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La forêt des cèdres du Luberon est située dans le Petit Luberon, qui est la partie occidentale du massif. Elle s'étend sur les communes de Bonnieux, Lacoste et Ménerbes, sur 250 hectares.

Il existe une autre « forêt des cèdres » au nord de la commune de Cabrières-d'Avignon.

Géographie

La cédraie s'étend sur environ 250 hectares sur la crête sommitale du massif du Luberon. On y accède depuis Bonnieux en suivant la direction de Lourmarin, par la combe de Lourmarin.

À trois kilomètres du parking de la forêt des cèdres se situe La tour Philippe, une construction haute d'une trentaine de mètres, réalisée par un original, Philippe Audibert, à la fin du  qui « voulait voir la mer » depuis le Luberon.

Sur place, « L'Arche du Portalas » est visible à 100 mètres à l'ouest du point de vue « le Portalas ».

Histoire
C'est un vaste replat sommital, où un peuplement de cèdres fut semé à partir de 1861 grâce à des graines récoltées dans l'Atlas algérien, par l'inspecteur des Eaux et Forêts François Tichadou, associés aux communes de Bonnieux, Lacoste et Ménerbes, qui fournirent la main d'œuvre.

Les premiers arbres arrivés à maturité ont commencé à se reproduire à partir de 1920. Vers 1930, on notait 60 hectares de cèdres. L'extension la plus importante s'est produite après l'incendie de 1952, seul le cœur de la cédraie étant épargné.

Flore
La crête du petit Luberon était uniquement constituée de grandes pelouses et de bois. Ces pelouses qui constituent un pare-feu servent depuis des siècles de pâturages aux troupeaux de moutons qui, en retour, apportent la fumure.

L'introduction de cèdres de l'Atlas (Cedrus Atlantica) a été une remarquable réussite. Ces derniers se sont répandus naturellement, surtout vers le versant nord, moins sec.

La flore est très riche. On trouve entre autres iris nain, joubarbe des toits, scille automnale, inule des montagnes et en abondance le genêt de Villars ou encore plusieurs variétés d'orchidées sauvages comme l'orchis mâle ou l'ophrys de Bertolon qui est une espèce protégée.

Faune
La faune est constituée de petits mammifères, comme le lièvre gris, victime de la surchasse, avec quelques martres et fouines, plus abondant sont les sangliers, les renards et les blaireaux, ainsi que le circaète Jean-le-Blanc, rapace dominant.

Se rencontrent aussi, parmi les insectes, le petit scorpion noir, la mante religieuse et le dectique verrucivore ou sauterelle à sabre, des papillons comme l'apollon, le machaon, des oiseaux comme l'alouette lulu, le bruant ortolan, le pipit des arbres, le bec des sapins, le bruant zizi. Le reptile dominant des crêtes est la vipère aspic, prédatrice des insectes et oiseaux.

Littérature
Henri Bosco a fait du petit Luberon et de la Durance le décor incontournable de nombre de ses écrits. Jean-Paul Clébert, installé de l'autre côté du versant à Oppède, y a consacré de nombreux livres. Philippe Ragueneau raconte dans plusieurs de ses livres les balades du « chat Moune » dans le Luberon. Peter Mayle, dont le best-seller est Une année en Provence, raconte vu de Ménerbes, sa découverte du petit Luberon, avec ses gens, ses traditions, sa gastronomie et ses vins.

Peinture
Plusieurs maîtres de la peinture ont pris le massif du Luberon comme sujet (de premier plan ou d'arrière-plan) : Paul Guigou, René Seyssaud, André Lhote, Henri Pertus, Serge Fiorio.

Cinéma

Le massif du petit Luberon a servi de décor à nombre de films et téléfilms, parmi lesquels :
 1960 : Crésus de Jean Giono
 1993 : A Year in Provence, série TV de la BBC, adaptée du livre de Peter Mayle Une année en Provence, tournée à Lacoste, Ménerbes et Bonnieux
 2003 : Swimming Pool de François Ozon, tourné principalement à Ménerbes
 2006 : Une grande année de Ridley Scott, tourné principalement à Bonnieux

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Guy Barruol et Pierre Martel (sous la direction de), Le pays d'Apt, vol. 1, Le milieu naturel, Éd. Alpes de Lumière, n° 51, 1971.

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Parc naturel régional du Luberon
 Liste des principales forêts de France

Cedres
Site Natura 2000 en Vaucluse
Bonnieux
Lacoste (Vaucluse)
Ménerbes


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François VIII de La Rochefoucauld, prince de Marcillac,  duc de La Roche-Guyon (1679) puis  duc de La Rochefoucauld (1680) et pair de France, né le  et décédé à Paris le , est un aristocrate français, maréchal de camp et grand veneur de France.

Biographie

Carrière

Fils de François VII de La Rochefoucauld,  duc de La Rochefoucauld, et de Jeanne Charlotte du Plessis-Liancourt, il commence sa carrière militaire dans les mousquetaires du roi puis en 1679, il succède à son père et devient grand veneur de France.

En 1683, il est colonel au régiment de Navarre. Il est au siège de Luxembourg en 1684, dans le Palatinat en 1689, et à la bataille de Fleurus en 1690. L'année suivante, il est nommé brigadier d'infanterie et sert aux sièges de Mons et de Namur. Il est grièvement blessé au pied à la bataille de Nerwinden en 1693. Après une période de convalescence, le duc de La Roche-Guyon est promu maréchal de camp le  et rejoint immédiatement l'armée de Flandre.

En 1714, son père meurt, il devient le  de La Rochefoucauld et vend sa charge de grand veneur.

Reçu chevalier des ordres du roi en 1724, il décède quatre ans plus tard et est inhumé dans l'église Saint-Sulpice de Paris.

Famille
En 1679, il épouse Madeleine-Charlotte Le Tellier de Louvois, fille de François Michel Le Tellier marquis de Louvois, ministre de Louis XIV, et d'Anne de Souvré.

Il est créé duc de La Roche-Guyon par lettres de  (par succession de sa mère Jeanne du Plessis-Liancourt , petite-fille et héritière du dernier duc de La Roche-Guyon de la maison du Plessis-Liancourt). De son mariage, sont issus dix enfants :

 François de La Rochefoucauld (17 avril 1681 - 29 juillet 1699) ;
 Charles Maurice de La Rochefoucauld (15 août 1684 - 21 août 1694) ;
 Michel Camille de La Rochefoucauld (6 juillet 1686 - 3 août 1712) ;
 Roger de La Rochefoucauld, abbé commendataire du Bec-Hellouin (27 juillet 1687 - 18 juin 1717) ;
 Guy de La Rochefoucauld (Liancourt, 19 septembre 1688 - mai 1698) ;
 Madeleine Françoise de La Rochefoucauld, religieuse à Saint Denis (Paris, 11 septembre 1689 - 22 avril 1717) ;
 Alexandre  de La Rochefoucauld,   duc de La Rochefoucauld, duc de La Roche-Guyon, pair de France, grand-maître de la garde-robe du Roi, chevalier des ordres du Roi (Paris, paroisse Saint Sulpice, 29 septembre 1690 - ibid 4 mars 1762). Marié en 1715 avec Marie Louise Elisabeth Nicole de Bermond du Caylar de Toiras (1691-1762), dont postérité féminine ;
 Aimery de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 15 décembre 1691 - ) ;
 Guy de La Rochefoucauld, chevalier de Malte, il quitte cet ordre au décès de son frère, Roger, en 1717. Par brevet de Louis XV, en 1730, il est fait duc de La Roche-Guyon et Mestre de camp du régiment de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 8 septembre 1698 - Paris, 16 novembre 1731). Il épouse en novembre 1731 sa nièce Marie Louise Elisabeth Nicole de La Rochefoucauld, fille et héritière de son frère, Alexandre  de La Rochefoucauld, mais meurt prématurément quelques jours plus tard.
 Émilie de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, paroisse Saint-Sulpice, 9 novembre 1700 - Bonnelles, 25 février 1753), mariée en 1725 avec Charles Emmanuel de Crussol,  duc d'Uzès, gouverneur de Saintonge et d'Angoumois (1707-1762). Dont postérité.

