The military judge presiding over Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's case has delayed the sentencing hearing to Wednesday after considering new comments from President Donald Trump that may threaten public confidence in military courts.
Bergdahl, who walked off his post in Afghanistan and was captured by the Taliban before being sent back to the United States in 2014 as part of a Taliban prisoner swap, pleaded guilty last week to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. He faces a sentence of up to life in prison.
The sentencing hearing was supposed to happen Monday, but as part of a last-ditch effort, Bergdahl's defense attorneys argued that new comments from Trump indicate that he still has the same views of Bergdahl as he had during the campaign, which may negatively influence public perception of the military court system, The Associated Press reports.
Bergdahl's lawyers said that Trump's reference to his past comments means he still holds the same views; namely, that Bergdahl is a "dirty, rotten traitor." At another point during his campaign, Trump suggested that Bergdahl should be shot. Trump also said in December 2015 that Bergdahl should be thrown out of a plane with no parachute.
While Nance thinks he can deliver a fair ruling because he plans on retiring and thus isn't bent on securing promotions, he's concerned about public confidence in the justice system, given Trump's comments.
"The member of the public that we are interested in maintaining confidence in the military justice system … is going to be influenced by context," Nance said.
The Bergdahl sentencing hearing is set to resume Wednesday.


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Books To Prop Up Your Bed With
The Dark Lantern
Henry Williamson
Henry Williamson was a brilliant writer, and yet very few of his novels, Tarka the Otter aside (its royalties funded his literary career), are referred to ever, and none of his heartfelt natural history writing seems to merit attention. In fact he blotted his commercial copybook and his afterlife assessment by his risky flirtation with Oswald Mosley, also his anti-Semiticism and his foolhardy admiration for the National Socialist party in Germany. The Dark Lantern is the first in a fifteen-book series which tracked the life of Phillip Maddison, A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight. There is now some dissent to the negligence shown to Williamson, and the Henry Williamson Society is now flourishing (although cautious to announce that it is non-political!).
Other cycles of books include Mazo de la Roche's family saga of sixteen-books, Jalna, C.P. Snow's eleven-book political rigmarole Strangers and Brothers, Anthony Powell's roman-fleuve twelve-book A Dance to the Music of Time, and twenty-eight-books of Angela Thirkell's literary version of The Archers, the Barsetshire Chronicles.
Winifred Holtby
A perennial favourite, and for all the writing's lack of finesse, essentially it is a narrative driven with a sense of its locality at its core. South Riding is a fictional name but based very much on Holtby's lifelong experience of East Riding life. This is a moving portrait of a rural community struggling with the effects of the depression: Kingsport is instantly recognizable as Hull, and the mundanity of its local government is the heart of the book. (Holtby had taken council minutes from her mother's wastepaper basket to help plot her story, and she had attended the public inquiry into a land purchase scandal in Hull.)
A rich seam of English writing between the wars is fiction in a local setting. Hugh Walpole had the Lakes, Lawrence his Nottinghamshire, Kaye Smith had her Sussex, and Louis Golding wrote of Manchester. As life in Britain migrated from the rural setting to the urban community, so to its novels identified, often abundantly, with their geographical hinterland and sense of place. As England's sovereignty falters after the Second World War, this sense of locality deserts the novel, left to more popular genres only – Herriot's accounts of a vet's life, Phinn as school inspector, Derek Tangye's rural idyll with dogs and geese.
To Serve Them All My Days
R. F. Delderfield
This book was a massive hit when filmed by the BBC in 1980, its strong story line ideal for the screen. Many characters are tours de force, and the hero, David Powlett-Jones, a coal miner's son whose life is flecked in turns with both tragedy and triumph, tugs at the heartstrings of the reader.
One crucial aspect of the novel is its panoramic take on England's social life of its time. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell's masterpiece, published posthumously (and much admired by Orwell) is a similarly engaging book. Fame is the Spur, Howard Spring's epic page-turner that has been incredibly mostly out of print for decades, is the greatest of all political novels (in fact Spring is one of our greatest forgotten novelists, though to mention that to academics will only encourage a nonchalant or ignorant shrug). Richard Llewellyn's How Green was My Valley is riveting and, for all its forged backstory (Llewellyn had never been to the mining villages), compulsive.
One of those first book wonders and a bestseller. Published first in 1992, it was held soon to be a modern classic, essentially a whodunit in reverse as the murderer is revealed from the outset and we are left to work out why rather than who or how. The style is rich and florid, neo-romantic and with many allusions to classical culture and its language. And like the Ancient Greeks, fate is paramount: "Psychology is only another word for what the ancients called fate."
It is a huge and impressive book with brio and immense ambition. And to back up its literary quality, Tartt herself is an unwitting master of marketing: her mystique, reserve and scarcity as interviewee and as writer act as magnets for fans' devotion. Her succeeding novels, The Little Friend and The Goldfinch, were similarly huge in size. The Americans still have a taste for fat books – Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections and Freedom charted well worldwide – and this scale of ambition is rarely matched in the United Kingdom, where 220 pages is still held to be adequate. Salman Rushdie still does his best but is in love with himself, and it shows.

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3 things to watch as the Milwaukee Bucks visit Dallas
The reigning MVP and Rookie of the year clash, but for how long?
By Kirk Henderson@KirkSeriousFace Oct 11, 2019, 12:00am CDT
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Despite the Dallas Mavericks falling to 0-2 in pre-season, there's plenty of hope for the season. All that's left is getting through these final three games without anyone getting hurt and all of us not overreacting to every little thing. Which shouldn't be too hard, right?
How long do the stars play?
This is a recurring question from here on out. Everyone saw what they needed to on Wednesday night, but the games are scheduled so they might as well play basketball. Luka Doncic played 28 minutes, which is more than I would've predicted. Kristaps Porzingis played 19 minutes, just enough to show he's worth every bit of the wait and expectations.
As of now, the ESPN injury report has Porzingis sitting.
Who guards Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Another recurring question, only this one applies from now until the day he retires. If you haven't seen the once and future MVP, here's him destroying worlds earlier in the week:
In order, I predict the Mavericks will sacrifice Maxi Kleber, the Dorian Finney-Smith, and then maybe Justin Jackson if Giannis plays that long.
When does Josh Reaves play?
Reaves played 24 minutes in the first game against the Thunder which saw 16 different Mavericks suit up. He managed to get six minutes against the Pistons as well. The undrafted, defensive minded guard is exactly the kind of player the Mavericks need to develop. While it's impossible to say if he'll see much time with Dallas as opposed to Frisco, it's hard not to read into these minutes when Reaves gets them.
Hopefully, he'll get significant minutes tomorrow night because I really like watching him play.
The game tips off in Dallas at 7:30 pm CST. It's on both FoxSports Southwest and NBA League Pass (that includes the app as well).
Mavericks odds: How to bet tonight's home game against the Raptors


