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Ruben Gonzalez Flores
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Ruben Gonzalez Flores, Panama
Ruben Gonzalez is a Panamanian sociologist and activist who has devoted a large part of his life working for environmental and indigenous rights. Most of his experience has been spent in the field, working directly with communities to develop sustainable projects based on the needs of local peoples. Upon completing his university degree, Ruben worked in Panama to develop and implement health programs for rural communities, and later in Mexico on a project that examined mobile populations and AIDS in Central America and Mexico. Ruben has recently focused on training and supporting indigenous communities to interact and negotiate with the government and private companies on issues such as hydroelectric projects, land disputes, and human rights. He has also headed multiple research projects on land tenure, marine resources, and forest management in indigenous communities. Ruben is a founding member of The Alliance for Conservation and Development (ACD), a Panamanian NGO that works to promote sustainable development, community based projects, and the protection of the environment and indigenous rights. Upon completion of the Rotary World Peace Program, Ruben would like to return to Panamá with new skills for helping marginalized people, grass root organizations, and governments come together in the pursuit of integral development for the majority of the people.


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India vs South Africa 2021-22: KL Rahul Reflects On 'Super Super Special Year' For Team India
Centurion: From a near impossible win at the Gabba with a second-string side to walloping a hapless South Africa in their own backyard, 2021 can easily go down in the annals as "one of the greatest in Indian cricket", opener KL Rahul asserted on Thursday after his side breached the Centurion fortress. Between the start and finish of the year, India also recorded creditable Test victories at the Lord's and the Oval.
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Rahul was an architect in all these milestone wins on more than one occasion. He had scored a hundred in India's win at the Lord's. Having set the tone with his first innings hundred, the stand-in vice-captain for the South Africa series summed up the year when the Indian team became the first Asian nation to win a Test at the Centurion.
"It's a super super special year for team India. The kind of achievements that we have gotten this year has been truly special. I think it will go down as one of the greatest years in Indian cricket history," Rahul said at the post match press conference. "It has taken a lot of hardwork and discipline. We have worked really hard as a team for few years," added Rahul.The great dressing room atmosphere has also contributed to a great performance and not to forget the preparation part, said Rahul.
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"Yes, the dressing room atmosphere is amazing at the moment. It is a great Test victory. No Asian team has come here and won in Centurion and (it speaks of) kind of work we have put in, in last two weeks leading up to this Test match. "We worked really hard as a team and we really had a lot of fun at training and at practice," the senior opener said. Rahul termed it as a complete team performance having set the tone in the first game of the series.
"To go out there in the first game of the series and put up a performance like that which is a complete team performance, it makes us happy. "We can enjoy this victory for a day and get back to training and start focussing on the next Test match," said Rahul. The second Test starts in Johannesburg on January 3.
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SWATH ("Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull") is een rompontwerp dat net zoals de catamaran twee rompen heeft. Het verschil is dat bij een SWATH de oppervlakte van de waterlijn klein is. Door het volume van het schip dicht bij het wateroppervlak te beperken ondervindt het schip weinig invloed van golven, zelfs in hoge zee en bij hoge snelheden. Het grootste deel van het deplacement nodig om het schip drijvende te houden bevindt zich dieper onder water, waar de golven minder effect hebben. Op de torpedovormige drijvers staan smalle struts, die het bovenwaterschip ondersteunen.

In de jaren 60 werd door het Maritiem Research Instituut Nederland (MARIN) onderzoek gedaan naar de bredere toepasbaarheid van deze rompvorm, die toen vooral experimenteel was. 's Werelds eerste commerciële SWATH-schip was de Duplus, een ondersteunend schip voor de olie-industrie gebouwd door Boele's Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek in Bolnes in 1969.

Voortstuwing
Op kleinere SWATHs zijn de drijvers niet altijd groot genoeg voor een dieselmotor. Daarom wordt soms gekozen voor dieselelektrische aandrijving, waarbij de dieselmotor boven de waterlijn staat. In de drijvers bevinden zich dan elektromotoren die de schroeven aandrijven. Op grotere SWATHs, vanaf een lengte van ongeveer 40 meter, zitten de dieselmotoren vaak wel in de drijvers.

Voordelen en nadelen
Het grote voordeel van SWATH-schepen is dat ze ook bij zware zeegang heel rustig in het water liggen, wat bijvoorbeeld zeeziekte bij de opvarenden helpt voorkomen. SWATH is daarom een vorm die vaak wordt gekozen voor schepen die ook bij hoge golven moeten kunnen doorwerken. Het scheepstype wordt eveneens toegepast voor werkzaamheden waarbij mensen moeten overstappen van en naar andere schepen, zoals bijvoorbeeld loodsen. Door hun rustige gedrag in zeegang zijn ze ook bijzonder goed geschikt als onderzoeksschepen, die bijvoorbeeld bewegingsgevoelige apparatuur aan boord hebben, of waarbij door zeegang operationele inzetbaarheid te veel beperkt wordt. Bij ruwe zee kunnen SWATH-schepen sneller varen dan enkelrompsschepen, omdat ze veel minder zullen stampen en slingeren.

Een nadeel van het scheepstype, is dat een verandering van de lading een grote verandering in diepgang met zich mee brengt. Ook een verschuiving van het zwaartepunt, door het verplaatsen van gewicht aan boord, geeft een grote verandering in trim of helling . Dit wordt praktisch gemakkelijk opgelost door met ballast de trim, of helling te corrigeren. SWATH schepen hebben voor hun tonnenmaat een grote diepgang. Een enkelrompsschip met vergelijkbare lengte, breedte en diepgang heeft een groter laadvermogen: verbeterd zeegangsgedrag kost laadvermogen, of de diepgang.