Annexes

Liens internes

 Maison de La Rochefoucauld
 Château de La Roche-Guyon

Références

Naissance en juillet 1663
Grand veneur de France
Général français du XVIIIe siècle
Général français du XVIIe siècle
François
Noble français
Duc de La Rochefoucauld
Duc de La Roche-Guyon
Duc français du XVIIIe siècle
Prince français du XVIIIe siècle
Chevalier de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit
Décès en avril 1728
Décès à 64 ans

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Title : Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Platforms : Nintendo GameCube
Publisher : LucasArts
ESRB Rating : Everyone
Game Rating : 8.7
Review by : Ken Gagne
These are no rebels without a cause. Join the fight against the Imperial forces in one of the Nintendo GameCube's first and finest exclusive titles: Star Wars Rogue Leader, developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts.
The sequel to the Nintendo 64 game Rogue Squadron, Rogue Leader is essentially a flight sim shooter, and takes place concurrently with the first Star Wars trilogy. Four of the game's ten missions are lifted directly from the movies: the attack on the Death Star (A New Hope), battling AT-ATs on the ice planet Hoth (The Empire Strikes Back), and the final battles against the Death Star above Endor (Return of the Jedi).
The other six missions provide background story, delighting Star Wars aficionados with imagined scenes coming to life, while giving new depth to those people less versed in Star Wars lore. Gamers looking for the thrill of playing out the movies, perhaps as Han Solo or Chewbacca, will not have those opportunities here. Instead you get to fly as Luke Skywalker or Wedge Antilles, with the later voice-acted by the actual actor from the movies.
The missions include a variety of goals, from shooting down enemy ships to infiltrating bases and stealing shuttles and plans. Certain missions may even look or play differently depending on the time of day. A-, B-, X-, and Y-Wings stock the hangar of craft players may choose from. Each controls similarly, though never as quickly or tightly as enemy fighters. It is sometimes required to swap ships in mid-mission, keeping the gameplay interesting and players on their toes.
Regardless of your vessel, spotting enemy TIE fighters often requires use of the targeting computer — use of which the game deducts points for. The game ranks your performance; achieving enough points to earn medals is a fiendish and frustrating task. Unfortunately, constant replay and perfection of skill is the only way to unlock the game's many secrets, including hidden vehicles and video featurettes.
You're likely to die plenty of deaths in pursuit of that goal, as Rogue Leader features missions of wildly varying difficulty. Fortunately, you don't have to be a Star Wars enthusiast to enjoy what's essentially a simple shooting game. The variety of missions and obstacles keep members of Rogue Squadron from just "pointing and shooting." You must choose your ships, priorities, and approaches carefully, or else the Rebels may not get another chance.
Rogue Leader is one of the first games to employ Dolby Pro Logic II, allowing for gamers appropriately equipped to be enveloped in 5.1 surround sound, with laser fire and stomping AT-ATs coming from every corner of the room. Yet you still won't be missing much if a stereo television is the best you have. John Williams' soundtrack abounds, as does digitized speech from wingmen and Imperial troops. Your comrades' patronizing remarks offer little encouragement during the game's harder missions.
The game's difficulty is clearly represented by the graphics, which happily depict swarms of enemies. The number of moving objects the GameCube can render simultaneously would be obnoxious, if it wasn't so impressive — and deadly. TIE fighters and laser turrets are rarely placed just to show off. Dash head-first against a star destroyer, and you'll get the attention of all its glorious weaponry for the few remaining seconds of your life.
I may anger a few Jedi fanatics by calling this game a glorified flight simulator. Regardless, it's very good, with plenty of atmosphere, challenge, options, and graphics. The Force is strong in this one!
This article is copyright (c) 2001, 2007 by Ken Gagne. All rights reserved. Not to be distributed without permission.
Original publication: Sentinel & Enterprise, 10-Dec-01
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Hello my question is focused on my protagonist in the fact on how I want him/her to change into a villain/bad guy/anti-hero like role.
So my question is: do I start my character off with dark,shady, and shameful-like characteristics(kind of like Michael Corleone of the Godfather series) and have them remain the same in that regards throughout the series? Or is it alright to have a protagonist start off as a complete and admirable good-guy and have him become a villainous and more dark character (like Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader of the Star Wars Series)?
PS. I also want to note that I would like to do this in a series timeline, not necessarily in one book.
Answer: I assume you're writing a series that is ultimately a tragedy?
For a main character to work, he still needs the reader's empathy at the beginning. The reader needs to be comfortable putting himself in the character's shoes.
So even if he starts out as a rather dark character, he needs to be relatively dark. In other words, he may have qualities that make him bad but not as bad as his antagonists. Or he might be bad, but be charming. Or he might have dark qualities, but they are qualities that the reader can sympathize/empathize with because we all have them. If he's a total villain, the reader will have a harder time liking him.
If you want him to start out as a good guy, you should probably still give him an emotional wound or flaw that makes him vulnerable.
His mistake will be to change. And as a result of that mistake, things go downhill for him.
An example you might consider is Macbeth. Macbeth starts as a hero, having won great victories serving his country and received new titles from the king. He's a man of honour. We then see him pressured to become more ambitious and use murder to get ahead, but his internal conflict over it still makes him seem redeemable. The big turning point is when he abandons all sense of morality and starts killing potential enemies willy-nilly. That causes everyone to gang up on him.
If you don't want to write a tragedy - if you want your character to be a bad guy who wins - you will have a harder time earning the reader's sympathy. It's hard to feel sorry for someone who deserves to be punished and isn't.
If you want to have a character start out cheerful and happy, go ahead! If you want to start out with him being villainous, that's fine too! It doesn't matter. Maybe the villainous character could seem cheerful, but really be a villain. Or he could seem villainous, and be cheerful. It doesn't matter! play with your ideas!