PTB: We talked about the broad nature of his powers last time, but what's with the magic bullet trajectory of Darksied's eyebeams?
KevinMLD: Those would be the eyebeams that I mentioned last time as his main power. What those eyebeams are capable of seems to vary from writer to writer. No one here seems lost in the past or reliving variations on their life as we saw with Batman and Mr. Miracle in Darkseid's recent appearances.
PTB: The beams' pursuit of the Flash and Superman made for a couple of fun panels. I can't help but wonder if this chase scene was meant to illustrate that Flash is as fast as Superman.
KevinMLD: If it wasn't intended to do that, it's certainly the ultimate result.
PTB: While on the topic of Barry Allen's powers, is vibrating through people/objects a trick he's used before?
KevinMLD: Barry Allen's been dead my entire comics reading life, so I'm not sure. But I seem to remember reading at some point that vibrating through things was something Barry could do that Wally West couldn't (or maybe it was Bart Allen that couldn't). I think Barry used to vibrate through walls on the old Flash TV show too. So I'm going with yes.
PTB: If one beam from Darkseid can take down Superman, how is this fight not over already?
KevinMLD: It seems like the Justice League is not something that Darkseid has deemed worthy of his attention. After beating up Green Lantern, who attacked him first, Darkseid just walks away. They're mosquitoes.
PTB: Again, with Superman taken out by one beam, what does it mean that Green Lantern was up and about after Darkseid leveled him?
KevinMLD: That the Green Lantern ring is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe.
PTB: So there's no obvious commentary on Hal Jordan as the wielder of that ring?
KevinMLD: That he's too dumb to know when to back down and try another method of attack?
PTB: I recently read some criticizism that Cyborg is the only member of the Justice League without his own title. It's true, but I think having his story told exclusively in the one of the highest selling books of all time is better for the character at this point.
KevinMLD: I continue to hate Cyborg's involvement with this book. Green Lantern inviting Cyborg to join the pursuit of Darkseid when Cyborg doesn't even know his own abilities is idiotic. I'm totally in favor of Justice League members who don't have their own title though. Having a few characters that the writer can have full control over creatively tends to make these types of team-up titles more interesting in my opinion. Johns is very unlikely to kill Superman or Lois Lane in this title, but Cyborg's dad? Fair game.
PTB: I liked the simplicity of Cyborg joining the team in this issue.
KevinMLD: Sorry that I just called it idiotic then, but I really meant it. He's a high school student with no training or idea of his own capabilities. Why would you invite him to fight a god?
PTB: That could certainly come back to haunt Hal Jordan, but he has no way of knowing that Cyborg isn't a more established hero like the rest of them. Alternatively, we could see that Cyborg's software makes up for his inexperience.
There's a nice bit of relationship building with Batman and Green Lantern and it really gets at the nature of Bruce's feelings toward metahumans. It was good to see some development beyond the animosity between these two in issue #1.
KevinMLD: I liked this scene until Bruce took off his mask and told Hal his secret origin.
PTB: Is Bruce normally one to reveal that he's Batman? I seem to recall an old Justice League plot that revolved entirely around the team being upset that they didn't know the secret identities of Batman and Superman.
KevinMLD: The Bat-family secret identities used to be some of the DC Universe's most protected secrets. Bruce, decisions like this are how you get your partner's father murdered, dummy.
And why would he leave his mask off as he pursued Superman? It's just a weird decision.
PTB: It's weird, but I have to assume we'll see what this is all about in the next issue. I appreciated that Wayne wasn't a household name when he told Hal Jordan who he was.
KevinMLD: I also thought this was an interesting touch. The question is does Hal not know him because he's so stuck in his own world or is Bruce truly not famous? And if Bruce isn't famous, I wonder if Lex Luthor is.
PTB: Things end with a "BOOOMM." I take this is the "Boom Tube" and on the other side is planet Apokalips?
PTB: That page looks great, particularly the colors. Lee's artwork is solid throughout most of the action scenes once again, but the "We got this" page with the assembled team lacked some cohesion.
KevinMLD: I kind of feel like Lee's artwork has gotten worse over the last two issues. There just continue to be panels in which I'm not totally sure what's happening at first glance. I'm guessing he was rushed, so I'm looking forward to him getting a few months off to get caught back up.
PTB: Lee handles the group much better in the cover image, but why does Cyborg have that flag?
KevinMLD: I really dislike this cover. Aquaman's face is weird. Superman is in a goofy pose. Cyborg's upper torso is so much larger than his waist. It just doesn't look like Jim Lee drew it. Even Wonder Woman looks just off-model. Also, I noticed there were multiple inkers for this issue. I assume that affected things as well.
PTB: The backup pages with the character designs are interesting but dry. I'd prefer things that drive the story a bit as we've seen in previous issues.
KevinMLD: I skipped it. This is just filler so DC can charge a higher cover price. I'm ready for the Shazam back ups.
PTB: And he's officially Shazam now? No more Captain Marvel?


The perfect reason to vote.
Tomorrow we find out whether we live happily ever after.
Funny, but it's the "talk" that really scares us.
We had to have ours removed.
Like a good scout, "Be Prepared."
Especially if accompanied by a large bone.
Too many people take an oil tanker.


