We started our journey from the town of Bălan, from behind the town's church, where we also parked our car for the next two days. We followed the blue line trail and we got up to the Piatra Singuratica Chalet in about 2 hours. Normally, during summer, the trip should last about 1 hour – 1 hour and 30 minutes, but winter always makes things more difficult.
The trail goes mainly through the forest. At the beginning it was a bit difficult as there was a lot of ice on the ground and we kept slipping at every step we took. There were some parts of the trail with quite a lot of ice and made it a bit difficult for us to move forward. But with a lot of attention and with the help of our hiking sticks we managed to get to the chalet without any issues.
Unfortunately the weather was not so good. It was mainly foggy and quite windy. The fog made us a bit unhappy as the main reason for the trip was to actually enjoy an amazing view from the top of the mountains. The plan was to continue our trip from the chalet to the Hășmasul Mare peak (1792m), but it was pointless considering that there was little to no visibility.
We did take a short trip to the Piatra Singuratică which is just next to the chalet and wondered around it for a while. But again the wind made us go back in the chalet and stay there until the night came.
The next morning we woke up hoping to get a better view of the surroundings, but the fog was still there, so not a chance. It also started to snow a bit, so that was quite nice for a morning walk around the chalet.
As there wasn't too much to actually do, considering the weather, we decided to go back home and promised to come back during summer to enjoy the beauty of these mountains. The gentleman who is in charge of the chalet told us that the perfect time to come to Piatra Singuratică is May or September, so we kept that in mind for our next trip.
To go back we chose a different path, we went on the red triangle trail that got us back to the town of Bălan and to where we left our car. This path was actually better than the blue line one, not that difficult and with a very nice view over the valley where the town of Bălan lies. It took us around 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish the journey.
The Piatra Singuratică Chalet was recently renovated and it looks quite good. You do have to bring your sleeping bag with you and food. During summer time they also serve food, but during winter is quite hard for them to get the supplies. The chalet administrator is a very friendly and nice man, who gave us enough fire wood to make the room warm and cozy and who also gave us some strong liqueur to keep us even warmer. We paid 20 RON/ person for sleeping one night there. There is also an option to set a tent in front of the chalet, but only on good weather and during warmer months. It's a good idea to call before going there and reserve your place in the chalet (+40/744-156566 – Zoltán Gál, the chalet keeper).


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Jean Spiropoulos, eigentlich Ioannis Georgiou Spyropoulos (, * 16. Oktober 1896 in Nafplio; † 7. August 1972 in Athen), war ein griechischer Jurist. Er wirkte als Professor für Völkerrecht an den Universitäten Thessaloniki und Athen sowie von 1958 bis 1967 als Richter am Internationalen Gerichtshof.

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Jean Spiropoulos wurde 1896 in Nafplio geboren und absolvierte seine schulische Ausbildung in Hamburg, Zürich, Lausanne und Lugano. Anschließend studierte er von 1917 bis 1920 an der Universität Zürich und ab 1921 an der Universität Leipzig, an der er sein Studium 1922 mit einer Promotion zum Luftraum als Teil des Staatsgebiets abschloss. Im gleichen Jahr wurde er Assistent am Institut für internationales Rech der Universität Kiel, an dem er ab 1925 als Sektionsleiter fungierte und zwei Jahre später Privatdozent wurde.

Im Jahr 1928 wechselte er auf eine Professur für Völkerrecht an der Aristoteles-Universität Thessaloniki, von 1939 bis 1958 lehrte er an der Universität Athen. Darüber hinaus unterrichtete er 1929 an der Haager Akademie für Völkerrecht. Von 1949 bis 1957 war er Mitglied der Völkerrechtskommission der Vereinten Nationen. Anschließend wirkte er von 1958 bis 1967 als Richter am Internationalen Gerichtshof in Den Haag, nachdem er dort zuvor bereits in einem Fall als Ad-hoc-Richter tätig gewesen war. Er starb 1972 in Athen.

Rechtsphilosophische Ansichten
Jean Spiropoulos war aufgrund seiner Ausbildung durch die deutsch-österreichische Denkschule im Völkerrecht geprägt, welche die Bedeutung rechtspositivistischer Prinzipien betonte. Gleichwohl lehnte er einen orthodoxen Rechtspositivismus ab. Vielmehr leitete er aus der Praxis des staatlichen Handelns bestimmte Prinzipien ab, die er als allgemeine Rechtsgrundsätze neben das Völkervertragsrecht und das Völkergewohnheitsrecht stellte.

Auszeichnungen
Jean Spiropoulos war ab 1950 Mitglied des Institut de Droit international und gehörte ab 1955 auch der Akademie von Athen an.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Ausweisung und Internierung feindlicher Staatsangehöriger. Leipzig 1922
 Die de facto-Regierung im Völkerrecht. Kiel 1926
 Die allgemeinen Rechtsgrundsätze im Völkerrecht. Kiel 1928
 Théorie générale du droit international. Paris 1930
 Traité théorique et pratique du droit international public. Paris 1933

Literatur
 Jean Spiropoulos. In: Arthur Eyffinger, Arthur Witteveen, Mohammed Bedjaoui: La Cour internationale de Justice 1946–1996. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Den Haag und London 1999, ISBN 9-04-110468-2, S. 328
 Manfred Lachs: The Teacher in International Law: Teachings and Teaching. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Den Haag 1982, ISBN 90-247-2566-6, S. 115
 Notice biographique. Jean Spiropoulos. In: Recueil des cours (Académie de droit international). Band 30. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Den Haag 1929, S. 193
 Pan. J. Zepos: Jean Spiropoulos (1896–1972). In: Revue hellénique de droit international. 25/1972. Institut hellénique de droit international et étranger, S. 1/2
 Dimitri Constantopoulos: Jean Spiropoulos, sa vie et son oeuvre.  In: Revue hellénique de droit international. 25/1972. Institut hellénique de droit international et étranger, S. 3–8