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Sweet, bold, and zesty Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burgers are my favorite veggie burgers around.
Today, I'm working with Sabra to introduce a brand new product they have just launched, and I'm super excited about it. Sabra Spreads are the new hummus-based sandwich and burger spread that are going to kick mayo to the curb. With tons of flavor and 75% less fat than their mayo counterpart, there's so much to love. These spreads come in three different flavors, can be found in the refrigerated deli section at your grocery store, and are perfect for all things sandwich! Keep your eyes peeled, because #SabraSpreads are new and are going to quickly become a sandwich staple in your home.
I've been putting Honey Mustard spread on everything from cheese sandwiches to chicken burgers – it's so good, especially if you are already a honey mustard fan. Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper is excellent on veggie wraps, and I've been using it in place of mayo in egg salad (it's amazing). I've been putting Sabra Garlic Herb Spread on all my traditional lunch meat sandwiches, and I even spread a little in my grilled cheese sandwich before cooking. I highly recommend you try that one too.
I decided I wanted to make a veggie burger for you today. I think veggie burgers have a weird connotation with some people. When I make a veggie burger I'm not trying to replace meat, I'm simple making another kind of burger that I love to eat. Sweet Potato Black Bean burgers are one of my favorite veggie burgers because they have so many of the smoky rich flavors that I love in tacos. I'm always up for a burger that tastes like tacos. The sweet and savory combo is one of my very favorites (remember these Sweet Potato and Black Bean enchiladas? So good!).
Sweet, bold, and zesty Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burgers are my favorite veggie burger around.
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and grease a baking sheet well.
In a small bowl, mix 1 cup of cooked sweet potato and the black beans. Use a potato masher or the back of a fork to lightly mash the potato and beans together. You'll want to mash it enough to break up some of the beans but a few larger pieces of bean is fine.
Add 1 cup of rice, the onions, and the spices to the bowl, and stir to combine.
The mixture should come together in a soft and moderately sticky dough. If the mixture is not coming together, continue to add rice, stirring well after each addition, until the mixture starts to stick together when stirred.
Scoop the mixture into a 1/4 cup measuring cup and then place it in your hand (you might want to line the measuring cup with a piece of waxed or parchment paper).
Press the mixture into a patty that is about 1/2 inch thick and place it on a well-greased baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the sweet potato mixture.
Bake for 35-45 minutes, flipping the patties over at the 20 minute mark.
The patties should be cooked well and dry on the outside, but they will still be soft in the middle. If you like them less dry and more firm, cook them the full time. If you like them soft, cook them less. I cooked mine for 40 minutes.
Serve the patties on buns with a Sabra Spread, sweet and spicy jalapeños, tomato, red onion, and avocado on top. Or you can serve them without the bun and wrapped in lettuce instead.
You can use sweet potato that you have already cooked. If you need to cook some just for this recipe, here's what I like to do: slice a sweet potato length wise, drizzle all sides with olive oil, place cut sides down on and baking sheet, and roast at 400 degrees until for tender (about 15-20 minute). When the potato is cool enough to handle you can just scoop the flesh out of the skin. Roasting the potatoes gives them the best flavor and texture for making veggie burger in my opinion.
Have you tried smoked paprika yet? It's pretty new to my kitchen but I'm loving it lately. It's adds just the right amount of smokiness and it's delicious. I've started adding it to everything, from these sweet potato and black bean burgers to taco soup and taco meat to enchilada sauce. I picked some up from the other day (you can order that same kind here) and it was a great price. I'm really excited to start using it more.
I liked the idea of using the Sabra Spreads on a veggie burger because it just feels healthy. You're already rocking it with a veggie burger, so why not top it with all the good things? The spreads also happen to be gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and kosher.
The patties are meatless, gluten-free, vegan, and they pack tons of flavor. You can serve them up like a traditional burger (I made my whole wheat honey burger buns to go with them), throw them on a lettuce bun, or eat them over greens like a taco salad. All are great options for these.
These sweet potato and black bean burgers can be made ahead of time, and they also store well. You can whip up a batch on your food prep day and keep them in the fridge all week long. You can also keep them in the freezer for much longer.
It's also nice that you don't have to fire up the grill to make these. As the weather turns cold, I'm not always ready to give up my burgers, even though I'm getting less excited to fire up the grill. I really like that these can be made in the oven and still crisp up really nicely.
See? So much to love.
I can't wait for you to try these burgers and those new Sabra Spreads. Whether you are putting them in egg salad, in a wrap, on a burger, or in a perfectly simple ham sandwich, you won't be disappointed. Heck, when they first came I squirted them on my finger just to taste them and wasn't even sad about it. So tasty!
Enjoy Sabra's new product and this lovely, hearty, flavor-packed sandwich, from my kitchen to yours.
Disclosure: This post is in partnership with Sabra, but my opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that continue to make Bless this Mess possible.


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Country Group ALABAMA Donates $25k for Kentucky Flood Relief
Aug 8, 2022 | Alabama
Nashville, Tenn. (August 8, 2022) — During a concert held this past Saturday, August 6, in Sharpsburg, Kentucky, Country Music Hall of Fame group ALABAMA donated $25,000 to aid those affected by the recent flooding in the Bluegrass State.
Before a packed crowd at the Barnyard Venue, ALABAMA founding members Randy Owenand Teddy Gentry presented a check to The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, a non-profit organization providing financial help to eastern Kentucky families, farms and businesses that are suffering as result of the catastrophic weather event.
Owen and Gentry made the donation through the June Jam Foundation, ALABAMA's non-profit which distributes monies to other non-profit organizations and service groups.
"With all the devastation caused by the floods in eastern Kentucky, this is a very emotional time," says Owen. "ALABAMA wanted to offer help in a small way."
"We hurt for the loss of life and destruction caused by the floods in Kentucky," adds Gentry. "Hopefully these funds can help the families, farmers and businesses that were affected. They are in our prayers."
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About ALABAMA
It's been over 50 years since Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen left the cotton farms of Fort Payne, Alabama to spend the summer playing music in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. It's a classic American tale of rags to riches. From humble beginnings picking cotton in the fields to international stars, ALABAMA went on to sell 80 million albums and change the face and sound of country music. Quality songs that have become the soundtrack for American life are the foundation for ALABAMA's stellar career. The group introduced rock style guitars, lights, pyrotechnics and sounds to the country audience that has inspired many of today's brightest country stars including Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan. While their music continues to stand the test of time, their numbers and stats are beyond compare. Five decades since starting the band, ALABAMA has charted 43 #1 singles, including 21 #1 singles in a row, and have won dozens of CMA, GRAMMY®, and ACM Awards. They are members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame and have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In addition, they are world-class philanthropists who have raised millions of dollars for various charities.
For more information on ALABAMA, visit thealabamaband.com.


Analyse the major developments in Indian higher education since independence (Unit 1 of Block 2 would help you to answer this question).
a) Write about Policy formulation as management process (Unit 1 of Block 1 would help you to answer this question).
b) Describe about 'learning to know' and 'learning to do' as pillars of education (Unit 4 of Block 2 would help you to answer this question).
c) Discuss briefly the organizational framework within which Indian universities are structured (Unit 5 of Block 2 would help you to answer this question).
"Across the world, distance education systems are gaining acceptance and most governments are making heavy investments in distance education.'' Justify the statement with the help of relevant examples (Unit 1 of Block 3 would help to answer this question).


