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Hoffman, Letterman among 7 to receive Kennedy Center Honors
Years after playing a Washington newspaper reporter, Dustin Hoffman is returning to the nation's capital to share an honour with David Letterman — who appears surprised at how culturally important his Top 10 lists have been.
Leo Paré
Sep. 13, 2012 1:59 p.m.
WASHINGTON — Years after playing a Washington newspaper reporter, Dustin Hoffman is returning to the nation's capital to share an honour with David Letterman — who appears surprised at how culturally important his Top 10 lists have been.
The actor and comedian are among seven people who will receive the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, the performing arts centre announced Wednesday.
They join Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy, the surviving members of the rock band Led Zeppelin and ballerina Natalia Makarova.
The award is the nation's highest honour for those who have influenced American culture through the arts.
It comes with a dinner with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and a reception hosted by President Barack Obama.
The honorees will be saluted by fellow artists Dec. 2 in a show to be broadcast Dec. 26 on CBS.
Hoffman, now 75, said in an interview that he was last in Washington for Obama's inauguration in 2009.
"It's maybe the coldest I've been since I was in Calgary, Canada, when it was 70 below for a film," Hoffman said.
"Since I froze my (behind) off watching him be inaugurated, the least he could do is to shake my hand under the circumstances."
While being honoured for his long career as an actor, Hoffman said he's most proud of his most recent work directing his first film.
The film called Quartet stars Maggie Smith and follows aging opera singers and musicians who are reunited at a retirement home.
Hoffman said he may have found a new calling as director.
"God willing, I'm happy to do this from here on out," he said.
Kennedy Center Chairman David Rubenstein called Hoffman "one of the most versatile and iconoclastic actors" of any generation. Hoffman has played lead roles ranging from All the President's Men and Rain Man to Tootsie.
Guy, 76, was a "titan of the blues" who has influenced countless electric guitar players over the past 50 years, Rubenstein said. Eric Clapton has called him the best guitar players alive, "without a doubt."
Guy, born into a family of sharecroppers with no electricity or running water in Louisiana, said he's still pinching himself after hearing about the honour.
He recalled that as a child, a guitar player would visit his family at Christmas. When all the other kids went to play with their toys, Guy wanted to strum that guitar.
"I just felt like if I could learn to play guitar, like a sore thumb, I would stand out," said Guy, who visited the White House earlier this year and persuaded Obama to sing a few lines of Sweet Home Chicago with Mick Jagger.
He pioneered the use of distortion and feedback with his electric guitar, a sound British musicians would embrace before mainstream American bands were ready to turn up the amplifiers. At the time, Guy said he didn't know what he was doing. He just wanted to turn up the sound so somebody could hear him when he was playing with BB King, Muddy Waters and others.
"I'm hoping this will give the blues a lift," Guy said of the honour. "That's what got me started. I just wanted to be something different."
Makarova's artistry has "ignited the stages of the world's greatest ballet companies," Rubenstein said. The 72-year-old dancer left her native Russia in 1970 and made her debut with the American Ballet Theatre in a production of Giselle.
She also performed in Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center in 1971, days after it opened.
Makarova was the first exiled artist to return to the Soviet Union before its fall, dancing with the Kirov Ballet in 1989.
"What a remarkable twist of fate that I chose to leave my homeland and came to America to start a new life," she said. "I feel very privileged that through me Kennedy Center honours classical ballet."
The three surviving members of the Britain's Led Zeppelin — John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant — are being honoured for transforming the sound of rock and roll. They influenced many other bands with their innovative, blues-infused hits such as "Good Times Bad Times," "Immigrant Song," "Kashmir" and "Stairway to Heaven."
The band, which has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, issued a joint statement saying America was the first place to embrace their music.
"We owe a large debt to the vitality and variety of the music of the American people," they wrote.
In television, Letterman's unconventional wit and charm has made him "one of the most influential personalities," Rubenstein said.
Letterman said it was a wonderful honour for his family, his co-workers at CBS's "Late Night with David Letterman" and for himself. In 1993, Letterman helped honour one of his mentors, Johnny Carson, with the Kennedy Center prize, delivering one of his signature Top 10 lists about the longtime "Tonight Show" host.
"I believe recognition at this prestigious level confirms by belief that there has been a mix-up," he said in a written statement. "I am still grateful to be included."
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Police: Woman dragged, run over by pickup after confrontation in Onondaga
A 46-year-old woman suffered broken bones and contusions after she was run over by a pickup Sunday in Onondaga, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office said in a release.
The incident occurred sometime before 7:30 p.m. in the 5000 block of Rossman Road, the sheriff's office said.
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According to the sheriff's office, the woman's husband and the driver of a pickup had a verbal confrontation regarding how the pickup was being driven.
The Springport woman also confronted the driver of the pickup, identified as a 25-year-old Leslie man.
Police said a physical confrontation may have occurred through an open window at which point the Leslie man attempted to drive away.
The woman was dragged by the vehicle before being run over, police said.
She was transported to a local hospital with broken bones and contusions.
Sheriff's officials said the 25-year-old man was located but has not been arrested as of Monday morning.
The incident remains under investigation by the Ingham County Sheriff's Office. Anyone with information is asked to call (517) 676-8251.
Contact business reporter Christian Martinez atcmartinez@lsj.com or (517) 267-1342. Follow him on Twitter at @ChristianM_CA.
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In questa pagina sono elencati i personaggi del serial televisivo Violetta, in onda dal 14 maggio 2012 su Disney Channel.

Personaggi principali

Violetta Castillo
interpretata da Martina Stoessel doppiata da Emanuela Ionica (stagione 1-3)
Violetta è figlia di German Castillo, ingegnere e Maria Saramego, cantante. Quando Violetta ha soltanto cinque anni, la madre muore in un incidente in tournée e il padre non vuole che la figlia canti.
È una ragazza gentile, con una bellissima voce ereditata dalla madre, e una grande passione per la musica e il canto.
Quando ritorna a Buenos Aires, inizia a prendere lezioni private di piano presso lo Studio 21, un'accademia di musica e ballo, all'insaputa del padre. Lì scopre un mondo nuovo dove trova il suo primo amore, Tomas, il suo futuro grande amore, Leon, e conosce i suoi migliori amici, Francesca, Camilla, Maxi, la sua rivale Ludmila e Nata, "spalla" di quest'ultima.
Scopre la storia della sua famiglia, tra cui quella di sua nonna e di sua zia Angie.
Avrà anche una relazione con Diego e nella terza stagione si travestirà per stare vicino a Leon. Violetta è la migliore amica di Francesca dalla prima stagione. Nella terza stagione Ludmila comincia a conoscere meglio Violetta, fino a diventare amiche, proprio quando vivono nella stessa casa (in una parte della terza stagione) a causa del fidanzamento dei loro due genitori.

Tomás Heredia
interpretato da Pablo Espinosa e doppiato da Alessandro Ward (stagione 1)
Tomás è un ragazzo carino, semplice, e, talvolta, un po' insicuro e in disparte. Suona la chitarra ed ama cantare.
Diventa assistente del professor Beto per poter studiare presso lo Studio. È nato in Spagna, ma si è trasferito a Buenos Aires con la madre per prendersi cura della nonna. È stato il primo amore di Violetta. Alla fine della prima stagione, dopo lo spettacolo di fine anno, ritorna in Spagna.
Per un periodo si fidanza con Ludmilla e poi con Francesca ma si lascerà con entrambe poiché ancora innamorato di Violetta.

Maximiliano "Maxi" Ponte
interpretato da Facundo Gambandè e doppiato da Manuel Meli (stagione 1-3)
È il miglior ballerino dello Studio. È divertente, creativo, spiritoso e sognatore.
Suona la tastiera, il sintetizzatore, e sa costruire basi al computer per registrare, un giorno, un album. I suoi migliori amici sono Camilla, Violetta e Francesca.
Si innamora, ricambiato, di Nata, e il loro rapporto sarà molto travagliato anche a causa di Ludmilla. Nella terza stagione si fidanza con Matilda una fan della sua band con i ragazzi ma si lascia poco dopo  Massimiliano alla fine sposa Camilla Torres nel episodio 46 della seconda stagione

Ángela Carrara in Castillo
interpretata da Clara Alonso e doppiata da Francesca Manicone (stagione 1-3)
Ángela non è la sorella di Maria, la madre di Violetta. È la professoressa di canto dello Studio e fa da istitutrice a Violetta per starle vicino. Lascerà Buenos Aires per andare a lavorare in Francia. dall'episdio 66 al 80 della seconda stagione e dal primo all'episodio 22 della terza stagione del 2014  Tornerà nella terza stagione nel episodio 24 e alla fine si sposerà con Germán nel episodio 80 insieme con Gery e Clement Angela è la seconda migliore amica di Maria nella prima stagione

Ludmila Ferro
interpretata da Mercedes Lambre e doppiata da Alessia Amendola (stagione 1-3)
Ludmila proviene da una famiglia benestante. È la ragazza più cool dello Studio. Ottiene sempre quello che vuole ed è invidiosa di Violetta e crudele nei suoi confronti, solo perchè si rivela più brava di lei e ben voluta tra amici e ragazzi. È innamorata di Tomas e fa di tutto per separarlo da Violetta.
Nella seconda serie, si innamora di Federico e idea un piano con Diego per fare soffrire Violetta. Nella terza stagione diventa buona e si scopre che il suo comportamento è dato dalla madre.

