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Superstar Lang Lang will be a guest at the Kurhaus on Sunday, March 1, 2020, at 7 pm and will play Johann Sebastian Bach's "Goldberg Variations".
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Superstar! Without doubt, the right title for Lang Lang. He has been at the pinnacle of the piano world for 20 years – and yet he has never really stood still. He changes, works hard on himself, breaks new ground. He also extends his repertoire continuously. One might not necessarily think that this determined, world-class pianist would approach the great masters of music history so conscientiously and with such respect. After all, he has achieved almost everything there is to achieve and he is not even 40.
However, "you do not get everything in life because you want it and make an effort", says Lang Lang too. Some things take time and patience. He indulged himself in a considerable amount of time in approaching Bach's Aria with 40 Variations BWV 988, called the "Goldberg Variations". They were only included in his concert repertoire recently. And yet with them he has opened another chapter of his unparalleled career and is now presenting these "new pages" in Wiesbaden.
Count Hermann Carl von Keyserlingk is said to have suffered from insomnia and therefore wanted to hear piano pices by Johann Sebastian Bach "which should be of a smooth and somewhat lively character that he might be a little cheered up by them in his sleepless nights". His harpsichordist, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, was to perform the pieces for him. That's how the legend goes. Whether fact or fiction: with his "Goldberg Variations", Bach wrote music history and proved his full mastery.
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Science Fiction Double Feature: The Science Fiction Film as a Cult Text edited by J. P. Telotte and Gerald Duchovnay
Raz Greenberg
Issue: 7 March 2016
In a strange coincidence, shortly before I started reading Science Fiction Double Feature: The Science Fiction Film as a Cult Text, I was involved in an online discussion about the nature of cult films. I argued that no filmmaker would deliberately set his or her mind on making a cult film, because this means that by definition the film would be seen only by a small (if devoted) group of fans, and filmmakers would want their films to be seen by as many people as possible. Another user disagreed, claiming that there are enough examples of box-office hits that gained cult following.
So, just what is a cult film? J.P. Telotte, who co-edited Science Fiction Double Feature with Gerald Duchovnay, offers a definition of sorts in the book's introduction, which at the same time attempts to explain why cult films and the science fiction genre are so closely linked:
. . . while the cult film cuts across all generic types, it is a form that, in another kinship to the sf world, has tended to privilege the audience and the peculiar nature of the audience experience, in effect, to be marked by a level of self-awareness that, while unusual for most mainstream cinema, has typically been one of the hallmarks of sf. The cult film usually accomplishes this privileging in two key ways: either it allows viewers a kind of access to the text that they do not normally enjoy, as in the case of the immersive invitations found throughout—and indeed celebrated as part of the screening activity of—a work like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or it places them in a new position to the text, effectively distanced from it, at a point where they can, knowingly, appreciate it in ways that non-cultists simply cannot. (p. 9)
This is an interesting explanation, yet it does not really solve the riddle of what separates a cult film from one aimed at the "mainstream audience," especially when it concerns the science fiction genre; in particular, the second manner of "privileging" the audience by distancing them from the text seems a curious one—couldn't it be said to apply to practically all works of cinematic science fiction, including mega-blockbusters like Avatar (2009)? Or perhaps, when such a film is watched by "cultists" as Telotte defines them, they experience it differently than "non-cultists"? To answer such a question would probably require an anthropological study of the audience itself, while Telotte and Duchovnay's book limits itself to textual analysis. Despite that, and the fact that almost all the articles collected in the book are excellently written, it does lose something by largely failing to comment on the boundaries between "cult" and "mainstream" science fiction film.
The closest the book gets to such commentary, in fact, is in its first article, "From 'Multiverse' to 'Abramsverse': Blade Runner, Star Trek, Multiplicity and the Authorizing of Cult/SF Worlds" by Matt Hills. Hills demonstrates how two mainstream films—Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) and J.J. Abrams's Star Trek (2009)—became the object of enthusiastic fan analysis focused on drawing out as many details as possible about the futuristic world in each. Hills differentiates between the almost-accidental circumstances that turned Blade Runner into a cult film (the many errors and inconsistencies in the film that open the door for interpretations) and the calculated manner in which Star Trek attempted to be one (corresponding with the larger universe established in the Star Trek franchise, while at the same time rocking its foundations). Close behind is Sharlyn Orbaugh's article "The Cult Film as Affective Technology: Anime and Oshii Mamoru's Innocence," which offers a surprisingly broad analysis about the connection between science fiction, technology, anime, and the cult film audience. While the analysis is thoughtful, and the case study analyzed—Innocence (2004), Mamoru Oshii's sequel to his better-known film Ghost in the Shell (1995)—does demonstrate Orbaugh's arguments well, I'm nevertheless a bit puzzled as to its selection; it is a film that never left a major impression among the anime, cult-film, or science fiction fan audience, certainly not in comparison to its predecessors.
The opening section of the book, in which both these articles appear, is entitled "The Multiple Texts of the SF/Cult Film" and is devoted mostly to content; its other articles offer interesting case study analysis, but for the most part strangely avoid drawing bigger conclusions. Gerald Duchovnay's essay about Sean Connery's transition from his defining role as James Bond to a star of cult science fiction film is thoughtful, for example, but it deals exclusively with his performance in Zardoz (1974), with no mention of Outland (1981) or, even more significantly for the discussion of cult films, Highlander (1986). Similarly, Stacy Abbott's analysis of how filmmakers such as David Cronenberg and Larry Cohen infused the cinematic science fiction film with splatter (violent gore) is fascinating—but it does not touch upon how the "splatter" element found its way from the domain of independent films to the more mainstream cinema (or, for that matter, how Cronenberg himself made a very similar transition). I suspect that the researchers' lack of acknowledgement of the relationship between cult and mainstream cinema is more of a problem for me than it will be for other readers, but I felt that there was a missed opportunity here to demonstrate the true influence that cult films have on mainstream science fiction cinema and mainstream cinema in general.
