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This Fan's Lego Recreation of the Ending of 'Infinity War' Is Incredible
We still haven't recovered from it.
By Amanda Tarlton
"Oh God." Not only is that the last line of Avengers: Infinity War, it's also the response every fan had as they watched the action flick's incredibly shocking ending. And that moment now lives on, thanks to one Reddit user's incredible interpretation of the Avengers' characters as LEGOs.
In case you missed it, Infinity War ended with Thanos, who was about to collect all six Infinity Stones, wiping out half of the world with a simple snap of his fingers. As if that wasn't enough, we had to watch some of our favorite action figures, including Spider-Man and most of the Guardians of the Galaxy, die, too.
Needless to say, fans were left speechless. One person even tweeted, "My friend's local cinema added a health risk warning at the start of Infinity War because people had passed out at the ending, if this ain't one of the WILDEST movies idk what is."
To pay homage to the dramatic finish, Reddit user u/afolkingdom uploaded a photo of the scene he recreated with LEGO blocks and minifigs. It shows Captain America, Black Widow, Rocket Raccoon, Thor, Hulkbuster, and Bruce Banner standing around the new, changed Vision.
What makes this miniature Marvel scene so impressive is the creator's attention to detail. From Hulkbuster's missing left arm to Bucky's gun laying on the ground, nothing went unnoticed—the Vision is even accurately portrayed as colorless, which happened after the mind stone was removed.
If you're still shook by Infinity War, you aren't alone—but unfortunately you still have a long way to go before you find out what happens next. Avengers 4 isn't scheduled to come out until May 3, 2019. And to that, we can only say, "Oh God."
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Houston building that housed Latino rights group named National Treasure
News // Texas
Cindy George
LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse, 3004 Bagby in Houston, in a contributed photo associated with the Jan. 30, 2018 announcement of its designation as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Texas Historical Commission Marker at the LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse, 3004 Bagby in Houston, in a contributed photo associated with the Jan. 30, 2018 announcement of its designation as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Wide view of the LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse, 3004 Bagby in Houston, in a contributed photo associated with the Jan. 30, 2018 announcement of its designation as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Original Board of Trustees for LULAC Council 60 in Houston, founded in 1934, in a contributed photo associated with the Jan. 30, 2018 announcement of the Council 60 Clubhouse's designation as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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7of911/21/1963 - President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet attendees at the LULAC meeting at the Rice Hotel.HC staffShow MoreShow Less
8of9Jacqueline Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy devoted a few minutes of the final night of his life speaking to a crowd of wildly excited LULAC activists in the Crystal Ballroom of the Rice Hotel in Houston. Historians consider it the first time a president of the United States spoke to a Hispanic political group, a groundbreakding moment that made the Latino vote a significant force in American politics. (Public Domain)Tom Atkins/PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
The LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse in Houston was declared a National Treasure on Tuesday morning by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The designation acknowledges the building's role in America's civil rights advancements and the impact of local Hispanic activists through the larger efforts of the League of United Latin American Citizens. The two-story stucco structure at 3004 Bagby in Midtown served as LULAC's de facto national headquarters in the 1950s and 1960s.
A $140,000 American Express Disaster Recovery Grant for emergency stabilization, roof replacement, foundation repair and wall reinforcement was also announced. The clubhouse has been vacant since 2013 and, last year, the building's integrity was compromised further by Hurricane Harvey.
"This designation means we believe that the history that happened here ... is of national importance. It's part of our nation's history book and we are committed to work with our partners to save it for future generations," said Barbara Handy Pahl, the trust's senior vice president for preservation field services.
"We will work with LULAC to ensure the important history of this place is recorded and that the property is designated as a Houston landmark," Pahl said. "We will work to identify an appropriate new use for the building that will activate it and bring new revenue to support its ongoing operation."
While honors like becoming a national treasure carry prestige, only local protective designations can shield the clubhouse from demolition.
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The trust chose the structure, in part, because of its link to a group historically overlooked and underrepresented in preservation efforts.
"The LULAC Clubhouse is an irreplaceable reminder of the bold ideas that often take shape in the most modest of places," Pahl said. "So despite our increasingly diverse population, only 1 percent of the national landmarks designated in this country are associated with the history of the Latino community which means that we have a lot of work to do to acknowledge these important yet relatively unknown stories and sites."
LULAC National President Roger Rocha noted the building's role in creating MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, founded in 1968.
"At that time, they said: 'Mexicanos, we need attorneys' and the concept of MALDEF was created right here at Council 60," he said. "A lot of people can come up with ideas, but it's putting them into action. The members of LULAC Council No. 60 were individuals of action."
The clubhouse is one of the last remaining sites associated with LULAC's early organizing that opened public accommodations and juries to Hispanic Americans.
"Our goal for this National Treasure will be not only to preserve this asset in the community, but to also help elevate the Latino civil rights story that embodies this building," said Sehila Mota Casper, the National Trust project manager who is based in the organization's Houston field office.
Two other $140,000 disaster recovery grants will be awarded to places in Florida and Puerto Rico – both also hit last summer by devastating hurricanes.
Founded in 1929, LULAC is the nation's oldest Hispanic civil rights organization. LULAC Council 60 was organized in Houston's East End in 1934. The clubhouse became the council's home in 1955.
Council 60 also had a historic role in President John F. Kennedy's 1963 visit to Houston the day before his assassination. His appearance at LULAC's gala at the Rice Hotel downtown marked the first time a sitting president attended an organization event. First lady Jackie Kennedy gave a speech in Spanish that evening.
The LULAC Council 60 Clubhouse joins a portfolio of more than 50 National Treasure campaigns including the Astrodome, Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, and Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Visit www.savingplaces.org/lulac for more information about the preservation project.
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Q: TypeError: cyclic object value in React This is my code:
sendMail(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    // fetch('/https://uczsieapp-mailer.herokuapp.com/', {
    var name = document.getElementById('name');
    var contactReason = document.getElementById('contactReason');
    var email = document.getElementById('email');
    var additionalInfo = document.getElementById('additionalInfo');
    var body = JSON.stringify({
            name: name,
            contactReason: contactReason,
            email: email,
            additionalInfo: additionalInfo,
        }
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    fetch('http://localhost:4000/', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: JSON.stringify({
                name: name,
                contactReason: contactReason,
                email: email,
                additionalInfo: additionalInfo,
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           placeholder="Imię"/>
    <input className="form_input_2" type="text" name="email" id='email'
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    <button onClick={this.sendMail} className="btn button_send">Wyślij</button>
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So what I understand it's referencing something, that's being changed, but how does anyone know where exactly this error is and why?
I get this error on the JSON.stringify() method. Creating an object without stringify() works.

A: The problem comes with the fact that you are directly trying to stringify DOM elements ( which probably contain circular references).
What you should do, is probably something like that:
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        email: email.value,
        additionalInfo: additionalInfo.value,
    }
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If you want to post the values of the fields.

