As of Wednesday, January 12—the one-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake—the Winter 2011 Concordia Journal has gone to press. It is only apropos, because the issue marks the anniversary by focusing on suffering, theodicy, and the church's witness to God's presence in tragedy, in light of the ongoing reconstruction of Haiti.
To accomplish that task, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has partnered with Lutheran World Relief (LWR) to produce the issue. This makes it a landmark issue, since this is the first time Concordia Journal has partnered with another organization to provide a timely theological resource in this way.
Here are a few touchstones….
A growing Lutheran church in America will see more and more small congregations. Many of them will be ethnic. It is estimated that by 2050 one of every four Americans will be Hispanic while the white Anglo population of America will dip below 50 percent. Hispanic, African American, African immigrant, and Asian congregations must be part of a growing twenty-first century Missouri Synod, not some backwater colonies of our predominant but rapidly aging white Anglo church. We'll have to get comfortable with churches and fellow baptized who speak Spanish, Sudanese, Mandarin, and many other languages that first-generation immigrants are speaking….
If Job could ask, if King David could ask, if Habakkuk could ask, if Jesus himself could ask, then certainly the sufferers in Haiti and those who now minister to them will ask as well: Dear God, why?
It's true, of course. Still, in our own darkest moments, we understand instinctively the despair that welled up from David's heart to push these words from his lips, "Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?" (Ps 10:1). Just when we need him the most, we know the comfort of his presence the least. Deus Absconditus. Indeed!
We confess our faith in a God whose hidden graciousness always exceeds the limits of the most astute mind to comprehend or perceive. In Luther's lectures on the eighth chapter of Romans, he evaluates the philosophical preoccupation on questions of the "nature of things" and the problem of evil. He seems to advocate, instead, a teleological view, an eschatological prism for interpreting events. With his characteristic exuberance, Luther labels a person who focuses only on the present condition of things as "empty headed," since the creation of God is being "skillfully prepared for the future glory." It "is gazed upon by stupid people who look only at its mechanics but never see its final goal."….


Water is the most abundant liquid on Earth, but the more scientists study it, the more surprises they seem to find. That's nowhere more true than with UNL's Xiao Cheng Zeng and his collaborators.
A pioneer in the study of one-dimensional ice, Zeng with his team at UNL used supercomputers 10 years ago to model four types of one-dimensional ice. Three of the four were subsequently confirmed in laboratory experiments elsewhere in the world and received the scientific designations of one-dimensional ices I, II and III as the first three to be confirmed. Later, one-dimensional ice IV, V and VI were discovered by other groups in the world.
Now it appears that Zeng's UNL team in collaboration with a group at Xiamen University in China led by La-Sheng Long may have found a surprising seventh one-dimensional ice - surprising because it has unexpected ferroelectric properties similar to those in ferroelectric materials that have broad applications in microelectronics, computers and transducers.
In research published in the Feb. 14-18 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Xiamen and UNL scientists found that water molecules in a channel with a diameter of just less than 1-nanometer diameter (1 billionth of a meter) freeze spontaneously at 37 degrees Fahrenheit into an ice "wire" with distinct positive and negative poles (known as a net dipole moment).
Every water molecule has a dipole moment, with its oxygen atom possessing a bit more negative charge and its hydrogen atoms having a bit more positive charge. In bulk ice or water, like that in a lake, stream or ice cube, the dipoles are all randomly oriented and the water has no net dipole moment. That's not the case with the new one-dimensional ice, though.
"That the water molecules can align their dipole moments in an ordered fashion is very amazing," said Zeng, university professor and Ameritas professor of chemistry. "We don't know why, but Mother Nature somehow allows the water molecules to orient this way and (the wire) could be very long. That's very surprising. The second surprise is their (liquid-to-ice) transition temperature is so close to the freezing temperature of normal ice."
Zeng said there was a reversal of roles in this recent research compared to his work of 10 years ago. Back then, his lab predicted new ice forms through computational modeling and waited for laboratory confirmation. This time, the Xiamen scientists performed the laboratory experiments first and asked Zeng if his lab could conduct computer simulations to further characterize the ice. Hui Li, a postdoctoral researcher in Zeng's lab and one of the first co-authors of the PNAS paper, devised computational experiments to run on UNL's Holland supercomputer and confirmed the finding.
"Ten years ago, the Nebraska group started the field pretty much," Zeng said. "Now, a lot of people know the work we do on nano ice and they come to us to collaborate.
"With this group in China, we didn't know each other before this collaboration, but it is a beautiful example of international collaboration between a computational group and a hands-on experimental group."
Prior to these experiments, existence of ferroelectric ice with partial ferroelectric alignment had been demonstrated only with thin, two-dimensional films of ice grown on platinum surfaces and in three-dimensional ice with the aid of potassium hydroxide "doping" and extremely low temperatures. Ferroelectric three-dimensional ice is suspected to exist on the solar system's outer planets and theoretically could exist on Earth due to water's inherent dipolarity - but its formation would be anything but spontaneous. Scientists estimate it would take 10,000 years at minus-330 degrees Fahrenheit for normal ice to transform unaided into ferroelectric ice (known as three-dimensional ice XI).
The UNL group's work on this research was supported by the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office, the Nebraska Research Initiative and the University of Nebraska's Holland Computing Center.
It's the eighth time in 10 years that research from Zeng's lab has been published in one of the three highest-impact interdisciplinary journals, Nature, Science and PNAS.


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Watch a Kiwi Chick Hatching
A kiwi's egg weighs about 15 percent of the female's body weight
Rose Eveleth
Kiwis are strange little birds. They're flightless, nocturnal creatures with loose feathers that look a lot like hair. Kiwis also have one of the largest egg-to-body ratios of any other bird out there. A kiwi's egg weighs about 15 percent of the female's body weight. An ostrich's egg, for comparison, only weighs two percent of the female's weight.
In the video above, you can see one of those giant eggs hatching. According to the blog The Kids Should See This, "This is the season's second hatchling for BNZ Operation Nest Egg, a program that collects the eggs of endangered and critically endangered wild kiwi. Hatched and protected until they are big enough to return to their native populations, this process has increased their chance of surviving to adulthood to 65%, up from just 5% in the wild."
Now that this little bird is out of its egg, it will stay in the captive rearing facility for a few weeks. After that, the bird moves to what the zoo calls "a kiwi creche."
Healthy young birds are sent to these predator-proof sanctuaries until big enough to safely return to the wild—usually when they weigh around 1200 grams. Many crèches are managed by community-led kiwi conservation groups, with support from their communities and The Kiwi Trust.
Don't feel too bad for this little guy being hatched away from its mom and dad, either. In the wild, kiwi hatchlings spend about five days in the nest and before emerging but are never fed by their parents.
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Rose Eveleth was a writer for Smart News and a producer/designer/ science writer/ animator based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Story Collider, TED-Ed and OnEarth.
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ABLAVAR Market Exclusivity Period (MEP). When do the ABLAVAR patents expire, and when will generic ABLAVAR be available?
When do Ablavar patents expire, and when can generic versions of Ablavar launch?
Ablavar is a drug marketed by Lantheus Medcl and is included in one NDA. There is one patent protecting this drug.


Forests provide cultural ecosystem services (CES), which are complicated to be evaluated.
To evaluate the aesthetic appreciation of forest stands, this study exploits big data through the analysis of photos shared on the Flickr social network.
On the basis of a geostatistical model we found that high forests and forests in protected areas are the most appreciated. Silver fir, coastal Mediterranean pine, beech and mixed forests resulted as the most preffered species.


