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10 Rare Animals Around The World: They May Go Extinct Soon
It goes without saying that animals are an important part of our planet's ecosystem. Thus, their continued survival is paramount. Despite that, there are many species of rare animals in the world that are in danger of becoming extinct. And in most cases, humans are the primary cause.
In this article, you will find three terms detailing the conservation status of each species: Vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered. These are the official terms from the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It maintains the IUCN Red List, the world's most comprehensive list on the conservation status of all known biological species.
There are many criteria that determine when a species counts as vulnerable and when as endangered. I will not describe those in detail, as that would be too complicated. The gist of it is simple: The higher the risks of extinction in the wild, the more endangered the animal is.
In order to raise awareness, I have assembled a list of 10 rare animals from around the world. In a few cases, conservation efforts have already shown initial success. But for a lot of these rare animals, the situation remains critical. So without further ado, let's get right into it.
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There are quite a few big cat species around the world whose numbers are in decline. But of all of them, the Amur leopard might well be among the most critically endangered ones, as there are less than 100 individuals remaining. You would expect to find most leopards in the savannas of Africa. These ones, however, live in the temperate forests of eastern Russia.
Amur leopards are nocturnal animals that generally live and hunt alone. Their lifespan is about 10–15 years. They are perfectly equipped for life in a colder climate. Their thick fur keeps them warm and their large paws act like snowshoes to prevent them from sinking into the snow.
Unfortunately, its beautiful spotted fur also makes the Amur leopard a prime target for poachers, who are among the main threats it has to face. Another one is habitat destruction, brought about by fires (natural and man-made ones) as well as climate change.
2. Black-Footed Ferret
Another entry on this list of rare animals, the black-footed ferret was once declared extinct, in 1979. But this turned out to be wrong in 1981 when a dog happened to discover a specimen.
The black-footed ferret lives in North America, where it makes its home in prairies and other grasslands. Another name for them is prairie dog hunters, since those are what they primarily feed on. Incidentally, prairie dogs aren't canines, they're rodents.
Unfortunately, this is also what led to their decline in numbers. Prairie dog control measures, as well as the destruction of their habitats, caused their numbers to drop greatly. This, in turn, left the black-footed ferret without prey.
Their current status is endangered rather than critically endangered. Zoologists estimate their population to be at around 300 individuals. Their numbers were once much lower, but conservation efforts have helped to restore the population to what it is now. Still, diseases and habitat loss continue to threaten the black-footed ferret.
Of all the rare animals, the Pangolin is one with a rather undesirable record: It might be the world's most trafficked mammal. Every year, poachers kill tens of thousands of them for their meat and scales. The latter supposedly have medicinal properties, but no proof of that exists.
They are nocturnal animals also known as scaly anteaters. As this name implies, their diet consists of insects, mostly ants and termites. They use their front claws to dig into ant mounds and their long tongue to then fish out the ants.
The "scaly" part refers to the large protective scales covering their skin, the pangolin's strongest defense. When threatened, they curl up into a ball and hide their face under their tail. As these scales are also sharp, most predators think twice about attacking them in this form.
There are eight species of pangolins. Four of them are found in Africa and are listed as vulnerable. The other four live in Asia and are much worse off, all listed as critically endangered. As already mentioned, they are mainly in danger of extinction due to poaching.
4. Red Wolf
I have already talked about the most endangered large cat, now it's time to mention dogs. Another critically endangered species, the red wolf is a canine native to the United States, with a unique reddish fur. There are only about 20 of them alive in the wild and approximately 200 in captivity.
Perhaps the most unique thing about the red wolf is the fact that it is entirely American. Its historical range consists of only the current area of the United States. That means it has never at any point in known history lived anywhere else.
The primary threat for the red wolf is habitat fragmentation. To explain, this means that their originally large habitats are split up into smaller patches. This divides their population in a similar manner. As a result, they become more susceptible to disease and suffer from a variety of health problems due to interbreeding.
5. Darwin's Fox
A species first discovered by the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin, Darwin's foxes live in Chile. Despite having the word "fox" in its name, it's closer related to wolves rather than actual foxes. Its conservation status is currently critically endangered.
Darwin's foxes live in temperate forests, particularly preferring primary forests. That term describes forests that have not been significantly disturbed by human activity. There are two distinct populations of them, one on the island of Chiloé, the other in Nahuelbuta National Park. They are omnivores, eating beetles, reptiles, and small mammals, but also fruits and berries.
The greatest threat to their survival are dogs, who attack the foxes and also spread disease. This includes both feral dogs as well as domestic ones, who visitors bring into the national park. This is less of a problem for the population living on Chiloé island. But the ones living there instead suffer from logging, forest fragmentation, and poaching.
Let's take a look at one of the rare animals from the primate family. Namely, the Bornean Orangutan. As the name would tell you, it's a species native to the island of Borneo (in Southeast Asia). Its overall conservation status is critically endangered.
There are three subspecies of the Bornean Orangutan. The Central Bornean orangutan is one, with about 35000 individuals. Aside from that, there are the northeast Bornean orangutans with approximately 11000 individuals. Finally, the northwest Bornean orangutans have as little as 1500 individuals remaining.
These orangutans live in tropical forests and are more solitary than other species. They are also less arboreal, which means they move across the ground more often and not through the trees. This is most likely due to the lack of any larger predators that would be a threat to them on the ground.
As per usual, human activities are at fault for the declining populations of the Bornean orangutan. Farmers burn down large swathes of forest in order to clear more room for palm oil plantations. This destroys their habitats and sometimes, orangutans even die directly in the fire. Sometimes they also move into these plantations and destroy the crops in search of food, causing farmers to shoot them in retaliation.
7. Sumatran Elephant
There are three subspecies of the Asian elephant. The Sri Lankan elephant and the Indian elephant are both endangered. But the Sumatran elephant is the only one that is critically endangered. True to their name, they live on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
Compared to African elephants, Asian ones are smaller overall. Despite that, they are still the largest mammal on the island. For their habitats they prefer lush forests, where there is plenty of vegetation for them to eat. Most times they remain in lowland forests, but they also like to go to mid-altitudes on occasion.
The Sumatran elephant has lost much of its habitat to humans. The forests they inhabit are often converted to settlements and plantations. As is often the case with elephants, their ivory also makes them a target for poachers. Even though demand has gone down greatly ever since China banned ivory trade in 2017, it's not disappeared entirely.
8. Giant Otter
The Giant Otter is a carnivorous mammal of the weasel family that lives in South America. They mostly live in the Pantanal (the world's largest tropical wetland) and in the Amazon River. It's an endangered species, primarily due to decades of poaching.
True to its name, the giant otter is the largest animal in the otter family, sometimes up to 6 feet long. As a bit of an odd trait, it also appears to be the noisiest. Zoologists have identified at least nine unique sounds that the giant otter can make, all of which serve to convey different messages.
Giant otters possess a fur that has a wonderful velvety feel, which is precisely what makes them a prime target for fur hunters. What's worse, they are diurnal and generally not afraid to approach humans. That makes hunting them extremely easy. Habitat destruction by loggers and farmers also continues to threaten them.
When it comes to rare animals, it would be wrong not to talk about the Asian unicorn, more commonly known as the saola. It is a critically endangered mammal that is related to cattle and goats.
Calling them unicorns is actually misleading, as they possess two parallel horns, about 35–50 cm long, rather than just a single one. They're herbivores that live in mountain forests. During winter, they migrate to the lowlands.