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Minecraft Education Edition is now officially available on Mac and PC for $5 per user
Trevor Daugherty	- Nov. 1st 2016 1:35 pm ET Twitter icon @trevorjd14
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It's been a big year for Minecraft, with its latest Story Mode title climbing the best seller charts and news of an upcoming Apple TV release surfacing at the latest Apple event. Now, Minecraft Education Edition is finally being released to the public. Following an extended beta testing period, Microsoft has announced that the full version of this title is now available for schools to purchase at a rate of $5 per user.
Microsoft acquired MinecraftEdu early this year with plans on releasing its own version of the popular STEM-focused game. The company has developed an extensive library of of lessons and activities for students in the meantime. Users will be able to build projects together, complete tasks as assigned by teachers and build a portfolio of work. A backend management system allows administrators to control every aspect of life in a world, including which materials are available and details of the environment. Microsoft has put together an impressive support system and knowledge base for teachers looking to pursue Minecraft Education. It is available on both Mac OS X and Windows PC. You can learn more about this project on Microsoft's official site.
Minecraft: Education Edition brings the classroom and curriculum to students in an environment they are already comfortable with. It offers the same Minecraft experience many students enjoy already, but with some additional capabilities that enable them to collaborate in the classroom, as well as support for educators to deliver learning activities within the game. Minecraft: Education Edition is designed so that students can work in teams to solve problems, or as a whole class to master challenges within the game. Engaging in collaborative work teams and learning environments that foster cooperation in the classroom helps prepare students for their futures.
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'Amazing Speed of Data Recovery' Helps Actifio Advance Bryant University's Data Protection Strategy
Amazing Speed of Data Recovery' Helps Actifio Advance Bryant University's Data Protection Strategy
Modernizing Backup & Disaster Recovery Essential to University's High-Quality IT Mission
Waltham, Mass., and Smithfield, Rhode Island – March 13, 2019 – Bryant University needed a single, reliable, advanced capability for data backup and disaster recovery (DR). Actifio, the world's leading enterprise Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) software provider, is providing the ideal data protection strategy with a multi-site deployment of its Actifio Sky platform for backup and DR while protecting the University's expanding use of cloud resources and remaining flexible enough to support the needs of web developers.
Bryant University, a nationally recognized university located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, considers high-quality, highly responsive IT to be essential to its mission. Replacing its previous backup platform with a solution as advanced and versatile as Actifio was an eye-opening experience.
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Bryant's goal was to find the right platform to do both backup and DR and to quickly restore operations at a hot site if needed. The previous software being used could handle backup, but wasn't able to handle DR. As a University, Bryant's campus functions as a small city, including libraries and living spaces to telecommunications and IT operations, serving the needs of students, faculty, and administrators. If Bryant's campus were to experience an outage, the entire University network would be compromised.
To transition to Actifio, Bryant, with the assistance of OSHEAN and Navisite, created a remote DR site. Actifio engineers were available to coordinate a smooth implementation, and once the DR site was fully operating, data backup was able to be phased in to the remote site as well. The Bryant IT staff are now able to efficiently manage the new system, and can easily create fresh database copies every evening in 90% less time than their previous system.
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I will be attending the eMetrics Summit in London!
Hope to network with others and learn from the event. I will also be attending the workshop on 11th Oct.
I shall write a brief report of the event after the event.
I made a 2-hour presentation showing how to use Google Analytics not just for monitoring but using it to make findings and how to use the results to think of ideas to improve your website.
Roughly 200 people attended the seminar. Due to the popularity a re-run will be done on October.
The seminar was divided to into 4 sections.
Using these three methods is the best way for analyzing data in Google Analytics. A couple of 5 minutes work were done to discover findings using this method.
For example the below is the session data for a certain site. The time range is about 3-years. The 2 graphs are identical in website, data and time range. The only difference is the upper graph is shown in "months" and the lower graph is shown in "weeks". What findings can be made from these graphs?
6 examples were used to show how analytics results can be used to thinks of ideas. The important point here is to compare contents, mechanisms using data. "What are the similarities of the 5 landing pages with low bounce rate" and how is it different from "the 5 landing pages with high bounce rate". Using data for comparison is very important. It is much more easier then obtaining findings without data.
I did a demo and explained the following features of Google Analytics.
The final part explained how to create reports and the pit fulls that need to be taken care of. I also explained how to automate reports using Analytics Edge and the Google Analytics plugin for Google Spreadsheets.
Analytics and reporting does not earn money. Taking actions is the most important thing.
Using data increases the probability of success. Finding gems lead to success.
There are 3 analytics organizations in Japan. They have different roles but both contribute to the analytics industry in Japan. I will explain what these organizations are doing.
Started in Dec 2008, and officially launched in April 2009, it is Japan's one of the largest analytics organizations with more then 6,000 members and regular seminars and events The drink event held 3-4 times a year is very popular and analysts can share their thoughts, problems and ideas with fellow analysts.
The goal of the organization is to "help analysts become a key member and role within their companies and business".
The annual Analytics Summit brings together a full day of seminars with more the 300 members attending the event, being one of the largest analytics event in Japan.
I have been a program member of the a2i when it started in 2008. I regularly do seminars with a2i and have spoken at the Analytics Summit three times (2010 / 2013 / 2016).
Web Analytics Consultation Association was founded in 2010 and hold regular seminars and events, but their focus is on Web Analytics Consultation Certification.
It is the most popular web analytics certification in Japan with more the 16,000 people taking the exam. There is also a Singapore branch as well.
There are 3 levels of certificates, "Beginner" "Senior" and "Master". Official text books for "Beginner" is available in Japanese and English sold in book stores and online stores such as Amazon. Training is done in almost all prefectures in Japan in a regular basis.
I have performed seminars with WACA and I am the member of the Advisory Board since 2016. I am in charge of updating an improving the "Beginner" course.
User group of Adobe Analytics created in 2010. In fact it was the first ever Adobe Analytics user group in the world. Activities include seminars, reports from the Adobe Summit and quarterly beer bash-ups.
Regular hands-on training for Adobe Analytics, AdHoc analytics and Workbench is also available.
It holds more the 600 members, all involved and interested in Adobe Marketing Cloud and its related products. As it is difficult to discuss and obtain information of Adobe Analytics on the internet, it has become a precious source of information.
Board member since the start of eVar7, Also was the president of the user group between 2013 and 2015.
So these are the 3 major analytics groups in Japan. It has been a privilege working with them and I will continue to do so to empower web analytics in Japan.


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mc2 civil, inc. (mc2 civil) oversees the operations of three operating companies; main lane industries, ltd. (main lane), mc2 oilfield solutions, llc. (mc2 oilfield solutions) and norwest services (norwest). main lane is a provider of heavy civil and roadway construction services and highway maintenance services in Southeast Texas. main lane's clients include the Texas Department of Transportation, The City of Houston, Harris County, Harris County Toll Road Authority, City of Galveston and many other municipalities in Harris county and surrounding counties. mc2 oilfield solutions is a provider of energy construction services to private clients in the Texas energy industry. norwest services supplies and applies asphalt based materials on heavy civil construction projects. Their clients include heavy civil construction contractors in the Houston area.


