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Жорж Жак Данто́н (; 26 октября 1759 года, Арси-сюр-Об, ныне в департаменте Об, — 5 апреля 1794 года, Париж) — французский революционер, видный политический деятель и оратор, один из отцов-основателей Первой французской республики, сопредседатель клуба кордельеров, министр юстиции времён Французской революции, первый председатель Комитета общественного спасения. Казнён во время революционного террора.

Молодость. Адвокат
Сын прокурора бальяжа Арси-сюр-Об Жака Дантона (1722—1762). Детство провёл в сельской обстановке, в семинарии и в светском пансионе. В Труа проникся поклонением древнему миру. Готовясь к адвокатской профессии в Париже, Дантон ознакомился с литературой XVII и XVIII веков и принимал горячее участие в масонстве. В 1787 году он купил место адвоката при совете короля, считая тогда ещё возможным переворот сверху; но в 1791 году, при ликвидации старых судебных должностей, Дантон не принял в обмен никакой новой, чтобы вполне отдаться революционной деятельности.

Начальный этап революции
Уже с 1789 года Дантон деятельно проводил крайние революционные и республиканские идеи в разных собраниях и клубах, играл видную роль в событиях 14 июля и 5—6 октября и в основании клуба кордельеров. Всюду и всегда Дантон был против двора, министерства, Национального собрания; 17 июля 1791 года он призывал народ на Марсовом поле подписывать петицию о низложении короля. После подавления этого движения Дантон недель на шесть скрылся в Англию и вернулся только к выборам в Законодательное собрание. В депутаты он не попал, но стал в Париже подготавливать низложение короля, то в качестве администратора департамента, то в звании товарища прокурора Парижской коммуны, то в клубах, то среди отрядов народного войска — федератов Марселя и Бретани или Enfants-Rouges из Сент-Антуанского предместья. А также он участвовал в сборе добровольцев.

Конвент

В ночь с 9 на 10 августа 1792 года Дантон дал толчок к образованию нового, более республиканского генерального совета коммуны, арестовал Манда, преемника Лафайета в командовании национальной гвардией, и заменил его Сантерром. После 10 августа Дантон был назначен министром юстиции; опираясь на Парижскую коммуну, он стал вождём в борьбе против роялистов внутри и обороне границ против Австрии и Пруссии. Враги Дантона обвиняли его в продажности, растратах, организации сентябрьских убийств 1792 года. Первые обвинения не подтверждаются никакими документами; предупредить или остановить сентябрьские убийства Дантон, по собственному признанию, не чувствовал себя в силах и отнёсся к кровопролитию с тем же равнодушием, как впоследствии к своей собственной гибели. Дантон был выбран депутатом в Конвент от Парижа и подвергался здесь нападкам Жиронды за свою предыдущую деятельность в министерстве. Он стоял в конвенте за свободу печати, за законы против эмигрантов, за осуждение короля, был одно время председателем клуба якобинцев и членом первого Комитета общественного спасения.

Внешняя политика Дантона
После победы при Жемапе Дантон был послан Конвентом в Бельгию для организации завоёванной области. Позднее, ввиду раздражения, которое политика вмешательства вызывала в соседних государствах, Дантон настоял в конвенте на решении не вмешиваться во внутренние дела других наций (13 апреля 1793), не предпринимать ни наступательных войн, ни завоеваний (15 июня 1793). Целью дальнейших дипломатических сношений и военных вооружений он ставил мир и признание республики другими державами. Дантон содействовал замене парламентского правления Жиронды временной революционной диктатурой комитета общественного спасения и стал вести борьбу с противниками революции внутри и вне Франции посредством революционных трибуналов и колоссальных наборов. Период времени с апреля 1793 по сентябрь 1793 — эпоха наибольшего влияния Дантона. Во внешних сношениях он наметил целую систему политики для своих преемников: в Англии поддерживать все оппозиционные элементы против Питта, добиться нейтралитета мелких держав — Дании, Швеции , попытаться отделить Пруссию и Баварию от коалиции, силой укротить Сардинию и Испанию, бороться непримиримо против Австрии, создавая ей затруднения на Востоке агитацией в Польше и Турции.

Осуждение и казнь

Со времени формирования второго Комитета общественного спасения начинается переход власти, с одной стороны, к эбертистам, с другой — к Робеспьеру. Дантон слабо противодействовал этому, часто отсутствовал в Париже, слишком рассчитывая на свою популярность. Он не одобрял продолжения казней, за что стал получать обвинения в излишней снисходительности.
Незадолго до своего ареста Дантон будто бы ответил друзьям, предлагавшим ему бежать из Франции: «Возможно ли унести родину на подошвах своих сапог?»

После падения эбертистов, когда влияние Робеспьера достигло апогея, 31 марта 1794 года, Дантон и его друзья были арестованы по постановлению соединённых комитетов общественного спасения и общественной безопасности; эта мера была одобрена конвентом по докладу Сен-Жюста, составленному согласно наброскам Робеспьера. Процесс с самого начала вёлся с нарушением всех формальностей; новым постановлением конвента по предложению Сен-Жюста обвиняемые были прямо поставлены вне закона. Дантонисты (Камиль Демулен, Мари-Жан Эро де Сешель, Фабр д'Эглантин и др.) обвинялись в заговоре с целью низвергнуть национальное представительство и республику, были осуждены и погибли на гильотине. По дороге к эшафоту Дантон подбадривал себя словами: «Вперёд, Дантон, ты не должен знать слабости!» А проезжая мимо дома, где жил Робеспьер, Дантон выкрикнул пророческие слова: «Максимильен, я жду тебя, ты последуешь за мной!».

Свидетельство палача Шарля Анри Сансона: «Сначала на эшафот взошёл Эро де Сешель, а с ним и Дантон, не ожидая, чтобы его позвали. Помощники уже схватили Эро и надели ему на голову мешок, когда Дантон подошёл, чтобы обнять его, так как Эро уже не смог проститься с ним. Тогда Дантон воскликнул: "Глупцы! Разве вы помешаете головам поцеловаться в мешке?.." Ещё нож гильотины не был очищен, как Дантон уже приблизился; я удержал его, приглашая отвернуться, пока уберут труп, но он лишь презрительно пожал плечами: "Немного больше или меньше крови на твоей машине, что за важность; не забудь только показать мою голову народу; такие головы не всякий день удается видеть". Это были его последние слова».

В кино
 «» (США, 1921) — актёр .
 «Наполеон» (Франция, 1927, 1935) — актёр Александр Кубицкий.
 «Мария-Антуанетта (фильм, 1938)»; «» (США, 1949) — актёр .
 «Мария-Антуанетта — королева Франции» (1956). Актёр Ив Бренвиль.
 «Дантон» / Danton (Великобритания, 1972). В роли Энтони Хопкинс.
 Анджей Вайда снял во Франции в 1982 году фильм «Дантон», главную роль в котором сыграл Жерар Депардьё.
 Ромен Роллан посвятил Дантону одноимённую пьесу.
 «Французская революция» (1989). В роли Дантона Клаус Мария Брандауэр.

Память
 В 1891 году парижский городской совет принял решение установить памятник Дантону.
 Драма Георга Бюхнера «Смерть Дантона».
 Именем «Дантон» был назван линкор военно-морских сил Франции, потопленный в 1917 году немецкой подводной лодкой в Средиземном море.
 Дантон стал одним из центральных персонажей романа Хилари Мантел «Сердце бури».

Примечания

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Ссылки

 Дантон: между правосудием и революцией. Программа «Эха Москвы» из цикла «Всё так».
  Дело К.Демулена и Дантона  // LaRevolution.ru.
 Сводная страница по персоналиям Великой французской революции // Библиотека Vive Liberta.
  Ж. Дантон  // афоризмы и высказывания на www.afword.ru.

