Coming off another tough season, the Bruins are hoping that a new head coach, as well as some new faces on the ice will help turn things around. Former Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils coach Claude Julien, was hired to replace head coach Dave Lewis, who, in his single season with Boston, saw his team finish 23rd in the league and well short of the playoffs. Counting both complete and partial seasons behind the bench, Julien will be the seventh coach to take the position since the 2000-01 season.
The Bruins sent right wing Petr Kalus to the Minnesota Wild for Manny Fernandez, with the hopes that they could both strengthen the goaltending position and buy some time for prospect Tuukka Rask to continue his development. The trade further depletes the stock of natural wingers in the Bruins system, something that has been a weakness in recent years, however, there are a number of centers in the system, many of whom are versatile enough to play either wing.
The acquisition of Fernandez sealed the fate of ts/hannu_toivonen">Hannu Toivonen, who, after a tough season, was sent packing to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Swede forward Carl Soderberg. Soderberg brings considerable size and skill, and is a strong addition to a deep group of centers, though it is unlikely he will attend this year's training camp.
The Bruins also added defenseman Adam McQuaid to the system in exchange for a draft pick. McQuaid, a big defensive-defenseman from the OHL, was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round of the 2005 entry draft.
As usual, rookies looking for a job in Boston this season have a steep climb ahead of them, as there are very few available spots. Mark Stuart is the most likely candidate, and probably the only defenseman who would make the squad out of camp. He played the majority of his two pro seasons with the Providence Bruins (AHL), but earned a couple extended stays in Boston, where he performed reasonably well. Matt Lashoff has an outside chance of making the roster, however the most likely scenario places him in Providence at the beginning of the season. Among defensemen, both Lashoff and Jonathan Sigalet are most likely to be called up during in the season.
With both Tim Thomas and Manny Fernandez in net, there is virtually no chance of a prospect breaking into the goaltending position in Boston at the beginning of the season. Rask, Jordan Sigalet and Mike Brown are the only available players should a recall be necessary. Rask is heading into his rookie year, while Sigalet and Brown have each played two professional seasons.
Of all forwards in the system, Nate Thompson has a reasonable shot of making the team, most likely centering the fourth line. He has played two seasons with the Providence Bruins and is a high-energy checking forward. While David Krejci enjoyed a superb rookie season with the Providence Bruins, he will have a tough time beating out the veteran players for a spot. His strengths are in his ability to create offense and the Bruins may decide that he would be better served with a more prominent role in Providence. Krejci should, however, receive a recall sometime during the season.


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Armenia protests: 70 arrested, including 2 suspected bombers
Police detain an opposition demonstrator protesting the former president's shift into the prime minister's seat in Yerevan, Armenia, Friday, April 20, 2018. The protests, which began last Friday, are against former President Serzh Sargsyan's assumption of the prime minister's post. The move came as Armenia changed its government structure to reduce the power of the president and give more authority to the premier. (Hrant Khachatryan, PAN Photo via AP)
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian authorities say more than 70 people have been arrested, including two people suspected of building bombs, as large protests against the new government enter their second week in the capital.
Thousands of demonstrators on Saturday closed off streets in Yerevan during a march pressing demands for the prime minister to resign. Former President Serzh Sargsyan was named premier this week as Armenia transitioned to a new system of government that reduces the presidency's power and bolsters the prime minister role. Opponents say the shift effectively makes Sargsyan Armenia's leader for life.
The national security service said two people with opposition connections were arrested for preparing bombings in public places. Police, meanwhile, said at least 70 demonstrators were detained.
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An historical dish - Leiden Stew.
In the first precarious phase of the 80-year war of independence against Spain, the city of Leiden was under siege for about a year (1573-1574). One third of the population died of starvation and disease.
Finally, after the Dutch had breached the dikes and flooded the land, the enemy sneakily withdrew during the night.
The story says that the next morning, a hungry boy went scouting and found a cooking pot with still hot stew in an abandoned enemy position. He hurried back with the good news and ... the stew. The same day ships arrived with more food supplies for the starved population.
To commemorate, every 3rd of October, this stew is prepared by the people of Leiden.
For 4 servings, you need : 250 gr (= ½ pound) white beans, 500 gr parsnip, 750 gr carrots, 500 gr onions, 250 gr (smoked) bacon in dices, 250 gr beef stew meat, vinegar or whole grain mustard, bay leaf, salt, pepper.
Parsnip can be replaced by potatoes ; in Europe, the potato was not on the menu yet in 1574.
Consider that people in those days had limited fuel supplies for the open fire, and generally just one cooking pot. So soup, porridge and stews were common food. And bread of course, but the homemade dough was mostly carried to a nearby bakery.
Preparation : if you use dried beans, put them a night in water. Boil the beans, bacon and beef with bay leaf for a couple of hours on a small fire, in not too much water.
Cut the beef in chunks, and add with all other vegetables (also in chunks). Cook slowly and stir now and then (not mashing), for at least 45 minutes.
Add salt, pepper and a bit of vinegar/mustard to your taste.
If necessary, drain the mix and serve. A slice of wholegrain or rye bread comes nicely with this stew.
More on the city of Leiden and its history, see page Leiden.
If you would like to prepare Leiden stew (or another traditional Dutch recipe), have a look on page cooking.


