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#include "stdafx.h"

#include "falclib.h"
#include "cpsurface.h"
#include "cpmanager.h"
#include "dispcfg.h"
#include "Graphics/Include/grinline.h"
#include "FalcLib/include/playerop.h"
#include "FalcLib/include/dispopts.h"
#include "Graphics/Include/renderow.h"

extern bool g_bCrackFix; //Wombat778 3-22-04 REMOVED 4-01-04
extern bool g_bFilter2DPit; //Wombat778 3-30-04

//====================================================//
// CPSurface::CPSurface
//====================================================//
CPSurface::CPSurface(SurfaceInitStr *psurfaceInitStr)
{

    mIdNum = psurfaceInitStr->idNum;

    mPersistant = psurfaceInitStr->persistant;

    mSrcRect.top = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.top;
    mSrcRect.left = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.left;
    mSrcRect.bottom = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.bottom;
    mSrcRect.right = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.right;

    mWidth = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.right - psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.left;
    mHeight = psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.bottom - psurfaceInitStr->srcRect.top;

    mpOTWImage = psurfaceInitStr->pOtwImage;
    mpSourceBuffer = psurfaceInitStr->psrcBuffer;
    mpSurfaceBuffer = NULL;

    // OW
    m_pPalette = NULL;
}

//====================================================//
// CPSurface::~CPSurface
//====================================================//

CPSurface::~CPSurface()
{
    // OW
    for (int i = 0; i < (int)m_arrTex.size(); i++) delete m_arrTex[i];

    m_arrTex.clear();

    if (m_pPalette) delete m_pPalette;

    // nota bene: the manager creates the buffer for us,
    // but we must clean it up

    if (mpSurfaceBuffer)
    {
        mpSurfaceBuffer->Cleanup();
        delete mpSurfaceBuffer;
    }

    glReleaseMemory((char*) mpSourceBuffer);
}

//====================================================//
// CPSurface::CreateLit
//====================================================//

void CPSurface::CreateLit(void)
{
    if ( not DisplayOptions.bRender2DCockpit)
    {
        mpSurfaceBuffer = new ImageBuffer;

        // OW
        // mpSurfaceBuffer->Setup(&FalconDisplay.theDisplayDevice, mWidth, mHeight, SystemMem, None);

        MPRSurfaceType front = (FalconDisplay.theDisplayDevice.IsHardware() and DisplayOptions.bRender2DCockpit) ? LocalVideoMem : SystemMem;

        if ( not mpSurfaceBuffer->Setup(&FalconDisplay.theDisplayDevice, mWidth, mHeight, front, None) and front == LocalVideoMem)
        {
            // Retry with system memory if ouf video memory
#ifdef _DEBUG
            MonoPrint("CPSurface::CreateLit - Probably out of video memory. Retrying with system memory)\n");
#endif

            BOOL bResult = mpSurfaceBuffer->Setup(&FalconDisplay.theDisplayDevice, mWidth, mHeight, SystemMem, None);

            if ( not bResult) return;
        }

        mpSurfaceBuffer->SetChromaKey(0xFFFF0000);
    }

    else
    {
        try
        {
            const DWORD dwMaxTextureWidth = mpOTWImage->GetDisplayDevice()->GetDefaultRC()->m_pD3DHWDeviceDesc->dwMaxTextureWidth;
            const DWORD dwMaxTextureHeight = mpOTWImage->GetDisplayDevice()->GetDefaultRC()->m_pD3DHWDeviceDesc->dwMaxTextureHeight;

            m_pPalette = new PaletteHandle(mpOTWImage->GetDisplayDevice()->GetDefaultRC()->m_pDD, 32, 256);

            if ( not m_pPalette)
                throw _com_error(E_OUTOFMEMORY);

            // Check if we can use a single texture
            if ((int)dwMaxTextureWidth >= mWidth and (int)dwMaxTextureHeight >= mHeight)
            {
                TextureHandle *pTex = new TextureHandle;

                if ( not pTex)
                    throw _com_error(E_OUTOFMEMORY);

                m_pPalette->AttachToTexture(pTex);

                if ( not pTex->Create("CPSurface", MPR_TI_PALETTE bitor MPR_TI_CHROMAKEY, 8, mWidth, mHeight))
                    throw _com_error(E_FAIL);

                if ( not pTex->Load(0, 0xFFFF0000, (BYTE*) mpSourceBuffer, true, true)) // soon to be re-loaded by CPSurface::Translate3D
                    throw _com_error(E_FAIL);

                m_arrTex.push_back(pTex);
            }

            else
            {
                // Create tiles
                int nRows = 0; // JB 010220 CTD

                if (dwMaxTextureHeight) // JB 010220 CTD
                {
                    nRows = mHeight / dwMaxTextureHeight; // JB 010220 CTD

                    if (mHeight % dwMaxTextureHeight) nRows++; // JB 010404 CTD enclosed in brackets
                }

                int nColumns = 0; // JB 010220 CTD

                if (dwMaxTextureWidth) // JB 010220 CTD
                {
                    nColumns = mWidth / dwMaxTextureWidth;

                    if (mWidth % dwMaxTextureWidth) nColumns++; // JB 010404 CTD enclosed in brackets
                }

                DWORD dwHeightRemaining = mHeight;

                for (int y = 0; y < nRows; y++)
                {
                    DWORD dwWidthRemaining = mWidth;

                    for (int x = 0; x < nColumns; x++)
                    {
                        TextureHandle *pTex = new TextureHandle;

                        if ( not pTex)
                            throw _com_error(E_OUTOFMEMORY);

                        m_pPalette->AttachToTexture(pTex);

                        if ( not pTex->Create("CPSurface - Tile", MPR_TI_PALETTE bitor MPR_TI_CHROMAKEY, 8,
                                          (UInt16)min(dwMaxTextureWidth, dwWidthRemaining), (UInt16)min(dwMaxTextureHeight, dwHeightRemaining)))
                            throw _com_error(E_FAIL);

                        DWORD dwOffset = (y * dwMaxTextureHeight) * mWidth;
                        dwOffset += x * dwMaxTextureWidth;

                        if ( not pTex->Load(0, 0xFFFF0000, (BYTE*) mpSourceBuffer + dwOffset, true, true, mWidth)) // soon to be re-loaded by CPSurface::Translate3D
                            throw _com_error(E_FAIL);

                        m_arrTex.push_back(pTex);
                        dwWidthRemaining -= dwMaxTextureWidth;
                    }

                    dwHeightRemaining -= dwMaxTextureHeight;
                }
            }
        }

        catch (_com_error e)
        {
            MonoPrint("CPSurface::CreateLit - Error 0x%X (%s)\n", e.Error(), e.ErrorMessage());
            DiscardLit();
        }
    }
}

//====================================================//
// CPSurface::DiscardLit
//====================================================//

void CPSurface::DiscardLit(void)
{
    if (mpSurfaceBuffer)
        mpSurfaceBuffer->Cleanup();

    delete mpSurfaceBuffer;
    mpSurfaceBuffer = NULL;

    for (int i = 0; i < (int)m_arrTex.size(); i++) delete m_arrTex[i];

    m_arrTex.clear();

    if (m_pPalette)
    {
        delete m_pPalette; // JPO - memory leak fix
        m_pPalette = NULL;
    }
}

//====================================================//
// CPSurface::Display
//====================================================//

void CPSurface::DisplayBlit(BYTE blitType, BOOL Persistance, RECT *pDestRect, int xPanelOffset, int yPanelOffset)
{
    if (m_arrTex.size())
        return; // handled in DisplayBlit3D

    RECT blitRect;
    RECT destRect;

    destRect.top = pDestRect->top;
    destRect.left = pDestRect->left;
    destRect.bottom = pDestRect->bottom;
    destRect.right = pDestRect->right;

    blitRect.top = 0;
    blitRect.left = 0;
    blitRect.bottom = mHeight;
    blitRect.right = mWidth;

    destRect.top = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mVScale * (destRect.top + yPanelOffset));
    destRect.left = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mHScale * (destRect.left + xPanelOffset));
    destRect.bottom = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mVScale * (destRect.bottom + yPanelOffset + 1));
    destRect.right = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mHScale * (destRect.right + xPanelOffset + 1));

    if (Persistance == NONPERSISTANT)
    {
        if (blitType == TRANSPARENT)
            mpOTWImage->ComposeTransparent(mpSurfaceBuffer, &blitRect, &destRect);

        else
            mpOTWImage->Compose(mpSurfaceBuffer, &blitRect, &destRect);
    }

    else
    {
        /* do it to both buffers */
    }
}

void CPSurface::DisplayBlit3D(BYTE blitType, BOOL Persistance, RECT *pDestRect, int xPanelOffset, int yPanelOffset)
{
    if ( not m_arrTex.size())
        return; // handled in DisplayBlit

    RECT destRect;

    destRect.top = pDestRect->top;
    destRect.left = pDestRect->left;
    destRect.bottom = pDestRect->bottom;
    destRect.right = pDestRect->right;

    destRect.top = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mVScale * (destRect.top + yPanelOffset));
    destRect.left = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mHScale * (destRect.left + xPanelOffset));
    destRect.bottom = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mVScale * (destRect.bottom + yPanelOffset + 1));
    destRect.right = (LONG)(OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->mHScale * (destRect.right + xPanelOffset + 1));