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Казнённые во время Великой французской революции на гильотине
Персоналии XVIII века
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26 Bipartisan Members Urge Zinke and Perdue to Rescind 425,000-acre Mineral Withdrawal and Renew Leases in Minnesota
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26 Bipartisan Members Urge Zinke and Perdue to Rescind
425,000-acre Mineral Withdrawal and Renew Leases in Minnesota
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul A. Gosar D.D.S. (AZ-04), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Western Caucus members Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Rep. Rick Nolan (MN-08) released the following statements after sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue calling for the rescission of a 234,328-acre federal mineral withdrawal application and the renewal of two improperly terminated leases:
"After putting boots on the ground last week in Minnesota, I am confident, beyond a shadow of a doubt that President Obama shamelessly scapegoated responsible mining operations for his own anti-mining agenda by canceling these no-brainer leases and taking inappropriate actions that could result in nearly half a million acres being withdrawn from responsible development," remarked Chairman Gosar. "Instead of prioritizing good-paying jobs, public education and local economies, the Obama Administration put the misguided agenda of extremist special-interest groups first, to the detriment of the people of Minnesota. I look forward to working with Secretaries Zinke and Perdue to right this wrong, create jobs and ensure good education funding for future generations in the Gopher State."
"Last week, I was honored to lead a group of my colleagues on a tour of Northern Minnesota to showcase the incredible natural resources, mining opportunities, and job potential within our grasp," said Congressman Emmer. "Unfortunately, in their last days, the Obama Administration remained adamant in their anti-mining stance by withdrawing approximately 425,000 acres of Minnesota land and refusing to renew mineral leases. This decision will result in the loss of thousands of good paying jobs and have a drastic impact on our local economy for decades to come. Today, more than two dozen members joined me in sending a letter to Secretary Zinke and Secretary Perdue to urge the reversal of a decision that could be detrimental to the future success of our great state. It is imperative we undue this harmful action leftover from the Obama Administration, and get the federal government out of the way so responsible mining can proceed and help communities across Northern Minnesota."
"To be clear, I will never support or allow mining within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) under any circumstances. That said, prohibiting exploration outside of the BWCA buffer zone, before a project proposal is even made, is simply irresponsible," Congressman Nolan said. "We should never be afraid of exploration and discovery, or using science and facts to dictate important decisions. We must allow mining initiatives to proceed through the proper, rigorous and thorough environmental review process – using science, facts and technology to guide our review of actual projects and environmental technology. Our efforts have grown from a group of four Members of Congress to more than 20 – and we will continue working to bring good-paying jobs to northeastern Minnesota while protecting our environment."
"Unnecessary rules handed down by unelected Washington, D.C., bureaucrats that violate agreements going back to the 1950s threaten the future of mining and economic development in Minnesota. After visiting the operation and meeting with stakeholders in Northern Minnesota, I understand this project's value to our country and our economy. I ask Secretaries Zinke and Perdue to honor long-standing agreements between the federal government and our citizens by lifting these last minute rules handed down by the Obama Administration, allowing Americans to continue investing in jobs, economic development, and education," remarked Congressman Westerman.
Congressman LaMalfa said, "This type of Executive overreach by the Obama Administration is exactly the type of job-killing decision that stifles our economy, not only in Minnesota or California, but nationwide. We are talking about thousands of good-paying jobs at stake. I join my Western Caucus colleagues in urging Secretary Zinke and Secretary Perdue to look into this matter and rescind the previous administration's decision."
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Gosar (AZ-04), Chief Forestry Officer Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Caucus Member Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Rep. Rick Nolan (MN-08) led a letter signed by 26 Members of Congress calling on Secretary Zinke and Secretary Perdue to rescind a 234,328-acre mineral withdrawal application and renew two improperly terminated leases.
Signers of the letter include: Representatives Mark Amodei (NV-02), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Ken Buck (CO-04), Kevin Cramer (ND-AL), John Culberson (TX-07), Warren Davidson (OH-08), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Tom Emmer MN-06), Trent Franks (AZ-08), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Mike Kelly (PA-03), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-5), David McKinley (WV-01), Alex Mooney (WV-02), Rick Nolan (MN-08), Steve Pearce (NM-02), John Shimkus (IL-15), Glenn Thompson (PA-05), Scott Tipton (CO-03), Daniel Webster (FL-11), Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Ted Yoho (FL-03), Don Young (AK-AL).
Click HERE to read the letter.
Last week, Reps. Gosar, Emmer, Westerman and Nolan toured several mining operations, held a stakeholder meeting and visited the proposed federal withdrawal area adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness outside of the city of Ely, Minnesota. The comments they heard on the ground from American families, businesses and individuals who want these jobs and support these mining projects led to this effort.
In the waning days of the Obama Administration, federal land management agencies took several actions that could decimate local economies, stifle job creation and cause significant harm to K-12 education in Minnesota.
On January 5, 2017, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) proposed a 234,328-acre federal mineral withdrawal of National Forest System (NFS) lands, for a 20-year term, within the Rainy River Watershed on the Superior National Forest, immediately placing this vast area off limits to development for up to two years while the withdrawal is considered. The total withdrawal application boundary spans approximately 425,000 acres, including 95,000 acres of state school trust fund lands.
In conjunction with this massive mineral withdrawal, the Obama Administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inappropriately rejected Twin Metals Minnesota's application to renew two hard rock mineral leases in Minnesota's Superior National Forest – leases that were signed in 1966 and renewed without controversy in 1989 and 2004.
To date, Twin Metals has reportedly invested upward of $400 million – a significant investment – in reliance on two federal mineral leases that the BLM executed with the company's predecessors and renewed each time they expired.
According to Twin Metals, BLM's refusal to renew the leases was based on a March 2016 opinion by the then-Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, concluding – based on flawed legal analysis - that BLM had the discretion to deny the renewal of the mineral leases.
In addition, Minnesota's Constitution mandates that state trust lands ensure a long-term source of funds for K-12 education. In fiscal years 2014 and 2015, revenues from state mineral leases derived from school trust lands in Minnesota totaled $51.6 million and $36.8 million, respectively. All told, Minnesota is projected to lose up to $3 billion in royalty revenues for the State's Permanent School Trust Fund that would support nearly 900,000 K-12 students statewide if the withdrawal application and cancelled leases are not rejected by the new administration.
If left unchecked, the anti-mining actions pursued by the Obama Administration will block the creation of thousands of American jobs and cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars. The University of Minnesota-Duluth estimates the creation of 12,000 construction jobs and 5,000 long-term mining jobs if mining projects already being pursued in Duluth Complex are allowed to move forward. These are good-paying jobs, as the average annual mining wage in Minnesota was $78,635 in 2015. These projects are also estimated to generate $2.5 billion annually for the economy.
The proposed withdrawal also contradicts the legislative intent of Congress. In 1950, Congress took action to make minerals available for mineral exploration and development within the Superior National Forest. In 1978, Congress passed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act (BWCAW), a historic compromise that prohibited mining within the Boundary Waters Area but explicitly permitted mining to occur in the Superior National Forest.
Environmental stewardship and positive economic growth are not mutually exclusive. Our members We support regulations that ensure environmentally-responsible mining in order to protect water quality and preserve the scenic beauty of the Boundary Waters area, where significant buffer zones already exist, including areas created by the BWCAW Act and the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Act. Furthermore, any new mines proposed in the region will have to undergo, and adhere to, strict mandates and requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), state laws and other regulations. Unfortunately, the environmental study affiliated with the withdrawal pre-empts this comprehensive review from taking place, blocking the opportunity for a project to even be considered.
Minnesotans across the state have supported the development of the state's mining industry, and specifically have voiced support for the Twin Metals project. Countless individuals and local businesses have weighed in against the actions of the Obama Administration. Government officials on both sides of the aisle have publically opposed these actions. In January, the Minnesota State Legislature sent a letter and "expressed their outrage at the recent politically driven decisions." Additionally, the Lake County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing the proposed withdrawal.
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In a report released Wednesday, the state Inspector General found no evidence of "intentional malfeasance" in an advertising error that delayed a Pennsylvania constitutional amendment to allow survivors of childhood sexual abuse to sue their abusers. Instead the report pointed a finger at an informal and unwritten process for tracking and overseeing constitutional amendments in […]
DOS: More than 741k Pa. voters have asked for mail-in ballots
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According to the Department of State, 698,280 registered Pennsylvania voters have applied for a mail-in ballot and 43,602 voters have applied for an absentee ballot for a total of 741,882 ballot applications.
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In order to remove the "acting" label from their titles, the seven state officials will need to be confirmed by the state Senate by a two-thirds majority.
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The temporary waiver, approved by Gov. Tom Wolf, adds state-licensed pharmacists to the list of healthcare professionals who can administer COVID-19 vaccines without a physician's order.
Red states file brief in support of Pa. GOP efforts to block late-arriving ballots from count
BY: Cassie Miller - November 9, 2020
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas and Ohio all joined the brief, with Ohio giving its approval on the "Independent State Legislature Doctrine," which places constitutional powers in the hands of state Legislatures, including the regulation of elections.
Pa.'s new election dashboard will show progress of mail-in ballot count alongside early returns
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Pennsylvanians who plan to spend Tuesday night glued to the news will find some changes to the state's website for reporting preliminary election results.
So you want to be a poll worker: What you need to know to work the polls on Election Day
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Hit by the one-two punch of the pandemic and an aging workforce, election officials across the commonwealth and nationwide are racing to deal with a shortage of polling place volunteers on Election Day. And with two months to go before the polls open, time is running out.
A look at the 2020-2021 stopgap budget: How Pa. is paying for prisons and COVID-19 relief | The Numbers Racket
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For the most part, the funding in the $25.8 billion stopgap budget will remain at the same level as the 2019-2020, but there are a few areas where the budgets differ.
Wolf, Boockvar urge Pennsylvanians to 'apply today' for mail-in ballots for June 2 primary
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Andrew Jackson and Republican Virtue
By Bradley J. Birzer|2018-06-25T22:16:42-05:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: American Republic, Books, Bradley J. Birzer, History, In Defense of Andrew Jackson Series by Bradley Birzer, Presidency, Virtue|
One of the greatest causes of concern in American society by the 1820s was the perceived loss of virtue necessary to undergird a republic. All republicans knew that America would not last forever. They did, however, hope that by example, norms, education, and sacrifice, the American people would keep their republic alive as long as possible…
On July 26, 1822, the state of Tennessee bestowed upon Andrew Jackson its highest approval and, indeed, the highest honor any citizen could receive. On that day, the legislature of his home state nominated him for the presidency of the entire republic. In Jackson, the legislature resolved, "they behold the soldier, the statesman, and the honest man; he deliberates, he decides, and he acts; he is calm in deliberation, cautious in decision, efficient in action. Such a man we are willing to aid in electing to the highest office in the gift of a free people."[1] Over the next two years, several additional communities would follow Tennessee's lead and nominate Jackson as well. By the middle of 1822, the 1824 election season had officially begun.
In almost every way and at almost every level, the political campaigns that eventually placed Andrew Jackson in the White House as the seventh president of the United States of America attempted to revive what was perceived to have been a waning republican spirit. Nowhere was this more evident than in the series of campaign pamphlets and editorials published anonymously in the Philadelphian newspaper, The Columbian Observer, in June and July, 1823.[2] In actuality written by Senator John Henry Eaton of Tennessee, Andrew Jackson not only approved the letters but might very well have offered suggestions and stories that appeared in them.[3] Eaton, a longtime admirer of Jackson as well as a political ally, wrote, interestingly enough, under the pseudonym, Wyoming. Through these "Letters of Wyoming," Eaton mimicked the founding-era employment of classical names such as First Citizen, Cicero, Brutus, Publius, and others. He had previously openly co-authored the Life of Jackson in 1817.
Rather than taking a classical name, however, Eaton chose an American Indian name. Originally of Delaware origins, the word meant the broad flat lands streaming away from a river, or what might be called in the twenty-first century, a "flood plain." While Eaton might have assumed that the reader would take the original definition of the word literally, he almost certainly meant it as a short-hand and period-specific reference to the once idyllic frontier of northeastern Pennsylvania. While America still valued her classical origins mightily—witness not only the Greek Revival in architecture in the 1820s, but also the naming of frontier towns such as Romulus, Remus, Homer, etc.—she had also begun rethinking her Indian inheritance in earnest. While the former tied America to the old world and the larger traditions of Western civilization, the latter gave her a mythology for her own soil. Not surprisingly, James Fenimore Cooper created and released his classic American character, Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo, or "Leatherstocking," in the same year. In almost every way, Leatherstocking, though from upstate New York, might very well have been an Andrew Jackson figure and vice versa. And, importantly, the central and rather idyllic town in the first Leatherstocking novel, Templeton—based on the real city of Cooperstown, New York—might have just as easily represented the real frontier town of Nashville, Tennessee, upon Jackson's first arrival there. Not surprisingly, though Cooper did not share Jackson's politics, he admired him mightily, recognizing in him a certain type, uniquely American.
One of the greatest causes of concern in American society by the 1820s was the perceived loss of virtue necessary to undergird a republic. Such thought ran deep in the Western tradition, especially as inherited through the common-law tradition of the Anglo-Saxons. Only as good as those freely willing to give of themselves to the community, a republic (res publica; Latin for the "common thing," the "common wealth," and the "common good") exists only through virtue (virtu; Latin for "the power of being fully human"). As such, a republic is, according to the founding tradition of America, the best, the most natural, and the most fragile form of government. No republican who understands the nature of a republic creates one believing it will last forever. To do so would be utterly un-republican. Like all living things, for the republic to remain viable, once born, it must exercise its constitution. For the human, this means eating well, exercising, and caring for one's body as well as one's soul. The same is true for a republic. While it must have a good and strong form, it must equally possess a spirited and purposeful soul. As with all things organic and natural, a republic proceeds through a series of inevitable steps. From its birth, it ages and, sadly, becomes corrupt. Eventually, when the corruption becomes endemic, the republic dies. At its death, it might remain an idea hidden from the world for generations and even millennia. As it is rooted in nature, however, it can never fully disappear. As long as the world remains, the idea of a republic remains. If it cannot exist at Troy, it moves to the Tiber. Should it fail there, it moves to the Thames, to the Hudson, the Potomac, the Susquehanna, and, most pertinent to Jackson, the Cumberland. All republicans of the founding period—meaning every single patriot—knew that America would not last forever. They did, however, hope that by example, norms, education, and sacrifice, the American people would keep the republic alive as long as possible, offering an example to a world that had not seen a thriving and viable large-scale republic since the murder of Cicero in 43 B.C.
Author's Note: This essay is Part V in a series of "director's cut" pieces from the forthcoming Regnery book, In Defense of Andrew Jackson, available September 10, 2018, but available for pre-order now. Part I may be found here. Part II may be found here. Part III may be found here. Part IV may be found here. Part V may be found here.
[1] Nomination reprinted in London/St. James Chronicle (October 3, 1822).
[2] Originally published in the summer of 1823, the book came out a year later as [John H. Eaton], The Letters of Wyoming, To the People of the United States, on the Presidential Election, and In Favour of Andrew Jackson (Philadelphia: S. Simpson and J. Conrad, 1824).
[3] Andrew Jackson to William Berkeley Lewis, May 7, 1824, in The Papers of Andrew Jackson, 5: 404. See also, Robert P. Hay's excellent republican analysis of Wyoming, "The Case for Andrew Jackson in 1824: Eaton's Wyoming Letters," Tennessee Historical Quarterly 29 (Summer 1970): 139-40.
Bill Uzzle Jun 26, 2018 at 4:16 pm	- Reply
A worthy discourse on an exceedingly timely subject.