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Texas A&M lands Spanish forward Eric Vila
By Raphielle JohnsonMay 23, 2016, 8:59 PM EDT
No. 5 Butler loses second straight as DePaul gets first Big East win No. 2 Baylor pushes winning streak to 15 with come-from-behind win at Oklahoma State No. 14 Villanova survives UConn, 61-55
With the loss of all-conference forward Jalen Jones, Texas A&M was in a position where they could afford to add another front court body alongside the likes of Tyler Davis and Tonny Trocha-Morelos. Thursday afternoon head coach Billy Kennedy and his staff managed to do just that, as 6-foot-9 forward Eric Martinez Vila made his pledge to the SEC program.
News of Vila's commitment was first reported by TexAgs.com, and the FC Barcelona Lassa (that's the club's basketball program) product took visits to Texas A&M, Missouri and Wake Forest earlier this spring. Vila's viewed as more of a combo forward, with the ability to step away from the basket and hit perimeter shots, giving the Aggies some added versatility in the front court.
Vila has plenty of experience playing for both FC Barcelona's B team (however he did appear with the A-team during the 2014-15 season), and he represented Spain in the 2014 FIBA U16 EuroBasket and 2015 FIBA U18 EuroBasket events. Vila is the fifth member of Texas A&M's 2016 class, joining guards J.J. Caldwell and J.C. Hampton, wing DeShawn Corprew and forward Robert Williams.
Tags: 2016 recruiting, Billy Kennedy, FC Barcelona, Eric Martinez Vila
No. 2 Oklahoma shuts down Texas A&M, rolls into Elite Eight
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By Raphielle JohnsonMar 24, 2016, 9:50 PM EDT
Given the offensive weapons at Lon Kruger's disposal, led by national Player of the Year candidate Buddy Hield, West No. 2 Oklahoma's ability to put the ball in the basket is what's garnered most of the attention this season. While understandable, people should not overlook the fact that the Sooners are a solid defensive team as well. Thursday night Oklahoma shut down No. 3 Texas A&M, holding the Aggies to 34.4 percent shooting in their 77-63 victory in Anaheim.
As a result Oklahoma will make its first Elite Eight appearance since 2009, playing against either No. 1 Oregon or No. 4 Duke Saturday afternoon.
Texas A&M's front court tandem of Jalen Jones and Tyler Davis has been a handful for opponents all season long, and with Oklahoma not being the deepest team in the post it appeared as if this was where the Aggies would be able to gain an advantage. However things didn't work out that way, with Texas A&M not making the effort needed to work the ball inside in the first half and Oklahoma doing a good job of taking away passing lanes into the post.
That's when the Sooners built their edge, as they led by 19 at the half and managed to hold off an early second half rally by Texas A&M. The Oklahoma approach defensively varied, as they fronted the post at times and in other instances had the guards dig down once the ball got there. And with the Oklahoma guards also shutting down driving lanes from the perimeter, Texas A&M resorted to throwing up perimeter shots far too often.
Offensively the Sooners were far more than just Hield, with Jordan Woodard scoring a game-high 22 points to lead five Oklahoma players in double figures. Hield added 17 points and ten rebounds for his first double-double of the season, but the problem for Texas A&M was the fact that so many other players were able to find looks for Oklahoma. The Sooners hit 11 three-pointers, shot 48.4 percent from the field and assisted on 23 of their 31 made field goals.
With their spacing and ball movement Oklahoma was too much for Texas A&M, despite the efforts of an excellent defender in senior guard Alex Caruso.
Oklahoma has the offense to score with any team in the country, as they've shown on many occasions this season. But this group isn't too bad on the defensive end either, an understated reason why they're one win away from their first Final Four since 2002.
Tags: 2016 NCAA tournament, Billy Kennedy, Lon Kruger, Buddy Hield, Jordan Woodard
No. 17 Texas A&M pulls away from Florida 72-66 in SEC
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Associated PressMar 11, 2016, 6:42 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jalen Jones made a go-ahead layup with 2:08 remaining and Alex Caruso followed with a steal and a layup 13 seconds later to key a late 7-0 run that pushed No. 17 Texas A&M past Florida 72-66 on Friday in the quarterfinals of Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Playing for the first time as the tournament's top seed, the Aggies (25-7) needed everything to break free of a Florida team that stayed with them throughout a tight game featuring 11 ties and eight lead changes.
Danuel House followed those two quick baskets with a 3-pointer with 1:02 left to provide some more room, and Admon Gilder's two free throws with 22.8 seconds left sealed the Aggies' seventh straight win. Caruso added two more foul shots six seconds later.
House and Tyler Davis each scored 15 points for Texas A&M, which will face the Tennessee-LSU winner in Saturday's semifinal. Jones finished with 13 points.
Kasey Hill's 18 points led five players in double figures for eighth-seeded Florida (19-14).
Dorian Finney-Smith and John Egbunu each added 11 points for Florida, but Egbunu fouled out with just under three minutes left. Texas A&M then made several plays in the closing minutes to seal the back-and-forth game.
A day after dispatching Arkansas, Florida wondered whether it could win another game to help solidify its NCAA Tournament resume. The Gators gave it a run for a while, trading baskets and leads with the Aggies up to the 2:24 mark as Hill made two free throws to tie the game at 61.
Then came the final swing for Texas A&M as it closed the game on a 11-5 spurt.
First came Jones' glide to the hoop, one of several athletic plays by the Aggies. Caruso followed by picking off a pass and racing down the court for another easy basket.
House's long-range jumper provided the exclamation point, though it came down to Gilder's free throws to make it final.
Both teams shot 39 percent, but the Aggies came away with a key win in their quest to win the tournament title.
House in particular thrived, despite 1-of-6 shooting from outside, making up for it with several quick moves including a baseline drive for a dunk. Davis, with eight rebounds, helped the Aggies stay even on the boards.
The Aggies' problem was breaking free of a Florida squad that matched the same quick tempo and made more baskets. Allen and Finney-Smith combined for 16 points and got scoring help from other Gators who also chipped in on the boards.
Florida: Devin Robinson and Kevaughn Allen each had 10 points for the Gators, who outrebounded the Aggies 45-43.
Texas A&M: The Aggies entered the game having won their last six by an average margin of 10.1 points.
Florida: Awaiting postseason announcement.
Texas A&M: Faces Tennessee-LSU winner in Saturday's semifinal.
Tags: Billy Kennedy, Michael White, Alex Caruso, Jalen Jones
Texas A&M picks up much-needed win over No. 14 Kentucky
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By Raphielle JohnsonFeb 20, 2016, 9:26 PM EST
No. 5 Butler loses second straight as DePaul gets first Big East win Bracketology: Baylor leads, Big Ten reigns Elleby's 25 points leads Washington State in upset of No. 8 Oregon
No. 14 Kentucky and Texas A&M entered Saturday's game in College Station in far different states. John Calipari's team was playing as well as any team in the country, as they'd won four straight games with each being decided by at least ten points. Texas A&M, on the other hand, had just ended a four-game losing streak and its chances of winning the SEC diminished as a result. An important game for both teams, it was Texas A&M that needed the momentum boost that can come with a big win.
And in somewhat controversial fashion the Aggies got the win they needed, beating the Wildcats 79-77 in overtime on a Tyler Davis put-back as time expired.
Davis' shot capped a bizarre final ten seconds of overtime, beginning with Kentucky getting a stop up a point and freshman center Isaac Humphries being fouled. In his excitement Humphries spiked the basketball, but he and his teammates knew almost immediately what a risk that was. Humphries was given a technical foul, resulting in the Aggies getting two free throws themselves.
Danuel House made both of his, and with Skal Labissiere splitting his the game was tied. Now here's the question: was the decision to give Humphries a technical foul the correct one? In many instances a player spiking the ball occurs in a fit of anger, and it's generally understood that doing so will result in a technical. But Humphries clearly wasn't angry, so could there have been a better understanding of the moment by the official?