    //Wombat778 3-22-04 Improves "cracked" cockpit. By expanding the target rectangles by 0.5 on each side, the directx texel alignment issue is reduced.
    // COBRA - RED - Wombat... Do u know what a Long Type is...?
    /* if (g_bCrackFix)
     {
     destRect.top -= 0.5f;
     destRect.left -= 0.5f;
     destRect.bottom += 0.5f;
     destRect.right += 0.5f;
     }
    */

    if (Persistance == NONPERSISTANT)
    {
        if (m_arrTex.size() == 1)
        {
            // One pass
            TextureHandle *pTex = m_arrTex[0];

            // Setup vertices
            float fStartU = 0;
            float fMaxU = (float) pTex->m_nWidth / (float) pTex->m_nActualWidth;
            fMaxU -= fStartU;

            float fStartV = 0;
            float fMaxV = (float) pTex->m_nHeight / (float) pTex->m_nActualHeight;
            fMaxV -= fStartV;

            TwoDVertex pVtx[4];
            ZeroMemory(pVtx, sizeof(pVtx));
            pVtx[0].x = (float)destRect.left;
            pVtx[0].y = (float)destRect.top;
            pVtx[0].u = fStartU;
            pVtx[0].v = fStartV;
            pVtx[0].r = pVtx[0].g = pVtx[0].b = pVtx[0].a = 1.0f;
            pVtx[1].x = (float)destRect.right;
            pVtx[1].y = (float)destRect.top;
            pVtx[1].u = fMaxU;
            pVtx[1].v = fStartV;
            pVtx[1].r = pVtx[1].g = pVtx[1].b = pVtx[1].a = 1.0f;
            pVtx[2].x = (float)destRect.right;
            pVtx[2].y = (float)destRect.bottom;
            pVtx[2].u = fMaxU;
            pVtx[2].v = fMaxV;
            pVtx[2].r = pVtx[2].g = pVtx[2].b = pVtx[2].a = 1.0f;
            pVtx[3].x = (float)destRect.left;
            pVtx[3].y = (float)destRect.bottom;
            pVtx[3].u = fStartU;
            pVtx[3].v = fMaxV;
            pVtx[3].r = pVtx[3].g = pVtx[3].b = pVtx[3].a = 1.0f;

            // COBRA - RED - Pit Vibrations
            OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->AddTurbulence(pVtx);

            // Setup state
            if (blitType == TRANSPARENT)
            {
                if (g_bFilter2DPit) //Wombat778 3-30-04 Added option to filter
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_CHROMA_TEXTURE);
                else
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_ALPHA_TEXTURE_NOFILTER);
            }

            else
            {
                if (g_bFilter2DPit) //Wombat778 3-30-04 Added option to filter
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_TEXTURE);
                else
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_TEXTURE_NOFILTER);
            }

            OTWDriver.renderer->context.SelectTexture1((GLint) pTex);

            // Render it (finally)
            OTWDriver.renderer->context.DrawPrimitive(MPR_PRM_TRIFAN, MPR_VI_COLOR bitor MPR_VI_TEXTURE, 4, pVtx, sizeof(pVtx[0]));
        }

        else
        {
            // Tile

            // Setup state
            if (blitType == TRANSPARENT)
            {
                if (g_bFilter2DPit) //Wombat778 3-30-04 Added option to filter
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_CHROMA_TEXTURE);
                else
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_ALPHA_TEXTURE_NOFILTER);
            }
            else
            {
                if (g_bFilter2DPit) //Wombat778 3-30-04 Added option to filter
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_TEXTURE);
                else
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.RestoreState(STATE_TEXTURE_NOFILTER);
            }

            const DWORD dwMaxTextureWidth = mpOTWImage->GetDisplayDevice()->GetDefaultRC()->m_pD3DHWDeviceDesc->dwMaxTextureWidth;
            const DWORD dwMaxTextureHeight = mpOTWImage->GetDisplayDevice()->GetDefaultRC()->m_pD3DHWDeviceDesc->dwMaxTextureHeight;

            int nRows = mHeight / dwMaxTextureHeight;

            if (mHeight % dwMaxTextureHeight) nRows++;

            int nColumns = mWidth / dwMaxTextureWidth;

            if (mWidth % dwMaxTextureWidth) nColumns++;

            TwoDVertex pVtx[4];
            ZeroMemory(pVtx, sizeof(pVtx));
            TextureHandle *pTex;
            int left, right, top, bottom;

            DWORD dwHeightRemaining = mHeight;
            top = destRect.top;

            for (int y = 0; y < nRows; y++)
            {
                DWORD dwWidthRemaining = mWidth;
                left = destRect.left;
                bottom = top + min(dwMaxTextureHeight, dwHeightRemaining);

                for (int x = 0; x < nColumns; x++)
                {
                    pTex = m_arrTex[y * nColumns + x];
                    right = left + min(dwMaxTextureWidth, dwWidthRemaining);

                    // Setup vertices
                    float fStartU = 0;
                    float fMaxU = (float) pTex->m_nWidth / (float) pTex->m_nActualWidth;
                    fMaxU -= fStartU;

                    float fStartV = 0;
                    float fMaxV = (float) pTex->m_nHeight / (float) pTex->m_nActualHeight;
                    fMaxV -= fStartV;

                    pVtx[0].x = (float)left;
                    pVtx[0].y = (float)top;
                    pVtx[0].u = fStartU;
                    pVtx[0].v = fStartV;
                    pVtx[0].r = pVtx[0].g = pVtx[0].b = pVtx[0].a = 1.0f;
                    pVtx[1].x = (float)right;
                    pVtx[1].y = (float)top;
                    pVtx[1].u = fMaxU;
                    pVtx[1].v = fStartV;
                    pVtx[1].r = pVtx[1].g = pVtx[1].b = pVtx[1].a = 1.0f;
                    pVtx[2].x = (float)right;
                    pVtx[2].y = (float)bottom;
                    pVtx[2].u = fMaxU;
                    pVtx[2].v = fMaxV;
                    pVtx[2].r = pVtx[2].g = pVtx[2].b = pVtx[2].a = 1.0f;
                    pVtx[3].x = (float)left;
                    pVtx[3].y = (float)bottom;
                    pVtx[3].u = fStartU;
                    pVtx[3].v = fMaxV;
                    pVtx[3].r = pVtx[3].g = pVtx[3].b = pVtx[3].a = 1.0f;

                    // COBRA - RED - Pit Vibrations
                    OTWDriver.pCockpitManager->AddTurbulence(pVtx);

                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.SelectTexture1((GLint) pTex);

                    // Render it (finally)
                    OTWDriver.renderer->context.DrawPrimitive(MPR_PRM_TRIFAN, MPR_VI_COLOR bitor MPR_VI_TEXTURE, 4, pVtx, sizeof(pVtx[0]));

                    dwWidthRemaining -= dwMaxTextureWidth;
                    left += dwMaxTextureWidth;
                }

                dwHeightRemaining -= dwMaxTextureHeight;
                top += dwMaxTextureHeight;
            }
        }
    }

    else
    {
        /* do it to both buffers */
    }
}

void CPSurface::Translate(WORD* palette16)
{
    if (mpSurfaceBuffer)
        Translate8to16(palette16, mpSourceBuffer, mpSurfaceBuffer); // 8 bit color indexes of individual surfaces
} // 16 bit ImageBuffers

// OW
void CPSurface::Translate(DWORD* palette32)
{
    if (mpSurfaceBuffer)
        Translate8to32(palette32, mpSourceBuffer, mpSurfaceBuffer); // 8 bit color indexes of individual surfaces
}

void CPSurface::Translate3D(DWORD* palette32)
{
    if (m_pPalette)
        m_pPalette->Load(MPR_TI_PALETTE, 32, 0, 256, (BYTE*) palette32);
}

