living home outdoors patio furniture brown 4 piece wicker patio seating set with beige cushions living room furniture layout.
living home outdoors patio furniture living room chairs at walmart.
living home outdoors patio furniture patio outdoor furniture fort worth your dream patio begins here indulge in luxury patio outdoor furniture from casual living and turn your living room chairs with.
living home outdoors patio furniture covered porch with designs collection outdoor furniture living room curtains ideas.
living home outdoors patio furniture sofa on outdoor patio featuring cushions with green fabric living room ideas small.
living home outdoors patio furniture with the right patio furniture and accessories you can transform any drab run of the mill patio or weedy backyard into an inviting living room rugs cheap.
living home outdoors patio furniture click for larger view living room furniture with a curved base.
living home outdoors patio furniture outdoor living all weather outdoor wicker sofa sectional of ideas excellent photograph living room chairs for sale.
living home outdoors patio furniture make your outdoor living space more appealing beautiful lounge chairs living room sets on sale.
living home outdoors patio furniture patio furniture paint set living room chairs modern.
living home outdoors patio furniture home design outdoor patio furniture lovely piece table and chairs living room decor 2018.
living home outdoors patio furniture living room chairs modern.
living home outdoors patio furniture living resin wicker 4 piece wicker frame patio conversation set with black floral cushions living room rugs cheap.
living home outdoors patio furniture magnolia outdoor living magnolia outdoor living outdoor poly furniture home living room curtains ideas.
living home outdoors patio furniture pillows in outdoor fabric add pops of color and just like in an indoor space a coffee table living room curtains walmart.
living home outdoors patio furniture spruce up before summer living room decor with fireplace.
living home outdoors patio furniture living room colors ideas.
living home outdoors patio furniture how to waterproof fabric outdoor furniture living room sets big lots.
living home outdoors patio furniture brilliant wholesale patio furniture images about outdoor living discount aluminum storage cast aluminum patio furniture living room rugs ikea.
living home outdoors patio furniture living room furniture near me.
living home outdoors patio furniture full size of outdoor patio furniture full size of outdoor patio dining furniture living room rugs ideas.
living home outdoors patio furniture outdoor patio furnishings exterior furnishings cushions patio area furnishings excellent looking outdoor patio furniture or other interior living room chairs.
living home outdoors patio furniture outdoor 3 piece brown wicker bistro set with cushions living room sets ikea.
living home outdoors patio furniture outdoor patio furnishings wholesale outside furnishings distributor in patio awning on furniture for special wooden chairs living room chairs with ottoman.
living home outdoors patio furniture outdoor patio bar furniture beautiful outdoor furniture sale unique furniture sleeper new wicker of living room chairs for bad backs.
living home outdoors patio furniture pallet furniture patio makeover living room furniture sets.
living home outdoors patio furniture home design informative patio furniture fire pit table set outdoor living chat living room decor brown couch.


text:
Faith/
Wife of American Pastor Detained in Iran Wants Obama's Attention -- and She's Willing to Risk Arrest in Front of the White House to Get It
"I knew in my heart that this decision did not come out of rebellion against my government or hatred or disobedience..."
Naghmeh and Saeed Abedini (ACLJ)
Naghmeh Abedini, wife of imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen who has been trapped in the brutal Iranian prison system for more than a year, is planning to stage a peaceful protest outside the White House on March 8 -- an effort that could also end up landing her behind bars.
Naghmeh Abedini says she's willing to risk arrest in front of the White House to protest for her pastor husband's release from Iranian prison. (Image source: ACLJ)
Abedini, no stranger to criticizing the Obama administration's handling of her husband's plight, plans to pray outside the White House for his release, while using the opportunity to urge President Barack Obama to take more decisive action in resolving the matter.
As The Christian Post noted, it is illegal to hold stationary protests in front of the White House, though protesters are allowed to carry signs.
Immobile prayer, then, could mean legal trouble for those who choose to partake.
In a post on her Facebook page, Abedini said that her devotion to her husband is driving the decision to risk arrest.
"As a law-abiding Christian who has never gotten in trouble with the law (not even a speeding ticket) and who has always prayed for our government and presidents regardless of where they stood politically or if their values agreed or did not agree with mine, I struggled with the idea of being arrested in front of the [W]hite [H]ouse on March 8," she wrote.
Abedini continued: "I knew in my heart that this decision did not come out of rebellion against my government or hatred or disobedience, but it came out of love for my husband and the persecuted Christians. That it came out of love for those who are in chains because of their faith in Jesus."
Abedini, who recently told TheBlaze that her husband might not survive the severe conditions he faces in Iranian prison, wrote that "the law of love overcomes every other law" and asked for her supporters' prayers.
Many Christians across America are supporting the call for the pastor's freedom. A petition has been set up to push leaders to reinstate tough sanctions against Iran until his release. Last week, pastors joined together to encourage people to pray outside the White House every week until the administration takes steps to free him.
Rev. Pat Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, told CBN News last week that Obama has made phone calls to numerous public figures in the past, noting that the president phoned basketball player Jason Collins after he came out as gay and Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke who advocated for free contraceptives -- but has yet to call Abedini to discuss her husband's plight.
Abedini told TheBlaze last month that she believes Obama has "shown in his heart that he doesn't care" about her husband's continued detainment in Iran — and confirmed that, to date, no high-ranking U.S. officials have contacted her to speak about Saeed's plight.
"I've recently heard him make great speeches on Nelson Mandela and people who have been in prison, because of what they believe in and the change they brought to this world … and here's an American citizen standing up for his faith and rotting in an Iranian prison and yet there's silence," she said. "And silence, for me, speaks volumes."
Other Must-Read Stories:
New Revelations Show Key Facts in Pro-Choice Texas Gov. Candidate's Much-Touted Biography Aren't Entirely Accurate
Do Christians Support the Death Penalty? Poll Finds Big Generational Divide
'We Still Stand by What We Believe': Bakers Who Refused to Make a Gay Wedding Cake Double Down Despite Ruling They Violated Couple's Civil Rights
A Church, a Pub and Actor Stephen Baldwin: The Proposed Christian Sitcom That All Started With One Guy's Very Quirky Dream
Houston Mayor Marries Longtime Partner in California Amid Battle Over Her City's Benefits for Gays
'His art gives us hope' Art dealer claims Hunter Biden 'will become one of the most consequential artists in this century'
Florida man caught on viral video beating his dog gets 3-year prison sentence and is forbidden from owning any animals
DeSantis says 'new blood' needed at Republican National Committee
Project Veritas undercover video shows purported Pfizer director saying pharma company exploring mutating COVID through 'directed evolution' to develop future mRNA vaccines

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Located in the prestigious Golden Square Mile area this partially furnished, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom YUL condominium has spectacular southern views. The building offers a various amenities such as; pool, spa, rooftop terrace, sky lounge designed by Armani Casa. The unit is available for immediate occupancy.
Stove, Dishwasher, Fridge, Washer and Dryer machine, microwave, over hang lamp, standing lamp, Brown loveseat, dining room table, 4 dining room chairs, Queen bed, sofa bed. Access to all the common areas in the building.
Cable TV and Internet, heating and electricity utilities paid by tenant directly to Hydro-Quebec.


Have you ever experienced a driving through low light and night time where crystal clear visibility is very necessary? Beside the visibility, the exterior and durability are also the points to concern in high end vehicles. It is tough to get such lighting arrangements at affordable market price. Xtralights is engaged in the supplying and wholesaling of such aftermarket lights which are sourced from authentic manufacturers having a long term business relation with us.
Developed under efficient guidance in compliance with SAE and DOT parameters, supplied GMC Driving Lights are appreciated for their surpassing quality. Praised for their brightness and durability, these utmost quality products are tested on various parameters before their final shipment. Made available at reasonable market price, these fog lights are appreciated for their classy finish, appealing look, compact size and hassle-free performance. Delivered after various stages of quality checks by the team of quality assurance officers, these products are designed for easy plug and play installation. Owing to their unparalleled quality, supplied GMC Fog Lights are widely demanded in both national and international market. These are designed to avoid overheating and oppose ultra-violate rays.
In actual these GMC Driving Lights are combination of new market designs, latest technology and eye-catching colors. So don't take much time to decide, we suggest you to visit our online store and eventually you will come to know about most preferable option. To avail you have to call us or the placement of your order at our online store.


text:
, es un manga de doce volúmenes creado por el mangaka Kia Asamiya, del cual se realizaron dos películas y una serie de anime de 26 episodios.

Está fuertemente influenciado por la película Blade Runner y se centra en la vida de los miembros del Attacked Mystification Police Force (AMP), un grupo compuesto solo por mujeres con varios talentos y personalidades, encargado de la protección de Tokio contra la invasión de criaturas extra dimensionales llamadas Lucifer Hawk.

Argumento
En 1999, Gigelf Liqueur, ayudado por el Gremio de Magos y la Corporación Maverick, ponen en marcha un plan para abrir el portal entre la Tierra y el mundo de Némesis. Se quería intentar cambiar el aire y el agua contaminados de la Tierra por el aire y el agua de Némesis y, para lograrlo, se construyó un ciclotrón enorme debajo de Tokio. Desafortunadamente para todos los involucrados, Ganossa Maximilian (el viejo aprendiz de Gigelf) saboteó el plan, abriendo el portal antes de tiempo y manipulándola para sus propios beneficios. Seguido a este suceso, Gigelf y el Gremio de Magos lucharon contra una invasión de Lucifer Hawk (el nombre para los habitantes de Némesis) por varios años. Gigelf fue asesinado en el 2006 y el resto del gremio corrió la misma suerte en los años siguientes.

En el 2023, Rally Cheyenne, hija de Lufa Cheyenne, una miembro del gremio, comenzó la Attacked Mystification Police. De la herencia mezclada (su padre era de Némesis), Rally se sintió en parte responsable por los ataques en crecimiento contra humanos inocentes por criaturas invasoras de Némesis. Comenzó la organización con solo tres oficiales (Kiddy Phenil, Lebia Maverlick y Nami Yamigumo). Durante los años siguientes, se añadieron a su equipo Katsumi Liqueur y Yuki Saiko; ayudando a proteger la Tierra de los viciosos Lucifer Hawk. Se indaga las historia personales de cada uno de los personajes y como ha afectado sus vidas pertenecer al AMP.

Personajes

Katsumi Liqueur
La serie comienza cuando es llamada a integrar el AMP por ser hija de Gigelf Liqueur. A través de la serie, tiene una serie de cambios, el primero de ellos es relacionarse con sus compañeras, luego conocer a Robert de Vice, un gran amor y quien la ayudara a resolver sus dudas.