A: I received a similar error using React.  For some reason I had two instances of the "React Context DevTool".  I also reset the other react devtools in my addins by disabling, then re-enabling them.  The error went away.  - E

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We're approaching the glorious autumn season in Japan. In November, maple leaves turn brilliant shades of red and gold, bringing dramatic flair to the raked gravel and green moss of gardens in Kyoto. It's not too late to plan a fall getaway to Japan.
It's also time to start thinking about travel during the popular cherry blossom season (late March through early April).
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We interviewed Derek, a precocious, soccer-loving sixth-grader, about his recent family trip to Spain. His parents surprised him with a customized Artisans of Leisure soccer tour of Spain during his spring break, which coincided with the Copa del Rey championship soccer match between the Real Madrid and FC Barcelona teams in Valencia. We arranged private tours of Spain's most famous soccer stadiums, difficult-to-obtain tickets to the match, and daily private touring focused on history, culture and food.
Q: What's your favorite thing to do?
Q: What were you most looking forward to in Spain?
The games. I went crazy when I found out we'd see both teams play against each other.
Q: Memories of the trip?
Q: Tell us about Barcelona.
Gaudi. Antoni Gaudi. My favorite artist. We saw a bunch of his things. For Easter, we saw Mass in Catalan in the Sagrada Familia. We went all over Parc Guell. La Pedrera. We saw Casa Batllo. Easter was so crowded at Sagrada Familia. We toured stadiums in Barcelona and Madrid. We went into the locker room in Real Madrid and saw their names, players' pictures and jerseys in the lockers. We went all over the stadium grounds.
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Throughout life women undergo various major life transitions such as menarche (onset of first period), sexual initiation, perhaps pregnancy, and menopause. The hormonal changes that lead to the end of the reproductive period, marked by menopause, require physical, psychological and emotional adaptations.
Today we'll review some scientific articles published in the last several weeks about menopause First, regarding the relationship between lifestyle and menopause; second, the benefits of soy consumption in the control of the hot flashes common during menopause; third, how menopause can affect memory.
Published in American Journal of Epidemiology, from the Institute of Cancer Research, UK, the first study shows how the lifestyle of young adults can influence the age at which women enter menopause. The factor that had the strongest influence was smoking, and women who smoked in youth entered menopause two years earlier than women who did not smoke. Body weight also proved to be important. Women who were obese during youth entered menopause an average of one year later than the study participants who were of normal weight. The researchers could not say for sure if overall health and lifestyle are changing the age of onset of menopause, but the study suggests that possibility.
The second study, published in the journal Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Association, is a literature review regarding the benefits of soy consumption in the control of hot flashes. This research, a collaboration of several international universities, showed that two servings of soy daily can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes by up to 26%. The key ingredient apparently is the isoflavones in the soy, a natural organic compound that has an estrogenic effect, as isoflavones have a structural similarity to the hormone estrogen. The study showed that eating at least 54 milligrams of soy isoflavones per day helps to reduce hot flashes. Each gram of soy protein provides approximately 3.5 mg of isoflavones, so two cups of soy milk provide approximately 50 mg of isoflavones.
Regarding memory and menopause, a study conducted by University of Rochester and published in the journal Menopause, confirmed a relationship between the onset of menopause and memory problems. Although there is some decline in memory at the beginning of menopause, memory functioning can improve again later. More good news about memory comes from another study from Sweden (this one in both men and women), which showed that the initial decline in age-related memory is slower than previously thought. According to the study, published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, half of the participants at 60 years showed no signs of decline, and about 15% of people showed very good brain functioning even at 80 years.
Menopause is a complex subject that deserves more attention from the scientific community, and we will be reporting major new reports here in Mais Saúde. To read more information about menopause, you might consult this 2008 report from the Ministry of Health (in Portuguese).


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With collegiate action scaling back in preparation for next week's conference championships, the weekend's best competitions are all in two meets that represent the culmination of the brief indoor invitational circuits.
One of them is the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix, the final stop on the inaugural IAAF World Indoor Tour. The other is a name known to all sports fans, the historic Millrose Games.
As far as the best matchup of the weekend? Like The Highlander, there can be only one.
These are two of the best milers in the world (in fact the two fastest of 2016) and a pair of rivals who know each other well. Last year's Wanamaker Mile was a thrilling duel between Willis and "Centro" over the last 150 meters, with the latter coming out ahead by just 0.09 seconds.
Barber, the 2015 World Champion for Canada, has scaled some big heights this winter and beaten the best, but he's been inconsistent and also lost to second-tier talent. Brazil's Braz is riding a hot streak and currently is #2 in the All-Athletics rankings.
Birgen has run well indoors and put up some fast times in a pair of second-place finishes, but Souleiman is coming off a world indoor record in the 1000 meters.
Bishop broke the Canadian indoor record on Wednesday in Ireland, while Jozwik posted the world leader last Friday in Poland.
Locals will be pulling for new British record holder Dina Asher-Smith, but realistically Schippers has no peer in this race. She's improved to 7.00, a time bettered just thrice since the turn of the century. Consider the PR of sprint superstar Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 6.98, and you'll understand the zone the Dutchwoman is approaching.
When I say "maybe", I don't mean that Harrison is unbeatable, despite the fact that she's run the year's four fastest times. This is the hurdles which means anything can happen. By "maybe", I mean Ali, her best competition on the start list, might be there and might not. She's also on the start lists for the hurdles at the Millrose Games, just five hours later, and can't be in both places now that the Concorde is no longer in service. This is just one of the many examples of how track and field wants to be treated as a professional sport but does not act like it.
Similarly, Trell Kimmons is on the 60 meter start lists in both Glasgow and New York, but even if he's here he isn't one of the favorites. That falls on Collins and Rodgers, the top two men in the World Indoor Tour standings over 60 meters.
This is the meet's headline race. Farah's last race in Scotland, January's Great Edinburgh Cross Country, saw him finish second. So in 2016 he already has as many losses as he had in all of 2015, and Choge has a pair of big wins under his belt. Farah is the favorite as always, but this time not quite as big as usual.
This is a really good race and I'm surprised to see it on the "undercard". Solomon is a veteran half-miler who ran a very good 1000 meters last week, but surprisingly his indoor PR at 800 meters is significantly slower than that of Kidder, a senior at Penn State.
New world indoor record holder Jenn Suhr is not here, but these might be the next three best vaulters of 2016.
Rollins's strong start to the 2016 season makes her the favorite. Both Ali and DeLoach were right behind her in Boston last week, but will Ali be here or in London?
McLeod is the fastest in the field based on 2016 times, running it at Arkansas on their "fastest track in the world." Eaton ran his best time this year in Saskatoon, which is definitely not the fastest track in the world, so the race may be closer than it otherwise would appear. How much of an underdog is Eaton? He's unsponsored and represents the "Basic Track Club".
This is a faceoff between Bartoletta, a former US champion at 60 meters, and Burchell, a former NCAA champion.
This is the most underappreciated batlle of the weekend. Huddle and Infeld are the top two American distance runners right now (according to the ARRS competitive rankings), although both are just opening their indoor seasons and may not be truly sharp. Huddle is competitive with nearly anyone in the world at any distance from 3000 meters to the half marathon, and Infeld had a breakthrough season with a Worlds bronze last year. Infeld hasn't raced indoors for year and Huddle has never raced at the Armory, period.
Marquis is Marquise Dendy, America's rising long and triple jump star and 2015 Bowerman Award winner as the top athlete in college track. Marquise is Marquise Goodwin, the Buffalo Bills wide receiver who has made a highly competitive return to track and field and just missed qualifying for last year's World Championships.
This is a matchup of world leaders, Taplin at 400 meters and Norwood at 300 meters (run last week in Boston).
This is the deepest field of the evening, featuring pretty much all of the top American and Canadian 3k/5k type runners save Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat. Two stand out, Bowerman Track Club teammates Hill and Jager. Some of Hill's greatest successes have been in indoor 3k races, and Jager has become such good steeplechaser that even the best Kenyans must treat him with great respect.
You can never tell how things are going to play out, but Rowbury looks head and shoulders above the field and has mentioned making a try for the American record, Mary Slaney's 4:20.5 from 1982(!).
Wilson was one of the world's best half-milers before injury prematurely ended her 2015 season. She won her return to action two weeks ago at the Armory Invitational. There she fought off a late charge by Roesler, who similarly lost time to injury last year. Martinez is another American middle-distance ace who broke her indoor 1500 meter PR last week in Boston.