Tarasovo village is a place where Ukrainians live and work, Belarusian, Russian and a little bit of Armenians. The region is not very habitable and popular, but someone has to start to raise the region's economy.
There is no forest industry, concrete plants and other process industries. Card for those who like to engage in the cultivation of cereals and root crops. Prices for potatoes here 3 times higher than in standard economy. Culture + standard sunflower, rye, oats. Cows give milk (chickens and sheep is not).
Part of the first: the arrival.
Are you an experienced farmer with a heavy bundle of cash. Since the beginning of work in the fields there are buyers of agricultural products. The village is reborn, the number of people and vehicles is increasing. In the south (in the fork of the road to Moscow) got Penhovich from ray.tsentra on his Gazelle and sells seeds and fertilizers, you – his favorite wholesale buyer.


Pas Reform recently welcomed members of the Dutch Poultry Centre (DPC) to its Inspiration Centre in Zeddam, The Netherlands.
Under the umbrella of the Dutch Poultry Centre, internationally orientated Dutch companies and Institutes, each with a reputation for their knowledge, quality and innovation, present themselves on the international market.
More than 50 DPC members attended Pas Reform's presentation, which centred on an exploration of The Netherlands' role in the global future of the poultry industry.


The Supreme Court has begun the crucial hearing on the decades-old Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya land dispute case, days after suggesting "mediation" to resolve the issue.
The Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, has reconstituted the bench hearing the politically sensitive Ayodhya case by inducting Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer.
The Supreme Court on Monday has reportedly agreed to hear on 4 January a PIL questioning the delay in judgment on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir issue.
Demanding a law for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Union Minister Giriraj Singh warned that Hindus are now losing patience.
Being the first Chief Justice of India from North-East, Justice Ranjan Gogoi has taken the oath a while back.
Chief Justice of India-Designate, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, today praised the outgoing CJI Dipak Misra saying that his greatest contribution has been to civil liberties, and cited his recent verdicts in this regard.


Gewürztraminer is a funny grape, aside from being a mouthful to pronounce it packs a mouthful to drink too. Think rose petals, turkish delight and crystallised ginger.
Pete Logan and his team have done a wonderful job of taming some of the top notes and producing a fine boned wine that's fragrant and delicious.
You'll find disappears a little too quickly! Get into it with some some salt & pepper seafood.


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À nous la liberté (également écrit À nous la liberté !) est un film français réalisé par René Clair et sorti en 1931.

Synopsis
Deux amis détenus, Émile et Louis, tentent de s'évader. Louis réussit grâce à Émile qui fait diversion. Dehors, Louis se lance dans le commerce de disques puis de phonographes. Il devient petit patron puis, son commerce prospérant, se retrouve à la tête d'usines de plus en plus gigantesques.

Émile libéré de prison demeure vagabond, se prélasse au soleil. Un jour il aperçoit la nièce du comptable de l'usine de Louis et tombe amoureux de la jeune fille. Il la suit jusque dans l'usine et, presque malgré lui, est embauché. Les deux anciens amis se retrouvent...

Fiche technique

Distribution

Un film culte

À nous la liberté a été un film culte qui devint une sorte de slogan pour la jeunesse lettrée au cours des années 1930. Un contemporain écrira : « Combien de fois avons-nous vu Sous les toits de Paris et ce spectacle amer et enchanté, avec ses Luna-Park où chantent les oiseaux mécaniques, sa poésie de papier doré et de romances, qu'est À nous la liberté ? Je ne saurais le dire, mais c'était pour nous le symbole de ce temps heureux, où les dangers restaient l'américanisme, la surproduction, et non la grève et la misère, et où, pour finir, deux vagabonds gagnaient en chantant, eux aussi, les routes joyeuses du destin. Ainsi l'écran nous donnait-il des nouvelles de l'univers. Ainsi apprenions-nous de René Clair à connaître Paris comme nous l'apprenions de Baudelaire, de Balzac. »

Ce film de René Clair, avec Les Temps modernes (1936) de Charlie Chaplin, a fait figure de symbole pour la jeunesse intellectuelle française des années trente.

Chanson du film
 La liberté, c'est toute l'existence,
 Mais les humains ont créé les prisons,
 Les règlements, les lois, les convenances
 Et les travaux, les bureaux, les maisons.
 Ai-je raison ?
 Alors disons :
 Mon vieux copain, la vie est belle,
 Quand on connaît la liberté,
 N'attendons plus, partons vers elle,
 L'air pur est bon pour la santé.
 Partout, si l'on en croit l'histoire,
 Partout on peut rire et chanter,
 Partout on peut aimer et boire,
 A nous, à nous la liberté !

Iconographie
 À nous la liberté, affiche de Paul Colin, 1931.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Liens externes
 Film en ligne avec sous-titres anglais sur archive.org

Film français sorti en 1931
Comédie française
Film musical français
Film musical des années 1930
Film réalisé par René Clair
Film avec une musique composée par Georges Auric
Évasion au cinéma
Film sur le monde du travail
Film nommé aux Oscars
Film français en noir et blanc

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M. David Stone Brother MFC-J6910DW The Brother MFC-J6910DW prints and scans at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches) and offers two paper trays as well as duplex (two-sided) printing and scanning.
Prints and scans at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches). Duplex (two two-sided) printing. Duplexing scanning. Automatic document feeder.
Duplex scanning works with up to legal-size paper only.
The Brother MFC-J6910DW prints and scans at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches) and offers two paper trays as well as duplex (two-sided) printing and scanning.
With only a little higher price than the Editors' Choice Brother MFC-J6710DW ($300 street, 4 stars), the Brother MFC-J6910DW ($350 street) offers all the same features as its less expensive sibling, plus one key addition: duplex (two-sided) scanning. It's a feature that most offices can do without, which is the only reason why the MFC-J6910DW isn't an Editors' Choice as well. But for those who need it, the ability to scan in duplex is easily worth the additional cost, not even counting the 3.3-inch color touch screen display that makes it easier to give menu commands.
Like the MFC-J6710DW, the MFC-J6910DW is aimed at any micro, small, or home office, although it's obviously of most interest if you need to print at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches), and want a single printer for both letter- and tabloid-size output. Two 250-sheet paper trays make it easy to load both paper sizes at once and switch between them. And if you need to print occasionally on different paper stock, the manual feed lets you print without having to swap out the paper in either tray. It also lets you print on thicker paper sizes, up to 76 pound weight.
In addition to the way above average paper handling, the MFC-J6910DW offers all the basic features any office needs, and more. For a start, it can print, scan, and fax over a network and work as a standalone copier, fax machine, and email sender. It can also scan at up to tabloid size, using either the 35-page automatic document feeder (ADF) or the flatbed.
Duplex scanning lets you fax duplex documents easily, while the combination of duplex printing and duplex scanning also lets you copy both simplex (one-sided) and duplex documents to your choice of either simplex or duplex copies. Note, however, that duplexing for scanning is limited to a maximum of legal-size pages, even though the ADF can handle tabloid size pages for simplex scans.
Setup is standard. The printer offers both Ethernet and WiFi support. For my tests I connected it to a wired network and installed it on a Windows Vista system. Not surprisingly, given the similarity between the printers, the MFC-J6910DW's results were essentially identical, file by file, to those from the MFC-J6710DW, as well the Brother MFC-J6510DW ($250 street, 4 stars), the budget version of essentially the same printer, with only one paper tray.
I clocked all three printers on our business applications suite (using QualityLogic's hardware and software for timing) at 4.1 effective pages per minute (ppm), making them tied for the claim of being the fastest tabloid-capable inkjet we've tested to date.
Among single function inkjets, the Editors' Choice Canon Pixma iX7000 Inkjet Business Printer ($399.99 direct, 4 stars) was notably slower, at 2.8 ppm. And among inkjet MFPs, the previous Editors Choice HP Officejet 7500A Wide Format e-All-in-One ($299.99 direct, 4 stars), came in at 3.4 ppm.
Overall, the MFC-J6910DW's output quality is equal to or better than most inkjets across the board, and a close match for the MFC-J6710DW and MFC-J6510DW. Text is suitable for most business applications, as long as you don't have an unusual need for small fonts, and photo output on photo paper is roughly a match for drugstore prints, making it more than good enough for most business needs.
Colors in graphics were a little dulled down, but well within the range of reasonable. Here again, the quality is easily good enough for most business needs, including, for example, PowerPoint handouts. I saw some banding in default mode, but depending on how much of a perfectionist you are, you may consider the graphics good enough for output going to important clients or customers.
Given that the MFC-J6910DW offers all the same capabilities that make MFC-J6710DW an Editors' Choice, including the ability to copy, fax, print and scan at up to tabloid size, and print in duplex, it's easy to recommend. Granted, if you never need to scan two-sided documents, you're better off saving a few dollars and buying the MFC-J6710DW instead. But if duplex scanning is something you need or think you might need, the MFC-J6910DW is the obvious choice, and still a bargain.
Check out the test scores for the Brother MFC-J6910DW.
Compare the Brother MFC-J6910DW with several other MFPs side by side.
Bottom Line: The Brother MFC-J6910DW prints and scans at up to tabloid size (11 by 17 inches) and offers two paper trays as well as duplex (two-sided) printing and scanning.