Clément "Alex" Galàn
interpretato da Damien Lauretta e doppiato da Gabriele Lopez (stagione 3)
Clement è un ragazzo che viene dalla Francia. Vuole entrare allo Studio, ma suo padre vuole che si dedichi all'economia e quindi vi entrerà con il nome di Alex. Si innamora di Violetta e cercherà di conquistarla.
Si fidanzerà con Gery.e la sposa nell'ultimo episodio del 2015

Germán Castillo
interpretato da Diego Ramos e doppiato da Mario Cordova (stagione 1-3)
Germán è il padre di Violetta. È un uomo rigido e testardo, ma dal cuore d'oro. Vuole molto bene a sua figlia, e per questo tenta di proteggerla tenendola lontana dai ragazzi. È molto severo con lei e spesso si dimostra geloso quando fa qualcosa che lui non condivide.
É fidanzato con Jade, una donna cinica e ottusa che è innamorata di lei e il cui fratello, Matías, mira al denaro che possiede. L'arrivo di Angie cambierà il suo modo di pensare.
Nella seconda stagione, si innamorerà di Esmeralda e inizierà a spiare Violetta allo studio assumendo l'identità di Jeremias. Nella terza stagione, si innamorerà e in seguito si legherà sentimentalmente a Priscilla la madre di Ludmilla, ma alla fine capirà che l'unica che riesce a farlo felice è Angie. In se German nella seconda non è innamorato di Esmeralda nella seconda e neanche di Priscilla nella terza

Francesca Caviglia
interpretata da Lodovica Comello e doppiata da Eva Padoan (stagione 1-3)
Francesca è una ragazza molto intelligente ed una buona amica su cui si può sempre contare. È italiana e innamorata di Tomas. Per un periodo si fidanzeranno  per poi lasciarsi perché Francesca capisce che Tomás è ancora innamorato di Violetta. È la migliore amica di Violetta.  Nella seconda stagione, si innamora di Marco, ma si lasceranno nella terza stagione e si innamorerà di Diego.

Camila Torres
interpretata da Candelaria Molfese e doppiata da Giulia Tarquini (stagione 1-3)
Camila è una ragazza divertente, estroversa e giusta, che non si tira indietro quando si tratta di difendere i propri amici e le proprie convinzioni. È migliore amica di Maxi, Francesca e Violetta sogna di diventare una cantante di fama. Ha molto talento.

Jade LaFontaine
interpretata da Florencia Benitez e doppiata da Eleonora Reti (stagione 1-3)
Jade è, all'inizio della prima stagione, la fidanzata e futura sposa di German. È una donna molto superficiale, sempre memore del suo aspetto. È seducente, gelosa, capricciosa, egoista e manipolatrice. Proviene da una famiglia ricca, è nata nell'abbondanza e non ha mai necessitato di lavorare per vivere. Però, quando perde la sua fortuna, capisce che l'unico modo per mantenere il suo stile di vita è sposarsi con German. Nella seconda stagione, architetta con il fratello un piano per tornare insieme a German.
Nella terza stagione si sposa con Nicolas, nell'episodio 48 della terza stagione

Priscila Ferro
interpretata da Florencia Ortiz è doppiata da Sabrina Duranti (stagione 3)
È la madre di Ludmila e si innamora di Germán. È una donna affascinante e molto bella, che all'apparenza può sembrare dolce e amabile, ma che in fondo è perfida e maligna e vendicativa. Maltratta Ludmila, poiché insoddisfatta di lei.

Matías LaFontaine
interpretato da Joaquín Berthold è doppiato da Patrizio Cigliano (stagione 1-3)
Matias è il fratello di Jade. È interessato ai soldi di Germán e cercherà di farlo sposare con la sorella.
Si fidanza con Marcela Parodi. e la sposa nell'ultimo episodio della seconda stagione.

Olga Patricia Peña (nella prima) e Lisandro a partire dal inizio del 2014
interpretata da Mirta Wons e doppiata da Daniela Abbruzzese (stagione 1-3)
Olga è una donna divertente, loquace, spontanea, piuttosto pettegola e molto estroversa. È al servizio della famiglia Castillo da molti anni. Venera Violetta come se fosse sua figlia. È innamorata di Roberto, col quale finirà per fidanzarsi nella terza stagione.

Roberto Lisandro
interpretato da Alfredo Allende e doppiato da Enzo Avolio (stagione 1-3)
Roberto è la mano destra di Germán, il suo confidente e miglior amico, amministratore della sua azienda. Olga dichiara il suo amore per lui in modo permanente, ma lui le richiede costantemente di rispettare il suo spazio vitale. Roberto si fidanzerà finalmente con Olga nella terza stagione.

Pablo Galindo
interpretato da Ezequiel Rodríguez e doppiato da Gabriele Sabatini (stagione 1-3)
Pablo è il direttore dello Studio.   È il migliore amico di Angie, nonostante sia perdutamente innamorato di lei. È geloso di German da quando Angie diventa l'istitutrice di Violetta. Nella seconda stagione, si fidanza con Jackie, ma è ancora innamorato di Angie e per questo il rapporto tra i due si deteriora. Dopo la morte di Antonio lascerà lo Studio e diventerà manager della band dei ragazzi per poi innamorarsi di Brenda. e la sposa nella terza stagione

Federico
interpretato da Ruggero Pasquarelli e doppiato da Ruggero Pasquarelli (stagione 1-3)
Federico partecipa ad uno scambio tra studenti, è italiano ed alloggia a casa di Violett. Vince il reality show web di Youmix e diventa una stella internazionale. Nella seconda stagione torna allo Studio e si innamora di Ludmilla. Lascerà YouMix e formerà una band con Leon, Maxi, Broadway e Andres.

Andres Calixto
interpretato da Nicolas Garnier e doppiato da Flavio Aquilone (stagione 1-3)
È il migliore amico. Sa essere un vero amico e a volte stupisce tutti con le sue perle di saggezza sull'amore. È innamorato di Ludmilla che alla fine

Leon Vargas
Interpretato da Jorge Blanco e doppiato da Andrea Mete (stagione 1-3)
León è inizialmente cattivo ed è il ragazzo di Ludmila, ma dopo aver conosciuto Violetta cambia e si innamora di lei.
Nella seconda stagione inizia a praticare motocross e si fidanzerà con il suo meccanico, Lara, per cercare di dimenticare Violetta. Lascerà lo Studio per dedicarsi alla band, ritornando successivamente. Nella terza stagione si innamorerà di Roxy per dimenticare Violetta, ma quando scopre che in realtà Roxy non è altro che Violetta e dunque è inesistente prima si allontana da Violetta scoprendo poi di non riuscire a dimenticarla. Dopo un continuo tira e molla, alla fine della terza stagione, compra l'anello di fidanzamento a Violetta.

Natalia "Nata"
interpretata da Alba Rico e doppiata da Virginia Brunetti (stagione 1-3)
Naty si presenta come una ragazza molto carina, che vive per la moda e guarda dall'alto verso il basso il resto degli studenti. In realtà, subito dopo, si mostra insicura e pensa che l'unico modo per avere successo sia restare amica di Ludmila. È una brava ballerina e cantante, ma Ludmila non le dà il permesso di sfruttare le sue capacità, cosa che cambierà man mano restando comunque la sua migliore amica.
È innamorata segretamente di Maxi, come lui di lei, col quale poi si fidanzerà. solo nella prima stagione

Luca Caviglia
interpretato da Simone Lijoi (stagione 1)
Luca è il fratello maggiore di Francesca e il direttore del Restò Bar, situato vicino allo Studio, che è il punto di ritrovo dei ragazzi nella prima stagione.

Broadway
interpretato da Samuel Nascimento e doppiato da Marco Vivio (stagione 1-3)
Broduey è nuovo allo Studio 21 e viene da San Paulo in Brasile. Gregorio lo incarica di fargli da spia, ma in un secondo momento lui rinuncia a causa della forte amicizia creatasi con gli altri studenti. Si innamora di Camilla e forma una band con Leon, Andres, Maxi e Napo.Broduey si fidanza con Camilla nella prima lo lascia nell'episodio 80 nella seconda è con Sebastiano dal primo all'episodio 24 e dal venticinquesimo episodio si fidanza e poi sposerà Massimiliano Ponte.

Napoleon "Napo"
interpretato da Rodrigo Velilla e doppiato da Federico Viola (stagione 1)
È il cugino di Ludmilla e cercherà di essere come lei, ma alla fine diventerà amico degli altri ragazzi.

Brako
interpretato da Artur Logunov (stagione 1)
Brako è un ragazzo intelligente e dalla personalità pazzesca, che a volte sembra vivere in un proprio mondo. È un grande ballerino di popping e hip hop. Per il suo aspetto e il suo accento si intuisce che è straniero, ma non viene mai specificato da dove provenga. Parla una lingua diversa rispetto agli altri ragazzi. Quando si annoia o è nervoso per qualche ragazza che gli piace, comincia a parlare in russo o in ucraino.

Marco Tavelli
interpretato da Xabiani Ponce De León (stagione 2-3)
Marco è messicano e vive in Argentina. È fan dei ragazzi dello Studio, soprattutto di Francesca, che ha conosciuto attraverso il portale di Youmix. Al principio cercherà in ogni modo di conquistarla, e alla fine lei cederà. È un ragazzo dolce ed estroverso, e ha talento per la musica.
Nella terza stagione lascerà lo Studio e Francesca per entrare al Royal Auditorium di Londra.

Lara
interpretata da Valeria Soledad Baroni (stagione 2)
Lara è il meccanico di Leon. È una ragazza forte, indipendente e laboriosa. Ha una storia con Leon, ma si lasceranno perché lui è ancora innamorato di Violetta.

Gery
interpretata da Macarena Miguel e doppiata da Ludovica Bebi (stagione 3)
Gery è una ragazza furba, carina ma manipolatrice, che entra allo Studio come assistente di Beto. Conosce Leon e se ne innamora.alla fine sposa Clement nell'ultimo episodio della terza stagione.

