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Magura Orawska (513.57; słow. Oravská Magura) – pasmo górskie w łańcuchu Zewnętrznych Karpat Zachodnich.

Topografia
Regionalizacja. Znajduje się w północnej części Słowacji, w historycznym regionie Orawa. Według polskiej regionalizacji fizycznogeograficznej należy do Beskidów Zachodnich, Słowacy zaliczają go do mezoregionu Stredné Beskydy.

Granice. Pasmo leży między rzekami Orawą i jej dopływem Zázrivką, a Białą Orawą na północy. Ciągnie się z południowego zachodu na północny wschód pasem szerokości 5 – 10 km i długości 36 km. Zajmuje powierzchnię 216 km². Biała Orawa oddziela je od Beskidu Żywieckiego (według słowackiego podziału od Beskidów Orawskich), a Orawa od Gór Choczańskich i Pogórza Skoruszyńskiego. Na południowym zachodzie Magura Orawska graniczy z Małą Fatrą, oddziela je dolina potoku Zázrivka.

Podział. Magura Orawska jest dzielona na trzy mniejsze jednostki:
 część centralną z Minčolem (1394 m) i Kubińską Halą (1346 m), zwaną też czasem pasmem Kubińskiej Hali;
 część północną z Paraczem (1325 m) i Príslopcem (1258 m), zwaną grupą Paracza;
 część wschodnią z Budínem (1222 m) i Magurką (1107 m), zwaną od najwyższego szczytu pasmem Budína (a przez Słowaków wyróżnianą czasem jako Budínska Magura).
Pasmo Budína oddziela od centralnej części, tj. Pasma Kubińskiej Hali, dość głęboka, wyraźna przełęcz Príslop (808 m). Grupę Paracza oddziela od części centralnej szerokie, płaskie siodło (ok. 1110 m) pomiędzy masywem najwyższego szczytu całej grupy, Minčola, a równoimiennym szczytem Minčol (1139 m, już w grupie Paracza).

Geologia – morfologia
Całość Magury Orawskiej zbudowana jest ze skał zaliczanych do tzw. fliszu karpackiego. Najwyższe partie uformowane zostały z odpornych piaskowców magurskich.

Grzbiet centralnej części Magury Orawskiej, czyli pasma Kubińskiej Hali, opada łagodnie na długości 9 km w kierunku północno-wschodnim od najwyższego szczytu, Minčola (1394 m) po przełęcz Príslop (808 m). Grzbiet części wschodniej, jest nieco niższy, niż centralnej, lecz bardzo wyrównany i na długości ponad 12 km nie obniża się poniżej poziomicy 1000 m.

Południowe stoki części centralnej i wschodniej są w górnej części strome, a ich nachylenie sięga czasami 60%. W dolnej części natomiast są mocno rozczłonkowane stosunkowo długimi dolinami licznych potoków, uchodzących do Orawy. W wytworzonych w ten sposób bocznych grzbietach można wyróżnić szereg szczytów o wysokościach sięgających od 850 do 950 m. Stoki północne obu części są znacznie łagodniejsze. Spływają nimi również liczne, lecz krótsze potoki, będące dopływami Hruštínki. Rozcinają one stoki wąskimi dolinkami o stromych, często urwistych zboczach i znacznej głębokości.

Grupa Paracza ma kształt rozbudowanego rozrogu górskiego, w którym od najwyższego szczytu promieniście rozbiega się szereg dłuższych lub krótszych, mocno rozczłonkowanych grzbietów, porozdzielanych głębokimi dolinami większych potoków. Stoki – poza południowymi zboczami samego Paracza – są stosunkowo łagodne, jednak mocno rozczłonkowane licznymi drobnymi ciekami wodnymi.

Flora i fauna
Wyższe partie całej grupy porastają górnoreglowe lasy świerkowe. W partiach szczytowych, zwłaszcza na odsłoniętych dla wiatru grzbietach, świerkom skupionym w tzw. biogrupy i przyjmującym często formy sztandarowe lub kandelabrowe, towarzyszą krzaczaste zwykle formy jarzębiny. Na grzbiecie, od przełęczy Kubínska hoľa po szczyt Hali Kubińskiej, występuje kosodrzewina, która rośnie tutaj dużo niżej, niż wynosi dolna granica jej pionowego zasięgu w Tatrach. W niższych położeniach, w piętrze regla dolnego, świerkowi towarzyszy buk (liczniejszy na stokach południowych, opadających ku dolinie Orawy), jodła, jawor i in., a w dolinach potoków olsza szara. W niższych położeniach, głównie na stokach południowych, występują mieszane lasy liściaste, w których oprócz buka występują brzoza brodawkowata, olsza czarna, leszczyna i in. Na całym obszarze, od najniższych położeń po najwyższe szczyty, zwłaszcza na miejscach suchszych, występuje jałowiec.