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With huge events like weddings, things such as waste, costs and guest lists tend to add up quickly. They can quickly become large, costly events before you know it. As a couple, you want to minimize these costs as much as possible. One of the ways you can do this is through having an eco-friendly wedding. Not only will you lower costs, but you will also be reducing the impact your wedding has on the environment.
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It may seem like such a small thing to do in your wedding, but it has a large impact on the environment. You can use recycled paper in a variety of different places, including save the date cards and table place holders, and will end up reducing a lot of waste. By using recycled paper, you are saving energy, water, and landfill waste. It also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
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No longer induced to yet again develop a theory on sacrifice, being there other Sciences designated to do so, Philosophy in any case has to face the question that relates sacrifice to thought itself. In fact, ever since its beginning, Western thought seem strictly interrelated to a «sacrificial logic», of which frequently – as ever so often revealed – resents the fascination. In particular, Heidegger's works produced between the 1930s and the 1940s show not so much a thematization of sacrifice, as evidenced in other thought experiences, rather than an ambivalent proximity between thought and sacrifice. The analysis of some Heideggerian passages evidentiates, on one side, the heavy «sacrificial» pall of his discourse, and on the other side its connection with freedom. Jean-Luc Nancy – stretching beyond Bataille, Hegel and Christianity, and even beyond Heidegger himself – has suggested an original reading of sacrificial logic in relation to the development of Western philosophy, based upon the sublation of finitude. Obsessed with the concept of accessing the Other, the Infinite, the Absolute, and with the willingness to found a fusional community, the thought succumbs to sacrifice itself, after having contributed to his spiritualisation and his dialectisation. In such way, thought is no longer free. So, reconsidering the concept of a «singular plural» finitude, around which his entire work rotates, Nancy affirms that existence is «unsacrificeable». But more than a predication of existence, it is a need of thought itself.


