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The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wycliffe to Calvin
Luther and Erasmus
I. LUTHER
HAVING summarized the economic, political, religious, moral, and intellectual conditions that cradled the Reformation, we must still count it among the wonders of history that in Germany one man should have unwittingly gathered these influences into a rebellion transforming a continent. We need not exaggerate the role of the hero here; the forces of change would have found another embodiment had Luther continued in his obedience. Yet the sight of this rough monk, standing in doubt and terror and immovable resolution against the most entrenched institutions and most hallowed customs of Europe, stirs the blood, and points again the distance that man has come from the slime or the ape.
What was he like, this lusty voice of his time, this peak of German history? In 1526, as pictured at forty-three by Lucas Cranach,1 he was in transition from slender to stout; very serious, with only a hint of his robust humor; hair curly and still black; nose immense; eyes black and brilliant—his enemies said that demons shone in them. A frank and open countenance made him unfit for diplomacy. A later portrait (1532), also by Cranach, showed Luther cheerfully obese, with a broad, full face; this man enjoyed living. In 1524 he abandoned the monastic garb and dressed like a layman, sometimes in the robes of a teacher, sometimes in ordinary jacket and trousers. He was not above mending these himself; his wife complained that the great man had cut a piece out of his son's pantaloons to patch his own.
He had slipped into marriage by inadvertence. He agreed with St. Paul that it is better to marry than to burn, and proclaimed sex to be as natural and necessary as eating.2 He retained the medieval notion that copulation is sinful even in marriage, but "God covers the sin."3 He condemned virginity as a violation of the divine precept to increase and multiply. If "a preacher of the Gospel... cannot live chastely unmarried, let him take a wife; God has made that plaster for that sore." 4 He considered the human method of reproduction a bit absurd, at least in retrospect, and suggested that "had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised Him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning human beings out of clay, as Adam was made."5 He had the traditional and German conception of woman as divinely designed for childbearing, cooking, praying, and not much else. "Take women from their housewifery, and they are good for nothing." 6"If women get tired and die of bearing, there is no harm in that; let them die as long as they bear; they are made for that."7 The wife should give her husband love, honor, and obedience; he is to rule her, though with kindness; she must keep to her sphere, the home; but there she can do more with the children with one finger than the man with two fists.8Between man and wife "there should be no question of mine and thine"; all their possessions should be in common.9
Luther had the male's usual dislike for an educated woman. "I wish," he said of his wife, "that women would repeat the Lord's Prayer before opening their mouths."10 But he despised writers who composed satires on women. "What defects women have we must check them for in private, gently .... for woman is a frail vessel."11 Despite his rough candor about sex and marriage he was not insensible to esthetic considerations. "The hair is the finest ornament women have. Of old, virgins used to wear it loose, except when they were in mourning. I like women to let their hair fall down their back; it is a most agreeable sight."12 (This should have made him more lenient with Pope Alexander VI, who fell in love with Giulia Farnese's loosened hair.)
Apparently it was for no physical need that Luther married. In a burst of humor he said that he had married to please his father and spite the Devil and the pope. But he took a long time to make up his mind, and then it was made up for him. When, on his recommendation, some nuns left their convent, he undertook to find them husbands. Finally only one remained unmatched, Catherine von Bora, a woman of good birth and character, but hardly designed to arouse precipitate passion. She had set her sights on a young Wittenberg student of patrician stock; she failed to get him, and entered domestic service to keep alive. Luther suggested a Dr. Glatz as a husband; she replied that Glatz was unacceptable, but that Herr Amsdorf or Dr. Luther would do. Luther was forty-two, Catherine twenty-six; he thought the discrepancy prohibitive, but his father urged him to transmit the family name. On June 27, 1525, the ex-monk and the ex-nun became man and wife.
The Elector gave them the Augustinian monastery as a home, and raised Luther's salary to 300 guilders ($7,500) a year; later this was increased to 400, then to 500. Luther bought a farm, which Katie managed and loved. She bore him six children, and cared faithfully for them, for all Martin's domestic needs, for a home brewery, a fish pond, a vegetable garden, chickens, and pigs. He called her "my lord Katie," and implied that she could put him in his place when he forgot the biological subordination of man to woman; but she had much to bear from his occasional storms and his trustful improvidence; for he cared nothing for money, and was recklessly generous. He took no royalties for his books, though they made a fortune for his publisher. His letters to or about Catherine reveal his growing affection for her, and a generally happy marriage. He repeated in his own way what had been told him in his youth: "The greatest gift of God to man is a pious, kindly, Godfearing, home-loving wife."13
He was a good father, knowing as if by instinct the right mixture of discipline and love. "Punish if you must, but let the sugar-plum go with the rod."14 He composed songs for his children, and sang these songs with them while he played the lute. His letters to his children are among the jewels of German literature. His sturdy spirit, which could face an emperor in war, was almost broken by the death of his favorite daughter Magdalena at the age of fourteen. "God," he said, "has given no bishop so great a gift in a thousand years as He has given me in her."15 He prayed night and day for her recovery. "I love her very much, but, dear God, if it is Thy holy will to take her, I would gladly leave her with Thee."16 And he said to her: "Lena dear, my little daughter, thou wouldst love to remain here with thy father; art thou willing to go to that other Father?" "Yes, dear father," Lena answered, "just as God wills." When she died he wept long and bitterly. As she was laid in the earth he spoke to her as to a living soul: "Du liebes Lenichen,you will rise and shine like the stars and the sun. How strange it is to know that she is at peace and all is well, and yet be so sorrowful! "17
Not content with six children, he took into his many-chambered monastery-home eleven orphaned nephews and nieces, brought them up, sat with them at table, and discoursed with them tirelessly; Catherine mourned their monopoly of him. Some of them made uncensored notes of his table talk; the resulting mass of 6,596 entries rivals Boswell's Johnson and Napoleon's recorded conversations in weight, wit, and wisdom. In judging Luther we should remember that he never edited these Tischreden; few men have been so completely exposed to the eavesdropping of mankind. Here, rather than in the controversies of the theological battlefield, is Luther chez lui, en pantoufles, at home, himself.
We perceive, first of all, that he was a man, not an inkwell; he lived as well as wrote. No healthy person will resent Luther's relish for good food and beer, or his fruitful enjoyment of all the comforts that Catherine Bora could give him. He might have been more prudently reticent on these points, but reticence came with the Puritans, and was unknown to Renaissance Italians as well as to Reformation Germans; even the delicate Erasmus shocks us with his candid physiological speech. Luther ate too much, but he could punish himself with long fasts. He drank too much, and deplored drinking as a national vice; but beer was the water of life to the Germans, as wine to the Italians and the French; water could literally be poison in those careless days. Yet we never hear of his overstepping exuberance into intoxication. "If God can forgive me for having crucified Him with Masses twenty years running, he can also bear with me for occasionally taking a good drink to honor Him."18