This will be discussed for quite some time, but of greater importance for Kentucky down the line is what happened on the backboards.
Texas A&M grabbed 20 offensive rebounds, which works out to an offensive rebounding percentage of 40 percent, and scored 22 second-chance points. With the Aggies looking stagnant on offense at multiple points in the game, those extra opportunities proved to be quite valuable for them.
The Wildcats weren't helped by the fact that Derek Willis, who's been their best front court player in recent weeks, left the game with a sprained ankle in the second half. The positive for Kentucky was that Humphries produced his best game as a Wildcat, grabbing 12 rebounds with ten of them coming on the defensive end. The negative: the other Wildcat bigs combined for seven defensive rebounds, with Marcus Lee responsible for four of them.
Kentucky's entire front court combined to grab 17 defensive rebounds. Texas A&M's tandem of Davis (nine) and Tonny Trocha-Morelos (four) combined to grab 13 of the Aggies' 30 offensive boards. Add in a game-high 24 points and eight rebounds from Jalen Jones, and Texas A&M was able to win the game despite the fact that Danuel House and Anthony Collins combined to shoot 3-for-20 from the field.
Texas A&M did their best to dare a Kentucky player other than Tyler Ulis (22 points, 11 assists) or Jamal Murray (21 points) to beat them, alternating between man-to-man and triangle-and-2 looks to make the two standouts shoot challenged mid-range shots. But Ulis and Murray still managed to make plays, nearly leading Kentucky to a win that would have preserved their two-game lead atop the SEC standings.
Ultimately, a technical foul and Kentucky's inability to close out the game's final possession with a rebound did them in.
Tags: Billy Kennedy, John Calipari, Danuel House, Isaac Humphries, Jamal Murray, Tyler Davis, Tyler Ulis
Turnovers, poor shooting cost No. 5 Texas A&M at Arkansas
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By Raphielle JohnsonJan 27, 2016, 9:27 PM EST
With 10 straight wins since a 13-point loss at Arizona State in early December, No. 5 Texas A&M emerged as the class of the SEC thanks to multiple scoring options, taking good care of the basketball and a solid defense. However those first two strengths weren't present in Fayetteville Wednesday night, as the Aggies struggled to knock down shots and avoid turnovers.
The end result was a 74-71 loss at the hands of Arkansas, ending Texas A&M's winning streak and also handing them their first loss in SEC play.
Entering Wednesday night no team in the SEC took better care of the basketball than Texas A&M, which turned the ball over on just 15 percent of its possessions in conference play. That wasn't the case against Arkansas, as the Aggies coughed the ball up on 28.4 percent of their possessions (21 turnovers). Arkansas used pressure at times but it was more of the token variety, looking to take time off of the shot clock as opposed to speeding things up to the "Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball" level that we'd grown accustomed to seeing from Mike Anderson-coached teams.
But Texas A&M made more mistakes in the half-court, with four starters having at least three turnovers on the night (Jalen Jones had five and Alex Caruso four, and some dubious offensive foul calls didn't help either). Texas A&M was fortunate that Arkansas was unable to convert those turnovers into more points on the other end, as the home team scored 15 points off of Aggie turnovers.
Yet in dodging that bullet Texas A&M was unable to get over the hump as multiple key scorers struggled offensively. Outside of Danuel House (24 points, 7-for-12 FG) and Tyler Davis (14 points, 3-for-6 FG, 8-for-9 FT) the efficiency wasn't there for a team that in conference games ranked second in the SEC in adjusted offensive efficiency per Ken Pomeroy's numbers. Arkansas remained solid defensively, forcing Texas A&M to make challenged looks and at 39.6 percent shooting the Aggies were unable to do so at a high enough clip to get the win.
The question now is what do we make of Texas A&M, whose lead atop the SEC is down to one game in the loss column with their loss (LSU and Kentucky are 6-2, with South Carolina 5-2). While impressive in their seven wins to open SEC, Texas A&M's best wins came at home against Florida and LSU.
The Aggies should still be viewed as the favorites to win the SEC, but they won't lack for challengers either with games against each of the three teams directly behind them in the standings yet to be played. And the other games left on the schedule won't be easy either, especially if the Aggies don't take care of the ball as they have for the majority of their games this season.
Billy Kennedy's team uncharacteristically struggled with turnovers against Arkansas, which was able to do enough to get the win.
Tags: Billy Kennedy, Mike Anderson, Alex Caruso, Danuel House, Jalen Jones, Tyler Davis
Jones scores 20 as No. 10 A&M gets 66-53 win over Missouri
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Jalen Jones scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Texas A&M to a 66-53 victory over Missouri on Saturday, extending the Aggies' winning streak to 10 games.
Missouri (8-11, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) led by two points when Jones scored eight straight points to give A&M (17-2, 7-0) a 44-38 lead with about 13 minutes left. Jones started that stretch with his second 3-point play of the half and capped it with a 3-pointer. The Tigers missed six straight shots and went 5 minutes without scoring as the Aggies built the lead.
Ryan Rosburg finally broke Missouri's scoring drought with a dunk with just under 10 minutes left, but Jones made his third three-point play of the half to start a 10-0 run that made it 54-40 with less than 7 minutes remaining and the Tigers didn't threaten again.
Wes Clark had 12 points for Missouri, which dropped its fourth straight.
Texas A&M's winning streak is its longest since it won 13 straight from Nov. 26, 2010 to Jan. 15, 2011, and its 7-0 start in the SEC is its best conference start since it also started 7-0 in 1993-94 to begin Southwest Conference play.
Jones struggled in the first half, missing all three of his field goal attempts, and making three free throws. He had no such trouble in the second half when he scored almost half of A&M's points to fuel the victory.
The Tigers couldn't find a rhythm offensively in the second half and went more than 3 1/2 minutes without scoring after the dunk by Rosburg that ended an even longer stretch without scoring.
Danuel House added 17 points and had a career-high seven assists for A&M, which hasn't lost since Dec. 5.
Missouri scored the first eight points of the second half, with the first four from Kevin Puryear and the last four from Rosburg, to take a 33-29 lead with 17 1/2 minutes remaining.
The Aggies finally got on the board in the second half with a three-point play by Jones soon after and a jump shot that House made under heavy pressure just before the shot clock expired cut the lead to 35-34 about a minute later.
The Tigers led by two after a layup from Puryear with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The Aggies went on an 8-1 run, capped by consecutive 3-pointers from Admon Gilder and D.J. Hogg, to take a 25-20 lead.
Namon Wright hit a jump shot near the end of the first half to cut A&M's lead to 29-25 at halftime.
Missouri: Rosburg, who had 10 points, fouled out with about 4 1/2 minutes left. … Puryear finished with 11 points and six rebounds. … The Tigers made just 3 of 19 3-point attempts.
Texas A&M: Alex Caruso had five assists and four rebounds. … A&M's bench outscored Missouri's 21-5. … Tavario Miller had 10 rebounds.
Missouri: Visits No. 23 Kentucky on Wednesday.
Texas A&M: Visits Arkansas on Wednesday.
Tags: Billy Kennedy, Danuel House, Jalen Jones
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Marie Petitjean nait dans le village rural de Wamont près de Landen dans un milieu paysan. Elle ne fréquente pas beaucoup l'école pour aider ses parents aux champs. Elle demande néanmoins au curé du village de lui enseigner la lecture, l'écriture et le calcul. À l'âge de seize ans, elle quitte sa famille pour s'installer chez une tante qui tient un négoce de cordage à Liège, rue Saint-Pholien ; on y sert volontiers du peket pour fidéliser la clientèle masculine. Elle habite la mansarde et ne tarde pas à quitter sa tante pour habiter chez une amie. Elle est alors apprentie couturière. À l'âge de 17 ans, elle rencontre son premier amant, Yann, lors des fêtes mariales en Outremeuse, le . Il sera le premier d'une très longue série que le mariage n'interrompra pas. En 1900, elle a 21 ans et travaille pour un atelier de couture. Elle se passionne pour cette activité où elle excelle. On la dit vive, jolie et joyeuse. Elle plait aux hommes.