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Hypnosis, Icebergs, Flora, Fauna, And You By R.D. Cooper | Wendy Hill, Ph.D.
What's so special about hypnosis, and what the heck does flora and fauna have to do with it? Glad you asked! Could it be that we take our brain for granted? Surely you've heard the explanations that we use only a small fraction of our brain. That's correct. The "iceberg analogy" is a good one. Our conscious brain function is like the visible part of an iceberg, but that's less than 10% with the vast majority submerged or subconscious.
If the brain is Control Central–our command center, where our thoughts then become actions wouldn't it be wonderful if we had greater command of and greater access to what affects all that we are and do? Answers to all our questions can be found in nature—assuming we take a moment to look and then see what we're viewing. With practice awareness develops revealing the daily harmony available when respect is paid to balance. A hypnotherapist is like a master gardener. In the following paragraph see how we are like plants.
Staff Writers in Zurich, Switzerland for Terra Daily wrote today: "Plants are attacked by a multitude of insects and mammals. As defense against these herbivores they develop complex defense mechanisms over the course of evolution: spines, thorns, leaf hairs and a number of toxic chemical substances." Surely it is easy to see that humans do the same. If that prompts any feeling of greater kinship with nature—well, "good".
If it were springtime—time to plant, you wouldn't just dig a hole and stick the plant in the ground. You'd likely carefully choose the right plant for the location, considering how large it will grow and what it will look like when mature. You'd make sure to dig the hole several times larger than the container, adding good soil, amendments, and then water and fertilize regularly.
The vast majority of people have an opportunity to experience dynamic growth that connects us with the universe. Beauty and happiness is the resultant. We know a happy plant when we see one; a happy person too. Our ego naturally protects us, but it's not always healthy. Toxic residue from past events can unconsciously hinder growth, wellness, and happiness. Physical wellness begins with emotional well-being. That emotional well-being is determined by all those past events stored on our internal hard-drive in the subconscious mind. The nature of our reality is based upon what we perceive must be done to survive. We accept that the world works a certain way, not recognizing that we're writing and accepting that script. The magic in the message is that contrary to popular belief or opinion, with competent guidance people can change.
What's so special about hypnosis? Everything, because the ability exists for each of us to access that which has been unseen; it's available for the asking. Hypnotherapy is still largely misunderstood. Some practitioners choose to use other names just to avoid the stereotype. Perhaps it's time to consider an open-minded introduction to find out more about how this modality may resolve issues, and facilitate your growth. Through no one's fault, your root system may have lacked proper nutrients during early growth. A master gardener can help you see precisely what is needed to realize that vision of what might be.
Wendy Hill, M.A. specializes in hypnotherapy. For many years Wendy practiced as a Marriage and Family Therapist in tandem with her hypnotherapy practice. She then retired from marriage and family therapy in order to focus on her practice as a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. She completed her undergraduate studies at Whittier College and her Masters Degree in Human Behavior at United States International University. She continued her post graduate work in human behavior and hypnosis at University of California, Irvine, UCLA, and California State University, Los Angeles. Her professors include Carl Rogers, noted originator of Humanistic Psychology, and Milton Erickson, the father of hypnosis.


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Guts and Caska – a mini shoot | The Gab Lab!
I was hanging out at Seishun con for a couple hours before work. Stefanie and Adam had just shown up in their brand new Berserk costumes and seeing as I had time to kill we went outside to take some photos. Stef in particular wanted to replicate this pose from the manga. So that is why there is a lot of it.
A hawk even made an appearance. Quite fitting considering the group they both belonged to.
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"Multiple-infection and recombination in HIV-1 within a longitudinal co" by Alan R. Templeton, Melissa G. Kramer et al.
Retrovirology 2009, 6:54 http://www.retrovirology.com/content/6/1/54 © 2009 Templeton et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Templeton, Alan R.; Kramer, Melissa G.; Jarvis, Joseph; Kowalski, Jeanne; Gange, Stephen; Schneider, Michael F.; Shao, Qiujia; Zhang, Guang Wen; Yeh, Mei-Fen; Tsai, Hua-Ling; Zhang, Hong; and Markham, Richard B., ,"Multiple-infection and recombination in HIV-1 within a longitudinal cohort of women." Retrovirology.6,. 54. (2009).


First let me express thanks to God for continuing revelation and abiding faithfulness! I have never known anyone or anything so sweet and good!
Over the past several years I have been led very distinctly to keep my hair a certain way. The discernment surrounding this has been long and painful at times but has sweetly brought me closer to God. It is not a way that I would like to keep my hair. In fact I do not like it. I do love and trust God though and try following where I am led.
This past week has been especially trying though in this regard. My ego has been screaming at the top of it's lungs for me to go back to where I came from and cut my hair the way I used to have it. Oh, it has pulled out every way it can to try and get me to the barber! The justifications and excuses it uses are very good, cunning even and very believable.
I am thankful though for the Spirit revealing itself deeper over this matter though. I have been taken several times in the past week, in my mind's eye, to the movie 'The Wizard of Oz'. Like a puzzle over the week I have had to put the pieces together as the Spirit gave them to me but now I see how it all fits together, am finding wording for it and want to share it with you.
There is a scene in the movie where Dorothy is being visited by the Wicked Witch of the West for the first time, on the heels of just realizing that she is wearing the ruby slippers. The Wicked Witch is trying rascal her way into them (the slippers), when Glenda steps in and tells Dorothy to keep them and NOT give them to her. She further explains that if the ruby slippers weren't so powerful and important the Wicked Witch would not want them so badly. Then she tells the Wicked Witch to leave bc she has no power there and at another point tells Dorothy to not take the ruby slippers off for even one moment or she will be at the mercy of the Wicked Witch.
Just as Gleda told her that the moment she took the shoes off for a moment she would be at the Mercy of the Wicked Witch, so too the second I give my ego an inch it takes a mile and it can take me a long time to get that mile back. I can lose that mile in a second and it can take months, years to get that back.... It is slick, so slick. Glenda told the Wicked Witch she needed to leave and she had no power there. That was because she was not given a foothold, she was not in those slippers, and so the reason my ego has been screaming at me this week is because is has no power and it is desperate to get that inch, for me to listen to its plea and believe its lie.
My yoga teacher has taught me to look into the face of this and call it out! The Buddha did (and so did Jesus in the Desert). The Buddha looked into the face of all of this as it screamed at him in meditation and said: "I know you, Maya!" I too know this voice and declare to it now, "I know you ego! You have no power here. Go! Take your lies and manipulation and go. I know you, and I know your voice. I know you are counterfeit and hollow. Leave me."
Praise be to God for this realization and for remaining faithful to me through all of the times (and years) that I gave into ego and confused its voice for one of Truth.
Dearest God, faithful lover of my soul, thank you! Thank you. Thank you. I trust in you for the strength to be faithful to the ways in which you lead me.
I sink down into that space within where I need not ask for anything bc all I need is there-You-which is the REAL ME.
In this space, I abide in you, you abide in me and we are one together and with all that is, even though we appear as many. In that space where I am not only my brother's keeper, I am my brother.
Wow - thank you for sharing your struggle. Haircuts, clothing styles, food choices all seem like trivial things, but when they become a battleground for the Lord, they are not trivial at all. With the Lord as your rock, you will stay strong and continue being faithful.