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Funding helps B.C. farmers with emergency hay, forage for livestock
Record number of new homes registered in B.C.
New data released by BC Housing shows a record number of new homes registered in British Columbia in 2021.
New affordable homes for people with low incomes open in Powell River
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The Province is distributing up to 250,000 rapid antigen tests to government-funded child care providers throughout British Columbia for use by child care professionals with COVID-19 symptoms.
Minister's statement on child care, COVID-19 guidance
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Robson Square ice rink is open for people to lace up their skates and hit the ice this winter for the 12th annual outdoor skating season.
Annual grants support economic recovery on the Lower Mainland
Enhanced safety measures, delayed return to school to support safe, in-person learning
A full return to school for students in kindergarten to Grade 12 will be delayed until Monday, Jan. 10, in order to give public health and B.C. schools additional time to adapt to the impacts of the Omicron variant on communities and schools, and to implement enhanced safety plans to support the continuation of in-class learning.
Rapid test kits distributed for symptomatic school staff
Funding helps promote electric vehicle uptake in B.C.
Community groups and local governments throughout the province can receive funding through the Community Outreach Incentive Program (COIP) to educate and encourage people to switch to electric vehicles (EVs).
More First Nation communities to advance clean-energy projects in B.C.
Record funding available for cleaner, stronger communities
Communities across British Columbia will be receiving record investments in critical projects to reduce pollution, increase health and expand opportunities in response to a changing climate.
Four-season recreation comes to E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Home Owner Grant helps people with property taxes
B.C.'s Home Owner Grant threshold is set at $1.975 million for 2022, ensuring 92% of residential properties are covered by the grant that lowers the amount of property taxes people pay on their principal residence.
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A planning and reconciliation agreement between four member Nations of the Na̲nwaḵolas Council and Western Forest Products Inc. (Western) includes an agreement to defer harvest of approximately 2,500 hectares of ancient, rare and other priority old growth for two years in support of Province's Old Growth Strategy.
Grants approved for 14 caribou habitat restoration projects
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David Eby, Attorney General, and Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, have released the following statement in celebration of Bills 18 and 29 receiving royal assent:
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Nominations are being accepted for the Order of British Columbia, the Province's highest honour.
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The Province is extending the COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant and doubling supports for eligible businesses that have been ordered to remain temporarily closed through public health measures until Feb. 16, 2022.
Free supports for rural businesses looking to expand
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Employers and workers throughout B.C. are reminded that, as of Jan. 1, 2022, eligible employees are entitled to a minimum of five paid sick days each year if they have worked at the organization for at least 90 days.
Commission to recommend protections for forestry workers
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British Columbia has taken an important step forward to prevent drug poisoning deaths by applying to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use.
More drug-poisoning prevention services for construction workers
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People in B.C. communities will benefit from legislative amendments that give local governments more powers to simplify and speed up their development approvals processes, helping to get the homes people need built faster.
Communities to benefit from improved services, environmental infrastructure
October 8, 2021 9:00 AM
Provincial state of emergency extended
With some highways still damaged by flooding and mudslides, and the potential for further flooding this week, the Province is extending the provincial state of emergency.
Supports expanded for flood-affected residents
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Paris–Roubaix, populärt kallat "l'enfer du Nord",  "helvetet i norr", är ett professionellt cykellopp för herrar och damer. Det är ett av de fem "monumenten", endagars cykeltävlingar som funnits länge och som är extra prestigefyllt att vinna. Loppet karaktäriseras av en bansträckning som till stor del utgörs av svårcyklade gatstensbelagda vägar, även kallade pavé-sektioner från franskans "secteur pavé", där "pavé" betyder just gat- eller kullersten. Loppet mäter 261 km och 55 km av dessa avgörs på gatsten. Loppet är ett av två klassiska lopp som till stora delar avgörs på gatsten. Det andra är Flandern runt. Varje gatstenssektion i Paris–Roubaix är klassificerad med hänsyn till vilket skick underlaget är i och hur lång den är. En femma indikerar ett svårt underlag på en lång sträcka och en etta indikerar ett lättare underlag på en kort sträcka.

2021 kördes det första Paris–Roubaix Femmes för damer. Loppet startade i Denain, var 116,4 kilometer långt och innefattade samma 17 pavésektioner (sammanlagt 29,2 km) som slutet av herrloppet dagen efter.

Historia
Paris–Roubaix startades 1896 av de båda fabriksägarna Theo Vienne och Maurice Perez. De hade sett hur populära söndagsloppen var bland textilarbetarna och föreslog ett lopp med start i Paris och med avslutning på velodromen i Roubaix. Den första upplagan vanns av tysken Josef Fischer, men den franska nationalstoltheten återställdes följande år då fransmannen Maurice Garin vann efter ett dramatiskt upplopp där hans landsman Mathieu Cordang föll.

Loppet var inledningsvis tänkt som en uppvärmning inför långloppet Bourdeaux–Paris och därför användes cyklister eller motorcyklister som farthållare. År 1901 bytte arrangörerna mediasponsor från le Vélo till l'Auto-Vélo (senare l'Auto) och i några år hölls två olika tävlingar tills den franska regeringen grep in och sade att bara en tävling fick hållas.

Smeknamnet "l'enfer du Nord", ungefär "helvetet i norr", myntades av en journalist i Paris efter första världskriget. Norra Frankrike hade blivit förstört efter ett fyra år långt skyttegravskrig som hade dödat miljontals. År 1919 kantades loppet av bombkratrar och ännu inte igenfyllda skyttegravar.

Den belgiska dominansen började 1922 då Albert Dejonghe vann. Fyra av de sex främsta i loppet var belgare och fram till 1977 vanns endast 12 upplagor av en icke-belgare. År 1923 blev schweizaren Heiri Suter den förste som vann Flandern runt och Paris–Roubaix under samma år. Nio cyklister har sedan dess lyckats med den klassiska så kallade "dubbeln". Romain Gijssels år 1932, Gaston Rebry år 1934, Raymond Impanis år 1954, Alfred De Bruyne år 1957, Rik Van Looy år 1962, Roger De Vlaeminck år 1977, Peter Van Petegem år 2003, Tom Boonen år 2005 och 2012 samt Fabian Cancellara år 2010 och 2013.