Habitat loss and fragmentation are the primary threats that endanger the Saola. Hunters also often shoot them for their meat and fur. The latter in particular is problematic — many people doing so are traditional hunters, making it difficult to dissuade them. Finally, they are also often caught in snares, set by local villagers for crop protection.
10. Vaquita
I've talked about quite a few rare animals now. To bring this list to an end, let's take a look at the rarest of them all. The vaquita, which is the smallest known whale. They are critically endangered, with less than 10 individuals left.
The vaquita's habitat is the smallest range of any species of marine mammals. It consists of only a small portion of the upper Gulf of California. They prefer shallow waters, where they hunt and feed on fish, squids, and crustaceans. Their life expectancy is about 20 years.
It is unknown exactly how many vaquitas used to exist, as the first proper survey took place in 1997. At that time, their population was still estimated to be around 567 individuals. By 2007, this number had already dropped to about 150.
The main cause for this is bycatch, which means that the vaquita are unintentionally caught by fishers. Most often this happens due to the use of gillnets, special net walls designed in such a way that fish trying to swim through it get tangled in them. Several government regulations have been made against them, even a permanent exclusion zone. Despite that, illegal fishers continue to use them, so they remain a threat to the vaquita.
As has become more than obvious if you've read this article, all of these rare animals would probably be fine if it wasn't for us humans. We destroy their habitats through logging or burning down forests. We shoot animals either to get them out of the way or to acquire their meat, fur, or scales. As a species, we are the greatest threat to their survival.
Now while that is a very bleak statement, not all hope is lost. For all of these species, conservationists are hard at work. They do everything in their power to prevent these rare animals from becoming fully extinct. In some cases, they have been successful in breeding animals in captivity and are making attempts to reintroduce them to the wild.
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The standard type of synchronization duplicates the structure of the source project in the target project. This is done by creating all the source folders in the target project and adding all the source files as links. However, if you add a file to the target project, nothing is done with it. With the Two-way synchronization, files from the target project are added as links in the source project.
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Northeast girls being trafficked to Haryana for marriage
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NEW DELHI: A large number of girls from the northeast are being regularly trafficked and forced to enter into wedlock in Haryana, the home ministry has found. Law enforcement agencies have found many such instances, specifically in Hissar district of the state.
A definite trend was noted by the home ministry which on Wednesday reviewed measures being taken by different states to combat human trafficking which takes the dimension of organized crime in the country.
It was also noted during the day-long meeting that girls from Nepal, Bangladesh and different parts of the country were often trafficked to metropolitan cities. While most of them ended up in brothels, the remaining were used by traffickers as child labourers, organ transplant donors and camel jockeys.
"We have recovered many girls from Hissar in Haryana. All of them were forcibly married after being trafficked," Assam superintendent of police Violet Baruah said after a meeting of state anti-trafficking cell officers here.
Baruah said the issue has been a major concern for Assam and such crimes have been taking place very often and happening due to the dismal sex ratio in Haryana.
Additional secretary in the home ministry B Bhamathi, who chaired the review meeting, said, "It is a major concern for us. With a view to tackling the menace of human trafficking, the ministry has undertaken a number of measures that include setting up of an anti-trafficking nodal cell to act as a focal point for communicating various decisions and follow up on action taken by the state governments."
Bhamathi said the home ministry had sanctioned a comprehensive scheme against trafficking in human beings through training and capacity building.
"It is proposed to establish 330 anti-human trafficking units (AHTUs) throughout the country and impart training to 10,000 police officers through training of trainers component," she said.
The ministry has already released Rs 8.72 crore to all states as first installment for 2010-11 for setting up 115 AHTUs. All states have received funds and 101 AHTUs are functional. Funds for 2011-12 have also been released to the state governments for establishment of 110 AHTUs.
A project on strengthening law enforcement response in India against trafficking in human beings was taken up in the home ministry as a joint initiative of the government of India and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in select states.
"The joint project has contributed towards developing of 12 very important resource books about protocols and standard operating procedures and in setting up of AHTUs," Bhamathi said.

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The Education
The Education Mission / Founders words
The 3,000-Hour WOSTEP Program
The WOSTEP Watch Service Technician Program
Mission / Founders words
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The Nicolas G. Hayek Watchmaking school is dedicated to developing professional watchmakers and future after sales service leaders for the Swiss watch industry by providing a WOSTEP education that will lead to a rewarding career.
Horlogery is one of the finest professions in the world. The range of skills needed by the horlogist is incredibly broad. He or she must be a sculptor and an artist, must be totally familiar with the materials used, and must be a master of technical and scientific precision. One must be able to balance the time honored traditions of watchmaking while embracing today`s cutting-edge technology. The qualities of a horlogist include vision, anistry, craftsmanship, engineering, micromechanics, and much more. At the end of the day, there is an even greater and more fascinating element: the finished product.
A watch is one of the rare products which reflect the personality of its creator as well as that of the wearer. It is a product which emits a positive message, full of beauty, optimism ans sensuality, despite the stingent mathematical precision which inevitably goes into its making. I love watches. they fascinate me, and I admire watchmakers. The uniqueness of their profession opens unknown horizons which embrace the planets and stars and dance with the infinite universe. In particular the watchmaker deals with time..the time that I love because, as an entrepreneur in the watchmaking industry, it allows me to create new products, to give them a soul. And the time that I hate because I cannot master it or stop it.
It is this love that inspired the Nicolas G. Hayek Watchmaking School to be created. We are dedicated to instilling the spirit and expertise of watchmaking to today`s students to prepare them for the wonders and challenges of an ever evolving industry.
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COAKY Upholds Trial Court's Exclusion of Collateral Impeachment of Defendant/Experts and Allowing Separate Defendants to Call Overlapping Experts; Also Discusses Deutsch v. Shein Instruction on Superseding Intervening Cause
October 31, 2012 DBL Law
In Branham v. Rock, 2010-CA-2292 (http://opinions.kycourts.net/coa/2010-CA-002292.pdf), the Kentucky Court of Appeals, in a decision written by Chief Judge Glenn Acree, upheld a defense jury verdict in a medical negligence action. Although the opinion was not designated for publication and is not yet final, it is instructive on a number of issues that regularly arise in civil actions alleging professional negligence and those involving numerous expert witnesses.
Among the trial court errors asserted by the plaintiff/appellant were that the plaintiff at trial should have been able to introduce evidence of a prior unrelated medical licensure investigation on the part of one of the defendant physicians, who was also designated as an expert witness. The Court of Appeals held that the circumstances of the physician's licensure discipline were not relevant to the issue whether the physician had deviated from the standard of care in the case at hand, and thus were properly excluded as collateral impeachment. The appellant similarly claimed that he should have been able to introduce evidence that another defendant physician had twice failed his medical licensure exam before passing it. Noting the the exam failures were 6-7 years before the care at issue, the Court also found this evidence collateral and properly excluded.
The appellant also argued that the trial court should have limited the separate defendants from calling multiple expert witnesses from the same specialty, so that only one expert from a particular discipline should have been permitted to testify on behalf of all defendants. The Court essentially said that when a plaintiff sues multiple defendants, each defendant has a right to call his or her own witness in any relevant discipline, though ultimately the trial court retains discretion under KRE 403 to exclude testimony that would result in undue delay or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. The Court of Appeals found no abuse of discretion.
Lastly, the Court upheld the trial court's jury instruction on causation, holding that an interrogatory asking the jury whether the defendant's alleged negligence was a substantial factor in causing the event that caused injury — as opposed to a substantial factor in causing the injury itself, as is usually stated in Kentucky jury instructions — is required only when the defendant asserts that there was a superseding intervening cause of the injury, under the case of Deutsch v. Shein, 597 S.W.2d 141 (Ky. 1980).