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1991 Concept Plan is unveiled Sep 1991
The 1991 Concept Plan is Singapore's second concept plan, the country's strategic land use and transportation plan. Unveiled in September 1991 by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the 1991 Concept Plan came at a time that was very different compared to when its predecessor, the 1971 Concept Plan, was formulated.[1] Many problems associated with the colonial era such as housing and unemployment had already been effectively ironed out and the country was on the verge of reaching developed status with one of the strongest economies and highest GDP per capita in Asia.[2] With this change in socio-economic status, the vision of the 1991 Concept Plan was to turn Singapore into a Tropical City of Excellence that would balance work, play, culture and commerce by Year X beyond 2010.[3]
To realise this higher quality of living environment, the Concept Plan contained a number of key proposals, one of which was a "Green Blue Plan" to establish a connected network of parks, natural green spaces and waterways to create more leisure and recreational opportunities for the people.[4] The Concept Plan also proposed for more conservation efforts to safeguard Singapore's built heritage in the city centre, as well as measures to promote arts and culture.[5] In an effort to meet the needs of changing economic infrastructure and facilitate the growth of high-technology industries, the Concept Plan called for the creation of technological corridors made up of business parks, science parks and academic institutions. These corridors were designed to provide researchers with integrated working, living and leisure environments. By situating them near existing tertiary institutions, the corridors aimed to facilitate the exchange of ideas and innovation among researchers at all levels.[6] Besides technological corridors, the Concept Plan also put forth the establishment of a new downtown to be located in Marina South in a bid to expand the business district.[7]
With regard to the country's housing requirements, the 1991 Concept Plan proposed the development of 10 new satellite towns to accommodate a population that was projected to reach 3.23 million by the year 2000.[8] The Concept Plan also revised the "Ring Plan" of the earlier 1971 Concept Plan to a "Constellation Plan". Based on a policy of decentralisation, the aim of the revised concept plan was to "fan" commercial centres out to the heartlands so that jobs could be brought closer to homes and congestion in the city centre alleviated.[9] The 1991 Concept Plan also called for the development of regional and sub-regional commercial centres, which would be served by expressways and a mass rapid transport system.[10] This led to the eventual development of the Woodlands, Tampines and Jurong East regional centres in the northern, eastern and western parts of Singapore respectively.[11]
1. Leong,C. T. (1991, September 12). Blueprint for a city of diversity and grace. The Straits Times, p. 1. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.
2. Urban Redevelopment Authority (1991). Living the next lap: Towards a tropical city of excellence, p. 9. Singapore: Urban Redevelopment Authority. Call no.: RSING 307.36095957 LIV.
3. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, pp. 4–7.
4. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, pp. 28–31.
6. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, p. 21.
7. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, pp. 17, 20.
10. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, p. 20.
11. Urban Redevelopment Authority, 1991, p. 14; Urban Redevelopment Authority (2014, July 24). Concept Plan 1991. Retrieved July 28, 2014, from Urban Redevelopment Authority website: http://www.ura.gov.sg/uol/concept-plan.aspx?p1=View-Concept-Plan&p2=Concept-Plan1991
The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.
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In weather-related stress situations (e.g. cold and wet, but also aridity) the plant formation of protein and carbohydrates can be supported by a direct supply with amino acids. This leads to an increase of the metabolism efficiency as well as a stimulation of the photosynthesis efficiency. We recommend the use of Aminosol® for this main application. The second possibility which causes stress in young vegetable plants is transplanting. Amino acids promote the root formation and the plants growth. The faster a plant forms new roots after putting, the earlier an optimal growth can begin. Moreover it is advisable to dip the seedlings in an Aminosol® solution or to treat immediately after transplanting.
Stress depends not only on weather but can be caused as well by plant protection measures (e.g. leaf-active herbicides). Also in this combination the application of Aminosol® has proved itself.
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By the so-called nutrient antagonism it can come to a deficiency of a certain nutrient, even if the soil content is in an optimal range. So a e.g. high nitrogen and potassium content leads frequently to a distinct calcium deficiency in the plant, because both main nutrients block the admission of calcium. The consequences of a calcium deficiency in fruit vegetable are a decreased fruit firmness, a blossom end deterioration and burned leaf tops and rolled up leaves. With the application of Lebosol®-Calcium-Forte SC a leaf-careful, effective supply of calcium takes place without dangers of leaf combustions, which are caused e.g. by salty calcium formulations.
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The promotion of plant's own antibodies plays a decisive role in the vegetable cultivation. A treatment with potassium or magnesium phosphonate strengthens the resistance as well as the vitality of the most different vegetable varieties and has already established itself since some years in practice. The treatment is combined ideally with fungicide measures. Several applications of Lebosol®-Kalium-Plus or Lebosol®-Magnesium-Plus support the plant's defences and preserve the leaf quality and -health.
Particularly in the cultivation of leaf vegetables chlorotic clarifications, leaf spots or also slack plants with light yellow stripes and brown points are not wanted. To bring the plants to the wished leaf quality, the foliar fertilization with micronutrients offers fast help. A plants analysis gives a fast information about which nutrient deficiency occurs. Thereafter an aimed foliar fertilization is possible, which affects the yield always positively.


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La bataille de Constantinople qui se déroule en juin 922 dans les environs de la capitale de l'Empire byzantin, oppose les forces du Premier Empire bulgare aux Byzantins lors de la guerre byzantino-bulgare de 913-927. Au cours de l'été, l'empereur Romain Ier Lécapène envoie des troupes dirigées par Saktikios contrer un raid bulgare visant les environs de Constantinople. Les Byzantins déferlent sur le camp bulgare mais sont vaincus quand ils rencontrent le gros de l'armée bulgare. Au cours de la fuite, Saktikios est mortellement blessé et périt la nuit suivante.

En 922, les Bulgares contrôlent la plupart des Balkans et continuent de ravager la campagne byzantine sans opposition. Toutefois, ils ne disposent pas d'une flotte de guerre capable d'assiéger Constantinople. Les tentatives de négociation pour former une alliance entre les Bulgares et les Arabes, dans le but de lancer un assaut contre Constantinople, sont découvertes par les Byzantins qui parviennent à s'y opposer. La situation dans les Balkans reste la même jusqu'à ce que les deux camps signent un traité de paix en 927, reconnaissant le titre impérial aux monarques bulgares, ainsi que l'indépendance complète du patriarcat de Bulgarie qui devient une Église autocéphale.

Les sources primaires pour le déroulement de la bataille proviennent de la chronique de Georges le Moine et du synopsis de Jean Skylitzès.

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Durant son court règne, l'empereur Alexandre (912-913) déclenche une guerre avec l'empereur bulgare Siméon . Ce dernier a depuis longtemps affirmé son ambition de réclamer le trône impérial et il saisit l'occasion de partir en guerre. En effet, l'Empire byzantin est alors en plein désarroi après la mort d'Alexandre en . Les Bulgares atteignent Constantinople sans résistance et contraignent la régence du jeune Constantin VII à reconnaître Siméon  comme empereur (tsar). Après la révolte au sein du palais impérial en 914, la nouvelle régence byzantine révoque les concessions faites aux Bulgares et rassemble l'armée, dont les troupes d'Asie Mineure, pour faire face à la menace bulgare. Au cours de la bataille d'Anchialos en 917, les forces byzantines sont écrasées, ce qui permet aux Bulgares d'affirmer leur domination sur les Balkans. Leurs raids annuels atteignent les murs de Constantinople et l'isthme de Corinthe. Toutes les tentatives byzantines de s'y opposer à Katasyrtai, Aquae Calidae et Pegae sont des échecs.