Förbättringar av vägarna på 1960-talet hotade Paris–Roubaixs karaktär och man letade efter fler vägavsnitt med gatsten. Den legendariske Jean Stablinski föreslog Arenbergskogen (Forêt d'Arenberg). "Jag pratar om gatsten, inte lera", svarade tävlingsledaren Jacques Goddet. Arenbergskogen infördes ändå och har varit en avgörande del av loppet sen dess.

På 1970-talet handlade loppet mycket om duellerna mellan belgarna Roger De Vlaemnick och Eddy Merckx. Åren 1978–1980 vann Francesco Moser loppet tre gånger i rad och blev då den främste italienaren i loppet, till och med bättre än legendaren Fausto Coppi. Slutet av 1990-talet dominerades av "Flanderns lejon", Johan Museeuw. År 2004 vann Magnus Bäckstedt loppet som förste svensk.

Kontroverser
År 1936 korsade belgaren Romain Maes mållinjen framför fransmannen Georges Speicher, men domarna dömde Speicher var vinnaren av loppet och Maes blev placerad som tvåa. Trots protester ändrades inte resultatet. Tretton år senare tog det flera månader att reda ut vem den verkliga vinnaren var av Paris-Roubaix 1949. André Mahé som vann tävlingen hade nämligen cyklat fel väg då funktionärer visade honom fel väg till velodromen i Roubaix. Några minuter senare korsade några andra cyklister mållinjen, dessa hade cyklat rätt väg, och Fausto Coppis lillebror Serse Coppi vann den spurten. Efter flera protester och flera månader senare utsågs Serse Coppi och André Mahe som vinnare genom ex aequo et bono, utifrån det skäliga och goda.

1930 slutade Jean Maréchal 24 sekunder framför belgaren Julien Vervaecke men blev tvåa i tävlingen då Maréchal hade försökt passera Vervaecke, varpå belgaren ramlade ned i ett dike. Fyra år senare blev Roger Lapébie diskvalificerad för att ha bytt cykel och Gaston Rebry, som hade slutat tvåa, blev utsedd till vinnare när funktionärer upptäckte att Lapébie saknade klistermärke.

Leif Hoste, Peter van Petegem och Vladimir Gusev blev alla diskvalificerade 2006 när de hade korsat en stängd järnvägsbom under loppet. Cyklisterna hade slutat bakom vinnaren Fabian Cancellara men nu tog Tom Boonen och Alessandro Ballan över prispallsplaceringarna.

Även under 2015 års upplaga var cyklister tvungna att stanna för att släppa förbi ett passerande tåg. Trots att flertalet cyklister korsade spåret efter bommarna fällts ner, valde juryn att inte diskvalificera någon åkare.

Kronologisk lista över vinnare

Herrar

 1896:  Josef Fischer – Diamant
 1897:  Maurice Garin – La Française
 1898:  Maurice Garin – La Française
 1899:  Albert Champion
 1900:  Emile Bouhours
 1901:  Lucien Lesna
 1902:  Lucien Lesna
 1903:  Hippolyte Aucouturier – Peugeot
 1904:  Hippolyte Aucouturier – Peugeot
 1905:  Louis Trousselier – Peugeot–Wolber
 1906:  Henri Cornet
 1907:  Georges Passerieu – Peugeot–Wolber
 1908:  Cyrille van Hauwaert – Alcyon–Dunlop
 1909:  Octave Lapize – Biguet–Dunlop
 1910:  Octave Lapize – Alcyo
 1911:  Octave Lapize – La Francaise–Diamant
 1912:  Charles Crupelandt – La Francaise–Diamant
 1913:  François Faber – Peugeot–Wolber
 1914:  Charles Crupelandt – La Française–Diamant
 1919:  Henri Pélissier – JB Louvet & La Sportive
 1920:  Paul Deman – La Sportive
 1921:  Henri Pélissier – JB Louvet & La Sportive
 1922:  Albert Dejonghe
 1923:  Heiri Suter – Gurtner–Hutchinson
 1924:  Jules van Hevel – Wonder–Russell
 1925:  Félix Sellier – Alcyon–Dunlop
 1926:  Julien Delbecque – Alcyon–Dunlop
 1927:  Georges Ronsse – Automoto
 1928:  André Leducq
 1929:  Charles Meunier – La Française–Diamant
 1930:  Julien Vervaecke – Alcyon
 1931:  Gaston Rebry – Alcyon
 1932:  Romain Gijssels – Dilecta–Wolber
 1933:  Sylvère Maes
 1934:  Gaston Rebry – Alcyon
 1935:  Gaston Rebry – Alcyon
 1936:  Georges Speicher – Alcyon
 1937:  Jules Rossi – Alcyon
 1938:  Lucien Storme – Leducq–Hutchinson
 1939:  Émile Masson Jr. – Alcyon
 1943:  Marcel Kint – Mercier–Hutchinson
 1944:  Maurice Desimpelaere – Alcyon
 1945:  Paul Maye – Alcyon
 1946:  Georges Claes – Rochet–Dunlop
 1947:  Georges Claes – Rochet–Dunlop
 1948:  Rik Van Steenbergen – Mercier–Hutchinson
 1949: Delad vinst
 André Mahé – Stella Dunlop
 Serse Coppi – Bianchi–Ursus
 1950:  Fausto Coppi – Bianchi–Ursus
 1951:  Antonio Bevilacqua – Benotto–Ursus
 1952:  Rik Van Steenbergen – Mercier–Hutchinson
 1953:  Germain Derycke – Alcyon–Dunlop
 1954:  Raymond Impanis – Mercier–Hutchinson
 1955:  Jean Forestier – Follis–Dunlop
 1956:  Louison Bobet – L.Bobet–BP–Hutchinson
 1957:  Fred De Bruyne – Carpano–Coppi
 1958:  Leon Vandaele – Faema–Guerra
 1959:  Noël Foré – Groene Leeuw–SAS
 1960:  Pino Cerami – Peugeot–BP
 1961:  Rik van Looy – Faema
 1962:  Rik van Looy – Flandria–Faema
 1963:  Emile Daems – Peugeot–BP
 1964:  Peter Post – Flandria–Romeo
 1965:  Rik van Looy – Solo–Superia
 1966:  Felice Gimondi – Salvarani
 1967:  Jan Janssen – Pelforth Sauvage–Le Jeune
 1968:  Eddy Merckx – Faema
 1969:  Walter Godefroot – Flandria–De Clerck
 1970:  Eddy Merckx – Faema
 1971:  Roger Rosiers – Bic
 1972:  Roger de Vlaeminck – Deher
 1973:  Eddy Merckx – Molteni
 1974:  Roger de Vlaeminck – Brooklyn
 1975:  Roger de Vlaeminck – Brooklyn
 1976:  Marc Demeyer – Flandria–Velda
 1977:  Roger de Vlaeminck – Brooklyn
 1978:  Francesco Moser – Sanson
 1979:  Francesco Moser – Sanson
 1980:  Francesco Moser – Sanson
 1981:  Bernard Hinault – Renault–Elf–Gitane
 1982:  Jan Raas – TI–Raleigh
 1983:  Hennie Kuiper – Aernoudt Rossin
 1984:  Seán Kelly – Skil–Sem
 1985:  Marc Madiot – Renault–Elf–Gitane
 1986:  Seán Kelly – Kas
 1987:  Eric Vanderaerden – Panasonic–Isostar
 1988:  Dirk Demol – AD Renting
 1989:  Jean-Marie Wampers – Panasonic–Isostar
 1990:  Eddy Planckaert – Panasonic–Sportlife
 1991:  Marc Madiot – R.M.O.
 1992:  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle –
 1993:  Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle –
 1994:  Andrei Tchmil –
 1995:  Franco Ballerini –
 1996:  Johan Museeuw –
 1997:  Frédéric Guesdon –
 1998:  Franco Ballerini –
 1999:  Andrea Tafi –
 2000:  Johan Museeuw –
 2001:  Servais Knaven –
 2002:  Johan Museeuw –
 2003:  Peter van Petegem –
 2004:  Magnus Bäckstedt –
 2005:  Tom Boonen –
 2006:  Fabian Cancellara –
 2007:  Stuart O'Grady –
 2008:  Tom Boonen –
 2009:  Tom Boonen –
 2010:  Fabian Cancellara –
 2011:  Johan Vansummeren –
 2012:  Tom Boonen –
 2013:  Fabian Cancellara –
 2014:  Niki Terpstra –
 2015:  John Degenkolb –
 2016:  Mathew Hayman –
 2017:  Greg Van Avermaet –
 2018:  Peter Sagan –
 2019:  Philippe Gilbert –
 2020: Inställt på grund av Coronapandemin
 2021:   Sonny Colbrelli – Team Bahrain Victorious
 2022:   Dylan van Baarle - Ineos Grenadiers

