command implanted in them, and there was no pure anger or hate for the Jedi to sense in the minds of the clones that served them. The Jedi remaining in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant were eliminated by the 501st Attack Battalion led by Darth Vader, formerly known as Anakin Skywalker, a famous Jedi General known among the public who turned against the Jedi and their ways.
As the Clone Wars were entering its final year, Palpatine's once near-unanimous support began to falter; as depicted in the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith novelization and deleted scenes from the film itself, a bloc of senators began to emerge, even before the Clone Wars had ended, who opposed Palpatine's authoritarian rule and resented his treatment of the Jedi and other opponents. This bloc, originally led by influential politicians such as Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and later by Bail's adopted daughter Princess Leia Organa, eventually became the political voice of the emerging Rebel Alliance.
At the conclusion of the Clone Wars, Palpatine addressed the Senate, he related the story of an unsuccessful "assassination attempt" on his life by the Jedi. Claiming that it was a "rebellion" and that their next move would be to kill all the Senators, he then declared the order to be enemies of the Republic, and announced that the Galactic Republic would be reorganized into the Galactic Empire, of which he would be the emperor. Deluded by Palpatine's charisma and skill (and perhaps also by his considerable dark side power), the majority of the Senate cheered him on loudly in approval, which provoked one of Senator Padmé Amidala's more memorable lines:
"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause."[4]
The official continuation of the Galactic Republic would be the Galactic Empire which was fueled by cruelty.
- ^ Daniel Wallace; Kevin J. Anderson (2005). Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology. LucasBooks.
- ^ "Jedi Timeline". Star Wars Jedi Battles. Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. pp. 4–5. ISBN 9781409357629. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Galactic Senate". StarWars.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause" on YouTube
External links[edit]
- Galactic Republic in the StarWars.com Databank
- Galactic Republic on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki


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Ernesto Halffter Escriche (Madrid, 16 January 1905 –
Madrid, 5 July 1989) is one of the most important
Spanish composers of the twentieth century. Yet he
considered himself modestly, just as a pupil of Manuel
de Falla, whom he admired, both as an artist and as a
morally exemplary human being. Nevertheless, Halffter
was aware of his all-round musical talent, and that he
was not lacking in ideas.
His father, Ernest Halffter Hein, a Prussian jeweller,
who had settled in Madrid and married a Spaniard,
Rosario Escriche Erradón, was completely supportive of
the idea of his eldest and third-born sons, Rodolfo and
Ernesto, choosing music as a profession. Perhaps this
interest in music was inherited from their grandparents,
Andalusians hailing from Écija (Seville), who were both
opera lovers, while, according to Yolanda Acker, the
musicologist and specialist in the works of Ernesto
Halffter, their grandfather, Emilio Escriche, was also an
excellent painter.
Ernesto began his education at the Colegio Alemán
in Madrid and soon stood out in the world of music, as
did his brother Rodolfo, for whom he wrote opera
libretti. His earliest composition dates from 1911, when
he was just six years old. In 1922 Ernesto's piano
teacher, the Hungarian Fernando Ember, performed his
pupil's first piano works, including the three pieces from
Crepúsculos at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid. A short time
later after their first meeting in 1923, the young Halffter
sent Falla the score of his Trio for violin, violoncello and
piano, on which the Andalusian composer, wrote
Crepúsculos already showed signs of the great
composer who, at the of age twenty, would receive the
Premio Nacional de Música for his splendid Sinfonietta,
a prize he would again be awarded in 1983 for his
'continuous contribution to Spanish music'. This piano
triptych was initially titled Tres piezas líricas (Three
Lyric Pieces). The composer wrote a program for the
first, El viejo reloj del castillo (The Old Castle Clock),
which might have been based on one of the legends by
the great romantic poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, whose
Rimas (Rhymes) Albéniz, Falla and Turina turned into
very beautiful songs. According to the critic Adolfo
Salazar, the third, Una ermita en el bosque (A Hermitage
in the Forest), had a certain rural flavour in the style of
Granados. The second, Lullaby, reflects the impressionism
Ernesto experienced several years later, from 1926 to
1928, in the Paris of Les Six. Halffter felt a close affinity
to some of its members such as Poulenc, Auric and
Milhaud. In Madrid he also formed part of the group of
composers representing the so-called 'Generation of 27'
or 'of the Republic', the famous literary (and musical)
group launched during the very creative Roaring 20s,
which dominated Spanish music until 1936. The group
was based around the Residencia de Estudiantes, the
institution derived from the very liberal, lay, and
innovative Institución Libre de Enseñanza.
The premiere of the Marche joyeuse took place at
the Residencia de Estudiantes in 1922. This piece is
admirable for its charm and modern spirit, much in
keeping with that of the generation of writers and artists
featuring García Lorca, Buñuel, Dalí, Gerardo Diego,
Aleixandre, etc. It was published with a cover by
Salvador Dalí and soon formed part of the repertory of
the famous Artur Rubinstein. Halffter reveals his very
clever and ingenious use of bitonality and a varied array
of rhythms.
In 1926 Halffter began composing his Sonata per
pianoforte, which would not be completed until six
years later. It could be described as a modern version of
Scarlatti or of the spirit behind the Spanish harpsichord
school. But upon closer listening, there are traces of a
composer who, without discarding his customary
joviality, is capable of revealing a side to his music that
was as serious and profound as that of his admired Falla.
It could also be a disguised homage to Granados, clearly
cited towards the end of the Sonata, in both his
Goyesque and Scarlattian aspects. The Sonata per pianoforte, dedicated to Janine Cools, was given its
premiere by the pianist, Leopoldo Querol, in Madrid in
May 1934. This was the only sonata of the three Halffter
was required to compose in a contract he signed with the
publishing house Max Eschig of Paris, of which the
composer Eugène Cools (1877-1936) was Director.