This low fat chili is a great source of protein and fiber.
Consider doubling the recipe and freezing the leftovers for use at a later date.
Heat oil in a large Dutch oven on medium heat.
Add onion, red pepper, jalapeno pepper and carrot. Saute for 5 minutes, until onion has softened. Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over the vegetables and stir for 1 minute.
Crumble in the extra-lean ground beef. Cook on medium-high until no longer pink.
Add canned tomatoes and black beans.
Turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add sweet corn and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Serve with a dollop of plain nonfat (Greek) yogurt and/or a light sprinkling (1-2 tbsp) of reduced fat Jack cheese.
Note: You can substitute ground turkey breast meat for the lean ground meat or use 50/50 lean ground beef/ground turkey breast.
Bake a sweet potato, cut open, and serve low fat chili inside.
Serve a veggie burger (optional: open faced on a whole wheat bun) and top with the chili.
Chili Dog: Top a vegetarian hot dog with lowfat chili. Sprinkle with lowfat cheese.
Taco Salad: Serve chili atop a tossed salad. Crush a handful of corn chips on top. Top with salsa.
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While the First U-Boat Flotilla was inspired by having microfilm of the flotilla's War Diaries, this book came about purely as a logical next step. While the First Flotilla began the war with Type II boats and then graduated to Type VIIs, the Second began the war with Type VIIs and then moved onto the larger ocean-going Type Ix boats. The wars experienced by the two units were similar and yet so very different. Also the flotillas' histories ended completely differently; the First was disbanded as Brest fell after weeks of savage predominantly urban fighting, while remnants of the Second fought on in the shattered defensive pocket that had been formed at Lorient, only surrendering upon Germany's capitulation.
Somewhat curiously, the history of this unit also features some of the most successful attacks mounted by the Kriegsmarine U-boats and also some of their most stunning defeats. Fritz-Julius Lemp was sadly at the helm for two of them; the sinking of the Athenia and the loss of U110's Enigma machine.
In 1942 when German U-boats struck with devastating force for the first time against distant targets in the waters of the North and South Atlantic, the large cruiser submarines of the Second U-Boat Flotilla were at the spearhead of each assault.
The Second U-Boat Flotilla 'Saltzwedel' was formed in 1936 an survived nine long years to the day of Nazi Germany's final surrender. During the Spanish Civil War it had been a Saltzwedel boat that made the only successful submarine sinking of an 'enemy' warship. Three years later Fritz-Julius Lemp's tragic destruction of the Athenia in another Saltzwedel boat triggered Germany's U-boat war against England. Leading the attack, legendary commanders such as Albrecht Achilles, Werner Hartenstein and Reinhard Hardegen littered the Atlantic and Indian Oceans with the twisted steel of sunken ships. However, while the Second U-Boat Flotilla mounted the most shattering submarine offensives of the Second World War, it was the intact capture of two of its boats, complete with their Enigma code machines, that would ultimately spell doom for Germany;s undersea warriors.
The flotilla fought from the first day of World War Two to the last as the remains of the unit battled on either at sea or within the besieged port of Lorient; one of the occupied French citadels that remained in German hands until the war's end.
First published by Leo Cooper, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2003.
ISBN 0 85052 917 4
During the research for this book I once again met many veterans of the Kriegsmarine who were unfailingly helpful and friendly. Among them was one of Lemp's radio operators from U30 and U110, Georg Högel. A fascinating man and most engaging character he was also a gifted artist. I spent some time in his Munich studio where he let me read and photograph some of his wartime diaries and pictures he had painted and drawn. Sadly, he passed away in 2014.
Georg Högel (centre) aboard U30, January 1940.
Lemp's dog Schnürzel. Schnürzel was a familiar sight at the naval docks and was sadly missing in action after jumping aboard a departing destroyer that was subsequently sunk.
Högel was the first man to paint an insignia on his boat's conning tower; an image of Schnürzel that adorned U30 (Lemp posing above it)
Högel's sketch of his skipper Fritz-Julius Lemp, for whom he always had the highest regard.
Högel's wartime diaries….
Writing about the loss of the Graf Spee.
Whenever he turned a page with Swastikas on it, Högel would shrug and say 'those were the times I suppose…'
The U-Boot Lied
His sketch of Karl Dönitz following the latter's release from prison and signed by him.
Högel's studio
Georg Högel in Munich
My autographed copy: Georg Högel and Ludwig Stoll.
My autographed copy: Jürgen Oesten
My autographed copy: Wolfgang Pohl (Fähnrich zur See aboard U581)
Dr Wolfgang Pohl reading the book at a meeting of the Munich U-Bootkameradschaft.
Herr Fischer (veteran of the 1st SS and 12th SS Panzer Divisions) and Dr Pohl; Munich.


