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De Hangkgeschmedden sind eine Gruppe von Mundartschriftstellern, die in Solinger Platt schreiben.

Gründung und Geschichte

Die Mundartgruppe "De Hangkgeschmedden" ("Die Handgeschmiedeten") wurde 1951 in Solingen gegründet. F. Otto Hoppe war 1947 von der Solingen-Sektion des Bergischen Geschichtsvereins beauftragt worden, eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Pflege der Solinger Sprache zu bilden. Vier Jahre später wurde die Gruppe gegründet, die sich 1952 auf Vorschlag von Erich Dunisch in "De Hangkgeschmedden" benannte.

Die Mitglieder der "Hangkgeschmedden" engagieren sich dafür, Mitbürger für Solinger Platt zu begeistern. Die Gruppe hat zahlreiche Publikationen herausgegeben, gestaltet Vortragsveranstaltungen, Radiosendungen sowie Kurse und geht in die Schulen.

1976 wurde der Gruppe der Rheinlandtaler verliehen, und 1991 erhielt sie den Kulturpreis der Bürgerstiftung Baden für ihre Verdienste um die Pflege der Solinger Mundart.

Mitglieder
Ehemalige und verstorbene Mitglieder:

Heutige Mitglieder der Gruppe sind:

Andreas Erdmann (* 1962), Ruth Hennig (* 1933), Hannelore Krebs (* 1936), Ulli Langenberg (* 1941), Ute Schulz (* 1945), Gerd Thomas (* 1937), Brunhild Triesch (* 1948), und Marlene Wagner (* 1937)

Literatur

Anthologien
 Finngepliest. En Gedrag Solinger Platt, 1959
 Utgemackt on affgetogen. Noch en Gedrag, 1963
 Hangkgeschmedt. Poesie und Prosa, 1974
 Scharp geschliepen. Poesie und Prosa, 1980
 Met on ohne Schröm. Poesie und Prosa, 1987
 40 Johr De Hangkgeschmedden. 1991
 50 Johr De Hangkgeschmedden. 2001

Reihe "De Hangkgeschmedden stellen vür"
 Band 1: Karl Ernst, Loffer us freuen. En Reih Stöcksker tem Greisen, Lachen, Prakesieren, ouch mols geen't arm Dier, Krefeld 1972
 Band 2: Karl Wester, Mem Öügsken gekniepen, Solingen 1975
 Band 3: Kurt Müller, Der Tieden Lied, Solingen 1978
 Band 4: Johanne und Karl Wupper, Lot de Kopp nit hangen, Solingen 1979
 Band 5: Heinz Weyersberg, Kükenblosen, 1981
 Band 6: Aenne Rüttgers, Ut dem Nähkörfken, Solingen 1983
 Band 7: Karl Wester, Mangkmüösken, Solingen 1984
 Band 8: Willi Weber, Egemacks en Soliger Platt, Solingen 1985
 Band 9: Brigitte Baden, Min Steckeperd, Solingen 1986
 Band 10: Ute Schulz, Utgeliewert, Solingen 1989
 Band 11: Heidi Theunissen, Loffer doch ens ihrlech sinn, Solingen 1990
 Band 12: Marlene Wagner, Blader em Weng. De Hangkgeschmedden stellen vür, Solingen 1992
 Band 13: Manfred Müller, De Striekmanns on anger löstege Saken, 1993
 Band 14: Karl Wester und Karl Ernst, Nit kleintekriegen, Solingen 1994
 Band 15: Eva Butzmühlen und Brunhild Triesch, Bongkt durcheïn, Solingen 1996
 Band 16: Marlene Wagner, Wengkmänneker, 2005
 Band 17: Adolf Bangert, Noh reihts on louhts gelurt, 2006

Weitere Veröffentlichungen

 Heinz Weyersberg, Kaarl on Frie, ca. 1970; 2. Ausgabe Solingen 1973
 Rudolf Picard, Solinger Sprachschatz, Wörterbuch und sprachwissenschaftliche Beiträge zur Solinger Mundart, Duisburg 1974
 Ut der Lewermang. Heiteres aus Solingen. Gesammelt und erzählt von Arthur Linder, mit Zeichnungen von Richard Bloos. Faksimile-Nachdruck der Original-Ausgabe von 1940
 Ute Schulz/Lothar Steinebach, Om Dürpel vertault, 1997
 Ute Schulz/Lothar Steinebach, Iisbluomen, 2000
 Ute Schulz/Lothar Steinebach, Wat wähst - on blüöht - on regt sech do, 2003
 Andreas Erdmann, Usen kleinen Schmetzepie, 2009
 Hannelore Krebs, Ongerm Nuotenbuom, 2010
 De Hangkgeschmedden, He on et on söß noch jet, 2011
 De Hangkgeschmedden, Jiedem Dierken sin Pläsierken, 2012
 Halb on Half, Wörterbuch 2007
 Soliger Kalleroden, 2008
 Geen et arm Dier (Schallplatten-Aufnahme)
 Wo an der Beek der Kotten steiht (Schallplatten-Aufnahme), Chor "De Wopperfenken" singt in Solinger Mundart Texte der "Hangkgeschmedden"
 Döt on dat en Soliger Platt (Schallplatten-Aufnahme), MGV Bergischer Sängerchor 1886 unter der Leitung von Ernst Lehmkühler, enthält auch Texte der "Hangkgeschmedden"

Weblinks

Heimatdichtung
Kultur (Solingen)
Bergisches Land

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Emergency Relief for Cyclone Amphan!
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu
As we are busy with the our prayer during the end of Ramadan, Bangladesh & Eastern India experienced Amphan, the most powerful cyclone to strike in 20 years, has killed at least 88 people. In Bangladesh, Sundarban & Shatkhira experienced the most knocking down trees, homes, washing away livestock, and leaving many homeless.
The United Nations office in Bangladesh estimates 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes.
"I have never seen such a cyclone in my life. It seemed like the end of the world. All I could do was to pray … Almighty Allah saved us," Azgar Ali, 49, a resident of Satkhira district on the Bangladesh coast told Reuters news agency.
Three weeks ago, NABIC distributed food packages to the poorest areas in Gabura (Next to Sundarban), Shatkhira. NABIC has been supporting the pond preservation project for the past ten years and supporting 250 orphans & many needy families. Due to cyclone Amphan, everything in the area was washed away and the devastated people need immediate help.
We urge you to consider supporting our brothers and sisters in Gabura, who just recovered from cyclone Sidr and got afflicted again by cyclone Amphan. The month of mercy, forgiveness, prayer, and charity is leaving us soon. In these last days of Ramadan, please support us in this noble cause with your Zakat & Sadaqa.
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While many of us are making preparations, decorating our homes, and planning Suhoor and Iftar meals, many of our Muslim brothers and sisters are preparing to fast the month without food for Suhoor or Iftar. As we know, the state of New York has been affected by COVID-19 significantly. The government is providing aid, but the local New York community has expressed concern about many vulnerable who have not been able to acquire this aid. Many of these people are from our own Muslim community and with the coming of Ramadan; it is especially concerning that these people don't even have enough food for Suhoor or Iftar. NABIC, with the help of local volunteers, are distributing food packages to the needy.
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With a donation of $60, NABIC will provide one food package containing nonperishable nutritious food for 2 weeks for a family in need in NYC.
In Bangladesh, government locked down the whole country including the densely populated city of Dhaka for a month now. While Bangladesh is trying to stop the spread by suspending all work in the city, many daily workers like rickshaw pullers and construction workers are suffering from financial distress. NABIC would like to stand beside these suffering brothers and sisters and offer some comfort by providing items. We has distributed 25000 bags non-perishable food in Dhaka. Now we are expanding the distribution outside Dhaka to provide for during Ramadan. InshaAllah with you support we are delivering food in Bagura, Brahmanaria, Gaibandha, Kurigram & Satkhira area.
With a donation of $20, NABIC will provide one food package containing nonperishable nutritious food for a month for a family in need in Bangladesh.

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Police in Maryland have released body-camera video of an officer pepper-spraying a 15-year-old girl in a police cruiser when she refused to put her feet inside.
Hagerstown Police Capt. Paul Kifer has said the white officer who arrested the mixed-race girl had to subdue her with chemical spray to get her into a cruiser for a ride to the police station after her bicycle hit a car Sunday. The video released late Wednesday shows officers grabbing the girl as she rides away and struggling to handcuff her as she screams at the officers not to touch her.
"Get the [expletive] off me, I'm not going nowhere," the girl is heard saying.
Later, video shows officers trying to persuade the girl to put her feet inside the cruiser.
"You're gonna get sprayed, put your feet in," an officer is heard saying.
She was charged as a juvenile with assault and disorderly conduct, as well as failure to obey a traffic device and marijuana possession.
Kifer said investigators determined the girl was to blame for the collision. In the video, the car's driver tells an officer that she rode through a red light and points out several scratches on his car door.


