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Romani student at Czech college prep school learns about Romani history through BARUVAS student meetings
Keresztely Szinai (2019) (PHOTO: Petr Zewlakk Vrabec)
As a young boy, Keresztely Szinai wanted to do photography and make films. He is making his dream come true and recently produced a short film that has been appreciated by his home town.
This talented young man is doing his best to improve coexistence among different people there. Despite all his extracurricular activities and hobbies he is doing well in high school and is on the right track to go to college.
Q: You are in the second year of an economics lyceum. Do you know where you want to go after high school?
A: I would like to study economics at a college, the best would be in Prague. For the time being I am not absolutely certain which field it should be. Marketing is interesting to me in general, but my choice could change during my studies.
Q: Why did you apply to the economics lyceum in particular? What is it about economics that captivated you?
A: In the ninth grade I decided where to study further. I could only apply to two different high schools, so I chose the economics lyceum and gymnasium. The lyceum was recommended to me by my homeroom teacher, who advised me on how to choose the schools. Not all subjects interest me, so the economics lyceum was a better choice than gymnazium, where there is a very broad range of subjects.
Q: I know film and photography are what you are most fond of. Will you tell us something about that?
A: I have been intensively dedicating myself to film and photography ever since I got my first digital single-lens reflex camera, which was during eighth grade sometime. Before that I had also made videos with my friends using my mobile phone and I liked taking pictures, but I did not begin to focus on it more intensively until sometime in eighth grade.
Q: It seems to me that photography must be an expensive hobby. Is it?
A: It certainly is. If one wants quality technology, the hobby becomes more expensive. When I wanted to buy a new DSLR I had to save up the money for it a long time by doing temporary jobs, but it was worth it.
Q: Have you already enjoyed some successes in the field of film/photography?
A: My friends and I recently made a short film reflecting on contemporary problems. It tells the story of somebody who borrows money that he can't pay back, so he is subsequently forced, because of the need to pay off the debt, to smuggle drugs into Germany - without being aware that is what he is doing. The City of Ústí nad Labem gave us an award for the film.
Q: That's a brilliant success. Do you have time for any other hobbies?
A: I am doing my best to join discussions addressing the issue of the Ústecký Region. I was a member of my school parliament and gradually I worked my way up and eventually I led the Ústecký Regional Parliament of Children and Youth for a year, and I was also the Governor of that parliament. Last year I also sat on the National Parliament of Children and Youth, representing the Ústecký Region, and I sat on the Children's Rights and Schools Committee there.
Q: Would you describe for us what happens during sessions of the National Parliament of Children and Youth?
A: Each session focuses on a different theme. There are many workshops, experts on that particular issue give lectures about it, and there are many other interesting activities. On the last day of the session, we all assemble in a building that is very important - last time it was the Chamber of Deputies. We then vote on which presentation from the session should be given to the bodies responsible for addressing the issue (departments, ministries).
Q: You receive a scholarship from the ROMEA organization. How has it aided you financially?
A: Thanks to the scholarship I am able to afford to commute to high school and buy supplies. Also, last year I was able, thanks to the scholarship, to afford to join my school's trip to France. For five years I studied French in primary school, so I have now been able to test what I know in practice.
Q: What else has this scholarship made possible for you?
A: Thanks to the ROMEA organization I have begun to take a greater interest in the history of Romani people. During the BARUVAS meetings that are part of the scholarship, I have gotten to meet interesting figures. Romani people like Michal Mižigár or David Tišer are the reason why I began to take more interest in the history of the Roma. When I first applied for the scholarship I was asked to describe what it means to me to be Romani. At the time I myself didn't know how to describe what it means, but today I know what I would write about. The scholarship is not just about money, there is much more that one gains from it.
Q: You regularly attend the BARUVAS meetings. How did you feel when you were there for the first time, and how do you perceive them today?
A: I recall that I didn't want to go to the meeting, but I said to myself that the polite thing to do was to attend, since I have been awarded a scholarship. My concerns quickly disappeared and I really liked it. I believe these meetings are brilliant. We get to know new people, we create contacts for the future, we attend interesting lectures and workshops. The lectures by Michal Mižigár, or by Jan Ort, were brilliant and they gave me a lot of new knowledge about the culture and history of Romani people.
Q: You are working on developing an Instagram profile for BARUVAS. What are your plans for it?
A: My vision is to expand the reach of the BARUVAS program on social media. I want to add new interviews and stories to that profile, not just with scholarship recipients, but with other interesting figures. We want all people to be able to find something of interest there.
Štefan Balog, translated by Gwendolyn Albert
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But, the way the day started, I was wondering if I should rethink the whole "add another kid into this mix"...but that story is for another post that includes the joys(or trauma) of teaching phonics. A few deep breaths later and a prayer or two, we got the day back on track.
The girls were so elated to be spending the evening with Kay-Kay aka Kelley, who is the best thing out there next to cherry coke or a shopping spree. But, who would have ever thought the day would end the way it did. I love Kay-Kay, BUT, the remnants of her night of babysitting are still lingering.
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I woke up at 3:00 a.m., because of the stink.
Will the microwave survive? Who has tips on ways to remove the cooked on soot? Any helpful hints are appreciated. Have a wonderful day and pop a bag just for me.
I can't think of a worse smell...well, maybe a few. LOL! You poor thing. I don't know...maybe putting a bowl of water and vinegar in there and boiling it, and then making a paste of water and baking soda to scrub it afterwards.
Man..I hate the burnt smell of popcorn! I hope you figure out how to get it out! Sorry no tips from me!
Put it next to the curb on garbage day..should work.
that will take a few days. That is a BAD smell.
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Holmes ties a record and builds a 4-shot lead at Doral
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — J.B. Holmes said one thing. His score said another.
He never liked the old Blue Monster at Doral because he felt it was too easy to be hosting a World Golf Championship. Those events were supposed to be difficult and yet the two previous times he played the Cadillac Championship, the winning score was 17- and 18-under par.
"It's a very difficult golf course," Holmes said.
He was serious. And he had just posted a 10-under 62 that matched the tournament record. He had a four-shot lead, the largest on the PGA Tour in just over two years. And he had a simple explanation.
"I was able to hit the shots where I envisioned and hit good shots, and today the putter was on," Holmes said. "Put that combination together, you do everything pretty good, you're going to shoot a good score."
He pictured a 362-yard drive on the 10th hole, an iron into the green on the 616-yard par 5 and a two-putt for birdie. OK, the 35-foot birdie putt on the next hole was a surprise. And then after a 376-yard drive, again with the wind at his back, on the 603-yard 12th hole, Holmes pictured a 6-iron that might be enough to get over the bunker and possibly stay on the green. It stopped just under a foot away for a tap-in eagle.
It was like that all day.
Holmes finished with an 8-foot par putt on No. 9, which he said was "about 5 feet" longer than any other par putt he faced all day. The 62 gave him a four-shot lead over Ryan Moore, who made double bogey on his last hole for a 66.