I wonder, when and what for may shm... (probably yiddish) be used, like in the singsongwriter Nilson Schmilson´s name. Or was it an album of an unknown person? I don´t know. I guess it may be a way to express that Harry Nilson was an unimportant person. Thx from Bavaria.
Are you asking about this stereotypical thing?
I don't know much about its Yiddish origins (other than what can be read there), but it's something that tends to indicate Jewish(-American) colloquial English speakers of a certain age and status. In the album name, it seems to be a nodding reference to the practice, but I don't know enough about the material to know the actual thinking involved.
[b]shm-reduplication[/b]! Never thought of that. Thanks so much.


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iderdider....: a text while the rain comes tumbling down.
a text while the rain comes tumbling down.
Me: Why do we live here?
Him: Here as in our house or Oregon?
Him: Because I had to find you. We can go now.
I want to go too. I didn't mind the rain before I was a mother but now that it keeps the kids in the house day after day after day after day... I can only handle so many extra loads of wet dirty clothes from playing in the rain.
Wait, what? You can't go. Unless you come live near me. And commit to moving every time I do. And then you would hate me, so that might not be the best plan. But seriously. It won't rain forever, right?
how to win friends & influence (little) people.
traditions: the friday night sleepover.
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מאת יובל ~ 15 בנובמבר, 2011. בקטגוריית: English, ארה"ב, ביקורת יין, יין, מדריכים.
While visiting my parents in the USA for Passover, I also decided to visit another well known wine region in California – Napa Valley. Except for reading a few articles and drinking some Californian wine, I didn't know much about this wine region. Luckily, before I flew in from Israel, there was an article on Napa Valley tourism in the wine magazine that I'm subscribed to. I've already found a cheap flight and made reservations to rent a car. My Aunt and Uncle, who live in Sacramento, were thrilled to have me visit and spend some time with them. I haven't seen them in a while, and this was a good chance to catch up in between good bottles of wine.
A couple nights before my flight, I roamed the net to find some interesting wineries to visit and explore. Napa Valley is full of so many wineries, one would not know where to start. I took down some numbers, addresses, and opening hours.
My Uncle dropped me off at the car rental shop early in the morning. He gave me directions to Highway 80 going west. After seeing the first sign to Napa Valley, it was smooth sailing from then on. I stopped at the tourist info center in the town of Napa to receive a few more recommendations on the area hot spots. I drove out of town, and the second I turned left onto the Silverado Trail, I knew that "Yuval's Adventures in Wine Country 2" were about to begin.
It's unnecessary to state, that around every corner and hill there are beautiful vineyards that volunteer their juicy and spectacular fruit to concoct this amazing beverage called wine.
At 9 o'clock in the morning I already "bumped" into my first winery. I parked in the Luna Winery parking lot and wasn't surprised to be the only one there. I said my good morning and skimmed through the tasting menu. After I paid, and served my first tasting, the girl suggested I climb up the tower to get a look at the view. A very nice view indeed, as I also photographed the winery's barrels getting tanned. The only reason I climbed down was because my wine glass was suddenly empty, and I felt the need to fill it up again. Because I was so excited to be in Napa Valley, I totally forgot to write down some notes on the wines I tasted. I think I tasted a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese and a Zinfandel as well. On most of the wines labels, the winery lists the valley, county, or even the vineyard's name. For most wines described in this article I didn't add all this information, except for a few tastings. Some names for example are – Russian River, Oakville, Anderson Valley, Sonoma Coast, Knights Valley, Carneros, and Napa Valley.
I kept on driving north and turned into Clos Du Val Winery. I parked and walked in. I started talking to the owner and apparently I'm the first Israeli to visit the winery (for some reason I doubted him, but anything is possible). I took out my small notebook and started to taste wines, real good wines. I started with the Ariadne 2008 (Ariadne was Dionysus's wife, the God of Wine). The wine is a blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. The wine had a real light golden color, with aromas of vanilla and flowers. Some tastes included pear and lichee, with a light body and a great fruity crisp finish. I'm not one who is fond of many white wines, but this wine was really amazing. Of the red wines, I enjoyed the Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Napa Valley 2005 the most. The Cab had a dark ruby color, with aromas of plum, cherry, vanilla, oak and a bit of leather. Tastes included cherry, oak, and strawberry, with a full body and a round fruity finish. I also tasted a Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and another Cabernet Sauvignon. I truly enjoyed myself at the winery, not only because of its wines, but also because of the service. A proven fact is when you are the only one around, everybody focuses on you, and that's exactly what happened. I bought my second wine bottle opener even though it had an unusual shape (compared to my other openers).
The next winery I visited was Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. Maybe because of the wines tasted before, these wines seemed to not have any power, any character. I tasted a Sauvignon Blanc, a Chardonnay, a Merlot and a Cabernet Sauvignon. I enjoyed the Cabernet the most. Even though the wine was too harsh with a really tannic finish, tastes included soft vanilla and some dark chocolate.
The next winery is one of the biggest and oldest in Napa Valley, Robert Mondavi Winery. The winery has 4 types of tastings. The most expensive tasting on the list was a $500 per person tasting. This included a big and intensive tour of the winery grounds, a deep and extensive reserve wine tasting and an exclusive chef dinner. A medium type tasting costs $50 and includes a few reserve wines. I decided on the cheapest tastings, where I picked 3 wines to taste for $15. Out of the 6 wines I could pick, I picked a Fumé Blanc 2007, a Pinot Noir 2008, and a Cabernet Sauvignon 2006. The Fumé Blanc had a nice golden color, with aromas of lichee, mango, pineapple, and a bit of lemon. The wine's tastes included lichee, mango, flowers, a bit of vanilla and oak, with a light body and a fruity finish. The Pinot Noir had a ruby color, with aromas of cherry, flowers, plum and strawberry candy. The wine's tastes included cherry, oak, plum and strawberry, with a medium body and a fruity round finish. The Cabernet had a dark ruby color, with aromas of dried plums, cherry, oak and a touch of burnt cigar. The Cab's tastes included plum, oak, leather and cherry, with a harsh fruity aftertaste. Overall I had a great time at the winery. I walked around the sunbathed yard, looking at the vineyards and drinking wine. The winery also has a big wine shop, where I bought my third wine bottle opener.
After Robert Mondavi Winery I took a left onto Oakville Cross Road and crossed back to the Silverado Trail. I took another left and after a short drive I turned right into the parking lot of MINER Family Vineyards. To my surprise I was the only one there. I really look forward to these situations because then you are the only center of attention and you are the only one focused on. I started the tasting when the brother of the winery founder stopped by for a tasting. While we started talking and got into a very interesting conversation, I discovered that the founder's roots were immigrants from Persia, and came to the US in 1914. Of course the conversation shifted to me, where I told them that I'm from Israel. They knew about the Golan Heights Winery of course. He poured me some of the ORACLE 2006, which I'm not sure I would have tasted if he hadn't poured if for me. We continued our conversation for about 15 minutes until he had to go. From then on, the wine pourer at the bar pretty much poured me anything I wanted. Overall I tasted 8 wines – a Viognier 2008, Chardonnay 2008, Pinot Noir 2008, Sangiovese 2007, Merlot 2006, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, ODYSSEY 2008, and the ORACLE 2006. I enjoyed both blends the most. The ODYSSEY is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvédre. The wine had a dark ruby color, with aromas of cherry, plum, vanilla, and raspberries. Tastes included plum, cherry, milk chocolate, some oak and leather, with a full body and a fruity round finish. The ORACLE is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. The wine had a dark ruby red color, with aromas of cherry, oak, fresh red meat and spices. Tastes included plum, cherry, oak, black pepper, with a full body an oaky round long-lasting finish. I enjoyed myself tremendously until a noisy crowd walked in. I took my glass and walked into a small glass room that displayed all the winery's wine throughout the years. After putting my wine glass on the bar for the last time, I asked how much a wine bottle opener costs. The girl just handed me one (my 4th), and said that she hoped I had a good time. I said my thanks and told her that I had an amazing time and some great wine as well.
I have no idea how I arrived at the last winery that I was about to visit. I tasted so much wine that if a vampire would bite my neck, he would surely get drunk. My last stop was Beringer Winery. There were loads of people at the winery and the tasting room, so compared to MINER it felt like I was invisible. I tasted 3 wines – a Merlot 2006, Pinot Noir 2007, and a Syrah 2006. I enjoyed the Syrah the most. The wine had a dark ruby color with aromas of black cherry, oak, plum, vanilla and some leather. Tastes included cherry, oak, leather and a hint of dark chocolate, with a full body and a round oaky finish. Now that I know the winery a bit better, I will not come back, there are much better wineries around. On the way out I bought my 5th wine bottle opener.
I let myself fall asleep in the car for a couple hours, and when I woke up it was already dark outside. I felt much better and therefore started to drive back to Sacramento. What amazing experiences and of course great wine.
Here are a few more pictures of this amazing day.
I sat by the lake eating some fresh bread and cheese with black olives, dreaming of being on the grassy slope with my beautiful wife.
I had a great day. I met some great people who love wine and know a lot about it. I tasted and drank a lot of good wine as well. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow.
And this was ONLY your FIRST day??? I can only imagine how day 2 and 3 went…can't wait to read about it!!
See, Zohar, this is why you should schedule your USA trips around mine and not around your friends' weddings!!