L'espagnolade formed part of the album Parc
d'attractions, a collective homage to the French pianist
and teacher Marguerite Long (1874-1966), which took
place at the 1937 Paris Exposition. This involved
numerous foreign composers who resided in Paris at the
time, including Tibor Harsányi (1898-1954), Arthur
Honegger (1892-1955), Bohuslav MartinÛ (1890-1959),
Marcel Mihalovici (1898-1985), Frederic Mompou
(1893-1987), Vittorio Rieti (1898-1994), Alexandre
Tansman (1897-1986) and Alexander Tcherepnin
(1899-1977). L'espagnolade is an ironic pasodoble, a
charming imitation of an Andalusian musical form that
flourished during the mid-nineteenth century. The
premiere, given at the Salle Gaveau in Paris in 1938,
was entrusted to the French pianist, Nicole Henriot
(1925-2001), one of Marguerite Long's favourite pupils.
Grüss (salute, greeting) follows the tradition of the
German romantic Lied. The composer himself did not
consider the piece to be of the slightest importance and
never published it himself as he believed composers of
his generation would not take it seriously. However, it
exudes an intimate charm like that of other pieces of the
same genre by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Gade or Grieg.
It is as if it had been composed in 1840 instead of 1940.
The title reveals its obvious Germanic precedents
(similar to a romance without words, album leaf, or lyric
piece), but it was also a Christmas greeting for his
father, Herr Ernest Halffter. Max Eschig published
Grüss in 1994.
In 1943 the composer (married to Alicia Camara
Santos, the Portuguese pianist, since 1928), composed
incidental music to Carlos Salvagem's heroic farce
Dulcinea, premiered at the Teatro Nacional in Lisbon in
January 1944. Halffter arranged the work into a
symphonic suite, presented in Madrid on 9 December
1945 during a benefit concert for the Press Association
at the Teatro Monumental, when the composer himself
conducted the Orquesta Sinfónica Arbós. The work
consists of various parts, Preludio y alborada, Los
pastores, Nocturnos, Serenata, and Final. As well as a
version for violoncello transcribed by Gaspar Cassadó,
and a piano and violoncello transcription by Maurice
Gendron, the penultimate Serenata was also arranged
for the piano. In ternary form, the opening section
evokes the plucking of the guitar, accompanying a short
melody whose text could well be You are my love,
Dulcinea. In the centre section, there is a sad and
desolate nocturne, in which the guitar strums while Don
Quixote serenades his beloved, a peasant whom the
knight believes to be a princess.
"Cuba had been lost and now it was true. It wasn't
a lie…", wrote Rafael Alberti in his evocative poem
Cuba dentro de un piano (Cuba Inside a Piano), which
Xavier Montsalvatge so beautifully set to music. But a
shattered, post-war Spain began to miss the gem of the
West Indies, though Cuban influence was still felt as is
very clear in the Pregón, with its Afro-Cuban and
Spanish rhythms. And even more so in the Habanera,
one of those well-written works that cannot be
forgotten, even on a single hearing. This straightforward
beautiful piece exudes the indolence and drowsiness
provoked by the warm Caribbean climate with
melancholic naturalness. Both the Pregón and the
Habanera are featured in the film Bambú. Directed by
José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, it is a love story set in
Spanish Cuba during the period of its independence
following the war between Spain and the United States
in 1898. The film, starring Imperio Argentina, Sara
Montiel, Fernando Fernán-Gómez and Luis Peña, was
premiered in Madrid on 15 October 1945. Regino Sainz
de la Maza, the guitarist who premiered Rodrigo's
Concierto de Aranjuez, also appeared in the movie.
Preludio y danza, composed for the inauguration of
the Alonso Ortiz family house at El Escorial, dates from
June 1974 (being premiered in the new house by
Manuel Carra on the 11th of that month). It consists of
two sections of the same length, including a Prelude in
the style of the eighteenth-century recercadas by Sebastián Albero (1722-1756), slightly austere despite
being very arpeggiated and finishing with a cadenza.
This is followed by a very Halffterian dance of a
characteristically Spanish nature.
Ernesto Halffter began writing Suite lírica in 1940
during his Lisbon period, reflected in works such as
Rapsodia portuguesa and Seis canciones portuguesas.
But the extract titled Llanto por Ricardo Viñes was
probably composed between 29 April (the date of
Viñes's death in Barcelona), and 20 December 1943, the
day it was premiered by the Portuguese pianist, Elena da
Federico Sopeña was fully justified when he
commented that 'the history of modern music (i.e. the
first half of the twentieth century) could not be written
without Ricardo Viñes'. A number of very significant
twentieth-century piano compositions were dedicated to
Ricardo Viñes Roda (1875-1943) and he himself
premiered a great number of works. Educated in Lérida,
his native city, and later in Barcelona under Joan
Baptista Pujol (piano) and Pedrell (harmony), in 1890
he launched a career that would lead him to form part of
the principal artistic and intellectual circles of Paris,
where Halffter benefited from his expertise and
friendship. Viñes, a man of vast musical and literary
culture, was described by Professor Tomás Andrade de
Silva as 'the most unique pianist Spain ever had, both
for his intimate awareness of sonority and for the
inspired architectural conception of his interpretations'.
Llanto por Ricardo Viñes, which did so much for
Spanish music abroad, is the Madrilenian composer's
sad and solemn lament for the great Catalonian pianist.
In the style of pieces Falla dedicated to Debussy and
Dukas, its arpeggiated chords give a somewhat
medieval atmosphere to the opening of the work. The
poetic chords and sombre motives that follow signify a
serene farewell.
Although Spanish keyboard music was already very
advanced by the end of the seventeenth and early
eighteenth centuries with composers such as Cabanilles
and Rodríguez Monllor, the work of Domenico Scarlatti
(1685-1757) provided a tremendous inspiration, as can
be seen in the music of Antonio Soler and others.
Nationalistic piano music, from Granados to Falla,
Rodolfo Halffter, Rodrigo and Ernesto Halffter, paid
special attention to the Neapolitan genius. The presence
of Scarlattian elements could already be perceived in the
composer's early music as well as in the famous
Sinfonietta and Sonatina. Sonata homenaje a Scalatti
presents a musical form similar to those created by the
the Italian musician at the Spanish court, transformed
into the neo-baroque aesthetic of the twentieth century.
Genoveva Gálvez gave the premiere at the Prado
Museum, Madrid, on 14 September 1985, the year of
Scarlatti's bicentenary. Towards the end of the sonata,
Halffter quotes the theme from the well-known Cat's
Fugue from D. Scarlatti's Sonata in G minor K. 30.