Zie ook
Wandelaar (schip uit 2012)

Scheepstype

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One of the most unfortunate parts of my life is cleaning. It's this tedious task I have to do daily with a household my size or else it becomes out of control, quick.
One thing I do multiple times a day is wipe down my kitchen counters.
I use disinfecting wipes so much that I buy a bulk pack and it doesn't last me a month. Not only is it expensive its really bad for the environment.
Think about the chemicals, the manufacturing processes and how tossing 300 wipes in the trash all effect the earth.
So, on my journey to an eco friendly & sustainable life I've finally changed this product. Today I used my last Clorox disinfecting wipe & I have to say I am 100% pleased.
Not only is it extremely cheap but, these things smell SO good.
3. 15-20 drops of essential oils.
I cut up one of the 10 baby receiving blankets and used them for the wipes, I ended up with about 14 good size wipes.
I had this jar I bought at a goodwill and previously used for decor. Its not a sealed jar though which would be more suitable for something like this if you have one.
So I put it to the test tonight and I have to say I'm in love. All I did was pick out a rag, ring it out and wipe down my counters. I used about three rags to clean my kitchen which is typical, I rinsed them out under the sink and stuck them back in the jar.
I plan to wash them once a week when I change the solution. I'll make a back up set of cleaning clothes for between cleans too so I can have some extra on hand.
One thing I really love is the smell it isn't a vinegar smell at all, which was a concern of mine. The essential oils do a great job masking the scent. I used lemon and an immunity blend with clove, rosemary, eucalyptus, lemon, cassia & cinnamom. I'm really obssesed with the outcome of this.
Disinfecting wipes have been in the top 5 products to change towards my eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle and I am so glad I've finally made the transition!
I got my inspiration for these recipes from Hello Natural Blog & Healthy Holistic Living.
Yes! There's something so easy and convenient about wipes!


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The dotNet4Java is a .Net Runtime Library for Java which helps Java developers work with .Net framework and 3rd party libraries in Java with ease. It is designed to provide a way to interact with applications written in anyone of the .Net languages (such as C#, Visual Basic.Net, Delphi.Net, JScript.Net, etc) from Java.
What dotNet4Java can do:
- Access .Net Framework Class Library.
- Access 3rd Party .Net Libraries.
- Hosts the .Net Common Language Runtime (CLR) in Java.
- Can load and access assemblies/types from 3rd party .Net libraries or executable files.
- Can load and access .Net assemblies/types from Global Assembly Cache (GAC)
- Can invoke members of a .Net types (such as constructor, fields, properties, methods and events).
- Can create instance of .Net object.
- Can handle .Net exceptions.
- Can handle, access and invoke .Net events.
- Full access to .Net Framework Class Library (Including new and emerging .NET technologies).
- dotNet4Java is single jar file that can be very easily added to any type of Java project EJB, applet, desktop, console or service.
- dotNet4Java JAR can be easily added to artefacts repository like maven or ivy.
- There is no configuration required and no external tools installation needed. Project can be moved shared across developer and build & test machines with just granting access to source code and transitioned to production within the main application archive.
- Allows Java to consume .Net libraries as if they were native code.
- When it comes to advanced libraries which use complex objects as method arguments, results, utilize event, callbacks and asynchronous invocation many alternatives become unacceptable whereas dotNet4Java starts to shine with intuitive and easy way of working with such objects almost like using single technology stack.
- Lightweight and easy to use.
- There are tools to import and generate .Net Libraries into Java class files.


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From before the dawn of history, the early ancestors of the people we now know as the Scots, built impressive monuments which have caught the imagination of those who have followed in their wake. Stone circles, chambered cairns, brochs and vitrified forts stir within us something primeval and stories have been born from their mystical [...]
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BrandXS is an online discount retailer of ladies' and men's fashions, offering up to 90 per cent markdowns on high-end fashion brands. The website contains thousand of trendy pieces (refreshed weekly), priced at clearance rates. Numerous suppliers and top brand-name companies choose Brandxs as a retail partner, which guarantees huge selections of products. Customers even get more savings by using Arctic Clearance (Brandxs) discount codes for their purchases, whether buying jackets or dresses, shirts, and other trendy clothes.
Arctic Clearance (Brandxs) is one of the leading retailers of favourite brand-name clothing and other everyday products. They offer year-round discounts on their products, thanks to tight partnerships with leading companies who have either over-purchased or over-produced their products. This allows the savings to be passed on to their customers.
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Aleksandrowo – osada, dawny folwark, w Polsce położona w województwie wielkopolskim, w powiecie gostyńskim, w gminie Gostyń.

W okresie Wielkiego Księstwa Poznańskiego (1815-1848) miejscowość wzmiankowana jako folwark Alexandrowo należała do wsi mniejszych w ówczesnym pruskim powiecie Kröben (krobskim) w rejencji poznańskiej. Część folwarku Alexandrowo (31 osób, 1 dom) należała do okręgu krobskiego tego powiatu i stanowiło część majątku Żytowiecko, którego właścicielem była wówczas (1846) Dzieduszycka. Druga część (2 domy, 29 osób) należała do okręgu gostyńskiego tego powiatu i była częścią majątku Bodzewo, którego właścicielem był Kaulfus.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa leszczyńskiego.

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We cannot do without the tradition and classic flavours of Mediterranean cuisine, skilfully experimented and refined over the centuries. Just as we cannot refrain from experimenting new recipes to delight and amaze palates. A good menu should give a choice of traditional dishes and classic recipes, given a modern twist. This is an idea that chefs at Ristorante Marciana are passionate about.
WE LOOK AFTER YOU ALL YEAR ROUND.
Our chefs work their menus around the freshness and seasonality of the ingredients available every morning at the markets. You will always find the tradition of typical Venetian dishes, but remember to ask for the daily recommendations of our chef – guaranteed to amaze every time!


Alberta got hammered by an early-season snowstorm. Calgary is paralyzed. For over 10 hours, people were huddled in vehicles stuck on Highway 1, impassable because of the snow and jacknifed trucks.
Professional trumpeter Jens Lindemann did what he could to pass the time .
That was pretty cute, Lindemann said, during the daylight hours. But then night came and there still wasn't any help.
This morning, he and his fellow travelers made it to safety.
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Het graf in de grot is het twintigste en laatste album in de Sophie-reeks. Het verhaal is verschenen in Robbedoes nummer 2948 tot 2957 in 1994. Het album werd door Dupuis uitgegeven in 1995.