Gregorio Casal
interpretato da Rodrigo Pedreira è doppiato da Roberto Certomà (stagione 1-3)
Gregorio è coreografo ed insegnante di danza allo Studio.
Non sopporta Pablo perché vorrebbe dirigere lo Studio al posto suo.
Alla fine della prima stagione viene cacciato dopo aver tentato di sabotare lo show e ritorna nella seconda stagione come insegnante di danza affiancato da Jackie, la nipote di Antonio.
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Roberto "Beto" Benvenuto
interpretato da Pablo Sultani e doppiato da Leonardo Graziano (stagione 1-3)
È l'insegnante di musica dello Studio. È un "genio incompreso", stravagante, goffo ed eccentrico, molto buono. che si fidanzerà con Violetta e la sposa nell'episodio 41 della terza stagione del 2015

Esmeralda Di Pietro
interpretata da Carla Pandolfi e doppiata da Selvaggia Quattrini (stagione 2)
Esmeralda è l'attrice che assumono Jade e Matias per vendicarsi di German. Ha una figlia di nome Ambar con la quale si dimostra molto buona, dolce e protettiva.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Saenz
interpretata da Valentina Frione e doppiata da Valentina Mari (stagione 2)
Jackie è la nipote di Antonio e la nuova insegnante di danza allo Studio. È molto severa con gli studenti ed esige che tutto sia sempre perfetto.
Conosce Pablo da molto tempo e per questo riesce a conquistarlo, anche se a causa della sua gelosia per Angie e i tormenti a proposito di questo da parte di Gregorio lo lascerà e se ne andrà dallo Studio.

Nicolàs Galàn
interpretato da Nacho Gadano e doppiato da Francesco Prando (stagione 3)
Nicolàs è il padre di Clement. Si innamora di Jade, che alla fine riesce a conquistare. Nicolas sposerà Jade nell'episodio 48 della terza stagione

Milton Vinicius
interpretato da Rodrigo Frampton (stagione 3)
Milton è il nuovo e malvagio professore di canto allo Studio. che andrà via quando Angela ritorna dalla Francia

Antonio Jeres
interpretato da Alberto Fernández de Rosa e doppiato da Massimo Milazzo (stagione 1-3)
Antonio è il proprietario dello Studio. In sua assenza, ha nominato Pablo come direttore temporaneo. Incoraggia Violetta e i suoi amici. Muore nella terza stagione.

Personaggi secondari
 Rafael Palmer (Germán Tripel; stagione 1) è una super star mondiale che si è laureato allo Studio 21. Si sente attratto da Angie e cerca in tutti i modi di conquistarla. Appare a inizio stagione e poi torna dall'episodio 56 per le audizioni del reality show web di Youmix.
 Angélica (Nilda Raggi; stagione 1) è la nonna di Violetta e la madre di Angie. Vuole raccontare tutta la verità a sua nipote per poter recuperare un rapporto con lei.
 Laura (Nicole Luis; stagione 1) è la sorella di Andres. È innocente e angelica. È stata, a suo tempo, l'interesse amoroso di Maxi.
 Andrea (Nikole Castillo; stagione 1) è un'alunna dello Studio 21 fanatica del violoncello. Era perfidamente innamorata di Maxi e aveva fatto di tutto per conquistarlo.
 Lena (Lucía Gil; stagioni 1-3) è la sorella di Nata ed ex studentessa dello Studio 21. Ha cantato sul suo blog molte canzoni dell'accademia, tutta da sola. Viene spesso derisa da Ludmilla.
 Marotti (Diego Álcala; stagione 1-3) è il produttore esecutivo di Youmix, il portale da cui è trasmesso il reality dello Studio, Talenti 21. Nella seconda stagione riappare per trasmettere sul portale di Youmix gli spettacoli dei ragazzi dello Studio.
 Jacinto LaFontaine (stagione 1) è il padre di Jade e Matìas. Fugge dal carcere per intrufolarsi in incognito nella casa di German e derubarlo della sua fortuna.
 Dionisio Juárez "DJ"  (Gerardo Velázquez; stagione 2) è messicano e fan dei ragazzi dello Studio, conosciuti attraverso il reality di Youmix. Vince un concorso del portale ed arriva allo Studio per assistere alle lezioni frequentate dai ragazzi. Inoltre cura un blog, "La campana del gossip", dove racconta tutte le sue esperienze di vita. Si innamora di Camilla e cerca di conquistarla. Avendo fallito l'esame di ammissione dello Studio, diventa l'assistente di Beto.
 Oscar Cardozo (Luis Sabatini, stagione 2) è la guardia del corpo di Emma, la figlia del sindaco della città. La controlla tutto il tempo e non gli piace che lei si relazioni con i ragazzi. Si innamora di Olga, con cui si fidanza. La donna è però innamorata da sempre di Roberto e per questo lo lascia.
 Emma Toledo (Paloma Sirvén; stagione 2) è la figlia del sindaco della città ed una fan dei ragazzi dello Studio, soprattutto di Andres, che ha conosciuto tramite il portale di Youmix. È stata per un periodo la fidanzata di Andrés.
 Libi (Gaya Gur Arie; stagione 2) è di Israele. È una figura di Youmix, di cui ha vinto un concorso di ballo. È esperta di nuove tendenze. È innamorata di Andres.
 Ana (Justina Bustos; stagione 2) è la ex-fidanzata di Marco e una nuova studente dello Studio. Arriva in Argentina credendo di essere ancora la fidanzata di Marco, ma in quel periodo il ragazzo è fidanzato con Francesca. Ana è cattiva sia con Francesca che con Marco, e fa di tutto per separarli e rimettersi insieme a lui. Ammette anche con Marco di dar torto a Francesca, e in quel periodo finge di essere sua amica per dirle bugie su Marco, facendola ingelosire. Per colpa di Ana si lasciano.
 Marcela Parodi (Soledad Comasco; stagione 2-3) è la poliziotta incaricata delle indagini sulla sparizione del denaro di German. Insieme a Jade, ha smascherato Esmeralda per dimostrare che aveva rubato il denaro. Matìas si innamora di lei, ricambiato.
 María Saramego (solo menzionata) è la madre di Violetta. Era una cantante famosa che aveva studiato allo Studio 21. Morì in un tragico incidente aereo quando Violetta aveva solo cinque anni.
 Agnese (Lara Muñoz; stagione 1) è la cuginetta di Tomas. Appoggia Tomas e gli dà consigli quando questo si innamora di Violetta.
 Psicologo (Martín Pavlovsky; stagione 1-2) è il dottore che Antonio ha consigliato a Gregorio per superare i suoi problemi, quando questo viene cacciato dallo Studio.
 Dr. Lombardo (Mariano Musimeci; stagione 1) è il poliziotto responsabile della custodia di Matias e delle sue questioni legali.
 Sig. Améndola (Francisco Benvenuti; stagione 1) è un direttore artistico assunto da Pablo per lo spettacolo dello Studio 21.
 Gustavo (Thiago Batistuta; stagione 1 ) è uno studente dello Studio 21. Nata è innamorata di lui, ma Gustavo la usa solo per avvicinarsi a Ludmilla.
 Maestro Zambrano (Pedro Maurizi; stagione 1) è un bambino prodigio con un grande talento musicale. È innamorato di Agnese, la cugina di Tomas.
 Charly (Jesús Villegas; stagione 1) è un produttore responsabile di alimenti per animali domestici. Ingannò Ludmilla per farle firmare un contratto e farla diventare il volto della pubblicità Un maiale felice, dove lei interpreta proprio il ruolo dell'animale.
 Mara (Sumi Justo; stagione 1) è la nuova cuoca del Restò Band. Maxi si innamora di lei, ma poi scopre che è sua cugina.
 Valeria (Yasmim Manaia; stagione 1) è la cugina di Broduey venuta dal Brasile a fargli visita. All'inizio Camilla credeva che fosse la sua ragazza, ma poi scopre che è una sua parente.
 Ambar Di Pietro (Agustina Cabo; stagione 2) è la figlia di Esmeralda, che la porta a vivere con sé nella casa di German. È manipolatrice, capricciosa e impertinente. Possiede un tablet con cui registra le cose importanti che avvengono in casa per poter ricattare le persone.
 Martina (Martina Petrucci; stagione 2) è la cugina italiana di Francesca, che conosce lo Studio quando si reca a farle visita a Buenos Aires.
 Erica (stagione 3) è la sorellastra di Diego. Quando Francesca vede Diego e Erica insieme, lei crede che sia la sua fidanzata, ma poi Diego le spiega tutto.
 College Eleven sono la prima celebrità. Appaiono nella prima stagione, interpretando "Go!", quando i ragazzi dello Studio stavano raccogliendo denaro per pagare un luogo dove realizzare il loro spettacolo. Tornano nella seconda stagione interpretando il brano "Yes, I do".
 Rock Bones fanno la loro prima apparizione nello stesso episodio dei College Eleven interpretando la canzone "Mi perdición" insieme a Martina Stoessel. Ritornano nella seconda stagione, dove interpretano le canzoni "Tonight" e "Cuatro vientos", quest'ultima sempre insieme a Martina Stoessel.
 Bridgit Mendler è la seconda celebrità che appare. Partecipa alla seconda stagione interpretando "Hurricane".
 Seba: Ragazzo temporaneo di Camilla. Si lasciano quando lui e il suo gruppo devono fare un tour.