"Ten under? You're joking," Shane Lowry said after a hard-fought 71.
It was no joke to Rory McIlroy, who shot 40 on his opening nine and rallied to salvage a 73.
Phil Mickelson shot 74 and failed to make a birdie for the first time in 186 rounds on the PGA Tour, dating to the final day at Olympic Club in the 2012 U.S. Open.
Holmes last played at Doral in 2010, missing time with injuries, not the least of which was surgery to remove a piece of his skull in 2011. Gil Hanse renovated the Blue Monster to make it more sensational with so much water hugging the fairways and greens.
The average score was 73.4, meaning that Holmes was more than 11 shots better than the field, the best standard of a great round. His 62 matched the tournament record set by Bubba Watson at Doral in 2012, and Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen at Mount Juliet in Ireland in 2002.
McIlroy's standard is slightly off at the moment.
Already a winner in Dubai and a runner-up in Abu Dhabi, he missed the cut last week at the Honda Classic after a month break and said he felt tentative. A week later, not much changed. Poor tee shots kept him from reaching the par 5s on the back nine in two. He twice failed to save par from the bunkers. And then from the middle of the fairway on the 18th hole — the tee shot is supposed to be the hard part — he was caught between clubs and tugged a 7-iron short, down the bank and into the water for a double bogey.
On his next tee shot, McIlroy was 5 yards away from going into the water — on the adjacent Red Course.
"It is very good on the range and it is very good in normal play when I'm not playing a tournament," McIlroy said. "Then I've got a card in my hand the last couple weeks and it just hasn't quite been there. It's nice you can get round rounds this week and sort of try to play your way into some sort of rhythm. I don't feel like it's that far away. That's the frustrating thing."
Dustin Johnson ran off four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the back nine and was at 68, along with Alexander Levy of France and Rickie Fowler, who thought his round was solid. "To shoot 68 in some tough conditions on a tough golf course and be six back, wouldn't really expect that," Fowler said.
Henrik Stenson, making his American debut, had six birdies and joined Phoenix Open winner Brooks Koepka at 69. The group at 70 included Adam Scott, who used a conventional putter for the first time in just over four years.
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Friday April 15, 2022 7:56 am
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka may qualify for a 400 percent of quota Extended Fund Facility from the International Monetary Fund though the exact program size will have to be decided once a financial gap is assessed, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.
"It is too early to say," Governor Weerasinghe said in response to a question about whether Sri Lanka could quality for 535 percent of quota exceptional access at peak program from the IMF.
"They have to assess the external financing gap. In 2009 we got 400-pct of quota. I do not see why we cannot get at least that amount.
"Now the financial gap is much, much higher than what we had at that time."
A 400 percent of quota program would put Sri Lanka's next program at around 3.0 billion US dollars.
Governor Weerasinghe said an EFF may be the "most relevant" given the structural reforms needed.
Sri Lanka is to begin formal talks with the IMF from April 18 when a delegation visits Washington to take part in annual IMF-World Bank meetings.
Finance Minister Ali Sabry has said a billion dollars each may be disbursed over three years under Sri Lanka's next IMF program.
By 2025 Sri Lanka's IMF loans would fall to around 60 percent of quota, allowing a drawdown of around 470 percent of quota at the peak, in a 535 percent access program.
A recent program for Argentina, the archetypal soft-pegged defaulter, got 1200 percent quota access.
Analysts have speculated that a front-loaded Stand-by or an EFF may be assigned to Sri Lanka and have suggested that given the monetary instability that had come from flexible-inflation-targeting-with-a-peg in the past a reserve money program should be followed.
What Sri Lanka's IMF program should look like
Under a reserve money program, complementary targets such as a floor on the central bank's Treasury bills stock and foreign reserves can be programmed, and the rupee easily stabilized, provided interest rates are not rigidly enforced with open market operations.
Concerns have been raised that a monetary policy consultation clause in the last program compatible with FIT-with-a-peg had led to external instability and missed reserve targets and excessive foreign borrowing once forex shortages emerged as in 2018.
However, Governor Weerasinghe said Sri Lanka will stick with the (flexible) inflation targeting arrangement that has been used in the recent past. (Colombo/Apr15/2022)


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DSL internet from CenturyLink is available to most in the 55008 ZIP code, covering 77% of households. Some will also have the option of DSL from Windstream, which covers 39% of the area. Cambridge's third most-available internet provider, Midcontinent Communications, offers cable to around 58% of residents in the 55008 ZIP code.
DSL from CenturyLink offers broadband to most households in the 55008 ZIP code, covering 77% of the area.
Internet prices for CenturyLink start at $45/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Cambridge, $44.99.
CenturyLink customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 20 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $2.25 per Mbps, about the same as the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Cambridge, $2.81.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, CenturyLink offers download speeds up to 100 Mbps and upload speeds up to 40 Mbps in 55008 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 77% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Cambridge's providers, 235 Mbps.
Windstream DSL internet
DSL from Windstream offers broadband to some, but not many households in the 55008 ZIP code, covering 39% of the area.
DSL internet from Windstream uses telephone lines to deliver service, which often leads to lower prices and higher availability, though download speeds are likely to be slower than cable or fiber-optic internet.
Internet prices for Windstream start at $19.99/mo.*, which is significantly lower than the average starting price for internet in Cambridge, $44.99.
Windstream customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 15 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $1.33 per Mbps, lower than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Cambridge, $2.81.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Windstream offers download speeds up to 24 Mbps and upload speeds up to 4 Mbps in 55008 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 39% of the area, and are much slower than the average max speeds from all Cambridge's providers, 235 Mbps.
Midcontinent Communications cable internet
Midcontinent Communications
Cable from Midcontinent Communications offers broadband to about half of households in the 55008 ZIP code, covering 58% of the area.
Midcontinent Communications's cable network is likely to offer faster speeds than DSL or satellite service, but 55008 residents in densely populated areas may experience slowed speeds during peak usage times.
Internet prices for Midcontinent Communications start at $49.95/mo.*, which is about the same as the average starting price for internet in Cambridge, $44.99.
Midcontinent Communications customers who choose the lowest-priced plan can expect speeds up to 10 Mbps, which comes to an estimated $5.00 per Mbps, higher than the average cost per Mbps for the lowest priced plans in Cambridge, $2.81.
For those who value internet speed as much as cost, Midcontinent Communications offers download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps and upload speeds up to 20 Mbps in 55008 ZIP code. These download speeds are available to 58% of the area, and are much faster than the average max speeds from all Cambridge's providers, 235 Mbps.
Satellite internet from HughesNet and Viasat offers 100% availability in 55008 and the greater Cambridge area. HughesNet starting prices are significantly higher than average in Cambridge at $59.99/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Viasat starting prices are higher than average in Cambridge at $50/mo. for speeds up to 25 Mbps. Satellite internet is a less appealing option for many in the 55008 ZIP, however, as service typically comes with high latency and low data allowances.