Personages
 Sophie
 Mijnheer Karapolie
 Gwendoline
 Rudolf Schmitt
 Hans
 Txica
 enkele goudzoekers
 Naomi
 Tacuma
 Bertje
 Jozef
 Jan-Jaap Pen

Uitvindingen van Karapolie
 het ei
 de KA-straalgenerator
 automatische onderwater-minicamera

Verhaal

Dit verhaal gaat verder op het vorige album. Gwendoline heeft het voor elkaar gekregen om sponsors te vinden om een expeditie te doen in het Amazonegebied. Het doel is om de destijds gezonken duikboot, de U-522, op te sporen en de nog aanwezige kunstschatten naar boven te halen. Gwendoline krijgt hierbij assistentie van Sophie en haar vader en Rudolf Schmitt, die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog het commando over de U-522 voerde.

Met de aantekeningen in het scheepsjournaal dat hij in die periode bijhield en enkele kaarten moet het mogelijk zijn om de ligging te bepalen waar de duikboot destijds was gezonken. Dit is niet zo evident omdat de Amazone in die vele jaren verschillende keren van loop is veranderd en natuurlijk groeit de flora in de jungle ontzettend snel. Gelukkig hebben ze ook toegang tot de modernere apparatuur van Sophies vader zoals het ei dat hier aantoont dat het elk moeilijk terrein aankan. Tijdens deze zoektocht komen ze wel wat problemen tegen zoals boomstammen over de rivier alsook Txica de indiaan die in zijn kano op de meest ongepaste momenten opduikt jagend op wild.

Gwendoline houdt zich vooral bezig met videobeelden te maken van de ongelooflijke fauna en flora in het Amazonegebied. Deze worden dagelijks uitgezonden op televisie waarbij Gwendoline aan het einde steeds melding maakt van de sponsors van de expeditie, Amaz Wan die blijkbaar vegetarische hamburgers (natuur-burgers worden ze genoemd) produceren. Een van de televisiekijkers is Hans, een van de voormalige kompanen van Rudolf tijdens de zwerftocht van de duikboot. Hij mag nog dan wel in het ziekenhuis herstellen ten gevolge van een val in het vorige verhaal, hij moet telkens weer lachen als hij hoort dat ze de duikboot nog steeds niet hebben gevonden.

De volgende dag hebben ze echter meer geluk. Terwijl Gwendoline nog wat videobeelden maakt van de jungle, vinden Sophie, haar vader en Rudolf dankzij het ei de ligging zoals beschreven in het scheepsjournaal van Rudolf. Groot is de verrassing dat deze plek zich echter op meer dan 40 meter van de rivier bevindt. De enige logische verklaring die ze kunnen bedenken is dat de natuur de plek zodanig heeft overwoekerd. Maar dat de duikboot in de grond zou zitten, kunnen ze niet geloven. Bovendien herkent Rudolf helemaal niets van de plaats waar ze zich nu bevinden.

Dan krijgen ze een oproep van Gwendoline die in de problemen zit. Zij heeft tijdens het filmen een hut gevonden waar drie mannen aan het graven zijn. Omdat deze mannen een goudader hebben gevonden en geen pottenkijkers willen, eisen ze de videocamera. Gwendoline verdedigt zich met een geweer en door een zendertje in haar zak weet ze het ei op te "biepen". In het ei wordt Gwendolines positie nauwkeurig weergegeven. In volle vaart begeven de vrienden zich naar deze plek. Als ze er aankomen, wil Gwendoline zeggen dat de mannen haar videocamera wilden afpakken. Dit moment van onoplettendheid stelt een van de goudzoekers in staat om Gwendoline het geweer afhandig te maken en haar onder schot te houden. Hij zegt tot Sophies vader en Rudolf dat ze zich niet mogen bewegen of anders gaat Gwendoline er aan.

Sophie hadden ze nog niet opgemerkt. Zij komt naar buiten gelopen met een ring in de hand. Ze roept tegen de goudzoekers dat ze Gwendoline moeten loslaten. Hier moeten de mannen om lachen. Sophie zegt dat ze geen grapjes maakt en stelt de ring in werking. Dit is de KA-straalgenerator, een andere uitvinding van haar vader (uit het vijfde album). Sophie gebruikt de KA-straal om de hut van de goudzoekers neer te halen, een boom doormidden te snijden en het water in een poeltje op te warmen. De boeven zijn zo verward en verbouwereerd dat Gwendoline kan ontsnappen met haar camera en ook haar geweer terug kan pakken. De vrienden maken zich via het ei snel uit de voeten, terug naar hun kamp.

Daar aangekomen bekijkt Rudolf het logboek nogmaals en vloekt omdat ze op de aangegeven plaats zijn geweest en niets hadden gevonden. Als Sophie dit nakijkt, ontdekt ze dat iemand een cijfer heeft veranderd. Het is subtiel met een potlood gedaan, maar het is duidelijk dat een 3 is veranderd in een 8. Rudolf vermoedt dat dit het werk is van Hans. Op hetzelfde moment wordt Hans in het ziekenhuis weggevoerd. Een verpleegster had hem de TV-kamer zien uitlopen, lachend als een waanzinnige waarna hij in elkaar zakte. De dokter stelt vast dat Hans is bezweken aan een hartstilstand, dat hij zich met andere woorden letterlijk dood heeft gelachen.