The COAKY opinion in Branham v. Rock is not final as of the date of this posting. Nonfinal opinions should never be cited as authority in Kentucky. Once final, unpublished opinions may be cited only in conformity with CR 76.28(4)(c).
David Kramer is a Northern Kentucky attorney practicing at Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc.
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Botanically Satiné or Muirapiranga (Brosimum Paraense) belongs to the Moraceae and is therefore related to Muirapinima or Snakewood (Brosimum Guianensis). It is a Amazon timber and one can find it comparatively often. The timber has a bright red colour that doesn't fade and is very dense.
Dalbergia Frutescens, or Tulipwood, a member of the Leguminosae Family, is used for ornatmental turnery, various other decorative applications like inlays and musical instrument making since the 18th Century.
A small tree, rarely bigger than 0.25m diameter and smaller with the sapwood removed, about 0.2m. The Heartwood is pink-yellow with a pronounced striped figure of pink to deep red. The Sapwood is white to pale yellow, often cut off at source. Found in South America, most notably Brazil where it flourishes near Bahia and Pernambuco. The name Tulipwood mostlikely comes from the tulip-like colours found in the heartwood, but like many members of the Dalbergia genus, Brazilian Tulipwood has a pleasant scent when the wood is cut that reminds of Tulips.
In Musical Instrument making it is used mainly for Recorders, Flutes and Marimba keys.
The Black Maire tree grows in colder climates of the central North Island of New Zealand. This moderately proportioned tree belies the spectacular grain within.
The timber is dense, hard and has good sound qualities. Relatively new to the use for making Woodwind Instruments it provides a good alternative to the well established timbers used for Flutes. It has, despite the name, a white to yellow appearance .The grain changes in its cross section from cream white through brown to contain black streaks. The texture is very clean cutting and beautiful "off the tool". Freshly cut timber has a strong aromatic smell that reminds a bit of Eucalyptus.
Jichituriqui, also known as Peroba Rosa or Bolivian Pear. Belongs to the Family of Apocynaceae and is found in the Monsoon Forests of Bolivia in sufficient amounts. Density is about 0.89 g/cm³ at 12% moisture content, it resembles Maple in it's physical appearance and is a substitute for european Pear.


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Andrew Pugh of Heights of Abraham, Matlock, Derbyshire
PUBLISHED: 11:01 26 April 2011 | UPDATED: 19:14 20 February 2013
Entrepreneur Andrew Pugh talks to Janette Sykes about his high-flying career at a leading Derbyshire visitor attraction, and discusses the importance of tourism to the local and regional economy
When Andrew and Vanessa Pugh first set eyes on the Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath, it proved a somewhat inauspicious start to almost four decades of business success at the helm of one of Derbyshires key tourist attractions.
We had been looking for a business opportunity, and had spotted an advertisement in the Daily Telegraph for the most unusual business you could ever think of, recalled Andrew, a Bristolian by birth.
It described a place with woods, caves and a house, and was being sold by a commercial agent in my home city, so we quite wrongly assumed that it was in the West Country but it turned out to be in Derbyshire.
Andrew and Vanessa, based in London at the time, found themselves at a loose end one rainy Sunday in February 1974, so decided to investigate.
Wed never been to Derbyshire before, but were intrigued, added Andrew. So we set off, and by the time we got here, the rain had turned to snow. Vanessa was dressed for London, and we had to park at the Lodge and walk up to the house, which was quite a challenge!
We were absolutely speechless by the time we reached Upper Towers, but were both so enthusiastic after wed toured the caverns and climbed the Victoria Prospect Tower and seen the wonderful views, that we made an instant decision to buy it.
Happily, the couples snap judgment proved to be profitable in the long-term, as they invested in and developed the property into what is thought to be the second most visited attraction in Derbyshire after Chatsworth. Even so, the early days entailed plenty of hard work.
The first thing we had to do was restore the fabric of the estate, while keeping the business running as a viable concern, recalled Andrew, who spent his early career working for such blue chip companies as Unilever, BP and British Oxygen.
When we first came here, Vanessas parents moved up from Kent to help us. We only had three members of staff when we started, so we had to turn our hand to all sorts of jobs anything that needed doing, including cleaning, making sandwiches, serving behind the counter and bringing supplies in a Mark"1 Land Rover up steep, unmade tracks.
Between 1974 and 1980, we totally rebuilt Upper Towers and the Victoria Prospect Tower, took power cables out of the trees and put them underground, built and surfaced paths to the summit and began an on-going management plan for the landscape.
The Pughs had to spend so much money on the infrastructure that they were no longer generating enough income to continue to develop the site further or look after what they had restored, so they took the radical decision to install cable cars to improve access and bring in more visitors.
When they submitted an outline planning application to Derbyshire Dales District Council, the initial reaction from the local community was one of shock. You just didnt build cable cars in Derbyshire villages, said Andrew. There were a lot of sceptics who said it couldnt be done, but we believed it could, and fortunately both the District Council and the English Tourist Board were supportive.
The project cost around 1 million, and, as Andrew observed: You dont spend that kind of money unless you are confident you can repay the money and continue to be a profitable enterprise.
Faced with a tight time schedule, the couple set to work. It was just like piecing together a giant jigsaw, added Andrew. We got planning permission in September 1983 and the cable car needed to be installed and ready by the following spring.
Specialist knowledge was needed, and a French company, which had advised during the planning stage, was contracted to build the cable car system. The main building work was awarded to a local construction firm.
Unsurprisingly, media interest was high. Central Television filmed a documentary about the project, and when Andrew and Vanessa held a pre-season press launch they were inundated with film crews, reporters and photographers. Andrew recalled, We had every national newspaper here, plus all the major radio and television stations, and got unprecedented publicity.
As well as bringing in more visitors keen to see breathtaking views of the Derwent Valley, being the first tourist attraction in the UK to install cable cars as a means of transport added a new dimension, which now forms a major part of the business.
The Pughs were asked to project-manage a number of similar schemes, both in the UK and abroad including the National Garden Festival in Stoke-on-Trent and a 5 million cable car system at Alton Towers.
Vanessa and I also went to China to advise on building a cable car to the Great Wall and spent six months living in Cape Town as advisors to local government on building a cable car to Table Mountain, said Andrew. We were then part of the team who helped to build the London Eye, which was probably our most exciting challenge.
Another crucial element in the current commercial mix is Andrew and Vanessas son Rupert (34). As Operations Director, Rupert is responsible for the day-to-day running and performance of the company. Married to Sophie, they now have a baby daughter, Georgie.
As Rupert was growing up, we didnt want him to think it was an automatic option to come into the business, and in fact at first he didnt want to! said Andrew. He had his own life, and the world is a big place, but there was a moment when I needed some help when we were working on the London Eye, and luckily he was available to become involved in a number of projects.
He did a six-month placement in various departments at Alton Towers while he was at university and has studied at Disneys Management College in the USA. It is ten years since he joined us, and he now leads on all aspects of the business including our latest development, to improve our play and activity areas for younger children, which will open this spring.
Andrews interest and expertise in tourism extends far beyond the boundaries of the Heights of Abraham. For more than a decade, he was Chairman of the East Midlands Tourist Board, and for the past six has been Chairman of the official tourist board Visit Peak District & Derbyshire, a public/private partnership charged with marketing the areas unique appeal to visitors at home and abroad.