Midcontinent Communications is the fastest internet provider in the 55008 ZIP code with download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps. These speeds are available to 58% of households in 55008. The next fastest internet provider in the 55008 ZIP code is CenturyLink, offering download speeds up to 100 Mbps to 77% of the area.
Windstream offers the cheapest internet in the 55008 ZIP with service starting at $19.99/mo. This is significantly less than the average starting price for internet in Cambridge, $44.99.
Is my internet speed being throttled?
If you suspect your slow speeds are the result of your internet provider throttling your connection, the easiest way to determine if you're being throttled is to perform two speed tests. Run the first test on your regular network, then run the second one on a VPN. If the two speeds are drastically different (and the VPN test was higher), your internet provider may be throttling your speeds.
Why aren't there more internet options?
According to the FCC, 93% of households have access to three or more providers. In many areas, a cable, DSL, satellite and possibly fiber-optic provider may be available. You are unlikely, however, to find multiple providers of the same internet type, such as two cable providers, in the same location because operating expenses in an area already served by another provider can be too high to be profitable.
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The Jesus Lizard – Head
ARTIST: The Jesus Lizard
TITLE: Head
CHART ACTION: None
SINGLES: Nooooo
OTHER SONGS YOU MAY KNOW: They played Killer McHann at almost every show
LINEUP: David Yow, Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, Mac McNeilly
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT: Texas weirdos kick it up a notch and release a full-length album with sinister sounding tunes and David Yow all over.
SOME WORDS, PHRASES AND CLAUSES ABOUT THIS RECORD: David Wm. Sims's bass is rumbly and menacing, Mac McNeilly pounds the drums and locks into Sims, and Duane Denison's guitar chars whatever is in its way with riffs and fills. Then…there's David Yow.
Yow's vocal delivery ranges from incomprehensible, to distorted, to deranged. Sometimes, in one song, he's all three. Definitely not for the weak of heart, or those who really insist on melody or something like that. They're excused here.
The Jesus Lizard's still trying to figure out their best approach, but this, their first full-length, is getting close. A couple of tracks lumber on where the menace becomes boring. But there's some classics, especially "Killer McHann", a concert staple.
NOTES & MINUTIAE: This was the first release featuring McNeilly. They had used a drum machine before.
IS THERE A DELUXE VERSION: The CD included their debut EP
GRADE: B+: A step in the evolution of a crazed band.
The Jesus Lizard – Pure
TITLE: Pure
SINGLES: It was an EP
OTHER SONGS YOU MAY KNOW: Only if you were in tune with Touch & Go or Albini
LINEUP: Duane Denison, David Wm. Sims, David Yow
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT: Debut EP from the band formed from the ashes of Scratch Acid.
SOME WORDS, PHRASES AND CLAUSES ABOUT THIS RECORD: After Scratch Acid broke up, David Yow was asked by Duane Denison to play bass on some songs for a recording. Yow suggested he sing and bring on his old band mate Sims and the Jesus Lizard was born.
This EP catches the band in their early stages, with a drum machine and a tentative style. David Yow's 'vocals' are rather much in place (he screams, yelps, shouts and distorts his voice more than sing), but with a drum machine the power of the group is somewhat dimmed.
Still, this is a debut that shows what the group was going to be about. And of course, with their final cut, some of what they were going to be was noisy BS, but hey, that's their MO.
NOTES & MINUTIAE: They originally formed in Austin, but moved to Chicago before recording.
IS THERE A DELUXE VERSION: No, but on CD it was originally appended to their first full length.
GRADE: B: "Interesting".


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Apple today officially released their much awaited update for iPhones and iPads – the iOS 8. The update is available through iTunes and also users can update it through the phone itself by just checking the software update. The update is available for iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2 and later, any iPad Mini and the iPod Touch fifth generation.
Apple called the iOS 8 the 'biggest update since the App Store'. Before updating the phones, users have to make a lot of free space because the software requires up to 5.7 GB of free space. The new update will bring a lot of new features, for example Apple HealthKit and HomeKit. HealthKit will keep a sharp eye on a user health related information, and it will also work closely with the Apple Watch. On the other hand, HomeKit will allow developers to produce applications for iPhone and iPad through which users will able to integrate with home automation gadgets, allowing them to have a better control over door locking, light dimming, and other home features. iOS 8 also brings the Handsoff which allows user to start a program on an iPhone and then finish it on the iPad or the iMac. Also, it will allow users to use third-party keyboard apps as well.
Apple iOS 8 is definitely the most advanced, easy to use, rich with features, and beautiful version of iOS to date. It will definitely give Android a run for their money, and with the introduction of the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as well, it will be a tough year for all the other Android OEM's. Within just 24 hours, the pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus crossed 4 million, and also iPhone 6 production is not enough to meet the demand. Hopefully, by the end of the year, we will know how good the new iPhone series performed in the market.


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Marko Gobeljić (en ), né le  à Kraljevo en Yougoslavie (auj. en Serbie), est un footballeur international serbe. Il évolue à l'Étoile rouge de Belgrade au poste d'arrière droit.

Biographie

Il joue son premier match en équipe de Serbie le , en amical contre les États-Unis (nul 0-0 à San Diego).

Palmarès
 Étoile rouge de Belgrade
 Champion de Serbie en 2018, 2019, 2020 et 2021.
 Vainqueur de la Coupe de Serbie en 2021.

Références

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Naissance en septembre 1992
Naissance à Kraljevo
Naissance en Yougoslavie
Joueur du FK Napredak Kruševac
Joueur de l'Étoile rouge de Belgrade
Footballeur international serbe

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NEAR FISCHER — After a series of unforeseen delays, Hays County commissioners authorized County Judge Bert Cobb on Tuesday to execute an agreement with private landowners that apparently makes way for installation of a temporary Fischer Store Road bridge over the Blanco River.
Following an executive session discussion of the real estate, the court unanimously approved an "improved property agreement" with two riverfront property owners from whom the county needs an easement or something similar to build the bridge.
Terms of the county's agreement with property owners were not discussed in open court and related documents were not immediately available.
The Fischer Store Road bridge was toppled late May 23 when uprooted trees, splintered houses and other wreckage borne by a swollen Blanco River formed a massive logjam. Although the river picked up even more debris as it passed through Wimberley, the Ranch Road 12 bridge downriver was spared structural damage, in part, because major flotsam passed high above the road bed on the rising floodwaters.
Less than two weeks after the disaster, on June 2, state and county officials signed a funding agreement to fast-track reconstruction of a permanent Fischer Store Road bridge. Since then, the Texas Department of Transportation's Austin district engineer has completed engineering and design for the $2,950,000 project and is already soliciting bids for construction.
As of Aug. 19, seven firms had submitted proposals for the job: Greater Austin Development LLC, Capital Excavation Co and the Dan Williams Co., all based in Austin; Navasoto-based Fuqua Construction Co.; San Marcos-based Hunter Industries; Hondo-based Relmco Inc.; and Peachtree, Ga.-based Kiewitt Infrastructure South Co.