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There are many ways that graduates of the Mount's child and youth study and education programs use their degrees post-graduation. Stephanie may be the first to take her degrees and turn it into a successful professional mermaid enterprise.
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The reasons behind Barcelona's massive demonstration for Catalonia's independence
September 11, 2012 06:29 PM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll
Catalan nationalism has changed over the years. Most Catalan nationalists have now concluded that Spain will never accept a plurinational state, will not fully respect Catalan language and culture, will continue threatening Catalonia's self-government, and will not accept a reduction in Catalonia's fiscal contribution to the rest of Spain, which annually represents between 6.4% and 8.7% of the Catalan GDP. Catalan nationalists are now tired of negotiating these issues and have come to the conclusion that Spain will never accept a comfortable place for Catalonia within the Spanish state. Now, 51% of Catalans citizens would vote for the independence in a hypothetical referendum.
Catalonia's National Day scheduled festivities
September 11, 2012 12:19 AM | CNA
September 11th is the National Day of Catalonia. It remembers the day Barcelona was defeated by the Bourbon army in 1714 and Catalonia lost its self-governmental institutions and a new political system was imposed. The institutional festivities include the traditional offer of flowers to Rafael Casanova's statue, who was leading the Catalan army during the 14-month Siege of Barcelona (1713-1714). The main institutional event takes place in the Ciutadella Park of the Catalan capital. At 18.00, the main demonstration organised by civil society organisations supporting Catalonia's independence will kick off.
"Madrid's refusal to negotiate a fiscal agreement with Catalonia fuels support for independence", says Québécois analyst
September 7, 2012 12:05 AM | CNA / Maria Fernández Noguera / David Tuxworth
The political scientist Alain Gagnon, from the Université du Québec à Montréal, believes that popular desire for secession is weaker in the francophone territory of Quebec than in Catalonia because Canada has agreed to remodel the fiscal redistribution scheme. He believes that Catalonia is closer than Quebec to becoming an independent state and considers that next Tuesday's demonstrations on the Catalan National Day could "raise awareness of the situation between Catalonia and Spain at a European level".
The European Commission states for the first time that Catalonia's independence would have to be negotiated at international level
August 30, 2012 11:29 PM | CNA
Until now, the EU was refusing to openly discuss the issue and was stating it was strictly an internal matter to be solved within Spain. The President of the European Commission, José Durao Barroso, admitted that "in the hypothetical case of a secession" of Catalonia "the solution should be found and negotiated within the international legal framework". In this new scenario, Catalonia would not automatically be a member of the EU but this would be part of the negotiations. Barroso was ambiguous about the future of the European citizenship Catalan citizens currently have and said that "EU citizenship is additional".
The main Catalan nationalist party points towards Catalonia's independence
March 27, 2012 12:35 AM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll
'Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya' (CDC), the Liberal force within the two-party Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition 'Convergència i Unió' (CiU), held its party congress over the weekend. For the first time in its history, CDC has claimed for Catalonia to have its "own state" in order "to avoid being erased off the map of cultures, languages, and world nations" as "Spain threatens Catalonia" and is no longer a "project that can be shared". The current President of the Catalan Government and until last weekend the CDC Secretary General, Artur Mas, has now become the party Chairman. Oriol Pujol, son of the former Catalan president Jordi Pujol and Mas' close collaborator, has been elected the new Secretary General with 97.8% of the votes.
Catalonia's political class pays its respects to the elder of the Catalan independence movement
Heribert Barrera, who became the first president of the reinstituted Catalan Parliament after Franco, died last Saturday aged 94 years old. He was the oldest leader of Catalan independence movement and a respected figure within the entire political spectrum. The farewell ceremony took place this Monday at the Catalan Parliament.
42.9% of Catalans would vote for independence and 28.2% against it according to the first official poll on the issue
June 30, 2011 01:29 PM | CNA / Patricia Mateos
However, if the question is open to other options, 33% would prefer a Catalan State within a Federal Spain, 31.8% the current situation as an Autonomous Community and 25.5% want Catalonia to be an independent nation. The poll results also show that 75.5% of Catalans want the Catalan Government to raise all the taxes, while only 18.2% prefer the current system through which the Spanish Government raises the main taxes. The poll was compiled by the Catalan Polling Centre (CEO), which is managed by the Catalan Government.
Former IMF Chief Economist says Catalonia would be "one of the richest countries in the world" if it were independent
April 20, 2011 10:56 PM | CNA / F. Javier Rodríguez Baena
Kenneth Rogoff, currently professor at Harvard, predicts that Spain has a "high chance" of being rescued by the European Union. He also ads that, if it were not rescued, even France could fall.
Catalonia's independence: the Catalan Parliament says "no" and the popular consultation process says "yes"
April 15, 2011 02:12 PM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll
The Catalan Parliament rejected a law proposal on Catalonia's independence three days after the popular consultation process on the issue ended with a clear "yes". This civil society voting was not an official referendum and it was not organised by public powers. It took place over the course of 18 months, and Barcelona closed the process on Sunday. 21% of the electoral census turned out (885.000 citizens) and 90% of the voters backed Catalonia's independence from Spain. Members of the Catalan Government cast their vote, including the President.
Stereotypes about Catalonia - Gilles Cols: "Spaniards should have solidarity; it is a shame that Catalans are separatists"
November 18, 2010 10:57 PM | CNA / Raquel Correa / Maria Fernandez
Miquel Valls, president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, says, "Catalonia is the first economic region in Spain, it makes up 19% of the GDP and has solidarity with the rest of the regions".
Scottish Foreign Affairs Minister: massive demonstration in Barcelona "was a real proof of the people's power"
November 2, 2010 11:17 PM | CNA / Laura Pous
Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Scottish Government asks for the recognition of the right to self-determination for Catalonia and Scotland. In an interview with CNA, she claims for this right "recognised by the United Nations".
Catalonia's National Day pays tribute to Catalan language in highly politicised atmosphere
The 11th of September is Catalonia's National Day, commemorating the day that Catalan troops were defeated while defending Barcelona in 1714. This day Catalonia stopped being recognised as a nation and lost its self-government. Pre-campaigning for the upcoming elections was present throughout this year's celebrations. The celebration had 2 institutional milestones: the flower tribute to Rafael Casanova, who was Barcelona's Head Councilman in 1714, and the institutional ceremony at Ciutadella Park. Besides, many institutional and civil society activities were organised throughout Catalonia, such as concerts, demonstrations and tributes.
Catalan politicians get agitated while the rest of Spain remains indifferent on the Catalan Statute?s sentence
July 6, 2010 05:34 PM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll
The political unity against the Spanish Constitutional Court?s sentence on the Catalan Statute of Autonomy seems on the edge of being jeopardised by discussions about how to proceed and the organisation of the citizen demonstration on the 10th of July.


Hi all! As part of my new blog I decided to do a weekly personal style post to give you an insight into my own style. For my first outfit post I decided to go with an autumnal look that has worked well for numerous occasions from weekend wear to workwear. The coat was one of my first Kooples purchases and I have worn it to death! The length of the coat requires a little bit of height so I generally team it with my Topshop tan boots. The boots are one of those items that when buying them you don't realise how much you'll end up loving them! The heel height and width are perfect, you could easily wear them for a long day's shopping or a day out on the town! With this style of a coat I think the neckline goes well with shirts. Personally, I like to button up the shirt, but this doesn't work well with all sizes; for bigger busts I would generally suggest leaving it open or wear a lower neck line. I love the layered look so I often wear my coat sleeves pushed up - I think it adds it a touch of chic! I would even recommend altering the sleeve to three quarter length for the smaller client! I picked up this scarf in Beyond Retro in London while visiting my cousin Andrew. If you are into vintage clothes, it's certainly worth checking out! Personally I'm not the biggest fan of wearing patterns but I think it works with the coat.
Thanks for taking the time out to read my first personal style post. I hope you enjoyed it! I would love your feedback so please feel free to comment below.
Outfit details, Coat from Kooples (similar here), Scarf from Beyond Retro (similar here), Shirt from Topshop (similar here), Jeans from Zara (similar here), Bag is vintage (similar here), Bangles from Topshop (similar here), Sunglases from Zara (here).


Once you have lived in the country, it is difficult to return and live within the boundaries of city life. But live in the city we did for many years, caught the trappings that seem so unimportant now. Leanne, my wife, grew up in Budgeree – a glorious place of rolling grassy hills that in the closing decades of the the 19th century was cleared and carried dairy cattle, and is now home to an eclectic mix of dairy and beef herds, market and hobby farmers, and simply those seeking a quieter life. She left for city to study teaching in her late teens, but home was never far away. A two-hour drive would see her at the kitchen table of her parents, with coffee in hand, catching up on the local news.
I had but fleeting experiences of the country compared with Leanne, but those experiences have stayed with me to this day. Most memorable were pineapple farms, friendly people that would treat you as one of their extended family, bare feet, and living most of the day outside made me feel as though I was truly home.
This feeling of wanting to return the country grew inside Leanne and I up to the point where we were unable to ignore it anymore. We wanted to reconnect with nature, with each other and to live a life more simple. This is our story of success.
In moving to the country, we have totally changed our life and our thinking. We self-built our family home using sustainable materials. We invested in sustainable energy systems (wind and solar), and solar hot water that heats our home (boosted by a wood fired boiler) – all costing less than connecting to the electricity grid. Consequently, we have no energy bills other than fuel to run a backup generator. Life is simpler. We spend a lot of time in the fresh air outside, tending to the garden, planting trees, or exploring the natural wonders of our local area. Living 30 minutes out of town means that we need to plan our shopping in advance and ultimately save money in the process. Leanne and I have found jobs close to home and although our collective take home pay has dropped by 25 percent, we have more money in the bank than we ever had. Our children catch the bus at our front gate, instead of us driving them 15 minutes each way to get to school. We keep a brood of hens, and they feast on our food scraps each night. Hens are easy to keep and provide an abundant supply of eggs. The land around us gives opportunity for growing our own vegetables, fruit and herbs. We are at the very start of this journey and have so much more to do.
The list of benefits of living closer to nature is endless – the list of opportunities even greater. It's a choice that has brought abundance into our lives and for that I am eternally grateful.