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We understand planets better than ever, and that's why Pluto still isn't one
In 2006, Pluto was demoted in a very controversial decision. Unless you ignore nearly all of planetary science, it'll never be one again.
Although we now believe we understand how the Sun and our solar system formed, this early view is an illustration only. When it comes to what we see today, all we have left are the survivors. What was around in the early stages was far more plentiful than what survives today, a fact that is likely true for every successful stellar system and also every failed star system in the Universe. (Credit: JHUAPL/SwRI)
Discovered in 1929, Pluto was known as our solar system's 9th planet for nearly 80 years.
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union controversially defined the word planet, excluding Pluto forever.
Today, we know so much more about worlds near and far, and Pluto just doesn't measure up in all ways except one.
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From 1929 until 2006, Pluto lived in the imagination of children and adults alike as the ninth and outermost planet in our solar system. Until 1978, with the discovery of its giant moon, Charon, it was the only known large object in our solar system that orbited beyond the reach of Neptune. And yet, throughout the 1990s and 2000s, a tremendous number of objects were discovered — including planets orbiting stars other than our Sun and a wide variety of Kuiper belt objects both large and small — that compelled us to rethink just what it meant for an object to be considered a planet.
In 2006, with only a small fraction of the general assembly in attendance, the International Astronomical Union put forth three criteria that an object needed to meet in order to be considered a planet:
It must be massive enough to pull itself into hydrostatic equilibrium, where gravitation and rotation determine its overall shape.
It must orbit the Sun and the Sun alone, eliminating any satellite worlds such as moons.
It must "clear its orbit," meaning that, over solar system-like timescales, there are no other comparably-massed objects that share its orbit.
Rather than adding in additional planets such as Ceres and Eris, this move instead demoted Pluto, stripping it of its planetary status. This definition remains controversial even today, but alternatives that draw a dividing line with Pluto on the other side are all scientifically indefensible. Here's why.
Star-forming regions, like this one in the Carina Nebula, can form a huge variety of stellar masses if they can collapse quickly enough. Inside the 'caterpillar' is a proto-star, but it is in the final stages of formation, as external radiation evaporates the gas away more quickly than the newly-forming star can accrue it. There should also be many young protoplanets inside. (Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith, UC Berkeley, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))
Normally, discussions about what is or isn't a planet start from entirely the wrong place: an arbitrary definition that's based on some idea of what a defining "planetary" characteristic is. Instead of thinking we know something about planets from the start — an "I know it when I see it" type of definition — we should be starting with what physically occurs when stars, planets, and all other sorts of objects form. To uncover that, we have to look inside the regions where this type of formation actually occurs: into the nebulae where active, new stars are actively forming.
Inside these massive, dusty, and gas-rich regions, the same series of events always occurs. First, a massive cloud of matter begins to collapse under the weight of its own gravitation. As gravitational collapse occurs, the regions that attract the most matter into them the fastest begin growing ever more rapidly. Since gravitation is a runaway process, it's the locations of greatest density that collect the most matter and grow the fastest, and hence, will be the first locations to trigger the formation of new stars. Because of how large these regions are and how much angular momentum is contained inside of them, we don't simply form one ultra-massive star, but rather hundreds, thousands, or even greater numbers of stars all at once.
The image shows the central region of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The young and dense star cluster R136 can be seen at the lower right of the image. This cluster contains hundreds of thousands of new stars, including hundreds of young, blue, massive stars, among them the heaviest ones ever detected in the universe so far. These stars were all born in a very short amount of time: within 1-2 million years of one another, at most. (Credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Crowther (University of Sheffield))
For a long time, we only knew parts of this story. We could see the dark nebulae where this neutral matter was located, and where stars will form in the relatively near cosmic future. We could see, during the active stages of star formation, the surrounding ionized (mostly hydrogen) gas that emits light once there's a sufficient amount of ultraviolet radiation inside from new, young stars. And finally, when sufficient amounts of that material evaporates away, we can see the exposed new stars from inside: these open star clusters filled with hundreds, thousands, or even greater numbers of new stars.
With the advent of high-resolution, multi-wavelength astronomy, however, we've been able to peer inside these once obscure regions to shed light on what's occurring in these environments. Today, a rich story has been revealed. Every star-forming region not only has massive, growing clumps that will become stars with their own solar systems, but also a tremendous number of failed stars and solar systems: regions where the most massive object never becomes heavy enough to ignite nuclear fusion in its own core. Amid all the new stars lie even greater numbers of brown dwarfs and also less massive objects, around the physical size of Jupiter (and smaller), that simply didn't grow big enough quickly enough to become stars on their own.
The famed Pillars of Creation inside the Eagle Nebula are a location where new stars are forming in a race against the evaporating gas. In the visible light view, at left, the new stars are largely obscured, while infrared light allows us to peer through the dust to the newly forming stars and proto-stars inside. (Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA))
Around each of these systems — both the successful stars and the failed ones — a large amount of material from the surrounding nebula accrues in either a disk or a series of disks: we call these protoplanetary disks. As with most systems of large numbers of particles, they quickly develop instabilities, which give rise to the earliest bound clumps of matter: planetesimals. These planetesimals interact, collide, smash one another apart and/or get stuck together, and gravitationally tug on one another.
Over relatively longer periods of time, some clumps will emerge as "winners," where they vacuum up all of the matter surrounding them, and others will emerge as losers, where they either:
get ejected from the system
get consumed by another clump
get slingshotted into (one of) the central mass(es)
get torn apart by a collision or a gravitational encounter
Over time, both the central mass and the energetic light from the surrounding stars will blow most of the protoplanetary material away. When all is said and done, we'll have a large number of new systems.
This image shows the Orion Molecular Clouds, the target of the VANDAM survey. Yellow dots are the locations of the observed protostars on a blue background image made by Herschel. Side panels show nine young protostars imaged by ALMA (blue) and the VLA (orange). (Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), J. Tobin; NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello; Herschel/ESA)
What do these systems look like? A large number of them will have one or more stars in them, where you need to gather enough mass (about 8% of the Sun's mass) to ignite nuclear fusion in the core. About half of the star-containing systems are like ours, with a single star and numerous planets, while about half have multiple stellar members in them, also with — as far as we can tell — planetary systems that orbit one or more stars.
The non-stellar objects that exist in these systems can be like Jupiter: massive and volatile-rich, and exhibiting self compression. They can be a little less massive: still rich in volatile gases, but without self-compression, like Neptune. Or they can not have volatiles at all, in which case they're terrestrial, like Earth.
For every star that forms, there are multiple "failed stars" that also form, each of which can possess their own orbiting, smaller masses as well. This includes brown dwarfs and their systems, L and T Tauri "stars," and what we could rightly call "orphan planets," or masses that came into existence without ever having had parent stars at all.
In a system dominated by a single protostar, there will be major regions defined by multiple lines, including the soot line and the frost line. Beyond the final large, massive planet, an additional line can also be drawn, with all objects exterior to it having more in common with one another than with any other class of object. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Invader Xan)
If we look only at the systems that contain at least one full-fledged star within them, we find that there are three separate "lines" that exist in each and every system.
The Soot line. The innermost region of any solar system, closest to the parent star, will be extremely hot and subject to large amounts of radiation. No matter how massive you are, you cannot hold onto any volatiles; they'll all be boiled away. Interior to the Soot line, only exposed planetary cores can exist.
The Frost line. Back when a solar system's planets formed, there was a line: interior to it, water-ice would be sublimated away into the vapor phase, while exterior to it, you could form stable, solid ice. This line corresponds to where the asteroids are present in our solar system: bodies that are largely rocky but also contain ices.
The Kuiper line. Okay, I'll fess up: nobody calls it this. But out beyond the final large, massive body that forms — the last one to sweep out all the other objects that share its orbit — are a large number of mostly icy bodies of various masses. These objects are composed almost exclusively of various ices and volatiles, and in our solar system they include the Kuiper belt and, beyond that, the Oort cloud. They can be as massive as Neptune's Triton or as small as dust-grain-sized objects.
An image made by the ALMA telescope, left, shows the GW Ori disc's ringed structure, with the innermost ring separated from the rest of the disc. The SPHERE observations, right, show the shadow of this innermost ring on the rest of the disc. Features in protoplanetary disks such as these have only been resolvable in very recent years. (Credit: ESO/L. Calçada; Exeter/Kraus et al.)
There's a little bit more to keep in mind, as well. When we look at newly forming solar systems — the ones that still have their protoplanetary disks around them — we see that there are gaps in those disks, and we recognize that those gaps correspond to newly forming, likely quite massive, planets.
We know that if you want your object to pull itself into hydrostatic equilibrium, so that its shape is governed by gravity and angular momentum, an "exposed core" object that forms within the Soot line has to be approximately 10 times as massive as an object that forms outside of "the Kuiper line" and is composed solely of volatiles.
We also know that an object of a specific mass will only clear its orbit if it's close enough to its parent star. The Moon would have cleared our current orbit if we took the Earth away and left our Moon behind; it's massive enough. But Mars and Mercury would cease to have done so if we moved them out to the location of Eris. Similarly, Ceres could have been a planet, but only if it would have orbited at ~5% or less of the Mercury-Sun distance. When it comes to looking at what these objects of different masses can do in relation to their environments, as well as their internal, physical properties, we ignore the fact of their location — including where they formed — at our own peril.
Under a size cutoff of 10,000 kilometers, there are two planets, 18 or 19 moons, 1 or 2 asteroids, and 87 trans-Neptunian objects, most of which do not yet have names. All are shown to scale, keeping in mind that for most of the trans-Neptunian objects, their sizes are only approximately known. Pluto, to the best of our knowledge, would be the 10th largest of these worlds. (Credit: Emily Lakdawalla; data from NASA/JPL, JHUAPL/SwRI, SSI, and UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA)
If we keep all of this in mind — the full diversity of the factors that lead to the formation of an object and the properties that it possesses — where is it useful to draw the dividing line between planet and non-planet?
Some, like Kirby Runyon, Phil Metzger, and Alan Stern, have advocated for what they call a "purely geophysical" definition: the characteristic of hydrostatic equilibrium alone determines your planethood. That's one possible definition, but it ignores the wide variety of intrinsic and extrinsic properties that differentiate, say, Haumea from Mercury from Titan from Neptune. Each of those four worlds has the properties that it does because of where and how it formed, a fact we ignore at our own peril.
However, we can't just use the International Astronomical Union's definition, either. That definition has a terrible flaw in it: it only applies to objects that orbit the Sun, which means that every exoplanet around every other star in the Universe is not a planet. Fortunately, astrophysicist Jean-Luc Margot, back in 2015, extended the International Astronomical Union's definition to planets outside of our solar system, even using a number of measurable proxies to accurately estimate what cannot be directly measured: whether an object has "cleared its orbit" or not.
The scientific line between planetary (above) and non-planetary (below) status, for three potential definitions of an orbit-clearing phenomenon and a star equal to the mass of our Sun. This definition could be extended to every exoplanetary system we can imagine to determine whether a candidate body meets the criteria, as we've defined them, for being classified as a true planet or not. (Credit: J-L. Margot, Astron. J., 2015)
What's probably more important than drawing another, different, equally arbitrary line between "planet" and "non-planet," however, is to understand the different characteristics that objects with vastly different histories will possess.
Objects that formed interior to the soot line will be denser and free of volatiles.
Objects that formed between the soot and frost lines will be less dense, will have the capacity to possess volatiles, and can have a wide variety of masses.
Objects between the frost and Kuiper lines will be less dense still, will be ice-and-volatile rich, and again can have a wide variety of masses.
Objects beyond the Kuiper line will be made mostly of volatile ices, and all of those volatiles would likely boil away in short order if they are brought inside the frost line.
Meanwhile, objects ejected from a forming or fully-formed solar system will have different compositions and densities from objects that formed in a site that never possessed a parent star. Objects that formed from a circumplanetary disk, like Jupiter or Saturn's large moons, are different than objects that migrate and get gravitationally captured, like Neptune's large moon, Triton. When it comes to all objects less massive than stars, location and formation history — not simply mass and size — are vital factors in understanding what makes an object important or unimportant in any sort of scientific context.
Just 15 minutes after passing by Pluto on July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft snapped this image looking back at the faint crescent of Pluto illuminated by the Sun. The icy features, including multiple layers of atmospheric hazes, are breathtaking and fascinating, but the entire world has little in common with what we commonly know anmd recognize as a planet. (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)
It's always going to be unreasonable to demand that a classification scheme be universally applicable, and so there will always be dissenters and critics of any attempt to create one. However, it's a far worse offense to water down a previously useful definition to the point of universal uselessness than it is to exclude a subset of one's "favorite" objects from a designation that was previously assigned to them.
Still, based on what we can observe in the Universe, the fact remains that Pluto is completely unremarkable, as far as objects found beyond its solar system's "Kuiper line" go. It has a perfectly normal mass, radius, composition, and formation history, and is a member of a population of objects that has very little in common with objects like terrestrial planets like Venus, ice giant planets like Neptune, and gas giant planets like Jupiter. There could be as many as ~1017 icy, round objects in the Milky Way galaxy alone, most of which aren't bound to a parent star and never were. Unless one can make a compelling argument for why all of those objects should be classified as planets — despite how remarkably different they are from what we call a planet today — "Pluto as a planet," based on the scientific merits, shouldn't even be up for consideration.
Space & Astrophysics
After 350 years, astronomers still can't explain the solar system's strangest moon
Saturn's Iapetus, discovered way back in 1671, has three bizarre features that science still can't fully explain.
Neptune's discovery 175 years ago was our first success finding dark matter
Gravitation, all on its own, can reveal what's present in the cosmos like nothing else.
Does Jupiter protect Earth or endanger it?
Even with all the recent impacts we've seen, it might be more "foe" than "friend" to us.
How many planets are there in the Universe?
In 1990, we only knew of the ones in our Solar System. Today, we know of thousands, and even that's only the tip of the iceberg.
SpaceX's Starship is ready for its first trip into space
The massive craft could carry 100 humans to Mars and revolutionize space exploration.
What's a "miracle"? Here's how the Catholic Church decides
There's more to miracles than turning water into wine.