The enthusiasm of the local authorities, including the County and Derby City Councils, the Peak District National Park and District Councils meant that we were able to bring together all tourism marketing activities into one organisation, he added.
We have a wonderful product, but what we needed to do was create a professional message, establish a brand name and communicate these both nationally and internationally.
Pooling the resources of both the public and private sector has meant we have a worthwhile budget and a small, but highly effective team of professional marketing and business managers, which is an unbeatable combination.
Under the leadership of David James, Visit Peak District & Derbyshire has become one of the most effective tourist boards in the UK. Its past annual budget of around 1.5 million has helped bring in business worth around 1.4 billion a year and support 25,000 jobs. What we have achieved is amazing.
Tourism is a key component of the countys economy, and small to medium-sized tourism businesses make a major contribution to that. People often say that jobs in tourism arent proper jobs, and I find that very irritating. We have people on our team at the Heights, for example, who are experienced engineers, learned their skills in coal mines or on the railways, and are a tremendous asset to our business. I am sure they appreciate their opportunities in tourism since their original industries have closed. Today we have established an international awareness of the Peak District & Derbyshire that would not have been possible if we hadnt seized the opportunity six years ago to establish our own tourist board whose on-going activities, working with Visit England as a pathfinder Destination of Distinction, will continue to develop our tourist industry.
Andrew is also pleased the areas major selling point the uniqueness of its landscape has been protected and enhanced by the Peak District National Park Authority and surrounding councils; and, closer to home, he is justifiably content with what he and Vanessa have achieved over the past 37 years.
We are proud of the Heights; our visitors come from all over the world, plus many local people have season tickets and enjoy bringing their friends, he reflected. All this has been achieved working with a great team of people, many of whom have been with us for more than 20 years.
When we first came here, the Heights of Abraham was somewhere that visitors wandered up to when they came to Matlock Bath, but now its a destination in its own right that happens to be in Matlock Bath that gives us great satisfaction.
Neither he nor Vanessa have any regrets about making Derbyshire their home and workplace. We are very much part of the Derbyshire community, and work with lots of local people, said Andrew. We have, and do, travel extensively round the world, but when we arrive home, we always stop for a moment and think how lucky we are to be here.
Heights highlights
The Heights of Abraham is billed as Derbyshires oldest tourist attraction. The estate dates back to 1780, when 30 acres of Masson Hill were enclosed.
The Great Rutland Cavern, named after the Duke of Rutland, opened to the public in 1810.
In 1844, the Great Masson Cavern opened for public viewing and lead miners found a new role guiding visitors underground by candlelight. Gas lamps were installed later, followed by electricity in 1986.
The Heights of Abraham reputedly holds the oldest beer licence in the Matlock area. Beer was served to lead miners from the original Tower house, then from a small wooden hut, site of todays Tavern.
Installation of Britains first Alpine-style cable car system commenced in September 1983. Access to the tallest tower was very difficult and a helicopter was drafted in to ensure the project would be completed on time.
Delivering tons of steel through an avenue of trees to a 23 metres (77 feet) high tower called for great skill and daring from both the pilot and the rest of the team.
The cable car system opened to the public on 21 April 1984.
Visitors travel 169 metres (554 feet) from the Base Station to the Top Station, passing over four towers.
Todays attractions include exciting underground tours of two spectacular show caverns, with state-of-the-art lighting in the Great Masson Cavern revealing its magnitude as it has never been seen before. Above ground there are play areas, picnic spots, the Fossil Factory, Heath & Heaven and Who-Why-What Exhibitions, shops, caf and summit bar, all with stunning views across the surrounding Peak District.
The Heights of Abraham has featured on numerous television programmes including Blue Peter, Peak Practice, Countryfile and How to Look Good Naked!
The Heights of Abraham is open daily from 26th March to 30th October 2011 for more details, visit www.heightsofabraham.com


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Rachel Eddey: 'The Moment I Knew I Wanted To Marry My Spouse' (VIDEO)
03/29/2012 04:03pm EDT | Updated March 29, 2012
HuffPost blogger Rachel Eddey recently shared the story of the moment she knew she wanted to marry her spouse -- and it didn't take long for to know he was "The One."
Eddey, who grew up in New York, is author of the forthcoming memoir "Running of the Bride: My Frenzied Quest to Tie the Knot, Tear Up the Dance Floor, and Figure Out Why My 15 Minutes of Fame Included Commercial Breaks." The book details her whirlwind wedding planning experience -- starting from her boyfriend's proposal on the set of the "Sex and the City" movie.
Eddey's video is part of a new site-wide series on The Huffington Post, "The Moment I Knew," which asks users to submit short videos of themselves sharing life-changing moments. Here at HuffPost Weddings, we asked readers to tell us the moment they knew they wanted to marry their spouse.
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Movie Menu: Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe star in films airing this weekend
Mark Schumann
Nov. 6, 2020 Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 12 p.m.
Check out the movies playing on your television Nov. 6-8.
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Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe star in movies playing this weekend on broadcast and cable stations.
Take a look.
Friday, Nov. 6
The Proposal (2009): An ambitious book editor asks her assistant to marry her so she can stay in the United States. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star. 9:30 p.m. E! 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. E!
Steel Magnolias (1989): Close friends in a small town in the South confront the challenges of life, family and tragedy. Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis star. 6 p.m. POP.
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952): A strong-willed manager holds the cast, crew and elephants together through a turbulent circus tour. Cecil B. DeMille directed this Oscar winner. 8 p.m. TCM.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Gladiator (2000): The leader of the Roman Empire fears the popularity of a man who can defeat any living creature in Rome's Colosseum. Russell Crowe won an Oscar. 4:30 p.m. AMC.
Sunday, Nov. 8
Patton (1970): A famed US general battles his own demons as he leads the military through significant confrontations during World War II. George C. Scott won an Oscar. 12:10 p.m. FXM.
Braveheart (1995): One man initiates a revolt against the King of England. Mel Gibson won an Oscar for directing this epic that was named Best Picture. 2 p.m. IFC.
The Nun's Story (1959): A young woman finds herself challenged to live the life she feels born to live. Audrey Hepburn was Oscar nominated. 3 p.m. TCM.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986): A most likable high school senior makes us want to be his best friend as he discovers how fun life can be. Matthew Broderick stars. 4 p.m. CMT.
The Yellow Rolls Royce (1965): A famous automobile finds itself the home for romance and adventure over many years. Ingrid Bergman and Shirley MacLaine star. 5:45 p.m. TCM.
Rocky (1976): A determined boxer takes a chance on life in and out of the boxing ring. Sylvester Stallone was Oscar nominated and became a household name. 11 p.m. SPK.


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Tokyo raises COVID-19 alert to highest as medical crunch looms
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing protective masks stand at a crosswalk amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese capital Tokyo, faced with acute strains on its medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic, raised its alert level to the highest of four stages on Thursday as the number of new cases spiked to a record daily high of 822.
A health official said it had become difficult to balance the care of COVID-19 patients with regular ones as hospital beds filled up, and a "red" alert for medical preparedness had been assigned for the first time.
"We fear a serious dysfunction of the medical system in two weeks, on December 31, if the number of new daily infections keeps growing at the current pace," Masataka Inokuchi, vice chair of the Tokyo Medical Association, told a news conference attended by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike.
The metropolitan government in the city of 14 million people said the number of new coronavirus cases hit 822 on Thursday, surpassing the previous record of 678 reached a day earlier.