"I thought, even if I do nothing else, this is going to give me something to talk about,"
他這麼解釋自己的動機 "After that, I got infected with the three-thousand-hit bug, and decided to keep doing it."
"I started having nightmares a year in advance that they would do it on the same night in different cities"
"Rod Carew 算是是其中一個," Dr. Fan 說道 "因為他是個大半球員生涯都被低估的球員。"
"如你所見,我是個精神上還活在 '鍍金年代' 的人。而我眼中的 鈴木一朗,就像是個重生的19世紀棒球員,他壓根就是強化版的 Wee Willie Keeler* 。"


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Q: Meaning of 'go on to say (that)'
I shall go on to say that there are more incidents than we would care to imagine throughout Europe

What does 'go on to say that' mean, and when is it largely used? It looks like a phrase for quoting.

A: "Go on" is often used to mean "continue". If someone says something, they may just do that and then stop speaking, or they may go on to say another thing.

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This Powerful Music Video Uses Beauty to Address Taking Care of Your Mental Health
"93 Days" Artist Grace Gaustad Talks Mental Health, Makeup
July 27, 2021 by Jessica Harrington
It's not every day that a new song and its corresponding music video promotes mental health in such a forward way like 19-year-old artist Grace Gaustad's "93 Days." The new single, which tells the story of a young person seeking help and healing from trauma by visiting a therapist, shows something many people can relate to but is still not frequently talked about publicly.
Gaustad began writing the song, which is featured on her new album, Blkbx, after experiencing bullying in high school. "I'd been struggling with a learning disability and my sexuality and a lot of different things," she told POPSUGAR. "And '93 Days' is a song I wrote about all of a sudden, the world sort of came crashing in, and I was like, 'Wow, I have to ask for help, I have to go to therapy, I have to talk to my mom. . . . All of the things I'm going through, it's no longer something that I can handle alone.'"
The music video normalizes young people taking care of their mental health alongside beautiful makeup looks. In it, a young girl (played by Gaustad) goes to her therapist (played by Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay) for a regular session and celebrates the progress she's made in the 93 days since she started her journey.
Throughout the video, Gaustad wears rainbow eyeliner, an orange smiley-face manicure, and her hair in a slightly messy high ponytail with face-framing pieces covering her face. The vibrant beauty looks, which stand out against the classic, all-brown decor of the therapy office, play a key role in the storytelling.
Image Source: Courtesy of Grace Gaustad
"I've never really been someone who wears a lot of makeup every day, but what I do love is what makeup can do for me in terms of my confidence," Gaustad said. "It was super important to me in Blkbx to kind of have this fantasy storytelling makeup that made me feel almost like this character — that I wasn't even playing myself anymore."
"Makeup as a medium for me is this boundless visual tool to add imagery to storytelling."
Gaustad wanted to show the power of using makeup as an escape and a form of self-expression. Jo Baker, the makeup artist responsible for executing the looks, welcomed the opportunity. "Makeup as a medium for me is this boundless visual tool to add imagery to storytelling," Baker said. The rainbow eyeliner with the smudged black wing, for example, represented the complexity of taking care of your mental health. "I wanted to bring a rough-with-the-smooth quality so that you could feel it's not just a pretty story; it's not just about a pretty girl. It's about showing different elements and different dimensions to life and moments and moods and feels," Baker said.
The colors included in the wing were deliberately chosen to represent the LGBTQ+ flag, which is an overarching theme of Blkbx.
"The rough with the smooth is really what my experience was going to therapy," Gaustad said. "You're forced to sort of do open-heart surgery. It's like, you want to heal, but in order to heal, you have to really get in there. And it's not always pretty, a lot of times it's very messy."
Gaustad experienced the power of makeup firsthand while filming the video. "I found myself really looking at myself in the mirror for the first time saying, 'Wow, I can be beautiful,'" she said. Plenty of her fans are getting to experience the same feeling at home, too. "I've already received messages and pictures from fans of mine who have sent me them re-creating a look. Nothing makes me happier than to see the project resonating with people and also for these super-young girls to be experimenting with the looks themselves."
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Posted by: Lili Kocsis 6 February 2018
Ready for a break from Tuscany and Piedmont, but not yet ready to leave the world of Italian wines? Discover the wines of Trentino – Alto Adige, Italy's most northern producing region. Home to the autochthonous red grapes Lagrein, Teroldego and Schiava, this region is also very well known for its zesty Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. Join us as we travel to this land of deep valleys, whose landscape is as diverse and complex as its cultural and political history.
A History of Changing Borders
As a direct result of its fascinating history, the Trentino – Alto Adige region is made up of two autonomous provinces: the almost entirely Italian speaking Trentino in the south and the predominantly German-speaking Alto Adige, known in German as Südtirol , in the north. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the area was divided between invading Germanic tribes and later passed to the Counts of Tyrol and Counts of Görz. In 1363 Margarete, Countess of Tyrol ceded the region to Hapsburg. Following the Napoleonic Wars, the Treaty of Paris (1810) divided the area between Austria and what was then the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. When Napoleon was defeated in 1815, the region returned to Austria. During the First World War, Trentino Alto-Adige (referred to as Südtirol by the Austrians) became a strategic point, as it represented a gateway to Italy. The Italians fought off the Austro-Hungarian Kaiserjäger during many battles fought in the Alps and Dolomites, and eventually annexed the region in the Treaty of Saint-Germain.
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Under the dictatorial rule of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, the German-speaking population of Trentino Alto Adige was subjected to forced programs of Italianization, which also eliminated references of Tyrol (which recalled a Germanic past). In fact, between 1919 and 1947, the region was named Venezia Tridentina, linking its past to one of the ancient Roman Regions of Italy. When Hitler came to power in Germany, the region was annexed by German forces and thousands of German-speaking locals were relocated to the Third Reich, only to return (with great difficulty) to their homeland after the Second World War. When the Nazi regime was defeated, Trentino Alto Adige passed back to Italian rule in 1945. At this time German and Italian were both made official languages. Nevertheless, neither the Austrian government nor the German-speaking population of the region was satisfied with the agreement, causing significant friction for several decades. In 1971, Austria and Italy signed another treaty, which helped appease separatist tensions. In May 2006, Senator Francesco Cossiga introduced a bill that would allow for a referendum to help decide whether to stay in the Italian Republic, become independent or return to Austria. All parties voted not to pass the referendum, in fear of igniting ethnic tensions.
The Terroirs of Trentino – Alto Adige and the Wines they Produce
Closely bordering Austria in a Y-shaped glacial valley is Alto Adige, home to 7 distinct wine-growing sub-regions. This area gets its name from the Adige River, which runs further divides the land into east and west banks. Most of the vineyards of Alto Adige can be found along this river and its many tributaries. Although most of the wine production in Alto Adige comes from small, family-owned estates, there are also several cooperatives, some of which date back to the Hapsburg Empire. It is common to find very steep-terraced vineyards here, some which still use a pergola system. Pinot Grigio and Pinot Bianco wines, recognisable by their lemon, peach and subtler honey aromas, account for over 20% of total wine production. Austrian Gruner Veltliner and German Riesling also grow in this region, in addition to several other international varieties. The Bolzano area is known for its red wines, since the mountains around it create the perfect microclimate to allow for warm summers and gradual ripening. Here you will find single-varietal grapes made from local varieties including Schiva and Lagrein. Lagrein is commonly produced as a single-varietal wine in both Trentino and Alto Adige DOC areas. Wines of this varietal tent to be deeply coloured and full-bodied reds with characteristic flavours of plum and wild cherry. Like many other northern Italian wines, Lagrein wines tend to offer a bright, fresh acidity and slightly astringent finish. Well-made Lagrein wines can be aged for several years, though often they are best if consumed just a few years after harvest.
South of Alto Adige is the Trentino area, home to a large number of producers and cooperatives, including Mezzacorona and Cavit. Trentino is known for having pioneered sparkling winemaking using the classic method rather early on, and these sparkling Chardonnay wines are grouped under the appellation of Trento DOC. Trentino is also known for its own indigenous grape variety, Teroldego, which produces very fruity, deep granite red wines with very soft, smooth tannins. These wines are usually consumed within three years of bottling, though the best examples can age for up to 10 years. Teroldego wines are produced in just one DOC appellation, that of Teroldego Rotaliano. This area is characterised by a sandy, gravelly plain perfect for growing this varietal.