Met het ei gaan Sophie, haar vader en Rudolf nu naar de echte ligging van de gezonken duikboot. Dankzij de metaaldetector aanwezig in het ei, hebben ze deze al gauw gevonden. Duiken naar de boot kunnen ze niet, want daarvoor hebben ze niet het benodigde duikmateriaal. Dit is het moment voor Sophies vader om zijn nieuwste uitvinding uit te testen. Het is een automatische onderwater-minicamera die met een radiozender kan worden bestuurd. De zender heeft een scherm ingebouwd waarop ze alles wat de camera filmt kunnen volgen. Al snel krijgen ze de duikboot in het vizier.

Een opgewonden Rudolf geeft mijnheer Karapolie aan waar hij de camera heen moet sturen. Hij slaagt erin om de camera de duikboot in te laten gaan. Rudolf laat hem sturen naar de torpedoruimte. Hij schrikt erg als hij merkt dat de waterdichte schotten allemaal open zijn, want deze had hij destijds afgesloten. Als ze de camera de ruimte insturen waar de kisten zich moeten bevinden, is er daar niets meer van terug te zien. Groot is hun ontgoocheling als de kisten blijkbaar door iemand anders al zijn opgedoken.

Veel tijd om te treuren hebben ze echter niet, want het drietal wordt aangevallen door een groep indianen, van kop tot teen beschilderd met blauwe verf. Ze worden overmeesterd en geboeid naar het indianendorp gevoerd. Daar aangekomen maakt het opperhoofd zich boos op zijn mannen. Het opperhoofd blijkt hun taal te spreken. Hij vertelt dat hij Naomi heet en verontschuldigt zich voor de ruwe aanpak van zijn krijgers. Zijn krijgers speelden een spel waarbij ze één maal per jaar op oorlogspad gaan zoals hun voorouders dat deden. Sophies vader vertelt dat ze op zoek waren naar een ijzeren boot op de bodem van de rivier. Naomi heeft van de duikboot gehoord, een verhaal dat hen heeft geleerd blanken te wantrouwen. Naomi nodigt hen uit om naar de dorpsoudste Tacuma te gaan die het verhaal nog goed kent.

Tacuma vertelt dat lang geleden de blanke mannen hen met vuurwapens overvielen en hen dwongen om de rivier in te duiken en stenen beelden van hun goden op te duiken. Veel van de krijgers verdronken of werden genadeloos afgeslacht als ze niet wilden gehoorzamen. Toen de blanken op een nacht te veel gedronken hadden en in een diepe slaap lagen, hadden de indianen hen allemaal gedood. Tacuma toont hen de hoofden van de gedode blanken. Rudolf herkent een van de hoofden als die van generaal Erhard Elmer en beseft nu hoe deze aan zijn einde is gekomen. Naomi moet zijn blanke vrienden teleurstellen want de kunstschatten zijn ook niet langer in het dorp aanwezig. Ze werden enkele maanden nadat deze waren opgevist meegenomen door de Braziliaanse regering. De teleurstelling is groot, vooral bij Rudolf. Het opperhoofd nodigt hen uit om mee te doen aan het feest. Dit voorstel nemen ze aan en nadat ze Gwendoline hebben opgehaald wordt er gevierd tot in de late uurtjes.

De volgende ochtend ontwaakt Sophies vader in zijn tentje als hij een vreemd geluid hoort. Door het drinken van sterke drank, met name chicha, heeft hij aan het feest een kater overgehouden. Dat vreemde geluid blijkt een stortregen te zijn. Ook de anderen zijn al snel op. Ze beseffen dat ze er zo vlug mogelijk vandoor moeten omdat het water binnen enkele minuten meters kan stijgen. Ze pakken de noodzakelijkste dingen mee en vertrekken met het ei naar de Altiplano, ook wel het Hoogland genoemd. Op dit hoger gelegen gebied hebben ze de beste kans om aan de stortregens te ontkomen en zich te laten oppikken door de helikopters. Ondanks het noodweer slaagt Sophies vader er in om in een hoog tempo het ei door het moeilijke landschap te navigeren. Aan het begin van de avond kunnen ze landen op hoger gelegen gebied waar het niet regent. Het is een geschikte plek om de nacht door te brengen.

Terwijl Gwendoline en Rudolf een beschutting van bladeren maken, gaat Sophies vader de radio inschakelen, zodat hij zo snel mogelijk hulp kan inroepen. Sophie gaat hout zoeken om een vuur te maken, zodat ze een warme maaltijd kunnen bereiden. Ze neemt uit veiligheidsoverwegingen een mes met ingebouwd kompas mee en een zaklantaarn. Lang hoeft ze niet te zoeken om een hele bundel bij elkaar te sprokkelen, want er liggen veel dode takken. Als ze het vuur wil aansteken, merkt ze iets vreemd op tussen het gebladerte. Met haar mes verwijdert ze de taken en bladeren en onthult ze een stenen beeld. Ze besluit om dit aan Gwendoline te laten zien. Plotseling zakt ze door de grond. Ze belandt in een donkere grot. Het ondiepe water heeft haar val gebroken. Haar zaklantaarn werkt gelukkig nog. In de grot vindt ze nog meer stenen beelden die naar haar mening van de Maya's of Inca's moeten zijn. Zo vindt ze een aantal zalen met beelden en ook reliëftekeningen op de rotswanden. In een andere zaal vindt ze grote vazen. Hierin doet ze een nog grotere ontdekking, met name een beker helemaal van goud.

Via een ladder geraakt ze weer uit de grot en haalt de anderen. Als ze met zijn allen afdalen, is Gwendoline heel tevreden. Ze herkent de beelden als typisch afkomstig van de Maya's. Ook vinden ze een masker helemaal uit jade. Door de gebogen mond met de tanden gesneden in de vorm van een T weet ze dat het om een dodenmasker gaat van een vorstelijk persoon. Het zijn zonnesymbolen van onsterfelijkheid.