Fauna Magury Orawskiej nie różni się od tej, jaką spotyka się w innych wysokich grupach górskich Zachodnich Beskidów. Na tym obszarze bytują również największe karpackie drapieżniki: niedźwiedzie, rysie i wilki.

Turystyka
Grupa Magury Orawskiej posiada rzadką sieć znakowanych szlaków turystycznych i – poza jedynym schroniskiem turystycznym pod Kubińską Halą (Chata na Kubínskej holi) – w ogóle nie posiada bazy noclegowej w górach. Dlatego jest stosunkowo nielicznie odwiedzana przez turystów. Północne stoki pasma są zupełnie nieoznakowane. Najczęściej można spotkać turystów na czerwonym szlaku, przebiegającym grzbietami pasm Kubińskiej Hali i Budína, będącym zimą również atrakcyjną trasą wędrówek narciarskich. Bardzo rzadko odwiedzana przez turystów jest grupa Paracza. Zimą południowe stoki Minčola i Kubińskiej Hali są natomiast – dzięki kilku wyciągom narciarskim – dość ruchliwym ośrodkiem narciarstwa zjazdowego.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Barański Mirosław J.: Magura Orawska, w: "Na szlaku. Miesięcznik turystyczno-krajoznawczy poświęcony górom" – r. XVIII, nr 7–8 (181–182) – lipiec-sierpień 2004, s. 22–23;
 Hencovský Ján a kolektív: Orava. Turistický sprievodca ČSFR, č. 29, wyd. Šport, slovenské telovýchovné vydavateľstvo, Bratislava 1990, ;
 Medzihradský Vlado: Orava. Turistický sprievodca, wyd. Šport, slovenské telovýchovné vydavateľstvo, Bratislava 1982;