En el transcuso de la historia, descubre secretos sobre sus padres (como quiénes eran en realidad, además de cómo se conocieron), todos ellos resueltos por Rally y una espada propiedad de su padre, llamada Grospolina.

Rally Cheyenne
Fundadora del AMP, hija de Lufa Cheyenne y una humana. Es quien establece todas las conexiones de los miembros de su agencia, sabe el por qué de ciertos acontecimientos de la serie. Tiene una hermana llamada Rosa, que es colaboradora de Ganossa.

Kiddy Phenil
Perteneció a la policía normal hasta que fue atacada por un Megadyne y la deja casi sin vida, ahora transformada en una cyborg, está en el AMP y es quien prueba las armas desarrolladas por su compañera Lebia y también establece una relación con Ralph Bomars, de la unidad de detectives.

Nami Yamigumo
Es la que se encarga de la parte mágica del AMP sellando los lugares donde están los Lucifer Hawk. En el capítulo titulado "KAGOME, KAGOME", se enfrenta a su familia y a su pasado para ser la heredera y explica por qué se unió al AMP. Tiene un hermano y una hermana (Nana Yamigumo).

Lebia Maverick
Nieta del dueño de la corporación Maverick, Stephan Maverick, él fue quien proporcionó parte de la ayuda para reparar los daños de la Tierra. Es quien diseña las armas para sus compañeras. La relación de ella con su abuelo se ven en el capítulo 8 y en el 14.

Robert de Vice
Es policía de una unidad especial, se encarga de entrenar a Katsumi enamorándose de ella e incluso provocándole celos con Lum Chen, la última en unirse al AMP.

Se podría decir que es el único hombre de la organización, pues está todo el tiempo informándose sobre todo lo que pasa allí, finalmente cae asesinado por el mismísimo Ganossa, cosa que afecta mucho a todos y a Katsumi más que a nadie.

Yuki Saiko
Es la más joven del AMP, toda su niñez la paso en un laboratorio donde le administraban medicamentos experimentales, por lo cual se cree que desarrolló sus poderes, aunque no los usa del todo.

En el capítulo 10, se ve que junto a otras 3 niñas (Hiroko, Lisa y Annie) fue experimento del Dr Tajima. Yuki no soportó ese lugar y escapó junto a Lisa y Hiroko lanzándose al mar, dejando a Annie.

Lum Cheng
Es una joven china que se une al AMP en el Episodio 13. Es de carácter fuerte y le gusta molestar a Yuki. Se enamora de Robert De Vice, generando bastante conflicto con Katsumi.

Anime

Películas
En 1991 y 1992, se realizaron dos películas de anime para cines. La primera, llamada Silent Möbius - The Motion Picture (también conocida como Part 1) producida por AIC y Kadokawa Shoten, fue dirigida por Kazuo Tomizawa y escrita por Kei Shigema. La segunda, Silent Möbius - The Motion Picture 2 (Part 2), producida por AIC, Kadokawa Shoten, JVC y Pioneer LDC, que contó con una animación muy criticada, fue dirigida por Yasunori Ide y escrita por Manabu Nakamura. Kaoru Wada compuso la banda sonora para ambas películas. En algunas versiones, estas películas se han recopilado en una sola.

Serie de TV
En 1998 se realizó una serie de televisión de 26 episodios, producida por el estudio de animación Radix, TV Tokyo y Sotsu Eizo. La dirección corrió a cargo de Hideki Tonokatsu, mientras que Hiroyuki Kawasaki se desempeñó como escritor y el compositor estadounidense Jimmie Haskell compuso la banda sonora. Fue transmitida en Japón por TV Tokyo desde el 7 de abril de 1998 al 29 de septiembre del mismo año. En América Latina fue licenciada y transmitida por Locomotion desde el año 2001, en idioma original y subtitulado.

Bandas Sonoras
La banda sonora de las dos películas estuvo a cargo de Kaoru Wada:

 Tema de cierre en Silent Möbius - The Motion Pictures:
 Sailing por Tokyo Shounen.

 Tema de inserto en Silent Möbius - The Motion Pictures:
 Nōmu (濃霧; Heavy Fog) por Naoko Matsui.

 Tema de cierre en Silent Möbius - The Motion Pictures 2:
 Tabidatsu Asa ni (旅立つ朝に; To Journey in the Morning) por Saiko Suzuki.

La banda sonora de la serie de televisión estuvo a cargo del compositor estadounidense Jimmie Haskell, con Suzie Katayama y Kenichi Sudo.

 Tema de apertura:
 Kindan no Panse por Saori Ishitsuka.

 Temas de cierre:
 1# Silently por Karen Mok. (Ep. 1-19)
 2# Till The End of Time por Jason Scheff & Mica Okudoi. (Ep. 20-26)

 Canciones de inserto:
 Can We Bring the Love In por Warren Wiebe.
 Gone por Tom Keane.
 You Paint the Sky por Jason Scheff.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página oficial del anime

Anime de 1991
Anime de 1992
Anime de 1998
Manga de 1991
Manga publicado en Comic Dragon
Anime y manga ciberpunk

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Haunted Texas
Texas's Haunted Hotels
Haunted Austin, TX
Haunted Corpus Christi, TX
Haunted Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Haunted El Paso, TX
Haunted Galveston, TX
Haunted Houston, TX
Haunted San Antonio, TX
San Antonio TX's Haunted Hotels
Home / Texas Ghost Hunts
Victoria's Black Swan Inn Overnight Ghost Hunt & Campout, San Antonio TX
Time: 8 pm – 10 am (arrive from 6 pm – food served at 8 pm)
Location: Victoria's Black Swan Inn, San Antonio, TX
Bookings are made in advance online, no payment on the door, sorry. Tickets are sold through Haunted Rooms only!
Ghosts of the Inn
Victoria's Black Swan Inn
The Most Haunted House in San Antonio, TX!
We're thrilled to be returning to the banks of Salado Creek, and to the 150-year-old Victoria's Black Swan Inn – where guests have reported being attacked by unseen forces. As well as many people dying in the house over the years, it's also the site of a battle between the Texan army and Mexican militia (Battle of Salado), where over 60 people lost their lives.
The house and the grounds are both extremely haunted, with countless reports over the years of mischievous child ghosts, a lady in white, an angry man spirit, and even Native American spirits, who are believed to reside due to the site once being a Native American burial ground!
Your Event at Victoria's Black Swan Inn
This event is a little different from what we normally do (in a good way!), as it's a campout event!!
To kick things off there will be a Ghost / History Tour of the property by Black Swan Inn's own professional tour guides, then you will be able to order some delicious food from one of the best food trucks in San Antonio!
After your bellies are full, you'll be enjoying a full night of ghost hunting with the team inside this impressive mansion, as well as the grounds. You'll then be sleeping under the stars on the grounds outside the house, surrounded by extremely creepy woods! Snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the night as well, and a light breakfast on offer in the morning!
Are you brave enough to investigate and stay over at this unique and very active haunted location?
18 and over's only! No alcohol is allowed and anybody under the influence of drugs/alcohol will be asked to leave and their booking fees lost.
Both the owners and guests alike have seen apparitions all over the property, but there seems to be a stronger concentration of sightings in one of the upstairs bedrooms. It's there that the sighting of a young woman ghost has been seen several times, often sitting on the edge of the bed.
The spirit is believed to be that of Mrs Woods, as eyewitnesses have reported her striking resemblance to her. Mrs Woods died in one of the downstairs bedrooms, and it's there where people often feel an overwhelmingly oppressive heaviness.
Other reports of the paranormal at the Black Swan Inn include sudden drops in temp, disembodied footsteps, knocks, and lights turning on and off. Perhaps the most unnerving of all, however, is the sighting of a man who has been sighted walking throughout the house in what seems to be a fit of rage! Rumour has it he's the ghost of Hall Park Street, who supposedly committed suicide in the house, though this is a slightly controversial subject.
After a psychic communicated with Park, he believed that Park didn't commit suicide at all, and was killed in a south wing closet, then moved to another location!
As well as Park's ghost, the house is reportedly haunted by his wife Joline, who tragically died of cancer at the young age of 38. She is seen dressed in a luxurious white gown with a beaded jewelled medallion in the form of a headband, with a feather at the back, she regularly roams the house, most often sighted around the gazebo.
As well as adult ghosts, there seem to be at least two child ghosts. They often play pranks, touching guests, and moving things throughout the property.
At the nearby Salado Creek, there have been reports over the years of Native American apparitions that have scared off children fishing for invading their land, often accompanied by either a faint drumming sound or the scent of smoke. As well, there has been at least one claim of spectral soldiers in Texan and Mexican uniforms continuing the battle that ended on that bloody day in 1842. Sometimes it is said you can hear the sound of an old military bugle being played, or might even see the ghost of a lone Confederate soldier milling around the Black Swan Inn's gazebo.
The land in which the Black Swan Inn stands has a history dating back to 5,500 B.C. having been used by a Native American Tribe all the way up until 1000 A.D. as it was believed to be a sacred place due to the Salado Creeks seemingly mystical properties. Artefacts from this time period can still be unearthed, confirming the native Americans were in fact in the area during this time!
Centuries later it was the site of a battle known as the Battle of Salado. It was fought between the Texan army and Mexican Militia in 1842. The battle was another failed attempt at trying to reclaim the territory it had lost after the Battle of Jacinto since 1836.
35 years after the Battle of Salado, in 1887, the land was purchased by German immigrant Henrich Mahler for $2,220, who went on to found a dairy farm on that same land. Some years later his wife passed away, and Henrich followed suit shortly after from lovesick grief. Soon after, the land was purchased by the Holbrooks and Woods families. The wives were sisters and the whole family set up shop there.
It was kept in the family until 1973 when it was sold to George L Mehren and Ingeborg Mehren. The property was then sold on to E. Werner Schmidt in 1980, who then sold it to Sunbelt Self Storage, Inc. in 1987. Sunbelt then sold it to the current owner Jo Ann Rivera back in 1991, and she and her family have lived there ever since.
Paranormal investigation 101 (small workshop on how to use the equipment and the techniques you'll be using throughout the night)
Food served from an excellent local food truck, (offering a wide selection of meal deals) Included in price of ticket,
Full night of ghost hunting with the team
Use of our equipment which includes but isn't limited to; trigger objects, EMF Meters, dowsing rods, and EVP recorders.
Light breakfast on offer for guests from 9AM.
Campout included! You'll be camping under the stars on the grounds of the inn next to creepy woods, reportedly haunted by the spirits of Native Americans and long-dead Mexican and Texan soldiers! – (Please bring your own tents, beds, and sleeping bags/bedding) – and dress weather appropriate.
Unfortunately, activity will not just happen on command, however using the various experiments and experienced hosts on the events, everything will be done to offer the best chance of spiritual activity.
Abandoned Beach Army Hospital Ghost Hunt, Mineral Wells, Texas
The Abandoned Yorktown Hospital Overnight Ghost Hunt, Yorktown, TX
Historic Old Town Coldspring Ghost Hunt, Coldspring TX
A Night at The Abandoned Nazareth Hospital & Sanitarium, Mineral Wells, Texas