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Chia Pudding – A very easy recipe about how to make pudding using a few ingredients and some chia seeds. Healthy and Delicious!
"Cha Cha Cha Chia"…Remember that famous commercial from the 80's?
Well it is those same chia seeds which have some amazing benefits such as being a great source of protein, iron, fiber, and omega-3's. They can be purchased almost anywhere, I picked up mine while shopping at Kroger, and sprinkled on salads or used to thicken smoothies.
This super-food is really creating a buzz in the health world, so I decided to try my hand at making chia pudding. Just in case you haven't heard chia pudding is a simple healthy dessert or breakfast pudding that is made with chia seeds along with a few other ingredients which can be anything you have in your kitchen or your favorite sweeteners and additives.
*Other options include pinch of cinnamon, coconut flakes, fresh fruit, instant coffee, etc.
Place all of the recipe ingredients in a mason jar or plastic container with a tight lid and shake well for about 1 to 2 minutes, until combined. Place the container in refrigerator and allow it to set for 2 hours, overnight, or up to 3 days.
Once you remove the chia pudding from the refrigerator, then place into a serving dish and top with your favorite topping. You can use cocoa nibs, sliced fruit, toasted coconut, or anything that you prefer.
I loved your title. Every time I'm in the grocery store, I think exactly that as I pass the chia seeds. I keep hesitating to pick them up though. I keep wondering about the texture. Is this pudding similar to rice pudding or tapioca in texture?
Thank you! The texture is very…very…similar to tapioca.


Interesting episode is happening with me. I signed up online for life term plan from a known bank and known person. I paid the money online and it was accepted by the "insurance" agency. Then started incessant calls on providing my income proof, my age proof, my residential proof. I would upload? No – Comes the answer… You send it on Whatsapp!!! What? Yes, whatsapp – Unrecognized voice with equally Unrecognized face dictates on phone. Send it to us through whatsapp on equally unrecognisable number. So much so for digitisation!
I would ask the caller – What if I send the income proof on your say so? Who is responsible for the data? What is the guarantee that it will not be mis(ab)used? They had no answer. And rightly so – System doesn't have an answer. How can I expect a person working for the system to have an answer?
Do these agencies who call anonymously take responsibility of integrity and sanctity of data?
Apparently not – Is there a regulation or evaluation against the personal data that is being transferred over the phone line to an anonymous caller?
Why digitise if you cannot digitise? And what about my loss of interest amount? I had paid some amount and still my policy hasn't kicked in – Who is responsible if something happens to me and my kins try to claim? They will be said "no" – You don't exist in our system!!! LOL – Should, I, as a consumer have agreement T&C just like they have in fine print where I put value on my data and have them sign it? Can I have a system where I can tell them to click "I Agree".
Will they pay my interest or refund me my money in next premium?
Unfortunately, I don't see how can I claim my policy from the day I enrolled with pseudodigitisation and faceless validation and verification?
If they need three factor/two factor authentication, we can provide them. They need to store digital data? We can provide them.


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We put our full range of IP expertise to use representing a beverage importer against another importer who claimed rights to the product's name and the design of the bottle. The case involved international copyrights, trademarks, and design patents. Ultimately, our adversary went out of business after it was ordered to pay our client's attorneys' fees.
We spearheaded a campaign to reduce counterfeiting for a major urban clothing manufacturer. We obtained multiple orders authorizing the seizure of counterfeit goods in New York City, conducted raids with private investigators and U.S. marshals, and seized and destroyed hundreds of counterfeit goods.
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Eric successfully defended an advertiser against claims alleging fraud in awarding of sweepstakes prizes. At trial, we were able to prove that the sweepstakes had been conducted fairly.


You asked, and we answered. Below find a list of answers to commonly asked questions regarding the capabilities of Nimbix and it's applications for ANSYS simulation software.
What is the maximum core count?
Customers using NIMBIX has access to thousands of cores. There are customers using 500 cores, 1000 cores and even more.
Does Nimbix provide any details of solving performance or hardware performance after a solution?
Any try before you buy arrangement to try it out?
My companies QA program requires verification of software installation. Can Nimbix run the workbench/ANSYS test suite?
Maybe just a general question…any idea which solvers use GPUs?
The cost is of course important…how can you get the startup cost easily?
Is the license fee the typical fee for a standalone/network license?
In terms of licensing, a customer's own licenses are always used to run ANSYS. Nimbix can either host some or all of your licenses on their license server. OR Nimbix can access your own license server through a tunnel VPN.
Can you provide more insight on the monetary cost of running a computational intensive simulation, like very high-velocity object impact using ANSYS/Autodyn on Nimbix (large run time, large file storage)?
How is session cost calculated?
Suppose I'm limited not on cores in the office, but on licenses. If all the Mechanicals/Solvers/PrepPosts are occupied by the rest of the team, can I still use your service?
How is ANSYS licensing handled?
How does Nimbix proving compare to purchasing HPC units upfront for an internal system with 16 to 32 cores? I know usage profile would matter, but this could be easily charted?
ANSYS/Autodyn is available on the Nimbix HPC platform?