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Nyungwe Forest National Park
Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of the biggest national parks that have boosted the tourism industry of Rwanda as a nation generating millions annually, Nyungwe . Nyungwe is well known for chimpanzee tracking/ chimpanzee trekking ( Rwanda chimpanzee safari destination) this has been the main activity that is carried out in Nyungwe forest. The National Park has only 2 chimpanzee groups habituated in it and the small one of 30 chimpanzees is tracked in Cyamudongo Forest area of the Park. The larger group has about 60 chimpanzees habituated in it. Nyungwe forest (Rwanda chimpanzee trekking area) is Africa's largest Afro-Montane Forest and another of the most famous activities is Nyungwe Forest National Park is the Canopy walk where travelers get to hike up to the top of the trees and take a walk on a hanging bridges as they admire the beauty if the forest.
The forest is located southwest of Rwanda towards the border with Burundi, south of Lake Kivu and west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nyungwe National park also is found in the District of Rusizi which is located in the South western part of Uganda. Rusizi district is a home to the park as well as Africa's great river on the east side of the Nile and west part to Congo. Uwinka is the parks' headquarter and takes a distance of about 219 km and 4 hours drive. The forest has been a big contributor to the Rwanda climatic conditions. Nyungwe forest national park was established as a national park in 2004 and the forest is a home to over 1000 animal, bird and natural species. Nyungwe is an important conservation area in Africa because it harbours quite a number of animals making it one of Rwanda safari / Rwanda tours spots.
Nyungwe National Park is located in the western Great Rift Valley it stretches from Lake Albert to the Lake Tanganyika. The Rift has many mountains and Lakes that flow west into the Congo River system. The Albertine rift besides having an amazing landscape, it is also known for its endemic species of fauna and flora. In Nyungwe Forest there are about 1,068 plant species, among them over 200 species are trees and 248 species of Orchids, and other new species are being found each year. And also about 85 mammal species are found in Nyungwe, including 13 primates' species. Also, Nyungwe accommodates over 300 bird species & 29 species of them are endemics to the Albertine rift. This makes Nyungwe the best Bird watching site, as many named it birds paradise.
The biodiversity of Nyungwe Forest National Park is even further enriched by other landscapes including swamps, marshes, bamboo thicket, heath, open woodland and many microhabitats. Nyungwe is known to its 13 primate species including the famous chimpanzees. This is the best site for chimpanzee trekking and there is also the largest troop of the black and white Colobus monkey. There are also fragmented forests including, Cyamudongo home of the well-habituated chimpanzees and Gisakura which has other fragmented forests where the second habituated small troop of the Colobus monkeys lives. Nyungwe has over 130 km of constructed trails, which allows all travelers of the different fitness levels to enjoy its beauty, by benefiting fresh air.
Nyungwe offers some unique activities such as canopy walk which can not be found anywhere else in East Africa and it is not even common in whole Africa. The suspended bridge offers best aerial view of the forests' canopy. Nyungwe Forest National Park has three reception centers; one in Kitabi near the entrance, the second is Uwinka reception center in the middle of the Park and the third one is Gisakura reception center. Nyungwe Forest National Park has some cheap camping services and there is a tented camping ground at Uwinka. Till now there are no hotels infrastructures inside the Park but you can find them around the park.
Nyungwe Forest's environmental services are playing a big role and the park offers 75% of the country's water. It has many different rivers on each side of the Park. The rivers that flow towards the west pour into the Congo River and other rivers that flow towards the East pour into Nile River though they first make Akagera river. The furthest source of the Nile is in Nyungwe according to Richard Kandt and other researchers behind him.
For one to able to visit Nyungwe forest, you will have to buy a permit for any activity through the online platform then bring your proof of payment at the park's reception center. The Park is always open from 7am to 5pm.
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Brief History Of Nyungwe National Park
Facts on the history of Nyungwe Forest National Park is that the park has existed for many years since 1903 when the German Colonial government declared the park as a reserve and a colonial crown land of Nyungwe. However in 1958 and 1973 the national park was reduced in size by the fires, poached of animals increased, deforestation and all this made the park reduce to 150 sq.km. A big number of elephants were killed and in the year of 1975, Buffaloes were as well killed. In 1984 there was a population growth of about 400 colobus monkeys that lived in the forest in groups.
There was a setup of research facilities in Uwinka and however during the genocide in 1994, there was destruction of all the facilities in Uwinka. After the destruction of the tourist facilities in the 1994, there was a restoration of the facilities which started in 1995, until 2004 when the park was declared as a national park. This time Rwanda was listed among the top tourist destinations and during this period there was an increase in the tourism sector.
Two groups of Chimpanzees are being habituated in Nyungwe national park: one found at Uwinka and other big group found at Cyamudongo as fragmented forest. Chimpanzees trekking in Cyamudongo forest distance, altitude gain and estimated time will depend on where the chimpanzees are located and the terrain of the forest area being trekked. The round trip walk for the chimpanzee trekking of this hike takes about 4.2km with a total altitude gain of about 240m. This represented roughly an hour of walking and three hours of looking through treetops mainly to look out for chimps, monkeys and birds.
What to carry for chimpanzee trekking
As you prepare to go for the chimpanzee trekking, there are some essentials that one needs to carry in order to have a successfully Rwanda wildlife safari. Some of these include Bring binoculars, rain gear, hiking boots or gum boot, water and snacks. Walking sticks will be provided to help you get a grip of the ground as you hike/trek. Cyamudongo forest is one of the Nyungwe top sections for chimpanzee trekking where tourists from all over the world travel to as a home of big group of chimpanzees.
Cyamudongo is a recent annex to the park and is about an hour's drive from the Gisakura reception center located outside the main boundaries of Nyungwe. This forest is a 19 sq.km fragment of the rainforest, that survived because it was too steep for cultivation and surrounded by tea plantations and eucalyptus groves with modest homesteads and shops perched on steep hillsides. From the main road out of Nyungwe, Cyamudongo is reached by a rough and dirt track and it requires 4-4 car. About 11 km long at the Shagasha tea estate and village, a sidetrack is taken to the park. While there you will meet with teams of trackers and rangers who follow the trekkers during daylight hours to help and protect them. They usually have a radio communication with the guides so that tourists can be led to chimps by the most efficient route.
Best time for chimpanzee trekking
The Chimpanzees are easily seen in the early morning and this usually means having to wake up around 4:00-4:30 AM in June, July and August. The fig trees in the park are the fruits which make this forest a good one for chimps trekking. The chimpanzees feed until much later in the morning so tourists sleeping until normal hours still have good chance to see them. Only two groups of visitors are permitted to trek a particular group of primates on a given day and then they are allowed to spend only hour.
Colobus monkeys in Gisakura Forest
If you have done a strenuous hike the previous day or have just arrived with a few hours before dinner, this is a relaxed outing which can be done in one to three hours. This is an easy hike and accessible from the nearby Gisakura guest house and Nyungwe forest lodge which is currently called one and only. The guide is required to accompany you and you ought to bring binoculars, rain gear, water and proper hiking shoes. Your guide will provide a walking stick. Gisakura forest is an isolated patch of rainforest in the middle of tea plantation just outside the park boundary. It lies in a deep little valley with a stream flowing along the bottom. Gisakura Forest is less than 1 sq.km in size and it is the watershed for the spring serving the tea plantation.
This little forest remnant received park status in 2005 when it was discovered that a group of Angolan black and white colobus monkeys had established their home range there. Fortunately, these primates can supplement their natural diet with alien pine and eucalyptus, otherwise their small home territory could not sustain them. You may spot a Mona monkey mixed in with the colobus. There is a little agreement on why this one monkey is there and what role he plays. A solitary tracker follows them in and out of the forest and is responsible for protecting them.
If the colobus is at home, the tracker will direct the guide to a particular access trail to lead you there. If the colobus is not found you can enjoy a short stroll in the forest or even better a pleasant walk along the perimeter on plantation roads especially to the right of the forest and at the far end of that section. At that point, the plantation track veers right. On a clear day, there is a beautiful view of the dramatically hilly countryside all the way to Lake Kivu and the DRC. Because the perimeter road gets lots of sun. There are many species of wild flowers here not found in the rest of the forest. Among them are bright blue brillantaisia, impatiens, begonia, and variety shrubs.
The distance from Kigali to Nyungwe forest national park is about 230 km. This is about a 5 hours drive, on your way to Nyungwe National park and you will have a chance to see the Nyanza King's Palace at Nyabisindu. The King's palace will give you an insight about the Kingdom of Rwanda, Craft shops, National museum, Arboretum, Gikongoro genocide memorial center, Bisesero Memorial Center among other attractions you will find on your way. Nyungwe forest can be accessed by road using many transport means that include tour operator cars, special hire cars, buses and other public cars. Another option is for those who want to take a short time to reach the park is the transport by air. There are aircrafts like RwandAir which organise chatter flights. From all these options getting to Nyungwe is made very easy.
Accommodation in Nyungwe
When on safari to Nyungwe Forest National Park, be sure to sleep at a lodges that matches your budget structure. Nyungwe forest is surrounded by amazing accommodation facilities that range from luxury, midrange and budget facilities. Some of the facilities in Nyungwe include One & Only Nyungwe House, Nyungwe Forest Lodge, Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel, Gisakura Family Hostel.