Coronado Beach Named Nation's #2 Best Beach!
Once Again Coronado Beach is in the Top 10 Beaches in the US and comes in at number 2!
Please come and visit our wonderful community and our beautiful beaches!
The Very Latest Coronado Homes Heading to Auction!
Being a Bargain hunter combing through Coronado garage sales on Thursdays is one thing, but picking up a Coronado "bargain" on the court house steps is another. It is not for the amateur. For one thing, it brings "due diligence" to a whole new level. When you purchase a home on the court house steps, you do not get "title insurance". Not having clean title is a nightmare unto itself.
Please search Coronado Foreclosures and Coronado Homes scheduled for Auction on my Foreclosure Radar website link below or click here for direct access. You can also search Coronado Homes in Foreclosure Actions Listed For Sale HERE.


text:
Reading: Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt
Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt
Kasia Mika
Queen Mary, University of London, GB
Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt, edited by Christian Flaugh and Lena Taub Robles. Brill, 2019
How to Cite: Mika, K. (2020). Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (109), Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Published on 16 Apr 2020.
Mika, K., 2020. Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (109), p.Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika K. Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 2020;(109):Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika, K. (2020). Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, (109), Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
1. Mika K. Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt. European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 2020;(109):Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika K, 'Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt' (2020) European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Rev. 3 DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika, Kasia. 2020. "Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt". European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (109): Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika, Kasia. "Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt". European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies no. 109 (2020): Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634
Mika, K. "Review of Marie Vieux Chauvet's Theatres: Thought, Form, and Performance of Revolt". European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, no. 109, 2020, p. Rev. 3. DOI: http://doi.org/10.32992/erlacs.10634


A frequency tunable terahertz heterodynespectrometer, based on a third-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser as a local oscillator, has been demonstrated by measuring molecular spectral lines of methanol (CH3OH) gas at 3.5 THz. By varying the bias voltage of the laser, we achieved a tuning range of ∼1 GHz of the lasing frequency, within which the molecular spectral lines were recorded. The measured spectra show excellent agreement with modeled ones. By fitting we derived the lasing frequency for each bias voltage accurately. The ultimate performance of the receiver including the resolution of noise temperature and frequency is also addressed.


text:
A Bear's Face on MarsBlake Lively's New RoleRecognizing a StrokeData Privacy DayEasy Chocolate Cake RecipePeacock Discount
Olive & Dove RemoCam review: This HD security camera doubles as a TV remote
Olive & Dove's RemoCam is part live streaming security camera, part TV remote.
Megan Wollerton
May 25, 2017 5:00 a.m. PT
Megan Wollerton Senior Writer/Editor
Megan Wollerton covers renewable energy, climate change and other environmental topics for CNET. Before starting at CNET in 2013, she wrote for NBC Universal's DVICE (now SYFY). Megan has a master's degree from the University of Louisville and a bachelor's degree from Connecticut College, both in international relations. She is a board member of the Louisville chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. When Megan isn't writing, she's planning far-flung adventures.
Expertise Science, Home Credentials Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Louisville Metro Journalism Award for Feature Writing, Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Ohio Journalism Award for Science Writing
Unlike most DIY security cameras, Olive & Dove's $199 live streaming HD RemoCam offers infrared device control. Essentially, it's a secondary IR remote for your TV, desk fan -- and other basic home electronics. It's a unique feature (if not a little outdated), but it's pretty limited, too. RemoCam has to be facing the device you want it to control and that's it as far as "smart" features go; the camera doesn't currently support any smart home platforms.
Olive & Dove RemoCam
Olive & Dove's $199 RemoCam gives you flexibility with both local and cloud storage options.
While I successfully turned on a TV with the RemoCam's infrared remote function, the feature is outdated. RemoCam doesn't work with any smart home platforms. Its app design and night-vision view could use some work, too.
The Olive & Dove RemoCam tries to do a lot, but its outdated features can't compete with what's available today.
The RemoCam is all right overall, but its features fall far behind most of the DIY cams we've tested. That ultimately makes it difficult to recommend.
Note: RemoCam is only available in the US right now, but Olive & Dove is working on expanding. At the current exchange rate, the price converts to roughly £155 and AU$265.
Up close with Olive & Dove's Wi-Fi camera and doorbell
Use the arrows to move the camera.
Screenshot by CNET
Pan, tilt, zoom
RemoCam's 720p HD camera has a narrow 70-degree field of view, but it also has a 335-degree panning angle, a 95-degree tilting angle and a 3x digital zoom. Opting for a PTZ (pan, tilt, zoom) camera over a fixed-angle model that doesn't rotate horizontally or vertically is a matter of choice.
A lot of fixed-angle models like Piper's $280 NV cover a wide field of view, typically at least 120 degrees (the NV has an impressive 180-degree field of view). A PTZ model's viewing angle is often smaller, but it makes up for that with its ability to move to capture activity happening outside the field of view. RemoCam's pan and tilt functionality is quiet and easy to adjust in the RemoCam app.
While the camera is relatively easy to setup, the app could look better. Little details like the way the "Speak" and "Listen" icons cover the words slightly made the app seem like a beta version (see the screenshot to the right).
Still, everything worked pretty well. You can pull up the live feed whenever you want, the camera automatically switches to night-vision mode in low-light conditions and you can sound the built-in siren on-demand (or program it to sound when there's motion activity). The motion sensor was much too responsive, though, delivering continuous push alerts even with the sensitivity setting set to "Low" in the app. The quality of the night vision could be better, too.
Use a microSD card (up to 32GB, not included) to record locally or opt in to contract-free event-based cloud video storage. Olive & Dove gives you 30-day access to cloud storage for free. After that, you'll need to choose from among the following options: $4 per month for 3-day storage; $8 per month for 7-day storage or $28 per month for 30-day storage.
Best Home Security Cameras of 2017
50 indoor security cameras for a safer smart home
Everything you need to know about home security cameras
I wouldn't recommend Olive & Dove's $199 RemoCam. The infrared control is sort of interesting, but extremely limited; the camera also doesn't work with any smart home platforms. And, while its live streaming mode worked fine, its motion alerts were much too frequent. What you end up with is a fairly pricey camera that just doesn't stack up to competing models like the $150 Zmodo Pivot, the $60 Tend Secure Lynx or the $199 Canary Flex.
Olive & Dove also sells RemoBell, a $199/£155/AU$265 battery-powered weatherproof doorbell. Check out the full RemoBell review.
Features 5Usability 6Design 6Performance 7


Dhanush Launches First Look Of Thalapathy 63 Star's Next!
Actor Kathir who shot to fame with his very first movie Madha Yaanai Koottam, has proven to be an able performer and has made people sit back and notice him in all his projects so far. He has quite a number of movies in hand including Sathru, Thalapathy 63 and Jada.
Today evening, Dhanush released the first look of Kathir's Jada. Judging by the design, this upcoming movie seems to be based on sports and will see Kathir playing a footballer. Directed by Kumaran, Jada has music by Sam CS and is produced by The Poet Studios. Yogi Babu is also playing an important role in this movie. Editing is by Richard Kevin and cinematography is by AR Soorya. Jada is in the final stages of shooting.


FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University's (FGCU) state-of-the-art health sciences facility, Dr. Elaine Nicpon Marieb Hall, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. The building was built by Manhattan Construction and designed Harvard Jolly. SEQUIL Systems provided sustainability consulting services to facilitate the certification process.
The LEED rating system is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, which is the nation's leading champion for ensuring a sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving "green" buildings.
Marieb Hall features the latest in technology to prepare students to excel in the health professions, including nursing, physical therapy, human performance, occupational therapy, community health and social work. The $28 million facility houses instructional and research labs that simulate an operating room, an intensive-care unit, a labor and delivery room and various medical suites where students can practice examinations and procedures on human simulators. It is named for Elaine Nicpon Marieb, a prominent author of textbooks on anatomy and physiology, who donated $5 million to FGCU for scholarships and continued growth in health sciences programs.
The Green Building Council evaluated the 60,000-square-foot building for site sustainability, water and energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality and building materials, according to Professor Mitchell L. Cordova, Dean of the College of Health Professions and Social Work.
"This is a significant achievement for all of those who were involved in the planning, construction and finishing phases of Marieb Hall," he said.
27.5 percent savings in energy consumption and cost based on more efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems.
60 percent savings in water use based on the installation of low-flow toilets.
23 percent of building materials were manufactured using recycled content.
20 percent of construction materials were locally manufactured.
87 percent of all construction waste was diverted from landfills to recycling centers.
Marieb Hall, which opened in January 2012, is the fifth FGCU building to earn LEED certification. Manhattan Construction also built the Academic Building 7, which is certified Platinum – the highest level, and two residence halls, Biscayne and Palmetto, which are certified Silver. The Music Building is rated Gold.
All major projects in the future will be designed and constructed where possible to uphold these standards and to earn LEED certification, according to FGCU President Wilson G. Bradshaw.
FGCU is committed to integrating environmental sustainability practices throughout the campus community. Its 15-acre solar field, built by Manhattan Construction, produces enough energy to power three academic buildings – the equivalent of hundreds of homes. The university's Central Energy Plant features one of Florida's largest ice thermal storage plants, which supplies the chilled water pumped through an underground network of pipes to cool campus buildings; the plant generates ice at night when public demand and utility rates for electricity are lower. FGCU's three newest residence halls utilize hot water generated from rooftop tanks heated by the sun.
Take a video tour of the University of Houston Football Stadium site by watching this video walk through with Manhattan Construction Project Manager Matt Doffing. Click the play button to start your tour!
Click here to check out the construction webcam to see what the site look like right now.
Manhattan Construction building The University of Houston Football Stadium. PageSoutherlandPage and DLR Group are the project's architects.
The University of Houston Football Stadium project is a continuous bowled 40,000-seat stadium to replace the previously existing, demolished Robertson Stadium. The south side of the stadium consists of a cast-in-place structure with club space, suites, and a press box with premium seating. Twenty-six suites stretching from end zone to end zone on the stadium's south side will be located one level above the club. The stadium is designed to include four open-air lower bowl party decks with 24 armchairs and two open-air party suites containing 58 padded armchairs.
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett cut the ribbon marking the opening of Philbrook Downtown in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Thursday, June 13, 2013.
The opening marks the final phase of the Mathews Warehouse historical renovation project by Manhattan Construction Co. Manhattan also renovated space within the Mathews Warehouse for the recently opened Woody Guthrie Center and the Henry Zarrow Center for Arts and Education. The 90-year-old structure is a nationally registered historic building.
This satellite space is an expansion from Philbrook's original 23-acre main campus in Midtown Tulsa. It enables Philbrook to allocate significant additional gallery space to their expansive Native American art and growing modern and contemporary art collections.
Philbrook worked with Gluckman Mayner Architects, New York, to design its 30,000 square feet into two floors of elegant gallery space with expansive ceilings and open floor plans.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The OK Kids Korral is a two-story, 25,000-square-foot facility that is designed to make life easier for families with children that have cancer.
While their children are receiving cancer treatment at other nearby facilities, the OK Kids Korral provides daytime and overnight lodging as well as a safe, convenient and hopeful place for families to reconnect.
DALLAS – The American Subcontractor Association (ASA) North Texas Chapter has honored Manhattan Construction Co. with the 2012 Outstanding General Contractor Award. In addition to this top accolade, Manhattan received three other ASA honors at the organization's 35th Annual Awards Ceremony held May 25, 2013.
Manhattan won the Outstanding Project Team Award and Outstanding Project Award, both in the more than $50 million category, for construction of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in University Park, Texas. Manhattan also received the Outstanding Project Award in the less than $50 million category for construction of the Rockwall County Courthouse project in Rockwall, Texas.
George W. Bush Presidential Center, University Park, Texas.
The 226,000-square-foot George W. Bush Presidential Center opened May 1, 2013. It contains the George W. Bush Presidential Library, which includes the archives and museum, and the George W. Bush Institute. The Institute includes permanent and temporary exhibit spaces, the only full-scale replica of the oval office in the world, a Texas rose garden modeled after its White House namesake, National Archives and Records Administration storage and a presidential suite. Manhattan also built the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas, making it the only contractor to have constructed two presidential libraries.
The Rockwall County Courthouse project was completed in 2011. The 125,000-square-foot project serves courthouse functions and courthouse support services and other county service offices. The traditional courthouse design includes four 50-foot-high columns and a 150-foot dome atop the roof making the building visible from the Interstate.
HOUSTON – Effective today, Leonard Rejcek has retired as president of Manhattan Construction Company. Rejcek served in a variety of positions with Manhattan during his 33-year career including the last seven years as president. He has made many important contributions to the success of the company and will end his career by helping manage a transition to new leadership.
Francis Rooney will return as president and manage a search process for Rejcek's successor. He will assure continuity and stable leadership of the company during this transition period, and will remain as chairman once a successor is in place.
You are currently browsing the Manhattan Construction Group blog archives for June, 2013.


If you have any questions regarding my site or any suggestions for content. Please use the form below to contact me.
Your email address is safe with us, we will NEVER send you any spam or give, sell or rent your details to anyone else.
Have you got an idea for a feature or a question? If so please contact us.


text:
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <link href="resources/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <link href="resources/modules/clock/clock.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <link href="resources/modules/weather/weather.css" rel="stylesheet">

    <title>Alarm Clock</title>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Our Probe six door steel school lockers are a perfect solution for pupil / student storage of books, folders, bags and personal belongings. All our 6 door school lockers are delivered fully assembled and available in many different sizes, colours and lock options. They are manufactured here in the UK and come complete with a hard wearing anti-bacterial coating.
We offer a FREE no obligation site visit. One of our team will visit and take time to understand you exact storage requirements for you and your school. As well as standard steel pupil / student storage lockers, we offer both internal and external school lockers for wet area's such a s swimming pools, changing rooms or outside storage locations.
These 6 compartment school pupil lockers are Ideal for Middle and Secondary Schools, Sixth Form Colleges, Grammar Schools, Private and Public sector schools and other higher educational establishments such as City Technical Colleges and Universities.
Due to the huge choice of colours, sizes and optional extra's, these six door school lockers are made to order. Currently the order process takes up to 10 working days to manufacture your locker to match your exact requirements and delivery takes between 3 and 5 working days as these six compartment lockers are delivered using the manufacturers own delivery vehicles. The delivery is made on a multi drop basis over a 3 working day window.
If you need your six door school locker quicker than the estimated 10 - 15 working days then please have a look at our Express Locker range. These 6 door school lockers are available in a limited colour / size choice but they are available for delivery within 5 working days. Please call us for further information on 01444 220290.
If no colour choice is chosen during the order process then we will be sending you your chosen size for our 6 door school pupil lockers with your chosen lock option you will receive the standard locker colour - silver body with a silver door.


Online Dating Tips First Message - Online dating is the best way to find relationship. Sign up now and get a free and safe online dating with people right now.
Dating services in the real world or online are available to help you find your soul mate quickly and easily.
Mature dating sites are ideal for seniors who want to meet someone special.
Online dating communication usually progresses through four unique stages: text, audio, visual or man and woman.
If the dating website has a detailed profile of those listed on its website, chances are, they would be simple and authentic, just like you.�However, ensuring that personal information such as contact information is kept hidden and secure.
There are possibilities that you might encounter gays and the lesbians in an American dating site.
* Since you already know the person, your first physical time will be seamless.


Duluth MN funeral homes provide local funeral services. Find more information about Catholic Diocese of Duluth , Oneota Cemetery , Park Hill Cemetery Association by clicking on each funeral home listing. Send funeral flower arrangements to any Duluth funeral home delivered by our trusted local florist.
Mar. 10, 10 a.m., Found and Sons Funeral Chapels~Fredericksburg.Legg, Arlene L.: Mar. 6, noon, Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.McGuckin, Daniel C.: Mar. 7, 11 a.m., Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.Meadows, Judith: Mar. 6, 10 a.m., Laurel Hill Memorial Park. Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.Sullivan, Robert C.: Mar. 7, 7 p.m., Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.Funeral homes submit obituaries. Family members who submit obituaries have to pay in advance and provide the funeral home name and phone number. The deadline is 3 p.m. for funeral homes and noon for family submitted obituaries. Information appears in the funeral box the day the obituary appears in the paper, the day before the funeral and the day of the funeral. We reserve the right to edit obituaries to conform to newspaper style. Fax: 540/374-5537. Phone: 540/374-5410. Email: flsobits@freelancestar.com.FUNERALSClark, Florence: Mar. 6, 11 a.m., Found and Sons Funeral Chapels, Fredericksburg.Driskell,Rebecca: Mar. 7, 6 p.m., Storke Funeral Home, Nash and Slaw Chapel, Colonial Beach.Fletcher, Joseph "Bobby" J.: Mar. 7, noon, Storke Funeral Home, Nash and Slaw Chapel, Colonial Beach.Lee, Robert E. Jr.: Mar. 10, 10 a.m., Found and Sons Funeral Chapels~Fredericksburg.Legg, Arlene L.: Mar. 6, noon, Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.McGuckin, Daniel C.: Mar. 7, 11 a.m., Forest Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.Meadows, Judith: Mar. 6, 10 a.m., Laurel Hill Memorial Park. Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.Sullivan, Robert C.: Mar. 7, 7 p.m., Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.Funeral homes submit obituaries. Family members who submit obituaries have to pay in advance and provide the funeral home name and phone number. The deadline is 3 p.m. for funeral homes and noon for family submitted obituaries. Information appears in the funeral box the day the obituary appears in the paper, the day before the funeral and the day of the funeral. We reserve the right to edit obituaries to conform to newspaper style. Fax: 540/374-5537. Phone: 540/374-5410. Email: flsobits@freelancestar.com.