Tokyo issued a special coronavirus alert for the year-end and new year periods to raise public awareness, Koike said.
"We need to turn this holiday season into a special period to stop the spread of the infections."
The Tokyo government has asked medical institutions in the capital to raise the number of hospital beds set aside for COVID-19 patients to 4,000 from the current 3,000, she said.
A month ago, Tokyo raised its coronavirus alert for new infections - a separate category - to the highest level. It had kept its alert for medical preparedness at the second-highest level at the time, indicating a need to boost hospital capacity but a notch below critical conditions.
Japan has reported an overall total of 190,935 infections and 2,791 deaths from the respiratory disease since the outbreak began early this year, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim and Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Mark Heinrich


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Are the Dodgers and Rays a Lock to Meet in the World Series?
World Series Predictions: Who's Going to Win It All?
Fittingly, a season like no other will end with a postseason like none before it.
SI MLB Staff
Ready for October? A weird season has produced an even weirder postseason, with 16 teams vying for the title, including two (!) clubs that finished with a losing record. The road to the fall classic begins this week with all eight wild-card series beginning on Tuesday (AL) or Wednesday (NL) and wrapping up by Friday. The postseason has never been more of a crapshoot, meaning World Series predictions have never been more difficult to pin down.
Will the best squads from July to September keep rolling? Will the wild-card round result in jarring upsets? SI's MLB experts predict the World Series matchup and winner, make a bold prediction and select a dark horse candidate to win it all. Here we go.
World Series Prediction: Dodgers over Rays (seven games)
Nothing happened this season to get me off my preseason World Series pick. The deepest pitching staffs in baseball proved their worth. No team has won more games using five or more pitchers than the Dodgers and Rays. The postseason format only enhances that strength; no off days in the first three rounds means depth of pitching is more important than in a typical postseason.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Indians
Their pitching staff leads the majors in strikeout to walk ratio. They are an above-average defensive team. They are playing well down the stretch. (That's a nice confidence boost, but history tells us there is no big advantage to being hot or not down the stretch, though it makes for a nice narrative.) They just don't score a lot of runs, so their margin of error is small.
Like John Elway, Phil Mickelson, David Price and other athletes whose big game "legacies" were written prematurely, Clayton Kershaw, with his increased velocity and use of analytics (he throws the highest rate of breaking pitches in baseball, 59%), will have his signature postseason.
Stephanie Apstein
World Series Prediction: Dodgers over Rays (five games)
Sorry to pick chalk here, but the Dodgers are so good and the Rays have the pitching depth that will be useful in this no-days-off world. In the end, though, it's hard to see anyone toppling L.A.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Padres
If they survive the Dodgers, I think the Padres become the favorite. But surviving the Dodgers is going to be very, very hard.
Clayton Kershaw, World Series MVP. In 2008, this might not have seemed so bold. After more than a decade of postseason collapses, I think it qualifies. But his legacy may benefit from the lack of off-days in the early rounds: Most of his October struggles have come when the Dodgers overextended him—using him in relief, asking him to start on short rest—and now they probably can't do that. If he starts every fifth day, and does nothing else, I think he's got one or two stunning playoff performances in him this year.
Emma Baccellieri
World Series Prediction: Dodgers over Twins (six games)
This Dodgers club was bound to win sometime. They've been predictably solid this season. Their depth has them well-suited to the no-days-off nature of this October. And what's typically their biggest playoff problem area, the bullpen, is stronger than ever, even with the unfortunate recent loss of Caleb Ferguson.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: White Sox
There's no team that's been more fun to watch in the American League, and they have the chance to make a deep run in the playoffs, too. With two serious MVP candidates in José Abreu and Tim Anderson, plus a strong rotation led by Lucas Giolito and Dallas Keuchel, they shouldn't be a surprise to keep playing to the end of October.
The Marlins in the World Series is a little too bold for my taste. But the Marlins in the NLCS? Bring it. This would be both the perfectly absurd outcome that this season demands on an aesthetic level and also, given the organization of the bracket, an entirely possible baseball result.
Connor Grossman
World Series Prediction: Padres over Yankees (six games)
1998 revenge series, anyone? Seems fitting that this weird season will produce a first-time champion. The Padres have elite pitching and a lively offense fueled primarily by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado. The Yankees are the Yankees, full of stars and villains and expensive players. Does anyone not want to see this World Series? No. Of course not.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Athletics
The A's are a No. 2 seed, so they didn't exactly sneak their way into October. But they were almost unanimously SI's pick for the top team mostly likely to lose in the wild-card round. Oakland finished the season with best bullpen ERA in baseball. Pitching depth has never been more important in October. The offense is just OK, but still, don't be surprised to see the A's go on their first deep playoff run in years.
Luke Voit will set a new MLB record with 10 home runs this postseason. The current record is eight but teams will play more postseason games than ever this year, so it won't be a complete shock to see a new record set. The Yankees' surprising MVP candidate will be the man to set the new mark.
Matt Martell
World Series Prediction: Yankees over Dodgers (seven games)
The difference between the Yankees now and the Yankees of the last three seasons that got bounced from the playoffs is their starting pitching. This year, because of the lack of off-days in the postseason, strong starting pitching is going to be crucial. They have the ace, Gerrit Cole, and they have Masahiro Tanaka, who's one of the better postseason pitchers over the last few decades. Not to be overlooked are veteran starter J.A. Happ and 21-year-old rookie Deivi García, likely the fourth playoff starter. Mix in the Yankees' now-healthy lineup and deep bullpen, and there's no doubt New York is the AL team most likely to beat the Dodgers. They'll pull it out this year in seven games.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Cubs
The Cubs are angry entering October. Five years ago they were the ideal model for what a winning team should look like, and now they're overshadowed by the up-and-coming White Sox. But let's not forget how good these Cubs can be. Many of the core players from their World Series days are still around, and Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks are as good as any playoff team's top-two starters. If Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Javy Báez can come alive in the postseason, the Cubs could be tough to beat.
If the Dodgers don't win the NL pennant it will be because they lost to the Marlins en route to winning the World Series. There really is no way to justify this other than Miami has an unblemished postseason resumé and it's 2020. Imagine the chaos of the Marlins winning their third World Series title in their third postseason appearance, and getting there by knocking off the Dodgers. Naturally, if that happened, it would end up coming against the Blue Jays. Imagine those ratings, Rob Manfred. Imagine.
World Series Prediction: Dodgers over Rays (six games)
The Dodgers feel like a relatively safe bet in the National League given the other contenders' relative shortcomings. In the American League, Tampa's collection of arms is unmatched in the American League, and Tyler Glasnow could be the breakout star of the playoffs. Will it be enough to take down the Dodgers? Perhaps. But Mookie Betts is the tide that lifts all boats in Los Angeles. He should be enough to push the Dodgers over the top. Perhaps the result could be different if the Rays had World Series games at The Trop. In 2020, the World Series is the Dodgers' to lose.
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Astros
This is a more than simple respect for the reigning American League champs. We can't overlook that the Astros finished with a losing record. But there is still another gear for this lineup, one that remains stacked with talent even if Jose Altuve continues to struggle. And Houston once again appears to be finding success from unlikely sources in its pitching staff. Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez have been revelations. Zack Grienke continues to cruise in Year 17. Perhaps it's not the most heartwarming story, but bet against the Astros at your peril.