3 Bedroom Terraced House For Sale in Stockport for Asking Price £100,000.
This three bedroom property is offered to the market with no onward chain, the property is bright, spacious and in brief comprises of; entrance hall, downstairs WC, storage cupboard, open-plan kitchen diner. On the first floor is a lounge and a bedroom, to the second floor are two additional bedrooms and a family bathroom. Externally there is off-road parking for one car and the property is garden fronted.
Note: The property is subject to a monthly service charge of 12.61.
A range of wall and base units with roll top work surfaces. Sink and drainer with mixer tap. Ceiling light, radiator, double glazed window.
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Frank Voices strives to inform and educate about the often uncomfortable and taboo subject of sexual abuse by encouraging communities to engage and communicate freely and openly about this social taboo with the purpose of protecting our children and young people from child predators and sexual exploiters.
We are delighted to have been selected as the designated cause by Base Financial; by making this choice to support us they are helping to break the silence about child sexual abuse that is the very currency that child abusers use to keep their victims from speaking out.
If your organisation is involved with children or young people and you would like to book a workshop about how to spot the signs of sexual abuse and how to recognise a child predator, then email Joleene Gonzalez info@frankvoices.org.
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BENGALURU: Indian IT services and products firm Wipro Ltd stated on Tuesday a few of its employee accounts can have been hacked because of an advanced phishing campaign and that the company had launched an investigation to comprise any doable impact.
The Bengaluru-based corporate was once responding to a Reuters question after a cyber safety blog stated Wipro's programs have been breached and were being used to release assaults towards a few of its shoppers.
The blog, mentioning anonymous resources, stated Wipro's programs were being used to target no less than a dozen buyer programs.
"We detected a potentially abnormal activity in a few employee accounts on our network due to an advanced phishing campaign," Wipro stated in an emailed remark.
The corporate also stated it had retained an independent forensic firm to help in the investigation. Wipro did not say which shoppers, if any, have been compromised.
Wipro is scheduled to record fourth-quarter results later in the day. Larger competitors Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Infosys Ltd kicked off the Indian company results season on Friday, saying they be expecting continued robust growth in the new monetary yr after posting robust fourth-quarter numbers.


A comprehensive directory of Two Way Radio resources such as Motorola and Kenwood.
Suppliers of two way communications, PMR 446, base stations, walkie talkies. Motorola, Kenwood, Codan, Barrett, Icom, Entel.
UK authorised Motorola distributor of two-way radios and accessories offering online sales and service.
AirRadio Ltd - mobile airport comms solutions for mobile communication requirements.
CB Shop specializes in all brands of CB Radios. Cobra 29 LTD classic and Galaxy 10 meter and CB radios.
Entel UK Limited, manufacturers of professional two-way radio equipment.


The new iPad is faster than its predecessor, sure, but the main selling point is its glorious retina display. Problem is, nearly every game on the App Store was designed for the previous models, meaning they're not exactly making the most of that 2048 x 1536 resolution.
Some developers, though, were either ready for the upgrade or have reacted very quickly, and so at time of posting there are a few games that will actually show at the iPad's new, higher resolution.
Sure, some of those are junk, but those titles at the top are some of the best available for the platform, so it's nice seeing them already taken care of.
To see an example of the difference, here's Epic's Infinity Blade running on both the new iPad and its predecessor.


We love this very easy and super tasty meatloaf recipe. The only prep-work involved in this meatloaf recipe is the chopping of some onions and thyme. Otherwise, all it really involves is a little bit of sauteeing, some measuring, and some mixing. The result is a delicious meal the whole family will love.
In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, onion mixture, bread crumbs, and eggs, and mix lightly with a fork. Don't mash or the meat loaf will be dense.


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//   Copyright © 2013 Konstantin Tarkus, KriaSoft LLC. See LICENSE.txt
// </copyright>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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{
    using System;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

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    {
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        internal IntPtr Country; // Offset 400

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        /// ISO 3 letter currency code
        /// </summary>
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        internal IntPtr Currency; // Offset 464

        /// <summary>
        /// The ID of the data plug-in, 0 - accept workspace settings
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        public int DataSource; // Offset 468

        /// <summary>
        /// Local mode of operation - 0 - accept workspace settings, 1 - store locally, 2 - don't store locally
        /// </summary>
        public int DataLocalMode; // Offset 472

        // Offset 476
        public int MarketID;

        public int GroupID;

        public int IndustryID;

        public int GICS;

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        public int MoreFlags;

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        public float MarginDeposit;

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        /// New futures fields - active if SI_MOREFLAGS_FUTURES is set
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        /// <summary>
        /// Number of decimal places to display
        /// </summary>
        public int Decimals;

        public unsafe fixed short LastSplitFactor[2];

        public ulong LastSplitDate;

        public ulong DividendPayDate;

        public ulong ExDividendDate;

        public float SharesFloat;

        public float SharesOut;

        public float DividendPerShare;

        public float BookValuePerShare;

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        public float ProfitMargin;

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        public float ReturnOnAssets;