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Visit the Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin
March 12, 2017 by Henk Bekker in Berlin, Germany
The Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin covers escapes from East Germany in the Cold War and non-violent struggles for human rights worldwide. The most-popular items in the museum are related to successful escapes from Communist East Germany to the West whether over or under the Berlin Wall, smuggled through border checkpoints or escaping via the air or sea. The museum also has original items from Checkpoint Charlie, which it overlooks, as well as newer displays on non-violent struggles for human rights in various places in the world. The museum is pricey but has long opening hours and is open every day of the year.
The Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
The Wall Museum Building at Checkpoint Charlie opened at its current premises in 1963 – then directly on the border with Checkpoint Charlie to its west and to the north the Berlin Wall and East Berlin buildings with windows facing to the south (and West) often bricked up.
The museum is mostly famous for its exhibitions of items used for escape attempts from East to West Germany during the Cold War period. However, it covers several further themes including the confusion and missing persons after the Second World War, political events leading to the division of Germany, the inner-German border, the end of the Cold War, and several historic and current non-violent protest movements and struggles for the respect of human rights.
Escaping from East Germany
The most popular displays in the Mauermuseum are certainly the items used in escaping from the Communist East to the West. Escaping attempts were high-risk ventures, as anyone trying to escape and everybody helping the person would face certain prison sentences followed by years of persecution and pettiness from the state security apparatus. A shoot to kill policy was followed at borders when a simple arrest was not possible.
Some of the escape objects on display include:
Cars – amongst others a VW Beetle and even cars as small as a Mini and a BMW Isetta
Self-made aircraft and hot-air balloons
A self-made U-boat – the inventor sold the concept to a Western company and developed further mini U-boats for sport, commercial and military use.
The museum also has many photos and graphics of tunnels dug to rescue people from East Berlin. The most successful of around 40 known tunnels allowed 57 people to escape to the West.
The Berlin Wall and Inner-German border system are explained in detail with several models showing the border system and increasingly sophisticated walls and automatic firing units. The automatic systems were in part necessary as more than 10% of escapees where uniformed security personnel.
During the Berlin Wall period (1961-89), at least 5,000 people successfully escaped from East Germany while at least 1,600 lost their lives while trying to flee. Thousands more managed to emigrate legally, despite endless obstacles and harassments for unsuccessful applicants – legal departures from East Germany is well covered in the Tränenpalast, a free museum further north on Friedrichstraße in the former departures hall for travelers leaving East Berlin.
Further Displays in the Mauermuseum in Berlin
The Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie has several further interesting and original items on display. These range from the map used by Winston Churchill at the Potsdam Conference in 1945 to the sandals of Gandhi and items from contemporary struggles against the violation of basic human rights.
The museum has the original "You are leaving the American Sector" sign from Checkpoint Charlie – the one outside is a copy, as well as the original wooden sleeping policeman, and the cobblestones on which the borderline was painted. (The guard hut outside is also a copy – the original is in the free Allied Museum in Dahlem in western Berlin).
The museum also has a number of cinemas showing a variety of documentaries throughout the day. Around 10 different movies are shown daily.
Visiting the Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
Although pricy, the Mauermuseum is absolutely worth visiting and with the long opening hours it is easy to avoid the busiest periods. This is important as the display rooms are fairly small and can easily get crowded.
The displays are a bit old fashioned and not as slick as many other modern museums. Visitors are faced with a huge amount of written information giving much more details than is common nowadays. At least, the information is not dumbed down and each visitor may decide how much to read or not.
The museum has been criticized for not having updated its information panels with less Cold-War era, pro-Western propaganda but that in itself provides, even if unintended, an interesting cultural-historical experience.
Opening Hours of the Wall Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
Like the DDR Museum, the Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie is privately run and open every day of the year including Christmas Day and all other holidays. Opening hours are daily from 9 am to 10 pm making the museum a popular post-dinner sight (Germans generally dine early).
Admission is fairly steep at €12.50 (€6.50 for children 7 to 18, €9.50 for students). Discounts are given for several travel passes including the popular Berlin Welcome Card. A photo permit for private use is €5 – otherwise the old DDR "Taking Photos Is Not Allowed!" is applied.
The exhibition texts are in English, German, French and Russian. Audio guides are also available.
Getting to the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie
The Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie is as the name indicates, and in stark contrast to many hotels with Checkpoint Charlie in their names, actually directly next to the most famous Cold War border crossing between West and East Berlin. From the upper floors, visitors and journalists had a great view of the border crossing and could look over the Berlin Wall.
The Wall Museum is at Friedrichstraße 43-45 between Zimmer and Kochstraße. Finding the actual entrance door between all the adverts, memorabilia and the museum's own souvenir shops is slightly more challenging. The entrance is closer to Zimmerstraße with the exit at Kochstraße.
Getting to the Mauermuseum is very easy. It is a pleasant stroll from Unter den Linden or Potsdamer Platz via the Topography of Terror and the long original part of the Berlin Wall at Niederkirchnerstraße. It can also be reached by U-Bahn 6 (Kochstraße) or U2 (Stadtmitte) or several bus lines (M29 at Kochstraße or M48 Leipziger / Friedrichstraße).
Other Sights in Berlin on the Divided Germanys
A few other museums and centers in Berlin focusing on the Cold War period and a divided Germany include:
The free Museum in the Kulturbrauerei with is permanent exhibition on Every Day Life in the DDR. It covers similar topics to the DDR Museum but uses a slightly more academic approach with particular emphasis on how the Communist regime controlled every aspect of life in the former East Germany.
The DDR Museum on the banks of the Spree River focuses on living in the DDR – it is similar but different from the Kulturbrauerei and hugely popular with families as all items may be touched. Like the Mauermuseum, the DDR Museum is open every day of the year.
Bernauer Straße – a documentation and information center along the longest surviving section of the Berlin Wall near Nordbahnhof. If you have time to see only one section of the wall, make it this one.
Tränenpalast – by the same foundation at the Kulturbraurei – is in the former departures hall for travelers from East to West Berlin. It deals with all aspects of legal border crossings and traveling during the Cold War. Admission is free and transportation easy as it is directly next to Friedrichstraße station.
German History Museum – a tour de force on German history that can take days to see in detail. Skip through the earlier periods if the 20th century is of most interest.
Original parts of the Berlin Wall near the center of Berlin.
More photos of the Mauermuseum on Flickr.
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Filed Under: Berlin, Germany Tagged With: Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, DDR, Germany, History, Museum August 31, 2017
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The Cap Badge is emblematic of the oak forests of Nottinghamshire. The standard presented to the Regiment in 1795 bore as a badge an Oak tree with goldern acorns. The present badge of the Regiment was taken into use in 1898, previously the badge was a monogram "SNYC" superimposed on two crossed swords surmounted by a crown.
The Regiment was retasked once the 1st World War wass over, it became the 107th Regiment (RHA), (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry), which was later to be know as the 107th Medium Regiment. in 1940 it seems the Hussar's title was dropped and the Regiment was know as 150th Field Regiment (RHA).
A rare cigarette card showing a brief history, the cap badge and Guidon of the Regiment.


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Q: I am unable to access properties set in my Proxy service from the fault sequence in WSO2 ESB I have set some functions in my proxy service but whenever I try to access those in the fault sequence it returns null.
I am trying to set a logger in my service I need the details of the proxies and need to send the error to a queue from which I will have to send it to a Cloud server.
Below is my Proxy and my Fault sequence.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<proxy xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse"
       name="TestFaultSeq"
       transports="https,http"
       statistics="disable"
       trace="disable"
       startOnLoad="true">
   <target faultSequence="conf:/resources/sequences/ProxyFaultSequence.xml">
      <inSequence>
         <property name="FORCE_ERROR_ON_SOAP_FAULT" value="true"/>
         <sequence key="conf:/resources/sequences/InitializeFaultLogger.xml"/>
         <log separator=", inside TestFAult">
            <property name="From" expression="get-property('From')"/>
         </log>
         <property name="propFAult"
                   expression="//Request/yoyol"
                   scope="default"
                   type="STRING"/>
         <send>
            <endpoint>
               <address uri="https://webservices.sandbox.netsuite.com/services/NetSuitePort_2015_1">
                  <timeout>
                     <duration>30000</duration>
                     <responseAction>fault</responseAction>
                  </timeout>
                  <suspendOnFailure>
                     <errorCodes>-1</errorCodes>
                     <progressionFactor>1.0</progressionFactor>
                  </suspendOnFailure>
               </address>
            </endpoint>
         </send>
      </inSequence>
      <outSequence>
         <log separator=", inside out**"/>
         <send/>
      </outSequence>
   </target>
   <description/>
</proxy>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sequence xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse" name="InitializeFaultLogger">
    <property name="ServiceName" expression="fn:concat('SN:',get-property('To'))" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
    <property name="IncomingRequest" expression="$body/" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
    <property name="TransactionId" expression="//*[local-name()='transactionId']/text()" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
    <property name="Caller" expression="get-property('From')" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
    <log level="full" separator=",**inside initialize fault***" description="">
        <property name="ServiceNAme" expression="get-property('ServiceName')"/>
        <property name="TransactionIdW" expression="get-property('TransactionId')"/>
        <property name="CallerW" expression="get-property('From')"/>
        <property name="IncomingRequestW" expression="get-property('IncomingRequest')"/>
    </log>
</sequence>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sequence xmlns="http://ws.apache.org/ns/synapse" name="ProxyFaultSequence">
    <log level="full" separator=", **inside Fault Seq**"/>
    <filter source="get-property('FAULT')" regex="TRUE" description="">
        <then>
            <log separator=", **inside Then*"/>
            <property xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" name="Code" expression="//soapenv:Fault/faultcode" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
            <property xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" name="Message" expression="//soapenv:Fault/faultstring" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
        </then>
        <else>
            <log separator=", **inside Else*"/>
            <property xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" name="Code" expression="$ctx:ERROR_CODE" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
            <property xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" name="Message" expression="$ctx:ERROR_MESSAGE" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
        </else>
    </filter>
    <payloadFactory media-type="xml">
        <format>
            <FaultDetails xmlns="">
                <Date>$1</Date>
                <ServiceName>$2</ServiceName>
                <messageId>$3</messageId>
                <TransactionId>$4</TransactionId>
                <ErrorCode>$5</ErrorCode>
                <ErrorMessage>$6</ErrorMessage>
                <RequestBody>$7</RequestBody>
            </FaultDetails>
        </format>
        <args>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('SYSTEM_DATE')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('ServiceName')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('MessageID')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('TransactionId')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('Code')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('Message')"/>
            <arg xmlns:ns="http://org.apache.synapse/xsd" evaluator="xml" expression="get-property('IncomingRequest')"/>
        </args>
    </payloadFactory>
    <log level="full" separator=", **Before Calling QueueEndpoint**"/>
    <property name="FaultBody" expression="$body/FaultDetails" scope="default" type="STRING"/>
    <store messageStore="faultToQueue" description=""/>
    <log level="full" separator=", **Before Send**"/>
    <send/>
</sequence>

A: I have the same behavior, it sounds like WSO2 (ESB 4.8.1) create a new (empty) MessageContext to send the fault message to the fault sequence when you use FORCE_ERROR_ON_SOAP_FAULT=true
If you remove the property FORCE_ERROR_ON_SOAP_FAULT :

*

*the  soap fault go to the outSequence and your properties are set correctly.