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Coachella Valley Horse Rescue will use a large portion of a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant to install an exterior lighting system, which will allow the organization to hold evening programs, and therefore expand its services and help more people.
Coachella Valley Horse Rescue was founded in 1966 as the Indio Mounted Posse. Over the course of five decades, the organization's name and mission has evolved, but always in-step with the changing needs of the community. Currently, Coachella Valley Horse Rescue offers care and housing for abused and neglected horses and then finds them safe homes. In addition, the organization offers programming, often partnered with other nonprofit organizations, that educates children and adults about animal cruelty and provides equine education that is therapeutic.
"Once the horse-human connection takes place, the healing begins," said Annette Garcia, director of Coachella Valley Horse Rescue. "Many of the people in our programs struggle with depression, behavioral disorders, attempted suicides and PTSD in veterans.
As more people have learned about Coachella Valley Horse Rescue, they have wanted to participate in the programs, however some can only attend evening sessions. Lighting the arena will allow for that. The organization will also be able to offer evening sessions in the summer, when daytime hours are too hot to work with the horses.
The Coachella Valley Spotlight partnership also offers recipients media exposure. Coachella Valley Horse Rescue was featured on CBS Local 2's "Eye on the Desert," in public service announcements and on the cbslocal2.com website throughout February.
"We're happy to partner with the Berger Foundation and Coachella Valley Horse Rescue enabling this valuable organization to expand their programming into the evening and also to inform our community about it," said Mike Stutz, General Manager of Gulf California Broadcast Company, which owns and operates CBS Local 2.
To learn more about Coachella Valley Horse Rescue, call 760-808-6279 or go to cvhorserescue.org.


Hitting back, Mrs May insisted there were "plenty of examples" she could cite.
"I can give plenty of examples of that, and I will give the honourable gentleman just two. A Northern Ireland only customs territory in the backstop which we resisted to make sure it was a UK-wide customs territory. And he said the EU demanded 39 billion. No they didn't. They started off at 100 billion and it was our negotiations that got it down," she responded.


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Football: Auburn Makes Rapid Ascent Under Malzahn
AUBURN, Ala. — Gus Malzahn's offenses have always taken off swiftly upon his arrival at a school, just not quite like what's happened with the Auburn Tigers.
The eighth-ranked Tigers have been on a three-game offensive tear Auburn couldn't manage even when Cam Newton was powering the 2010 team to the national championship with Malzahn as offensive coordinator.
Auburn (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) has produced one of the program's 12 highest yardage totals in each of the past three games, averaging 652 yards during the stretch with no Heisman Trophy candidate or big star leading the way. The Tigers, who had never gained 600 yards three times in a season, visit Arkansas (3-5, 0-4) on Saturday.
The Tigers have key additions like quarterback Nick Marshall and tailback Cameron Artis-Payne, but perhaps the biggest newcomer was Malzahn and his hurry-up, no-huddle offense.
"I think guys (are) just playing harder, and actually believing in the coaches and having trust in the coaches," said tailback Corey Grant, who has gone from benchwarmer to big-play threat in a deep backfield.
The first-year turnaround is nothing new. Malzahn's offenses as coordinator at Arkansas, Tulsa and Auburn climbed an average of 53 spots in the national rankings in scoring offense, 49 in total yards and 19 in rushing yards in his initial season.
Auburn's rise has made that look like chump change. The Tigers' surprising climb into SEC championship contention has been spearheaded by an offense that has jumped 85 spots nationally in scoring, 102 in total and 73 in rushing.
The Tigers struggled badly during a one-season switch to a pro-style offense under coordinator Scot Loeffler, now at Virginia Tech. Now, Malzahn is back, and the numbers are surging again.
"Gus has got an extremely unique package that they're obviously grasping very, very well," Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema said. "And they've got players that fit into it. I think their execution has gotten better every game."
Marshall's passing numbers have only been decent, with six touchdowns against four interceptions.
Malzahn, a former Fort Smith resident, said Tuesday he's "day to day" for the game with a right, throwing shoulder injury but the quarterback did practice Sunday.
Marshall is a key part of the nation's fifth-best ground game, with 461 yards and five touchdowns despite missing all of one game and most of another with injuries.
"They're No. 1 in the SEC in rushing the football," Bielema said. "He's a valuable part of that, whether it's a read-zone or a quarterback run game or he makes the right call on where the ball needs to be handed off. And he's very efficient. I think he's gotten better every game. You can see him gaining confidence. That (Texas) A&M game, they were must matching them score for score. That was a pretty impressive game to watch."
Marshall has plenty of help in the running game.
Tre Mason (753 yards, nine touchdowns), Artis-Payne (510, five) and Grant (451, four) have all played significant roles in the rushing attack. All four of those players, Marshall included, have produced 100-yard games. Only five teams have had four players reach triple digits in a game this season, including Ohio State, Air Force, Minnesota and Arkansas State.
The Tigers have had a pair of 400-yard rushing games for the first time since the Bo Jackson-led 1985 team.
"It's actually fun, getting in, with the o-line we have and the receivers we have," Grant said. "I can just break one at any time."
The offensive renaissance is not just about Marshall and the running backs.
Sammie Coates 25.5-yard average on 21 catches leads the nation. And the offensive line led by center Reese Dismukes and left tackle Greg Robinson has given up only seven sacks, tied with Alabama for second-best in the league behind Arkansas.
"I think each week we have improved in our execution of the run game," Malzahn said. "The fact that we've had three different running backs all do a solid job, our line has done a solid job and then the fact that our quarterbacks have been able to run, too. That has been the biggest factor."
The Tigers' 24 rushing touchdowns and 12 passing touchdowns already top last season's totals in 12 games.
Malzahn said his first-year success at each stop results from a pretty simple formula.
"I've been fortunate enough to have a lot of good players to coach in new situations," he said. "This situation is no different. Our players have bought into what we're trying to establish. We've got very good coaches that are teachers and the players are responding to them."
AP Sports Writer Kurt Voigt in Fayetteville, Ark., contributed to this report.


This essay may be found on page 22 of the printed volume.
Jeffries, Hasan Kwame. "Black Freedom Movement." Keywords for African American Studies. Eds. Erica Edwards, Roderick A. Ferguson and Jeffrey Ogbar. New York: New York University Press, 2015. 22. Print.


21st of March is a very special date, not only will the Spring finally and officially start, but also the Moon will reveal herself in her FULL beauty.
Join us for a mysterious and fun celebration of Spring Equinox, where we'll deep dive into the magic & science of the Moon and the Art of Letting Go. This event is a part of our very special series "Back to the Roots".
THE ART OF LETTING GO: We'll have a look at why we need to let go of the old stuff to let new things in. We'll take you through a beautiful ritual of forgiveness.
WHY SHOULD WE LOOK INTO MOONOLOGY, PRACTICE THE ART OF LETTING GO AND CELEBRATE SPRING EQUINOX?
Moonology, meaning the study of the moon, has been practised for centuries and the influence of the moon is clearly visible in nature and in humans :). The oceans move according to the phases of the Moon. Farmers use the phases of the moon to plan the seeding & harvest. The maternity wards are full of women giving birth during the full moon. And frankly said, many of us feel out of balance - or even a bit "looney" - during the full moon. So, this is your great opportunity to understand what makes us feel and act this way that and how to use the information the Moon provides us with for the best.
Spring, on the other hand, comes with the breath of fresh air. Nature is now ready to fully blossom and so are you. Or are you? In order to make room for the new stuff to enter our lives, we do actually need to let some old stuff go. This year, we have a beautiful opportunity to start fresh, as the Spring Equinox is coming along with the full Moon. And the full Moon is the best possible time to practice forgiveness. So we'll take you through a beautiful ritual so that you get yourself fully ready for spring. Inside Out.
And we'll also share with you some home-made, spring-like foodies.


After boarding, the very first and basic thing that any reliable and responsive crew member would do is giving passengers a tour around the ship help you become familiar with escape routes and emergency exits. Crew member should also show you where to get life jackets and how to secure them properly. Please pay your fullest attention to this valuable instruction in case of emergency. In emergency situations, you will easily recognize by the evacuation signal (the most international standardized is seven short horn blasts followed with one long horn blast).
Even when your boat has signs of sinking, please remain calm and follow instructions of the crew members to take lifebuoy or life jacket and head to rescue boat to escape safely from the cruise. Jumping into the sea is only suggested when there are no crew members around.
If an emergency arises, please keep calm and listen to important announcements such as instructions guiding you to the exits and evacuation lifeboats.
Leave your valuable items like necklaces, rings, accessories home or in a safe for security reason.
Watch out for strong wind while walking on decks, wear comfortable walking shoes with good traction, and never stay on the decks during a heavy rain or stormy weather.
Drink an acceptable amount. Although some luxury cruise ships offer high quality wines, drinking excessively can impair your judgment and lead you to unexpected incidents.
You can avoid catching illnesses and viruses by washing your hands frequently. It is also advisable to carry extra hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes for better protection.
Although it is an interesting experience to cruise alone, try to form a group of 3 to 5 friends and families members so that you can take good care of each other.


