Edwin Dertien works as a researcher and teacher for the bachelor track 'Creative Technology' at the University of Twente. Besides his work as teacher, he has a Phd on inspection robots for live gas mains. As media artist, he makes large robot inspired objects for festivals and expositions.
Edwin has been invited as speaker on various occasions. Besides (professional) presentations at technology events also fun stuff such as TEDx Amsterdam 2012 and Dream-it–Make-it Share-it series at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe (2015) and the Zwarte Cross (2015) discussing topics like art, technology and creativity. A frequent participant at GOGBOT and TEC ART festival and involved in several projects at the ROBOT LOVE exhibition in Eindhoven.


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È considerato da molti come uno tra i più famosi e importanti scrittori di profezie della storia. È famoso principalmente per il suo libro Le Profezie, che consiste di quartine in rima, raccolte in gruppi di cento, nel libro Centuries et prophéties (1555).

I sostenitori dell'attendibilità di queste profezie attribuiscono a Nostradamus la capacità di aver predetto un incredibile numero di eventi nella storia del mondo, tra cui la rivoluzione francese, la bomba atomica, l'ascesa al potere di Adolf Hitler e gli attentati dell'11 settembre 2001. Nessuno ha tuttavia mai dimostrato di poter ricavare dalle quartine di Nostradamus dati attendibili per la previsione del futuro.

Si rileva infatti che queste predizioni altro non sono che esempi di chiaroveggenza retroattiva. In altri termini, le quartine sono scritte in un modo così ambiguo che chiunque, a posteriori, può leggere o interpretare in esse ciò che meglio crede.

Biografia

La famiglia

Nostradamus nacque il 14 o 21 dicembre del 1503 a Saint-Rémy-de-Provence nel Sud della Francia: il padre fu Jaume (o Jacques) de Nostredame (1470-1547), un commerciante di cereali e ricco notaio, la madre Reynière (o Renée) de Saint-Rémy, e si sposarono il 23 maggio 1495. Jaume era il primo dei sei figli di Pierre de Nostredame e Blanche de Sainte-Marie. Il nome Pierre de Nostredame venne dato all'ebreo Guy de Gassonet (figlio di Arnauton de Velorges) in occasione della sua conversione al cattolicesimo, probabilmente intorno al 1455.

Documenti degli archivi di Avignone e di Carpentras, che spesso fanno riferimento agli ebrei presenti nelle rispettive zone e in altre regioni, suggeriscono la possibilità che l'origine del nome Nostredame sia stato imposto da Pierre de Foix, allora arcivescovo di Arles. Il nonno di Nostradamus, Guy de Gassonet, visse così intensamente la propria conversione da ripudiare la compagna Benastruge Gassonet, restia ad abbandonare l'ebraismo.

Resta traccia di alcuni dei fratelli di Michel: Delphine, Jean (circa 1507-1577), Pierre, Hector, Louis, Bertrand, Jean II (nato nel 1522) e Antoine (nato nel 1523). Della sua infanzia si sa poco: si ritiene sia stato educato dal bisnonno materno Jean de St. Rémy, circostanza tuttavia smentita da altre fonti.

Istruzione
A quindici anni Nostradamus entrò all'università di Avignone per conseguire il baccalaureato. Dopo circa un anno, iniziato a studiare matematica, retorica, astronomia e astrologia, fu costretto a lasciare l'università poiché questa chiuse a causa della peste. Stando al racconto tradizionale, Nostradamus viaggiò per otto anni alla ricerca di erbe che potessero fungere da rimedi alla peste. Nel 1529, dopo alcuni anni come speziale, entrò all'Università di Montpellier per conseguire il dottorato in medicina. Fu espulso poco dopo quando scoprirono il suo passato da speziale, figura espressamente vietata all'interno della struttura universitaria. Il documento di espulsione (BIU Montpellier, Register S 2 folio 87) è oggi conservato nella biblioteca dell'università. Ottiene comunque la toga rossa alla terza iscrizione nel 1532 e viene in seguito appellato come "dottore". Nostradamus continuò a viaggiare, visitando Avignone, Bordeaux e Tolosa e raggiunse la notorietà creando una pillola rosa che si supponeva proteggesse dalla peste.

Ad Agen
Nel 1531 fu invitato da Giulio Cesare Scaligero, considerato una delle somme menti del Rinascimento, a recarsi nella città occitana di Agen. Lì Nostradamus sposò una donna il cui nome è ancora oggetto di discussione (forse Henriette d'Encausse), dalla quale ebbe due figli. Nel 1537 la moglie e i figli morirono, presumibilmente di peste.

Dopo la loro scomparsa egli continuò a viaggiare, attraversando Francia e Italia. Nel 1545 cercò di aiutare Louis Serre nella lotta contro la peste a Marsiglia e poi, da solo, in altre zone della Francia. Nel 1547 si stabilì a Salon, dove sposò una ricca vedova di nome Anne Ponsarde, e da lei ebbe tre figli e tre figlie. Iniziò ad allontanarsi dalla medicina e a interessarsi dell'occulto. Stando al racconto tradizionale, scrisse un almanacco nel 1550; decise anche di scriverne uno ogni anno. Si ritiene che quegli almanacchi contenessero almeno 6.338 profezie. Probabilmente per il successo degli almanacchi molti notabili dell'epoca cominciarono a chiedergli amuleti e oroscopi.

Il presunto soggiorno a Torino
Corrado Pagliani, nel 1934, ricostruisce in un articolo il possibile passaggio di Nostradamus a Torino. Tale passaggio sarebbe stato attestato da una lapide collocata sull'androne della cascina Domus Morozzo, appartenente alla omonima famiglia residente presso villa Vittoria di Via Lessona in borgata Parella e demolita negli anni sessanta.

Nel suo articolo, Pagliani riportò la riproduzione di un dagherrotipo ottocentesco presunta fotografia dell'originale, quindi a sua volta fotografata con tecniche attuali a partire solo dal 1922. Scritta in franco-provenzale, la lapide recitava: «1556 Nostre Damvs aloge ici on ilia le paradis lenfer le pvrgatoire ie ma pelle la victoire qvi m'honore avrala gloire qvi me meprise ovra la rvine hntiere».

Nel tempo, anche prima dell'articolo di Pagliani, si sono poi succeduti diversi scritti che davano come avvenuta la permanenza di Nostradamus a Torino, ma mancano delle prove certe di tale passaggio.

Origini delle Centuries
Egli iniziò il suo progetto di scrivere mille quartine (poesie di quattro versi) in francese, che formano le supposte predizioni per le quali oggi è famoso; le quartine effettivamente pubblicate furono tuttavia 942. Per il timore di rendersi vulnerabile ai fanatismi religiosi, oscurò i suoi versi utilizzando giochi di parole e vari linguaggi insieme, come il provenzale, il greco, il latino, l'italiano, l'ebraico e l'arabo.

Le quartine, raccolte in un libro intitolato Les Propheties, ricevettero diverse reazioni dopo la pubblicazione. Alcuni pensarono che Nostradamus fosse un servo del diavolo, un impostore o un pazzo, mentre gran parte dell'élite credeva che le sue quartine fossero profezie ispirate spiritualmente.

Molti nobili giunsero a lui per oroscopi e consigli. Caterina de' Medici, la regina consorte di Enrico II di Francia, fu una delle ammiratrici di Nostradamus: dopo aver letto Le profezie lo invitò alla corte reale a Parigi per ottenere spiegazioni sulle recentemente pubblicate Centurie (secondo alcuni, anche circa le quartine intorno alla prossima morte del marito) e per elaborare oroscopi per i giovani figli della dinastia Valois. Dopo quest'incontro, la regina Caterina divenne una fidata sostenitrice di Nostradamus e poco prima della sua morte, avvenuta nel 1566, lo nominò consigliere e medico del re Enrico III Valois.

Taluni ritengono che Nostradamus avesse il timore di essere perseguitato per eresia dall'inquisizione, ma né le profezie né la sua attività astrologica furono oggetto di attenzione da parte dell'inquisizione. I rapporti con la Chiesa cattolica come medico e guaritore furono eccellenti e la sua breve prigionia nel 1561 avvenne solo in relazione al fatto che un almanacco fu pubblicato senza previa approvazione del vescovo, violando così un decreto reale.

La morte

Dal 1566 la gotta di Nostradamus, che gli fece patire sofferenze per molti anni e gli rese molto difficili i movimenti, si tramutò in idropisia. La tradizione racconta che una notte di luglio fece sapere di voler trascorrere l'ultima notte da solo e quando il suo segretario Chavigny lo congedò con un «Fino a domani, Signore?», Nostradamus gli rispose «Non mi troverai vivo all'alba». La mattina successiva Chavigny condusse amici e familiari allo studio (che era stato convertito in una camera da letto) e trovò il corpo di Nostradamus che giaceva al suolo fra il letto e una panca improvvisata. Fu seppellito nella locale cappella, ma poi, durante la rivoluzione francese, la salma fu trasferita nella Collégiale Saint-Laurent, a Salon-de-Provence, nel Sud della Francia, dove si trova tuttora.

Le Profezie
Nostradamus affermò di basare le proprie profezie sull'astrologia giudiziaria, ma fu aspramente criticato da altri astrologi dell'epoca, come Laurens Videl, per l'incompetenza e le tesi relative all'oroscopo comparativo (cioè la comparazione della configurazione futura dei pianeti con quella che era presente durante eventi del passato).

Recenti ricerche suggeriscono che gran parte del suo lavoro profetico non è altro che la parafrasi di elementi escatologici principalmente derivati dalla Bibbia, integrati da eventi storici e da antologie riportanti presagi, il tutto mescolato dall'oroscopo comparativo. Per questo le molte predizioni coinvolgono antiche figure come Lucio Cornelio Silla, Nerone, Gaio Mario e altri, così come descrizioni di battaglie tra le nuvole e rane che cadono dal cielo. L'astrologia in sé è menzionata solo due volte nella prefazione e 41 volte nelle centurie. Nella quartina  71 della ottava centuria egli esplicitamente attacca gli astronomi.