His faults leaped to the eye and the ear. Proud amid his constant expressions of humility, dogmatic against dogma, intemperate in zeal, giving no quarter of courtesy to his opponents, clinging to superstitions while laughing at superstition, denouncing intolerance and practicing it—here was no paragon of consistency or Grandison of virtue, but a man as contrary as life and scorched with the powder of war. "I have not been slow to bite my adversaries," he confessed, "but what is the good of salt if it does not bite?" 19 He spoke of papal decrees as Dreck, dung;20 of the pope as "the Devil's sow" or lieutenant, and as Antichrist; of bishops as "larvae," unbelieving hypocrites, "ignorant apes"; of sacerdotal ordination as marking a man with "the sign of the beast in the Apocalypse"; of monks as worse than hangmen or murderers, or, at best, "fleas on God Almighty's fur coat";21 we may surmise how his audiences enjoyed this hilarity. "The only portion of the human anatomy which the pope has had to leave uncontrolled is the hind end."22Of the Catholic clergy he wrote: "The Rhine is scarcely big enough to drown the whole accursed gang of Roman extortioners... cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and abbots";23 or, water failing, "may it please God to send down upon them the rain of fire and sulphur that consumed Sodom and Gomorrha." 24 One is reminded of the Emperor Julian's comment: "There is no wild beast like an angry theologian." 25 But Luther, like Clive, marveled at his own moderation.
Many think I am too fierce against popery; on the contrary I complain that I am, alas, too mild; I wish I could breathe out lightning against pope and popedom, and that every wind were a thunderbolt.26... I will curse and scold the scoundrels until I go to my grave, and never shall they have a civil word from me.... For I am unable to pray without at the same time cursing. If I am prompted to say, "Hallowed be Thy name," I must add, "Cursed, damned, outraged be the name of papists." If I am prompted to say, "Thy Kingdom come," I must perforce add, "Cursed, damned, destroyed must be the papacy." Indeed, I pray thus orally every day and in my heart, without intermission.27... I never work better than when I am inspired by anger. When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened.28
Such rhetorical passion was in the temper of the times. "Some of the preachers and pamphlet writers on the orthodox side," confesses the learned Cardinal Gasquet, "were Luther's match in this respect."29 Vituperation was expected of intellectual gladiators, and was relished by their audiences; politeness was suspected of cowardice. When Luther's wife reproached him—"Dear husband, you are too rude"—he answered, "A twig can be cut with a bread knife, but an oak calls for an axe";30 a soft answer could turn away wrath, but could not overturn the papacy. A man mollified to refined speech would have shrunk from so mortal a combat. It took a thick skin—thicker than Erasmus'—to slough off papal excommunications and Imperial bans.
And it took a strong will. This was Luther's bedrock; hence his self-confidence, dogmatism, courage, and intolerance. But he had some gentle virtues too. In his middle years he was the height of sociability and cheerfulness, and a pillar of strength to all who needed consolation or aid. He put on no airs, assumed no elegances, never forgot that he was a peasant's son. He deprecated the publication of his collected works, begging his readers to study the Bible instead. He protested against applying the name Lutheran to the churches that followed his lead. When he preached he turned his speech to the vocabulary and understanding of his hearers. His humor was ruralrough, rollicking, Rabelaisian. "My enemies examine all that I do," he complained; "if I break wind in Wittenberg they smell it in Rome." 31 "Women wear veils because of the angels; I wear trousers because of the girls."32 Many of us have committed such quips, but have not had such merciless reporters. The same man who uttered them loved music this side of idolatry, composed tender or thundering hymns, and set them—theological prejudice for a moment stilled—to polyphonic strains already used in the Roman Church. "I would not give up my humble musical gift for anything, however great.... . I am quite of the opinion that.. . next to theology, there is no art which can be compared to music; for it alone, after theology, gives us .... rest and joy of heart."33
His theology led him to a lenient ethic, for it told him that good works could not win salvation without faith in redemption by Christ, nor could sin forfeit salvation if such faith survived. A little sin now and then, he thought, might cheer us up on the straight and narrow path. Tired of seeing Melanchthon wear himself thin with gloomy scruples about minor lapses from sanctity, he told him, with full-blooded humor, Pecca fortiter—" Sin powerfully; God can forgive only a hearty sinner," but scorns the anemic casuist;34yet it would be absurd to rear an indictment of Luther on this incidental raillery. One thing is clear: Luther was no puritan. "Our loving God wills that we eat, drink, and be merry." 35 "I seek and accept joy wherever I can find it. We now know, thank God, that we can be happy with a good conscience."36 He advised his followers to feast and dance on Sunday. He approved of amusements, played a good game of chess, called card-playing a harmless diversion for immature minds,37 and said a wise word for dancing: "Dances are instituted that courtesy may be learned in company, and that friendship and acquaintance may be contracted between young men and girls; here their intercourse may be watched, and occasion of honorable meeting given. I myself would attend them sometimes, but the youth would whirl less giddily if I did." 38 Some Protestant preachers wished to prohibit plays, but Luther was more tolerant: "Christians must not altogether shun plays because there are sometimes coarseness and adulteries therein; for such reasons they would have to give up the Bible too." 39 All in all, Luther's conception of life was remarkably healthy and cheerful for one who thought that "all natural inclinations are either without God or against Him,"40 and that nine of every ten souls were divinely predestined to everlasting hell.41 The man was immeasurably better than his theology.
His intellect was powerful, but it was too clouded with the miasmas of his youth, too incarnadined with war, to work out a rational philosophy. Like his contemporaries, he believed in goblins, witches, demons, the curative value of live toads,42 and the impishincubi who sought out maidens in their baths or beds and startled them into motherhood.43 He ridiculed astrology but sometimes talked in its terms. He praised mathematics as "relying upon demonstrations and sure proofs";44 he admired the bold reach of astronomy into the stars, but, like nearly all his contemporaries, he rejected the Copernican system as contradicting Scripture. He insisted that reason should stay within the limits laid down by religious faith.
Doubtless he was right in his judgment that feeling, rather than thought, is the lever of history. The men who mold religions move the world; the philosophers clothe in new phrases, generation after generation, the sublime ignorance of the part pontificating about the whole. So Luther prayed while Erasmus reasoned; and while Erasmus courted princes Luther spoke to God—now imperiously, as one who had fought strenuously in the battles of the Lord and had a right to be heard, now humbly as a child lost in infinite space.Confident that God was on his side, he faced insuperable obstacles, and won. "I bear upon me the malice of the whole world, the hatred of the Emperor, of the Pope, and of all their retinue. Well, onward, in God's name! "45 He had the courage to defy his enemies because he did not have the intellect to doubt his truth. He was what he had to be to do what he had to do.