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Note: this was originally published as part of a post on Cemetech.
The status of 3rd-party development (and general user interest) on what is currently Casio's flagship non-CAS calculator, is disappointing and inglorious, but the user community is not the only guilty of the situation. I would say there is a marketing problem on Casio's side: the Prizm is only appealing to students and teachers that are already used to Casio calculators. Personally, I know that if it weren't for the recommendations of my maths teacher (who is a big proponent of these calculators for their ease of use and similar UX across graphic models), I would have bought a non-CAS Nspire instead, or eventually a black-and-white Casio model.
Despite great initial success (first on Omnimaga and then on Cemetech), the Prizm never really caught on with the developers community and I feel it really never caught on with general students, either. While it is true that the Nspire, and more recently the HP Prime, have more powerful hardware, the first also has a more complex system that actively tries to block 3rd-party binary software, and the second does not have the same target market (the HP Prime doesn't have a non-CAS version). Cemetech seems to have turned more to the TI-84 Plus CSE, but while it doesn't have the software constraints of the Nspire, it has inferior hardware specs that put it on another league (I guess it had some success on this community because it was similar to "what people were used to", i.e. the old TI calculators, unlike the Prizm and the Nspires).
Still, and somehow, the Prizm seems to have a notable market share in Asia, but due to different character sets and more, the western and oriental communities don't communicate much. From what I understand the Prizm seems to be used in China at a higher education level than in the rest of the world.
From my point of view, the marketing done by Casio for the Prizm, was as simple as saying "we were the first to release a full-color graphic calculator, here it is" and running a few contests while the model was new, but without any effort to distinguish themselves from the competition that would come later (and made a much bigger advertising effort in many markets). Even though they were the first to show a calculator with a full-color, high-resolution screen, while simultaneously being allowed on most official exams, I feel they did not fully explore the possibilities of the screen or the OS and hardware behind it, let alone explain them to users.
On the technical side, many aspects of the OS on the Prizm could have been polished (certain things as the Program editor feel really slow at the default clock speed, as do the constant picture decode and redraws when a g3p is shown on the screen, for example in eActivity). Things such as the separation between a "Main Memory" and "Storage Memory", while familiar to existing users of Casio systems, are metaphors unused on other computer systems and while technically sound (and allowing for backwards compatibility), are inadequate for a great user experience – I know of people who don't quite understand why they get memory errors on lists, matrices and Basic programs, even though they have plenty of storage memory, and I also know the problem in understanding different memory sections is common to TI calculators. OS updates never (are yet to?) addressed this, but it's unlikely they'll ever address it because it would require major technical changes, perhaps even hardware changes (more RAM or dynamic RAM allocation, anyone?) and the development of a platform that's not akin to anything built by Casio in terms of calculators, which means users would need to relearn it again – if Casio builds something too much different from previous generations, the results might not be positive (look at how the Nspire went on the TI side).
Then Casio moved on to the new Classpad models (which not everyone can buy, because they are not allowed on all the exams, and not everyone needs a CAS calculator on university), and the Prizm was more or less forgotten. While Casio's offering has some points that stand out from the competition, it has outdated hardware specs when compared to the other CAS calculators.
Casio calculators become "forgotten" not because the manufacturer stops providing support for them (the Prizm just received the 2.00 OS update, and a new official add-in – so things are well on the contrary), but because there is little effort to publicize these updates to their older models. I guess if they don't move more, it's because they are selling and working "good enough" for them. Which isn't a synonym of things being "good enough" for the power user community.
In my opinion, the Casio calculator development community is too spread among many small communities, which have low levels of activity (especially when it comes to the Prizm) and in some ways even alienate from each other, instead of uniting to get things forward. Note that I'm not suggesting the creation of a new community to hold all the 3rd-party Casio development (see xkcd 927), but instead more communication and joint ventures between existing ones, for example in the form of contests. Unfortunately, different ideas and culture seem to make this difficult most of the time, but it would be great if people managed to overcome that in favor of higher goals.
By default, Linux Mint brings OpenDNS (which I hate, if not for anything else, for the NXDOMAIN response it gives) as the resolvconf fallback. Deleting /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/tail as root and then restarting the resolvconf will (re)solve it. Do not waste time trying to figure out where the DNS is being hijacked on your network: the thing is right on your machine, even if you have overridden the DHCP DNS configuration on the network configuration dialogues – out of the box, it will always use OpenDNS if the DNS servers you or DHCP specified, are not available/don't answer fast enough.
By the way: http://myresolver.info/ helps with debugging DNS issues.
This post brings to an end months of trouble, and me thinking my ISP, to add to the fact that even though my plan is unlimited, severe speed limiting starts at 15 GB of data usage, was also hijacking DNS queries to their own system. Fortunately, looks like it is not the case. At the same time, I'm disappointed with the choice of DNS fallback by the people behind Linux Mint.


The only reason I use the photo above is because it's one of my favorites–not because it's snowing here or even acting like winter is on its way. In fact, today I'm sitting at my desk in a short-sleeved shirt and capri pants, wondering when the temperatures are going to dip.
To me, the holidays don't seem like the holidays without cold and maybe even some snow. But since it's the first Tuesday in December and I have a job to do, I'm going to share a few recipes with you today that are great for this time of year for a few different reasons. The first one is quick and easy, great for those nights when you might have shopping, wrapping, play practice, crew practice, basketball practice, etc. to check off your list.
The second is good for rainy or snowy days when you just want to stay indoors. It's time-consuming, yet relaxing and almost meditative. And it makes a wonderful gift!
The third is just plain delicious, and perfect for cookie exchanges or to just sneak for yourself.
And finally, there's a dog treat recipe for anyone who may have missed it a couple weeks ago, courtesy of Heather Weidner!
Combine soy sauce and brown sugar. Marinate chicken in mixture for 15 minutes.
Cook chicken in a skillet with a little bit of canola or vegetable oil and all the soy sauce mixture. Cover and cook until juices run clear. In a saucepan, mix mustard, cornstarch, enough milk to make it liquidy, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat through.
Pour mustard mixture on plate and place piece of chicken on top.
For this one, I'm sending you to another page. Even if you don't like Stöllen or don't know what it is or don't feel like making it, I suggest you take a look at the link because it tells a great story of the history of this special bread. If you do make the recipe, have fun with it. I even made my own candied citrus as the post suggests because I was having a bad day and candied citrus makes everything better.
If you've never heard of this, try it and you'll agree that the name fits. I have yet to meet a person who doesn't love it. The first time I made it the entire tray ended up in the dishwater–it was a Christmas tragedy.
Line a jelly roll pan with foil and coat with cooking spray. Place the crackers in a single layer on the pan. You'll probably use about 40 crackers and you may have a little bit of pan not covered by crackers–feel free to break the crackers in half to make them fit the entire pan.
Place the butter and brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Boil for three minutes–no more, no less.
Being VERY CAREFUL, pour the sugar syrup/caramel over the crackers. Using an offset spatula, spread the caramel to cover the crackers.
Place the pan in the oven and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until bubbling.
Remove pan from oven; sprinkle chocolate chips over the caramel, trying to cover as much of the crackers as possible. Place pan in oven for 2-3 more minutes.
Remove pan from oven. Again using an offset spatula, spread melted chocolate over the layer of caramel.
Sprinkle top with chopped nuts and allow to cool. Once it's completely cool, t's easier to break the crack into pieces than to cut it, so do whatever works for you!
Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Beat the peanut butter, pumpkin puree, and eggs with an electric mixer on medium/medium-high speed. Mix ingredients well.
Add flour and mix well.
Knead dough on a lightly-floured surface and pat it to approximately 1/4-1/2 inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Bake until brown (checking often for burning).
Enjoy! Share your favorite holiday treats in the comments. You don't have to provide the recipe–just tell me what you love to eat during the holiday season.


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Gail Simmons and Jeremy Abrams Welcome Baby Girl!
Gail Simmons cooked up something sweet just in time for the new year!
The "Top Chef" judge, 37, and her husband, Jeremy Abrams, welcomed their first child, a little girl named Dahlia Rae Abrams, on Dec. 29, her rep confirmed to omg!.
"Dahlia weighed in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces," added the rep. "Mother, father and baby are doing wonderfully."
Simmons and Abrams married in New York City in 2008 and announced last July that they were expecting their first child this winter.
The "Talking With My Mouth Full" author dished to omg! in October that she and her hubby picked out both boys and girls names and didn't want to know the gender of their baby ahead of time. "I want it to be a surprise. There are few things in life that are as exciting."
Although she joked that, boy or girl, she hoped her child would be a strong eater! "God willing this baby will eat everything. I hope that this kid is a good eater."
The brunette food critic also revealed that she'll be stepping back from work for a bit to enjoy being a new mom. "I will take off some time to have my baby, relax, and enjoy that. And we'll think about the next season several months down the road."


text:
require "formula"

class Sqlite < Formula
  homepage "http://sqlite.org/"
  url "http://sqlite.org/2014/sqlite-autoconf-3080600.tar.gz"
  version "3.8.6"
  sha1 "c4b2911bc4a6e1dc2b411aa21d8c4f524113eb64"

  bottle do
    cellar :any
    sha1 "69df469595af0cda3be25b4f7a5ecab55c5c4779" => :mavericks
    sha1 "34514fc4ff5002b51beb3f4075cf048d7d60c804" => :mountain_lion
    sha1 "67bac5a23611b5cd630a3d52b7b82ac27600c836" => :lion
  end

  keg_only :provided_by_osx, "OS X provides an older sqlite3."

  option :universal
  option "with-docs", "Install HTML documentation"
  option "without-rtree", "Disable the R*Tree index module"
  option "with-fts", "Enable the FTS module"
  option "with-icu4c", "Enable the ICU module"
  option "with-functions", "Enable more math and string functions for SQL queries"

  depends_on "readline" => :recommended
  depends_on "icu4c" => :optional

  resource "functions" do
    url "http://www.sqlite.org/contrib/download/extension-functions.c?get=25", :using  => :nounzip
    version "2010-01-06"
    sha1 "c68fa706d6d9ff98608044c00212473f9c14892f"
  end

  resource "docs" do
    url "http://sqlite.org/2014/sqlite-doc-3080600.zip"
    version "3.8.6"
    sha1 "8c3d3a9f97b10fb43d6fce61079ed1ab93472913"
  end

  def install
    ENV.append "CPPFLAGS", "-DSQLITE_ENABLE_RTREE" if build.with? "rtree"
    ENV.append "CPPFLAGS", "-DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_FTS3_PARENTHESIS" if build.with? "fts"
    ENV.append "CPPFLAGS", "-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA"

    if build.with? "icu4c"
      icu4c = Formula['icu4c']
      icu4cldflags = `#{icu4c.opt_bin}/icu-config --ldflags`.tr("\n", " ")
      icu4ccppflags = `#{icu4c.opt_bin}/icu-config --cppflags`.tr("\n", " ")
      ENV.append "LDFLAGS", icu4cldflags
      ENV.append "CPPFLAGS", icu4ccppflags
      ENV.append 'CPPFLAGS', "-DSQLITE_ENABLE_ICU"
    end

    ENV.universal_binary if build.universal?