TxDOT is scheduled to award a construction contract on Sept. 3. Construction is expected to begin in October or November, Conley said, with an anticipated completion date before the Memorial Day weekend flood's one-year anniversary.
In the meantime, Cobb and Conley have advocated for a temporary replacement, possibly by laying flatbed rail cars across the river channel. With dozens of subdivisions and hundreds of homes cut off from emergency services based in Wimberley, the downed Fischer Store Road bridge was particularly problematic before Hays County crews repaired and reopened low-water crossing at Valley View Road on June 29 and Wayside Drive on Aug. 1.
Replacing or repairing damaged and destroyed roads and bridges in Hays County will cost more than $10.9 million, according to estimates by local officials submitted to the Texas Department of Emergency Management. Damage to other public facilities — buildings, parks, utility systems and flood control dams — is estimated to cost nearly $9 million.
Of significant Wimberley area bridges and low-water crossings damaged by the Memorial Day weekend flood, the totaled Fischer Store Road bridge  and Hidden Valley Road low-water crossing  are the only that remain closed nearly three months later. Both of those structures were completely destroyed.
I live about a mile below the Pleasant Valley Crossing for Fischer Store Road across the Blanco River. Many of the homes on G.W. Haschke Lane downstream of the high bridge were destroyed by the flood. Many ancient cypress trees along the river were pulled up by the roots or snapped off like twigs never to be seen again.
Have we really thought through the rail car low water bridge?
What happens when this fall's anticipated "Godzilla" El Niño delivers another flash flood down the valley around Halloween? Will these flat cars turn into giant scythes through every cypress tree we have left as they surf the rush of high water coming off all the land being cleared?
We might want to wait until after the October rains to stretch all these steel flat cars across the river.
They should have left the old concrete low water bridge in place as they did upstream. It's still serviceable to this day.
Every single day we cut down more trees and lay down more impervious cover. Every single day we add more CO2 to the atmosphere. Every single day the oceans grow warmer and more and more water evaporates as warmer air holds more of it only to fall back down somewhere. Rainfall can flow off the land faster and in greater volume than it ever has.
We might think twice before assuming the Memorial day flood was a one-off event. Much more likely it was a harbinger of things to come. El Niño was just getting started when the fifty to sixty foot high flash flood came through the canyon upstream of our place.
Remember the twelve to seventeen inch rains falling around here in 2013 – the Halloween flood? Then another 500 year storm in May 2015? Or was that a 1000 year flood?
A twelve inch rain embedded in widespread storms upstream can do it all over again this fall.
Rail cars in the river… Really? How does this work?


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Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional Latin American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice.
Food aid can benefit people suffering from a shortage of food. It can be used to improve peoples' lives in the short term, so that a society can increase its standard of living to the point that food aid is no longer required.[130] Conversely, badly managed food aid can create problems by disrupting local markets, depressing crop prices, and discouraging food production. Sometimes a cycle of food aid dependence can develop.[131] Its provision, or threatened withdrawal, is sometimes used as a political tool to influence the policies of the destination country, a strategy known as food politics. Sometimes, food aid provisions will require certain types of food be purchased from certain sellers, and food aid can be misused to enhance the markets of donor countries.[132] International efforts to distribute food to the neediest countries are often coordinated by the World Food Programme.[133]
The Mayo Clinic Diet provides practical and realistic ideas for including more physical activity and exercise throughout your day — as well as finding a plan that works for you. The diet recommends getting at least 30 minutes of exercise every day and even more exercise for further health benefits and weight loss. The diet also emphasizes moving more throughout the day, such as taking the stairs instead of an elevator.
Camping food includes ingredients used to prepare food suitable for backcountry camping and backpacking. The foods differ substantially from the ingredients found in a typical home kitchen. The primary differences relate to campers' and backpackers' special needs for foods that have appropriate cooking time, perishability, weight, and nutritional content.
Natural foods and "all natural foods" are widely used terms in food labeling and marketing with a variety of definitions, most of which are vague. The term is often assumed to imply foods that are not processed and whose ingredients are all natural products (in the chemist's sense of that term), thus conveying an appeal to nature. But the lack of standards in most jurisdictions means that the term assures nothing. In some countries, the term "natural" is defined and enforced. In others, such as the United States, it is not enforced.
Some people have allergies or sensitivities to foods which are not problematic to most people. This occurs when a person's immune system mistakes a certain food protein for a harmful foreign agent and attacks it. About 2% of adults and 8% of children have a food allergy.[140] The amount of the food substance required to provoke a reaction in a particularly susceptible individual can be quite small. In some instances, traces of food in the air, too minute to be perceived through smell, have been known to provoke lethal reactions in extremely sensitive individuals. Common food allergens are gluten, corn, shellfish (mollusks), peanuts, and soy.[140] Allergens frequently produce symptoms such as diarrhea, rashes, bloating, vomiting, and regurgitation. The digestive complaints usually develop within half an hour of ingesting the allergen.[140]
Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed through generations[59] or which have been consumed many generations.[60] Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regional cuisine[59] or local cuisine. Traditional foods and beverages may be produced as homemade, by restaurants and small manufacturers, and by large food processing plant facilities.[61]
Freeze-drying requires the use of heavy machinery and is not something that most campers are able to do on their own. Freeze-dried ingredients are often considered superior to dehydrated ingredients however, because they rehydrate at camp faster and retain more flavor than their dehydrated counterparts. Freeze-dried ingredients take so little time to rehydrate that they can often be eaten without cooking them first and have a texture similar to a crunchy chip.
^ Hornsey, Ian (2003). A History of Beer and Brewing. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85404-630-0. ...mead was known in Europe long before wine, although archaeological evidence of it is rather ambiguous. This is principally because the confirmed presence of beeswax or certain types of pollen ... is only indicative of the presence of honey (which could have been used for sweetening some other drink) – not necessarily of the production of mead.
The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as the invention of pottery for holding and boiling water, expanded cooking techniques. Some modern cooks apply advanced scientific techniques to food preparation to further enhance the flavor of the dish served.[2]
There are very many methods of cooking, most of which have been known since antiquity. These include baking, roasting, frying, grilling, barbecuing, smoking, boiling, steaming and braising. A more recent innovation is microwaving. Various methods use differing levels of heat and moisture and vary in cooking time. The method chosen greatly affects the end result because some foods are more appropriate to some methods than others. Some major hot cooking techniques include:
Being vegan doesn't have to mean missing out. These dishes, ranging from dinner-worthy entrées to mouth-watering desserts, show that a plant-based diet can be easy and delicious. For those who follow a vegan diet, which means no animal products of any kind including eggs, milk, cheese, yogurt, and other dairy products. We've focused on the widest interpretation of a vegan diet, so some of the recipes we've identified as vegan do include honey.