En dépit de leur suprématie militaire sur terre, Siméon  est conscient qu'il a besoin de renforts maritimes pour s'emparer de Constantinople. En 922, il envoie des ambassadeurs au calife fatimide Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi à Mahdia, pour bénéficier de l'aide de la puissante marine arabe. Siméon  propose de diviser équitablement les conquêtes. Les Bulgares doivent conserver Constantinople et les Fatimides peuvent s'emparer des territoires byzantins de Sicile et du sud de l'Italie.

La bataille

Pour distraire l'attention byzantine des négociations secrètes qu'ils mènent avec les Arabes, les Bulgares lancent une offensive dans l'est de la Thrace durant l'été 922. Ils s'emparent de plusieurs villes fortifiées de la région, dont Byzie, tout en y laissant des garnisons. En juin, ils atteignent les environs de Constantinople et brûlent le palais de Théodora, situé sur le rivage de la corne d'Or.

En réaction, l'empereur Romain  Lécapène rassemble les commandants des tagmata (régiments) pour un banquet et leur ordonne d'affronter les Bulgares. Le lendemain, l'un d'entre eux, Saktikios, conduit l'assaut contre l'ennemi. Alors que le gros des forces bulgares est dispersé pour piller les campagnes alentour, les Byzantins attaquent leur camp et massacrent le peu de troupes qui s'y trouve. Cependant, quand le reste de l'armée bulgare apprend l'événement, elle se dirige rapidement vers le camp et engage le combat. Lors de la lutte féroce qui s'ensuit, les Bulgares l'emportent et contraignent les Byzantins à battre en retraite, en dépit du courage de Saktikios qui, selon les chroniqueurs byzantins, aurait tué de nombreux ennemis. Durant la fuite, le cheval de Saktikios s'embourbe dans une rivière et le général byzantin est blessé à la cuisse. Ses soldats tentent de dégager le cheval de la boue et de ramener leur chef en vie dans les Blachernes. Saktikios est laissé dans l'église Sainte-Marie des Blachernes, où il décède la nuit suivante.

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Après sa victoire, Siméon  envoie des lettres au patriarche de Constantinople, Nicolas Mystikos, et à Constantin VII, coempereur avec Romain Lécapène. Il leur propose des négociations de paix. Toutefois, son intention est de faire durer les négociations jusqu'au retour de ses ambassadeurs auprès des Fatimides. Pendant que Siméon et Nicolas Mystikos échangent des lettres, les actions militaires se poursuivent. Quelques semaines après la bataille, les Bulgares s'emparent d'Adrianople, la principale cité byzantine de Thrace. La chute de cette ville augmente la crainte de Constantinople d'être attaquée directement. Les Byzantins essaient d'intimider les Bulgares en les menaçant de pousser les Hongrois, les Petchénègues et la Rus' de Kiev à attaquer la Bulgarie depuis le nord-est, comme cela se produisit en 894-896. Toutefois, Siméon  ne tombe pas dans le piège car il sait que l'Empire byzantin n'est pas en mesure de mettre ses menaces à exécution.

Dans le même temps, les diplomates bulgares reçoivent un accueil chaleureux par le calife fatimide. Ce dernier accepte les propositions bulgares et envoie ses propres émissaires à Siméon . Cependant, au cours de leur voyage de retour, ils sont capturés par les Byzantins qui parviennent à surenchérir la proposition bulgare et à empêcher l'attaque des Fatimides. Les Bulgares conservent la domination sur la plupart des Balkans, annexant la Serbie alliée des Byzantins en 924. Toutefois, sans soutien naval, ils ne peuvent s'attaquer directement à Constantinople. La guerre se poursuit jusqu'à la mort de Siméon en 927. Son fils, Pierre Ier de Bulgarie, conclut un traité de paix avec les Byzantins qui reconnaissent le titre impérial aux monarques bulgares et l'indépendance de l'église orthodoxe bulgare comme patriarcat autocéphale. En retour, les Bulgares cèdent la plupart des conquêtes de Siméon en Thrace après 917.

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How to say PRESENT in 50 languages with Europe in a Day!
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As much as we tell children that Christmas isn't only about the presents that Santa Claus might bring them, everyone still loves receiving gifts! Indeed, exchanging presents at Christmas time is a common custom found throughout Europe and the world. So before you head off to see what's been left under your own Christmas Tree,… Continue reading How to say PRESENT in 50 languages with Europe in a Day!
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Yes? No? Sometimes we just don't know! And that's OK - there's a word for it! For all those moments when you're not sure, here's how to say maybe or perhaps in the 50 languages of Europe in a Day! Albanian – NdoshtaArabic – ربما (Rubama)Armenian – Միգուցե (Miguts'e)Azerbaijani – BəlkəBasque – NaskiBelarusian – Mожа… Continue reading How to say MAYBE in 50 languages with Europe in a Day!
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How to say SKELETON in 50 languages with Europe in a Day!
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Considering everyone has one, skeletons still manage to creep a lot of people out. Some argue its our innate fear of death that causes skeletons to send shivers down our spines, while others point out finding a skeleton somewhere unexpected is often a sign of danger. And that's before we get into dark magic undead… Continue reading How to say SKELETON in 50 languages with Europe in a Day!
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Escape is the act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Refer to the Wiktionary definition.
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Updated: Billy's funeral will take place at Southport Crematorium on Thursday April 25th at 11.20am and then on to Southport Football Club.
Everyone at Southport Football Club has been saddened to learn of the passing of Billy Marshall who died earlier this morning.
Billy has been a volunteer at the club for well over 40 years helping out with many jobs around the club with his pride of place "Billy's Tea Room" under the stand.
The club were able to mark his passing with a period of applause before this afternoon's game against Brackley.
We will advise the details of the funeral arrangements as soon as we get them.
Condolences to all of Billy's family and friends.
There will be a full tribute to Billy in the next Matchday Programme.