The second section of the book, titled "SF Media and the Audience," deals with the relationship between science fiction cult films and their audience, and it contains the two most significant articles in the volume—Rhonda Wilcox's "Whedon, Browncoats and the Big Damn Narrative: The Unified Meta-Myth of Firefly and Serenity" and Chuck Tryon's "Iron Sky's War Bonds: Cult SF Cinema and Crowdfunding." Wilcox's article follows the process in which fans of Joss Whedon's short-lived show Firefly (2002) played an active role in its resurrection as a theatrical film feature, drawing inspiration from the show's rebellious subtext, while Tryon's article shows how the producers of the 2012 science fiction comedy Iron Sky extended the playful nature of their film's content to raise money for the production from potential viewers. Both articles expand nicely on Telotte's first manner of "privileging" the cult film's audience by providing it with special access to the text, showing how, in the age of the internet and crowd-funding, this access is not limited to watching and interpreting the film but also extends into involvement in its very production.
The third and final section of the book, devoted to "The 'Bad' SF Text," examines the different ways in which science fiction cult films challenge common perceptions of good taste—and whether these films truly deserve their poor reputation. It opens with three strong articles: J.P. Telotte's examination of badly-constructed story and design elements common to cheap science fiction cult films, Rodney Hill's analysis of how Ed Wood's early film Glen or Glenda (1953) echoes in his later science fiction films, such as Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957), and Sherryl Vint's exploration of female monstrous sexuality in films such as Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) and Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). All three articles are strong demonstrations of the second manner of "privileging" the cult film's audience offered by Telotte in the book's introduction—deliberate distancing of the audience from the text. Thus, the manner in which cult science fiction cinema challenges the audience's aesthetic (proper narrative, attractive design) and social perceptions (gender roles and sexual norms) is not all that different from the manner in which avant-garde cinema and art do it (a point made explicit in Hill's article), and it is one of the major attractions of cult science fiction cinema.
The book concludes with three articles that return to analyze specific case studies: Rob Latham writes about the fusion of the New Wave of literary science fiction and the science fiction cinema of the '70s with Dark Star (1974) and A Boy and His Dog (1975) as two prime examples; M. Keith Booker examines how capitalism is satirized in Stuart Gordon's Space Truckers (1996); and Jeffery Weinstock presents Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) as an example of "seriously silly" cult film. As in the first section of the book, each analysis is deep and interesting, but somewhat too specific for my taste, ignoring the greater impact of some of its selected texts. Latham, for example, contrasts the New Wave-inspired films he analyzes with the later post-Star Wars (1977) era, but things aren't that clear-cut considering that Star Wars borrowed at least one crew member from Dark Star (Dan O'Bannon), who was also the driving force behind Alien (1979)—a post-Star Wars film which in many ways carried on the tradition of the films that Latham analyzes.
Finally, three articles in the book provide interesting readings, but feel redundant as they have very little to do with its overall theme of science fiction cult cinema: Mark Bould's argument that the Coen brothers' film The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) is "Noir SF," Takayuki Tatsumi's article on the connection between District 9 (2009) and the Japanese "Apache" films, and perhaps most noticeably Nicolle Lamerichs's article about European science fiction conventions (which simply doesn't discuss any sort of film—cult, science fiction, or otherwise).
So, what is a cult film? Many articles in the book correspond with Telotte's suggested definition, though without directly referring to it or even feeling committed to some kind of canonical definition at all. The stronger articles in the volume are those that come together to form a bigger picture, one that gives the readers a broad idea about cult films from content and production perspectives, though I did not feel an attempt to draw such a picture characterized the book as a whole. Even so, many individual articles make for good reading, and as any good academic book should—open the door for future research. For that reason if no other, this collection comes nevertheless recommended.
When he's not working on his PhD researching animation as a text, Raz Greenberg works as a content editor for an Internet company, and spends his time writing reviews, articles, and stories. His articles have appeared in Strange Horizons , Animated Views , RevolutionSF , and Salon Futura ; his fiction has appeared in FutureQuake , Murky Depths , and Ray Gun Revival , and in several Hebrew genre magazines in his home country of Israel. In 2010, a short story by him was nominated for the Geffen Award, given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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Raz Greenberg divides his time between working as a content editor, lecturing on comics and animation in several academic institutes, writing reviews and articles for a variety of publications (Strange Horizons, Tablet Magazine, and All the Anime, among others), and writing fiction. He muses about overlooked genre classics at the Space Oddities Facebook page.
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When François-Eugène Brun set the foundation for Domaine des Tourelles around 150 years ago and had at that time no idea what it would become in the later years.
He was born French and recruited by an Ottoman company as a young military engineer set to work on the construction of the Beirut-Damascus road. So François-Eugène went to Lebanon at the age of 24, where he settled in the village of Chtoura, which was on the edge of the Bekaa valley.
He was enchanted by the beauty of the landscape, which reminded him of his homeland. In 1868, he founded the Domaine des Tourelles, which is in fact Lebanon's oldest commercial winery. Château Ksara is older, not able to sell their wines yet.
The high quality standard allowed the company to flourish quickly - the Arak Brun in particular, which became famous all around the world. Brun's passion earned him numerous awards (gold, silver and bronze) at international competitions at the very first stages of his adventure.
Dynasty of the Bruns expired when the last grandson died in the year 2000. Nayla Kanaan Issa-el-Khoury, a cousin of the widow, and Elie F. Issa acquired the estate. Both were keen to continue the philosophy of the Brun family and invested 200,000 dollars in technical equipment while employing a French cellar master until 2009.
And from then on Faouzi E. Issa, son of Elie, became the winemaker of Domaine des Tourelles. Together with his sister Christiane and Emilie Issa-el-Khoury, he runs and develops the family business. Faouzi was trained as an agricultural engineer at the American University of Beirut and then studied oenology in Montpellier. Faouzi introduced some innovations when he returned to Lebanon, but sticks strictly to the philosophy and quality standard of the domaine.
He likes to work with the old concrete tanks and is enthusiastic about the yeast cultures on the walls and ceilings of the cellar. He vinifies in the traditional way with a minimal amount of sulphur and without any fining or filtering. They produce four red and two white wines as well as one rosé.
And of course we have to mention the famous "Arack Brun", which today still accounts for 50% of their total production (150,000 bottles per year). By the way, it is the only Arak in the world to be granted a five year maturing period, spent in traditional clay jugs. The Oranjaline Triple Sec - a delicious orange liqueur made according to a well-kept, top secret recipe - is also worth trying. Its a poem, if someone serves it drop by drop with dark chocolate!