"Natural foods" are often assumed to be foods that are not processed, or do not contain any food additives, or do not contain particular additives such as hormones, antibiotics, sweeteners, food colors, or flavorings that were not originally in the food.[40] In fact, many people (63%) when surveyed showed a preference for products labeled "natural" compared to the unmarked counterparts, based on the common belief (86% of polled consumers) that the term "natural" indicated that the food does not contain any artificial ingredients.[41] The terms are variously used and misused on labels and in advertisements.[42]
Many people choose to forgo food from animal sources to varying degrees (e.g. flexitarianism, pescetarianism, vegetarianism, veganism) for health reasons, issues surrounding morality, or to reduce their personal impact on the environment, although some of the public assumptions about which diets have lower impacts are known to be incorrect.[3] Raw foodism is another contemporary trend. These diets may require multivitamin supplements to meet ordinary nutritional needs.
German research in 2003 showed significant benefits in reducing breast cancer risk when large amounts of raw vegetable matter are included in the diet. The authors attribute some of this effect to heat-labile phytonutrients.[27] Sulforaphane, a glucosinolate breakdown product, which may be found in vegetables such as broccoli, has been shown to be protective against prostate cancer, however, much of it is destroyed when the vegetable is boiled.[28][29]
Wine has been produced for thousands of years. The earliest known traces of wine are from Georgia (c. 6000 BC),[2][3][4][5] Iran (c. 5000 BC),[6][7] and Sicily (c. 4000 BC)[8] although there is evidence of a similar alcoholic drink being consumed earlier in China (c. 7000 BC).[9][10][11] The earliest known winery is the 6,100-year-old Areni-1 winery in Armenia.[12][13] Wine reached the Balkans by 4500 BC and was consumed and celebrated in ancient Greece, Thrace and Rome. Throughout history, wine has been consumed for its intoxicating effects.[14][15][16]
Population studies exhibit a J-curve correlation between wine consumption and rates of heart disease: heavy drinkers have an elevated rate, while people who drink small amount (up to 20 g of alcohol per day, approximately 200 ml (7 imp fl oz; 7 US fl oz) of 12.7% ABV wine) have a lower rate than non-drinkers. Studies have also found that moderate consumption of other alcoholic drinks is correlated with decreased mortality from cardiovascular causes,[129] although the association is stronger for wine. Additionally, some studies have found a greater correlation of health benefits with red than white wine, though other studies have found no difference. Red wine contains more polyphenols than white wine, and these could be protective against cardiovascular disease.[130]
^ "Pesticides in Organic Farming". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-06-17. Organic foods are not necessarily pesticide-free. Organic foods are produced using only certain pesticides with specific ingredients. Organic pesticides tend to have substances like soaps, lime sulfur and hydrogen peroxide as ingredients. Not all natural substances are allowed in organic agriculture; some chemicals like arsenic, strychnine, and tobacco dust (nicotine sulfate) are prohibited.
Most wines are sold in glass bottles and sealed with corks (50% of which come from Portugal).[136] An increasing number of wine producers have been using alternative closures such as screwcaps and synthetic plastic "corks". Although alternative closures are less expensive and prevent cork taint, they have been blamed for such problems as excessive reduction.[137]
Some popular types of ethnic foods include Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, American, Cajun, Thai, African, Indian and Nepalese. Various cultures throughout the world study the dietary analysis of food habits. While evolutionarily speaking, as opposed to culturally, humans are omnivores, religion and social constructs such as morality, activism, or environmentalism will often affect which foods they will consume. Food is eaten and typically enjoyed through the sense of taste, the perception of flavor from eating and drinking. Certain tastes are more enjoyable than others, for evolutionary purposes.
Communication between the Old World and the New World in the Columbian Exchange influenced the history of cooking. The movement of foods across the Atlantic, from the New World, such as potatoes, tomatoes, maize, beans, bell pepper, chili pepper, vanilla, pumpkin, cassava, avocado, peanut, pecan, cashew, pineapple, blueberry, sunflower, chocolate, gourds, and squash, had a profound effect on Old World cooking. The movement of foods across the Atlantic, from the Old World, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, wheat, oats, barley, rice, apples, pears, peas, chickpeas, green beans, mustard, and carrots, similarly changed New World cooking.[11]
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In part 2 of the official film of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games we concentrate on Greek Weightlifting legend Pyrros Dimas, already a triple Olympic champion Dimas went into Athens 2004 looking to make history.
Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt was born to fight. He wants to show why he is the best fighter in the world when he faces Stipe Miocic in the main event of Fight Night Adelaide on UFC FIGHT PASS.
Number 3 ranked bantamweight Urijah Faber steps up to the featherweight division to take on number 2 ranked Frankie Edgar. Don't miss this showdown on FOX Sports 1, May 16th.
UFC women's strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk puts her title on the line for the first time against Jessica Penne at Fight Night Berlin. Don't miss any of the hard hitting action and get your tickets on May 8th.
Former Olympian, Daniel Cormier, made his light heavyweight debut against Patrick Cummins at UFC 170. Now, he will be fighting for the vacant light heavyweight strap at UFC 187 against Anthony Johnson. Catch all the action on Pay-Per-View on May 23rd.


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How Long Does it Take to Form Good Habits?
There is a worldview emerging that suggests human destiny is preordained.
Free will is dead, declared The Atlantic last summer, since "…all human behavior can be explained through the clockwork laws of cause and effect."
Humans are mere amoebae. In this Neo-Predestination philosophy, we're bound not by Providence or Fate, but our brain chemistry and macro socio-economic forces beyond our control.
I've always found this worldview troubling and flawed: troubling because it denies us freedom and control over our fate; flawed because it ignores the thousands of conscious decisions we make every single day.
Give me Aristotle, who posited that "the good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life…"
His is a view that suggests man is primarily defined not by his environment, but his rituals.
"We are what we repeatedly do," said Will Durant, paraphrasing Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (Book II, 4; Book I, 7). "Excellence…is not an act, but a habit."
Still, forming habits is hard. How hard?
Jeremy Dean, an author and psychologist, asked this very question. Or, rather, he asked just how long it takes to form a new habit. He found a University College of London study involving 96 participants who were asked to choose a daily behavior to turn into a habit. Over 84 days, each participant logged in and reported whether or not they performed their habit, rating how automatic it felt. ('Automaticity' is a key component of any habit, Dean writes.)
So what did the study ultimately find? Per Dean's book Making Habits, Breaking Habits:
The simple answer is that, on average, across the participants who provided enough data, it took 66 days until a habit was formed. As you might imagine, there was considerable variation in how long habits took to form depending on what people tried to do. People who resolved to drink a glass of water after breakfast were up to maximum automaticity after about 20 days, while those trying to eat a piece of fruit with lunch took at least twice as long to turn it into a habit. The exercise habit proved most tricky with '50 sit-ups after morning coffee,' still not a habit after 84 days for one participant. 'Walking for 10 minutes after breakfast,' though, was turned into a habit after 50 days for another participant. …
Indeed, overall, the researchers were surprised by how slowly habits seemed to form. Although the study only covered 84 days, by extrapolating the curves, it turned out that some of the habits could have taken around 254 days to form — the better part of a year! What this research suggests is that 21 days to form a habit is probably right, as long as all you want to do is drink a glass of water after breakfast. Anything harder is likely to take longer to become a really strong habit, and, in the case of some activities, much longer."