The wines produced in the Trentino – Alto Adige region owe their spicy, ripe character to the somewhat surprising micro-climate that can be found in this region. Although it is located in an alpine region at the top of the 46th parallel north (sharing a latitude with central Burgundy), this region is characterised by rather warm summer temperatures. The floors of the valley heat up quickly and send warm air up to the vineyards lining the slopes. The sun is also very powerful at this altitude, allowing the grapes to ripen to a perfect level in time for harvest.
Three of Our Favourites from Trentino – Alto Adige
Endrizzi : Teroldego Riserva 2014
The Endrizzi Teroldego Riserva 2014 is a single-varietal red wine of DOC Superiore Riserva, made of Teroldego grapes, harvested from old vines that are planted in Mezzcorona and Mezzolombardo upon gravel and a thin layer of fertile earth. The grapes are harvested manually after a sunny summer season and then fermented at a controlled temperature with frequent punch-downs for a period of 10 days. Malolactic fermentation followed and then maturation in oak barrel.
The Teroldego Riserva 2014 from Endrizzi reveals a gorgeous ruby colour at the tasting. Fruity and complex, this wine offers raspberry and prune with a hint of chocolate on the nose. It is an elegant and well balanced wine on the palate with a harmonious tannic structure. A very persistent and satisfying finish. This wine will benefit from ageing up to 5 years.
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The San Leonardo 2007 is a red wine produced in the IGT appellation of Vigneti delle Domomiti in the mountains of northern Italy. The Bordeaux-style blend consists of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere and Merlot. The vintage was characterised by a warm summer, which made for highly concentrated grapes. The fresh autumnal nights also helped develop aromatic intensity in the fruit.
On the nose the San Leonardo 2007 reveals notes of freshly ground black pepper, along with Alpine herbs and blueberry. The palate is very complex, offering dried blackberries, ripe red currants, pepper and anise notes, along with tobacco and beautifully fine-grained tannins. On the finish, this wine also displays notes of grilled herbs.
Elena Walch : Lagrein Riserva Vigna "Castel Ringberg" 2013
The Elena Walch : Lagrein Riserva Vigna "Castel Ringberg" 2013 is a single-varietal red wine made of Lagrein grapes harvested from a single vineyard, Vigna Castel Ringberg, which overlooks the beautiful Lake of Caldaro and is planted at an altitude at 1150 feet above sea level. The vines grow on a southern facing hillside with characteristic soils of calcareous clay with inter-glacial origin. The must undergoes alcoholic fermentation over a period of 10 days, after which it is moved to stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation. The wines is matured in French oak barriques for 20 months before bottling. It aged several months in the bottle before release.
At the tasting, the Lagrein Riserva Vigna "Castel Ringberg" 2013 from Elena Walch displays a deep dark garnet red colour. On the nose, one will observe fruity and spicy aromas – red berries, plums, dried figs, hint of chocolate and some smoke. On the palate this wine offers meaty tannins and a robust structure, along with a silky fullness. This 100% Lagrein wine is remarkably juicy, with a nice bite and a long finish.
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SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Barracuda (21-18-1-4) took a two-goal lead into the final period on Saturday, but the San Diego Gulls (25-17-1-0) powered back late, forcing overtime before eventually winning in the extra session, 3-2, at SAP Center.
After 31 minutes of scoreless play, San Jose opened up the scoring when Paul Martin fired a shot from the left point that ricocheted off Alex True directly in front of the San Diego goal before redirecting off the head of Emerson Clark (5) and behind Gulls netminder Kevin Boyle at the 11:15 mark in the second period, giving the Barracuda a 1-0 lead. Brandon Bollig (8) would add to that lead at the 16:52 mark, pounding home a rebound shot after Jon Martin broke away from the defense and blasted a wrister that got away from the Gulls' Boyle. The 'Cuda would carry their 2-0 lead into the third.
The Gulls found their offensive rhythm early in the final 20 minutes of play. Kevin Roy (9) struck first, snapping a shot short-side shot past Troy Grosenick at 3:08 as he streaked down the left wing. Nearly a minute and a half later, Eric Fehr (14) tied the game at 2-2 when he collected his own rebound in front of the net and buried the put-back. Despite desperate efforts from both teams to find the go-ahead opportunity in the final minutes of regulation, the score remained locked, forcing the overtime period.
In overtime, the Barracuda came out firing on an abbreviated power play but San Diego's Dennis Rasmussen (3) secured the 3-2 victory for the Gulls on a two-on-one at 2:41.
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Jean Draper PSG :: Ken Jones
Jean Draper trained at Stafford College of Art and London University Institute of Education. Ken Jones trained at Cardiff College of Art. They first met in 1967 when they were appointed as tutors at West Midlands College of Education, which later became part of Wolverhampton University. Both have taught and exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. They have lived together for the last twenty years.
Ken Jones usually works in hand built or thrown stoneware, the decoration and the colour of his glaze reflecting the landscape of his native South Wales. His shapes are often derived from the study of natural forms, e.g. thorns and seed heads. Axe heads, tools and other man made implements also inform his work.
Jean Draper's work has gradually become three dimensional and is based on the land, in particular the eroded rock formations found in the American SW. She is also interested in the ritual and the material evidence left by early man in the landscape.
Previous exhibitions together, with separate work by each artist, have been successful; the two disciplines complementing each other. However, this experimental work for Creative Dialogues is the first serious attempt to combine the two disciplines in a series of integrated pieces in which ceramic and textile forms are interrelated.
Whilst the aim was to make totally new work, both artists wanted something of their own personal style and personality to come through in the combined pieces. Discussion and argument concerning the kind of forms that might work together, followed by drawing, was the starting point. It was found necessary to severely edit the many ideas that emerged. The word "Enclosed" was chosen as a focus and several simple forms evolved and were agreed.
Practical considerations dictated the working method. Because of the complexities of the materials and processes involved, it was decided that the agreed ceramic shape should be made first and then the textile form integrated with it. This resulted in a close working relationship with both makers participating in the development of each piece.
Both artists agree that these experiments demonstrate potential for future work.
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After surveying 89 mayors from around the United States, Boston University's Initiative on Cities found that the chief concern amongst those surveyed was an increasing worry about maintaining and funding new infrastructure.
The analysis surveyed mayors from cities of varying sizes, including Cincinnati, and attempted to find the most pressing issues facing American cities.
With roads, mass transportation, and stormwater and wastewater management were the biggest concerns, the mayors specifically alluded to their historic reliance on the federal government as a partner in tackling these big-ticket issues. But more and more mayors around America have lost faith in both federal and state leaders in being reliable partners on large infrastructure projects.
In fact, a recent report authored by Aaron Renn at the Manhattan Institute looks at the issue many cities are facing when it comes to fixing combined sewer overflow problems. In the past, these infrastructure fixes were largely funded by the federal government, but have since become unfunded federal mandates that have led to enormous rate increases across the country, particularly in older cities.
Not all of the infrastructure issues were big ticket items. One such example was the support for bicycle infrastructure. Increasingly popular among America's mayors, some 70% of those surveyed expressed their support for bike-friendly initiatives.
Aside from infrastructure, major national news stories from 2015 seemed to factor into other concerns expressed throughout the country.
Those surveyed shared overwhelming support for reforms in policing, regardless of political party. Workforce development programs, initiatives to control rising housing costs, and policies focused on addressing poverty and inequality were all major issues of concern.
While housing prices were an area of major concern for those surveyed, there are large differences in opinion on how to tackle the issue. Some mayors expressed a willingness to emphasize affordable housing mandates even if it stymies development, while mayors of less prosperous cities were less likely to focus on affordable housing.
An area of potential concern for Cincinnati is that while it has gained national attention in recent years for its positive gains, many other mayors from around the country are not looking to the Queen City for policy guidance. Of those surveyed, Cincinnati was mentioned by less than 5% of them as a place they have looked at for inspiration.