88,000 fans packed in to Sheffield United's stadium to see the rock 'n' roll legend on two memorable nights.
His nickname is The Boss, and 25 years ago tonight rock n roll legend Bruce Springsteen was certainly in charge at Bramall Lane.
The Born To Run superstar was playing the second of two consecutive sell-out shows at Sheffield United's stadium. Some 44,000 fans attended each evening on July 9 and 10, 1988 – making the two gigs the biggest rock concerts ever held in the city before or since.
"He came, he saw, he conquered – and left Sheffield panting for more," declared The Star's breathless reviewer.
Now to mark the silver anniversary, Midweek Retro brings you these pictures taken by our snappers stationed down the front. They capture both Springsteen and his backing group the E Street Band, as well as showing the sheer size of the crowd itself.
It didn't run without the odd complication, of course.
There was some controversy when it emerged fans buying tickets with credit cards would have to pay an extra £3 – a new charge called an administration fee. Concerns about excessive noise also seemed well founded when police received a call from a Manor resident complaining a neighbour was playing a radio too loudly. He was told the 'radio' was Bruce Springsteen and there was not much could be done.
The Bramall Lane pitch, meanwhile, had to be reseeded afterwards because so many fans had urinated on it. Police also felt it necessary to warn that anyone caught with tape recorders would have them confiscated to avoid bootlegs being made.
But these were minor quibbles.
The two gigs – part of New Jersey-born Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love tour – were almost overwhelmingly well received. Songs such as Born In The USA, You Can Look But You Better Not Touch and encore Twist And Shout were sung back with gusto.
Can you help identify these photos of Sheffield in a bygone era?
"A quarter of a century on from Springsteen's double date in Sheffield it is easy to forget what a big deal it was at the time. However, it was several years before the Arena opened and therefore extremely rare for artists of that magnitude to appear here.
"To see the real superstars play, Sheffielders usually had to travel to Manchester or Leeds. In addition, Sheffield United had just been relegated to the old Third Division so it was probably the only joyful thing to happen at Bramall Lane for a long time.
"Stadium rock was never my scene but having been recently appointed as The Star's pop writer I was compelled to go – and I surprised myself by rather enjoying it. There's just something about being a member of a huge crowd there to worship an idol that tends to drag you in.
"The morning of the first local show saw a definite sense of occasion in the city, with queues building up outside in the Lane early in the morning. It was a lovely day and by the time the star hit the stage the crowd was reaching boiling point.
"Springsteen was in a chatty mood that first night and charmed the audience with his anecdotes. On the Sunday he was less communicative as if he wanted to let the music do the talking, but no-one in the crowd complained about that.
Springsteen continued to do all right for himself.
It proved prophetic, a year later the Berlin Wall would indeed fall.
It is said Springsteen's gig was one more nail in its coffin.
Since then, The Boss has sold 120 million records worldwide and been honoured with some 20 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award.
Bramall Lane, on the other hand, has never held another concert.
Despite just seven arrests on the night and talk of the stadium being established as major music venue, nearby residents united to put pressure on the council that such a gig should not be repeated. They won their fight.


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Olivier de la Marche (* um 1425 in Burgund; † 1502 in Brüssel) war ein aus Burgund stammender Schriftsteller und Generalmünzmeister von Geldern.

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La Marche entstammte einer Adelsfamilie, die schon lange im Dienst der Herzöge von Burgund gestanden hatte. La Marche wurde Page am Hof Herzog Philipp III. des Guten von Burgund und diente treu dessen Sohn und Nachfolger, Herzog Karl der Kühne, als Sekretär und Gesandter. Nachdem dieser 1477 in Nancy gefallen war (wo auch La Marche in Kriegsgefangenschaft geriet), diente er  Karls Tochter Maria von Burgund und ihrem Gatten, dem Erzherzog und späteren Kaiser Maximilian I. von Habsburg; 1480 wurde er mit der Erziehung Philipps des Schönen beauftragt.

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La Marche schrieb Lobgedichte auf seine Gönner, einen Bericht über ihre Herrschaft und eine Beschreibung des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies. Am bedeutendsten sind seine "Mémoires" über die Jahre 1435 bis 1488; sie sind noch heute eine wichtige Quelle zur burgundischen Geschichte, auch wenn sie nie das kritische Niveau von La Marches Zeitgenossen Philippe de Commynes erreichten. Le chevalier délibéré ist ein Fürstenspiegel in 2704 Versen, gewidmet für Franz Phoebus (1466–1483), König von Navarra und Neffe des französischen Königs Ludwig XI.

 De la puissance de nature et comment les corps célestiaux gouvernent naturellement le monde.
 Estat de la maison du duc de Bourgogne, 1474.
 Traité de la Manière de célébrer la noble fête de la Toison d'or.
 La Source d'Honneur pour maintenir la corporelle élégance des Dames.
 Traité et Avis de quelques gentilhommes sur les duels et gages de bataille.
 Le chevalier délibéré (1483).online
 Le Parement et le Triomphe des Dames d'Honneur (1501).
 Mémoires de Messire Olivier de La Marche.

Weblinks

Literatur
 Mémoires d'Olivier de la Marche, maître d'hôtel et capitaine des gardes de Charles de Téméraire, hg. von Henri Beaune und Jules D'Arbaumont, 4 Bde., Paris 1883–1888.
 Henri Stein, Olivier de la Marche, historien, poète et diplomate bourguignon, Brüssel/Paris 1888.online
 Michael Zingel: Frankreich, das Reich und Burgund im Urteil burgundischen Historiographie des 15. Jahrhunderts (Vorträge und Forschungen, Sonderband 40) Sigmaringen 1995, ISBN 3-7995-6700-3, S. 195–222.

 Catherine Emerson, Olivier de La Marche and the Rhetoric of Fifteenth-Century Historiography, Woodbridge 2004.
 Eef Overgaauw: Zwei französische Fürstenspiegel. Bibliotheksmagazin der Staatsbibliotheken Berlin und München, 39. Ausgabe, Oktober 2018.

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I like this black striped long sleeve T-shirt at a Club Monaco store.
This is a men's black striped long sleeve T-shirt that has black and white stripes running across the front and the back. There's a small chest pocket which adds some utility to this T-shirt.
This black striped T-shirt goes great with dark blue jeans! Put on some accessory and a belt and a pair of shoes matching each other and you are good to go!
I usually wear this T-shirt alone because it's thick enough to keep me warm and I only put on a jacket when it's cold.


FairLifts partners with a wide range of certified pilots and professional crews to provide helicopter services for Nebraska transmission line construction. Helicopter tasks that assist with transmission line construction include the construction of towers, stringing wire, the installation of utility poles, and logistical transportation. Helicopters can perform the work quicker, create less stress on a ground crew, and take the heavy lifting out of the operation. FairLifts wants to help you with your transmission line construction anywhere in the state of Nebraska.
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// Copyright 2020 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

import 'chrome://chrome-signin/inline_login_app.js';

import {InlineLoginBrowserProxyImpl} from 'chrome://chrome-signin/inline_login_browser_proxy.js';
import {assert} from 'chrome://resources/js/assert.m.js';
import {isChromeOS} from 'chrome://resources/js/cr.m.js';
import {webUIListenerCallback} from 'chrome://resources/js/cr.m.js';
import {loadTimeData} from 'chrome://resources/js/load_time_data.m.js';
import {flush} from 'chrome://resources/polymer/v3_0/polymer/polymer_bundled.min.js';

import {assertDeepEquals, assertEquals, assertFalse, assertTrue} from '../chai_assert.js';
import {isChildVisible} from '../test_util.js';

import {fakeAuthExtensionData, getFakeAccountsList, TestAuthenticator, TestInlineLoginBrowserProxy} from './inline_login_test_util.js';

window.inline_login_test = {};
const inline_login_test = window.inline_login_test;
inline_login_test.suiteName = 'InlineLoginTest';