text:
The Energy Factor in Russia's "Asia Pivot"
Pepm_272_Kuchins_August2013.pdf
Andrew Kuchins
For a variety of economic and geostrategic reasons, Russia is again attempting to increase its efforts to develop the economy of its Eastern territories and integrate more deeply into the rapidly developing Asian regional economies. As the Obama administration announced its "Asia Pivot" in 2011, Russia's own "Asia Pivot" was marked by its hosting of the APEC Summit in Vladivostok in September 2012. Historically, Russia was a primarily European focused power, until the Cold War confrontation with the United States. Engaging in Asian affairs does not come naturally to Russia's elite, but Vladimir Putin is keenly aware of the shifting global economic balance of power to Asia, and he understands that Russia's integration there is essential for its successful long-term development. It is true that during the latter Soviet period Moscow was more focused on Asia because of the emergence of China as a perceived strategic threat, but this engagement with the region was almost entirely on military-strategic terms. Now, however, the currency of power has shifted to a certain degree from military to economic prowess. And just as energy, mainly oil and gas, has been Russia's principal economic comparative advantage to its West, Russian economic integration in Asia leads with its energy resources.
The Geopolitical Importance of Development: Necessity and Controversy
It remains critical that Russia develop the hydrocarbon resources of Eastern Siberia and the Far East for three primary reasons: 1) the decline of production from oil and gas deposits in Western Siberia; 2) the necessity of developing the economically backwards Far East; and 3) Russia's deep concerns over Chinese encroachment in the Far East. The most pressing is the decline of the large oil and gas deposits concentrated in Western Siberia that have historically served as the backbone of the Russian oil and gas sectors. These deposits largely fell into decline in 2007; since that time, Russia has barely overcome that shortfall through the development of new assets. Such deposits accounted for 77 percent of oil production in 2009, even as they have been depleted by approximately 60 percent (similarly, the major exploited gas deposits in Western Siberia have already been depleted by 65-75 percent). With these large deposits "at the phase of actively declining production," the focus of the oil and gas sectors is set to shift toward medium- to small-scale deposits and "hard-to-recover" reserves, all of which will require immense private sector, public sector, and foreign investment. The Russian development plan for the Eastern regions is predicated on the idea that these fields can quickly be brought on line to make up for these production shortfalls and create a stable oil and gas sector that is once again capable of expansion.
Absent the contribution of new fields in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, the decline of Western Siberian oil and gas would have a dramatic negative effect on both Russia's geopolitical position and its public finances. Oil alone provides over half of Russia's export revenue, and oil and gas profits account for over 40 percent of the federal budget. Unlike many of the other major global oil and gas exporters, Russia also suffers from a dearth of spare capacity, meaning that without significant modernization and the development of the Eastern regions it will be unable to maintain current levels of oil and gas exports.[1] In fact, the Russian energy strategy calls for the expansion of oil and gas exports overall. This is in part driven by a desire to diversify Russia's export portfolio away from traditional export markets in Europe, where energy demand is expected to decline over the coming years, toward the growing markets of Northeast Asia. Russia also views this diversification as a way to increase its leverage vis-à-vis its consumers in Europe who have recently sought to reduce their dependence on Russia.
Russia's push to develop the hydrocarbon resources in its Eastern regions is also deeply tied to its concerns about the relative economic backwardness of its eastern flank. Russia has deep concerns regarding the balance of its relationship with China that, in recent decades, has been characterized by a widening gap both economically and in terms of population. This divide is on stark display along the Sino-Russian border, where the population of China's northeastern territories is roughly ten times that of Eastern Russia, despite those territories accounting for approximately 60 percent of Russia's overall territory. The gap in economic dynamism is even more glaring, with the Eastern regions of Russia contributing only 5.6 percent of the country's total GDP.[2] Energy, an industry dominated by state-directed enterprises and an area in which the Far East boasts numerous natural advantages, has been the obvious choice to drive the development of the Far Eastern economy and its attendant infrastructure, so as to, in part, assuage fears about domination of the Eastern regions by its massive neighbor. However, the expansion of Sino-Russian energy relations has demanded the expansion of Chinese foreign investment in these regions. Paradoxically, this investment has stoked fears about economic domination and "silent expansion" by the Chinese in the Russian Far East, even as it has contributed to the end goal of economic development.
It is important to note that Russian concern over economic domination of the Far Eastern regions by the Chinese has significantly hampered the development of the region's hydrocarbon resources. It is widely accepted that Russia does not possess the investment capital to unilaterally develop these regions. However, fear about foreign investment, especially from China (Russia's most natural partner in this regard), along with an economic environment that is largely hostile to such investment has kept foreign investment in onshore development to a slow trickle. Many figures in the Russian government fear that with too much investment from China the Far East will become a "resource appendage" of China rather than an economically dynamic region of Russia. Some analysts have proposed that Russia pursue a foreign investment strategy based on a consortium of foreign partners, including states in Northeast Asia and the United States. Such a strategy would diversify the immense risk involved in hydrocarbon development in Russia among the investing countries while assuaging Russian concern over the economic sovereignty of Eastern Siberia and the Far East. However, the fact remains that the Energy Strategy to 2030 calls for foreign investment well below the levels that would be necessary to sustain a major foreign investment consortium, making it unlikely that such a strategy will be pursued in the short term.
Concerns over the development trajectory of these regions have caused the government to pursue a somewhat centralized development strategy. However, considerable controversy has developed over how exactly the economic development of these regions should be managed. Two distinct approaches to this management structure have been proposed. The first consists of the development of a state corporation to direct the development of the Far East. This strategy was first presented to Putin by Sergei Shoigu, then minister of emergency situations (now minister of defense), in January 2012. He argued that a state-run corporation could best establish the type of economic environment that would allow for the sustainable and rapid development of these regions. A version of the bill to create this corporation leaked in April 2012. According to reports, the corporation would be allowed to bypass regional and local governments to give permits for mining natural resources. The corporation would be directly accountable to the president, while other state agencies would not be able to interfere with its decisions. To facilitate the ventures, the body would get 500 billion rubles ($17 billion) worth of stakes in energy, resource, and infrastructure companies. The corporation would also receive unprecedented oversight in the decisions of major state monopolies like Gazprom and Transneft.
Controversy quickly developed over the issue of a state corporation in the Far East. Former minister of finance Alexei Kudrin was quick to criticize the proposal, stating that it would increase graft, enable the state to grant special preferences to certain investors, and consequently crowd out and deter other private investors.[3] Additionally Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, Kudrin's successor, publicly opposed the plan, arguing that a state corporation was unnecessary and that it would hinder the development efforts of the regional governments.[4]
Subsequently, a separate proposal for the development of a ministry for the development of the Russian Far East was proposed and, ultimately, adopted. President Putin created this ministry in May 2012, appointing Viktor Ishaev, formerly the long-time governor of Khabarovsk, as its head. Its mandate was broadly defined to include the implementation of all state programs and federal targeted programs for the Russian East, including long-term projects such as those included within the Energy Strategy to 2030. Many officials within the regions have opposed the operations of this ministry, as they believe it impedes the development projects underway on the regional level while not significantly adding to the economic development of the Far East. Last spring, President Putin himself accused the ministry of not fulfilling its purpose and failing to effectively direct the economic development of the region. He was especially critical of the fact that the ministry had not fully developed a fully-fledged policy program and that it has exhibited considerable fiscal waste. Importantly, Putin's dissatisfaction with the ministry has led his government to reconsider the development of a state corporation for the development of these regions. At present, it remains to be seen what type of structure the Russian government will employ to guide the development of the Far Eastern regions or how efficiently it will be able to utilize the massive, and essential, hydrocarbon resources of Eastern Siberia and the Far East.
Diversification of Partners to Hedge China as Strategic Principle?
Despite the continuous public and official pronunciations of the historically unprecedented harmony in Sino-Russian relations (which may be true given that for centuries this has been a highly conflictual relationship), perhaps Vladimir Putin's greatest foreign policy challenge in the years ahead will be managing relations with his rapidly rising neighbor to the East. And just as Russia is wary of Chinese encroachment on its most valuable sovereign domain, hydrocarbon supplies, it is acutely concerned about becoming overleveraged to China more broadly in Asian regional relations if not global inter-relations. Consequently we are seeing increasing signs now of efforts by Moscow to diversify its portfolio of Asian partners, so to speak, especially with Japan, South Korea, and, most recently, Vietnam.
In June 2012, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov stated that Russian and Chinese relations had reached unprecedented high levels.[5] This was shortly before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Beijing at which China and Russia signed ten important agreements on security, economics, and energy.[6] Russia and China have formed a close political partnership in recent years that reflects shared understandings vis-à-vis the United States and the West (opposition to perceived Western "domination" in local affairs) and alignments on contentious issues such as Iran sanctions, Syria, and NATO expansion. They have dramatically expanded cooperation in trade (China is now Russia's largest partner[7]) and have pledged to increase trade from $83 billion in 2011 to $200 billion in 2020. In addition, the Russian Far East has fewer than 6.5 million people today. By comparison, China's northeast and Inner Mongolia have seen steady human population growth and had 139.9 million people as of 2008. Sergei Karaganov, of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Moscow, expresses fears that Russia's "semi-dependency" on China could add "a great deal of international weight" to the PRC, which should concern other countries of the Asia-Pacific community." What Russians call the "China threat" simply reflects Russia's own paranoia against a backdrop of economic backwardness and depopulation of its eastern regions.[8] In Beijing politics, Russia is now being talked about as "China's strategic rear."[9] The commitment to secure China's "strategic rear" is motivated by obvious national security considerations, but also by pragmatic recognition that this allows China to concentrate on economic modernization.
Moreover, over the last five or six years, China has had an increasing footprint in Russia's historic sphere of influence, Central Asia. In 2009, the presidents of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan celebrated the inauguration of the Central Asian-China pipeline, which runs approximately 2000 kilometers through the four countries and has a planned total capacity of 40 billion cubic meters. This marked the first major diversion (Turkmenistan began exporting gas to Iran in 1998) of former Soviet republic gas resources outside of the Soviet legacy Gazprom pipeline network.
The APEC summit in September in Vladivostok was the global stage for Russia's assertive turn to the Far East, and its ambitious development in Russia itself. In an interview, Vladimir Putin stated that "two-thirds of Russian territory is located in Asia, and yet the bulk of our foreign trade—more than 50 percent—comes from Europe, whereas Asia only accounts for 24 percent,"[10] and predicted huge growth. According to Minister of Far East Development Victor Ishayev, $1.1 trillion rubles ($35 billion) was invested in the Russian Far East in 2010, an unprecedented amount.[11] However, President Putin was very critical of Ishayev, called for more concrete results and even proposed incentives for businesses such as a zero-rate federal profit tax for the first 10 years for start-ups for investments of 500 million rubles ($16.5 million) or more. During the APEC summit, Russia did not make any political or financial demands of its Asian partners. Moscow raised technical questions and APEC countries raised questions such as the movement of cargoes across Russian territory for Asian countries to enjoy promised benefits, including the unification of transport code, automation of logistical systems, and so on. Russia promised to cut the time taken to clear foreign containers from 12 days to four to five days by 2018.
Russia is primarily interested in its restoration as a great power. Although Moscow has not abandoned its fixation on the United States as its principal global foe with its encroachment on areas of Russian "privileged interests," the rapid rise of China and its dramatically increasing economic influence and power in Central Asia and elsewhere among Russia's neighbors has been the impetus for some recalibration of Russian foreign policy, serving as a stimulus for improved ties with Washington, for example. Also significantly, Russia is starting to look at Asia for its own importance and possible contributions to Russian development rather than as a thinly credible threat to the West that if Russian interests are not more respected it will align with China, a refrain heard often during the Yeltsin and earlier Putin presidencies.
Instead, Russia is shifting its strategy towards a complex policy of global accommodation. In line with its goal of modernization, Russia has pushed for regional economic integration with an eye toward joint investment projects. Specifically, it has highlighted energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and advanced technology as areas in which joint investment and technical cooperation should take place. The successful realization of Russia's new Asia Strategy requires Russia to maintain a close relationship with China; this is more accurately described as an "axis of necessity" rather than an "axis of convenience," as Bobo Lo termed it. The two powers share common multi-polar visions for the security architecture in the Asia-Pacific, predicated on the principles of non-interference, equality, respect for international law, cooperation in development, and opposition to Cold War-era policies. Together they have championed multilateralism as the legal foundation for this architecture and advocated for a system that would prioritize collective leadership.
But Russia is well aware of the need to extend and improve ties with a wide variety of Asian neighbors, including the United States, as it continues to deepen its ties with China. The most logical development from this in the Asian energy sphere would thus be a more accepting Russian posture to increasing Chinese investment and equity stakes in the development of its East Asian resources while at the same time increasing the involvement of other major Asian partners.
[1] Thane Gustafson, "Russian Oil Industry at a Crossroads as Infrastructure Ages," The New York Times, December 4, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/business/global/russian-oil-industry-at-a-crossroads-as-infrastructure-ages.html?_r=0.
[2] Rens Lee, "The Far East Between Russia, China, And America – Analysis," Eurasia Review, July 31, 2012, http://www.eurasiareview.com/31072012-the-far-east-between-russia-china-and-america-analysis/.
[3] "Kudrin Slams Russia's Far East Mega Plan," RIA Novosti, April 24, 2012, http://en.rian.ru/business/20120424/173012144.html.
[4] "Минфин жестко раскритиковал идею создания корпорации развития Сибири и ДВ," Взгляд,
May 2, 2012, http://vz.ru/news/2012/5/2/576988.html.
[5] http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-06/03/c_131628116.htm.
[6] http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/china-and-russia-sign-10-crucial-agreements_780126.html.
[7] http://www.eurasiareview.com/31072012-the-far-east-between-russia-china-and-america-analysis/
[8] Shoichi Itoh, Russia Looks East: Energy Markets and Geopolitics in Northeast Asia, Center for Strategic and International Studies, July 2011, p. 40.
[9] http://valdaiclub.com/asia/52300.html.
[10] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/world/europe/at-asia-pacific-meeting-putin-focuses-on-the-far-east.html.
[11]_http://rbth.ru/articles/2012/12/04/putin_unsatisfied_with_the_ministry_of_far_east_development_20803.html.
Kuchins
Russia's Global Engagement
American University of Central Asia
View all Policy Memos by Andrew Kuchins