Le fonti storiche da cui ha attinto sono facilmente identificabili in Tito Livio, Svetonio, Plutarco e altri autori classici, così come ha attinto da cronisti medievali come Goffredo di Villehardouin e Jean Froissart. Gran parte delle citazioni astrologiche sono prese parola per parola da  di Richard Roussat.

Una delle maggiori fonti per le profezie fu il Mirabilis liber del 1522, un testo anonimo che contiene una larga raccolta di profezie derivate dall'Apocalisse di Pseudo-Methodius, dalla "sibilla tiburtina", da Savonarola e da Gioacchino da Fiore e altri. Questo testo ebbe molto successo negli anni che seguirono la sua pubblicazione e venne edito in circa sei edizioni, ma tale successo non perdurò nel tempo plausibilmente perché era scritto in latino con caratteri gotici e abbreviazioni difficili da capire. Nostradamus fu uno dei primi a rielaborare queste profezie in lingua francese, il che spiega perché la paternità di tali predizioni fu attribuita proprio a lui.

Nostradamus attinse altro materiale dal De honesta disciplina del 1504 di Pietro Baldi del Riccio, che a sua volta includeva estratti dal De daemonibus di Michele Psello e dal De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum, un libro sulla magia di Giamblico.

Solo nel XVII secolo la gente cominciò a prendere in considerazione il ruolo che le fonti, principalmente classiche, ebbero per Nostradamus.

Nostradamus rigettò sempre l'etichetta di "profeta", nonostante il titolo del libro.

Profezie "precise"
In generale, le quartine profetiche di Nostradamus hanno pochi riferimenti oggettivamente identificabili. In pochi casi egli fornisce profezie con una data precisa. Tra questi nell'epistola al figlio César avrebbe previsto il culminare di una lunga e selvaggia persecuzione religiosa per il 1792 (che non c'è mai stata) e in una quartina (X - 72) un evento catastrofico per l'anno 1999. Nostradamus nel suo libro Le Profezie afferma che le sue predizioni si estendono fino all'anno 3797, anche se la data non viene fornita come fine del mondo.

Esempi di interpretazioni di quartine
A parte le quartine con una data precisa, le interpretazioni sono varie e spesso discordanti e, da sottolineare, post eventum.

Per individuare gli scritti nostradamiei si utilizzano "C" per centuria e "Q" per quartina.

È opinione di alcuni che Nostradamus volesse parlare del re di Francia Enrico II: nel 1559, anche se avvisato dal veggente Luca Gaurico, che lo dissuadeva dall'intraprendere singolar tenzoni, il re si avviò a giostrare in un torneo indetto per celebrare i matrimoni di sua sorella Margherita con il duca di Savoia e di sua figlia Elisabetta con il re di Spagna. Sia Enrico II sia il suo giovane opponente, conte di Montgomery, avevano leoni a sbalzo incisi sui loro scudi. Il re perse: molteplici ferite sulla faccia e sulla gola lo portarono alla morte, con una terribile agonia durata dieci giorni.

Opere principali di Nostradamus
 Vaticinia Michaelis Nostredami de Futuri Christi Vicarii ad Cesarem Filium (VE 307; Vaticinia di Nostradamus Manoscritto nella Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma);
 Interpretation des Hyeroglyphes de Horapollo (Interpretazione dei geroglifici di Horapollo);
 Traité des Fardements et Confitures (Trattato dei Condimenti e Conserve), Lyon 1556;
 Les Vrayes Centuries et Propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus (Le vere centurie e profezie del maestro Michel de Notre-Dame), edizione originale di Avignone 1556, Lione 1558;
 Les Vrayes Centuries et Propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus, Lione 1568 edizione (postuma con dieci centurie);
 Les Vrayes Centuries et Propheties de Maistre Michel Nostradamus, Troyes 1610 (edizione delle stamperie reali costituita da dodici centurie).

Nella cultura di massa

Televisione
 Nella serie televisiva Reign, Nostradamus è il veggente della corte francese, interpretato da Rossif Sutherland.
 La serie televisiva Alias mette in risalto il personaggio di Milo Rambaldi, un profeta fittizio simile a Nostradamus.
 Nella serie di fantascienza First Wave i protagonisti utilizzano le quartine di Nostradamus per combattere un'invasione aliena.
 Nella serie animata Sekimatsu Occult Gakui i protagonisti devono trovare la "Chiave Di Nostradamus" per impedire la venuta del re del terrore Angol Mois, predetta appunto da Nostradamus.
 Nella serie animata Huntik - Secrets & Seekers, Nostradamus viene citato come il veggente della famiglia Casterwill.
 Nella miniserie televisiva Zodiaco (di Eros Puglielli) e Zodiaco - Il libro perduto (di Tonino Zangardi), Nostradamus viene rappresentato come l'antenato di una famiglia di un serial killer e come l'insegnante di un collegio.
 Nella serie manga e anime Record of Ragnarok, Nostradamus è uno dei combattenti dell'umanità per il Ragnarok.

Film
Nostradamus e le sue profezie sono stati usati come spunti narrativi in diversi film, tra cui:

 Catastrofe (Nostradamus no daiyogen - Catastrophe 1999) (Prophecies of Nostradamus) (1975) di Toshio Masuda (Giappone).
 L'uomo che vide il futuro (1981)  di Robert Guenette, commentato da Orson Welles.
 Dèmoni (1985), horror di Lamberto Bava.
  Nostradamus (1994) con F. Murray Abraham, Daniel Auteuil e Rutger Hauer.
  Reine Margot, La (1994) di Patrice Chéreau, basato sul testo di Alexandre Dumas (padre) con Isabelle Adjani, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Asia Argento, Miguel Bosé, Daniel Auteuil e Virna Lisi.
 Lupin III - Le profezie di Nostradamus (1995), lungometraggio animato della serie giapponese di Lupin III.

Musica
 Il cantautore inglese Al Stewart scrisse una canzone Nostradamus, concernente le profezie, nel 1973 per il suo album Past, Present, and Future.
 Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus è un'opera rock in tre atti scritta da Nikolo Kocev sulla vita di Nostradamus (2001)
 Gli Stratovarius, gruppo musicale finlandese di power metal, gli dedicarono un intero album, Visions.
 I Judas Priest hanno prodotto un concept album dal titolo Nostradamus, incentrato appunto sulla storia di quest'uomo.
 Il secondo album del gruppo metal tedesco Haggard, Awaking the Centuries, è incentrato sulla figura e sull'epoca di Nostradamus.
 Il quarto album dei Mastodon, Crack the Skye, narra la storia di un ragazzo che incrocerà la sua storia con Nostradamus.
 Winston McAnuff, cantante reggae roots di origine jamaicana ha lavorato ad un album, uscito nell'ottobre 2008, intitolato Nostradamus.
 Antonello Venditti, cantautore romano, lo cita nella canzone Shake, nell'album Goodbye Novecento del 1999, anno in cui Nostradamus aveva previsto un evento catastrofico.
 Viene anche citato nel brano Papa nero del gruppo reggae veneziano Pitura Freska.
 Viene citato nel brano L'occhio del massone del cantante rap salernitano Rocco Hunt.
 Nel brano Il morbo di Beautiful di Marco Masini viene menzionato quale profetizzante del cosiddetto morbo.
 Il gruppo ungherese Solaris si è ispirato al personaggio di Nostradamus per l'album Nostradamus: Book of Prophecies.
 Il cantante brasiliano Eduardo Dusek gli ha dedicato nel 1981 l'omonimo brano, diventato il suo cavallo di battaglia.
 Nostradamus è il titolo di una canzone del rapper romano Mostro, contenuta nel suo settimo album Sinceramente mostro, in cui prevede il ritorno imminente ed inevitabile del "vero" hip-hop  nella scena del rap-game italiano.
 Nostradamus è il titolo di una canzone del gruppo folk metal spagnolo Saurom.
 Nostradamus viene citato nel brano La fine di Gaia del cantautore e rapper pugliese Caparezza.

Romanzi ispirati alla vita di Nostradamus
 Trilogia di Nostradamus di Valerio Evangelisti
 Magus: Il Presagio 1999 Mondadori
 Magus. L'Inganno 1999
 Magus: L'Abisso 1999
 Magus: Il Romanzo di Nostradamus 2000 Mondadori
 Jerome Nobecourt e Dominique Nobecourt: L'uomo che leggeva le stelle 2008 Corbaccio
 Herbie Brennan, L'ultima profezia di Nostradamus, Mondadori

Videogiochi
 Nostradamus è il titolo di un videogioco arcade fantascientifico prodotto da Face e uscito nel 1993. Esso si basa sulla profezia relativa all'anno 1999.
 La profezia di Nostradamus sul 1999 è anche il soggetto principale del videogioco per la console Super Nintendo di nome Chrono Trigger, creato dalla Squaresoft nel 1995.
 Nel MMORPG World of Warcraft, il giocatore in una missione deve infiltrarsi in un culto che prevede la fine del mondo, usando un nome falso ispirato a Nostradamus (-Nome-damus).
 In Assassin's Creed: Unity, il protagonista Arno deve cimentarsi nella risoluzione di una serie di enigmi, identificati nel gioco proprio come "enigmi di Nostradamus", che porteranno poi a sbloccare un abito speciale.
 Nel videogioco per Android Mushroom age, Nostradamus è uno dei personaggi ricorrenti che la protagonista incontra durante i suoi viaggi nel tempo.
 Nel 2014 è stato rilasciato il gioco Nostradamus:The Last Profecy.

Fumetti

Disney
In una storia Disney italiana intitolata Topolino e il ritorno al passato (pubblicata originariamente su Topolino nº 1672 e poi ristampata in altre testate), Topolino e Pippo viaggiano con una macchina del tempo nel passato e per un contrattempo un giovane ragazzo li segue fino al futuro. Il ragazzo poi ritorna fino al proprio tempo e la sua memoria del futuro viene cancellata, ma alla fine risulta che aveva strappato alcune pagine di libri. Il ragazzo ovviamente diventò Nostradamus e le pagine strappate dai libri spiegano le sue visioni del futuro. La storia è stata creata da Massimo Marconi e Massimo De Vita.