Clearly, good habits don't come easily. In the beginning, they take conscious effort and discipline. But it can be done.
Admittedly, some environments are more conducive to habit forming than others; some might even argue that some individuals are more or less predisposed to forming habits than others because of their brain chemistry. But neither of these premises would alter the fact that people can profoundly change themselves through the cultivation of good habits.
This Aristotelian idea is one I believe to be not just true, but good. Think about it for a moment: Few of us can fundamentally change the world in which we live. But man always has the power to change himself.
It's an incredibly empowering idea, far more empowering than the sad notion that free will is an illusion.


A few months ago I went shopping a bit south of Franklin and as I was driving back I saw a huge roll of hay with a "for sale" sign tacked onto it. I immediately got excited at the thought of finding a place that sells giant rolls of hay. My next thought was, "What in the world would I do with a giant roll of hay?" Followed by, "Why don't I get this excited about shoe shopping?" I find that as time goes on, it's the little things that make me happy.
Like finding a glass, cobalt blue bottle of water. I'd seen these on a TV show (Frasier maybe?) but I never knew where to find one- apparently I'm not privy to suppliers of upscale water. But on the same shopping trip that I found this picture frame, I also found these pretty cobalt blue bottles of carbonated water. I've been using them since then to put hydrangeas in.
These haven't turned blue yet but I like the green-white blossoms.
They're equally pretty with blue flowers or pink roses- I've tried them all. It's a nice alternative to my regular clear vases and it cost less than $2. How about you? Do you have a favorite alternative type vase? I'd love to hear about it.
Today I am tired but I have accomplished much this week. This time last week I'd found two cars that might work to replace, Lazarus, Trav's 1995 Dodge Caravan. I found two different Hyundai Sonatas for sale on Craig's List and one was a really low mileage car. After I looked at Consumer Reports and saw that the car got a nearly perfect review, I was pretty sure I'd found our new car. It takes more time and effort to buy from an individual and it's a bit nerve-wracking to have to hold the deal together but we were able to purchase a 2006 Hyundai Sonata for about 2K under what it was valued at. And the car even has a sun roof! We weren't even looking for that so it's a really nice perk… I like perks. So, the running around town Travis and I have been doing-he to test drive and get the car checked out then I was working on making it legal at the tag agency and whatnot- was totally worth it. Tiring and stressful but worth it.
Then there was the cell phone thing, the a/c thing, and the lawn mower thing. You know, life sort of happened all at once. We have since battened down all the hatches and I'm looking forward to smoother sailing next week.
Weeks like this one make it nearly impossible for me to focus on the pretty things. But I did take a few minutes each day to see how my little garden is progressing. And I had the windows open as much as possible to let in the fresh air and to hear the birds singing.
The lavender is in bloom!
I'm surprised at how much I love lavender. I never really liked the smell in soaps or lotions but I love the smell of the plant itself. The only thing I don't love is that this plant only blooms in the spring. This is french lavender. I think that there are some other varieties that bloom longer than that.
This week I've been getting back on track after having Amanda home for spring break, my parents were in town and Travis had a few days off. I'm sure I'm not the only one that gets completely thrown off schedule when people visit during the week. I worked on an art project and failed miserably. Tweaked it…and failed miserably. But did I let that stop me? Yes. Yes, I did. I finally figured that if I was going to have anything else to write about this week I'd better do something that I knew would work. And baking is out because well, my jeans threatened to quit if I made anymore baked goods. So I went with spray paint instead.
I started with some candle holders that I've had for quite a while but quit using them. They've been in storage in the laundry room since we moved here over five years ago. They'd gotten a bit rusty because the laundry room is connected to the bathroom-you have to walk through the bathroom to get to the laundry room- so there's a lot of humidity in there.
This is from my college days. I don't remember where I bought it or when but I do remember it was sitting on the coffee table in my first rental house with a 3-wick burgundy candle sitting on top. Remember when burgundy and forest green was all the rage? Oh yeah.
That candle holder also has a taller, slimmer friend that I'm pretty sure sat on top of my piano.
Yes, that is a plastic Dora the Explorer table cover. Why do you ask? Both of my girls have outgrown Dora so I found a use for some leftover table covers.
I'm using apple green paint by Rust-Oleum. To prep I used my handy-dandy mouse sander to take off the rust. I also washed them in warm, soapy water and wiped them down really well. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to matter how thorough I think I've been, I always end up with missed spots of lint or, even worse, rust. Of course, I am the Mom that wore her shirt backwards to her daughter's first day of college so, you know, I miss stuff. I'm going to be a very funny old woman.
This is about what the first coat of paint should look like. I sanded the rust smooth but didn't sand it all the way to bare metal so you can still see where it is. It doesn't really affect the finished product.
Thin, even coats are the name of the game here. Trying to cover it all at once increases the chance of drips. The thin coats dry quickly and are quick to do so it doesn't really take all that long. I lost count of the coats since I had to do the top and bottom at different times. It took at least 3 coats but you could expect to do some touch ups with something that has a lot of curvy spots like these do.
I love the green, especially since I've got so much blue going on. Of course, this looks tall and awkward sitting on the table. So I moved it to the piano where one could expect to find something tall like this.
The other one looks nice on the table with a vintage table cover that's part of the 25 cent lot I bought last fall. This one is much smaller and I honestly don't know what it was used for. Maybe to sit on top of another tablecloth? This cloth is much more dainty and I love it very much.
There's a little green-on-green action going on here because I realized that I didn't have anymore white candles. I guess it's time to replenish my stash. Target and Wal-Mart both sell packs of inexpensive white pillars that I like to keep on hand. You never know when you're going to need one.
There you have it. From antique, rusty white to fun apple green in just a couple of days and with zero dollars spent since I reused my candle holders and had the spray paint on hand. So, how about you? Do you have any small projects like this that you'd like to do? Share it in the comments, I'd love to hear about it.


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ACCOUNTANCY firm Grant Thornton has calculated the scale of tax avoidance by the super-rich and concluded that Britain s 54 billionaires pay tax on a tiny fraction of their wealth. In 2005/2006 the UK s billionaires paid income tax totalling just under £1
ACCOUNTANCY firm Grant Thornton has calculated the scale of tax avoidance by the super-rich and concluded that Britain's 54 billionaires pay tax on a tiny fraction of their wealth.
In 2005/2006 the UK's billionaires paid income tax totalling just under £15 million on their £126 billion combined fortunes. Only a mere handful pay capital gains tax.
In addition to the UK becoming an onshore tax haven, the Blair government has fought to retain so-called loopholes that allow offshore tax havens to be exploited by the super-rich.