/** @enum {string} */
inline_login_test.TestNames = {
  Initialize: 'Initialize',
  WebUICallbacks: 'WebUICallbacks',
  AuthExtHostCallbacks: 'AuthExtHostCallbacks',
  BackButton: 'BackButton',
  OkButton: 'OkButton',
};

suite(inline_login_test.suiteName, () => {
  /** @type {InlineLoginAppElement} */
  let inlineLoginComponent;
  /** @type {TestInlineLoginBrowserProxy} */
  let testBrowserProxy;
  /** @type {TestAuthenticator} */
  let testAuthenticator;

  function isVisible(selector) {
    if (!inlineLoginComponent) {
      return false;
    }
    return isChildVisible(inlineLoginComponent, selector, false);
  }

  suiteSetup(function() {
    // This test suite tests the 'default' behavior of inline login page, when
    // only 'Add account' screen is shown: this happens on Chrome Desktop or
    // when `kInlineLoginWelcomePageSkipped` pref is set to true.
    if (isChromeOS) {
      loadTimeData.overrideValues({shouldSkipWelcomePage: true});
    }
  });

  setup(() => {
    document.body.innerHTML = '';
    testBrowserProxy = new TestInlineLoginBrowserProxy();
    InlineLoginBrowserProxyImpl.instance_ = testBrowserProxy;
    document.body.innerHTML = '';
    inlineLoginComponent = /** @type {InlineLoginAppElement} */ (
        document.createElement('inline-login-app'));
    document.body.appendChild(inlineLoginComponent);
    testAuthenticator = new TestAuthenticator();
    inlineLoginComponent.setAuthExtHostForTest(testAuthenticator);
    flush();
  });

  test(assert(inline_login_test.TestNames.Initialize), () => {
    webUIListenerCallback('load-auth-extension', fakeAuthExtensionData);
    // 'Add account' screen should be shown.
    assertTrue(isVisible(`#${inlineLoginComponent.View.addAccount}`));
    if (isChromeOS) {
      // 'Welcome' screen should be hidden.
      assertFalse(isVisible(`#${inlineLoginComponent.View.welcome}`));
    } else {
      // 'Welcome' screen should exist only on Chrome OS.
      assertEquals(
          null,
          inlineLoginComponent.$$(`#${inlineLoginComponent.View.welcome}`));
    }

    // The 'loading' spinner should be shown and 'initialize' should be called
    // on startup.
    assertTrue(inlineLoginComponent.$$('paper-spinner-lite').active);
    assertTrue(inlineLoginComponent.$$('#signinFrame').hidden);
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('initialize'));
  });

  test(assert(inline_login_test.TestNames.WebUICallbacks), () => {
    webUIListenerCallback('load-auth-extension', fakeAuthExtensionData);
    assertEquals(1, testAuthenticator.loadCalls);
    assertEquals(fakeAuthExtensionData, testAuthenticator.data);
    assertEquals(fakeAuthExtensionData.authMode, testAuthenticator.authMode);

    webUIListenerCallback('close-dialog');
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('dialogClose'));

    const fakeLstFetchResults = '{result: "fakeLstFetchResults"}';
    webUIListenerCallback('send-lst-fetch-results', fakeLstFetchResults);
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('lstFetchResults'));
    return testBrowserProxy.whenCalled('lstFetchResults').then(args => {
      assertEquals(fakeLstFetchResults, args);
    });
  });

  test(assert(inline_login_test.TestNames.AuthExtHostCallbacks), async () => {
    const fakeUrl = 'www.google.com/fake';

    assertTrue(inlineLoginComponent.$$('paper-spinner-lite').active);
    testAuthenticator.dispatchEvent(new Event('ready'));
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('authExtensionReady'));
    assertFalse(inlineLoginComponent.$$('paper-spinner-lite').active);

    testAuthenticator.dispatchEvent(
        new CustomEvent('resize', {detail: fakeUrl}));
    const switchToFullTabUrl =
        await testBrowserProxy.whenCalled('switchToFullTab');
    assertEquals(fakeUrl, switchToFullTabUrl);

    const fakeCredentials = {email: 'example@gmail.com'};
    testAuthenticator.dispatchEvent(
        new CustomEvent('authCompleted', {detail: fakeCredentials}));
    const completeLoginResult =
        await testBrowserProxy.whenCalled('completeLogin');
    assertTrue(inlineLoginComponent.$$('paper-spinner-lite').active);
    assertEquals(fakeCredentials, completeLoginResult);

    testAuthenticator.dispatchEvent(new Event('showIncognito'));
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('showIncognito'));

    testAuthenticator.dispatchEvent(new Event('getAccounts'));
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('getAccounts'));
    return testBrowserProxy.whenCalled('getAccounts').then(function() {
      assertEquals(1, testAuthenticator.getAccountsResponseCalls);
      assertDeepEquals(
          getFakeAccountsList(), testAuthenticator.getAccountsResponseResult);
    });
  });

  test(assert(inline_login_test.TestNames.BackButton), () => {
    const backButton = inlineLoginComponent.$$('.back-button');
    if (!isChromeOS) {
      // Back button should be shown only on ChromeOS.
      assertEquals(null, backButton);
      return;
    }

    let backInWebviewCalls = 0;
    inlineLoginComponent.$$('#signinFrame').back = () => backInWebviewCalls++;

    // If we cannot go back in the webview - we should close the dialog.
    inlineLoginComponent.$$('#signinFrame').canGoBack = () => false;
    backButton.click();
    assertEquals(1, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('dialogClose'));
    assertEquals(0, backInWebviewCalls);

    testBrowserProxy.reset();

    // Go back in the webview if possible.
    inlineLoginComponent.$$('#signinFrame').canGoBack = () => true;
    backButton.click();
    assertEquals(0, testBrowserProxy.getCallCount('dialogClose'));
    assertEquals(1, backInWebviewCalls);
  });

  test(assert(inline_login_test.TestNames.OkButton), () => {
    // 'OK' button should be hidden.
    assertTrue(inlineLoginComponent.$$('.next-button').hidden);
  });
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Evolvulus alsinoides es una especie de planta perteneciente a la familia Convolvulaceae. Tiene una distribución pantropical natural que abarca las regiones tropicales y templado-cálidas de Australia, Indomalaya, Polinesia, África Subsahariana y América.

Hábitat
La especie habita una gran variedad de hábitats, desde zonas pantanosas y bosques húmedos a los desiertos. Un número de variedades y subespecies se reconocen. Puede llegar a ser una mala hierba en algunas situaciones. Es una de las plantas incluidas en el Dasapushpam , las diez flores sagradas de Kerala.

Descripción
Son hierbas perennes; con tallos herbáceos o sufruticosos, reclinados o ascendentes, pubescentes con tricomas patentes. Hojas oblongas, elíptico-oblongas o lanceoladas, 1–2.5 cm de largo y generalmente menos de 1 cm de ancho, agudas a obtusas en el ápice y en la base, pubescentes. Flores solitarias o inflorescencias cimosas, pedúnculos frecuentemente del mismo largo que las hojas; sépalos lanceolados, 2–3 mm de largo, agudos a acuminados, pubescentes; corola ampliamente campanulada a subrotácea, 3–7 mm de ancho, generalmente azul pálida, a veces blanca. Frutos globosos, 3–4 mm de ancho, glabros; semillas lisas, negras.

Propiedades
Esta hierba se utiliza en la medicina tradicional de Asia oriental por sus supuesta propiedades psicotrópicas y nootrópicos, aunque tales afirmaciones no son verificadas por razones médicas.

Los compuestos químicos aislados de E. Alsinoides incluyen escopoletina, umbeliferona, scopolin y 2-metil-1,2,3,4-butanotetrol.

Taxonomía
Evolvulus alsinoides fue descrita por (L.) L. y publicado en Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda 1: 392. 1762.
Varaiedades aceptadas
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. adscendens (House) Ooststr.
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolia Torr.
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens (R. Br.) Ooststr.
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirsutus (Lam.) Ooststr.
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. javanicus (Blume) Ooststr.
 Evolvulus alsinoides var. rotundifolius Hayata ex Ooststr.
Sinónimos
 Convolvulus alsinoides L.
 Convolvulus linifolius L.
 Convolvulus valerianoides Blanco
 Evolvulus albiflorus M. Martens & Galeotti
 Evolvulus azureus Vahl ex Schumach. & Thonn.
 Evolvulus chinensis Choisy
 Evolvulus debilis Kunth
 Evolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud.
 Evolvulus hirsutulus Choisy
 Evolvulus pilosissimus M. Martens & Galeotti
 Evolvulus pimulus Span.
 Evolvulus pudicus Hance ex Walp.
 Evolvulus pumilus Span.
 Evolvulus ramiflorus Boj. ex Choisy in DC
 Evolvulus ramulosus M.E. Jones

Nombres comunes
 retama de montaña, hierba de sabana.