Gwendoline werkt nog enkele maanden verder samen met de Braziliaanse regering omdat deze ontdekking geanalyseerd moet worden. Sophie keert met haar vader en Rudolf huiswaarts. Rudolf blijft toch nog ontgoocheld. Hoewel ze via de Braziliaanse regering de schatten uit de duikboot wellicht terug kunnen opsporen, had hij die schat toch graag zelf willen terugvinden. Enkele maanden later ontvangt Sophie een uitnodiging van Gwendoline dat ze naar het museum mag komen voor de opening van de Sophie-zaal. Met enige trots laat ze dit na school lezen door haar beste vriend Bertje, die ze in het weekend zal helpen met een spreekbeurt.

Als Sophie de volgende dag samen met haar vader naar het museum gaat en de naar haar vernoemde zaal betreedt, voelt ze zich vereerd. Gwendoline toont Sophie trots de reconstructie van de grot die Sophie had ontdekt, hetgeen een hele klus was. Ook zijn er enkele schaalmodellen en geleende originelen tentoongesteld. Door de reliëfs te ontleden, zijn ze ook te weten gekomen dat de Maya's destijds in de grot afdaalden om aan de Spanjaarden te ontvluchten en hun goud te verbergen. Wellicht zijn ze daar ook gebleven en gestorven. Ze vonden nog een zaal met een dertigtal tombes. Rudolf Schmitt is ook aanwezig. Hij vertelt dat hij momenteel werkt voor een uitgeverij die hem heeft gevraagd om zijn memoires op te schrijven. Sophie wordt benaderd door Jan-Jaap Pen, een journalist van een krant. Hij wil een artikel schrijven over de ontdekking van Sophie en vraagt het meisje of ze een goede titel weet. Sophie hoeft hier niet lang over na te denken: Het begon met een val...

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 De sponsor van de expeditie Amaz Wan is wellicht geïnspireerd door Zwan, de producent van onder andere de bekende TV-worstjes.
 Sophie roept op een bepaald moment haar butler Jozef die haar van school komt halen en haar de uitnodiging van Gwendoline overhandigt. Sophie spreekt Jozef echter aan met "Pieters". Pieters is een heel ander karakter uit de reeks en komt in de laatste twee albums ook helemaal niet voor. Wellicht is hier een fout opgetreden bij de vertaling van het Frans naar het Nederlands.

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A lot of items in your home make it pretty clear when they need to be replaced. Your fire alarms beep at you, light bulbs around the house will burn out, or your plates will still be dirty after running the dishwasher. Your home's water filter isn't as obvious, though. As long as the water runs when you turn on the faucet people assume everything is working fine.
The best practice is to change your water filter every three to six months, according to Tommy Webber, owner of Hudson Valley-based T.Webber Plumbing, Heating, Air & Electric. "Every home and water source are unique so there really isn't a one size fits all answer," he says. "It is dependent on the type of filter being used, the quality and makeup of the water being filtered, and how much water your household utilizes." If you want to change your water filter yourself, you'll want to learn about the secrets that plumbers won't tell you first.
If the water for your home gets pulled from a private well it may have excess sediment or iron in it. That means it's probably best to change your filter every three months instead of six because it has to clean out more contaminants. If you have city water, you're probably safe changing your filter every six months.
One of the telltale signs it's time to replace your water filter is a noticeable reduction in water pressure throughout your home, says Webber. Also, if you notice a change in the look, taste, or odor of your water that probably means it's time for a new filter. "As the filter gets clogged with sediment, it restricts water flow and reduces the gallons per minute allowed into your home. Additionally, if the filter is significantly clogged and water pressure is greatly reduced it could put an excess strain on your well's pump system (if you draw water from a private well)."
Neglecting to change your water filter can lead to an expensive system repair and unsanitary water. Check out this water filter that Webber's team pulled out of a house that hadn't been changed in over a year. Yuck! You definitely don't want your water filtering through that before it goes into your glass. Check out these other shocking things plumbers have found while on the job.
Even though homes tend to have the water system tucked away in the basement, brave through the cobwebs everyone once in a while to check on your water filter. It's an important part of your home that needs regular maintenance to keep things running smoothly and your water safe. After you change your water filter, make sure to check for these other silent signs your home is an unhealthy place to live.
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Troll A with new Troll phase 3 module. Photo: Øyvind Gravås og Even Kleppa, Equinor
Today, production starts from Troll phase 3. The new wells are connected to Troll A and will extend the platform's lifetime until after 2050. Phase 3 has a balance price of less than 10 dollars and a CO2 emission of less than 0.1 kilos per barrel.
Recoverable volumes from Troll phase 3, which produces the gas cabinet in Troll Vest, are as high as 347 billion cubic meters of gas. Converted to oil equivalents, it is 2.2 billion barrels, about the same amount as the first phase of the Johan Sverdrup field. The investments are about NOK 8 billion.
The project is unique due to exceptional profitability, low climate emissions in that the development is connected to already electrified Troll A. The work has been completed in a demanding period of pandemic with impeccable HSE results. The budget has been kept and after a postponement of the start-up time due to the pandemic, the project has managed to recover some of the postponement. Instead of starting in October, it was now in August.
A large proportion of Troll's revenue goes to the state through taxes and the state's holdings. Troll has for 25 years contributed huge income and will continue to do so for many years. The annual government revenue from Troll phase 3 project alone is estimated at NOK 17.4 billion 2021 on average.
For 25 years, Troll A has changed energy consumption in Europe from coal to gas with much lower climate emissions and was the first platform on the Norwegian shelf to be electrified, as early as 1996.
The partnership in the Troll license consists of Equinor, Petoro, Shell, TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips.