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If you want to find that weird-looking toy from your childhood or if you broke your grandmother's 20th century vase, chances are you'll find a similar item over at Aunt Margaret's Antique Mall. This historic building was first built in the 1900s and started operations as a church, which eventually became a police station in 1970. In the end, it became an antique mall in 1993.
It's a two-story building with various antique dealer shops that have a collection of random vintage objects that range from 19th century photographs to early 20th century items that have long been out of production. There's a huge array of collectibles in all the shops, where you can find vintage gifts or trade old items that you can add to your mother's collection of chinaware.
The mall's inventory constantly changes and if they don't have what you're looking for on Day One, you can jot down your name and item in their logbook and they will get back to you. Chances are, they'll be able to find it in a few days or weeks. There are Civil War memorabilia, 18th century furniture, antique carnival items, old buttons, even autographs of historic and public personalities, bottles, artwork, vintage cards, and some of the strangest objects you will find. The antique mall is a history buff's dream!
This is just one of the best attractions in Newark, a city in New Castle, Delaware. Newark is surrounded by land, once inhabited by farms and barns. Now, the large city is surrounded by housing developments, although farming areas, hills, and nature parks are still a huge part of the city's character. With more than 30,000 residents, Newark is a densely populated area. Thankfully, the locals have a lot of interesting places to go to when they're bored, and the scenic parks are well-kept.
To the south of the city is Iron Hill Park located on 1355 Old Baltimore Pike. Its wide, spacious grassy areas are perfect for picnics and hike trails. Not only that, the park has a scenic bike trail, disc golf corner, an area for dogs, grills and picnic tables for families and friends on a vacation, a pavilion, playground, tables, and restrooms. There are no admission fees, but people do pay for rentals. Considering the historic sites within the park and the fun to be had, that's a small price to pay.
Within Iron Hill Park are several old buildings and areas like the Indian Jasper Mine, the Iron Hill Hand Dug Mine, and Whittaker Ore Pit and its adjacent pond. There's never a lack of things to do in this park, even if you're not into sports or many outdoor activities, you'll want to visit the Iron Hill School, one of the earliest schools in the state built in 1923 for African-American children. The school was part of the "Delaware Experiment" by Pierre Samuel du Pont, a businessman and philanthropist. The one-room school is an impressive display of Progressive era education and architecture.
Nearby are the foundations for the original school and the old house. A few yards away stand the foundations of a tenant house. Across it is a stone wall from the Revolutionary era. There are more historic sites littered all over the park like the location of an old still, an already filled-in vertical well or ore shaft, and the foundations for bootleggers. The entire area started out as a prehistoric iron mine that lasted until the 20th century. With over 335 acres, Iron Hill Park is one of the biggest and widest nature areas in New Castle.
To the west of Newark is the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management center and to the city's north is White Clay Creek State Park, which was created to protect the creek, along with Pennsylvania's White Clay Creek Preserve. The state park was created in 1968 and began with a small piece of land, which was slowly expanded to include a then recently purchased 150 acres.
Nearby is another nature site, the Middle Run Valley Natural Area, a nature park located in the downtown area of the city. Surrounded by residential houses, Middle Run Valley is an oasis of scenic nature trails and green lawns in the middle of a bustling city. Created in 1975, the park has grown to include ponds, forests, fields, and creeks with over 850 acres. A little beyond the entrance to the park is the headquarters for the Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research. Further north of that is the Lenape Trail that leads to the Papermill Park, which has wide ball fields, a playground, and a jogging track. The most important creek that the park protects is the Middle Run, a tributary of the White Clay Creek. The main park area is a wide forested area, where hunting is allowed occasionally and where both hikers and bikers can find fun.
Aside from the parks, Newark is also home to several historic buildings like the Bank of Newark, Rhodes Pharmacy, and St. John the Baptist Church. The bank was built in 1845, a three-story building fashioned in a subtle Greek Revival architecture style. The Rhodes Pharmacy, meanwhile, is another historic building that housed the city's pharmacy back in 1917. The St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church was created in 1883, used by Irish immigrants. Newark is filled with historic sites and nature parks that make living in and visiting this city a worthwhile venture.