text:
Grand danois (tyska: Deutsche Dogge), en hundras från Tyskland. Den är en molosserhund framavlad som jakthund för högvilt; idag är den sällskapshund. I en undersökning 2012/2013 utnämndes grand danois till en av världens trettio populäraste hundraser.

Historia

Grand danois antas härstamma från stridshundar som funnits runtom i Europa sedan romartiden. För att passa bättre till högviltjakt korsades dessa med vinthundar, så att hundarna blev snabbare och smidigare. Olika varianter avlades vid många av Europas furstehus. Särskilt i Tyskland användes hundarna till jakt på vildsvin.

Namnet grand danois är franska för stor dansk. Hundtypen betecknades som dansk både av Carl von Linné i Cynographia 1753 och av Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon i dennes naturalhistoria 1755. Varför grand danois ansetts som dansk är okänt.

Vid Tysklands första hundutställning i Hamburg 1863 visades åtta hundar kallade Dänische Dogge och sju kallade Ullmer Doggen. År 1878 bildades en kommitté i Berlin för att samla alla varianter av stora jaktdoggar från de olika furstendömena under namnet Deutsche Dogge. Dessa var av olika typ och gick under en rad namn; Bärbeisser, Hatzrüde, Saupacker, Tigerdogge och Ulmerdogge. Rikskanslern Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) utnämnde rasen till Tysklands nationalras. År 1888 bildades den tyska rasklubben och 1891 fastställde denna en rasstandard.

I Danmark deltog grand danois också på landets första utställning 1886 och fick i stamboken från 1890 beteckningen Stor Dansk Hund. I England bildades en rasklubb redan 1885.

Samtidigt som Tyskland slutgiltigt fastställdes som rasens hemland bestämde den internationella hundorganisationen FCI 1937 att det står varje land fritt att själv bestämma rasnamnet. Storbritannien och USA tog namnet Great Dane och Italien tog namnet Alano efter alanernas antika stridshundar.

Egenskaper
Grand danois är vanligen lugna och fungerar bra ihop med barn. Den skall till sin karaktär vara vänlig, kärleksfull och trogen sin ägare, och särskilt barn. Mot främlingar är den tillbakadragen och reserverad. Självsäkra, oförskräckta, lättuppfostrade och läraktiga sällskaps- och familjehundar eftersträvas, vilka har hög retningströskel och inte är aggressiva. Valpar får inte motioneras hårt; de bör hanteras varsamt och ej utsättas för hårda aktiviteter och alltför tuff lek, då detta kan medföra hälsoproblem senare, bland annat lösa skuldror och armbågar. De bör leka, växa och utvecklas i egen takt.

Utseende
Grand danois är en stor hund, ofta uppåt 70-90 kilogram och 70 till 90 cm i mankhöjd. Enskilda grand danois har vid flera tillfällen noterats i Guinness rekordbok som "världens största hund". Grand danois finns i 5 olika färgvarianter: gul, tigrerad, svart, blå och harlekin.

Fiktion
 Ulmerdoggar omnämns bland annat i "Bock i örtagård" av Fritiof Nilsson Piraten.
 Scooby-Doo från de tecknade TV-serierna har denna hundras som förlaga. Det gäller även den tecknade Marmaduke, och Överste Gyllenskalps "flerfaldigt prisbelönta rasdjur" Cesar, samt Rubeus Hagrids Fang.

Referenser

Fotnoter

Noter

Källor
 Renée Willes: All världens hundraser, Bromma 2003,
 Carl-Reinhold von Essen (red): Hundboken, Stockholm 1955–1956
 Tine Luther: Den store dansker, Hunden nr 1/2 2007, medlemsblad för Dansk Kennel Klub (DKK)
 Extended Breed Standard of the Great Dane, Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC)
 Winfried Nouc: Die Historie der Deutschen Dogge, Deutscher Doggen Club 1888, den tyska rasklubben (Läst 24 augusti 2014)

Externa länkar

Rasspecifik Avelsstrategi (RAS), Svenska Grand Danoisklubben

Schnauzer och pinscher, molosser och bergshundar samt sennenhundar
Hundraser från Tyskland


text:
Walewein (Engels: Gawain, Welsh: Gwalchmei), Gawan, is een van de ridders van de Ronde Tafel.

Hij is een neef van koning Arthur en zoon van Morgause en koning Lot van Orkney en een broer van Agravaine, Gaheris, Gareth en Mordred.
Walewein wordt al vroeg vermeld in een van de kronieken rond de Arthurlegende.
Walewein wordt beschreven als loyaal aan koning en familie, een vriend voor jongere ridders en verdediger van de zwakkeren. Bovendien verstaat hij de geneeskunst.
In de kronieken worden er drie kinderen aan hem gerefereerd, Florence, Lovell en Gingalain (ook bekend als Wigalois). Een van zijn vrouwen was Florie van Syrië.

In de Engelse en Schotse literatuur wordt hij omschreven als een gerespecteerde nobele volksheld, die vooral bekendheid geniet uit het middeleeuws verhaal Heer Gawein en de groene ridder (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).
Hij is een hoofdpersonage uit het boek Historia regum Britanniae van Geoffrey van Monmouth, en in Wolfram von Eschenbachs Parzival wordt hij ook vermeld, als Gawan.

Parzival
Daar is hij de zoon van Lot van Norwaege en Sangive, Artus' zuster. Beacurs is zijn broer en Itonje, Surdamur en Cundrie zijn zijn zusters. Een groot deel van de Parzival is aan zijn avonturen besteed (avonturen 7,8,10-13). Hij bevrijdt zijn moeder Sangive en zuster Itonje uit het Schastel marveile (wonderkasteel) van Clinschor. Hertog Clinschor was van het geslacht van Vergilius van Napels en verliefd geworden op Iblis, de koningin van Sicilje. Daarop was hij door haar man koning Ibert te Kalot enbolot ontmant. Clinschor leerde in Persida toveren en bouwde zijn wonderkasteel op land dat koning Irot, de vader van Gramoflanz, hem schonk.

Eerst trekt Gawan naar de stad Bearosche, waar hij in dienst treedt van Obilot, de jongste dochter van de burchtheer Lyppaut. Hij draagt haar mouw op zijn schild. Bearosche wordt belegerd, omdat Obie, haar oudere zuster, koning Meljanz van Liz hooghartig heeft afgewezen, hoewel ze van hem houdt. Twaalf schansen zijn er ter verdediging opgeworpen. Meljanz is er met een groot leger op uit getrokken, om zijn vazal te straffen. Parzival strijdt overigens aan de kant van Meljanz, maar de twee helden treffen elkaar niet. Gawan overwint Meljanz door zijn arm met een lans te doorboren en neemt hem gevangen. Obilot bewerkstelligt dat Obie en Meljanz hun ruzie staken en met elkaar in het huwelijk treden.

Daarop trekt Gawan naar de burcht Schanpfanzun in Ascalun, want hij was van de Ronde tafel weggeroepen, om daar een tweekamp uit te vechten. Hij werd er van verdacht koning Kingrisin te hebben gedood, terwijl in werkelijkheid graaf Ehkunat voor diens dood verantwoordelijk was. Kingrisin had twee kinderen met Flurdamurs (Gahmurets zuster): Vergulaht en Antikonie. Gawan wordt door Vergulaht in het nauw gedreven, terwijl Antikonie hem juist bijstaat. Hij verdedigt zich met een schaakbord, terwijl zij met de stukken gooit. Er wordt vrede gesloten en een nieuwe tweekamp  afgesproken, die uiteindelijk wordt afgeblazen. Gawan moet, net als Parzival, de graal verwerven.

Gawan reist verder en komt hertogin Orgeluse van Logroys tegen, die een ridder zoekt, die wraak kan nemen op Gramoflanz. De gewonde vorst Urjans, door Gawan genezen, steelt als dank Gawans paard Gringuljete, zodat die te voet verder moet. Gramoflanz heeft Cidegast, de echtgenoot van Orgeluse gedood. Gawan moet voor hij Gramoflanz kan bekampen eerst verschillende beproevingen doorstaan. Ze gaan naar de rivier voor het Wonderkasteel. Orgeluse wordt door de veerman Plippalinot overgezet. Gawan overwint Lishoys Gwelljus, die de plek bewaakt en wint zijn paard terug. Dan wordt ook Gawan de rivier over gevaren. Hij overnacht bij de veerman en zijn gezin. Plippalinot geeft hem een groot, zwaar schild en Gawan gaat te voet het Wonderkasteel binnen. Daar gaat hij een zaal binnen met een gladde vloer en een 'Lit marveile' (wonderbed). Hij gaat op het bed liggen, dat tegen alle wanden botst en in het midden van de zaal tot stilstand komt. Dan werpen vijfhonderd katapulten stenen op hem en vervolgens schieten meer dan vijfhonderd bogen pijlen op hem af. Ondanks zijn schild raakt hij gewond. Dan komt er een 'boerenkinkel' met muts en gekleed in een mantel en wijde broek van vissenhuid en een knuppel in zijn hand. Deze man laat een leeuw vrij, zo groot als een paard. Gawan doodt de leeuw, wint daarmee de 'ereprijs' en wordt daarna verzorgd door Arnive, de moeder van koning Artus, die samen met vierhonderd jonkvrouwen en ridders als gevangene in het kasteel van Clinschor woont. Gawan wordt heer van 'Terre marveile' (wonderland).