En 1905, lors de l'Exposition universelle de Liège, elle rencontre celui qui deviendra son mari, Charles Becker. À cette époque, elle gravit les échelons de l'échelle sociale, elle est ainsi passée de première ouvrière au statut de vendeuse et s'occupe désormais des essayages dans une grande boutique de mode à Liège, rue du Pot d'Or. Elle a désormais sa propre habitation et fréquente la bourgeoisie fortunée pour lui dispenser des conseils de mode.

Elle épouse Charles Becker en 1906. Le couple s'installe dans la demeure jouxtant la scierie familiale où travaillent Monsieur Becker et ses deux fils, Charles et Gustave. Marie Becker ne parvient pas à s'intégrer dans cette famille. De nombreux conflits voient le jour entre Marie et Léontine, l'épouse de Gustave. Excédé, le père menacera Charles de licencier sa belle-fille. Charles et Marie reprennent alors avec les deniers de Monsieur Becker, trop content d'éloigner sa bru, une charcuterie à Bressoux. Ils n'y connaissent rien, le commerce périclite rapidement. Marie, comme à son habitude, multiplie les aventures; elle expliquera lors de son procès «qu'il n'est pas donné à toutes les femmes de résister aux avances des hommes».

En 1912, Monsieur Becker père, meurt. Charles reprend alors ses fonctions au sein de l'entreprise familiale. Marie Becker ouvre un atelier de couture dans l'une des pièces de la demeure et y fait venir une clientèle de plus en plus nombreuse. Elle s'inspire des modèles de Paul Poiret quand elle ne les copie pas.

Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, elle courtise des Allemands ; la scierie est durement touchée mais son commerce reste florissant. En 1920, elle atteint l'objectif qu'elle s'était fixé de longue date : ouvrir un commerce de mode à Liège, rue Saint-Léonard. Le succès continue ; elle emploie alors quatre ouvrières. En 1928, elle rencontre un amant auquel elle vouera une véritable passion, Maximilien Houdy, de vingt ans son cadet. Le Krach boursier de 1929 et les mœurs dissolues de Marie Becker viendront à bout de son commerce dont la faillite est prononcée en 1934.

En , Charles Becker meurt des suites d'un cancer. Marie paye alors ses quelques dettes et entretient Maximilien Houdy. En 1933, elle relance une activité de couturière à la journée pour des clientes fortunées. Une amie lui propose d'élargir la palette de ses talents et de prendre des charges de garde-malade ou de dame de compagnie. Elle fréquente ainsi de riches rentières veuves auprès desquelles elle emprunte de l'argent lorsqu'elle ne les dépouille pas de leurs titres ou de leurs bijoux. C'est qu'elle mène une vie de bâton de chaise et ne regarde pas à la dépense.

L'affaire Becker

Marie Becker est arrêtée le  alors qu'elle s'apprête à commettre son  à la digitaline sur la personne de Madame Lamy dont elle est la garde malade. L'instruction fera la lumière sur ces meurtres. Elle sera jugée du  au  et reconnue coupable de onze meurtres, de cinq tentatives de meurtre, de vols, de faux en écriture. Elle est condamnée à mort et, comme c'est l'usage depuis 1863, sa peine est commuée en détention à perpétuité. Marie Becker meurt à la prison de Forest durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Albert Bouckaert, Marie Becker l'empoisonneuse, Bruxelles - Paris, Labor, 1938
 Elisabeth Lange, Marie-Alexandrine Petitjean. Veuve Becker (Belgique, 1879-1942), Éditions Jourdan, 2006
 Elisabeth Lange, La première Serial-killer, Les Éditions de l'Arbre, 2011.

Articles connexes
 Affaire Becker
 Liste d'affaires criminelles belges
 Liste de tueurs en série

Lien externe
 « Marie Becker », sur le site Serial Killer Center.