Genoveva Gálvez played the work on the harpsichord,
which seems closer to the composer being celebrated,
but Halffter conceived the work for piano, and this
justifies its performance on either instrument.
I had the privilege of hearing the composer himself
perform Nocturno otoñal: recordando a Chopin, at his
last home in Madrid. To commemorate the centenary in
1987 of the birth of Artur Rubinstein (1887-1982), the
founder of the Santander International Piano
Competition, Paloma O'Shea, commissioned a series of
works in homage to the great Polish pianist, one of the
most eminent performers of Chopin's music. In this
work, written in the autumn of his life (he died two
years later in Madrid on 5 July 1989), Ernesto expressed
the melancholy of time irremediably running out.
But Halffter would still complete three piano pieces
in homage to the memory of three Spanish colleagues
and friends – llian Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) of
Seville, Federico Mompou (1893-1987) of Barcelona,
and his brother, Rodolfo Halffter (1900-1987) from
Madrid. Guillermo González premiered all three works,
the first two during the inauguration of the Manuel de
Falla Archive in Granada (9 March 1981), and
Homenaje a Rodolfo Halffter at the Real Academia de
Bellas Artes, Madrid (5 December 1992).


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Smokin' Hot Fun In the Deep South!
Marti Odell thought she'd found the man to fulfill her every need...
He's gorgeous, rich, and says all the right things. Until he says, "I do." She patiently waits for Nick to give her the happily-ever-after she's been dreaming about, until Ellie, Nick's long time assistant, turns Marti's dreams into a nightmare.
He promised to protect her, she promised to play her part... promises neither one of them can keep.
She knows that she can't live in a world where nothing makes sense. So she runs. Back to her hometown. Back to her best friend. Back to her familiar way of life. Although her heart is broken, her dignity is intact.
Join Marti and Nick, along with Annie and Tommy in this panty-melting conclusion to the Southern Heat series of books. You'll laugh, cry, and fall in love when you experience the pain and ultimate pleasure of Blissmas.


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I have some comments on the Part design draft feature.
As simple example i created a box. I add a draft on the 4 faces on the sides.
Also a vertical edge as pull direction. I see know a choped off piramid(with a bigger angle...)
When i press ok it complains about not using the neutral plane however the preview works.
So the assumption works great. Could there changed something that if the preview works and the neutral plane is not changed that his assumtion is added as neutral plane?
OS: Windows 7
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.14709 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: faad5ea27301cb7af393a25d317c406d3098bafe
Python version: 2.7.14
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.2.0
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Adam Conover / Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:31 am
Adam Conover's been ruining everything from national holidays to delicious snacks with his truth bombs during truTV's biggest shows throughout the spring and summer. Now you can drop some knowledge yourself with all of the facts behind his surprising appearances.
10% of Brain
"Throughout a 24-hour period, we already use 100% of our gray matter, every day."
Boyd, Robynne. "Do People Only Use Ten Percent of Their Brains?" Scientific American. Nature America, Inc. 7 Feb 2008. Web.
"...Chimps in the Gombe use sticks to 'fish' for termites"
Bijal, Trivedi. "Chimps Shown Using Not Just a Tool but a 'Tool Kit'." National Geographic. National Geographic Partners. 6 Oct 2004. Web.
"...Dolphins pick up sea sponges and carry them around in their beak, probably to protect themselves while they search for fish on the sea floor."
Garber, Megan. "These Dolphins Are Using Sea Sponges As Tools." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company. 24 Apr 2014. Web.
"... [Bears have been] observed using rock as a natural loofah to scrub off old molting fur"
Marshall, Michael. "Wild bear uses a stone to exfoliate." New Scientist. Reed Business Information, Ltd. 5 Mar 2012.
Apple Pie
"As the saying goes there's nothing as American as apple pie. Although the British ate it first."
Mayer, Laura. "A Brief History of Pie." Time. Time, Inc. 26 Nov 2008. Web.
"...fruity drinks were popularized during the prohibition, 'cuz people still wanted to drink, but the booze available was terrible. Bartenders 'hacked' it by adding sweet mixers to hide the foul tasting swill."
Lerner, Michael. "Unintended Consequences." PBS Online. Public Broadcasting Service. 2 Oct 2011. Web.
Cake Mix
"When early cake mixes didn't sell, a PR guy had them reformulated to require an egg. He said women subconsciously wanted to offer up their own 'egg' to their husbands."
Stevens, Dana. "On Every Box of Cake Mix, Evidence of Freud's Theories." The New York Times. The New York Times Company, 12 Aug 2005. Web.
"Entrapment laws are very loose. Cops are allowed to do basically anything to catch illegal activity, they just can't be the one to actually come up with the crime."
Johnson, Jennifer. "Law Enforcement by Defeat? Entrapment and Due Process." Foundation for Economic Education. 01 Nov 1996. Web.
Floral Networks
"[Floral] networks charge high fees, and the local guy still has to cover the costs of materials, labor, and delivery. After expenses, they can end up losing money on every sale."
Pagliery, Jose. "Florists now dread Valentine's Day." CNNMoney (New York). Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). 14 Feb 2013. Web.
Fortune Cookies
"[Fortune cookies] originated in Japan, and became associated with Chinese food in America around World War 2."
Rhodes, Jesse. "Cracking Open the History of Fortune Cookies." Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution, 02 Feb 2011. Web.
IQ Tests
"...IQ scores are going up, which means we're actually getting smarter."
Kreme, William. "Are humans getting cleverer?" BBC Magazine. British Broadcasting Corporation, 02 Mar 2015. Web.
"...the great outdoors is just a sexy nightclub for single bugs. They get their bros together, go out, and flash their lights to attract a hook up. And they have to do it quickly, because on average, lightning bugs live only 21 days."
"Synchronous Fireflies" National Park Service Online.
Mother's Day
"[Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day] was horrified when greeting card companies started using the holiday to guilt people into spending money."
Russell, Nicole. "The Inventor of Mother's Day Disowned the Holiday, and So Should We All." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 11 May 2013. Web.