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        public float EPSEstNextQuarter;

        public float ForwardDividendPerShare;

        public float Beta;

        public float OperatingCashFlow;

        public float LeveredFreeCashFlow;

        public unsafe fixed float ReservedInternal[28];

        public unsafe fixed float UserData[100];
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Inspiration from Horror and Science Fiction Genres
This list comes from Writers Digest.
I'm still looking for more science fiction subgenres so this list isn't enough for me. But, it is a good place to start. Also great as inspiration when you get stuck for ideas or have ideas and can't pin them down.
Child in Peril: involving the abduction and/or persecution of a child.
Comic Horror: horror stories that either spoof horror conventions or that mix the gore with dark humor.
Creepy Kids: horror tale in which children – often under the influence of dark forces – begin to turn against the adults.
Dark Fantasy: a horror story with supernatural and fantasy elements.
Dark Mystery/Noir: inspired by hardboiled detective tales, set in an urban underworld of crime and moral ambiguity.
Erotic Vampire: a horror tale making the newly trendy link between sexuality and vampires, but with more emphasis on graphic description and violence.
Fabulist: derived from "fable," an ancient tradition in which objects, animals or forces of nature are anthropomorphized in order to deliver a moral lesson.
Gothic: a traditional form depicting the encroachment of the Middle Ages upon the 18th century Enlightenment, filled with images of decay and ruin, and episodes of imprisonment and persecution.
Hauntings: a classic form centering on possession by ghosts, demons or poltergeists, particularly of some sort of structure.
Historical: horror tales set in a specific and recognizable period of history.
Magical Realism: a genre inspired by Latin-American authors, in which extraordinary forces or creatures pop into otherwise normal, real-life settings.
Psychological: a story based on the disturbed human psyche, often exploring insane, altered realities and featuring a human monster with horrific, but not supernatural, aspects.
Quiet Horror: subtly written horror that uses atmosphere and mood, rather than graphic description, to create fear and suspense.
Religious: horror that makes use of religious icons and mythology, especially the angels and demons derived from Dante's Inferno and Milton's Paradise Lost.
Science-Fiction Horror: SF with a darker, more violent twist, often revolving around alien invasions, mad scientists, or experiments gone wrong.
Splatter: a fairly new, extreme style of horror that cuts right to the gore.
Supernatural Menace: a horror tale in which the rules of normal existence don't apply, often featuring ghosts, demons, vampires and werewolves.
Technology: stories featuring technology that has run amok, venturing increasingly into the expanding domain of computers, cyberspace, and genetic engineering.
Weird Tales: inspired by the magazine of the same name, a more traditional form featuring strange and uncanny events (Twilight Zone).
Young Adult: horror aimed at a teen market, often with heroes the same age, or slightly older than, the reader.
Zombie: tales featuring dead people who return to commit mayhem on the living.
Alternate History: speculative fiction that changes the accepted account of actual historical events, often featuring a profound "what if?" premise.
Arthurian Fantasy: reworkings of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Bangsian Fantasy: stories speculating on the afterlives of famous people.
Biopunk: a blend of film noir, Japanese anime and post-modern elements used to describe an underground, nihilistic biotech society.
Children's Fantasy: a kinder, gentler style of fantasy aimed at very young readers.
Comic: fantasy or science fiction that spoofs the conventions of the genre, or the conventions of society.
Cyberpunk: stories featuring tough outsiders in a high-tech near-future where computers have produced major changes in society.
Dark Fantasy: tales that focus on the nightmarish underbelly of magic, venturing into the violence of horror novels.
Dystopian: stories that portray a bleak future world.
Erotic: SF or fantasy tales that focus on sexuality.
Game-Related Fantasy: tales with plots and characters similar to high fantasy, but based on a specific role-playing game like Dungeons and Dragons.
Hard Science Fiction: tales in which real present-day science is logically extrapolated to the future.
Heroic Fantasy: stories of war and its heroes, the fantasy equivalent of military science fiction.
High/Epic Fantasy: tales with an emphasis on the fate of an entire race or nation, often featuring a young "nobody" hero battling an ultimate evil.
Historical: speculative fiction taking place in a recognizable historical period.
Mundane SF: a movement that spurns fanciful conceits like warp drives, wormholes and faster-than-light travel for stories based on scientific knowledge as it actually exists.
Military SF: war stories that extrapolate existing military technology and tactics into the future.
Mystery SF: a cross-genre blend that can be either an SF tale with a central mystery or a classic whodunit with SF elements.
Mythic Fiction: stories inspired, or modeled on, classic myths, legends and fairy tales.
New Age: a category of speculative fiction that deals with occult subjects such as astrology, psychic phenomena, spiritual healing, UFOs and mysticism.
Post-Apocalyptic: stories of life on Earth after an apocalypse, focusing on the struggle to survive.
Romance: speculative fiction in which romance plays a key part.
Religious: centering on theological ideas, and heroes who are ruled by their religious beliefs.
Science Fantasy: a blend in which fantasy is supported by scientific or pseudo-scientific explanations.
Social SF: tales that focus on how characters react to their environments – including social satire.
Soft SF: tales based on the more subjective, "softer" sciences: psychology, sociology, anthropology, etc.
Space Opera: a traditional good guys/bad guys faceoff with lots of action and larger-than-life characters.
Spy-Fi: tales of espionage with SF elements, especially the use of high-tech gadgetry.
Steampunk: a specific type of alternate history in which characters in Victorian England have access to 20th century technology.
Superheroes: stories featuring characters endowed with superhuman strengths or abilities.
Sword and Sorcery: a classic genre often set in the medieval period, and more concerned with immediate physical threats than high or heroic fantasy.
Thriller SF: an SF story that takes on the classic world-at-risk, cliffhanger elements of a thriller.
Time-Travel: stories based on the concept of moving forward or backward in time, often delving into the existence of parallel worlds.
Urban Fantasy: a fantasy tale in which magical powers and characters appear in an otherwise normal modern context, similar to Latin American magical realism.
Vampire: variations on the classic vampire legend, recently taking on many sexual and romantic variations.
Wuxia: fantasy tales set within the martial arts traditions and philosophies of China.
Young Adult: speculative fiction aimed at a teenage audience, often featuring a hero the same age or slightly older than the reader.
Posted on July 3, 2016 February 10, 2018 Author lauraCategories horror, Science FictionTags characters, Fantasy, Horror, Inspiration, science fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, SF
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Der Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches war eine unter dem Reichspräsidenten Friedrich Ebert am 15. November 1922 gestiftete nichttragbare Auszeichnung des Deutschen Reichs. Es handelte sich um die höchste Ehrengabe während der Weimarer Republik, die aber auch noch während des Dritten Reiches verliehen wurde. Insgesamt wurden etwa 65 Männer mit der Verleihung des Adlerschildes geehrt.

Verleihungen in der Weimarer Republik
Artikel 109 Absatz 3 der Weimarer Reichsverfassung bestimmte: "Orden und Ehrenzeichen dürfen vom Staat nicht verliehen werden." und sprach damit ein Ordensverbot aus. Um dem gleichwohl bestehenden Bedürfnis nach symbolischen Ehrungen verfassungskonform nachkommen zu können, wurde der Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches als ein Ehrengeschenk konzipiert. Es handelte sich um eine 108 mm große Gussmedaille aus Bronze. Die Medaille war auf einen Bronzesockel montiert und auf der Rückseite mit einer auf die geehrten Persönlichkeiten zugeschnittenen Inschrift versehen. Entworfen hat den Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches Josef Wackerle. Verliehen wurde die Ehrengabe an verdiente Persönlichkeiten aus den Bereichen von Kunst, Kultur, der Geistes- und Naturwissenschaften und der Wirtschaft.