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Beatrice Ceuci on her way to Execution.
The Painter Sodoma brought into the Hospital. 1815.
Interior of the Lower Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi.
London in the early part of the 17th century.
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Oliver, and copied more than one of his works.
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The Meeting of H.M. Staghounds at Ascot Heath. 1837.
Sidney Herbert, afterwards Lord Herbert of Lea. 1847.
Sir Richard Button's Hounds. 1848.
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. 1852.
General Sir Hope Grant. 1862.
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born at Heidelberg, flourished about the year 1600.
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The Marriage of Henry IV. and Catharine de' Medici.
The Infant Dauphin strangling a Serpent. 1601.
Venus and Adonis ; four plates.
The Murder of the Innocents.
pictures of Thomas Smith of Derby.
favourite with George III., was born in 1700.
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and animal painter, was born at Prenzlau in 1812.
The Battle of Schumla. 1848.
Russian Bears in a Forest.
Christ and the Samaritan Woman. 1846.
Wolves by a dead Horse. 1847.
Fight of a Tscherkessan and a Russian.
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Gemona. Church. Organ Shutters. 1577.
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Mathematical Abstraction ; after the same. 1833.
The Musical Bore ; after R. W. Buss. 1834.
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The Venetian Girl ; after J. Wood. 1836.
Lord Byron ; after Thmias Phillips. 1836.
The Abbotsford Family ; after Sir David Willtie. 1837.
A Castaway ; after the same. 1841.
The Highland Whiskey-Still after Sir Edwin Landseer.
Paul's ; after Sir George Harvey. 1846.
Lord Nelson ; half-length ; after Abbott. 1847.
The Baron's Charger ; after J. F. Herring. 1850.
The Highland Cradle ; after Sir Edtcin Landseer. 1850.
Haidee, a Greek Girl ; after Sir Charles Eastlake. 1850.
The Princess Amelia ; after Sir Thomas Lawrence. 1855.
Cromwell resolving to refuse the Crown ; after C. Lucy.
The Sisters ; after Sir Charles Eastlake. 1859.
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The Slide ; after Webster. 1861.
The Origin of the Harp ; after Maclise. 1862.
The Good Shepherd ; after Hurillo. 1863.
The Immaculate Conception ; after the same. 1865.
Hon. Mrs. Graham; full-length; after Gainsliormigh.
The Blue Boy (Master Burrell) ; after the same. 1868.
length ; after Sir Joshua Reynolds. 1868.
Mrs. Siddons ; half-length ; after Gainsborough. 1869.
ViaDolorosa; after Raphael (?). 1869.
Lady Bowater; full-length; after the same. 1872.
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That the mass of data that an enterprise today has to deal with resides mostly on the cloud is something we know. In this context, we need to depend on data centers to take care of the data. Cloud data centers can help us a lot, but we always need a rather non-virtual and more physical kind of data center to take care of the data This is where micro data centers come in. Automated micro data centers are very much important in the times of IoT, Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) and digitally connected enterprises. We need the data to reside in close proximity to the devices and the users.
You can say that micro data centers bring together in a single unit compact prefabricated hardware and management software intelligence. They'd have most of the components that a full-blown data center would have; it's just that these would be scaled down and sometimes rationalized in proportion with the reduced size. The components would include processing power, memory, I/O (Input/Output) intelligence, UPS hardware, cooling systems, security software etc.
Micro Data Centers support the various connected devices in an enterprise in today's world of IoT, BYOD to and RMM. They help structure the basically unstructured data that resides in the cloud and also helps push data to users as quickly as possible and in a reliable manner, with minimum hands-on configuration and management. This is because users today can demand data anytime at any place.
Digitally connected enterprises of today would have to ensure that data is made available as and when needed, with all promptness. The basic functions that micro data centers seek to address include enabling a software-defined data ecosystem, providing back-end connectivity to cloud/on-premises enterprise infrastructure for data collection/analysis etc. In today's digitally connected world, micro data centers can function as an adjunct to legacy facilities to serve all kinds of data needs.