The Marlins beat the Cubs in the wild-card round. A three-game series without fans marks the perfect conditions for an upset, especially when the lower seed has superb starting pitching. That's exactly what we have with Miami. Sixto Sanchez is drawing comparisons to Pedro Martinez, and Sandy Alcantara has a 2.25 ERA in his last four starts after missing significant time due to COVID-19. The Marlins appear to be building something after a rocky start to their rebuild. They could arrive as relative contenders sooner than later.
Max Goodman
While I think it will come down to a battle between the Yankees and Rays for the American League pennant, this will finally be the year for Los Angeles to be the last team standing. After the first round, the top-seeded Dodgers can stay in Arlington all the way through the final game of the World Series. Only question is, will they run into this year's version of the 2019 Nationals?
Dark Horse World Series Contender: Reds
The Cincinnati Reds can make some serious noise in October. When it comes to starting pitching, Cincy can twirl it with the best of 'em. Any lineup could struggle mightily against a rotation that includes Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo and Sonny Gray. If offseason additions Nick Castellanos and Mike Moustakas can find their stroke at the right time, even the Dodgers would be susceptible for an upset.
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The Marlins will advance at least to the second round of the postseason. With pitching poised to be a deciding factor, I can see Miami's pitching—headlined by Sixto Sánchez—shutting down a top seed. Remember, Miami has never lost a single series in the postseason in franchise history...
Max oversees SI's Yankees coverage for Inside the Pinstripes.
Chris Halicke
The Dodgers may be the easy pick, but for good reason. They are the most complete team in baseball and have consistently been great all season. The Twins are my pick out of the American League with their strong pitching and solid lineup. I just have a hard time believing any team in the American League can stop the Dodgers.
I've liked this team dating back to Spring Training 2.0. They're young and very talented. I love the way they play the game. They've shown this season when they get hot, they are nearly unbeatable. If they can get into a groove by the NLDS, they may be the only team who can knock off the Dodgers. In Fernando Tatís Jr., they also have arguably the most exciting star we've seen in baseball since Mike Trout, which makes them easy to root for.
The A's will lose in the wild-card round. Under normal circumstances, I would have them going further into the postseason. They have a very strong pitching staff and a bullpen that can protect leads. However, they have had a hard time consistently producing at the plate all season and they are without one of their best hitters in Matt Chapman. They also played four doubleheaders in September, which is not ideal for any team down the stretch.
Chris oversees SI's Texas Rangers coverage for Inside the Rangers.
Matt Loede
World Series Prediction: Rays over Cubs (six games)
The Rays pitching with Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Josh Fleming and Charlie Morton is right at the top, if not the best in all of baseball. In the playoffs, it's all about pitching. The Cubs have been consistent all season, and while most will put the Dodgers in the Fall Classic for the NL, I don't trust L.A. in October.
Been there, done that. The Astros know what it takes to be successful in October, and while their offseason and season itself has been chaotic, the team is still built to be a contender, and if they can get past the Twins in the best-of-three, they will gain a ton of confidence that could lead them deep into October.
There's just something about the Dodgers that has me worried that they could be headed for a massive letdown once the postseason begins. I think they'll lose in the wild-card round. Going back to 2013 this team has played a lot of postseason series, 13 to be exact, and have not been able to clinch a title. They've spent tons of money, made trades, and done all they could to be a champion, but I think a scrappy Brewers team could unseat the NL's top squad.
Matt oversees SI's Cleveland Indians coverage for Cleveland Baseball Insider.
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Overall: 3/5 - The soft shell crab was very good but I find it the rice is somehow taste like what my mom always cook. Not the Japanese rice that I have tried all along.
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This large, elegant wader is the symbol of the RSPB, as it represents a great conservation success.
Barn Owls are mostly nocturnal, but will also hunt at dawn and dusk, sometimes until the sun is high up. They hunt for small mammals like rats and voles, over fields and along roadsides.
Chiffchaff
The Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) is a tiny leaf warbler, with olive-green and brown upperparts, white or very pale yellow underparts and their breast and flanks are yellow.
It may not be a very colourful bird but it can be easily recognised with its distinctive short, spiky crest, black and white head and its black eye strip. Its bill is also black, the upperparts are grey-brown and the underparts are whitish.
With its slim build, pointed wing, bluish-grey plumage and long tail the Cuckoo could be confused with a Hawk. The male's call is unique, and the female's is an infrequent trill
The Eider is a duck of coastal and rocky areas, much commoner in the north of England, Scotland and Ireland, where it breeds
Scarce in Britain and most frequently seen in migration. Mainly resides at coastal locations in the south and the east, but small numbers also breed in the south of England.
The Kingfisher is one of Britain's most beautiful birds. Can be found near lakes, canals, and rivers all over Britain except Scotland, where it is restricted to the south.
Lapwings are the most common and therefore most familiar of the larger British plovers. It can be sometimes known as the Green Plover because of its plumage or 'Peewit' after its call.
Lesser redpoll
The Lesser redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) is a tiny passerine bird from the finch family (fringillidae). Its upperparts are a warmish brown with darker streaks, wing bars are a buff colour, dark streaks on the whitish flanks and a dark brown forked tail. However, their most striking feature is their red foreheads (from which the common name 'red-poll' is derived).
Linnet
The common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird and a member of the finch family. It is a slim bird with a long tail. Its upper parts are brown, throat is a sullied white and its bill is grey. In the summer the male has a grey nape, red head-patch and red breast.
A common wild duck not only in Britain but in many other parts of the world. Widespread on nearly all watery places from coastal areas to tiny ponds.
The Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) is a small brown bird with a coppery tail with uniform brown plumage and a large dark eye. It is a summer resident mainly in the east and south of England.
The term peacock is reserved for the male, the female being called a peahen and the young offspring are called peachicks. Peafowl are omnivores which means they will eat both vegetation and meat. Wild peacocks eat fruit, berries, grains, ants, flower petals and plants.
One of Britain's best-loved and recognised birds. Breeds most commonly in the north, on the coast, and on islands
A plump little bird slightly smaller than a Robin, it is a resident throughout Britain, particularly in coastal areas. It breeds on heathland and moors, especially where there are prickly shrubs
Wheatear
The Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) is a small passerine bird previously considered to be part of the thrush family (Turdidae); however, they are more commonly thought of as members of the flycatcher family, (Muscicapidae).
Willow Tit
Very similar in looks to the Marsh Tit, unfortunately in fast decline. Can be found in damp woodlands, hedges and, thickets in England, Wales and southern Scotland.
Willow Warbler
Has very similar plumage to the Chiffchaff but look out for brown legs as this usually indicates that it's a Willow Warbler
The Blackbird is a member of the thrush family and is found throughout the British Isles, mainly in town parks and gardens. The Blackbird's phrases are widely varied and rarely repeated. However, its alarm notes are loud and persistent if there are any predators close by.
The Raven (Corvus corax) is part of the crow family; it is a large intelligent bird and is all black in colour with long wings and a large bill, it also has a diamond –shaped tail. For their size, they are very acrobatic birds and they are known to make a variety of sounds such as a croaking noise or caw caw. They also like to imitate humans.
This is one of the hardiest of the warblers and is capable of enduring very cold spells of weather. With climate change, it is no wonder that it now overwinters in many parts of Britain, visiting garden feeders in search of food.
This small acrobatic species is easily identified, as it is the only British bird with a blue crown. It is a common (but always welcome) garden bird coming to bird tables and hanging feeders of all descriptions.
Brambling
The Brambling is recognised by its russet-coloured upper-breast and white rump, the male having a black head with the female's being mottled black and brown.
The Bullfinch male has beautiful uniform pinkish-red breast and under parts, a black head, tail and primary wing feathers and grey back. In flight, its white rump is particularly noticeable.