Verliehen wurde diese Auszeichnung durch ein Handschreiben des jeweiligen Reichspräsidenten. Über die Ehrung entschied das Reichsinnenministerium auf Vorschlag des Reichskunstwarts Edwin Redslob, der auch die künstlerische Ausführung überwachte. Nach Redslob sollte die Form des Adlers dem "Reichsgedanken" Ausdruck verleihen. Während der Zeit der Weimarer Republik vor 1933 wurde der Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches an 21 Personen verliehen:

 Gerhart Hauptmann (15. November 1922, 60. Geburtstag)
 Paul Wagner (7. März 1923, 80. Geburtstag)
 Harry Plate (28. August 1925, (nach dem) 70. Geburtstag)
 Emil Warburg (9. März 1926, 80. Geburtstag)
 Adolf von Harnack (7. Mai 1926, 75. Geburtstag)
 Max Liebermann (20. Juli 1927, 80. Geburtstag)
 Max Planck (23. April 1928, 70. Geburtstag)
 Hans Delbrück (11. November 1928, 80. Geburtstag)
 Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (22. Dezember 1928, 80. Geburtstag)
 Wilhelm Kahl (17. Juni 1929, 80. Geburtstag)
 Lujo Brentano (18. Dezember 1929, 85. Geburtstag)
 Oskar von Miller (7. Mai 1930, 75. Geburtstag)
 Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (4. Juni 1930, 70. Geburtstag)
 Theodor Lewald (18. August 1930, 70. Geburtstag)
 Georg Dehio (22. November 1930, 80. Geburtstag)
 Robert Bosch (23. September 1931, 70. Geburtstag)
 Walter Simons (24. September 1931, 70. Geburtstag)
 Carl Duisberg (25. September 1931, 70. Geburtstag)
 Max Sering (18. Januar 1932, 75. Geburtstag)
 Ernst Brandes (11. März 1932, 70. Geburtstag)
 Adolph Goldschmidt (1933, 70. Geburtstag)

Verleihungen während des Nationalsozialismus

Der Adlerschild des Deutschen Reiches wurde auch in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus verliehen. Bis zum 1. Januar 1943 ist die Auszeichnung insgesamt in 60 Fällen nachweislich zur Verleihung gekommen. Ab 1934 wurde der von Josef Wackerle entworfene Adler durch einen Reichsadler ersetzt, der mehr den Vorstellungen des Nationalsozialismus entsprach. Die Rückseite der ansonsten unverändert gebliebenen Medaille wurde neben der individuellen Beschriftung mit der Bezeichnung  und ab 1940 der Inschrift  versehen.
 Eduard Schwartz (22. August 1933)
 Friedrich von Müller (17. September 1933)
 Werner Körte (21. Oktober 1933)
 Wilhelm Dörpfeld (26. Dezember 1933)
 Hermann Stehr (16. Februar 1934)
 Reinhold Seeberg (5. April 1934)
 Hugo Hergesell (29. Mai 1934)
 Richard Strauss (11. Juni 1934)
 Adolf Schmidt (Geophysiker) (23. Juli 1934)
 Theodor Wiegand (30. Oktober 1934)
 Julius Friedrich Lehmann (28. November 1934)
 Heinrich Finke (13. Juni 1935)
 Ludwig Aschoff (10. Januar 1936)
 Gustav Tammann (20. April 1936)
 Ludolf von Krehl (25. Juni 1936)
 Erich Marcks (17. November 1936)
 August Bier (24. November 1936)
 Wladimir Peter Köppen (28. März 1937)
 Emil Kirdorf (8. April 1937)
 Adolf Bartels (1. Mai 1937)
 Bernhard Nocht (4. November 1937)
 Alexander Koenig (20. Februar 1938)
 Adalbert Czerny (25. März 1938)
 Henry Ford (1938)
 Erwin Guido Kolbenheyer (1938)
 Robert von Ostertag (20. April 1939)
 Friedrich Karl Kleine (14. Mai 1939)
 Albert Pietzsch (28. Juni 1939)
 Heinrich Sohnrey (19. Juni 1939)
 Julius Dorpmüller (24. Juli 1939)
 Arthur Kampf (28. September 1939)
 Karl Muck (22. Oktober 1939)
 Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (7. August 1940)
 Paul Kehr (28. Dezember 1940)
 Heinrich Schnee (4. Februar 1941)
 Albert Brackmann (24. Juni 1941)
 Ernst Poensgen (17. Oktober 1941)
 Wilhelm Kreis (17. März 1943)
 Gustav Bauer (1. Oktober 1944)
 Hermann Röchling (12. November 1942)
 Alfred Hugenberg (3. März 1943)
 Ernst Rüdin (19. April 1944)
 Eugen Fischer (Juni 1944)
 Paul Schultze-Naumburg (10. Juni 1944)

Literatur
 Kurt-Gerhard Klietmann: Ordenskunde – Beiträge zur Geschichte der Auszeichnungen. Nr. 39. Die Ordens-Sammlung, Berlin 1971.

 Gerd Scharfenberg, Günter Thiede: Lexikon der Ordenskunde. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2010, S. 14.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Orden und Ehrenzeichen (Deutsches Reich)
Medaille
Erstverleihung 1922


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Q: finding a position in loop can find the highest number but need its position i have this code that i made it prints  out "number" and the "value" where value is the order it came in which i obtained from a loop.
i was able to get the highest number from "numbers but can't find a way to print out its "VALUE"  or which position its in for example:
number =

     3     5     5     4

Value 1 has 3  number
Value 2 has 6  number
Value 3 has 5  number
Value 4 has 4  number

highest =    6

i want my out put to say
value 2 has 6 number
it can find 6 easily by using max(number) but how can i get its position in the loop?
and what is the case if we have 2 numbers equal could in say both the positions
this is my code
number
len= length(number);

%for aligning and display loop
x=1;
while x<=len
    fprintf('Value %x has %d  number \n',x,number(x))
    x=x+1;
end

highest = max(number)

A: Try using,
[high, pos] = max(number);

instead of highest = max(number);
where high is the largest number and pos is the value you required.