Naissance en juillet 1879
Naissance à Landen
Décès en juin 1942
Tueuse en série belge
Condamné à la peine de mort en Belgique
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Décès à 62 ans
Décès à Bruxelles
Personnalité belge morte en prison
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Jerusalem Post Opinion
An airport in Gaza, for the benefit of all
I imagine some readers might react negatively to the mere idea, since I'm talking about Gaza and the United Nations, two contentious topics for many Jews both in Israel and the US.
By AHMED ALKHATIB
Published: MARCH 1, 2017 21:23
A MOBILE stairway at Gaza's airport in 1998
I have a dream, one I'm working tirelessly to turn into a reality: to establish a UN-operated humanitarian airport for the civilian population in Gaza.
I imagine some readers might react negatively to the mere idea, since I'm talking about Gaza and the United Nations, two contentious topics for many Jews both in Israel and the US. But I urge you to seriously consider the ambitious proposal put forward by Project Unified Assistance, the nonprofit organization I started last year to make my dream a reality.
As a US citizen from Gaza, I experienced firsthand the consequences of closing the Strip off from the world. In the summer of 2006, I flew to Egypt from the United States after completing a year-long exchange program sponsored by the US State Department. Due to the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit, Gaza's border with Egypt was shut and the European Union's Border Assistance Mission ceased operating the Rafah crossing, the only crossing for Palestinians in Gaza not administered by Israel.
I remained in Egypt for months with no prospect of returning home to Gaza. That being the case, I returned to the US and settled in the Bay Area, where I continued my education, received political asylum and began my professional career. My successful journey in the US was made possible by the support of generous and sincere individuals, including Jews.
I have had opportunities to connect with individuals who are passionate supporters of Israel, and have come to understand why they view Gaza negatively. I realize that currently, and for understandable reasons, many American Jews who are strong supporters of Israel believe all Gazans are Hamas supporters, which is not the case. Many believe improvements to Gaza's situation must be conditioned upon the removal of Hamas.
That said, I believe Hamas is there to stay and, in turn, likely to control the Strip for a long time to come.
While this may be frightening to many, imagine how people in Gaza feel knowing that regardless of their politics, feelings and aspirations, their future will continue to be encompassed by poverty and riddled with violence. As long as Hamas is in power, Israel will continue to deny many needed improvements in the Strip.
However, it would be a strategic, diplomatic, humanitarian and ethical disaster to maintain the status quo for Gaza's civilians, regardless of who controls the territory.
Some Israeli generals and security experts, such as military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, have advocated easing the restrictions on the Strip.
Halevi stated last year, "The humanitarian condition in Gaza is progressively deteriorating, and if it blows up, it will be in Israel's direction."
The airport I propose is one project that can preserve Israel's legitimate security needs, improve the lives of Gaza's civilians and prevent Hamas from benefiting materially, financially or symbolically.
Airport security would be conducted and maintained by the UN through specialized task forces via an arrangement similar to that utilized by the EUBAM at the Rafah border crossing or the one currently being deployed by the UN Interim Force in southern Lebanon.
More than 10 years of severely limited movement and access have created an untenable situation for the more than 1.8 million Palestinians who live in Gaza.
A humanitarian airport in Gaza would help accelerate redevelopment and would relieve the inability of Gazans to travel freely. It would also provide a creative solution to sustainable peace in the Strip.
The UN successfully conducts humanitarian aerial operations in other countries impacted by conflict, and it would not be difficult to replicate such missions in Gaza.
We should be deeply concerned that hundreds of thousands of Gaza youth are growing up in such dire humanitarian circumstances. This makes the Strip's children extremely vulnerable to radicalization and to violent tendencies, which would further harm Israel's long-term security.
There isn't much time left to reverse the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Improving the situation there would be good for its residents, for Israel and for the region. A humanitarian airport is a good place to start, and now is a great time.
The author is a naturalized US citizen from the Gaza Strip. A graduate of the University of San Francisco, he lives in the Bay Area. This op-ed was reprinted with permission from J. The Jewish News of Northern California (jweekly.com).
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The applicant failed to appear at the Community Board 2 hearing on August 29th. We therefore assume that the application will NOT be heard at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on September 6th, as originally scheduled. We will update this site as soon as we have confirmation of this change.
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English Springer Heroes
We often come across unforgettable stories while researching dog breeds, and in this case, we can across two of them involving English Springer Spaniels.
The United Kingdom's PDSA Dickin Medal is the highest award any animal can receive while serving in military conflict. It was instituted in 1943 by PDSA's founder Maria Dickin, CBE, and acknowledges outstanding acts of bravery or devotion to duty displayed by animals serving with the Armed Forces or Civil Defense units in any theatre of war throughout the world. The large bronze medal bearing the words "For Gallantry" and "We Also Serve" within a laurel wreath hangs from a green, brown and blue striped ribbon, the colors representing water, earth and air to symbolize the naval, land and air forces. The medal has been awarded 71 times since 1943 plus one honorary PDSA Dickin Medal which was awarded in 2014. The recipients have been 34 dogs, 32 pigeons, four horses and a cat.
Two of those thirty four dogs were English Springer Spaniels. In 2003, the medal was bestowed upon an English Springer Spaniel named, "Buster," the only arms and explosives search dog working in Iraq at the time he earned the honor, though he had also served in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Because of his actions in discovering a weapons cache hidden in a hole in the wall covered with a tin of sheet, a wardrobe pushed in front of it, Buster saved service personnel from insurgents operating in the southern Iraqi town of Safwan; the cache included an AK-47, many grenades, and bomb making equipment.
In quieter times, Buster and his handler since 2002, Sergeant Danny Morgan, worked together at the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II celebrations, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Buster's value to the military was so highly regarded that he had his own chemical or biological attack protective gear. If a warning sound went off, Buster had been trained to enter a sealed pen equipped with an air pumping motor.
When Buster received his award, these words were spoken:
"For outstanding gallantry in March 2003 while assigned to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in Safwan, Southern Iraq. Arms and explosives search dog Buster located an arsenal of weapons and explosives hidden behind a false wall in a property linked with an extremist group. Buster is considered responsible for saving the lives of service personnel and civilians. Following the find, all attacks ceased and shortly afterwards and troops replaced their steel helmets with berets."
Buster and his handler, Sergeant Danny Morgan
Buster served five tours of duty during his military career before retiring. He lived out his days with Sergeant Morgan and his family, but in 2015, the Royal Air Force announced Buster's death.
Buster wasn't the only Springer to have earned the Dicken Medal. "Theo" and his human partner, 26-year-old Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, spent their days in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, hunting for roadside bombs and other deadly weapons as a team in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps's 104 Military Working Dog Squadron. Together, the pair uncovered 14 bombs and weapons caches in only five months on the job — more than any other detection team in the Afghanistan conflict. Tragically, Lance Corporal Tasker was shot and killed by insurgents during a mission in the Nahr-e-Saraj district, and Theo died from an apparent seizure later that day, though Tasker's family insisted that Theo died of a broken heart. In recognition of his heroism and ultimate sacrifice, Theo was posthumously honored with the Medal in 2012
Theo with his handler,
Corporal Liam Tasker
When in a discussion with those who suggest that purebred dogs are unsound, bring up Buster and Theo, and add that there is a reason that the military uses Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retrievers, and yes, English Spring Spaniels.