Many of these will be Continental migrants that have come to Britain to escape the bitter European winters and will return as springtime approaches. Others may be those displaced from their previous feeding areas on stubble fields. When we examine our breeding population the overall position is little different from other native finches.
This is the smallest tit found in Britain and easily distinguished from other tits with black caps and white cheeks by its conspicuous white nape.
Collared Dove
Easily identified by its fawn colouration with brown flight feathers, it has a narrow black collar around the nape but which is absent in juvenile birds.
Common Gull
Easily identified as the smaller and gentler version of the herring gull and equally fond of live foods, insects and chips!
Being mainly brown with a black streaked back and underside, this small bird is both quiet and unobtrusive. It can be mainly found on its own, hopping along the edges of a flower bead or bush and although not as melodic as the Robin it can be heard even on the dullest days
Fieldfare
The Fieldfare can be recognised from its 'thrush' shape and its grey crown, nape and rump along with a chestnut-brown back. As a bird which is more used to the isolated conditions of the far north of Scandinavia
The Goldcrest is the UK's joint smallest bird, sharing the accolade with the Firecrest.
We're five times more likely to see a Goldfinch in our gardens according to BTO figures. The Goldfinch is recognised from its bright red face, which contrasts strongly with the black and white head and yellow wing bars.
The great spotted has become the most familiar woodpecker due to regularly visiting bird-tables in observers' gardens.
The range of the Great Tit extends from Britain in the west through Europe and Asia as far as Java and the Lesser Sundas in Indonesia.
Green Woodpecker
The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It is one of three types of woodpecker and is the largest.
This is a popular garden visitor and likes to feast on many seed mixes, including black sunflower seeds. They are also very fond of insects too! Garden conifers are their favourite place to nest.
Grey Partridge
Once common but now has Red Status.
Hawfinch
The UK's largest finch. About to benefit from Natural England's Species Recovery Programme (SRP) for 2013/14. Red Status.
This is another species that has declined catastrophically in the last few years and is now completely missing from areas where it was once the most common species around.
The Jackdaw has adapted to both town and country life and is found throughout the British Isles. In size it is smaller than its black cousins, the Crows and Rooks, but larger than the Blackbird.
When garden birders first catch sight of a Jay they sometimes report back that they have seen an exotic bird in their garden. It's very likely it was a Jay.
In recent years Long-tailed Tits have copied the hanging feeder habits of the Blue and Great Tits and now visit feeders frequently especially during cold weather.
A very popular bird and becoming more so as numbers appear to be increasing. Resident and generally distributed in England and Wales but scarce in parts of Scotland
Marsh Tit
The Marsh Tit, contrary to its name, has no real preference for marshes and is more frequently found in open and broadleaved woodland as well as rural gardens.
Mistle Thrush
The Mistle Thrush is the largest of the thrush family found in Britain. It is mainly grey-brown and has larger breast spots than the Song Thrush and white tips to the outer-tail feathers.
Nuthatches are the only tree-creeping British birds with long, straight, pointed bills. They have blue-grey upper parts and a long black stripe through the eye.
The pheasant is an introduced species originating from SW Asia and unmistakable by its large size, attractive colouration and long pointed tail.
Grey Wagtail
The grey wagtail has slate grey upper parts and a strong yellow under-tail. In flight its tail is longer than those of pied and yellow wagtails and it looks exceptionally narrow at the base.
There are 3 common species of British Wagtail. They all look very different and have different habitat preferences. Breeds all over Britain, often - buy not always - form large roosting flocks in winter gathering in urban areas such as factories or carparks.
The UK's only migrant gamebird.
The Redwing is another winter visitor that breeds in mountainous open birch forest of the far north of Scandinavia but there are a few that breed in Scotland.
Reed Bunting
The Reed Bunting, once common in the countryside particularly near water and reed beds, has become much rarer in recent years. It can still be found in the remoter areas of wet lowland Britain and on many of the wildlife reserves where reed beds are present.
The Robin is a common favourite with most people and one of the easiest to recognise. It has a bright red breast, face, throat and cheeks edged with grey, has a white belly and brown upper parts. What do Robins eat? Find out here:
Rock Dove
The relation of domestic pigeons seen in towns all over the world.
Gregarious and often seen with Jackdaws.
The Siskin is Britain's smallest finch and a bird commonly associated with coniferous forests where it usually breeds. It has greenish coloured plumage, streaked dark brown to black, the male having brighter and darker colouration with a black forehead and chin patch and a black tipped tail. Females and juveniles are duller with more streaking.
The Skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a small brown bird and is a member of the Lark family. It is a streaky brown colour with a small crest, the tail is white-sided and the wings also have a rear white edge that is visible in flight.
The Song Thrush is at present a rare sight for British birdwatchers and it may be another species that has suffered from changes in farming practice.
Spotted Flycatcher
The name says it all: a champion flying insect catcher. On the RSPBs Red List.
Britain's Starling population was once considered to be of pest proportions but it is no coincidence that it has become quite rare since drastic changes have taken place in farming practice.
Swallows have dark blue backs, red throats, pale under parts and long tail streamers. They are extremely agile in flight and spend most of their time on the wing.
Tree Sparrow
Once a common bird of orchards and country gardens, the Tree Sparrow is now a very rare species in Britain. This contrasts widely with the same species at the other end of its range in South East Asia where it is very common even in large cities.
The Treecreeper is resident in woods, parks, and gardens throughout Britain, in quite large numbers, but can be hard to find.
The Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a passerine bird whose characteristic crest is mostly a reddish-brown with a small black mask round its eye with white and yellow in the wings punctuated with a yellow-tipped tail. Red highlights can be seen on some feathers on the wings which look like sealing wax and this is how the name Waxwing came about.
The Woodpigeon is the most widespread of Britain's pigeons and considered a pest by many farmers for the damage it creates to agricultural crops.
It is surprising how common the tiny wren is but it breeds throughout Britain and may have as many as eight youngsters to a brood.
The bright yellow plumage of the adult male Yellowhammer along with his reddish-brown upper parts and white outer tail feathers easily distinguish him from all other buntings and finches that he may be compared with.
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See also 25. ASTRONOMY ; 100. COSMOLOGY ; 189. GRAVITY ; 342. RADIATION .
the state or quality of having different properties along different axes. See also 54. BOTANY . — anisotropic, adj.
the condition of constant, uninterrupted variability of direction or position. — astatic, adj.
the branch of physics that deals with living things. — biophysicist, n. — biophysical, adj.
the study of heat and electricity.
the science that studies crystallization and the forms and structures of crystals. — crystallographer, n. — crystallographic, crystallographical, adj.
a property of certain materials of being repelled by both poles of a magnet, thus taking a position at right angles to the magnet's lines of influence.
the measurement of energy used in doing work. — dynamometer, n. — dynamometric, dynamometrical, adj.
orientation in relation to a current of electricity. — electrotropic, adj.
the branch of physics that studies energy and its transformation. — energeticist, n. — energeticistic, adj.
a doctrine that asserts that certain phenomena can be explained in terms of energy. — energist, n.
the application of alternating electrical current for therapeutic purposes. — faradic, adj.
the determination of focal length. — focimetric, adj.
static electricity. Also called Franklinic electricity .
a direct electrical current, especially one produced by chemical action. — galvanic, adj.
the physics of the earth, including oceanography, volcanology, seismology, etc. — geophysicist, n. — geophysical, adj.
the study of the behavior of rotating solid bodies. — gyrostatic, adj. — gyrostatically, adv.