  On the "other side" of the Eiffel Tower (as I like to call it- as the 6th Arrondissement is always on the front side of the Eiffel Tower- whereas the Tracadero is always the other side). There is a lovely park on the "other side" that sits off of the very busy Avenue d'Iéna. I found it years ago when I was in search of the fashion museum- that- all these years later, continues to be "under renovation." I'm not certain if the museum will ever reopen, but I will continue to visit it's sweet garden grounds.
Although in a bustling part of Paris, the park is still located in a somewhat residential area, so you will see Parisians of all generations at this little tranquil space. The park is small compared to other gardens, but it's still well-maintained and blooming with gorgeous flowers and shrubs. The park benches are cozy enough to have a long, leisurely lunch (which we often pick up from the local farmer's market) and then settle in for reading or a sun-swept cat nap.


This weeked will mark the 10th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Despite the intervening decade, the states threatened by terrorism are still puzzling out the right balance between the powers of security services and the rights of suspected terrorists to due process. Although terrorism is now mercifully low on the public agenda, the effects of 9/11 are still being felt across the legal system. The UK is soon to open an independent inquiry into the improper treatment of detainees by security services following the terrorist attacks. As things stand, the UK's major human rights groups are boycotting the inquiry for fear that the Government will be able to suppress evidence.
This weeked will mark the 10th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Despite the intervening decade, the states threatened by terrorism are still puzzling out the right balance between the powers of security services and the rights of suspected terrorists to due process.


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Iterators all support a handful of methods that return a generator over the iterator.
map calls a function on each element of the iterable.
filter calls a function on each element of the iterable, and if that function returns true, it yields the element. Otherwise it moves on to the next element.
reverse simply iterates over the list backwards.
reverse is technically a method of an indexable, not an iterable. That's why it has to go first in the example.
Iterators also include four methods that process the iterator and return a scalar (a single value).
Of all the iterator processors, fold is the most powerful. The canonical example is summing a series of numbers.
Calls a function on each element of the iterable and returns true the first time the function returns true. If it reaches the end of the iterable, any returns false. This short-circuits, so any elements in the iterable after the one that returns true won't be processed.
Calls a function on each element of the iterable and returns false the first time the function returns false. If it reaches the end of the iterable, all returns true.
Calls a function on each element of the iterable and returns false the first time the function returns true. If it reaches the end of the iterable, none returns true.
How to define a new type as an iterator.


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Tribute to 'devoted' family man who died in aircraft crash
'Flying was his number one hobby'
Peter Hennessy
Simon Barrett died in an aircraft crash on Sunday (Image: Lincolnshire Police)
The family of a pilot who died in an aircraft crash have paid tribute to the "devoted and supportive" family man.
Simon Barrett, 55, from Boston, died in the crash at Mavis Enderby on Sunday, December 15.
Police and ambulance crews rushed to try and help but he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Paying tribute to him, his family said: "There are no words to describe how heartbroken and devastated we are.
"He had been flying for around 30 years. Flying was Simon's no 1 hobby and he took every opportunity to take to the calm and peace of the sky whenever the weather permitted.
"He had been flying for around 30 years as well as enjoying DIY at home.
Police release statement after man dies in aircraft crash
Pilot dies after aircraft crash in Lincolnshire
"Simon was a family man, a devoted, supportive and loving husband and dad.
"We would like to thank everyone for their understanding and support at this very difficult time."
Mr Barrett worked in sales for Caravan Park Electrical Services for just over 14 years.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is now leading the investigation into the crash and are being supported by Lincolnshire Police.
If anyone saw a small aircraft in the area between 10.30am and 1pm on Sunday, they may be able to help.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact police in one of the following ways:
Calling 101, quoting Incident 210 of December 15;
Email force.control@lincs.pnn.police.uk quoting incident 210 of December 15;
Contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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Station Wachtebeke is een voormalig spoorwegstation langs lijn 77 (Zelzate - Sint-Gillis-Waas) in de gemeente Wachtebeke.

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The schedule for the Audubon Bee School is now online. The keynote speaker will be Debbie Seib, President of the Heartland Apiculture Society. Multiple classes will be offered throughout the day for beginning, intermediate, and advanced beekeepers. Topics will include beekeeping equipment, first year hive management, making splits, catching swarms, varroa mites, queen rearing, making candles, cooking with honey, and many others.
The Audubon Bee School will be on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Henderson County Co-Op Extension Center (3341 Zion Road, Henderson, KY 42420). Doors will open at 8 am CST for registration, coffee and donuts. Preregistration is $15.00 for adults or $5.00 for those 12 years and younger. Deadline for pre-registration is February 28, 2017. Registration at the door will be $20.00. Lunch is included with pre-registration and registration at the door.
Call Larry Stone (270.339.7245) or Jan Powell (270.860.2942) for more information. Or check out the website.


Paul Dempsey, President for Global Markets at BBC Studios, and Yousef Al-Obaidly, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of beIN MEDIA GROUP, placed pen to paper to sign the agreement – which is set to run for an initial three year term from 1 August 2018 – at BBC Studios' London headquarters in Television Centre.
In a symbolic deal for both companies, the partnership continues to extend their creative ties and has been a strategic priority for each organisation. As part of the agreement, BBC Studios and beIN intend to seek opportunities for the development and/or production of content, while exploring the acquisition of additional BBC Studios' digital content by beIN to complement the current BBC programming on beIN's platforms.
Included in the MOU is the agreement by BBC Studios and beIN to explore investment in content production and for the two companies to collaborate on knowledge exchange and media business development opportunities in the State of Qatar.
Earlier this year, beIN launched BBC Earth, BBC Studios' global factual brand, as a linear channel across the Middle East and North Africa via its direct-to-home service. BBC Earth joined BBC Studios' pre-school brand, CBeebies, which has been on the beIN platform since 2016. BBC Earth and CBeebies are also available as bespoke channels in Turkey via pay-tv operator Digiturk, which – along with MIRAMAX studios – is also part of beIN MEDIA GROUP's rapidly-growing and market-leading global and entertainment and sports business.