Domaine des Tourelles
Arak Brun 5 Special Reserve (0.75l) is a real speciality among arac drinkers and is made from the alcohol of the Oebidi grape. The Schnapps was named after François-Eugène Brun, who first produced it in 1868. This brandy is now one of the most famous arak varieties in the world. Today, it is distilled in the hundred-year-old cellar of Domaine des Tourelles and traditionally processed in a three-stage distillation with aniseed. The winery also grows their own aniseed in Deir el Ahmar in order to constantly control and optimize the quality. Last but not least, Brun 5 is one of the few arak varieties which mature for five years in clay jugs to develop a taste that is both smooth and elegant. A must for arak freaks!
Arak Brun Classic
Arak Brun Classic (0.7L) is made from the alcohol of the best grapes and is one of the most famous arak varieties in the world. It is distilled in the hundred-year-old cellar of the Domaine des Tourelles winery and is traditionally processed in a three-stage distillation with aniseed. As it has been for years, this schnapps is and remains unique in taste. A real icon among the Lebanese!
Domaine des Tourelles Rose 2018
Domaine des Tourelles Rose is a summer rosé with a golden rose color and orange highlights. On the nose, an explosive bouquet of wild strawberries, gooseberries, cherries, currants and tropical fruits. The palate is both creamy and fresh with a summer berry note, cherries, grapefruit, lime, red berries and hints of orange.
Domaine des Tourelles White 2018
Domaine des Tourelles White 2018 has a limpid golden colour with green highlights. In the nose a floral bouquet of apricots, ripe mangos, pears, litchi and pineapple with an underlining scent of Jasmine. Dry, full-bodied and exotic on the palate with aromas of white stone fruits, a well-beleanced acidity and dominant honey aroma.
Marquis des Beys 2012
Dense purple-red colour. This wine evokes an exciting bouquetof black currants, blackberries, boysenberries, black cherries, licorice and ceder wood. The palate is well-structured and develops a concentrated aroma of fruits and integrated tannins with spicy notes of oak wood. The finish is long and aromatic.
Rouge des Tourelles 2011
A honest wine with a ruby red colour and vivid reflections. A distinct scent of dark berries, raspberry, cinnamon and morello cherries in the nose. Juicy, dry and smooth on the palate with notes liquorice and chocolate rounded by a fruity finish. An uncomplicated wine for many occasions.
This wine, spicy in character, creates a real firework in the mouth before ending with a note that is elegant, flowery and balanced. The vine parcels of this wine have been carefully selected from high altitude Lebanese mountains to make it a very pleasurable delight to savor.


I am not sure if Paleo chocolate cake can get any better than this, folks! This recipe is fantastic! So delicious and light at the same time! You don't have to feel super conscious when eating this cake. This would be a great recipe to use for a birthday party or any kind of gathering. People will be begging for more and more.
This Paleo chocolate cake is super moist and tender and full of rich, chocolate flavor. It is frosted with a decadent, silky smooth dark chocolate ganache. This recipe makes one 6″ cake, but if you'd like a 9″ cake instead then just times the ingredients by 1 and a 1/2.
Whenever I see a chocolate cake one of my all-time favorite movies come to mind! …. wait for it! Matilda! I have always wanted to do a reenactment of the chocolate cake scene; however, I know this is not realistic and would pretty much put me in a sugar coma. If you haven't seen it – the principal makes Bruce eat an entire cake in front of all the students in the school during an assembly. It is pretty intense and epic! I highly recommend this 90's movie!
Do you have any fond memories of chocolate cake? Special times you bonded over chocolate cake? I think chocolate cake brings people together! Our hope is that this paleo chocolate cake recipe will do just that for everybody and not just those that live a paleo lifestyle. Share your thoughts below and pictures when you make a chocolate cake we would love to hear from you!
Is this paleo chocolate cake recipe completely paleo? Well, that depends on who you ask. Some people say that dessert isn't allowed on the paleo diet at all. But let's get real – most people will find it very hard to eat a strict paleo diet right away. They need to be able to feel like there is something sweet they can eat.
Sure, this has questionable ingredients, like maple syrup and butter but they are way, way healthier than anything you will buy in a store. This recipe can be a great option when you need to bring a dessert to a group gathering or to a birthday party when you want something you can eat without totally going off your diet and something that "regular" people will enjoy too.
This paleo chocolate cake is super moist and tender and full of rich, chocolate flavor. It is frosted with a decadent, silky smooth dark chocolate ganache. This recipe makes one 6″ cake. For a 9″ cake, times the ingredients by 1/2.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottoms of two 6″ round baking pans with parchment circles. Grease and flour(use arrowroot or tapioca flour) the sides of the pan.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the coconut flour, arrowroot flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs together . Mix in the butter, vanilla, and maple syrup until smooth and well combined.
Add half of the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix together well, until no lumps remain. Pour the rest of the egg mixture in and mix until smooth.
Add the coconut milk and mix until smooth.
Divide the batter between the two prepared pans, smoothing the tops out, making the sides of the batter higher then the center(this will help it to level out while cooking).
Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove the cakes from the pans and allow to finish cooling on the racks.
Place the chocolate chips, coconut milk, and butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and microwave again for 30 seconds. Whisk the melted ingredients together until smooth, microwaving for another 30 seconds, if needed. Let the ganache sit for about 45 minutes to set up a bit.
When the ganache has thickened a bit and is ready for frosting, level the tops of your cakes with a serrated knife.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate and top it with about 1/2 C. of the ganache. Smooth the ganache over the top of the cake and top with the second cake layer. Frost the tops and sides of the cake with the remaining ganache.
*The cake is easiest to frost when cold. After filling the cake with ganache and topping with the second layer, refrigerate it for 30 minutes before frosting the outside.
*The ganache can also be chilled to help it set up faster. Just don't leave it in the fridge for too long, and stir it at 5 minute intervals to keep the outside from solidifying. You want it to be thick, but spreadable.
The cake to end all cakes!!! I had made this for a romantic date night with the man and I think this will be the only cake I make from now on! It follows my strick diet and is absolutely delicious. It's moist, dense(in the best way), and choco-heaven!!! and that ganache?!?! Oh man that ganache! I will be making that to top all the berries I buy haha Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe!