Damer
 2021:   Elizabeth Deignan – Trek-Segafredo Women
 2022:   Elisa Longo Borghini – Trek-Segafredo Women

Källor
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Karen, presently a journalism student, has been wooing audiences since 1995.
A graduate of the prestigious Mc Gill University with a B.A in political science and economics, Karen is of the view that art is organic and creativity is innate to all humanity.
The publication, with over forty contributors of African descent, several with Vincy roots, was also co- edited by Steven Green – known in Toronto theatre circles for previously produced works such as, 'da kink in my hair' and 'the real Mc Coy'. The talented Kevin has Jamaican background.
The cover of the compilation – which appropriately illustrates appreciative faces enjoying the teachings of the griot; African storyteller, musician and teacher – was crafted by Jabari Elliot, a Sheridan College graduate.
Now, a highly acclaimed animator, Jabari's exceptional gift for art was visible since his early school days at St. Martin's back in the early 90s.
T- Dots griots – 181 pages of collectible material, resounds with the struggles which Africans have had to battle in their everyday life as they trek that often, seemingly insurmountable journey for happiness, for freedom, for fulfillment of self-actualisation.
Rising as victors. Heroes and heroines. Signaling renewed hope.
Necessarily therefore, the outstanding contributions of other fruits of Hairouna, like Jeddiah Ishmael, Cheryl Hazell and Kathleen James – all steeped in the richness of the artform – must be heralded.
Put succinctly by Dr. Afua Cooper, professor of Caribbean studies at Ryerson Polytechnic university, in the foreword, "[These] Greater Toronto modern day griots have taken on the roles of their ancestor-griots. They too are the keepers of law, tradition and history. They too are the conscience of the community. They too use humour and morality to instruct, educate and entertain, even if they do it at a Kwanzaa inspired storytelling event, with a seven piece reggae band, a hip-hop ensemble, or an intense pressure-cooking poetry slam."
T – Dots Griots is a treasure. Read more of Searchlight for more on this literary work where we will continue to feature T – Dot Griot and Karen Richardson and others.