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Phytoene desaturase (zeta-carotene-forming) (, CrtIa, 2-step phytoene desaturase (ambiguous), two-step phytoene desaturase (ambiguous)) is an enzyme with systematic name 15-cis-phytoene:acceptor oxidoreductase (zeta-carotene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

 15-cis-phytoene + 2 acceptor  all-trans-zeta-carotene + 2 reduced acceptor (overall reaction)
 (1a) 15-cis-phytoene + acceptor  all-trans-phytofluene + reduced acceptor
 (1b) all-trans-phytofluene + acceptor  all-trans-zeta-carotene + reduced acceptor

The enzyme is involved in carotenoid biosynthesis.

See also
 Phytoene desaturase (lycopene-forming)
 Phytoene desaturase (neurosporene-forming)
 15-Cis-phytoene desaturase
 Phytoene desaturase (3,4-didehydrolycopene-forming)

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Eddie LaCrosse
The Key to the Coward's Spell
Alex Bledsoe
Wed Aug 31, 2016 9:00am
Edited by: Diana Pho
Fantasy, Urban Fantasy || Nursing an injured arm while on the job searching for a missing kid is bad enough for sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. But when he discovers a smuggling ring rumored to be protected by powerful magic, he seeks out old friends and new to lend a hand. A tale set in Alex Bledsoe's popular medieval noir world.
On Sources of Inspiration
Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:00am
He Drank and Saw the Spider (Excerpt)
Thu Dec 12, 2013 12:00pm
Fantasy, Urban Fantasy || After he fails to save a stranger from being mauled to death by a bear, a young mercenary is saddled with the baby girl the man died to protect. He leaves her with a kindly shepherd family and goes on with his violent life. Now, sixteen years later, that young mercenary has grown up to become cynical sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. When his vacation travels bring him back to that same part of the world, he can't resist trying to discover what has become of the mysterious infant. He finds that the child, now a lovely young teenager named Isadora, is at the center of complicated web of intrigue involving two feuding kings, a smitten prince, a powerful sorceress, an inhuman monster, and long-buried secrets too shocking to imagine. And once again she needs his help.
Wake of the Bloody Angel (Excerpt)
Fantasy, Urban Fantasy || Twenty years ago, a barmaid in a harbor town fell for a young sailor who turned pirate to make his fortune. But what truly became of Black Edward Tew remains a mystery—one that has just fallen into the lap of freelance sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. For years, Eddie has kept his office above Angelina's tavern, so when Angelina herself asks him to find out what happened to the dashing pirate who stole her heart, he can hardly say no—even though the trail is two decades old. Some say Black Edward and his ship, The Bloody Angel, went to bottom of the sea, taking with it a king's fortune in treasure. Others say he rules a wealthy, secret pirate kingdom. And a few believe he still sails under a ghostly flag with a crew of the damned. To find the truth, and earn his twenty-five gold pieces a day, Eddie must take to sea in the company of a former pirate queen in search of the infamous Black Edward Tew…and his even more legendary treasure.
Alex Bledsoe Giveaway!
Wed Apr 6, 2011 4:13pm
Reading at the Speed of Sound Podcast, Episode 1: Audiobook Review of The Sword-Edged Blonde
Susan Dunman
Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:21pm


We stopped by the JCB booth at CONEXPO in Las Vegas, and the company had a lot to show and tell. Here is a roundup of everything of note.
The JCB Teleskid is a revolutionary new product that can reach 60% further forward than any other skid steer on the market and – in an industry first – it is the only skid steer in the world that can dig below its chassis to an unparalleled depth of around one meter. In addition, this innovative new machine can reach 8% higher than any other skid steer.
The JCB Teleskid has an unrivalled forward reach of 2.4 meters – making it 60% better than the nearest competitive machine. With a lift height of four meters, the JCB Teleskid can reach 8% higher than any other skid steer in the world.
A new high-flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit is being made available for the 3CX Compact backhoe loader – delivering up to 120 liters/min of flow to power a range of loader-mounted attachments. The high-flow circuit will be available with a multi-function, electronic front loader control lever, with integral proportional rocker switches and activation buttons. This will provide increased control of front-mounted attachments, boosting productivity and performance.
The 3CX Compact will be available with an optional Powerslide mounting for the backhoe. This allows the operator to slide the backhoe kingpost smoothly from one side of the machine to the other, without the risk of damage to the ground by pushing the boom across with the bucket. Additional safety options will include a second, lower cab entry step, at 430-440mm from the ground, to provide easier access for operators that move in and out of the cab frequently.
The new 210 radial lift model offers a base rated operating capacity (ROC) of 950kg, while the new 215 vertical lift model boasts an ROC of 975kg.
The operating capacity of both the 210 and 215 models can be increased by an additional 90kg, to 1040kg and 1065kg respectively, with an optional, dealer-fitted "suitcase" counterweight kit.
The impressive ROC of the 210 and 215 will allow operators to take full advantage of the high-flow auxiliary hydraulic circuit, delivering 136 liters per minute, to power a range of high-flow attachments such as cold planers, augers and trenchers.
Additionally, the new 210 and 215 are the first in JCB's small-frame skid steer line up to be powered by the JCB by Kohler 55kW (74hp) engine, which offers a 20% increase in horsepower over comparably-sized skid steers in the JCB range, yet requires no diesel particulate filter (DPF). Both machines are Stage III B / Tier 4 Final compliant.
JCB's Hydradig wheeled tool carrier is taking on the latest Tier 4 Final/EU Stage IV compliant JCB EcoMAX diesel engine, equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR). This highly efficient engine, which delivers a powerful 81kW (108hp), uses a Urea-based Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) additive that is injected into the exhaust system to reduce potentially harmful oxides of nitrogen (NOx) by 88%.
Improved efficiency within the engine results in fuel savings of up to 4%, despite producing the same power and torque as the previous machine, cutting operating costs for customers.