Forty-two of the 54 billionaires utilise havens like the Channel Islands, Switzerland and the Turk and Caicos Islands in the West Indies.
Billionaires with British roots benefit from a further loophole whereby they become non-residents.
Such laws allow them to move abroad, often to a tax haven like Monaco or Zurich, but return to the UK for a maximum of 90 days a year.
Tax avoidance by the super-rich will soon lead to the British Treasury breaking its rule that public debt should remain beneath 40 per cent of GDP. Labour's policy towards the super-rich is effectively bankrupting the UK.
The figures on tax avoidance explode the notion of 'trickle down economics' that growing wealth at one end of society automatically benefits those at the other end.
This was promoted initially by the Conservatives and has been taken up by Blair's Labour government.
Much of 'wealth creation' today is little more than the legalised plunder of working people for the benefit of a privileged elite.
JOHN SMITHEE
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As mentioned in the previous post, we are currently working on enhancements for the MVVM support our Docking/MDI controls provide. In today's post, we'll talk about new code being added that allows you to specify a default location for new tool windows that are opened.
As in the current version, when a tool window has already been in the dock site layout and then is closed, it leaves a breadcrumb behind so that it knows exactly where to appear when reopened later. In vNext, for tool windows that are being opened for the first time and don't yet have a breadcrumb available, default location information is now requested.
The new DockingWindow.WindowGroupName property can be set on tool windows that have an affinity. Each window in a 'group' should have the same property value. A window being opened for the first time will look for other open members of the group in the same state so that it can attach to them.
DockingWindow also has a new DefaultLocationRequestAction property that can be set to a lambda that is passed a special event args instance. The event args allows you to programmatically designate a dock target (such as a dock host or other tool window) and optional side upon which to dock. Then the new DockSite.WindowDefaultLocationRequested event fires and allows for the similar logic to be applied, but at a centralized location.
If no dock target is designated by the action or event, then the window will dock against the primary dock host using the side specified by the window's new DefaultDockSide property.
With the properties and events mentioned above, vNext now gives you full control over where brand new tool windows will open in a layout by default. These capabilities are essential for MVVM scenarios.
If you don't want to get into writing any code, simply set the WindowGroupName and DefaultDockSide properties. Or if you do wish to have more complex logic and find-grained control, use either the DefaultLocationRequestAction or WindowDefaultLocationRequested event to supply your logic. The choice is yours!
Docking/MDI vNext is currently still in mid-development stages but is progressing very well. Please contact us via email if you are an existing customer and would like to sign up as a beta tester for vNext. If you have any other suggestions for improving Docking/MDI, now is the time to get them in. We'll post more updates on our vNext improvements soon.
As mentioned in the previous post, we are currently working on enhancements for the MVVM support our Docking/MDI controls provide. In today's post, I'd like to list some key updates that will improve MVVM usage.
In the current version of Docking/MDI, you are able to two-way bind to the DockingWindow.IsOpen property. When set to true, the docking window will be opened and added to the layout. Likewise, setting IsOpen to false will close the docking window and remove it from the layout.
For vNext, we're adding an IsActive property that effectively returns when DockSite.ActiveWindow is the docking window. A number of customers requested that we add this property and make it settable. If you bind to the property and set IsActive to true, it will not only open the window, but will also ensure it is activated (has focus).
The current version has a DockingWindow.State property, but it is read-only. For vNext, we are adding a setter so that your view models can bind to it. As an example, this allows you to create a new tool view model, set its State property to AutoHide, and then set IsOpen = true to effectively open the container tool window in auto-hide state.
The current version requires an attached behavior for MVVM scenarios that would watch DockSite events and open/position docking windows appropriately. With the various property and functionality enhancements we're making, this no longer is needed for common scenarios.
A next step we are going to be working on is how to specify the default location for tool windows that are created in MVVM scenarios. We want your feedback for this. Please let us know how you'd like to be able to specify that a container docking window should default dock to the right side of the dock site, or dock below another tool window, or attach to another tool window, or auto-hide to the bottom, or float at a location, etc. for MVVM scenarios. Now is the time to submit your feedback for this feature. Thanks for your help!
Docking/MDI vNext - How Should We Improve MVVM Support?
Our current production version of Docking/MDI fully supports the optional MVVM pattern for managing both tool and document windows. The design generally follows that of a standard ItemsControl.
We are revisiting all of this right now in our vNext implementation and want to hear from you, our customers, on what improvements or feature additions would help you out when working with MVVM-based docking windows.
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History of Lotto
Lotto is a game of chance played with numbered balls and cards. Typically, players select between three and seven numbers on a ticket, hoping to match at least one of the selected numbers to win a prize. The amount of money that is awarded depends on the number of people that pick the winning combination. If the player matches all six of the numbers on the ticket, he or she is the winner of the jackpot. However, if a player doesn't match all of the numbers, he or she is awarded a lesser prize.
Lotteries have been around for hundreds of years. They are usually conducted by the state authorities. Depending on the type of lottery, the odds of winning a prize can vary widely. Some lotteries allow the purchase of tickets by the public and some require a vendor to have a license to sell the tickets.
Lotteries were initially considered a form of gambling. In the early 20th century, most forms of gambling were illegal in most countries, including the United States. After World War II, some governments endorsed lotteries, while others banned them.
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, there were hundreds of private and public lotteries in the United States. These raised funds for various public projects, including colleges, hospitals, libraries, and roads. Several colonial governments also used lotteries to raise money for wars. One lottery was created by the Continental Congress to help fund the Colonial Army.
Another lotterie was organized by Benjamin Franklin in order to fund cannons for the Philadelphia defense. However, this was unsuccessful. Eventually, King James I authorized the English lottery, which ran from 1612 to 1826.
Many private lotteries were organized to support the settlement of America at Jamestown. During the French and Indian Wars, several colonies used lotteries to raise money. A rare lottery ticket bearing the signature of George Washington sold for $15,000. This made it a collector's item.
The first known European lotteries were organized by wealthy noblemen during Saturnalian revels. They were distributed to a group of ticket holders, who were assured of a good return. As time passed, these lotteries evolved into more structured games.
The earliest Lotto draws were held twice a year. Later, the games were held fortnightly. When the number of tickets was increased, the format changed. It became possible to choose a set of 90 candidates.
Across Italy, the 90-number format was most popular. However, it was not long before the Loterie Royale was created. The Loterie Royale was an expensive fiasco. The tickets were expensive and the winner was not allowed to own any of the prizes. Ultimately, the lottery was banned by the government.
The "Slave Lottery" was another lottery that was marketed as a way to give away land to African slaves. However, this lottery was later ruled to be a scam by contemporary commentators.
Whether you're interested in buying a ticket for the lottery or playing at a casino, you should know the basics of the game. You must be at least 19 years old to play in Ontario.