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The Real Reasons Twitter Can Be So Brutally, Screamingly Terrible
By Simon Owens
Though the battle over "#Gamergate," which can only be described as an amorphous debate on issues ranging from misogyny in the gaming community to "ethics" in gaming journalism, has proliferated across nearly all media platforms, both online and off, most of its intensity and raw anger has been concentrated on Twitter. And that's not a coincidence. For all that is wonderful about Twitter — and I do love the platform — there are few tools on the internet so conducive to trollery, to allowing a small number of individuals to target and terrorize their "enemies," whether real or imagined.
Slate's David Auerbach touches on one of the reasons for this: that Twitter's immediacy and 140-character limit encourages users to quickly dash off barbed tweets that, because of their brevity, lack subtlety and therefore must resort to absolutism.
After cartoonist K. Thor Jensen got much flak for tweeting that all gamers should die, he apologized and concluded on this wise note: "Hashtag activism is an ineffective way of pursuing those goals. It literally gets you nowhere but pointless arguments with turds like me." Even Jensen's attitude that "Ed Champion has always been human shit and should be flushed down a toilet," however accurate, would probably be phrased a bit more tactfully and substantively anywhere else. Twitter is a verbal minefield that encourages harassment while discouraging productive conversation, bringing out the worst in everyone from Leigh Alexander to Richard Dawkins to Donald Trump (not hard, admittedly).
This is all true, but there are other platforms that allow you to dash off opinions without much thought or effort. To understand why trolls thrive on Twitter you must first consider why they are less effective elsewhere. Facebook, for instance, has a far greater number of users, and yet #Gamergate supporters have had limited effect there. Facebook, unlike Twitter, forces users to use their real names, which at least somewhat mutes the vehemency that can spring forth when you know you won't be held accountable for your actions.
But, perhaps even more important, Facebook has terrible discovery functionality, making it difficult for a swarm of a few dozen trolls to monitor for new mentions of their pet issue and pounce all at once, thereby magnifying their voice. If you've tweeted at all about #Gamergate within the last few weeks, chances are you've experienced a drive-by barrage of @-mentions from Twitter accounts with only a few dozen followers each, many spouting off a few generic pro-Gamergate catchphrases and supportive links. Within minutes, they're gone, on to swarm another user like a cloud of gnats.
After I tweeted a fairly anodyne mention of a ClickHole article about #Gamergate, for instance, this tweet appeared in my @-mention stream:
This guy and a few other dozen like him are simply sitting at search.twitter.com with #Gamergate plugged into the search bar and hitting the refresh icon. Few other networks offer this kind of real-time discoverablity.
Twitter is also a magnet for trolling because it sets all interactions as equal. On Facebook, it's easy for me to toggle my account so only my friends can comment on my post, and if a vituperative comment does make its way onto my wall, I can delete it. On Twitter, anyone can @-reply you, and the @-replies appear in reverse chronological order, giving preference to those able to swarm you with the most messages. And you can't delete a reply on Twitter like you can on Facebook (and virtually every other platform), because the reply exists on the commenter's profile, not the profile on which he's commenting. While you can mute or block a user, the initial damage has already been done, and you know that those hateful tweets will continue to exist for others to see even if you can't.
Of course, trolls also like to hang out in article comment sections and message boards, but article comment sections are relegated to the bottom of articles, skipped over by most users, and easy to ignore. Message boards aren't visited by all that many people and are, when moderated well (which the best boards are), adept at weeding out and banning trolls.
All that being said, the attributes that make Twitter a magnet for trolls also make it great for news and entertainment. I love hearing about a news event that interests me and then utilizing search.twitter.com to see real-time commentary and jokes. The reason Twitter, rather than Facebook, was a major source for news out of Ferguson is because it was easy to find and surface tweets from on-the-ground protesters and journalists there.
In some ways, then, the victims of trolls are the collateral damage of a wonderful real-time conversation ecosystem. The question is whether the benefits of this ecosystem outweigh the real damage caused when vulnerable users are threatened with rape and death. And the worst supporters of #Gamergate are making it increasingly difficult for this question to be ignored.
Simon Owens is a technology and media journalist living in Washington, D.C. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. Email him at simonowens@gmail.com. This post is adapted from a piece he published on his website here.
The Real Reason Twitter Can Be Horribly Terrible


People who don't use the Internet have no greater advantage than those who can't use the Internet.
The Internet now contains the ever-expanding knowledge, art and the minute by minute communications created by every connected individual, group, organization, business, corporation, school, college, university, institution, and the agencies of governments all over the world.
People who know how to gain access to the intelligence that surrounds us have a great advantage over those that do not or choose not.
Knowledge brings you into contact with other people. You make connections by communicating.
The decisions you make are improved.
How do people learn? And where do they get the information they rely upon?
They read, watch, and listen to people in a variety of circumstances, locations, and using a variety of technologies.
In person - one on one, in meetings, offices, class rooms, conference rooms, auditoriums, rallies, concerts, health clubs, restaurants, malls, and many more places they go.
People read books, magazines, newsletters, comic books.
People watch TV and movie screens.
People also use computers: desktops, laptops, portables, smart phones, and now smart watches.
People are constantly seeking to leverage the power of ideas. But they are spending more time and effort on smart phones than on any other alternative learning device.
The time they devote and the effort they spend is now at a premium. People spend less time and place less effort into learning.
They are hungry for ideas that clearly matter or are emotionally stimulating or satisfying, are are amazing. They have little patience and a very low attention span for things that take more time than they have available.
They expect sighnificant value in tiny doses. They seek truth, but often times focus on something that is less than accurate, or is even false but aligns with a deeply felt feeling or view.
You can choose a high quality source over one that is commercial and arguably less trusted.
You need to train yourself to recognize the types of information you encounter.
You can decide to be a supplier of true information to people hungry for truth.


*** The final amateur talent contest of the series was held at the Gori Culture and Sport Centre on May 21. Participants representing the city's schools competed against each other in dancing, singing and recitation, each school having 30 minutes to present its performances. The event was financed with GEL 2,500 from the Gori Municipality Cultural Centre's budget.
The three winning schools, numbers 2, 11 and 1, were given substantial prizes while the rest received diplomas. Gori Municipality states that such activities help to reveal and develop artistic talent in pupils.
*** A new film by famous Georgian producer Otar Ioseliani was presented at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21. The film, called 'Shantrapa' (French for Won't Sing) is a full-length work about a young producer who starts screening films in Georgia in the 1970s but is prevented from doing his job by the Soviet authorities. He then leaves for France where he meets a mermaid. Otar Ioseliani called his film a fairy tale, very different from his real life.
*** May 22 was International Day of Biodiversity. The Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources arranged a variety of events to celebrate this day. Special activities were held all over Georgia, among which the Bird Hour project at the Botanical Garden in Tbilisi was the most significant. Thousands of pupils from 500 Georgian schools watched the birds and described them in order to increase their observation skills.
*** An exhibition called Pavement Memoirs opened at Gallery Vernissage on May 22. It showed works by a number of 20th century Georgian painters who opposed the Soviet regime in their art: Avtandil Varazi, Albert Dilbariani, Amir Kakabadze, Temo Machavariani, Vakhtang Rurua, Zaal Meghvinetukhutsesi, Vasil Varazi, Vati Davitashvili, Zura Sekhniashvili, Pridon Gotsiridze and Amiran Gogolashvili. The event was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport.
*** An educational centre was opened at Georgia's Ethnographic Museum on May 22 as part of International Museums Day. The centre will serve students of different ages. At the opening they undertook short courses in visual anthropology and interactive lessons on ecology. They also learned about prehistoric technology.
*** Famous Dutch painter and photographer Ioke van der Berg and Professor Hip Hagort visited the Rustaveli National Theatre and Film University on May 22. The same day van der Berg's photo exhibition opened at the university. On May 23-28 van der Berg held a workshop for the students. The University also hosted the first international conference on Art Sciences, Art Practices, the Politics of Culture and Culture Management on May 23-25.
*** A programme called 'Multicultural Georgia-World of Myths', was held at the Georgian National Museum's Education Centre on May 22. It was dedicated to pupils of different nationalities living in Georgia.
A Museum representative stated that this programme began in 2009 and will be held annually. He added that in the age of globalisation the preservation of national values and the multicultural inheritance of the country are very significant.
This year pupils of different nationalities with artistic talent will come to the ethnographic museum to portray their mother countries' myths and legends in paintings. The best of these will be exhibited and each artist will give a talk on what their painting is about.
*** A grandiose charitable concert was held by the Iavnana Fund at the Sports Palace on May 24. The Mgzavrebi, Frani and Nikolshow singing groups, solo singers Salome Korkotashvili and Niaz Diasamidze and dancing troupe the Sukhishvilis participated in the concert, as did the fund's founder, famous opera singer Paata Burchuladze. The fund has been blessed by the Patriarch, Ilia II. 54 families have already been given flats through the assistance of the fund, which also helps talented Georgian young people and gives them an opportunity to display and develop their talents in the most famous cultural institutions of foreign countries.
*** The Kote Marjanishvili State Theatre hosted the celebrations of the centenary of Giorgi Shavgulidze, the famous Georgian actor, on May 24. The event, supported by the Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sport, showed excerpts from films and plays he appeared in. Lots of famous Georgian actors and actresses participated in the event.
*** Batumi hosted the third wine festival organised by the Batumi and Lazeti Eparchies on May 24. The best wine makers were revealed by the jury of sommeliers over three days. 120 red and white wines, some of them produced by religious figures, were displayed at the festival.
Davit Khabeishvili`s Saferavi gained the gold medal. The winners of the second and third prizes were awarded silver and bronze medals.Other participants won monetary prizes. The event concluded with a concert.
*** Art Gene's new webpage and audio disc were presented on May 25 at Vake Park. The event was supported by the European Union's representation in Georgia. The creation of the webpage and audio disc was co-financed by the EU grant programme Invest in People, which will also fund Art Gene for the next three years.
The Art Gene 2010 festival will be dedicated to the Georgian language and alphabet. The supporters of Art Gene are the Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport and the Tbilisi Mayor's Office. Business development centre Kavkasia is a partner organisation.
*** On May 25 Georgia qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest through the second semi-final alongside Ukraine, Turkey, Israel, Ireland, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Romania, Armenia and Denmark.
Sopo Nizharadze's song Shine was first finalist to be announced. At the subsequent news conference Nizharadze said that she was very pleased, especially since Georgia's song had been banned from last year's Eurovision for being too political.
"Georgia was really waiting for my appearance because last year we didn't take part in this greatest European show. We really expected this shining comeback and I hope Georgians are happy with my qualification. I will do my best to represent the country in a better way in the final and tell them what I really want to say," Nizharadze said.
Nizharadze is an award-winning artist. In Georgia, she is known through television shows and starring in musicals such as Romeo and Juliet. In the final she placed 9th, with 136 points.
*** On May 25 elderly Georgian emigrant Alexandre Bestavashvili arrived in Georgia on the invitation of the Georgian President. He was awarded the highest Presidential order on May 26. The 102-year-old fled Georgia in 1929 and has lived in England since then, chairing the Georgian diaspora there. He arrived in Tbilisi with his family and further relatives greeted him at Tbilisi International Airport.
Alexandre Bestavashvili plans to visit his native city of Gori soon. This is his second visit to his homeland, his first being in 2007.
*** A grand concert on Europe Square in Tbilisi wrapped up the festivities dedicated to Independence Day on May 26. The show began at 21:00 and the organisers promised many surprises. Nani Bregvadze, Manana Menabde, Davit Evgenidze and the finalists of the Nichieri (Gifted) show sang on a special stage.
Mariam Kakhelisvili opened the concert with the national anthem of Georgia. The final surprise was a concert by legends Boney M.
*** On May 28 the Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch received mothers who have lost their sons at the Youth Centre of Holy Trinity Cathedral. The Union of Mourning Mothers was founded with the blessing of His Holiness 20 years ago and has several hundred members.
At the event, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the union, His Holiness blessed its members, who in their turn presented the Cathedral with a cross. The Patriarch called on the members of the union to take off their black clothes, the symbol of mourning.
*** Minister of Education and Science Dimitri Shashkin, Director of Microsoft Business Development Partnerships for Technology Access Dan MacFetridge and Intel Global Education Director for World Ahead Brian Gonzalez have signed an agreement in Batumi which envisages close cooperation between the parties.
On the initiative of the President of Georgia first graders will receive notebook computers free of charge. This programme will be piloted in Zugdidi, Batumi and Tserovani schools from the next academic year. The project is part of the broader programme to introduce world class standards in the educational system, as the children will use the notebooks to develop appropriate skills and integrate with the international education community. The computers have been designed by leading companies, experts and psychologists.
*** The Georgian Public Broadcaster will launch a cognitive reality show for 12th grade pupils from autumn 2010. Gia Chanturia, Director General of the GPB, said that they had officially bought the rights to produce this show from the BBC and pupils from all over Georgia will take part in it and demonstrate their abilities to TV viewers.