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When Yasiel Puig debuted in 2013, hitting .319 with 19 homers and finishing as the NL Rookie of the Year runner-up, it looked like the Los Angeles Dodgers had found a star outfielder for years to come. Now, just over three years later, thanks to declining production, clubhouse dust-ups and off-field incidents, the 25-year-old Cuban is ticketed for the minor leagues after the team replaced him at the trade deadline with former Oakland A Josh Reddick.
Like most things with Puig, the move came with drama. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, one of the best reporters in the business, said Puig "stormed off" out of Dodger stadium after learning he'd either be traded or demoted, with the team leaving for Colorado without him . Later, Puig's agent said the player was told not to come to the park at all and complied with the request, leading to a correction by Rosenthal and Puig accepting the apology via Twitter, saying, "Don't worry bro, we all make mistakes."
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If that's the end of his Dodgers career, it's fitting that Puig leaves among controversy and secondhand stories about his behavior. Described as aloof from the get-go, he dazzled on the field with power, speed, a howitzer arm but rankled fans, teammates and then-manager Don Mattingly with mental lapses in the field and on the base paths, chronic tardiness and entitlement. In Molly Knight's book The Best Team Money Can Buy, which chronicles the Dodgers' 2013 and 2014 seasons, lots of players openly despised Puig, with star pitcher Zack Greinke once nearly punching him. His brash on-field style, particularly his celebrations for big plays and arguments with umpires, made him a favorite target of opponents' beanballs and columnists' outdated complaints about players who don't conform to a Jeter-like standard of professionalism.
It's also worth noting how insanely difficult it was for Puig to get out of Cuba in the first place. He successfully defected on his fifth attempt off the island in a speedboat with help from, among others, a Mexican drug cartel and a Cuban mafia captain who was later shot to death. He and his fellow refugees were kept in a hotel under threats of death or dismemberment until a Miami businessman, who also had a criminal record, helped rescue them in exchange for 20 percent of Puig's future earnings. That's the just Cliff's Notes version of the ordeal.
Of course, that doesn't excuse his two arrests for speeding and reckless driving, or an incident last offseason when he got into a nightclub altercation that led him to be investigated by MLB for allegedly hitting his sister (he was cleared of the charges). There were also lighter, quirky stories, like when he considered buying a helicopter so he could fly to Dodger Stadium (the team nixed it, citing FAA rules, seriously).
So obviously he's not the most mature guy. Every season, he'd address the media and say he was growing as a man and a teammate, and the coaches would praises his work ethic, at least publicly. "This year things are better. I think it's because my teammates see the effort that I am putting in every day, which I didn't do before," Puig told ESPN before the season. "They see the change in my behavior, and I think it has helped to have better relationships in the clubhouse." He showed up 15 pounds leaner, which the team thought would help him avoid the hamstring problems that limited him to 79 games, a .255 average and 11 home runs in 2015. New Dodgers manager Dave Roberts promised a fresh start for Puig, but that didn't last too long before Puig got hurt again, failed to hustle on a few plays, and looked even worse for the first couple months of the season.
The timing of this week's demotion, though, is curious. In 28 games since coming off the disabled list on June 28th, Puig is hitting .308 with an .870 OPS. Perhaps he's hurting, as he barely played in late July but collected three hits on the 31st, the day before the deadline, and his power has been down all season. Whatever the case, now he's in limbo – the Dodgers could keep him and hope he turns it around, on and off the field, down in the minors, for another run at the playoffs or next year. After all, they team has plenty of money to spend, and he'll only cost $17 over the next three years, a pretty cheap price for a 25-year-old just two seasons removed from being an All-Star. Or maybe another team believes a change of scenery will do the young man some good, and pick him up through the waiver process.
Either way, it doesn't look like L.A. will see Puig's brand of highlights and headaches any time soon.
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Use props on your photos to create funny and memorable greetings. Put on a fashionable mustache, a pair of odd-looking glasses or a just married sign to enhance the experience. You can also acquire some hats or wigs – Trust us, someone will put them on! The sky is the limit!
Your can obtain props that match your wedding theme or just find a bunch and let your guests choose. You can get far without spending too much money by shopping the right places.
If you are not interested in investing in photo props then create your own! Buy some small thin wooden sticks, some glue or double adhesive tape along with some cardboard in different colors and cut it into different shapes and sizes.
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Have you ever moved somewhere new and found it took a while to find your bearings and to feel truly settled?
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On arriving at Sea Island Hamlet, you may have immediately felt its "sense of place." That's by design, as the neighborhood blends modern, urban living with a touch of easy suburban amenities, like access to top schools and world-class healthcare, and more.
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There's so much rich story telling in Mount Pleasant. And of course today it's a modern place filled with excellent restaurants, energetic breweries, some of the state's best schools, and enviable proximity to the nearby public beaches.
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I am an animal portrait artist based in Leeds. The main focus of my practice is custom pet portraits, inspired by the special bond we share with our pets and a desire to celebrate this relationship through art. A pet portrait is the perfect way to honour a beloved companion, give a very personal gift, or to remember an old friend. I drew my own dog Lucas (my muse, mascot, and 85% good boy) for the first time back in 2015 and this has since led to over 150 pet portrait commissions from the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia, Canada and the USA. I work in a realistic style, usually in colour pencil, as I have always found the challenge of recreating subjects true to life on paper incredibly satisfying, and I aim to capture the unique personality and characteristics of each pet I draw.
After graduating from Wimbledon College of Art in 2010 with a BA (Hons) in Design for Performance, I spent a few years exploring scenic art, filmmaking and stop motion animation before returning to what I have always enjoyed the most, drawing, and combined this with my love of animals. With a background in visual storytelling, I am keen to use my portraiture to tell the tales of inspirational pets, with a particular interest in the varied roles that dogs play in today's society and the ways in which they help people. My current work is focussed mainly on the role of the pet, however, to many people a companion animal is so much more than this. I am about to embark on a sketchbook project that explores this theme and will tell stories of incredible dogs alongside their portraits; also giving me the opportunity to explore different materials and techniques.
If you are interested in commissioning a pet portrait, or if you have a working dog or a dog who has done something amazing and would like their story to be included in my sketchbook, just get in touch via email. elizabethdebroise@gmail.com
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I have had a lot of friends and family that have been affected by cancer and I wanted to ride for them. It will be a challenge in a number of ways, but with my bike, my helmet, and your generosity, a real impact will be made.
Never, I purchased a bike for this ride.
Two practice rides per week and trying to hydrate as much as possible. At this stage I am doing 50km's in just under 2 hours.
We will be fine, we always work as a team and we will push each other over that finish line.
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Here's a fun story for your enjoyment and a challenge for everybody.
Can you solve this riddle? If you want to give it a try, come back here, after reading the story and share your answer in the comments below.
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Thanks so much for sharing my short story with your readers, Ann.
I loved it and it was quite fascinating. I wish I had the nack for writing flash fiction like that. I usually get started on a story and it keeps going, except for rare occasions and when I write the odd vignette or two.
I'm exactly the same when it comes to writing poetry. It always evades me.
I have to did deep down for poetry, then it isn't as good as it sounded in my head.
I like to read poetry, but writing poetry is not my forte either.