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Russia is a influential country where lives over 140 millions of citizens. It is 1 of the most powerful countries on the world. Nevertheless, Russia Federation is a country of contrasts and today it will be shown some of them.
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The South Park Mobile Game Warns You About Its Own Microtransactions
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In the spirit of the disclaimer that runs before every episode of the long-running TV show, South Park: Phone Destroyer opens with a special message about microtransactions.
Phone Destroyer, now out on iOS and Android, is a card-based combat game in which players summon South Park characters. Ubisoft's free-to-play, microtransaction-based game launches with a warning about free-to-play, microtransaction-based games.
Like the show's disclaimer, which states that "due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone," it's self-deprecating and tongue-in-cheek. The game proper pushes plenty of premium currency, with powerful rare and epic cards on offer for those willing to reach into their virtual wallets for real money.
South Park is responsible for one of the most spot-on skewering of the free-to-play mobile game market ever, season 18 episode "Freemium Isn't Free." I've not played enough of the game to know if that's ironic or not, but with a focus on player-versus-player combat and rare cards that seem much more powerful than common ones, I'm leaning towards yes.
In case you never saw the freemium game episode, here's a little taste:
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Symphony Study No. 46 | Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E Major
by Glenn on May 8, 2016
Symphony No. 7 in E Major
first performance of final version: 30 December 1884, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Allegro moderato
Adagio: Very solemn and slow—Moderato
Scherzo and Trio: Very fast—A little slower
Finale: Moving, but not fast
I'm not quite ready to worship at the temple of Anton Bruckner, yet, but if I were a secularist I would be tempted by his Seventh Symphony. There is in us both the capacity and need for worship and Bruckner's Seventh—both the music itself and the extraordinary musicianship required to pull it off—has a transcendent quality about it. This is music that calls for and offers space for reverence. For some listeners it could be, "Be still and know that I am God," for others it might be simply, "Be still and experience something beyond yourself."
I haven't been loving the Bruckner symphonies, but this one feels different for some reason. I'm not sure if each Bruckner symphony that Michael Steinberg includes on his list is simply better than the last one or that I'm learning to appreciate them better. I watched a performance from 31 May 2013 by the Berlin Philharmonic available in their Digital Concert Hall.
I have a couple of theories: 1. A great orchestra makes the symphonies of Anton Bruckner much more accessible; and/or, 2. Perhaps a way to better appreciate the symphonies of Bruckner is to watch a great orchestra perform them. I think both statements are true as it relates to my experience with Bruckner's Seventh. The Berlin Philharmonic is incredible and there's so much to see in the relationship between the conductor, Sir Simon Rattle, and the orchestra that contributes positively to the experience with the music.
I think the last time I heard Bruckner's Seventh was on a CD by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, also conducted by Sir Simon. What caught me in both performances was the power of legato, meaning a powerful legato, especially in the adagio. It's music without edges or snags.
The one negative of Bruckner's Seventh: This symphony is out of balance. The first two movements are twice as long as the last two movements, giving a ratio of approximately 2:2:1:1.
Further, the first two movements have an epic quality about them. So much happens in the first two movements that the prospect of third and fourth movements is a little overwhelming—you're about done for as a listener. I feel like Bruckner would have been done well to make the adagio his final movement. That movement alone is sort of a religious experience with a benedictory quality. The movement was written in honor of Richard Wagner. According to Steinberg, Bruckner's intention was a "memorial to the man he worshiped above all living musicians," utilizing Wagnerian tubas to great effect. This is music that carries us on long, and I mean long, paths to high places.
I have said some disparaging things about Bruckner's music—too long, too exclusively motivic, too much with the endless key changes through the circle of fifths, too much blunt force. The Seventh Symphony is exceptional, though, and reminds me why I was captured by it at one time—and will return to it again, soon.
Once, in a fit of youthful hubris, I put Bruckner's Te Deum (paired with Beethoven's Mass in C) on a program of choral music I conducted. (The Beethoven was delightful; the Bruckner was less successful—a stretch for me and my singers and orchestra.) At that point I think I understood the thematic connection between the adagio and the Te Deum, but Steinberg points out the connection is more explicit than a musical idea—in the adagio Bruckner is specifically alluding to the line in the Te Deum (composed at the same time as Symphony No. 7) that says, "non confundar in aeternum" (let me not be confounded for ever).
According to Steinberg, Bruckner's Seventh is the one symphony that met with critical success in his lifetime. It also appears to be relatively (for Bruckner) free of issues surrounding performing versions. The one controversy with this work is a triangle and cymbal crash that no one is quite sure if Bruckner wanted in or not. It appears that Sir Simon wanted to include the extra percussion. It seems to work.
I think I hear some things in the Seventh that Mahler takes from Bruckner. (I've read that Mahler enjoyed Bruckner's music and, up to now, have been wondering why. I have some thick Mahler biographies in my future, I hope I learn more.) One is the false climax—building to what should feel like a giant peroration, but then a collapse—allowing for another build.
Another thing I hear Bruckner doing (and Mahler copying) is the embellished repeat. When a musical idea is repeated it is never repeated exactly. There is some sort of transformation—little changes in harmony or added counterpoint or a variation in the theme.
There is something restorative about this music that takes so long to achieve its ends. For a microwave society, it is counter-cultural. You can't really boil the experience down. You can note the tunes, but it's the way they are transformed and altered and extended that makes me admire this particular symphony of Bruckner. It does feel like a spiritual act.
The digital Concert Hall offers at no charge an introduction to Bruckner's Seventh Symphony by a German musicologist, Albrecht Dümling.
Some takeaways:
1. Bruckner had his share of detractors who described his music as "bits of bombast," "shamelessly long," and "giant snakes."
2. Music had political overtones with partisanship—you were either in the camp of Brahms or Wagner. Bruckner was firmly in the latter.
3. One of the things I've critiqued in Bruckner's music is that it treats the orchestra like an organ. Dümling maintains this was Bruckner's intent. (Contrast this with Elgar, another organist, who was all about color and subtle transitions.)
4. Appreciated how Dümling characterized the last movement as condensed and speeded up forms of ideas that had come before.
UPDATE (12 May 2016):
It's been difficult to get the adagio from Bruckner's Seventh out of my head. The soaring lines are so exhilarating and when you work in a music-free environment (One of the greatest curses I can imagine is working someplace where music, over which you have no control, is piped in.), it's fun to have these lines pop into your brain.
While the previous Bruckner symphonies from the Steinberg list I am in no hurry to listen to again, there is something visceral about the Seventh that made me want to return to it and reinforce some of these aural memories. I chose a performance by Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic.
The Vienna Philharmonic is exquisite and Maestro Karajan knows how to make Bruckner sing. There are one or two brass entrances, especially when it's big, that you could wish for a little more precision, but this is a beautiful recording. How do you describe the warmth of those strings and the phenomenal blend of the orchestra, section by section and as a whole?
I've read a few places, now, where writers refer to Bruckner's symphonies as "cathedrals of sound." Until the Seventh, I thought it hyperbolic and far too generous. The adagio is 23' long. Still, you don't want it to end.
This is a poignant recording. It was Mr. Karajan's last, and the concert of 23 April 1989 featuring Bruckner's Seventh was the last time he conducted in public.
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I have a writer friend who writes for Truest Confessions. At first I was shocked - aren't those confessions supposed to be true? I imagined the thousands of people who bought the magazine and read about 'The Baby I hid from my Husband for Fifteen Years', Or, 'I was Seduced by my Best Friend's Great-Grandfather - and Now We're Married' and believe they were true. My friend says she dreams up about ten scenarios a month and sends them in. The magazine knows they're not true - but I suppose, if I buy the magazine and read the fine print, it will say something about most stories being 'fictionalized' accounts.
Just for fun, I tried to write some.
I tried to write a first person POV account of a girl who married a man who claimed he was rich, and found out she'd married a homeless, jobless, pathological liar. I couldn't.
I can write fiction all day long, but as soon as I tried to write something that was supposed to be true, my creativity dried up.
I started with a woman who's husband turns out to be a woman. I got stuck. I couldn't write a word. It was awful. But when the husband turned into an alien, I was off and running. Extra appendages, different planet, silver spaceship - no problem.
So here I am - a fiction writer incapable of making up true confessions. It's aggravating.
I will have to stick to things I know - like making up stories...period!
Lol! Yes I guess you'll have to write the stories we love to read!
Good experiment though. I esp liked the one about the husband turning into an ailen.
What can you do? Lol! I guess make them into books! Great Post!