In een wonderlijke zuil ziet hij zijn beminde Orgeluse en Lijfwacht Florand. In de zuil kan men zien wat er zes mijl in de omtrek gebeurt. Clinschor heeft de zuil meegenomen uit Tribalibot (India), het land van koningin Secundille. Zij is de geliefde van Feirefiz, Parzivals halfbroer. Gawan steekt de Lijfwacht achter het zadel en gaat met Orgeluse naar 'Li gweiz prelljus' (de gevaarlijke voorde), waar de rivier Sabins woest doorheen stroomt. Aan de overzijde moet Gawan een krans van een tak van een boom pakken. Gramoflanz is echter de bewaker, zijn vader is door Gawans vader, Lot van Norwaege, gedood. Gawan weet de krans uit de boom te grijpen en wordt uitgedaagd tot een tweekamp op het veld van Joflanze bij de stad Rosche Sabins. Artus, die in Löver verblijft, wordt met zijn hof uitgenodigd de strijd bij te wonen. Gawan raakt er in gevecht met Parzival, omdat ze elkaar niet herkennen. De strijd wordt onbeslist afgebroken. Parzival strijdt met Gramoflanz. Het gevecht tussen Gramoflanz en Gawan gaat niet door, wanneer blijkt dat Gramoflanz' geliefde, Itonje, de zuster is van Gawan. Gramoflanz en Itonje trouwen, net als Gawan en Orgeluse. Parzival en Feirefiz ontmoeten elkaar voor het eerst en samen gaan de halfbroers naar Munsalvaesche, de graalburcht, waar Parzival zijn oom Anfortas uit zijn lijden bevrijd en zelf graalkoning wordt. Anfortas was gewond geraakt, toen hij verliefd was geworden op Orgeluse.

Walewein en het schaakspel
In Vlaanderen schreef een zekere Penninc in de 13de eeuw de Arthurroman Walewein en het schaakspel.

Couperus
In 1922 schreef Louis Couperus de roman Het zwevende schaakbord, die op dezelfde traditie gebaseerd is.

Walewein in films

Sterling Hayden speelt hem in Prince Valiant uit 1954.
Murray Head speelt hem in Gawain and the Green Knight uit 1973.
Humbert Balsam speelt hem in Lancelot du Lac uit 1974.
Terry Gilliam speelt hem in Monty Python and the Holy Grail uit 1975.
André Dussollier speelt hem in Perceval le Gallois uit 1978
Liam Neeson speelt hem in Excalibur uit 1981.
Miles O'keefe speelt hem in Sword of the Valiant:The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight uit 1984.
Patrick Ryecart speelt hem in Arthur the King uit 1985.
Jason Durr speelt hem in Gawain and the Green Knight uit 1991
Martin East speelt hem in Guinevere uit 1994
Anthony Hickox speelt hem in Prince Valiant uit 1997
Anthony Bishop speelt hem in Merlin the Return uit 1999
Noah Huntley speelt hem in The Mists of Avalon uit 2001
Joel Edgerton speelt hem in King Arthur uit 2004
Eoin Macken speelt hem in de televisieserie Merlin (2008-2012)
Matt Stokoe speelt hem in Cursed uit 2020
Dev Patel speelt hem in The Green Knight uit 2021

Zie ook
 Walewein en het schaakspel

Literatuur
Bart Besamusca, Walewein, in: W.P. Gerritsen en A.G. van Melle, Van Aiol tot de Zwaanridder. Personages uit de middeleeuwse verhaalkunst en hun voortleven in literatuur, theater en beeldende kunst'', 1993, p. 340-350

Arthurlegende
Ridder


text:
Person: Saddam Hussein
Uranium in Iraq
Q: Was it recently revealed that the U.S. found uranium in Iraq after the invasion in 2003?
A: No. Uranium recently shipped from Iraq to Canada was left over from Saddam Hussein's defunct nuclear weapons program and had been in sealed containers, under guard, since the end of the first Gulf War in 1991. Claims that this material is "vindication" for President Bush's WMD claims in 2003 are completely false.
U.S. Intelligence on WMDs in Iraq
Q: What was known to U.S. intelligence and Congress about WMDs in Iraq before the vote to go to war?
A: Senior U.S. intelligence officials believed, incorrectly, that Iraq had stockpiles of chemical and germ weapons and was developing nuclear weapons. They also agreed Saddam Hussein wouldn't give such weapons to terrorists unless attacked. Few members of Congress read the full 92-page report with all its qualifications and dissents.
A Misleading Appeal To Fear
The pro-Bush group Progress for America is running a TV ad appealing directly to Americans' fear of terrorists, saying bluntly "These people want to kill us."
Iraq: What Did Congress Know, And When?
Bush says Congress had the same (faulty) intelligence he did. Howard Dean says intelligence was "corrupted." We give facts.


text:
FLORIDA VERSUS KENTUCKY: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
By Orson Oct 19, 2007, 11:37am EDT
Share All sharing options for: FLORIDA VERSUS KENTUCKY: A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
Brooks: winless against Florida. For now.
Florida plays Kentucky in Commonwealth Stadium this Saturday in a game that those paid to actually write about the game without profanities refer to as a "game that matters." Mattering or not, Florida versus Kentucky has always been a movable feast of a game, albeit sometimes a morbidly fascinating one--like a good bear-baiting match or bullfight, even the blowouts have had their points of interest along the way to the predictable finish.
Therefore, we begin our own sentimental jersey with the team that has been, in our lifetime at least, the most charismatic of SEC doormats, Kentucky. We have to do this now because, after 20 straight victories, the Wildcats stand as good a chance of snapping the streak as they ever have, so we must look back on the ashes while we can.
1993: "Doering's got a touchdown!" An announcer who has a simple factual statement as his standard, go-to memory call is a less than charismatic announcer, but that's Florida's own Mick Hubert, a sapling next to the Redwood of Larry Munson. If he were a writer, he'd have to cite an industrial manual as his finest work; if he were a musician, he would have written the Empire Carpet song.
Hubert's extremely factual call comes from a game where the Fun 'n Gun misfired in cataclysmic fashion: Terry Dean the INT Machine and Danny Wuerffel threw a combined seven interceptions against Kentucky, giving the 'Cats short field, freebie scores, and all the rope they needed to tie up Florida in a 20-17 game on the road.
Wuerffel was young at the time, as in the kind of young where he showed up to the game and people remarked about that cute middle school fan who came in full pads with his own unpronounceable name on the back and wanted to go play on the field with the big boys.
He also threw like a middle schooler hefting a full-sized ball for the first time: hefting it from his shoulder from his hips, driving up through the legs and shotputting it into the field of play awkwardly. Somehow, improbably, the ball always seemed to end up where it should...in the arms of Chris Doering, for example, with seven seconds left on the clock to stab Kentucky dead, 24-20.
This was the one moment of tension in a tale of slaughter and spiteful smiting otherwise known as...
The Curry Years: Blood on the Highway, '90-'96. When watching Mad Max, the camera shoots right from the front of the trucks, so that when Max, for example, steps on the gas pedal and crushes a mohawked, shotgun-wielding punk with the full bulk and force of an 18-wheeler, you fully understand just how much unadulterated vengeance flows through the man's veins.
The camera angles were extreme and unforgiving during the Bill Curry era, as well. Curry let Spurrier go when he cleared out Pepper Rodgers' staff out and tossed the budding young genius-baby out with the bathwater. Failing to recognize the obvious radiant halo of football god-dom around him, Curry set the stage for a seven year vengeance play coordinated by the hands of the most vengeful playcaller this side of Genghis Khan.
The '93 game was an outlier compared to the rest of Bill Curry's extremely long and painful lesson in exactly why he should not have tossed Spurrier to the wind at Tech: promising his coaching staff he would "never call the dogs off" against Curry, Spurrier won every game he coached against Curry by an average score of 46-13, including a pair of epic 65-0 and 73-7 games that still burn in our memory as the biggest asswhippings we've seen. Toddlers getting pistol-whipped by crack dealers had a fairer fight on their hands than those teams.
The Hal Mumme years: Combover Genius, '97--'01.
Perhaps the most fun we've ever had during this series as a Florida fan came during the Hal Mumme years, when Steve Spurrier not only faced a coach he hated in Mumme, but one who went leagues out of his way to piss in Spurrier's oatmeal at every chance. We're guessing Spurrier hated Mumme to begin with, since he came into Kentucky a self-proclaimed offensive genius, and lord knows a diva hates to share the spotlight.
And Kentucky would ring up points with Mumme's "Air Raid" offense against Florida, sometimes even getting flush with greed and attempting numerous onside kicks against Florida in 1997 to ensure a good, vitamin-rich hatred sprang up between the two coaches. Spurrier's explanation for the multiple onsides?
''If I had a defense like Hal Mumme has, I'd be trying them on every kickoff.''
The world also owes Mumme for introducing Kentucky to three things:
1. Tim Couch, NFL Draft Pick Queen. Cleveland, you're welcome!
2. Jared Lorenzen. You know the world is a better place thanks to Mumme's willingness to play a 400 pound quarterback who ate his playbook accidentally several times a week.
3. Offensive assistant Mike Leach coached the best offenses Kentucky ever had before adding the innovation of "downfield passing" to the mix and leaving UK for Oklahoma and eventually his home port of Lubbock. So pirates of the world, ye owe Mumme for bringing up such a legendary buccaneer when he was but a mere pip of a lad.
4. A slew of NCAA violations leading to his departure on--surprise!--signing day in 2001.
Mumme is now fighting terrorists one by one and coaching the New Mexico State Aggies. He still denies the existence of the forward pass and his bald spot.
Guy Morriss, Hans Moleman of Coaching, '01-02. You know what we remember about Guy Morriss? Him getting punched in the balls. Congratulations, you're a head coach now? SANCTIONED! Punch in the balls. Hey, you think you're going to beat Florida with the game tied 34-34 in the 4th? KEIWAN RATLIFF'D! Punch in the balls. Morriss' teams played with a rigor and toughness unseen in Mumme's teams and played for exactly 59 hard minutes. That other one minute? Punched them in the balls every time. Ratliff applied fist to balls in the waning minutes of a tight game with a 96 yard TD interception and an intercepted two point conversion to doom the Wildcats in '02.
Kentucky still went 7-5 once under Morriss, halcyon times by any definition for a Kentucky team pre-2007. And for their hard work, they received what might the gridiron equivalent of an asteroid, traveling for millions of years through the vacuum of space unimpeded and content, suddenly crashing into your unsuspecting testes: the post-gatorade celebration Hail Mary against LSU.
BLUEGRASS MIRACL'D! Again, Guy Morriss collapses in pain on the sideline. We can't blame him for leaving for Baylor in 2003. At least Bears losses aren't even close. There's a comfort in certain defeat, you know.
Rich Brooks, pre-awesomeness, '03--'05. And this brings us to the suddenly good Kentucky of the present, which only had to go through three straight years of suck-all to get here. In his first year at Kentucky, Rich Brooks nearly had a prestigious scalp on his wall when Kentucky held a 21-3 lead in the fourth quarter in Lexington over [NAME REDACTED]'s suddenly inept Florida team.
They blew this lead in a hailstorm of human error and spastic execution by Florida, yet no error stood taller than that of Jared Lorenzen. Used to doing everything himself (and perhaps distracted by a food vendor jiggling a tray of hot dogs alluringly in the stands,) Lorenzen, asked to pass with a 21-16 lead in the wee remnants of the fourth, wore Channing Crowder for a full four seconds or so before thinking "MMM HOT DOG SHIT MUST THROW!" and tossing a wild, almost sidearm pass to Johnny Lamar for a completion.
Johnny Lamar played for Florida. Florida scored, and Rich Brooks thought the whole thing was bullshit. He still thinks its bullshit that he, like the bullshit coaches before him, haven't won a game against Florida. He has every chance to correct that on Saturday, something we totally think is most definitely not bullshit. Really.