Including long-range planning, Does the paralegal program include an internship or other field experience as a legal specialty course? Which course or courses provide instruction in ethics and professional responsibility?
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Chida Khatua is the CEO and co-founder of EquBot. Chida brings more than 17 years of experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Most recently, he spent 18 years serving as the Director of Engineering at Intel and as the founder of a successful startup called Bumperglass. Chida holds several patents in hardware, software, and technology. He was honored by Business Insider as one of the "Top 10 People Transforming Investing," and as one of the "Top 100 People Transforming Business." He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, a Masters from Stanford in Electrical Engineering, a Masters from the Indian Institute of Science in EE, and a BE from VSSUT (UCE) Burla.


NEW DELHI: Gaia Smart Cities, the Smart Cities start-up by former Reliance Jio president Sumit Chowdhury, Monday entered into an agreement with Stream Technologies to roll-out smart city networks across India.
As per the agreement reached, Stream's 'IoT-X' Connectivity Management Platform, will support cellular, low-power WAN and other connectivity technologies, enabling subscription management, monitoring and monetisation of IoT connectivity networks.
IoT-X platform will provide an interface for the networks that Gaia Smart Cities plans to deploy, to which connected devices can be attached. Gaia's would commence deployment of networks initially in three major cities, including Delhi.
Gaia claims that it has the first mover advantage in the smart cities domain in India.
"India is indeed a very promising market and Gaia will bring in the best technologies as the segment unfolds. Partnering with Stream Technologies will now take the value proposition in the ecosystem a notch higher and will accelerate the solution development," said Sumit Chowdhury, Founder & CEO of Gaia Smart Cities, said in a joint statement.
Together both companies aim at the emerging segment of Smart Cities and its technology requirements that would unfold in the coming months. The alliance will bring in world class proven solutions and technologies to help cities achieve their goals.
"India is an exciting and substantial opportunity for a company like ours. The state-of-art and the latest LPWAN technologies such as LoRa and SigFox will open up some immense opportunities for this market. We are delighted to be engaging with Gaia in participating in this market," said Negel Chadwick, Chief Executive Officer of Stream Technologies, said in a joint statement.
Gaia recently inked a regional strategic collaboration with Advantech. As a part of the alliance, Gaia Smart Cities will be the strategic partner of Advantech's portfolio of product and solutions and focus on targeting the government vertical.
The alliance would also involve setting up of a Centre of Excellence to showcase products and technologies from Advantech and live applications that Gaia deploys in the Indian market and has domain expertise. These solutions include Smart Buildings, Smart Transport and Fleet Management, Smart Power & Energy, Water Treatment, Agriculture, Environment, Industrial Automation, Smart Parking, Smart Retail and Smart Hospitals.


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Clevedon - Used Cars for Sale around Clevedon
Cars for sale around [postaltownecoded] and Somerset from Privately and Independent car dealers. A pick of the best local used car sales sites!
Used Car Sales for Clevedon
How did we ever manage without these location focused used car websites. These are the best that we have found to help you find second hand cars around Clevedon and Somerset
They are all preconfigured with their cars automatically focused on your location. All the major brands - listed by distance from BS21. Find a Ford, VW, Vauxhall, Mercedes, Renault, Toyota, Peugeot, BMW, Audi, Honda, Land Rover, Nissan.
The first and still one of the best Used Car Sales websites. There are lots of new and used cars for you to see around Clevedon and Somerset
You can of course sell your car through the site!
Excellent video full of Car Buying Hints and Tips
Vcars - used cars for sale within the Clevedon area
An excellent new generation car website with lots of cars with 30 miles of Clevedon
Ebay Used Cars for Clevedon and Somerset
The Ebay car site is fast, clear, intuitive and shows cars in miles away from your location. It has to be one of the best - especially if you like bidding for things!
Click to browse and bid for a car near Clevedon
Go and see New and Used Cars for Sale around Clevedon
MLH Cars Ltd
37 Claremont Gardens, Clevedon BS21 5BQ, UK – 07969 377494
Lovely place to buy a car friendly and caring
Oaklands Automotive Ltd
Kenn Rd, Clevedon BS21 6TH, UK – 01934 550055
Purchased a car about 3 weeks ago, arranged a time to view, the vehicle was ready for me and not buried 3 deep. I was left alone to inspect with no hassle. Test drove on my own and all questions answered, all documentation available to look through. The price was the price...but they agreed to undertake some work. Collected 2 weeks later, the work had been done as promised and the car was cleaned. I can't say it was a bargain but a fair trade price. Can recommend if you do your homework.
Purchased my first car here about a week ago. Staff were friendly and proficient, answering any questions I had in detail. I did not have to call ahead to view and test drive the car which was highly convenient. The car was ready for collection within two days, in great condition. There was a small problem with the passenger seat which the garage swiftly fixed within the hour. Would highly recommend to anyone in search of a used vehicle!
Clevedon Garages
3 Tickenham Rd, Clevedon BS21 6AB, UK – 01275 873701
I bought my car from Clevedon Garages, everyone I have had contact with have been professional, very friendly and efficient. I have been back again for MOT and routine work to be carried out, my opinion is still the same. It has a friendly relaxed atmosphere, would definitely recommend.
Used for servicing and MOT on Mazda 2 Friendly staff, easy to book and work done promptly. I book early slot 0800 and work usually complete by 1100 Waiting area comfortable and wi-fi present so quite relaxing. Prices competitive.
More Used Car Sales
Tips on buying a used car – Key questions answered ...
Everything you need to know when buying a secondhand car in Clevedon
What are you rights when your buy a used car?
The Citizen's Advice Bureau have an excellent and comprehensive section on their website. If you find something wrong after purchasing a used car It's worth knowing that you'll still have legal rights even if you don't do the proper checks. If there's something wrong with your used car you may have a legal right to a repair or some or all of your money back.
Make sure a trader is trustworthy
If you're buying from a trader look for an established firm with links to trade associations like the Retail Motor Industry Federation or a sign that says they follow The Motor Ombudsman's code of practice look for a trader with cars inspected by an independent engineer or motoring organisations.
Buying from an auction
Auctions are the riskiest way of buying a used car as you probably won't have the legal protection that you have buying through a trader. Ensure that you read the auction house's T and Cs before buying a car.
Check a car's history
Check the car's details with the DVLA
Ask the seller for the car's registration number
MOT test number
Use the DVLA's free online vehicle information checker to make sure what the seller tells you matches the DVLA's records.
Check the MOT and history
You should check that MOT tests have been done regularly throughout the car's history. Check this on GOV.UK. This is a free service.
Get a private history check.
These will cost up to £20 – but they can be worth it! This will give you valuable information about serious problems the car might have including if:
the car has been stolen
the seller still owes money on the car
the car has been in a serious accident
the car is showing the correct mileage
the car has been written off
Inspect the car and take a test drive
You should arrange to view the car in daylight, preferably when it's dry - it's harder to spot damage to the car if it's wet. It's a good idea to meet at a private seller's house so that if something goes wrong after you've bought the car, you'll have a record of their address.
The AA has a useful checklist for what to look out for when inspecting a used car and its paperwork. Make sure you ask about the car's service history.
Always take the car for a test drive.
Drive for at least 15 minutes on different types of road. The AA has a checklist for what to look out for when taking a test drive. If you're still not sure - get an independent report
However, you can go a step further and get an independent report on the car. This will give you detailed information about the car's condition and will cost around £100 to £200 an are available from motoring organisations like the AA
The Motor Ombudsman - Call 0345 241 3008
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Q: Creating XML from java classes with JAXB - how to use minOccurs and maxOccurs I have a pretty large set of Java classes, many that stem from each other. I want to know how to specify in the java code (with an annotation) when a certain property of a class is limited. For example, a vehicle.java class should only be able to have 1 manufacturer and 2-4 wheels.
I have come across minOccurs and maxOccurs in generated XML schemas, but I'm not sure what anootations in java code caused these to appear.
I tried putting @XmlElement(name"manufacturer", minOccurs="0") in my java code in the Car class, but minOccurs throws an error.
Thanks.