Such a nice comment! I'm so glad you like it so much and it turned out so good.
Just made this cake for mother's day. My whole family loved it!
Thanks for trusting my recipe for such an important occasion!
Could agave nectar be used instead of maple syrup?
Probably. I haven't tried it, but I would love it know if it works for you.
Ok, must've messed up somewhere along the way. Any reason why they wouldn't of risen very much? Just used my new kitchenaid mixer for the first time. Maybe didn't beat for long enough??
Hi Rebecca. Will you look over the directions for preparing the ganache. You posted 1.	Place the chocolate chips, coconut milk, and butter in a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir and microwave again for ??? seconds. How many seconds do you microwave the second time? Thanks so much for posting this recipe. I can't wait to try it!
Sorry about that. It's 30 seconds the second time. I'm not sure why that got deleted. So weird . . . Anyway, it's fixed now – and thanks for pointing it out.
Can I use tapioca flour instead of arrowroot flour?
Probably. I'm not going to guarantee the results, but if you try it, please comment so you can help others with the same question.
Used corn starch instead of arrowroot.
Amazing! Made cupcakes, instead. Recipe made 18 cupcakes. About 1c of ganche was left over… but with 4 teenagers, it didn't last long.
Not sure how to post a picture…. but I did take one of the cupcakes, as they were so darn pretty!
So good to hear! I got your email with the picture and they look awesome! I'll have to post it on here for others to see.
Hello this looks wonderful!! Can I leave it over night in refrigerator?
Double to fit into 2 cake pans?
No. This makes 2 6″ cakes.
Hi Rebecca, can I substitute arrowroot flout with sago or tapioca or rice four as I can't find it in my country?
You can try it. It might have a odd texture but I am never tried those with this recipe. So if you want to give it a try you can and let me know how it goes.
when using the coconut milk, do you use only the thick cream at the top, the liquid, or both?
What about ghee instead of butter? Would the flavour muddle this recipe up?
You could try but the flavor of ghee is strong. I would think that coconut butter (not oil) would be a better substitute.
This cake looks amazing! Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for all of the delicious, healthy recipes.
Do you have the nutritional facts for this cake?
Wow! 5555 calories and 320 fat. That's still almost 500 cal/26 fat per slice if you divide by 12. Think I would have to try some subs like applesauce. Does look good though.
A capital is always a Tablespoon.
I don't have grass fed butter. I know its not the best quality but will the cake turn out with just regular butter?
What about coconut oil in place of butter since we can't have butter?
I would try coconut butter. It's closer than butter when baking. Please let me know how it turns out. . .
what a great healthy cake!


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Following the success of 2019's event, dates have been announced for the next Foraging Fortnight in Fife, with organisers planning a new and expanded programme for 2020.
The LEADER-funded festival aims to encourage people of all ages to become more aware of the benefits of wild plants around us. This year's programme will include guided foraging outings, talks, workshops and cookery demonstrations. Events will take place in five regions across Scotland: Moray, Lanarkshire, Forth Valley & Lomond, Fife and Orkney.
Foraging Fortnight took place for the first time from 31st August to 15th September 2019 with 34 events taking place across Fife and 185 people taking part. Events ranged from the opportunity to discover the seashore and plants revealed at low tide near Leven; a wild mushroom menu at Ostler's Close in Cupar; and family folklore and legends of the natural world at Lochore Meadows. Other events focused on the inclusive nature of foraging with wheelchair foraging walks at Devilla Woods in west Fife and events for younger children at Cambo. Foraging Fortnight even attracted a visit from Eva Gunnare, a renowned food and culture connoisseur, who travelled from Jokkmokk in Swedish Lapland for the festival to talk at Ovenstone near Anstruther about living off the land.
Foraging Fortnight 2020 is likely to include an even greater programme with the return of some popular events. These will include wild inspired cookery workshops with Wendy Barrie at her food studio near Aberdour and a selection of activities designed to encourage people to get out and explore the natural world. Others confirmed in the 2020 line up include those taking place at Cambo Estate in the East Neuk of Fife: from a Beltane Fire Party complete with campfire, children's crafts, music, and speciality food offerings and demonstrations using foraged foods; to foraging walks lead by the head horticulturist; and a full-day Wellbeing Retreat that allows participants to experience the wonder of wild foods and medicinal herbs whilst taking their own inner journey.
Fiona Scott, Policy Officer at Fife LEADER said:
"I'm delighted with the success of our first Foraging Fortnight and quality and variety of events on offer. These were events that appealed not only to local communities in the area but drew in visitors from further afield. Of course this is also a wonderful way of showcasing the diverse and beautiful rural landscape of our region but it also shows how foraging is accessible to people from all walks of life. I look forward to revealing the line up for 2020's Foraging Fortnight in the spring and am sure it will capture the imagination of people locally and beyond."
The programme for Foraging Fortnight will be released in March 2020.
Those looking to run an event as part of Foraging Fortnight 2020 should contact Event Manager Wendy Barrie on [email protected].
Foraging Fortnight events will encourage adherence to Scotland's Outdoor Access Code and organisers have put together foraging guidelines to ensure that those taking part are doing so in a safe and responsible way.
Foraging Fortnight takes place across the Scottish mainland regions in the spring including Moray, from 2-17 May. The Orkney events will run 29th August – 13th September in collaboration with Orkney International Science Festival, providing with it a rich mix of talks, outings and activities.
The full programme across the five regions will be announced in early March, with fuller information on www.foragingfortnight.co.uk.


CART's lineup of races for 2003 is shaping up to be its best schedule to date. One by one CART is trashing the races with low attendance, and replacing them with absolute winners - races that not only deliver a large attendance, but ones that are conducive to wooing sponsors.
It's no secret that racing is expensive. It costs a lot of money to run a race team, and sponsorship is the lifeblood of the sport. CART and its teams have to fight NASCAR, IRL, F1 and ALMS for its share of sponsor dollars. The consumer markets that a race series can deliver is important when trying to land the next big deal. Sponsors like to use races as a backdrop to entertain its most important employees and customers. They also like to go into a market before and during an event and use the race as part of their marketing strategy. In that regard, CART is #1 in the world.