Referencias

alsinoides
Plantas medicinales
Plantas herbáceas
Plantas descritas en 1762
Taxones descritos por Carlos Linneo
Flora de El Salvador


The Conan Exiles release date and pricing details have been revealed for this latest open world survival game. The title will be launching on May 8th, 2018 for Playstation 4. The base game will cost $49.99 USD / $66.99 CAD when it releases. This follows a successful time during early access on Steam and Xbox One. The two platforms that have already had the game available for awhile will see an update for the full release. Those that pre-order will get Conan's Royal Armor on launch and an exclusive theme for their PS4. Remote Play is also supported with the Vita. Conan Exiles provides intense and visceral online multiplayer for up to 40 players within one world at a time.
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Staff working papers in the International Finance and Discussion Papers (IFDP) series are primarily materials produced by staff in the Division of International Finance. These topics are focused on, though by no means limited to, international macroeconomics, international trade, global finance, financial institutions, and markets, as well as international capital flows
IFDP 2019-1248
Monetary Policy, Housing Rents, and Inflation (PDF)
Daniel Dias and João B. Duarte
Abstract: In this paper we study the effect of monetary policy shocks on housing rents. Our main finding is that, in contrast to house prices, housing rents increase in response to contractionary monetary policy shocks. We also find that, after a contractionary monetary policy shock, rental vacancies and the homeownership rate decline. This combination of results suggests that monetary policy may affect housing tenure decisions (own versus rent). In addition, we show that, with the exception of the shelter component, all other main components of the consumer price index (CPI) either decline in response to a contractionary monetary policy shock or are not responsive. These findings motivated us to study the statistical properties of alternative measures of inflation that exclude the shelter component. We find that measures of inflation that exclude shelter have most of the statistical properties of the widely used measures of inflation, such as the CPI and the price index for personal consumption expenditures (PCE), but have higher standard deviations and react more to monetary policy shocks. Finally, we show that the response of housing rents accounts for a large proportion of the "price puzzle" found in the literature.
Keywords: Monetary policy; Housing rents; Inflation dynamics; "Price puzzle"; Housing tenure.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17016/IFDP.2019.1248
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Variance Risk Premium Components and International Stock Return Predictability (PDF)
Juan M. Londono and Nancy R. Xu
Abstract: In this paper, we document and explain the distinct behaviors of U.S. downside and upside variance risk premiums (DVP and UVP, respectively) and their international stock return predictability patterns. DVP, the compensation for bearing downside variance risk, is positive, highly correlated with the total variance premium, and countercyclical, whereas UVP is, on average, borderline positive and procyclical with large negative spikes around episodes of market turmoil. We then provide robust evidence that decomposing VP into its downside and upside components significantly improves domestic and international stock return predictability. DVP is a robust predictor at four to six months and exhibits a hump-shaped pattern, whereas UVP performs the best at very short horizons. These stylized facts highlight the importance of acknowledging asymmetry in equity risk premiums. Hence, in the second part of the paper, we rationalize the economic sources of DVP and UVP in an international dynamic asset pricing model featuring asymmetric and time-varying risk aversion and economic uncertainty in a partially integrated world economy. We show that DVP is mostly driven by the upside movements of risk aversion, whereas UVP loads significantly and negatively on downside economic uncertainty. Moreover, we find that DVP (UVP) transmits to international markets mostly through financial integration (real economic integration).
Keywords: Variance risk premium, downside variance risk premium, international stock markets, asymmetric state variables, stock return predictability
Institutional Investors, the Dollar, and U.S. Credit (PDF)
Friederike Niepmann and Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr
Abstract: This paper documents that an appreciation of the U.S. dollar is associated with a reduction in the supply of commercial and industrial loans by U.S. banks. An increase in the broad dollar index by 2.5 points (one standard deviation) reduces U.S. banks' corporate loan originations by 10 percent. This decline is driven by a reduction in the demand for loans on the secondary market where prices fall and liquidity worsens when the dollar appreciates, with stronger effects for riskier loans. Today, the main buyers of U.S. corporate loans--and, hence, suppliers of funding for these loans--are institutional investors, in particular mutual funds, which experience outflows when the dollar appreciates. A shift of traditional financial intermediation to these relatively unregulated entities, which are more sensitive to global developments, has led to the emergence of this new channel through which the dollar affects the U.S. economy, which we term the secondary market channel.
Keywords: Leveraged loan market, commercial and industrial loans, U.S. dollar exchange rate, credit standards, institutional investors
Liquidity Funding Shocks: The Role of Banks' Funding Mix (PDF)
Antonio Álvarez, Alejandro Fernandez, Joaquin Garcia-Cabo, and Diana Posada
Abstract: This study attempts to evaluate the impact of an increase in banks' funding stress and its transmission to the real economy, taking into account different funding sources banks can rely on. Using aggregate data from eight Euro area financial systems, we find that following a liquidity funding shock, both credit and GDP decline in different amounts and lengths. GDP reverts faster than credit. Furthermore, periphery countries experience a more pronounced fall in deposits and credit growth and the negative effects from the shock last longer than in core countries. Banks' funding seems to play a relevant role as periphery countries rely more on wholesale funding during normal times.
Keywords: Liquidity funding shocks, ECB policy, Euro Area
The Global Factor in Neutral Policy Rates: Some Implications for Exchange Rates, Monetary Policy, and Policy Coordination (PDF)
Richard Clarida
Abstract: This paper highlights some of the theoretical and practical implications for monetary policy and exchange rates that derive specifically from the presence of a global general equilibrium factor embedded in neutral real policy rates in open economies. Using a standard two country DSGE model, we derive a structural decomposition in which the nominal exchange rate is a function of the expected present value of future neutral real interest rate differentials plus a business cycle factor and a PPP factor. Country specific "r*" shocks in general require optimal monetary policy to pass these through to the policy rate, but such shocks will also have exchange rate implications, with an expected decline in the path of the real neutral policy rate reflected in a depreciation of the nominal exchange rate. We document a novel empirical regularity between the equilibrium error in the VECM representation of the empirical Holston Laubach Williams (2017) four country r* model and the value of the nominal trade weighted dollar. In fact, the correlation between the dollar and the 12 quarter lag of the HLW equilibrium error is estimated to be 0.7. Global shocks to r* under optimal policy require no exchange rate adjustment because passing though r* shocks to policy rates 'does all the work' of maintaining global equilibrium. We also study a richer model with international spill overs so that in theory there can be gains to international policy cooperation. In this richer model we obtain a similar decomposition for the nominal exchange rate, but with the added feature that r* in each country is a function global productivity and business cycle factors even if these factors are themselves independent across countries. We argue that in practice, there could well be significant costs to central bank communication and credibility under a regime of formal policy cooperation, but that gains to policy coordination could be substantial given that r*'s are unobserved but are correlated across countries.
Keywords: Exchange rate, monetary policy, policy coordination
Understanding Persistent Stagnation (PDF)
Pablo A. Cuba-Borda and Sanjay R. Singh
Abstract: We theoretically explore long-run stagnation at the zero lower bound in a representative agent framework. We analytically compare expectations-driven stagnation to a secular stagnation episode and find contrasting policy implications for changes in government spending, supply shocks and neo-Fisherian policies. On the other hand, a minimum wage policy is expansionary and robust to the source of stagnation. Using Bayesian methods, we estimate a DSGE model that can accommodate two competing hypotheses of long-run stagnation in Japan. We document that equilibrium selection under indeterminacy matters in accounting for model fit.
Keywords: Expectations-driven trap, secular stagnation, inflation expectations, zero lower bound


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Kolonna Eterna (), also known as the Millennium Monument, is a 21st-century monumental column in San Gwann, Malta. The column is an abstract art designed by Paul Vella Critien, a Maltese local artist that achieved his studies and experience in Italy and Australia.