Happy 5th night of Chanukkah!
We're nearing the end of Act 1 of the Invasion Before Christmas is nearing the end…have you finished up the Act 1 prize track? Which items have you picked up?
How was your weekend? Do anything fun and exciting? Anything holiday related? Running out of shopping days!
Once again the nightmare hedges have been redesigned. Their rotation is off so I have to manually readjust them again so my walls match up. I'm sure like last time, they will revert to 'normal' after the event or some later update but I can't let them be. My mild OCD won't allow me. Gives me something to do while waiting to get Kwanza Hibbert so I can fight the aliens again. That and grinding the Monorail! Thanks for all the extra donuts!!!
Not me…just cleaned out my town!
Yup. For the last several minutes.
Thank you so much for all the messages and thank you to everyone who is sending positive energy, thoughts and prayers – it is really appreciated!
Mrs van T had surgery to reconstruct her hand and arm which seems to have gone well. She is currently on a ventilator to assist her bruised heart and lungs and has been kept sedated but they are planning to wake her this afternoon.
My friend is holding things together but it is extremely rough right now – I'm hoping her brothers can get here soon so they can all help support each other through this as well as share some of the load that she is currently carrying alone.
Once again, thank you for all the positive energy, thoughts and prayers that you are sending.
Sending much Aloha and healing prayers from Hawai'i. Bless you too for being such a wonderful friend. Stay strong.
I'm wondering if anyone else is having the same problem I am. Every. Single. Time. I try to start up my game, it says it's doing updates, and then I need to sign in. And then it spends about 10 minutes completing a major update. My iPhone is on the the most recent iOS and I'm getting really frustrated – to the point I may just give up on the game entirely.
Has anyone else countered this? I'd really love some advice.
Yes, it a constant issue and I brought it up sometime ago, but now it daily and up to 5 times a day. It's called data theft because they know about it and choose to do nothing but now there's a lot of this happening that they can't ignore it anymore. E A Help have chosen to give a few donuts for your trouble tho you pay your phone bill. I've played for year but this year everything is lagging including customer service. Christmas was late, more expensive items ….
That's usually a sign that your device needs more free space. Try deleting or uploading to the cloud a bunch of photos and any large unused apps, and clearing your cache. You may also want to do a complete uninstall/reinstall.
Ah that would be a real pain but it makes sense. Thanks for your help!
I have a question and I couldn't find it mentioned in any other recent posts or when I searched the site for it, but Little Lisa's Recycling Plant is showing up in my store, and I was wondering if it's worth getting. It says it produces Blueprints, but I'm not sure how that ties into the Monorail quests, weren't they just for unlocking the Rail Yard or something? I never picked it up and the completist in me wants to get it while I'm able to, but not if it's completely pointless. I just noticed it says "Recommended" so it might not actually be something re-offered as part of the Christmas Event like I had been thinking it was. Any advice would be welcome! 🙂 Thank you!
Thank you! I don't know why I couldn't find that page when I searched, but it was exactly what I was looking for.
If you don't have the railyard…the blueprints are of little use. But, it is on OK building, as long as you don't pass by too closely on Tuesdays (that's when they recycle bad TSTO acts).
I love it. I was so sick of the grind at the railyard every week. Since they lifted the weekly limit I've stopped doing it all together. I just clear my recycle plant and about every two weeks I get 5 doughnuts.
A good rule of thumb on all devices is to have a least 10% of memory free. So if you have 128 Gigs you should have 13 Gigs free.
I just tapped on a Robo Funzo and got a gold ticket, but I don't know what it is for or where it went! Anyone have an idea?
It is a free land token.
for some reason it only shows snow if you turn the mansion so that it sits perpendicular to the coastline. try that discipledeep.
OK here's a question I have had for a year now: is there any permanent character task for Springfield Henge? Once during the event last year it "lit up" for a second – very cool looking – but I have never seen it animate since. Would love to see that animation again! Thanks.
Periodically and randomly, the game will sometimes animate a small section of your town and any buildings/decorations in that area, usually until you leave your town (either by going to Krustyland or your friendvilles) or shut down your game.
HI Sandra – yes I am familiar with those "glitches" and always enjoy them! I've only seen it happen once with the Henge – but I am still surprised that no one has a task there since it was such an important part of last year's event.
A bit of a late reply but sadly no one has a task at Springfield Henge to animate it and the only way to see it is to get the "animation glitch" in a certain area of your town. I remember in September 2015 I first seen it in my game in the Springfield Heights area because my Business Centre, Health Spa, Spiffany's, Classic and Modern Mansions, Red Blazer Realty and Valet Parking were lit up, someone was at sat at the table of the Deluxe Condo and a bird was on the chimney of Montessori School. Luckily, I was able to get screenshots of that moment and remember the animations of these buildings that no one uses.
Constantly kicked out and have to do the bloody 1897.2mb update yet again and again eating my data, so my understanding is you don't plan on fixing it.
I've reported this many time and took some screenshots??? Nothing from EA Hepl !!!
If they Look at the dates of screenshots (but did get in once but out again)!!
Is there a fix or are you stealing my data and expect me to spend money on donuts (I cannot use what I spent donuts on, because I can't get into the bloody game) unless I update the 1897.2mb again!
This site is not connected to EA in any way, so you need to direct your ire and blame towards EA (maybe on EA's forum), not towards the folks who run this site. No one here is stealing your data, nor can anyone here "fix" anything with the game.
That said, I can help you by explaining that the problem is likely that your device is low on space…that's usually what causes repeated downloads like that. Try deleting a bunch of photos (or move them to the cloud) and any large-size apps you don't need, then uninstall and reinstall the game (using WiFi, so you don't have to spend for more data). If you're able to free up enough space, that should fix your problem.
This recently happened to me and the issue was my phone (iPhone 5). It was extremely annoying. Although I had a couple of GB spare, I needed to have closer to 4GB free to make it stop. If you have that much space then unfortunately it may be something more sinister. Good luck!
i just woke up and im reading people adk the same question but i see the answer so im sorry if this is a repeat but can hold on to our regifting machine wrapping pappers? Will the roll over? So we can start gettingbthe new event currency at 3am tn.
Still enjoying the Christmas Update, and still thankful that it got rid of the 4h routine. It also seems to be a great "leveler" – I don't see much difference in my A and B games, I am at around 20000 for all of them, the donuts spent in the A game didn't get me much ahead this time. Let's see what Act 2 brings, when all the skins and people I bought start earning event currency.
I think most would agree. I haven't talked to him about it but my friend who started me tapping hasn't been able to finish any act of any event in forever because of the 4 hour grind. He was getting ready to quit over it.the other day I saw he had the final prize. Thanks for listEAning. EA saved themselves a lot of frustrated customers.