NYC Green
"...per capita, cities are way greener than the suburbs, and in 2015, one study found New York to be the "Greenest City in America, largely due to public transportation."
"2015's Greenest Cities In America." WalletHub Online. Evolution Finance, Inc. Web.
"We think of pizza as Italian, but its roots are all over. Hearth breads come from Neolithic times, tomatoes from the Americas, and the word "pizza" from the Greek 'pitta.'"
"The modern pizza was created in Naples in 1889, when Raffaele Esposito cooked one with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil on top to mirror the colors of the Italian flag."
Perry, Charles. "A Stone Age Snack." Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company, 20 Jun 1991. Web.
"...interacting with contaminants makes the 'chlorine smell.' So the stronger it is, the more sweat, pee and poop particles are floating around."
"Healthy Swimming: Chemical Irritants (Chloramines) & Indoor Pool Air Quality." Center for Disease Control Online.
NYC Rats
"...a man named W.R. Boelter guessed that there was one rat for every person - in England. The actual number in New York is around 2 million, 1 rat for every 4 people."
Mosendz, Polly. "New York Dosen't Have More Rats Than People After All." Newsweek. Newsweek, LLC. 06 Nov 2014. Web.
Shooting Stars
"...astronaut poo is stored and released into space, where it burns up during re-entry to our atmosphere."
Feltman, Rachel. "NASA reminds us that astronaut poop burns up 'like shooting stars'" The Washington Post. Nash Holdings, LLC. 15 Sept 2015. Web.
"Squashing your internal organs the way a compression garment does might cause serious health implications. And nobody looks sexy with a bladder infection, contact dermatitis, maybe a blood clot, possibly incontinence…"
Sohn, Emily. "Shapewear comes with risks if worn for too long." Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. 17 Apr 2015. Web.
The Brain (Magic)
"Magicians are able to do tricks because they're so fast, right? Actually, it's because your brain is so slow."
Romm, Cari. "This Is Your Brain on Magic."The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 13 Feb 2015. Web.
"...a vomitorium is actually just an entryway into a theatre or amphitheater."
Butler, Nicole. "Vomitoriums: Fact or Fiction?" History Channel Online. A&E Networks. 20 Nov 2012. Web.
"Earthworms have a distinct head and tail. The head might be able to regrow a tail, but the tail's definitely going to die."
Castro, Joseph. "Will Two Worms Grow from a Worm Cut in Half?" Live Science Online. TechMediaNetworks, Inc. 24 Jul 2013. Web.
"July is the most dangerous month to be in the hospital because that's when newly graduated doctors hit the scene."
Rice, Sabriya. "Are Hospitals Deadlier in July?" CNN. Turner Broadcast Newtork (TimeWarner). 8 Jul 2010. Web.


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Backup: Public Enemy No. 1
Respondents to our survey on which storage challenges are most pressing in today's IT shops voted backup windows, lack of storage management tools and affordable DR, in that order
Reducing the time it takes to back up the ever-increasing amount of data being generated today is no joke, especially when you are still there doing it at the weekend.
SearchStorage.com users agree. One hundred of our members voted in a recent poll on the site, and 25% chose reducing backup windows as the most pressing issue at their company.
It's a tricky problem as backup is such an important task, but it's a job akin to taking out the garbage. It has to be done but boy does it stink and nobody wants to do it. Keeping track of data in today's world of Sarbanes Oxley and security threats that threaten to wipe out everything isn't easy and users voted with their feet on this one.
The second biggest challenge, at 20%, was a lack of good management tools. This one keeps cropping up, and it's easy to see why. There's a ton of point products out there that manage a single task, and then there's a few systems management offerings, like those from Computer Associates or Tivoli Systems Inc. that lock you in to a single vendor. But there isn't a single open platform through which to integrate all the products that users are trying to manage. So they end up with 10 or even 20 different pieces of software just to manage storage.
Third on the list of gripes was creating a disaster recovery plan that won't break the bank. Slowly but surely vendors are realizing that DR isn't just for the Fortune 500, and they are beginning to tailor their offerings for companies that are budget conscious. There's no sign of EMC dropping its prices on that front just yet, however. Its SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) can cost from $60,000 to $150,000, and it can only be purchased with a Symmetrix storage array, which costs anywhere from $100,000 to millions of dollars. Cha Ching!
Being short staffed was the next biggest bone of contention in storage shops around the country. That's no surprise with all the job cuts in the past couple of years, but it's worrisome to hear when vendors are constantly touting that their products enable users to do more with less.
Fifth on the list was making devices from different vendors work together. The SMI-S standard under the umbrella of the SNIA should ease this pain, but it's a long and drawn-out process, so no quick fix for this one.
Avoiding disruptions to the SAN when making changes to it came in next at 7%, and choosing a nearline storage implementation grabbed a measly 4% share of votes. The latter is interesting because tiered storage is all the rage from a vendor marketing standpoint, but according to our voters, it's not high on their list of problems right now. And last of all, only two respondents voted that getting a good deal from their vendors was a problem. Some good news there, at least!


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COTUIT — Robert S. Butters, of Cotuit and Osterville, and formerly of Wellesley Hills, died Oct. 24, 2009, at the Cape Cod Hospital.
COTUIT — Robert S. Butters, of Cotuit and Osterville, and formerly of Wellesley Hills, died Oct. 24, 2009, at the Cape Cod Hospital.
He was the devoted husband of the late Helen S. (Stokinger) Butters for 61 years.
Mr. Butters was born in Revere, and lived and worked in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Europe, Greenland and Cuba in his 50 years of employment and consulting work. He served in the Coast Guard during World War II.
Robert was a licensed New Jersey Power and Refrigeration Engineer, and had Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspection Commissions in 14 states. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Newark College of Engineering Evening Division on the G.I. Bill.
At Northeastern University, he obtained several certificates for continuing education and was on the Industrial Advisory Board at Wentworth Institute. Mr. Butters was a registered professional engineer and a registered real estate broker. He retired from Riley Stoker Corp. in Worcester and did contract work for them after retirement.
Robert and his late wife, Helen, enjoyed a summer home in Union, Maine, for a number of years.