    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}", "--disable-dependency-tracking", "--enable-dynamic-extensions"
    system "make install"

    if build.with? "functions"
      buildpath.install resource("functions")
      system ENV.cc, "-fno-common",
                     "-dynamiclib",
                     "extension-functions.c",
                     "-o", "libsqlitefunctions.dylib",
                     *ENV.cflags.to_s.split
      lib.install "libsqlitefunctions.dylib"
    end
    doc.install resource("docs") if build.with? "docs"
  end

  def caveats
    if build.with? "functions" then <<-EOS.undent
      Usage instructions for applications calling the sqlite3 API functions:

        In your application, call sqlite3_enable_load_extension(db,1) to
        allow loading external libraries.  Then load the library libsqlitefunctions
        using sqlite3_load_extension; the third argument should be 0.
        See http://www.sqlite.org/cvstrac/wiki?p=LoadableExtensions.
        Select statements may now use these functions, as in
        SELECT cos(radians(inclination)) FROM satsum WHERE satnum = 25544;

      Usage instructions for the sqlite3 program:

        If the program is built so that loading extensions is permitted,
        the following will work:
         sqlite> SELECT load_extension('#{lib}/libsqlitefunctions.dylib');
         sqlite> select cos(radians(45));
         0.707106781186548
      EOS
    end
  end

  test do
    path = testpath/"school.sql"
    path.write <<-EOS.undent
      create table students (name text, age integer);
      insert into students (name, age) values ('Bob', 14);
      insert into students (name, age) values ('Sue', 12);
      insert into students (name, age) values ('Tim', 13);
      select name from students order by age asc;
    EOS

    names = `#{bin}/sqlite3 < #{path}`.strip.split("\n")
    assert_equal %w[Sue Tim Bob], names
    assert_equal 0, $?.exitstatus
  end
end

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Lobeznos ("Wolf pups" in English) is a village belonging to the municipality of Pedralba de la Pradería, in the province of Zamora, Spain.

The village is 3.5 km away from Puebla de Sanabria and is located on the highway linking this town to Bragança in Portugal. The name of the village means wolf cubs, because many wolves lived in this area in the past.

Monuments

The chapel of Holy Christ (Ermita del Santo Cristo in Spanish): It is a small recently restored chapel that has a statue of the Holy Christ of the Ascension (very venerated by the locals). The pregnant women of the village commend themselves to this Christ to seek protection by praying nine Creeds around the chapel.
The Church of Saint Eulalia (Iglesia de Santa Eulalia in Spanish) is situated in the quarter of la Preira and is surrounded by the local cemetery.

External links
 lobeznos.es

Populated places in the Province of Zamora


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Watch Retfærdighedens Ryttere with English subtitles in the cinema
Written May 28, 2021 kl 1:12 pm by Nathalia Hentze Nielsen
Photo: Anders Overgaard
Retfærdighedens Ryttere (Riders of Justice) was one of the biggest blockbusters in Danish cinemas in 2020.
The movie is set in director Anders Thomas Jensen's stylish universe where a modern fable mixes with absurdities, violence, humor, and philosophical observations about life itself.
It features a strong Danish casts with Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, and Lars Brygmann playing opposite Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Gustav Lindh, and Roland Møller, among others.
If your language skills are not quite up to the task of watching this entertaining black comedy in Danish, there is great news!
The local art cinema Biffen is screening Retfærdighedens Ryttere on Friday, June 11, with English subtitles.
Buy tickets online or in-person
To briefly summarize, the movie revolves around "Markus, who has to go home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a tragic train accident.
It seems like an accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up," as is written on IMDB.
Tickets are 95 kr and have to be purchased online or in-person in the cinema.
Buy you tickets and read more here.


I want to submit a CSV file with updated users informations and/or adding new users. I use custom attributes.
Processing the CSV file do not replace/update value of attributes if user already exists in DB (problem is here).
For new users attributes are filled with CSV values (work as expected).
Can't find similar bug reported. Hope it's not a duplicate.
I cannot repeat the problem so I guess that there is something unusual about the content of your import file. For example, does it have any accented characters?
When you view the Test Output, which lists the first few subscribers, does that match correctly the attribute name with the attribute value for the subscribers?
My sample file is minimalist (2 entries) and does not contain special or accented chars.
But i found that the problem only occurs in new theme "Trevellin".
In "Dressprow" theme i've the "summary" table with "Test output" preview and "confirm import" button. When i continue, attributes value will be correctly updated.
In "Trevellin" i can't have the intermediate page for summary/preview but land directly to the result import screen with message "Importing 2 subscribers to 1 lists, please wait"
Start with "Dressprow" theme, begin import to the summary screen and pause here.
From settings i switch to the "Trevellin" theme.
When i return to "import subscribers from csv file", the summary page will correctly be displayed in "Trevellin" theme. I can click the "confirm import" button and the import works as expected.
I can provide you more informations or do some screenshots if needed.
Can you look into this Marie?
The checkboxes on that form wasnt submiting at all. I removed the script styling the element and now the "test output" is working.
Please tell me if the bug you detect is resolved.
And if you can, test the radio buttons because the have a similar script overwriting the element.
Marie, yes, the import problem is fixed with this change.
Whereabouts are radio buttons used that are affected by the new theme?
I only see the first js error (progressmeter). Not the errors you have (type errors because of "parentJQuery"). See attached image.
I will investigate if this is related to a plugin.
I see an item there named "rssfrequency" with ratio buttons to choose.
Can you give me some information about your installation.
From what I can see there isn't a variable named progressmeter, only a div with an id of progressmeter.
But this doesn't look to be related to any changes that you have made.
I do not see the errors about "updateProgress not a function" now.
That call to progressmeter is in a .js file of phpList application. It is related to jquery-ui progressbar. If i remove it, dressprow progressbar will not work, i think, so i cant remove it. But Bootstrap themes don't use jQuery-ui, so bootstrap themes dont find the progressmeter reference.
Same here with. If i switch to the "old" template, it works.
@julienl this issue should be fixed in the upcoming phpList 3.3.2 release. You can test it via the current Git Master branch on Github, or test a release candidate of 3.3.2 which will be released within the next few weeks.


Philip Morris International is hiring an Electronic Technician.
Ensure the functionality, reliability, availability of the production equipment by guaranteeing the safety of the equipment, the performance and the integrity of the product in term of quality and quantity.
• Lead the processes for eliminating losses related to the Electrical & electronic maintenance. Contribute in all activities related to control and breakdown processes with a cost-saving mindset. Lead problem-solving activities using standard problem solving tools such as A3, 5WHY, Pareto, 6W2H & UPS on the line(s) in a timely manner.
• Ensure process settings are regularly analyzed, evaluated and all instrumentation are timely calibrated to ensure quality product and smooth production execution.
• Identify discrepancies of process control systems and instrumentation dysfunctionality, eliminate them and initiate corrective actions preventing production against potential problems.
• Keep the machines running properly by ensuring an optimal level of performance.
• Share the results of diagnosis performed on the equipment and provide a clear report for the all electrical and electronic interventions: corrective, preventive and improvement.
• Ensure proper data exchange between departmental and factory systems incl. the correctness of the readings of a control equipment and cooperate with technical services in elimination of its dysfunctionality.
• Ensure that changes to the applications are securely archived incl. backups as well as the data so that the systems can be put into operation again in case of any stoppage without a loss of data consistency.
• Ensure that the documentation of all the systems within the scope of his/her responsibility is created and updated, including registration of all changes.
• Develop OPL (One Point Lesson) and Troubleshooting for a better understanding of the issues and the right solutions to solve them.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities by providing technical support and execution to reduce cost and maximize efficiency under PMI concept.
• Record and update maintenance data and technical documentation in relevant systems.
• Coordinate to recommend spare parts to keep optimal spare parts.
• Coordinate team activities to reach factory objectives.
• Actively participate in preparation for installation, dismantling and / or relocation of production equipment.
• Identify the barriers, define the countermeasures, follow the start-up / ramp-up and define the need to keep the equipment in the expected level.
• Ensure full compliance with local legislation, company policies and practices and the IMS.
• Adhere to all Quality, Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (QEHS&S) rules, policies and practices by applying and ensuring workplace and other employee in compliance with norms by local regulation.
• Identify the Gap & constraints linked to QA & EHSS, in the organization and implement appropriate countermeasures accordingly.
• Work closely with electrical team to improve the electrical work process and define the focus areas.
• Ensure a good collaboration with the QA, EHSS, Ops Planning, Supply chain departments and within the production team.
• Work closely with all the department for all the projects in secondary, the tests, the new launches and the programs.
• Support and collaborate during breakdowns and improvement activities.
• Work with autonomy, able to run analysis and troubleshooting without any supervision.
• Drive the preventive maintenance and the spare parts consumption analysis.
• Competitive remuneration package with an extensive benefit scheme.