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Work from Home will be the new normal
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How the Industry is coping with COVID 19
Looking at the COVID 19 social distancing circumstance and the crisis management response, TCS, (TATA Consultancy Services Ltd), the country's biggest multinational information technology service and consulting company, has announced that after the lockdown is lifted, it would enable 75% of its active workforce to operate from home.
Incorporated in 1968, this is a tremendous leap of faith for TCS that has a present-day headcount of 4.48 lakh, employed across the world, including the 3.5 lakh Indian employees.
The industry average of #WorkFromHome employees is 20%! The TCS model will remain in place till at least 2025, the company announced, while making it clear that it is a measure taken in the interest of ensuring the health and safety of its employees.
Additionally, the model, named 25/25 will demand less office space, and significantly fewer overheads for the company, which is great saving during a tough business cycle that lies ahead for all.
Apparently, the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of TCS, NG Subramaniam has done his maths before making the pronouncement and asserts that the IT major does not require more than 25% of its employee base on the floor in order to maintain 100% productivity!
#GoDigitalIndia
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As a proud Indian I would like to declare that India is on page with the swiftest digitising countries of the world. These nations are as of now witnessing a big-time upsurge with regards to #mobileconnectivity. The spread of internet infrastructural setup pan India under the symbolic #BharatNet programme, the immense growth in the consumption of data and also the rise of start-ups in the digital evolution space are interlacing with each other to crate fresh ideas, jobs, services and of course increasing the earning power for millions of Indians.
The profit train is driven by the engine of #BharatNet to which our government has disbursed an amount of Rs 20,431 crore. With a plan to connect 2.5 lakh panchayats in various villages with a network of high-speed broadband. As reported by the Press Trust of India mentioned by Economics Times in Government disburses Rs 20,431 crore for BharatNet project. Next in line is the #DigitalIndia project launched on July 1st, 2015 by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Aiming to wipe out all the electronic imports from the overseas market by 2020 to make India a superpower in the field of electronics manufacturing.
2020 will be the Year of HR automation, predicts #Deloitte
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"I just returned from a trip to India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies. While the actual numbers are being adjusted, India is growing at almost twice the rate of the US, and is likely to become the largest economy in the world (perhaps outpacing China) over the next decade." These are the words of Josh Bersin, a world-known industry analyst and founder of Bersin by #Deloitte, a leading provider of research-based membership programmes in human resources (HR), talent and learning. He has been quoted in a Bloomberg report in, Update On HR In India: One Of The World's Fastest Growing Economies.
Bersin also observes that the scope for HR industry is enormous in India. "There are around two million registered companies in the subcontinent, employing 1.4 billion people, and a GNP of $3.2 Trillion," he says citing the World Population Review. Quite a few of these corporations are multinationals, so the problems of talent flexibility, advanced leadership, and performance concentration are massive. Much of this gap can be addressed with creative automation of most functions of the Human Resource Department.
Let's look into the challenges that stand in the way of "#automation blank" that is not yet tapped in.
#GigEconomy and the Role of HR!
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'Uber launches a job app for #gigeconomy workers' – shouted a headline on BBC business website. It intrigued me and I read further to discover that the app will help casual workers (read contractual workers) to connect with business houses who want to hire them. They can compare the payment offered (per hour) and look out for different shifts, and so on — a marketplace for contractual workers.
With the advent of the #Gigeconomy, Easy HR has all the #HRAutomation tools handy to make it work for your organization
For starters, the app will be work in Chicago and the main categories listed would be cleaners, warehouse workers and bar staff. As we speak, the app must have already been launched, activated and fetching jobs for the unemployed.
#DigitalHR, Pray, what's that?
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Technology is the cause of all evils! Ironically, I stumbled upon this phrase on search giant – Google!
"The workplace experience is changing in profound ways" writes Paul Daugherty in his bestseller, Human + Machine: Re-imagining Work in the Age of #AI. Technology, A.I, machines are not phobic terms if used in the correct context as work-enabling tools for employee empowerment.
According to the Economic Forum and Accenture, 87% of the workforce covered in a recent survey jointly conducted by the two agencies, consider #AI as an important tool that is going to enhance our work experience. Agreeing with this prediction, Jeanne Meister in, The Future Of Work: Three New HR Roles In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, written for the Forbes online magazine, observes that in the next few years to come, workers would be ready to use their free time in picking a new set of skills that could support their current field.
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The Best VR From Sundance 2017
By Adi Robertson @thedextriarchy Jan 26, 2017
Whatever problems virtual reality had in 2016, the industry also laid important groundwork, and it's starting to pay off — particularly at the experimental New Frontier showcase of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. This year, New Frontier feels like a distinct part of the festival, and the pieces themselves are more mature. Unlike last year, Sundance isn't pushing as hard to make these VR experiences widely available, especially since so many of them require high-end headsets.
BEST CINEMATIC VIRTUAL REALITY
Cinematic VR isn't just 360-degree video, although there was plenty of that at Sundance. It's any virtual reality that's about observing an experience rather than interacting with it. It's also some of the most accessible VR, since much of it can be viewed on mobile headsets like the Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream.
WINNER: DEAR ANGELICA
Dear Angelica is a gorgeous reflection on the power of art and fiction, as well as a technical achievement. The third project from Oculus Story Studio, it was drawn entirely inside VR by illustrator Wesley Allsbrook using an art program called Quill, and has a distinctly different feel from the studio's previous work. The piece was teased last Sundance, where I called it one of the first projects that didn't feel like a translation from games or film. The final product bears that out: it's like a moving, walkable painting, telling the bittersweet story of a daughter remembering her film star mother's many roles. The only thing I want from Dear Angelica is more of it — it's still a very short piece, with room for deeper character development. If you happen to have an Oculus Rift, though, there's no excuse for not checking it out; it was released the day of its Sundance premiere for free.
BEST INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY
Interactive VR can be a lot of things, from video games to experimental art to software tools. It's usually found on high-end platforms like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, since these headsets let users walk around, freely move their heads, and interact via controllers.
WINNER: MINDSHOW
This isn't our first time seeing Mindshow. We wrote about the project last year, and I tried it at CES earlier this month. (One of its co-founders, Cosmo Scharf, was also a Verge intern in 2013.) It's more ambitious than most of the work at Sundance. It's a kind of VR theater where participants record each character's words and movements, then loop them together into a coherent story, which can be shared with friends who might want to remix and rerecord their own parts.
Mindshow is less an art object than a piece of prototype editing software, although for now, you can only act out limited scenes with a couple of characters. Like some of the best VR applications, it blurs the line between consuming and producing media, and it was consistently a favorite among the VR creators I spoke to at Sundance. We just hope it can make the next step toward wide release soon— it's currently taking early access applications for a limited beta.
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY INSTALLATION
Not everything can be enjoyed purely from inside a headset. Some of the pieces at Sundance work because of their physical components, which add context, weight, and new possibilities to the VR experiences they accompany. Don't expect these to show up in your home anytime soon, but consider checking for them at film festivals and museums.
WINNER: LIFE OF US
Life of Us is the latest work from Within, the studio behind VR films like The Displaced and the Mr. Robot VR tie-in. It's one of the most creative, playful things they've ever done. The piece is cooperative, experienced by two or four people at a time. Together, they evolve from single-celled organisms to post-human robots, variously becoming creatures that swim, fly, run, and float. While it's not a game per se, the experience gives people little opportunities to interact with each other and the environment, like blowing bubbles, throwing monkeys, and flinging papers into the wind. Participants can talk to each other through the HTC Vive's microphone, with their voices digitally altered to fit each scene, from the childlike squeak of an amoeba to the deep grunt of a gorilla. Once they're done, they can take off the headset and see their experience projected onto a wall outside, around a three-dimensional glowing egg.
AUGMENTED REALITY: THE FIRST STEPS
We're not doing a "best of augmented reality" category this year, because the technology is still relatively low-profile at Sundance. But we wanted to highlight two pieces based on the cutting-edge Meta 2 and Microsoft HoloLens headsets — since, if the medium takes off, we could be seeing a lot more in years to come.
Heroes (another Oculus-supported piece) is fundamentally a dance sequence set to the David Bowie song of the same name, presented across two formats: first a 360-degree Gear VR video, then a Microsoft HoloLens experience. The former gives you a full view of the stage and dancers, and the second lets you walk through a series of scenes that seem to appear in mid-air, controlled by speaking words that are scattered on physical cards around the room. All the while, the headset is tracking your movements, leaving a bright streamer behind to mark your path. HoloLens is still too uncomfortable and limited for this to consistently live up to its full potential, but when it does click, it's magical.
THE JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE NATURAL MACHINE
This piece from augmented reality company Meta is a good reminder of the fine line between utopian and dystopian techno-futurist visions. For Journey to the Center of the Natural Machine, the company worked with the creators of creepy short sci-fi film Sight, which presents AR as a way to deceive and manipulate people. Here, though, it's a clever way to learn about the parts of the brain — the title's "natural machine." Sitting across from each other, two participants wearing Meta 2 headsets take turns pushing holographic lobes into place, while directed speakers describe their purpose. Meta 2 still has technical limitations, but the piece does a good job of showing the potential for collaborating through imaginary objects.
Read the full story on VERGE.com
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Dead Cells on PC – The DVDfever Review
On August 24, 2018 10:19 pm By Iain Metcalf In PC, Reviews, Video games
Dead Cells has arrived after being in development and early access for a little while now.
The basic premise of the game is that of a Roguelike (e.g. Binding of Issac & Spelunky) and mix it up with the Metroid and Castlevania series. So instead of having a set map like Metroid etc., you get a random map at the start of each life you have. You are essentially a blob that takes control of a newly decapitated corpse, I haven't really come across any other story elements except that you must get out of the ever-changing castle. You'll occasionally come across rooms where you can examine items which tell a bit of what has been happening, but that's it.
For the game, itself, you always start at the same place, but despite the random layout, you only get one life to get through the entire game, and it has a permadeth mechanic so if you die, you go right back to the beginning to try again. There are some items which need to be unlocked, such as health potions and abilities like making vines grow. Thankfully, these items stay with you when (not if!) you die. Weapons that you have unlocked, though, will be scattered around the world for you to find. After playing a while, you can unlock a random weapon at start which will make things a little easier from the off.
Dead Cells – Let's Play [Full Release] – PC Gameplay – Wanderbots
The castle map layout is pretty awesome. It is built from pre-generated tiles. Each time you die, the game takes you back to the start and the tiles are rearranged. As the map has a different layout each time you play, that's where the Roguelike features come in. This makes each run entertaining and non-linear. You can also take different routes, and the very first level in the castle dungeon will see you either going through some sewers with various toxic pitfalls and enemies styled for the locale, or you can head out to the upper grounds. This is ideal if you are struggling with one particular location and its enemies. Once you get through an area, you can spend your collected cells upgrading health potions and getting mutations.