I'll just state it here first. Just like anything in life, if you have no idea what you are doing, you will definitely not make any money out of it. Especially in Forex, where it may look easy to either bet whether a particular currency pair or stock goes up or down (50% to win right?), you might find your self always on the wrong end of the bet.
I want to share this blog post due to the fact that I have invested in Forex myself, and have lost a substantial amount of money because I did not have much prior knowledge. To most experienced traders, they have a strategy and know when to place a 'bet' and when to 'take profit' when the time come. Without such strategy, you are just gambling. And the house usually wins in any gambling situation over a long period of time.
This blog post will cover what is Forex all about, why newbies tend to fail, and also the legit broker to go to.
Q1: So, What is Forex?
Forex is short for Foreign Exchange, which is the trading of currency pairs. An example currency pair could be the exchange rate of AUD to USD – From Australian dollars to US Dollars. You would see people typically type it as 'USDAUD' which means the same thing.
In Forex, you are dealing with either 'buying' or 'selling currencies. When you 'buy', you are betting that that a particular grow stronger, while 'sell' means you are betting it will grow weaker. Bet the correct way the currency moves and you make money.
Q2: I keep hearing the word 'pip' mentioned in Forex, so what exactly is that?
With the above example, it means AUD has gotten stronger while USD weakens. Throughout the trading days, currency pairs will definitely move in pips. Some days may not move as much, while some days may be very volatile.
How much each pip is worth depends on how much money is invested in the trade. A pip could be as little as $0.20 per pip, $20.00 per pip or even higher.
Q3: How about 'Spread'? Is it like butter and jam?
Spread isn't your breakfast condiment, but it is more like the difference of pips between the 'buy' and 'sell' price. This is essentially done so that Forex brokers are able to earn a small commission for every trade through their network.
For example, a currency is trading at 1.3089. The buy price could be set at 1.3091 and sell price at 1.3087, which means that the currency has a spread of 5 pips. This also means you always open every Forex trade at a loss, and require it to move slightly for you to start making money (or lose even more).
Q4: I see many advertisements saying start with just $100, but trade as thought you have $1000. What's the deal here?
Basically, you are dealing with something called Leverage, which is the chance to allow you to trade with higher stakes without requiring the money. The deal here is that you can make way more money if you actually profit on the trade, but you lose way more as well. It is a double-edge sword that could either reap you a lot of money, or make you lose more money than you initially expected to invest.
Pretty much, leverage is something that make a lot of newbies into Forex lose a lot of money. This is pretty much similar to maxing out your credit cards and not having enough money to pay back your loans.
However, experienced traders do use leverage a lot but that is because they know what they are doing with the 'extra money' that they have.
Q5: What causes the movement of 'pips'?
2. The Economic and National situation of a certain country. If a country is doing well, the currency of the country usually goes up. The reverse is also true.
3. Any 'big' news, or changes in economic policies. One example is the Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) from the US which the compilation of two different surveys, which is the household and payroll survey. In short, such news usually have huge impact on the movement of pips and currencies can suddenly jump 100-200 pips within seconds.
Q6: You mentioned strategy earlier on?
To put it shortly, there are two approach to trading: Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis.
Fundamental analysis refers to a method where a trader predicts the price movement based on its 'real value'. Traders look at overall state of economy such as the interest rates, GDP, production earnings and more.
Technical analysis refers to a method where traders study the supply and demand in a market in order to determine a trend, or direction the market will move towards in the future. This is done by examining things such as Candlestick charts in order to find patterns.
Traders may use one or the other method, or even both, in order to determine a trading strategy.
This is one of the biggest things in Forex. Most people that enter Forex would definitely lose money in the long run. Even for me, I was managed to make a short term profit but eventually lost most of my money.
There are a few factors that actually attribute to the failure.
Nope, nope and nope. Unless you mean Forex is a quick way to lose money then I would definitely agree. You cannot expect to make quick profits with Forex, except through a long term plan and proper trading strategy where you can earn a consistent income.
Another factor is not using their 'Stop Loss' or 'Take Profit' options, where the system will automatically close a trade if you lost or gained a certain amount of pips.
This is a top thing when trading, as no one likes to lose money. Even experienced traders may be a victim of their emotions, which make them do things outside of their plan or strategy. An experienced trader does not base his trades on his emotions, but on a proper strategy. These emotions could cause a trader to over-risk trades or trade too large volume, or even letting a trade that lost a substantial amount of money to keep running instead of cutting it off.
Not to mention, traders that are stressed and emotional would keep checking back their phones or browsers to see if they have started to profit. This would slowly consume your time as you would spend every waking minute checking your trades.
Where can I start trading Forex?
Forex is difficult, that's why eToro came up with a solution. Make it like a social trading network where everyone can share their tips on how to profit together.
The way eToro is set up is like a social network where you can share updates with your followers, follow other people, or even see how other people are performing with their trades.
eToro allows you to automatically copy trades from anyone you choose to copy! Set from a minimum of $50 to start copying trades easily. This is what makes it easy for newbies to come in and start learning about Forex and trading, as you can automatically copy people who DO know what they are doing and are profiting a lot.If you have some money to spare, you can always put in money and copy the best traders who have been making consistent profits for a long period of time (6 months to a year). Without much management, all you need to do is source out the good traders. Once you do that, put your money and let the system just do the rest of the work.
If you have the potential to make profits from trading, eToro allows you to make commissions and rebates the moment a certain number of people start copying your trades.
eToro does not only offer Forex, but you can trade commodities, indices, and even stocks. This would also help you diversify your portfolio too, which also means reducing the risk on your overall investments.
If you are new, or want to test how trading works, there is a demo mode available within eToro where you can trade without any risk of losing any money. The demo account is provided to you when you open your account so you can use it to learn and practice new trading strategies.
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My story on Forex included quite a few mistakes that I pointed out earlier, including trading under emotions and over risking my trades. As a person who is always looking out for new ways to make money online, I was a victim of Forex as I was definitely not prepared for it.
For me, I actually was copying successful traders trades, but not their strategy which was a really big mistake. Every trade that was made was usually based on my personal 'feeling' which was not right as well.
Eventually, I lost majority of my money which caused me to cut and stop what I was doing before I lost more money. At least from this, I learned a very valuable and expensive lesson that there is no such thing as quick money, which I hope I can bring across in this blog post.
Forex and trading online is definitely not easy money, and you should definitely cast aside those thoughts of making quick money through these means. Those people that are making a ton of money trading Forex have probably done it for a long time and do know what they are doing in order to consistently make profits.
I hope that through this article that you know the risks and consequences too before deciding to try. If you really do want to try out, eToro is definitely the place to go to as you can learn through the demo account and also copying other people trades and see how they do it.
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I was wondering what you thought about this fiverr gig?
I don't know anything about Forex trading but if this person really does what he says, I could earn a little bit to pay for wealthy affiliate, plus a little extra. This would be wonderful. What do you think?
I would say proceed with caution. It requires you to pass a funded account to a random stranger. The gig also has 1 review. I really would not recommend going ahead with this.


1 of 24French window and French doors opening onto garden courtyard.
We accept children over the age of 6 years old. For younger children, please contact us. Smoking is strictly forbidden in the apartment. However, you may step outside and quietly enjoy a cigarette in the garden courtyard. Out of respect for the other inhabitants of the building, parties are not allowed in the apartment. General quiet time is from 9pm to 9am. Pets are strictly not allowed.
You will be met on the day you arrive, and shown into the apartment. We are very flexible with arrival times, so we make it work for you. During your stay, we are available to help with any questions you have, and we are happy to make recommendations or reservations for you. In particular, we routinely reserve taxis for the day of departure. They come right to the door and whisk you away to the airport, or wherever you are going, and they are always on time. In short, we go out of our way to make your stay easy and stress-free.
Location, Location with everything you could possibly need!!
We're happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Hope to have you back for a future visit!
The apartment is located in the center of Paris, in the best part of the Marais. It's right near the intersection of the famous Rue Charlot and Rue de Bretagne, and right there is the well-known Marche des Enfants Rouges, the oldest open air market in Paris. Rue de Bretagne is a 'market street', with bakeries, butcher shops, traiteurs, cafes, bistrots, and more, all within a stone's throw. What's more, there are two supermarkets right there, and then another all-organic supermarket nearby as well. For seeing the sites, you can easily walk to many of them -- even Notre Dame is only about a 15 minute walk! And then there are several Metro stations, as well as bus stops, right nearby to take you to everything else.
Being in the center of Paris, you can easily walk to many sites. Notre Dame, for example, is just 15 min walk. The Picasso Museum is just around the corner, 5 min walk. The Pompidou Center is also right nearby, about 7 min walk. For things that are further away, there are no less than 8 Metro stations, all within that 15 min walk radius. The closest are 5 min. Included is the Republique station, one of the major Metro stations in Paris with 5 different lines crossing there. It's about 7 min walk. There are also several bus lines that run right nearby the apartment. All in all, getting around easy! Moreover, we provide information on how to use taxis in Paris, and we will happily reserve a taxi for you to get you to the airport.