*a technical error (can't connect for exemple) is sent to the fault sequence and your properties are set correctly

*in the outSequence, you can test the response message with get-property('FAULT') and decide to call your faultSequence : your properties are set correctly

You should create a Jira.

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The Kanga DW625 midi has big wheels and wide tyres for greater ground clearance and traction. Powered by a 23.5HP Kubota diesel this machine has a top speed of 7.5km/hr and a lift capacity of 250kg; enough power to get the job done. With a width of 1050mm it also makes accessibility possible in most situations.


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By sportex on April 22, 2019 in Noteworthy
Apparently the French developed "The French Press" – who knew? In another installment of The Story Behind the Brand, comes a brief history on the French Press. A must read for all you coffee lovers. Enjoy this short story with your favorite cup of Java!
"From the beginning, the French devoted more attention than any other people to coffee brewing," William Harrison Ukers wrote in "All About Coffee," published in 1922. The first French coffee maker appeared around 1800, Ukers claimed, and the first one made of glass followed 40 years later. Though Ukers's encyclopedic work defined dozens of devices, it never mentioned the simple plunger-style vessel that we've come to call the "French press."
That coffee maker — known as the cafetière in Britain — wasn't popular until after Ukers's death, but the technology was around long before he wrote his book. In March 1852, a Paris metalsmith and a merchant received a joint patent for "the filtering of coffee by means of a piston." The patent described a rod attached to a piece of tin pierced with holes and sandwiched between two layers of flannel. The rod would be pressed by hand into a cylindrical vessel. "By lowering the piston," the inventors wrote, "filtered coffee is obtained above it, perfectly clear."
But the French press did not become well known until the late 1920s, when a Milanese firm patented a version of the French invention. The company perfected the device in the years that followed: A version introduced in 1935 had a spring that wrapped around the plunger discs to hold them flush with the cylinder.
A similar design spread through Europe in the 1950s. But it took a while for the gadget to make its way to the United States, and still longer for it to gain its current appellation. (Even now, the Oxford English Dictionary defines the French press first and foremost as an exercise designed to "develop and strengthen the biceps.") As of the early 1980s, some Americans followed British usage and called it a cafetière; others used the phrase "French plunger-type." In 1993, Florence Fabricant explained the "French-press method" to readers of The New York Times as a favorite of connoisseurs. The method had one major drawback, she noted: "The coffee is sometimes muddy."
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Richard H. Ranger (b. June 13, 1889, d. January 10, 1962) was an inventor credited with inventing the wireless photoradiogram, also known as the transoceanic radio facsimile, a precursor to today's facsimile machines.
Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, through his career he was an inventor, electrical engineer, and music engineer. After serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War I, he attended MIT later in life.
In World War II, he once again joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps being put in charge of communications and radar in Orlando, Florida at the Radio and Radar Test Labs. Later he was present in Germany at the end of the war to investigate the German communications technology.
In 1924 Ranger invented the wireless photogradiogram, sending a picture of President Calvin Coolidge from New York to London in 1924, being the first picture sent through radio facsimile.
The photoradiogram entered commercial use in 1926.
Shelford Bidwell - Research in the field of "Telephotography"
Fultograph - An early fax invention used to transmit images over radio waves"
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What is pseudoarchaeology? Part 1: Probably Wrong to Fantastically Charged
September 5, 2016 Carl Feagans Pseudoarchaeology 7
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There are many who make a pretense of doing science, using scientific-sounding jargon and misplaced or misapplied scientific principles. In so doing, these people often begin with conclusions then fit data (or make it up) into explanations for these conclusions. Data that are not complimentary to this preconceived conclusion are often ignored completely -discarded as so much unwanted baggage. Such a practice is called pseudoscience.
When pseudoscience is done in the context of doing archaeology, we can call it pseudoarchaeology.
Pseudo- adjective. Not genuine; a sham; a fake.
Archaeology- noun. The study of human history and prehistory through the material remains of culture.
Pseudoarchaeology would, therefore, be a disingenuous or fake study of human history and prehistory through the material remains of culture. But this is a very simplified and terse definition. Pseudoarchaeology is a result of wrong ideas and gross misinterpretations of archaeological data, artifacts, and features in ways that create explanations that range from probably wrong to fantastically charged.
On the probably wrong end of the spectrum are ideas like those of Marija Gimbutas who propagated the Mother Goddess hypothesis that was so easily embraced by New Agers in the 1980s. Gimbutas spent countless hours cataloging, describing, and illustrating anthropomorphic figurines from around the world but primarily in southeastern Europe. Somewhere along her path of investigation, she developed the hypothesis that prehistoric Europeans all worshiped a common Mother Goddess and it would seem that this eventually became a conclusion to which she began to only notice that data which were corroborative. Metaphorically, her idea was a hammer and all figurines began to look like nails from her perspective. Later research would start to show that her hypothesis could not support her assumptions and even her analyses of figures that concluded their sex as female cannot always be supported. Figurines that were, for her, "clearly female," are not so clear when described by other researchers. Indeed, studies have shown that, while nearly half of all anthropomorphic figurines are female, and less than 5% are clearly male, the remainder are of indeterminate sex. In other words, about half the time, the creators of figurines appear to have intentionally left the figure's sex as a mystery.
On the fantastic and sensationalist side of pseudoarchaeology are ideas like those of Erik von Daniken, who postulated that the Great Pyramids of Egypt are a product of space aliens since ancient Egyptians couldn't have been smart or clever enough to construct the monuments themselves. This was in spite of the very clear renditions of pyramid construction in murals and ancient Egyptian art, the discovery of worker-cities for the pyramids that even show how much bread was baked and beer was consumed, and the clear evolution of pyramid form that shows trial and error in angles. The earliest pyramids had steep angles and collapsed. Later pyramids had angles that were less acute and, thus, less challenged by gravity to reach great heights. There is even a pyramid for Sneferu, the Bent Pyramid, that began as a steeply angled monument only to be completed with a final angle that is more like the more recent Great Pyramid at Giza.
Tomorrow, I'll post Part II: Out of Place Assumptions, which will look at the so-called "out of place artifacts (ooparts)."
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An Arizona liquidation auction will be hosted in the estate of Dr. Soraya by Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc. on Saturday, September 12, 2009.
The valley dentist who pioneered the use of special sedation techniques in dental procedures purchased this unique 20 room mansion on 10.5 acres just three years ago. His unexpected death in June of this year forces the liquidation of the contents of the home along with the real property.
"This Arizona liquidation auction is just one of the many unique, on-site auctions we feature at Auction Systems," said Deb Weidenhamer, CEO of Auction Systems. "This auction, in particular, will be perfect for those who have been searching to live the life of the rich and famous without having to spend a fortune."
The gable style home looks more like the homes of the elite of New York's Hamptons than something you would find in Arizona. From entry into the sprawling grounds as you drive by the tennis court and the lake with its own lakehouse and paddle boat to the cobble stone circular drive, you are struck by the majesty of this unique house. The hand carved front door opens into a rotunda complete with chandelier and domed stained glass ceiling.
Each room in the house tells a story beginning in the library with its English antique furnishings, grand piano and vintage and rare books to the theater room complete with old European church pews for seating. Step into the game room with its craps, blackjack pool, and poker tables. Enter the grand dining room with its hand carved table for ten atop oriental carpet and you're off into the master chef's kitchen with all its wares.
The bedrooms with European carved furnishings are luxurious and the bedding exquisite. More upstairs rooms include a party room complete with lift size statues of the Blues Brothers and jukebox. Even the butler's quarters are furnished in elegance.
The outer grounds include a 20 car garage with Jaguar, Mini-Cooper, Toy Hauler, Indian Motorcycle and tools. Plus much of the medical equipment from Dr. Soraya's practice will also be sold. The gym facility features great work-out equipment and the home is surround by outdoor furniture and sculpture.
To settle outstanding debt everything will sell to the highest bidder in this Arizona liquidation auction, regardless of price. The mansion which is bank owned will also be offered at auction with a down payment required and a bid that must be approved by the bank.
The auction will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2009, and will begin at 9:00 A.M. MST on location at 1220 N. Kyrene Road in Chandler, Arizona. All of the items listed in the auction may be previewed and inspected by interested bidders on Friday, September 11, 2009 from 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. and on auction day, Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M., one hour prior to the auction.
Some of the items available at the Kyrene Mansion auction will be: artwork, bronze sculptures, casino gaming tables, video arcade games, pool table, fine furniture, paddleboat, exercise equipment, electronics including flat screen televisions and more.
These items will be available for online bidding one week prior to the live auction on Saturday, September 5, 2009, ending at midnight prior to auction day. Interested parties can visit Auction Systems' Arizona liquidation auction schedule and sign up for online bidding.