Enemies are varied. You do get a few on each level like the shield carriers, flying bat type critters, green enemies and the bulbous pink ones which throw exploding orbs at you. There are also level-specific enemies like sword wielders on the second section if you go overground, spell casters on the Ramparts and so on. Each different combination of enemies have their own set patterns to learn and adapt to. The standard type green ones, as an example, have a tell when they are going to leap at you, so a timed evade will see them miss. If there is an archer there as well, however, you'll need to time it just right to dodge/duck the arrows and also evade the leap.
I have seen 'Dark Souls Lite' mentioned (on the official site being one place) a few times given the nature of the permadeath and learning patterns, I don't agree with comparing 2D action games to the Dark Souls series, and this game certainly isn't the first (I'm looking at you Salt & Sanctuary!). I feel Dead Cells as it has it's own identity and doesn't need the 'Souls' series to prop it up. There are only four bosses in the game, but the fact there are no checkpoints at all does mean you have to perfect what you are doing.
Dead Cells – Any% Speedrun (15:28) Baguette Update *Obsolete* – Henpaku
There are quite a few varied weapons available, ranging from swords that take longer to swing but have huge damage like the broadsword, to twin daggers which are much faster but deal less damage. Your secondary weapon will be a bow or throwing weapon which looks similar to the Japanese Kunai (daggers, basically). You also have two extra slots which you can fill with a grenade or traps which make your life easier. A good way to get further is having an ice-type attack so you can freeze enemies. Make sure you search about for these weapons and abilities, as they will help you get further into the game.
Dead Cells is solely a single player experience. However, there is a leader board for speedrunners if that is your thing.
Overall, Dead Cells is a great game – simple as that. I love the 16 Bit-era visuals (a la Super Nintendo, Sega Megadrive, Atari ST & Amiga). They are modern retro and look awesome, with each area having its own unique feel and the animation is amazing with silky smooth movement and combat. My only real gripe is the permadeath and having to restart from scratch each time you die. Don't get me wrong – it slows you down and you tend to think a bit more instead of being cocky. It can, however, wear a bit thin pushing forward and then getting killed by a mob of enemies you haven't encountered before.
Volgarr the Viking had a similar structure when released, but they brought in a checkpoint system so you could return to a previous level if you died, instead of the start. If my mind serves me right, you didn't get the ending if you did this. However, it did give you a chance to master the layout and enemies, so essentially you could get in some practice at the levels before doing a full run start to finish.
Dead Cells is out now PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC/Steam, and click on the packshot for the full-size version.
Dead Cells – Launch Trailer – Playstation
Developer: Motion Twin
Publisher: Motion Twin
Players: Single player only and online Leader Boards for speed runners
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Born in Oneonta, New York, on April 7, 1896, Sherman Mills Fairchild made a major contribution to the development of the aviation industry with his many inventions. An astute businessman, Fairchild founded more than seventy companies, including the Fairchild Aviation Corporation, the parent company for many of his aviation-related firms. In addition to designing and building aircraft, Fairchild developed aerial photography for commercial and military use, with his inventions for aerial photography being used on NASA Apollo missions 15, 16 and 17.
Some of Sherman's earliest airplane designs were inspired by the need for an aircraft that could accommodate the aerial photography he was working on. At the time he had been using a World War I Fokker D.VII biplane, with which he undertook his first aerial mapping of a major city – Newark, New Jersey. This proved to be such a success that he was appointed by the Laurentide Paper Company to perform aerial mapping of Canada in 1923. This was followed by an aerial map of Manhattan Island, which led to other cities using aerial mapping as a less expensive, and quicker, alternative to ground surveying. Frustrated by the fact that existing planes lacked the maneuverability that aerial photography required, Fairchild formed the Fairchild Aviation Corporation, based in Long Island, and designed and built the FC-1. The company built and delivered 300 FC-2, the production model of the FC-1, between 1927 and 1930 and during this time, and in subsequent years, Fairchild dominated the aviation industry.
While Fairchild formed, merged, split, sold and rebought his companies over the years, he continued to make significant contributions to the rapidly advancing technology of aviation. His PR-19 was the aircraft of choice for training military pilots prior to World War II, while the aptly nick-named "Flying Boxcar", the C-82, was used for military transport. Other notable aircraft included the C-119 Flying Boxcar, of which more than 1,100 were produced, the C-123 Provider, and the A-10 Thunderbolt – nicknamed the "Warthog".
Sherman Mills Fairchild was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1979. He had also been awarded fellowships in the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and received recognition for his accomplishments from the Smithsonian Institution.
The history of the invention of the airplane more often than not brings to mind the Wright Brothers – Wilbur and Orville – and their innovative developments leading to the legendary event of the first heavier-than-air, controlled and powered flight on December 17, 1903. The Wright Brothers were born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, and their ground-breaking work was carried out there. Sadly, Wilbur Wright didn't live to see the impact of his work on the world, as he passed away at the age of 45 on May 30, 1912, reportedly from typhoid. One hundred years later, to commemorate the life and achievements of this visionary inventor, a team of graduate students in the Public History program of Wright State University have compiled an exhibit focusing on Wilbur Wright which will be on display at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton until the end of 2012.
Wilbur and Orville's father, Bishop Milton Wright, upon the death of his son wrote in his diary that Wilbur's life had been short, but full of consequences. The exhibit uses this observation in the title of the exhibit "Wilbur Wright: A Life of Consequence". The exhibit focuses on Wilbur as an individual as opposed to the way he is usually seen, as part of a team. Visitors to the exhibit will gain insight into his character, his life as a son, brother and uncle, as well as his legacy.
Certainly, Wilbur Wright's death had a profound impact on his hometown and made headlines around the world. The Woodland Cemetery, which organized the 100th anniversary memorial service, noted in a statement that following Wilbur's death thousands of people lined up to honor him as his body lay in state in Dayton's First Presbyterian Church. Church bells tolled across the city at 3:30pm. Streetcars and trains stopped and businesses closed while Dayton citizens observed five minutes of silence as a token of respect. On June 1, 2012, a memorial service was held at 3pm at his graveside in Woodland Cemetery, with several churches tolling bells, while people observed a moment of silence.
Carillon Historical Park covers 65-acres and features 25 special exhibit buildings for visitors to explore. One of the highlights of the museum complex is the actual 1905 Wright Flyer III which took to the air with Orville as its pilot on June 23, 1905. Further record-breaking flights took place that year at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field outside Dayton, Ohio. The 1905 Wright Flyer III is the only airplane designated as a US National Historic Landmark.
Everyone knows that one of the noisiest places in a city is an airport. With massive airbuses and other aircraft taking off and landing at regular intervals, airports are usually located on the outskirts of a city to avoid the city being subjected to the constant roar of jet engines. Three designers got together to combine their creativity and aviation knowledge to design a futuristic aircraft and system that will reduce noise levels at airports and help with fuel consumption of aircraft. They have named it the MagLevAir.
Deniz Ors, George Milde and Leonie Lawniczak are the designers of the MagLevAir, which they are hoping will assist the aircraft of the future during lift off from the runway. The MagLevAir is designed to shuttle the aircraft down the runway and then to propel it into the air, taking on the form of a type of catapult. This system will need a shorter distance for take off and will use magnets to launch the aircraft into the air. Aircrafts making use of the MagLevAir will also carry less fuel, either making them lighter or giving them a longer range with the fuel on board. As for the aircraft, in order for them to take to the skies after the MagLevAir has boosted them into the air, the designers have suggested the use of scramjets.
Unlike conventional jet engines that use air to spray their fuel into the compressed air that then ignites to produce the thrust needed to move forward, a scramjet uses the compressed air created by the movement of the aircraft. The MagLevAir will create the minimum speed needed for the scramjet to operate, and allow the aircraft to take off once it has been lifted in the air. The MagLevAir was designed for the use at smaller airports where space is limited and a reduction in noise level will be welcomed, as the new MagLevAir and aircrafts will transport their passengers to bigger airports, where larger jet aircraft are available.
Hallmarks of Honda's products have always been great design, innovation and low cost. This certainly continues to be the case with the company's new venture into the realm of aviation. The Honda Aircraft Company Inc (HACI) has been hard at work creating the recently released HondaJet.
The new HondaJet is a 5/6 + 2 seat jet with a changeable configuration that can make the aircraft suitable as an air taxi or business jet. As is typical of the company, they've broken a few rules and come out on top. One of the first things you'll notice about the aircraft is that the engines have not been placed at the rear section of the fuselage as is typical of business jets. Instead they have been uniquely positioned above the aircraft's wings. Previously it was thought that this position would increase drag and reduce range, but it seems that extensive modelling and testing has proved that the concept doesn't just fly – it flies well. And the change in design means that HondaJet owners can enjoy more cabin space.
Another very prominent feature is the unusual shape of the aircraft's nose. A far cry from the sleek, narrow facades we've become used to seeing in this kind of aircraft, one cannot but help wonder why Honda chose this design. It turns out that not only does the bulbous front create extra room in the cockpit, but that it improves laminar flow over the fuselage. This further helps to reduce drag and so improves range.
Clearly chief designer and Honda Aircraft Company Inc CEO Michimasa Fujino has invested a lot of time and money in developing the aircraft's design. The end product is an aircraft that has a comparable range and carrying capacity to the Citation CJ1 + (Cessna). However the plane is smaller and retails for around $3.6m instead of the $4.3m price tag on its competitor aircraft. The GE/Honda HF 120 engines that have been fitted to the aircraft also make it possible for the HondaJet to reach higher max cruise speeds than the Cessna – something which may be curtailed in future. With the executive jet market suffering as it is, this economical, well-designed, cheaper aircraft will likely receive a lot more attention from prospective buyers than its competitors.
Hosted by Aircraft Specialists Jet Center and presented by "Flying" magazine, Parade of Planes Lawrenceville takes place 13-15 August 2009. This event is dedicated to providing the aviation consumer with up-to-date information on the very latest in aviation products and technology.
Hosted by Volo Aviation and presented by "Flying" Magazine, Parade of Planes Hayward will take place 15-17 October 2009. Would-be and current aircraft owners will have the benefit of expert advice on the latest in aviation products and technology as they view the many exhibits.
While airlines have been toying with the idea of in-flight internet access for some time now, decreasing passenger numbers and increasing competitiveness between rival airlines in the US, may prove to be the driving force behind the idea becoming a reality. A number of US carriers, including United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines, are either testing or have reached the stage of implementing Wi-Fi access on selected flights, marketing this facility as a draw-card for passengers.
It has been one hundred years since the Admiralty first put aside funds to have an airship built for the Royal Navy. The event was history in the making and before long the face of warfare changed completely.
After a hundred years of British naval air power, the Royal Navy has now seen fit to celebrate an illustrious and successful past. And why not? The navy's Fleet Air Arm now boasts more than 250 aircraft and helicopters and so constitutes approximately one third of the UK's air strength. The anniversary will be celebrated during the course of the year during a series of concerts, fly-pasts and other events. It will culminate on 7 May when both a modern and ancient Fleet Air Arm does a fly-past over HMS Illustrious aircraft carrier. The following day a formal service recognizing the centenary occasion will take place at St Paul's Cathedral.
A team of researchers from the University of York's Department of Electronics have won a European grant to help aerospace companies try to produce safer aircraft whilst at the same time reducing costs involved. The team will specifically be attempting to tackle the problem of trying to test aircraft equipment against electromagnetic interference during the manufacture process.