He's the man with the sunglasses and the black suit who delivered some of the world's darkest and most emotional ballads, yet Texas-born Roy Orbison remains one of the most distinctive looking - and sounding - performers of modern music.
Now, super-fan Barry Steele takes on the role of the singer-songwriter in The Roy Orbison Story, to be shown at the Churchill Theatre on February 23.
He comes with great credentials and a genuine admiration for the Big O, and is set to put the rock back into 'Roy Orbison' as he takes to the stage to commemorate the legend.
The contemporary production celebrates the life and musical legacy of Roy Orbison, and Barry is backed in this live multi-media show with not only a fabulous band and musicians, but a big screen featuring both live streaming and images from the life and times of the much-loved singer.
Interspersed with factoids and information about the musician, audiences can expect to see what is being billed as an upbeat and contemporary slant on Orbison's legacy.
Barry Steele reveals that it was on a family holiday to Cornwall in 2001 that he took the first steps on the road to becoming a professional singer, when his wife Lynne and their daughter Leonie entered him into a singing competition without his knowledge.
It was after this that Barry became absorbed in Orbison and his music.
Barry has toured many countries with his tribute act, including Holland, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland and Denmark.
He even got to sing in front of Roy's son Wesley whilst in America.
The show promises to take audiences on a musical journey, from the early Sun years right through to the late 1980s, when Orbison was experiencing a huge resurgence in popularity, working with Bono, Bruce Springsteen, super group the Travelling Wilburys, former Beatle George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.
Audiences are invited to get ready for a night of solid gold hits and 80s contemporary genius, as the production features not only original material written but never sung by Orbison, it also showcases chart busting hits originally made famous by the likes of Jerry Lewis, Jeff Lynne, ELO, George Harrison and many more.
Barry believes the singers popularity is rooted in the versatility of his music.
He said: "Orbison's songs not only have wonderful melodies and tunes, the lyrics are some of the most sublime ever written.
"Not only does the music take you back in time, they can make you happy, sad and emotive all at the same time.
"Orbison is known as a balladeer, but he also recorded and performed rocky and contemporary songs.
Nicknamed 'the Caruso of rock', Orbison's music - from his lyrics to his voice - was seen as distinctively recognisable, with an air of mystery, and Barry, widely recognised as one of the word's leading tributes to Orbison, has been stunning audiences with his uncanny ability to recreate the vocal talents of the musical enigma.
Having received an array of glowing reviews across the globe, Barry seems the most obvious option to take on the role of Orbison's story in the musical rendition of a man who is considered to be one of the best singers the world has known.


The Centre performs function of BUSINESS GATE, stimulates interdisciplinary research in the field of civil engineering. Designed platform closely connects the business and the science community, encourage cooperation, ideas generation and contribute to the achievement of mutual goals. The Centre focuses on the business needs identification, common projects and for coordinating activities.
This is the time for unprecedented innovation and bold experiments in the construction industry, and it is largely the result of technology. For the briskly developing information technologies among construction industries—architecture, engineering and construction industry (AEC) or architecture, engineering, construction and owner/operator (AECO)—concepts relating to computerized projects, computerized construction organisation, and object control are continuously growing and acquiring new levels of import. The spread of building information modelling (BIM, SIM in Lithuanian) systems and their intensive growth are the main driving forces, essence, and content of contemporary digital and information technologies regarding building engineering, architecture and, to a large extent, projects related to environmental, transportation and infrastructural engineering.
Considering the mission of VGTU, the profiles of its specialists, its faculty structure and its historical development, the growth of BIM technologies is raised to a strategic level in the university's academic and research plans. The growth of BIM must be fully integrated into many specialised study programmes, beginning in the faculties of civil engineering and architecture, but also in the environmental engineering and fundamental sciences faculties. Other faculties and university entities can join this path based on their own academic and research interests as well as the relevance of BIM regarding the subject matter of their taught courses.
The Centre of Building Information Modelling Technologies was founded on 13 May 2014. One of the centre's most important goals is to promote the growth of BIM methodology and raise it to a strategic level in the university's academic and research plans.
The Centre of Building Information Modelling Technologies sees its role as creating a strong regional centre for the development of BIM technologies in Lithuania and the Baltic States, primarily in the fields of environmental, transportation and infrastructural engineering. Within the centre, the growing level of theoretical knowledge will support processes that foster practical skills and perfect professional qualifications, while also developing both strong ties between scholarship and business and a cycle of improved innovation in construction industries.
– To organise round-table discussions, workshops and conferences related to the development and improvement of intermodality.
– To promote the development of urban and regional intermodal transport, establishment and development of public/private intermodal centres in Lithuania.


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Мурад Зайрудинович Гайдаров  (, 13 лютого 1980) — білоруський борець вільного стилю, олімпійський медаліст.

Спортивні результати на міжнародних змаганнях

Виступи на Олімпіадах

26 жовтня 2016 року Сослан Тігієв з Узбекистану був позбавлений срібної медалі у ваговій категорії до 74 кг після виявлення заборонених препаратів в повторному аналізі його допінг-проби, взятої на літніх Олімпійських іграх 2008 року в Пекіні. Його медаль перейшла до Мурада Гайдарова.

Виступи на Чемпіонатах світу

Виступи на Чемпіонатах Європи

Виступи на Кубках світу

Виступи на інших змаганнях

Примітки

Посилання
 http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/murad-gaydarov-1.html
 Мурад Гайдаров: выходить на ковер и побеждать

Уродженці Хасав'юрта
Білоруські борці вільного стилю
Білоруські срібні олімпійські медалісти
Срібні призери літніх Олімпійських ігор 2008
Борці вільного стилю на літніх Олімпійських іграх 2008
Борці вільного стилю на літніх Олімпійських іграх 2004
Спортсмени Мінська


Atrial fibrillation following elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Atrial fibrillation is a common complication following major vascular surgery. It is often considered to be relatively benign but may represent the first sign of cardiac and non-cardiac complications. We conducted a retrospective study to determine the incidence and clinical associations of atrial fibrillation following open elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair as well as its effect on prognosis.


If you've never had a professional skin cancer screening before, you may be nervous. It's understandable to be anxious about the unknown. Dr. Douglas Blose and his team want you to know screenings are nothing to fear. In fact, they are a critical component of identifying potential skin cancers early. This type of cancer is almost typically curable, especially if caught early.
Screening in Huntington Park and our other locations is an inspection of your skin with both the naked eye and with a dermoscope for a closer look. This device helps to magnify areas that Dr. Blose may catch, such as growths or spots, and to see structures more closely and changes to pigment that gives skin its color.
You should conduct self-examinations on a regular basis. That starts with knowing what to look for. Do you know your ABCDE's? Each of these letters stands for a different feature you should look for on your skin, starting with "A" for Asymmetry. One-half of a suspicious mole will often look different from the other half.
Cancers may also have irregular Borders. Areas that are a cause for concerns often have two or more Colors. A bigger Diameter of the growth is a greater cause for concern. Finally, if the area is Evolving — changing, or it starts to bleed or itch — that is also cause for concern.
While visual inspections are critical, Dr. Blose cannot make an official diagnosis until he receives the results of a biopsy. This process involves taking a small sample of tissue from a suspicious area.
Call (562) 923-6450 to schedule your skin cancer screening in Huntington Park or one of our other offices, in Whittier, Montebello, and Downey. As they say, an ounce of prevention equals a pound of cure.
With early detection and a proper course of treatment, the most common types of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma have a cure rate of around 95 percent. Even the deadliest of such cancers, melanoma, is known to have a high cure rate if it is detected before the growth spreads to other parts of the body.