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When she was at Google—a company that makes billions of dollars from advertising—Marissa Mayer was notorious for her unwillingness to meet with the advertising agency executives who were Google's best clients.
As CEO, Eric Schmidt would go when asked, sure.
But Mayer?
See, ad buyers are not her people.
Mayer's people are users and engineers.
Not the suits.
One reason why, according to people in the industry, is that while Mayer may look like a Hollywood actress, she's not particularly comfortable around the schmoozy set. In a way that does not come off as insulting, people describe her interpersonal style as "geeky." (This may seem surprising given that Mayer is actually very smooth on stage in front of crowds.)
So, when Mayer took the CEO job at Yahoo in July, amid the excitement across the industry, there was also a major concern.
Yahoo is an almost entirely ad-supported company.
And, unlike Google, which gets lots of revenues from small businesses that buy search ads, Yahoo is particularly dependent on the schmoozy people at advertising agencies, because ad agencies buy brand advertising, which is Yahoo's bread and butter.
To be a successful Yahoo CEO, one must win over ad agency types—or at least grace them with a meeting or two and convince them that you really do care about their vision for Yahoo.
The concern was: Would Mayer deign to meet with agency types? Or would she try to delegate the duty to some lesser-known lieutenant?
For the first six months of her tenure, it seemed like Mayer was going to opt for the second option.
That's because, even till now, she has had almost zero interaction with Yahoo's biggest clients.
But that's all supposed to change in about two weeks.
AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports that Mayer is planning on making a prolonged visit to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in two weeks.
There, she is going to…
Do a "fireside chat" with Laura Desmond, the CEO of agency Starcom MediaVest Group.
Host a series of one-on-one meetings with agency heavies.
Throw a Yahoo dinner party.
Go to a bunch of other parties thrown by other companies.
The plan, according to Swisher, is for Yahoo to fully deploy the "Marissa Halo" in hopes of scoring big ad deals.
You can almost hear a collective PHEW! from Yahoo shareholders and employees from coast to coast.
The news is this: Mayer may hate meeting with ad types, but she knows it's a big part of her new job and she's up to the task.
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Anna Seward
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Anna Seward - Poet
Anna Seward, the first of two surviving children of Thomas Seward and his wife, Elizabeth Hunter Seward, was born on 12th December 1742 in Eyam, Derbyshire. She moved to Lichfield in 1755 when her father was appointed as canon of Lichfield Cathedral. In 1756 five-year-old Honora Sneyd, whose mother had just died, was adopted by the Seward family. (1)
Anna's father was a poet and he introduced her to John Milton at the age of two and she was writing religious verse at ten, but her parents took fright at her growing erudition and brought an end to her studies. (2)
However, she met the poet and scientist, Erasmus Darwin, in 1757 and he encouraged her to write poetry. She later wrote a memoir of Darwin: "He was inclined to corpulence; his limbs too heavy for exact proportion... Florid health, and the earnest of good humour, a sunny smile, on entering a room, and on first accosting his friends, rendering, in his youth, that exterior agreeable, to which beauty and symmetry had not been propitious. He stammered extremely; but whatever he said, whether gravely or in jest, was always worth waiting for, though the inevitable impression it made might not always be pleasant to individual self-love." (3)
Anna Seward spent a great deal of time with Erasmus and Mary Darwin. "All her critical knowledge, she said, came from him (Darwin)." As her father disapproved of this activity her writing was done in secret whereas in public she confined herself to music and sewing. Her friendship with Mary, turned her against the idea of marriage and childbirth. (4)
Darwin introduced her to Thomas Day, another poet who lived in the town. Seward rejected his proposal of marriage but they continued to be good friends. (5) Day was unlucky in love and he eventually decided that, if his ideal woman did not exist, she would have to be created. Steward later recalled: "He (Thomas Day) resolved, if possible, that his wife should have a taste for literature and science, for moral and patriotic philosophy. So might she be his companion in that retirement, to which he had destined himself; and assist him forming the minds of his children to stubbon virtue and high exertion. He resolved also, that she should be simple as a mountain girl, in her dress, her diet and her manners, fearless and intrepid as the Spartan wives and Roman heroines." (6)
In 1769 he selected eleven-year-old Ann Kingston (later renamed Sabrina Sidney) from an orphanage in Shrewsbury. At the Coram Fields Foundling Hospital he selected the twelve-year-old Dorcas Car (later renamed Lucretia). (7) Anna described Sabrina as "a clear, auburn brunette, with dark eyes, glowing bloom and chestnut tresses", and Lucretia as her balanced opposite, "fair, with flaxen locks and light eyes". (8)
Day sent the two girls to Avignon to see which of them he could educate into becoming a suitable wife for himself. After eight months the trio returned to England. He decided that Lucretia was "either stupid or impossibly stubborn" and apprenticed her to a milliner on Ludgate Hill. Later she married a linen-draper. (9)
Day considered Sabrina as a possible wife. In 1770, aged 13, she went to live with him at Stowe House in Lichfield. She was described as a "sweet-voiced beauty, with long eyelashes and auburn ringlets". Despite his efforts, Sabrina did not develop as he wished and by the time she was 14 she had been sent to a girls' boarding school in Sutton Coldfield. (10) Anna Seward had been closely involved in this experiment and claimed that it made him doubt the truth of the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. "His trust in the power of education faltered". (11)
Following the sudden death of her sister Sarah, the friendship between Anna Seward and Honora Sneyd became intense. Honora was both beautiful and clever. In 1771 she rejected a proposal of marriage from Thomas Day and returned to her father's house. Two years later became the second wife of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and the stepmother of four children, including Maria Edgeworth. (12)
Anna Seward by Tilly Kettle
Anna became romantically attached to John Saville, a vicar in Lichfield. He was a married man and his wife refused to let her into the house. Saville walked out on his family and moved into the house next door. (13) Anna, now aged 23, was stopped from seeing Saville and "Mrs Seward responded by virtually keeping Anna under house arrest". She saw it as an attempt to control "her rights as a woman". (14)
Anna attempted to explain her view of the situation: "If they attempt further persecution the consequences will be more desperate. I loved Saville for his virtues. He is entangled in a connection with the vilest of women and the most brutally despicable. He cannot be my husband but no law on earth or heaven forbids that he should be my friend or debars us the liberty of conversing together while the conversation is innocent." (15)