È stato anche edito, sempre dalla Disney Italia, un volumetto a fumetti che propone una parodia di Nostradamus: Paperadamus.

Un evidente riferimento a Nostradamus si ha anche nella storia Zio Paperone e la maledizione di Nostrildamus, di Don Rosa.

Altri fumetti
 Nostradamus appare in un'avventura di Tex Willer ambientata in una comunità di conquistadores spagnoli dispersi nel deserto (Tex numero 43, Lotta per la vita, maggio 1964).
 Nel manga di Record of Ragnarok, Nostradamus è uno degli umani che combatte al torneo del Ragnarok. Nella serie appare come un giovane dai tratti effemminati, in contrasto con le sue rappresentazioni classiche che invece lo mostrano come un uomo anziano e con la barba. Viene definito "Il Jolly dell'umanità" ed apparentemente è incredibilmente potente, avendo danneggiato gravemente il Bifrǫst poiché incuriosito da cosa potesse succedere. Per ora non è ancora stata fatta menzione delle sue previsioni.
 In una storia di fantasmi del 1983 di Ulf Granberg e Jaime Vallvé si raffigurava un'apparizione di Nostradamus.
 Nei fumetti DC Comics Universe, Nostradamus era un antenato di Zatara e Zatanna.
 Nella striscia Dilbert di Scott Adams, "Nostradogbert" è un sinonimo/gioco di ruolo di Dogbert.
 Nel fumetto edito dalla Jade Comics, Solarlord, Nostradamus è personaggio ispiratore delle vicende che compongono la prima serie dell'opera (basata sulla celebre quartina x,72)
 Uno dei libri di Geronimo Stilton, Il misterioso manoscritto di Nostratopus, è incentrato sulle profezie di Nostradamus.
 Nostradamus compare anche in Dago, "Oltre le mura dell'incubo", Anno VIII n. 10, come amico del personaggio principale e intento a debellare la peste in una non precisata città. Nell'episodio si fa riferimento a una cura prodotta con particolari erbe.
 Nella serie Martin Mystère l'albo n. 313 del febbraio/marzo 2011 intitolato "L'uomo che visse nel futuro" è interamente dedicato a Nostradamus.

Note

Bibliografia
 Manuel Sánchez, Caesarem de Nostradamus, ISBN 978-84-935672-1-7.
 Hogue, John, Nostradamus: The Complete Prophecies, ISBN 1-85230-959-8.
 Lemesurier, Peter, The Nostradamus Encyclopedia, ISBN 0-312-19994-5.
 James Randi, 'La maschera di Nostradamus', Avverbi, 2001, ISBN 9788887328257.
 Frontenac Roger, La clef secrète de Nostradamus, Ed Denoel, Paris 1950.
 Vlaicu Ionescu, Nostradamus Aveva Ragione, (Corbaccio).
 Gian Maria Ferretto, Dante e Nostradamus. L'enigma della lapide di Torino, (Treviso, Edizioni G.M.F., 2001).
 Jean-Aimé de Chavigny, Vita e Testamento de Michel de Nostradamus, (Slatkine Edizioni, Ginevra, 2022)

Voci correlate
 Apocalisse di Giovanni
 Edgar Cayce
 Crittografia
 Divinazione
 Jakob Lorber
 Misticismo
 Le profezie della monaca di Dresda

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

  Articolo sulle predizioni di Nostradamus, dal sito "The Skeptic's Dictionary"
  Nostradamus Wiki. Translations in 7 languages and original texts  - il link non funziona

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Район Carampane di Rialto, де розташовувався міст, згідно з офіційним указом, став одним із кварталів червоних ліхтарів у Венеції в XV ст. Повії мали стояти з широко розставленими ногами або оголеними грудьми на балконах поруч, щоб звабити нових клієнтів. Уряд Венеції підтримав ці гетеросексуальні зв'язки, щоб зупинити зростання хвилі «содомського гріха», який перетворився на соціальну проблему.

1509 року один письменник зазначив, що у Венеції працювало близько 11 565 куртизанок.

Неподалік була переправа (Traghetto Del Buso) через Гранд-канал, де куртизанки, за наказом влади, могли переходити до іншого кварталу червоних ліхтарів.

Податки на проституцію в 1519 році допомогли профінансувати роботи у Венеційському арсеналі.

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    assert fake_symlink.respond_to?(:to_s, false),
           'has public method \#to_s'
    assert fake_symlink.respond_to?(:to_s, true),
           'has public or private method \#to_s'
    refute fake_symlink.respond_to?(:initialize, false),
           'has private method \#initialize'
    assert fake_symlink.respond_to?(:initialize, true),
           'has private method \#initialize'
  end

  def test_symlink_respond_to_uses_same_param_defaults
    fake_symlink = FakeSymlink.new('foo')
    assert_equal fake_symlink.respond_to?(:to_s),
                 fake_symlink.entry.respond_to?(:to_s)
    refute_equal fake_symlink.respond_to?(:to_s),
                 fake_symlink.entry.respond_to?(:initialize)
    assert_equal fake_symlink.respond_to?(:initialize),
                 fake_symlink.entry.respond_to?(:initialize)
  end
end

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


William George Jordan (1864–1928) was an American editor and essayist. Jordan was born in New York City on March 6, 1864. He graduated from the City College of New York and began his literary career as editor of Book Chat in 1884. He joined Current Literature in 1888 and became its managing editor. In 1891 he left Current Literature and moved to Chicago where he started a lecture program on his system of Mental Training. He returned to Current Literature in January 1894 as its managing editor and then resigned again in August 1886. In 1897 he was hired as the managing editor for The Ladies Home Journal, after which he edited The Saturday Evening Post. From 1899 to 1905 he was the editor and vice-president of Continental Publishing Company. He was the editor of the publication Search-Light between 1905 and 1906.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has, but never with what he is.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil-the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
There are men whose presence seems to radiate sunshine, cheer, optimism. With them you feel calm and rested and restored, in a moment, to a new and stronger faith in humanity.
Unhappiness is the hunger to get; happiness is the hunger to give. If the individual should set out for a single day to give happiness, to make life happier, brighter and sweeter, not for himself but for others, he would find a wondrous revelation of what happiness really is.


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using System;
using ParquetSharp.External;
using ParquetSharp.Hadoop.Util;

namespace ParquetSharp.Hadoop.Codec
{
    /**
     * Snappy compression codec for Parquet.  We do not use the default hadoop
     * one since that codec adds a blocking structure around the base snappy compression
     * algorithm.  This is useful for hadoop to minimize the size of compression blocks
     * for their file formats (e.g. SequenceFile) but is undesirable for Parquet since
     * we already have the data page which provides that.
     */
    public class SnappyCodec : Configurable, CompressionCodec
    {
        private Configuration conf;
        // Hadoop config for how big to make intermediate buffers.
        private const string BUFFER_SIZE_CONFIG = "io.file.buffer.size";

        public void setConf(Configuration conf)
        {
            this.conf = conf;
        }

        public Configuration getConf()
        {
            return conf;
        }

        public Compressor createCompressor()
        {
            return new SnappyCompressor();
        }

        public Decompressor createDecompressor()
        {
            return new SnappyDecompressor();
        }

        public CompressionInputStream createInputStream(InputStream stream)
        {
            return createInputStream(stream, createDecompressor());
        }

        public CompressionInputStream createInputStream(InputStream stream,
            Decompressor decompressor)
        {
            return new NonBlockedDecompressorStream(stream, decompressor,
                conf.getInt(BUFFER_SIZE_CONFIG, 4 * 1024));
        }

        public CompressionOutputStream createOutputStream(OutputStream stream)
        {
            return createOutputStream(stream, createCompressor());
        }

        public CompressionOutputStream createOutputStream(OutputStream stream,
            Compressor compressor)
        {
            return new NonBlockedCompressorStream(stream, compressor,
                conf.getInt(BUFFER_SIZE_CONFIG, 4 * 1024));
        }

        public Type getCompressorType()
        {
            return typeof(SnappyCompressor);
        }

        public Type getDecompressorType()
        {
            return typeof(SnappyDecompressor);
        }

        public string getDefaultExtension()
        {
            return ".snappy";
        }
    }
}