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But I love it on its own. It's light and crisp and pairs well with every kind of salad.
Now squeeze the lemon juice into a small bowl and slowly whisk in the same amount of olive oil, stirring as you go.
Once thickened slightly, add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Now go dress that mean salad.
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Memorial Cross to Father Benson
In the late 1860s Father Benson purchased four acres of land between Cowley Road and St Mary's Road, half of which he designated for a churchyard and a new church. There was an acute need for burial space in east Oxford (See Introduction and Fact Sheet 5 on Public Health) and the churchyard was consecrated on 1st October 1878.
In an assessment made by Dr Julian W S Litten FSA, President of the Church Monuments Society, in 2005, he describes the churchyard as follows:
"The geometrical pathways, which divide the area up into fourteen sections, were planted with pollarded limes and Irish yew. In addition, there are some Corsican pines and, in the southern-most plot, two very fine Wellingtonias. Indeed, the importance of the churchyard as an arboretum for the Cowley parish cannot be underestimated. Furthermore, the 1870 landscape remains entire, as well as the pathways and the axial avenues. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the churchyard of St Mary & St John's is a microcosm of a typical municipal cemetery of the mid-nineteenth century.
Those laity buried in the churchyard between the date of its opening and c.1900 include those who were instrumental in assisting Fr Benson in establishing and staffing his charitable works in the Cowley district. Furthermore, the dedicated plots of the religious of the Society of All Saints Sisters of the Poor (D201) and of the Sisterhood of the Holy Childhood (E195), together with the plot containing the remains of certain priests associated with the Society of St John the Evangelist (D202), mark out this churchyard as containing more remains of the religious and ordained 'workers' of the nineteenth and early twentieth-century High Anglican movements than anywhere else in the Great Britain.
Samuel Grafton, sculptor, 145 Cowley Rd.
Oxfordshire County Council Photo Archive
As one would expect of an urban churchyard - or, indeed, of a cemetery - in use between 1870 and 1970, the majority of the headstones and monuments were provided by high street monumental masons rather than named sculptors and/or lettercutters. Be that as it may, many of the monuments ordered from these masons' catalogues tend to be of the more expensive variety, as one would expect in any district of a university city, where many socially-minded academics of the nineteenth century chose to live in such areas as Cowley where good works were being done by the Church for the industrious labourer and artisan.
The variety of stones is immense and includes: Italian marble, grey Cornish granite, pink and red Scottish granite, Ancaster stone, Bramley Fall sandstone, Clipsham stone, Delabole Devonian slate from Cornwall, Forest of Dean stone, Hopton Wood stone, Penryhn slate, Portland stone, York stone and, of course, Blue Hornton stone from Oxfordshire. There are also numerous pented wooden crosses, either with or without a crucifix figure and/or wooden kerbing, and also an iron cross. Of immense importance are three fired terracotta headstones, of a 'Coade Stone' type material, manufactured by Thomas Grimsley & Sons of Oxford. As for the ferramenta, the majority of the iron tomb railings were misappropriated by thieves in the second and third decades of the twentieth century for sale as scrap.
There are, of course, more headstones and monuments by sculptors and lettercutters in Cowley churchyard than one would expect to see in similarly-dated urban churchyards. This is as a direct result of its more discerning clientele, by which I mean those associated with careers in Oxford's university colleges. The finest is a headstone and footstone of Ancaster stone of c.1936 by Julian Allan to Florence Symonds (d.1935) and probably ordered as the result of a visit to The Sculpture Centre at 26 Albemarle Street, London W1. An identical headstone by Julian Allen is illustrated in Sculpted Memorials and Headstones, London (The Sculpture Centre) 1934, 7. Julian Allen, of whom very little has been written, appears to have been a pupil of Gilbert Ledward RA."
The first person to be buried in the churchyard was Sister Julia Mary from Holyrood, on 18 November 1876. Special permission had to be given by the Bishop as the land had not been consecrated. When the burial ground was consecrated on 1 October 1878, the chancel of the church was opened for the consecration service. A celebratory tea for 300 was held at Princes Street School, for which parishioners paid a shilling each to attend. After tea Father Benson gave a speech and made an appeal for funds for the new church. Following this Messrs Hodgson, Churms, Knowles and Bowden sang accompanied by Mr Illife on the piano.
In October 1879, the Home Secretary gave formal approval for the churchyard. By 1883 there were 200 burials at the churchyard. By 1947 there was no more room for any graves, except people who had booked their grave, or who were going to be buried with their family members. The churchyard was formally closed for burials in 2000, though the ashes of people who have been cremated can still be buried. Today there is evidence that well over 2000 people were buried in the churchyard while it was open. The Family History Society have identified those with memorials, but there are many people buried in the churchyard who have no memorials. For example, people whose family could not afford a memorial, children, and those who died in the workhouse and other institutions such as Littlemore Asylum and the Cowley Industrial School (The Poplars).
Old Vicarage. Design by Ninian Comper
Surrounding the churchyard are a number of buildings that are also associated with Father Benson. The first building on the other half of the four acre site was a school room in 1868 and St John's Hospital was built on the same site in 1873. The� foundation stone of Ss Mary & John Church was laid in 1875. Parish rooms were completed in 1893. Later, in 1901, the Vicarage designed by Ninian Comper, an eminent architect in the later part of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, was built next to the church. �
Who is buried in the churchyard?
The churchyard was primarily for local residents. Parts of the churchyard were set aside for the burial of children, though some were buried with other members of their families. There is an un-consecrated section (H) that was used for non-conformist burials. The graves in the churchyard reflect the lives, professions and occupations of people in east Oxford in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As Dr Litten has indicated, there was an influential affluent minority, not least connected with Oxford University, but there were also many living in poverty. However, it was an area in which professional and trades people lived and worked together.
There are also people buried in the churchyard who came from further afield who may well have had connections with Father Benson and the Society of St John the Evangelist.
Soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars have Commonwealth War Graves. The church is paid by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to maintain access to these graves. Some have Commission headstones, others are buried with their family.
Gravestones had a particular significance in the nineteenth century. During the Victorian era the population increased and more burial ground was needed. After Queen Victoria's husband Albert died in 1861, the Queen spent a long time mourning his death and death became more public. Families with the means were keen for their relatives to have elaborate monuments to be remembered by.
It is difficult to trace the stonemasons and sculptors who carved the monuments and gravemarkers, but in a few cases they left a 'signature': Grimsley (D019, D182, D205), Axtell & Son (B86), Hedges & Son (B143), J.F.Booth of Banbury (E190), and Harris, Bristol (D123).
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Map references, e.g. F57, refer to the area and grave number given on the maps of the churchyard produced by the Oxfordshire Family History Society in 2003 and reproduced from their CD-ROM with permission.
For other Sources, websites and further reading, see Introduction.
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7 - Lagerald Vick: Not his day. Made 1 of 5 shots from the field and missed all three 3-point attempts. Picked up just one rebound in 39 minutes. Didn't have an assist, but had two steals and just one turnover. Statisticians gave him credit for one of Azubuike's blocked shots.
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Q: PHP: Assign $page variable if page url is = to '?' Is there a way in PHP to assign or display a variable if the page URL is equal to a specific value?
I have a site with 100 pages. Each page has a list of variables that are echoed through it based on $page variable. I would like to have this variable assigned on the fly. I want to be able to set a variable, 1-100 for example, based on page URL.
If page URL is equal to