This has been a pretty good week overall. I feel like I've been getting my productivity groove back and despite mostly "okay" days health wise, I feel like I got a lot accomplished regardless.
Fur-Baby: Poor Jaxson is struggling with skin issues. He has a grass allergy and my yard has a major flea problem. Despite consistent treatment and products, my big baby has been biting and scratching like crazy. He got a bath this week which made him pretty unhappy with Mama. "Step Daddy" (boyfriend) suggested adding kelp meal to his food, so hoping we will see some progress soon! My good friend Sophia brought him a ginormous pork bone from the restaurant she works at which kept him busy for hours! Didn't stop him from the "poor sad dog" faces when she ordered food though. Hehe.
My Health: As I said above, I had mostly "okay" days this week. I define an "okay" day as a day that I am still in a pretty high level of pain, but it is not interfering with my ability to be ambulatory or mostly get around. I had 1 good day, which is the day I got most of the stuff done around the house that needed to be done- so I'm psyched about that! Only had two bad days, and one was only a bad day because the high pain was coupled with a massive headache which kept me mostly immobile. The opiate I take for pain is giving me some crazy side effects I have to talk to my doctor about. I take a SUPER low amount unless I am having a bad day, but I get the "itchies" like crazy and since I already have sensitive skin, something needs to be done. Boyfriend suggested Benadryl, but since that will knock me out completely, going to give it a shot as a treatment at night only. The other crazy side effect is the increased headaches and the bouts of insomnia. Now, not certain whether those are coming from the opiate or one of the other meds I'm on, but they are notable enough that they will also be brought up to my doctor. No appointments this week, but will probably be making up for it next week.
Food and Weight Loss: This week I've actually gone down a lot on the scale and I'm blaming it on the meds. My appetite has been really hit and miss and I'm growing increasingly concerned about potential metabolic damage. According to the scale I have gone down 15 pounds but I imagine that is going to yo yo a bit until I get my meds right. Not including the 15 pound loss I am at 138 pounds lost in two years. My food obsession this week has been zucchini. I've had zucchini tacos, broiled zucchini, zucchini with pasta....lots of zucchini this week. Hehe.
Memory of the Week: While laying in bed with Boyfriend Monday night thinking it was almost time for bed, he popped up and asked if I wanted to play Magic, which led to a 90 minute Magic duel complete with laughing and shameless competitiveness. Was just a really fun time and definitely my "memory of the week".