No other race series in the world can deliver to a sponsor, the value CART can bring. Not only does CART deliver the powerful #1 consumer market in the world, the NAFTA market (USA, Canada and Mexico), it also delivers Europe (Germany and UK), the Pacific Rim (Japan, Australia and eventually China) and is poised for a possible return to Brazil and the South American market. Certainly F1 brings almost the same global reach, but the cost to enter F1 and participate as a sponsor is astronomical.
In today's global economy there are not too many sports that can deliver a sponsor the multitude of markets CART and F1 can. Most sports, and even the IRL and NASCAR, are strictly domestic products that appeal to a single domestic audience. Because CART can deliver the same worldwide reach that F1 can, but at a bargain price, it's just a matter of time before sponsors stand up and take notice. Some already are. However, CART shot itself in the foot for 2002 by not having its International TV package in place by the start of the season. Now they are scrambling to get it done by the 2nd race in Long Beach, and even then, it won't be anywhere near as far reaching as it needs to eventually be.
With that said, CART is on the right track toward building a solid 22 race schedule in the coming years. In the table below, we analyze CART's 2003 (we include Brazil, but that race is iffy at best for 2003) venues and what they offer an existing or potentially new sponsor coming into the series.
Spring Training in 2003 will start in St. Petersburg for the off-track activities and then move to Sebring (long course) for the on-track stuff. See below for more discussion on this market.
The St. Petersburg/Tampa Bay market in and of itself, it has the 14th largest profile in terms of attractive marketplaces. And when you combine that with what's available in the Orlando, Daytona Beach market, you end up with the fifth largest DMA in the country, which speaks to the strength of that central Florida region and ability to attract a very strong and substantial audience.
In that regard, not only do they have strong demographics, but there's a very large and growing Hispanic market there, too, which as you know plays into the strength of the CART FedEx Championship Series.
Monterrey has turned out to be one of the top-3 best attended races on the CART circuit. It's situated just 2-hours south of Texas in probably the wealthiest state in Mexico. Very industrial and very much in tune with the USA. Toyota will begin selling cars in Mexico soon, and they are very happy CART races in Mexico. NAFTA is beginning to have a significant impact on Mexico, and I would expect it will climb in the GNP rankings in the next 10-years.
Whether CART goes back to Brazil again and tries to rebuild what was a fairly successful race, remains to be seen. CART still has a fair number of Brazilian drivers, but the economy in South American is quite weak at the moment, so companies are not knocking down CART's door for a Brazil race at the moment.
Houston has the potential to be an excellent market for CART, and Texaco Havoline, the sponsor for Newman Haas is headquartered there. However, the original Houston layout was very Mickey Mouse and needs a serious overhaul. We expect this race to move from the Autumn to the Spring starting in 2003.
Long Beach is CART's premier event. Though several other venues draw a bigger 3-day crowd, it's still hard to beat the ambiance of LB, with the movie stars, fantastic weather, and a long history. It is America's version of Monaco. LB is in the Los Angeles basin, one of the most populated and wealthiest regions in all the USA.
Japan has the 2nd largest GNP in the world. Not only do Toyota and Honda compete in CART, there's talk of Mazda coming in too. Japan is important to many CART sponsors, and the race in Motegi has been growing in size, with last years race day attendance capped at 73,000. We hear this year the cap will go higher as they learn how to move that many people up and down the mountain top where Motegi resides. We expect CART will eventually add China to its Asia venues.
Although not a CART race, but an IRL race, many of CART teams compete in The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, and it's the one race every sponsor wants to win. Except for tobacco sponsored cars that are limited to one series or the other per the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, a sponsor in CART gets to go to Indy as icing on the cake.
One the the oldest venues on the CART circuit, it certainly has a history of some great races. Unfortunately attendance in recent years has shrunk, as it has on most oval tracks. Miller Breweries, headquartered in Milwaukee, used to sponsor a car in CART, but not any longer, they only do the Indy 500. Therefore, it's questionable how many CART sponsors are that keen on the Milwaukee market. If they could fill the grandstands again, then racing there would make a lot more sense than it does now.
About 1.5 hours from San Francisco and 1-hour from Silicon Valley, this venue should be good for high-tech sponsors. However, attendance has been down since the race is no longer the season closer, and it remains to be seen whether a move to June can increase the gate. The track is undergoing some major improvements, including the addition of F1-style garages and corporate suites, which should help to pamper the corporate guests.
Portland is a popular stop on the CART FedEx trail, with over 70,000 usually in attendance on race day. Not the best venue in terms of generating sponsorship in the series, it does serve the important NW USA market.
Chicago is one of the biggest consumer markets in the USA, and has all the makings of a fantastic venue. CART just needs to get away from the oval and onto the downtown streets, preferably in conjunction with the Taste of Chicago weekend (1 million + people) and this race will turn into an overnight success and a sponsor magnet.
Toronto is one of the best attended races on the CART calendar, and is one of three key events for CART in the Canadian/NAFTA market.. It's a fantastic City, perfect for entertaining corporate guests, and the City really gets behind the event.
When the race promoter tried to bring in the IRL instead of CART, the Cleveland fans got so mad and put so much pressure on the Mayors office, that the City reversed their decision, cancelled the IRL, and brought back CART. The airport layout makes for one of the best road course events of the year, and Cleveland is now a booming City and of great interest to sponsors.
The continuation of this race has been in doubt several times in the past 10 years, but somehow the City always finds a way to work the race around the nearby development. Usually it's a packed house when CART comes into town, and along with Toronto and now Montreal, helps CART deliver the Canadian piece of the NAFTA market.
One of the oldest stops on the CART FedEx tour, this track is a fan favorite. It may not be the best place to entertain a corporate guest, but it certainly helps CART maintain its road course heritage. However, this track is in serious need of widening (it's way below F1 standards) if it's ever going become anything more than a follow-the-leader event for the powerful Champ Cars.
Undoubtedly the most popular track from the drivers standpoint, this 4-mile circuit is one of the best natural terrain road courses in the world. If you haven't been to Road America and stood in the woods as the cars blast past, listening to the sound of 17,000 RPM, 900 HP turbo engines bounce of the tall trees, you haven't lived yet. The only thing holding back this great circuit from becoming a sponsor magnet, is the lack of pit row garages and corporate suites so sponsors have a place to entertain their customers. Bernie Ecclestone would never allow a track to get away with it, and CART should not either.