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Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Railcar, U.S. Car No. 1
The Ferdinand Magellan is the only car ever custom built for the President of the United States in the 20th century. One other was built for President Lincoln in the 1860's, however Lincoln refused to ride in it calling it "too fancy and ornate." The car was used to carry the president's body for burial after his assassination.
In early 1942 after US involvement in World War II, it was decided that the President should have a custom built railroad car to afford him maximum protection. Originally built in 1928, the Ferdinand Magellan was one of six cars named after famous explorers. Rebuilt by the Pullman Company's "Calumet Shops", near Chicago, a dining room and observation lounge were added, nickel-steel armor plate was riveted on the car and bullet resisting glass was installed.
Two escape hatches were built, one in the ceiling of the observation lounge and one in the Presidential bathroom. A heavyweight Pullman car of the Magellan's era weighed 160,000 pounds.The rebuilt Ferdinand Magellan weighed 285,000 pounds. At 142 and one half tons it is the heaviest passenger railcar in the US.
The Ferdinand Magellan is the only passenger railcar ever designated a "National Historic Landmark", by the US National Parks Service in February 1985. Guided tours of the Magellan are available for purchase in the museum store, allowing you to explore the inside of the Magellan and it's hidden secrets!
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How Does Marijuana Soothe Anxiety?
Marijuana users knew, before the medical community did, that cannabis can reduce anxiety and produce a mellow feeling. Now there is marijuana delivery in Los Angeles. In some states, you can practically find a cannabis delivery business on every corner. Best of all, though, there has been more research on how the therapeutic effects of cannabis are achieved.
It is very important, however, that you understand the difference between the various medical supplies that exist, so that you purchase the right supplies, and use them properly as well.


While small-cap stocks, such as Nxt-ID Inc (NASDAQ:NXTD) with its market cap of US$46.99M, are popular for their explosive growth, investors should also be aware of their balance sheet to judge whether the company can survive a downturn. Companies operating in the Software industry, in particular ones that run negative earnings, are more likely to be higher risk. So, understanding the company's financial health becomes vital. Here are a few basic checks that are good enough to have a broad overview of the company's financial strength. Nevertheless, this commentary is still very high-level, so I recommend you dig deeper yourself into NXTD here.
How does NXTD's operating cash flow stack up against its debt?
NXTD's debt levels have fallen from US$15.01M to US$12.65M over the last 12 months , which is made up of current and long term debt. With this reduction in debt, NXTD's cash and short-term investments stands at US$5.64M , ready to deploy into the business. Moving onto cash from operations, its trivial cash flows from operations make the cash-to-debt ratio less useful to us, though these low levels of cash means that operational efficiency is worth a look. For this article's sake, I won't be looking at this today, but you can examine some of NXTD's operating efficiency ratios such as ROA here.
Can NXTD meet its short-term obligations with the cash in hand?
Looking at NXTD's most recent US$10.68M liabilities, the company has maintained a safe level of current assets to meet its obligations, with the current ratio last standing at 1.12x. Usually, for Software companies, this is a suitable ratio since there is a bit of a cash buffer without leaving too much capital in a low-return environment.
Can NXTD service its debt comfortably?
NXTD is a relatively highly levered company with a debt-to-equity of 60.42%. This is not unusual for small-caps as debt tends to be a cheaper and faster source of funding for some businesses. But since NXTD is currently unprofitable, sustainability of its current state of operations becomes a concern. Running high debt, while not yet making money, can be risky in unexpected downturns as liquidity may dry up, making it hard to operate.
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for NXTD's future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for NXTD's outlook.
Historical Performance: What has NXTD's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.


Wonfourn is a action PC game developed and published by EnsenaSoft. The game features 6 different nations to play with, choose your and play. every nation have their own unique heroes and unique powers. Explore mind blowing 36 islands. trade weapons and upgrade your swords, spear and archery. Go to sea battles with pirates and more. Cross the ocean seeking rumored riches and spend your fortune on weaponry needed for battle. Defeat is not an option!
Open "Wonfourn" >> "Game" folder.
Then double click on "Wonfourn" icon to play the game. Done!


Dance with me and shake your bones.
I first heard Glass Animals in December of 2014. My friend put the music video for "Gooey" on while a group of us were hanging out at her place, and I instantly fell in love.
Since then, I have seen Glass Animals at The Box, Central Park Summerstage, Terminal 5, and Bonnaroo. Each time has been an utterly fantastic live show, with varying degrees of show production catered to the venue. So when they announced a tour in support of their latest album How To Be A Human Being, I jumped and immediately bought a two-day pass to their engagements at Terminal 5.
The first show was on Wednesday, September 28th. I got to the venue around 8pm, and thankfully so because magically everyone who had an e-ticket could not access their e-ticket anymore through the Ticketmaster app .There was a massive line to the box office for ticket reprints that was snaking around the front of the venue. But even that couldn't kill the vibe.
Glass Animals is the only band I've seen at Terminal 5 who decorates the entrance hallway to set the mood for the night. Fake plants, fog, deep pink lights, and small televisions with psychedelic visuals lined the walkway to the main area, which was bursting with the filled-to-capacity crowd.
They opened their set with the high energy "Life Itself" immediately followed by "Youth - the standout single from their new record. The energy in the air was electrifying, and it didn't fade once through the set.
The band members are so endearing on stage - they look as though they are genuinely having the most fun, and you can't help but smile from watching them. Not to mention, they sound incredible. Frontman Dave Bayley's vocal delivery is impeccable, and his dance moves are quite infectious. They closed the night out with "Pork Soda", my favorite from the new release. It was a perfect show experience.
The second night featured a nearly identical set list, and just as much stamina and delivery from the band. As an attendee, there was a different vibe in the crowd, with many more pushy people who kept spilling beer on me and digging their elbows in to my back, which took a lot away from the fantastic performance on stage. It's remarkable how a crowd can truly make or break an event.
But the bottom line is - Glass Animals are outstanding performers who bring their recorded songs to life with such ease and agility, that you must put them at the top of your to-see list.


Divorce judgments and marriage settlement agreements in Illinois often dispose of or transfer the marital real property to one spouse over another. In some cases, it may be years before the spouse who keeps the marital real property realizes something very important: the ex-spouse may still have to sign a deed to transfer the marital home.
Unless the marital home is quit claimed properly, or the judgment transfers by order the full interest in the property, including the homestead rights, it is very likely that the ex-spouse will need to sign a deed to affect the sale of the home. This creates an often uncomfortable situation of tracking down an ex-spouse to sign a deed when the contact may be minimal years after a divorce. In more challenging circumstances, that ex-spouse may have moved out of the state or the country, and now tracking down and notarizing that signature may be a significant impediment to transferring the home.
To avoid this type of situation, make sure to have the marital property quit-claimed (if there is no consideration given) or handled through the judgment by court order, rather than waiting until it's far too late to get substantial cooperation from an ex-spouse.