NKBA Northern California is the local chapter that brings together local Northern California Kitchen & Bath distributors, retailers, remodelers, manufacturers, fabricators, installers, designers, and other professionals – and provides a resource for local consumers to research, educate and connect with Northern California Kitchen and Bath professionals.
Click here to visit the NKBA Northern California website.
relevant in future kitchen design.
Celebrity creates huge credibility in the perception of your potential clients and it supports a great deal of personal self-worth as well…and here's how you do it!
Harnessing the creative power of craftspeople can create a show-stopping project. With the public's enthusiasm for artisan culture and its increasing appetite for the unique and handcrafted, integrating specialty work into interior design projects is gaining in popularity. Lauren Levant has been at the vanguard of this trend and will offer examples, advice and walk-throughs of how to successfully integrate unique components into a project design.
Through a competition-style format, attendees will walk away from the presentation having honed their ability to spot and develop opportunities to bring truly unique pieces to their clients' homes. Creative collaborations with local craftspeople, fabricators and artisans in the design of interior spaces and signature product pieces is a hallmark of Lauren Levant's designs. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to see into this nationally recognized designer's process and integrate this approach into your own.
Do you want to show your work in the best possible light? A growing body of science supports the many benefits of daylighting, while the energy savings are irrefutable. But indiscriminate daylighting can cause glare, discomfort, and overheating. The trick is to find a balanced approach. This seminar will show you dozens of innovative, state of the art projects that feature natural illumination done well, including many from past NKBA Design Award winners.
Learn daylighting techniques to increase homeowner comfort, safety, and satisfaction. Discuss how to design spaces that have lower energy costs by utilizing free solar radiation. Describe daylighting possibilities that are most suited to specific projects and budgets.
Architect Doug Walter will serve as a subject matter expert on the working group charged with updating the NKBA Kitchen & Bathroom Planning Guidelines. He also served on the joint NAHB-AARP committee in 2000, that created the CAPS certification, and wrote part of the curriculum. A winner of 140 local and national design awards, his work has appeared in over 230 magazine articles and he is a frequent conference speaker.
Dilmohan S. Chada, Founder and Owner, of Integrated Resouces Group (IRG) will explain the intricacies of choosing the right surface for the right project. Your client could be drawn to the elegance and timeliness of traditional marble, yet their family lifestyle might lend itself more to engineered stone.
How do you help your client navigate between form and function? Since many choices now offer both durability and "beauty", Dilmohan will present solutions, help you understand the options and differences and answer questions on this very timely topic.
This qualifies for .1 CEU.
Feras Irikat, Director of Design and Marketing at Lunada Bay Tile, will discuss "Color theory and it's application". Color is like a language because it's one of our most basic means of communication. To achieve the best results in use of color, it must be understood as well as experienced. In this course, participants will be introduced to the basic dynamics of color, its principles, fundamentals, psychology and applications. Feras Irikat will examine the impact of visual systems, light and texture on color in the design environment. Feras will lead a presentation outlining the basics of color theory and psychology followed by an engaging discussion of how to decode colors down to their original DNA.
What has changed with the built-in oven and how it is intended to look.
Pamela has been in the Kitchen & Bath industry for over thirty years. For many years she served as the factory representative for Wood-Mode Custom Cabinetry. Currently her firm is a design, consulting and sales company. Pamela enjoys travel, exercise of all sorts and the arts. She also serves on the Planning Commission for the city of Mountain View.
Besides currently serving as VP of Professional Development for NKBA No. CA, Buzz has been a Regional Sales Manager for Crystal Cabinet Works for the last 24 years, and in the Kitchen and Bath industry for 30 years. Buzz is a Bay Area native. His interests include travel, outrigger canoe paddling, & paddle surfing.
This is the fifth of a series of identical presentations being held around the Bay Area to make it convenient to attend one near you.
Your 4 – word Business Plan: Rediscover Your Inspiration & Reinvent Your Business!
A professional speaker, Dutch-born Liesbet Trappenburg has corporate experience in sales & management positions in Fortune 500 companies such as Irving Trust Bank and Eastman Kodak. She's also experienced 3 recessions that required product rebranding.
Since 1995, she's inspired real changes for businesspeople through her keynote speeches, seminars & corporate retreats on work/life balance, intuitive leadership & authentic branding.
This meeting will focus on finding the balance between honing your creative instrument and the practicalities of running a business.
Did you know there is a direct correlation between the level of creative talent and the level of projects that come your way? The more creatively talented you are the more "high end" projects you will attract. What sets you apart is the depth of your creative abilities applied to clients' needs. Just like a musician who practices an instrument to deepen their relationship with the music so that through their understanding they can move an audience. Creative entrepreneurs must do the same. Carve out time to cultivate and expand their creative talent. The faster you understand the combination of design elements that help the client express their personality, the more profitable and successful your business will be. This is Playing Your Genius Out.
The challenge comes in finding the balance between honing your creative instrument and the practicalities of running a business. In this inspiring presentation, attendees are energized by learning new techniques to "do it all" with grace. Participants will learn ways to identify and delegate energy draining business functions as well as experience a shift in thinking about how a successful business can be managed with more balance and excitement.
Understand the power of cultivating creative talent as it relates to attracting the perfect client.
Learn techniques to delegate energy draining business functions so that the burden of those do not deter from creative upleveling.
Experience intuitive problem solving methods.
Angela spent much of her career managing the development and launch of new product lines for Fortune 500 companies across a myriad of industries with multimillion-dollar budgets. This success was rooted in facilitating opposing teams to find innovative solutions, understanding client needs, and coaching executives to build on each other's brilliance. A deep desire to work directly with creative entrepreneurs, Angela started her own company called "Play Your Genius Out"; the premier business development program for entrepreneurs with creative souls seeking to take their business to the next level. Through coaching clients and speaking, she helps design professionals keep their head on straight as a business owner and their heart engaged as a creative genius.
Understand how to design today's appliances into cabinetry.
Presented by Design Experts, with over 30 years of Kitchen design and cabinet sales.
Join Jonas Carnemark for a practical nuts and bolts seminar on how to create award-winning designs without breaking the bank. You will learn how to guide your high-end clients into making the right choices with their money. Jonas will share his insights on how to build client trust using tested principles of value engineering to create outstanding kitchen and bath designs. Discover how to delight your clients while creating compelling marketing opportunities for you and your firm.
Jonas Carnemark is founder of CARNEMARK, an award-winning design + build company based in Bethesda, MD. Regularly honored as a top designer and builder, Carnemark's appearances range from Good Morning America to the Food Network's Ultimate Kitchens.
Presented by Rachelle Boucher, Culinary & Events Manager and the Culinary Team for Miele San Francisco. Hosted by the Miele Experience Center, San Francisco.
Rachelle Boucher is a nationally recognized corporate chef and appliance cooking expert, known for bringing appliances to life in an accessible, joyous and delicious way.
5:30 pm- 6:45 pm Networking, Appetizers & drinks: Experience Miele firsthand with Five interactive Demos.
Deciding your kitchen ventilation solution is just as important as choosing what's beneath the range hood. More than just the visual centerpiece of your kitchen; the range hood mediates a more comfortable and enjoyable cooking experience for you and your guests. Consider your range hood at the beginning of the kitchen design project. Ensure that your range hood will be installed the way you need, look the way you want and perform the way you hoped.
Chapter Meeting – What Is Net Profit and How Do I Make It?
Understand how to make your passion into PROFIT. Every business needs to make a profit to be successful and the construction industry is no different. In this presentation, you will identify revenue sources to include design fee and product mark-up percentages. Learn how to categorize expenses and how to track them for proper accounting and tax records. Learn the formulas for mark-up and margin and identify the difference between the two. An emphasis will be placed on how mistakes affect the bottom line and how to avoid them. As an attendee you will leave with an understanding of the "business" side of the design team.