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Top Canadian 5G Stocks to Be Looking at for 2022
Posted on January 18, 2022 by Dan Kent
When investors think of blue chip Canadian stocks, they often think of some of the best Canadian dividend stocks. However, this isn't necessarily the case.
What are Canadian blue chip stocks?
Our definition of a blue chip stock is simply one that has a large market capitalization and is a top company in its industry.
Typically I look for high quality stocks that are within the top three in terms of performance in the sector, but industries like Canadian banking can have a multitude of stocks I consider blue chip even if they aren't a front runner.
Blue chip stocks are often the backbone of an investors portfolio, and are held for the long term. Investors, especially those just learning how to buy stocks in Canada, should make high quality blue-chip stocks their primary focus.
They provide long term stability and usually (but not always like I stated above) an excellent dividend.
Well, a "blue-chip" stock is often well established and has been financially sound for decades. This differs from growth stocks, as an investment in them is often banking on the growth potential of the company, not its previous results and can have extensive swings in price over the long term.
An interesting piece of information before we move on to the best blue chips stocks in Canada though.
Did you know that the term blue chip, when it comes to the stock market, is derived from the game of poker?
Typically, blue chips held the highest value, and as such were the most important to hold in your stack.
With all that said, here is a list of high quality Canadian blue chip stocks you need to be looking at in 2021.
The list is dominated by energy, financial and railroad companies, but this is to be expected as they take up a large majority of the TSX.
What are the 11 best Canadian blue chip stocks?
11. Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX)
After a bear market that lasted the better part of the last decade, gold has finally regained its shine.
During the last bull market, gold companies were irresponsible and scooped up assets at high prices. This led to record-high debt loads, and once the price of gold crashed, they were ill prepared.
This was a factor in a number of defaults, write-downs, and dividend cuts.
Fast forward to today, gold producers are much better prepared. They are leaner and are taking a much more disciplined approach to capital investments. This bodes well for the long-term future of gold stocks regardless of the volatile price of gold.
Barrick (TSX:ABX) is one of the biggest gold stocks in the world, and it has emerged stronger than ever. It is one of the most diversified stocks in the industry and generates considerable cash flow.
Based out of Toronto, Barrick is one of the world's largest producers, with 2020 production coming in at nearly 4.8 million ounces of gold, and 460 million pounds of copper. The company also has nearly 68 million ounces of gold reserves and is well positioned to grow its production profile over the next decade.
Furthermore, it has been laser-focused on reducing its debt burden recently – down by more than 50% over the past handful of years.
The company is making decisions based on $1,200 gold prices, which should insure strong cash flow generation while providing a large margin of safety. It has also returned to dividend growth, a strong sign of confidence by management that the worst is behind them.
All in sustaining costs hover around the $1,030 an ounce level and it is among the best valued in the industry.
There are plenty of other gold companies on the TSX Index, but when we're looking at blue chip options here in Canada, none of them compare to Barrick in terms of size and stability.
However, the company has significantly underperformed the TSX Index over the last decade, and as a result it's number eleven on this list.
10 year returns of ABX vs the TSX:
10. Brookfield Asset Management (TSE:BAM.A)
Brookfield Asset Management (TSE:BAM-A) is one of the largest asset management companies in the country. It's business structure is quite complex, and many beginner investors don't know where to start.
This is because Brookfield has a multitude of subsidiaries, ones that investors can purchase on their own. In fact, we've often called BAM.A the "ETF" of Brookfield companies.
This is because Brookfield Asset Management contains exposure to the real estate, infrastructure, private equity and even renewable energy sectors.
But, investors can instead purchase a subsidiary of the company like Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP.UN) to get exposure to its renewable energy assets or Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP.UN) to gain exposure to its utility, transport and energy assets, among others.
So, why buy Brookfield Asset Management instead? It yields less, and is growing slower than a company like Brookfield Renewable Partners? Well, the simple answer to this is you want exposure to all of the company's assets, and instead of seeking out a higher yield, you instead want overall returns.
$10,000 invested into Brookfield Asset Management a decade ago is now worth $67,000. Although Brookfield Property Partner is no longer traded, this return would have outperformed both BPY and BIP. Brookfield Renewable Partners has outperformed BAM.A, but this is only due to a recent surge in renewable energy popularity.
The company's assets are primarily located in the United States and Canada, but it does have exposure in both Brazil and Australia as well. With a market cap in excess of $110B, this is one of the largest companies in the country and is certainly worth of its blue-chip title.
Brookfield is a Canadian staple, and has consistently rewarded shareholders with market beating growth. This is due to outstanding management and operating performance.
Although many investors will not be seeking out BAM for its dividend as it yields less than 1%, it does have a 9 year dividend growth streak, making it a Canadian Dividend Aristocrat and it has grown that dividend at a near double digit pace (9.85%) over the last half decade.
10 year return of BAM.A vs the TSX:
The oil & gas industry was decimated in 2020. However, we're slowly seeing it recover and Canadian investors are looking for blue-chip stocks to gain exposure.
And in our opinion, you may be wise to avoid producers and stick to pipelines. Why?
Whether it be TC Energy (TSX:TRP), Pembina Pipeline, or Enbridge (TSX:ENB), these are companies that transport various commodities. They are less susceptible to damage due to fluctuations in the price of oil.
One of the best in the industry is TC Energy (formerly TransCanada). The company was the best performing pipeline by quite a wide distance in 2020 up until the end of the year, when the rumored and eventual confirmation of the cancellation of the Keystone XL.
However, the company has plenty of growth projects, and we don't view the cancellation as an issue at all.
In terms of the pandemic, TC Energy didn't face any significant impacts. In fact, the company stated:
"despite the challenges brought about by COVID-19, our assets have been largely unimpacted"
It went on to say that its outlook remained unchanged as 95% of EBITDA is underpinned by regulated assets and/or long-term contracts. This was a very strong indicator of the company's financial health.
The company has critical infrastructure across North America and it expects to spend $37 billion on growth projects through 2023. The majority of which will be spent on natural gas pipelines.
Further highlighting its resilience, the company re-iterated dividend growth guidance of 8-10% annually through 2021. Post 2021, it expects the dividend to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6% at the mid-range.
If you are looking for a best-in-class energy company, TC Energy certainly fits the bill. It is trading at cheap valuations, the company's juicy dividend yield is well covered, and it has a robust pipeline of growth projects.
This isn't a blue-chip Canadian stock that is going to blow you away with outstanding returns. But, it's going to provide a consistent growing passive income stream.
10 year returns of TRP vs the TSX:
8. Canadian Pacific Railroad (TSX:CP)
Railroads are the bellwether for economic activity, and Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) has made a dramatic move forward.
Pre-2012, the company was having significant operational issues which led to many tough decisions. The turnaround has been nothing short of astounding.
Over the past five years, it has outperformed its larger peer (CN Rail) and it transformed itself from the lowest-margin railroad to the highest of all publicly listed North American railroads.
With its operational issues in the rear-view mirror, the railroad has returned to dividend growth.
In July 2020, the company extended its dividend-growth streak to five years when it raised the dividend by 15%. It was a notable raise as it was declared at a time in which many other companies either cut or suspended dividends as a result of the pandemic.
Over the course of the streak, it has consistently raised the dividend by double-digits.
With July's raise, CP Rail once again earned Canadian Dividend Aristocrat status in 2021. This is important as it will be added to funds that track the Aristocrat Index and it will regain credibility among dividend growth investors.
Over the next handful of years, the expectation is for earnings growth in the high single digits. This growth actually has a chance to accelerate, but the company is currently in a feud with Canadian National Railway over a purchase of Kansas City Southern.
The recent events have actually led to CP Rail being a frontrunner over CN Rail. But, this is a situation that is still likely going to go on for quite some time.
The deal, Had Canadian National not stepped in to interrupt it, would have been comprised of share issues and debt, and would have created a railway that spans from Canada all the way down to Mexico.
There isn't much not to like about CP Rail. It forms a duopoly with CN Rail, and rail is the primary means of transporting goods across the country. It is also proving to be a strong defensive stock in light of the current pandemic.
It recently underwent a share split, and is also more attractive to retail investors who couldn't afford the lofty $400+ price tag it used to trade at.
10 year returns of CP vs the TSX:
7. Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (TSX:CAR.UN)
You might be thinking, how can a REIT make a list of blue Chip Canadian stocks in light of the current pandemic? Let us explain.
Although the sector as a whole is under pressure, there are certain industries that are more stable than others – that includes those that operate multi-unit residential properties.
Although there are better performing names in this area, Canadian Apartment Properties (CAP) REIT (TSX:CAR.UN) provides excellent value here. It has a suite of affordable rent portfolios that is proving to be quite resilient.
CAP REIT is also in strong financial shape. It has a debt-to-gross book value of only 36.4% (a rate below 50% is considered strong), one of the lowest in the industry.
Furthermore, the company's 2.50% dividend yield is well covered, accounting for only 73% of adjusted funds from operations. Once again, this is in the top tier of TSX-listed REITs.
The company is currently trading at a 17% discount to cash flow value, and a 14% discount to net asset value. In June of 2020, the company was added to the S&P/TSX 60 Composite Index which tracks the largest companies by market cap on the TSX Index. In fact, it is the only REIT among the Index constituents.
Although it does carry greater risk than most on this list, the risk-to-reward proposition is attractive. Now is the perfect time to start accumulating Canada's largest residential REIT.
10 year returns of CAR.UN vs the TSX:
6. BCE Inc (TSX:BCE)
BCE Inc (TSX:BCE) is one of the largest telecom companies in the country and is often grouped together with the "Big 3", being Telus, Rogers, and Bell.
In terms of Blue Chip stocks, you can't really go wrong with any of the three, but what sets BCE apart is its ability to generate new subscribers in a mature market, and its sheer size.
The company's strength is product innovation, and providing the fastest network possible to Canadians. Its success in this department is reflected with a customer base that exceeds 9 million subscribers.
The company states that 99% of Canadians have the ability to gain access to BCE's services, which is an industry leader in terms of coverage. This is exactly why it deserves the title of blue-chip stock over its counterparts Rogers and Telus.
Don't get us wrong though, all 3 are outstanding companies. Why?
The Canadian telecom industry is somewhat of a regulated monopoly. The three big players dominate the industry and the regulations make this unlikely to change anytime soon.
Canadian's pay some of the highest phone and television bills out of all the developed countries, and strict regulations make it nearly impossible for new players to try and penetrate the market.
The one company that was having some success at breaking through is Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B), but they were recently acquired (pending approval) by Rogers.
BCE is one of the best income stocks in the country, with a dividend yield north of 5.5% and an 12-year dividend growth streak. Although it may seem like a short streak, the streak was interrupted by an impending purchase by the Ontario Teacher's plan that ultimately fell through.
With a market capitalization of more than $54B, the company is one of the largest in the country and is a Blue Chip stock that has provided consistency and reliability for over a decade.
Although it may not provide the best growth out of the Big 3, it has the widest reach across the country and commands the title of blue chip Canadian stock when it comes to telecommunications.
10 year returns of BCE vs the TSX:
5. Metro (TSX:MRU)
A quick look over the sectors in 2021 and you will find only one that has consistently been among the top performers – consumer staples.
Not surprisingly, as the economy shut down, we still needed our basic necessities and this sector remained strong, particularly among grocery stocks.
One of the country's best is Metro (TSX:MRU).
A quick look at its long term chart will tell you everything you need to know. Metro is a pillar of consistency. Nothing flashy here, just consistent and reliable growth.
The company's low yield may be a turn-off for some, but it is one of the best dividend growth stocks in the country.
Metro's 26-year dividend growth streak is tied for the 7th-longest streak in the country and it is one of the few in the leading 10 to have consistently raised by double-digits over the past three, five, and ten-year periods.
Even in a post-pandemic and post-shutdown environment, we feel that consumer activity and purchasing habits have changed forever.
It's likely that Metro could see less foot traffic through it's doors, but a higher amount of volume per purchase as consumers have learned over the pandemic to shop more efficiently.
Another habit? E-commerce. And this is a space that Metro is growing in rapidly. In fact, the company's online sales saw a 240% increase year over year.
This growth is likely to slow as the pandemic subsides, but there is no question that consumer habits have changed and some will make a permanent shift to e-commerce ordering due to convenience. As a result, we'd still expect significant growth in the company's online sales moving forward.
And finally, in periods of rising inflation, a company like Metro has the chance to outperform. Consumer defensive stocks like Metro tend to outperform pure-growth plays in rising rate & inflationary environments.
10 year returns of MRU vs the TSX:
4. Constellation Software (TSX:CSU)
Although it is starting to make headway, the technology sector is still under-represented on the TSX Index.
Unlike south of the border where tech makes up almost a quarter of the markets, the sector still accounts for only a single digit weighting on the TSX Index.
This is up notably from the 3% it accounted for a couple of years ago, yet there is arguably only one company that could qualify to be a true blue chip Canadian stock.
And that is Constellation Software (TSX:CSU). Constellation is one of the best-managed companies on the TSX Index.
Over the past ten years, its stock price has soared by over 3600% and it has one of the best track records in the industry. It pays a modest dividend, but what it lacks in income, it more than makes up for in capital appreciation.
A $10,000 investment in the company 10-years ago would be worth over $350,000 at the time of writing – and this is without commanding some of the crazy valuations of today's high-growth tech stocks.
Constellation is simply put, the best consolidator in the industry. It has a knack for acquiring companies and seamlessly bringing them into the fold. It is also important to recognize that tech is becoming a defensive play in this new environment.
The pandemic has accelerated the shift to technology and Constellation has been one of the best performing tech stocks over the last year.
It is however, a company that requires full trust in management. It does not hold quarterly conference calls, and only provides an annual letter to shareholders. You are putting your trust in management, and thus far, it has proven to be a winning proposition.
It also has a high share price, frequently trading in the $1900+ range. This does make it extremely hard for beginner investors with a small portfolio to purchase the stock. If you only have $5,000 or $10,000 to start out with, it presents somewhat of a concentration risk.
Fractional shares, or a potential share split, could make Constellation more attractive to those just starting out.
10 year returns of CSU vs the TSX:
3. Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR)
Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) is the largest railway company in Canada, and as such has become a no-brainer when referencing the top blue-chip stocks here in Canada.
With over 33,000 kilometers of track, CN Rail is engaged in the transportation of forest, grain, coal, sulfur, fertilizer, automotive parts, and more.
CN Rail is a company that is growing the dividend at an impressive pace. It has a dividend growth streak of 25 years and a five-year dividend growth rate of 12.97%, the stock's consistent rise in price has resulted in a low yield.
Don't fret. The company may lack in yield, but it makes up for that in capital appreciation.
Over the past decade, it has returned more than 386% to investors. This type of performance out of a large cap, blue chip company is quite impressive.
Simply put, CP Rail and CN Rail are some of the best railways in North America, which is why they're both on this list. In fact, they're the only sector that features two companies on this list, that is how strong they are.
Prior to the Kansas City Southern fiasco, CN Rail had been performing exceptionally over the last year. And, now that things seem to be settling in terms of the deal, it's starting to get back to its outstanding performance despite a short term slump.
The KC Southern situation will likely take a year at minimum to resolve, and the feud between Canada's railways will likely continue. However, the acquisition attempt by CN Rail has been shut down, and it's very likely the railroad will not make the acquisition.
The dip in price because of the acquisition new reminded us exactly of the Alimentation Couche Tard failed acquisition attempt of Carrefour. It took Couche-Tard a little over 3 months to recover from the 20% dip in price after the acquisition was released.
Moving on, despite its size, CN Rail has been able to adapt, re-route and focus operations on those customers that ran essential services.
The company's handling of the pandemic has been rightfully lauded by industry experts. Investors are in good hands with CN Rail, and the short term negative sentiment due to the acquisition attempt will, in our eyes, be quickly forgotten.
Right now, Canada's railways look expensive. However, they've always looked expensive. If you're looking to add, timing the market on either CN or CP Rail will likely be a wasted effort. Just scoop them up and tuck them into the core holdings of your portfolio.
10 year returns of CNR vs the TSX:
2. Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY)
The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) is probably one of the most popular stocks here in Canada.
The company is a global enterprise, with operations in Canada, the United States, and 40 other countries.
The company has been named one of Canada's most valuable brands for 6 years running, and its reputation is second to none in terms of customer satisfaction. With a market capitalization of nearly $180B, Royal Bank is one of the best Blue Chip stocks to add to your portfolio today.
The company's dividend is strong, with a yield of over 3% and an ten-year dividend growth streak. The dividend is also growing at an impressive pace, with a five-year growth rate of over 6.5%.
The Canadian banking industry is one of the strongest sectors in the country, if not the world. While banks around the world were slashing dividends and closing their doors during the 2008 financial crisis, all of the Canadian banks held strong. Although their share prices fell considerably, recovery was quick and their dividends were never cut.
Although banks struggled during this pandemic, a similar theme is occurring – reliable dividends and better than expected earnings.
While many countries are asking banks to cut the dividend, or some are being forced to as a result of the pandemic, Canada's big banks remain among the safest income stocks on the planet.
The Feds have asked the banks not to raise dividends, a small and reasonable ask considering the current environment.
However, now that we are getting to the other side of this pandemic and restrictions are easing, it is very likely we see restrictions on dividend growth removed. And, Royal Bank, along with all of the other Canadian major banks, will likely raise dividends very soon after given the green light.
Royal Bank's international exposure and sheer size was brought to light during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it ended up being one of the more reliable Canadian stocks of 2020. As such, it's worthy of its blue-chip title.
You can't go wrong with any of the Big 5 banks here in Canada. They are all excellent Canadian Blue Chip stocks, and we could just as easily include all 5 on this list.
However, Royal Bank is certainly one of the best.
10 year returns of RY vs the TSX:
1. Fortis (TSX:FTS)
You won't find a Blue Chip stock list that doesn't contain Fortis (TSX:FTS) – at least you shouldn't. If you do, maybe keep looking.
This Canadian company is among the top 15 utilities in North America, and has over 10 utility operations under its belt in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean.
The utility industry is highly regulated, which often leads to consistent cash flows. As the population keeps growing, energy demands will grow right along with it and utility companies are positioned to profit.
Fortis has the second longest dividend growth streak in the country at 48 years. This has cemented the company as one of the best investments in Canada and definitely worthy of its blue-chip title.
Yielding over 3.5%, the company has grown the dividend at a 5 year rate of 6.79% with a payout ratio of under 60%. The good news?
Fortis recently extended its targeted annual dividend growth rate of 6% to 2025. That means investors can expect a 6% annual raise to the dividend in each of the next five years. That type of transparency and reliability is rare.
Utility companies rely heavily on debt to finance capital investments. As such, these companies are prone to setbacks when interest rates rise. This is something you need to keep an eye on if you're looking to invest in a Canadian blue chip stock like Fortis.
The Bank of Canada has changed its tune on interest rates, and we could see them rise as early as 2022 to prevent the economy from overheating as a result of reopening's on the back end of the pandemic.
However, even if the BoC were to raise interest rates, it will likely take many subsequent raises to get back to even pre-pandemic rates.
And in addition to this, rising interest rates seemed to have no negative consequences for the utility giant's stock price over the last couple of years.
Fortis' stock is as close to a set and forget investment as you can get.
10 year returns of FTS vs the TSX:


Popular radio and television relationship counselor, Reverend George Lutterodt has revealed that his work as a man of God was prophesied when he was six years.
The controversial counselor on Accra based Hitz FM speaking to Franky 5 said he did not just wake up to preach the gospel of God but he was called to do the work. He said on TIG entertainment gospel show that he has never relapsed into bad ways after he accepted Christ as saviour.
Reverend George Lutterodt on the show disclosed that he regularly goes on leave to study other religion. He revealed that he went on break to study fetishism and magic in Togo sometime past.
Explaining what made him study the two, he told Franky5, host of the show that he needed to understand how things work in that area so that he will not be deceived.


New to the Rengay page is "Our Own Devices," a recently published collaboration with Luce Pelletier, from Skylark magazine. And on the Haibun page, in the "Memorial Haibun" section, is "Johnny Baranski: A Poet of Conviction," a homage to my late poet-friend who died in January of 2018 (this piece was just published in Frogpond). So turn off that smartphone—unless you're reading this on one—and sit for a spell with these two new site additions.


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Agreed. Sounds like a bug.
@ZOS_GinaBruno. Going to post this one in bugs. My bad for the spam forgot about that section. Just trying to grab the combat devs.
Please move this to bugs.
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Just making sure this isn't missed. I have wanted to make use of this skill for 3 years and also sap essence has alwats went through roll and now steel tornado as well. Honestly if the wep dmg. Could apply on cast also, would be great. (Currently offers way less utility than sap essence and less overall deeps than nado).


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Next Avenue: Making these improvements can help you sell your home before retirement
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org.
Retiring boomers looking to downsize may be in for a shock when they decide to sell their homes. They may find out that the homes they've lived in for decades need thousands of dollars in updates and renovations to attract buyers.
Realtor Lisa Bailey-Harper at LBH Group in Northern Virginia says young home buyers with heavy student loan debt have no interest in paying, say, $500,000 for a home and then having to renovate it themselves. They want one that's move-in ready.
"They may buy a new refrigerator or stove and not update anything else." Bailey-Harper says. Today's choosy purchasers want to see updated kitchens and bathrooms, she notes. Yet prospective sellers often haven't altered those rooms in years. Or they have old, dated fixtures and mismatched appliances.
Two choices for hopeful home sellers
The choice is simple, says Mitchell Katz, a financial planner and founder at Capital Associates Wealth Management in Bethesda, Md. Either make the updates or be prepared for lowball offers.
Also read: A recession is coming: How to protect your retirement
Most retirees tend to stay in their family homes, but boomers are America's largest generation and have an outsize impact on some trends. According to a Brookings Institution analysis of census data, boomers who did retire and wanted to move often faced a difficulty selling their homes.
Jeff Corliss, director, client services at RDM Financial Group at HighTower in Westport, Conn. offers this advice: Plan ahead.
"What we tend to tell people, especially as they are approaching retirement, is try to budget a little bit each year for maintenance. It can be a huge expense if you haven't done anything in years," says Corliss.
Corliss and Bailey-Harper note that a new coat of interior paint around the house will help immensely. Says Bailey-Harper: "Paint goes a long way."
Also, Corliss suggests, try to think about what millennial shoppers want. "They are really into stainless-steel appliances," he notes, adding, "Try doing things like swapping outdated lights with LED ones or getting a smart thermostat. Think of things that buyers may notice."
Home improvements you may need to consider
If your house is small or old, you may need to put in serious money to add a bathroom. "Sometimes older people have one bathroom," says Dara Luber, senior manager, retirement at TD Ameritrade. "You need to have at least 2½."
The key to affording those kinds of updates is to put them into your budget and your financial plan. "It's like planning for anything," says Katz. "You have to do it."
Luber recommends talking with a real-estate agent five years or so before you expect to sell. That will give you a professional's view of what your home needs to sell. "Plan well ahead, and you are likely to have more time and leeway," she says.
Read: These features could boost your home's sale price by over 30%
Retiring homeowners who are short on cash might consider applying for a line of credit or a home equity line. "They may have to tap into that and use funds to put a roof on," Corliss says.
Try to make sure any improvements will provide a return on your investment. "It's a trade-off, like a lot of things in life," Corliss says. "How much do I want to put into this if the return isn't there?"
One more tip: Clean up the clutter. "The older people get, the more they collect things," says Bailey-Harper. "Before you know it, they have a house full of stuff."
Rodney Brooks is a personal finance and retirement writer whose work has appeared in USA Today, The Washington Post and elsewhere.
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org, © 2019 Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Orlik pospolity (Aquilegia vulgaris L.) – gatunek rośliny z rodziny jaskrowatych. Pochodzi z Europy i z Afryki Północnej. Rośnie zwykle na terenach podgórskich i górskich, w Alpach sięgając po piętro subalpejskie. W Dolnej Engadynie dochodzi wyjątkowo do wysokości 2150 m n.p.m.
Występuje również w stanie dzikim w Polsce, jest niezbyt pospolity. Rośnie na rozproszonych stanowiskach zarówno na niżu, jak i w górach, najwyżej sięga w Tatrach. Pochodzi też od niego wiele mieszańców uprawianych jako rośliny ozdobne.

Morfologia
 Łodyga Zwykle rozgałęziona, osiąga wysokość do 1 m, przy czym najczęściej od 30 do 60 cm. Owłosiona, czasem gruczołowato, o skąpym ulistnieniu. Pod ziemią roślina posiada krótkie i grube kłącze.
 Liście Podwójnie trójsieczne, odziomkowe na długich ogonkach lub trójwrębne, brzegiem karbowane, od spodu sinawe. Liście łodygowe mniejsze, o krótkich ogonkach, słabo wcinane.
 Kwiaty Fioletowe (bardzo rzadko w naturze białe lub różowe – oddzielne podgatunki), osadzone są na długich szypułkach, z właściwą dla orlików hakowato zagiętą ostrogą. Okwiat złożony z pięciu części bezostrogowych i pięciu zaopatrzonych w ostrogi. Części kielicha długości do 2,5 cm, szybko opadają. Płatki korony długości do 3 cm. Wewnątrz kwiatu 5–6 owłosionych słupków i liczne, również owłosione pręciki.
 Owoc Mający długość ok. 3 cm mieszek z dzióbkiem, zawierający czarne i lśniące nasiona.

Biologia i ekologia

Bylina, hemikryptofit. Kwitnie między majem a lipcem. Kwiaty zapylane są przeważnie przez trzmiele. Cała roślina jest lekko trująca. Przy doustnym spożyciu powoduje odurzenie, omdlenia, zwężenie źrenic, biegunkę i trudności w oddychaniu.

Siedliskiem są widne lasy liściaste i niezbyt wilgotne zarośla. Dobrze czuje się na glebach żyznych. Preferuje podłoże wapienne. Lubi stanowiska półcieniste lub słoneczne.