Go to your about me page and open it in your dashboard.
In top right corner, click on screen options and make sure Discussions and/or comments are ticked. Close screen options.
Now below the writing area for your page you should see a dropdown labelled Discussions.
Make sure you have ticked the boxes about leaving comments.
I also noticed some of the About Me pages and posts have too much personal information such as full names, dates of birth, when and where you go to activities after school. Remember not to include this type of information in your posts.
If your About Me page isn't visible as a link on your blog, you will need to add the widget called Pages to your sidebar.
This is another important week in the challenge. Blogging is all about having your voice heard and connecting with others who might like to read and comment on what you have written. But, as in many things we humans do, there are some protocols bloggers in schools like to follow.
Check out these videos about leaving quality comments. The first video was created for one of the very first blogging challenges back in 2009 by Mrs Yollis' grade 3 students and it has been seen by thousands of students who have taken part in the blogging challenges since then. This video is suitable for all ages but specifically primary/elementary school or lower. But those in middle/high school or older might like to check out the second video which is more suited to an older age group.
Teachers: You might want to visit the post about teaching quality commenting on the Teacher Challenge blog. It has an excellent video about the possibilities of blogging through commenting. It also includes the videos below and others you might want to share with your class. You also find out about commenting and blogging guidelines, paper blogging and other ways to use your blogs to connect globally.
Many themes and blogging platforms have different ways to leave a comment. You might need to click on the title of the post, or click on a number in a circle or click on the words 'Leave a comment'. Write a page for your blog explaining how to leave a comment. You could write it as a set of steps or perhaps create a video showing what to do. Be creative. Here is an example on my family history blog. Mrs Yollis created a video showing how to comment on her blogspot blog. You might prefer to add the instructions in a text widget on your sidebar instead of a page. Remember, though, if you change themes you might also need to change these instructions.
Explain what you expect when someone leaves a comment on your blog. .
What type of comment is acceptable?
Which type of comment will you put in the trash?
Each week the best posts published in the Student Blogging Challenge are featured in our Flipboard magazine.
To check your posts we need you to leave a comment with a link to your post on this blog whenever you finish a weekly activity.
So your activity is to practice leaving a comment below with a link to your post for an activity you've completed this week or last week.
If your teacher is moderating and approving your posts, you will need to wait until this has been done before leaving me a link in a comment.
Did you check out Mrs Yollis' blog? She includes a page with some HTML (code) you can use when commenting especially on blogspot blogs. If leaving a comment on an Edublogs blog, here is a post explaining the HTML to use. If you want to leave a link to your blog that looks neat and tidy, check out this post.
Will visitors to your blog find it easy to search for a post they might be interested in commenting on? Maybe you need to start using Categories and Tags or Labels (blogspot) or Categories (weebly) or Categories (Kidblog) or make sure you have an archive section.
Congratulations to the students from Thailand who wrote some great introductions then were first to leave me a comment on last week's post. Here is their class blog with their names on the side if you also want to visit them.
I also enjoyed reading an A-Z post from Caleb.
I have started adding posts to our Flipboard magazine for #17stubc – check in the sidebar.
Got more time to fill this week?
Check out the page above my header called Post Ideas. Lots of topics and special days to write about in your blog.
Next week we look at activities relating to digital citizenship week 2017 particularly images and media.
Great work! Thanks for sharing. Here's a tip — the text is hard to read so maybe you could change the text colour or the background colour.
Nice work, Jonathan. Your guide makes it clear how to comment. I'm wondering if you should make the background of your blog a little lighter as it doesn't really contrast with the black text. Just something to think about.
Keep up your great blogging!
Hey, I did what you said, so here it is!
Nice work! I just left you a comment.
I have finished Activity 1, 2, 3, 4 for this week.
I Finished activities 1&2 for week two.
I would like you to check out my commenting guidelines page please?
Please come checkout my commenting page. I think it was realy good.
You should check out my How to Comment page on my blog. I worked very hard on this page and hope you will consider!
Hello! I have done the ¨About Me¨ page and I wanted you to check it out! There are a few crazy facts about me.
Come and look at how to make some crispy comments!
I made commenting page, i'm really proud of it so here is a link to it if you want to check it out!
please check out my Commenting Page.
Please check out my Comment Creation.
Please check out my comment page. It tells you all about how and why you should comment. It also tells you what you should say but it needs to tell the reader what they need to work on.
I have also completed week 2 and 3 activities.
I have completed all activities for this week.
Hi Miss W., my name is Ellasyn. I have read thought your whole post and I am working on completing the activities. Did you know that once you post a comment you cant get it back or edit it? Thank you for explaining how to do the comments and the two videos were very helpful. I hope you have a nice day!
I've finished all the activities for week 1.
I have completed the activities for this week. Please check out my blog.
Here is my blog post on "How to Comment".
Thank you for week #2 actiivity.
You are engaging reader while instructing them on how to comment on your post. Excellent! I like the theme you are using. Did you use HTML code or visual editor to bold your font?
I always use the visual editor whenever possible. I might use text editor when embedding cartoons or things like the spreadsheet of names etc.
I have finished the week 2 activities. I am really grateful to be participating in the Student Blog Challenge, please look at my blog.
I am leaving this comment to finish Activity 5.
I have finished Week 2 Activity 1 & 2.
I finished this week' assignments. Please visit my blog.
Here is the link to my "How to comment page".
Here is the link to my "How to Comment" page.
Great try at using HTML. You didn't have the http: part in there and you had an extra " after motorcycles.
I have completed activity 1 and 2 combined for week 2. Please come and check it out.
I commented Leon's post because I found it very interesting.
The reason why I like this post is because you tell us how to overcome learning our way. Me, I am a practical learner, I need to practice a lot to understand something.
I have finished weeks 2's activity. I think adding a how to comment page was a really useful and smart idea. Come check out my commenting page. Hope you enjoy it!
I have completed activities 1 and 2 for last week. My comments and discussions boxes had been off, but they are now checked.
How's it going Miss W?
I've finished this week challenge.
I hope you have a great rest of your week and a great weekend.
I finished my "how to write a quality comment" post.
Hi, I'm Trevor and to finish my comments I am commenting on your blog. I like your videos you posted. I hope to see how you added those videos.
Dear Miss W, I learned from week 2 that one of the steps to leaving a good comment is to include factual information in your comment. Below is a link to my blog please take a look at my blog.
Dear Miss W, I learned from week 2 that one of the steps to leaving a good comment is including factual information. Below is a link to my blog please look at it.
I'm glad you keep us updated with new challenges and we are able to do these with such amazing help. I am finishing up this challenge and then I'm going to finish up commenting on 4 other blogs.
I just join the challenge yesterday. I spend 2 days to catch up all assignments.
now I'm up to week 2 assignments .
Glad to see you are enjoying the challenges Emma. I notice you are adding pictures but the attribution seems different to what I am used to with Edublogs.
Are you using the compfight plugin? On your dashboard>plugins> find compfight and activate it. Next time you write a post there should be a button above the writing area that you click on where you want a photo. It should give the attribution like on the photos in my posts.
Hi Miss W. ! I have been using compfight and I didn't know anything about the plugin. Thank you for the great information! I will try to make these changes as soon as possible. Have a nice day!
I completed week 2 activity 1! Here is my post link!!!!!
I added my avatar and am finished with the activities for with week 2 Miss.W.
I completed week 2 activity 1.
I would love to visit your blog but you haven't left a URL for me to click on.
I have put more effects in my Week 2 Activity 4 "Use Some HTML in a Post." Hope you will like it.
My favorite country is Japan.
are very friendly and respectful.
The seasons in Japan are all four seasons, like….
That is why I like Japan.
I would love to have visited your blog but you haven't left the URL of one of your posts.
I have completed Week 2, Activity 4 – Use Some HTML in a Post.
about dragons. Dragons are brave, strong and courageous.
At least, in "The Inheritance Cycle" they are.
The seasons in Japan are all four seasons, like summer, spring, autumn and winter, thats why I like Japan.
Robert Norman Ross, known as Bob Ross is an american painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of television show, "The Joy of Painting" which was aired for at least a decade on PBS in the United States.
I like his paintings and drawings so much. Among his drawings, these are the ones that I like the most.
I have finished Week 2 Activities 1 and 2.
I have completed Week 2, Activity 1 & 2. Please check the following link.
My favorite aircrafts are the American B17 and F7F Tigercat. I like those two aircrafts because the stories on how they served their country are just incredible. The ways these two aircrafts were made are really cool. And I really like the way their pilots and crew took awesome care of their planes such as cleaning and keeping them in good shape.
Because I like horror movies.
And the songs and animation are great.
I have completed my Week 2 Activity 1 and 2.
I have completed Week 2 Activity 4, Use HTML in a Post. Please check the following link below.
Below please find the HTML code for the post.
My favorite country is Mexico.
I like it because its history is interesting.
I have completed Week 2 activities 1 and 2. Please check the link down below.
I have completed my Week 2 Activity 3 'Use Some HTML in a Post'.
My favorite author is Roald Dahl.
I admire him because his imagination has no limits.
My favorite author is Jim Benton .
I like him because his stories are very funny.
I have finished Activity 2 for this week.
Hello Miss. W! I'm commenting as part of the student blogging challenge and I wanted to thank you for a great learning experience so far, keep up the good work!
Thanks very much Meatballman. I am glad you are enjoying the activities.
Hi, Miss W. My name is Kenna. I have finished week ones blogging challenge look take a look at my blog if you would like. If you find any errors please comment.
I would love to visit your blog but you didn't leave a link to your post.
Hi! My name is Emma. i just finished some of my challenges. I love the idea of this challenge. we are learning how to comment. I watched the "How to comment" videos. And i am commenting on some peoples blogs.
What is the most important thing to remember about commenting?
HI, Miss. W, I completed the all about me post and my avatar post, I really like edublos its fun.
One of the main reasons I created the challenge was to allow my students to comment on other student blogs around the world.
PS. Writing everything in capitals is considered shouting, so make sure you haven't pressed the caps lock button when leaving a comment.
HI!!!! My name is TAZ, i live in Ohio. i love NASCAR and i love music. i am loving the edublogs idea. i have made groups on google hangouts and its fun.people have many interesting posts.
I had a group of grade 4 students invite me to a Google hangout when they had some questions about the blogging challenge. I work with this group but they live about 3 hours drive away from me in Northern Tasmania.
Thanks for the comment. I try not to have spelling mistakes. Whenever I read a magazine or newspaper, if there are too many mistakes, I stop reading it. It shows the author and editor have not taken the time to proofread properly.
I have finished activity one for this week. Thank you for the videos on how to comment. They really helped me on my 'How To Comment' post.
some things I learned about commenting is that when you comment you should try to compliment the writer, add a new factual comment, make a connection, ask any questions and then when that is done then you should always proofread your comment before you post it.
I have finished the activity for this week.
Hi! I am Gabriel, I have read through this post and this is what I have learned.
Hi. My name is Kelly I am from Ohio.
I learned that when you comment you should ask questions. Also you should keep a conversation going.And make connections with the writer.
Back in 2007 when I first began blogging with my grade 6/7 students, I realised they were only getting comments from me and each other. I wanted them to get comments from around the world, so a friend of mine, Sue Waters, from Edublogs, put out a tweet. A teacher from Portugal, one from Canada and one from USA replied and so we began the challenge by linking up our students through commenting and posting.
Wow! That's really cool! Thank you so much for responding! I really appreciate it! Hope to learn more! Thanks, again!
Thank you for the information and the chance to do this. Also thanks for the tasks that help me become a better writer. I hope that I really like this challenge. I hope this will help with my computer skills and blogging skills. Hope you like my blog.
Thanks again hope you like it.
I just wanted to comment on your post to tell you I am really appreciative of the chance to do this blogging challenge. It is really fun and I really enjoy working on this. It gives me something to do and it is like a competition between my class. I just wanted to thank you for this and making me a better writer while I do this. I will definitely keep this blog throughout the years.
I really like what you've had us do so far.I hope I hope I keep enjoying what you have us do.Also, thanks for helping me get some more computer skills.One question though do you like to play sports?
Thanks for leaving a comment. I think you will enjoy the activities throughout the challenge.
To answer your question, no I don't like playing sports but I love watching cycling and swimming especially Tour de France and then at the Olympics or Commonwealth games.
I have finished Activity 1 for this week.