Canadian Olympic team members travelled from Montreal on an Air Canada Airbus A330. 20% of the fuel used to power the Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered engines contained a 50/50 blend of conventional jet kerosene mixed with recycled cooking oil supplied by Dutch company SkyNRG. Last month, Air Canada conducted its first biofuel flight between Toronto and Mexico City as part of a series of commercial biofuel flights. The airlines hopes this tiny biofuel contribution will slightly reduce their athletes' carbon footprint. Air Canada is also using conventional ways to cut fuel use, like single engine taxiing, reduced thrust take offs, and continuous descent. This is the same Canada that pulled out of the Kyoto protocol, due to its massive carbon emissions from shale oil.
Canadian team members bound for the London 2012 Olympic Games have travelled from Montreal on an Air Canada biofuel-powered flight of an Airbus A330. Twenty per cent of the fuel used to power the Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered engines contained a 50/50 blend of conventional jet kerosene mixed with recycled cooking oil supplied by Dutch company SkyNRG. [This is nonsense, as there is nowhere like enough used cooking oil to make any sort of significant difference to aviation – most used cooking oil is already taken for terrestrial uses. Used cooking oil is likely to be a genuinely sustainable fuel. There just is not enough of it, to get the aviation industry out of its difficulties. It is for token gesture flights only, for PR purposes].
Last month, Air Canada conducted its first biofuel flight between Toronto and Mexico City (link )as part of a series of commercial biofuel flights that took the ICAO Secretary-General to the Rio+20 sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro. The organisers of the London Games, which formally open today, have promised them to be the most sustainable ever.
Air Canada is implementing other techniques and measures to reduce its environmental impact, including engine washing to increase efficiency, minimising APU use on the ground, single-engine taxiing, reduced thrust take-offs, optimised climbs and cruise speed and altitude, and constant descents.
Air Canada is the latest airline to hop on the green travel bandwagon by conducting its first flight with sustainable fuel.
Flight AC991 took off from Toronto en route to Mexico City Monday, and,according to a press release, the flight will generate 40 percent fewer emissions thanks to the fuel and other fuel-saving measures. It's part of an environmental demonstration by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to coincide with the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
The flight was powered by a 50-50 blend of regular jet fuel and that derived from used cooking oil. The blend was produced by SkyNRG, which has served other major carriers.
When Thomson Airways launched its biofuel flights in October 2011, they were powered by fuel from Dutch-based SkyNRG. KLM and Finnair did the same last summer.
Also in October, Virgin Atlantic announced it would be developing a low-carbon aviation fuel with New Zealand-based LanzaTech. And, in November, Qantas revealed its agreements with two manufacturers of alternative airplane fuels to develop algae-based and water-based jet fuels.
The conservative Canadian government has won its case in the Canadian Federal Court over its decision to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol.
Canada first announced its plans to withdraw from the international greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment at the United Nations' climate summit in South Africa last December.
The decision has been contested by a Quebec politician Daniel Turp, who argued that the government needed the approval of the Canadian Parliament first.
But the Canadian Federal Court has ruled that the government has a "royal prerogative" to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol without consultation.
The Parliament should have passed a law to force the government to consult on the ratification or withdrawal from treaties, said the Court.
Canada, the country furthest from meeting its commitment to cut carbon emissions under theKyoto Protocol, may save as much as $6.7 billion by exiting the global climate change agreement and not paying for offset credits.
The country's greenhouse-gas emissions are almost a third higher than 1990 levels, and it has a 6 percent CO2 reduction target for the end of 2012. If it couldn't meet its goal, Canada would have to buy carbon credits, under the rules of the legally binding treaty.
Canada, which has the world's third-largest proven oil reserves, would be the first of 191 signatories to the Kyoto Protocol to annul its emission-reduction obligations. While Environment Minister Peter Kent declined to confirm Nov. 28 that Canada is preparing to pull out of Kyoto, which may ease the burden for oil-sands producers and coal-burning utilities, he said the government wouldn't make further commitments to it.
"Canada is the only country in the world saying it won't honor Kyoto," said Keith Stewart, an energy and climate policy analyst for Greenpeace in Toronto. Under a previous Liberal government, Canada was one of the first countries to sign Kyoto in 1998. The current Conservative government made a non-binding commitment at 2009 United Nations talks in Copenhagen to reduce emissions by 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, in line with a pledge by the U.S., its biggest trading partner.
The biggest polluters in the nation of 34 million say they'll cut emissions without a treaty. "Kyoto no longer works," said Rick George, chief executive officer of Suncor Energy Inc. (SU), Canada's largest oil producer. "Whatever happens with Kyoto won't change our direction" of reducing the environmental impact of oil production, he said.
For Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., technology improvements will have a bigger impact on Canada's greenhouse gas output than an international climate-change treaty, said Jack Mintz, director of the school of public policy at the University of Calgary.
Canada would likely avoid penalties if it exits the treaty before the end of the year, said Matt Horne, climate change policy director at the Pembina Institute, a Canadian think-tank focused on sustainable energy. Kyoto's first commitment period from 2008 until 2012 requires reductions only from so-called Annex I countries, the world's wealthiest and most developed. It doesn't include developing nations including India and China, the world's biggest CO2 emitter.
The $6.7 billion cost of complying with Kyoto compares with an estimated C$75.9 billion ($74.8 billion) in combined budget deficits projected through the fiscal year ending March 2015. By rejecting the accord, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is putting the country's economy at risk, Elizabeth May, leader of Canada's Green Party, said in an interview.
Canadian delegates, including Kent, are in Durban, South Africa for United Nations climate talks. Negotiators are struggling to agree to a successor to Kyoto, which expires at the end of 2012 and is also opposed by Japan and Russia.
Negotiators from host South Africa urged Canada on Dec. 1 to reconsider its position about not entering another commitment period, highlighting the risks to the developing world with rising temperatures and sea levels.
"Our government believes that the previous Liberal government signing on to Kyoto was one of the biggest blunders they made," Kent said Nov. 28. "Kyoto is the past, Copenhagen and Cancun are the future," he said, referring to the 2009 Copenhagen Accord.
Canada will have likely emitted about 890 million tons of CO2 above its Kyoto target by the end of the first commitment period next year, based on annual emissions data compiled by Bloomberg. Carbon Emission Reduction credits, or CER, cost 5.62 euros ($7.55) a ton on Nov. 30, according to Bloomberg data.
Unlike countries such as Germany, Canada has implemented no policy to reach its targets and will find it difficult to reach even the Copenhagen Accord goals, said Greenpeace's Stewart.
Already 60 percent of the country's electricity is generated by hydroelectric power plants, which emit fewer gases than coal or natural gas, while the government's plan to become an energy superpower by exporting crude oil from Alberta's oil sands means the country faces "steep" increases in emissions in the coming years, Stewart said.
Emissions of carbon from oil sands production has risen to about 6.5 percent of Canada's total from about 1 percent in 1990, according to the Pembina Institute. That figure will likely double by 2020 as companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., Suncor and Royal Dutch Shell Plc expand operations to refine bitumen with annual investments of C$20 billion.
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Er ist eine etwa 80 Meter hohe Anhöhe inmitten sechs weiterer Hügel. Diese sind geographisch gesehen Ausläufer der norddeutschen Tiefebene. Durch die Anordnung der Hügel entsteht bei deren Betrachtung der Eindruck, dass diese stufenförmig angeordnet sind. So entstand die Vermutung, dass sich der Name Stoppenberg im Laufe der Zeit aus Stufenberg entwickelte. Nach Südosten hin wird der Kapitelberg von der Essener Straße (L 452) aus Essen über Katernberg nach Gelsenkirchen tangiert.