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Person Page - 71
Thella J. Greene
F, b. 11 November 1883, d. 17 June 1966
Thella J. Greene was born on 11 November 1883 in Forsyth County, Georgia.1 As of 28 December 1902,her married name was Bagwell. She married Joseph Carl Bagwell, son of George Washington Bagwell and Samantha Luvina Brooks, on 28 December 1902. Thella J. Greene died on 17 June 1966 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 82.1 She was buried at Duluth Cemetery, Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia.1
Children of Thella J. Greene and Joseph Carl Bagwell
Everett Bagwell+ b. 29 Nov 1903, d. 29 Oct 1986
Joseph Carl Bagwell Jr. b. 6 Jan 1906, d. 8 Nov 1992
Hughlett Bagwell+2 b. 2 Jun 1910, d. 12 Jun 1980
Fairis Bagwell+ b. 3 Jan 1914, d. 20 May 2008
[S1083] Thella G. Bagwell Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com.
[S1732] Email from David Edwards dated March 2011 to Hunter Wayne Bagwell - Subject Line: Fairis Bagwell.
Nathan Pool
M, b. 4 July 1879, d. 27 December 1956
Nathan Pool was born on 4 July 1879. He married Jonie B. Bagwell, daughter of George Washington Bagwell and Samantha Luvina Brooks, on 3 February 1907. Nathan Pool died on 27 December 1956 at age 77.
Ruby Willie Webb
F, b. 27 December 1898, d. 3 February 1982
Ruby Willie Webb was also known as Willie Ruby Webb. She was born on 27 December 1898.1 As of 1915,her married name was Bagwell. She married Van Buren Bagwell, son of George Washington Bagwell and Samantha Luvina Brooks, in 1915. As of after 1915,her married name was Doughtery.2 Ruby Willie Webb married Robert P. Doughtery after 1915.2 Ruby Willie Webb died on 3 February 1982 at age 83.1 She was buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Forsyth County, Georgia.1
Child of Ruby Willie Webb and Van Buren Bagwell
Van Buren Bagwell Jr. b. 24 Jun 1917, d. 22 Mar 1984
[S1993] Willie Ruby "Ruby" Webb Dougherty Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com.
[S1994] Robert P Dougherty Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com.
Buena Vista Anderson
F, b. 14 May 1897, d. 28 July 1973
Buena Vista Anderson was also known as Bunia Vista Anderson.1 Buena Vista Anderson also went by the name of Bonnie Anderson. She was born on 14 May 1897 in Georgia.1 She was the daughter of William Albert Anderson and Susanne Caroline Allen.2 As of 15 August 1915,her married name was Bagwell. Buena Vista Anderson married Newton Thomas Bagwell, son of George Washington Bagwell and Samantha Luvina Brooks, on 15 August 1915.2 Buena Vista Anderson and Newton Thomas Bagwell lived in 1930 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.2 Buena Vista Anderson died on 28 July 1973 in Cross Plains, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 76.1 She was buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia.1
Children of Buena Vista Anderson and Newton Thomas Bagwell
Burma Zona Bagwell2 b. 13 May 1916, d. 17 Apr 2001
Bonnie Ceil Bagwell2 b. 28 May 1918, d. 3 Mar 2004
Carrie Lou Bagwell
Gwendolyn Bagwell2 b. 9 Oct 1923, d. 25 Nov 1994
Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr.+2 b. 17 Jul 1926, d. 29 Sep 2008
Cam Vernon Bagwell2 b. 25 Jan 1930, d. 30 Jan 1973
[S2618] Bunia V Bagwell Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S1286] United States Federal Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Population Schedule: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia; Emuneration District: 61-42, Supervisor District: 4, Sheet: 7B, Dwelling: 105, Family Number: 116, Date: 1930.
Cecil Barrett Herring
M, b. 23 March 1898, d. 12 February 1974
Cecil Barrett Herring was born on 23 March 1898. He married Violet Carmen Bagwell, daughter of George Washington Bagwell and Samantha Luvina Brooks, on 16 December 1917 at Forsyth County, Georgia. Cecil Barrett Herring died on 12 February 1974 at age 75.
Children of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell
Addie Lou Herring
Violet Myrie Herring
Cecil Barrett Herring Jr. b. 13 Aug 1922, d. 16 Oct 1998
Addie Lou Herring is the daughter of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell. Addie Lou Herring married Charles Bartlett Greer on 24 August 1946.
Charles Bartlett Greer
Charles Bartlett Greer married Addie Lou Herring, daughter of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell, on 24 August 1946.
Violet Myrie Herring married Raymond C. Harrell. Violet Myrie Herring is the daughter of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell.
Raymond C. Harrell
M, b. 9 February 1919, d. 28 June 1968
Raymond C. Harrell married Violet Myrie Herring, daughter of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell. Raymond C. Harrell was born on 9 February 1919. He died on 28 June 1968 at age 49.
Cecil Barrett Herring Jr.
M, b. 13 August 1922, d. 16 October 1998
Cecil Barrett Herring Jr. married Myrtle Cleo Paris, daughter of Harold Lawrence Paris. Cecil Barrett Herring Jr. was born on 13 August 1922 in Forsyth County, Georgia. He was the son of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell. Cecil Barrett Herring Jr. died on 16 October 1998 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 76.
Myrtle Cleo Paris
F, b. 2 September 1923, d. 18 February 1999
Her married name was Herring. Myrtle Cleo Paris married Cecil Barrett Herring Jr., son of Cecil Barrett Herring and Violet Carmen Bagwell. Myrtle Cleo Paris was born on 2 September 1923. She was the daughter of Harold Lawrence Paris. Myrtle Cleo Paris died on 18 February 1999 at age 75.
Harold Lawrence Paris
M, b. 5 September 1896, d. 31 October 1986
Harold Lawrence Paris was born on 5 September 1896 in Milton County, Georgia. He died on 31 October 1986 in Fulton County, Georgia, at age 90.
Child of Harold Lawrence Paris
Myrtle Cleo Paris b. 2 Sep 1923, d. 18 Feb 1999
Bonnie Ceil Bagwell
F, b. 28 May 1918, d. 3 March 2004
Bonnie Ceil Bagwell was born on 28 May 1918 in Forsyth County, Georgia.1 She was the daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson.1 As of 24 October 1936,her married name was Phillips. Bonnie Ceil Bagwell married John Phillips on 24 October 1936 at Fulton County, Georgia. Bonnie Ceil Bagwell died on 3 March 2004 in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, at age 85.
Burma Zona Bagwell
F, b. 13 May 1916, d. 17 April 2001
Burma Zona Bagwell was born on 13 May 1916 in Forsyth County, Georgia.1 She was the daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson.1 As of 12 February 1938,her married name was Satterfield. Burma Zona Bagwell married Alfred Pink Satterfield on 12 February 1938. Burma Zona Bagwell died on 17 April 2001 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 84.
Carrie Lou Bagwell1
Carrie Lou Bagwell is the daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson. Carrie Lou Bagwell married Pierce Poss after 1935.
Gwendolyn Bagwell
F, b. 9 October 1923, d. 25 November 1994
Gwendolyn Bagwell was born on 9 October 1923 in Forsyth County, Georgia.1 She was the daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson.1 As of 13 April 1946,her married name was Pugh. Gwendolyn Bagwell married Marian Pugh on 13 April 1946. Gwendolyn Bagwell died on 25 November 1994 in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia, at age 71.
Marian Pugh
M, b. 26 May 1920, d. 18 August 2000
Marian Pugh was born on 26 May 1920 in Alabama. He married Gwendolyn Bagwell, daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson, on 13 April 1946. Marian Pugh died on 18 August 2000 in Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia, at age 80.
M, b. 22 May 1912, d. 28 March 1988
John Phillips was born on 22 May 1912 in DeKalb County, Georgia. He married Bonnie Ceil Bagwell, daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson, on 24 October 1936 at Fulton County, Georgia. John Phillips died on 28 March 1988 in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, at age 75.
Alfred Pink Satterfield
M, b. 25 October 1913, d. 13 October 1996
Alfred Pink Satterfield was born on 25 October 1913 in Georgia. He married Burma Zona Bagwell, daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson, on 12 February 1938. Alfred Pink Satterfield died on 13 October 1996 in Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 82.
Pierce Poss
Pierce Poss married Carrie Lou Bagwell, daughter of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson, after 1935.
Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr.1
M, b. 17 July 1926, d. 29 September 2008
Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr. was also known as Sargeant Major Nubia Thomas Bagwell Jr. He was born on 17 July 1926 in DeKalb County, Georgia.1 He was the son of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson.1 Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr. married Charlotte Janelle Moss after 1940. He was a Water Pumpman in 1945. Enlisted as a private in the United States Army Air Forces at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia and served in the Pacific Theater. Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr. died on 29 September 2008 at age 82
Obituary for N. T. (Nubia) Bagwell
Mr. N. T. (Nubia) Bagwell, age 82 of Big Canoe, died September 29, 2008. Born in Forsyth County, Mr. Bagwell was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre. He was retired from the Atlanta Water Department and Gwinnett County Water Department. He was a member of Big Canoe Chapel. Mr. Bagwell is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janelle Moss Bagwell of Big Canoe; daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Bob Knight of Dacula and Lynn and Mims Davis of Marietta; sisters, Rosolyn Mitchell of Dacula and Carrie Lou Poss of Stockbridge; grandchildren, Brian Blalock, Jessica and Andy Howe, Jeffrey Davis and Katy Davis; great grandchild, Brendan Howe. The funeral for Mr. Bagwell will be on Wednesday, October 1, 2009 at 11:00 AM in the funeral home chapel. Pastor Lamar Helms and Pastor Grey Norsworthy officiating. Interment will follow in Cheatham Hill Memorial Park. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 1001 Johnson Ferry Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 PM on Tuesday evening at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory, Roswell/Alpharetta, 770/645-1414.
He was buried at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
Children of Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr. and Charlotte Janelle Moss
Brenda Bagwell
Lynn Bagwell
Charlotte Janelle Moss
Charlotte Janelle Moss married Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr., son of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson, after 1940.
Children of Charlotte Janelle Moss and Newton Thomas Bagwell Jr.
Cam Vernon Bagwell
M, b. 25 January 1930, d. 30 January 1973
Cam Vernon Bagwell was also known as Vernon Bagwell. He was born on 25 January 1930 in Georgia.1,2 He was the son of Newton Thomas Bagwell and Buena Vista Anderson.1 Cam Vernon Bagwell died on 30 January 1973 in Fulton County, Georgia, at age 43.2 He was buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Cumming, Fulton County, Georgia.2
[S2616] Cam Vernon Bagwell Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Everett Bagwell
M, b. 29 November 1903, d. 29 October 1986
Everett Bagwell was born on 29 November 1903 in Georgia.1 He was the son of Joseph Carl Bagwell and Thella J. Greene. Everett Bagwell died on 29 October 1986 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, at age 82.1 He was buried at Duluth Cemetery, Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia.1
Children of Everett Bagwell
Jack Bagwell+2
Carolyn Bagwell2
[S1085] Everett Bagwell Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com.
Joseph Carl Bagwell Jr.
M, b. 6 January 1906, d. 8 November 1992
Joseph Carl Bagwell Jr. was born on 6 January 1906 in Georgia. He was the son of Joseph Carl Bagwell and Thella J. Greene. Joseph Carl Bagwell Jr. lived in 1992 in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia. He died on 8 November 1992 in Hall County, Georgia, at age 86.
William T. Brooks
William T. Brooks married Amanda Spence.
Child of William T. Brooks and Amanda Spence
Samantha Luvina Brooks+ b. 11 Aug 1860, d. 6 Dec 1939
Amanda Spence
Amanda Spence married William T. Brooks. Her married name was Brooks.
Child of Amanda Spence and William T. Brooks
James Franklin Bagwell Jr.1
M, b. 23 April 1922, d. 31 January 2005
James Franklin Bagwell Jr. was born on 23 April 1922 in Georgia.1,2 He was the son of James Franklin Bagwell and Susie Owens.1 He was James Franklin automobile serviceman prior to enlisting in the armed forces. in 1944. Enlisted in the US Army for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law.
Served in the US Army during World War II as TEC 4. He was the pilot for B-24 bomber. He died on 31 January 2005 at age 82 [:CR:]Mr. James F. Bagwell, Jr., age 82 of Cumming, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, January 31, 2005. Mr. Bagwell was a veteran of WWII. He was a past Master Mason in Roswell Masonic Lodge #165. He was an accomplished musician and had 50 years of service in the transportation industry. Mr. Bagwell was a member of First Baptist Church of Atlanta. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Shoemaker Bagwell and his sister, Myra Jo Combs. Survivors include wife, Nellie Hamby Bagwell, Cumming; children, James Joseph Bagwell, Roswell, Rachel Hamby, Cumming, Nicholas Camp, Cumming, Anita and Kenneth Hawk, Hoschton, GA, Martha Bennett, Snellville, Horace Hamby, Conyers, Randall and Joyce Hamby, Sugar Hill, Linda and Henry Williams, Baton Rouge, LA; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Edith Cathcart, Cumming, Elise and Charles Webb, Alto, Edna Sue Bearden, Alpharetta, Lucille Chappell, Conyers; brother-in-law, Bill Combs, Alpharetta; and a number of other relatives. Funeral services will be held Wednesday February 2, 2005, 2 p.m., Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Danny Bennett, Rev. Steve Pritchett, Rev. Danny Brett officiating. Interment Greenlawn Cemetery in Roswell. The family will receive friends until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Ingram Funeral Home, Cumming.2
He was buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia.2
[S253] United States Federal Census, Washington, District of Columbia, Population Schedule: Roswell, Cobb County, Georgia, Emuneration District: 34-1, Supervisor District: 2, Sheet: 3B, Dwelling: 65, Family Number: 71, Date: 1930.
[S3194] Jr James F. Bagwell Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
Edith V. Bagwell1
F, b. 29 August 1923
Edith V. Bagwell was born on 29 August 1923 in Georgia.1 She was the daughter of James Franklin Bagwell and Susie Owens.1 As of after 1944,her married name was Cathcart. Edith V. Bagwell married John P. Cathcart after 1944. Edith V. Bagwell lived in 2018 in Port Saint Joe, Florida.
Myra Joe Bagwell1
F, b. 10 September 1925, d. 15 March 2004
Myra Joe Bagwell was born on 10 September 1925 in Georgia.1,2 She was the daughter of James Franklin Bagwell and Susie Owens.1 As of after 1940,her married name was Combs. Myra Joe Bagwell married Wilbur M. Combs after 1940. Myra Joe Bagwell died on 15 March 2004 at age 78 Mrs. Myra Joe Bagwell Combs, 78, of Alpharetta, died March 15, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Wilbur M. Combs; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Edward Yeargers, Palm City, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Tommy Franklin and Faye Cash, Alpharetta; grandchildren; Lisa and Kevin Maxwell, Buford, Monica and Todd Erskine, Augusta, Jeremy Estes, Newnan; great grandchildren, Kelley, Rachael and Michele Maxwell; sisters and brothers-in-law, Elise and Charles Webb, Alto, Edna Sue Bearden, Alpharetta, Edith and John Cathcart; brother and sister-in-law, James F. and Nellie Bagwell, all of Cumming; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 19, at 2:00 p.m. at the Alpharetta First Baptist Church. Rev. Jeff Witcher and Rev. A. B. Hatfield officiating. Interment Green Lawn Cemetery.2 She was buried at Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia.2
[S3195] Myra Joe Bagwell Combs Grave Stone, Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: How to read json files that are larger than 2gb with node js? My goal is to index an entire food product database from https://world.openfoodfacts.org/data . I have downloaded entire database in mongodb BSON format, I have loaded it to mongodb compass and exported only essential fields:

*

*id

*product_name

*nutrients

I have been left with a json file that is about 3GB in size.
The reason I want to read the file is to transform and change naming conventions of nutrients object that fits my database style.
I have tried to do the following:
fs.readFile(
  "/Users/chx/Downloads/dump/off/products.json",
  "utf8",
  (err, data) => {
    if (err) {
      console.error(err);
      return;
    }
    console.log(data[0]);
  }
);

I get the following error:
RangeError [ERR_FS_FILE_TOO_LARGE]: File size (2805202321) is greater than 2 GiB

How can I read and transform my data array?

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
West Seattle Bridge closure declared civil emergency
Crack Crisis
By Matt Hickman • July 20, 2020 • News, Transportation, West
Less than 40 years old, the West Seattle Bridge, a crucial transportation link, needs to be repaired or replaced. (SounderBruce/ Flickr)
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, who has a lot on her proverbial plate right now, has officially proclaimed the ongoing closure of the failing, crack-ridden West Seattle Bridge as a civil emergency and, as such, is requesting emergency state and federal funding that will aid in either replacing the bridge or bolstering repair and strengthening efforts that would allow it to reopen to vehicular traffic post haste. This is the first time in Seattle history that a work of infrastructure has been subject to a civil emergency proclamation, although other civil emergencies have been declared this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and the city's still-active protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
Although Seattle is home to a dizzying multitude of bridges of all sizes and types, including the longest floating bridge in the world, the West Seattle Bridge, a tall and lengthy cantilevered segmental span erected in the early 1980s to replace a bascule predecessor that was struck by a cargo ship in 1978, is the city's busiest. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, it accommodated an average of 100,000 vehicles and 25,000 public transit riders per day. Spanning the Duwamish River, a bustling maritime highway, it serves as a crucial link between West Seattle and the rest of the city. Located southwest of downtown Seattle, West Seattle is a relatively isolated peninsular patchwork of over a dozen, park-studded neighborhoods that maintains a largely low-key suburban flavor. West Seattleites have long relished the area's considerable remove from the rest of Seattle (and, historically, the lower housing prices that came along with this remove) and relied on the West Seattle Bridge—officially renamed as the Jeannette Williams Bridge in 2009 after a city council member—as the fastest and most reliable access point to downtown.
This all changed in March of this year when large and severe cracks were found in the relatively young bridge, prompting an immediate, temporary closure. (Cracks were also found in 2013 but were not significant enough to warrant the bridge's closure.) While there are other ways to travel between West Seattle and the rest of the city, these local detour routes have been plagued by snarled traffic since the bridge's closure. If repaired, the bridge is expected to reopen in 2022 at the earliest although Durkan's emergency declaration could potentially speed the process along by hastening the permitting and contract procurement processes.
Referring to the West Seattle Bridge as "a lifeline to the local and regional transportation network" that "directly impacts critical maritime and freight industries," a recent press statement released by Durkan's office went on to explain that the ongoing closure of the at-risk-of-collapse span "will disrupt travel and commerce for many years and may have adverse health consequences for people in the South Seattle area" due to motorists taking alternate routes to and from the West Seattle through areas not equipped to accommodate such high levels of traffic. This, of course, will only increase once regular commuting resumes post-pandemic.
Said Durkan in the statement:
"Our cities are facing a series of unprecedented crises, including rising COVID-19 cases and a significant economic crisis. At the same time, residents, workers, and businesses have been deeply impacted by the closure of the West Seattle Bridge—the City's busiest bridge. As SDOT continues to mitigate traffic impacts and stabilize the bridge while evaluating repair and replace options, this emergency proclamation will give Seattle the tools we need to expedite permitting and procurement, and strengthen our efforts to receive state and federal funding."
Per KUOW, officials with the Seattle Department of Transportation have been busy studying whether or not a new bridge is the only path forward. An advisory panel of engineers told city DOT officials last week that, based on the limited information available to them, repairing the ailing bridge is not "infeasible or economically unviable." The costs attached to each option, however, are unknown. A cost-benefit analysis is currently underway, and the results should be available by the fall. The cost of a tunnel under the Duwamish River is also being considered. Meanwhile, as reported by KIRO Radio, the city is working with West Seattle neighborhoods along with impacted areas in the Duwamish Valley to create traffic mitigation plans that would ease grueling, detour-related congestion during this "surprise crisis."
Community leaders have largely praised Durkan for her decision to elevate this far-reverberating transportation mess to civil emergency status. "The Mayoral Proclamation of Civil Emergency tells the rest of the City and the region that the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closure is a life-impacting event of epic proportion for thousands of people, and that it is not business as usual in West Seattle until the bridge connection is restored," said Deb Barker of the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Member. "I thank Mayor Durkan for acknowledging the reality of the emergency situation and signing this important document."
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Expanding Horizons with Equity LIVE
#equitylivewales
Alison Thorne
Founder of atconnect,
Wales Lead for Women on Boards
Alison Thorne is a Chair, Non-Executive Director, Trustee and Committee member plus the founder of atconnect, a Business and People Development Company.
She has had a corporate career in retail, starting in David Morgans Cardiff to then hold executive board roles at Mothercare, George at Asda and Otto UK with leadership roles at Kingfisher and Storehouse specialising in Buying, Merchandising and Sourcing.
She then developed her career moving into Executive search as a partner in a boutique search firm, prior to setting up a business 'atconnect' that supports companies to deliver through executive search and mentoring.
Alison has recently been appointed as a Special Panel Member for Public Appointments Wales and is currently the Wales Lead for Women on Boards, and a board member for Sport Wales where she sits on the Finance and Audit
Committee. Alison has been a trustee at Chwarae Teg since March 2016 and has sat on the Finance & Risk Committee and the Commercial Innovation Group. She was appointed Chair in July 2018.
She has previously served as a Non-Executive Director for a Retail Consultancy and as a trustee at Tropical Forest Trust (sustainable forest management)
Development Bank of Wales Plc (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) is the holding company of a Group that trades as Development Bank of Wales. The Group is made up of a number of subsidiaries which are registered with names including the initials DBW. Development Bank of Wales Plc is a development finance company wholly owned by the Welsh Ministers and it is neither authorised nor regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Development Bank of Wales (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) has three subsidiaries which are authorised and regulated by the FCA. Please note that neither the Development Bank of Wales Plc (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) nor any of its subsidiaries are banking institutions or operate as such. This means that none of the group entities are able to accept deposits from the public. A complete legal structure chart for Development Bank of Wales Plc can be found here.
Development Bank of Wales Plc - Registered in England and Wales under number 4055414 at Unit J, Yale Business Village, Ellice Way, Wrexham LL13 7YL


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The 2023 season will be the Indianapolis Colts' upcoming 71st season in the National Football League and their 40th in Indianapolis. It will also be their seventh under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. They will attempt to improve on their 4–12–1 record from last year, make the playoffs after a two-year absence, and end their 8-year AFC South title drought.