A: Try @XMLElement(required=false) which should give you a minOccurs of 0

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There are as many ways to write a book as there are people to write them. And if you are determined to write a book, one way or another you're going to figure out what works for you and what doesn't. But after writing over a dozen books and coaching countless clients on how they can write their own books, I've learned a few things along the way that should be useful to pretty much anyone setting out to write one.
First, know that it will take time and hard work—but that time will pass whether you write one or not, and it's hard work just to stay alive, so there's no reason to let time and work stop you from achieving your dream.
I wrote my doctoral dissertation right after my mother had died, I had a newborn to take care of and my relationship was crumbling. I didn't have a lot of time nor energy, but I knew if I didn't finish my dissertation soon, it would never be finished—and I had a child to support. So every morning, dead tired and with a head full of mud, I'd wake up at 4:00 a.m. and write until the baby woke up. Then when she'd take a nap, I'd write in fifteen minute increments. It was no way to focus, but it was the only way I had, so I did it.
When I wrote my first book, I was a single mom starting out as a professor with classes to teach and a toddler to take care of, but I had a contract and if I didn't meet my deadline I'd be in breach of contract—and could potentially lose my job because in the academic world, it's publish or perish. So every night when she'd go to sleep, after a long day's work and papers to grade, I'd drag my dead-tired eyes to the computer and start writing. It wasn't the best book I could possibly write, but it was the best book I could possibly write under the circumstances, and it did get published and was nominated for awards and the toddler still got fed. Hard? Yes. Time consuming? Yes. But so's raising a kid, and that doesn't stop most of us from having them. So if you can browse the internet for an hour a night, write up your day's events on Facebook and send emails or text messages in your spare time, you can use that same time and energy to write a book.
Second, when it comes to writing, know what you're talking about.
A lot of people want to write a book, but they don't have the first clue to what it is they want to write. Others have a very good idea, but they haven't really spent any time thinking about what it is that makes their book worth reading or what makes them the one to write it.
Do your homework. How many other books are out there that are similar to yours? This is a question a literary agent will expect you to answer if you publish your book through a traditional publisher, and it's a question you are going to need to answer if you publish independently and have to market it yourself. So start browsing around and see what books are out there that are similar to yours.
In what way does your stand out from these other titles?
How does it build on what's gone before, or depart from them?
Do you have a unique story or perspective?
Are you the first to write on your topic or the first to write on it in a long time?
If you are writing a memoir about your abusive past, do you have any idea how many other memoirs of abuse are out there?
Let me tell you—a gazillion. That certainly doesn't mean you shouldn't write your story, but you should give some serious thought to how your book will be distinctive. And the only way to really know is to start reading those other books. Read the comparable books and you will not only gain insight into how memoirs are structured and stories told, but you'll have a better sense of what your book has to offer that others don't.
Similarly, what if you want to write a book on a nonfiction topic, such as how to succeed in business. There are also a gazillion books on that topic—but it does not mean you don't have something to say and readers won't want to read it. See what's out there, read as many of those books as you can, and ask yourself how your book will be different. What is the unique perspective and skill set that you can bring to the table?
Answering these questions and doing some homework are the first steps to gaining a clear understanding of what your book will be about and how it will stand out from the crowd. It will also take you far in being able to talk to others about your book, and elicit interest and excitement in your dream.
Anyone can write a book, but not everyone can write a good book, and even fewer can write a book that sells. But if you are serious about your dream of writing a book, you will find that with the time it takes to binge watch a few series on Netflix and the energy it takes to shop online and boast about your life on Facebook, you can write a book. And if you are willing to acknowledge that there's a lot you don't know about book writing—no matter how many books you've already written—then you will become a better writer. Because writing is both a craft and an art. The craft you can learn, and the art you can inspire once you set your sights on bringing your book to life.
There's no better time and place to start than now, because now is the only time you're guaranteed. So pour yourself a glass of wine or cup of tea and get to work—see what other books are out there like the one you want to write. Don't get discouraged if there are a lot or a little.
The first step is just knowing the competition.
The next step will be organizing your thoughts. And for that you'll need caffeine….


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Shimla Share
Wake up to colourful houses, friendly neighbours and an incredible view in Shimla.
Chug along a mountainous route and enjoy dramatic views on a train ride in Shimla.
Shimla greets you to its timeless beauty that holds the magic in its majestic snow-clad mountains, far-stretched greenery and Colonial state buildings. The list below compiles the best three tourist places in Shimla:
Jakhoo Hill: One should not miss the Jakhoo hill, one of the most sought after tourist spots, situated 2 kilometres from Shimla. This highest peak offers great scenic views of the surrounding Himalayan range and the city around. Both pilgrims and nature lovers love to visit the Jakhoo Hill, which is situated at an altitude of 8000 feet. One the major attractions of the hills is the Jakhoo Temple that has a large statue of Hanuman, which is a 108 feet tall statue. The intriguing aspect is that the statue is fitted with sensors to drive away birds from sitting and shedding drops on it.
Kufri: Kufri turns into a beautiful snow-clad Himalayan beauty during the winter months. During summer, the weather stays optimum making it delighting for adventurers and nature buffs to visit. Lying at an altitude of 2510 metres at the Himalayan foothills, Kufri and its adjacent areas once belonged to the kingdom of Nepal. There are many Shimla places to visit, but Kufri remains one of the most untouched and untamed part of the Himalayas. Make sure you enjoy a night stay here to enjoy the sights and scenes of Shimla and the surrounding terrains.
The Ridge: Come to the centre of the town and you are at The Ridge, which offers spectacular views of the surrounding mountain peaks. It is a spacious open space that runs along the Mall from east to west making it invigorating for shopaholics and pilgrims alike to gather here. Aside from the mountain range, The Ridge offers views of the Christ Church which displays the brilliance Neo-Gothic architectural instances. The Tudor Library is another major attraction that one should not miss. From The Ridge you will get excellent view of the Mall which is located just below it. No wonder, The Ridge is one of the places to see in Shimla that should be on your bucket list.
Pahari, Hindi and English