He is survived by a brother, William and his wife, Dina, of Fort Pierce, Fla.; a cousin, Marjory Bradshaw and her husband, Nicholas, of Mountainside, N.J.; a cousin, Ruth Costa of Plymouth; nieces and nephews; and several friends.
A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, in the John-Lawrence Funeral Home, 3778 Falmouth Road (Route 28), Marstons Mills. Visiting hours are from 11 to 12:30 p.m., prior to the service. Burial is in Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit.


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The Trump administration and Republican members of Congress have already taken a number of actions to roll back birth control access for low-income people — but activists, women's health organizations, and state lawmakers are prepared. Lawmakers have introduced bills to retain or expand birth control access in several states.
In anticipation of Republicans' efforts to roll back birth control access through repeal and replacement of Obamacare, five states — New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Hawaii, and Massachusetts — have introduced or advanced legislation that would allow people to continue accessing contraception without out-of-pocket costs.
Some states are trying to expand the types of birth control coverage people receive. Lawmakers are also introducing legislation that would make it easier for people to buy birth control.
Currently, people who can get pregnant have to go back to the pharmacy every one to three months to get oral contraceptives. But now several states could allow people to receive a 12-month supply of birth control in one visit — something that reproductive health advocates have been pushing for years.
"People are acutely aware of what is at stake now that we have Donald Trump in the White House."
Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia, said people came out "in droves" to testify for a state-level bill allowing women to receive a year of birth control at once.
"People are acutely aware of what is at stake now that we have Donald Trump in the White House," Keene said. "I'm not talking about just the attacks we've seen on birth control and abortion since Trump has been in office, but attacks on the ACA [Affordable Care Act]. People understand what they've been enjoying access to in the past few years, and that that is in danger."
The danger is coming across multiple fronts.
The Trump administration has shown its hostility to reproductive rights by tapping Tom Price, who once said that "not one" woman has ever struggled to pay for birth control, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). President Donald Trump also selected two other fierce opponents of abortion and birth control for prominent positions within the department. And he signed an executive order last week that would make it easier for employers to claim religious exemptions to providing contraceptive coverage.
In mid-April, Trump signed a law allowing states to withhold federal funds from clinics that provide abortions, which would make it even more difficult for women to access both abortions and preventive services.
And the current version of the Republican health care bill poses yet another grave risk to reproductive health, as it would allow states to waive essential health benefits, such as maternity care and birth control. Women would be disproportionately affected by the bill's lack of protections for people with pre-existing conditions.
Activists and state lawmakers are responding to those threats with a variety of different tactics.
Preserving ACA birth control access
Several states have advanced or passed legislation to preserve birth control access as it is codified under the ACA. Some states, such as California, Maryland, Vermont, and Illinois had already passed bills codifying the ACA's birth control coverage mandate as early as 2014.
Since Trump took office, politicians in more states have introduced new legislation protecting birth control coverage. In March, the New Mexico's House of Representatives passed a bill to provide contraceptives without co-pays, as the ACA does. This law would also expand access by providing over-the-counter birth control, one-year refills on birth control pills, and male contraception, such as vasectomies, at no cost. Only two states require coverage of male sterilization. That bill now awaits passage by the State Senate.
In January, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman introduced legislation that would guarantee free access to birth control if the Republican health care bill passes Congress. That bill is also still in committee. Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a similar bill, but it has been stuck in the State Senate's Committee on Financial Services since January.
Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington also have pending legislation to retain these ACA benefits. Nevada's state assembly passed legislation that would require birth control to be provided free of co-pays and provides 12 months of birth control at one time. It's now in the State Senate's Health and Human Services Committee.
Although 28 of 50 states have laws that require private insurers to cover birth control, only a few have mandates for cost-free birth control.
Expanding ACA benefits
Some states have gone even further, including Oregon, Maine, and Tennessee, by introducing legislation requiring that insurers cover every unique form of birth control under the 18 categories outlined by the ACA.
A 2016 study by the The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy found that only one in 50 women have reasonable access to a full range of contraceptive methods. In 2015, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that insurance providers were making exceptions for contraception coverage to IUDs and sterilization, worrying reproductive health advocates. The Obama administration put together guidelines in an effort to close those loopholes.
Pending Oregon legislation would require every insurer to cover all types of contraceptives drugs and devices approved by the FDA. It also requires that people be able to access that coverage without co-payments, co-insurance, or a deductible.
In additional, Oregonians would be able to access other reproductive health care services without those costs, such as prenatal care and screening for STIs. Not only would the bill expand health care access in a number of ways for cisgender women, but it would also protect against discrimination on the basis of gender identity. It passed the House Healthcare Committee in April. Tennessee's bill, which requires coverage for emergency contraception and sterilization and allows people to access 12 months of birth control at a time, is in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee.
Making it easier for women to get birth control
Research shows that allowing people to purchase a year's worth of contraception in one pharmacy visit reduces the chances of unintended pregnancy because women will be less likely to miss a pill if they have a continuous supply of birth control. A 2011 study published in the Obstetrics and Gynecology journal found that people with a one year supply were 30 percent less likely to experience an unintended pregnancy. A continuous supply also reduced the likelihood of an abortion.
Colorado, Nevada, and Virginia lawmakers have all introduced legislation expanding the amount of contraceptives that can be purchased at one time. The aforementioned Virginia bill recently passed the state legislature. Colorado's bill is awaiting final Senate approval.
Karen Middleton, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado's executive director, said the bill has bipartisan support in the state legislature. State Sen. Don Coram (R) said he supported the bill because he is familiar with issues of unintended teen pregnancy in his district. Montrose High School — located in his district — has been called "Maternity High School" by residents of the surrounding area, Coram told local reporters.
Colorado is a unique state, Middleton said, because Republicans have more flexibility to support reproductive rights. Colorado voters have rejected personhood amendments — which defines the "unborn child" at every stage of gestation as a person — three times.
"There is a broad sense that this is a relatively pro-choice state, and while it is difficult for Republicans to take votes like that, I think there is a level of respect and being hands-off around some of members who say, 'I am not going with the caucus with this.' I am going to stand firm," Middleton told ThinkProgress.