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M for Michoacán portrays the importation of gang culture by some of its inhabitants in the San Pablo district and adjacent zones where for generations, necessity has turned the Michoacán-California route into a habit. This means that many of these migrants, whether by choice or circumstance, have become involved in gangs. On their return, they have brought the habits they learned with them, re-signifying them in their own setting so that they can be adopted by the upcoming generations.


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Afghan Loya Jirga Meeting To Decide Release Of Taliban Prisoners Goes Into Second Day
By RFE/RL's Radio Azadi
Members of Afghanistan's peace negotiation team on the first day of the Loya Jirga in Afghanistan.
A traditional Afghan council is set to meet again on August 8 in Kabul to decide whether the government should release 400 Taliban prisoners that have been convicted of involvement in high-profile attacks in the country.
The release of the prisoners is the last hurdle to opening peace talks between the internationally backed government in Kabul and the Taliban under a peace deal between the militants and the United States.
The meeting of several thousand Afghan politicians and community leaders, a Loya Jirga, is expected to last three days.
Kabul said it has released 4,600 Taliban inmates out of the 5,000 pledged in the landmark agreement signed in February by the United States and the Taliban, but authorities have balked at freeing the remaining prisoners demanded by the Taliban.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that according to the Afghan Constitution, "the release of these 400 prisoners is not within the authority of the president of Afghanistan...these 400 people have serious cases."
Ghani, addressing the 3,200 delegates who had gathered in a massive tent in Kabul on August 7, stressed that he would "strongly endorse and support any decision."
If the council agrees to free the last 400 Taliban, talks between Kabul and the Taliban could begin as early as next week.
A survey circulated at the Loya Jirga said the choice is between freeing the Taliban prisoners so that talks could begin, or refusing and the war would continue.
The U.S.-Taliban deal calls on the Taliban to guarantee that Afghanistan will not be used as a staging ground for attacks on the United States or its allies. The withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops hinges on the Taliban meeting those commitments and not on the negotiations between the Taliban and Kabul's political leadership.
The Loya Jirga is headed by Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who took over the leadership of the Loya Jirga from its previous head, Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a former warlord and close ally of Ghani's.
Abdullah, Ghani's bitter rival in a disputed presidential election last year, was appointed to lead the council to end political infighting in Kabul.
Abdullah said on August 7 that Afghanistan was at a critical juncture.
"Our decisions are linked to the fate of the country. It was not an easy decision on the 4,600 detainees.... It was a big decision. But what does it show? The determination of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in removing obstacles to achieving intra-Afghan talks and ultimately peace and stability in this country," Abdullah said.
The Taliban, meanwhile, has denied that the 400 inmates are especially dangerous.
"The accusations [the Afghan government] are now making are not true. In fact, these accusations were made by the Kabul administration for delaying the process and taking advantage of it. Other than that, those [accusations] have no basis," Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told RFE/RL from Qatar, where the militants have a political office.
The Taliban says it has freed all 1,000 prisoners it had pledged in the agreement with the United States and insists on its demand for the release of the remaining 400 prisoners on its list.
The United States has reportedly proposed the Taliban prisoners be transferred from Afghan jails to a location where they would be under both Taliban and Afghan government surveillance.
With reporting by AP
RFE/RL's Radio Azadi
RFE/RL's Radio Azadi is one of the most popular and trusted media outlets in Afghanistan. Nearly half of the country's adult audience accesses Azadi's reporting on a weekly basis.


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Johnson City Press • Updated Aug 11, 2018 at 9:12 PM
MOUNTAIN CITY — A man recently added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Top 10 Most Wanted List was captured Friday across the state line in North Carolina.
The TBI announced Tuesday that Robert Lynn Fletcher, 57, was wanted by the Mountain City Police Department on two counts of aggravated rape and numerous drug-related charges. He was considered dangerous, and a $2,500 reward had been offered in the search.
The TBI reported Friday that Fletcher was found in Avery County, North Carolina.
The drug charges include possession with intent to sale or deliver schedule II methamphetamine, manufacture of schedule VI marijuana and maintaining a dwelling for sale of narcotics.