text:
Baker and Weisbrot | International Community Should Reject Haiti
Dean Baker &
Washington, D.C. – Haiti's elections, which were fraught with widespread irregularities and the arbitrary exclusion of political parties, should be rejected by the international community, Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research said today.
"From the banning of the country's most popular party from the ballot to election day irregularities including numerous reports of ballot stuffing and the disenfranchisement of numerous eligible voters, these elections were an obvious farce from start to finish," Weisbrot said.
Twelve presidential candidates and thousands of demonstrators called for the elections to be canceled on Sunday.
Don't miss a beat
Get the latest news and thought-provoking analysis from Truthout.
"The international community should reject these elections and affirm support for democratic institutions in Haiti," Weisbrot added. "Otherwise, Haiti could be left with a government that is widely seen as illegitimate."
Weisbrot recommended that Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) be replaced so that new elections that would include all eligible political parties, and gain the respect of the population, could be held.
CEPR policy analyst Alex Main was in Haiti to observe what took place on election day, and witnessed numerous irregularities, including what appeared to be a stuffed ballot box at one location. Main noted that turnout appeared low at polling locations he visited, which would be consistent with official voter registration data for some areas. In Cite Soleil, for example – a Fanmi Lavalas party stronghold with a population of around 300,000 — less than 100,000 people were registered to vote.
"It is clear that the sentiment here is that the international community should have done something to provide for people's basic needs, such as shelter, drinkable water and sanitation, and get some of the other life-threatening conditions — including the cholera outbreak — under control, before trying to hold elections," Main said. "The procedural illegitimacy has made this skepticism of the elections even stronger."
The elections were widely decried as unfair long before election day. The CEP's arbitrary exclusion of over a dozen political parties – including the most popular, Fanmi Lavalas – was condemned by 45 members of the U.S. Congress; Senator Richard Lugar, the most influential Republican Senator on foreign affairs; dozens of aid and policy NGO's; and others. Numerous major media outlets including the New York Times, Financial Times, CNN, Reuters, AP, and others reported many instances of irregularities throughout election day, including registered voters whose names did not appear on voter lists and apparent attempts at ballot stuffing. The New York Times reported that less than half of requisite voter registration cards were believed to have been distributed ahead of the elections. Several violent incidents also marred the electoral process, with media reports of at least two people killed on election day.
Main noted that in all of the polling locations he visited around Port-au-Prince and neighboring Carrefour there were people who wished to vote but were unable to do so since they did not appear on voter rolls. Media reports described numerous similar incidents, such as at the polling location for Camp Corail, which houses over 7,500 people yet had only 39 registered names on the voter roll.
The Center for Economic and Policy Research is an independent, nonpartisan think tank that was established to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. CEPR's Advisory Board includes Nobel Laureate economists Robert Solow and Joseph Stiglitz; Janet Gornick, Professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Luxembourg Income Study; and Richard Freeman, Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., which he co-founded. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.
Mark Weisbrot is codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. and president of Just Foreign Policy. He is also the author of Failed: What the 'Experts' Got Wrong About the Global Economy (2015, Oxford University Press). You can subscribe to his columns here.


text:
S3 : Ep45
Barn Find Hunter S3	: Ep45
Barn Find Hunter: Kicks off Alaska trip with sweet 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 - Hagerty Media
When it comes to searching for old, forgotten cars, nobody likes to go off the beaten path like Barn Find Hunter Tom Cotter. But this time Tom's taste for adventure takes him way out in Alaska, where classic car culture is alive and well. You might remember Tom's previous visit to Alaska with his 289 Shelby Cobra resulted in an unexpected encounter with a bear, courtesy of Fig Newtons. Would Alaska be so welcoming this time around? I joined Tom's hunt to find out.
If there's one thing I learned while bumming around Alaska searching for old cars, it's that Alaskans love Mustangs. Regular Barn Find Hunter viewers know Tom usually hunts in his Ford woodie wagon, but being that Alaska is incredibly far away and the threat of rain is something woodie owners have to take seriously—plus the fact that it would be prohibitively expensive to ship—we sourced a very special Mustang as a stand-in. No doubt the green 1966 Shelby GT350, which we borrowed from a local friend of Tom's, opened a few doors along the way.
Of course, opening a garage door to find a 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with a rare and desirable list of factory options was a hell of a way to kick off our adventure in Fairbanks. The prize pony is hiding just outside of downtown Fairbanks in a garage next to the home of Tracy McLeod, whose late husband, Ray, was a lifelong Mustang aficionado. "He could never turn a Mustang down, as you can see," Tracy says, motioning to the lot next to her house. Parked there are three vintage Mustangs, two in major states of disrepair and one black 1971 Mach 1 hot rod that was Ray's favorite driver.
Jordan Lewis
Ray, who passed away recently, built the black Mach 1 hot rod for drag racing at the nearby Fort Wainwright military base. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, drag racing at the base ended. But Ray continued to drive the Mach 1, and taking rides in the car inspired his granddaughter's love for Mustangs. In fact, she loves to play "Pony1" a game for car-spotting Mustangs. The license plate on her grandfather's black Mach 1? Pony1, of course.
Also on the property is a first-generation Mustang, which Tom pegs as maybe a 1964.5 or a '65 with an automatic transmission. It's fairly rough, in need of a major restoration, and by the looks of the brand-new floorpan next to the car, that might have been Ray's plan. Next to the first-gen is another forgotten pony, this one also with an automatic. It has a V-8, but it's probably a parts car given the condition and various paints used throughout the body and interior. Last is either a 1970 or '71 Mustang in blue, with a big-block engine and Holley carburetor, high-capacity ignition, and automatic transmission. It too has suffered from sitting outside, and the vegetation on the lawn is starting to grow through holes in the floor.
It's clear that of all his treasures, Ray was most fond of this last car—the one he called the "Big Car" and loved so much that it was the only Mustang he kept under cover. When Tom raises the garage door, the taillights betray that this is yet another Mach 1 Mustang, this one also a 1971. It's under a pile of stuff and surrounded by even more.
But this blue barn find is even more special than the black hot rod outside, particularly because of its rare combination of factory options. A 429 Cobra Jet engine? Check. Air conditioning? Check. Four-speed manual transmission? Well, that's odd. Tom was told this car was a manual, but inside you can clearly tell it's an automatic. In a flash, Tracy's daughter is outside with the documentation that provides answers: a Marti Report, a data sheet produced by Kevin Marti, who inherited a trove of Ford archives. Based on the VIN, a Marti report reveals all of a car's original factory equipment, date of production, the dealer that took delivery, date of sale, and more. It also provides an analysis of how rare the vehicle is, based on the number of vehicles just like it.
According to the report, the "Big Car" did indeed left the factory with a four-speed manual. Ray bought the car many years ago from a friend in California and trailered through Canada to Alaska.
As it sits, the car is in true barn-find condition, with several parts in boxes and the interior disassembled. But there's no doubt the body is solid and straight as an arrow, and Tom points out that if someone had the time and inclination to do a lot of the work on their own, this could be a fun restoration project that would more than pay for itself if you ever wanted to sell.
Right now, that's Tracy's plan. With Ray no longer around, her hope is to sell everything to someone who could provide a good home—that is, everything except the black hot rod Mach 1. That car is not for sale. Too many good memories were made in it, and there is a certain Mustang-loving granddaughter who will one day take up the mantle. And that's how it should be.
Hagerty DIY
Barn Find Hunter Vincent Rapide, Velocette Venom, and 5000 other motorcycles | Barn Find Hunter – Ep. 95
Ep95 17:23m
Topic Happy Holidays 2021
Chip Foose Draws a Car Chip Foose reimagines the iconic Jaguar E-type | Chip Foose Draws a Car – Ep. 5
Ep05 9:59m
Chip Foose Draws a Car Chip Foose reinvents the 1966 Ford Bronco with street-savvy style | Chip Foose Draws a Car – Ep. 4
Redline Rebuild First wash in 40 years: Detailing our Barn Find Chevy with Larry from Ammo NYC | Redline Update
Chip Foose Draws a Car Chip Foose rethinks the AMC Pacer | Chip Foose Draws a Car – Ep. 6
Redline Rebuild This stodgy Stovebolt 6 deserved a second chance—so it got a Redline Rebuild


text:
Mordellistena rhenolepis es una especie de coleóptero de la familia Mordellidae.

Distribución geográfica
Habita en Guatemala.

Referencias

Rhenolepis
Coleópteros de América Central


From left to right are the daughters of the guests of honor, Barbara H. Hirsch and Ulricke Schmickler-Hirzebruch, sitting next to Susan Bombieri. The woman at the head of the table has not been identified.
Description From left to right are the daughters of the guests of honor, Barbara H. Hirsch and Ulricke Schmickler-Hirzebruch, sitting next to Susan Bombieri. The woman at the head of the table has not been identified.