Middleton said she has seen "extremely high" levels of activism on reproductive rights issues this year, particularly since House Republicans passed Trumpcare. She said Republicans have an opportunity to break from their party now that voters are fearful of threats to birth control access.
"There are people we will never be able to convince, but there are lots of pro-choice Republicans who support [reproductive rights] who have been quiet or silent on this issue because the federal government has allowed them to go with their party," Middleton said. "Now is the time to break that mold and see more leadership from Republicans who know access to birth control is common sense."
Other states are working on granting pharmacists authority to provide birth control to people who can get pregnant without first requiring them to visit a doctor. A Hawaii bill, which passed the legislature last week, grants pharmacists prescriptive authority. A pharmacist checklist would ensure that people who have certain risk factors would still have to go to their doctors to get a prescription. Last year, the state also passed a bill allowing people to receive 12 months of birth control at once.


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My childhood version was slightly less cosmopolitan.... It usually consisted of a piece of white sandwich bread, a swipe of Ragu Pizza Sauce straight from the jar, and a pile of shredded cheddar cheese. Popped into the toaster oven for about 5 minutes- this constituted gourmet after school dining!
Fast forward about 30 years (really? ouch!) and I've updated it a bit. I mentioned in an earlier post today that I bought a loaf of soft French bread to make the bananas foster French toast. It worked like a charm, but that means I had more than half a loaf of bread left to do something else with. Whilst rummaging around in the ice box searching for something to throw together for lunch, I spied the wrapped loaf on one of the higher shelves. Suddenly, I had a blast from the past, and thought about making some pizza toast!
Here's what I did: I lightly buttered both sides of the pieces of bread and toasted them in a skillet (mostly because I was going to use it to heat the other ingredients and I was too lazy to reach the toaster). I had a small container of pizza sauce left over from making pizza the other night, so I swabbed both pieces of bread with a healthy amount of the red sauce. In the same skillet, I put a small knob of unsalted butter, and after it melted and frothed, I added half a green pepper, chopped, about 3 mushrooms, thinly sliced, and 2 pieces of leftover breakfast sausage from the other morning, also chopped. As soon as everything was softened, I piled the veggies and sausage on the bread, then covered the toasts in a mixture of cheddar and swiss cheeses (because I had tiny ends of both in my cheese drawer). I put them under the broiler for a couple of minutes, until the cheese was bubbly and the edges were nice and brown.
Honestly, it's the best lunch I've had in a while! :)


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You are looking at documentation for an older release. Not what you want? See the current release documentation.
Elasticsearch.Net is a low level client to talk to Elasticsearch.
From the package manager console inside visual studio
PM> Install-Package Elasticsearch.Net
Or search in the Package Manager UI for
Elasticsearch.Net and go from there
Assumming Elasticsearch is already installed and running on your machine, go to http://localhost:9200 in your browser. You should see a similar response to this:
{ "status" : 200, "name" : "Sin-Eater", "version" : { "number" : "1.0.0", "build_hash" : "a46900e9c72c0a623d71b54016357d5f94c8ea32", "build_timestamp" : "2014-02-12T16:18:34Z", "build_snapshot" : false, "lucene_version" : "4.6" }, "tagline" : "You Know, for Search" }
To connect to your local node from C# simply:
var client = new ElasticsearchClient(); //index a document under /myindex/mytype/1 var indexResponse = client.Index("myindex","mytype","1", new { Hello = "World" });
Please be sure to read the full documentation on connecting with elasticsearch.net to see all the available options.


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Vanadium & Sodium Levels
No economical process exists for removing vanadium from either crude oil or residual fuel. Vanadium is a metal present in all crude oils in an oil-soluble form.
The levels found in residual fuels depend mainly on the crude oil source, with those from Venezuela and Mexico having the highest levels. The actual level is also related to the concentrating effect of the refinery processes used in the production of the residual. Most residual fuels have vanadium levels of less than 150 mg/kg. Some fuels however, have a vanadium level greater than 400 mg/kg.
In general, fuel when delivered contains a small amount of sodium, typically below 50 mg/kg. The presence of seawater increases this value by approximately 100 mg/kg for each percent of seawater. If not removed in the fuel treatment process, a high level of sodium will give rise to post-combustion deposits in the turbocharger. Although potentially harmful, these can normally be removed by water washing.
High temperature corrosion and fouling can be attributed to vanadium and sodium in the fuel. During combustion, these elements oxidise and form semi-liquid and low melting salts that adhere to exhaust valves and turbochargers. In practice, the extent of hot corrosion and fouling are generally maintained at an acceptable level by employing the correct design and operation of the diesel engine. Temperature control and material selection are the principal means of minimising hot corrosion. It is essential to ensure exhaust valve temperatures are maintained below the temperatures at which liquid sodium and vanadium complexes are formed and for this reason valve face and seat temperatures are usually limited to below 450°C.
When a fuel is bunkered with a vanadium level greater than that recommended by the engine designer, there is a risk that hot corrosion and fouling may occur. One operational solution is by the use of a fuel additive, and numerous ash-modifying compounds are available. They should be used with care as situations can arise where the effect of the ash-modifier, by incorrect application, can cause further problems in the downstream post-combustion phase.
Do not run with vanadium levels above specification for extended periods. Watch for a sodium (Na) to vanadium (V) ratio of 1:3, as the lowest melting point corrosive sodium/vanadium/oxide salts are formed. Vanadium, Sodium and Ash will cause fouling in the Turbocharger.
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With significant upheaval in all spheres of life this past year, many of us will be keen to see 2016 go. But in spite of (or perhaps because of) all this, businesses are looking confident about their prospects in 2017. Whether it's leaps in technology, nostalgia for old habits or just selling with a smile, these six tech trends should see your SME through a period of prosperity.
Overdue disruption in consumer technology market
Tech and software firms are probably planning three years down the line, but for the rest of us, it pays to be up on consumer technology trends. After all, in the digital age this is where much of your business is likely to be conducted. With office space for startups at a premium, many nascent businesses are taking to phones and laptops, and setting up camp at home or in the nearest coffee shop.