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homeyduh wrote: I've been reading a lot of the changes in UE4, and I noticed the code is in C++. How will that change the coding for the 6dof? Have you tried to implement a code into UE4 to see if it works? I also noticed that emissive lighting is no long considered static lighting, but dynamic lighting. That kinda stinks because I was familiarizing myself with it and using it extensively on my new map. Also, how will the change in units affect our ship size? UE4 not only snaps in multiples of 5 (1,5,10,50,100,1000), but instead of 1uu=2cm, 1uu=1cm.
On the bright side, all our code copied into Blueprint nodes 1:1 even back in 4.1 when I was playing around with it. Got a ship flying around in 6DOF no problemo. Now in 4.6 (or 4.7 if you have Github access on the promoted branch), there just all sorts of new stuff to make it all go smoother. Everything (development wise) goes 10x faster in UE4 than in UDK. No more sitting around for days searching weak tutorials trying to figure out something obscure anymore. It's literally an Epic tool.
Dynamic lighting is becoming more powerful all the time, and more useful. I'd say comparing two similar maps, UE4 tends to bake static lightmaps roughly twice as fast? Dont quote me there ... but the coolest thing yet is that in UE4 you can tell it to run Lightmass and then go right back to work using the rest of the editor. It runs in a background process now instead of tying up the whole editor... so who cares how long it takes?
As far as the scale goes, the new 1 UU = 1cm scale is so much better. Well at least for all the non-Americans (as we don't know how much 1cm is anyway). I, for one, think we have to get back on a normal scaling. When its just set randomly, there's a chain effect of how all the physics and friction and collisions work etc etc. BTW, I'm almost positive the 1, 5, 10, 50 snap spacing can be modified to be anything you want.
1/2Hawk wrote: It's literally an Epic tool.
Well that sounds good. Since I'm in the science field, I'm somewhat more accustomed to the metric system. I'm actually excited to get to work in UE4. I have been watching some tutorials that Max sent me, and the workflow looks so much easier. I actually learned to use non-uniform scaling because of it, and Triaxiality is all the better because of it. Does better dynamic lighting mean that I could use more of them and that the post-processes are more efficient? I'm not planning on going overboard and making a bunch of flashing lights like I did last time, but it would be nice to be able to put a few dynamics in and not lag because of it. Faster build times would be fantastic. To be honest, I really just need to upgrade the RAM on my laptop. I'm running on 4 GB, but it's upgradeable to 8 GB. It's not expensive so I'll just ask for it for Christmas lol I also noticed that rotation goes by 10s instead of dividends of 90.
Got a buddy who has 8 GB in his system and he was having trouble keeping up. Then we found a setting that basically allows UE4 to run at whatever speed your system allows (instead of everything on "Ultra" for example) and it worked great. Even made my system feel much better (and I have 24 GB). If you get UE4, remind of this post and I'll show you how to flip this flag.
Well, at least a dev team on Moddb made a small converter for map geometry that is still T3D based!
I also found a low-end settings tweak for UDK!
But getting a look at the settings, it's mainly just turning off all the cool stuff!
It might be interesting to try after backing up the original, just to see how much faster it is than the default UDK system settings.
Maybe use it as a debugging tool, or speed mapping utility for map layout and quick testing.
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That's more for low end builds in-game. I imagine that when you're in editor mode, you still use a large amount of power. My RAM gets up to 2 or 3 GB usage just RUNNING UDK lol no level loaded, nothing but the editor.
Don't confuse [SystemSettings] with [SystemSettingsEditor] and the other derivatives. Editing UDKSystemSettings.ini is not a straightforward process.
That said, our game already includes low-end settings and every important graphics option can be customized via UI.
MadMax1998 wrote: Don't confuse [SystemSettings] with [SystemSettingsEditor] and the other derivatives. Editing UDKSystemSettings.ini is not a straightforward process.
If I had those settings then I could make use of them while building maps for PG, and have them be compatible with existing settings too!
I did a search for custom content here in the forums, and while the majority is regular stuff - I noticed a consistent lack of being able to mod the game easily, and since it's one of the main features I'm wondering how much will actually be moddable aside from the mapping?
Which would probably be in line with how customizable the UDK Servers and their content would be allowed either through steam, or the internal server options to run your own from a paid server - or even from home.
I'm also curious about the new measurement system, and if the system default of 256uu's is comparable to say 100cm's? - or whatever epic's coders decided would be a happy medium.


I'm posting the pics that I took for a newborn photoshoot: it was my first time with a two week old baby, Elsa. She was lovely and her parents too ( especially when she had some " watery problems " on her dad's sweater; It happens! ).
You have to be careful not to stress too much the baby, shoot fast and think before what you want to do; I make some plans but I'm also ready to have a shot at it, because I usually don't bring the kids in my studio. I'd rather go to my customers' place, it's more comfortable for them. I just bring some monolights with me, tripod, backdrops and other things that I may need.
I never start shooting before talking for a while with them; so I asked Nina about her pregnancy, if Elsa was in good health, their habits. You must know that a baby needs to eat often, so it's you the one that will adapt to his or her schedule, not the opposite. Be patient and diligent in these kind of photoshoots, because consideration is the key.
Nina had already some inspirational photos on her mind, so I've worked to get what she wanted. It's good to ask your clients before you see them if they have some ideas in their mind that they would like to get in the pics; then, don't stop for a mere imitation, but try to put as much as possible of you into that. Mix up the elements, change the colors, use a filter and go beyond the simple picture: with kids you can dare, also a creative approach to editing can do good.
So I did this in a couple of hours; the house had an amazing light and really nice furniture to play with, so I've been able to create very different situations in a short time and space. Of course, you have to be lucky to work in buildings where the light arrives properly; if not, your monolights will help. I use white umbrellas for softening the shadows and also as a help, when it's a bit too dark.
Give the parents the time to change the clothes of the baby: she or he will cry, but don't worry, it's ok. They're babies, you've been a crying baby too, don't feel scared or annoyed. It's their way to communicate. Just focus!
After taking some pictures of Elsa on different places ( bed, armchair, floor ), it was time for some family portraits. Get the single parent ones and the whole family ones: you can focus on details when one of them is holding the baby and on the room when picturing all of them.
Clean the room, hide things that can clash. It's not that you're faking something, but there's no point into taking a good portrait while the background looks awful. I know you can blur, but it's also about the colors, the shapes and the lights too. Composition.
Then, about the editing part, I really don't have a specific approach: I chose the ones that I prefer and fix them, but I try to pick at least one from every "situation". Something that may not look good for you can have a meaning or can be appreciated by your customer. You've better get used to that and go beyond your artist-ego. When You are working for clients, what THEY want comes first. The commercial side of the photographer doesn't make him or her heartless or unsensitive; it's more about being less self-centred, because you're not alone with your camera, you are with other people who are paying you to do something and their opinion and tastes matter too. They pick you, they trust you, but don't shut the door to the others just because you don't think they can question you. They can. And it's your job also to please them, so step off the pedestal.
Enjoy it! Then, when I was saying goodbye to Elsa, she gently looked at me and gave me a smile. Her mum stared at me and told me " It was her first!!!!" .
So… I got the first smile of a child. It makes me feel.. honored. Happy. Lucky. It's like a little mistery of nature, 'cause children are still that for me. I didn't realize that this morning. But after a crazy working day, as soon as I had the chance to think about it, I felt some shivers. It's such a good thing.
So, yeah, I wish all of You to see a baby smile for the first time in his or her life, possibly at you like it happened this afternoon. When it will, you'll understand what I'm talking about. Too weird to explain.
Well, of course, no camera at that time to catch the moment; but, you know, sometimes it's a good thing. Don't look at life through a lens all the time; just put it down, enjoy and.. smile too.


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There's a beautiful park that sits just under the Bay Bridge: Rincon Park. Photographers flock here to shoot the pylons along the water but often they walk right by the giant stature of the Bow and Arrow.
Wanting to do something a little more unique, I stepped back from the pylons and threw on my super wide angle lens and did my best to capture the giant sculpture and the sky exploded in front of me.
Properly warping this back so it didn't have the typical super-wide distortion was super fun. Yay!
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