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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"testing"

	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
)

var _ = fmt.Printf

func TestBadLinks(t *testing.T) {
	var cases = []struct {
		in string
	}{
		{"[NOTREADME](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/NOTREADME.md)"},
		{"[NOTREADME](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/docs/NOTREADME.md)"},
		{"[NOTREADME](../NOTREADME.md)"},
	}
	for _, c := range cases {
		in := getMungeLines(c.in)
		_, err := updateLinks("filename.md", in)
		assert.Error(t, err)
	}
}
func TestGoodLinks(t *testing.T) {
	var cases = []struct {
		in       string
		expected string
	}{
		{"", ""},
		{"[README](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/README.md)",
			"[README](README.md)"},
		{"[README](../README.md)",
			"[README](README.md)"},
		{"[README](https://lwn.net)",
			"[README](https://lwn.net)"},
		// _ to -
		{"[README](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/docs/devel/cli_roadmap.md)",
			"[README](../../docs/devel/cli-roadmap.md)"},
		// - to _
		{"[README](../../docs/devel/api-changes.md)",
			"[README](../../docs/devel/api_changes.md)"},

		// Does this even make sense?  i dunno
		{"[README](/docs/README.md)",
			"[README](https://github.com/docs/README.md)"},
		{"[README](/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/docs/README.md)",
			"[README](../../docs/README.md)"},
	}
	for i, c := range cases {
		in := getMungeLines(c.in)
		expected := getMungeLines(c.expected)
		actual, err := updateLinks("filename.md", in)
		assert.NoError(t, err)
		if !actual.Equal(expected) {
			t.Errorf("case[%d]: expected %q got %q", i, c.expected, actual.String())
		}
	}
}

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Kees Pellenaars (né le  à Terheijden et mort le  à Breda) est un coureur cycliste et dirigeant d'équipes cyclistes néerlandais.

Biographie
En remportant le championnat du monde sur route amateur en 1934, Kees Pellenaars devient le premier Néerlandais à obtenir un titre de champion du monde sur route. Il devient professionnel l'année suivante et gagne le championnat des Pays-Bas sur route en 1936.

Il reste professionnel jusqu'en 1950. Il arrête sa carrière après avoir percuté un camion militaire durant le Tour d'Allemagne 1950.

L'année suivante, il dirige la première équipe nationale néerlandaise à participer au Tour de France. Il reste à la tête de cette sélection jusqu'en 1956. Il dirige également l'équipe professionnelle Locomotief durant cette période, puis l'équipe Televizier pendant les années 1960.

Palmarès
1934
  Champion du monde sur route amateurs
1936
  Champion des Pays-Bas sur route
 Six jours de Paris (avec Adolf Schön)
1937
 Six jours de Copenhague (avec Frans Slaats)
 Prix Hourlier-Comès (avec Frans Slaats)
 Prix du Salon (avec Frans Slaats)
1938
 Six jours de Gand (avec Frans Slaats)
1939
 Six jours de Bruxelles (avec Frans Slaats)
1943
 Prix Wambst-Lacquehay (avec Ben van der Voort)
1949
  et a étapes du Tour des Pays-Bas

Notes et références

Liens externes

Coureur cycliste néerlandais
Champion du monde de cyclisme sur route
Naissance en mai 1913
Décès en janvier 1988
Décès à 74 ans

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