Draft

Staff

Current roster

Preseason
The Colts' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2023 opponents
Listed below are the Colts' opponents for 2023. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

References

External links

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Paiporta is een gemeente in de Spaanse provincie Valencia in de regio Valencia met een oppervlakte van 4 km². Paiporta telt  inwoners ().

Demografische ontwikkeling

Bron: INE; 1857-2011: volkstellingen

Geboren in Paiporta

 Javier Costa Císcar (1958), componist, muziekpedagoog en dirigent

Gemeente in Valencia (provincie)


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Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment (formerly Regiment Vaalriver) is a reserve air defence artillery regiment of the South African Army.

History

Origin
Regiment Vaalrivier was established on 1 January 1960 as one of the Afrikaans medium anti-aircraft units. The unit was headquartered in Vereeniging.

Border War
Regiment Vaalrivier provided air defence in the Border War from 1976 to 1984 as part of 7 South African Infantry Division.

Equipment and operations
Regiment Vaalrivier was initially armed with 35mm Oerlikon and 40mm Bofors units. By 1975, the regiment only had three 35mm batteries of 12 guns per battery.

Regiment Vaalrivier provided air defence artillery for the border war in 1976 to 1980,  stationing batteries at Grootfontein, Rundu, Ondwanga, Ruacana and Oshakati and once again Ruacana in 1980.

By 1984 forward, the regiment was involved in cross border operations as well.

Amalgamation
In 1997 members of Regiment Overvaal were amalgamated into the Regiment.

Migration
Regiment Vaalrivier moved to Apex Base in Brakpan in 2008, but eventually was transferred to Kimberley.

Name Change
In August 2019, 52 Reserve Force units had their names changed to reflect the diverse military history of South Africa. Regiment Vaalriver became the Galeshewe Anti-Aircraft Regiment, and have 3 years to design and implement new regimental insignia.

Regimental Symbols

Previous Dress Insignia

Battle honours
 Operation Savannah (Angola)

Freedom of the City
Regiment Vaalrivier received the Freedom of Vereeniging on 27 April 1963 and the Freedom of Vanderbijlpark on 31 October 1970.

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Artillery regiments of South Africa
Military units and formations established in 1960
Artillery units and formations of South Africa
Military units and formations in Kimberley
Military units and formations of South Africa in the Border War


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Wildfire: Same As It Ever Was
Author(s): Michele Steinberg. Published on July 1, 2019.
Same As It Ever Was
We've known for years that wildfire-resistant building standards work. So why do so many communities insist on ignoring them?
As someone who works in the wildfire preparedness field, I've grown to loathe the word "unprecedented." It seems that whenever a government official or media outlet uses that label, it's a sign that they either haven't bothered to look at the many previous examples of wildfire incidents or that they don't believe it could happen again. Not only is it inaccurate, it's a tired excuse to go right back to doing the same things that led to the disaster in the first place.
I found the latest example of this cycle on a recent trip to Santa Rosa, California. I visited the Coffey Park subdivision to see how the neighborhood was recovering from the complete destruction it experienced in the 2017 Tubbs Fire. Standing among a row of recently built homes, I was amazed to see wooden fences skirting each dwelling. The sites were landscaped with deep layers of combustible wood mulch, which functionally serves as an uninterrupted fuel bed to easily carry fire to the fences and right up to the siding of the new homes. When I asked the lead contractor why more effort hadn't been paid to ignition-resistance for these homes, which had literally risen from the ashes of a neighborhood that had been destroyed by wildfire, I again heard that dreaded word. The Tubbs event was "unprecedented," he said. In other words, why use fire-safe materials if this is never going to happen again? My jaw hung open in dismay.
This thinking is extremely frustrating, especially in California. The state is home to some of the nation's most destructive wildfires, but also to the world's most detailed and well-developed set of building standards precisely aimed at resisting the wildfire threat. While applying these wildfire building codes could greatly diminish the destruction we see year after year, it's up to local governments to adopt and enforce them. I'm sorry to report that in Santa Rosa, city leaders have chosen to mostly disregard the state's suggested building standards in the name of replacing the burnt structures as quickly as possible.
The larger story here is that, every day, local leaders across California and dozens of other states make the same choice. As a result, thousands of new homes are being built in places where wildfire risks are high, all without the protection offered by fire-resistant building practices. This is nothing less than an abdication of local government's responsibility for public safety—especially because we know that these codes work.
In April, the Sacramento Bee published an article analyzing Cal Fire data showing how well the state's building standards, which require fire-resistant roofs, siding, and other safeguards, minimized the wildfire threat during last year's devastating Camp Fire. The newspaper compared the fates of homes built after California's 2008 wildfire building standards—and therefore more likely to have the safety features—to those built before the standards were developed. About 51 percent of the homes in the Camp Fire's path built after 2008 were undamaged, whereas only 18 percent of the homes built prior to 2008 emerged unscathed.
The results are hardly surprising. When these building standards were developed, the California Office of the State Fire Marshal plainly asserted that "use of ignition-resistant materials and design … will prove to be the most prudent effort California has made to try and mitigate the losses resulting from our repeating cycle of interface fire disasters."
We knew then and know now that wildfire-resistant building standards work. They were developed using decades of observation and research, and with a clear acknowledgement that wildfire is part of California's reality. Opting out of using these standards with excuses that wildfire is "unprecedented" in California communities is disingenuous at best. At worst, it's a shortsighted recipe that will lead residents of Coffey Park and elsewhere to needlessly suffer the same fate again.
Michele Steinberg is director of the wildfire division at NFPA. Illustration: Michael Hoeweler
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package com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.server.comics.query;

import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.client.v1.soap.ComicsBaseRequest;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.client.v1.soap.ComicsFullRequest;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.model.comics.dto.ComicsRequestDTO;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.model.comics.entity.Comics;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.model.comics.repository.ComicsRepository;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.server.comics.mapper.ComicsBaseSoapMapper;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.server.comics.mapper.ComicsFullSoapMapper;
import com.cezarykluczynski.stapi.server.common.mapper.PageMapper;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

@Service
public class ComicsSoapQuery {

	private final ComicsBaseSoapMapper comicsBaseSoapMapper;

	private final ComicsFullSoapMapper comicsFullSoapMapper;

	private final PageMapper pageMapper;

	private final ComicsRepository comicsRepository;

	public ComicsSoapQuery(ComicsBaseSoapMapper comicsBaseSoapMapper, ComicsFullSoapMapper comicsFullSoapMapper, PageMapper pageMapper,
			ComicsRepository comicsRepository) {
		this.comicsBaseSoapMapper = comicsBaseSoapMapper;
		this.comicsFullSoapMapper = comicsFullSoapMapper;
		this.pageMapper = pageMapper;
		this.comicsRepository = comicsRepository;
	}

	public Page<Comics> query(ComicsBaseRequest comicsBaseRequest) {
		ComicsRequestDTO comicsRequestDTO = comicsBaseSoapMapper.mapBase(comicsBaseRequest);
		PageRequest pageRequest = pageMapper.fromRequestPageToPageRequest(comicsBaseRequest.getPage());
		return comicsRepository.findMatching(comicsRequestDTO, pageRequest);
	}

	public Page<Comics> query(ComicsFullRequest comicsFullRequest) {
		ComicsRequestDTO comicsRequestDTO = comicsFullSoapMapper.mapFull(comicsFullRequest);
		return comicsRepository.findMatching(comicsRequestDTO, pageMapper.getDefaultPageRequest());
	}