www.example.com/page/dog

set the $page variable for page to dog.
If page URL is equal to

www.example.com/page/cat

set the $page variable for page to cat.
So on and so forth. Once the variable is set certain things will happen. In order for the correct information to be displayed I need the correct page variable to be set.
Below is ALL the code that exists on each page.
<?php $page = 'example1'; ?>
<?php include '../includes/core/overall/header.php'; ?>
<?php include '../includes/core/overall/footer.php'; ?>

A: Use the following:
$page = basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']);

A: Take advantage of HTTP's pathinfo.
$DOCUMENT_ROOT/page/index.php:
<?
  $page = substr($_SERVER['PATH_INFO'], 1);
   ...

A: You can combine basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) like this:
<?php

include '../includes/core/overall/header.php';
include '../includes/core/overall/footer.php';

$var = basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']);
//get page with .php

$var = preg_replace('/\.php$/', '', $var);
//remove .php from end

if($var == "dog"){
    $page = "dog";
}
else if($var == "cat"){
    $page = "cat";
}
else{
    $page = "foo";
}
echo $page;
?>

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Autonomous vehicle startups could get ahead when normal play resumes
As car production lines grind to a halt, autonomous vehicle software developers could leverage a surge in interest – TechHQ spoke to UK-based self-driving startup Five.
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AI programs can be trained in modelled, virtual scenarios. Source: Five
Around the world, streets and roads are eerily quiet – nature hit the pause button and discussions around 'future technologies' and their impact on our daily lives may never have seemed more distant.
In terms of technological investment, however, now could be the calm before the storm. Forced to reevaluate the status quo, we could see a technological surge as businesses restructure to compete in a lean, post-pandemic global economy, whether it's onboarding robotics systems into warehouses, putting AI systems to use, or overhauling costly last-mile deliveries with aerial drones.
If we look back on history, we can certainly see that – in our necks of the woods, at least – recession has a pattern of portending new chapters in automation.
How Bosch is trying to solve 'low tech' autonomous vehicle threats
If that theory holds water, it will only add fuel to the hypercompetitive autonomous vehicle industry. Owed to its massive potential in commercial and commuter efficiency, reduced congestion and longer vehicle life, driverless vehicle technology will inevitably usurp its century-old, ICE-driven counterpart.
Up until the middle of last month, the autonomous vehicle market was racing, attracting not just startups, but traditional carmakers, tech giants, and even household electronics firms, flock to the same arena.
In this broad market, Daimler now competes with Waymo, Uber is now pitted against Mitsubishi Electric, but while the development race has raged on and the miles of test drives, trials and pilots have clocked up tens of million miles, the advantage right now might be handed to a specific set of players.
COVID-19 has put the brakes on incumbent operations – production lines in Detroit and Europe have been temporarily halted and supply chains are hurting. But in China, interest in autonomous vehicles has accelerated in the last few months, thanks to the role driverless vehicles can play in making deliveries which minimize human-to-human contact.
And while researchers from the Prognos research institute expect the process of Level 5 autonomous vehicle deployment could happen gradually over the next 30 years – a lifetime in the age of rapid innovation we have become so used to – small, agile autonomous vehicle firms could stand to benefit in the short term.
Business as usual here at Five, even while working from home. We are indebted and grateful to our infrastructure team who've made it possible. Consider joining us here: https://t.co/41On4LhQTi #Engineer #DevOps #WFH pic.twitter.com/s8snum5xJf
— Five (@_FiveAI) March 23, 2020
Following a recent US$41 million Series B – which, in hindsight, it secured just in time – Cambridge-based Five became one of Europe's best-funded self-driving technology startups in March this year, with total funding to date reaching US$77 million in just a few short years.
Five is focused on driving "performance and engineering certainty," developing online vehicle software and cloud-development platforms, or simply, to solve the massive technological challenges that must be tackled ahead of the mass commercialization of self-driving technology.
One of Five's vehicles conducting trials in London. Source: Five
While it currently has eight fully-equipped self-driving vehicles, each provisioned with tens of sensors and supercomputer-level processing power, the firm is focused on developing a self-driving software platform and is in a position to lead in developing the intricacies of autonomous driving technology.
As such, it could be set to leverage a surge in investment into autonomous driving technology from a range of commercial players in the years to come. But not only are Five's coffers now well-lined, since launching in 2015, the company's helmsman has bred a roster of industry-leading talent from long before it was even registered.
Five's CEO, Stan Boland, has led several leading companies into hundred-million-dollar takeovers by the likes of Broadcom, NVIDIA, and Huawei.
Meanwhile, leading algorithm development, software development, verification, processor design and product management at those firms, Five's co-founders are some of the best minds Boland found along the way – and that gives the startup more than a fighting chance against some of its bigger rivals, such as that of Alphabet subsidiary Waymo.
Stan Boland, Five CEO. Source: Five
"40 percent of our employees hold PhDs in computer science, mathematics, engineering or physical sciences, and our team has collectively built businesses that have sold for more than US$1 billion," Boland told TechHQ in an interview following its funding announcement.
"The company has close ties with some of the world's leading research institutions."
Indeed, Five's scientific advisors include professors from University of Oxford, among several more leading UK universities and the former Director of the Alan Turing Institute and Microsoft Research.
"We've created a creative working environment that allows ideas to flourish," Boland said.
Members of Five's tech team. Source: Five
Five's plan is to tap into this high-caliber force of talent to bring "performance and engineering certainty" to self-driving programs, particularly in regard to their safety cases. These are both essential for widespread public road deployment and commercialization of self-driving technology, Boland explained.
As a giant spanner has been thrown into the operations of the automobile sector – and even autonomous vehicle trials around the world are forced to brake – Five may be in prime position to resume its work at full pace and capitalize on renewed market interest once business as (not-so-) usual returns.
With such a range of other factors standing between development and deployment, from regulations, public perceptions, and technological readiness, even Boland can't say with accuracy when we will likely see autonomous vehicles on our roads.
"I expect we will arrive at a point in the latter half of this decade when self-driving vehicles will be commonplace in cities around the world," was his answer to that question. As we have learned recently, the world we know can be turned on its head in less than a month, let alone several years.
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While camping at Silver Springs State Park, we stopped by The Canyons Zip Line and Canopy Tours. Neither of us had done this before, and we had a blast! We'll definitely be doing this again.
The "Canyons" are actually the remains of an old phosphate mine – I think the mine closed sometime around 1930 – and the landscape is pretty gorgeous.
The tour starts with some on-the-ground instructions and a demo zip-line that is only a few feet off the ground, to get everyone familiar with the equipment, and hand signals. After that we were off and zipping. There are two guides; one is there to send us off, and the other goes ahead to meet us on the other end.
The guides did a great job – I'd encourage everyone to check this spot out if you're in the area.
The Silver River Museum at Silver Springs State Park is operated by the Marion County school system. Admission to the museum is only $2 per person (it is not included with admission to the park), and the funds are used to fund the classes and facilities for the students. The museum is located in the park on the south side of the river.
The museum has two main themes – Florida Paleontology and Florida Archeology. There is a plaque near a dinosaur display that says there are no dinosaur fossils in Florida, however there are plenty of others.
The archeological displays include prehistoric Indian artifacts as well as artifacts as recent as the 1800's to early 1900's, and outside the museum is a Florida Cracker pioneer village from the 1800's. Some of the buildings are replicas, and some (I believe) are authentic.
Of course, the museum is airconditioned, so there's another good reason to visit while at the park.
Silver Springs State Park is the site of the oldest tourist attraction in Florida, and walking through the park is like stepping back in history. From the driveway on SR-40 to the fountain at the entrance of the park, one can appreciate just how "grand" this must have been in it's hey-day, and imagine the size of the crowds that must have visited every day.
After entering the park the "Springside Mall" is on the left, and the boat launch is on the right. The mall has a gift shop, cafeteria, and an ice cream shop. The cheese burger and fries at the cafeteria is pretty good; we stopped here for lunch twice.
The boat launch is where the glass bottom boat tours start. This tour is a must-do for anyone in the area. It doesn't take too long, and the guide will describe the boils, types of fish, as well as some of the archeological finds in the spring.
These are the two main sites that remain from the original theme park, but there used to be so much more. I found an old them park map online that isn't that old (it's from around 2006), that shows just how much the park had to offer. Even the water park has been left to the elements. At the park, they do have paper maps available, but I had no luck finding one online to share here.
We started our tour of the park with a ride on the glass bottom boat. This tour has been around since 1878 when this area was known as Silver Springs Nature Theme Park (and our tour guide told us that he has been running a boat tour here for the past 50 years).
The boats are set up with a bench seat that wraps around the center viewing area, so everyone has a good view of everything in the water. There's a short video down below that shows a couple of the highlights from the tour.
After the boat tour we walked headed to the east side of the park to walk along the nature trail. This is a one mile loop through a forest of pines and oaks. We had our eyes out for the famous Florida monkeys but didn't see any on this trip. This seems like a perfect spot for them.
On the west side of the park there is a boardwalk that goes around the perimeter of Ross Allen Island. Back in the day, the island had several attractions, but the only things remaining are the stage where the reptile shows were held, and one or two of the covered pavilions overlooking the river. The whole boardwalk (including the stage and pavilions) are well maintained, and there are no visible remains of what was removed.
One thing that we didn't have time for on this trip was to rent a canoe or kayak and go paddling down the river. We'll do that on our next visit, but I mention it here to note that the launch (and rental) is on the south side of the parking lot.
The park is also famous for movies and TV shows. Several Tarzan movies were filmed here, as well as (one of my favorites) The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Also, the Sea Hunt television series was filmed onsite. This is piece of old-Florida history as well as recent history many of us remember from these old shows. It's good to see that it is being maintained by the state park system.
The trailhead for this balloon trail is in the northeast section of the park, right next to the Silver River Museum. It is easy to spot, with a large sign hanging over the entrance. The trail itself is a very easy two mile hike – the entire path is about the width of a small forest road that is dry and very well maintained.
Starting from the trailhead, the first (roughly) third of a mile goes through a forest of oaks and pine trees, and the slope is slightly down hill. After that point, the trail passes through a small swamp.
After passing through the swamp, there are two different rest areas that would make a great spot for a picnic. The real jewel of this trail for me is just after the second rest area. This is the canoe launce on to the Silver River.
There are a couple of canoes locked up next to the launch, but the rangers told me that they are only for staff use – they no longer rent canoes on this end of the part; only at the main park area. The views here are really nice though.
When I cycled down this trail, this is where I turned back, but when we hiked it, we followed the full loop. From here the trail is covered in short grass instead of dirt like the trail has been up to this point.
About another third of a mile down the trail is another access point to the river. This one is more rustic, but there is an old wooden bench hidden back under the trees.
The loop portion of the trail continues around for about a half mile before linking back to the main trail that we followed from the trailhead. The inside of the loop is mostly palms while the outside is the same sort type of flora that surrounded the main portion of the trail on the way to the river.
Along this trail, we didn't see a lot of wildlife, but we did come across a small black snake, and a tortoise. Kermit's cousin was an unusual looking frog… I believe it is a Leopard Frog, but I've never seen one with skin that was blueish green/turquoise before.
Overall, this is a nice short hike that is well suited for just about all skill levels. It also makes for a nice bike ride.
Someone described this park better than I ever could when they said "It's a great spot to go camping especially if you're looking for a quiet spot to relax and do nothing.
Our site was on the southern portion of the first camping loop; there are shadier spots on the northern parts of the loop, but this was a great spot for us. While we were here, we went canoeing on the lake – though the website didn't mention it, they do have canoes available for rent. There are a couple of (very) short hiking trails, but they go through mostly scrub land. The trails really aren't long enough to bother with a day-pack… a bottle of water is fine since I don't think they were less than two miles long.
While in the area we visited the Gamble House to see some old Florida History, and also stopped by to see the ruins of "Braden Castle". The Gamble House was kind of interesting, but I'd suggest passing on visiting the Braden Castle ruins. They're pretty much just a pile of coquina with a placard on them, in the middle of a trailer park.