It's always hard to predict precise trends in this fast moving landscape, but it may be enough to state that there will be a major disruptive force next year. While minor shifts such as the falling popularity of tablets and resurgence of laptops have occurred, these only reflect usage habits, as people look to strike a balance between portability and operability. The phablet is arguably the last major change to the tech landscape, and these are already so ubiquitous that we scarcely need the term anymore.
Various contenders have come and gone over the last decade without really landing, from netbooks to Google Glass to the still-trudging wearables market. With widely available mobile technology now so powerful it can run top of the line video games and virtual reality software, something surely has to give.
For small businesses this is likely to mean changes to the means of delivery for all sorts of content. Statistics from May 2016 showed that a fifth of all mobile Google queries were conducted by voice search, and that number is likely to rise. Getting your app to launch through Google Now or Siri could be a huge selling point, as could working in some voice functionality. And different sized screens and resolutions pushing 4K UHD may require new website assets to display properly.
Mobile shopping meanwhile is likely to become ever more competitive as trust grows in mobile security. There's a strong likelihood that Amazon will recommend certain products as they are added to your shopping list, adding 'app optimisation' to the traditional arts of SEO. Whether it's perfect voice control, augmented reality or seamless integration with our homes and workplaces, 2017 is the year to keep your finger on the pulse of home tech.
Virtual convergence and first steps in vCommerce
Speaking of far-flung technology, 2017 may finally be the year where the virtual becomes physical. Not literally - we're not quite in Westworld yet - but the rise of virtual reality (VR) and other futuristic technology seems inexorable and unstoppable. As major and minor players in the online space continue to compete for attention, this may be the toolset for online businesses to stand out from the crowd.
VR shopping environments may be the ultimate endgame, but convincing implementation and widespread uptake are still some time away. The cost of a headset and sufficiently powerful computer is still prohibitive for most people, and the software currently isn't a compelling enough sell. It will likely take a fall in prices and a purpose-built computer with its own operating system before VR hits the mainstream, both of which are a big ask for one year.
More likely is that eCommerce platform providers will begin to integrate new feature sets, to address the new ways in which people are browsing. It probably doesn't seem long since optimising online stores for mobile became a big deal. The next logical step is optimising for Samsung Gear or Oculus Rift in a way which fully utilises the benefits of the hardware.
With Amazon already owning a video game development studio and a massive digital infrastructure, the earliest attempts at fully virtual shops or 'vCommerce' will probably go to the shopping giant. But the efforts here could set the trend for every business over the coming years. Combining the convenience of online shopping with the ability to see the item and pick it up will revolutionise the used and new shopping markets.
Cybersecurity will take centre stage
Hacking has long been a latent threat, but 2016 may have been the year when businesses started to sit up and take notice. The DynDNS attack in late October signalled a shift in the power balance, as a network spanning Twitter, Paypal, Amazon and Netflix was down for hours.
The attack itself - what's called a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS), a way to overload a network with data - wasn't an instance of hacking. But it was carried out by an enormous array of 'hijacked' devices including many from the Internet of Things (IoT), realising some long held fears around their vulnerability to misuse.
Small businesses should not think themselves exempt just because they are smaller targets. Indeed, the high tech security at many larger companies may make SMEs more compelling targets. 2017 will be the year when enterprise at every level stops to review its security strategy and takes more advice on its physical and network infrastructure, or risk paying a heavy price.
Given that a small online businesses could still hold sensitive data on thousands of customers, and be entirely reliant on online banking and payment portals, the need to assess security strategies is greater than ever. Simply put this means limiting points of access as much as possible, storing sensitive data on a non-networked computer, and using strong encryption and passwords.
More than anything, there is a legislative impetus to change this year. A new EU directive comes into play in 2018, forcing anyone who does business within the Union to comply. This ruling transfers more power to consumers to choose which data they want to be collected, and requires data protection officers of many smaller businesses. Any data breach or mismanagement will be met with percentage fines, which will make the outlay on IT services seem small fry.
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Open Banking to revolutionise how UK consumers manage personal finances
A study from Network Research has shown that Open Banking is set to revolutionise the way that UK consumers manage their personal finances.
The research has been tracking 500 UK consumers since May 2018 to monitor their awareness of Open Banking and to find out if they are making use of the initiative and how likely they are to use it in the future.
The study found that more than 55% of UK consumers believe that they are fairly likely to try new financial services to boost their finances, while 34% would be willing to try out a service that reduces the time it takes to compare different financial products and helps them to achieve and exceed their financial goals.
When it comes to awareness of Open Banking, younger consumers are leading the way, with those aged 18-34 being far more likely to be aware of the initiative than those aged 55 and over.
Nearly half of 18-34-year-olds are likely to try Open Banking services in the near future, with people in this age group being found to be far more likely to do so than those aged 35-44 and 55 and over.
Under the initiative, the UK's largest banks, including Lloyds, Santander and HSBC, are required to allow certain information to be shared with regulated businesses. Information can only be shared if consumers have given their permission.
Network Research has now launched a new product that will aim to help the finance and retail banking sectors adapt to the changes that Open Banking will bring, with businesses being able to track perceptions and attitudes towards the initiative. Three of the UK's nine major banks will be taking part in the project, which is called Open, until April 2019.


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My New Favourite Mascara
I heard once that it's necessary to change your mascara once every three months because it gets full of different bacteria that ends up damaging your eyes. So whenever I need to buy a new mascara, I always try to take the opportunity to try a different one. I was using a very nice mascara from Revlon but I got a little bored of it because it was a little bit too heavy to use it every day and it was very difficult to take it out. And, on top of that, my Revlon mascara had already met the 3 months deadline so it was time for a change.
I decided to try a different brand this time, so I ended up buying one from L'Oréal because I have never tried their mascaras and I'm very surprised with the good quality they have.
I chose one called Volume Million Lashes Excess, which is not waterproof so it's perfect to wear it every day and it's very light but still it makes my lashes look so long and thick it's really great!