This new French-Canadian addition to the CART circuit is sure to be a fan and sponsor favorite. Montreal has the atmosphere, the track is in a beautiful locale, and the Montreal fans love their racing. It's quite possible this race might become the largest of the three Canadian races in a very short timeframe. The downtown City of Montreal is a perfect place to entertain corporate guests.
CART has certainly gone one better than the IRL in the all important Denver market. While the IRL races way out in Colorado Springs, Colorado (a tertiary market), CART brings the races right downtown adjacent to the new Pepsi Center (can you say Motorsports Expo?) and all the best restaurants in the City. With the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, this Labor Day event is sure to be a huge success. Plus, the college students move back into town right around that time and they're looking for some real entertainment. CART delivers the USA's future business leaders and technical minds right into the lap of a sponsor.
The inaugural race at Rockingham last September was so exciting, it left the critical British motorsports press breathless. Andrew Baker wrote in the London Daily Telegraph "YEARS from now, graying petrolheads will bore their grandchildren with tales of the day at Rockingham Motor Speedway that changed British motor racing for good." In Sunday's London Daily Telegram, one of the more respected London newspapers, the Brough Scott race report stated, this racing, referring to de Ferran's last corner, last lap pass for the win, made F1 look like a walk in the park. England is F1's playground, and if CART would open a European office to help promote this race and the German race and make them sellouts, perhaps many of the manufacturers will look at what they're spending in F1 and say, what are we nuts, CART's where it's at!
With 87,000 people on hand for the first event in 2001, this race is in the 3rd largest GNP market in the world, Germany. It was a rousing success by all measures, this despite the tragic events of September 11th and Alex Zanardi's near-death accident. However, the track is in the former Eastern Germany while most of the corporate world is in Western Germany. This has made it difficult for the promoter to attract corporate involvement, but we think the addition of a German engine manufacturer back into CART would solve that problem overnight.
Without a doubt, this race will become the biggest on the 21-race CART circuit overnight. Mexico City is home to almost 30 million race starved Mexican's and a key market in the NAFTA domain. As with Monterrey, Mexico this race, with the potential to draw over 300,000 on race day, has Toyota rubbing their hands with delight. 300,000 people will leave all sponsors awe, and is sure to attract new sponsors into the series. With the addition of this venue, CART delivers the NAFTA market, and the growing Hispanic market, in a very very big way.
Everyone who goes to this race comes away saying what a spectacle it is. The entire town gets behind this event, and it's one non-stop weekend long party. While it's pretty far to fly a corporate guest from the USA, it you do, you've probably landed a customer for life. The only complaint about this venue, has been CART's inability to land a sponsor from Australia. However, as we have seen with F1, give an Australian driver a ride and the corporate sponsors will follow. Attendance tops well over 200,000 people for this event, and the only thing missing is back-to-back weekend races with Adelaide and the V8 Supercars.
Fontana serves the large Southern California market from LA down to San Diego. The race track makes for some of the most exciting race action of the year. Fontana is also a great place to entertain corporate guests as their suites are first-class. Built at the site of the old Kaiser steel mill, the surrounding area is largely industrial, so to entertain corporate guests at night, you are looking at a short ride to nearby San Bernardino. CART once drew over 100,000 at Fontana but the attendance has dwindled to the 65,000 to 75,000 range in recent years, which is still respectable.
1 Miami! Need I say any more? This cosmopolitan City is still a favorite vacation destination, but it also servers as the gateway to South America and the Latin America communities. Miami is the commercial center of Florida, and it's large Hispanic population have many a CART driver to cheer for. The nightlife in nearby Miami Beach is hopping, and this new venue (combined weekend with ALMS and TransAm), is going to be a huge success story. Chris Pook wants to eventually make Miami CART's season finale. For a sponsor, Miami is sure to please.
4 France CART doesn't race there, but we have suggested they do so at Bernie Ecclestone's Paul Ricard circuit. And we know for fact that Paris has expressed an interest as well.
6 Italy Imola may lose their F1 race. CART should be ready to jump in quickly. Monza would like another big race too. That would make Maserati and Ferrari very happy.
7 China 7th now, but it is expected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 10 years. Is CART ready to pounce on Shanghai now?


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Hi, could you tell me please if a double bed has the international size standard ? It is for a couple with a very tall person.
I'm 6'3" (192cm) and the bed's length wasn't an issue for me... I think they're normally 2 metres long in Japan.
The nearest station is Hamamatsu (just a few minutes' walk away). Hyperdia is an excellent site for determining train schedules and fares, and train station names can be entered in English.


It occurred to me that I might be slightly addicted to Postmates one fateful day when I looked at my recent orders and saw that I'd placed one every day for the past week. Some days it was dinner for myself and my boyfriend when we were too lazy cook, others it was lunch to sadly eat at my desk. One day I even ordered bone broth—something that's already expensive before you add in the delivery fee. The app just made it so convenient to order whatever I wanted, and since I was buying it for sustenance/to help me get through the workday, it was an expense I easily (though not accurately) justified. So I decided to cleanse my life of takeout and commit to cooking at home for an entire week. Things… didn't exactly go as planned.
I should preface this by saying that I am the worst cook. Like, ruins-pre-mixed-brownies levels of bad. I think this may explain why I like to eat out; food tends to taste better when you have an idea of how to cook it.
I started my experiment on Sunday, and batch cooked because that's what all the healthy eating articles told me to do. It was boring, but at the end I had a multitude of veggies and protein to sustain me through the takeout-less week ahead.
My normal breakfast consists of a protein shake, eggs and sweet potato, and is the meal I eat out for the least often. So that was easy.
I set off to work with Mason jars of turkey breast and veggies, so full of hope for the week ahead.
Things were great until I realized I forgot snacks. By 4 pm I was starving, but I wasn't going to cave on the first day. So I soldiered through my growling stomach.
At home, I made the only dish I'm good at: pasta sauce and zoodles. I made extra sauce to last through the next couple of days.
Upon arriving at work I discovered that I had, once again, forgotten a snack because I am a scatterbrained human. I put off eating lunch as late as I could to try and trick my stomach.