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Supreme Rarities: Motown Lost & Found (1960-1969)
Diana Ross & Supremes
Genre: Soul/R & B
Studio: Third Man Records
Features: 180 Gram Vinyl
As the hometown girls who conquered the world, Diana Ross and the Supremes are inarguably the most successful, highest selling girl group of all time. From their inauspicious start as the... more
180 Gram Vinyl
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Studio: Mobile Fidelity
Features: 180 Gram Vinyl, Limited Edition
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes, Five-Times Platinum Collection of Dylan's World-Changing Singles Spanning 1963 Through 1966. Experience These Precedent-Setting Songs in the Best Fidelity... more
180 Gram Vinyl, Limited Edition
Janis Joplin wouldn't be denied on Pearl. The powerhouse vocalist had kicked her addictions, teamed with a stupendous band, and partnered with a producer that knew how to best showcase her voice on... more
First Record to Put Countercultural San Francisco Scene on Mainstream Music Map: 1967 Album Includes Seminal Top 10 Singles 'Someone to Love' and 'White Rabbit' Mobile Fidelity Puts Surrealism Back... more
Features: Limited Edition, 180 Gram Vinyl
Limited double 180gm vinyl LP reissue pressed at 45RPM. Awash in controversy and loaded with revolutionary protest, Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers stands as the last album made by the group's... more
Limited Edition, 180 Gram Vinyl
Greatest Hits Vol 1 [Import]
Studio: Rhino/Wea Uk
Features: United Kingdom - Import
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is Rod Stewart's 1979 Warner Bros. Records best-of compilation featuring 'Hot Legs,' 'Maggie May' & more.
United Kingdom - Import
Powerage [Import]
Genre: Heavy Metal, Australian
Studio: Sony UK
Features: 180 Gram Vinyl, Holland - Import
Digitally remastered European vinyl LP pressing of this 1978 release from the Australian Hard Rockers, reissued to coincide with their 2008 studio release and world tour. Nine tracks. Sony/BMG.
180 Gram Vinyl, Holland - Import
Highway To Hell [Import]
Features: Holland - Import
Digitally remastered European vinyl LP pressing of this 1979 release from the Australian Hard Rockers, reissued to coincide with their 2008 studio release and world tour. 10 tracks. Sony/BMG.
Holland - Import
Elvis' Christmas Album
Genre: Xmas Vocal
Studio: Speakers Corner
Features: LP Vinyl
Wild rock'n'roll and Christian spirituality at Christmas tide are impossible to bring together musically, one might think. But Elvis, who in the Fifties was climbing as steadily up the ladder of... more
Fontessa
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Release Date: 11/3/2017
In contrast to some of the other rather more dawdling and laid-back MJQ LPs, "Fontessa" offers diversified and intense music. Nothing is routine, perhaps because the drummer Connie Kay had replaced... more
Elvis Golden Records
The King of Rock'n'Roll certainly didn't need to ask whether his entourage had collected together all their favourite hits. They had gathered them all together - a collection of "Golden Records",... more
The Music From Peter Gunn (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Soundtrack
The Music from Peter Gunn is a 1959 album by Henry Mancini (RCA LPM/LSP-1956), the soundtrack of the TV series Peter Gunn. It was the first album ever to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in... more
For Lp Fans Only
Along with the album "A Date With Elvis" (RCA LPM-2011), "For LP Fans Only" is one of the most important special productions of the young King of Rock'n'Roll. Because Elvis had been conscripted into... more
The Pink Panther
Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther - Original score composed by Henry Mancini. Producer: Joe Reisman. Reissue producer: Rob Santos. Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood,... more
Elvis Is Back!
During the King's artistically unproductive period of military service, no costs or efforts were spared (e.g. "A Date With Elvis", RCA LPM-2011), and no consolatory promises of things to come were... more
Call Me [180 Gram Vinyl]
What connects celebrity chefs and pop stars is their fine nose for ingredients, especially when hot and spicy ones are mixed with milder elements to create an aromatic result. A combination of... more
From Elvis In Memphis
A record by Elvis, produced in Tennessee. What's so special about that? Surely everyone knows that the lorry driver from the Southern State sobbed his early songs into the local radio microphones.... more
The Pious Bird Of Good Omen
After the break-up of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in the summer of 1967, the time seemed ripe for Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood to take their leave from raw British rock 'n' roll. The... more
Music Vinyl [Import]
Studio: Warner Bros UK
Desire (MOV Transition) [Import]
Studio: Sony
Desire is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 5, 1976, through Columbia Records. It is one of Dylan's most collaborative efforts, featuring the... more
American II: Unchained [Import]
Studio: Universal
I'm Your Man [Import]
Thriller [Picture Disc] [Import]
Limited picture disc vinyl edition of the 80's most iconic album & arguably Michael Jackson's career highpoint.
If You Want Blood [Import]
Havana Moon [Import]


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Gabriel Albertí Forner, (Vilafranca del Penedès, 8 d'octubre de 1913 - Madrid, 1989) va ser un pintor, jugador de bàsquet, entrenador, i dirigent esportiu català.

Trajectòria esportiva
S'inicia al món del bàsquet a les Escoles franceses de Barcelona. Amb 17 anys ingressa en el segon equip del Laietà Basket Club. Després de la Guerra Civil espanyola torna a formar part del Laietà Basket Club i també juga a tennis. Va arribar a formar part també del Real Club Esportiu Espanyol. Després de retirar-se va exercir com a entrenador en els equips en els quals va jugar i en el Círcol Catòlic de Badalona, a més de fer col·laboracions a El Mundo Deportivo. Va arribar a ser membre de la Federació Espanyola de Bàsquet, seleccionador d'Espanya durant dos anys (1959-1961) i president de la Federació Centre de Tennis.

Faceta artística
Becat pel Liceu francès de Barcelona, estudia Belles arts i forma part d'una generació de pintors establerts a Madrid entre els quals destaquen Concha Maria Gutiérrez Navas, Rafael Pedrós, Javier Vilató (nebot de Picasso), Miguel Herreros, Carmen Maceín, Pancho Cossío, Gregorio Prieto i Rivas Lara. És en el període de 1950 a 1980 quan aconsegueix el seu màxim auge com a pintor, creant obres de gran atractiu pel seu domini del dibuix solt i abassagador i desenvolupant un estil molt propi. Els seus paisatges urbans d'audaç tallat impressionista i les seves marines comparades amb Dufy, són mostres d'aquest gran pintor que posa de manifest l'existència d'una escola impressionista al Madrid dels anys 1960. Les portades del diari ABC de les dècades de 1960 i 1970 en són una mostra.

Referències

Enllaços externs
 http://gabrielalberti.webs.com
 http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/emd01/hem/1986/01/05/md19860105-032.pdf
 http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1967/12/14/090.html
 http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1965/03/17/037.html

Jugadors del Club Esportiu Laietà
Jugadors de bàsquet del RCD Espanyol
Jugadors de bàsquet catalans del sud
Esportistes vilafranquins
Morts a Madrid
Entrenadors de bàsquet catalans del sud
Naixements del 1913