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The Correct Order To Watch The Mission: Impossible Franchise
There aren't many film franchises nowadays that are more well-known or beloved than "Mission: Impossible." The Tom Cruise-led film series, which is based on the 1966 TV show of the same name, is on the verge of releasing not only its seventh installment but also its eighth. That'd be seen as an undeniable achievement for any film franchise, but seems like a particularly special one when it comes to "Mission: Impossible," which released its first installment all the way back in 1996.
Over the years, directors like Brian De Palma, Brad Bird, and Christopher McQuarrie have all brought their own perspectives to the "Mission: Impossible" series. In addition to Cruise, who has led every "Mission: Impossible" movie to date, the franchise has also gradually built an impressive rotating cast of supporting players. However, while that means the "Mission: Impossible" franchise has the ability to assemble a new ensemble for each of its installments, the ever-changing nature of the series' cast can also make it difficult for new viewers to fully get their heads around the ongoing story and adventures of Cruise's Ethan Hunt.
With that in mind, here's the correct order in which viewers should watch the "Mission: Impossible" movies.
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It all began back in 1996. That's the year "Mission: Impossible," the Brian De Palma-directed, loose continuation of Bruce Geller's iconic TV series, was released in theaters. The beloved thriller also marks Tom Cruise's screen debut as Ethan Hunt, the Impossible Mission Force agent that he has gone on to play an additional five times to date.
While the "Mission: Impossible" film franchise has evolved quite a bit in the years since its 1996 debut installment was released, De Palma's big-screen thriller set the tone and laid the groundwork for everything that has come after it. Based on a script written by David Koepp and Robert Towne, the film follows Cruise's Ethan Hunt as he is forced to uncover the identity of the secret double agent working within the very organization he's dedicated his life to supporting.
With De Palma at the helm, "Mission: Impossible" makes a lasting impact as a pulse-pounding spy thriller that features more than its fair share of now-iconic set pieces. That includes a covert infiltration of CIA headquarters, which remains one of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise's most memorable action sequences. For that reason and more, this 1996 thriller remains a strong entry point into the "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
Coming four years after the release of its predecessor, 2000's "Mission: Impossible 2" takes place after the events of 1996's "Mission: Impossible." Unlike the latter film, though, "Mission: Impossible 2" was not directed by Brian De Palma, but by acclaimed Hong Kong action filmmaker John Woo. The film, consequently, not only looks and feels different than the "Mission: Impossible" franchise's first installment, but it also moves at a far different rhythm and pace.
Starring "Westworld" alum Thandiwe Newton, the 2000 film follows Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt as he teams up with a professional thief (played by Newton) in order to locate and destroy a dangerous, genetically modified disease. The disease in question just so happens to be in the possession of a former Impossible Mission Force agent (played by Dougray Scott) that Newton's thief once dated.
The "Mission: Impossible" films that have followed this Woo-directed entry have referenced it a surprisingly small number of times, and it remains one of the franchise's lesser-beloved movies. However, it deserves to be seen not only for its handful of truly memorable action sequences but also so that the full breadth of Ethan Hunt's espionage adventures isn't ever lost on "Mission: Impossible" viewers.
This 2006 installment in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise is narratively one of the series' most important. Picking up years after the events of its 2000 predecessor, "Mission: Impossible III" finds Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt living a happy life in the suburbs with his fiancée, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan). Ethan is pulled back into active spy duty, however, when he's asked to rescue a former protégé. That mission sets off a series of events that force Ethan into a head-to-head battle with Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a dangerous arms dealer.
As is usually the case with the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, this J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster is a thrilling piece of spy-centric entertainment. Beyond that, the film introduces several characters and storylines, including Ethan's relationship with Julia, that have since been referenced and revisited multiple times in the "Mission: Impossible" movies that have followed it. In other words, of all of the franchise's early films, "Mission: Impossible III" is undoubtedly the one that's worth watching before moving on to any of the series' subsequent installments.
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol (2011)
Following the release of "Mission: Impossible III," the "Mission: Impossible" franchise took a five-year break. The series made an impactful return, however, when "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" was released in theaters in December 2011. Directed by "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille" filmmaker Brad Bird, "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" picks up several years after "Mission: Impossible III" and finds Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt actively working again as a field agent for the Impossible Mission Force.
After Ethan fails to prevent a dangerous attack overseas, the film follows him and the members of his latest team as they are forced to go without their usual resources or governmental support on a mission to both save the world and rescue the IMF's oft-maligned reputation. Outside of its thrilling plot, "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" is likely best known for its centerpiece action sequence, which follows Cruise's Ethan as he literally scales the outside of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
The sequence in question, notably, marks the beginning of a new era for the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, one in which the series' installments are more often remembered for their jaw-dropping practical stunts than they are for their plots or characters. That fact alone makes it one of the more important entries in the ongoing "Mission: Impossible" franchise.
Unlike "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," which directly references the events of its predecessor, 2015's "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" functions as one of its franchise's more standalone entries. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" opens with an awe-inspiring sequence in which Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is forced to hold onto the outside of a cargo plane as it takes off into the air. From there, the film ultimately follows him on yet another twisty, complicated spy adventure.
Outside of its memorable stunt sequences, "Rogue Nation" is perhaps most well-known for introducing not only Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), who ranks as one of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise's most noteworthy villains, but also Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), the MI6 agent who quickly became one of the series' biggest, fan-favorite characters. Additionally, while "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" bears very few major connections to the films that have come before it, the film's story does directly lead into the plot and events of 2018's "Mission: Impossible — Fallout."
That, in other words, makes this 2015 outing yet another "Mission: Impossible" film that must be watched before its sequel in order for any possible confusion to be avoided.
Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" picks up shortly after the events of "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation" and follows Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt as he is forced to break his most recent foe, Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), out of his prison in order to track down three plutonium cores that have fallen into the wrong hands.
Along the way, Ethan teams up with August Walker (Henry Cavill), a formidable CIA assassin, and finds himself coming face-to-face again with figures from his past, like Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) and his former fiancée, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan). "Mission: Impossible — Fallout" also, notably, features some of its franchise's biggest action sequences to date, including a high-octane chase through the streets of Paris, a death-defying helicopter chase, and a practical high altitude—low opening (HALO) jump out of a cargo plane.
In addition to its impactful stunts and character reunions, "Fallout" also happens to be the most recent "Mission: Impossible" film to date, which means it's the latest chapter in the series' ongoing story. In other words, once first-time viewers watch this 2018 thriller, all they'll have left to do is go back and rewatch the "Mission: Impossible" franchise's past installments while they wait for its next entries to be released.
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