I still got hungry, and vowed to not make the same mistake the next day.
Pasta sauce and zoodles were my companions again that night.
This was an exact repeat of day three, only I probably complained more about being hungry.
Also my boyfriend got home late that night and stopped to get Thai food—for one person. Rude. Though, to be fair, Thai food upsets my stomach and pad Thai isn't exactly a superfood. So it was probably for the best.
Thursday is when things all went to hell. I have a thing about leftovers, and couldn't stomach eating turkey breast and veggies that was over three days old. So, on Sunday I only made myself enough food to last me through Wednesday.
I knew I should have cooked again the night before, but The Handmaid's Tale was new and I just really didn't want to.
So I bought a salad from the restaurant down the street. What was I supposed to do, not eat? I figured since I walked to pick it up instead of having something delivered it was an okay compromise.
I normally work out in the mornings, except for Thursdays when I work out after work. By the time I was done it was nearly 8pm and had no more pasta sauce at home. Normally I would have picked something up on the way back, but for the integrity of this experiment/I was tired and didn't feel like interacting with people I resisted.
I got home and made the saddest dinner of baked turkey breast and microwaved (organic!) frozen peas. Yes, it was bland, but it also tasted like success.
On the lunch menu: success peas and turkey. I even remembered to bring a bag of carrots for a snack. #Winning.
Instead of going out to dinner, my boyfriend and I stayed in and cooked together. By that I mean he cooked and I tried to sous-chef but ended up both burning myself and cutting my finger so I was banished to the couch. But overall it was nice to just chill at home and spend time together—we've actually started cooking together more on the weekends as a result of this experiment.
By the last day I was dying to eat something not made by my own hand. But I was feeling really great; not only did I save a ton of money, I also felt less bloated.
These days (she says like this experiment took place so long ago), I'm all about that moderation lifestyle. I've been making a big effort to cook at home more. It's healthier and so much cheaper. But if I do have to have the occasional salad delivered to my desk because I was too tired the night before to prep lunch, I'm not going to stress about it.


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July 21, 2021: The Soros Economic Development Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest a combined 41 million dollars through the joint initiative called Global Access Health in Covid-19 testing giant Mologic. The radical technocratic/communist team of Soros and Gates portrayed this transaction as an act of "good will" done by two concerned philanthropists but those who have studied the histories of the two men are very concerned about the real reasons for the acquisition of Mologic. The marriage of oligarchs Gates and Soros by way of dominance in the fields of Covid vaccine technology and Covid testing technology is absolutely diabolical and represents a massive conflict of interest.
Consider that last summer, when the New York Times "reported" that the PCR tests with Cycle Thresholds (CTs) above 34 almost never detect live virus but most often, dead nucleotides that are not contagious. The Sentinel found that many private labs in Kansas used thresholds of 38 and 40, and another one in Lenexa potentially at 45. The state lab at the Kansas Department of Health initially used a 42 CT on its most commonly performed test; on January 7, they reduced it to 35. Thus, the test settings were intentionally set too high to produce false positives. This would support the globalist narrative that more people were getting sick than was actually the case. It also created the illusion that the illegitimate "Biden" administration was doing a better job than the Trump administration at controlling the spread of the Covid-19 virus, aka the Fauci/CCP Virus.
Owning the testing service Mologic will provide Gates and Soros the means needed to further control any narrative they desire. For example, they could use a high CT threshold if they wanted to enforced a mask mandate, close schools, or even the economy. They could also use a high CT threshold to justify MAIL-IN VOTING.
Given Soros's history of profiting from creating global social strife and given Gates' desire to depopulate the planet, its hard to imagine that these two villains are up to anything positive for humanity. At face value, the joint efforts of Gates and Soros to monopolize the full spectrum of Covid health science is a recipe for even greater crimes against humanity in the years to come.
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I realized that I accidentally created a wash sale and want some input regarding what to do (if anything).
Yesterday I sold several lots of Total Stock index (VTSAX) for a loss. Unbeknownst to me, my wife purchased VTSAX several weeks ago in her taxable account.
1) I am assuming that if I had sold her VTSAX yesterday, there would be no wash sale. Is there any value in selling her lot today? The market is up so far today, but likely her lot will still have a loss by the end of the day.
2) What happens if I do nothing? Does Vanguard report to the IRS that this is a wash sale or do I just self report?
Anything I should think about that I may be missing?
When a wash sale occurs, the disallowed loss is added to the cost basis of the replacement shares. This effectively defers the loss until those replacement shares are sold.
Vanguard automatically disallows the loss and adds it to the cost basis of the replacement share within an account. I am not sure if they do for related but separate accounts. You can look at the realized gain/loss tab and see if the adjustment was made. If not, you need to make the cost basis adjustments when you file your taxes.
You are correct, if you sold (or sell) all of the replacement shares (and don't create any new ones) there is effectively no wash sale.
Thanks. I don't see any adjustment to the realized cost basis on the shares I sold, so I assume that Vanguard doesn't link the separate accounts.
Is there any value in selling my wife's shares today? Or simply just adjust when I file taxes for 2018? Is there a reason to hold onto her shares or is it "cleaner" to just sell and resolve wash sale now?
Vanguard and other brokers don't do anything about reporting wash sales because of transactions in other accounts.
Your spouse needs to adjust the cost basis of the shares that she purchased all by herself. She should TLH the shares today since they have to have a loss. That way, the wash sale adjustment will allow the losses (hers and yours) to be taken on your tax return.
I suggest you get this done soon, so that you don't have to keep funky records past the end of 2018.
How much of the sale is disallowed?
Say I sell $100K with a $5K loss. Then 10 days later, buy $50K. Do I get a $2,5K loss and a $2,5K adjustment to my new purchase? Or a $5K adjustment?
If Vanguard knows about both taxable accounts, they'll take care of adjusting the cost basis of wife's purchase.
It's your choice whether/when you sell wife's shares---now or later---as Vanguard does the remembering for you.
But since, wife's original purchase probably now also has a loss---market drop since her purchase---I'd be tempted to sell it now. Why? Get rid of the memory item this year.