}


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BILL DUKE
Bil's rating (out of 5): BB.5. USA, 1993. Touchstone Pictures. Screenplay by James Orr, Jim Cruickshank, Judi Ann Mason, based on characters created by Joseph Howard. Cinematography by Oliver Wood. Produced by Scott Rudin, Dawn Steel. Music by Miles Goodman. Production Design by John DeCuir Jr.. Costume Design by Francine Jamison-Tanchuck. Film Editing by John Carter, Pembroke J. Herring, Stuart H. Pappé.
All the fun is gone from the original musical comedy that preceded this uninspired sequel. Whoopi Goldberg is brought back into the fray and asked to don the habit for her sweet-singing sisters, this time as musical teacher to a group of high school kids looking to win a talent competition. Lauryn Hill, later to become famous as a member of the group Fugees followed by a highly successful solo career, here makes a great film debut as one of the most talented in her choir group. The ladies have the same amount of fun clowning around as they did last time, but the story doesn't gel.
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The Norton Power Eraser Tool recently received an update, so I decided to download it and check it out on my Windows 8.1 computer. This freeware is portable and does not require to be installed. You have to simply click on the downloaded .exe file to run it.The main window is pretty simple and includes three buttons – Scan for Risks, Undo Previous fix, and Advanced Options.
Clicking on the settings link in the top right corner will allow you change a few settings like Network Proxy Settings, Scan settings, Log settings, etc.
Clicking on the Advanced Options will present you with the following window.
The tool also gives you the option to review past repair sessions and undo them using the Undo previous fix button.
I clicked on Back to go back to the main window and clicked on the Scan for Risks button to run a complete scan. The tool will require you to restart your computer, so save all your work first and click on Restart.
The scan took a minute or so on my system.
Once the scan completed, I was presented with a set of results, which include some files it felt were of doubtful or risky nature. It classifies the files as Bad or Unknown and offers to Remove or Repair the file, based on Cloud Scan results.
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Presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio resists his party's wishes at his wife's insistence and composes a speech that upholds his moral compass as opposed to the party's sentiments.
In Tijuana, authorities apprehend three suspects. Benitez's suspicion deepens after his superiors take him off of the investigation.
Diana Laura's paranoia gets the better of her at Colosio's funeral, where she believes suspects are lying in wait. Benitez creates a new hypothesis after noting Mario Aburto's striking resemblance to a new victim.
Diana Laura confronts General Garcés following an unusual revelation from her driver. Miguel Montes concocts his own hypothesis. A crucial bit of information crosses Benitez's path.
Montes confronts the Tucanes. New evidence emerges in the assassination footage. Diana Laura's suspicions run high after Salinas reveals his new appointment.
Montes pushes his theory of a single gunman after evidence emerges pointing to two gunmen. Diana Laura crosses paths with Montes and requests a favor of him.
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"now I'm going to be 'the Heart of the Royal Rumble.'"
The fan's favourite, Adeel Alam 'Mustafa Ali' (USA) made his Royal Rumble match debut at the 32nd event.
The Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View (PPV) event takes place annually towards the end of January.
The event took place on January 27, 2019, at Chase Fields in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
It features the namesake match where thirty participants enter the ring at timed intervals. The draw for the entrant numbers happens well in advance.
The objective is to be the last person standing. Eliminations occur when a participant goes over the top rope with both feet touching the ground.
The Royal Rumble match was a competition exclusive to the men's division until 2018 when World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) decided to create the women's Royal Rumble match. Though women have entered the men's match previously.
The winner of the men's match earns themselves a World Championship opportunity of their choice.
They can choose either Raw's WWE Universal Championship or SmackDown Live's WWE Championship.
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Audiences were elated upon hearing Ali's intentions on entering the Royal Rumble.
Mustafa Ali has been giving audiences highly acclaimed WWE performances since his arrival in 2016. He was a regular on the Cruiserweights' show, 205 Live from 2016 to 2018.
Towards the end of 2018, he was transferred over to SmackDown Live. Here, he had picked up victories against former NXT Champion, Manuel Oropesa 'Andrade "Cien" Almas' (MEX) and the WWE Champion, Bryan Danielson 'Daniel Bryan' (USA) in a non-title match.
During a pre-match interview, Ali talked about what performing in the Royal Rumble match meant to him. He said:
"The Royal Rumble [pay-per-view] is something that I've been watching my entire life. We're going to be, today, trying to realise this reality.
"So now to know that, not only I'm in the Royal Rumble, I'm an entrant, people are pulling for me. It's more than just surreal. I'm trying to wake up."
Also talking about his preparation, Mustafa continued:
"This is my first Royal Rumble [match], so research with anything that goes hand-in-hand with it. I've been talking to the other Superstars about strategies and tips.
"At the end of the day, what's going to happen is going to happen.
"I'm going to show the entire world why they call me 'the Heart of SmackDown Live,' why they called me 'the Heart of 205 Live' and now I'm going to be 'the Heart of the Royal Rumble.'"
Watch Mustafa Ali share his thoughts prior to his Royal Rumble debut:
Ali entered at number 13 wearing a futuristic black and white attire, inspired by boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
He posted a side by side photo of himself and Muhammad Ali on social media, captioning it,
"Rumble, young man. Rumble"
Rumble, young man. Rumble.
A post shared by Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@mustafaaliwwe) on Jan 27, 2019 at 10:12pm PST
Mustafa immediately clashed with his rival, Nuufolau Seanoa 'Samoa Joe' (USA) upon entering.
Shinsuke Nakamura (JPN), who won the United States Championship earlier in the evening, turned his attention to Ali. Nakamura attempted to strike him down but the agility of Mustafa gave him the upper hand.
Shinsuke was seated on the top rope, preparing for an aerial attack. However, Ali sent Nakamura tumbling to the ground with a well-placed dropkick, eliminating him in the process.
Shinsuke was the winner of the Royal Rumble match in 2018 and challenged Allen Neal Jones 'AJ Styles' (USA) for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 34.
Way to make an IMPACT, @MustafaAliWWE! Out goes last year's winner @ShinsukeN… #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/qZNGkxHKW7
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
The NXT North American Champion, Johnny Gargano (USA) set his sights on the Pakistani American.
Gargano made a mistake as he ate a couple of kicks and got spiked with a tornado DDT, driving his head into the mat.
After realising Samoa Joe got back to his feet, Mustafa charged at him, but Joe was ready this time, throwing him into the turnbuckles.
Ali was nearly eliminated by the WWE United Kingdom Champion, Peter England 'Pete Dunne' (GBR) after being thrown over the top rope.
He managed to hold on to the rope, thus, stopping his feet from hitting the floor.
Later on, he targeted Tom Budgen 'Aleister Black' (NED). Though this might have been a mistake. Mustafa attempted a springboard cross body block but took a knee to the face by Black.
With an assist from Shelton Benjamin (USA), Ali eliminated his rival, Samoa Joe.
Fast forward, Ali took huge damage from a dangerous spot that also included Adam Scherr 'Braun Strowman' (USA), Andrade Almas and Oscar Gutierrez 'Rey Mysterio' (USA).
As Almas attempted a superplex to Mustafa from the top rope, Strowman held Almas in an electric chair position whilst he had Ali in a suplex hold.
Mysterio jumped off the top turnbuckle and clotheslined the abdominal region of Mustafa. The momentum slammed Ali, Almas and Strowman into the mat, with Mustafa crashing the hardest.
Ali lasted thirty minutes exactly by being eliminated by the biggest surprise participant, Savelina Fanene 'Nia Jax' (AUS).
The former Raw women's champion and cousin of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (USA) entered the match at number 30.
After knocking down all the men in the ring, she set her sights on a confused Mustafa who refused to strike her.
After giving Ali headbutt, she hoisted him up on her shoulders and Samoan dropped him over the top rope, sending him to the ground.
Nia Jax is the fourth woman to enter the men's Royal Rumble match after Chyna (USA) in 1999, Elizabeth Copeland 'Beth Phoenix' (USA) in 2010 and Kia Stevens 'Kharma' (USA) in 2012.
She also competed in the women's Royal Rumble match earlier in the evening finishing in third place.
The match was eventually won by the Raw brand's Colby Lopez 'Seth Rollins' (USA) who eliminated Braun Strowman last.
Watch elimination video of Mustafa Ali here:
ATTENTION: @NiaJaxWWE is IN the Men's #RoyalRumble Match, and she just ELIMINATED @MustafaAliWWE! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/Zp7hRAkUiS
Fans were immensely proud of Mustafa's performance with many going on Twitter to share their support for him.
Twitter user @TangoWithAngo said:
"Bro the wrestling world is so proud of Mustafa Ali. Constantly killing it."
"Literally catches the ball every time and never drops it."
Bro the wrestling world is so proud of Mustafa Ali. Constantly killing it. Literally catches the ball every time and never drops it. https://t.co/IqQbr6APK6
— Ango (@TangoWithAngo) January 28, 2019
Former professional wrestler and WWE talent Jesus Rodriguez 'Ricardo Rodriguez' (USA) tweeted:
"I can never not tell @MustafaAliWWE how proud I am of him and what he did and is doing.
"We had a short encounter but I love him dearly. He is what we all should be doing. Make your own path."
I can never not tell @MustafaAliWWE how proud I am of him and what he did and is doing. We had a short encounter but I love him dearly. He is what we all should be doing. Make your own path.
— Rodriguez ???? (@RRWWE) January 28, 2019
Fellow Desi wrestler, Yuvraj Dhesi 'Jinder Mahal' (CAN) also made an appearance in the Royal Rumble match. However, his performance was disappointing having only lasted a mere twenty-nine seconds.
He was accompanied by Harvinder Sihra 'Samir Singh' (CAN) and Gurvinder Sihra 'Sunil Singh'. Though the brothers were not officially in the match, they took a beating off several participants.
Mahal was eliminated by the North American Champion, Johnny Gargano of NXT.
Looking back at the performance of Ali, he definitely made a statement. He eliminated Samoa Joe, a former NXT champion and Shinsuke Nakamura, the United States champion.
Not only that, Shinsuke was the winner of the 2018 men's Royal Rumble match. Talk about an upset!
This could set Mustafa up for a future United States Championship opportunity. With WWE on the road to WrestleMania 35, fans would love to see him perform at WrestleMania again.
Watch Mustafa Ali competing at the Royal Rumble (2019) on the WWE Network demand service here.
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Riding a dogsled is an experience of a lifetime!
Clear blue skies, blinding white snow, packs of sled dogs and the chance to watch the northern lights unfold in the night sky are just some of the experiences awaiting you on a winter trip to Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut.
You will spend the first two days in Kangerlussuaq, which is the only place in Greenland where you can both see and get to stand on the Ice Cap. This white ice desert is an impressive experience and the tour is led by an informative guide. Large herds of musk oxen and reindeer are another typical feature of the landscape, and if you are lucky, you might get to see some of these Arctic animals in their natural habitat.