According to her biographer, Sylvia Bowerbank, "Throughout her life, Seward's main occupations were managing the family household, keeping up a wide correspondence with both famous and ordinary people, and writing poetry and criticism, when time allowed. As the only surviving child of invalid parents, Seward decided that she was required to care first for her ailing mother... and then for her beloved father, whose increasingly diminished capacities of body and mind required, she claimed, that she develop stationary habits and limited ambitions". (16)
Anna remained close to Honora Sneyd and was devastated by her death from consumption in May 1780. (17) "Seward grieved the loss of Honora Sneyd throughout her life. Among the recurrent themes of Seward's best known poetry are Honora's beauty, the mutual joys of the Seward-Sneyd friendship, their alienation after Sneyd's marriage, and an enduring sense of loss". (18)
Erasmus Darwin established a small literary circle in Lichfield that included Anna Seward, Thomas Day and Richard Lovell Edgeworth. (19) In 1780 Anna Seward published Elegy on Captain Cook (1780). This was followed by a poem Monody on Major Andrè (1781) on John André, who was hanged as a British spy in 1780. Seward's most ambitious work was Louisa: a Poetical Novel, in Four Epistles (1784). It was a great success and was reprinted five times in the next twelve months. (20)
Anna Seward also became friends with the poet, essayist, moralist and literary critic, Samuel Johnson, however, she took umbrage at Johnson's dismissal of Lichfield as a cultural backwater. Seward also got to know Johnson's friend, James Boswell, who asked her to send him "a lock of that charming auburn hair I admired so much the delicious morning I was last with you". Anna refused to become romantically involved with Boswell and only sent him a lock of hair on the understanding that they had a "chaste friendship". (21)
After the publication of The Life of Johnson, an acrimonious public quarrel developed between Seward and Boswell. She argued that Boswell's idolatry of Johnson led him to "suppress evidence of Johnson's despotic behaviour and its vicious effects... which she obligingly supplied to Boswell at his request, detailing Johnson's public mortification of a young woman, Jane Harry, for converting to Quakerism". In her letters Seward complained about Johnson's "social bullying and his gloomy misanthropy". (22)
When her father died in 1790, he left her an independent income of £400 annually. Seward now resumed her relationship with John Saville and she became his daily companion. (23) She continued to write her Original Sonnets on Various Subjects; and Odes Paraphrased from Horace was published in 1799. Erasmus Darwin died on 18th April 1802 and two years later she published Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804), a biography of Darwin's early life in Lichfield, that reveals his idiosyncratic genius as a doctor, inventor, and writer. (24)
Anna Seward died of scorbutic fever at her home on 25th March 1809.
(1) Sylvia Bowerbank, Anna Seward : Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004-2014)
Apart from her first seven years in Eyam, Anna Seward lived all her life in Lichfield, from the age of thirteen on, in the same house, the bishop's palace in the grounds of Lichfield Cathedral. According to Seward, her adolescent years in Lichfield were Edenic; the sisters wandered in the cathedral close or did needlework and read to each other in the open air.
When Anna was fourteen, five-year-old Honora Sneyd, whose mother had just died, was adopted by the Seward family. Following the sudden death of Sarah in 1764, the friendship between Seward and Sneyd became intense; for the next six years, they had the daily pleasure of each other's company. Much to Seward's regret, in 1771, Honora Sneyd returned to her father's house after living for fourteen years with the Sewards....
Seward grieved the loss of Honora Sneyd throughout her life. Among the recurrent themes of Seward's best known poetry are Honora's beauty, the mutual joys of the Seward-Sneyd friendship, their alienation after Sneyd's marriage, and an enduring sense of loss. Seward's long-lived love for Sneyd and for her sister is inscribed on the very landscape of Lichfield in such poems as 'The Anniversary', 'Time Past', and 'Epistle to Miss Honora Sneyd … from the grave of a Suicide'. Judging by the satirical comments Seward makes on married couples and her praise of the achievements of unmarried women, she came to value highly the independence of the single life.
(2) Anna Seward, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804)
Dr. Darwin... was inclined to corpulence; his limbs too heavy for exact proportion... Florid health, and the earnest of good humour, a sunny smile, on entering a room, and on first accosting his friends, rendering, in his youth, that exterior agreeable, to which beauty and symmetry had not been propitious. He stammered extremely; but whatever he said, whether gravely or in jest, was always worth waiting for, though the inevitable impression it made might not always be pleasant to individual self-love.
He (Thomas Day) resolved, if possible, that his wife should have a taste for literature and science, for moral and patriotic philosophy. So might she be his companion in that retirement, to which he had destined himself; and assist him forming the minds of his children to stubbon virtue and high exertion. He resolved also, that she should be simple as a mountain girl, in her dress, her diet and her manners, fearless and intrepid as the Spartan wives and Roman heroines.
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(2) Virginia Blain, Isobel Grundy and Patricia Clements, The Feminist Companion to Literature in English (1990) page 967
(3) Anna Seward, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804) pages 2-3
(4) Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men (2002) page 43
(5) Claudia T. Kairoff, Anna Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century (2011) page 214
(6) Anna Seward, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804) page 35
(7) Wendy Moore, How to Create the Perfect Wife (2013) page 74
(9) Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men (2002) page 187
(10) Kate Iles, Sabrina Sidney : Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004-2014)
(11) Anna Seward, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804) page 41
(12) Sylvia Bowerbank, Anna Seward : Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004-2014)
(13) Mary Alden Hopkins, Dr. Johnson's Lichfield (1956) pages 116-117
(14) Jenny Uglow, The Lunar Men (2002) page 192
(15) Anna Seward, diary entry (May, 1771)
(17) Marilyn Butler, Maria Edgeworth: A Literary Biography (1972) page 68
(21) Donna Heiland, Swan Songs: the Correspondence of Anna Seward and James Boswell (1992) pages 386-387
(23) Claudia T. Kairoff, Anna Seward and the End of the Eighteenth Century (2011) page 29
(24) Anna Seward, Memoirs of the Life of Dr. Darwin (1804)
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En 2017, quatre membres républicains de la Chambre des représentants et un membre du Sénat sont nommés au sein de l'administration Trump, alors qu'un représentant démocrate est nommé au poste de procureur général de Californie. Un représentant républicain démissionne également pour rejoindre la chaîne Fox News. De plus, deux représentants républicains et un représentant démocrate démissionnent à la suite d'affaires de mœurs.