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European Journeys
Benelux Countries
American Capitals
European Capitals
World Capitals
Caribbean Cuisine
Portugal Tourism
Fun Sun and Great Food
Portugal Tourism to the country of Magellan and Vasco da Gama the great navigators, a country of beautiful colors, great weather year round and amazing sights, monuments and landmarks.
Portugal is located on the south westernmost point of Europe on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Lisbon the Capital of Portugal is a city of great charm. We loved Lisbon on first sight when we spent a week there on an ASTA Congress.
Aerial view of Downtown Lisbon Portugal
Lisbon, the Capital of Portugal
This is a lovely city with a busy downtown called Baixa where you'll find many cafes, shops and fountains around narrow streets. Don't miss the freshly roasted chestnuts sold in the Rossio Square.
Belem Tower guarding the city of Lisbon
Top Attractions in Lisbon
Jeronimos Monastery in Portuguese Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, is the resting place of world explorer Vasco da Gama.
Belem Tower a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the icon of the City of Lisbon. This watchtower was built in the 1500s.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum is where the treasures from around the world were collected by one man.
Parque das Nações or Nations Park, with Europe's longest bridge is this 21st century landmark that includes an aquarium, casino and a waterfront promenade.
St George's Castle is an archaeological museum with an amazing view of the City of Lisbon.
Berardo Museum is the art collection of a Portuguese Multi Millionaire including Picasso and Dali among others.
Madre de Deus Convent is an old convent with a marvelous collection of ceramic tiles.
The World's most expensive Chapel constructed with gold collected in colonial Brazil. This São Roque Church is a European masterpiece.
The Design and Fashion Museum holds the creations of the greatest international designers in a permanent exhibition.
Praia da Marinha in the region of Algarve, Portugal
Portugal Beaches on the south are in the region of Algarve. This region on is a great destination for many Europeans and the rest of the world. It is the king region of Portugal Tourism. The amazing beaches, tall cliffs, clear water and picturesque villages make it the perfect beach destination in the country that is besides a perfect weather year round with very little rain and lots of sunshine.
The capital and main city Faro looks like it never left the 18th century, with charming neighborhoods. Lagos and Sagres on the eastern side of the Algarve date back to the Roman Empire.
Picturesque town of Sintra in Portugal
Sintra Portugal
The Palacio da Pena in Sintra is a great example of 19th century romanticism. It is set at the top of Monte da Pena and built on the site of and old monastery of the order of St Jerome.
The palace is surrounded by beautiful gardens and the main highlight is the chapel with an alabaster altarpiece.
Porto an important city of northern Portugal
Located on the mouth of the Douro River in northern Portugal, Porto has a special architecture of exceptional beauty. The historic center was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The center of the city features the Cais da Ribeira, the most beautiful part of the city with narrow streets and alleys in front of the harbor filled with boats ready to take you on a ride. The place is full of cafes, bars and restaurants.
Nightlife image of Coimbra in Portugal
It was once the Capital of Portugal and hosts the world famous University of Coimbra, founded in 1290 being one of the oldest universities in Europe.
Here you may visit medieval churches and narrow streets that will bring you back to the past of the city. For that reason it is considered one of the most Romantic Spots in Portugal.
Collage of images of Guimarães, Portugal
This well preserved city was one of the two European Capitals of Culture in 2012.
Historically it is an important town for the people of Portugal; it is here that the First King of Portugal Alfonso Henriquez fought the Battle of São Mamede, in June, 1128. This battle symbolizes the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal.
Here you may visit the medieval castle, the Ducal Palace serving as a museum and the most beautiful street in the city, the Rua de Santa Maria.
Interior of the Cathedral of Evora in Portugal
In this 2,000 year old city you will find the steps of all civilizations that have crossed through this land. There are Moorish courtyards, Gothic doorways and Roman temples.
It is located on the foot of the Evora Mountains and as many other places in Portugal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Beautiful town of Obidos in Portugal
This town was conquered from the Moors by the first King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, which later gifted it to his wife Queen Isabel; since then the city of Óbidos belonged to Portugal's Queens.
It is a walled city with a Moorish castle which is used as a Pousada, the equivalent of a Bed and Breakfast Inn. If you want to enter the city do it through the Santa Maria gate with its 18th century blue tiles called azulejos. Visit the Igreja Matriz de Santa Maria, the Chapel of São Martinho and the Igreja do Senhor da Pedra. The most important event in this town is the Holy Week Festivities.
Funchal the Capital of the Island of Madeira in Portugal
Funchal in the Island of Madeira
Not far from the continent in front of the coast of Africa is the Archipelago of Madeira with its old city of Funchal which is more than 500 years old.
Here the weather is perpetually fine and sunny and the city has all facilities to make it easy to walk around.
Funchal has a great nightlife with casinos, bar and restaurants offering the best Portuguese food and lots of entertainment.
Vila Franca do Campo the largest town in the Azores
Vila Franca do Campo, Azores
The Azores Islands, an autonomous region of Portugal, are located midway between Boston in the USA and mainland Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. These are nine amazing islands forming this archipelago.
These islands are the perfect set for Adventure Travel due to its wild landscapes. Watersports, yachting, scuba diving as well as horseback riding are the attractions of the Islands.
Vila Franca do Campo is the largest town on the islands attracting many visitors for whale watching. In general the islands are famous for being one of the best spot the large mammals.
For more information go to the Portuguese National Tourist Office.
images credits for portugal tourism
belem tower by pedro simoens
algarve by ricard 12
sintra by victor
coimbra night by portuguese eyes
guimaraes n/a
porto by citor
evora n/a
obidos by kyle taylor
lisbon n/a
funchal n/a
vila franca n/a
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