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50 Latest Production IELTS Topics
The application of chemical in the preservation and production of food has called for a concern. This essay will reveal my opinion that the introduction of chemical in the production and preservation of food has greater negative effects than it's positive effects. Admittedly, the usage of chemical in food production and preservation gives long life to the food item. Applying chemical in food production and storing of food keeps them from spoiling or destroyed by certain elements. For example people are now using sniper to preserve beans because it can chase grain weevils from destroying the it. Also people apply chemical in the production of food to either increase the quantity or to give the food a better look. An example is the chemical applied in fish feeds. This feed enhance the growth and well being of fishes thereby ensuring high prices at the time of sales. Nevertheless, despite the benefits, the chemicals embodied in the production and storing of food, it is obvious that they are pointing to the direction to the producers and less to the consumers. Research has shown that the usage of chemicals in food production and preservation pose several health problems that has led to instant deaths and prolong illnesses. Due to the increase in the use of chemicals in food production and preservation, people are now applying sniper in the preservation of beans which the believe will chase out grain weevils from the beans thereby increasing the shelf life. In conclusion, even as the benefits of chemical application in food would be for the increase of food quantity, good look and the shelf life, the essence of consuming these foods which is for the nourishment of the body would be defeated.
Some film companies spend millions of dollar on the production of a single movie. Is it necessary to spend a lot of money to make a good movie ? What factors contribute to the success of a movie ? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Meat production requires relatively more land than crop production. Some people think that as land is becoming scarce, the world's meat consumption should be reduced. What measures could be taken to reduce the world's meat consumption? What kinds of problem might such measures cause? Give reasons for your answer, and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Meat production requires relatively more land than crop production. Some people think that as land as becoming scarce, the worlds meat consumption should be reduced. What measures could be taken to reduce the world's meat consumption? What kind of problem might such measures cause?
Do the dangerous derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation outweigh the advantages
Some people think that the government's decision to close the land borders in order to boost local production is a great idea. what are the advantages and disadvantages of this decision? What alternative decisions could have been used to boost local production?
Nowadays we can see definite signs of surplus production in almost every industry sector, and this is leading to environmental damage. What are some possible solutions to this situation?
Nowadays in many countries chemicals are used to produce and preserve food. Do the dangers associated with the use of chemicals in food production outweigh the advantages?
Production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has a heating effect on the atophere and results in global warming. Why global warming is considered one of the most serious issues nowadays? How can this problem be solved?
The increase in food production is mostly due to fertilisers and better machinery. Yet, some think that it harms human health and communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
An increase in production of consumer goods results in damaging the environment. What are the causes of this and give a possible solution
Many people assume that the goal of every country should be to produce more materials and goods To what extend do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goal
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some film companies spend millions of dollars on the production of a single movie. Is it necessary to spend a lot of money to make a good movie? What factors contribute to the success of a movie? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.
Question: Some people think the best way to motivate people to work hard is to pay them based on how much they produce or sell. Do you agree or disagree? Include relevant example from your own Answer Owing to the indolence nature of humans, It is believed by some people that the most effective method of motivating people to work efficiently is payment based on their productivity and sales. This essay agrees with wages based on work done as individuals tend to work more to earn more; and improvement of sales is evident. Firstly, Paying individuals in accordance with their productivity makes people work hard in order to earn well. This is because people desire a good pay and will do anything to earn it even if it means putting in extra effort and time. To illustrate, In Nigeria, Unilever factory workers are paid daily based on the quantity of their production. As a result, workers perform their work in their full capacity till exhaustion. Hence, wages based on work output is a reliable way of ensuring diligence and hard work at workplaces. Secondly, wages that are dependent on sales give rise to development of better marketing strategies to improve sales. Employees will be encouraged to emulate better marketing and communications skills to advertise and encourage buyers to purchase goods because target must be met. For instance, When my aunt implemented salary based on sales strategy at her supermarket, 20% increased sales in the first month and 45% in the second market were recorded respectively. This is because of lesser pay when the sales is below the target and more pay when above the target. Therefore, payment that is based on sales gives rise to better performance of the employer and the company as a whole. In conclusion, wages that dependent on productivity and sales is the best approach to ensure hard work, better performance and growth of the company as a whole.
Meat production requires relatively more land than crop production. Some people think that as land is becoming scarce, the world's meat consumption should be reduced. What measures could be taken to reduce the world's meat consumption? What kinds of problem might such measures cause?
Meat Production requires relatively more lands than crop production. Some people think as land is becoming scare, the world's meat consumption should be reduced. What measures could be taken to reduce world's meat consumption? What kind of problem such measures caused?
In conclusion, although many reasons such as the use of plastic packaging materials and over consumerism contribute towards the increase in waste production, the government can reduce this growing problem by implementing stringent laws and by promoting recycling.
Many assume that the goal of every country should be produce more materials and goods . To what extent do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goal ?
An increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment. Why is this the case, and what solutions are possible?
The increase in food production owes much to fertilizers and better machinery, but some people think that it has a negative impact on human health and community. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The increase in food production is mostly due to fertilizers and better machinery .Yet, some think that it harms human health and communities.To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Many experts believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenho is heating the atmosphere, and this could be very dangerous for human life The problems and the solutions about thisuse gases
Do the dangers derived from the use of chemical in food production and preservation outweighs the advantages?
Large businesses have big budgets for marketing and production and as a result, people gravitate towards buying their products. What problems does this cause? What could be done to encourage people buy local products?
Many people believe that companies behind oil and gas production promote new boundless opportunities while others fear their intrusion in nature. Discuss possible reasons, results and solution.
Many people assume that the goal of every country should be to produce more material and goods. To what extent do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goal.
The increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment. What are the causes of this?. What can be done to solve this problem?.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Many people assume that the goal of every country should be to produce more materials and goods. To what extent do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goal? You should write at least 250 words.
Populations in developing nations are rapidly growing, people now believe that we should turn to GM crops to increase the production of food grains. Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of this approach.
Many experts believe that our production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is heating the atmosphere, and this could be very dangerous for human life The problems and the solutions about this
The increase in the production of consumer goods (food, clothing) results in damage to the natural environment. What is the cause of this? What can be done to solve this problem?
Cheaper food is now available because of greater use of fertilizers and improved machinery. This improved production, however, can be harmful to individuals and the community. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? Discuss, including examples from your own knowledge and experience.
MEAT PRODUCTION REQUIRES RELATIVELY MORE LAND THAN CROP PRODUCTION.SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT AS LAND IS BECOMING SCARCE, THE WORLD'S MEAT CONSUMPTION SHOULD BE REDUCED. WHAT MEASURES COULD BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE WORLD'S MEAT CONSUMPTION? WHAT KINDS OF PROBLEM MIGHT SUCH MEASURES CAUSE? GIVE REASON FOR YOUR ANSWER, AND INCLUDE ANY RELEVANT EXAMPLES FROM YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE.
Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation the advantages ?
Some people believe censorship is the killing of entertainment productions. What is your opinion?
Various fertilizers are used now a days for food production. This is a practice that has more drawbacks than advantages. Do you agree or disagree?
Q. An increase in production of consumer goods results in damaging the environment. What are the causes of this and give a possible solution?
At some locations an increase in the production of consumer good results in damage of our natural environment. What are the causes and solution ?
The increase in the production of consumer goods causes damage to the natural environment, what are the reasons and what can we do to solve this problem?
Nowadays, we can see definite sign of surplus production in almost every industry sector and thus is leading to environmental damage. What is some possible solution to this situation?
Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation outweight the advantages?
Production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has a heating effect on the atmosphere and result in global warming. Why global warming is considered one of the most serious issues nowadays? How this problem can be solved?
Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production can preservatation outweigh the advantages?
with a growing population, many people believe that we should focus on production more GM foods. what are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? GM: Genetically Modified
Many people assume that the goal of every country should be to produce more materials and goods. To what extent do you agree or disagree that constantly increasing production is an appropriate goals?
Some film companies spend millions of dollars on the production of a single movie Is it necessary to spend a lot of money to make a good movie? What factors contribute to the success of movie? Give reasons your answer and include every relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Assignment 2 It has been suggested by some people that employees should be remunerated on the extent of their input and output. In my opinion, I totally agree that people should be paid on how much they produce and sell because that will increase their level of diligence and productivity. To start with, most of the 21st century youths wants free money and wants to be rich without working for it. But, if there is a realisation that the money will be earned based on the amount of goods and services being produced, people will be more diligent and work hard. In addition, there will also be an increase in the productivity of the employer. This is because more production will bring more sales and more sales will bring more profit to the company. Furthermore, there will be a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction on the part of the workers because they are working for their pay. Moreso, it will teach the workers to be prudent in their spending because the money was earned under their sweat. In fact, more people will be encouraged to save for the rainy days. For example, there was a research done by the youth empowerment scheme which relates to being paid as you work and about 75% of the workers were in support of getting paid based on the work done. In conclusion, the best way to motivate people and encourage diligence is to pay them based on how much they produce and sell.
An increase in the production of consumer goods results in damage to the natural environment.Why is this the caseand what solutions are possible?
Waste disposal problems are increasing especially in urban areas. Suggest what government and individuals should do to help reduce the amount of rubbish production and disposal of it.
Large businesses have big budgets for marketing and promotion and as a result, promotion and as result, people gravitate towards buying their products. What problems does this cause? What can could be done to encourage people to buy local production


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8. Section Editors > Submissions In Review
To begin the review process, select Review from the top of the submission record.
The first part consists of basic submission information, and a review version of the submission (automatically generated from the original submission file).
Managing Review Rounds
Assigning Peer Reviewers is an important part of a Section Manager's role. You can manage one or more rounds of review. Click on the Select Reviewer link to assign one or more users for Peer Review to this submission. The View Regrets, Cancels, Previous Rounds link will show you a list of past, inactive reviews.
From the resulting screen, you can choose from your list of enrolled Reviewers. If there are many to choose from, you can use the search tool to narrow your choices such as search for matching review interests. This list may grow as will more details about reviewing interests and the number of articles reviewed to date by each reviewer. If you know of an existing user in the journal that is not currently enrolled as a Reviewer, this can be quickly done using the Enroll An Existing User As Reviewer link. You can also use the Create New Reviewer to enroll someone who is not currently an existing user.
To assign a Reviewer select Assign.
Once you've made the selection, you will be returned to the Review page. You can select another Reviewer.
Notice the addition of Reviewer A (your first selection). You can remove this Reviewer using the Clear Reviewer link.
Use the Request icon to send an email to the Reviewer (using an email template), asking him to take on the task.
By default, Reviewers will be provided with an extended text box to type in their comments. However, the Journal Manager can setup Review Forms allowing for more focused questions. Use the Assign Review Form link to provide a review form to this Reviewer.
If there are several Review Forms to choose from, use the Preview link to take a quick look at each.
The Reviewer will send you an email both when he agrees to do the review and when the review is completed. Returning to the Review section, you can see the Reviewer's decision (e.g., Revisions Required). Any competing interests are also displayed.
You can also view the Reviewer comments by clicking on the Review Form Response icon. If the Reviewer uploaded a revised version of the submission (e.g., a Word document with changes included), this would also be available here.
If the journal has set up reviewer ratings (see Journal Setup), use the dropdown menu to grade the Reviewer. This is invisible to the Reviewers, but will display for Editors and Section Editors assigning new Reviewers.
Be sure to use the Acknowledge icon to email your thanks to the Reviewer.
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Lego's $1B plan to build new factory in U.S.
Lego announces its billion dollar plan to build a second U.S. factory
Much loved toymaker, Lego have just announced they'll be investing more than $1 billion into a new US factory.
The new facility will be built in Virginia, making it the second factory to open in the US.
The carbon-neutral facility will be powered by renewable energy from an onsite solar park.
By the end of the decade, Lego hopes to replace their current materials with sustainable ones.
Their plan is also to build more factories in key markets, with their latest factory under construction in Vietnam.
"Our factories are located close to our biggest markets which shortens the distance our products have to travel," says Lego Group's Chief Operations Officer, Carsten Rasmussen.
Their current 6 factories make a whopping 100 billion bricks each year with a sales growth of 27% in the last year.
Katerina Kostakos contributed to this article.
Biden says recession 'not inevitable' in rare public interview
U.K. music subscriptions dwindling as Britons seek savings
He's the grandson of the founder, and a true titan of the industry.
But the question of who should replace Akio Toyoda at the top of Toyota had become a growing concern.
Now we have the answer.
The auto giant has announce its veteran boss would step down as chief executive, and become chairman.
Toyoda said he would be succeeded by chief branding officer Koji Sato from the start of April.
Sato says he loves making cars, and hopes to propel the company further down the Electric Vehicle path over the coming years. #Toyota
Live Nation is in the firing line over its inability to stop scalper bots from purchasing Taylor Swift tickets
U.S. Senators have grilled the boss of Live Nation over the lack of transparency relating to concert tickets for Taylor Swift's upcoming tour.
The entertainment company, which owns Ticketmaster is under fire after bots purchased tickets for Swift's 'Era Tour' last year, in an attempt to resell them for a higher price.
Joe Berchtold is the chief financial officer of Live Nation, who apologised to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
"We apologise to the fans, we apologise to Ms. Swift, we need to do better and we will do better."
Senators criticised Live Nation's fee structure and inability to deal with bots, which bulk buy tickets and resell them at inflated prices.
"There isn't transparency when no one knows who sets the fees," Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar said.
Meanwhile, Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn called Live Nation's bot problem "unbelievable".
Ticketmaster reportedly occupies more than 70 per cent market share of primary ticket services for major U.S. concert venues.
"You ought to be able to get some good advice from people and figure it out," Ms Blackburn said.
Ticketmaster cancelled sales of Swift's tour to the public because of the "high demand".
The entertainment giant reportedly sold over 2 million tickets, which is enough to fill 900 stadiums.
Taylor Swift said the situation was difficult, and called for accountability for music promoters.
"It's really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse.
"I'm not going to make excuses for anyone because we asked them, multiple times, if they could handle this kind of demand and we were assured they could," she said.