Systematyka, zmienność i nomenklatura
Nazwa naukowa rodzaju pochodzi od łacińskiego słowa aquila – orzeł, ponieważ ostroga orlika przypomina szpon orła.

Gatunek wykazujący dużą zmienność, niektóre opracowania wyróżniają liczne podgatunki:
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris – podgatunek typowy,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. ballii (Litard. & Maire) Dobignard,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. cossoniana (Maire & Sennen) Dobignard,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. dichroa (Freyn) T. E. Díaz,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. hispanica (Willk.) Heywood,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. nevadensis (Boiss. & Reut.) T. E. Díaz,
 Aquilegia vulgaris L. subsp. paui (Font Quer) O. Bolòs & Vigo.

Wyhodowano szereg odmian uprawnych, m.in.:
 'Black Barlow' – kwiaty pełne, zwisające, o bardzo ciemnej śliwkowej barwie, prawie czarnej. Roślina dorasta do 80 cm wysokości.
 'Blue Barlow' – kwiaty pełne, zwisające, o barwie niebieskofioletowej. Roślina dorasta do 80 cm wysokości.
 'Nivea' – kwiaty białe. Roślina dorasta do 80 cm wysokości.
 'White Barlow' – kwiaty pełne, zwisające, o barwie białej. Roślina dorasta do 80 cm wysokości.
 'William Guiness' – kwiaty dwubarwne (kielich blado bordowofioletowy, płatki korony białe z bordowofioletowymi ostrogami). Roślina dorasta do 75 cm wysokości.
 'Winky Blue White' – kwiaty są niebieskie z białymi brzegami, osadzone na wyprostowanych szypułkach. Roślina dorasta do 45 cm wysokości.
 'Winky Red White' – kwiaty są różowoczerwone z białymi brzegami, osadzone na wyprostowanych szypułkach. Roślina dorasta do 45 cm wysokości.

Zagrożenia i ochrona
Od 2014 roku roślina jest objęta w Polsce częściową ochroną gatunkową. W latach 1957–2014 znajdowała się pod ochroną ścisłą. Z powodu swoich ładnych kwiatów bywa zrywany i przesadzany do ogródków przydomowych. Wiele jego stanowisk znajduje się w parkach narodowych, gdzie są dobrze chronione.

Zastosowanie

 Roślina ozdobna – świetnie nadaje się na kwiat cięty czy bylinę rabatową. W ogrodach rzadko jednak uprawia się typową formę gatunku, zazwyczaj uprawiane są jego kultywary i mieszańce o kwiatach w kolorze białym, różowym, karmazynowym, purpurowym
 Roślina lecznicza: Ziele orlika – Herba Aquilegiae zawiera alkaloidy (magnoflorynę) oraz kumarynę i glikozyd nitrylowy. Dawniej był wykorzystywany w lecznictwie ludowym, obecnie tylko w homeopatii.
 Orlik jest naturalnym repelentem – skutecznie odstrasza ślimaki od obgryzania roślin rosnących w jego sąsiedztwie.
 Kiedyś robiono z tej rośliny płyn ściągający.

Uprawa
Uprawiany jest głównie ze względu na ładne kwiaty. Po przekwitnięciu staje się nieozdobny, dlatego też sadzi się go zazwyczaj w towarzystwie innych roślin. Jest łatwy w uprawie, całkowicie mrozoodporny. Najlepiej rośnie na lekkiej, przepuszczalnej i próchnicznej glebie i na stanowisku słonecznym. Rozmnaża się go przez podział kępy lub z nasion wysiewanych jesienią lub wiosną. W celu otrzymania osobników o tych samych cechach co odmiana, roślinę należy rozmnażać przez podział rozrośniętych kęp.

Obecność w kulturze
Poczta Polska wyemitowała 14 czerwca 1967 r. znaczek pocztowy przedstawiający orlika pospolitego o nominale 60 gr, w serii Rośliny chronione. Autorem projektu znaczka był Andrzej Heidrich. Znaczek pozostawał w obiegu do 31 grudnia 1994 r.

Przypisy

Jaskrowate
Rośliny chronione
Rośliny trujące
Ozdobne byliny ogrodowe

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Uinta National Forest /juːˈɪntə/ is a national forest located in north central Utah, USA. It was originally part of the Uinta Forest Reserve, created by Grover Cleveland on 2 February 1897. The name is derived from the Ute word Yoov-we-teuh which means pine forest. Because of changes to the boundaries over the years, the Uinta Mountains are now located in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. In August 2007 it was announced that the Uinta National Forest would merge with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest based in Salt Lake City, Utah, 50 miles (80 km) north of Provo, Utah.
The Uinta National Forest was headquartered in Provo, Utah with four outlying district offices located in Pleasant Grove, Heber, Spanish Fork, and Nephi, Utah until August 2007. The Uinta National Forest is now managed as one unit along with the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Managing 880,719 acres (1,376.1 sq mi; 356,414.3 ha), the Uinta National Forest is less than 45 minutes south of Salt Lake City and only minutes away from Provo, Utah. In descending order of land area it is located in parts of Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Sanpete counties.


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Wolfgang Eisenmenger (11 February 1930 – 10 December 2016) was a German physicist.

Fields of investigation
His PhD thesis (1958) dealt with the surface tension of water and aqueous solutions.

In 1964 he defended his habilitation thesis concerning experimental investigations regarding shock waves in liquids in the acoustical frequency domain. He developed from these investigations an electromagnetic shock wave generator for lithotripsy of kidney stones.

Awards and distinctions
 corresponding member of Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, since 1988
 Robert-Wichard-Pohl Award of Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, 1995
 Honorary doctorate from University of Oldenburg, 2002
 Helmholtz Medal of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, 2003

Notes

References
 M. Pilkuhn, M. Wagner: Zur Emeritierung von Prof. Eisenmenger: Grundlagenforschung und Praxisnähe. In: Stuttgarter unikurier Nr.79, 1998

External links

 Uni-Infos vom 04.08.2003 – 08.08.2003. Helmholtz-Medaille für Experimentalphysiker. Universität Stuttgart

1930 births
2016 deaths
20th-century German physicists
People from Gelsenkirchen


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It isn't over yet, but I'm already prepared to call Netflix's Get Organized with The Home Edit the most 2020 show of 2020. A show about the inside of people's houses, in a year when we've mainly all been looking at our own, it can be best described as "What if Queer Eye, but shelving?" It's a bit Marie Kondo, a bit Instagram, a bit Cake Boss. And, just to give it an extra lick of on-trend 2020 zeitgeist, the series also gave me such a headache that I had to turn it off and go to bed for an hour.
Get Organized with The Home Edit is a makeover show, based around the wildly popular Instagram account, website, book and merchandise line of the same name. It's a company run by two women named Joanna and Clea who, for the low low price of $250 an hour, will come to your house, throw most of it away and sort whatever's left into similarly colored clumps. It is, from what I can tell, extremely popular with the sort of person who will describe themselves as being "a bit OCD" despite not actually having ever been diagnosed with any sort of disorder.
In the name of transparency, I should point out that I am the opposite of this. In fact, my opinion of this show might be colored by my stone-clad certainty that if anyone involved in its production came within three miles of the unpassable obstacle course that is my home, they would cry, vomit and faint in that order.
But still, even if I was its target audience, I'm not entirely convinced that it works in the way it was intended. Its peers are programs like Queer Eye and Kitchen Nightmares; shows that managed to push a simple message of transformation by focusing on relatively extreme cases. Dramatically failing restaurants were taught to be leaner and more reactive. Men shut down by their own brittle masculinity were gradually prised open until they felt able to participate in the world again.
Meanwhile, the first subject of the first episode of Get Organized with The Home Edit is famous actor Reese Witherspoon, who wants some of the outfits she wore in some of her films to be hung in a gigantic room in one of her mansions. And so, unless you also happen to be an unimaginably wealthy Oscar-winner who wishes to create a walk-in shrine to herself, chances are you won't leave the episode with a ton of concrete information.
Nor is this a one-off. In another episode Retta maddeningly frets that she doesn't know what to do with the mountain of free loot that she's taken from all the various gifting suites she's ever been invited to. Astonishingly, Joanna and Clea's solution to this problem didn't involve torching her house and writing "EAT THE RICH" in the ashes, which seems like something of a missed opportunity.
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And, despite it supposedly being an exercise in neatness, The Home Edit is packaged in an absolutely intolerable way. It has that shrill, compressed, angrily-edited feel of the cheapest possible reality show. It is soundtracked by music you only hear in clothes shops that you're 15 years too old for. Three of The Home Edit team look, dress and speak so identically that I had a full-blown breakdown trying to tell any of them apart, and 90% of every episode consists of a nightmare feedback loop where they all just repeat the word 'cute' to each other. Every single person who appears on the program is medically incapable of entering a room without screaming like they had just been presented with the cadaver of a loved one arranged into a sexually offensive position. My average tolerance for an episode topped out at about 15 minutes.
And that's a shame, because the second half of each episode is almost uniformly the best bit. This is where, having satisfactorily warmed their ego on the glow of celebrity, Joanna and Clea snap back to reality and focus on real people who live in identifiably sized, identifiably untidy houses. And in these sequences, some of their lessons actually fight their way to the foreground. Don't use mismatched hangers. Don't fill everything to maximum capacity. Put documents in nice boxes. That sort of thing. If you're seeking genuine advice, then this part of the show might hold some value for you. Just be sure to skip the first 20 minutes of each episode, or may God have mercy on your soul.
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