Assuming you sold her shares. On your (MFJ) Sch D, the netted sales would result in the same TLH whether you: (1) disallow your TLH and increase her cost basis on her sale to report a larger TLH, or (2) report your smaller TLH, and don't increase her cost basis and report her smaller TLH. Either way you handle the problem this year and don't need to remember to track this going forward. But! IRS wants to see (1).
--Coordinate with wife all purchase/sales.
--Maybe consider owning unique funds in your taxable accounts to avoid this problem going forward. Example: She owns VTSMX and VGTSX in taxable, you own VTSMX equivalent (VFINX/80% and VEXMX/20%) and VGTSX equivalent (VFWIX).
It's also a good idea to review your investments in tax-advantaged accounts to avoid same replacement shares/wash sale problem.
--Many solve this problem by using all-in-one funds in TA accounts. Both can use same all-in-one funds.
You should still coordinate your buy/sell actions. Why? It's your family retirement nest egg, so both should know what's going on.
Question for the forum. Curious. I'd like to know the mechanics as I've never seen it done.
--I can imagine what the form 8949 entry looks like when the wife's cost basis is increased.
--But what does the form 8949 entry look like when the husband's TLH is disallowed?
Never mind. I figured it out. I think. Is this correct?
--He adjusts form 8949 in columns (f, code W) and (g, offsetting entry) to disallow/zero TLH.
--Vanguard knows: wife's cost basis increased so no form 8949 adjustment needed for columns (f) and (g).
--Vanguard doesn't know: wife's form 8949 adjustment for columns (f, code B) and (g, increase cost basis).
My head hurt. I'm done for the day.
I wasn't aware that purchases of securities 30 days before your sale would trigger a wash. I just completed my first TLH and ran afoul of this rule. Luckily my wash sale is only 0.369 share so I'm okay. Thanks to Bogleheads I'll be mindful of this in the future.
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A partial wash sale is figured out from the number of affected shares and not from dollar amounts.
The thread was created in real-time and wash sales were created on purpose so that it could be linked in threads like this one.
You state that your spouse purchased shares in a taxable account, but you do not mention if your sale was in a taxable or non-taxable account. If the sale was in a non-taxable account, I believe that there is no wash sale as there is no loss to be claimed on your tax return.


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Hot 'hood: Westfort Alliance
October 18, 2015 | By Ron Bechtol
Considering all the current focus on the Pearl and the excitement generated by the recently opened children's DoSeum on that same thoroughfare, it would be easy to overlook the Westfort neighborhood. It's the classic blink-and-you've-missed-it situation. But sandwiched between the two more glamorous poles—and despite a name that seems oddly generic, this small residential enclave has much to recommend it. The name is fully justified, as it happens.
The boundaries of the Westfort Alliance Neighborhood Conservation District are Fort Sam Houston to the east, Broadway to the west, Beebe Loop on the north and, in a feat of creative gerrymandering, E. Josephine Street on the south. The neighborhood's name pays tribute to the impact the fort had on the built environment of its civilian neighbor.
With a somewhat smaller footprint than today, the area was initially developed as Narcissa Place (by James H. Kirkpatrick) and Army Terrace (by Col. E. H. Cunningham) in the early 1900s. It wasn't until 1997 that the two were united under the Westfort Alliance name. Architects Carolyn and Jack Peterson occupy a handsomely restored home on Army Boulevard. According to Carolyn, many of Westfort's grander homes were never divided up into small apartments, as often happens when neighborhoods fall out of fashion. Most of the area's apartments were purpose-built for military personnel and civilian workers and remain an integral part of the neighborhood. Move-in specials were being advertised at one such complex during my drive-throughs.
The mix of housing options is just one aspect of Westfort that was acknowledged in a comprehensive, 84-page Neighborhood Conservation District Plan, adopted in October 2011. (An NCDP stops short of the historic-district designation that embroiled neighboring Mahncke Park in controversy.) The plan catalogues the age and size of individual structures, lists building materials and architectural styles, notes such details as roof pitch and front-porch configuration, and provides guidelines for renovation and new construction.
Most residents willingly bought into it, according to current Alliance president Gil Piette, whose own house was built by Steves and Sons in 1904. "The plan was presented [and refined] at several neighborhood meetings," he says. "There was pretty broad involvement." And considering that architectural styles range from Queen Anne to Craftsman, Deco to Southern California Ranch, "pretty much anything goes." Most housing is also in "pretty good shape, and there seems to be a bit more emphasis on renovation than tearing down," Piette adds.
As with any heritage neighborhood, of course, outsiders may tend to see those properties most in need of attention—and there are some, even on the grander streets, such as the divided boulevard that is Brahan. But if the promise of new construction is an indication, optimism is warranted. Terramark Urban Homes, a development company based in Houston, has built several innovative projects in San Antonio—many utilizing the city's newly passed infill-incentive program. The company has focused on Tobin Hill, but it has also completed projects in neighborhoods as diverse as Dignowity Hill and Cevallos Street near Blue Star. Between Cunningham Avenue and Brahan, with many lots facing Ft. Sam's equestrian facility, Terramark is advertising "modern urban Spanish villas." To this eye, the need for Spanishness might be called into question; whereas in other urban environments the group has done straightforward modern projects, the designs as posted seem to be trying almost too hard to be good neighbors, too hard to conform to NCD guidelines. If anything goes, why not contemporary?
The "Espada" model for Terramark's Westfort Villas
And why not Spanish? some might counter. Terramark was good about meeting with neighborhood residents, according to Piette, and plans "have been well-received." Though construction hasn't begun in earnest, many of the lots are spoken for. More drive-throughs will be required in the months to come—just to check on progress.
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Tybee Island – jedna z wysp należących do Sea Islands, leżąca u wybrzeży Georgii w hrabstwie Chatham. Jest najdalej wysuniętym na wschód punktem w stanie Georgia a leży około 29 km od Savannah. Na wyspie leży miasto o tej samej nazwie.

Podobnie jak inne wyspy barierowe, Tybee Island uformowana jest na wschodnim wybrzeży z piaszczystych plaż, a na zachodnim z mokradeł słonych. W głębi wyspy rośnie nadmorski las (którego gęstość została zredukowana na skutek działalności człowieka) oraz kanały będące źródłem słodkiej wody.

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Wyspy archipelagu Sea Islands (Georgia)
Wyspy barierowe

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