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Julia Butters (Los Ángeles, California; 15 de abril de 2009) es una actriz adolescente estadounidense. Recibió elogios de la crítica por su papel de Trudi Fraser en Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, película de Quentin Tarantino. Entre 2016 y 2020 interpretó el papel de Anna-Kat Otto en la comedia de ABC American Housewife.

Primeros años
Julia Butters nació en Los Ángeles, California. Es hija de Darrin (un animador de Disney que ha trabajado en películas como Frozen y Ralph Breaks the Internet), oriundo de Kearney, Nebraska, y Lorelei Butters (ama de casa),de Los Ángeles, California.

Carrera
Comenzó su carrera a la edad de dos años haciendo comerciales. Su primer rol hablado fue el papel de Gabby en un episodio de Criminal Minds, del mismo nombre. En 2016, Butters interpretó el papel recurrente de Ella en la serie Transparent, de Amazon Prime Video, durante ocho episodios. Más tarde ese año, comenzó a protagonizar la comedia de ABC American Housewife como Anna-Kat Otto.

Cuando Quentin Tarantino estaba escribiendo el guion de su novena película, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, vio a Butters en la televisión, y luego la eligió para interpretar a la precoz actriz infantil Trudi Fraser.

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Nacidos en Los Ángeles
Personas de Glendale (California)
Actrices de cine de Estados Unidos
Actrices de televisión de Estados Unidos
Actrices infantiles de Estados Unidos
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Historical Britain: Grand Castles and Country Halls to Visit
By Mike Holland
Britain is renowned for the many kings, queens and other prominent figures who shaped its rich history. Today, the grand buildings left behind in their wake have a bold story to tell. Whilst looking at pictures of these can be fascinating, visiting them in person gives you an up-close feel of history - before your very eyes. Learn about the battles that were fought there; the secrets that the stone walls hold; the ghosts that may still haunt the rooms - and much more. If you are interested in historical Britain and visit the country for a tour, don't miss these grand castles!
Windsor Castle is at the top of any visitor's list. At 900 years old, it is the biggest occupied castle and the oldest royal residence in the world. This residence is more than just a castle, however. The grounds also hold several homes and a large church, along with the royal palace. The castle grounds are situated just 20 miles west of London and even hold the weekend home for Queen Elizabeth II. The Knights of the Garter, one of the oldest traditions in the monarchy, is still honored at this castle. The Garter knighthood has roots in the Middle Ages and consists of the Prince of Wales and 24 other knights. This castle attracts large crowds, with more than a million people visiting every year. It also has a fair number of famous guests as many past presidents have stayed in the palace as guests of the Queen.
This 1,000-room palace is just a few miles away from London right on the River Thames. It was once occupied by the famous Henry VIII, who is most known for his six wives because he beheaded two of them. Hampton Court is a large part of that history. When he married wife number five, a 15-year-old girl, he later accused her of adultery and imprisoned her at Hampton Court: she was tried for treason and soon beheaded. Outside the court grounds, there are 60 acres of gardens and wonderful views of the River Thames. There is also a famous maze that has confounded visitors for the last 300 years.
This castle can be found within another popular European city, Edinburgh, Scotland, which lies 400 miles north of England. Edinburgh has been through a lot over the years, including power struggles, invasions, murder, imprisonment, sieges and more. It has stood the test of time through all this drama. Now, the castle is the home of the Scottish crown jewels. The crown, which is 500 years old, along with the sword and scepter were used to crown kings and queens in Scotland. The castle also keeps the clock. For the last 150 years, a loud gun has been fired at 1 in the afternoon every day to signal the right time to sailors at sea and locals because no one used to have watches. The castle tours include dungeons, which used to imprison thousands of people in past years. There are wax models in the dungeons to show the conditions from the past in real-life color.
St. Michael's Mount
Situated 600 miles south of London, this castle's grounds are connected to the mainland through a causeway. During high tide, it is cut off from the village of Marazion nearby. Marazion has been an escape for inhabitants at the mount who want to get away and have a warm meal. Travelers have visited the rocky, intriguing island from the 5th century on. Legend has it that the archangel Michael once appeared to a group over the mount, and they built a monastery there in the 12th century. Every year, people make a pilgrimage to the mount as they walk up the ancient Pilgrim Steps that run up to the monastery on top of the hill.
This well-known symbol of Scotland is located 450 miles from Londa. Just outside the walls, you will see a monument to Scotland's national hero, William Wallace, who led an army against Edward I, an English king. The Battle of Stirling Bridge took place in 1297, and the memorial still stands today to remind people of that victory. With eight centuries of battles behind it, there are also positive elements to the castle. Scientist John Damian attempted to fly by jumping from a stone wall, but he flew straight down instead of reaching France as he intended. His strips of wood and chicken feathers combined with glue dropped him like a stone.
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Fascinating Facts of having the Corona rapid test in Online
The new Covid is the disease causing expert of the viral contamination that has gotten an overall pandemic, and it has actuated the overall monetary plunge. Known as COVID-19, this contamination has subverted the overall prosperity in colossal degree and obliged the experts across the world to go for the attracted out lockdown to break its chain of development. According to the UN Secretary-General, the condition due to the COVID-19 is assisting with recollecting the crises that had occurred during World War II. Starting now and into the foreseeable future, it has spread to different countries across the world. As of now, the ailment is inescapable in excess of 100 countries across the world. Being another infection, there is no specific immune response or medicine available over-the-board to thwart this viral contamination.
Disregarding the availability of a lot of data open, it is not pondered this changed Covid. In this article, we will walk you through some dark things and real factors about the infection. This as of late calmed infection was first found in the Chinese city where the people got this infection from the things got from cows. Since the disease was found in the year 2019, the World Health Organization has committed it as COVID-19. Since there is no supported solution for the treatment of COVID-19, all the patients will get is the solid treatment subject to signs conveyed by them. The vaccinations for the Corona Virus are being made in countries like the U.S. China. Regardless, they are experiencing clinical primers in these countries, which is a required development preceding getting underwriting from the local government kaart nederland corona-teller.nl.
Despite the way that the wearing of face cover does not guarantee 100 percent affirmation from the COVID-19 transmission, it is fitting for the individuals spoiled with infections to wear them to stop the spreading of hack or sneeze dots recognizable in general. To be sure, even the people with essential cold and hack are urged to wear the face cover to avoid the spreading of the hack or wheeze dots. Sound people need not wear a cover. For example, a Japanese woman was represented to have the re-pollution in the wake of recovering from it once. Regardless of the as of late held feelings that will when all is said in done break during summer seasons, there have been extended defilements in all environment zones. That is the explanation the WHO has explained that the transmission of this disease is not climate subordinate. Disregarding the way that there is no confirmation to suggest the spread of Corona Virus from pet cats or canines, there has been a case including a tiger at the zoo getting the COVID-19 pollution. More data is expected to demonstrate this case.


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Senate Confirms Two Ex-Prosecutors For Judgeships
By Andrew Ramonas | June 7, 2022 6:19 pm
The Senate confirmed two former Justice Department prosecutors on Monday for federal judgeships.
Audrey G. Fleissig (Washington University)
Lucy Koh (Harvard University)
The Senate confirmed former Eastern District of Missouri U.S. Attorney Audrey G. Fleissig for a seat on the U.S. District Court by a 90-0 vote. The Senate also confirmed former Central District of California Assistant U.S. Attorney Lucy Koh for a judgeship in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California also by a 90-0 vote.
Fleissig led the St. Louis-based U.S. Attorney's office from 2000 to 2001. She also spent about 10 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in St. Louis.
Koh was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section at the Los Angeles-based U.S. Attorney's office from 1997 to 2000. She also served as a special assistant to the Deputy Attorney General from 1996 to 1997, and as a special counsel at DOJ headquarters in D.C. from 1994 to 1996.
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Q: Ctrl+Alt+F[1-12] don't switch to TTY After I installed my new keyboard, I discovered that pressing Ctrl+Alt+Fn (where n is a number 1-12) keys no longer brings me to the tty screens (nothing happens), but sudo chvt 1 in the terminal emulator can start the tty. Meanwhile, Ctrl+Alt+F7 could bring me back to the x-window.
My keyboard is i-rocks IK6 (I didn't have such problem when using my old Logitech K120 keyboard)
How should I fix this problem? My system is Ubuntu 14.04 with Kernel 3.19.0-27-generic

A: The i-rocks IK6 Crystal USB Keyboard has, what they call, a Windows and application keys disabled function.
The function is turned on and off using Fn + F11.
There is even a small Windows icon on the F11 key.

A: I experienced a similar problem in my Dell Precision 5510 after a login loop that seems to happen due to a recent update of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
I finally found that the ESC key has a small Fn icon attached so I combined this with the Fn key and the blockade was released. Ctrl+Alt+F1 worked now and I could log in from the console.ç
çI have to fix now the issue of the login loop... I'll try with the suggestions I already found here.