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Sima Qian: the Han Dynasty
Subcategory: History of China
Topic: Han Dynasty
Sima Qian and the Han Dynasty
Sima Qian was the official court historian of the Han Dynasty, and the one who recorded much of what we know today about the rise of Imperial China. The Han Dynasty, in which he lived, was officially Confucian; however, once one delves deeper into the essence of the Han Dynasty, it is apparent that there are some aspects of the Han Dynasty which were completely Legalistic, not Confucian at all. The Confucian values that the Han Empire supposedly embraced are very significant in the history of the Han Dynasty, as although sometimes they were followed, sometimes they were ignored, with hugely different consequences for the fortune of the Dynasty. For example, the Han Dynasty was by no means peaceful; it was, in fact, a very militaristic dynasty. Sima Qian's role in all of this was immense: he was the one who recorded all of what was going on (not to mention what had happened in previous dynasties), and it was a huge deal when he, as a person with lots of influence, objected to the "Confucian" values of the Han Dynasty.
Sima Qian was born in 145 BCE and died in 86 BCE – he lived about fifty years after the rise of the Han Dynasty. His job was to be the official, Confucian court historian of the Han Dynasty (Spodek, 214). He claimed that he was completing the "historical work" that his father, Sima Tan, had begun earlier; however, this was in reality an properly filial way to say that he was continuing Confucius' work: "the arrangement of the record of the past in proper form" (Fairbank, 75). Sima Qian recorded much of what we know about previous dynasties, criticizing and praising aspects of them that he disliked or approved of. "He arranges, he reflects, and he brings out meaning and significance" – in short, not only did Sima Qian record history; he also commented on it, interpreted it in his own way, and "set a standard for all subsequent Chinese historical writing" (Morton, 66-67). In 99 BCE, Sima Qian came to the defense of a very prominent general who had been forced to surrender to the Xiongnu. Defending this general and speaking out against the rule of the leader was a very dangerous thing to do under any circumstances, but Sima Qian was a brave and educated man (Fairbank, 75). The emperor, Wu Di, gave a choice of dying or being castrated, and Sima Qian chose the castration, showing how determined he actually was to finish his historical work.
However, even this attitude was to be preferred over that of the previous dynasty, the Qin Dynasty: one Qin emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, decided to have every Confucian piece of literature burned, in keeping with Legalist values. When some of the Confucian Scholars resisted, Qin had 460 of them buried alive in 213 BCE (Spodek, 214). Indeed, the Qin Dynasty's attitude about history in general was much worse from a Confucian point of view than the Han's. Whereas Han emperors were willing to allow the Confucian scholars to record history as long as it did not interfere with anything, the Qin emperors were downright against history, as they felt like otherwise the past could be held up as an alternative to present policies (Spodek, 214).
However, it would be false to say that the Han Dynasty held up every Confucian Value: while the Han emperors did restore Confucianism, they also retained many "useful autocratic features of Legalism which suited their centralized rule" (Morton, 64). The Han Dynasty did emphasize many Confucian traditions: specialists on the Five Classics (regarded as Confucian) were appointed, and expertise in filial piety – a distinctive Confucian value – was necessary in order for somebody to be elected to a high position in government. On the other hand, Han emperors were no less militaristic than Qin emperors, and external trade flourished under the Han. For example, the Han Dynasty forced open a corridor through Gansu towards Xinjiang (Turkestan) in order to have access to markets for silk in the west, and it was on this trade route that traders carried their goods as far as Rome. Throughout the dynasty, multiple battles with Xiongnu and other tribes residing around the Great Wall were a constant reminder of some of the Legalistic aspects of the Han Dynasty (Spodek, 217). Another Legalist aspect of Confucianism under the Han Dynasty was the beheading of Confucian Officials. Later on, although these rituals did become less gruesome – victims were allowed to kill themselves – the emperor was still able to order the death of his ministers with a "minimum of legal procedure" (Fairbank, 68). Lastly, Sima Qian's punishment – castration – for just defending one of the generals was extremely legalistic in intensity, as is the fact that he was punished at all. All of these different things that were put into practice went at least somewhat, if not completely, against Confucian values as they had been known before the Han Dynasty.
However, it is not clear whether or not Sima Qian really was all for the Confucian ideals; there is some evidence that he did not really care whether the Han Dynasty adopted Confucianism or Legalism. For example, in one of his letters to a friend, Ren Shaoqing, he says that he has "ventured not to be modest but [has] entrusted [him]self to [his] useless writings" (Morton, 67). This could be interpreted to go against the Confucian Philosophy of everybody contributing to society – if Sima Qian says that his writings are "useless," it could be interpreted as him stating that he doesn't have to contribute to society. Also, after getting castrated under this so called "Confucianism," it is hard to believe that Sima Qian really thought that there would be a difference if the Han Dynasty switched to Legalism; therefore, he would not really care which one it said it was following. Like Confucius, his writings were more important after he died – he influenced choices about Confucianism that he himself had not made.
Spodek, Morton, and Fairbank all show contrasting viewpoints of the Han Dynasty. Spodek's straight facts have almost no opinionated subject matter. Morton's book was written before the reforms after the death of Mao Zedong, and as a result, the amount of information that he had access to was extremely limited. Even so, he is much more uncritical of the Han Dynasty and its supposed Confucianism than was Fairbank; Fairbank questions Han Confucianism, pointing out places where the dynasty was very legalist. Also, Morton focuses on how amazing Sima Qian's work was – how broad, and how analytical – while Fairbank focuses on Qian's brutal, Legalistic punishment, and how he dealt with life under a Legalist-Confucian system.
However, all three sources include facts that lead to the logical conclusion that scholarship and political power in China were related. In short, if one was a scholar, or was educated, one had power according to what type of dynasty one was living in: for example, in the Legalist Qin Dynasty, being a historian was not a good thing; however, in the Han Dynasty, it was a good thing, and would get power as long as the scholar did not get in the way of the emperor. In fact, in civilization in general, being educated usually gave one political power, whether it be the scholar officials of China or the priests of Mesopotamia and Egypt. I would say that scholars do not simply serve the interests of the rulers by justifying and consolidating authority: scholars actually do affect the behaviors of leaders and the course of history. It could be that the scholar points out something about the leader that is negative that the leader wants to change or it could be that the scholar encourages the people to revolt; in the case of Sima Qian, the emperor was driven to a harsh legalistic action, changing History – because of one scholar.
Sima Qian had enormous significance and enormous influence on the Han Dynasty, recording history in a way that would set the standard of historic literature for hundreds, if not thousands, of years to come – and he did it all in a period of tense conflict between Confucianism and Legalism. Although Confucianism was the religion that the Han Dynasty said they adopted, and although it is true that certain elements of Confucianism were upheld, it is also true that Legalism was definitely a part of the Han Dynasty.
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The AM radio detects radio frequency signals (RF) from 540 to 1,600 kHz by mixing this input signal from the antenna tuned circuit (sometimes one of the "cans") with a local oscillator circuit (another possibility for the cans) to produce an intermediate frequency signal (IF) at 455 kHz which was more efficient to amplify the RF signal. The other two cans were used to tune the two stages of circuits that fed the IF into the rest of the radio.