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Paying attention: vinaigrettes, onions, etc.
To cook is to engage with small things. It has to do with paying attention to the detail. However grand the result might be (or not be, for that matter), a recipe is an accumulation of small steps. As any good cook will attest, the quality of the end product is a direct consequence of one's attention to the incremental. Vinaigrettes included.
I suspect the same is true in many pursuits. It is certainly so in theology. In his book The Supper of the Lamb, the late Robert Farrar Capon — a theologian and cook of equal passion — dedicates an entire chapter to the onion. His point is beautifully made and well worth the cost of the book. It is a call to attention, in cooking and in life. Here is just a small extract.
Next take one of the onions (preferably the best-looking), a paring knife, and a cutting board and sit down at the kitchen table. Do not attempt to stand at a counter through these opening measures. In fact, to do it justice, you should arrange to have sixty minutes or so free for this part of the exercise. Admittedly, spending an hour in the society of an onion may be something you have never done before. You feel, perhaps, a certain resistance to the project. Please don't. As I shall show later, a number of highly profitable members of the race have undertaken it before you. Onions are excellent company.
Once you are seated, the first order of business is to address yourself to the onion at hand. (You must resist the temptation to feel silly. If necessary, close the doors so no one will see you; but do not give up out of embarrassment.) You will note, to begin with, that the onion is a thing, a being, just as you are. Savor that for a moment. The two of you sit here in mutual admiration. Together with knife, board, table, and chair, you are the constituents of a place in the highest sense of the word. This a Session, a meeting, a society of things.
Robert Farrar Capon, The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection, New York: Doubleday, 1969, 11.
Elizabeth T. Groppe, Eating and Drinking (Christian Explorations of Daily Living), Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2011, 49.
I'm no vegetarian. I've confessed my love of meat before, not as virtue but simply a fact of preference and of my complete inability to conceive of a meatless kitchen.
Adam Gopnik, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food, London: Quercus, 2011, 136.
Zadok Perspectives is the quarterly journal of Ethos: Centre for Christianity and Society. It's an award winning publication well worth a subscription. When it comes to issues of food, the latest instalment 'Faithful Eating in an Unjust World' is certainly worth a look.
It includes some terrific articles on the big issues of agriculture and globalised food production from a distinctly Christian perspective. Economist, homemaker and community farmer Dianne Brown explores the contrast between industrial and sustainable agriculture and the Christian commitments relevant to our choices: the stewardship of creation, intergenerational justice, equity for agricultural communities and living humbly with the limits of human knowledge. Similarly, Jonathan Cornford (PhD), the founder of Manna Gum, provides a succinct biblical perspective on the challenges of global and local agriculture into the future. Both pieces are a challenging read.
There are other articles that address the more personal and local application of faith to what and how we eat. There's Alison Sampson's regular column on Everyday Spirituality prodding us toward ways we can 'choose life' in our shopping, cooking and eating; Paul Tyson's and Paul Crother's encouragements to acts of 'micro-resitence' in the face of large scale food production and supply; Dominique Emery's testimony of juggling ethics, cost, nutritional needs and taste in the family home; an interview with Nick Ray on ethical shopping; and Kim Cornford's inspiring story of neighbourhood food production and sharing.
For me, the highlight of the issue is Dianne Brown's stories of two farmers, Giuseppe in Tuscany (France), and David in central Victoria (Australia). Though on different sides of the world, both are working land that has been in their families for generations, and both are on the slow journey toward more sustainable farming practices. Their stories are a moving account of the extraordinary cost of change, the risks inherent to 'radical' action, and the layers of complexity in the economic, social and cultural challenges that are part and parcel of their journey. More than anything, it's a reminder to people like me of just how easy it is to talk and how challenging it is to act.