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0. Useful Information about Kyoto and around the Venue
Kyoto City Official Travel Guide
City of Kyoto Visitors Host
Restaurants in Kyoto and around the Venue
Online Reservation of Restaurants in Kyoto
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1. Venue
The conference will be held in the 1st Exhibition Hall on B1 floor at Miyakomesse in Okazaki, Kyoto, Japan. It is located near "Heian Jingu Shrine" in the central part of the city. You can see the venue on the Google Map. Kyoto is often called the "Japanese heartland", and it is said that it is impossible to know the real Japan without knowing Kyoto. For over 1,000 years, Kyoto was the capital of Japan, the heart of culture and politics. Furthermore, Kyoto is unique within Japan in that it was virtually untouched during World War II, leaving a myriad of temples, shrines and a castle intact. This legacy has been recognized by UNESCO, which has designated seventeen separate sites within Kyoto's borders as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto of World Cultural Heritage sites.
Natural scenery, temples, shrines, towns and houses intermingle with a poignant historical beauty in Kyoto. Tea ceremony, Japanese flower arrangement, Nishijin-brocade, and many other unique Japanese traditional cultures and industries continue to thrive in Kyoto.
Average temperatures in October in Kyoto range from a high of 22.9 degrees to a low of 13.6 degrees with an average of 17.8 degrees in Centigrade.
Access to Kyoto
The nearest international airport to Kyoto is Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka. Haneda (HND) and Narita (NRT) international airports in Tokyo and Nagoya (NGO) international airport have convenient access to Kyoto, by using a domestic flight to Itami (ITM) or Kobe (KBE).
Or, you can take a bullet train, "SHINKANSEN", between Tokyo and Kyoto (less than 2 hours 20 min.) or Nagoya and Kyoto (about 35 min.).
Trains to Kyoto
Narita (NRT) == Narita Express (N'EX) ==> JR Tokyo Station == Tokaido Shinkansen ==> JR Kyoto Station
Haneda (HND) == KEIKYU train ==> JR Sinagawa Station == Tokaido Shinkansen ==> JR Kyoto Station
Nagoya (NGO) == MEITETSU train ==> JR Nagoya Station == Tokaido Shinkansen ==> JR Kyoto Station
From Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Kyoto Station
Take Kansai Airport Express train "Haruka" operated by West Japan Railway Company. The station is in the airport. It runs every 30 - 60 minutes and takes about 75 - 90 minutes to Kyoto station. The reserved seat ticket costs 3,080 Yen (may variable by season), and the non-reserved seat ticket 2,770 Yen.
Airport Limousine bus service to "Hachijo" Exit of Kyoto station is available. It runs about every 30-50 minutes. and takes about 90 min. The cost is 2,550 Yen.
You can access directly to the venue and most of hotels in Kyoto city by Shuttle Omnibus service. The cost is 4,200 Yen. Please refer to the links below for more detailed information and reservation.
MK Skygateshuttle
Yasaka Kansai Airport Shuttle
Kansai Airport website: http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp
From Osaka International (Itami) Airport (ITM) to Kyoto Station
There exists Airport Limousine bus service to "Hachijo" Exit of Kyoto station at every 20 minutes. The bus stop is in front of the airport exit. It takes about 50 min., and the cost is 1,310 Yen.
You can access directly to the venue and most of hotels in Kyoto city by Shuttle Omnibus service. The cost is 2,900 Yen. Please refer to the link below for more detailed information and reservation.
Osaka Airport website: http://www.osaka-airport.co.jp/en/
Kansai Area Map
Kyoto Area Map
From Kyoto Station to your hotel, Miyakomesse, or else
The official English guide for city bus and subway "Kyoto City Bus & Subway Information Guide" is available at
https://www2.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kotsu/webguide/en/index.html
Inside most central part of the city, city bus costs 230 Yen per ride, which you should pay on your getting off. The bus has an English voice/character guide, but you should not expect that the driver understands English.
Taxies are always waiting for passengers just outside of the both "Main" (called "Karasuma") and "Hachijo" Exits of the Kyoto station. No tipping is necessary in Japan. You should not expect that the driver understands English. It would be better for you to prepare written information or map to your destination to show the driver.
From Kyoto Station to Miyakomesse: You can take Kyoto City Bus #5 (to "Iwakura Soshajo Mae"), #100 (to "Jingu-michi") from the busstop just outside of the "Main" ("Karasuma") Exit of the Kyoto station. It will be about 1/2 hour ride, depending on traffic condition. You should get off at the stop "Okazaki Koen Bijutsukan/Heian Jingu Mae" (Museum of Art/Heian-jingu Shrine), next to the stop "Higashiyama Sanjo".
3. Practical Information
Currency and Money Exchange
The unit of Japanese currency is "Yen". There are four kinds of bills (10,000 Yen, 5,000 Yen, 2,000 Yen, 1,000 Yen) and six kinds of coins (500 Yen, 100 Yen, 50 Yen, 10 Yen, 5 Yen, 1 Yen). Only Japanese Yen (JPY) is acceptable at ordinary stores and restaurants. The exchange rate of Japanese Yen is about 110 yen to one US dollar as of September 2017. You can buy Japanese Yen at international airport exchange centres or at authorized city banks (office hours is limited on week days) in Japan.
VAT (value added tax) of 8% is included in all goods purchased in Japan.
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It's not clear to me why anyone would send their gold jewelry into Cash4Gold given the many alternatives available to exchange their baubles for cold hard cash, but apparently enough people have done so and been disappointed with the whole experience that a class action lawsuit has been filed in California.
A class action lawsuit (PDF) was filed against Cash4Gold in California federal court last Friday, accusing the company of a "massive scheme to defraud tens of thousands of consumers throughout the nation," and racketeering.
The lawsuit says there are two specific promises that Cash4Gold makes and breaks: 1) that there is a 12-day return policy and 2) items sent in will be handled with the highest care. Cash4Gold breaks the first, claims the lawsuit, when checks are received by customers either after the return period is over or close to it, or when the company melts the jewelry before the expiration of the return period - allegedly a frequent occurrence.
Cash4Gold breaks the second when it "repeatedly 'loses' the items sent," frequently blaming the mail service for "an absurdly high number of 'lost' items," according to the suit.
While the report does not identify the gentleman in the photo above, the comments section indicates that it is the company founder, all the more reason to stay as far away from this company as possible despite the appeal of spokesman M.C. Hammer who has been provided with something of a second-life and has probably already squandered all that he's been paid.
The lawsuit says, "These promises are lies. In a massive scheme to defraud tens of thousands of consumers throughout the nation, Cash4gold breaks both of its well-publicized promises with abandon, all the while committing a series of other frauds and misconduct, including attempts to silence former employees who dare to expose this fraud."
Furthermore, Cash4Gold employs "a deliberately frustrating so-called "customer service" system which results in most individuals eventually giving up attempting to receive compensation for their "lost" or greatly under appraised jewelry."
The various techniques Cash4Gold customer service reps use to delay and discourage consumers from getting their money's worth or their gold back illustrate how Cash4gold's "institutional culture is corrupt to its very core, designed at all levels to commit fraud," says the lawsuit, which seeks treble damages.
Reached for comment, Cash4Gold responded, "Cash4Gold has not been served with a complaint and therefore has no comment at this time."
Surely, aside from the company's massive advertising campaign, part of the appeal of their service is that customers don't have to look anyone in the eye as part of the process, something that could be difficult for some folks.
Then again, those "gold parties" seem to have been quite popular in recent months.
Seriously...how fking dumb do you have to be to put your jewelry in a bag and send it off to some scumbag who's going to tell you it's worth nothing?
What a bunch of dumbfks.
This guy really creeps me out!!