Chemistry. the study of salts. Also called halotechny .
the similarity of the crystalline forms of substances that have different chemical compositions. — homeomorphous, adj.
1. the science concerned with the laws governing water and other liquids in motion and their engineering applications.
2. applied or practical hydrodynamics.
the study of forces that act on or are produced by liquids. Also called hydromechanics . — hydrodynamic, hydrodynamical, adj.
the branch of hydrodynamics dealing with the laws of gases or liquids in motion. — hydrokinetic, adj.
hydrodynamics. — hygrometric, hygrometrical, adj.
the study of the equilibrium and pressure of liquids. — hydrostatician, n. — hydrostatic, hydrostatical, adj.
the branch of physics concerned with the measurement of moisture in the air. — hygrometric, hygrometrical, adj.
close similarity between the forms of different crystals. See also 44. BIOLOGY . — isomorph, n. — isomorphic, adj.
the branch of mechanics that deals with motion without reference to force or mass. — kinematic, kinematical, adj.
the study of magnets and magnetism.
the state exhibited by a crystal, having three unequal axes with one oblique intersection; the state of being monoclinic. See also 44. BIOLOGY . — monosymmetric, monosymmetrical, adj.
the study of the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electricity, as light or sound waves. — oscillographic, adj.
the doctrine that explains the universe in physical terms.
the science that studies matter and energy in terms of motion and force. — physicist, n. — physical, adj.
a property of some crystals of showing variation in color when viewed in transmitted light or from different directions. Also called pleochromatism, polychroism, polychromatism . — pleochroic, pleochromatic, adj.
the theory that nature contains no vacuums. Cf. vacuism. — plenist, n.
the study of fire and heat, especially with regard to chemical analysis.
the measurement of radiant energy by means of a radiometer, an instrument composed of vanes which rotate at speeds proportionate to the intensity of the energy source. — radiometric, adj.
measurement of the distribution of energy in a spectrum by means of a spectrobolometer, an instrument combining a bolometer and a spectroscope. — spectrobolometric, adj.
the branch of mechanics or physics that deals with matter and forces in equilibrium. — statical, adj.
the science or study of the emission of electrons from substances at high temperatures. — thermionic, adj.
the science or study of the equilibrium of heat.
the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear.
a property, peculiar to certain crystals, of transmitting light of three different colors when viewed from three different directions. Also called trichromatism . — trichroic, adj.
1. the condition of having, using, or combining three colors.
2. trichroism. — trichromatic, adj.
Rare. the science of rotary motion. — trochilic, adj.
the theory that nature permits vacuums. Cf. plenism. — vacuist, n.
electricity generated by chemical means, as in a cell or battery; galvanism.


ON her 28th birthday Lisa Milberg wanted to watch TV.
Ms. Milberg, the drummer for the Swedish band the Concretes, was in New York with two fellow band members, Victoria Bergsman, the group's singer, and Per Nyström, the organist. They had left behind five other band members, and the 18 "honorary Concretes" listed in the liner notes of their second album, "In Colour," which will be released April 4.
If 26 Swedes can make for a good album -- an orchestral wall of sound with a pretty, folksy, girl-group feel -- they certainly make for a good birthday, Ms. Milberg said of birthdays back home. "Usually it ends with lots of drinking," she said. "But this is obviously not a typical birthday."
Not when it begins with a visit to the Museum of Television and Radio, a place the group members had long wanted to check out, though their rocker tastes were not exactly a match for the museum's catalog.
"Do people actually come here to watch Barbra Streisand?" Ms. Milberg asked, flipping through a list of choices.
"I want to see Dori Previn," Ms. Bergsman, 28, said. "I've never seen her in action." Mr. Nyström, 32, was hoping for a "Seinfeld" episode.
They settled for a documentary about the Belle Époque featuring commentary by one of Ms. Milberg's favorite people, Diana Vreeland. She recommended Vreeland's autobiography, "D.V.," to Mr. Nyström.
Ms. Milberg said, "She just lies a lot: 'There were elephants walking through the streets of Paris.' It makes no sense. You have to read it."
In the viewing room they put on headphones and settled into cushy chairs. Ms. Milberg cheered when another of her favorite people, Yves Saint Laurent, appeared on screen. But before long the tuxedoed attendants were ushering everybody out; museums don't stop for birthdays. So the three made their way to Chibi's Bar, a Japanese restaurant in SoHo where Ms. Milberg, a tall, willowy blonde in the Swedish bombshell mode, encountered her downfall. Dumplings.
She ordered three kinds. "When I come here," she said, meaning New York, "I just wind up walking around eating dumplings like a madwoman."
Her other downfall was there too: Chibi, a French bulldog and the restaurant's namesake. Ms. Milberg had become infatuated on a previous visit, so this time the restaurant's owner brought the dog out onto the sidewalk for a little performance. No, not what you're thinking; Chibi rides a skateboard.
"I'm kind of sensing that this might be my new favorite place," Ms. Milberg said.
Over dumplings and wine and time spent petting Chibi, the group talked about the many fellow band members (in Stockholm, where the group was formed and got its urban-jungle-inspired name; "you can't really leave your house without running into one," Ms. Milberg said); Ms. Bergsman's penchant for singing too quietly and wearing one of her 26 wigs onstage (she's shy), and the Belle Époque.
"It's such a fantastic period because it was that time before anyone believed anything bad could happen," Ms. Milberg said. "They just thought about fashion, art, literature."
"Like the 80's," Mr. Nyström said.
Around midnight they moved on, to Hudson Bar and Books in Greenwich Village, where you can still smoke. Joined by a few friends, they crowded into a window seat and ordered whiskey cocktails. Ms. Bergsman, who looks like a doe-eyed anime character come to life, filched a cherry from someone else's drink. Ms. Milberg opened a gift Vreeland would have approved of: a bottle opener in the shape of a parrot. She planned to name it Horatio and use it later that night.
In the end, of course, it was a typical birthday.


Chamartín Train Station, Madrid's Second Railway Station.
Chamartín Train Station, or Estación de Tren de Chamartín, is an important railway station in Madrid. It is located in the north of the city about six kilometres from Barajas-Madrid International Airport. Chamartín train station is mainly served by trains from the north and the east of Spain, as well as from France.
Chamartín train station is to some extent overshadowed by its bigger brother, Atocha station. However, like its bigger brother, Chamartín is modern, light and airy. It has a feeling of spaciousness and actually resembles an airport much more than the old traditional view of a place where trains come and go.
The station is very large and even includes a hotel, the Hotel Husa Chamartín. Below it down some stairs you will find the Chamartín Metro Station, and it should come as no surprise to learn that they are all contained in a district of Madrid known as Chamartín. Close by are the neighbourhoods of Ciudad Jardín, El Viso, Nueva España, Prosperidad, Pza. Castilla, and Hispanoamérica.
Though the station is not quite as grand as the bigger Atocha train station, it does have many facilities that traditional train station don't commonly have. The huge hall has more than just ticket sales. There are bars and restaurants, shops selling books or newspapers, sweets or light packaged snacks. There is bowling available, a left luggage service and car parking. You can hire a car, take a taxi, or get all the tourist or hotel information you could ever want.
Chamartín train station is close to the Estadio del Bernabeu where Real Madrid, Spain's famous football team, regularly play. It is located just across the road from the Cuatro Torres Business Area, and is also close to the AZCA commercial district with the emblematic Torre Picasso, the IFEMA Trade Fair Park, and the Palacio de Congresos.


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