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Indonesia confirms 8 executions for drug smuggling
An ambulance arrives from the prison island of Nusakambangan where the executions were carried out, in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia. (Tatan Syuflana, AP)
Indonesia executes foreign drug convicts
Indonesia gears up for executions as families wail in grief
Mother of death row Australian says he'll be executed at midnight
Cilacap - Indonesia brushed aside last-minute appeals and executed eight people convicted of drug smuggling on Wednesday, although a Philippine woman was granted a stay of execution.
Attorney General Muhammad Prasetyo confirmed at a press conference hours after the deaths had been widely reported that each of the eight had been executed simultaneously at 00:35 each by a 13-member firing squad. Medical teams confirmed their deaths three minutes later, he said.
"The executions have been successfully implemented, perfectly," Prasetyo said. "All worked, no misses," he said of the executions of two Australians, four Nigerians, a Brazilian and an Indonesian man.
Prasetyo early announced that Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso had been granted a stay of execution while the Philippines investigates her case.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia will withdraw its ambassador from Jakarta in response to the executions of two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran, 33, and Andrew Chan, 31.
'Cruel'
"These executions are both cruel and unnecessary," Abbott told reporters.
He said it was cruel because Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran had spent a decade in jail before being executed and "unnecessary because both of these young Australians were fully rehabilitated while in prison."
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said in a statement the execution of a second Brazilian citizen in Indonesia this year "marks a serious event in the relations between the two countries."
Brazil had asked for a stay of execution for Rodrigo Gularte, 42, on humanitarian grounds because he was schizophrenic.
Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira was one of six drug convicts that Jakarta executed in January, brushing aside last-minute appeals from Brazil and the Netherlands.
Brazil and the Netherlands withdrew their ambassadors from Jakarta in protest at those executions.
There was relief in Manila when it was announced that Veloso would not be executed with the others.
'Miracle'
Mary Jane Veloso's mother, Celia, told Manila radio station DZBB from Indonesia that what happened was "a miracle."
"We thought we've lost my daughter. I really thank God. What my daughter Mary Jane said earlier was true, 'If God wants me to live, even if just by a thread or just in the final minute, I will live," Celia Veloso said.
"The Philippine government thanks President Widodo and the Indonesian government for giving due consideration to President Aquino's appeal that Mary Jane Veloso be given a reprieve," presidential spokesperson Herminio Coloma said.
"Such reprieve provides an opportunity for the perpetuation of her testimony that could shed light on how a criminal syndicate duped her into being an unwitting accomplice or courier in their human and drug trafficking activities," he said.
There were cheers from the more than 250 Veloso supporters who held a candlelight vigil outside the Indonesian embassy in Manila.
"We are very happy. It's euphoric here. Everyone's rejoicing and waving their flags after learning that Mary Jane has been spared," protest leader Renato Reyes said outside the embassy.
Veloso, 30, was arrested in 2010 at the airport in the central Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, where officials discovered about 2.5kg of heroin hidden in her luggage.
Prasetyo said Veloso was granted a stay of execution because her alleged boss has been arrested in the Philippines, and the authorities there requested Indonesian assistance in pursuing the case.
"This delay did not cancel the execution. We just want to give a chance in relation with the legal process in the Philippines," Prasetyo said.
The woman who allegedly recruited Veloso to work in Kuala Lumpur, Maria Kristina Sergio, surrendered to police in the Philippines on Monday, National Police Officer-in-Charge, Deputy Director-General Leonardo A Espina said.
Veloso has maintained that she was used as a drug mule without her knowledge.
Michael Chan, brother of Andrew Chan, who became a Christian pastor during his decade in prison and married an Indonesian woman on Monday, reacted with anger.
"I have just lost a courageous brother to a flawed Indonesian legal system. I miss you already RIP my Little Brother," Michael Chan tweeted.
"Today we lost Myu and Andrew, our sons, our brothers," the Sukumaran and Chan families later said in a statement.
"In the 10 years since they were arrested, they did all they could to make amends, helping many others. They asked for mercy, but there was none," the statement added.
The executions were widely condemned.
London-based Amnesty International called on Indonesia to abandon plans for further executions.
"These executions are utterly reprehensible," Rupert Abbott, Amnesty International's research director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement.
Bodies to be flown back
Eight ambulances carrying coffins were seen driving through the port city of Cilacap, where the Nusakambangan prison island ferry lands, more than four hours after the reported executions. They were thought to be carrying the bodies of the executed.
Sukumaran and Chan requested that their bodies be flown back to Australia. Nigerian Martin Anderson chose to be buried in the West Java town of Bekasi, and fellow Nigerian Raheem Agbaje, wanted to be buried in the East Java town of Madiun where he had been a prisoner. Indonesian Zainal Abidin is to be buried in Cilacap.
The wishes of two other Nigerians — Sylvester Obiekwe Nwolise and Okwudili Oyatanze — as well as those of Gularte, the Brazilian, have yet to be made public.
Originally, 10 inmates were to be executed, but Frenchman Serge Atlaoui was excluded because he still had an outstanding court appeal against President Joko Widodo's rejection of his clemency application.
Widodo has vowed to show no mercy to drug criminals.
The government says Atlaoui will face a firing squad alone if his appeal is rejected by the Administrative Court.
The latest executions brought to 14 the number of drug traffickers shot in Indonesia under Widodo's administration, which took power in October last year.
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Antwerp, Belgium Museums
by commit4fitness|Published August 13, 2021
Interesting museums
Eugen Van Mieghem Museum
The Eugen Van Mieghem Museum exhibits – as the name suggests – works by the painter Eugen Van Mieghem (1875 – 1930).
The painter Van Mieghem is considered a painter of the people and achieved great prestige and even fame, especially through his depictions of simple (port) workers.
The museum opened its doors in 1993 with 150 works by the artist in a house on Beatrijslaan. The move to today's house, which used to belong to a wealthy shipowner, took place in 2010.
Ernest van Dijckkaai 9
Tel: 0032 – (0) 3 – 211 03 30
Royal Museum of Fine Arts
The museum building from the late 19th century impresses with its imposing facade, the portal of which is surrounded by mighty columns.
The art collection is considered one of the most important in the country. All the major Flemish masters from five centuries are represented here.
The highlights of the collection are the paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Hals and Anthonis van Dyck.
But the modern department of the museum is also impressive. Works by James Ensor, René Magritte and Paul Delvaux, among others, can be seen here.
Leopold de Waelplaats
Middelheim Museum for Plastic Art
A unique sculpture garden extends under the open sky within the Middelheim Park.
The collection, which is constantly being expanded, includes works by numerous representatives of modern sculpture.
Middelheimlaan 61
www.middelheimmuseum.be/de
MoMu Fashion Museum
Antwerp is a center for fashion design (er). Since 2002 the importance of the city has been taken into account with this fashion museum.
What is exhibited here is what fashion design comes from the famous Antwerp Fashion Academy or the Flanders Fashion Institute.
Nationalestraat 28
www.momu.be
Museum of Archeology, History and Handicrafts
The Museum of City History is housed in the famous "Vleeshuis" (meat house).
The focus of the collection is on artistic and handicraft exhibits that remind of the importance of luxury goods production for the wealth of the city.
Vleeshouwersstraat 38-40
Museum Mayer van den Bergh
An important collection of paintings and sculptures is housed in a neo-Gothic building from the 19th century. The exhibited works range between the Middle Ages, Baroque and Renaissance.
Among the most famous works are two paintings by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Ä., The "Dulle Griet" and the "proverb table".
Lange Gasthuisstraat 19
Museum for contemporary art
The museum is called "Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerp (M HKA)" in Dutch. Founded in 1985 and opened on June 20, 1987, this museum is located in a former grain silo and is a museum of modern and contemporary art.
The basis of the exhibition is the collection of the Gordon Matta-Clark Foundation, which consists of around 150 works by artists from Belgium and other countries according to computerannals.
The museum has an exhibition area of around 4,000 m². Since 2002, changing exhibitions by various artists have been offered on the ground floor of the museum. In contrast, works from the museum's collection are shown alternately on the upper floors.
Leuvenstraat 32
Tel.:0032 – (0) 3 – 260 99 99
www.muhka.be
Plantin-Moretus Museum
In the Renaissance building in which the museum is located, a well-known printer lived and worked in the 16th century. The printing house, which opened in 1555, was the first industrial printing house in Belgium at the time.
The museum provides an insight into the Flemish patrician way of living and, above all, into the art of printing in the 16th century.
The original printing presses on display are among the oldest in the world. There is also a library in the building with a stock of around 25,000 volumes on the subject of book printing.
Vrijdagmarkt 22
Museum on the River (MAS)
The Museum on the River (Museum Aan de Stroom) was opened in mid-May 2012 between two docks in the city's old port.
The museum complex brings together the collections of four of the city's museums:
the Ethnographic Museum, the Folklore Museum, the National Maritime Museum and part of the collection of the Vleeshuis Museum.
The roughly 65 m high building consists of boxes clad with red sandstone from India. The boxes are supposed to symbolize the containers stacked in the local port.
These exhibition boxes are each offset from one another by ninety degrees. The open spaces obtained in this way are open to the outside as loggias with corrugated glass. On an area of around 5,715 m², visitors will find urban historical and ethnological exhibits on the past and present of Antwerp in its relationship to the world. Here you will find a Maori house made of Plexiglas by the New Zealand artist George Nuku, but also numerous ship models from the holdings of the Maritime Museum. The plans for the building come from the architects Neutelings and Riedijk from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Hanzestedenplaats 1
Museum Vleeshuis
The building in which the museum is located dates back to 1250 and was for a long time the seat of the butchers of Antwerp.
The local museum brings the music and numerous sounds and sounds of the city back to life from the past 600 years.
The visitor can enjoy the sounds from streets and houses as well as dance cafés and discos – but also those from churches, theaters, concert halls and opera houses.
The museum is also a treasure trove for friends of historical musical instruments, old music prints and stories about town musicians, tower blowers or carillon players.
Parts of the museum were relocated to the newly opened Museum am Strom.
Vleeshouwersstraat 38
National Maritime
Museum The museum was located in the "Steen", the massive castle built at the beginning of the 13th century.
The museum's extensive collection deals with the history of seafaring.
The museum's collection was moved to the newly opened museum on the river in 2011.
Rubens House
The painter Peter Paul Rubens lived and worked in the magnificent palatial building from 1615 until his death. He had designed the Renaissance-style building personally.
The museum brings the life and work of Rubens closer to the visitor.
Numerous pictures by the city's most famous master painter and other well-known contemporaries are exhibited inside the "Palazzo".
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