I also love the brush it has because it makes it a lot easier to apply the mascara in my lashes. So, I'm very satisfied with this mascara and I hope you find this little review helpful! Let me know if you use this product or if you recommend any other mascara from L'Oréal :)
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A few days ago on a rainy weekend in SoCal I traveled to Laguna Beach, CA with my good friend Neil Johnson to photograph Sarah & Andrew's engagement session. Sarah had expressed to me her incredible excitement about shooting at Aliso Beach. I love when clients are excited and have a special connection to a specific location! So we worked out the details for a fun photo-filled Sunday afternoon in May. Leading up to the day, the rainy weather was a concern. However, the "silver lining" of rainy weather just happens (ironically) to be the incredible skies when the sun finally appears: puffy dramatic clouds & amazing sunsets… which we took full advantage of!
We actually got started shooting at Heisler Park, which sits atop incredible bluffs overlooking North Laguna Beach. This was an incredibly fun, and scenic (and very popular) spot. Along this beautiful stretch of park area there were countless places and opportunities to create amazing images. Having a chance to finally shoot Andrew & Sarah was a joy too. Sarah has this energy to her that I was simply trying to capture and Andrew was simply trying to slightly contain…which made for some great moments! (see below)
From there we went over The Montage Hotel in Laguna, which sits perched above Aliso Beach. We made our way down from the hotel, through various scenic spots and out to the waters edge. The tide pools are one of the naturally occurring wonders of the area and I really wanted to capture some interesting and creative images there. The only problem was that the tide was in.. way in. However, after a few moments of chatting with Neil we decided to traverse the open seas! We made our way around the base of some rocky terrain and out to the desired area. I sloshed my way out to about waist high of rushing water to get my angle while my faithful friend Neil did a great job protecting our gear while getting bashed by waves up against some rocks! What a guy 🙂
In the end it was an incredible day full of great moments and many laughs. Please enjoy a few images below!
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Cinemalaya 2017: Reviews and Predictions
This year's edition of Cinemalaya is quite underwhelming. Some films lack the verve and vibe. Mostly, one can pinpoint the overzealous yet one-note screenplays. There seems to be many ideas that either expose a filmmaker's inexperience, shallow grasp, and sheer lack of maturity. There are at least 3 films that espoused the annual festival's adherence to independent spirit and excellence – but there are many productions that couldn't seem to knock the hard-end of budget constraints and the limited production calendar. Story is still king, but there are really some hard knock elements that require close observation and discipline.
Short Reviews:
Kiko Boksingero - 4/5
What happens when an unassuming pre-teen gets a chance to have a father for a couple of weeks? In a refreshing manner, there are no firework displays of melodrama which makes backstories and soapy confrontations unnecessary. That makes Thop Nazareno's simple and heartwarming tale a runaway winner.
Respeto - 4/5
Treb Monteras' Respeto makes the past and present sociopolitical conditions merge in this high-powered musical-drama about two person's quest to earning respect and acceptance. One loses everything; the other loses his identity.
Baconaua - 3/5
Joseph Laban's Baconaua isn't much about the myth or the entire fishing town; it's a postscript to our postcolonial attitudes and the effects of globalization in the eyes of a dying island country.
Nabubulok - 2/5
It started out as a gripping southern gothic tale until it fizzled in the middle. Sonny Calvento's Nabubulok cannot maintain its chosen shooting style and becomes more uneven as it flatlines towards the end. It's not bad but it's difficult to say it's an accomplished film.
Bagahe - 2/5
Zig Dulay's Bagahe has three narrative and multiple thematic units. And in between, there are other subplots peppered around. It could have ended on the first act, and it would have been more powerful – but they decided there are more stories to tell, there are more things to say.
Requited - 2/5
NP Picadizo's Requited is quite the odd mix. It's a rolling emotional road movie that is earnest in its effort to present the unique phenomena of love and friendship – but somehow, the film literally falls off the cliff and gives us an unexpected turn that ruins its efforts, falling head first.
Sa Gabing Nanahimik ang mga Kuliglig - 1/5
Iar Arondaing's Kuliglig is riddled with technical inconsistencies. There are so many creative conceits that don't necessarily translate to making a potent film. Everything falls flat on the surface, and it feels like a second-rate Lav Diaz film.
Ang Pamilyang Di Lumuluha – 1/5
Somewhere along the messy script and uneven direction, Mes De Guzman's Di Lumuluha exposes Sharon Cuneta's powerful command of her comedic prowess. However, the sitcom-like setups prove futile against the cast's dependable talents. All the elements do not fall into the right places.
Ang Guro Kong Di Marunong Magbasa – 1/5
For a film that speaks volumes about dozens of earnest topics, the filmmakers don't seem to grasp the nuances of the film language. Because Perry Escano's Guro relies heavily on contrivances and conjectures, the film rather ended offensive and circuitous.
Best Performances :
1. Yayo Aguila (Kiko Boksingero)
2. Noel Comia Jr (Kiko Boksingero)
3. Dido Dela Paz (Respeto)
4. Abra (Respeto)
5. Angeli Bayani (Bagahe)
6. Elora Espano (Baconaua)
7. Anna Luna (Baconaua)
8. Sharon Cuneta (Ang Pamilyang Di Lumuluha)
9. Moi Bien (Ang Pamilyang Di Lumuluha)
10. Gina Alajar (Nabubulok)
Awards Predictions:
What Will Win: RESPETO
What Should Win: KIKO BOKSINGERO
Who Will Win: Treb Monteras (Respeto)
Who Should Win: Thop Nazareno (Kiko Boksingero)
What Will Win: RESPETO
What Should Win: KIKO BOKSINGERO
What Will Win: Respeto
What Should Win: Respeto
What Will Win: RESPETO
What Should Win: RESPETO
What Will Win: RESPETO
What Should Win: BACONAUA
What Will Win: RESPETO / BACONAUA
What Should Win: BACONAUA
Who Will Win: SHARON CUNETA (Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha). ANGELI BAYANI (Bagahe)
Who Should Win: ELORA ESPANO (Baconaua)
Who Will Win: ABRA (Respeto)
Who Should Win: NOEL COMIA JR (Kiko Boksingero)
Who Will Win: YAYO AGUILA (Kiko Boksingero), MOI BIEN (Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha)
Who Should Win: YAYO AGUILA (Boksingero)
Darkhorse: ANNA LUNA (Baconaua)
Who Will Win: Dido Dela Paz (Respeto)
Who Should Win: Dido Dela Paz (Respeto)