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Петар Александрович Чихачов (; Гатчина, 16. август 1808 — Фиренца, 13. октобар 1890) био је истакнути руски географ, геолог, природњак и путописац, од 1876. почасни члан Руске академије наука и пуноправни члан Француске академије наука.

Аутор је бројних географских и геолошких студија везаних за Алтај, Синкјанг (1845) и Малу Азију, а њему у част једна од Алтајских планина носи његово име.

Његов млађи брат је путописац и географ Платон Чихачов (1812–1892).

Биографија
Петар Чихачов рођен је у Гатчини, у летњој резиденцији велике војвоткиње Марије Фјодоровне, супруге императора Павла I, где је његов отац Александар Петрович радио као управник. Након што је његов отац пензионисан 1820. године, породица се сели у Царско Село где је стекао основно образовање. Потом се уписује на Петербуршки универзитет, а поједина предавања везана за минеарологију и геологију слушао је и на Париском универзитету. После окончања студија једно време је радио као преводилац у Министарству спољних послова, а потом и у амбасади Русије у Константинопољу.

Са научно-истраживачким радом почиње 1839. године, када су почела његова обимна истраживања природних богатстава и геологије Апенинског полуострва, посебно његових јужних делова.

Године 1842. учествовао је у великој експедицији по Алтајским планинама, чији циљ је било детаљно и опширно изучавање физичко-географских и геолошких карактеристика тог подручја. Експедиција је открила изворишта река Абакан, Чу и Чулишман, а истраживања су вршена и на подручју Сајанских планина. У северном делу Алтајских планина експедиција је пронашла и детаљно мапирала један од највећих угљеноносних ревира на свету – Кузњечки угљеноносни басен. У својим студијама Чихачов је између осталих изучавао и друштвене активности локалног становништва (култура, живот, обичаји). Резултате "Алтајске експедиције" објавио је 1845. године у Паризу, у студији Путовања на источни Алтај и погранична подручја са Кином ().

Потом је две године служио као аташе у амбасади Русије у Константинопољу, и за то време је учио турски језик. Године 1847. напушта дипломатску службу и посвећује се опсежним истраживањима Мале Азије, а резултате тих истраживања објавио је у опсежној студији Физичке, статистичке и археолошке одлике Мале Азије (). У периоду 1863–1864. предводио је осам истраживачких експедиција по Јерменији, Курдистану, Источној Тракији и Малој Азији. Као резултат његових истраживања, састављене су свеобухватне карте тог подручја, а региону Мале Азије посветио је око сто студијских радова.

Године 1880. објавио је путопис Шпанија, Алжир и Тунис () у којем је описао своја запажања са путовања по јужној Шпанији, Алжиру и Тунису из 1878. године. У својим радовима бавио се не само физичко-географским, већ и политичким анализама везаним за такозвано "источно питање".

Током 1890. године објавио је неколико научних студија под насловом Физичко-географске студије () које су се бавиле опширним истраживањима пустињских подручја на Земљи, а које
није успео да заврши. Преминуо је 13. августа 1890. године у Фиренци од последица изазваних упалом плућа.

Библиографија
Сва дела Чихачов је објављивао на француском језику, а најважнији научни радови су:
 -{Voyage scientifique dans l'Altaï oriental et les parties adjacentes de la frontière de Chine}- (Париз, 1845)
 -{Lettres sur la Turquie}- (Брисел, 1850)
 -{Asie Mineure: Description physique, statistique et archéologique de cette contrée, huit volumes de 1852 à 1868}- (Париз)
 -{Le Bosphore et Constantinople}- (1864, друго издање 1877)
 -{Considérations géologiques sur les îles Océaniques}- (1878)
 -{Espagne, Algérie et Tunisie}- (Париз, 1880)
 -{Études de géographie et d'histoire naturelle}- (1890)

Види још
 Платон Чихачов
 Гатчина

Референце

Литература
 Цыбульский В. А. Пётр Александрович Чихачов (1808—1890). Платон Александрович Чихачов (1812—1892) / В. В. Цыбульский; Отв. ред. А. Л. Нарочницкий.. — М.: Наука, — 224 с. — (Научно-биографическая литература). —. 1988. .
 -{Цибульский В.В.: П.А. Чихачёв - исследователь, путешественник: М.: Географгиз. 1961. 158 с.
Родионова Т. Ф. Знаменитые географы и путешественники братья Чихачёвы — уроженцы Гатчины // Гатчина: Страницы истории. — С. 69-70.}-

Спољашње везе

 Петар Чихачов на сајту Руске академије наука
  -{* П. А. Чихачёв, «Путешествие в Восточный Алтай. 1842 г.» на «Живых дорогах Сибири»}-
  Биографија на сајту хронос.ру

Рођени 1808.
Умрли 1890.
Руски географи
Руски геолози
Руски истраживачи
Руски природњаци


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