The journey continues to Sisimiut where you will spend the next five days. This picturesque town lies north of the Arctic Circle. It is the northernmost town in Greenland to have an ice-free harbour throughout the winter season, and, at the same, it is the southernmost town to have sled dogs, which even in the more modern Sisimiut are a common sight during winter. With 5,500 inhabitants, Sisimiut is Greenland's second largest town. Here you will meet Greenlanders running traditional businesses, including fishing and hunting, while young students study to become Arctic engineers.
There is no shortage of fine, clean snow here during winter. In February and March, you get to experience a proper Arctic winter in Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut with average temperatures dropping to around minus 15 degrees centigrade. During particularly cold spells, the temperature might drop as far as minus 30-40 degrees. Fortunately, it never feels as cold as it sounds, thanks to bone-dry air, bright sun and clear blue skies.
There are many ways to explore the winter-clad Sisimiut, and you have an abundance of opportunities to try dog sledding, hikes, cross-country and alpine skiing, boat trips, snow scooters, museum visits and watching handicraft artists at work. And when the day is over, simply turn your gaze upwards to marvel at the magic of the northern lights unfolding in the sky. A real Greenlandic winter adventure!
This wonderful winter trip to Kangerlussuaq and Sisimiut includes a great variety of options to allow you to design your trip in your own style. Still, this program will take you to some of the highlights of the hinterland and the town. The given activities are suitable for everyone.
We fly with Air Greenland from Copenhagen to Kangerlussuaq. Ahead awaits a 4.5-hour flight and an 8-day winter adventure. A guide from our local tour office World of Greenland Arctic Circle will welcome you upon arrival and assist you with the check-in at the Polar Lodge.
Once you have checked in, the guide will call everyone together for an information meeting. You will get practical advice about the town, the area, places to eat and go, and here you can confirm any excursions you have booked from home.
After the meeting, you can take things at your own pace getting to know Kangerlussuaq and deciding what you want to do the following day. You can do this on your own, or you can join the guided sightseeing tour in Kangerlussuaq and the surrounding area.
Kangerlussuaq is a former US air base. Today, the former air base is Greenland's main airport. The guide will share exciting stories about the origins of the base – from the Second World War to the Cold War – and its transformation into a modern international airport.
The area around Kangerlussuaq has Greenland's longest road and here we will experience and see several interesting places and encounter the great Greenlandic nature. We will drive to the harbour to enjoy views of the beautiful fjord. The drive also takes us by Kellyville, a small research settlement, 12 kilometres from the airport and through the old base area. We will also visit the local kennel where you will get better acquainted with Greenlandic sled dogs. The scenic drive offers ample opportunity to take in the stunning nature.
You will be having dinner either at the hotel's cafeteria or in "Restaurant Roklubben", which is beautifully located on the shores of Lake Fergusson, approx. 4 kilometres from the airport. Transport to and from Restaurant Roklubben will be organised by our guide.
Kangerlussuaq is a great place to see northern lights.
Ice, ice and more ice! "Point 660" is the less than charming name for the stunning terminal at the edge of the Ice Cap. Here, approx. 45 kilometres from Kangerlussuaq, is where the road ends and all further travel is by foot. In the evening, you can join a northern lights tour. The trip to Point 660 and the northern lights tour are included if you buy the the Excursion Package.
Kangerlussuaq is known as the gateway to the Ice Cap, and this is a guided tour to the immense ice sheet the size of Western Europe. We will travel in four-wheel driven vehicles through a stunning and varied terrain. As we approach the Ice Cap, we will pass the Russell Glacier and an amazing moraine landscape. At the end of the road awaits the Ice Cap itself - a truly unique experience. We will spend some time in this vast world of ice before returning to our vehicles. The trip offers great opportunities for spotting reindeer and musk oxen. Join this trip for a unique opportunity to climb the Ice Cap. It is quite something to feel the extreme cold and let your eyes wander across the seemingly infinite ice surface. The trip lasts approx. 5 hours, and coffee/tea/water is served en route.
On evenings with a clear sky, we often get to witness the beautiful northern lights (also known as Aurora Borealis). On this excursion, we head out into the landscape where artificial light does not prevent us from seeing nature's spectacular light show.
Afterwards, the guide will tell us more about the phenomenon of northern lights and the many myths it has created throughout the ages. Also, our guide will show you how to 'make' northern lights while preparing the incredibly tasty Greenlandic coffee for you to enjoy.
If you have not purchased any excursions in advance or if you want to try more excursions than those included in the Excursion Package, you can view the options available on the website of our subsidiary World of Greenland Arctic Circle here: www.wogac.com. Booking of individual excursions must be done directly.
Dinner is served either in the cafeteria or Roklubben.
Kangerlussuaq is the perfect place to see and step onto the legendary Ice Cap, which covers 82% of Greenland.
Today is at your own disposal, and if you have purchased the Excursion Package, you will be going on a trip to experience the impressive Russel Glacier.
Driving partially off-road, we take the fascinating route to the spectacular Russell Glacier. The glacier is an impressive sight with its vertical ice walls rising as high as 60 metres. We will get close enough for some great photo and video opportunities. The surroundings are spectacular, and chances are good for spotting musk oxen and perhaps even ptarmigans and Arctic hare.
Kangerlussuaq is beautifully situated between soft hills and close to the Ice Cap. It is the only place in Greenland where you can experience both reindeer and musk oxen.
The journey continues to the coastal town of Sisimiut, which lies approx. half an hour and 130 kilometres west of Kangerlussuaq. The hotel bus will fetch you from the airport and you will check in at the 4-star Hotel Sisimiut, which will be your comfortable base for the next five nights. Check-in is followed by an information meeting with the local guide. The meeting will inform you about the town, the area, places to eat and go, and you can confirm the excursions you booked from home. It is also possible to book excursions at the meeting.
If you have purchased the Excursion Package, the information meeting will be followed by a cultural historic bus tour of the town. The bus tour around Sisimiut will give you a good idea of the town and what life is like here.
The trip starts at the old heliport, which was one of the only entryways to Sisimiut until 1998. Today, the landing site is used as a dog kennel, and the building as a youth club. Our journey through town will stop at "brættet", the local market that is full of freshly caught fish and game. We will pass the city hall on the way to the southern part of the town where many of the original hunting and fishing houses can still be seen. We will take a drive up to the city's highest vantage point to take in the impressive view towards the south. Finally, we will visit the old town in the centre where original buildings from colonial times in the 1700s are now home to the city's museum.
In the evening, you can look forward to a delicious welcome dinner at the hotel's restaurant, "Nasaasaaq".
In Sisimiut, you have a wealth of opportunities for making interesting experiences far beyond what is usual – even for Greenlanders.
These days are entirely at your own disposal in Sisimiut. Nature in the mountains and culture in the city provide plenty of entertainment opportunities, and Hotel Sisimiut offers a range of excursions. See more here http://hotelsisimiut.com/turistinfo. Ordering individual excursions must be done directly.
If you have purchased our Excursion Package in advance, you will be enjoying a short dogsled ride today.
Dogsledding is Greenland at its best. For thousands of years, the hunter and his dogs have lived together in this harsh, infinite and stunning part of the world. The sled dog is therefore an important part of Greenlandic culture and used to be the only means of transportation when the landscape is frozen and covered in snow. This is where you will experience complete peace, with only the occasional interruption by the sled driver shouting orders to his dogs. You will be sitting still on the sled while taking in the scenery, so you should wrap up really warm. The sled trip will take you to the foot of Niujarfik, a natural stop before the steep climb northeast of Sisimiut. There will be a short break before the return journey – a good time to take photos while the sled driver untangles the leads. The trip lasts approx. 2 hours. The price does noy include polar clothing and boots, and you will be 2 persons on each sled.
This sled trip is just to give you a taste of dogsledding. If you think you can handle more of the winter life in the company of dogs, the hotel can organise a longer trip for you. You can organise this during your stay in Sisimiut.
Today is at your own disposal. You can participate in excursions from the hotel, or you can take a walk on your own in the second largest town in Greenland.
Never driven snowmobile before? – Then our Newbie tour is just the one for you!. This tour is perfect for beginners and we recommend that everyone who is not familiar with snowmobiling, to start with this great introduction to the sport.
Your tour guide will introduce you to basic driving skills, and you'll start on a training track before you will be led on groomed trails to get the real fealing of snowmobiling. During the tour, their will be one longer stop to get a snack and a hot drink, and their will of course be plenty of opportunities to snap some beutiful photos.
After completing the trip, you will receive certificates for completed training. Mimimum age: 18 years.
On a day in Sisimiut without excursions, you could pay a visit to the museum. The museum offers local history but also cultural historical treats that give you a real sense of what life used to be like in all parts of Greenland.
On this last day in wonderful Sisimiut, you can go on a snowmobile winter safari.
Enjoy the stunning mountain landscape surrounding Sisimiut. On this sightseeing tour, you will be sitting comfortably in a snowmobile sleigh basking in nature's grandeur from the valley to the mountain top. This tour takes you through the vast snow-covered mountain scenery and the Kangerluarsuk Tulleq fjord. There will be plenty of photo opportunities along the way. A packed lunch will be enjoyed on the roof of the world with the Davis Strait as a backdrop.
On a Winter Safari, you will be sitting comfortably in a snowmobile sleigh basking in nature's grandeur from the valley to the mountain top.
Your Greenland adventure has come to an end – for now at least. You will head back to Denmark, flying against the time zone, so it will be early evening by the time you arrive in Copenhagen.
Food is good at Hotel Sisimiut.
Departure from Copenhagen: 11.00 (GL781). Return flights arrive in Copenhagen 21.30 (GL782).
Never driven a snowmobile before? This tour in Sisimiut is perfect for beginners and we recommend that anyone not familiar with snowmobiling should start with this great introduction to the sport. Children under 6 years are not allowed to go. Children aged 6-17 are allowed to ride behind a grown-up driver on the snowmobile. Price for children aged 6-17: 45 Euro.
Our excursion packages consist of the most popular excursions. You can book the package when you book your trip. By booking later, a handling fee of EUR 30 will be added.
20 kg checked baggage and 8 kg of cabin baggage (max. dimensions of cabin baggage: 55 x 40 x 23 cm).
Hotel Sisimiut is about 10-minutes walk from the harbour, a few minutes walk from the center and a few minutes walk to the beautiful hinterland. All rooms have everything you need for a comfortable stay. TV with 4 channels and radio, wireless network (fee), telephone, trouser press and hair dryer. Beds can be arranged so that they can both be 2 separate beds and a large double bed. The hotel has a French-inspired à la carte restaurant.