The monument is a commemoration of the new (third) millennium as part of an initiative by the San Gwann Local Council. The monument was inaugurated in 2003 by the Prime Minister of Malta Dr Eddie Fenech Adami. The monument came to the national attention because it was largely described as having a phallic appearance. The monument is found in front of Santa Margerita Chapel.

History
The Kolonna Eterna was the first local monument by Paul Vella Critien to be installed in a public space and officiated on 27 February 2003. Behind the project was the San Gwann Local Council which pushed the idea of decorating public gardens with the inclusion of well established local artists' art. Paul Vella Critien has received art education in Italy and had already experience as an artist career when he lived in Australia. Since its erection the monument had already caught the attention of the public because of its phallic appearance however it is intended to represent an Egyptian obelisk pointing to the open skies as a symbol to eternity.

The 6 meters ceramic structure was inaugurated by back then Prime Minister in Office Eddie Fenech Adami, later President of Malta. The monument had a public ceremony that was attended by the Prime Minister himself, the artist, the Local Mayor of San Gwann, local councillors, member of the Nationalist Party, distinct politicians, the general public and local media such as the Times of Malta.

Subsequent to the Kolonna Eterna, Paul Vella Critien was invited to create another Monument by the Government of Malta under Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi. The different but similar phallic appearance is the Colonna Mediterranea in Luqa, Malta. Different from Kolonna Eterna the Luqa Monument had no legal permits for its erection on place, had staunch opposition by the local mayor, it stands on the peripheries of Luqa and not under the responsibility of the local council and had local opposition specifically because of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI  to Malta where the pope mobile had to pass by it.

However the San Gwann general public has several artistic monument being erected in different places and the Kolonna Eterna largely integrated within the landscape of the area; even if so some local have called for its removal because of its phallic nature. Eventually in 2015 Paul Vella Critien had inaugurated another monument at Naxxar Higher Secondary School which had not similar controversy.

On the lower-back-side of Kolonna Eterna it is written:

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On the plaque uncovered by Eddie Fenech Adami it is written:
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See also
 Colonna Mediterranea
 Phallic architecture
 Phallus
 Landmarks
 Egyptian obelisk

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San Ġwann
Monuments and memorials in Malta
Phallic monuments
Buildings and structures completed in 2003
Roundabouts and traffic circles
2003 establishments in Malta
Architectural controversies
Monumental columns
Phallic symbols
Controversies in Malta
Buildings and structures celebrating the third millennium


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Home Aircraft Russia starts Serial Production of Missiles for S-500 Hypersonic Defense System
Russia starts Serial Production of Missiles for S-500 Hypersonic Defense System
Serial production of surface to air missiles for Russia's new S-500 Prometheus long range air defense system have begun, according to a report by state media outlet TASS citing a source in the defense sector.
In accordance with the contract between the Russian Defense Ministry and the Almaz-Antey Concern, signed in late 2020, the production of serial missiles to be delivered to the Aerospace Forces is under way.
Production is being undertaken by enterprises of Russia's Almaz-Antey Concern, which has been responsible for producing prior generations of long range air defense systems.
A separate source told TASS that state trials of S-500 "are under way at a testing range in southern Russia," with these final trips expected to be completed by the end of the year.
The S-500 was a reported to have begun production in June 2019 after multiple delays, but more ambitious requirements for its specifications have reportedly further set back its development schedule.
The first footage of the S-500 was released in mid-July. The system is notably not a direct successor to any prior generation of Russian weapons system, replacing neither the A-135 anti ballistic missile system or the S-400 air defense system.
But it will be capable of engaging both high end aircraft such as heavy bombers and AEW jets, as well as intercontinental range ballistic missiles and satellites.
The S-500's mobile transporter erector launcher will carry two surface to air missiles – where the S-400 and S-300 carried four.
The reason for this is the fact that the new system's missiles are significantly larger and retain a 600 km engagement range while long range missiles on the S-300 and S-400 typically have ranges of 200 km or 250 km.
The missile system has no analogues in the world, and can network with older air defense systems such as the S-400 to maximize situational awareness – a particularly useful asset against stealth targets, small missiles and hyper-sonic targets which are all particularly more difficult to track.
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The Emerald held a very high place in the esteem of the Ancients, and no other precious stone has probably been the subject of so much regard and admiration, one of its principal charms being its brilliant green colour. Very curious are some of the traditions connected with it.
In the first place, it is interesting to note that this gem being the Zodiacal stone of Cancer, the Crab was thought to have the same healing powers as the Oculi Cancrorum, or Crab's Eye ointment, prescribed in olden days as a cure for ulcerous sores.
Emeralds are found in Siberia, India, the United States, and Mexico, and the belief that demons and griffins guarded the mines is said to be as strong amongst the Peruvians of the present time as in the days of the Romans.
The origin of the word Emerald is from a Sanskrit word meaning green, it being thought that there was nothing in Nature to equal its colour and brilliancy, and it was an old Hebrew belief that if a serpent fixed its eye upon the lustre of this stone it would become blind.
The cause of its beautiful green tint has been attributed by some scientists to the presence of oxide of chromium, by others to copper, whilst in 1848 an experimenter believed it to be derived from an organic matter called chlorophyl, similar to the colouring substance of the leaves of plants.
Pizarro, in his conquest of Mexico, found numerous Emeralds of surpassing beauty; but d'Acosta, a contemporary writer, states that many of the finest stones were ruined by the Spanish soldiers, who, being informed by a priest that to test their genuineness they should be placed upon an anvil and struck with a hammer, followed these instructions with most disastrous results.
The Incas possessed some wonderful Emeralds; one (described by de la Viga) as large as the egg of an ostrich, was believed to be inhabited by Esmeralda, the chief goddess of Peru. When sacking her temples the Spaniards discovered immense quantities of Emeralds, it being customary for her priests to obtain them by representing to the worshippers that these gems were esteemed by the goddess above all else, Emeralds being her own daughters.
Emeralds were known and esteemed in most remote times of the world's history, and are to be met with amongst even Egyptian and Etruscan remains. Faith in its virtues and qualities exist amongst the Orientals to the present time, representing to them hope in immortality, courage and exalted faith, and protection from pestilence, as well as a preserver of eyesight, its efficacy being increased by a verse from the Koran engraved upon it.
In India it is believed to confer the gift of memory and a knowledge of secrets and future events. Frequently used in the decorations of sacred images, and is endowed by the Indians with very high attributes.
The Romans believed that nothing evil could remain in the presence of this gem which discovered falsehood and treachery by changing colour and turning pale, and when powerless to avert misfortune would fall from its setting, giving rise to the belief that the falling of this gem is a bad omen.
This stone was also considered very beneficial to the eyes, on which account it was worn as a seal ring; in connection with this Pliny states: "If the sight hath been dimmed and wearied by intense poring upon anything, the beholding of this stone doth refresh and restore it again." It is also recorded that Nero, who was very shortsighted, used an emerald eye-glass to watch the gladiatorial contests. Probably from its connection with the Moon, which rules the House of Cancer (and was the goddess of midwives), it was considered particularly fortunate for women at childbirth, and was held to promote constancy and domestic felicity.
"It is a gem which hath the power to show If plighted lovers keep their faith or no. If faithful, it is like the leaves of Spring. If faithless, like those leaves when withering".
It should, however (being a very sensitive gem), be only worn by those whose birthdays fall between the 22nd of June and July 23rd, or by those with the Moon in good aspect.