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The Snake Hole
Mergers and Acquisitions and Physical Media... Oh My!
By Dan Skip Allen
In the last couple of decades, some mergers and acquisitions have been going on. Some of them are from Disney. They acquired Marvel, Pixar and just last year they made a huge move by buying 20th Century for 86 billion dollars. They got their entire library of films, Fox Searchlight, all the Marvel properties they owed, and their cable tv stations. Those were just the tip of the iceberg on all the mergers and acquisitions that have been made in recent years. The landscape of film and entertainment is always changing. With streaming becoming a huge media outlet, things will continue to change as long as people want to keep digesting it.
A few years ago, the telecommunications giant AT&T acquired Warner Media which included HBO, Warner Brothers Studios, and DC Comics, amongst others. This would help make AT&T one of the largest entertainment conglomerates in the world. It didn't last long. The COVID-19 pandemic caused some problems for AT&T and its plan to be a major player in the world of entertainment. They couldn't put their movies out in theaters. Which meant they could make the money back that they spent on making them. So as a stop-gap measure they decided to put their films on their streaming service, HBO Max. If you had this service, it would seem like a good idea. In the overall scheme of things, it's not a great business move. AT&T wasn't getting much money back by putting their films on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time. They were losing money. Also, people balked at this decision, especially some of their biggest talents such as Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve. And James Gunn said he would never work with them again. This all led to the decision last week to spin off Warner Media from AT&T. Discovery Media is to merge with Warner Media, which includes HBO/HBO Max, Warner Bros. Studios, and DC Comics for 43 billion dollars. Discovery is in the entertainment industry. They are a better fit for Warner Media.
On the heels of the AT&T spin-off of Warner Media, last week came the merger of Amazon and MGM. Amazon acquired MGM for 8 billion dollars, give or take a few hundred thousand. With this acquisition also came some of the big IPs, namely 4,000 plus films including the James Bond franchise, co-owned by Eon/The Broccoli Family, the Rocky franchise, Robocop, Stargate, the Silence of the Lambs franchise, the Pink Panther franchise, and the Legally Blonde franchise. Amazon also acquired the 17,000 tv shows that MGM has created in its past. All this would help strengthen Amazon Prime which is the streaming service of Amazon. They are looking to use some of these IPs to create new shows and movies down the road. The acquisition would help strengthen Amazon in the entertainment industry which is continuing to move more and more toward streaming services. This may have been a great deal for Jeff Bezos and Amazon.
With these major sales and acquisitions comes the inevitable question. What is going to happen to physical media involving these companies? With both Discovery and Amazon focusing on streaming services and theatrical releases, does physical media still have a chance with these power moves? Amazon already has a deal in place with Warner Media to sell their discs on their service Amazon Prime. The Warner Archive store is now on Amazon Prime. MGM has a huge library of shows and movies. This may lend itself to create exclusives for Amazon Prime so they get all the money, leaving Best Buy and Target out of the loop on these properties. The 4K format could really benefit from exclusive boxed sets for some of the James Bond films, Rocky, Robocop, and the others. Currently, MGM has deals in place with Criterion and Arrow Video that release physical media, but this could change with this acquisition. It may benefit everybody in the end, including Discovery who is merging with Warner Media. It would all come full circle for these companies
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What in Sam Hill is going on? Donald Trump revoking security clearances of the assorted also-ran ex-ghouls who used to be officials in what the government and beltway media would have you believe is the "best and brightest' intelligence community in the world. They said that fifty years ago -it wasn't true then and it isn't true now. Those in danger of losing their pot of gold (aka their security clearance} include two admitted perjurers, an Obama apologist who was willing to publicly lie about the administration's dirty dealings in Libya and an army general who uses his security clearance to shill for big, fat government contracts for the defense industry. There is however a real threat to Americans who don't have security clearances and powerful friends in D.C. It's all spelled out in the 2012 NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) sections 1021, 1022. Back in 1942, also in the midst of war (six less than the U.S. is involved in today) FDR, like Obama, considered a "man of the people" detained over 120,000 Japanese-Americans without charge or trial in military concentration camps. Think history can't repeat itself? Read this article, and don't think it can't happen again.
Want to gloat a little? Run don't walk to "Suspicious Angels Gets It Wrong." That's right, we are confessing that our overly optimistic hope that Neil Gorsuch would grow a moral vision consonant with democratic values flew in the face of our recognition of how an increasingly authoritarian, billionaire-run government, with leaders from both sides of the aisle profiting by our endless war strategy chooses justices who know the game and how to play it. We make up for our egregious faux pas by shining the light on departing Justice Arthur Kennedy, not swing-justice Kennedy, but right-wing Justice Kennedy appointed by the right's lodestone, Ronald Reagan and never forgetting for a moment whose beat he was marching to. What does it all come down to? Democracy sold to the highest bidder and a Supreme Court willing to sanctify the transactions which include installing a president, legalizing voter suppression laws and dealing a death-blow to the U.S. union movement. Abortion rights are probably their next target. Justice takes on new meaning when democracy is corrupted by wealth and power. One thing for sure – the U.S. has left its democratic "cred" in the dust and the corporatist warmongers now control both politics and policy.
"Police used DNA info on genealogy website to track down Golden State Killer suspect" (CNN, 4/28/18). At first glance, a triumph for law enforcement. Not so fast. The method used to identify the suspect—DNA matching — raises troubling questions about a law enforcement agency getting way over its skis. It was not the suspect's DNA that provided the clue to his identity but that of a relative. The DNA was culled from a genealogy database that didn't (because it didn't have to) inform the relative that his (or her) DNA might wind up as part of a law enforcement operation and then on a government database permanently.
The whole world is watching as Americans pack on the pounds. The latest report released by federal health officials last week (March 23), confirms what a 15-minute stroll around any Walmart in America would prove- we're putting on the pounds at break neck speed. According to the CDC, "obesity is common, serious and costly." As to "common," – in 2007-2008, one-third of Americans were obese (BMI of 30 plus). In 2012, a mere four years later, 35.7% of Americans had waddled into the obese category. From that point to today, Americans have been loosening their belts at warp speed.


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Smart technology has revolutionised the way that we live and communicate, not just in our day to day lives but also within the comfort of our homes. It seems that everyone has a smart phone, from young children to great-grandparents, and this has opened some incredible opportunities for new, convenient and downright cool smart living.
As of today, there are several small smart kitchen appliances that can be programmed and remotely accessed the digital way. For example, you could programme a smart espresso-machine to have a cup ready for you when you come down the stairs every morning, or a bread maker to ensure that you have a fresh loaf ready for lunch.
Advances in kitchen technology have now given way to refrigerators that let you check their status through your phone so you can make sure things are working properly and that you even have enough ice. Others have their own touch screen and can function as a communication centre for your home, and even have cameras inside so you see what you're low on while you're out shopping. How cool is that (pun intended)!
A smart oven enables you to connect to other smart appliances within your home, including your phone, phone apps, Amazon's Alexa, smart dishwashers, smart microwaves and more. This means that you can give instructions to your oven wherever you are. For example, this means you could ask your oven to pre-heat via your smart phone whilst you're at work so that when you get home, the food is ready to go straight in!
All of these appliances come together to make up a smart kitchen. Smart kitchens make things easier, smoother and more convenient. A modular kitchen is also considered a smart kitchen for the appliances it features, it's layout, storage units and the short time it takes to install it. Smart kitchens truly are the kitchens of the future. Invest in a Häcker Kitchen today to experience what the future has in store for you.


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If I comment this line out the rest of the 776 lines of code in the file compile just fine. I tried this line in the Groovy web console and no problems there. Strange.

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it works. When I replace the last line with yours (visually identical), it fails with
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How do I integrate Google Analytics?
Yes. You can copy / paste the Adsense code into our Source Code module in inCMS.
How do I embed a map / Google Maps into a website?
I want to track conversions on my website. Where do I enter the tracking code provided by Google AdWords?


Wow, what a wonderful photo session with Hannah! She is a natural model and was such a joy to work with. The only bad thing is that it made the job of selecting images so much more difficult. Photos shot in Commerce Texas on our 10 acre ranch.


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Journalist killed in Mexican state known for drug cartel violence
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico - A Mexican journalist was shot and killed Wednesday in a state plagued by drug cartel violence, a committee to protect reporters said.
Leobardo Vazquez Atzin, 48, was gunned down outside his house in eastern Veracruz state, said the State Commission to Aid and Protect Journalists.
Veracruz is Mexico's most dangerous state for reporters.
Vazquez Atzin had not reported death threats to the committee, according to its President Ana Laura Perez.
But colleagues of the reporter said he was, in fact, living under threats from the underworld.
A police report seen by AFP said Vazquez Atzin's wife was inside their home when she heard three or four gunshots. She came outside and found him dead on the ground at a taco stand he ran beside their house.
Vazquez Atzin worked for the newspaper Opinion in the town of Poza Rica until late last year.
Recently he had been working as the administrator of a news-related website called Enlace Informativo Regional, Perez said.
A press advocacy group, Articulo 19, says 12 reporters were murdered in Mexico in 2017.
With more than 100 reporters killed since 2000, Mexico is ranked as one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. And Veracruz is the most perilous state, with some 20 murdered.
This is the first killing of a reporter in Veracruz so far this year. Last year, the death toll was four.
The state on the Gulf of Mexico has been the scene of turf wars between rival drug cartels. These crime gangs finance themselves with kidnappings and extortion, often with local law enforcement officials in cahoots. – AFP
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